Electoral results for the Division of Griffith

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Griffith in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1934 until the present.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Francis Baker Labor 1934–1939
  William Conelan Labor 1939–1949
  Doug Berry Liberal 1949–1954
  Wilfred Coutts Labor 1954–1958
  Arthur Chresby Liberal 1958–1961
  Wilfred Coutts Labor 1961–1966
  Don Cameron Liberal 1966–1977
  Ben Humphreys Labor 1977–1996
  Graeme McDougall Liberal 1996–1998
  Kevin Rudd Labor 1998–2013
  Terri Butler Labor 2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2016: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal National Fiona Ward 37,716 41.00 −1.12
Labor Terri Butler 30,524 33.18 −7.22
Greens Karen Anderson 15,710 17.08 +6.83
Liberal Democrats Bronwyn Ablett 1,880 2.04 +2.04
Drug Law Reform John Jiggens 1,789 1.94 +1.94
Liberty Alliance Matt Darragh 1,477 1.61 +1.61
Independent Karel Boele 1,463 1.59 +1.59
Family First Theresa Graham 1,424 1.55 +0.80
Total formal votes 91,983 95.94 +0.71
Informal votes 3,897 4.06 −0.71
Turnout 95,880 90.59 −2.55
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terri Butler 47,464 51.60 −1.50
Liberal National Fiona Ward 44,519 48.40 +1.50
Labor hold Swing −1.50
Griffith by-election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal National Bill Glasson 34,491 44.38 +2.16
Labor Terri Butler 30,023 38.63 −1.73
Greens Geoff Ebbs 7,635 9.82 −0.36
Pirate Melanie Thomas 1,172 1.51 +1.51
Katter's Australian Ray Sawyer 821 1.06 +0.37
Family First Christopher Williams 729 0.94 +0.20
Stable Population Timothy Lawrence 666 0.86 +0.67
Independent Travis Windsor 656 0.84 +0.84
Bullet Train Anthony Ackroyd 602 0.77 +0.77
Independent Karel Boele 504 0.65 +0.65
Secular Anne Reid 424 0.55 +0.04
Total formal votes 77,723 96.82 +1.58
Informal votes 2,552 3.18 −1.58
Turnout 80,275 82.03 −11.11
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Terri Butler 40,229 51.76 −1.25
Liberal National Bill Glasson 37,494 48.24 +1.25
Labor hold Swing −1.25
Australian federal election, 2013: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal National Bill Glasson 36,481 42.22 +6.42
Labor Kevin Rudd 34,878 40.36 −3.72
Greens Geoff Ebbs 8,799 10.18 −5.21
Palmer United Karin Hunter 2,903 3.36 +3.36
Independent Greg Sowden 705 0.82 +0.82
Family First Adam Kertesz 643 0.74 −0.71
Katter's Australian Luke Murray 595 0.69 +0.69
Secular Anne Reid 445 0.51 +0.51
Rise Up Australia Sherrilyn Church 418 0.48 +0.48
Socialist Alliance Liam Flenady 377 0.44 +0.44
Stable Population Jan McNicol 165 0.19 +0.19
Total formal votes 86,409 95.24 +0.13
Informal votes 4,323 4.76 −0.13
Turnout 90,732 93.14 +1.81
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Rudd 45,805 53.01 −5.45
Liberal National Bill Glasson 40,604 46.99 +5.45
Labor hold Swing −5.45
Australian federal election, 2010: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kevin Rudd 35,445 44.08 -9.01
Liberal National Rebecca Docherty 28,784 35.80 +1.82
Greens Emma-Kate Rose 12,378 15.39 +7.54
Liberal Democrats Gregory Romans 1,866 2.32 +2.10
Family First Jesse Webb 1,163 1.45 +0.66
Hamish Chitts 601 0.75 +0.75
CEC Jan Pukallus 175 0.22 +0.22
Total formal votes 80,412 95.11 -2.01
Informal votes 4,137 4.89 +2.01
Turnout 84,549 91.32 -2.30
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Rudd 47,007 58.46 -3.86
Liberal National Rebecca Docherty 33,405 41.54 +3.86
Labor hold Swing -3.86

