# Electoral results for the Division of Throsby

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Throsby in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1984 until its abolition in 2016.

## Members

| Member | Party | Term |
| Colin Hollis | Labor | 1984–2001 |
| Jennie George | Labor | 2001–2010 |
| Stephen Jones | Labor | 2010–2016 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2010s

2013 Australian federal election: Throsby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Stephen Jones | 37,980 | 45.00 | -5.53 |
| | Liberal | Larissa Mallinson | 23,498 | 27.84 | -2.47 |
| | National | Gary Anderson | 8,539 | 10.12 | +4.80 |
| | Greens | Peter Moran | 4,613 | 5.47 | -6.46 |
| | Palmer United | May King | 3,885 | 4.60 | +4.60 |
| | Independent | Paul Matters | 1,948 | 2.31 | +2.31 |
| | Christian Democrats | John Kadwell | 1,938 | 2.30 | +2.30 |
| | Bullet Train | Elrond Veness | 677 | 0.80 | +0.80 |
| | Katter's Australian | Glenn Turner | 473 | 0.56 | +0.56 |
| | Non-Custodial Parents | Wayne Hartman | 435 | 0.52 | -1.39 |
| | Democratic Labour | Brian Boulton | 407 | 0.48 | +0.48 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 84,393 | 91.17 | −1.93 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 8,174 | 8.83 | +1.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,567 | 94.13 | +0.50 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Stephen Jones | 48,753 | 57.77 | -4.34 |
| | Liberal | Larissa Mallinson | 35,640 | 42.23 | +4.34 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.34 | |

#### 2010

2010 Australian federal election: Throsby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Stephen Jones | 42,227 | 50.53 | -7.69 |
| | Liberal | Juliet Arkwright | 25,330 | 30.31 | +1.35 |
| | Greens | Peter Moran | 9,973 | 11.93 | +2.99 |
| | National | Alan Hay | 4,446 | 5.32 | +5.32 |
| | Non-Custodial Parents | Wayne Hartman | 1,595 | 1.91 | +1.91 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 83,571 | 93.10 | −2.03 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,197 | 6.90 | +2.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89,768 | 93.63 | −2.23 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Stephen Jones | 51,909 | 62.11 | -4.65 |
| | Liberal | Juliet Arkwright | 31,662 | 37.89 | +4.65 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.65 | |

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

2007 Australian federal election: Throsby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jennie George | 52,275 | 64.98 | +9.97 |
| | Liberal | Stuart Wright | 18,266 | 22.71 | -9.40 |
| | Greens | Peter Moran | 7,308 | 9.08 | -0.97 |
| | Christian Democrats | Scott Deakes | 2,598 | 3.23 | +2.97 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 80,447 | 94.76 | +0.20 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,446 | 5.24 | −0.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84,893 | 95.92 | +0.44 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jennie George | 59,099 | 73.46 | +9.64 |
| | Liberal | Stuart Wright | 21,348 | 26.54 | -9.64 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.64 | |

#### 2004

2004 Australian federal election: Throsby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jennie George | 44,495 | 56.26 | +1.36 |
| | Liberal | Linda Nelson | 24,519 | 31.00 | +5.78 |
| | Greens | Trevor Jones | 7,995 | 10.11 | +5.61 |
| | Democrats | Madeleine Roberts | 2,078 | 2.63 | -4.88 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 79,087 | 94.47 | −0.34 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,629 | 5.53 | +0.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,716 | 95.87 | +0.36 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jennie George | 51,407 | 65.00 | -0.10 |
| | Liberal | Linda Nelson | 27,680 | 35.00 | +0.10 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.10 | |

#### 2001

2001 Australian federal election: Throsby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jennie George | 41,963 | 54.90 | -6.32 |
| | Liberal | Alan Akhurst | 19,280 | 25.22 | +7.84 |
| | Democrats | Madeleine Roberts | 5,743 | 7.51 | +3.72 |
| | One Nation | Ivan Prsa | 4,969 | 6.50 | -4.83 |
| | Greens | Elsa Story | 3,444 | 4.51 | +1.45 |
| | | Margaret Perrott | 1,043 | 1.36 | +1.36 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 76,442 | 94.81 | −1.29 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,183 | 5.19 | +1.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80,625 | 96.06 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jennie George | 49,767 | 65.10 | -7.32 |
| | Liberal | Alan Akhurst | 26,675 | 34.90 | +7.32 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -7.32 | |

