Electoral results for the Division of Brand

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

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Wendy Fatin	Labor	1984–1996
	Kim Beazley	Labor	1996–2007
	Gary Gray	Labor	2007–2016
	Madeleine King	Labor	2016–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Brand[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Brand[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Madeleine King	35,875	40.38	−7.10
	Liberal	Jack Pleiter	26,510	29.84	−1.78
	Greens	Jody Freeman	9,863	11.10	−0.58
	One Nation	Travis Carter	7,524	8.47	+8.47
	Christians	Janine Vander Ven	2,726	3.07	−0.39
	United Australia	Trevor Jones	2,570	2.89	+2.89
	Western Australia	Blake Phelan	2,397	2.70	+2.70
	Conservative National	Karen-Lee Mills	1,376	1.55	+1.55
Total formal votes			88,841	93.74	−2.04
Informal votes			5,928	6.26	+2.04
Turnout			94,769	88.57	+1.53
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Madeleine King	50,333	56.66	−4.77
	Liberal	Jack Pleiter	38,508	43.34	+4.77
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.77

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Brand[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Brand[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Madeleine King	38,803	47.48	+6.39
	Liberal	Craig Buchanan	25,843	31.62	−6.12
	Greens	Dawn Jecks	9,542	11.68	+4.25
	Rise Up Australia	Philip Scott	4,704	5.76	+5.04
	Christians	Robert Burdett	2,826	3.46	+1.43
Total formal votes			81,718	95.78	+1.59
Informal votes			3,602	4.22	−1.59
Turnout			85,320	87.04	+1.28
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Madeleine King	50,202	61.43	+7.72
	Liberal	Craig Buchanan	31,516	38.57	−7.72
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.72

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Brand[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Brand[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Gary Gray	35,093	40.39	−0.41
	Liberal	Donna Gordin	33,634	38.71	−0.67
	Palmer United	Craig Lawrence	6,518	7.50	+7.50
	Greens	Dawn Jecks	6,343	7.30	−7.44
	Family First	Andrew Newhouse	2,079	2.39	−0.42
	Christians	Bob Burdett	1,685	1.94	+1.94
	Rise Up Australia	Gabrielle Iriks	646	0.74	+0.74
	Democrats	Paul Young	598	0.69	+0.69
	CEC	Mick Le-Cocq	280	0.32	+0.32
Total formal votes			86,876	94.29	−0.48
Informal votes			5,257	5.71	+0.48
Turnout			92,133	92.29	−1.07
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gary Gray	45,940	52.88	−0.45
	Liberal	Donna Gordin	40,936	47.12	+0.45
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.45

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Western Australia § Brand[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Brand[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Gary Gray	31,832	40.80	-5.53
	Liberal	Donna Gordin	30,731	39.38	+1.28
	Greens	Dawn Jecks	11,504	14.74	+5.88
	Family First	Andrew Newhouse	2,190	2.81	+1.03
	Christian Democrats	Robert Burdett	1,771	2.27	-0.30
Total formal votes			78,028	94.77	-1.36
Informal votes			4,304	5.23	+1.36
Turnout			82,332	93.34	+0.07
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gary Gray	41,610	53.33	-2.65
	Liberal	Donna Gordin	36,418	46.67	+2.65
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.65

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Brand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Gary Gray	38,131	46.15	−0.94
	Liberal	Phil Edman	31,882	38.58	−1.31
	Greens	Dawn Jecks	7,110	8.60	+3.77
	Christian Democrats	Brent Tremain	2,061	2.49	+0.36
	Family First	Andrew Newhouse	1,482	1.79	+1.79
	One Nation	Robin Scott	1,321	1.60	−1.16
	Liberty & Democracy	Huw Grossmith	350	0.42	+0.42
	CEC	Rob Totten	295	0.36	−0.64
Total formal votes			82,632	96.10	+1.90
Informal votes			3,354	3.90	−1.90
Turnout			85,986	93.50	+0.09
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gary Gray	45,959	55.62	+0.97
	Liberal	Phil Edman	36,673	44.38	−0.97
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.97

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Brand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Kim Beazley	34,892	47.09	−4.62
	Liberal	Phil Edman	29,463	39.89	+15.92
	Greens	Jean Jenkins	3,578	4.83	+1.35
	One Nation	Garth Stockden	2,045	2.76	−3.38
	Christian Democrats	Rajesh Vettoor	1,581	2.13	+1.26
	Independent	Gerard Kettle	1,084	1.46	+1.46
	CEC	Rob Totten	742	1.00	+0.77
	Democrats	John Partridge	619	0.84	−1.55
Total formal votes			74,104	94.20	−1.49
Informal votes			4,566	5.80	+1.49
Turnout			78,670	93.41	−1.79
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kim Beazley	40,499	54.65	−5.40
	Liberal	Phil Edman	33,605	45.35	+5.40
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.40

