ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF GORTON, VICTORIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ardeer, Caroline Springs, Keilor, Sunshine West -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat Notional two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 20.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 92,309 Votes cast: 86,809 94.0 Informal votes: 4,396 05.1 Formal votes: 82,413 94.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brendan O'CONNOR * ALP 48,930 59.4 +00.1 Steve Wilson Grn 4,204 05.1 +02.0 Ian Mallon FF 2,052 02.5 Susan Jennison Lib 26,717 32.4 +08.4 Colin Campbell 510 00.6 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 82,413 -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Connor was member for Burke 2001-04. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Campbell's 510 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'CONNOR * 98 19.2 49,028 59.5 Wilson 91 17.8 4,295 05.2 Mallon 143 28.0 2,195 02.7 Jennison 178 34.9 26,895 32.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 510 82,413 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mallon's 2,195 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'CONNOR * 625 28.5 49,653 60.3 Wilson 630 28.7 4,925 06.0 Jennison 940 42.8 27,835 33.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,195 82,413 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wilson's 4,925 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'CONNOR * 3,833 77.8 53,486 64.9 Jennison 1,092 22.2 28,927 35.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,925 82,413 14.9 05.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brendan Patrick John O'Connor (born 1962): Elected 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Deer Park, Keilor, St Albans, Taylors Lakes -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 14.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 104,549 +13.3 Votes cast: 99,237 94.9 +00.9 Informal votes: 4,405 04.4 -00.7 Formal votes: 94,832 95.6 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vern Hughes 3,516 03.7 Brendan O'CONNOR * ALP 58,732 61.9 +02.6 Susan Jennison Lib 23,063 24.3 -08.1 Scott Amberley FF 3,746 04.0 +01.5 Huong Truong Grn 5,775 06.1 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 94,832 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Truong was Vic MLC for Western Metropolitan Region Feb-Nov 2018. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hughes's 3,516 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'CONNOR * 2,246 63.9 60,978 64.3 Jennison 396 11.3 23,459 24.7 Amberley 458 13.0 4,204 04.4 Truong 416 11.8 6,191 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3,516 94,832 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Amberley's 4,204 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'CONNOR * 1,229 29.2 62,207 65.6 Jennison 2,031 48.3 25,490 26.9 Truong 944 22.5 7,135 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4,204 94,832 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Truong's 7,135 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'CONNOR * 5,328 74.7 67,535 71.2 Jennison 1,807 25.3 27,297 28.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7,135 94,832 21.2 06.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brendan Patrick John O'Connor (born 1962): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007 Minister for Employment Participation 3 December 2007 to 9 June 2009 Minister for Home Affairs from 9 June 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Deer Park, Keilor, St Albans, Taylors Lakes -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 21.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 113,656 +08.7 Votes cast: 105,033 92.4 -02.5 Informal votes: 7,048 06.7 +02.3 Formal votes: 97,985 93.3 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sean Major FF 6,153 06.3 +02.3 Hon Brendan O'CONNOR * ALP 58,767 60.0 -02.0 Steve Wilson Grn 9,949 10.2 +04.1 Damon Ryder Lib 23,116 23.6 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 97,985 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Major's 6,153 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'CONNOR * 2,939 47.8 61,706 63.0 Wilson 1,632 26.5 11,581 11.8 Ryder 1,582 25.7 24,698 25.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,153 97,985 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Wilson's 11,581 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'CONNOR * 8,999 77.7 70,705 72.2 Ryder 2,582 22.3 27,280 27.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,581 97,985 22.2 00.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brendan Patrick John O'Connor (born 1962): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 Minister for Home Affairs to 14 December 2011 Minister for Justice to 14 December 2011 Minister for Privacy and Freedom of Information to 14 December 2011 Minister for Human Services 14 December 2011 to 5 March 2012 Minister Assisting for School Education 14 December 2011 to 5 March 2012 Minister for Housing 5 March 2012 to 4 February 2013 Minister for Homelessness 5 March 2012 to 4 February 2013 Minister for Small Business 5 March 2012 to 4 February 2013 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship 4 February 2013 to 1 July 2013 Minister for Employment from 1 July 2013 Minister for Skills and Training from 1 July 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Caroline Springs, Deer Park, Melton, St Albans -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 22.2 Effect of 2010 redistribution: 01.4 shift to Labor 2013 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 23.