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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Isaacs in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1969 until the present.

Members

Member Party Term
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal David Hamer Liberal 1969–1974
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor Gareth Clayton Labor 1974–1975
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal David Hamer Liberal 1975–1977
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal William Burns Liberal 1977–1980
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor David Charles Labor 1980–1990
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal Rod Atkinson Liberal 1990–1996
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor Greg Wilton Labor 1996–2000
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor Ann Corcoran Labor 2000–2007
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor Mark Dreyfus Labor 2007–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2016: Isaacs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mark Dreyfus 41,144 44.49 +3.16
Liberal Garry Spencer 37,312 40.35 +0.14
Greens Alex Breskin 9,429 10.20 +3.14
Animal Justice Elizabeth Johnston 4,585 4.96 +4.96
Total formal votes 92,470 96.31 +1.11
Informal votes 3,539 3.69 −1.11
Turnout 96,009 90.81 −2.23
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mark Dreyfus 51,538 55.73 +1.87
Liberal Garry Spencer 40,932 44.27 −1.87
Labor hold Swing +1.87
Australian federal election, 2013: Isaacs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mark Dreyfus 35,837 41.33 −7.55
Liberal Garry Spencer 34,864 40.21 +5.12
Greens Sandra Miles 6,120 7.06 −3.84
Palmer United Avtar Gill 2,846 3.28 +3.28
Family First John Elliott 2,503 2.89 −0.76
Sex Party Laith Graham 2,093 2.41 +2.41
Democratic Labour James Leach 1,144 1.32 +1.32
Christians Karen Dobby 743 0.86 +0.86
Rise Up Australia Nadia Seaman 558 0.64 +0.64
Total formal votes 86,708 95.20 −0.09
Informal votes 4,375 4.80 +0.09
Turnout 91,083 93.01 +0.09
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mark Dreyfus 46,704 53.86 −6.55
Liberal Garry Spencer 40,004 46.14 +6.55
Labor hold Swing −6.55
Australian federal election, 2010: Isaacs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mark Dreyfus 45,131 49.42 +0.67
Liberal Dale McClelland 31,472 34.47 −4.00
Greens Chris Carman 9,980 10.93 +4.69
Family First Heather Wheatley 3,377 3.70 +1.15
Independent Gordon Ford 1,355 1.48 +0.22
Total formal votes 91,315 95.29 −1.40
Informal votes 4,516 4.71 +1.40
Turnout 95,831 93.23 −1.95
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mark Dreyfus 55,721 61.02 +3.33
Liberal Dale McClelland 35,594 38.98 −3.33
Labor hold Swing +3.33

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Isaacs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mark Dreyfus 44,056 48.76 +4.45
Liberal Ross Fox 34,762 38.47 −4.82
Greens Colin Long 5,636 6.24 −1.07
Family First Jadah Pleiter 2,308 2.55 +0.15
Democrats Laura Chipp 1,970 2.18 +1.15
Independent Gordon Ford 1,137 1.26 +0.49
Liberty & Democracy Robert Norrie 492 0.54 +0.54
Total formal votes 90,361 96.69 +1.73
Informal votes 3,092 3.31 −1.73
Turnout 93,453 95.18 −0.07
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mark Dreyfus 52,131 57.69 +6.21
Liberal Ross Fox 38,230 42.31 −6.21
Labor hold Swing +6.21
Australian federal election, 2004: Isaacs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ann Corcoran 37,245 44.31 −2.93
Liberal Jeff Shelley 36,391 43.29 +5.23
Greens Sean Hardy 6,143 7.31 +3.35
Family First Jacob Mathews 2,019 2.40 +2.40
Democrats Haydn Fletcher 862 1.03 −6.05
Independent Gordon Ford 650 0.77 +0.77
One Nation Carl Groves 536 0.64 −0.55
Citizens Electoral Council Martha Malliotis 214 0.25 +0.04
Total formal votes 84,060 94.96 −0.37
Informal votes 4,464 5.04 +0.37
Turnout 88,524 95.25 +0.11
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ann Corcoran 43,277 51.48 −5.14
Liberal Jeff Shelley 40,783 48.52 +5.14
Labor hold Swing −5.14
Australian federal election, 2001: Isaacs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ann Corcoran 31,951 42.18 −6.25
Liberal Michael Shepherdson 31,520 41.61 +3.44
Democrats Haydn Fletcher 5,627 7.43 +1.50
Greens Darren Bujeya 3,073 4.06 +1.92
One Nation John Groves 1,358 1.79 −2.25
Independent Shirly Oakley 1,342 1.77 +1.77
Independent Patricia Brook 640 0.84 +0.84
Citizens Electoral Council Heather Stanton 246 0.32 +0.32
Total formal votes 75,757 95.35 −1.03
Informal votes 3,691 4.65 +1.03
Turnout 79,448 97.11
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ann Corcoran 40,011 52.81 −3.59
Liberal Michael Shepherdson 35,746 47.19 +3.59
Labor hold Swing −3.59
Isaacs by-election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ann Corcoran 34,483 56.54 +8.11
Democrats Haydn Fletcher 10,540 17.28 +11.36
Greens Mary Hutchison 5,539 9.08 +6.94
Independent Carl Wesley 5,329 8.74 +8.74
Australia First Patricia Brook 3,270 5.36 +4.92
Democratic Labor Gail King 1,832 3.00 +3.00
Total formal votes 60,993 91.84 −4.55
Informal votes 5,420 8.16 +4.55
Turnout 66,413 81.65 −14.56
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ann Corcoran 40,280 66.04 +8.11
Democrats Haydn Fletcher 20,713 33.96 +33.96
Labor hold Swing +8.11