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Brand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Kim Beazley	36,917	51.71	−1.38
	Liberal	Margaret Thomas	17,110	23.97	−2.47
	Liberals for Forests	Keith Woollard	8,006	11.21	+11.21
	One Nation	Steve Robbie	4,380	6.14	−5.82
	Greens	Kate Davis	2,486	3.48	+0.58
	Democrats	Paul Hubbard	1,706	2.39	−2.47
	Christian Democrats	Terry Iredale	621	0.87	+0.29
	CEC	Brian McCarthy	164	0.23	+0.23
Total formal votes			71,390	95.69	+1.17
Informal votes			3,214	4.31	−1.17
Turnout			74,604	95.98
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kim Beazley	42,869	60.05	−3.32
	Liberal	Margaret Thomas	28,521	39.95	+3.32
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.32

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Brand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Kim Beazley	36,391	52.00	+7.65
	Liberal	Rick Palmer	19,413	27.74	−14.01
	One Nation	Lee Dawson	8,308	11.87	+11.87
	Greens	Nick Dunlop	2,012	2.88	−1.62
	Democrats	Collin Mullane	1,630	2.33	−1.44
	Christian Democrats	Graham Lawn	402	0.57	+0.57
	Independent	Kate Dorrington	399	0.57	+0.57
	Natural Law	Anne Leishman	343	0.49	+0.49
	Independent	Paul Roth	310	0.44	+0.44
	Independent	Kent Reynolds	308	0.44	+0.44
	Australia First	Carolyn Gent	296	0.42	+0.42
	Abolish Child Support	Ron Higgins	167	0.24	+0.24
Total formal votes			69,979	94.54	−2.20
Informal votes			4,043	5.46	+2.20
Turnout			74,022	95.35	+0.15
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kim Beazley	43,587	62.29	+11.44
	Liberal	Rick Palmer	26,392	37.71	−11.44
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.44

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Brand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Kim Beazley	37,165	43.86	−4.55
	Liberal	Penny Hearne	36,060	42.56	+1.11
	Greens	Bob Goodale	3,577	4.22	−0.71
	Democrats	Mal McKercher	2,969	3.50	+1.02
	Independent	Alan Gent	2,016	2.38	+2.38
	AAFI	Phil Rebe	943	1.11	+1.11
	National	Malcolm Walton	877	1.04	+1.04
	Independent	Leone Anderson	452	0.53	+0.53
	Independent	Brian McCarthy	373	0.44	+0.44
	Independent	Clive Galletly	301	0.36	+0.36
Total formal votes			84,733	96.64	−0.89
Informal votes			2,943	3.36	+0.89
Turnout			87,676	95.20	−0.75
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kim Beazley	42,379	50.23	−3.47
	Liberal	Penny Hearne	41,992	49.77	+3.47
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.47

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Brand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Wendy Fatin	36,413	48.42	+5.58
	Liberal	Adrian Fawcett	31,174	41.45	+4.18
	Greens	Andrea Evans	3,707	4.93	−1.64
	Democrats	Ray Tilbury	1,865	2.48	−6.29
	Call to Australia	Paul Cant	1,179	1.57	+1.57
	Independent	Norm Dicks	613	0.82	+0.82
	Natural Law	Jacqui Robinson	259	0.34	+0.34
Total formal votes			75,210	97.53	+1.63
Informal votes			1,903	2.47	−1.63
Turnout			77,113	95.95
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Wendy Fatin	40,366	53.70	−1.49
	Liberal	Adrian Fawcett	34,805	46.30	+1.49
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.49

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Brand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Wendy Fatin	27,303	42.8	−11.5
	Liberal	Maureen Healy	23,757	37.3	+3.7
	Democrats	Jan Wallace	5,590	8.8	+1.7
	Greens	Luna Gardiner	4,189	6.6	+6.6
	National	Errol Tuxworth	1,200	1.9	−3.1
	Grey Power	Blanche Pledge	841	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Keith Evans	662	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Chris Galletly	200	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			63,742	95.9
Informal votes			2,726	4.1
Turnout			66,468	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Wendy Fatin	35,130	55.2	−3.6
	Liberal	Maureen Healy	28,528	44.8	+3.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.6

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Brand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Wendy Fatin	32,135	52.2	−1.3
	Liberal	Bernie Masters	21,985	35.7	−7.4
	Democrats	John Willis	4,368	7.1	+7.1
	National	Peter Bass	3,091	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			61,579	92.3
Informal votes			5,112	7.7
Turnout			66,691	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Wendy Fatin	34,906	56.7	+1.2
	Liberal	Bernie Masters	26,669	43.3	−1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.2

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Brand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Wendy Fatin	29,321	53.5	−2.1
	Liberal	Christopher Boyle	23,633	43.1	+3.5
	Independent	Thomas Renfrey	1,820	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			54,774	90.7
Informal votes			5,592	9.3
Turnout			60,366	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Wendy Fatin	30,420	55.5	−1.7
	Liberal	Christopher Boyle	24,349	44.5	+1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.7

References

1. Brand, WA, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
2. Brand, WA, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
3. 2013 results for Brand, AEC.
4. "2010 results for Brand". AEC.

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos