# Electoral results for the Division of Rankin

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Rankin in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1984 until the present.

## Members

| Member | Party | Term |
| David Beddall | Labor | 1984–1998 |
| Craig Emerson | Labor | 1998–2013 |
| Jim Chalmers | Labor | 2013–present |

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

2022 Australian federal election: Rankin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Chalmers | 38,596 | 43.95 | +2.52 |
| | Liberal National | Paul Darwen | 25,478 | 29.01 | −2.34 |
| | Greens | Neil Cotter | 9,394 | 10.70 | +1.62 |
| | One Nation | Glen Cookson | 7,006 | 7.98 | −0.58 |
| | United Australia | Jeff Crank | 5,064 | 5.77 | +2.08 |
| | Animal Justice | Suzanne Clarke | 2,284 | 2.60 | +2.60 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 87,822 | 96.11 | +3.84 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,553 | 3.89 | −3.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91,375 | 84.56 | −4.26 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Chalmers | 51,892 | 59.09 | +2.65 |
| | Liberal National | Paul Darwen | 35,930 | 40.91 | −2.65 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.65 | |

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

2019 Australian federal election: Rankin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Chalmers | 35,156 | 41.43 | −7.91 |
| | Liberal National | Clinton Pattison | 26,608 | 31.35 | +2.72 |
| | Greens | Neil Cotter | 7,709 | 9.08 | +2.79 |
| | One Nation | Jesse Schneider | 7,261 | 8.56 | +8.56 |
| | United Australia | Shyamal Reddy | 3,134 | 3.69 | +3.69 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ric Davies | 2,379 | 2.80 | −1.31 |
| | Conservative National | Peter Andrews | 1,593 | 1.88 | +1.88 |
| | Non Affiliated | Yusuf Mohammad | 1,024 | 1.21 | +1.21 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 84,864 | 92.27 | −1.97 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7,111 | 7.73 | +1.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91,975 | 88.82 | −0.24 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Chalmers | 47,893 | 56.44 | −4.86 |
| | Liberal National | Clinton Pattison | 36,971 | 43.56 | +4.86 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −4.86 | |

#### 2016

2016 Australian federal election: Rankin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Chalmers | 42,147 | 49.34 | +7.16 |
| | Liberal National | Freya Ostapovitch | 24,455 | 28.63 | −7.74 |
| | Greens | Neil Cotter | 5,373 | 6.29 | +1.00 |
| | Family First | Christopher Lawrie | 5,011 | 5.87 | +2.85 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ric Davies | 3,513 | 4.11 | +4.11 |
| | Katter's Australian | Shane Holley | 2,874 | 3.36 | +1.32 |
| | Consumer Rights | Jeffrey Hodges | 2,050 | 2.40 | +2.40 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 85,423 | 94.24 | +0.80 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,225 | 5.76 | −0.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,648 | 89.13 | −3.13 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Chalmers | 52,362 | 61.30 | +6.52 |
| | Liberal National | Freya Ostapovitch | 33,061 | 38.70 | −6.52 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.52 | |

#### 2013

2013 Australian federal election: Rankin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Chalmers | 35,098 | 42.18 | −2.97 |
| | Liberal National | David Lin | 30,260 | 36.37 | −0.73 |
| | Palmer United | William Rogan | 9,228 | 11.09 | +11.09 |
| | Greens | Neil Cotter | 4,405 | 5.29 | −5.91 |
| | Family First | Chris Lawrie | 2,514 | 3.02 | −3.52 |
| | Katter's Australian | Chris Claydon | 1,697 | 2.04 | +2.04 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 83,202 | 93.44 | +0.93 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,840 | 6.56 | −0.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89,042 | 92.27 | +0.93 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Chalmers | 45,580 | 54.78 | −0.63 |
| | Liberal National | David Lin | 37,622 | 45.22 | +0.63 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −0.63 | |

