ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF JAGAJAGA, VICTORIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Macleod, Watsonia -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: Notional majority: ALP over Liberal 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,986 Votes cast: 61,169 95.6 Informal votes: 4,982 08.1 Formal votes: 56,187 91.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Len Moore DLP 2,106 03.7 +01.9 Peter Lovell AD 3,038 05.4 +00.0 Nino de Tress 357 00.6 Frederick Garratt Lib 20,905 37.2 +01.6 Peter STAPLES * ALP 29,781 53.0 -02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total -------------------------------------------------------------------- Staples was member for Diamond Valley 1983-84 (Diamond Valley was abolished at the 1984 redistribution). -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: De Tress's 357 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Moore 57 16.0 2,163 03.8 Lovell 132 37.0 3,170 05.6 Garratt 98 27.5 21,003 37.4 STAPLES * 70 19.6 29,851 53.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 357 56,187 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Moore's 2,163 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lovell 1,365 63.5 4,535 08.1 Garratt 496 23.1 21,499 38.3 STAPLES * 289 13.4 30,140 53.7 (exhausted 13 13 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,163 56,187 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Lovell's 4,535 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garratt 3,145 69.5 24,644 43.9 STAPLES * 1,378 30.5 31,518 56.1 (exhausted 12 25 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,535 56,187 06.1 02.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Richard Staples (born 1947): Elected 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Macleod, Watsonia -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 64,209 +03.5 Votes cast: 61,176 95.3 -00.3 Informal votes: 3,242 05.3 -02.8 Formal votes: 57,934 94.7 +02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard McCallum AD 5,023 08.7 +03.3 Lynette Manning 757 01.3 Peter STAPLES * ALP 29,698 51.3 -01.7 Laurie Kirwan NPA 977 01.7 John Pasquarelli Lib 21,479 37.1 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Manning's 757 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCallum 362 48.1 5,385 09.3 STAPLES * 173 23.0 29,871 51.6 Kirwan 96 12.8 1,073 01.9 Pasquarelli 121 16.1 21,600 37.3 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 757 57,934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Kirwan's 1,073 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCallum 189 17.8 5,574 09.6 STAPLES * 107 10.1 29,978 51.8 Pasquarelli 767 72.2 22,367 38.6 (exhausted 10 15 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,073 57,934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McCallum's 5,574 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- STAPLES * 3,720 67.1 33,698 58.2 Pasquarelli 1,824 32.9 24,191 41.8 (exhausted 30 45 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,574 57,934 08.2 02.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Richard Staples (born 1947): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987 Minister for Consumer Affairs 24 July 1987 to 15 February 1988 Minister for Housing and Aged Care from 15 February 1988 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Eltham, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Watsonia -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.2 Effect of 1989 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,544 +09.9 Votes cast: 67,635 95.9 -00.6 Informal votes: 2,009 03.0 -02.3 Formal votes: 65,626 97.0 +02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Peter Staples * ALP 26,510 40.4 -10.9 Colin Arnold CTA 1,647 02.5 Fred Garrett Lib 26,513 40.4 +03.3 Robert Morris 748 01.1 Howard McCallum AD 10,208 15.6 +06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,626 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Morris's 748 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Staples * 104 14.0 26,614 40.6 Arnold 131 17.7 1,778 02.7 Garrett 163 22.0 26,676 40.7 McCallum 344 46.4 10,552 16.1 (exhausted 6 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 748 65,626 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Arnold's 1,778 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Staples * 553 31.2 27,167 41.4 Garrett 921 52.0 27,597 42.1 McCallum 298 16.8 10,850 16.5 (exhausted 6 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,778 65,626 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McCallum's 10,850 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- STAPLES * 7,317 68.1 34,484 52.6 Garrett 3,432 31.9 31,029 47.4 (exhausted 101 113 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,850 65,626 02.6 05.