# Electoral results for the Division of Canberra

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Canberra in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1974 until the present.

## Members

| Member | Party | Term |
| Kep Enderby | Labor | 1974–1975 |
| John Haslem | Liberal | 1975–1980 |
| Ros Kelly | Labor | 1980–1995 |
| Brendan Smyth | Liberal | 1995–1996 |
| Bob McMullan | Labor | 1996–1998 |
| Annette Ellis | Labor | 1998–2010 |
| Gai Brodtmann | Labor | 2010–2019 |
| Alicia Payne | Labor | 2019–present |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s
#### 2022

2022 Australian federal election: Canberra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alicia Payne | 41,435 | 44.88 | +4.38 |
| | Greens | Tim Hollo | 22,795 | 24.69 | +1.38 |
| | Liberal | Slade Minson | 20,102 | 21.77 | −6.08 |
| | Independent | Tim Bohm | 4,772 | 5.17 | +0.47 |
| | United Australia | Catherine Smith | 1,687 | 1.83 | +0.25 |
| | One Nation | James Miles | 1,531 | 1.66 | +1.66 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 92,322 | 98.23 | +0.39 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,668 | 1.77 | −0.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 93,990 | 92.08 | −0.54 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Labor | Alicia Payne | 66,898 | 72.46 | +5.38 |
| | Liberal | Slade Minson | 25,424 | 27.54 | −5.38 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Alicia Payne | 57,421 | 62.20 | −4.89 |
| | Greens | Tim Hollo | 34,901 | 37.80 | +37.80 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Elections in the 2010s
#### 2019

2019 Australian federal election: Canberra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alicia Payne | 34,989 | 40.50 | −1.95 |
| | Liberal | Mina Zaki | 24,063 | 27.85 | −4.94 |
| | Greens | Tim Hollo | 20,144 | 23.31 | +4.59 |
| | Independent | Tim Bohm | 4,062 | 4.70 | +4.70 |
| | Progressives | Robert Knight | 1,784 | 2.06 | +2.06 |
| | United Australia | Greg De Maine | 1,361 | 1.58 | +1.58 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 86,403 | 97.84 | +0.13 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,904 | 2.16 | −0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,307 | 92.62 | +1.17 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Alicia Payne | 57,961 | 67.08 | +4.14 |
| | Liberal | Mina Zaki | 28,442 | 32.92 | −4.14 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.14 | |

#### 2016

2016 Australian federal election: Canberra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Gai Brodtmann | 55,091 | 42.80 | +1.65 |
| | Liberal | Jessica Adelan-Langford | 48,416 | 37.61 | +0.28 |
| | Greens | Patricia Cahill | 19,200 | 14.92 | +1.86 |
| | Bullet Train | Christopher Bucknell | 6,013 | 4.67 | +0.51 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 128,720 | 97.29 | +1.14 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,590 | 2.71 | −1.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 132,310 | 92.38 | −4.08 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Gai Brodtmann | 75,247 | 58.46 | +0.95 |
| | Liberal | Jessica Adelan-Langford | 53,473 | 41.54 | −0.95 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.95 | |

#### 2013

2013 Australian federal election: Canberra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Gai Brodtmann | 47,613 | 41.06 | −3.17 |
| | Liberal | Tom Sefton | 43,919 | 37.87 | +0.66 |
| | Greens | Julie Melrose | 14,691 | 12.67 | −5.89 |
| | Bullet Train | Damien Maher | 4,756 | 4.10 | +4.10 |
| | Palmer United | Tony Hanley | 3,725 | 3.21 | +3.21 |
| | Secular | Nicolle Burt | 1,264 | 1.09 | +1.09 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 115,968 | 96.06 | +0.94 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,758 | 3.94 | −0.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 120,726 | 94.75 | −0.11 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Gai Brodtmann | 66,074 | 56.98 | −2.17 |
| | Liberal | Tom Sefton | 49,894 | 43.02 | +2.17 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −2.17 | |

#### 2010

2010 Australian federal election: Canberra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Gai Brodtmann | 49,608 | 44.23 | -6.87 |
| | Liberal | Giulia Jones | 41,732 | 37.21 | +2.08 |
| | Greens | Sue Ellerman | 20,816 | 18.56 | +5.61 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 112,156 | 95.12 | −2.62 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,755 | 4.88 | +2.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 117,911 | 94.92 | −1.09 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Gai Brodtmann | 66,335 | 59.15 | -2.67 |
| | Liberal | Giulia Jones | 45,821 | 40.85 | +2.67 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.67 | |

### Elections in the 2000s
#### 2007

2007 Australian federal election: Canberra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Annette Ellis | 58,711 | 51.10 | +1.17 |
| | Liberal | Natalie Colbert | 40,359 | 35.13 | −1.56 |
| | Greens | Amanda Bresnan | 14,878 | 12.95 | +2.65 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | John Holder | 953 | 0.83 | +0.13 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 114,901 | 97.74 | +1.11 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,660 | 2.26 | −1.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 117,561 | 96.05 | +0.91 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Annette Ellis | 71,030 | 61.82 | +1.91 |
| | Liberal | Natalie Colbert | 43,871 | 38.18 | −1.91 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.91 | |

