Electoral results for the Division of Bruce

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Bruce in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1955 until the present.

Members[edit]

	Party	Term
(Sir) Billy Snedden	Liberal	1955–1983
Ken Aldred	Liberal	1983 by–1990
Julian Beale	Liberal	1990–1996
Alan Griffin	Labor	1996–2016
Julian Hill	Labor	2016–present

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2022[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Bruce^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Julian Hill	39,516	41.47	−6.57
	Liberal	James Moody	28,837	30.26	−5.43
	Greens	Matthew Kirwan	9,273	9.73	+2.10
	United Australia	Matt Babet	8,299	8.71	+4.61
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Skrobo	4,821	5.06	+5.06
	One Nation	Hayley Deans	4,544	4.77	+3.75
Total formal votes			95,290	95.66	+0.76
Informal votes			4,321	4.34	−0.76
Turnout			99,611	88.34	−3.67
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Julian Hill	53,920	56.59	−0.69
	Liberal	James Moody	41,370	43.41	+0.69
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.69

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2019[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Bruce^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Julian Hill	51,713	55.58	+1.41
	Liberal	John MacIsaac	27,170	29.20	−1.12
	Greens	Rhonda Garad	6,801	7.31	+0.77
	United Australia	Mubahil Ahmed	3,979	4.28	+4.28
	Conservative National	Tim Boyanton	3,377	3.63	+3.63
Total formal votes			93,040	94.40	−0.26
Informal votes			5,521	5.60	+0.26
Turnout			98,561	90.26	−0.85
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Julian Hill	59,689	64.15	+0.10
	Liberal	John MacIsaac	33,351	35.85	−0.10
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.10

2016[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Bruce^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Julian Hill	36,804	44.34	+2.44
	Liberal	Helen Kroger	33,248	40.05	−2.91
	Greens	Stefanie Bauer	5,890	7.10	+0.46
	Family First	Nathan Foggie	2,870	3.46	+0.81
	Animal Justice	Douglas Leith	1,944	2.34	+2.34
	Drug Law Reform	Alan Roncan	1,440	1.73	+1.73
	Renewable Energy	Jill Jarvis-Wills	816	0.98	+0.98
Total formal votes			83,012	95.33	+0.83
Informal votes			4,064	4.67	−0.83
Turnout			87,076	90.01	−2.27
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Julian Hill	44,894	54.08	+2.28
	Liberal	Helen Kroger	38,118	45.92	−2.28
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.28

2013[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Bruce^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Emanuele Cicchiello	35,501	42.96	+5.24
	Labor	Alan Griffin	34,626	41.90	−6.81
	Greens	Lynette Keleher	5,491	6.64	−2.83
	Family First	Rebecca Filliponi	2,186	2.65	−1.39
	Palmer United	Paul Tuyau	2,173	2.63	+2.63
	Democratic Labour	Geraldine Gonsalvez	1,334	1.61	+1.61
	Independent	Kiry Uth	682	0.83	+0.83
	Rise Up Australia	Robert White	652	0.79	+0.79
Total formal votes			82,645	94.50	−0.42
Informal votes			4,810	5.50	+0.42
Turnout			87,455	92.24	−0.18
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alan Griffin	42,812	51.80	−5.91
	Liberal	Emanuele Cicchiello	39,833	48.20	+5.91
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.91

2010[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Bruce^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Griffin	37,794	49.24	−2.61
	Liberal	Mike Kabos	28,580	37.24	−0.33
	Greens	Stefan Zibell	7,222	9.41	+4.32
	Family First	Felicity Hemmersbach	3,151	4.11	+1.26
Total formal votes			76,747	94.79	−1.50
Informal votes			4,220	5.21	+1.50
Turnout			80,967	91.83	−2.75
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alan Griffin	44,603	58.12	−0.20
	Liberal	Mike Kabos	32,144	41.88	+0.20
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.20

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2007[edit]

