title: Electoral results for the Division of Higgins
text: # Electoral results for the Division of Higgins
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Higgins in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until the present.
  
  ## Members
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Harold Holt | Liberal | 1949–1967 |
  | John Gorton | Liberal | 1968–1975 |
  | John Gorton | Independent | 1975–1975 |
  | Roger Shipton | Liberal | 1975–1990 |
  | Peter Costello | Liberal | 1990–2009 |
  | Kelly O'Dwyer | Liberal | 2009–2019 |
  | Katie Allen | Liberal | 2019–2022 |
  | Michelle Ananda-Rajah | Labor | 2022–present |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 2020s
  
  **2022**
  
  2022 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Katie Allen | 38,859 | 40.69 | −5.84 |
  | | Labor | Michelle Ananda-Rajah | 27,187 | 28.46 | +2.39 |
  | | Greens | Sonya Semmens | 21,632 | 22.65 | −0.06 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Ford | 2,648 | 2.77 | +2.77 |
  | | United Australia | Ingram Spencer | 1,917 | 2.01 | +0.84 |
  | | Reason | Andrew Johnson | 1,458 | 1.53 | +1.53 |
  | | Animal Justice | Alicia Walker | 1,295 | 1.36 | −0.40 |
  | | Australian Federation | Suzie Menoudakis | 515 | 0.54 | +0.54 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 95,511 | 97.18 | −0.31 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,774 | 2.82 | +0.31 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,285 | 91.23 | −2.45 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Michelle Ananda-Rajah | 49,726 | 52.06 | +4.67 |
  | | Liberal | Katie Allen | 45,785 | 47.94 | −4.67 |
  | | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.67 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2010s
  
  **2019**
  
  2019 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Katie Allen | 48,091 | 47.86 | −3.72 |
  | | Labor | Fiona McLeod | 25,498 | 25.38 | +8.85 |
  | | Greens | Jason Ball | 22,573 | 22.47 | −1.72 |
  | | Animal Justice | Alicia Walker | 1,729 | 1.72 | +0.15 |
  | | Sustainable Australia | Michaela Moran | 1,338 | 1.33 | +1.33 |
  | | United Australia | Tim Ryan | 1,249 | 1.24 | +1.24 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 100,478 | 97.99 | +1.74 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,063 | 2.01 | −1.74 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 102,541 | 92.37 | +1.49 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Katie Allen | 54,139 | 53.88 | −6.09 |
  | | Labor | Fiona McLeod | 46,339 | 46.12 | +6.09 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −6.09 | |
  
  **2016**
  
  2016 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Kelly O'Dwyer | 46,953 | 52.00 | −2.37 |
  | | Greens | Jason Ball | 22,870 | 25.33 | +8.53 |
  | | Labor | Carl Katter | 13,495 | 14.95 | −9.13 |
  | | Xenophon | Nancy Bassett | 2,007 | 2.22 | +2.22 |
  | | Animal Justice | Eleonora Gullone | 1,344 | 1.49 | +1.49 |
  | | Marriage Equality | Rebecca O'Brien | 1,265 | 1.40 | +1.40 |
  | | Justice | Jessica Tregear | 1,264 | 1.40 | +1.40 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Robert Kennedy | 1,093 | 1.21 | +1.21 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 90,291 | 96.22 | −0.20 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,550 | 3.78 | +0.20 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 93,841 | 89.65 | −2.36 |
  | Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
  | | Liberal | Kelly O'Dwyer | 54,798 | 60.69 | +0.76 |
  | | Labor | Carl Katter | 35,493 | 39.31 | –0.76 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Kelly O'Dwyer | 52,359 | 57.99 | –1.94 |
  | | Greens | Jason Ball | 37,932 | 42.01 | +42.01 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  **2013**
  
  2013 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Kelly O'Dwyer | 47,467 | 54.37 | +3.89 |
  | | Labor | Wesa Chau | 21,027 | 24.08 | −5.22 |
  | | Greens | James Harrison | 14,669 | 16.80 | −0.97 |
  | | Independent | Graeme Weber | 1,663 | 1.90 | +1.90 |
  | | Palmer United | Phillip Dall | 1,385 | 1.59 | +1.59 |
  | | Family First | Jamie Baldwin | 742 | 0.85 | −0.19 |
  | | Rise Up Australia | Leanne Price | 354 | 0.41 | +0.41 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 87,307 | 96.42 | −0.68 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,239 | 3.58 | +0.68 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,546 | 91.97 | −1.89 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Kelly O'Dwyer | 52,323 | 59.93 | +4.53 |
  | | Labor | Wesa Chau | 34,984 | 40.07 | −4.53 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.53 | |
  
