Australian division election results
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Wills in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until the present.
Members
Member | Party | Term |
| Bill Bryson | Labor | 1949–1955 |
| Labor (A-C) | 1955–1955 |
| Gordon Bryant | Labor | 1955–1980 |
| Bob Hawke | Labor | 1980–1992 |
| Phil Cleary | Independent | 1992 by–1996 |
| Kelvin Thomson | Labor | 1996–2016 |
| Peter Khalil | Labor | 2016–present |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2022
2022 Australian federal election: Wills[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Peter Khalil | 35,449 | 38.87 | −5.39 |
| Greens | Sarah Jefford | 25,793 | 28.28 | +2.01 |
| Liberal | Tom Wright | 15,771 | 17.29 | −0.76 |
| United Australia | Irene Zivkovic | 3,352 | 3.68 | +0.54 |
| Socialist Alliance | Sue Bolton | 3,096 | 3.39 | +3.39 |
| Victorian Socialists | Emma Black | 2,714 | 2.98 | −1.53 |
| One Nation | Jill Tindal | 2,554 | 2.80 | +2.80 |
| Animal Justice | Leah Horsfall | 1,680 | 1.84 | −1.92 |
| Australian Federation | Sam Sergi | 789 | 0.87 | +0.87 |
Total formal votes | 91,198 | 94.95 | −0.77 |
Informal votes | 4,855 | 5.05 | +0.77 |
Turnout | 96,053 | 88.61 | −2.55 |
Notional two-party-preferred count |
| Labor | Peter Khalil | 69,104 | 75.77 | +0.06 |
| Liberal | Tom Wright | 22,094 | 24.23 | −0.06 |
Two-candidate-preferred result |
| Labor | Peter Khalil | 53,415 | 58.57 | +0.10 |
| Greens | Sarah Jefford | 37,783 | 41.43 | −0.10 |
| Labor hold | Swing | +0.10 | |
Elections in the 2010s
2019
2019 Australian federal election: Wills[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Peter Khalil | 42,355 | 44.08 | +6.17 |
| Greens | Adam Pulford | 25,575 | 26.62 | −4.29 |
| Liberal | Peter Killin | 17,241 | 17.94 | −3.60 |
| Victorian Socialists | Sue Bolton | 4,344 | 4.52 | +4.52 |
| Animal Justice | Chris Miles | 3,596 | 3.74 | +2.08 |
| United Australia | Manju Venkat | 2,979 | 3.10 | +3.10 |
Total formal votes | 96,090 | 95.77 | +2.61 |
Informal votes | 4,243 | 4.23 | −2.61 |
Turnout | 100,333 | 90.67 | +3.25 |
Notional two-party-preferred count |
| Labor | Peter Khalil | 72,888 | 75.85 | +4.18 |
| Liberal | Peter Killin | 23,202 | 24.15 | −4.18 |
Two-candidate-preferred result |
| Labor | Peter Khalil | 55,898 | 58.17 | +3.24 |
| Greens | Adam Pulford | 40,192 | 41.83 | −3.24 |
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.24 | |
2016
2016 Australian federal election: Wills[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Peter Khalil | 35,431 | 37.65 | −7.49 |
| Greens | Samantha Ratnam | 29,017 | 30.83 | +8.60 |
| Liberal | Kevin Hong | 20,634 | 21.93 | −0.91 |
| Sex Party | Tristram Chellew | 2,608 | 2.77 | +0.16 |
| Independent | Francesco Timpano | 1,832 | 1.95 | +1.95 |
| Animal Justice | Camille Sydow | 1,578 | 1.68 | +1.68 |
| Drug Law Reform | Ash Blackwell | 1,287 | 1.37 | +1.37 |
| Renewable Energy | Dougal Gillman | 778 | 0.83 | +0.83 |
| Socialist Alliance | Zane Alcorn | 648 | 0.69 | −0.44 |
| Socialist Equality | Will Fulgenzi | 295 | 0.31 | +0.31 |
Total formal votes | 94,108 | 93.25 | −1.22 |
Informal votes | 6,807 | 6.75 | +1.22 |
Turnout | 100,915 | 88.64 | −2.29 |
Notional two-party-preferred count |
| Labor | Peter Khalil | 67,037 | 71.23 | +0.47 |
| Liberal | Kevin Hong | 27,071 | 28.77 | −0.47 |