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Richard Staples (born 1947): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 Minister for Housing and Aged Care to 7 May 1990 Minister for Aged, Family and Health Services from 7 May 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Eltham, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Watsonia -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,117 +02.2 Votes cast: 69,796 96.8 +00.9 Informal votes: 2,225 03.2 +00.2 Formal votes: 67,571 96.8 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Vassis 843 01.3 Richard Fitzherbert 260 00.4 Hon Peter STAPLES * ALP 33,881 50.1 +09.8 Doreen O'Kane CTA 436 00.6 -01.9 Angela Walker 842 01.2 Eric Kirkwood 344 00.5 Alistair Urquhart Lib 27,441 40.6 +00.2 Bob West AD 2,137 03.2 -12.4 Gary Foley 592 00.9 Sue Griffiths 795 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,571 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Fitzherbert's 260 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vassis 129 49.6 972 01.4 STAPLES * 37 14.2 33,918 50.2 O'Kane 20 07.7 456 00.7 Walker 12 04.6 854 01.3 Kirkwood 3 01.2 347 00.5 Urquhart 21 08.1 27,462 40.6 West 19 07.3 2,156 03.2 Foley 18 06.9 610 00.9 Griffiths 1 00.4 796 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 260 67,571 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Kirkwood's 347 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vassis 18 05.2 990 01.5 STAPLES * 20 05.8 33,938 50.2 O'Kane 6 01.7 462 00.7 Walker 26 07.6 880 01.3 Urquhart 245 71.2 27,707 41.0 West 15 04.4 2,171 03.2 Foley 6 01.7 616 00.9 Griffiths 8 02.3 804 01.2 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 347 67,571 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: O'Kane's 462 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vassis 46 10.0 1,036 01.5 STAPLES * 75 16.3 34,013 50.3 Walker 52 11.3 932 01.4 Urquhart 219 47.6 27,926 41.3 West 38 08.3 2,209 03.3 Foley 16 03.5 632 00.9 Griffiths 14 03.0 818 01.2 (exhausted 2 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 462 67,571 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Foley's 632 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vassis 137 21.7 1,173 01.7 STAPLES * 165 26.1 34,178 50.6 Walker 11 01.7 943 01.4 Urquhart 54 08.6 27,980 41.4 West 191 30.3 2,400 03.6 Griffiths 73 11.6 891 01.3 (exhausted 1 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 632 67,571 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Griffiths's 891 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vassis 129 14.6 1,302 01.9 STAPLES * 144 16.3 34,322 50.8 Walker 44 05.0 987 01.5 Urquhart 109 12.3 28,089 41.6 West 458 51.8 2,858 04.2 (exhausted 7 13 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 891 67,571 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Walker's 987 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vassis 152 15.6 1,454 02.2 STAPLES * 202 20.7 34,524 51.1 Urquhart 459 47.1 28,548 42.3 West 162 16.6 3,020 04.5 (exhausted 12 25 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 987 67,571 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Vassis's 1,454 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- STAPLES * 892 62.6 35,416 52.5 Urquhart 163 11.4 28,711 42.5 West 370 26.0 3,390 05.0 (exhausted 29 54 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,454 67,571 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: West's 3,390 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- STAPLES * 2,104 59.8 37,430 55.5 Urquhart 1,353 40.2 30,064 44.5 (exhausted 23 77 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,390 67,571 05.5 02.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Staples (born 1947): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 Minister for Housing, Family Services and Aged Care to 24 March 1993 Staples retired at the 1996 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Bundoora, Eltham, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.5 Effect of redistribution: 02.2 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 83,902 +01.6 Votes cast: 81,290 96.9 +00.1 Informal votes: 2,089 02.6 -00.6 Formal votes: 79,201 97.4 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Newhouse AD 5,496 06.9 +03.7 Susan Coleman Grn 2,609 03.3 Jenny Macklin + ALP 34,977 44.2 -03.7 Paul Tobias AAFI 994 01.3 Chris Vassis 214 00.3 Byron Rigby 249 00.3 Michelle Penson Lib 33,823 42.7 -00.1 Andrew Mackenzie 839 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,201 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Vassis's 