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kevin Rudd 43,957 53.09 +4.31
Liberal Craig Thomas 28,133 33.98 -3.49
Greens Willy Bach 6,496 7.85 -0.97
Independent P M Howard 2,264 2.73 +2.73
Democrats Rob Cotterill 819 0.99 -0.33
Family First Andrew Hassall 654 0.79 -1.17
Socialist Alliance Jim McIlroy 293 0.35 -0.35
Liberty & Democracy Samantha Myers 182 0.22 +0.22
Total formal votes 82,798 97.12 +1.38
Informal votes 2,457 2.88 -1.38
Turnout 85,255 93.62 -0.20
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Rudd 51,600 62.32 +3.84
Liberal Craig Thomas 31,198 37.68 -3.84
Labor hold Swing +3.84
Australian federal election, 2004: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kevin Rudd 39,247 48.74 +3.20
Liberal Janelle Payne 30,032 37.30 -0.44
Greens Darryl Rosin 7,237 8.99 +3.55
Family First James Turner 1,572 1.95 +1.95
Democrats Bruce Carnwell 1,084 1.35 -1.59
Independent Derek Rosborough 768 0.95 +0.95
Socialist Alliance Lynda Hansen 580 0.72 +0.72
Total formal votes 80,520 95.74 -0.15
Informal votes 3,585 4.26 +0.15
Turnout 84,105 92.47 -2.46
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Rudd 47,207 58.63 +2.48
Liberal Janelle Payne 33,313 41.37 -2.48
Labor hold Swing +2.48
Australian federal election, 2001: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kevin Rudd 40,707 48.57 +4.40
Liberal Ross Vasta 32,249 38.48 -1.79
Democrats David Rendell 3,829 4.57 -0.36
Greens Rob Wilson 2,671 3.19 +0.54
One Nation Edmund McMahon 2,220 2.65 -4.33
National Ann Graham 1,591 1.90 +1.90
Joseph Rooke 547 0.65 +0.65
Total formal votes 83,814 95.82 -1.75
Informal votes 3,660 4.18 +1.75
Turnout 87,474 95.25
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Rudd 46,654 55.66 +3.23
Liberal Ross Vasta 37,160 44.34 -3.23
Labor hold Swing +3.23

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kevin Rudd 35,121 44.17 +2.82
Liberal Graeme McDougall 32,018 40.26 -3.52
One Nation Neil Jorgensen 5,546 6.97 +6.97
Democrats Iain Renton 3,920 4.93 -1.28
Greens Greg George 2,108 2.65 +0.08
Women's Party Jeni Eastwood 807 1.01 -0.23
Total formal votes 79,520 97.56 -0.04
Informal votes 1,986 2.44 +0.04
Turnout 81,506 94.45 -0.31
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Rudd 41,689 52.43 +3.93
Liberal Graeme McDougall 37,831 47.57 -3.93
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.93
Australian federal election, 1996: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Graeme McDougall 33,262 43.78 +7.42
Labor Kevin Rudd 31,407 41.34 -6.89
Democrats Iain Renton 4,714 6.21 +1.62
National David Stone 2,818 3.71 +0.19
Greens Barry Wilson 1,951 2.57 -1.60
Women's Party Jeni Eastwood 947 1.25 +1.25
Independent Gary Holland 401 0.53 +0.53
Independent Coral Wynter 296 0.39 -0.49
Indigenous Peoples John Leslie 172 0.23 +0.08
Total formal votes 75,968 97.59 +0.17
Informal votes 1,878 2.41 -0.17
Turnout 77,846 94.76 +0.42
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graeme McDougall 38,981 51.47 +7.37
Labor Kevin Rudd 36,761 48.53 -7.37
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.37
Australian federal election, 1993: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ben Humphreys 37,090 49.47 +1.52
Liberal Mick Privitera 25,663 34.23 -0.63
Democrats Gavin Kernot 3,525 4.70 -8.51
Greens Barry Wilson 3,368 4.49 +4.49
National David Stone 2,631 3.51 +0.56
Coral Wynter 948 1.26 +1.26
Independent Steven Dickson 938 1.25 +1.25
Natural Law Maxine Weston 810 1.08 +1.08
Total formal votes 74,973 97.25 -0.29
Informal votes 2,122 2.75 +0.29
Turnout 77,095 94.34
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ben Humphreys 43,425 57.98 -0.04
Liberal Mick Privitera 31,473 42.02 +0.04
Labor hold Swing -0.04
Australian federal election, 1990: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ben Humphreys 31,616 49.8 -4.7
Liberal Doug Edwards 20,580 32.4 +8.3
Democrats Steven Lyndon 8,431 13.3 +5.7
National Sean Cousins 1,872 2.9 -11.0
Democratic Socialist Russel Norman 963 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 63,462 97.2
Informal votes 1,812 2.8
Turnout 65,274 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ben Humphreys 38,179 60.3 -0.1
Liberal Doug Edwards 25,155 39.7 +0.1
Labor hold Swing -0.1

