Results of the 2007 Australian federal election in Victoria

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 2007 federal election in the state of Victoria.[1][2][3]

2007 Australian federal election
(Victoria)

← 2004 24 November 2007 2010 →

All 37 Victorian seats in the Australian House of Representatives
and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
  First party Second party
  Kevin Rudd John Howard
Leader Kevin Rudd John Howard
Party Labor Liberal/National coalition
Last election 19 seats 18 seats
Seats won 21 seats 16 seats
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 1,416,215 1,302,785
Percentage 44.69% 41.11%
Swing Increase 4.24 Decrease 5.64
TPP 54.27% 45.73%
TPP swing Increase 5.27 Decrease 5.27

Overall results

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Electoral divisions: Victoria
 
Electoral divisions: Melbourne area
Turnout 95.17% (CV) — Informal 3.26%[1]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 1,416,215 44.69 +4.24 21   2
  Liberal  1,206,926 38.09 –5.15 14   2
  National 95,859 3.02 –0.49 2  
Liberal–National coalition 1,302,785 41.11 −5.64 16   2
  Greens 258,846 8.17 +0.72
  Family First 95,663 3.02 +0.64
  Democrats 38,814 1.22 +0.15
  Citizens Electoral Council 8,656 0.27 –0.20
  Democratic Labor 6,018 0.19 +0.14
  Liberty and Democracy Party 3,280 0.10 +0.10
  Socialist Alliance 2,290 0.07 –0.05
  What Women Want 1,825 0.06 +0.06
  Christian Democrats 1,211 0.04 +0.02
  Socialist Equality 691 0.02 +0.02
  One Nation 433 0.01 –0.13
  Independents 31,645 1.00 +0.00
  Not Affiliated 539 0.02 –0.05
Total 3,168,899 37
Two-party-preferred vote
  Labor 1,719,749 54.27 +5.27 21   2
  Liberal/National coalition 1,449,150 45.73 –5.27 16   2
Invalid/blank votes 106,721 3.26 −0.84
Registered voters/turnout 3,441,822 95.17
Source: Commonwealth Election 2007

Liberal to Labor: Corangamite, Deakin.[4]

Results by division

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Aston

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2007 Australian federal election: Aston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chris Pearce 43,519 50.71 −7.84
Labor Gerry Raleigh 33,332 38.84 +7.67
Greens Adam Pepper 4,492 5.23 +0.37
Family First Peter Lake 2,978 3.47 +0.66
Democrats Rachal Aza 1,246 1.45 +0.22
Citizens Electoral Council Doug Mitchell 245 0.29 −0.39
Total formal votes 85,812 97.06 +1.26
Informal votes 2,601 2.94 −1.26
Turnout 88,413 96.35 +0.34
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Pearce 47,243 55.05 −8.10
Labor Gerry Raleigh 38,569 44.95 +8.10
Liberal hold Swing −8.10

Ballarat

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2007 Australian federal election: Ballarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Catherine King 44,191 50.33 +5.33
Liberal Samantha McIntosh 33,402 38.04 −6.53
Greens Belinda Coates 7,008 7.98 +1.25
Family First Dale Butterfield 3,207 3.65 +1.50
Total formal votes 87,808 97.59 +0.93
Informal votes 2,170 2.41 −0.93
Turnout 89,978 96.11 +0.15
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Catherine King 51,056 58.15 +5.92
Liberal Samantha McIntosh 36,752 41.85 −5.92
Labor hold Swing +5.92

Batman

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2007 Australian federal election: Batman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martin Ferguson 45,551 57.18 +1.65
Liberal Jonathan Peart 16,439 20.64 −5.31
Greens Patricia Carey 13,674 17.17 +3.24
Family First Peter Kerin 2,090 2.62 +1.49
Democrats Darren Hassan 1,619 2.03 +0.57
Citizens Electoral Council Robert Barwick 288 0.36 +0.13
Total formal votes 79,661 96.18 +2.02
Informal votes 3,167 3.82 −2.02
Turnout 82,828 94.07 +0.50
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martin Ferguson 60,503 75.95 +4.63
Liberal Jonathan Peart 19,158 24.05 −4.63
Labor hold Swing +4.63

