Electoral results for the Division of Melbourne Ports

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Melbourne Ports in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 2019.

Members
MemberPartyTerm
  Samuel Mauger Protectionist 1901–1906
  James Mathews Labor 1906–1931
  Jack Holloway Labor 1931–1951
  Frank Crean Labor 1951–1977
  Clyde Holding Labor 1977–1998
  Michael Danby Labor 1998–2019

Election results

2016
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Victoria § Melbourne Ports[edit]
2016 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Owen Guest 35,533 41.90 +0.85
Labor Michael Danby 22,897 27.00 −4.67
Greens Steph Hodgins-May 20,179 23.79 +3.62
Animal Justice Robert Smyth 1,685 1.99 +1.99
Independent Peter Holland 1,393 1.64 +1.64
Marriage Equality Henry von Doussa 1,349 1.59 +1.59
Drug Law Reform Levi McKenzie-Kirkbright 1,348 1.59 +1.59
Independent John Myers 425 0.50 +0.50
Total formal votes 84,809 95.76 −0.42
Informal votes 3,756 4.24 +0.42
Turnout 88,565 86.59 −3.45
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Danby 43,573 51.38 −2.18
Liberal Owen Guest 41,236 48.62 +2.18
Labor hold Swing−2.18

2013
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Victoria § Melbourne Ports[edit]
2013 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Ekendahl 33,278 41.05 +3.66
Labor Michael Danby 25,676 31.67 −6.56
Greens Ann Birrell 16,353 20.17 −0.82
Sex Party Melissa Star 3,089 3.81 +1.59
Palmer United Toby Stodart 1,122 1.38 +1.38
Democratic Labour Vince Stefano 540 0.67 +0.67
Family First Robert Keenan 490 0.60 −0.14
Stable Population Steven Armstrong 324 0.40 +0.40
Rise Up Australia Margaret Quinn 201 0.25 +0.25
Total formal votes 81,073 96.18 −0.59
Informal votes 3,223 3.82 +0.59
Turnout 84,296 90.14 +0.61
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Danby 43,419 53.56 −4.33
Liberal Kevin Ekendahl 37,654 46.44 +4.33
Labor hold Swing−4.33

2010
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Victoria § Melbourne Ports[edit]
2010 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Danby 32,391 38.19 −4.28
Liberal Kevin Ekendahl 32,057 37.79 −1.89
Greens Sue Plowright 17,528 20.66 +5.63
Sex Party Christian Vega 1,851 2.18 +2.18
Family First Daniel Emmerson 632 0.75 −0.10
Secular Gregory Storer 362 0.43 +0.43
Total formal votes 84,821 96.75 −1.09
Informal votes 2,848 3.25 +1.09
Turnout 87,669 89.67 −2.05
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Danby 48,819 57.56 +0.41
Liberal Kevin Ekendahl 36,002 42.44 −0.41
Labor hold Swing+0.41

2007
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
CEC 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

2004
2004 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Southwick 35,058 42.94 +3.23
Labor Michael Danby 32,046 39.25 -0.11
Greens Jo Lewis 11,508 14.10 +2.82
Democrats Craig Beale 1,102 1.35 -7.92
Independent Les Cameron 958 1.17 +1.17
Family First Graeme Jackel 444 0.54 +0.54
Independent Leonie Horin 374 0.46 +0.46
CEC Aaron Isherwood 146 0.18 -0.21
Total formal votes 81,636 96.60 -0.14
Informal votes 2,875 3.40 +0.14
Turnout 84,511 91.13 -1.79
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Danby 43,873 53.74 -1.95
Liberal David Southwick 37,763 46.36 +1.95
Labor hold Swing-1.95

2001
2001 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew McLorinan 31,384 39.71 +0.72
Labor Michael Danby 31,110 39.36 -4.74
Greens Jeannette Kavanagh 8,912 11.28 +6.55
Democrats Greg Chipp 7,328 9.27 +1.08
CEC Jeremy Beck 305 0.39 +0.39
Total formal votes 79,039 96.74 -0.15
Informal votes 2,662 3.26 +0.15
Turnout 81,701 92.32
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Danby 44,018 55.69 -0.14
Liberal Andrew McLorinan 35,021 44.31 +0.14
Labor hold Swing-0.14

1998
1998 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Danby 32,849 44.10 -2.47
Liberal Fiona Snedden 29,037 38.99 -0.74
Democrats Julie Peters 6,099 8.19 +1.10
Greens Dinesh Mathew 3,523 4.73 -0.43
Unity Diana Wolowski 1,413 1.90 +1.90
One Nation Arthur Hawley 1,380 1.85 +1.85
Natural Law Tom Haynes 180 0.24 -0.25
Total formal votes 74,481 96.89 -0.35
Informal votes 2,390 3.11 +0.35
Turnout 76,871 92.34 -1.10
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Danby 41,585 55.83 -0.22
Liberal Fiona Snedden 32,896 44.17 +0.22
Labor hold Swing-0.22

