Electoral results for the Division of Higgins

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Higgins in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until the present.

Members[edit]

Member Party Term
  Harold Holt Liberal 1949–1967
John Gorton 1968–1975
  Independent 1975–1975
  Roger Shipton Liberal 1975–1990
Peter Costello 1990–2009
Kelly O'Dwyer 2009–2019
Katie Allen 2019–2022
  Michelle Ananda-Rajah Labor 2022–present

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2022[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Victoria § Higgins.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: Higgins[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Katie Allen 38,859 40.69 −5.84
Labor Michelle Ananda-Rajah 27,187 28.46 +2.39
Greens Sonya Semmens 21,632 22.65 −0.06
Liberal Democrats Matthew Ford 2,648 2.77 +2.77
United Australia Ingram Spencer 1,917 2.01 +0.84
Reason Andrew Johnson 1,458 1.53 +1.53
Animal Justice Alicia Walker 1,295 1.36 −0.40
Australian Federation Suzie Menoudakis 515 0.54 +0.54
Total formal votes 95,511 97.18 −0.31
Informal votes 2,774 2.82 +0.31
Turnout 98,285 91.23 −2.45
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michelle Ananda-Rajah 49,726 52.06 +4.67
Liberal Katie Allen 45,785 47.94 −4.67
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.67

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2019[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Victoria § Higgins.[edit]
2019 Australian federal election: Higgins[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Katie Allen 48,091 47.86 −3.72
Labor Fiona McLeod 25,498 25.38 +8.85
Greens Jason Ball 22,573 22.47 −1.72
Animal Justice Alicia Walker 1,729 1.72 +0.15
Sustainable Australia Michaela Moran 1,338 1.33 +1.33
United Australia Tim Ryan 1,249 1.24 +1.24
Total formal votes 100,478 97.99 +1.74
Informal votes 2,063 2.01 −1.74
Turnout 102,541 92.37 +1.49
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Katie Allen 54,139 53.88 −6.09
Labor Fiona McLeod 46,339 46.12 +6.09
Liberal hold Swing −6.09

2016[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Victoria § Higgins.[edit]
2016 Australian federal election: Higgins[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kelly O'Dwyer 46,953 52.00 −2.37
Greens Jason Ball 22,870 25.33 +8.53
Labor Carl Katter 13,495 14.95 −9.13
Xenophon Nancy Bassett 2,007 2.22 +2.22
Animal Justice Eleonora Gullone 1,344 1.49 +1.49
Marriage Equality Rebecca O'Brien 1,265 1.40 +1.40
Justice Jessica Tregear 1,264 1.40 +1.40
Liberal Democrats Robert Kennedy 1,093 1.21 +1.21
Total formal votes 90,291 96.22 −0.20
Informal votes 3,550 3.78 +0.20
Turnout 93,841 89.65 −2.36
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Kelly O'Dwyer 54,798 60.69 +0.76
Labor Carl Katter 35,493 39.31 –0.76
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Kelly O'Dwyer 52,359 57.99 –1.94
Greens Jason Ball 37,932 42.01 +42.01
Liberal hold Swing N/A

2013[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Victoria § Higgins.[edit]
2013 Australian federal election: Higgins[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kelly O'Dwyer 47,467 54.37 +3.89
Labor Wesa Chau 21,027 24.08 −5.22
Greens James Harrison 14,669 16.80 −0.97
Independent Graeme Weber 1,663 1.90 +1.90
Palmer United Phillip Dall 1,385 1.59 +1.59
Family First Jamie Baldwin 742 0.85 −0.19
Rise Up Australia Leanne Price 354 0.41 +0.41
Total formal votes 87,307 96.42 −0.68
Informal votes 3,239 3.58 +0.68
Turnout 90,546 91.97 −1.89
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kelly O'Dwyer 52,323 59.93 +4.53
Labor Wesa Chau 34,984 40.07 −4.53
Liberal hold Swing +4.53

2010[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Victoria § Higgins.[edit]
2010 Australian federal election: Higgins[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kelly O'Dwyer 42,086 51.74 −1.87
Labor Tony Clark 22,700 27.91 −3.17
Greens Sam Hibbins 14,559 17.90 +7.15
Independent David Fawcett 1,225 1.51 +1.51
Family First Ashley Truter 777 0.96 +0.19
Total formal votes 81,347 97.20 −0.23
Informal votes 2,343 2.80 +0.23
Turnout 83,690 92.58 −1.19
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kelly O'Dwyer 46,167 56.75 −0.29
Labor Tony Clark 35,180 43.25 +0.29
Liberal hold Swing −0.29

