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Australian division election results

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Shortland in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until the present.

Members

Member Party Term
  Charles Griffiths Labor 1949–1972
  Peter Morris Labor 1972–1998
  Jill Hall Labor 1998–2016
  Pat Conroy Labor 2016–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Shortland.
2022 Australian federal election: Shortland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Conroy 40,135 40.02 −1.11
Liberal Nell McGill 32,215 32.12 −5.25
Greens Kim Grierson 9,910 9.88 +1.62
One Nation Quintin King 6,397 6.38 +6.38
United Australia Kenneth Maxwell 3,125 3.12 −1.41
Liberal Democrats Barry Reed 2,984 2.98 +2.98
Animal Justice Bree Roberts 2,979 2.97 −0.63
Independent Basil Paynter 2,554 2.55 +2.55
Total formal votes 100,299 93.94 +0.35
Informal votes 6,467 6.06 −0.35
Turnout 106,766 91.85 −1.81
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Conroy 55,985 55.82 +1.37
Liberal Nell McGill 44,314 44.18 −1.37
Labor hold Swing +1.37
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Shortland in the 2022 federal election. checkY indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Shortland.
2019 Australian federal election: Shortland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Conroy 41,126 41.13 −10.04
Liberal Nell McGill 37,363 37.37 +2.17
Greens Wylie Campbell 8,256 8.26 −1.20
United Australia Dani Rifai 4,532 4.53 +4.53
Animal Justice Bryan McGrath 3,596 3.60 +3.60
Sustainable Australia Susan Newbury 3,097 3.10 +3.10
Christian Democrats Xing Yu 2,010 2.01 −2.15
Total formal votes 99,980 93.59 −1.70
Informal votes 6,847 6.41 +1.70
Turnout 106,827 93.66 +0.21
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Conroy 54,437 54.45 −5.49
Liberal Nell McGill 45,543 45.55 +5.49
Labor hold Swing −5.49

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Shortland.
2016 Australian federal election: Shortland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Conroy 50,164 51.17 +3.00
Liberal Jenny Barrie 34,514 35.20 −1.30
Greens Ivan Macfadyen 9,279 9.46 +3.14
Christian Democrats Morgan Cox 4,081 4.16 +2.59
Total formal votes 98,038 95.29 +1.58
Informal votes 4,845 4.71 −1.58
Turnout 102,883 93.45 −2.73
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Conroy 58,761 59.94 +2.54
Liberal Jenny Barrie 39,277 40.06 −2.54
Labor hold Swing +2.54

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Shortland.
2013 Australian federal election: Shortland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jill Hall 41,892 48.69 −5.05
Liberal John Church 32,532 37.81 +4.65
Palmer United Philip Baldwin 5,341 6.21 +6.21
Greens Jane Oakley 5,198 6.04 −4.29
Christian Democrats Andrew Weatherstone 1,081 1.26 +1.26
Total formal votes 86,044 93.99 +0.33
Informal votes 5,498 6.01 −0.33
Turnout 91,542 94.44 −0.42
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jill Hall 49,230 57.21 −5.64
Liberal John Church 36,814 42.79 +5.64
Labor hold Swing −5.64

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Shortland.
2010 Australian federal election: Shortland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jill Hall 44,987 53.74 −2.99
Liberal Deborah Narayanan 27,758 33.16 +2.04
Greens Phillipa Parsons 8,646 10.33 +2.03
One Nation Milton Alchin 1,726 2.06 +2.06
Secular Peter Williams 596 0.71 +0.71
Total formal votes 83,713 93.66 −2.18
Informal votes 5,671 6.34 +2.18
Turnout 89,384 94.84 −1.44
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jill Hall 52,612 62.85 −1.89
Liberal Deborah Narayanan 31,101 37.15 +1.89
Labor hold Swing −1.89

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jill Hall 48,525 56.73 +7.40
Liberal Jon Kealy 26,620 31.12 −4.69
Greens Keith Parsons 7,097 8.30 +0.15
Christian Democrats Les Wallace 1,655 1.93 +1.93
Family First Matthew Reeves 1,644 1.92 −0.49
Total formal votes 85,541 95.84 +0.41
Informal votes 3,714 4.16 −0.41
Turnout 89,255 95.78 −0.46
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jill Hall 55,379 64.74 +5.50
Liberal Jon Kealy 30,162 35.26 −5.50
Labor hold Swing +5.50

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jill Hall 40,069 49.91 +0.21
Liberal Dell Tschanter 28,745 35.81 +1.14
Greens Bob Phillips 6,333 7.89 +3.77
One Nation Florence Roberts 2,113 2.63 −2.05
Family First Brian Dixon 1,804 2.25 +2.25
Democrats Peter Lee 1,211 1.51 −1.64
Total formal votes 80,275 95.38 −0.06
Informal votes 3,884 4.62 +0.06
Turnout 84,159 95.54 −0.12
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jill Hall 47,754 59.49 +0.71
Liberal Dell Tschanter 32,521 40.51 −0.71
Labor hold Swing +0.71