  **2010**
  
  2010 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Kelly O'Dwyer | 42,086 | 51.74 | −1.87 |
  | | Labor | Tony Clark | 22,700 | 27.91 | −3.17 |
  | | Greens | Sam Hibbins | 14,559 | 17.90 | +7.15 |
  | | Independent | David Fawcett | 1,225 | 1.51 | +1.51 |
  | | Family First | Ashley Truter | 777 | 0.96 | +0.19 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 81,347 | 97.20 | −0.23 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,343 | 2.80 | +0.23 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,690 | 92.58 | −1.19 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Kelly O'Dwyer | 46,167 | 56.75 | −0.29 |
  | | Labor | Tony Clark | 35,180 | 43.25 | +0.29 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.29 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2000s
  
  **2009 by-election**
  
  2009 Higgins by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Kelly O'Dwyer | 36,421 | 54.57 | +0.96 |
  | | Greens | Clive Hamilton | 21,628 | 32.40 | +21.65 |
  | | Democratic Labour | John Mulholland | 2,572 | 3.85 | +3.85 |
  | | Sex Party | Fiona Patten | 2,144 | 3.21 | +3.21 |
  | | Democrats | David Collyer | 1,531 | 2.29 | +1.08 |
  | | Independent Climate Sceptics | Stephen Murphy | 1,145 | 1.72 | +1.72 |
  | | Independent | Joseph Toscano | 523 | 0.78 | +0.78 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Isaac Roberts | 336 | 0.50 | +0.50 |
  | | Independent | Peter Brohier | 236 | 0.35 | +0.35 |
  | | One Nation | Steve Raskovy | 211 | 0.32 | +0.32 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 66,747 | 95.85 | −1.58 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,870 | 4.15 | +1.58 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,637 | 79.00 | −14.77 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Kelly O'Dwyer | 40,203 | 60.23 | +3.19 |
  | | Greens | Clive Hamilton | 26,544 | 39.77 | +39.77 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  **2007**
  
  2007 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Peter Costello | 43,761 | 53.61 | −1.69 |
  | | Labor | Barbara Norman | 25,367 | 31.08 | +0.58 |
  | | Greens | Michael Wilbur-Ham | 8,777 | 10.75 | −0.60 |
  | | Independent | Stephen Mayne | 1,615 | 1.98 | +1.98 |
  | | Democrats | Mary Dettman | 990 | 1.21 | −0.61 |
  | | Family First | Penny Badwal | 627 | 0.77 | −0.06 |
  | | Independent | Genevieve Maria Forde | 265 | 0.32 | +0.32 |
  | | Independent | Graeme Meddings | 227 | 0.28 | +0.28 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 81,629 | 97.43 | +0.19 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,150 | 2.57 | −0.19 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,779 | 93.78 | +0.81 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Peter Costello | 46,559 | 57.04 | −1.72 |
  | | Labor | Barbara Norman | 35,070 | 42.96 | +1.72 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.72 | |
  
  **2004**
  
  2004 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Peter Costello | 43,739 | 55.20 | +2.01 |
  | | Labor | Paul Klisaris | 24,166 | 30.50 | +1.62 |
  | | Greens | Robert Trafficante | 8,993 | 11.35 | +2.54 |
  | | Democrats | Adam McBeth | 1,440 | 1.82 | −7.30 |
  | | Family First | Glen Pringle | 658 | 0.83 | +0.83 |
  | | Citizens Electoral Council | Katherine Reid | 243 | 0.31 | +0.31 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 79,239 | 97.24 | −0.08 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,247 | 2.76 | +0.08 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,486 | 92.97 | −1.11 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Peter Costello | 46,561 | 58.76 | +0.37 |
  | | Labor | Paul Klisaris | 32,678 | 41.24 | −0.37 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.37 | |
  