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Isaacs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Greg Wilton 35,604 48.43 +4.38
Liberal Mike Rawlinson 28,060 38.17 −3.89
Democrats Robert Ryan 4,355 5.92 −3.65
One Nation Denis Reed-Smith 2,971 4.04 +4.04
Greens Daniel Tirawa 1,570 2.14 +2.14
Unity Mija Carkeek 421 0.57 +0.57
Australia First Patricia Brook 325 0.44 +0.44
Natural Law Amanda McIntosh 211 0.29 −0.56
Total formal votes 73,517 96.39 −0.82
Informal votes 2,754 3.61 +0.82
Turnout 76,271 96.21 +0.00
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Greg Wilton 41,467 56.40 +4.84
Liberal Mike Rawlinson 32,050 43.60 −4.84
Labor hold Swing +4.84
Australian federal election, 1996: Isaacs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Greg Wilton 30,997 44.05 −4.91
Liberal Rod Atkinson 29,595 42.06 −1.38
Democrats Kaylyn Raynor 6,734 9.57 +5.12
Against Further Immigration Angela Walker 2,448 3.48 +3.48
Natural Law Jan Allison 597 0.85 −1.42
Total formal votes 70,371 97.20 −0.19
Informal votes 2,024 2.80 +0.19
Turnout 72,395 96.21 −0.21
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Greg Wilton 36,158 51.56 −2.35
Liberal Rod Atkinson 33,965 48.44 +2.35
Labor hold Swing −2.35
Australian federal election, 1993: Isaacs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rod Atkinson 35,792 50.55 +0.07
Labor John McSwiney 30,007 42.38 +8.48
Democrats Kaylyn Raynor 3,546 5.01 −10.60
Natural Law Judee Horin 1,458 2.06 +2.06
Total formal votes 70,803 97.57 +0.60
Informal votes 1,761 2.43 −0.60
Turnout 72,564 96.42
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rod Atkinson 37,490 52.98 −2.74
Labor John McSwiney 33,266 47.02 +2.74
Liberal hold Swing −2.74
Australian federal election, 1990: Isaacs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rod Atkinson 35,160 50.5 +4.5
Labor Jim Ensor 23,613 33.9 −10.9
Democrats Darren Koch 10,874 15.6 +8.4
Total formal votes 69,647 97.0
Informal votes 2,173 3.0
Turnout 71,820 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rod Atkinson 38,775 55.7 +5.5
Labor Jim Ensor 30,806 44.3 −5.5
Liberal hold Swing +5.5