214 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newhouse 42 19.8 5,538 07.0 Coleman 20 09.4 2,629 03.3 Macklin + 18 08.5 34,995 44.2 Tobias 30 14.2 1,024 01.3 Rigby 15 07.1 264 00.3 Penson 26 12.3 33,849 42.7 Mackenzie 61 28.8 900 01.1 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 214 79,201 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Rigby's 264 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newhouse 50 19.5 5,588 07.1 Coleman 56 21.8 2,685 03.4 Macklin + 35 13.6 35,030 44.2 Tobias 33 12.8 1,057 01.3 Penson 54 21.0 33,903 42.8 Mackenzie 29 11.3 929 01.2 (exhausted 7 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 264 79,201 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Mackenzie's 929 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newhouse 397 43.3 5,985 07.6 Coleman 132 14.4 2,817 03.6 Macklin + 117 12.8 35,147 44.4 Tobias 60 06.6 1,117 01.4 Penson 210 22.9 34,113 43.1 (exhausted 13 22 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 929 79,201 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Tobias's 1,117 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newhouse 276 24.9 6,261 07.9 Coleman 257 23.2 3,074 03.9 Macklin + 255 23.0 35,402 44.7 Penson 321 28.9 34,434 43.5 (exhausted 8 30 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,117 79,201 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Coleman's 3,074 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newhouse 2,091 68.9 8,352 10.6 Macklin + 645 21.2 36,047 45.6 Penson 301 09.9 34,735 43.9 (exhausted 37 67 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,074 79,201 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Newhouse's 8,352 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACKLIN + 5,503 68.4 41,550 52.7 Penson 2,545 31.6 37,280 47.3 (exhausted 304 371 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,352 79,201 02.7 00.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer Louise Macklin (born 1953): Elected 1996 Born 29 December 1953, Brisbane Career: Educated Melbourne University. Co-ordinator Labor Resource Centre, Melbourne, 1981-85. Adviser to Hon Dr Neal Blewett MP 1985- 88, Hon Brian Howe MP 1990-93. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Bundoora, Eltham, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,645 +02.1 Votes cast: 82,808 96.7 -00.2 Informal votes: 2,137 02.6 00.0 Formal votes: 80,671 97.4 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robyn Roberts Grn 2,633 03.3 00.0 Ray Mason ON 1,971 02.4 Jenny Macklin * ALP 38,842 48.1 +04.0 Steve Griffith 265 00.3 John McPherson AD 4,732 05.9 -01.1 Grant Walters 468 00.6 Tony Raunic Lib 31,760 39.4 -03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,671 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Griffith's 265 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roberts 72 27.2 2,705 03.4 Mason 16 06.0 1,987 02.5 Macklin * 60 22.6 38,902 48.2 McPherson 54 20.4 4,786 05.9 Walters 24 09.1 492 00.6 Raunic 39 14.7 31,799 39.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 265 80,671 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Walters's 492 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roberts 90 18.3 2,795 03.5 Mason 7 01.4 1,994 02.5 Macklin * 165 33.5 39,067 48.3 McPherson 96 19.5 4,882 06.1 Raunic 134 27.2 31,933 39.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 492 80,671 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Mason's 1,994 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roberts 539 27.0 3,334 04.1 Macklin * 547 27.4 39,614 49.1 McPherson 244 12.2 5,126 06.4 Raunic 664 33.3 32,597 40.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,994 80,671 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Roberts's 3,334 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACKLIN * 1,349 40.5 40,963 50.8 McPherson 1,568 47.0 6,694 08.3 Raunic 417 12.5 33,014 40.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,334 80,671 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: McPherson's 6,694 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACKLIN * 4,137 61.8 45,100 55.9 Raunic 2,557 38.2 35,571 44.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,694 80,671 05.9 03.