1996
1996 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clyde Holding 33,838 46.58 -2.08
Liberal Margot Foster 28,863 39.73 -2.02
Democrats John Davey 5,147 7.08 +3.42
Greens Misha Coleman 3,746 5.16 +5.16
AAFI Margaret Gillespie-Jones 700 0.96 +0.96
Natural Law Robert Brown 357 0.49 -0.46
Total formal votes 72,651 97.24 +0.16
Informal votes 2,065 2.76 -0.16
Turnout 74,716 93.44 -0.22
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clyde Holding 40,399 56.05 +0.20
Liberal Margot Foster 31,679 43.95 -0.20
Labor hold Swing+0.20

1993
1993 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clyde Holding 34,751 48.65 +9.10
Liberal Helen Friedmann 29,817 41.74 -1.86
Democrats Beverley Broadbent 2,614 3.66 -11.85
Independent Andrew Colbert 2,291 3.21 +3.21
Christine Craik 1,276 1.79 +1.79
Natural Law Caroline Hockley 678 0.95 +0.95
Total formal votes 71,427 97.07 +0.55
Informal votes 2,153 2.93 -0.55
Turnout 73,580 93.66
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clyde Holding 39,862 55.85 +3.80
Liberal Helen Friedmann 31,513 44.15 -3.80
Labor hold Swing+3.80

1990
1990 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Allan Paull 29,032 43.6 +2.9
Labor Clyde Holding 26,335 39.6 -4.5
Democrats David Collyer 10,327 15.5 +6.2
Democratic Socialist Greg Loats 886 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 66,580 96.5
Informal votes 2,399 3.5
Turnout 68,979 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clyde Holding 34,594 52.1 -1.8
Liberal Allan Paull 31,872 47.9 +1.8
Labor hold Swing-1.8

1987
1987 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clyde Holding 29,831 50.1 -7.0
Liberal Allan Paull 20,683 34.7 +3.9
Democrats Di Bretherton 5,568 9.3 +3.5
Independent Alan Brown 3,483 5.9 +5.9
Total formal votes 59,565 93.6
Informal votes 4,039 6.4
Turnout 63,604 87.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clyde Holding 35,643 59.9 -4.3
Liberal Allan Paull 23,831 40.1 +4.3
Labor hold Swing-4.3

1984
1984 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clyde Holding 32,665 57.1 -3.6
Liberal Allan Paull 17,603 30.8 -1.7
Democrats Sue McDougall 3,312 5.8 +0.0
Democratic Labor Michael Rowe 1,825 3.2 +3.2
Independent Denice Stephens 845 1.5 +1.5
National Dorothy Turner 795 1.4 +1.4
Independent Russell Morse 159 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 57,204 88.1
Informal votes 7,728 11.9
Turnout 64,932 90.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clyde Holding 36,690 64.2 +1.1
Liberal Allan Paull 20,427 35.8 -1.1
Labor hold Swing+1.1

1983
Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clyde Holding 36,444 59.7 +2.7
Liberal Ronald Flood 20,488 33.5 -0.4
Democrats John Sutcliffe 3,556 5.8 -1.5
Socialist Workers Brett Trenery 595 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 61,083 97.3
Informal votes 1,688 2.7
Turnout 62,751 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clyde Holding 64.1 +1.8
Liberal Ronald Flood 35.9 -1.8
Labor hold Swing+1.8

1980
1980 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clyde Holding 33,992 57.0 +7.0
Liberal Colin Bell 20,252 33.9 +0.9
Democrats Stephen Duthy 4,336 7.3 -2.5
Independent Gordon Moffatt 806 1.4 +1.4
Independent Wilhelm Kapphan 270 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 59,656 96.2
Informal votes 2,373 3.8
Turnout 62,029 89.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clyde Holding 62.3 +6.8
Liberal Colin Bell 37.7 -6.8
Labor hold Swing+6.8

1977
1977 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clyde Holding 31,308 50.0 -5.5
Liberal Daniel Hill 20,627 33.0 -5.0
Democrats Valina Rainer 6,147 9.8 +9.8
Democratic Labor Gordon Haberman 4,495 7.2 +4.5
Total formal votes 62,577 96.1
Informal votes 2,567 3.9
Turnout 65,144 90.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clyde Holding 55.5 -2.8
Liberal Daniel Hill 44.5 +2.8
Labor hold Swing-2.8