Bendigo

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2007 Australian federal election: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steve Gibbons 42,410 47.14 +3.61
Liberal Peter Kennedy 34,562 38.42 −7.02
Greens Toby Byrne 6,521 7.25 +0.32
Family First Terry Jarvis 3,190 3.55 −0.12
Independent Eril Rathjen 1,865 2.07 +2.07
Democrats Edward Guymer 577 0.64 +0.64
Independent Adam Veitch 331 0.37 +0.37
Independent Peter Consandine 304 0.34 +0.34
Liberty & Democracy Clinton Gale 210 0.23 +0.23
Total formal votes 89,970 96.46 −0.67
Informal votes 3,305 3.54 +0.67
Turnout 93,275 95.96 −0.24
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Gibbons 50,504 56.13 +5.17
Liberal Peter Kennedy 39,466 43.87 −5.17
Labor hold Swing +5.17

Bruce

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2007 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alan Griffin 41,754 51.85 +4.55
Liberal Angela Randall 30,257 37.57 −5.52
Greens Rob Cassidy 4,102 5.09 −0.15
Family First Bronwyn Rawlins 2,295 2.85 +0.22
Democrats Richard Grossi 1,012 1.26 −0.12
Christian Democrats Sandra Herrmann 678 0.84 +0.84
One Nation Neil Smith 433 0.54 +0.54
Total formal votes 80,531 96.29 +0.72
Informal votes 3,106 3.71 −0.72
Turnout 83,637 94.62 +0.27
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alan Griffin 46,966 58.32 +4.84
Liberal Angela Randall 33,565 41.68 −4.84
Labor hold Swing +4.84

Calwell

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2007 Australian federal election: Calwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 51,952 60.22 +10.21
Liberal Dianne Livett 22,906 26.55 −10.62
Greens Brook Shaune 3,761 4.36 −0.90
Family First Arthur Buller 3,747 4.34 +1.98
Citizens Electoral Council Sleiman Yohanna 1,817 2.11 −0.09
Democrats Vanessa Musolino 799 0.93 −0.56
Independent Philip Cutler 624 0.72 +0.72
Independent Don Hampshire 391 0.45 +0.45
Socialist Equality Frank Gaglioti 273 0.32 +0.32
Total formal votes 86,270 95.15 +0.39
Informal votes 4,399 4.85 −0.39
Turnout 90,669 94.82 −0.53
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maria Vamvakinou 59,807 69.33 +11.14
Liberal Dianne Livett 26,463 30.67 −11.14
Labor hold Swing +11.14

Casey

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2007 Australian federal election: Casey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tony Smith 41,897 50.15 −6.12
Labor Dympna Beard 29,949 35.85 +6.17
Greens Salore Craig 6,112 7.32 −0.55
Family First Daniel Harrison 3,501 4.19 +0.14
Democrats Tony Inglese 1,546 1.85 +0.60
Christian Democrats George Moran 533 0.64 +0.64
Total formal votes 83,538 97.22 +1.07
Informal votes 2,389 2.78 −1.07
Turnout 85,927 96.21 +0.44
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tony Smith 46,726 55.93 −5.42
Labor Dympna Beard 36,812 44.07 +5.42
Liberal hold Swing −5.42

Chisholm

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2007 Australian federal election: Chisholm
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Anna Burke 38,439 48.12 +4.13
Liberal Myles King 31,514 39.45 −4.16
Greens Alistair McCaskill 6,765 8.47 +1.13
Family First Gary Ong 1,953 2.45 +0.56
Democrats Daniel Berk 1,053 1.32 −0.69
Citizens Electoral Council Lars Thystrup 150 0.19 +0.01
Total formal votes 79,874 97.39 +0.74
Informal votes 2,139 2.61 −0.74
Turnout 82,013 95.22 +0.38
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anna Burke 45,833 57.38 +4.73
Liberal Myles King 34,041 42.62 −4.73
Labor hold Swing +4.73

