Electoral results for the Division of Lalor

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

Members[edit]

	Party	Term
Reg Pollard	Labor	1949–1966
Mervyn Lee	Liberal	1966–1969
Jim Cairns	Labor	1969–1977
Barry Jones		1977–1998
Julia Gillard		1998–2013
Joanne Ryan		2013–present

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2022[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Lalor^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joanne Ryan	39,047	44.11	−7.47
	Liberal	Ravi Gaddipati	22,083	24.95	−5.13
	Greens	Jack Boddeke	9,192	10.38	+2.41
	United Australia	Juanita Paterson	6,340	7.16	+2.27
	One Nation	James Ingarfill	3,489	3.94	+3.94
	Liberal Democrats	Patrizia Barcatta	3,403	3.84	+3.84
	United People's Party	Aijaz Moinuddin	2,535	2.86	+1.72
	Victorian Socialists	Claudio Uribe	1,482	1.67	+1.67
	Australian Federation	Peter Malliaros	951	1.07	+1.07
Total formal votes			88,522	93.90	−1.62
Informal votes			5,752	6.10	+1.62
Turnout			94,274	88.15	−0.62
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joanne Ryan	55,613	62.82	+0.36
	Liberal	Ravi Gaddipati	32,909	37.18	−0.36
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.36

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2019[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Lalor^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joanne Ryan	48,332	51.70	−0.86
	Liberal	Gayle Murphy	28,209	30.18	−0.05
	Greens	Jay Dessi	7,273	7.78	−1.83
	United Australia	Jeffrey Robinson	4,451	4.76	+4.76
	Australia First	Susan Jakobi	4,094	4.38	+1.28
		Aijaz Moinuddin	1,119	1.20	+1.20
Total formal votes			93,478	95.57	+0.12
Informal votes			4,337	4.43	−0.12
Turnout			97,815	91.60	+4.05
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joanne Ryan	58,341	62.41	−1.78
	Liberal	Gayle Murphy	35,137	37.59	+1.78
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.78

2016[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Lalor^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joanne Ryan	55,302	51.80	+6.63
	Liberal	Gayle Murphy	33,070	30.98	+1.72
	Greens	Daniel Sova	10,471	9.81	+3.80
	Rise Up Australia	Marion Vale	4,685	4.39	+2.59
	Australia First	Susan Jakobi	3,232	3.03	+3.03
Total formal votes			106,760	95.46	+2.09
Informal votes			5,080	4.54	−2.09
Turnout			111,840	90.48	−2.65
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joanne Ryan	67,731	63.44	+1.28
	Liberal	Gayle Murphy	39,029	36.56	−1.28
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.28

2013[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Lalor^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joanne Ryan	42,184	45.17	−18.78
	Liberal	Nihal Samara	27,321	29.26	+6.13
	Greens	Beck Sheffield-Brotherton	5,615	6.01	−1.14
	Palmer United	Joe Zappia	5,416	5.80	+5.80
	Sex Party	Angel Harwood	3,004	3.22	+3.22
	Family First	Daryl Pollard	2,653	2.84	−0.07
	Independent	Nathan Mullins	1,842	1.97	+1.97
	Democratic Labour	Michael Freeman	1,768	1.89	+1.89
	Rise Up Australia	Marion Vale	1,684	1.80	+1.80
	Christians	Geoff Rogers	1,535	1.64	+1.64
	Stable Population	Jonathan Page	359	0.38	+0.38
Total formal votes			93,381	93.37	−0.88
Informal votes			6,630	6.63	+0.88
Turnout			100,011	93.12	+0.23
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joanne Ryan	58,041	62.16	−9.96
	Liberal	Nihal Samara	35,340	37.84	+9.96
	Labor hold		Swing	−9.96