  **2001**
  
  2001 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Peter Costello | 42,437 | 53.19 | −0.25 |
  | | Labor | Katie Stephens | 23,038 | 28.88 | −3.24 |
  | | Democrats | Katie Moss | 7,275 | 9.12 | +1.66 |
  | | Greens | Tania Giles | 7,029 | 8.81 | +6.03 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 79,779 | 97.32 | +0.33 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,198 | 2.68 | −0.33 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,977 | 93.47 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Peter Costello | 46,583 | 58.39 | −1.23 |
  | | Labor | Katie Stephens | 33,196 | 41.61 | +1.23 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.23 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1990s
  
  **1998**
  
  1998 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Peter Costello | 41,353 | 53.44 | −2.36 |
  | | Labor | Jude Wallace | 24,852 | 32.12 | +1.60 |
  | | Democrats | Craig Shaw | 5,770 | 7.46 | −1.68 |
  | | Greens | Robert Trafficante | 2,155 | 2.78 | −1.13 |
  | | One Nation | Rod Spencer | 1,208 | 1.56 | +1.56 |
  | | Unity | David Zyngier | 1,031 | 1.33 | +1.33 |
  | | Independent | Ian Lawson | 584 | 0.75 | +0.75 |
  | | Natural Law | Michael Dickins | 205 | 0.26 | −0.37 |
  | | Independent | Russell Dwyer | 128 | 0.17 | +0.17 |
  | | Abolish Child Support | President Torney | 93 | 0.12 | +0.12 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 77,379 | 96.99 | −0.99 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,403 | 3.01 | +0.99 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,782 | 94.08 | −0.95 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Peter Costello | 46,133 | 59.62 | −1.11 |
  | | Labor | Jude Wallace | 31,246 | 40.38 | +1.11 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.11 | |
  
  **1996**
  
  1996 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Peter Costello | 42,778 | 55.80 | −0.54 |
  | | Labor | Ilias Grivas | 23,392 | 30.52 | −5.25 |
  | | Democrats | Nicolle Kuna | 7,002 | 9.13 | +3.68 |
  | | Greens | Mark Nicholls | 2,995 | 3.91 | +3.91 |
  | | Natural Law | Lorna Scurfield | 490 | 0.64 | −1.71 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 76,657 | 97.98 | +0.52 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,579 | 2.02 | −0.52 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,236 | 95.03 | −0.06 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Peter Costello | 46,188 | 60.73 | +1.44 |
  | | Labor | Ilias Grivas | 29,862 | 39.27 | −1.44 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.44 | |
  
  **1993**
  
  1993 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Peter Costello | 41,501 | 57.36 | +1.08 |
  | | Labor | Joe Cerritelli | 25,077 | 34.66 | +7.69 |
  | | Democrats | Clive Jackson | 4,040 | 5.58 | −10.20 |
  | | Natural Law | Lesley Mendelson | 1,740 | 2.40 | +2.40 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 72,358 | 97.50 | +0.50 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,852 | 2.50 | −0.50 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,210 | 95.09 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Peter Costello | 43,491 | 60.13 | −1.69 |
  | | Labor | Joe Cerritelli | 28,832 | 39.87 | +1.69 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.69 | |
  
  **1990**
  
  1990 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Peter Costello | 38,594 | 56.3 | +2.2 |
  | | Labor | Laurie Walsh | 18,497 | 27.0 | −10.4 |
  | | Democrats | Clive Jackson | 10,826 | 15.8 | +7.3 |
  | | Call to Australia | Neil Baluch | 670 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 68,587 | 97.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,116 | 3.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,703 | 94.4 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Peter Costello | 42,323 | 61.8 | +4.0 |
  | | Labor | Laurie Walsh | 26,131 | 38.2 | −4.0 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.0 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  **1987**
  
  1987 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Roger Shipton | 36,139 | 59.0 | +2.0 |
  | | Labor | Barbara Higgins | 19,899 | 32.5 | −0.9 |
  | | Democrats | Clive Jackson | 5,188 | 8.5 | +2.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 61,226 | 95.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,606 | 4.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,832 | 93.4 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Roger Shipton | 38,328 | 62.6 | +0.5 |
  | | Labor | Barbara Higgins | 22,888 | 37.4 | −0.5 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.5 | |
  