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ben Humphreys 33,442 54.5 +0.1
Liberal Wayne Black 14,778 24.1 +1.0
National Sean Cousins 8,550 13.9 -2.4
Democrats Lance Winter 4,647 7.6 +2.5
Total formal votes 61,417 95.7
Informal votes 2,754 4.3
Turnout 64,171 89.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ben Humphreys 37,098 60.4 +0.1
Liberal Wayne Black 24,312 39.6 -0.1
Labor hold Swing +0.1
Australian federal election, 1984: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ben Humphreys 31,786 54.4 +0.0
Liberal Kaylene Low 13,519 23.1 -13.3
National Sean Cousins 9,521 16.3 +16.3
Democrats Daniel Roth 2,996 5.1 -1.6
Socialist Workers Helen Jones 592 1.0 -0.1
Total formal votes 58,414 93.6
Informal votes 4,024 6.4
Turnout 62,438 89.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ben Humphreys 35,199 60.3 -0.7
Liberal Kaylene Low 23,203 39.7 +0.7
Labor hold Swing -0.7
Australian federal election, 1983: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ben Humphreys 32,597 57.9 +2.1
Liberal Graham Young 18,545 32.9 +5.2
Democrats Carole Ames 3,777 6.7 +2.4
Socialist Labour Michael Fulton 750 1.3 +1.3
Socialist Workers Julie Walkington 620 1.1 -2.9
Total formal votes 56,289 97.7
Informal votes 1,301 2.3
Turnout 57,590 89.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ben Humphreys 64.5 +1.6
Liberal Graham Young 35.5 -1.6
Labor hold Swing +1.6
Australian federal election, 1980: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ben Humphreys 32,249 55.8 +8.8
Liberal Dennis Young 16,019 27.7 -5.8
National Country Noel Willersdorf 4,732 8.2 -1.5
Democrats Gillian Newman 2,474 4.3 -3.6
Socialist Workers Mark Carey 2,293 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 57,767 97.1
Informal votes 1,707 2.9
Turnout 59,474 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ben Humphreys 62.9 +9.4
Liberal Dennis Young 37.1 -9.4
Labor hold Swing +9.4

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ben Humphreys 28,736 47.0 -1.1
Liberal Ronald Palmer 20,471 33.5 -16.6
National Country Stan Fas 5,935 9.7 +9.7
Democrats Thomas Martin 4,857 7.9 +7.9
Independent William Kenney 591 1.0 +1.0
Progress Barrie Rundle 514 0.8 -1.0
Total formal votes 61,104 96.8
Informal votes 2,025 3.2
Turnout 63,129 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ben Humphreys 53.5 +5.0
Liberal Ronald Palmer 46.5 -5.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.0
Australian federal election, 1975: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Don Cameron 31,483 56.6 +7.6
Labor Ben Humphreys 23,133 41.6 -6.1
Workers Wallace Younger 975 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 55,591 98.6
Informal votes 772 1.4
Turnout 56,363 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Cameron 58.0 +6.6
Labor Ben Humphreys 42.0 -6.6
Liberal hold Swing +6.6
Australian federal election, 1974: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Don Cameron 27,381 49.0 +5.6
Labor Clem Jones 26,657 47.7 +0.8
Independent Cecil Birchley 1,185 2.1 +2.1
Australia Party Beth Smith 609 1.1 -1.9
Total formal votes 55,832 98.4
Informal votes 901 1.6
Turnout 56,733 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Cameron 28,690 51.4 +1.1
Labor Clem Jones 27,142 48.6 -1.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.1
Australian federal election, 1972: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Eddie Foat 24,523 46.9 +0.1
Liberal Don Cameron 22,649 43.4 -0.6
Democratic Labor Cecil Birchley 3,526 6.7 -1.2
Australia Party Beth Smith 1,544 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 52,242 97.7
Informal votes 1,203 2.3
Turnout 53,445 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Cameron 26,302 50.3 -1.2
Labor Eddie Foat 25,940 49.7 +1.2
Liberal hold Swing -1.2

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Barry Gorman 25,416 46.8 +4.6
Liberal Don Cameron 23,907 44.0 -5.7
Democratic Labor Cecil Birchley 4,314 7.9 +1.0
Independent Trevor Sturling 699 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 54,336 98.3
Informal votes 913 1.7
Turnout 55,249 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Cameron 27,970 51.5 -4.3
Labor Barry Gorman 26,366 48.5 +4.3
Liberal hold Swing -4.3
Australian federal election, 1966: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Wilfred Coutts 17,755 46.9 -7.6
Liberal Don Cameron 17,047 45.0 +6.3
Democratic Labor John Fitz-Gibbon 2,633 6.9 +0.2
Communist Vic Slater 456 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 37,891 97.5
Informal votes 989 2.5
Turnout 38,880 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Cameron 19,346 51.1 +6.9
Labor Wilfred Coutts 18,545 48.9 -6.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.9
Australian federal election, 1963: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Wilfred Coutts 21,239 54.5 -0.9
Liberal Keith Grant 15,097 38.7 +3.6
Democratic Labor Paul Tucker 2,627 6.7 -2.9
Total formal votes 38,963 97.0
Informal votes 1,204 3.0
Turnout 40,167 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wilfred Coutts 55.8 -1.5
Liberal Keith Grant 44.2 +1.5
Labor hold Swing -1.5
Australian federal election, 1961: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Wilfred Coutts 21,392 55.4 +9.1
Liberal Arthur Chresby 13,549 35.1 -4.5
Queensland Labor Donald McKenna 3,700 9.6 -4.5
Total formal votes 38,641 96.6
Informal votes 1,353 3.4
Turnout 39,994 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wilfred Coutts 57.3 +7.4
Liberal Arthur Chresby 42.7 -7.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.4

