Electoral results for the Division of Ballarat

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Ballarat in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until the present. The seat was known as Ballaarat from 1901 until 1977.

Members[edit]

Member Party Term
  Alfred Deakin Protectionist 1901–1909
  Liberal 1909–1913
  Charles McGrath Labor 1913–1919
  Edwin Kerby Nationalist 1919–1920
  Charles McGrath Labor 1920–1931
  Independent 1931–1931
  United Australia 1931–1934
  Archibald Fisken United Australia 1934–1937
  Reg Pollard Labor 1937–1949
  Alan Pittard Liberal 1949–1951
  Bob Joshua Labor 1951–1955
  Labor (A-C) 1955–1955
  Dudley Erwin Liberal 1955–1975
  Jim Short Liberal 1975–1980
  John Mildren Labor 1980–1990
  Michael Ronaldson Liberal 1990–2001
  Catherine King Labor 2001–present

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2022[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Victoria § Ballarat.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: Ballarat[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Catherine King 43,171 44.74 −2.15
Liberal Ben Green 26,142 27.09 −4.57
Greens John Barnes 14,076 14.59 +5.61
United Australia Terri Pryse-Smith 3,693 3.83 −0.77
One Nation Rosalie Taxis 3,476 3.60 +3.60
Liberal Democrats Julia McGrath 3,216 3.33 +3.33
Independent Alex Graham 2,044 2.12 +0.85
Australian Federation Kerryn Sedgman 682 0.71 +0.71
Total formal votes 96,500 94.97 −0.83
Informal votes 5,109 5.03 +0.83
Turnout 101,609 91.90 −1.92
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Catherine King 60,770 62.97 +2.74
Liberal Ben Green 35,730 37.03 −2.74
Labor hold Swing +2.74

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2019[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Victoria § Ballarat.[edit]
2019 Australian federal election: Ballarat[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Catherine King 49,077 47.79 +4.50
Liberal Tim Vo 31,462 30.64 −4.05
Greens Karen McAloon 9,077 8.84 −2.01
United Australia Peter Cozyn 4,741 4.62 +4.62
Animal Justice Bryn Hills 4,393 4.28 +4.28
Independent Nick Shady 2,288 2.23 +2.23
Independent Alex Graham 1,645 1.60 +1.60
Total formal votes 102,683 95.63 +0.92
Informal votes 4,689 4.37 −0.92
Turnout 107,372 93.40 +1.03
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Catherine King 62,615 60.98 +3.62
Liberal Tim Vo 40,068 39.02 −3.62
Labor hold Swing +3.62

2016[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Victoria § Ballarat.[edit]
2016 Australian federal election: Ballarat[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Catherine King 42,275 43.27 +1.36
Liberal Sarah Wade 33,931 34.73 −3.27
Greens Alice Barnes 10,551 10.80 +1.29
National Paul Tatchell 4,108 4.20 +4.20
Christians Dianne Colbert 2,023 2.07 +0.85
Family First Graham Howard 1,896 1.94 +0.72
Independent Bren Eckel 1,802 1.84 +1.84
Rise Up Australia Tran Tran 1,121 1.15 +0.91
Total formal votes 97,707 94.71 −0.63
Informal votes 5,461 5.29 +0.63
Turnout 103,168 93.15 −1.77
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Catherine King 56,002 57.32 +2.43
Liberal Sarah Wade 41,705 42.68 −2.43
Labor hold Swing +2.43