  **1984**
  
  1984 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Roger Shipton | 35,062 | 57.0 | +1.0 |
  | | Labor | Kenneth Penaluna | 20,543 | 33.4 | −3.7 |
  | | Democrats | Laurence Levy | 3,570 | 5.8 | −0.3 |
  | | National | Babette Francis | 1,600 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Robert Semmel | 692 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 61,467 | 93.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,391 | 6.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,858 | 93.5 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Roger Shipton | 38,140 | 62.1 | +3.3 |
  | | Labor | Kenneth Penaluna | 23,312 | 37.9 | −3.3 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.3 | |
  
  **1983**
  
  1983 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Roger Shipton | 35,189 | 55.2 | −1.8 |
  | | Labor | Jennifer Bundy | 24,184 | 37.9 | +3.5 |
  | | Democrats | Antony Siddons | 3,880 | 6.1 | −0.9 |
  | | Imperial British | Maureen Holmes | 500 | 0.8 | −0.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 63,753 | 98.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,024 | 1.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,777 | 94.8 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Roger Shipton | | 58.0 | −2.7 |
  | | Labor | Jennifer Bundy | | 42.0 | +2.7 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.7 | |
  
  **1980**
  
  1980 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Roger Shipton | 37,292 | 57.0 | +1.8 |
  | | Labor | Jennifer Bundy | 22,512 | 34.4 | +8.2 |
  | | Democrats | James Thornley | 4,554 | 7.0 | −5.5 |
  | | Imperial British | Maureen Holmes | 636 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
  | | Independent | Wilhelm Kapphan | 437 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 65,431 | 97.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,412 | 2.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,843 | 93.4 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Roger Shipton | | 60.7 | −5.3 |
  | | Labor | Jennifer Bundy | | 39.3 | +5.3 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −5.3 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  **1977**
  
  1977 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Roger Shipton | 36,504 | 55.2 | −5.5 |
  | | Labor | Ann Jackson | 17,308 | 26.2 | −6.4 |
  | | Democrats | Jim Thornley | 8,292 | 12.5 | +12.5 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Martin Cahill | 3,998 | 6.0 | +1.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 66,102 | 97.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,481 | 2.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,583 | 94.5 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Roger Shipton | | 66.0 | +1.1 |
  | | Labor | Ann Jackson | | 34.0 | −1.1 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.1 | |
  
  **1975**
  
  1975 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Roger Shipton | 35,577 | 60.7 | +2.1 |
  | | Labor | Andrew Homer | 19,134 | 32.6 | −2.3 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John Cotter | 2,833 | 4.8 | +1.3 |
  | | Australia | Rafe Slaney | 1,091 | 1.9 | −1.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 58,635 | 98.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,027 | 1.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,662 | 94.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Roger Shipton | | 64.9 | +1.9 |
  | | Labor | Andrew Homer | | 35.1 | −1.9 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
  
  **1974**
  
  1974 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | John Gorton | 34,640 | 58.6 | +5.2 |
  | | Labor | Wilhelm Kapphan | 20,614 | 34.9 | −0.4 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Thomas Magree | 2,048 | 3.5 | −2.2 |
  | | Australia | Rafe Slaney | 1,809 | 3.1 | −2.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 59,111 | 98.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,079 | 1.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,190 | 94.8 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | John Gorton | | 63.0 | +2.2 |
  | | Labor | Wilhelm Kapphan | | 37.0 | −2.2 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.2 | |
  
  **1972**
  
  1972 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | John Gorton | 29,335 | 53.4 | −5.1 |
  | | Labor | David Hardy | 19,362 | 35.3 | +6.5 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Peter Grant | 3,142 | 5.7 | −2.4 |
  | | Australia | Jack Hammond | 3,069 | 5.6 | +2.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 54,908 | 98.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,055 | 1.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,963 | 94.3 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | John Gorton | | 60.8 | −7.0 |
  | | Labor | David Hardy | | 39.2 | +7.0 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −7.0 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  **1969**
  