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

2004[edit]

2004 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Griffin	37,109	47.30	−2.28
	Liberal	Angela Randall	33,807	43.09	+3.61
	Greens	Tania Giles	4,110	5.24	+1.07
	Family First	Richard Warner	2,064	2.63	+2.63
	Democrats	Paul van den Bergen	1,079	1.38	−5.10
	Citizens Electoral Council	William Larner	282	0.36	+0.36
Total formal votes			78,451	95.57	−0.57
Informal votes			3,634	4.43	+0.57
Turnout			82,085	94.35	−0.95
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alan Griffin	41,954	53.48	−3.00
	Liberal	Angela Randall	36,497	46.52	+3.00
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.00

2001[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Griffin	38,150	48.61	−0.05
	Liberal	Reg Steel	31,813	40.54	+1.96
	Democrats	Shaun Robyns	5,164	6.58	+0.56
	Greens	David Collis	3,349	4.27	+2.74
Total formal votes			78,476	96.35	+0.04
Informal votes			2,969	3.65	−0.04
Turnout			81,445	95.62
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alan Griffin	43,592	55.55	−1.17
	Liberal	Reg Steel	34,884	44.45	+1.17
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.17

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1998[edit]

1998 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Griffin	38,165	48.66	+2.84
	Liberal	Jim Wood	30,257	38.58	−7.05
	Democrats	Adam McBeth	4,718	6.02	−0.08
	One Nation	Laurence Lowe	2,296	2.93	+2.93
	Unity	Toan Huynh	1,336	1.70	+1.70
	Greens	Colin Smith	1,195	1.52	−0.49
	Abolish Child Support	Dikran Chabdjian	253	0.32	+0.32
	Natural Law	Michael Soos	209	0.27	−0.17
Total formal votes			78,429	96.31	−0.72
Informal votes			3,001	3.69	+0.72
Turnout			81,430	96.19	−0.26
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alan Griffin	44,485	56.72	+5.96
	Liberal	Jim Wood	33,944	43.28	−5.96
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.96

1996[edit]

1996 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Griffin	36,104	45.82	−1.50
	Liberal	Julian Beale	35,954	45.63	−0.70
	Democrats	Daryl Burkett	4,805	6.10	+1.65
	Greens	Armen Bahlaw	1,586	2.01	+2.01
	Natural Law	Michael Soos	343	0.44	−0.50
Total formal votes			78,792	97.04	+0.13
Informal votes			2,405	2.96	−0.13
Turnout			81,197	96.45	−0.78
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alan Griffin	39,864	50.76	−0.77
	Liberal	Julian Beale	38,669	49.24	+0.77
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.77

1993[edit]

1993 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Julian Beale	37,607	52.85	+0.87
	Labor	Beverley Williams	28,986	40.74	+9.42
	Democrats	Leslie Chandra	3,899	5.48	−8.07
	Natural Law	Nicolas Di Tempora	665	0.93	+0.93
Total formal votes			71,157	97.39	+0.46
Informal votes			1,909	2.61	−0.46
Turnout			74,066	97.23
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Julian Beale	39,181	55.09	−4.24
	Labor	Beverley Williams	31,937	44.91	+4.24
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.24

1990[edit]

1990 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Julian Beale	36,171	52.0	+2.1
	Labor	Philip Cottier	21,794	31.3	−9.3
	Democrats	Geoff Herbert	9,431	13.6	+5.6
	Call to Australia	Peter Olney	2,195	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			69,591	96.9
Informal votes			2,203	3.1
Turnout			71,794	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Julian Beale	41,268	59.3	+4.9
	Labor	Philip Cottier	28,285	40.7	−4.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.9

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1987[edit]

1987 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ken Aldred	28,568	47.5	+0.8
	Labor	Patrick Robinson	25,866	43.0	−0.6
	Democrats	Kare Carr	4,820	8.0	+2.0
	Unite Australia	Terence Pooley	910	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			60,164	95.0
Informal votes			3,171	5.0
Turnout			63,335	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ken Aldred	31,282	52.0	−0.1
	Labor	Patrick Robinson	28,862	48.0	+0.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.1