#### 2010

2010 Australian federal election: Rankin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Craig Emerson | 36,090 | 45.15 | -10.98 |
| | Liberal National | Luke Smith | 29,652 | 37.10 | +2.63 |
| | Greens | Neil Cotter | 8,956 | 11.20 | +6.61 |
| | Family First | Alexandra Todd | 5,231 | 6.54 | +3.44 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 79,929 | 92.51 | −3.06 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,475 | 7.49 | +3.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,404 | 91.33 | −2.38 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Craig Emerson | 44,289 | 55.41 | -6.26 |
| | Liberal National | Luke Smith | 35,640 | 44.59 | +6.26 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.26 | |

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

2007 Australian federal election: Rankin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Craig Emerson | 44,858 | 56.01 | +12.22 |
| | Liberal | Peter Coulson | 27,299 | 34.09 | -3.01 |
| | Greens | Neil Cotter | 3,773 | 4.71 | +1.50 |
| | Family First | Bert van Manen | 2,827 | 3.53 | -1.59 |
| | Democrats | Salam El-Merebi | 590 | 0.74 | -0.11 |
| | Liberty & Democracy | Liam Tjia | 463 | 0.58 | +0.58 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Robert Meyers | 273 | 0.34 | +0.13 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 80,083 | 95.51 | +2.68 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,764 | 4.49 | −2.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,847 | 93.53 | −0.56 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Craig Emerson | 49,440 | 61.74 | +8.76 |
| | Liberal | Peter Coulson | 30,643 | 38.26 | -8.76 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.76 | |

#### 2004

2004 Australian federal election: Rankin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Craig Emerson | 34,471 | 43.92 | -1.04 |
| | Liberal | Wendy Creighton | 28,819 | 36.72 | -4.05 |
| | Independent | Darren Power | 5,134 | 6.54 | +6.54 |
| | Family First | Ross Wilson | 4,036 | 5.14 | +5.14 |
| | Greens | Julian Hinton | 2,422 | 3.09 | +0.34 |
| | One Nation | Margaret Hands | 1,601 | 2.04 | -4.57 |
| | National | Mike Boyd | 1,187 | 1.51 | +1.51 |
| | Democrats | Catherine Sporle | 653 | 0.83 | -3.97 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Robert Meyers | 158 | 0.20 | +0.20 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 78,481 | 92.81 | −0.82 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,078 | 7.19 | +0.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84,559 | 92.89 | −1.06 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Craig Emerson | 41,774 | 53.23 | +0.81 |
| | Liberal | Wendy Creighton | 36,707 | 46.77 | -0.81 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.81 | |

#### 2001

2001 Australian federal election: Rankin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Craig Emerson | 36,875 | 49.45 | +1.97 |
| | Liberal | Paul Wood | 27,524 | 36.91 | +7.00 |
| | One Nation | Mark Mackenzie | 4,724 | 6.33 | -6.28 |
| | Democrats | Darryl Dobson | 3,572 | 4.79 | +0.57 |
| | Greens | Daniel Lloyd | 1,875 | 2.51 | +0.30 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 74,570 | 93.40 | −2.15 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,269 | 6.60 | +2.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,839 | 94.18 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Craig Emerson | 42,267 | 56.68 | -2.01 |
| | Liberal | Paul Wood | 32,303 | 43.32 | +2.01 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.01 | |

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

1998 Australian federal election: Rankin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Craig Emerson | 32,924 | 47.48 | +4.91 |
| | Liberal | Cuong Bui | 20,736 | 29.91 | -12.67 |
| | One Nation | Ron Frood | 8,749 | 12.62 | +12.62 |
| | Democrats | Robert Hernandez | 2,923 | 4.22 | -4.37 |
| | Christian Democrats | Ann Hage | 1,556 | 2.24 | +2.24 |
| | Greens | Sara van Tinteren | 1,536 | 2.22 | -0.74 |
| | Independent | Brian Norton | 456 | 0.66 | +0.66 |
| | Independent | Lorraine Barnes | 456 | 0.66 | +0.66 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 69,336 | 95.55 | −1.27 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,228 | 4.45 | +1.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,564 | 93.07 | −0.44 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Craig Emerson | 40,691 | 58.69 | +9.07 |
| | Liberal | Cuong Bui | 28,645 | 41.31 | -9.07 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.07 | |