2013[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Victoria § Ballarat.[edit]
2013 Australian federal election: Ballarat[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Catherine King 39,251 41.91 −9.84
Liberal John Fitzgibbon 35,592 38.00 +4.05
Greens Stephanie Hodgins-May 8,911 9.51 −1.83
Palmer United Gerard Murphy 3,396 3.63 +3.63
Sex Party Joshua Mathieson 2,135 2.28 +2.28
Christians Anne Foster 1,139 1.22 +1.22
Family First Shane Clark 1,139 1.22 −1.74
Democratic Labour Stephen Vereker 1,022 1.09 +1.09
Katter's Australian Shane Dunne 849 0.91 +0.91
Rise Up Australia Ana Rojas 229 0.24 +0.24
Total formal votes 93,663 95.34 −0.94
Informal votes 4,578 4.66 +0.94
Turnout 98,241 94.94 +0.14
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Catherine King 51,411 54.89 −6.81
Liberal John Fitzgibbon 42,252 45.11 +6.81
Labor hold Swing −6.81

2010[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Victoria § Ballarat.[edit]
2010 Australian federal election: Ballarat[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Catherine King 46,289 51.75 +1.42
Liberal Mark Banwell 30,364 33.95 −4.09
Greens Belinda Coates 10,140 11.34 +3.36
Family First Jim Rainey 2,646 2.96 −0.69
Total formal votes 89,439 96.28 −1.31
Informal votes 3,456 3.72 +1.31
Turnout 92,895 94.98 −1.11
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Catherine King 55,188 61.70 +3.55
Liberal Mark Banwell 34,251 38.30 −3.55
Labor hold Swing +3.55

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2007[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: Ballarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Catherine King 44,191 50.33 +5.33
Liberal Samantha McIntosh 33,402 38.04 −6.53
Greens Belinda Coates 7,008 7.98 +1.25
Family First Dale Butterfield 3,207 3.65 +1.50
Total formal votes 87,808 97.59 +0.93
Informal votes 2,170 2.41 −0.93
Turnout 89,978 96.11 +0.15
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Catherine King 51,056 58.15 +5.92
Liberal Samantha McIntosh 36,752 41.85 −5.92
Labor hold Swing +5.92

2004[edit]

2004 Australian federal election: Ballarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Catherine King 37,734 45.00 +0.50
Liberal Elizabeth Matuschka 37,377 44.57 +2.45
Greens Tony Kelly 5,641 6.73 +0.07
Family First Vlad Adamek 1,799 2.14 +2.14
Democratic Labor Claire Lindorff 1,109 1.32 +1.32
Citizens Electoral Council Valiant von Thule Halborg 192 0.23 +0.23
Total formal votes 83,852 96.66 −0.33
Informal votes 2,901 3.34 +0.33
Turnout 86,753 95.96 −0.35
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Catherine King 43,795 52.23 −1.02
Liberal Elizabeth Matuschka 40,057 47.77 +1.02
Labor hold Swing −1.02

2001[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Ballarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Catherine King 35,558 44.14 +3.23
Liberal Charles Collins 34,512 42.85 −2.39
Greens Tony Kelly 5,126 6.36 +4.95
Democrats Danii Coric 3,300 4.10 +0.40
One Nation John Blanchard 2,053 2.55 −2.35
Total formal votes 80,549 97.12 +0.67
Informal votes 2,391 2.88 −0.67
Turnout 82,940 97.65
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Catherine King 42,471 52.73 +5.50
Liberal Charles Collins 38,078 47.27 −5.50
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.50

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1998[edit]

1998 Australian federal election: Ballarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Ronaldson 34,527 45.23 −3.77
Labor Marg Card 31,232 40.92 −0.98
One Nation John Blanchard 3,738 4.90 +4.90
Democrats Peta Price 2,824 3.70 −0.52
Shooters John Wiley 1,569 2.06 +2.06
Greens Malcolm Campbell 1,083 1.42 +1.42
Christian Democrats Frank Colosimo 840 1.10 −1.24
Independent Ian Harrison 188 0.25 +0.25
Unity Margaret Taylor 182 0.24 +0.24
Independent Alex Graham 147 0.19 +0.19
Total formal votes 76,330 96.45 −1.44
Informal votes 2,809 3.55 +1.44
Turnout 79,139 96.73 −0.09
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Ronaldson 40,280 52.77 −0.90
Labor Marg Card 36,050 47.23 +0.90
Liberal hold Swing −0.90