#### 2004

2004 Australian federal election: Canberra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Annette Ellis | 50,214 | 49.88 | +3.40 |
| | Liberal | Belinda Barnier | 37,238 | 36.99 | +2.95 |
| | Greens | Sue Ellerman | 10,243 | 10.17 | +3.92 |
| | Democrats | Aaron Matthews | 2,218 | 2.20 | −5.87 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Jim Arnold | 765 | 0.76 | +0.76 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 100,678 | 96.60 | +0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,544 | 3.40 | −0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 104,222 | 95.20 | −0.13 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Annette Ellis | 60,029 | 59.62 | +0.18 |
| | Liberal | Belinda Barnier | 40,649 | 40.38 | −0.18 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.18 | |

#### 2001

2001 Australian federal election: Canberra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Annette Ellis | 46,632 | 46.48 | −2.42 |
| | Liberal | Belinda Barnier | 34,148 | 34.04 | +1.10 |
| | Democrats | Aaron Matthews | 8,098 | 8.07 | +0.70 |
| | Greens | Stephanie Koorey | 6,268 | 6.25 | +2.40 |
| | One Nation | Barry Cox | 3,179 | 3.17 | −2.05 |
| | Christian Democrats | John Miller | 2,003 | 2.00 | +2.00 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 100,328 | 96.59 | −0.58 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,542 | 3.41 | +0.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 103,870 | 95.88 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Annette Ellis | 59,632 | 59.44 | −0.62 |
| | Liberal | Belinda Barnier | 40,696 | 40.56 | +0.62 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −0.62 | |

### Elections in the 1990s
#### 1998

1998 Australian federal election: Canberra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Annette Ellis | 48,015 | 48.90 | +3.39 |
| | Liberal | Ian Morison | 32,336 | 32.93 | −10.89 |
| | Democrats | Yulia Onsman | 7,237 | 7.37 | +7.37 |
| | One Nation | Burl Doble | 5,122 | 5.22 | +5.22 |
| | Greens | Sue Ellerman | 3,774 | 3.84 | −3.67 |
| | Democratic Socialist | Nikki Ulasowski | 1,427 | 1.45 | +1.45 |
| | Natural Law | Maryan England | 281 | 0.29 | −0.10 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 98,192 | 97.17 | −0.38 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,860 | 2.38 | +0.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 101,052 | 95.91 | +0.04 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Annette Ellis | 58,972 | 60.06 | +7.74 |
| | Liberal | Ian Morison | 39,220 | 39.94 | −7.74 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.74 | |

#### 1996

1996 Australian federal election: Canberra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bob McMullan | 32,405 | 48.28 | −3.70 |
| | Liberal | Gwen Wilcox | 25,594 | 38.13 | +3.32 |
| | Greens | Gordon McAllister | 6,047 | 9.01 | +9.01 |
| | Independent | Sue Bull | 1,508 | 2.25 | +2.25 |
| | Independent | Jerzy Gray-Grzeszkiewicz | 789 | 1.18 | +1.18 |
| | Natural Law | Maryan Chaplin | 778 | 1.16 | +0.27 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 67,121 | 97.33 | +0.70 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,839 | 2.67 | −0.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,960 | 95.87 | −1.09 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bob McMullan | 38,338 | 57.52 | −3.29 |
| | Liberal | Gwen Wilcox | 28,317 | 42.48 | +3.29 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | −3.29 | |
Ros Kelly (Labor) had won Canberra at the 1993 election, however she resigned in 1995 and Brendan Smyth (Liberal) won the seat at the resulting by-election. Smyth contested the new seat of Namadgi

#### 1995 by-election

1995 Canberra by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Brendan Smyth | 39,021 | 46.29 | +10.07 |
| | Labor | Sue Robinson | 25,689 | 30.48 | −21.78 |
| | Greens | James Warden | 10,835 | 12.85 | +12.85 |
| | Against Further Immigration | Robyn Spencer | 3,515 | 4.17 | +4.17 |
| | Independent | Joanne Clarke | 2,274 | 2.70 | +2.70 |
| | Independent | Jerzy Gray-Grzeszkiewicz | 1,956 | 2.32 | +2.32 |
| | Republican | Joseph Cotta | 1,003 | 1.19 | +1.19 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 84,293 | 96.46 | −0.68 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,095 | 3.54 | +0.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 87,388 | 88.57 | −8.39 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Brendan Smyth | 47,672 | 56.58 | +16.12 |
| | Labor | Sue Robinson | 36,577 | 43.42 | −16.12 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +16.12 | |

