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Electoral results for the Division of Ryan

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

Members

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Member Party Term
  Nigel Drury Liberal 1949–1975
  John Moore Liberal 1975–2001
  Leonie Short Labor 2001–2001
  Michael Johnson Liberal 2001–2010
  Independent 2010–2010
  Jane Prentice Liberal National 2010–2019
  Julian Simmonds Liberal National 2019–2022
  Elizabeth Watson-Brown Greens 2022–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2022

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2022 Australian federal election: Ryan[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Julian Simmonds 38,239 38.50 −10.11
Greens Elizabeth Watson-Brown 30,003 30.21 +9.86
Labor Peter Cossar 22,146 22.30 −2.13
Liberal Democrats Damian Coory 2,582 2.60 +2.60
One Nation Joel Love 2,237 2.25 +0.09
United Australia Kathryn Pollard 2,062 2.08 +0.55
Animal Justice Jina Lipman 1,088 1.10 −0.82
Progressives Janine Rees 606 0.61 +0.61
Federation Axel Dancoisne 353 0.36 +0.36
Total formal votes 99,316 96.94 −0.66
Informal votes 3,140 3.06 +0.66
Turnout 102,456 92.04 −0.94
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Peter Cossar 52,062 52.42 +8.45
Liberal National Julian Simmonds 47,254 47.58 −8.45
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Elizabeth Watson-Brown 52,286 52.65 +52.65
Liberal National Julian Simmonds 47,030 47.35 −8.67
Greens gain from Liberal National  

Elections in the 2010s

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2019

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2019 Australian federal election: Ryan[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Julian Simmonds 46,869 48.61 −3.51
Labor Peter Cossar 23,560 24.43 +1.46
Greens Jake Schoermer 19,621 20.35 +1.59
One Nation Rodney Miles 2,080 2.16 +2.16
Animal Justice Joanne Webb 1,854 1.92 +1.92
United Australia Larry Crouch 1,478 1.53 +1.53
Conservative National Andrew Banks 964 1.00 +1.00
Total formal votes 96,426 97.60 −0.04
Informal votes 2,369 2.40 +0.04
Turnout 98,795 92.98 −0.34
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Julian Simmonds 54,023 56.03 −2.95
Labor Peter Cossar 42,403 43.97 +2.95
Liberal National hold Swing −2.95

2016

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2016 Australian federal election: Ryan[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Jane Prentice 49,402 52.13 +0.45
Labor Stephen Hegedus 21,594 22.79 −2.72
Greens Sandra Bayley 17,767 18.75 +4.31
Family First David Todd 2,389 2.52 +1.20
Liberal Democrats Sly Gryphon 2,046 2.16 +2.16
Democratic Labour John Quinn 1,566 1.65 +1.65
Total formal votes 94,764 97.61 +0.86
Informal votes 2,318 2.39 −0.86
Turnout 97,082 92.43 −1.69
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Jane Prentice 55,994 59.09 +0.55
Labor Stephen Hegedus 38,770 40.91 −0.55
Liberal National hold Swing +0.55

2013

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2013 Australian federal election: Ryan[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Jane Prentice 47,366 51.68 +5.95
Labor Damien Hamwood 23,385 25.51 +0.49
Greens Charles Worringham 13,235 14.44 −4.52
Palmer United Craig Gunnis 4,558 4.97 +4.97
Family First Lisa Demedio 1,213 1.32 −0.48
Katter's Australian Peter Walker 1,140 1.24 +1.24
Secular Michael Sweedman 761 0.83 +0.83
Total formal votes 91,658 96.75 −0.38
Informal votes 3,078 3.25 +0.38
Turnout 94,736 94.12 +0.81
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Jane Prentice 53,657 58.54 +1.38
Labor Damien Hamwood 38,001 41.46 −1.38
Liberal National hold Swing +1.38

2010

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2010 Australian federal election: Ryan[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Jane Prentice 40,713 45.73 -1.16
Labor Steven Miles 22,274 25.02 -13.54
Greens Sandra Bayley 16,884 18.96 +9.08
Independent Michael Johnson 7,563 8.49 +8.49
Family First Allan Vincent 1,600 1.80 +0.27
Total formal votes 89,034 97.13 −0.72
Informal votes 2,631 2.87 +0.72
Turnout 91,665 93.32 −2.43
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Jane Prentice 50,896 57.16 +5.95
Labor Steven Miles 38,138 42.84 -5.95
Liberal National hold Swing +5.95