Two-candidate-preferred result |
| Labor | Peter Khalil | 51,646 | 54.88 | −10.32 |
| Greens | Samantha Ratnam | 42,462 | 45.12 | +10.32 |
| Labor hold | Swing | −10.32 | |
2013
2013 Australian federal election: Wills[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Kelvin Thomson | 40,931 | 45.14 | −6.07 |
| Liberal | Shilpa Hegde | 20,710 | 22.84 | +0.04 |
| Greens | Tim Read | 20,157 | 22.23 | +0.12 |
| Sex Party | Adrian Trajstman | 2,363 | 2.61 | +2.51 |
| Palmer United | Anne Murray-Dufoulon | 2,158 | 2.38 | +2.38 |
| Independent | Dean O'Callaghan | 2,040 | 2.25 | +2.25 |
| Family First | Concetta Giglia | 1,285 | 1.42 | −0.15 |
| Socialist Alliance | Margarita Windisch | 1,024 | 1.13 | +0.30 |
Total formal votes | 90,668 | 94.47 | +0.45 |
Informal votes | 5,304 | 5.53 | −0.45 |
Turnout | 95,972 | 90.97 | −0.16 |
Notional two-party-preferred count |
| Labor | Kelvin Thomson | 64,161 | 70.76 | −2.77 |
| Liberal | Shilpa Hegde | 26,507 | 29.24 | +2.77 |
Two-candidate-preferred result |
| Labor | Kelvin Thomson | 59,118 | 65.20 | −7.44 |
| Greens | Tim Read | 31,550 | 34.80 | +34.80 |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
2010
Elections in the 2000s
2007
2007 Australian federal election: Wills Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Kelvin Thomson | 49,050 | 56.89 | +3.07 |
| Liberal | Claude Tomisich | 21,166 | 24.55 | -4.15 |
| Greens | David Collis | 11,912 | 13.82 | +0.82 |
| Democrats | Edward Clarke | 2,005 | 2.33 | +0.91 |
| Family First | Ihab Kelada | 1,233 | 1.43 | -0.12 |
| Socialist Alliance | Zane Alcorn | 624 | 0.72 | -0.34 |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Craig Isherwood | 227 | 0.26 | -0.19 |
Total formal votes | 86,217 | 95.67 | +1.17 |
Informal votes | 3,902 | 4.33 | −1.17 |
Turnout | 90,119 | 93.69 | +0.70 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Kelvin Thomson | 62,432 | 72.41 | +5.51 |
| Liberal | Claude Tomisich | 23,785 | 27.59 | -5.51 |
| Labor hold | Swing | +5.51 | |
2004
2004 Australian federal election: Wills Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Kelvin Thomson | 44,158 | 53.82 | -2.22 |
| Liberal | Blair Hamilton | 23,549 | 28.70 | +3.23 |
| Greens | Toby Archer | 10,663 | 13.00 | +4.72 |
| Family First | Deborah Suraci | 1,275 | 1.55 | +1.55 |
| Democrats | Robert Stone | 1,163 | 1.42 | -4.81 |
| Socialist Alliance | David Glanz | 867 | 1.06 | +1.06 |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Noelene Isherwood | 373 | 0.45 | -1.04 |
Total formal votes | 82,048 | 94.50 | −0.15 |
Informal votes | 4,772 | 5.50 | +0.15 |
Turnout | 86,820 | 92.99 | −0.80 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Kelvin Thomson | 54,893 | 66.90 | -3.67 |
| Liberal | Blair Hamilton | 27,155 | 33.10 | +3.67 |
| Labor hold | Swing | -3.67 | |
2001
2001 Australian federal election: Wills Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Kelvin Thomson | 44,019 | 56.03 | -7.93 |
| Liberal | Vytautas Valasinavicius | 21,030 | 26.77 | +1.08 |
| Greens | Richard Di Natale | 6,081 | 7.74 | +7.74 |
| Democrats | Robert Stone | 5,036 | 6.41 | +0.70 |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Craig Isherwood | 1,367 | 1.74 | +1.19 |
| Socialist Alliance | David Glanz | 1,036 | 1.32 | +1.32 |
Total formal votes | 78,569 | 94.81 | −0.92 |
Informal votes | 4,302 | 5.19 | +0.92 |