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jill Hall 39,139 49.70 −2.24
Liberal Brian Perrem 27,302 34.67 +6.33
One Nation Iris Candlish 3,686 4.68 −5.63
Greens Joan Lambert 3,242 4.12 +0.60
Democrats Steven Adams 2,484 3.15 −0.25
Independent Peter Craig 2,312 2.94 +2.94
Independent Ron Gardnir 590 0.75 +0.75
Total formal votes 78,755 95.44 −1.60
Informal votes 3,765 4.56 +1.60
Turnout 82,520 96.19
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jill Hall 46,290 58.78 −3.45
Liberal Brian Perrem 32,465 41.22 +3.45
Labor hold Swing −3.45

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jill Hall 38,004 51.78 +0.90
Liberal Peter Craig 20,733 28.25 −6.24
One Nation Ron Gardnir 7,499 10.22 +10.22
Greens Rebecca Moroney 2,681 3.65 −0.66
Democrats Aysha Pollnitz 2,605 3.55 −3.37
Independent Ivan Welsh 1,878 2.56 +2.56
Total formal votes 73,400 97.13 −0.06
Informal votes 2,167 2.87 +0.06
Turnout 75,567 96.23 −1.04
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jill Hall 46,100 62.81 +4.66
Liberal Peter Craig 27,300 37.19 −4.66
Labor hold Swing +4.66

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Morris 36,603 50.88 −10.96
Liberal David Parker 24,812 34.49 +5.62
Democrats Kaye Westbury 4,977 6.92 +1.36
Greens Ian McKenzie 3,102 4.31 +4.31
Independent Richard Hill 1,898 2.64 +2.65
Terry Cook 547 0.76 −0.30
Total formal votes 71,939 97.20 −0.25
Informal votes 2,075 2.80 +0.25
Turnout 74,014 97.27 +0.66
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Morris 41,660 58.15 −9.18
Liberal David Parker 29,982 41.85 +9.18
Labor hold Swing −9.18

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Morris 43,012 61.84 +7.80
Liberal Laurie Coghlan 20,082 28.87 +6.19
Democrats Michael Reckenberg 3,864 5.56 −5.14
Call to Australia Ivan Morrow 1,113 1.60 +1.60
Terry Cook 737 1.06 +1.06
Natural Law Brett Randall 413 0.59 +0.59
Geoff Payne 329 0.47 +0.47
Total formal votes 69,550 97.44 −0.04
Informal votes 1,824 2.56 +0.04
Turnout 71,374 96.61
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Morris 46,813 67.33 +1.54
Liberal Laurie Coghlan 22,713 32.67 −1.54
Labor hold Swing +1.54

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Morris 35,269 51.4 −3.6
Liberal Lynne Hall 15,535 22.7 −8.9
Democrats Michael Reckenberg 7,975 11.6 −1.8
Independent Lorraine Welsh 5,839 8.5 +8.5
Independent Mark Booth 2,983 4.4 +4.4
Independent Geoff Ellis 771 1.1 +1.1
Independent Clay Robinson 187 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 68,559 97.5
Informal votes 1,724 2.5
Turnout 70,283 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Morris 43,951 64.3 +3.2
Liberal Lynne Hall 24,361 35.7 −3.2
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Morris 35,916 55.0 −3.2
Liberal Milton Caine 20,652 31.6 −0.7
Democrats Derek McCabe 8,727 13.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 64,295 95.7
Informal votes 2,962 4.3
Turnout 68,257 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Morris 39,890 61.1 −2.0
Liberal Milton Caine 25,405 38.9 +2.0
Labor hold Swing −2.0

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Morris 36,855 58.2 −1.0
Liberal Milton Caine 20,459 32.3 +2.4
Democrats John Aitken 5,058 8.0 +2.0
Independent Jane Power 1,005 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 63,377 94.4
Informal votes 3,794 5.6
Turnout 67,171 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Morris 40,005 63.1 −4.2
Liberal Milton Caine 23,370 36.9 +4.2
Labor hold Swing −4.2

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Morris 49,275 62.7 +1.7
Liberal Peter Wilson 20,781 26.4 −1.2
Democrats Lyn Godfrey 4,677 6.0 −0.8
Socialist Workers Peter Abrahamson 2,584 3.3 +3.3
Socialist Labour Robert Buhler 1,280 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 78,597 98.2
Informal votes 1,455 1.8
Turnout 80,052 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Morris 70.8 +1.5
Liberal Peter Wilson 29.2 −1.5
Labor hold Swing +1.5

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Morris 45,509 61.0 +6.5
Liberal Eddie Namir 20,611 27.6 −7.6
Democrats Lionel Lambkin 5,111 6.8 −3.5
Socialist Labour Robert Buhler 3,422 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 74,653 98.0
Informal votes 1,497 2.0
Turnout 76,150 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Morris 69.3 +9.6
Liberal Eddie Namir 30.7 −9.6
Labor hold Swing +9.6

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Morris 37,406 54.5 −4.5
Liberal Richard Bevan 24,178 35.2 −3.0
Democrats Lionel Lambkin 7,058 10.3 +10.3
Total formal votes 68,642 98.0
Informal votes 1,415 2.0
Turnout 70,057 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Morris 59.7 −0.7
Liberal Richard Bevan 40.3 +0.7
Labor hold Swing −0.7