Corangamite

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2007 Australian federal election: Corangamite
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stewart McArthur 40,408 44.70 −7.35
Labor Darren Cheeseman 37,886 41.91 +5.16
Greens Fiona Nelson 7,202 7.97 +0.46
Family First Jan Edwards 3,217 3.56 +0.82
Democrats Gabrielle Killeen 1,512 1.67 +1.67
Liberty & Democracy Sukrit Sabhlok 169 0.19 +0.19
Total formal votes 90,394 97.47 +0.51
Informal votes 2,347 2.53 −0.51
Turnout 92,741 96.45 +0.39
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Darren Cheeseman 45,968 50.85 +6.17
Liberal Stewart McArthur 44,426 49.15 −6.17
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.17

Corio

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2007 Australian federal election: Corio[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard Marles 37,778 45.49 −1.19
Liberal Angelo Kakouros 24,591 29.61 −10.68
Independent Gavan O'Connor 10,530 12.68 +12.68
Greens Rob Leach 4,910 5.91 +0.00
Family First Gordon Alderson 3,291 3.96 +1.37
Liberty & Democracy Darrin Welden 791 0.95 +0.95
Democrats Erica Menheere-Thompson 628 0.76 +0.76
Socialist Alliance Chris Johnson 332 0.40 −0.23
Citizens Electoral Council Ross Russell 190 0.23 −0.08
Total formal votes 83,041 96.27 +0.65
Informal votes 3,213 3.73 −0.65
Turnout 86,254 95.36 +0.33
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Richard Marles 48,939 58.93 +3.29
Liberal Angelo Kakouros 34,102 41.07 −3.29
Labor hold Swing +3.29

Deakin

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2007 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Phil Barresi 36,501 44.35 −6.24
Labor Mike Symon 34,451 41.86 +5.71
Greens Bill Pemberton 6,978 8.48 +0.62
Family First Fiona Bronte 2,589 3.15 +0.81
Democrats Paul Nicholson 1,205 1.46 −0.51
Liberty & Democracy Nick Stevenson 586 0.71 +0.71
Total formal votes 82,310 97.91 +0.97
Informal votes 1,756 2.09 −0.97
Turnout 84,066 95.84 +0.41
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mike Symon 42,319 51.41 +6.38
Liberal Phil Barresi 39,991 48.59 −6.38
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.38

Dunkley

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2007 Australian federal election: Dunkley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Billson 43,024 49.79 −5.75
Labor Graham McBride 33,055 38.26 +4.69
Greens Neale Adams 6,695 7.75 +1.51
Family First Steven Ashdown 2,235 2.59 +0.24
Democrats Karen Bailey 1,395 1.61 +0.39
Total formal votes 86,404 97.38 +1.29
Informal votes 2,328 2.62 −1.29
Turnout 88,732 95.24 +0.16
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Billson 46,693 54.04 −5.34
Labor Graham McBride 39,711 45.96 +5.34
Liberal hold Swing −5.34

Flinders

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2007 Australian federal election: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Greg Hunt 48,343 54.47 −3.70
Labor Gary March 30,073 33.88 +2.99
Greens Bob Brown 7,529 8.48 +2.21
Family First Cameron Eastman 1,988 2.24 +0.51
Democrats David Batten 822 0.93 +0.07
Total formal votes 88,755 97.22 +1.56
Informal votes 2,538 2.78 −1.56
Turnout 91,293 95.49 +0.19
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Greg Hunt 51,697 58.25 −2.86
Labor Gary March 37,058 41.75 +2.86
Liberal hold Swing −2.86