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer Louise Macklin (born 1953): Elected 1996, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Bundoora, Eltham, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 87,833 +02.6 Votes cast: 84,254 95.9 -00.8 Informal votes: 3,070 03.6 +01.0 Formal votes: 81,184 96.4 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Peter Wigg AD 5,421 06.7 +00.8 Paul Gallagher 266 00.3 Brett Jones Lib 32,619 40.2 +00.8 Samantha Roberts Grn 5,178 06.4 +03.1 Jenny Macklin * ALP 37,027 45.6 -02.5 Gary Schorel-Hlavka 673 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 81,184 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gallagher's 266 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wigg 80 30.1 5,501 06.8 Jones 62 23.3 32,681 40.3 Roberts 37 13.9 5,215 06.4 Macklin * 32 12.0 37,059 45.6 Schorel-Hlavka 55 20.7 728 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 266 81,184 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Schorel-Hlavka's 728 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wigg 164 22.5 5,665 07.0 Jones 157 21.6 32,838 40.4 Roberts 230 31.6 5,445 06.7 Macklin * 177 24.3 37,236 45.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 728 81,184 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Roberts's 5,445 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wigg 3,233 59.4 8,898 11.0 Jones 460 08.4 33,298 41.0 Macklin * 1,752 32.2 38,988 48.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,445 81,184 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Wigg's 8,898 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones 2,716 30.5 36,014 44.4 MACKLIN * 6,182 69.5 45,170 55.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,898 81,184 05.6 00.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer Louise Macklin (born 1953): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001 Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 22 November 2001 Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 22 November 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Bundoora, Eltham, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.6 Effect of redistribution: 00.2 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 93,294 +06.2 Votes cast: 89,086 95.5 -00.4 Informal votes: 3,549 04.0 +00.4 Formal votes: 85,537 96.0 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer Barton FF 1,956 02.3 Jenny Macklin * ALP 38,303 44.8 -00.3 Woody Inman Lib 36,210 42.3 +01.9 Stephen Lele 162 00.2 Cate Hayward AD 983 01.1 -00.2 Gary Schorel-Hlavka 285 00.3 Don Ardin Grn 7,111 08.3 +01.7 Barry Minister 527 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85,537 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lele's 162 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barton 19 11.7 1,975 02.3 Macklin * 22 13.6 38,325 44.8 Inman 47 29.0 36,257 42.4 Hayward 23 14.2 1,006 01.2 Schorel-Hlavka 13 08.0 298 00.4 Ardin 17 10.5 7,128 08.3 Minister 21 13.0 548 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 162 85,537 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Schorel-Hlavka's 298 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barton 40 13.4 2,015 02.4 Macklin * 56 18.8 38,381 44.9 Inman 41 13.8 36,298 42.4 Hayward 34 11.4 1,040 01.2 Ardin 51 17.1 7,179 08.4 Minister 76 25.5 624 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 298 85,537 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Minister's 624 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barton 185 29.7 2,200 02.6 Macklin * 110 17.6 38,491 45.0 Inman 147 23.6 36,445 42.6 Hayward 49 07.9 1,089 01.3 Ardin 133 21.3 7,312 08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 624 85,537 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hayward's 1,089 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barton 113 10.4 2,313 02.7 Macklin * 291 26.7 38,782 45.3 Inman 262 24.1 36,707 42.9 Ardin 423 38.8 7,735 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,089 85,537 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Barton's 2,313 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Macklin * 843 36.1 39,616 46.3 Inman 1,085 46.9 37,792 44.2 Ardin 394 17.0 8,129 09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,313 85,537 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Ardin's 8,129 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACKLIN * 6,915 85.1 46,531 54.4 Inman 1,214 14.9 39,006 45.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,129 85,537 04.4 01.