Electoral results for the Division of Solomon

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Solomon in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 2001 until the present.

Members

Member Party Term
  Dave Tollner Country Liberal 2001–2007
  Damian Hale Labor 2007–2010
  Natasha Griggs Country Liberal 2010–2016
  Luke Gosling Labor 2016–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in territories § Solomon.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: Solomon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Luke Gosling 21,775 39.50 −0.54
Country Liberal Tina Macfarlane 13,771 24.98 −13.07
Greens Aiya Goodrich Carttling 8,164 14.81 +2.97
Liberal Democrats Kylie Bonanni 5,839 10.59 +10.59
One Nation Emily Lohse 2,948 5.35 +5.35
United Australia Tayla Selfe 2,628 4.77 +1.90
Total formal votes 55,125 96.48 +0.85
Informal votes 2,011 3.52 −0.85
Turnout 57,136 79.53 −3.55
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Luke Gosling 32,726 59.37 +6.29
Country Liberal Tina Macfarlane 22,399 40.63 −6.29
Labor hold Swing +6.29
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Solomon 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 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in territories § Solomon.[edit]
2019 Australian federal election: Solomon[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Luke Gosling 22,057 40.04 −0.90
Country Liberal Kathy Ganley 20,962 38.05 +3.61
Greens Timothy Parish 6,521 11.84 +1.58
Independent Sue Fraser-Adams 2,684 4.87 +4.87
United Australia Raj Samson Rajwin 1,583 2.87 +2.87
Rise Up Australia Lorraine Gimini 1,277 2.32 +0.53
Total formal votes 55,084 95.63 +2.58
Informal votes 2,518 4.37 −2.58
Turnout 57,602 83.08 −0.95
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Luke Gosling 29,240 53.08 −3.01
Country Liberal Kathy Ganley 25,844 46.92 +3.01
Labor hold Swing −3.01

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in territories § Solomon.[edit]
2016 Australian federal election: Solomon[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Luke Gosling 22,308 40.87 +5.44
Country Liberal Natasha Griggs 18,804 34.45 −10.24
Greens Todd Williams 5,553 10.17 +2.18
Independent Mark Garner 1,644 3.01 +3.01
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Marty Reinhold 1,523 2.79 +2.79
Liberal Democrats Robert Dawes 1,275 2.34 +2.34
HEMP Lance Lawrence 1,143 2.09 +2.09
Rise Up Australia Silvija Majetic 985 1.80 +0.81
Australia First John Kearney 798 1.46 +1.46
Online Direct Democracy Nevin Cartwright 369 0.68 +0.68
Citizens Electoral Council Brigid McCullough 183 0.34 −0.07
Total formal votes 54,585 93.05 −1.65
Informal votes 4,080 6.95 +1.65
Turnout 58,665 83.81 −5.50
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Luke Gosling 30,566 56.00 +7.40
Country Liberal Natasha Griggs 24,019 44.00 −7.40
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +7.40

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in territories § Solomon.[edit]
2013 Australian federal election: Solomon[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Natasha Griggs 23,875 44.69 −1.68
Labor Luke Gosling 18,929 35.43 −0.65
Greens Todd Williams 4,269 7.99 −5.30
Palmer United Stephen Spain 2,691 5.04 +5.04
Sex Party Krystal Metcalf 1,847 3.46 +3.46
Voluntary Euthanasia Martin Burgess 597 1.12 +1.12
Rise Up Australia Paul Sellick 527 0.99 +0.99
First Nations Eileen Cummings 470 0.88 +0.88
Citizens Electoral Council Trudy Campbell 217 0.41 −0.90
Total formal votes 53,422 94.70 −0.24
Informal votes 2,991 5.30 +0.24
Turnout 56,413 89.17 −0.45
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Natasha Griggs 27,461 51.40 −0.35
Labor Luke Gosling 25,961 48.60 +0.35
Country Liberal hold Swing −0.35

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in territories § Solomon.[edit]
2010 Australian federal election: Solomon[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Natasha Griggs 23,627 46.37 −0.43
Labor Damian Hale 18,384 36.08 −5.82
Greens Emma Young 6,772 13.29 +4.22
One Nation John Kearney 1,505 2.95 +2.95
Citizens Electoral Council Trudy Campbell 668 1.31 +0.83
Total formal votes 50,956 94.94 −2.13
Informal votes 2,716 5.06 +2.13
Turnout 53,672 89.63 −2.43
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Natasha Griggs 26,371 51.75 +1.94
Labor Damian Hale 24,585 48.25 −1.94
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing +1.94

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Solomon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Dave Tollner 24,109 46.80 −1.95
Labor Damian Hale 21,581 41.90 +3.37
Greens Debbie Hudson 4,672 9.07 +2.30
Independent Maurice Foley 545 1.06 −0.44
Liberty & Democracy Jacques Chester 358 0.70 +0.70
Citizens Electoral Council Trudy Campbell 245 0.48 −0.01
Total formal votes 51,510 97.07 +0.98
Informal votes 1,555 2.93 −1.07
Turnout 53,065 91.29 +0.98
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Damian Hale 25,853 50.19 +3.00
Country Liberal Dave Tollner 25,657 49.81 −3.00
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +3.00

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Solomon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Dave Tollner 23,361 48.75 +6.94
Labor Jim Davidson 18,464 38.53 +0.17
Greens Ilana Eldridge 3,256 6.77 +1.63
Family First Mark West 1,000 2.09 +2.09
Democrats Duncan Dean 892 1.86 −3.58
Maurice Foley 718 1.50 +1.50
Citizens Electoral Council Peter Flynn 235 0.49 +0.49
Total formal votes 47,916 96.00 +0.43
Informal votes 1,996 4.00 −0.43
Turnout 49,912 91.21 −0.78
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Dave Tollner 25,303 52.81 +2.72
Labor Jim Davidson 22,613 47.19 −2.72
Country Liberal hold Swing +2.72

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Solomon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Dave Tollner 19,828 41.81 −0.87
Labor Laurene Hull 18,195 38.36 −0.22
Democrats Ted Dunstan 2,582 5.44 +0.32
Greens David Pollock 2,439 5.14 +1.72
Independent Maisie Austin 2,378 5.01 +5.01
One Nation Mervyn Stewart 1,669 3.52 −4.77
Independent Maurie Ryan-Japarta 337 0.71 +0.71
Total formal votes 47,428 95.57 −0.85
Informal votes 2,196 4.43 +0.85
Turnout 49,624 92.40
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Dave Tollner 23,758 50.09 −2.15
Labor Laurene Hull 23,670 49.91 +2.15
Country Liberal notional hold Swing −2.15

References

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