Gellibrand

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2007 Australian federal election: Gellibrand
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Nicola Roxon 50,681 60.22 +5.60
Liberal Wayne Tseng 19,220 22.84 −8.73
Greens Robert Gibson 7,898 9.38 +0.30
Independent Dave O'Neil 1,950 2.32 +2.32
Family First Mukesh Garg 1,700 2.02 +0.18
Socialist Alliance Ben Courtice 1,334 1.59 +0.95
Democrats Rachel Richards 1,088 1.29 −0.01
Citizens Electoral Council Rodney Doel 285 0.34 +0.15
Total formal votes 84,156 95.78 +2.35
Informal votes 3,712 4.22 −2.35
Turnout 87,868 94.20 +0.80
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Nicola Roxon 60,134 71.46 +6.51
Liberal Wayne Tseng 24,022 28.54 −6.51
Labor hold Swing +6.51

Gippsland

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2007 Australian federal election: Gippsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter McGauran 42,632 48.37 −0.36
Labor Jane Rowe 32,214 36.55 +2.46
Greens Jeff Wrathall 4,881 5.54 +1.16
Family First Michael Rowell 3,802 4.31 +1.49
Independent Ben Buckley 2,787 3.16 +3.16
What Women Want Helen McAdam 1,825 2.07 +2.07
Total formal votes 88,141 97.02 +1.25
Informal votes 2,710 2.98 −1.25
Turnout 90,851 95.75 +0.12
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter McGauran 49,280 55.91 −1.79
Labor Jane Rowe 38,861 44.09 +1.79
National hold Swing −1.79

Goldstein

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2007 Australian federal election: Goldstein
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Robb 45,141 52.92 −3.06
Labor Julia Mason 28,734 33.69 +3.23
Greens Neil Pilling 8,846 10.37 +1.51
Democrats Michael Bailey 1,422 1.67 +0.44
Family First Joyce Khoo 970 1.14 −0.19
Citizens Electoral Council Colin Horne 186 0.22 +0.01
Total formal votes 85,299 97.58 +0.98
Informal votes 2,112 2.42 −0.98
Turnout 87,411 95.00 +0.40
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrew Robb 47,811 56.05 −3.98
Labor Julia Mason 37,488 43.95 +3.98
Liberal hold Swing −3.98

Gorton

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2007 Australian federal election: Gorton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brendan O'Connor 58,732 61.93 +2.56
Liberal Susan Jennison 23,063 24.32 −8.10
Greens Huong Truong 5,775 6.09 +0.99
Family First Scott Amberley 3,746 3.95 +1.46
Democratic Labor Vern Hughes 3,516 3.71 +3.71
Total formal votes 94,832 95.56 +0.62
Informal votes 4,405 4.44 −0.62
Turnout 99,237 95.00 +0.96
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brendan O'Connor 67,535 71.22 +6.32
Liberal Susan Jennison 27,297 28.78 −6.32
Labor hold Swing +6.32

Higgins

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2007 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Costello 43,761 53.61 −1.69
Labor Barbara Norman 25,367 31.08 +0.58
Greens Michael Wilbur-Ham 8,777 10.75 −0.60
Independent Stephen Mayne 1,615 1.98 +1.98
Democrats Mary Dettman 990 1.21 −0.61
Family First Penny Badwal 627 0.77 −0.06
Independent Genevieve Maria Forde 265 0.32 +0.32
Independent Graeme Meddings 227 0.28 +0.28
Total formal votes 81,629 97.43 +0.19
Informal votes 2,150 2.57 −0.19
Turnout 83,779 93.78 +0.81
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Costello 46,559 57.04 −1.72
Labor Barbara Norman 35,070 42.96 +1.72
Liberal hold Swing −1.72

