Electoral results for the Division of Holt
# Electoral results for the Division of Holt

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

## Members

| Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - |
| Len Reid | Liberal | 1969–1972 |
| Max Oldmeadow | Labor | 1972–1975 |
| William Yates | Liberal | 1975–1980 |
| Michael Duffy | Labor | 1980–1996 |
| Gareth Evans | Labor | 1996–1999 |
| Anthony Byrne | Labor | 1999–2022 |
| Cassandra Fernando | Labor | 2022–present |

## Election results

### Elections in the 2020s

**2022**

2022 Australian federal election: Holt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Cassandra Fernando | 36,326 | 40.86 | −9.68 |
| | Liberal | Ranj Perera | 26,274 | 29.56 | −6.21 |
| | United Australia | Gerardine Hansen | 8,592 | 9.67 | +3.52 |
| | Greens | Sujit Mathew | 7,583 | 8.53 | +1.37 |
| | One Nation | Sandy Ambard | 4,295 | 4.83 | +4.70 |
| | Independent | Ravi Ragupathy | 2,673 | 3.01 | +3.01 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Nunez-Silva | 2,423 | 2.73 | +2.73 |
| | Australian Federation | Gregory Saldana | 730 | 0.82 | +0.82 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 88,896 | 93.45 | −2.38 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,227 | 6.55 | +2.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,123 | 88.57 | −0.94 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Cassandra Fernando | 50,777 | 57.12 | −1.51 |
| | Liberal | Ranj Perera | 38,119 | 42.88 | +1.51 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −1.51 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

**2019**

2019 Australian federal election: Holt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Anthony Byrne | 48,031 | 50.73 | +1.92 |
| | Liberal | Jennifer Van Den Broek | 33,963 | 35.87 | +2.11 |
| | Greens | Jess Wheelock | 6,735 | 7.11 | +0.59 |
| | United Australia | Jatinder Singh | 5,958 | 6.29 | +6.29 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 94,687 | 95.88 | +0.78 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,069 | 4.12 | −0.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,756 | 92.46 | +4.39 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anthony Byrne | 55,577 | 58.70 | −1.24 |
| | Liberal | Jennifer Van Den Broek | 39,110 | 41.30 | +1.24 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −1.24 | |

**2016**

2016 Australian federal election: Holt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Anthony Byrne | 53,506 | 53.70 | +5.51 |
| | Liberal | James Mathias | 29,777 | 29.89 | −2.74 |
| | Greens | Jake Tilton | 6,317 | 6.34 | +2.46 |
| | Family First | Neil Bull | 5,614 | 5.63 | +3.13 |
| | Rise Up Australia | Colin Robertson | 4,416 | 4.43 | +3.39 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 99,630 | 95.00 | +1.08 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,243 | 5.00 | −1.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 104,873 | 90.18 | −2.63 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anthony Byrne | 63,929 | 64.17 | +5.08 |
| | Liberal | James Mathias | 35,701 | 35.83 | −5.08 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.08 | |

**2013**

2013 Australian federal election: Holt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Anthony Byrne | 43,096 | 48.19 | −6.92 |
| | Liberal | Ricardo Balancy | 29,181 | 32.63 | +2.72 |
| | Palmer United | Jatinder Singh | 4,931 | 5.51 | +5.51 |
| | Greens | Jackie McCullough | 3,469 | 3.88 | −5.32 |
| | Sex Party | Lachlan Smith | 2,514 | 2.81 | +2.81 |
| | Family First | Pam Keenan | 2,232 | 2.50 | −2.46 |
| | Democratic Labour | Michael Palma | 1,835 | 2.05 | +2.05 |
| | Christians | Vivian Hill | 1,232 | 1.38 | +1.38 |
| | Rise Up Australia | Jonathan Eli | 933 | 1.04 | +1.04 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 89,423 | 93.92 | −0.24 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,789 | 6.08 | +0.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,212 | 92.81 | +0.65 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anthony Byrne | 52,836 | 59.09 | −4.88 |
| | Liberal | Ricardo Balancy | 36,587 | 40.91 | +4.88 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −4.88 | |

**2010**

2010 Australian federal election: Holt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Anthony Byrne | 51,998 | 54.42 | −1.23 |
| | Liberal | Ricardo Balancy | 29,254 | 30.62 | −3.60 |
| | Greens | Frank di Mascolo | 8,745 | 9.15 | +5.03 |
| | Family First | Ian George | 4,772 | 4.99 | +0.60 |
| | Secular | Mark Hitchins | 776 | 0.81 | +0.81 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 95,545 | 94.31 | −2.13 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,764 | 5.69 | +2.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 101,309 | 93.04 | −2.39 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anthony Byrne | 60,412 | 63.23 | +1.60 |
| | Liberal | Ricardo Balancy | 35,133 | 36.77 | −1.60 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.60 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