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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2007 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Johnson 41,646 49.52 -5.24
Labor Ross Daniels 30,619 36.41 +7.00
Greens Evan Jones 7,933 9.43 -0.33
Independent Charles Worringham 1,328 1.58 +1.58
Democrats James Page 1,207 1.44 -0.98
Family First Leisa Schmid 1,120 1.33 -2.03
Liberty & Democracy Jock Mackenzie 155 0.18 +0.18
Citizens Electoral Council Neville Solomon 90 0.11 -0.17
Total formal votes 84,098 97.86 +1.66
Informal votes 1,842 2.14 −1.66
Turnout 85,940 94.95 +0.64
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Johnson 45,258 53.82 -6.60
Labor Ross Daniels 38,840 46.18 +6.60
Liberal hold Swing -6.60

2004

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2004 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Johnson 43,499 54.76 +6.27
Labor Victoria Chatterjee 23,365 29.41 -0.31
Greens Paul Swan 7,753 9.76 +4.38
Family First Percy Campbell 2,670 3.36 +3.36
Democrats Simon Ingram 1,926 2.42 -3.86
Citizens Electoral Council Neville Solomon 222 0.28 +0.28
Total formal votes 79,435 96.20 −1.06
Informal votes 3,134 3.80 +1.06
Turnout 82,569 94.31 −2.17
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Johnson 47,997 60.42 +0.86
Labor Victoria Chatterjee 31,438 39.58 -0.86
Liberal hold Swing +0.86

2001

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2001 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Johnson 38,894 47.57 -2.83
Labor Leonie Short 25,603 31.32 +0.97
National Stewart Gillies 5,049 6.18 +6.18
Democrats Jason Langenauer 4,742 5.80 -2.18
Greens Mike Stasse 4,035 4.94 +1.11
One Nation John Drew 1,339 1.64 -3.60
HEMP Clive Brazier 1,084 1.33 +1.33
Independent Stephen Allen-Ankins 1,010 1.24 +1.24
Total formal votes 81,756 97.14 −0.54
Informal votes 2,404 2.86 +0.54
Turnout 84,160 96.02
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Johnson 47,928 58.62 -0.90
Labor Leonie Short 33,828 41.38 +0.90
Liberal hold Swing -0.90

John Moore (Liberal) had won the seat at the 1998 election, however he retired in 2001 and Leonie Short (Labor) won the seat at the resulting by-election.

2001 by-election

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Ryan by-election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Tucker 32,571 43.19 -7.21
Labor Leonie Short 29,173 38.68 +8.33
Greens Mike Stasse 4,608 6.11 -2.28
Democrats Lyn Dengate 3,808 5.05 -2.93
HEMP Nigel Freemarijuana 1,685 2.23 +2.23
Independent Jody Moore 1,351 1.79 +1.79
Christian Democrats Andrew Hassall 955 1.27 +1.27
Independent Terry Hyland 822 1.09 +1.09
Independent Warren Stagg 440 0.58 +0.58
Total formal votes 75,413 97.04 −0.65
Informal votes 2,304 2.96 +0.65
Turnout 77,717 88.68 −5.71
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Leonie Short 37,834 50.17 +9.69
Liberal Bob Tucker 37,579 49.83 -9.69
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.69

Elections in the 1990s

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1998

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1998 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Moore 38,785 50.40 -9.17
Labor Teresa Farruggio 23,350 30.35 +5.00
Democrats Lyn Dengate 6,139 7.98 -2.00
One Nation Alan Smith 4,032 5.24 +5.24
Greens Brian Hoepper 2,945 3.83 +0.62
Independent Peter Mackenzie 1,186 1.54 +1.54
Independent Alan Skyring 353 0.46 -0.59
Australia First John Barker 158 0.21 +0.21
Total formal votes 76,948 97.69 −0.53
Informal votes 1,822 2.31 +0.53
Turnout 78,770 94.39 −0.80
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Moore 45,799 59.52 -7.46
Labor Teresa Farruggio 31,149 40.48 +7.46
Liberal hold Swing -7.46