Holt

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2007 Australian federal election: Holt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Anthony Byrne 51,689 55.65 +9.98
Liberal Emanuele Cicchiello 31,785 34.22 −8.63
Family First Yasmin de Zilwa 4,076 4.39 +0.22
Greens Lynette Keleher 3,823 4.12 −0.34
Democrats Ken Seymour 1,155 1.24 −0.18
Citizens Electoral Council Chris Morgan 347 0.37 −1.06
Total formal votes 92,875 96.44 +0.79
Informal votes 3,430 3.56 −0.79
Turnout 96,305 95.46 +0.41
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anthony Byrne 57,237 61.63 +10.12
Liberal Emanuele Cicchiello 35,638 38.37 −10.12
Labor hold Swing +10.12

Hotham

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2007 Australian federal election: Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Simon Crean 44,853 55.15 +3.93
Liberal Vince Arborea 27,451 33.75 −5.22
Greens Matthew Billman 5,572 6.85 +1.46
Family First Peter Dorian 1,657 2.04 −0.53
Democrats Craig Cadby 800 0.98 −0.25
Democratic Labor Terry Farrell 758 0.93 +0.93
Citizens Electoral Council Mike Woodward 240 0.30 +0.02
Total formal votes 81,331 96.70 +0.94
Informal votes 2,772 3.30 −0.94
Turnout 84,103 94.85 +0.30
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Simon Crean 51,240 63.00 +5.60
Liberal Vince Arborea 30,091 37.00 −5.60
Labor hold Swing +5.60

Indi

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2007 Australian federal election: Indi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sophie Mirabella 46,052 54.38 −8.25
Labor Zuvele Leschen 27,203 32.12 +5.89
Greens Helen Robinson 6,416 7.58 +1.15
Family First Jim Rainey 3,232 3.82 −0.22
Democrats Sarah Benson 1,434 1.69 +1.69
Citizens Electoral Council Jeremy Beck 354 0.42 −0.25
Total formal votes 84,691 97.32 +0.20
Informal votes 2,332 2.68 −0.20
Turnout 87,023 95.77 +0.40
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sophie Mirabella 50,132 59.19 −7.10
Labor Zuvele Leschen 34,559 40.81 +7.10
Liberal hold Swing −7.10

Isaacs

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2007 Australian federal election: Isaacs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mark Dreyfus 44,056 48.76 +4.45
Liberal Ross Fox 34,762 38.47 −4.82
Greens Colin Long 5,636 6.24 −1.07
Family First Jadah Pleiter 2,308 2.55 +0.15
Democrats Laura Chipp 1,970 2.18 +1.15
Independent Gordon Ford 1,137 1.26 +0.49
Liberty & Democracy Robert Norrie 492 0.54 +0.54
Total formal votes 90,361 96.69 +1.73
Informal votes 3,092 3.31 −1.73
Turnout 93,453 95.18 −0.07
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mark Dreyfus 52,131 57.69 +6.21
Liberal Ross Fox 38,230 42.31 −6.21
Labor hold Swing +6.21

Jagajaga

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2007 Australian federal election: Jagajaga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jenny Macklin 42,154 48.16 +3.38
Liberal Conrad D'Souza 32,870 37.55 −4.78
Greens Lisa Hodgson 8,971 10.25 +1.94
Family First Andrew Conlon 2,065 2.36 +0.07
Democrats Jason Graham 979 1.12 −0.03
Citizens Electoral Council Stephen Lele 496 0.56 +0.38
Total formal votes 87,535 97.55 +1.53
Informal votes 2,196 2.45 −1.53
Turnout 89,731 95.70 +0.21
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jenny Macklin 51,630 58.98 +4.58
Liberal Conrad D'Souza 35,905 41.02 −4.58
Labor hold Swing +4.58

Kooyong

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2007 Australian federal election: Kooyong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Petro Georgiou 45,172 55.14 +0.48
Labor Ken Harvey 24,599 30.03 +1.02
Greens Peter Campbell 9,686 11.82 −0.72
Family First John Laidler 1,261 1.54 +0.16
Democrats David Collyer 1,056 1.29 −0.56
Citizens Electoral Council Pierre Curtis 154 0.19 −0.37
Total formal votes 81,928 97.90 +0.80
Informal votes 1,756 2.10 −0.80
Turnout 83,684 94.75 +0.49
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Petro Georgiou 48,775 59.53 −0.05
Labor Ken Harvey 33,153 40.47 +0.05
Liberal hold Swing −0.05