1996[edit]

1996 Australian federal election: Ballarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Ronaldson 37,275 49.01 +1.89
Labor Jenny Beacham 31,864 41.89 −1.77
Democrats Trish Finlay 3,208 4.22 +1.93
Call to Australia David Cocking 1,781 2.34 −1.26
Independent Alan Gray 947 1.25 +1.25
Against Further Immigration John Neenan 801 1.05 +1.05
Natural Law Alan McDonald 186 0.24 −0.81
Total formal votes 76,062 97.89 +0.17
Informal votes 1,641 2.11 −0.17
Turnout 77,703 96.82 −0.30
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Ronaldson 40,696 53.67 +2.09
Labor Jenny Beacham 35,129 46.33 −2.09
Liberal hold Swing +2.09

1993[edit]

1993 Australian federal election: Ballarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Ronaldson 33,478 47.47 +1.20
Labor Peter Devereux 30,470 43.20 +2.36
Call to Australia Jodie Rickard 2,618 3.71 +0.29
Independent Geoffrey Hardy 1,703 2.41 +2.41
Democrats Rob de Caen 1,516 2.15 −6.21
Natural Law Veronica Caven 740 1.05 +1.05
Total formal votes 70,525 97.76 −0.01
Informal votes 1,614 2.24 +0.01
Turnout 72,139 97.11
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Ronaldson 36,787 52.20 +0.32
Labor Peter Devereux 33,687 47.80 −0.32
Liberal hold Swing +0.32

1990[edit]

1990 Australian federal election: Ballarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Ronaldson 31,273 46.3 +10.5
Labor John Mildren 27,609 40.8 −6.5
Democrats Bill Scetrine 5,654 8.4 +4.4
Call to Australia Jodie Rickard 2,311 3.4 +3.4
Independent Greg Mays 536 0.8 +0.8
Independent George Helon 212 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 67,595 97.8
Informal votes 1,541 2.2
Turnout 69,136 96.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Ronaldson 35,043 51.9 +4.0
Labor John Mildren 32,506 48.1 −4.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.0

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1987[edit]

1987 Australian federal election: Ballarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mildren 31,447 47.1 −2.3
Liberal John Ronan 24,059 36.0 −8.4
National John Boland 8,250 12.3 +10.8
Democrats Phil Henseleit 2,685 4.0 +0.6
Independent Martin Greany 392 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 66,833 96.4
Informal votes 2,460 3.6
Turnout 69,293 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Mildren 34,674 51.9 −0.1
Liberal John Ronan 32,147 48.1 +0.1
Labor hold Swing −0.1

1984[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Ballarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mildren 31,119 49.4 +1.5
Liberal John Ronan 27,952 44.4 −2.5
Democrats Graham Gough 2,163 3.4 +0.3
National Douglas Stewart 961 1.5 +1.5
Democratic Labor John Ferwerda 737 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 62,932 93.8
Informal votes 4,148 6.2
Turnout 67,080 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Mildren 32,411 51.5 +0.2
Liberal John Ronan 30,505 48.5 −0.2
Labor hold Swing +0.2

1983[edit]

1983 Australian federal election: Ballarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mildren 34,616 50.7 +5.5
Liberal John Ronan 30,078 44.1 −1.9
Democrats Graham Gough 2,123 3.1 −2.5
Independent John Blower 1,148 1.7 +1.7
Independent Albert Ireland 275 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 68,240 98.3
Informal votes 1,156 1.7
Turnout 69,396 96.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Mildren 54.1 +3.4
Liberal John Ronan 45.9 −3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

1980[edit]

