Graeme Campbell (born 13 August 1939) is an Australian far-right politician. Campbell represented the seat of Kalgoorlie in the Australian House of Representatives from 1980 to 1998 as a member of the Australian Labor Party.[1] Campbell later founded the nationalist Australia First Party, before joining Pauline Hanson's One Nation.
Graeme Campbell | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Kalgoorlie | |
In office 18 October 1980 – 3 October 1998 | |
Preceded by | Mick Cotter |
Succeeded by | Barry Haase |
Leader of the Australia First Party | |
In office June 1996 – June 2001 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Personal details | |
Born | Oxfordshire, England | 13 August 1939
Nationality | English Australian |
Political party | Labor (1980–95) Independent (1995–96, 2004–present) Australia First (1996–2001) One Nation (2001–2004) |
Spouse | Michele (née Lelievre) |
Occupation | Various |
Campbell was born in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England,[1] and came to Australia as a child. He was educated at Urrbrae Agricultural High School in South Australia. In 1972, Campbell met his future wife, French-Australian Michele Lelievre, at a sheep station in the Nullarbor Plain.[2] Campbell worked in a range of occupations before entering federal parliament in October 1980 as the Labor member for Kalgoorlie.
Considered a maverick, he was an ardent supporter of the mining industry,[3] and crossed the floor on gold tax in 1988,[4] and was also a vocal critic of the Mabo decision[5] and sanctions on the apartheid regime in South Africa, and a proponent of uranium mining. In October 1993, and again in May 1995, he delivered a speech at the national seminar of the Australian League of Rights, a far-right group for which he was believed to hold sympathies,[6] and in by-elections in Mackellar and Warringah (safe Liberal seats on the Northern Beaches of Sydney) in 1994, he urged electors to vote for Australians Against Further Immigration (AAFI).[7]
After numerous run-ins with the Labor leadership and considerable media attention to his exploits, he was finally expelled from the party on 30 November 1995[8] after addressing an AAFI meeting where he criticised Labor's immigration policies. He continued to sit in parliament as an independent, and was reelected as an independent in the 1996 election,[9] when he only received 35% of the primary vote, but defeated the Labor candidate, former Deputy Premier of Western Australia Ian Taylor, on Liberal preferences.
In June 1996, Campbell founded the Australia First Party,[10] but was officially reckoned as an independent. He was defeated for reelection at the 1998 federal election[9] after being eliminated on the seventh count.[11] Campbell blamed his loss on Australia First being eclipsed by One Nation. In 2009, he claimed that, if not for the presence of a One Nation candidate, he would have picked up an additional 8.5% of the vote, which would have been enough to keep him in the race.[12]
He remained Australia First's leader until June 2001, when he left the party to stand (unsuccessfully) as a One Nation Senate candidate in Western Australia. In 2004, he attempted unsuccessfully to regain his old federal seat as an independent.[9] He stood for the Senate in Western Australia at the 2007 federal election as an independent, but only achieved 0.13% of the vote.[13]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Barry Haase | 29,475 | 45.46 | +2.86 | |