1975
1975 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Crean 28,460 55.5 -4.9
Liberal Roger Johnston 19,485 38.0 +7.4
Australia Beverley Broadbent 1,641 3.2 -1.5
Democratic Labor Gordon Haberman 1,369 2.7 -1.6
National Country Frederick Gray 168 0.3 +0.3
Independent Henry Sanders 154 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 51,277 97.1
Informal votes 1,553 2.9
Turnout 52,830 91.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Crean 58.3 -5.8
Liberal Roger Johnston 41.7 +5.8
Labor hold Swing-5.8

1974
1974 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Crean 31,120 60.4 -1.1
Liberal John Walsh 15,733 30.6 +0.1
Australia Beverley Broadbent 2,429 4.7 +4.7
Democratic Labor John Johnston 2,211 4.3 -3.7
Total formal votes 51,493 97.1
Informal votes 1,556 2.9
Turnout 53,049 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Crean 64.1 +1.8
Liberal John Walsh 35.9 -1.8
Labor hold Swing+1.8

1972
1972 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Crean 29,631 61.5 +9.5
Liberal Paul Fenton 14,722 30.5 -2.4
Democratic Labor John Johnston 3,845 8.0 -0.1
Total formal votes 48,198 97.0
Informal votes 1,476 3.0
Turnout 49,674 91.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Crean 62.3 +6.0
Liberal Paul Fenton 37.7 -6.0
Labor hold Swing+6.0

1969
1969 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Crean 25,209 52.0 +12.3
Liberal Kevin Randall 15,923 32.9 -7.6
Democratic Labor Eustace Tracey 3,944 8.1 -3.4
Independent Reg Macey 1,580 3.3 +3.3
Independent Stephen Graves 1,447 3.0 +3.0
Independent George Gabriel 352 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 48,455 94.6
Informal votes 2,745 5.4
Turnout 51,200 91.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Crean 56.3 +8.0
Liberal Kevin Randall 43.7 -8.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+8.0

1966
1966 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Crean 16,003 55.5 -8.0
Liberal Richard Thomas 7,123 24.7 +2.6
Democratic Labor George O'Dwyer 3,304 11.5 -1.0
Communist David Clark 2,402 8.3 +6.4
Total formal votes 28,832 94.9
Informal votes 1,543 5.1
Turnout 30,375 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Crean 64.1 -2.4
Liberal Richard Thomas 35.9 +2.4
Labor hold Swing-2.4

1963
1963 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Crean 20,654 63.5 +1.8
Liberal James Pond 7,178 22.1 -0.3
Democratic Labor George O'Dwyer 4,074 12.5 -1.2
Communist Roger Wilson 632 1.9 -0.3
Total formal votes 32,538 97.7
Informal votes 781 2.3
Turnout 33,319 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Crean 66.5 +1.4
Liberal James Pond 33.5 -1.4
Labor hold Swing+1.4

1961
1961 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Crean 20,590 61.7 -1.9
Liberal Gordon Blackburne 7,483 22.4 +2.0
Democratic Labor Albert Jones 4,572 13.7 -0.1
Communist Roger Wilson 749 2.2 -0.1
Total formal votes 33,394 96.5
Informal votes 1,201 3.5
Turnout 34,595 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Crean 65.1 -2.1
Liberal Gordon Blackburne 34.9 +2.1
Labor hold Swing-2.1

1958
1958 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Crean 22,968 63.6 +11.6
Liberal Norman Loader 7,381 20.4 +0.7
Democratic Labor John Fitzgerald 4,969 13.8 -11.4
Communist Roger Wilson 813 2.3 -0.8
Total formal votes 36,131 96.4
Informal votes 1,362 3.6
Turnout 37,493 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Crean 67.2 +10.4
Liberal Norman Loader 32.8 +32.8
Labor hold Swing+10.4

1955
1955 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Crean 19,917 52.0 -14.7
Labor (A-C) Stan Corrigan 9,662 25.2 +25.2
Liberal Harold Sher 7,531 19.7 -7.8
Communist Alex Dobbin 1,193 3.1 -2.7
Total formal votes 38,303 95.9
Informal votes 1,645 4.1
Turnout 39,948 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Crean 56.8 -15.0
Labor (A-C) Stan Corrigan 43.2 +43.2
Labor hold Swing-15.0

1954
1954 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Crean 22,001 67.4 -3.8
Liberal Norman Fittock 8,914 27.3 -1.5
Communist Ted Bull 1,733 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 32,648 98.0
Informal votes 677 2.0
Turnout 33,325 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Crean 72.3 +1.1
Liberal Norman Fittock 27.7 -1.1
Labor hold Swing+1.1

