# Electoral results for the Division of McEwen

McEwan, an Australian Electoral Division in the Australian state of Victoria, has existed since 1984.

## Members

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1984 | Peter Cleeland | Labor |
| 1987 | Peter Cleeland | Labor |
| 1990 | Fran Bailey | Liberal |
| 1993 | Peter Cleeland | Labor |
| 1996 | Fran Bailey | Liberal |
| 1998 | Fran Bailey | Liberal |
| 2001 | Fran Bailey | Liberal |
| 2004 | Fran Bailey | Liberal |
| 2007 | Fran Bailey | Liberal |
| 2010 | Rob Mitchell | Labor |
| 2013 | Rob Mitchell | Labor |
| 2016 | Rob Mitchell | Labor |
| 2019 | Rob Mitchell | Labor |
| 2022 | Rob Mitchell | Labor |

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

2022 Australian federal election: McEwen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Rob Mitchell | 35,238 | 36.81 | −2.98 |
| | Liberal | Richard Welch | 31,796 | 33.22 | −1.77 |
| | Greens | Neil Barker | 13,524 | 14.13 | +4.66 |
| | United Australia | Paul McRae | 5,474 | 5.72 | +2.46 |
| | One Nation | Chris Bradbury | 5,387 | 5.63 | +0.51 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Herron | 2,579 | 2.69 | +2.69 |
| | Australian Federation | Christopher Neil | 1,721 | 1.80 | +1.80 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 95,719 | 96.07 | +1.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,918 | 3.93 | −1.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,637 | 92.23 | +0.07 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Rob Mitchell | 50,998 | 53.28 | −2.00 |
| | Liberal | Richard Welch | 44,721 | 46.72 | +2.00 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −2.00 | |

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

2019 Australian federal election: McEwen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Rob Mitchell | 37,911 | 39.44 | −2.77 |
| | Liberal | Phillip Fusco | 33,162 | 34.50 | −1.32 |
| | Greens | Neil Barker | 8,026 | 8.35 | −0.24 |
| | One Nation | Ronnie Graham | 5,693 | 5.92 | +5.92 |
| | Justice | Deb Butler | 3,878 | 4.03 | +4.03 |
| | United Australia | Chris Hayman | 3,016 | 3.14 | +3.14 |
| | Animal Justice | Ruth Parramore | 2,890 | 3.01 | +0.17 |
| | Independent | Robert Hyndman | 1,552 | 1.61 | +1.61 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 96,128 | 94.74 | +0.31 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,334 | 5.26 | −0.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 101,462 | 93.91 | +4.20 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Rob Mitchell | 52,892 | 55.02 | −0.98 |
| | Liberal | Phillip Fusco | 43,236 | 44.98 | +0.98 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −0.98 | |

#### 2016

2016 Australian federal election: McEwen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Rob Mitchell | 50,588 | 44.69 | +7.07 |
| | Liberal | Chris Jermyn | 38,151 | 33.70 | −6.64 |
| | Greens | Neil Barker | 8,583 | 7.58 | +0.48 |
| | Family First | Dorothy Long | 3,707 | 3.27 | +0.40 |
| | Independent | Ross Lee | 3,013 | 2.66 | +2.66 |
| | Animal Justice | Cathy Vaina | 3,005 | 2.65 | +2.65 |
| | National | James Anderson | 2,672 | 2.36 | +2.36 |
| | Rise Up Australia | Jeff Truscott | 1,867 | 1.65 | +1.19 |
| | Country | Tracey Andrew | 1,614 | 1.43 | +0.75 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 113,200 | 94.03 | −1.35 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7,189 | 5.97 | +1.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 120,389 | 92.17 | −2.62 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Rob Mitchell | 65,482 | 57.85 | +7.70 |
| | Liberal | Chris Jermyn | 47,718 | 42.15 | −7.70 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.70 | |

#### 2013

2013 Australian federal election: McEwen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Donna Petrovich | 40,853 | 40.34 | +4.11 |
| | Labor | Rob Mitchell | 38,091 | 37.62 | −10.19 |
| | Greens | Neil Barker | 7,187 | 7.10 | −3.59 |
| | Palmer United | Trevor Dance | 6,822 | 6.74 | +6.74 |
| | Sex Party | Victoria Nash | 3,256 | 3.22 | +3.22 |
| | Family First | Barry Newton | 2,906 | 2.87 | −0.87 |
| | Katter's Australian | Bruce Stevens | 997 | 0.98 | +0.98 |
| | Country Alliance | Ian Cranson | 686 | 0.68 | +0.68 |
| | Rise Up Australia | Ferdie Verdan | 463 | 0.46 | +0.46 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 101,261 | 95.38 | +0.21 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,910 | 4.62 | −0.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106,171 | 94.83 | −1.81 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Rob Mitchell | 50,787 | 50.15 | −9.04 |
| | Liberal | Donna Petrovich | 50,474 | 49.85 | +9.04 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −9.04 | |

