title: Electoral results for the Division of Gorton
text: # Electoral results for the Division of Gorton
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Gorton in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 2004 until the present.
  
  ## Members
  
  | Member | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Brendan O'Connor | Labor | 2004–present |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 2020s
  
  **2022**
  
  2022 Australian federal election: Gorton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Brendan O'Connor | 38,178 | 41.30 | −10.13 |
  | | Liberal | John Fletcher | 25,350 | 27.42 | −0.56 |
  | | Greens | Praise Morris | 8,325 | 9.01 | +1.58 |
  | | United Australia | Michael Virag | 7,082 | 7.66 | +0.36 |
  | | One Nation | Daniel Connor | 6,719 | 7.27 | +7.27 |
  | | Independent | Steven Loncar | 2,341 | 2.53 | +2.53 |
  | | Victorian Socialists | Belle Gibson | 2,064 | 2.23 | +2.23 |
  | | Great Australian | Tony Dobran | 1,312 | 1.42 | +0.64 |
  | | Australian Federation | Paul Lassig | 1,063 | 1.15 | +1.15 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 92,434 | 92.88 | −1.04 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7,089 | 7.12 | +1.04 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,523 | 89.77 | −1.24 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Brendan O'Connor | 55,434 | 59.97 | −4.27 |
  | | Liberal | John Fletcher | 37,000 | 40.03 | +4.27 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −4.27 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2010s
  
  **2019**
  
  2019 Australian federal election: Gorton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Brendan O'Connor | 47,398 | 50.08 | −11.16 |
  | | Liberal | Nathan Di Noia | 24,677 | 26.07 | −2.69 |
  | | Independent | Jarrod Bingham | 8,363 | 8.84 | +8.84 |
  | | United Australia | Richard Turton | 7,473 | 7.90 | +7.90 |
  | | Greens | Harkirat Singh | 6,730 | 7.11 | −2.89 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 94,641 | 94.08 | −0.87 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,957 | 5.92 | +0.87 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,598 | 91.11 | +4.10 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Brendan O'Connor | 61,861 | 65.36 | −3.13 |
  | | Liberal | Nathan Di Noia | 32,780 | 34.64 | +3.13 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −3.13 | |
  
  **2016**
  
  2016 Australian federal election: Gorton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Brendan O'Connor | 61,110 | 62.29 | +11.56 |
  | | Liberal | Daryl Lang | 27,305 | 27.83 | +2.35 |
  | | Greens | Rod Swift | 9,690 | 9.88 | +3.49 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 98,105 | 94.92 | +2.03 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,253 | 5.08 | −2.03 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 103,358 | 89.12 | −3.09 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Brendan O'Connor | 68,135 | 69.45 | +3.33 |
  | | Liberal | Daryl Lang | 29,970 | 30.55 | −3.33 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.33 | |
  
  **2013**
  
  2013 Australian federal election: Gorton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Brendan O'Connor | 44,449 | 50.73 | −12.12 |
  | | Liberal | Phil Humphreys | 22,328 | 25.48 | +3.40 |
  | | Greens | Dinesh Jayasuriya | 5,597 | 6.39 | −2.58 |
  | | Palmer United | Anthony Barnes | 5,238 | 5.98 | +5.98 |
  | | Sex Party | Rhiannon Hunter | 2,850 | 3.25 | +3.25 |
  | | Family First | Scott Amberley | 2,538 | 2.90 | −2.11 |
  | | Democratic Labour | Michael Deverala | 2,392 | 2.73 | +2.73 |
  | | Christians | Mabor Chadhuol | 1,132 | 1.29 | +1.29 |
  | | Katter's Australian | Graham Macardy | 1,090 | 1.24 | +1.24 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 87,614 | 92.89 | −0.18 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,706 | 7.11 | +0.18 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,320 | 92.23 | +0.30 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Brendan O'Connor | 57,933 | 66.12 | −7.51 |
  | | Liberal | Phil Humphreys | 29,681 | 33.88 | +7.51 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −7.51 | |
  
  **2010**
  
  2010 Australian federal election: Gorton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Brendan O'Connor | 58,767 | 59.98 | −1.95 |
  | | Liberal | Damon Ryder | 23,116 | 23.59 | −0.73 |
  | | Greens | Steve Wilson | 9,949 | 10.15 | +4.06 |
  | | Family First | Sean Major | 6,153 | 6.28 | +2.33 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 97,985 | 93.29 | −2.27 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7,048 | 6.71 | +2.27 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 105,033 | 92.41 | −2.51 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Brendan O'Connor | 70,705 | 72.16 | +0.94 |
  | | Liberal | Damon Ryder | 27,280 | 27.84 | −0.94 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.94 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2000s
  
  **2007**
  
  2007 Australian federal election: Gorton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Brendan O'Connor | 58,732 | 61.93 | +2.56 |
  | | Liberal | Susan Jennison | 23,063 | 24.32 | −8.10 |
  | | Greens | Huong Truong | 5,775 | 6.09 | +0.99 |
  | | Family First | Scott Amberley | 3,746 | 3.95 | +1.46 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Vern Hughes | 3,516 | 3.71 | +3.71 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 94,832 | 95.56 | +0.62 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,405 | 4.44 | −0.62 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,237 | 95.00 | +0.96 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Brendan O'Connor | 67,535 | 71.22 | +6.32 |
  | | Liberal | Susan Jennison | 27,297 | 28.78 | −6.32 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.32 | |
  
  **2004**
  
  2004 Australian federal election: Gorton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Brendan O'Connor | 48,930 | 59.37 | +0.07 |
  | | Liberal | Susan Jennison | 26,717 | 32.42 | +8.39 |
  | | Greens | Steven Wilson | 4,204 | 5.10 | +2.04 |
  | | Family First | Ian Mallon | 2,052 | 2.49 | +2.49 |
  | | Citizens Electoral Council | Colin Ross Morgan Campbell | 510 | 0.62 | −0.26 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 82,413 | 94.94 | +0.90 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,396 | 5.06 | −0.90 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,809 | 94.04 | −0.11 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Brendan O'Connor | 53,486 | 64.90 | −5.07 |
  | | Liberal | Susan Jennison | 28,927 | 35.10 | +5.07 |
  | | Labor notional hold | Labor notional hold | Swing | −5.07 | |
  