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

1998 Australian federal election: Throsby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Colin Hollis | 44,468 | 61.27 | +0.43 |
| | Liberal | Charlie Mifsud | 12,538 | 17.27 | -4.43 |
| | One Nation | Dan Orr | 8,267 | 11.39 | +11.39 |
| | Democrats | Ann Barry | 2,751 | 3.79 | -4.69 |
| | Greens | Karla Sperling | 2,230 | 3.07 | -2.07 |
| | Christian Democrats | Brian Hughes | 1,949 | 2.69 | -1.16 |
| | Socialist Equality | Peter Stavropoulos | 379 | 0.52 | +0.52 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 72,582 | 96.10 | −0.03 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,948 | 3.90 | +0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,530 | 95.75 | −1.34 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Colin Hollis | 52,593 | 72.46 | +2.84 |
| | Liberal | Charlie Mifsud | 19,989 | 27.54 | -2.84 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.84 | |

#### 1996

1996 Australian federal election: Throsby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Colin Hollis | 42,963 | 60.83 | +2.40 |
| | Liberal | Albert Galea | 15,326 | 21.70 | +4.83 |
| | Democrats | Elizabeth Fisher | 5,990 | 8.48 | +5.16 |
| | Greens | Les Robinson | 3,629 | 5.14 | +0.94 |
| | Call to Australia | Brian Hughes | 2,716 | 3.85 | +1.69 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 70,624 | 96.12 | +0.34 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,848 | 3.88 | −0.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,472 | 97.10 | +0.58 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Colin Hollis | 48,966 | 69.62 | -4.41 |
| | Liberal | Albert Galea | 21,369 | 30.38 | +4.41 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.41 | |

#### 1993

1993 Australian federal election: Throsby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Colin Hollis | 39,476 | 58.44 | +5.00 |
| | Liberal | Peter Josevski | 11,394 | 16.87 | -1.41 |
| | Rex Connor Labor | Rex Connor | 7,083 | 10.48 | +2.63 |
| | Greens | Karla Sperling | 2,838 | 4.20 | +4.20 |
| | Democrats | Tom Hadley | 2,242 | 3.32 | -10.49 |
| | Call to Australia | Brian Hughes | 1,458 | 2.16 | +2.16 |
| | | Dragan Grijak | 1,124 | 1.66 | +1.66 |
| | Against Further Immigration | David Hughes | 1,015 | 1.50 | +1.50 |
| | | Margaret Perrott | 657 | 0.97 | +0.97 |
| | Natural Law | Richard Barnes | 267 | 0.40 | +0.40 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 67,554 | 95.79 | −0.50 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,970 | 4.21 | +0.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,524 | 96.51 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Colin Hollis | 49,911 | 74.02 | +5.08 |
| | Liberal | Peter Josevski | 17,515 | 25.98 | -5.08 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.08 | |

#### 1990

1990 Australian federal election: Throsby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Colin Hollis | 31,310 | 47.8 | -3.6 |
| | Liberal | Garry Noel-Gough | 19,706 | 30.1 | +7.8 |
| | Democrats | Greg Butler | 10,034 | 15.3 | +7.8 |
| | Independent | Ronald Henderson | 2,298 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Australian Gruen | Lyn Allison | 1,146 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Independent | David Reilly | 1,071 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 65,565 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,763 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,328 | 95.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Colin Hollis | 39,418 | 60.2 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal | Garry Noel-Gough | 26,043 | 39.8 | -3.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.1 | |

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

1987 Australian federal election: Throsby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Colin Hollis | 30,354 | 51.4 | -5.7 |
| | Liberal | Neville Fredericks | 20,456 | 34.6 | +8.0 |
| | Democrats | Greg Butler | 4,458 | 7.5 | +1.9 |
| | National | David Wood | 3,812 | 6.5 | -3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 59,080 | 95.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,815 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,895 | 95.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Colin Hollis | 33,718 | 57.1 | -4.6 |
| | Liberal | Neville Fredericks | 25,359 | 42.9 | +4.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.6 | |

#### 1984

1984 Australian federal election: Throsby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Colin Hollis | 31,472 | 57.1 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Wendy Stubbs | 14,648 | 26.6 | -11.2 |
| | National | Duncan Gair | 5,241 | 9.5 | +9.5 |
| | Democrats | Alan Cole | 3,095 | 5.6 | +0.9 |
| | Independent | Paul Trevardis | 399 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | Martin Essenberg | 298 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 55,153 | 94.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,975 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,128 | 94.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Colin Hollis | 33,989 | 61.7 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | Wendy Stubbs | 21,139 | 38.3 | -2.7 |
| | Labor notional hold | Labor notional hold | Swing | +2.7 | |