1980 Australian federal election: Ballarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Short 30,551 46.0 −2.0
Labor John Mildren 29,990 45.2 +8.2
Democrats Graham Gough 3,736 5.6 −4.3
Democratic Labor John Cotter 2,099 3.2 −1.8
Total formal votes 66,376 98.9
Informal votes 1,239 1.8
Turnout 67,615 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Mildren 33,623 50.7 +8.2
Liberal Jim Short 32,753 49.3 −8.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.2

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1977[edit]

1977 Australian federal election: Ballarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Short 30,480 48.0 −1.5
Labor Norman Baker 23,487 37.0 −3.5
Democrats Graham Gough 6,298 9.9 +9.9
Democratic Labor William Griffin 3,202 5.0 −2.2
Total formal votes 63,467 98.0
Informal votes 1,318 2.0
Turnout 64,785 96.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Short 57.5 +0.0
Labor Norman Baker 42.5 −0.0
Liberal hold Swing +0.0

1975[edit]

1975 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Short 29,708 50.9 +5.0
Labor David Williams 22,844 39.1 −4.6
Democratic Labor Bryan Hanrahan 4,219 7.2 −0.3
Independent Glendon Ludbrook 1,625 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 58,396 98.3
Informal votes 1,011 1.7
Turnout 59,407 97.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Short 58.9 +4.1
Labor David Williams 41.1 −4.1
Liberal hold Swing +4.1

1974[edit]

1974 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dudley Erwin 25,736 45.9 +4.1
Labor David Williams 24,517 43.7 −1.9
Democratic Labor Bryan Hanrahan 4,225 7.5 −5.1
Australia Pamela Clifford 1,574 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 56,052 98.1
Informal votes 1,077 1.9
Turnout 57,129 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dudley Erwin 30,721 54.8 +1.3
Labor David Williams 25,331 45.2 −1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3

1972[edit]

1972 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Williams 22,800 45.6 +6.3
Liberal Dudley Erwin 20,860 41.8 −2.2
Democratic Labor Anthony Balkin 6,297 12.6 −1.0
Total formal votes 49,957 98.9
Informal votes 577 1.1
Turnout 50,534 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dudley Erwin 26,719 53.5 −5.5
Labor David Williams 23,238 46.5 +5.5
Liberal hold Swing −5.5

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1969[edit]

1969 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dudley Erwin 20,881 44.0 −4.6
Labor David Pollock 18,634 39.3 +3.6
Democratic Labor Bob Joshua 6,444 13.6 −2.0
Independent Graeme Bond 1,173 2.5 +2.5
Independent David Swinnerton 215 0.5 +0.5
Independent Hendrik Prins 92 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 47,439 96.4
Informal votes 1,752 3.6
Turnout 49,191 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dudley Erwin 27,999 59.0 −4.0
Labor David Pollock 19,440 41.0 +4.0
Liberal hold Swing −4.0

1966[edit]

1966 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dudley Erwin 21,288 49.4 +1.1
Labor David Pollock 15,042 34.9 −1.9
Democratic Labor Bob Joshua 6,729 15.6 +0.7
Total formal votes 43,059 97.9
Informal votes 924 2.1
Turnout 43,983 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dudley Erwin 27,491 63.8 +1.6
Labor David Pollock 15,568 36.2 −1.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

1963[edit]

1963 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dudley Erwin 20,764 48.3 +4.7
Labor Alan Williams 15,846 36.8 −1.7
Democratic Labor Bob Joshua 6,421 14.9 −3.0
Total formal votes 43,031 99.2
Informal votes 350 0.8
Turnout 43,381 97.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dudley Erwin 26,764 62.2 +2.3
Labor Alan Williams 16,267 37.8 −2.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.3

1961[edit]

1961 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dudley Erwin 18,379 43.6 +3.7
Labor Aubrey Keane 16,224 38.5 −4.3
Democratic Labor Bob Joshua 7,557 17.9 +0.7
Total formal votes 42,160 98.6
Informal votes 613 1.4
Turnout 42,773 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dudley Erwin 25,240 59.9 +4.5
Labor Aubrey Keane 16,920 40.1 −4.5
Liberal hold Swing +4.5