La Trobe

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2007 Australian federal election: La Trobe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jason Wood 39,636 46.48 −4.74
Labor Rodney Cocks 34,448 40.39 +6.62
Greens Bree Taylor 7,539 8.84 −0.57
Family First Jim Zubic 2,423 2.84 +0.49
Democrats Craig Beale 1,012 1.19 −0.30
Citizens Electoral Council Kurt Beilharz 140 0.16 −0.01
Liberty & Democracy Surome Singh 85 0.10 +0.10
Total formal votes 85,283 96.72 +0.74
Informal votes 2,896 3.28 −0.74
Turnout 88,179 95.82 +0.36
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jason Wood 43,077 50.51 −5.32
Labor Rodney Cocks 42,206 49.49 +5.32
Liberal hold Swing −5.32

Lalor

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2007 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Julia Gillard 57,208 59.89 +6.64
Liberal Peter Curtis 28,435 29.77 −7.68
Family First Steve Gleeson 4,199 4.40 +1.22
Greens Jay Tilley 3,836 4.02 −0.10
Democratic Labor Libby Krepp 969 1.01 +1.01
Democrats Roger Howe 879 0.92 −0.52
Total formal votes 95,526 96.51 +1.36
Informal votes 3,457 3.49 −1.36
Turnout 98,983 95.40 −0.04
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Julia Gillard 62,600 65.53 +6.74
Liberal Peter Curtis 32,936 34.47 −6.74
Labor hold Swing +6.74

Mallee

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2007 Australian federal election: Mallee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Forrest 53,227 63.94 −4.48
Labor John Zigouras 18,187 21.85 +1.54
Family First Glenn Coulthard 5,435 6.53 +2.01
Greens Liam Farrelly 3,468 4.17 +0.39
Democrats Vikki McLeod 2,323 2.79 +1.24
Citizens Electoral Council Chris Lahy 600 0.72 −0.71
Total formal votes 83,240 96.41 −0.10
Informal votes 3,101 3.59 +0.10
Turnout 86,341 95.82 +0.00
Two-party-preferred result
National John Forrest 59,328 71.27 −3.48
Labor John Zigouras 23,912 28.73 +3.48
National hold Swing −3.48

Maribyrnong

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2007 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Shorten 45,528 57.57 +6.24
Liberal Ian Soylemez 23,741 30.02 −7.48
Greens Bob Muntz 5,396 6.82 −0.04
Family First Ian Keeling 2,039 2.58 +0.73
Democrats Robert Livesay 1,242 1.57 −0.05
Citizens Electoral Council Andre Kozlowski 1,141 1.44 +0.60
Total formal votes 79,087 96.02 +0.88
Informal votes 3,277 3.98 −0.88
Turnout 82,364 94.15 +0.11
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Shorten 51,657 65.32 +5.85
Liberal Ian Soylemez 27,430 34.68 −5.85
Labor hold Swing +5.85

McEwen

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2007 Australian federal election: McEwen[5][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fran Bailey 44,165 45.76 −5.98
Labor Rob Mitchell 38,819 40.22 +5.67
Greens Steve Meacher 8,379 8.68 +1.03
Family First Ian Cranson 2,398 2.48 +0.76
Democrats David Kane 948 0.98 +0.16
Independent Darren Trueman 849 0.88 +0.88
Liberty & Democracy Robert Newnham 799 0.83 +0.83
Citizens Electoral Council Rod McLennan 161 0.17 −0.05
Total formal votes 96,518 95.91 +0.57
Informal votes 3,982 4.09 −0.57
Turnout 100,634 96.29 +0.18
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Fran Bailey 48,339 50.01 −6.41
Labor Rob Mitchell 48,308 49.99 +6.41
Liberal hold Swing −6.41
Rob Mitchell (Labor) was initially announced as the winning candidate, by a mere seven votes. The first recount reduced this margin to five. The second re-count overturned the result with Fran Bailey (Liberal) instead winning by 12 votes.[7] The Court of Disputed Returns later increased this margin to 27 votes.[6][8][9]

