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Barker — Australian Federal Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Barker was won by Tony Pasin (Liberal) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 40,036 votes over Mat O'brien after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Barker from 1903 to 2019.

Australia uses instant-runoff (preferential) voting: voters rank candidates in order of preference, and if no one has a majority of first-preference votes, the lowest-placed candidate is eliminated and their votes redistributed to voters' next preference, repeating until one candidate has a majority. The "Winner" and "Margin" below reflect the final result after preferences (equivalent to the AEC's own two-candidate-preferred figure) — not simply whoever led on first preferences, which can occasionally be a different candidate.

Full Election History (After Preferences), 1903–2019

Election Winner Party Final Votes Final Share Runner-up Margin
1903 Langdon Bonython Prot -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1906 John Livingston AS 6,534 58.1% Rowland Campbell (Labor) 1,819 (16.2 pts)
1910 John Livingston Liberal 9,519 59.5% Martin Dwyer (Labor) 3,046 (19.0 pts)
1913 John Livingston Liberal 15,590 59.0% William Sampson (Labor) 4,741 (17.9 pts)
1914 John Livingston Liberal 16,866 56.7% William Sampson (Labor) 3,990 (13.4 pts)
1917 John Livingston National 16,869 63.9% Stanley Whitford (Labor) 7,347 (27.8 pts)
1919 John Livingston National 13,233 65.3% Albert Davies (Labor) 6,210 (30.7 pts)
1922 Malcolm Cameron Liberal 9,789 52.3% Eric Shepherd (Labor) 860 (4.6 pts)
1925 Malcolm Cameron National 24,356 61.6% Alwyn Roberts (Labor) 9,147 (23.1 pts)
1928 Malcolm Cameron National 21,883 52.6% Ronald Hunt (Country Party) 2,184 (5.3 pts)
1929 Malcolm Cameron National 23,189 51.2% Frank Nieass (Labor) 1,122 (2.5 pts)
1931 Malcolm Cameron EC 30,597 73.7% Cyril Hasse (Labor) 19,693 (47.5 pts)
1934 Archie Cameron Country Party 32,311 71.4% Cecil Skitch (Labor) 19,388 (42.9 pts)
1937 Archie Cameron Country Party 35,559 63.6% Charles Lloyd (Independent) 15,184 (27.1 pts)
1940 Archie Cameron Country Party 34,649 68.7% Cecil Skitch (Labor) 18,863 (37.4 pts)
1943 Archie Cameron United Australia Party 31,294 51.7% Harry Krantz (Labor) 2,002 (3.3 pts)
1946 Archie Cameron Liberal 34,619 56.6% Harry Krantz (Labor) 8,119 (13.3 pts)
1949 Archie Cameron Liberal 26,034 66.1% John Klar (Labor) 12,680 (32.2 pts)
1951 Archie Cameron Liberal 25,256 62.9% James Corcoran (Labor) 10,376 (25.9 pts)
1954 Archie Cameron Liberal 27,255 62.9% Ralph Dettman (Labor) 11,148 (25.7 pts)
1955 Archie Cameron Liberal 25,993 67.7% Ralph Dettman (Labor) 13,595 (35.4 pts)
1958 James Forbes Liberal 25,146 62.9% Norman Alcock (Labor) 10,286 (25.7 pts)
1961 James Forbes Liberal 23,732 57.7% Norman Alcock (Labor) 6,304 (15.3 pts)
1963 James Forbes Liberal 26,547 58.1% Norman Alcock (Labor) 7,379 (16.1 pts)
1966 James Forbes Liberal 33,921 68.1% Norman Alcock (Labor) 17,998 (36.1 pts)
1969 James Forbes Liberal 27,176 57.8% John Cornwall (Labor) 7,303 (15.5 pts)
1972 James Forbes Liberal 29,426 58.8% John Cornwall (Labor) 8,804 (17.6 pts)
1974 James Forbes Liberal 29,182 60.1% James Hennessy (Labor) 9,787 (20.1 pts)
1975 James Porter Liberal 36,894 65.6% Graham Bath (Labor) 17,560 (31.2 pts)
1977 James Porter Liberal 43,129 69.5% Neil Richardson (Labor) 24,161 (38.9 pts)
1980 James Porter Liberal 40,445 66.6% Norman Napper (Labor) 20,122 (33.1 pts)
1983 James Porter Liberal 42,333 63.9% Valerie Young (Labor) 18,427 (27.8 pts)
1984 James Porter Liberal 38,763 62.6% Jeremy Moore (Labor) 15,650 (25.3 pts)
1987 James Porter Liberal 39,273 61.6% Bill Hender (Labor) 14,825 (23.3 pts)
1990 Ian Mclachlan Liberal 43,388 63.6% Bill Hender (Labor) 18,547 (27.2 pts)
1993 Ian Mclachlan Liberal 50,928 66.0% Harry Early (Labor) 24,663 (31.9 pts)
1996 Ian Mclachlan Liberal 55,554 70.9% Leah York (Labor) 32,736 (41.8 pts)
1998 Patrick Secker Liberal 49,501 63.7% David Detchon (Labor) 21,342 (27.5 pts)
2001 Patrick Secker Liberal 52,491 65.7% David Detchon (Labor) 25,075 (31.4 pts)
2004 Patrick Secker Liberal 63,392 69.9% Waluwe Simpson-Lyttle (Labor) 36,070 (39.8 pts)
2007 Patrick Secker Liberal 56,301 59.5% Karen Lock (Labor) 17,905 (18.9 pts)
2010 Patrick Secker Liberal 59,278 62.9% Simone Mcdonnell (Labor) 24,286 (25.8 pts)
2013 Tony Pasin Liberal 61,571 66.5% Phil Golding (Labor) 30,618 (33.1 pts)
2016 Tony Pasin Liberal 51,698 54.7% James Stacey (Nick Xenophon Team) 8,951 (9.5 pts)
2019 Tony Pasin Liberal 72,851 68.9% Mat O'brien (Labor) 40,036 (37.9 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