Labor | Tom Stephens | 20,691 | 31.92 | -3.14 | |
Independent | Graeme Campbell | 6,654 | 10.26 | +10.26 | |
Greens | Kado Muir | 4,101 | 6.33 | +2.55 | |
One Nation | Robin Scott | 1,511 | 2.33 | -6.27 | |
Christian Democrats | Craig Hendry | 827 | 1.28 | +1.28 | |
Independent | Brendon Cook | 506 | 0.78 | +0.78 | |
Democrats | Don Hoddy | 496 | 0.77 | -2.75 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Lorraine Thomas | 318 | 0.49 | +0.33 | |
Independent | Nabil Haji Rowland | 252 | 0.39 | +0.39 | |
Total formal votes | 64,831 | 94.66 | +0.26 | ||
Informal votes | 3,656 | 5.34 | -0.26 | ||
Turnout | 68,487 | 83.53 | -3.28 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Barry Haase | 36,502 | 56.30 | +1.96 | |
Labor | Tom Stephens | 28,329 | 43.70 | -1.96 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.96 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Barry Haase | 19,169 | 28.03 | +1.43 | |
Labor | Clark Butson | 18,890 | 27.62 | -6.11 | |
Australia First | Graeme Campbell | 15,585 | 22.79 | +22.79 | |
One Nation | Neville Smith | 5,737 | 8.39 | +8.39 | |
National | Kathy Finlayson | 4,088 | 5.98 | +4.78 | |
Greens | Robin Chapple | 2,899 | 4.24 | +0.51 | |
Democrats | Dean Richter | 1,367 | 2.00 | -0.18 | |
Christian Democrats | Laurie Sugg | 466 | 0.68 | +0.68 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Ian Burt | 185 | 0.27 | +0.27 | |
Total formal votes | 68,386 | 95.35 | -1.87 | ||
Informal votes | 3,335 | 4.65 | +1.87 | ||
Turnout | 71,721 | 86.97 | -1.86 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Barry Haase | 35,632 | 52.10 | +52.10 | |
Labor | Clark Butson | 32,754 | 47.90 | +8.25 | |
Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | +52.10 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Graeme Campbell | 21,895 | 35.13 | +35.13 | |
Labor | Ian Taylor | 21,648 | 34.73 | -19.63 | |
Liberal | Cedric Wyatt | 15,144 | 24.30 | -10.32 | |
Greens | Deborah Botica | 2,324 | 3.73 | -0.45 | |
Democrats | David Thackrah | 1,318 | 2.11 | -0.53 | |
Total formal votes | 62,329 | 97.23 | -0.19 | ||
Informal votes | 1,777 | 2.77 | +0.19 | ||
Turnout | 64,106 | 88.83 | -0.89 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Graeme Campbell | 37,536 | 60.35 | +60.35 | |
Labor | Ian Taylor | 24,666 | 39.65 | -20.24 | |
Independent gain from Labor | Swing | +20.24 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Graeme Campbell | 35,187 | 54.36 | +4.88 | |
Liberal | Don Green | 22,406 | 34.61 | +2.42 | |
Greens | Robin Chapple | 2,702 | 4.17 | -2.14 | |
Independent | James O'Kenny | 2,001 | 3.09 | +3.09 | |
Democrats | Shyama Peebles | 1,713 | 2.65 | -5.37 | |
Natural Law | Byron Rigby | 723 | 1.12 | +1.12 | |
Total formal votes | 64,732 | 97.42 | +1.01 | ||
Informal votes | 1,713 | 2.58 | -1.01 | ||
Turnout | 66,445 | 89.72 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Graeme Campbell | 38,770 | 59.94 | -0.29 | |
Liberal | Don Green | 25,907 | 40.06 | +0.29 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -0.29 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Graeme Campbell | 29,883 | 49.5 | -4.9 | |
Liberal | Louie Carnicelli | 19,441 | 32.2 | -3.3 | |
Democrats | Vin Cooper | 4,839 | 8.0 | +3.6 | |
Greens | Robin Chapple | 3,815 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
National | Dascia Weckert | 1,810 | 3.0 | -2.7 | |
Grey Power | Josh Sacino | 606 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 60,394 | 96.4 | |||