**2007**

2007 Australian federal election: Holt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Anthony Byrne | 51,689 | 55.65 | +9.98 |
| | Liberal | Emanuele Cicchiello | 31,785 | 34.22 | -8.63 |
| | Family First | Yasmin de Zilwa | 4,076 | 4.39 | +0.22 |
| | Greens | Lynette Keleher | 3,823 | 4.12 | -0.34 |
| | Democrats | Ken Seymour | 1,155 | 1.24 | -0.18 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Chris Morgan | 347 | 0.37 | -1.06 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 92,875 | 96.44 | +0.79 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,430 | 3.56 | -0.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 96,305 | 95.46 | +0.41 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anthony Byrne | 57,237 | 61.63 | +10.12 |
| | Liberal | Emanuele Cicchiello | 35,638 | 38.37 | -10.12 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.12 | |

**2004**

2004 Australian federal election: Holt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Anthony Byrne | 37,269 | 45.67 | -4.29 |
| | Liberal | Paul Teiwes | 34,974 | 42.85 | +6.72 |
| | Greens | Jim Reiher | 3,638 | 4.46 | +1.74 |
| | Family First | Stephen Burgess | 3,403 | 4.17 | +4.17 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Jason John | 1,169 | 1.43 | +1.34 |
| | Democrats | Daniel Berk | 1,160 | 1.42 | -5.69 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 81,613 | 95.65 | +0.40 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,710 | 4.35 | -0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,323 | 95.05 | +0.95 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anthony Byrne | 42,036 | 51.51 | -6.40 |
| | Liberal | Paul Teiwes | 39,577 | 48.49 | +6.40 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.40 | |

**2001**

2001 Australian federal election: Holt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Anthony Byrne | 44,681 | 56.50 | -3.29 |
| | Liberal | Jason Wood | 24,621 | 31.13 | +1.60 |
| | Democrats | Polly Morgan | 5,240 | 6.63 | +0.64 |
| | Greens | Theos Patrinos | 2,149 | 2.72 | +2.72 |
| | Christian Democrats | Lynne Dickson | 1,513 | 1.91 | +0.16 |
| | | Gordon Ford | 880 | 1.11 | +1.11 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 79,084 | 95.06 | -0.41 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,109 | 4.94 | +0.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,193 | 95.05 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anthony Byrne | 50,078 | 63.32 | -1.79 |
| | Liberal | Jason Wood | 29,006 | 36.68 | +1.79 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.79 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1999 Holt by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Anthony Byrne | 48,499 | 65.63 | +5.85 |
| | Democrats | Polly Morgan | 10,896 | 14.74 | +8.75 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Mulholland | 5,404 | 7.31 | +7.31 |
| | Greens | Daniel Scoullar | 4,701 | 6.36 | +6.36 |
| | Christian Democrats | Lynne Dickson | 4,399 | 5.95 | +4.20 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 73,899 | 92.81 | -2.66 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,727 | 7.19 | +2.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,626 | 93.98 | -1.23 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anthony Byrne | 53,252 | 72.06 | +6.95 |
| | Democrats | Polly Morgan | 20,647 | 27.94 | +21.96 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.95 | |

**1998**

1998 Australian federal election: Holt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Gareth Evans | 44,172 | 59.78 | +4.60 |
| | Liberal | Margaret Nicholls | 21,823 | 29.54 | -2.51 |
| | Democrats | Daniel Berk | 4,425 | 5.99 | -1.30 |
| | Christian Democrats | Lynne Dickson | 1,296 | 1.75 | +1.75 |
| | Unity | Kunwar Raj Singh | 931 | 1.26 | +1.26 |
| | Independent | Robert Bisset | 860 | 1.16 | +1.16 |
| | Natural Law | Heath Allison | 379 | 0.51 | -0.08 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 73,886 | 95.47 | +0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,503 | 4.53 | -0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,389 | 95.21 | -0.47 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Gareth Evans | 48,109 | 65.11 | +2.30 |
| | Liberal | Margaret Nicholls | 25,777 | 34.89 | -2.30 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.30 | |

**1996**

1996 Australian federal election: Holt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Gareth Evans | 37,948 | 55.19 | -2.84 |
| | Liberal | Tony Williams | 22,036 | 32.05 | -2.61 |
| | Democrats | Jim Aubrey | 5,009 | 7.28 | +3.98 |
| | Independent | George Mitsou | 1,683 | 2.45 | +2.45 |
| | Against Further Immigration | Paul Madigan | 1,171 | 1.70 | +1.70 |
| | | Liz Mantell | 511 | 0.74 | +0.74 |
| | Natural Law | Heath Allison | 406 | 0.59 | -0.91 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 68,764 | 95.46 | -1.15 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,267 | 4.54 | +1.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,031 | 95.68 | -0.19 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Gareth Evans | 43,078 | 62.81 | +0.37 |
| | Liberal | Tony Williams | 25,507 | 37.19 | -0.37 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.37 | |

**1993**

1993 Australian federal election: Holt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Michael Duffy | 38,518 | 56.63 | +11.80 |
| | Liberal | Barbara Lewis | 25,016 | 36.78 | +2.37 |
| | Democrats | Michael Burns | 2,457 | 3.61 | -8.25 |
| | | Stephen Nedeljkovic | 1,347 | 1.98 | +1.98 |
| | Natural Law | Paul Blackburn | 679 | 1.00 | +1.00 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 68,017 | 96.68 | +1.48 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,333 | 3.32 | -1.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,350 | 95.87 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Duffy | 40,852 | 60.10 | +3.16 |
| | Liberal | Barbara Lewis | 27,116 | 39.90 | -3.16 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.16 | |