#### 2010

2010 Australian federal election: McEwen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Rob Mitchell | 45,374 | 43.17 | +2.97 |
| | Liberal | Cameron Caine | 42,054 | 40.01 | −5.76 |
| | Greens | Steve Meacher | 12,440 | 11.84 | +3.16 |
| | Family First | Belinda Clarkson | 3,358 | 3.19 | +0.70 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Bini | 1,332 | 1.27 | +0.44 |
| | Secular | Robert Gordon | 549 | 0.52 | +0.52 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 105,107 | 95.60 | −0.44 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,843 | 4.40 | +0.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 109,950 | 94.96 | −1.28 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Rob Mitchell | 58,144 | 55.32 | +5.34 |
| | Liberal | Cameron Caine | 46,963 | 44.68 | −5.34 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.34 | |

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

2007 Australian federal election: McEwen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Fran Bailey | 44,165 | 45.76 | -5.98 |
| | Labor | Rob Mitchell | 38,819 | 40.22 | +5.67 |
| | Greens | Steve Meacher | 8,379 | 8.68 | +1.03 |
| | Family First | Ian Cranson | 2,398 | 2.48 | +0.76 |
| | Democrats | David Kane | 948 | 0.98 | +0.16 |
| | Independent | Darren Trueman | 849 | 0.88 | +0.88 |
| | Liberty & Democracy | Robert Newnham | 799 | 0.83 | +0.83 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Rod McLennan | 161 | 0.17 | -0.05 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 96,518 | 95.91 | +0.57 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,982 | 4.09 | −0.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,634 | 96.29 | +0.18 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Fran Bailey | 48,339 | 50.01 | -6.41 |
| | Labor | Rob Mitchell | 48,308 | 49.99 | +6.41 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -6.41 | |
Rob Mitchell (Labor) was initially announced as the winning candidate, by a mere seven votes. The first recount reduced this margin to five. The second re-count overturned the result with Fran Bailey (Liberal) instead winning by 12 votes. The Court of Disputed Returns later increased this margin to 27 votes.

#### 2004

2004 Australian federal election: McEwen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Fran Bailey | 45,230 | 51.74 | +5.18 |
| | Labor | Jenny Beales | 30,205 | 34.55 | -2.81 |
| | Greens | Megan Hannes-Paterson | 6,686 | 7.65 | +0.41 |
| | Independent | Robert Gordon | 2,220 | 2.54 | +2.54 |
| | Family First | Mark Sach | 1,500 | 1.72 | +1.72 |
| | Democrats | Marj White | 713 | 0.82 | -4.64 |
| | Independent | Damon Gordon Lutz | 398 | 0.46 | +0.46 |
| | Independent | Maurie Smith | 278 | 0.32 | +0.32 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Rod McLennan | 188 | 0.22 | +0.22 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 87,418 | 95.34 | −1.08 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,273 | 4.66 | +1.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91,691 | 96.11 | +0.34 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Fran Bailey | 49,322 | 56.42 | +4.10 |
| | Labor | Jenny Beales | 38,096 | 43.58 | -4.10 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.10 | |

#### 2001

2001 Australian federal election: McEwen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Fran Bailey | 37,963 | 46.01 | +2.55 |
| | Labor | Andrew MacLeod | 31,986 | 38.76 | -1.27 |
| | Greens | Jim Romagnesi | 5,006 | 6.07 | +3.40 |
| | Democrats | Tony Carden | 3,986 | 4.83 | +0.01 |
| | One Nation | Alan Salter | 2,448 | 2.97 | -2.15 |
| | Independent | Bill Lodwick | 1,129 | 1.37 | +1.37 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 82,518 | 96.19 | −0.47 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,272 | 3.81 | +0.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,790 | 97.24 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Fran Bailey | 42,249 | 51.20 | +0.16 |
| | Labor | Andrew MacLeod | 40,269 | 48.80 | -0.16 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.16 | |