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer Louise Macklin (born 1953): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 Deputy Leader of the Opposition to 4 December 2006 Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party to 4 December 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Eltham, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Montmorency -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 93,740 +00.5 Votes cast: 89,731 95.7 +00.2 Informal votes: 2,196 02.5 -01.5 Formal votes: 87,535 97.5 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Lele 496 00.6 Jenny Macklin * ALP 42,154 48.2 +03.4 Lisa Hodgson Grn 8,971 10.3 +01.9 Andrew Conlon FF 2,065 02.4 +00.1 Dr Conrad D'Souza Lib 32,870 37.6 -04.8 Jason Graham AD 979 01.1 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 87,535 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lele's 496 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Macklin * 293 59.1 42,447 48.5 Hodgson 82 16.5 9,053 10.3 Conlon 46 09.3 2,111 02.4 D'Souza 38 07.7 32,908 37.6 Graham 37 07.5 1,016 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 496 87,535 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Graham's 1,016 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Macklin * 279 27.5 42,726 48.8 Hodgson 406 40.0 9,459 10.8 Conlon 95 09.4 2,206 02.5 D'Souza 236 23.2 33,144 37.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,016 87,535 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Conlon's 2,206 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Macklin * 497 22.5 43,223 49.4 Hodgson 408 18.5 9,867 11.3 D'Souza 1,301 59.0 34,445 39.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,206 87,535 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hodgson's 9,867 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACKLIN * 8,407 85.2 51,630 59.0 D'Souza 1,460 14.8 35,905 41.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9,867 87,535 09.0 04.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer Louise Macklin (born 1953): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs from 3 December 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Eltham, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Montmorency -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 95,202 +01.6 Votes cast: 89,499 94.0 -01.7 Informal votes: 3,556 04.0 +01.5 Formal votes: 85,943 96.0 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Sgarlata FF 2,109 02.5 +00.1 Hon Jenny Macklin * ALP 40,682 47.3 -00.8 Joh Bauch Lib 29,745 34.6 -02.9 Chris Kearney Grn 12,847 15.0 +04.7 Peter Harris 560 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85,943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Harris's 560 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sgarlata 82 14.6 2,191 02.6 Macklin * 120 21.4 40,802 47.5 Bauch 88 15.7 29,833 34.7 Kearney 270 48.2 13,117 15.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 560 85,943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Sgarlata's 2,191 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Macklin * 701 32.0 41,503 48.3 Bauch 1,062 48.5 30,895 36.0 Kearney 428 19.5 13,545 15.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,191 85,943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Kearney's 13,545 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACKLIN * 11,365 83.9 52,868 61.5 Bauch 2,180 16.1 33,075 38.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,545 85,943 11.5 02.5 to Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer Louise Macklin (born 1953): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to 14 December 2011 Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs from 14 December 2011 Minister for Disability Reform from 14 December 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Eltham, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Montmorency -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 11.5 Effect of 2010 redistribution: 00.3 shift to Liberal 2013 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 101,162 +06.3 Votes cast: 95,154 94.1 +00.1 Informal votes: 3,549 03.7 -00.3 Formal votes: 91,605 96.3 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicholas Wallis ASP 2,565 02.8 Tahlia Eadie FF 1,490 01.6 -00.9 Hon Jenny Macklin * ALP 34,813 38.0 -09.0 Kitten Snape PUP 2,452 02.7 Chris Kearney Grn 11,863 13.0 -01.9 Nick McGowan Lib 38,422 41.9 +07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 91,605 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Eadie's 1,490 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wallis 192 12.9 2,757 03.0 Macklin * 318 21.3 35,131 38.4 Snape 277 18.6 2,729 03.0 Kearney 177 11.9 12,040 13.1 McGowan 526 35.3 38,948 42.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,490 91,605 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Snape's 2,729 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wallis 685 25.1 3,442 03.8 Macklin * 667 24.4 35,798 39.1 Kearney 513 18.8 12,553 13.7 McGowan 864 31.7 39,812 43.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,729 91,605 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wallis's 3,442 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Macklin * 1,342 39.0 37,140 40.5 Kearney 1,437 41.8 13,990 15.3 McGowan 663 19.3 40,475 44.