Turnout | 82,871 | 93.93 | |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Kelvin Thomson | 54,542 | 69.42 | -1.54 |
| Liberal | Vytautas Valasinavicius | 24,027 | 30.56 | +1.54 |
| Labor hold | Swing | -1.54 | |
Elections in the 1990s
1998
1998 Australian federal election: Wills Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Kelvin Thomson | 50,507 | 63.96 | +13.98 |
| Liberal | David Curry | 20,280 | 25.68 | +4.45 |
| Democrats | Robert Stone | 4,507 | 5.71 | +2.11 |
| Progressive Labour | Bill Deller | 1,875 | 2.37 | +2.37 |
| Unity | Randa Abdel-Fattah | 1,363 | 1.73 | +1.73 |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Andrew Fox | 435 | 0.55 | +0.55 |
Total formal votes | 78,967 | 95.73 | −0.62 |
Informal votes | 3,520 | 4.27 | +0.62 |
Turnout | 82,487 | 94.55 | −0.44 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Kelvin Thomson | 56,033 | 70.96 | +15.19 |
| Liberal | David Curry | 22,934 | 29.04 | +29.04 |
| Labor hold | Swing | +15.19 | |
1996
1996 Australian federal election: Wills [6][7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Kelvin Thomson | 39,014 | 49.98 | +4.37 |
| Independent | Phil Cleary | 17,747 | 22.74 | −2.73 |
| Liberal | Jack Minas | 16,576 | 21.24 | −3.30 |
| Democrats | Robert Stone | 2,811 | 3.60 | +1.49 |
| Independent | Sharon Keppel | 1,399 | 1.79 | +1.79 |
| Natural Law | Martin Richardson | 316 | 0.40 | −0.01 |
| Independent CEC | Craig Isherwood | 196 | 0.25 | +0.25 |
Total formal votes | 78,059 | 96.35 | −0.11 |
Informal votes | 2,957 | 3.65 | +0.11 |
Turnout | 81,016 | 94.99 | −0.27 |
Notional two-party-preferred count |
| Labor | Kelvin Thomson | 56,067 | 72.21 | +12.29 |
| Liberal | Jack Minas | 21,574 | 27.79 | −12.29 |
Two-candidate-preferred result |
| Labor | Kelvin Thomson | 43,394 | 55.77 | +4.10 |
| Independent | Phil Cleary | 34,417 | 44.23 | −4.10 |
| Labor gain from Independent | Swing | +4.10 | |
The division was affected by a redistribution, however it is unclear what effect the new boundaries had on Cleary's margin. The swing compares the margin with the 1993 election without any notional adjustment.[6]
1993
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1993 Australian federal election: Wills Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Bill Kardamitsis | 29,499 | 41.88 | -6.80 |
| Independent | Phil Cleary | 20,721 | 29.42 | +29.42 |
| Liberal | Jack Minas | 17,386 | 24.68 | -9.80 |
| Democrats | Robert Stone | 1,474 | 2.09 | -7.48 |
| Independent | Katheryne Savage | 652 | 0.93 | +0.93 |
| | Ken Mantell | 271 | 0.38 | +0.38 |
| Imperial British | Cecil G. Murgatroyd | 219 | 0.31 | -0.17 |
| Natural Law | John Price | 212 | 0.30 | +0.30 |
Total formal votes | 70,434 | 96.64 | +2.99 |
Informal votes | 2,451 | 3.36 | −2.99 |
Turnout | 72,885 | 95.26 | |
Notional two-party-preferred count |
| Labor | Bill Kardamitsis | 49,311 | 70.20 | +12.27 |
| Liberal | Jack Minas | 20,932 | 29.80 | −12.27 |
Two-candidate-preferred result |
| Independent | Phil Cleary | 36,816 | 52.42 | +52.42 |
| Labor | Bill Kardamitsis | 33,412 | 47.58 | -10.30 |
| Independent gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |
Bob Hawke (Labor) had won the seat at the 1990 election, however he resigned in 1992 and Phil Cleary (Independent) won the seat at the resulting by-election.