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Isaacs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Charles 29,325 47.7 −3.2
Liberal Rod Atkinson 26,448 43.1 +3.0
Democrats Maxine Aspinall 4,428 7.2 +1.1
National Bill Buchanan 833 1.4 +0.1
Independent Linda Ely 395 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 61,429 95.5
Informal votes 2,891 4.5
Turnout 64,320 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Charles 32,351 52.7 −1.7
Liberal Rod Atkinson 29,057 47.3 +1.7
Labor hold Swing −1.7
Australian federal election, 1984: Isaacs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Charles 30,612 50.9 −2.0
Liberal Peter Zablud 24,079 40.1 −0.4
Democrats Peter Lindemann 3,693 6.1 −0.6
Democratic Labor Dudley de Rozario 933 1.6 +1.6
National Charles Lacey 774 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 60,091 92.5
Informal votes 4,894 7.5
Turnout 64,985 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Charles 32,681 54.4 −2.5
Liberal Peter Zablud 27,407 45.6 +2.5
Labor hold Swing −2.5
Australian federal election, 1983: Isaacs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Charles 38,630 55.0 +9.9
Liberal Ann Dunkley 26,964 38.4 +0.4
Democrats Terence Gough 4,689 6.7 −7.4
Total formal votes 70,283 98.4
Informal votes 1,169 1.6
Turnout 71,452 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Charles 59.0 +7.2
Liberal Ann Dunkley 41.0 −7.2
Labor hold Swing +7.2
Australian federal election, 1980: Isaacs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Charles 31,192 45.1 +10.5
Liberal William Burns 26,293 38.0 −6.4
Democrats Michael Bakos 9,777 14.1 −2.9
Independent Sydney Balhorn 1,955 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 69,217 97.8
Informal votes 1,534 2.2
Turnout 70,751 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Charles 35,856 51.8 +9.1
Liberal William Burns 33,361 48.2 −9.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.1

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Isaacs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Burns 29,857 44.4 −6.8
Labor Kenneth Williams 23,275 34.6 −8.2
Democrats Francis McLeod 11,427 17.0 +17.0
Democratic Labor Ralph Cleary 2,741 4.1 +0.8
Total formal votes 67,300 97.7
Informal votes 1,550 2.3
Turnout 68,850 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Burns 38,595 57.3 +2.4
Labor Kenneth Williams 28,705 42.7 −2.4
Liberal hold Swing +2.4
Australian federal election, 1975: Isaacs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Hamer 30,646 53.2 +8.8
Labor Gareth Clayton 23,506 40.8 −5.3
Democratic Labor Ralph Cleary 1,917 3.3 −0.5
Australia Eldon Simmons 805 1.4 −1.1
Independent Marc Aussie-Stone 719 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 57,593 98.3
Informal votes 975 1.7
Turnout 58,568 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Hamer 56.9 +7.5
Labor Gareth Clayton 43.1 −7.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.5
Australian federal election, 1974: Isaacs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gareth Clayton 26,225 46.1 +0.3
Liberal David Hamer 25,267 44.4 +2.0
Democratic Labor William Leech 2,179 3.8 −3.2
Australia Elizabeth Chesterfield 1,443 2.5 −2.3
Independent James Bernard 1,181 2.1 +2.1
Independent Janus Fawke 597 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 56,892 98.2
Informal votes 1,062 1.8
Turnout 57,954 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gareth Clayton 50.6 +1.7
Liberal David Hamer 49.4 −1.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +1.7
Australian federal election, 1972: Isaacs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gareth Clayton 23,904 45.8 +5.7
Liberal David Hamer 22,110 42.4 −5.3
Democratic Labor Frederick Skinner 3,635 7.0 −3.1
Australia Peter Harrie 2,499 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 52,148 98.7
Informal votes 685 1.3
Turnout 52,833 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Hamer 26,664 51.1 −6.9
Labor Gareth Clayton 25,484 48.9 +6.9
Liberal hold Swing −6.9

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Isaacs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Hamer 23,525 47.7 −1.4
Labor Alan Roberts 19,751 40.1 +4.2
Democratic Labor Frederick Skinner 4,967 10.1 −0.4
Independent Liane Wessley 1,026 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 49,269 97.8
Informal votes 1,129 2.2
Turnout 50,398 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Hamer 28,562 58.0 −3.2
Labor Alan Roberts 20,707 42.0 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing −3.2

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