1984[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ken Aldred	27,536	46.7	+2.3
	Labor	Joan Graystone	25,723	43.6	−0.6
	Democrats	Michael Johnson	3,528	6.0	−1.8
	Democratic Labor	Mary Mulholland	2,171	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			58,958	93.6
Informal votes			4,061	6.4
Turnout			63,019	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ken Aldred	30,711	52.1	+1.3
	Labor	Joan Graystone	28,230	47.9	−1.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.3

1983 by-election[edit]

Bruce by-election, 1983^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ken Aldred	35,849	48.5	+0.6
	Labor	Heather O'Connor	31,354	42.4	-1.9
	Democrats	Michael Johnson	4,769	6.5	-1.3
	Democratic Labor	John Mulholland	1,621	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	Wilhelm Kapphan	111	0.2	+0.2
	Progress	Peter Fogarty	105	0.1	+0.1
	Constitutionalist	Bill Thiele	94	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			73,903	98.3	+0.0
Informal votes			1,266	1.7	-0.0
Turnout			75,169	92.0	-5.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ken Aldred	40,259	54.5	+3.8
	Labor	Heather O'Connor	33,644	45.5	-3.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.8

1983[edit]

1983 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir Billy Snedden	36,381	47.9	−0.9
	Labor	Heather O'Connor	33,650	44.3	+6.0
	Democrats	Michael Johnson	5,955	7.8	−3.3
Total formal votes			75,986	98.3
Informal votes			1,292	1.7
Turnout			77,278	97.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sir Billy Snedden	38,544	50.7	−4.7
	Labor	Heather O'Connor	37,442	49.3	+4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.7

1980[edit]

1980 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir Billy Snedden	34,982	48.8	−1.6
	Labor	Gayle Whyte	27,457	38.3	+7.2
	Democrats	Fraser Hercus	7,942	11.1	−4.1
	Democratic Labor	Elaine Mulholland	954	1.3	−2.0
	Independent	Wilhelm Kapphan	366	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			71,701	97.6
Informal votes			1,737	2.4
Turnout			73,438	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sir Billy Snedden	39,724	55.4	−5.6
	Labor	Gayle Whyte	31,977	44.6	+5.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.6

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1977[edit]

1977 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	33,913	50.4	−7.3
	Labor	Timothy Burke	20,927	31.1	−5.3
	Democrats	John Sutcliffe	10,199	15.2	+15.2
	Democratic Labor	John Mulholland	2,237	3.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			67,276	97.9
Informal votes			1,418	2.1
Turnout			68,694	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Billy Snedden		61.0	−0.6
	Labor	Timothy Burke		39.0	+0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.6

1975[edit]

1975 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	44,314	57.2	+8.7
	Labor	Graeme Bond	28,577	36.9	−6.4
	Democratic Labor	John Lloyd	2,347	3.0	−1.5
	Australia	Iris Pederick	1,748	2.3	−0.5
	Independent	Diana Martin	469	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			77,455	98.4
Informal votes			1,232	1.6
Turnout			78,687	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Billy Snedden		61.1	+8.7
	Labor	Graeme Bond		38.9	−8.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.7

1974[edit]

1974 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	35,616	48.5	+4.2
	Labor	Russell Oakley	31,780	43.3	+1.5
	Democratic Labor	Rex Harper	3,270	4.5	−2.9
	Australia	Iris Pederick	2,064	2.8	−3.7
	Independent	John Ryan	421	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Diana Martin	196	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Glen Mann	129	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			73,476	98.4
Informal votes			1,182	1.6
Turnout			74,658	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	38,486	52.4	+0.2
	Labor	Russell Oakley	34,990	47.6	−0.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.2