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Morris 34,182 56.9 −6.6
Liberal Richard Bevan 24,215 40.3 +9.9
Independent Barbara Timmins 872 1.5 +1.5
Independent Lionel Lambkin 800 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 60,069 98.7
Informal votes 790 1.3
Turnout 60,859 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Morris 58.3 −8.0
Liberal Richard Bevan 41.7 +8.0
Labor hold Swing −8.0

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Morris 37,031 63.5 +7.6
Liberal David Morris 17,756 30.4 +3.4
Independent Lionel Lambkin 2,063 3.5 +3.5
Australia John Steele 1,493 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 58,343 98.3
Informal votes 997 1.7
Turnout 59,340 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Morris 66.3 +2.6
Liberal David Morris 32.7 −2.6
Labor hold Swing +2.6

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Morris 29,604 55.9 −4.1
Liberal Paul Clarkson 14,287 27.0 −3.5
Independent Leo Gately 3,905 7.4 +7.4
Democratic Labor Hugh Ansell 2,549 4.8 −0.3
Australia Charles Hockings 1,669 3.2 +3.2
Communist Geoff Curthoys 594 1.1 −0.9
Independent Lionel Lambkin 356 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 52,964 98.2
Informal votes 976 1.8
Turnout 53,940 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Morris 63.7 +0.2
Liberal Paul Clarkson 36.3 −0.2
Labor hold Swing +0.2

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Griffiths 29,371 60.0 +5.9
Liberal Paul Clarkson 14,909 30.5 −7.5
Democratic Labor Robert Burke 2,502 5.1 +0.5
Australia Charles Hockings 1,149 2.3 +2.3
Communist Geoff Curthoys 991 2.0 −0.8
Total formal votes 48,922 97.9
Informal votes 1,052 2.1
Turnout 49,974 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charles Griffiths 64.0 +5.3
Liberal Paul Clarkson 36.0 −5.3
Labor hold Swing +5.3

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Griffiths 30,309 53.3 −7.3
Liberal Malcolm Blackshaw 20,956 36.8 +9.5
Democratic Labor Robert Burke 2,747 4.8 −4.4
Communist Geoff Curthoys 1,600 2.8 −0.1
Independent Stanley Millington 1,262 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 56,874 96.9
Informal votes 1,803 3.1
Turnout 58,677 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charles Griffiths 57.9 −7.0
Liberal Malcolm Blackshaw 42.1 +7.0
Labor hold Swing −7.0

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Griffiths 32,270 60.6 −4.2
Liberal William Gilchrist 14,535 27.3 +2.9
Democratic Labor Robert Burke 4,922 9.2 +1.0
Communist Barbara Curthoys 1,538 2.9 +0.2
Total formal votes 53,265 98.3
Informal votes 925 1.7
Turnout 54,190 97.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charles Griffiths 64.9 −4.7
Liberal William Gilchrist 35.1 +4.7
Labor hold Swing −4.7

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Griffiths 32,127 64.8 +3.8
Liberal Allan Pitts 12,100 24.4 −2.0
Democratic Labor Robert Burke 4,047 8.2 −0.9
Communist Geoff Curthoys 1,341 2.7 −0.8
Total formal votes 49,615 97.2
Informal votes 1,410 2.8
Turnout 51,025 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charles Griffiths 69.6 +3.9
Liberal Allan Pitts 30.4 −3.9
Labor hold Swing +3.9

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Griffiths 27,366 61.0 −2.2
Liberal Hilary Fallins 11,861 26.4 −10.4
Democratic Labor Robert Burke 4,096 9.1 +9.1
Communist William Quinn 1,561 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 44,884 96.9
Informal votes 1,449 3.1
Turnout 46,333 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charles Griffiths 65.7 +2.5
Liberal Hilary Fallins 34.3 −2.5
Labor hold Swing +2.5

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Griffiths 26,066 63.2 −3.8
Liberal Gordon Greig 15,179 36.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 41,245 96.8
Informal votes 1,364 3.2
Turnout 42,609 96.0
Labor hold Swing −3.8

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Griffiths 27,226 64.4 −0.6
Liberal Arthur Downey 15,044 35.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 42,270 98.8
Informal votes 509 1.2
Turnout 42,779 97.0
Labor hold Swing −0.6

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Griffiths 26,708 65.0 +10.6
Liberal Arthur Downey 14,369 35.0 +8.9
Total formal votes 41,077 98.1
Informal votes 781 1.9
Turnout 41,858 97.0
Labor hold Swing +0.9

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Shortland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Griffiths 21,921 54.4 −12.8
Liberal Harold Daisley 10,513 26.1 +7.1
Independent Alfred Boa 6,423 15.9 +15.9
Communist Eugene Marshall 882 2.2 +2.2
Independent Isabel Longworth 570 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 40,309 97.6
Informal votes 996 2.4
Turnout 41,305 97.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charles Griffiths 64.1 −12.0
Liberal Harold Daisley 35.9 +12.0
Labor notional hold Swing −12.0

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