1996

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1996 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Moore 46,508 59.85 +7.38
Labor Howard Nielsen 19,526 25.13 -6.15
Democrats Diane Watson 7,850 10.10 +4.09
Greens Willy Bach 2,405 3.09 -1.41
Independent Alan Skyring 857 1.10 +0.65
Indigenous Peoples Cheryl Cannon 293 0.38 +0.20
Natural Law Valerie Thurlow 267 0.34 +0.02
Total formal votes 77,706 98.26 +0.55
Informal votes 1,374 1.74 −0.55
Turnout 79,080 95.19 −0.83
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Moore 51,712 66.87 +6.15
Labor Howard Nielsen 25,620 33.13 -6.15
Liberal hold Swing +6.15

1993

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1993 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Moore 40,953 52.59 +6.90
Labor Fleur Yuile 23,698 30.43 +1.36
Democrats Sid Young 5,019 6.45 -11.18
Greens Willy Bach 3,795 4.87 +4.87
National Jim Gillan 2,662 3.42 -2.25
Confederate Action Les Smith 561 0.72 +0.72
Independent Alan Skyring 431 0.55 -0.73
Independent Terry Madden 417 0.54 +0.54
Natural Law Mark Brady 330 0.42 +0.42
Total formal votes 77,866 97.89 −0.68
Informal votes 1,677 2.11 +0.68
Turnout 79,543 96.02
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Moore 47,175 60.61 +2.48
Labor Fleur Yuile 30,662 39.39 -2.48
Liberal hold Swing +2.48

1990

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1990 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Moore 31,301 43.8 +1.2
Labor Denny Campbell 21,085 29.5 -5.9
Democrats Adair Ferguson 13,669 19.1 +10.6
National Helen McAllister 4,325 6.0 -7.5
Independent Alan Skyring 1,139 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 71,519 98.7
Informal votes 955 1.3
Turnout 72,474 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Moore 40,870 57.2 -1.7
Labor Denny Campbell 30,576 42.8 +1.7
Liberal hold Swing -1.7

Elections in the 1980s

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1987

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1987 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Moore 28,356 42.6 +1.9
Labor Fleur Yuile 23,538 35.4 +1.4
National Steve Walters 9,015 13.5 -3.5
Democrats Daphne Woodhouse 5,657 8.5 +0.2
Total formal votes 66,566 97.9
Informal votes 1,401 2.1
Turnout 67,967 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Moore 39,181 58.9 -1.5
Labor Fleur Yuile 27,379 41.1 +1.5
Liberal hold Swing -1.5

1984

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1984 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Moore 24,734 40.7 -12.2
Labor Mike Foley 20,644 34.0 -1.8
National Maxwell Crofts 10,300 17.0 +17.0
Democrats John Peeters 5,029 8.3 -0.1
Total formal votes 60,707 97.1
Informal votes 1,839 2.9
Turnout 62,546 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Moore 36,641 60.4 +3.1
Labor Mike Foley 24,053 39.6 -3.1
Liberal hold Swing +3.1

1983

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1983 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Moore 37,873 53.1 -2.0
Labor Michael Foley 25,386 35.6 +1.6
Democrats John Elfick 5,975 8.4 -0.6
Independent Anthony Crooks 1,135 1.6 +1.6
Independent Patrick Cusack 964 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 71,333 98.2
Informal votes 862 1.2
Turnout 72,195 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Moore 57.5 -2.9
Labor Michael Foley 42.5 +2.9
Liberal hold Swing -2.9

1980

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1980 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Moore 36,780 55.1 -5.9
Labor Peter Beattie 22,697 34.0 +0.8
Democrats Geoffrey Rees 6,004 9.0 +3.2
Progress Philip Sturgess 1,297 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 66,778 98.6
Informal votes 921 1.4
Turnout 67,699 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Moore 60.4 -3.0
Labor Peter Beattie 39.6 +3.0
Liberal hold Swing -3.0

Elections in the 1970s

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1977

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1977 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Moore 38,331 61.0 +17.8
Labor Gailene Harrison 20,866 33.2 +1.3
Progress Jili Boughen 3,617 5.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 62,814 98.7
Informal votes 798 1.3
Turnout 63,612 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Moore 63.4 -3.1
Labor Gailene Harrison 36.6 +3.1
Liberal hold Swing -3.1

1975

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1975 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Moore 31,096 43.2 -14.0
Labor Colin Taylor 22,914 31.9 -6.4
National Country Douglas MacTaggart 14,980 20.8 +20.8
Workers David Boughen 2,917 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 71,907 99.0
Informal votes 754 1.0
Turnout 72,661 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Moore 47,835 66.5 +6.9
Labor Colin Taylor 24,072 33.5 -6.9
Liberal hold Swing +6.9