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2009 by-election[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 2009 Higgins by-election § Results.[edit]
2009 Higgins by-election[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kelly O'Dwyer 36,421 54.57 +0.96
Greens Clive Hamilton 21,628 32.40 +21.65
Democratic Labour John Mulholland 2,572 3.85 +3.85
Sex Party Fiona Patten 2,144 3.21 +3.21
Democrats David Collyer 1,531 2.29 +1.08
  Ind. Climate Sceptics Stephen Murphy 1,145 1.72 +1.72
Independent Joseph Toscano 523 0.78 +0.78
Liberal Democrats Isaac Roberts 336 0.50 +0.50
Independent Peter Brohier 236 0.35 +0.35
One Nation Steve Raskovy 211 0.32 +0.32
Total formal votes 66,747 95.85 −1.58
Informal votes 2,870 4.15 +1.58
Turnout 69,637 79.00 −14.77
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Kelly O'Dwyer 40,203 60.23 +3.19
Greens Clive Hamilton 26,544 39.77 +39.77
Liberal hold Swing N/A

2007[edit]

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

2004[edit]

2004 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Costello 43,739 55.20 +2.01
Labor Paul Klisaris 24,166 30.50 +1.62
Greens Robert Trafficante 8,993 11.35 +2.54
Democrats Adam McBeth 1,440 1.82 −7.30
Family First Glen Pringle 658 0.83 +0.83
Citizens Electoral Council Katherine Reid 243 0.31 +0.31
Total formal votes 79,239 97.24 −0.08
Informal votes 2,247 2.76 +0.08
Turnout 81,486 92.97 −1.11
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Costello 46,561 58.76 +0.37
Labor Paul Klisaris 32,678 41.24 −0.37
Liberal hold Swing +0.37

2001[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Costello 42,437 53.19 −0.25
Labor Katie Stephens 23,038 28.88 −3.24
Democrats Katie Moss 7,275 9.12 +1.66
Greens Tania Giles 7,029 8.81 +6.03
Total formal votes 79,779 97.32 +0.33
Informal votes 2,198 2.68 −0.33
Turnout 81,977 93.47
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Costello 46,583 58.39 −1.23
Labor Katie Stephens 33,196 41.61 +1.23
Liberal hold Swing −1.23

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1998[edit]

1998 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Costello 41,353 53.44 −2.36
Labor Jude Wallace 24,852 32.12 +1.60
Democrats Craig Shaw 5,770 7.46 −1.68
Greens Robert Trafficante 2,155 2.78 −1.13
One Nation Rod Spencer 1,208 1.56 +1.56
Unity David Zyngier 1,031 1.33 +1.33
Independent Ian Lawson 584 0.75 +0.75
Natural Law Michael Dickins 205 0.26 −0.37
Independent Russell Dwyer 128 0.17 +0.17
Abolish Child Support President Torney 93 0.12 +0.12
Total formal votes 77,379 96.99 −0.99
Informal votes 2,403 3.01 +0.99
Turnout 79,782 94.08 −0.95
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Costello 46,133 59.62 −1.11
Labor Jude Wallace 31,246 40.38 +1.11
Liberal hold Swing −1.11

1996[edit]

1996 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Costello 42,778 55.80 −0.54
Labor Ilias Grivas 23,392 30.52 −5.25
Democrats Nicolle Kuna 7,002 9.13 +3.68
Greens Mark Nicholls 2,995 3.91 +3.91
Natural Law Lorna Scurfield 490 0.64 −1.71
Total formal votes 76,657 97.98 +0.52
Informal votes 1,579 2.02 −0.52
Turnout 78,236 95.03 −0.06
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Costello 46,188 60.73 +1.44
Labor Ilias Grivas 29,862 39.27 −1.44
Liberal hold Swing +1.44

1993[edit]

1993 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Costello 41,501 57.36 +1.08
Labor Joe Cerritelli 25,077 34.66 +7.69
Democrats Clive Jackson 4,040 5.58 −10.20
Natural Law Lesley Mendelson 1,740 2.40 +2.40
Total formal votes 72,358 97.50 +0.50
Informal votes 1,852 2.50 −0.50
Turnout 74,210 95.09
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Costello 43,491 60.13 −1.69
Labor Joe Cerritelli 28,832 39.87 +1.69
Liberal hold Swing −1.69