1951
1951 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Crean 26,502 71.2 +3.3
Liberal Michael Prowse 10,740 28.8 -3.3
Total formal votes 37,242 97.8
Informal votes 839 2.2
Turnout 38,081 94.9
Labor hold Swing+3.3

1949
1949 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Holloway 26,792 67.9 -2.5
Liberal Frank Block 12,690 32.1 +2.5
Total formal votes 39,482 97.2
Informal votes 1,137 2.8
Turnout 40,619 94.6
Labor hold Swing-2.5

1946
1946 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Holloway 43,905 66.7 -6.1
Liberal Douglas Dennis 21,884 33.3 +6.1
Total formal votes 65,789 97.5
Informal votes 1,705 2.5
Turnout 67,494 92.2
Labor hold Swing-6.1

1943
1943 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Holloway 47,149 72.8 +6.7
United Australia Frank Preacher 17,629 27.2 -6.7
Total formal votes 64,778 97.6
Informal votes 1,612 2.4
Turnout 66,390 95.7
Labor hold Swing+6.7

1940
1940 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Holloway 38,853 66.1 -33.9
United Australia Raymond Trickey 19,907 33.9 +33.9
Total formal votes 58,760 97.6
Informal votes 1,428 2.4
Total votes 60,188 94.7
Labor hold Swing-33.9

1937
1937 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Holloway unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1934
1934 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Holloway 27,081 62.8 -6.4
United Australia James Laurence 12,173 28.2 -2.1
Socialist William Clarke 3,872 9.0 +9.0
Total formal votes 43,126 95.7
Informal votes 1,941 4.3
Turnout 45,067 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Holloway 70.9 +10.6
United Australia James Laurence 29.1 -10.6
Labor hold Swing+10.6

1931
1931 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Holloway 22,901 56.4 -43.6
United Australia William Orr 12,319 30.3 +30.3
Independent UAP William Howey 3,945 9.7 +9.7
Communist Thomas le Huray 823 2.0 +2.0
Lang Labor Thomas Houston 448 1.1 +1.1
Independent Noble Kerby 154 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 40,590 94.3
Informal votes 2,445 5.7
Turnout 43,035 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Holloway 60.3 -39.7
United Australia William Orr 39.7 +39.7
Labor hold Swing-39.7

1929
1929 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Mathews unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1928
1928 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Mathews unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1925
1925 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Mathews 29,416 67.7 -5.4
Nationalist Frank Wilcher 14,035 32.3 +5.4
Total formal votes 43,451 98.2
Informal votes 792 1.8
Turnout 44,243 89.7
Labor hold Swing-5.4

1922
1922 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Mathews 17,628 73.1 -26.9
Nationalist Selwyn Neale 6,485 26.9 +26.9
Total formal votes 24,113 97.0
Informal votes 745 3.0
Turnout 24,858 54.1
Labor hold Swing-26.9

1919
1919 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Mathews unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1917
1917 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Mathews 22,689 66.3 -33.7
Nationalist William Fozard 11,557 33.7 +33.7
Total formal votes 34,246 97.7
Informal votes 801 2.3
Turnout 35,047 80.5
Labor hold Swing-33.7

1914
1914 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Mathews unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1913
1913 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Mathews 24,203 79.2 +10.6
Liberal Charles Merrett 6,357 20.8 -10.6
Total formal votes 30,560 97.9
Informal votes 659 2.1
Turnout 31,219 75.0
Labor hold Swing+10.6

1910
1910 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Mathews 15,055 69.6 +29.0
Liberal Alexander Ramsay 6,583 30.4 -5.0
Total formal votes 21,638 98.3
Informal votes 368 1.7
Turnout 22,006 65.4
Labour hold Swing+17.0

1906
1906 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Mathews 6,813 40.6 -1.3
Protectionist Edward Watts 5,932 35.4 -20.1
Independent Labour James Ronald 3,215 19.2 +19.2
Ind. Anti-Socialist Cyril James 802 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 16,762 95.9
Informal votes 714 4.1
Turnout 17,476 55.9
Labour gain from Protectionist Swing+9.4

1903
1903 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Samuel Mauger 9,646 55.5 -44.5
Labour James Mathews 7,290 41.9 +41.9
Independent Labour Harry Foran 443 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 17,379 97.8
Informal votes 386 2.2
Turnout 17,765 55.7
Protectionist hold Swing-44.5

1901
1901 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Samuel Mauger unopposed
Protectionist win (new seat)

References
  1. Melbourne Ports, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. 2013 results for Melbourne Ports, AEC.
  3. "2010 results for Melbourne Ports". AEC.
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