1974

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1974 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nigel Drury 39,069 57.2 +11.0
Labor James Herlihy 26,128 38.3 -2.0
Australia Ruth Chenoweth 3,080 4.5 -1.9
Total formal votes 68,277 98.9
Informal votes 760 1.1
Turnout 69,037 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Nigel Drury 59.6 +5.7
Labor James Herlihy 40.4 -5.7
Liberal hold Swing +5.7

1972

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1972 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nigel Drury 27,394 46.2 -3.1
Labor John Conn 23,913 40.3 -2.1
Australia Robert Wensley 3,811 6.4 +6.4
Democratic Labor Bert Vann 3,371 5.7 -2.6
Independent Alan Jones 823 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 59,312 98.2
Informal votes 1,070 1.8
Turnout 60,382 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Nigel Drury 53.9 -3.2
Labor John Conn 46.1 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing -3.2

Elections in the 1960s

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1969

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1969 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nigel Drury 25,867 49.3 -9.9
Labor John Conn 22,222 42.4 +11.8
Democratic Labor Brian O'Brien 4,358 8.3 -0.5
Total formal votes 52,447 98.9
Informal votes 576 1.1
Turnout 53,023 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Nigel Drury 29,444 57.1 -10.5
Labor John Conn 23,003 43.9 +10.5
Liberal hold Swing -10.5

1966

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1966 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nigel Drury 32,283 59.6 +1.4
Labor Donald Jeffries 16,351 30.2 -3.4
Democratic Labor Brian O'Brien 4,788 8.8 +1.7
Independent John Thurwall 756 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 54,178 98.4
Informal votes 873 1.6
Turnout 55,051 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Nigel Drury 67.3 +1.6
Labor Donald Jeffries 32.7 -1.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

1963

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1963 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nigel Drury 29,608 58.2 +6.0
Labor Raymond McCreath 17,082 33.6 -6.4
Democratic Labor Brian O'Brien 3,587 7.1 -0.8
Social Credit Robert Hooker 588 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 50,865 97.6
Informal votes 1,230 2.4
Turnout 52,095 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Nigel Drury 65.7 +7.2
Labor Raymond McCreath 34.3 -7.2
Liberal hold Swing +7.2

1961

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1961 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nigel Drury 24,984 52.2 -5.8
Labor Joy Guyatt 19,132 40.0 +10.2
Queensland Labor Michael Long 3,771 7.9 -2.5
Total formal votes 47,887 97.5
Informal votes 1,244 2.5
Turnout 49,131 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Nigel Drury 58.5 -8.7
Labor Joy Guyatt 41.5 +8.7
Liberal hold Swing -8.7

Elections in the 1950s

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1958

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1958 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nigel Drury 25,770 58.0 -2.8
Labor Bernard McDonnell 13,232 29.8 -9.4
Queensland Labor Bryan Hurley 4,613 10.4 +10.4
Australian Nationalist Ronald Edmonds 795 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 44,410 96.7
Informal votes 1,493 3.3
Turnout 45,903 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Nigel Drury 67.2 +6.4
Labor Bernard McDonnell 32.8 -6.4
Liberal hold Swing +6.4

1955

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1955 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nigel Drury 25,306 60.8 +0.1
Labor Norman Buchan 16,341 39.2 -0.1
Total formal votes 41,647 98.0
Informal votes 868 2.0
Turnout 42,515 94.7
Liberal hold Swing +0.1

1954

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1954 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nigel Drury 26,140 58.5 -2.4
Labor Frank Luton 18,514 41.5 +2.4
Total formal votes 44,654 99.0
Informal votes 439 1.0
Turnout 45,093 95.7
Liberal hold Swing -2.4

1951

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1951 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nigel Drury 26,021 60.9 +0.6
Labor Frank Luton 16,733 39.1 -0.6
Total formal votes 42,754 98.2
Informal votes 783 1.2
Turnout 43,537 93.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1940s

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1949

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1949 Australian federal election: Ryan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nigel Drury 24,917 60.3 +17.3
Labor Leonard Eastment 16,431 39.7 -6.6
Total formal votes 41,348 98.2
Informal votes 755 1.8
Turnout 42,103 94.3
Liberal notional hold Swing +9.2

References

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  1. ^ Ryan, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ Ryan, QLD, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ Ryan, QLD, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  4. ^ 2013 results for Ryan, AEC.
  5. ^ "2010 results for Ryan". AEC.