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,442 91,605 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Kearney's 13,990 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACKLIN * 11,529 82.4 48,669 53.1 McGowan 2,461 17.6 42,936 46.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,990 91,605 03.1 08.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer Louise Macklin (born 1953): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013 Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to 18 September 2013 Minister for Disability Reform to 18 September 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Eltham, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Montmorency -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 103,132 +01.9 Votes cast: 95,002 92.1 -02.0 Informal votes: 2,572 02.7 -01.0 Formal votes: 92,430 97.3 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Jenny Macklin * ALP 36,238 39.2 +01.2 Jessica Ward FF 2,341 02.5 +00.9 David Mulholland Lib 37,920 41.1 -00.9 Hugh McKinnon Grn 13,696 14.8 +01.8 Nathan Schram AJP 2,235 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 92,430 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Schram's 2,216 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Macklin * 491 22.0 36,729 39.7 Ward 433 19.4 2,774 03.0 Mulholland 339 15.2 38,259 41.4 McKinnon 972 43.5 14,668 15.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,216 92,430 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Ward's 2,774 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Macklin * 748 27.0 37,477 40.6 Mulholland 1,345 48.5 39,604 42.9 McKinnon 681 24.6 15,349 16.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,774 92,430 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McKinnon's 15,349 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACKLIN * 13,059 85.1 50,536 54.7 Mulholland 2,290 14.9 41,894 45.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,349 92,430 04.7 01.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer Louise Macklin (born 1953): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 Macklin retired at the 2019 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Diamond Creek, Greensborough, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Montmorency -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 04.7 Effect of 2018 redistribution: 00.9 shift to Labor 2019 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 107,553 +04.3 Votes cast: 100,936 93.9 -01.8 Informal votes: 3,169 03.1 +00.1 Formal votes: 97,767 96.9 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maria Rigoni UAP 3,652 03.7 Kate Thwaites + ALP 41,086 42.0 +00.9 Jeff Truscott RUA 1,345 01.4 Richard Welch Lib 37,755 38.6 -01.5 Paul Kennedy Grn 13,929 14.3 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 97,767 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Truscott's 1,345 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rigoni 567 42.2 4,219 04.3 Thwaites + 246 18.3 41,332 42.3 Welch 372 27.7 38,127 39.0 Kennedy 160 11.9 14,089 14.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,345 97,767 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Rigoni's 4,219 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thwaites + 1,290 30.6 42,622 43.6 Welch 2,194 52.0 40,321 41.2 Kennedy 735 17.4 14,824 15.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,219 97,767 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Kennedy's 14,824 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- THWAITES + 12,682 85.6 55,304 56.6 Welch 2,142 14.4 42,463 43.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,824 97,767 06.6 01.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kate Lynne Thwaites (born 1980): Elected 2019 Born 19 January 1980, Melbourne Career: Educated RMIT University. Television and radio journalist. Adviser to Hon Jenny Macklin MHR. Communications director, Victorian Department of Health and Human Services. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Eltham, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Montmorency, Research -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 06.6 Effect of 2021 redistribution: 00.7 shift to Liberal 2022 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 113,162 +05.3 Votes cast: 105,246 93.0 -00.9 Informal votes: 4,003 03.8 +00.7 Formal votes: 101,243 96.2 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kate Thwaites * ALP 41,412 40.9 +00.0 Brendan Palmarini AFP 764 00.8 Allison Zelinka UAP 3,493 03.5 -00.0 Zahra Mustaf 3,150 03.7 Maya Tesa LDP 3,760 03.7 Liz Chase Grn 16,855 16.7 +02.3 John Booker PHON 2,274 02.3 Sahil Tomar Lib 29,535 29.2 -10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 101,243 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Palmarini's 764 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thwaites * 129 16.9 41,541 41.0 Zelinka 132 17.3 3,625 03.6 Mustaf 124 16.2 3,274 03.2 Tesa 137 17.9 3,897 03.9 Chase 64 08.4 16,919 16.7 Booker 103 13.5 2,377 02.4 Tomar 75 09.8 29,610 29.