  1969 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | John Gorton | 30,191 | 58.5 | −3.3 |
  | | Labor | Wilhelm Kapphan | 14,868 | 28.8 | +2.1 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Peter Grant | 4,208 | 8.1 | −3.5 |
  | | Australia | Walter Pickering | 1,598 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
  | | Independent | Morris Revelman | 777 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 51,642 | 96.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,715 | 3.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,357 | 91.3 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | John Gorton | | 67.8 | −4.4 |
  | | Labor | Wilhelm Kapphan | | 32.2 | +4.4 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.4 | |
  
  **1968 by-election**
  
  1968 Higgins by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | John Gorton | 24,067 | 69.40 | +6.12 |
  | | Labor | David Bennett | 9,601 | 27.69 | +2.53 |
  | | Reform Movement | Leonard Weber | 662 | 1.91 | +1.91 |
  | | Independent | Frank Courtis | 347 | 1.00 | +1.00 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,677 | 98.63 | +1.39 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 481 | 1.37 | –1.39 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,158 | 84.87 | –9.45 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +6.12 | |
  
  **1966**
  
  1966 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Harold Holt | 23,918 | 63.3 | +3.2 |
  | | Labor | Bruce Phayer | 9,510 | 25.2 | −3.5 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Frederick Skinner | 4,370 | 11.6 | +0.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,798 | 97.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,072 | 2.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,870 | 94.3 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Harold Holt | | 73.7 | +3.6 |
  | | Labor | Bruce Phayer | | 26.3 | −3.6 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.6 | |
  
  **1963**
  
  1963 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Harold Holt | 22,835 | 60.1 | +3.4 |
  | | Labor | Roger Kirby | 10,915 | 28.7 | −0.6 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Celia Laird | 4,223 | 11.1 | −2.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,973 | 98.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 444 | 1.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,417 | 95.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Harold Holt | | 70.1 | +0.8 |
  | | Labor | Roger Kirby | | 29.9 | −0.8 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
  
  **1961**
  
  1961 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Harold Holt | 22,004 | 56.7 | −6.5 |
  | | Labor | Roger Kirby | 11,353 | 29.3 | +4.6 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Celia Laird | 5,428 | 14.0 | +1.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,785 | 98.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 753 | 1.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,538 | 96.4 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Harold Holt | | 69.3 | −4.8 |
  | | Labor | Roger Kirby | | 30.7 | +4.8 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.8 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  **1958**
  
  1958 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Harold Holt | 24,486 | 63.2 | −1.2 |
  | | Labor | Alfred Shiff | 9,564 | 24.7 | +2.6 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Celia Laird | 4,701 | 12.1 | −1.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,751 | 97.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 839 | 2.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,590 | 93.5 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Harold Holt | | 74.1 | −1.3 |
  | | Labor | Alfred Shiff | | 25.9 | +1.3 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.3 | |
  
  **1955**
  
  1955 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Harold Holt | 25,476 | 64.4 | +0.2 |
  | | Labor | Andrew Hughes | 8,752 | 22.1 | −12.5 |
  | | Labor (A-C) | John Fitzgerald | 5,331 | 13.5 | +13.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 39,559 | 97.5 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,000 | 2.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,559 | 93.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Harold Holt | | 75.4 | +10.7 |
  | | Labor | Andrew Hughes | | 24.6 | −10.7 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +10.7 | |
  
  **1954**
  
  1954 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Harold Holt | 22,849 | 65.4 | −1.0 |
  | | Labor | Benjamin Nicholas | 12,108 | 34.6 | +4.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,957 | 98.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 407 | 1.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,364 | 93.8 | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.8 | |
  
  **1951**
  
  1951 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Harold Holt | 24,217 | 64.4 | −2.4 |
  | | Labor | Benjamin Nicholas | 11,490 | 30.5 | −2.7 |
  | | Independent | Mary Kent Hughes | 1,925 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,632 | 98.5 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 584 | 1.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,216 | 94.2 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Harold Holt | | 68.2 | +1.4 |
  | | Labor | Benjamin Nicholas | | 31.8 | −1.4 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.4 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1940s
  
  **1949**
  
  1949 Australian federal election: Higgins :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Harold Holt | 26,018 | 66.8 | +6.8 |
  | | Labor | Jules Meltzer | 12,909 | 33.2 | −3.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,927 | 98.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 621 | 1.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,548 | 94.7 | |
  | | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | +5.4 | |
  