Informal votes | 2,248 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 62,642 | 89.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Graeme Campbell | 36,326 | 60.2 | +1.7 | |
Liberal | Louie Carnicelli | 23,980 | 39.8 | -1.7 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Graeme Campbell | 30,841 | 52.6 | +1.3 | |
Liberal | David Johnston | 21,850 | 37.3 | -3.6 | |
National | Ron Smales | 3,363 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Democrats | Frank Chulung | 2,593 | 4.4 | +1.4 | |
Total formal votes | 58,647 | 93.8 | |||
Informal votes | 3,899 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 62,546 | 88.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Graeme Campbell | 33,223 | 56.7 | +0.7 | |
Liberal | David Johnston | 25,420 | 43.3 | -0.7 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Graeme Campbell | 27,903 | 51.3 | -3.8 | |
Liberal | Douglas Krepp | 22,241 | 40.9 | +1.9 | |
Nuclear Disarmament | David Nourish | 2,623 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Democrats | William Mason | 1,649 | 3.0 | +0.0 | |
Total formal votes | 54,416 | 92.4 | |||
Informal votes | 4,485 | 7.6 | |||
Turnout | 58,901 | 87.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Graeme Campbell | 30,476 | 56.0 | -2.0 | |
Liberal | Douglas Krepp | 23,940 | 44.0 | +2.0 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Graeme Campbell | 34,843 | 56.6 | +11.4 | |
Liberal | Douglas Krepp | 23,069 | 37.5 | -9.0 | |
Democrats | Blair Nancarrow | 1,856 | 3.0 | -5.3 | |
Independent | Joseph Boschetti | 1,778 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Total formal votes | 61,546 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 1,459 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 63,005 | 86.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Graeme Campbell | 59.5 | +8.9 | ||
Liberal | Douglas Krepp | 40.5 | -8.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +8.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Mick Cotter | 26,562 | 46.5 | -1.8 | |
Labor | Graeme Campbell | 25,845 | 45.2 | +6.8 | |
Democrats | Trevor Butler | 4,723 | 8.3 | +2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 57,130 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 1,419 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 58,549 | 87.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Graeme Campbell | 28,889 | 50.6 | +8.1 | |
Liberal | Mick Cotter | 28,241 | 49.4 | -8.1 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quota | 171,822 | ||||
Liberal | 1. David Johnston (elected 1) 2. Alan Eggleston (elected 3) 3. Michaelia Cash (elected 5) 4. Michael Mischin 5. Jane Mouritz 6. Matt Brown |
555,868 | 46.22 | -3.12 | |
Labor | 1. Louise Pratt (elected 2) 2. Mark Bishop (elected 4) 3. Ruth Webber |
433,046 | 36.00 | +3.48 | |
Greens | 1. Scott Ludlam (elected 6) 2. Alison Xamon 3. Brenda Roy |
111,813 | 9.30 | +1.24 | |
Christian Democrats | 1. Gerard Goiran 2. Peter Watt |
21,179 | 1.76 | -0.12 | |
National | 1. Tony Crook 2. Wendy Duncan |
17,365 | 1.44 | +0.58 | |
Democrats | 1. Erica Lewin 2. Rob Olver 3. Don Hoddy |
12,604 | 1.05 | -0.95 | |
One Nation | 1. James Hopkinson 2. Ron McLean |
11,623 | 0.97 | -1.48 | |
Democratic Labor | 1. Bob Boulger 2. Eric Miller |
11,390 | 0.95 | +0.95 | |
Family First | 1. Linda Rose 2. Cathie Fabian 3. Steve Fuhrmann |
10,341 | 0.86 | +0.01 | |
What Women Want | 1. Meryki Basden 2. Saywood Lane |