2010[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Lalor^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Julia Gillard	66,298	64.25	+4.36
	Liberal	Sheridan Ingram	23,791	23.06	−6.71
	Greens	Peter Taylor	7,045	6.83	+2.81
	Family First	Lori McLean	2,880	2.79	−1.61
	Secular	Paul Sheehan	881	0.85	+0.85
	Independent	Joanne Clarke	708	0.69	+0.69
	Independent	Brian Shaw	659	0.64	+0.64
	Revolutionary Socialist	Van Rudd	516	0.50	+0.50
	Independent	Marc Aussie-Stone	410	0.40	+0.40
Total formal votes			103,188	93.76	−2.75
Informal votes			6,864	6.24	+2.75
Turnout			110,052	94.04	−1.38
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Julia Gillard	74,452	72.15	+6.62
	Liberal	Sheridan Ingram	28,736	27.85	−6.62
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.62

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2007[edit]

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

2004[edit]

2004 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Julia Gillard	43,677	53.25	−1.48
	Liberal	Peter Curtis	30,715	37.45	+4.40
	Greens	Malcolm Browning	3,381	4.12	−0.49
	Family First	Arthur Buller	2,607	3.18	+3.18
	Democrats	Roger Howe	1,182	1.44	−5.99
	Citizens Electoral Council	Sally Larner	462	0.56	+0.56
Total formal votes			82,024	95.15	−0.77
Informal votes			4,184	4.85	+0.77
Turnout			86,208	95.44	+0.42
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Julia Gillard	48,218	58.79	−3.27
	Liberal	Peter Curtis	33,806	41.21	+3.27
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.27

2001[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Julia Gillard	47,490	58.10	−3.12
	Liberal	David McConnell	24,634	30.14	+4.55
	Democrats	Roger Howe	6,297	7.70	+2.30
	Greens	Tony Briffa	3,321	4.06	+2.30
Total formal votes			81,742	95.65	−0.99
Informal votes			3,718	4.35	+0.99
Turnout			85,460	96.20
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Julia Gillard	53,644	65.63	−4.19
	Liberal	David McConnell	28,098	34.37	+4.19
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.19

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1998[edit]

1998 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Julia Gillard	46,374	61.21	−0.63
	Liberal	Cameron O'Sullivan	19,381	25.58	−2.54
	Democrats	Anthony Shaw	4,090	5.40	−2.36
	One Nation	John Brodel	3,127	4.13	+4.13
	Unity	George Papaellinas	1,446	1.91	+1.91
	Greens	Cynthia Mason	1,339	1.77	+1.77
Total formal votes			75,757	96.63	+0.03
Informal votes			2,638	3.37	−0.03
Turnout			78,395	96.43	+0.10
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Julia Gillard	52,893	69.82	+1.31
	Liberal	Cameron O'Sullivan	22,864	30.18	−1.31
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.31

1996[edit]

1996 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Jones	43,217	61.85	−3.64
	Liberal	Chris Macgregor	19,653	28.12	−0.97
	Democrats	Leigh Hebbard	5,423	7.76	+4.83
	Natural Law	Juliana Kendi	1,585	2.27	+1.34
Total formal votes			69,878	96.60	−0.10
Informal votes			2,458	3.40	+0.10
Turnout			72,336	96.32	−0.43
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Jones	47,729	68.51	−0.51
	Liberal	Chris Macgregor	21,941	31.49	+0.51
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.51

1993[edit]

1993 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Jones	47,390	64.29	+16.26
	Liberal	Anne Canterbury	22,400	30.39	−1.29
	Democrats	Carla Stacey	2,113	2.87	−7.17
	Call to Australia	Anthony Golding	1,126	1.53	−1.44
	Natural Law	Floyd Evans	682	0.93	+0.93
Total formal votes			73,711	96.75	+0.79
Informal votes			2,473	3.25	−0.79
Turnout			76,184	96.76
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Jones	49,628	67.35	+8.38
	Liberal	Anne Canterbury	24,055	32.65	−8.38
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.38

1990[edit]