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 102,262 -10.0 Votes cast: 94,320 92.2 -00.2 Informal votes: 6,706 07.1 +00.4 Formal votes: 87,614 92.9 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dinesh Jayasuriya Grn 5,597 06.4 -02.6 Rhiannon Hunter ASP 2,850 03.3 Mabor Chadhuol 1,132 01.3 Michael Deverala DLP 2,392 02.7 Graham McCardy KAP 1,090 01.2 Hon Brendan O'CONNOR * ALP 44,449 50.7 -12.1 Anthony Barnes PUP 5,238 06.0 Phil Humphreys Lib 22,328 25.5 +03.4 Scott Amberley FF 2,538 02.9 -02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 87,614 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McCardy's 1,090 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jayasuriya 102 09.4 5,699 06.5 Hunter 79 07.3 2,929 03.3 Chadhuol 52 04.8 1,184 01.4 Deverala 129 11.8 2,521 02.9 O'CONNOR * 186 17.1 44,635 51.0 Barnes 399 36.6 5,637 06.4 Humphreys 86 07.9 22,414 25.6 Amberley 57 05.2 2,595 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,090 87,614 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Chadhuol's 1,184 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jayasuriya 112 09.5 5,811 06.6 Hunter 106 09.0 3,035 03.5 Deverala 153 12.9 2,674 03.1 O'CONNOR * 158 13.3 44,793 51.1 Barnes 166 14.0 5,803 06.6 Humphreys 157 13.3 22,571 25.8 Amberley 332 28.0 2,927 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,184 87,614 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Deverala's 2,674 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jayasuriya 455 17.0 6,266 07.2 Hunter 424 15.9 3,459 04.0 O'CONNOR * 942 35.2 45,735 52.2 Barnes 153 05.7 5,956 06.8 Humphreys 175 06.5 22,746 26.0 Amberley 525 19.6 3,452 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,674 87,614 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Amberley's 3,452 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jayasuriya 549 15.9 6,815 07.8 Hunter 358 10.4 3,817 04.4 O'CONNOR * 795 23.0 46,530 53.1 Barnes 811 23.5 6,767 07.7 Humphreys 939 27.2 23,685 27.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,452 87,614 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Hunter's 3,817 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jayasuriya 1,677 43.9 8,492 09.7 O'CONNOR * 1,051 27.5 47,581 54.3 Barnes 692 18.1 7,459 08.5 Humphreys 397 10.4 24,082 27.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,817 87,614 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Barnes's 7,459 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jayasuriya 1,768 23.7 10,260 11.7 O'CONNOR * 2,314 31.0 49,895 57.0 Humphreys 3,377 45.3 27,459 31.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,459 87,614 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Jayasuriya's 10,260 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'CONNOR * 8,038 78.3 57,933 66.1 Humphreys 2,222 21.7 29,681 33.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,260 87,614 16.1 07.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brendan Patrick John O'Connor (born 1962): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013 Minister for Employment to 18 September 2013 Minister for Skills and Training to 18 September 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Caroline Springs, Deer Park, Melton, St Albans -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 16.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 115,977 +13.4 Votes cast: 103,358 89.1 -03.1 Informal votes: 5,253 05.1 -02.0 Formal votes: 98,105 94.9 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Brendan O'CONNOR * ALP 61,110 62.3 +11.6 Daryl Lang Lib 27,305 27.8 +02.4 Rod Swift Grn 9,690 09.9 +03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 98,105 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Swift's 9,400 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'CONNOR * 7,025 72.5 68,135 69.5 Lang 2,665 27.5 29,970 30.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,400 98,105 19.5 03.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brendan Patrick John O'Connor (born 1962): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Caroline Springs, Deer Park, Melton, Rockbank, Taylors Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 19.5 Effect of 2018 redistribution: 01.0 shift to Liberal 2019 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 18.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 110,416 -04.8 Votes cast: 100,598 91.1 +02.0 Informal votes: 5,957 05.9 +00.9 Formal votes: 94,641 94.1 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Turton UAP 7,473 07.9 Jarrod Bingham 8,363 08.8 Harkirat Singh Grn 6,730 07.1 -02.9 Hon Brendan O'CONNOR * ALP 47,398 50.1 -11.2 Nathan Di Noia Lib 24,677 26.1 -02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 94,641 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Singh's 6,730 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Turton 645 09.6 8,118 08.6 Bingham 1,379 20.5 9,742 10.3 O'CONNOR * 3,953 58.7 51,351 54.3 Di Noia 753 11.2 25,430 26.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,730 94,641 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Turton's 8,118 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bingham 4,112 50.7 13,854 14.6 O'CONNOR * 1,791 22.1 53,142 56.2 Di Noia 2,215 27.3 27,645 29.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,118 94,641 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bingham's 13,854 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'CONNOR * 8,719 62.9 61,861 65.4 Di Noia 5,135 37.1 32,780 34.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,854 94,641 15.4 03.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brendan Patrick John O'Connor (born 1962): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Caroline Springs, Keilor, Rockbank, Sydenham, Taylors Lakes -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 15.4 Effect of 2021 redistribution: 01.1 shift to Liberal 2022 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 14.