1990[edit]

1990 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Costello 38,594 56.3 +2.2
Labor Laurie Walsh 18,497 27.0 −10.4
Democrats Clive Jackson 10,826 15.8 +7.3
Call to Australia Neil Baluch 670 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 68,587 97.0
Informal votes 2,116 3.0
Turnout 70,703 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Costello 42,323 61.8 +4.0
Labor Laurie Walsh 26,131 38.2 −4.0
Liberal hold Swing +4.0

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1987[edit]

1987 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roger Shipton 36,139 59.0 +2.0
Labor Barbara Higgins 19,899 32.5 −0.9
Democrats Clive Jackson 5,188 8.5 +2.7
Total formal votes 61,226 95.9
Informal votes 2,606 4.1
Turnout 63,832 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roger Shipton 38,328 62.6 +0.5
Labor Barbara Higgins 22,888 37.4 −0.5
Liberal hold Swing +0.5

1984[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roger Shipton 35,062 57.0 +1.0
Labor Kenneth Penaluna 20,543 33.4 −3.7
Democrats Laurence Levy 3,570 5.8 −0.3
National Babette Francis 1,600 2.6 +2.6
Democratic Labor Robert Semmel 692 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 61,467 93.3
Informal votes 4,391 6.7
Turnout 65,858 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roger Shipton 38,140 62.1 +3.3
Labor Kenneth Penaluna 23,312 37.9 −3.3
Liberal hold Swing +3.3

1983[edit]

1983 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roger Shipton 35,189 55.2 −1.8
Labor Jennifer Bundy 24,184 37.9 +3.5
Democrats Antony Siddons 3,880 6.1 −0.9
Imperial British Maureen Holmes 500 0.8 −0.2
Total formal votes 63,753 98.4
Informal votes 1,024 1.6
Turnout 64,777 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roger Shipton 58.0 −2.7
Labor Jennifer Bundy 42.0 +2.7
Liberal hold Swing −2.7

1980[edit]

1980 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roger Shipton 37,292 57.0 +1.8
Labor Jennifer Bundy 22,512 34.4 +8.2
Democrats James Thornley 4,554 7.0 −5.5
Imperial British Maureen Holmes 636 1.0 +1.0
Independent Wilhelm Kapphan 437 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 65,431 97.9
Informal votes 1,412 2.1
Turnout 66,843 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roger Shipton 60.7 −5.3
Labor Jennifer Bundy 39.3 +5.3
Liberal hold Swing −5.3

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1977[edit]

1977 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roger Shipton 36,504 55.2 −5.5
Labor Ann Jackson 17,308 26.2 −6.4
Democrats Jim Thornley 8,292 12.5 +12.5
Democratic Labor Martin Cahill 3,998 6.0 +1.2
Total formal votes 66,102 97.8
Informal votes 1,481 2.2
Turnout 67,583 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roger Shipton 66.0 +1.1
Labor Ann Jackson 34.0 −1.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.1

1975[edit]

1975 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roger Shipton 35,577 60.7 +2.1
Labor Andrew Homer 19,134 32.6 −2.3
Democratic Labor John Cotter 2,833 4.8 +1.3
Australia Rafe Slaney 1,091 1.9 −1.2
Total formal votes 58,635 98.3
Informal votes 1,027 1.7
Turnout 59,662 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roger Shipton 64.9 +1.9
Labor Andrew Homer 35.1 −1.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.9

1974[edit]

1974 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Gorton 34,640 58.6 +5.2
Labor Wilhelm Kapphan 20,614 34.9 −0.4
Democratic Labor Thomas Magree 2,048 3.5 −2.2
Australia Rafe Slaney 1,809 3.1 −2.5
Total formal votes 59,111 98.2
Informal votes 1,079 1.8
Turnout 60,190 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Gorton 63.0 +2.2
Labor Wilhelm Kapphan 37.0 −2.2
Liberal hold Swing +2.2

1972[edit]

1972 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Gorton 29,335 53.4 −5.1
Labor David Hardy 19,362 35.3 +6.5
Democratic Labor Peter Grant 3,142 5.7 −2.4
Australia Jack Hammond 3,069 5.6 +2.5
Total formal votes 54,908 98.1
Informal votes 1,055 1.9
Turnout 55,963 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Gorton 60.8 −7.0
Labor David Hardy 39.2 +7.0
Liberal hold Swing −7.0