3,533 | 0.29 | +0.29 | |
Climate Change | 1. Gary Warden 2. Sarah Bishop |
3,461 | 0.29 | +0.29 | |
Group P | 1. Graeme Campbell 2. John Fischer 3. Russell Graham 4. Geoff Gibson |
1,621 | 0.13 | +0.13 | |
Carers Alliance | 1. Thomas Hoyer 2. Shirley Primeau |
1,571 | 0.13 | +0.13 | |
Climate Conservatives | 1. Gerard Kettle 2. Shirley Anton |
1,569 | 0.13 | +0.13 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | 1. Jean Robinson 2. Stuart Smith |
1,002 | 0.08 | -0.11 | |
Non-Custodial Parents | 1. Geoff Dixon 2. Mike Ward |
946 | 0.08 | -0.07 | |
Socialist Alliance | 1. Trent Hawkins 2. Julie Gray |
928 | 0.08 | +0.08 | |
Senator On-Line | 1. Daniel Mayer 2. Zoe Lamont |
824 | 0.07 | +0.07 | |
Group M | 1. Eric Wynne 2. Kevin Fitzgerald |
819 | 0.07 | +0.07 | |
Liberty & Democracy | 1. Peter Whelan 2. Daniel Parker |
591 | 0.05 | +0.05 | |
Independent | Richard McNaught | 291 | 0.02 | +0.02 | |
Group Q | 1. Jennifer Armstrong 2. Michael Tan |
271 | 0.02 | +0.02 | |
Independent | Edward Dabrowski | 94 | 0.01 | +0.01 | |
Total formal votes | 1,202,750 | 97.58 | +1.12 | ||
Informal votes | 29,797 | 2.42 | -1.12 | ||
Turnout | 1,232,547 | 93.86 | +0.20 |
Elected | # | Senator | Party | |
2001 | 1 | Alan Eggleston | Liberal | |
2001 | 2 | Mark Bishop | Labor | |
2001 | 3 | David Johnston | Liberal | |
2001 | 4 | Ruth Webber | Labor | |
2001 | 5 | Ross Lightfoot | Liberal | |
2001 | 6 | Andrew Murray | Democrats | |
1998 | ||||
1998 | 1 | Chris Ellison | Liberal | |
1998 | 2 | Peter Cook | Labor | |
1998 | 3 | Ian Campbell | Liberal | |
1998 | 4 | Chris Evans | Labor | |
1998 | 5 | Brian Greig | Democrats | |
1998 | 6 | Sue Knowles | Liberal |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quota | 157,933 | ||||
Liberal | 1. Alan Eggleston (elected 1) 2. David Johnston (elected 3) 3. Ross Lightfoot (elected 5) 4. Winston Crane 5. Kim Keogh 6. Nigel Hallett |
443,597 | 40.13 | +1.7 | |
Labor | 1. Mark Bishop (elected 2) 2. Ruth Webber (elected 4) 3. Mark Cuomo 4. Gavin Waugh |
377,547 | 34.15 | -0.4 | |
One Nation | 1. Graeme Campbell 2. Gerry Kenworthy 3. Marye Daniels 4. Peter David |
77,757 | 7.03 | -3.0 | |
Democrats | 1. Andrew Murray (elected 6) 2. Helen Hodgson 3. Damian Meyer |
64,773 | 5.86 | -0.5 | |
Greens | 1. Rachel Siewert 2. Lee Bell 3. Paul Smith 4. Jenna Zed |
64,736 | 5.86 | +0.2 | |
National | 1. Hendy Cowan 2. Margaret Day |
26,015 | 2.35 | +1.2 | |
Liberals for Forests | 1. Liz Davenport 2. Arthur Harris |
15,646 | 1.42 | +1.4 | |
Christian Democrats | 1. Justin Moseley 2. Kerry Watterson |
13,809 | 1.25 | +0.4 | |
Progressive Labour | 1. Eddie Hwang 2. Nicholas Chin |
7,667 | 0.69 | +0.7 | |
Group A | 1. Jim Dalton 2. Kate Dalton |
4,495 | 0.41 | +0.4 | |
Curtin Labor Alliance | 1. Adrian Bennett 2. June Bennett |
3,494 | 0.32 | +0.3 | |
Group B | 1. Geoff Taylor 2. Henry Sheil |
1,631 | 0.15 | +0.2 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | 1. Jean Robertson 2. John Watson |
1,243 | 0.11 | +0.0 | |
Unity | 1. Eddie Hwang 2. Nicholas Chin |
811 | 0.07 | -1.0 | |
Independent | Jennifer Lee | 804 | 0.07 | +0.1 | |
Taxi Operators | 1. Alan Bateson 2. Ramon Kennedy |
670 | 0.06 | +0.06 | |
Group K | 1. Frank Nesci 2. Renu Schneider |
532 | 0.05 | +0.05 | |
Group M | 1. Clarrie Isaacs 2. Daniel Watson |
302 | 0.03 | +0.03 | |
Total formal votes | 1,105,529 | 96.42 | -0.63 | ||
Informal votes | 41,025 | 3.58 | +0.63 | ||
Turnout | 1,146,554 | 95.04 | -0.78 |