1992 by-election
Wills by-election, 1992[8][9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Phil Cleary | 21,391 | 33.5 | +33.5 |
| Labor | Bill Kardamitsis | 18,784 | 29.4 | -19.3 |
| Liberal | John Delacretaz | 17,582 | 27.6 | -6.9 |
| Independent | Katheryne Savage | 1,660 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Democrats | David Mackay | 1,383 | 2.2 | -7.4 |
| Against Further Immigration | Angela Walker | 577 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Independent | Geraldine Rawson | 453 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Independent | Ian Sykes | 364 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| Federal | Stan Germaine | 280 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Imperial British | Cecil G. Murgatroyd | 258 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Independent | Salvatore Ferraro | 221 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Independent | Bob Lewis | 216 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Socialist Labour League | Richard Phillips | 136 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Independent | Bill French | 90 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Independent | Kon Kyrou | 81 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Independent | Julien Droulers | 68 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Patricia Poulos | 61 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Independent | John Murray | 54 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Independent | Chris Vassis | 43 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Republican | Otto Kuhne | 35 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Independent | Will Kapphan | 34 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Independent | Felicia Potter | 30 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
Total formal votes | 63,801 | 93.6 | +0.00 |
Informal votes | 4,348 | 6.4 | +0.00 |
Turnout | 68,149 | 89.4 | −4.9 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Bill Kardamitis | 40,416 | 63.8 | +5.9 |
| Liberal | John Delacretaz | 22,942 | 36.2 | −5.9 |
Two-candidate-preferred result |
| Independent | Phil Cleary | 41,708 | 65.7 | +65.7 |
| Labor | Bill Kardamitsis | 21,772 | 34.3 | -23.6 |
| Independent gain from Labor | |
1990
Elections in the 1980s
1987
1987 Australian federal election: Wills Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Bob Hawke | 35,849 | 61.8 | -4.7 |
| Liberal | Olga Venables | 15,318 | 26.4 | +3.0 |
| Democrats | Ken Eley | 3,729 | 6.4 | +2.4 |
| Independent | Fast Bucks | 1,400 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| Independent | Lyn Teather | 1,092 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Independent | Ian Sykes | 650 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
Total formal votes | 58,038 | 91.4 | |
Informal votes | 5,480 | 8.6 | |
Turnout | 63,518 | 93.3 | |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Bob Hawke | 40,519 | 69.9 | -0.4 |
| Liberal | Olga Venables | 17,432 | 30.1 | +0.4 |
| Labor hold | Swing | -0.4 | |
1984
1984 Australian federal election: Wills Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Bob Hawke | 38,846 | 66.5 | +1.5 |
| Liberal | Victor Perton | 13,649 | 23.4 | -1.1 |
| Democrats | Peter Allan | 2,350 | 4.0 | -2.3 |
| Independent | Mark Ferguson | 1,360 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Independent | Lance Hutchinson | 1,056 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Democratic Labor | Gloria Brook | 856 | 1.5 | -0.2 |
| Independent | Martin Mantell | 242 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Independent | Glen Mann | 81 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
Total formal votes | 58,440 | 89.2 | |
Informal votes | 7,097 | 10.8 | |
Turnout | 65,537 | 94.2 | |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Bob Hawke | 40,986 | 70.3 | -1.2 |
| Liberal | Victor Perton | 17,352 | 29.7 | +1.2 |
| Labor hold | Swing | -1.2 | |
1983
1980
Elections in the 1970s
1977
1975
1974
1972
Elections in the 1960s
1969
1966
1963
1961
Elections in the 1950s
1958
1955
1954
1951
Elections in the 1940s
1949
References
- ^ Wills, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Wills, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Wills, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ 2013 results for Wills, AEC.
- ^ "2010 results for Wills". AEC.
- ^ a b "1996 House of Representatives: Victoria". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "1996 Two Party Preferred Statistics V1_9.XLS". 1993, 1996 and 1998 election statistics. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Wills (Vic) By-Election (11 April 1992)". Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
- ^ "By-Elections 1990-1993". Psephos.
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