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1969[edit]

1969 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Gorton 30,191 58.5 −3.3
Labor Wilhelm Kapphan 14,868 28.8 +2.1
Democratic Labor Peter Grant 4,208 8.1 −3.5
Australia Walter Pickering 1,598 3.1 +3.1
Independent Morris Revelman 777 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 51,642 96.8
Informal votes 1,715 3.2
Turnout 53,357 91.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Gorton 67.8 −4.4
Labor Wilhelm Kapphan 32.2 +4.4
Liberal hold Swing −4.4

1968 by-election[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1968 Higgins by-election § Results.[edit]
1968 Higgins by-election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Gorton 24,067 69.40 +6.12
Labor David Bennett 9,601 27.69 +2.53
Reform Movement Leonard Weber 662 1.91 +1.91
Independent Frank Courtis 347 1.00 +1.00
Total formal votes 34,677 98.63 +1.39
Informal votes 481 1.37 –1.39
Turnout 35,158 84.87 –9.45
Liberal hold Swing +6.12

1966[edit]

1966 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Holt 23,918 63.3 +3.2
Labor Bruce Phayer 9,510 25.2 −3.5
Democratic Labor Frederick Skinner 4,370 11.6 +0.5
Total formal votes 37,798 97.2
Informal votes 1,072 2.8
Turnout 38,870 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harold Holt 73.7 +3.6
Labor Bruce Phayer 26.3 −3.6
Liberal hold Swing +3.6

1963[edit]

1963 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Holt 22,835 60.1 +3.4
Labor Roger Kirby 10,915 28.7 −0.6
Democratic Labor Celia Laird 4,223 11.1 −2.9
Total formal votes 37,973 98.8
Informal votes 444 1.2
Turnout 38,417 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harold Holt 70.1 +0.8
Labor Roger Kirby 29.9 −0.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.8

1961[edit]

1961 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Holt 22,004 56.7 −6.5
Labor Roger Kirby 11,353 29.3 +4.6
Democratic Labor Celia Laird 5,428 14.0 +1.9
Total formal votes 38,785 98.1
Informal votes 753 1.9
Turnout 39,538 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harold Holt 69.3 −4.8
Labor Roger Kirby 30.7 +4.8
Liberal hold Swing −4.8

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1958[edit]

1958 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Holt 24,486 63.2 −1.2
Labor Alfred Shiff 9,564 24.7 +2.6
Democratic Labor Celia Laird 4,701 12.1 −1.4
Total formal votes 38,751 97.9
Informal votes 839 2.1
Turnout 39,590 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harold Holt 74.1 −1.3
Labor Alfred Shiff 25.9 +1.3
Liberal hold Swing −1.3

1955[edit]

1955 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Holt 25,476 64.4 +0.2
Labor Andrew Hughes 8,752 22.1 −12.5
Labor (A-C) John Fitzgerald 5,331 13.5 +13.5
Total formal votes 39,559 97.5
Informal votes 1,000 2.5
Turnout 40,559 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harold Holt 75.4 +10.7
Labor Andrew Hughes 24.6 −10.7
Liberal hold Swing +10.7

1954[edit]

1954 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Holt 22,849 65.4 −1.0
Labor Benjamin Nicholas 12,108 34.6 +4.1
Total formal votes 34,957 98.8
Informal votes 407 1.2
Turnout 35,364 93.8
Liberal hold Swing −2.8

1951[edit]

1951 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Holt 24,217 64.4 −2.4
Labor Benjamin Nicholas 11,490 30.5 −2.7
Independent Mary Kent Hughes 1,925 5.1 +5.1
Total formal votes 37,632 98.5
Informal votes 584 1.5
Turnout 38,216 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harold Holt 68.2 +1.4
Labor Benjamin Nicholas 31.8 −1.4
Liberal hold Swing +1.4

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1949[edit]

1949 Australian federal election: Higgins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Holt 26,018 66.8 +6.8
Labor Jules Meltzer 12,909 33.2 −3.7
Total formal votes 38,927 98.4
Informal votes 621 1.6
Turnout 39,548 94.7
Liberal notional hold Swing +5.4

References[edit]

  1. ^ Higgins, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ Higgins, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ Higgins, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  4. ^ 2013 results for Higgins, AEC.
  5. ^ "2010 results for Higgins". AEC.
  6. ^ Virtual Tally Room: AEC Archived 11 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "By-elections 1966-1969". Psephos. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
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