1972[edit]

1972 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	27,893	44.3	−5.3
	Labor	Russell Oakley	26,312	41.8	+5.8
	Democratic Labor	Rex Harper	4,632	7.4	−3.0
	Australia	Peter Moore	4,170	6.5	+4.6
Total formal votes			62,944	98.5
Informal votes			987	1.5
Turnout			63,931	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	32,881	52.2	−7.7
	Labor	Russell Oakley	30,063	47.8	+7.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−7.7

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1969[edit]

1969 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	25,470	49.7	−7.8
	Labor	Leon Phillips	18,449	36.0	+11.2
	Democratic Labor	William Hoyne	5,308	10.4	−1.6
	Australia	Douglas McKay	990	1.9	+1.9
	Independent	Herbert Wessley	669	1.3	+1.3
	Communist	Les Smith	366	0.7	−0.6
Total formal votes			51,252	96.8
Informal votes			1,681	3.2
Turnout			52,933	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Billy Snedden		59.9	−7.7
	Labor	Leon Phillips		40.1	+7.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−7.7

1966[edit]

1966 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	58,268	52.9	+4.5
	Labor	Leslie Donnelly	32,410	29.4	−11.4
	Democratic Labor	Henri de Sachau	13,242	12.0	+2.6
	Liberal Reform Group	Herbert Wessley	4,188	3.8	+3.8
	Communist	Ralph Gibson	1,467	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	John Saunderson	526	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			110,101	96.1
Informal votes			4,411	3.9
Turnout			114,512	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Billy Snedden		63.0	+5.6
	Labor	Leslie Donnelly		37.0	−5.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.6

1963[edit]

1963 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	45,542	48.4	+6.8
	Labor	Barry Jones	38,396	40.8	−1.9
	Democratic Labor	Henry de Sachau	8,857	9.4	−6.3
	Independent	Brian Crossley	920	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Tom Gilhooley	474	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			94,189	98.2
Informal votes			1,682	1.8
Turnout			95,871	96.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	54,026	57.4	+5.2
	Labor	Barry Jones	40,163	42.6	−5.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.2

1961[edit]

1961 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Keith Ewert	34,741	42.7	+2.4
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	33,882	41.6	−4.5
	Democratic Labor	Henri de Sachau	12,826	15.7	+2.1
Total formal votes			81,449	98.0
Informal votes			1,671	2.0
Turnout			83,120	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	42,543	52.2	−2.3
	Labor	Keith Ewert	38,906	47.8	+2.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.3

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1958[edit]

1958 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	28,251	46.1	−1.6
	Labor	Keith Ewert	24,681	40.3	−1.1
	Democratic Labor	Henri de Sachau	8,326	13.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			61,258	97.6
Informal votes			1,475	2.4
Turnout			62,733	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	33,398	54.5	−1.2
	Labor	Keith Ewert	27,860	45.5	+1.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.2

1955[edit]

1955 Australian federal election: Bruce
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	21,127	47.7	−4.4
	Labor	Keith Ewert	18,335	41.4	−5.0
	Labor (A-C)	Reginald Kearney	4,873	11.0	+11.0
Total formal votes			44,335	97.3
Informal votes			1,227	2.7
Turnout			45,562	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Billy Snedden	24,705	55.7	+3.5
	Labor	Keith Ewert	19,630	44.3	−3.5
	Liberal notional hold		Swing	+3.5

References[edit]

^ Bruce, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ Bruce, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ Bruce, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ 2013 results for Bruce, AEC.
^ "2010 results for Bruce". AEC.
^ "By-Elections 1983-1984". Psephos.

Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
Carr, Adam. Psephos

[1] Bruce, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

[2] Bruce, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.

[3] Bruce, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

[4] 2013 results for Bruce, AEC.

[5] "2010 results for Bruce". AEC.

[1983_Bruce_by-election_Psephos-6] "By-Elections 1983-1984". Psephos.

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