1990 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Jones	30,879	48.0	−15.8
	Liberal	Rae Medlock	20,367	31.7	+4.5
	Democrats	George Demetriou	6,455	10.0	+1.1
	Independent	Peter Ryan	4,685	7.3	+7.3
	Call to Australia	Ron Moffett	1,908	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			64,294	96.0
Informal votes			2,701	4.0
Turnout			66,995	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Jones	37,832	59.0	−10.5
	Liberal	Rae Medlock	26,321	41.0	+10.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−10.5

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1987[edit]

1987 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Jones	42,087	63.8	−3.4
	Liberal	Darren Farquhar	17,966	27.2	+0.1
	Democrats	Heather Jeffcoat	5,899	8.9	+4.7
Total formal votes			65,962	93.4
Informal votes			4,676	6.6
Turnout			70,628	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Jones	45,824	69.5	−0.5
	Liberal	Darren Farquhar	20,118	30.5	+0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.5

1984[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Jones	38,024	67.2	+3.1
	Liberal	Mark Pallett	15,306	27.1	−3.0
	Democrats	Barry McLeod	2,383	4.2	−0.7
	Democratic Labor	Gail de Rozario	839	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			56,552	90.5
Informal votes			5,902	9.5
Turnout			62,454	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Jones	39,569	70.0	+2.1
	Liberal	Mark Pallett	16,982	30.0	−2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.1

1983[edit]

1983 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Jones	55,640	68.0	−0.3
	Liberal	John Fahey	21,442	26.2	+0.6
	Democrats	Ivan Pollock	4,040	4.9	−1.1
	Socialist Workers	Helen Said	719	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			81,841	97.6
Informal votes			2,914	3.4
Turnout			84,755	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Jones		71.8	−0.1
	Liberal	John Fahey		28.2	+0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.1

1980[edit]

1980 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Jones	50,509	68.3	+17.8
	Liberal	Thomas Meskos	18,944	25.6	−2.5
	Democrats	Ivan Pollock	4,446	6.0	−3.9
Total formal votes			73,899	96.0
Informal votes			3,103	4.0
Turnout			77,002	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Jones		71.9	+14.3
	Liberal	Thomas Meskos		28.1	−14.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+14.3

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1977[edit]

1977 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Jones	31,693	50.5	−7.1
	Liberal	Harley Dickinson	17,633	28.1	−7.0
	Democrats	Charles Skidmore	6,196	9.9	+9.9
	Democratic Labor	Denis Bilston	5,502	8.8	+1.6
	Independent	Rosalba Vicari	1,002	1.6	+1.6
	Independent	Jeffrey Day	729	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			62,755	94.6
Informal votes			3,561	5.4
Turnout			66,316	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Jones		57.6	−1.6
	Liberal	Harley Dickinson		42.4	+1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.6

1975[edit]

1975 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Cairns	43,426	59.3	−5.3
	Liberal	Francis Purcell	24,467	33.4	+7.6
	Democratic Labor	Denis Bilston	5,289	7.2	−0.7
Total formal votes			73,182	96.6
Informal votes			2,543	3.4
Turnout			75,725	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Cairns		60.9	−6.4
	Liberal	Francis Purcell		39.1	+6.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.4

1974[edit]

1974 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Cairns	44,005	64.6	+2.1
	Liberal	Francis Purcell	17,613	25.8	+0.9
	Democratic Labor	John Bacon	5,398	7.9	−3.8
	Australia	William Inglis	1,128	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			68,144	96.7
Informal votes			2,338	3.3
Turnout			70,482	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Cairns		67.3	+2.3
	Liberal	Francis Purcell		32.7	−2.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.3

1972[edit]

1972 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Cairns	35,677	62.5	+5.6
	Liberal	Joseph Sheen	14,189	24.9	+0.2
	Democratic Labor	John Bacon	6,698	11.7	−3.6
	National Socialist	Cass Young	489	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			57,053	95.6
Informal votes			2,432	4.1
Turnout			59,485	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Cairns		65.0	+4.1
	Liberal	Joseph Sheen		35.0	−4.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.1