McMillan

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2007 Australian federal election: McMillan[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Russell Broadbent 40,254 49.93 +7.00
Labor Christine Maxfield 30,743 38.14 +0.28
Greens Sandra Betts 4,839 6.00 +1.52
Family First Terry Aeschlimann 2,370 2.94 +1.23
Democrats Don Walters 1,206 1.50 +0.65
Democratic Labor Suryan Chandrasegaran 775 0.96 +0.61
Citizens Electoral Council Theo Alblas 287 0.36 +0.19
Liberty & Democracy Ben Fiechtner 141 0.17 +0.17
Total formal votes 80,615 96.57 +1.06
Informal votes 2,859 3.43 −1.06
Turnout 83,474 95.85 −0.04
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Russell Broadbent 44,172 54.79 −0.20
Labor Christine Maxfield 36,443 45.21 +0.20
Liberal hold Swing −0.20

Melbourne

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2007 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lindsay Tanner 43,363 49.51 −2.27
Liberal Andrea Del Ciotto 20,577 23.49 −1.60
Greens Adam Bandt 19,967 22.80 +3.82
Democrats Tim Wright 1,255 1.43 −0.20
Family First Georgia Pearson 878 1.00 +0.12
Citizens Electoral Council Andrew Reed 586 0.67 +0.49
  Independent Socialist Kylie McGregor 539 0.62 +0.62
Socialist Equality Will Marshall 418 0.48 +0.48
Total formal votes 87,583 97.20 +0.47
Informal votes 2,521 2.80 −0.47
Turnout 90,104 91.52 +0.45
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Lindsay Tanner 63,299 72.27 +1.13
Liberal Andrea Del Ciotto 24,284 27.73 −1.13
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Lindsay Tanner 47,916 54.71 −16.43
Greens Adam Bandt 39,667 45.29 +45.29
Labor hold Swing −16.43

Melbourne Ports

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2007 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Danby 36,556 42.47 +3.22
Liberal Adam Held 34,154 39.68 −3.26
Greens Phillip Walker 12,941 15.03 +0.93
Democrats John Mathieson 1,527 1.77 +0.42
Family First Rebecca Gebbing 731 0.85 +0.31
Citizens Electoral Council Aaron Isherwood 172 0.20 +0.02
Total formal votes 86,081 97.84 +1.24
Informal votes 1,903 2.16 −1.24
Turnout 87,984 91.71 +0.58
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Danby 49,191 57.15 +3.41
Liberal Adam Held 36,890 42.85 −3.41
Labor hold Swing +3.41

Menzies

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2007 Australian federal election: Menzies
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Andrews 43,393 51.60 −5.19
Labor Andrew Campbell 29,249 34.78 +1.99
Greens David Ellis 5,291 6.29 −0.17
Independent Philip Nitschke 3,297 3.92 +3.92
Family First Ken Smithies 2,036 2.42 +0.28
Democrats Damian Wise 822 0.98 −0.53
Total formal votes 84,088 97.24 +0.85
Informal votes 2,385 2.76 −0.85
Turnout 86,473 96.12 +0.68
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Andrews 47,104 56.02 −4.65
Labor Andrew Campbell 36,984 43.98 +4.65
Liberal hold Swing −4.65