Every candidate's first-preference votes, before any preference redistribution.

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Langdon BonythonProt-1100.0%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John LivingstonAS6,53458.1%
Rowland CampbellLabor4,71541.9%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John LivingstonLiberal9,51959.5%
Martin DwyerLabor6,47340.5%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John LivingstonLiberal15,59059.0%
William SampsonLabor10,84941.0%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John LivingstonLiberal16,86656.7%
William SampsonLabor12,87643.3%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John LivingstonNational16,86963.9%
Stanley WhitfordLabor9,52236.1%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John LivingstonNational13,23360.0%
Albert DaviesLabor7,02331.8%
Alexander WilliamsIndependent1,8138.2%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Eric ShepherdLabor8,06643.1%
Malcolm CameronLiberal7,86142.0%
Ronald HuntCountry Party2,79114.9%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Malcolm CameronNational24,35661.6%
Alwyn RobertsLabor15,20938.4%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Malcolm CameronNational21,88352.6%
Ronald HuntCountry Party19,69947.4%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Malcolm CameronNational23,18951.2%
Frank NieassLabor22,06748.8%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Malcolm CameronEC30,59764.0%
Cyril HasseLabor10,90422.8%
Percy SpehrIndependent6,29113.2%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Archie CameronCountry Party32,31162.3%
Cecil SkitchLabor12,92324.9%
John MaycockSC6,59812.7%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Archie CameronCountry Party35,55963.6%
Charles LloydIndependent20,37536.4%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Archie CameronCountry Party34,64958.6%
Cecil SkitchLabor15,78626.7%
Charles LloydIndependent8,65914.7%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Archie CameronUnited Australia Party24,61640.6%
Harry KrantzLabor24,24040.0%
Frank HalledayIndependent10,50817.3%
John GartnerIndependent1,2222.0%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Archie CameronLiberal34,61954.0%
Harry KrantzLabor26,50041.3%
David EddyIndependent2,9924.7%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Archie CameronLiberal26,03464.5%
John KlarLabor13,35433.1%
John GartnerIndependent1,0042.5%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Archie CameronLiberal25,25661.4%
James CorcoranLabor14,88036.2%
Charles LloydIndependent5281.3%
Frank RieckIndependent4811.2%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Archie CameronLiberal27,25562.9%
Ralph DettmanLabor16,10737.1%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Archie CameronLiberal25,99367.7%
Ralph DettmanLabor12,39832.3%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James ForbesLiberal25,14660.3%
Norman AlcockLabor14,86035.7%
Frank MarshallDemocratic Labor Party1,6704.0%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James ForbesLiberal23,73254.4%
Norman AlcockLabor17,42840.0%
Charles CoffeyDemocratic Labor Party1,3643.1%
John GartnerIndependent1,0892.5%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James ForbesLiberal26,54756.8%
Norman AlcockLabor19,16841.0%
Harvey BurnsIndependent1,0432.2%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James ForbesLiberal33,92167.0%
Norman AlcockLabor15,92331.4%
Don JarrettCommunist Party of Australia8191.6%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James ForbesLiberal27,17657.8%