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1969[edit]

1969 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Cairns	26,807	56.9	+3.9
	Liberal	Vaclav Ubl	11,631	24.7	+1.7
	Democratic Labor	John Bacon	7,227	15.3	+1.3
	Independent	Tom Gilhooley	1,447	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			47,112	94.1
Informal votes			2,959	5.9
Turnout			50,071	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Cairns		60.9	+4.8
	Liberal	Vaclav Ubl		39.1	−4.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.8

1966[edit]

1966 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Pollard	45,243	46.2	−8.2
	Liberal	Mervyn Lee	29,211	29.8	+1.3
	Democratic Labor	Jim Marmion	13,706	14.0	−3.1
	Independent	Paul de Tert	6,914	7.1	+7.1
	Liberal Reform Group	Victor Parsons	1,568	1.6	+1.6
	Independent	Michael Wood	681	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Peter Spencer	592	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			97,915	91.2
Informal votes			9,480	8.8
Turnout			107,395	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mervyn Lee	49,650	50.7	+7.7
	Labor	Reg Pollard	48,265	49.3	−7.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+7.7

1963[edit]

1963 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Pollard	49,383	54.4	+0.5
	Liberal	Bernard Treseder	25,831	28.5	+4.2
	Democratic Labor	Jim Marmion	15,507	17.1	+0.9
Total formal votes			90,721	98.0
Informal votes			1,892	2.0
Turnout			92,613	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Reg Pollard		57.0	−0.8
	Liberal	Bernard Treseder		43.0	+0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.8

1961[edit]

1961 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Pollard	42,906	53.9	+2.7
	Liberal	Peter Kemp	19,324	24.3	−5.4
	Democratic Labor	John Donnellon	12,870	16.2	−2.8
	Centre	Kenneth Agius	4,431	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			79,531	96.9
Informal votes			2,539	3.1
Turnout			82,070	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Reg Pollard		57.8	+4.8
	Liberal	Peter Kemp		42.2	−4.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.8

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1958[edit]

1958 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Pollard	30,872	51.2	+2.1
	Liberal	Peter Kemp	17,904	29.7	−7.5
	Democratic Labor	John Donnellon	11,475	19.0	+5.4
Total formal votes			60,251	97.4
Informal votes			1,628	2.6
Turnout			61,879	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Reg Pollard		53.0	+2.1
	Liberal	Peter Kemp		47.0	−2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.1

1955[edit]

1955 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Pollard	21,036	49.1	−11.1
	Liberal	Peter Kemp	15,953	37.2	−2.6
	Labor (A-C)	William Lloyd	5,845	13.6	+13.6
Total formal votes			42,834	97.2
Informal votes			1,222	2.8
Turnout			44,056	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Reg Pollard	21,821	50.9	−9.3
	Liberal	Peter Kemp	21,013	49.1	+9.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−9.3

1954[edit]

1954 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Pollard	30,232	58.3	+3.4
	Liberal	George Morison	21,598	41.7	−3.4
Total formal votes			51,830	98.8
Informal votes			629	1.2
Turnout			52,459	95.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

1951[edit]

1951 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Pollard	23,278	54.9	+3.3
	Liberal	Allen Bateman	19,103	45.1	−3.3
Total formal votes			42,381	98.5
Informal votes			635	1.5
Turnout			43,016	95.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.3

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1949[edit]

1949 Australian federal election: Lalor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Pollard	20,264	51.6	−5.4
	Liberal	John Bellair	18,970	48.4	+5.4
Total formal votes			39,234	98.4
Informal votes			619	1.6
Turnout			39,853	94.5
	Labor notional hold		Swing	−5.4

References[edit]

^ Lalor, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ Lalor, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ Lalor, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ 2013 results for Lalor, AEC.
^ "2010 results for Lalor". AEC.

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

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

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

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

[4] 2013 results for Lalor, AEC.

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

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