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 764 101,243 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Booker's 2,377 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thwaites * 194 08.2 41,735 41.2 Zelinka 1,030 43.3 4,655 04.6 Mustaf 234 09.8 3,508 03.5 Tesa 468 19.7 4,365 04.3 Chase 137 05.8 17,056 16.9 Tomar 314 13.3 29,924 29.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,377 101,243 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Mustaf's 3,508 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thwaites * 945 26.9 42,680 42.2 Zelinka 498 14.2 5,153 05.1 Tesa 395 11.3 4,760 04.7 Chase 1,295 36.9 18,351 18.1 Tomar 375 10.7 30,299 29.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,508 101,243 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Tesa's 4,760 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thwaites * 422 08.9 43,102 42.6 Zelinka 2,630 55.3 7,783 07.7 Chase 382 08.0 18,733 18.5 Tomar 1,326 27.9 31,625 31.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,760 101,243 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Zelinka's 7,783 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thwaites * 2,270 29.2 45,372 44.8 Chase 1,549 19.9 20,282 20.0 Tomar 3,964 50.9 35,589 35.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,783 101,243 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Chase's 20,282 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- THWAITES * 17,750 87.5 63,122 62.4 Tomar 2,532 12.5 38,121 37.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,282 101,243 12.4 06.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kate Lynne Thwaites (born 1980): Elected 2019, 2022 Assistant Minister for Ageing from 29 July 2024 Assistant Minister for Social Security from 29 July 2024 Assistant Minister for Women from 29 July 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Eltham, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Montmorency, Research -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 12.3 Effect of 2024 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 121,269 +07.2 Votes cast: 114,387 94.3 +01.3 Informal votes: 3,288 02.9 -00.9 Formal votes: 111,099 97.1 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Mohamed 1,518 01.4 Rae Rancie FFA 2,775 02.5 Chris Parr Lib 32,724 29.5 +00.2 Jy Sandford Grn 17,334 15.6 -01.1 Chris Kearney 5,167 04.7 Leslie Ralph PHON 4,297 03.9 +01.6 Hon Kate Thwaites * Labor 47,284 42.6 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 111,099 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Mohamed's 1,518 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rancie 438 28.9 3,213 02.9 Parr 224 14.8 32,948 29.7 Sandford 203 13.4 17,537 15.8 Kearney 358 23.6 5,525 05.0 Ralph 51 03.4 4,348 03.9 Thwaites * 244 16.5 47,528 42.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,518 111,099 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Rancie's 3,213 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parr 1,177 36.6 34,125 30.7 Sandford 282 0.78 17,819 16.0 Kearney 442 13.8 5,967 05.4 Ralph 1,031 32.1 5,379 04.8 Thwaites * 281 08.8 47,809 43.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,213 111,099 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ralph's 5,379 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parr 3,003 55.8 37,128 33.4 Sandford 269 05.0 18,088 16.3 Kearney 1,464 27.2 7,431 06.7 Thwaites * 643 12.0 48,452 43.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,379 111,099 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Kearney's 7,431 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parr 2,054 27.6 39,182 35.3 Sandford 2,995 40.3 21,083 19.0 Thwaites * 2,382 32.1 50,834 45.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,431 111,099 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Sandford's 21,083 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parr 2,059 09.8 41,241 37.1 THWAITES * 19,024 90.2 69,858 62.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,083 111,099 12.9 00.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kate Lynne Thwaites (born 1980): Elected 2019, 2022, 2025 Assistant Minister for Ageing to 13 May 2025 Assistant Minister for Social Security to 13 May 2025 Assistant Minister for Women to 13 May 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------