John CornwallLabor19,87342.2%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James ForbesLiberal29,42656.9%
John CornwallLabor20,62239.8%
David Le CornuDemocratic Labor Party1,7053.3%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James ForbesLiberal28,28048.5%
James HennessyLabor18,76532.2%
Malcolm AdamsCountry Party6,65511.4%
Richard ClampettLM3,8116.5%
Colyn Van ReenenAP5420.9%
Arthur StrachanIndependent2280.4%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James PorterLiberal36,89458.5%
Graham BathLabor19,33430.6%
Kenneth WilliamsNational Country Party4,0706.4%
Rodney RobertsLM2,1763.4%
Lily BaylyIndependent6301.0%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James PorterLiberal43,12963.4%
Neil RichardsonLabor18,96827.9%
Rodney RobertsAustralian Democrats5,9528.7%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James PorterLiberal40,44557.5%
Norman NapperLabor20,32328.9%
Ivor ChildsAustralian Democrats3,9245.6%
Anthony BeckNational Country Party3,7745.4%
Kim RossNational Country Party1,9202.7%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James PorterLiberal42,33357.3%
Valerie YoungLabor23,90632.4%
Meg LeesAustralian Democrats3,9745.4%
Anthony BeckNational3,6504.9%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James PorterLiberal35,42957.3%
Jeremy MooreLabor21,41234.6%
Meg LeesAustralian Democrats3,2665.3%
Richard JackaNational1,7752.9%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James PorterLiberal33,29652.2%
Bill HenderLabor21,22133.3%
Max VawserNational3,9246.2%
Glenn TaylorAustralian Democrats3,6025.6%
Harry PfeufferIndependent8841.4%
Tom GiannouklasIndependent4510.7%
Allan BannisterIndependent3850.6%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian MclachlanLiberal39,47057.8%
Bill HenderLabor19,86529.1%
Mark LobbanAustralian Democrats6,7309.9%
Pieter RaamsIndependent2,2113.2%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian MclachlanLiberal46,66760.4%
Harry EarlyLabor19,93925.8%
Regine AndersenAustralian Democrats4,7426.1%
Chris WellsIndependent1,7842.3%
Deidre KentCommunist Party1,5482.0%
Francis BoylanIndependent1,3991.8%
Stephen WikblomIndependent1,2211.6%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian MclachlanLiberal49,20462.5%
Leah YorkLabor18,14623.1%
Dennis DorneyAustralian Democrats7,7349.8%
Rita HellingGreens2,9243.7%
Chris WellsIndependent7120.9%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Patrick SeckerLiberal36,41246.9%
David DetchonLabor16,84421.7%
Dona WrightOne Nation10,09613.0%
John LaversAustralian Democrats4,9196.3%
Tony BeckIndependent3,9855.1%
Philip CornishChristian Democratic Party2,1612.8%
Tom HaigNational1,7462.2%
Bill JerramIndependent7841.0%
Judith LudwigIndependent7130.9%

2001

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Patrick SeckerLiberal43,20154.1%
David DetchonLabor18,96823.7%
Donna WrightOne Nation5,9007.4%
Louise MillerAustralian Democrats5,5046.9%
Matt RigneyGreens2,6293.3%
Liz BallingerIndependent2,5383.2%
Philip CornishIndependent1,1671.5%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Patrick SeckerLiberal48,23353.2%
Waluwe Simpson-LyttleLabor19,47821.5%
Tim JacksonNational9,61110.6%
Philip CornishFFP5,2765.8%
Pam KellyGreens3,7044.1%
Rodger SchmidtIndependent1,5721.7%
Neil Russell-TaylorOne Nation1,5011.7%
Graham McnaughtonAustralian Democrats1,3391.5%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Patrick SeckerLiberal44,32946.8%
Karen LockLabor28,47530.1%
Deb ThieleNational9,69510.2%
Phil CornishFamily First5,4185.7%
Andrew JenningsGreens4,7965.1%
Justin SneathAustralian Democrats1,9842.1%