#### 1996

1996 Australian federal election: Rankin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | David Beddall | 31,869 | 45.00 | -9.93 |
| | Liberal | Amanda Scott | 29,046 | 41.02 | +10.39 |
| | Democrats | Alan Dickson | 6,050 | 8.54 | +3.52 |
| | Greens | Richard Nielsen | 1,977 | 2.79 | +0.07 |
| | Indigenous Peoples | Rosemary Bell | 976 | 1.38 | +1.38 |
| | Independent | Xuan Thu Nguyen | 899 | 1.27 | +1.27 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 70,817 | 96.61 | −0.52 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,488 | 3.39 | +0.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,305 | 93.51 | −1.65 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | David Beddall | 36,278 | 51.35 | -11.69 |
| | Liberal | Amanda Scott | 34,371 | 48.65 | +11.69 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -11.69 | |

#### 1993

1993 Australian federal election: Rankin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | David Beddall | 32,157 | 45.19 | +0.94 |
| | Liberal | Sallyanne Atkinson | 25,635 | 36.03 | +4.84 |
| | National | Marian Schwarz | 5,051 | 7.10 | -2.84 |
| | Democrats | Susan Werba | 3,106 | 4.37 | -7.88 |
| | Greens | Richard Nielsen | 1,775 | 2.49 | +2.40 |
| | Independent | Ian Reid | 1,722 | 2.42 | +2.42 |
| | Confederate Action | Lester Reaves | 1,290 | 1.81 | +1.81 |
| | | Debbie Bell | 419 | 0.59 | +0.59 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 71,155 | 96.97 | −0.09 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,226 | 3.03 | +0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,381 | 95.16 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | David Beddall | 37,449 | 52.67 | -0.49 |
| | Liberal | Sallyanne Atkinson | 33,647 | 47.33 | +0.49 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.49 | |

#### 1990

1990 Australian federal election: Rankin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | David Beddall | 31,782 | 46.3 | -2.9 |
| | Liberal | John Miles | 16,014 | 23.3 | +10.2 |
| | National | Huan Fraser | 11,065 | 16.1 | -15.9 |
| | Democrats | John Hoskins | 7,512 | 10.9 | +6.5 |
| | Independent | Richard Whiteman | 1,865 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | Cheryl Crisp | 465 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 68,703 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,916 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,619 | 94.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | David Beddall | 38,037 | 55.5 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal | John Miles | 30,519 | 44.5 | +44.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.7 | |

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

1987 Australian federal election: Rankin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | David Beddall | 29,118 | 49.2 | +2.5 |
| | National | Gerard Walsh | 13,256 | 22.4 | -1.3 |
| | Liberal | John Patterson | 7,769 | 13.1 | -1.3 |
| | National | Peter Jorgenson | 5,708 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| | Democrats | Miriam Cope | 2,599 | 4.4 | -1.2 |
| | Independent | Michael Dunne | 670 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | Terri Cavanagh | 99 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 59,219 | 95.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,578 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,797 | 92.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | David Beddall | 32,415 | 54.7 | +4.2 |
| | National | Gerard Walsh | 26,791 | 45.3 | -4.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.2 | |

#### 1984

1984 Australian federal election: Rankin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | David Beddall | 23,820 | 46.7 | -3.9 |
| | National | Cec Jamieson | 16,998 | 33.3 | +12.7 |
| | Liberal | Bruce Mackenzie-Forbes | 7,324 | 14.4 | -8.5 |
| | Democrats | Bev Peereboom | 2,880 | 5.6 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 51,022 | 94.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,150 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,172 | 91.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | David Beddall | 25,807 | 50.6 | -4.6 |
| | National | Cec Jamieson | 25,199 | 49.4 | +49.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.6 | |