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1958[edit]

1958 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Donald Drummond 17,903 42.8 +4.7
Liberal Dudley Erwin 16,683 39.9 +1.6
Democratic Labor Bob Joshua 7,204 17.2 −6.5
Total formal votes 41,760 98.6
Informal votes 610 1.4
Turnout 42,400 97.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dudley Erwin 23,167 55.4 −2.5
Labor Donald Drummond 18,623 44.6 +2.5
Liberal hold Swing −2.5

1955[edit]

1955 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dudley Erwin 15,763 38.3 −9.1
Labor Austin Dowling 15,686 38.1 −14.7
Labor (A-C) Bob Joshua 9,757 23.7 +23.7
Total formal votes 41,206 98.4
Informal votes 682 1.6
Turnout 41,888 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dudley Erwin 23,852 57.9 +10.7
Labor Austin Dowling 17,354 42.1 −10.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +10.7

1954[edit]

1954 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Joshua 20,997 52.6 +1.4
Liberal Allen Driscoll 18,900 47.4 −1.4
Total formal votes 39,897 99.3
Informal votes 291 0.7
Turnout 40,188 97.3
Labor hold Swing +1.4

1951[edit]

1951 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Joshua 20,482 51.2 +1.6
Liberal Alan Pittard 19,517 48.8 −1.6
Total formal votes 39,999 99.1
Informal votes 356 0.9
Turnout 40,355 97.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +1.6

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1949[edit]

1949 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Pittard 19,851 50.4 +3.1
Labor Raymond Hyatt 19,522 49.6 −3.1
Total formal votes 39,373 99.0
Informal votes 380 1.0
Turnout 39,753 97.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.1

1946[edit]

1946 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 25,827 53.1 −1.4
Liberal Arnold Caddy 22,812 46.9 +6.2
Total formal votes 48,639 98.7
Informal votes 617 1.3
Turnout 49,256 95.7
Labor hold Swing −4.8

1943[edit]

1943 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 26,428 54.5 +6.7
United Australia Bill Roff 19,750 40.7 +0.6
Christian Independent Gordon Irish 2,333 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 48,511 99.0
Informal votes 480 1.0
Turnout 48,991 97.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reg Pollard 57.9 +7.6
United Australia Bill Roff 42.1 −7.6
Labor hold Swing +7.6

1940[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 22,715 47.8 −2.8
United Australia Edward Montgomery 19,089 40.1 −9.3
Independent Alex Russell 5,749 12.1 +12.1
Total formal votes 47,553 99.0
Informal votes 488 1.0
Turnout 48,041 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reg Pollard 23,917 50.3 −0.3
United Australia Edward Montgomery 23,636 49.7 +0.3
Labor hold Swing −0.3

Elections in the 1930s[edit]

1937[edit]

1937 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 24,784 50.6 +5.7
United Australia Stanley Walker 24,186 49.4 +16.1
Total formal votes 48,970 99.1
Informal votes 467 0.9
Turnout 49,437 97.1
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +3.5

1934[edit]

1934 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William McAdam 17,725 43.9 +9.8
United Australia Archibald Fisken 11,856 29.4 −19.6
Ind. United Australia Fred Edmunds 10,752 26.7 +26.7
Total formal votes 40,333 98.4
Informal votes 658 1.6
Turnout 40,991 97.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Archibald Fisken 21,746 53.9 −9.4
Labor William McAdam 18,587 46.1 +9.4
United Australia hold Swing −9.4

1931[edit]

1931 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Charles McGrath 19,260 49.0 +6.4
Labor Stewart Miller 13,409 34.1 −23.3
Country Henry Bromfield 6,608 16.8 +16.8
Total formal votes 39,277 98.7
Informal votes 505 1.3
Turnout 39,782 97.6
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Charles McGrath 24,859 63.3 +20.7
Labor Stewart Miller 14,418 36.7 −20.7
United Australia gain from Labor Swing +20.7