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

1998 Australian federal election: McEwen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Fran Bailey | 32,951 | 43.46 | -2.67 |
| | Labor | Graeme McEwen | 30,350 | 40.03 | +0.93 |
| | One Nation | Dennis Lacey | 3,877 | 5.11 | +5.11 |
| | Democrats | Sean Carter | 3,652 | 4.82 | -1.45 |
| | Greens | Pam Lawson | 2,020 | 2.66 | -1.24 |
| | Shooters | Vicki Treble | 1,808 | 2.38 | +2.38 |
| | Independent | Stephen Bowden | 611 | 0.81 | +0.81 |
| | Independent | Elizabeth Savage Kooroonya | 363 | 0.48 | +0.48 |
| | Natural Law | Susan Brown | 186 | 0.25 | -0.15 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,818 | 96.66 | −0.80 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,623 | 3.34 | +0.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,441 | 96.17 | −0.56 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Fran Bailey | 38,699 | 51.04 | -1.13 |
| | Labor | Graeme McEwen | 37,119 | 48.96 | +1.13 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.13 | |

#### 1996

1996 Australian federal election: McEwen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Fran Bailey | 33,637 | 46.13 | -2.08 |
| | Labor | Peter Cleeland | 28,516 | 39.10 | -4.36 |
| | Democrats | David Zemdegs | 4,571 | 6.27 | +1.50 |
| | Greens | Chris James | 2,843 | 3.90 | +3.90 |
| | Against Further Immigration | Rick Lloyd | 2,235 | 3.06 | +3.05 |
| | Independent | Jock Kyme | 835 | 1.15 | +1.15 |
| | Natural Law | Martin Magee | 285 | 0.39 | -0.74 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 72,922 | 97.45 | +0.08 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,905 | 2.55 | −0.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,827 | 96.74 | +0.32 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Fran Bailey | 37,845 | 52.18 | +1.50 |
| | Labor | Peter Cleeland | 34,689 | 47.82 | -1.50 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.50 | |

#### 1993

1993 Australian federal election: McEwen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Fran Bailey | 35,549 | 46.96 | +0.12 |
| | Labor | Peter Cleeland | 34,320 | 45.34 | +7.04 |
| | Democrats | Geoff Mosley | 3,022 | 3.99 | -6.37 |
| | Independent | Harry Grey | 2,148 | 2.84 | +2.84 |
| | Natural Law | Julie Nihill | 655 | 0.87 | +0.87 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,694 | 97.35 | +0.10 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,064 | 2.65 | −0.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,758 | 96.42 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Peter Cleeland | 38,347 | 50.69 | +3.90 |
| | Liberal | Fran Bailey | 37,307 | 49.31 | -3.90 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.90 | |

#### 1990

1990 Australian federal election: McEwen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Fran Bailey | 31,323 | 46.8 | +7.1 |
| | Labor | Peter Cleeland | 25,610 | 38.3 | -8.0 |
| | Democrats | Russell Dawes | 6,928 | 10.4 | +3.3 |
| | Call to Australia | Win Wise | 1,630 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Independent | Maurie Smith | 1,381 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 66,872 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,894 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,766 | 95.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Fran Bailey | 35,543 | 53.2 | +6.1 |
| | Labor | Peter Cleeland | 31,256 | 46.8 | -6.1 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +6.1 | |

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

1987 Australian federal election: McEwen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Cleeland | 31,052 | 48.5 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | David Millie | 24,021 | 37.5 | +0.7 |
| | Democrats | Doug Lorman | 4,551 | 7.1 | +0.7 |
| | National | Andrew Coller | 4,038 | 6.3 | -2.0 |
| | Independent | Robert Wilson | 369 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 64,031 | 95.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,804 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,835 | 96.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Peter Cleeland | 34,605 | 54.1 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | David Millie | 29,397 | 45.9 | -2.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.0 | |

#### 1984

1984 Australian federal election: McEwen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Cleeland | 25,984 | 47.0 | -1.4 |
| | Liberal | Brian Dixon | 20,331 | 36.8 | -3.1 |
| | National | John Brewster | 4,571 | 8.3 | +3.5 |
| | Democrats | Julie Stayner | 3,547 | 6.4 | +1.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Daniel Mason | 853 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 55,286 | 92.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,559 | 7.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,845 | 95.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Peter Cleeland | 28,789 | 52.1 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal | Brian Dixon | 26,483 | 47.9 | -0.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.3 | |