#### 1993

1993 Australian federal election: Canberra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ros Kelly | 46,895 | 52.26 | +8.53 |
| | Liberal | Bill Stefaniak | 32,504 | 36.22 | −2.34 |
| | Democrats | Peter Myers | 4,796 | 5.34 | −7.40 |
| | Green Democratic | Greg Adamson | 3,109 | 3.46 | +3.46 |
| | Abolish Self Govt | Mike Trevethan | 1,663 | 1.85 | +1.85 |
| | Natural Law | Sally Kelly | 775 | 0.86 | +0.86 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 89,742 | 97.14 | −0.28 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,640 | 2.86 | +0.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,382 | 96.96 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ros Kelly | 53,432 | 59.56 | +3.82 |
| | Liberal | Bill Stefaniak | 36,275 | 40.44 | −3.82 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.82 | |

#### 1990

1990 Australian federal election: Canberra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ros Kelly | 35,286 | 43.8 | −01.1 |
| | Liberal | Bill Mackey | 31,009 | 38.5 | +6.8 |
| | Democrats | Julie McCarron-Benson | 10,215 | 12.7 | +6.2 |
| | Green Democratic | Gina Jeffrey | 2,856 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Nuclear Disarmament | Barbara Meyer | 1,183 | 1.5 | −2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 80,549 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,191 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,740 | 95.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ros Kelly | 44,872 | 55.8 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal | Bill Mackey | 35,529 | 44.2 | +6.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −6.2 | |

### Elections in the 1980s
#### 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Canberra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ros Kelly | 39,175 | 53.9 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal | John Louttit | 23,039 | 31.7 | −1.7 |
| | Democrats | Frances English | 4,712 | 6.5 | +0.2 |
| | Nuclear Disarmament | Chris Warren | 3,060 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Family Movement | Bev Cains | 2,015 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| | Independent | John Farrell | 742 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 72,743 | 96.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,340 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,083 | 95.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ros Kelly | 45,070 | 62.0 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal | John Louttit | 27,661 | 38.0 | −0.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.4 | |

#### 1984

1984 Australian federal election: Canberra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ros Kelly | 33,454 | 51.6 | −10.4 |
| | Liberal | Gary Humphries | 21,667 | 33.4 | −1.2 |
| | Nuclear Disarmament | Robyn Hancock | 4,945 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| | Democrats | Fiona Richardson | 4,087 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| | Deadly Serious | Joanne Hansen | 724 | 1.1 | −2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 64,877 | 95.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,829 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,706 | 94.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ros Kelly | 39,946 | 61.6 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal | Gary Humphries | 24,931 | 38.4 | +2.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −2.1 | |

#### 1983

1983 Australian federal election: Canberra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ros Kelly | 40,434 | 62.2 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal | Gerard Brennan | 22,365 | 34.4 | −7.7 |
| | Deadly Serious | Joanne Hansen | 2,191 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 64,990 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,330 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,320 | 96.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ros Kelly | | 63.9 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal | Gerard Brennan | | 36.1 | −8.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.2 | |

#### 1980

1980 Australian federal election: Canberra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ros Kelly | 32,352 | 52.4 | +11.6 |
| | Liberal | John Haslem | 25,957 | 42.1 | −1.1 |
| | Democrats | Leo Nesic | 2,845 | 4.6 | −10.4 |
| | Independent | Kevin Wise | 574 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 61,728 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,215 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,943 | 94.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ros Kelly | | 55.7 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal | John Haslem | | 44.3 | −6.7 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.7 | |

### Elections in the 1970s
#### 1977

1977 Australian federal election: Canberra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Haslem | 24,578 | 43.2 | −6.2 |
| | Labor | Henry Lawrence | 23,214 | 40.8 | −4.4 |
| | Democrats | John Bellhouse | 8,544 | 15.0 | +15.0 |
| | Independent | Oleg Kavunenko | 534 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 56,870 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,289 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,159 | 93.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Haslem | 28,976 | 51.0 | −2.3 |
| | Labor | Henry Lawrence | 27,894 | 49.0 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.3 | |

#### 1975

1975 Australian federal election: Canberra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Haslem | 25,697 | 49.4 | +13.2 |
| | Labor | Kep Enderby | 23,517 | 45.2 | −8.6 |
| | Liberal Movement | Tony Harris | 1,572 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| | Independent | Kevin Wise | 434 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | John Moloney | 406 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| | Workers | Oleg Kavunenko | 377 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 52,003 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 853 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,856 | 93.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Haslem | | 53.3 | +10.4 |
| | Labor | Kep Enderby | | 46.7 | −10.4 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +10.4 | |

#### 1974

1974 Australian federal election: Canberra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Kep Enderby | 24,761 | 53.8 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | Peter Hughes | 16,658 | 36.2 | +13.4 |
| | Australia | Mary Thomas | 2,520 | 5.5 | −8.2 |
| | Country | Dorothy Mattress | 1,871 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Republican | Doreen Story | 211 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 46,021 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 508 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,529 | 93.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Kep Enderby | | 57.1 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal | Peter Hughes | | 42.9 | +9.5 |
| | Labor notional hold | Labor notional hold | Swing | −9.5 | |