Elections in the 1920s[edit]

1929[edit]

1929 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles McGrath 21,760 57.4 +4.8
Nationalist Fred Edmunds 16,129 42.6 −4.8
Total formal votes 37,889 99.2
Informal votes 337 0.8
Turnout 38,226 97.5
Labor hold Swing +4.8

1928[edit]

1928 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles McGrath 19,528 52.6 +1.3
Nationalist Matthew Baird 17,616 47.4 −1.3
Total formal votes 37,144 98.2
Informal votes 682 1.8
Turnout 37,826 97.1
Labor hold Swing +1.3

1925[edit]

1925 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles McGrath 19,121 51.3 +0.9
Nationalist Thomas Ryan 18,147 48.7 +12.9
Total formal votes 37,268 99.1
Informal votes 341 0.9
Turnout 37,609 95.2
Labor hold Swing −0.4

1922[edit]

1922 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles McGrath 14,200 50.4 +1.7
Nationalist Russell Coldham 10,098 35.8 −14.8
Liberal Sydney King 3,878 13.8 +13.8
Total formal votes 28,176 97.7
Informal votes 657 2.3
Turnout 28,833 72.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charles McGrath 51.7 +2.6
Nationalist Russell Coldham 48.3 −2.6
Labor hold Swing +2.6
1920 Ballaarat by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles McGrath 15,058 51.7 +1.7
Nationalist Edwin Kerby 11,443 39.3 −10.7
Farmers John Troup 2,413 8.3 +8.3
Independent Edward Callow 186 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 29,100 99.3
Informal votes 214 0.7
Turnout 29,314 76.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charles McGrath 56.1 +6.1
Nationalist Edwin Kerby 45.9 −6.1
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +6.1

Elections in the 1910s[edit]

1919[edit]

1919 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Edwin Kerby 13,569 50.0 +50.0
Labor Charles McGrath 13,568 50.0 −50.0
Total formal votes 27,137 99.3
Informal votes 202 0.7
Turnout 27,339 82.5
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing +50.0

1917[edit]

1917 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles McGrath unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1914[edit]

1914 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles McGrath 16,734 51.2 +0.6
Liberal Russell Coldham 15,963 48.8 −0.6
Total formal votes 32,697 98.3
Informal votes 566 1.7
Turnout 33,263 87.3
Labor hold Swing +0.6

1913[edit]

1913 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles McGrath 16,417 50.6 +3.1
Liberal Hugh McKay 16,049 49.4 −3.1
Total formal votes 32,466 98.9
Informal votes 352 1.1
Turnout 32,818 83.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.1

1910[edit]

1910 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alfred Deakin 10,179 51.1 −15.1
Labour David Russell 9,736 48.9 +15.1
Total formal votes 19,915 98.6
Informal votes 281 1.4
Turnout 20,196 74.9
Liberal hold Swing −15.1

Elections in the 1900s[edit]

1906[edit]

1906 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Alfred Deakin 12,331 66.2 −33.8
Labour James Scullin 6,305 33.8 +33.8
Total formal votes 18,636 97.8
Informal votes 412 2.2
Turnout 19,048 62.5
Protectionist hold Swing −33.8

1903[edit]

1903 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Alfred Deakin unopposed
Protectionist hold Swing

1901[edit]

1901 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Alfred Deakin 4,655 74.5 +74.5
Ind. Protectionist Richard Vale 1,594 25.5 +25.5
Total formal votes 6,249 95.4
Informal votes 29 4.6
Turnout 6,278 47.6
Protectionist win (new seat)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ballarat, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ Ballarat, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ Ballarat, VIC, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  4. ^ 2013 results for Ballarat, AEC.
  5. ^ "2010 results for Ballarat". AEC.
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