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 110,860 +00.5 Votes cast: 99,523 89.8 -01.3 Informal votes: 7,089 07.1 +01.0 Formal votes: 92,434 92.9 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Connor PHON 6,719 07.3 Praise Morris Grn 8,325 09.0 +01.6 Michael Virag UAP 7,082 07.7 +00.4 Belle Gibson VS 2,064 02.2 Hon Brendan O'Connor * ALP 38,178 41.3 -10.1 Steven Loncar 2,341 02.5 Tony Dobran GAP 1,312 01.4 Paul Lassig AFP 1,063 01.2 John Fletcher Lib 25,350 27.4 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 92,434 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lassig's 1,063 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Connor 177 16.7 6,896 07.5 Morris 42 04.0 8,367 09.1 Virag 112 10.5 7,194 07.8 Gibson 54 05.1 2,118 02.3 O'Connor * 126 11.9 38,304 41.4 Loncar 186 17.5 2,527 02.7 Dobran 194 18.3 1,506 01.6 Fletcher 172 16.2 25,522 27.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,063 92,434 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dobran's 1,506 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Connor 320 21.3 7,216 07.8 Morris 85 05.6 8,452 09.1 Virag 473 31.4 7,667 08.3 Gibson 66 04.4 2,184 02.4 O'Connor * 118 07.8 38,422 41.6 Loncar 318 21.1 2,845 03.1 Fletcher 126 08.4 25,648 27.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,506 92,434 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Gibson's 2,184 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Connor 171 07.8 7,387 08.0 Morris 942 43.1 9,394 10.2 Virag 247 11.3 7,914 08.6 O'Connor * 464 21.3 38,886 42.1 Loncar 222 10.2 3,067 03.3 Fletcher 138 06.3 25,786 27.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,184 92,434 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Loncar's 3,067 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Connor 740 24.1 8,127 08.8 Morris 565 18.4 9,959 10.8 Virag 726 23.7 8,640 09.4 O'Connor * 588 19.2 39,474 42.7 Fletcher 448 14.6 26,234 28.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,067 92,434 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Connor's 8,127 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morris 1,970 24.2 11,929 12.9 Virag 4,372 53.8 13,012 14.1 O'Connor * 879 10.8 40,353 43.7 Fletcher 906 11.2 27,140 29.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,127 92,434 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Morris's 11,929 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Virag 3,520 29.5 16,532 17.9 O'CONNOR * 6,987 51.2 47,340 51.2 Fletcher 1,422 11.9 28,562 30.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,929 92,434 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Virag's 16,532 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'CONNOR * 8,094 49.0 55,434 60.0 Fletcher 8,438 51.0 37,000 40.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,532 92,434 10.0 04.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brendan Patrick John O'Connor (born 1962): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 Minister for Skills and Training 1 June 2022 to 29 July 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Connor retired at the 2025 election. ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Caroline Springs, Keilor, Rockbank, Sydenham, Taylors Lakes -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 10.0 Effect of 2024 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 129,230 +16.6 Votes cast: 118,630 91.8 +02.0 Informal votes: 5,210 04.4 -02.7 Formal votes: 113,430 95.6 +02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Xavier Menta L Cann 6,535 05.8 Rob McCathie Libtn 1,377 01.2 Alice Jordan-Baird + Labor 48,834 43.1 +01.7 Kathrine Ashton FFA 4,216 03.7 John Fletcher Lib 33,087 29.2 +01.8 Alan Reid PHON 7,137 06.3 -01.0 Thuc Bao Huynh Grn 12,244 10.8 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 113,430 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McCathie's 1,377 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Menta 297 21.6 6,832 06.0 Jordan-Baird + 183 13.3 49,017 43.2 Ashton 336 24.4 4,552 04.0 Fletcher 178 12.9 33,265 29.3 Reid 322 23.4 7,459 06.6 Huynh 61 04.4 12,305 10.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,377 113,430 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Ashton's 4,552 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Menta 671 14.7 7,503 06.6 Jordan-Baird + 918 20.2 49,935 44.0 Fletcher 1,077 23.7 34,342 30.3 Reid 1,271 27.9 8,730 07.7 Huynh 615 13.5 12,920 11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,552 113,430 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Menta's 7,503 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jordan-Baird + 3,066 40.9 53,001 46.7 Fletcher 984 13.1 35,326 31.1 Reid 1,372 18.3 10,102 08.9 Huynh 2,081 27.7 15,001 13.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,503 113,430 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Reid's 10,102 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jordan-Baird + 2,298 22.8 55,299 48.8 Fletcher 5,623 55.7 40,949 36.1 Huynh 2,181 21.6 17,182 15.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,102 113,430 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Huynh's 17,182 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JORDAN-BAIRD + 13,081 76.1 68,380 60.3 Fletcher 4,101 23.9 45,050 39.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,182 113,430 10.3 00.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alice Jordan-Baird (born 1993): Elected 2025 Born: 8 April 1993, Melbourne Career: Educated University of Melbourne. 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