**1990**

1990 Australian federal election: Holt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Michael Duffy | 27,485 | 44.8 | -11.9 |
| | Liberal | Mario Dodic | 21,099 | 34.4 | -1.4 |
| | Democrats | Irmgard Westphal | 7,273 | 11.9 | +4.4 |
| | Call to Australia | Lynne Dickson | 5,458 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 61,315 | 95.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,091 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,406 | 95.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Duffy | 34,882 | 56.9 | -4.1 |
| | Liberal | Mario Dodic | 26,372 | 43.1 | +4.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.1 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

**1987**

1987 Australian federal election: Holt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Michael Duffy | 32,026 | 56.1 | -2.6 |
| | Liberal | Janice Bateman | 20,764 | 36.4 | +1.6 |
| | Democrats | Geoff Herbert | 4,282 | 7.5 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 57,072 | 93.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,200 | 6.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,272 | 93.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Duffy | 34,489 | 60.4 | -1.8 |
| | Liberal | Janice Bateman | 22,583 | 39.6 | +1.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.8 | |

**1984**

1984 Australian federal election: Holt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Michael Duffy | 31,117 | 58.7 | -0.3 |
| | Liberal | John Ferwerda | 18,436 | 34.8 | +0.6 |
| | Democrats | Louise Stewart | 2,467 | 4.7 | -2.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Brian McDonald | 960 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 52,980 | 89.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,232 | 10.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,212 | 95.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Duffy | 32,946 | 62.2 | -0.9 |
| | Liberal | John Ferwerda | 20,034 | 37.8 | +0.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.9 | |

**1983**

1983 Australian federal election: Holt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Michael Duffy | 48,648 | 58.5 | +6.4 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Moldrich | 28,845 | 34.7 | -3.7 |
| | Democrats | Jean Yule | 5,639 | 6.8 | -0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 83,132 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,022 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,154 | 96.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Duffy | | 62.6 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Moldrich | | 37.4 | -5.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.7 | |

**1980**

1980 Australian federal election: Holt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Michael Duffy | 39,232 | 52.1 | +11.9 |
| | Liberal | William Yates | 28,940 | 38.4 | -4.6 |
| | Democrats | Brian Stockton | 5,810 | 7.7 | -5.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Michael Rowe | 1,352 | 1.8 | -2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,334 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,191 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,525 | 95.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Duffy | | 56.9 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal | William Yates | | 43.1 | -8.7 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.7 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

**1977**

1977 Australian federal election: Holt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | William Yates | 27,200 | 43.0 | -7.6 |
| | Labor | Michael Duffy | 25,411 | 40.2 | -3.9 |
| | Democrats | Brian Stockton | 8,077 | 12.8 | +12.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Kevin Leydon | 2,566 | 4.1 | -1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 63,254 | 97.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,950 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,204 | 95.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | William Yates | 32,790 | 51.8 | -2.2 |
| | Labor | Michael Duffy | 30,464 | 48.2 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.2 | |

**1975**

1975 Australian federal election: Holt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | William Yates | 39,436 | 48.2 | +9.0 |
| | Labor | Max Oldmeadow | 38,069 | 46.5 | -7.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Robert Fidler | 4,343 | 5.3 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 81,848 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,049 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,897 | 95.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | William Yates | 42,241 | 51.6 | +8.5 |
| | Labor | Max Oldmeadow | 39,607 | 48.4 | -8.5 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +8.5 | |

**1974**

1974 Australian federal election: Holt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Max Oldmeadow | 41,129 | 54.3 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal | Len Reid | 29,699 | 39.2 | +0.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Robert Fidler | 2,546 | 3.4 | -2.7 |
| | Australia | Joseph Busuttil | 2,371 | 3.1 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,745 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,961 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,706 | 96.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Max Oldmeadow | | 56.9 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal | Len Reid | | 43.1 | -2.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.5 | |

**1972**

1972 Australian federal election: Holt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Max Oldmeadow | 32,318 | 51.5 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal | Len Reid | 24,203 | 38.6 | -3.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Henri de Sachau | 3,810 | 6.1 | -6.3 |
| | Australia | Brenda Elliott | 1,222 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Def. of Govt Schools | Ian Black | 1,207 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 62,760 | 97.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,850 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,610 | 96.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Max Oldmeadow | | 54.4 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal | Len Reid | | 45.6 | -7.9 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.9 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

**1969**

1969 Australian federal election: Holt :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | William Wilkinson | 22,749 | 45.2 | +12.2 |
| | Liberal | Len Reid | 21,313 | 42.4 | -8.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Henri de Sachau | 6,244 | 12.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 50,306 | 96.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,794 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,100 | 95.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Len Reid | 26,938 | 53.5 | -10.1 |
| | Labor | William Wilkinson | 23,368 | 46.5 | +10.1 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | -10.1 | |