2010

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Patrick SeckerLiberal51,81055.0%
Simone McdonnellLabor26,43328.0%
Sean MoffatGreens8,6079.1%
Trevor HoneychurchFamily First5,8296.2%
Steven DaviesIndependent1,5911.7%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tony PasinLiberal48,67852.6%
Phil GoldingLabor16,99318.4%
Kristin LambertFamily First7,3688.0%
Richard SageIndependent6,6177.2%
Mark KeoughGreens5,2245.6%
Miles HannemannNational4,0214.3%
Balwinder JhandiPalmer United Party3,6233.9%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tony PasinLiberal44,00146.6%
James StaceyNick Xenophon Team27,45229.1%
Mat O'brienLabor14,36315.2%
Yvonne ZeppelFamily First5,4585.8%
Mark KeoughGreens3,1713.4%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tony PasinLiberal61,15557.9%
Mat O'brienLabor22,20521.0%
Rosa HillamGreens7,2296.8%
Bert BacherUnited Australia Party6,2595.9%
Kelly GladigauCA3,0822.9%
Karen EckermannAJP2,9402.8%
Miles HannemannNational2,7962.6%

Margin Over Time

Final (after-preferences) winning margin, percentage points, coloured by the winning party.

1903: Prot margin 100.0 pts 1906: AS margin 16.2 pts 1910: Liberal margin 19.0 pts 1913: Liberal margin 17.9 pts 1914: Liberal margin 13.4 pts 1917: National margin 27.8 pts 1919: National margin 30.7 pts 1922: Liberal margin 4.6 pts 1925: National margin 23.1 pts 1928: National margin 5.3 pts 1929: National margin 2.5 pts 1931: EC margin 47.5 pts 1934: Country Party margin 42.9 pts 1937: Country Party margin 27.1 pts 1940: Country Party margin 37.4 pts 1943: United Australia Party margin 3.3 pts 1946: Liberal margin 13.3 pts 1949: Liberal margin 32.2 pts 1951: Liberal margin 25.9 pts 1954: Liberal margin 25.7 pts 1955: Liberal margin 35.4 pts 1958: Liberal margin 25.7 pts 1961: Liberal margin 15.3 pts 1963: Liberal margin 16.1 pts 1966: Liberal margin 36.1 pts 1969: Liberal margin 15.5 pts 1972: Liberal margin 17.6 pts 1974: Liberal margin 20.1 pts 1975: Liberal margin 31.2 pts 1977: Liberal margin 38.9 pts 1980: Liberal margin 33.1 pts 1983: Liberal margin 27.8 pts 1984: Liberal margin 25.3 pts 1987: Liberal margin 23.3 pts 1990: Liberal margin 27.2 pts 1993: Liberal margin 31.9 pts 1996: Liberal margin 41.8 pts 1998: Liberal margin 27.5 pts 2001: Liberal margin 31.4 pts 2004: Liberal margin 39.8 pts 2007: Liberal margin 18.9 pts 2010: Liberal margin 25.8 pts 2013: Liberal margin 33.1 pts 2016: Liberal margin 9.5 pts 2019: Liberal margin 37.9 pts 1903 1906 1910 1913 1914 1917 1919 1922 1925 1928 1929 1931 1934 1937 1940 1943 1946 1949 1951 1954 1955 1958 1961 1963 1966 1969 1972 1974 1975 1977 1980 1983 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019

Trend

Barker has been contested at 45 federal elections on record since 1903. Winning parties over that span: Prot, AS, Liberal, National, EC, Country Party, United Australia Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Barker in the 2019 federal election?

Tony Pasin (Liberal) won Barker in 2019 after preferences, with 72,851 votes (68.9%) to Mat O'brien's 32,815.

Which parties have won Barker since 1903?

Since 1903, Barker has been won by: AS, Country Party, EC, Liberal, National, Prot, United Australia Party.

What was the closest result in Barker?

The closest result on record for Barker was 1929, when Malcolm Cameron (National) beat Frank Nieass by 1,122 votes (2.5 percentage points) after preferences.

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