Murray

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2007 Australian federal election: Murray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sharman Stone 50,021 62.07 −3.46
Labor Bob Scates 19,429 24.11 +4.34
Independent Rob Bryant 4,373 5.43 −2.32
Family First Serena Moore 2,674 3.32 +0.94
Greens Ian Christoe 2,377 2.95 −0.10
Independent Diane Teasdale 615 0.76 −0.59
Independent Paul Merrigan 484 0.60 +0.60
Democrats Sarina Isgro 416 0.52 +0.52
Citizens Electoral Council Jeff Davy 203 0.25 +0.08
Total formal votes 80,592 94.76 −1.06
Informal votes 4,461 5.24 +1.06
Turnout 85,053 95.68 −0.09
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sharman Stone 55,015 68.26 −5.82
Labor Bob Scates 25,577 31.74 +5.82
Liberal hold Swing −5.82

Scullin

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2007 Australian federal election: Scullin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Jenkins 51,680 63.32 +4.30
Liberal Charles Williams 19,910 24.39 −6.52
Greens Linda Laos 4,918 6.03 +1.00
Family First Tania Byers 3,859 4.73 +1.34
Democrats Peter Hude 868 1.06 +1.06
Citizens Electoral Council Simon Steer 386 0.47 −1.17
Total formal votes 81,621 95.94 +0.69
Informal votes 3,452 4.06 −0.69
Turnout 85,073 95.67 +0.10
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Jenkins 57,830 70.85 +6.06
Liberal Charles Williams 23,791 29.15 −6.06
Labor hold Swing +6.06

Wannon

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2007 Australian federal election: Wannon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Hawker 44,834 52.56 −5.27
Labor Antony Moore 30,852 36.17 +4.32
Greens Lisa Owen 5,953 6.98 +2.63
Family First Daniel Pech 3,663 4.29 +1.31
Total formal votes 85,302 97.41 +0.79
Informal votes 2,266 2.59 −0.79
Turnout 87,568 96.33 +0.38
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Hawker 49,020 57.47 −4.90
Labor Antony Moore 36,282 42.53 +4.90
Liberal hold Swing −4.90

Wills

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2007 Australian federal election: Wills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kelvin Thomson 49,050 56.89 +3.07
Liberal Claude Tomisich 21,166 24.55 −4.15
Greens David Collis 11,912 13.82 +0.82
Democrats Edward Clarke 2,005 2.33 +0.91
Family First Ihab Kelada 1,233 1.43 −0.12
Socialist Alliance Zane Alcorn 624 0.72 −0.34
Citizens Electoral Council Craig Isherwood 227 0.26 −0.19
Total formal votes 86,217 95.67 +1.17
Informal votes 3,902 4.33 −1.17
Turnout 90,119 93.69 +0.70
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kelvin Thomson 62,432 72.41 +5.51
Liberal Claude Tomisich 23,785 27.59 −5.51
Labor hold Swing +5.51

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The AEC results have been used, however they do not correspond with the tally set out in paragraph 84 of the reasons for judgment of the Court of Disputed Returns in Mitchell v Bailey (No.2) [2008] FCA 692.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2007 First preference votes for Victoria". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  2. ^ "2007 Victorian division results". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "2007 House of Representatives: Victoria". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  4. ^ Bennett, Scott; Kopras, Andrew; Newman, Gerrard (2005). "Commonwealth Election 2007" (PDF). Research Paper 30 2007–08. Parliamentary Library. ISSN 1834-9854.
  5. ^ a b "McEwen, VIC". Virtual Tally Room 2007. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b Mitchell v Bailey [2008] FCA 692, (2008) 169 FCR 529, Federal Court (sitting as the Court of Disputed Returns).
  7. ^ "Recount of 643 disputed votes in McEwen completed". Media Release. Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 December 2007.
  8. ^ Pirani, Paul (2012), "Elections and Administrative Law", Aial Forum (2012) 68 Australian Institute of Administrative Law Forum 19.
  9. ^ Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters (23 June 2009). "8 Informality issues including 'saving' informal votes and the McEwen petition" (PDF). Report on the 2007 election. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 11 November 2021.