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Wilfred Coutts 18,136 46.3 -5.0
Liberal Arthur Chresby 15,493 39.6 -9.1
Queensland Labor Gregory Kehoe 5,507 14.1 +14.1
Total formal votes 39,136 96.4
Informal votes 1,479 3.6
Turnout 40,615 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Arthur Chresby 19,593 50.1 +1.4
Labor Wilfred Coutts 19,543 49.9 -1.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +1.4
Australian federal election, 1955: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Wilfred Coutts 20,936 51.3 -3.4
Liberal Doug Berry 19,896 48.7 +3.4
Total formal votes 40,832 97.8
Informal votes 920 2.2
Turnout 41,752 94.4
Labor hold Swing -3.4
Australian federal election, 1954: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Wilfred Coutts 16,003 50.4 +4.1
Liberal Doug Berry 15,768 49.6 -4.1
Total formal votes 31,771 99.0
Informal votes 320 1.0
Turnout 32,091 96.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.1
Australian federal election, 1951: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Doug Berry 19,019 53.7 +2.0
Labor William Thieme 16,373 46.3 +0.0
Total formal votes 35,392 97.6
Informal votes 852 2.4
Turnout 36,244 95.5
Liberal hold Swing +1.8

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Doug Berry 18,381 51.7 +1.3
Labor William Conelan 16,464 46.3 -3.3
Communist Anna Slater 727 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 35,572 96.8
Informal votes 1,179 3.2
Turnout 36,751 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Doug Berry 51.9 +1.5
Labor William Conelan 48.1 -1.5
Liberal hold Swing +1.5
Australian federal election, 1946: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Conelan 33,725 50.1 -7.3
Liberal William Scott 25,960 38.6 +9.4
Services Arthur Chresby 7,565 11.2 +11.2
Total formal votes 67,260 96.4
Informal votes 2,518 3.6
Turnout 69,778 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Conelan 53.9 -11.2
Liberal William Scott 46.1 +11.2
Labor hold Swing -11.2
Australian federal election, 1943: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Conelan 38,138 57.4 +6.9
United Australia Richard Larking 19,388 29.2 -20.3
One Parliament John Carbine 3,900 5.9 +5.9
Independent William Kingwell 3,756 5.7 +5.7
Independent Theophilus Dunstone 1,210 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 66,392 96.9
Informal votes 2,115 3.1
Turnout 68,507 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Conelan 65.1 +14.6
United Australia Richard Larking 34.9 -14.6
Labor hold Swing +14.6
Australian federal election, 1940: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Conelan 30,529 50.5 +2.2
United Australia Peter McCowan 29,879 49.5 +8.3
Total formal votes 60,408 97.8
Informal votes 1,347 2.2
Turnout 61,755 96.4
Labor hold Swing +0.2

Elections in the 1930s

Griffith by-election, 1939
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Conelan 22,967 41.3 -7.0
United Australia Peter McCowan 17,168 30.9 -10.3
Protestant Labor Everett Graham 15,437 27.8 +27.8
Total formal votes 55,572 98.2
Informal votes 1,025 1.8
Turnout 56,597 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Conelan 27,790 50.0 -0.3
United Australia Peter McCowan 27,782 50.0 +0.3
Labor hold Swing -0.3
Australian federal election, 1937: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Francis Baker 27,864 48.3 -5.1
United Australia Dugald Clark 23,756 41.2 +6.1
Social Credit William Moore 6,108 10.6 -0.9
Total formal votes 57,728 97.2
Informal votes 1,681 2.8
Turnout 59,409 97.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Francis Baker 29,026 50.3 -8.9
United Australia Dugald Clark 28,702 49.7 +8.9
Labor hold Swing -8.9
Australian federal election, 1934: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Francis Baker 28,184 53.4 -6.1
United Australia George Mocatta 18,494 35.1 -3.4
Social Credit Julius Streeter 6,076 11.5 +11.5
Total formal votes 52,754 97.3
Informal votes 1,464 2.7
Turnout 54,218 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Francis Baker 59.2 -1.3
United Australia George Mocatta 40.8 +1.3
Labor hold Swing -1.3

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