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Bendigo — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Bendigo was won by Lisa Chesters (Labor) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 18,371 votes over Sam Gayed after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Bendigo from 1901 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), 1901–2019

Election Winner Party Final Votes Final Share Runner-up Margin
1901 John Quick Prot -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1903 John Quick Prot 6,020 51.3% David Smith (Labor) 316 (2.7 pts)
1906 John Quick AS 9,617 51.7% Thomas Glass (Labor) 648 (3.5 pts)
1910 John Quick Liberal 12,723 51.3% Frank Brennan (Labor) 658 (2.7 pts)
1913 John Arthur Labor 14,488 52.0% John Quick (Liberal) 1,110 (4.0 pts)
1914 John Arthur Labor 16,134 55.1% Alexander Robb (Liberal) 2,989 (10.2 pts)
1917 Billy Hughes National 16,272 57.4% Alfred Hampson (Labor) 4,181 (14.7 pts)
1919 Billy Hughes National 14,291 55.0% Alfred Hampson (Labor) 2,615 (10.1 pts)
1922 Geoffry Hurry National 13,016 51.7% Thomas Jude (Labor) 869 (3.5 pts)
1925 Geoffry Hurry National 20,154 53.5% Thomas Jude (Labor) 2,647 (7.0 pts)
1928 Geoffry Hurry National 19,882 53.1% James Mcdonald (Labor) 2,352 (6.3 pts)
1929 Richard Keane Labor 21,111 55.1% Geoffry Hurry (National) 3,934 (10.3 pts)
1931 Eric Harrison United Australia Party 23,710 59.5% Richard Keane (Labor) 7,543 (18.9 pts)
1934 Eric Harrison United Australia Party 21,683 51.6% Richard Keane (Labor) 1,305 (3.1 pts)
1937 George Rankin Country Party 27,100 56.9% Ernest Duus (Labor) 6,537 (13.7 pts)
1940 George Rankin Country Party 26,314 57.5% Albert De Grandi (Labor) 6,845 (15.0 pts)
1943 George Rankin Country Party 23,386 52.3% Albert De Grandi (Labor) 2,083 (4.7 pts)
1946 George Rankin Country Party 25,172 55.1% Ernest Duus (Labor) 4,628 (10.1 pts)
1949 Percy Clarey Labor 20,258 50.2% Thomas Grigg (Liberal) 152 (0.4 pts)
1951 Percy Clarey Labor 21,975 53.6% Charles Carty-Salmon (Liberal) 2,978 (7.3 pts)
1954 Percy Clarey Labor 23,272 55.8% John Barton (Liberal) 4,824 (11.6 pts)
1955 Percy Clarey Labor 21,075 51.2% William Day (Liberal) 1,005 (2.4 pts)
1958 Percy Clarey Labor 21,598 50.3% Henry Snell (Liberal) 266 (0.6 pts)
1961 Noel Beaton Labor 22,511 60.1% Henry Snell (Liberal) 7,583 (20.3 pts)
1963 Noel Beaton Labor 22,646 59.3% Frederick Grimwade (Liberal) 7,105 (18.6 pts)
1966 Noel Beaton Labor 23,191 59.1% Frank Dunphy (Liberal) 7,129 (18.2 pts)
1969 David Kennedy Labor 24,792 58.1% Mervyn Lee (Liberal) 6,895 (16.2 pts)
1972 John Bourchier Liberal 25,604 50.2% David Kennedy (Labor) 165 (0.3 pts)
1974 John Bourchier Liberal 28,922 50.8% David Kennedy (Labor) 884 (1.6 pts)
1975 John Bourchier Liberal 30,939 54.9% Stewart Anderson (Labor) 5,568 (9.9 pts)
1977 John Bourchier Liberal 32,558 59.8% Dennis Muldoon (Labor) 10,634 (19.5 pts)
1980 John Bourchier Liberal 34,122 51.3% Victor Dolby (Labor) 1,691 (2.5 pts)
1983 John Brumby Labor 35,116 52.5% John Bourchier (Liberal) 3,310 (4.9 pts)
1984 John Brumby Labor 32,786 52.0% Daryl Mcclure (Liberal) 2,539 (4.0 pts)
1987 John Brumby Labor 35,677 53.5% John Radford (Liberal) 4,631 (6.9 pts)
1990 Bruce Reid Liberal 35,539 51.1% John Brumby (Labor) 1,590 (2.3 pts)
1993 Bruce Reid Liberal 36,677 50.1% Joe Helper (Labor) 98 (0.1 pts)
1996 Bruce Reid Liberal 39,298 50.9% Joe Helper (Labor) 1,360 (1.8 pts)
1998 Steve Gibbons Labor 41,726 53.5% Max Turner (Liberal) 5,415 (6.9 pts)
2001 Steve Gibbons Labor 43,892 53.6% Maurice Sharkey (Liberal) 5,844 (7.1 pts)
2004 Steve Gibbons Labor 44,900 51.0% Kevin Gibbins (Liberal) 1,690 (1.9 pts)
2007 Steve Gibbons Labor 50,504 56.1% Peter Kennedy (Liberal) 11,038 (12.3 pts)
2013 Lisa Chesters Labor 47,426 51.3% Greg Bickley (Liberal) 2,333 (2.5 pts)
2016 Lisa Chesters Labor 52,398 53.7% Megan Purcell (Liberal) 7,293 (7.5 pts)
2019 Lisa Chesters Labor 60,016 59.0% Sam Gayed (Liberal) 18,371 (18.1 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1901

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John QuickProt-1100.0%

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John QuickProt6,02041.9%
David SmithLabor5,70439.7%
Cyril JamesFT2,65018.4%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John QuickAS9,61751.7%
Thomas GlassLabor8,96948.3%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John QuickLiberal12,72351.3%
Frank BrennanLabor12,06548.7%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John ArthurLabor14,48850.5%
John QuickLiberal13,37846.6%
Cyril JamesIndependent8212.9%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John ArthurLabor16,13455.1%
Alexander RobbLiberal13,14544.9%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Billy HughesNational16,27257.4%
Alfred HampsonLabor12,09142.6%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Billy HughesNational14,29155.0%
Alfred HampsonLabor11,67645.0%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas JudeLabor10,85443.1%
Geoffry HurryNational7,96131.6%
Edmund JowettCountry Party6,34825.2%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Geoffry HurryNational20,15453.5%
Thomas JudeLabor17,50746.5%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James McdonaldLabor15,84942.4%
Geoffry HurryNational14,07437.6%
Cyril JamesCountry Party7,48920.0%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Richard KeaneLabor21,11155.1%
Geoffry HurryNational17,17744.9%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Eric HarrisonUnited Australia Party23,71059.5%
Richard KeaneLabor16,16740.5%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Eric HarrisonUnited Australia Party21,68351.6%
Richard KeaneLabor20,37848.4%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ernest DuusLabor18,83439.5%
George RankinCountry Party15,08131.6%
Walter PearceUnited Australia Party13,74828.8%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George RankinCountry Party22,56149.3%
Albert De GrandiLabor17,45338.1%
John BartonIndependent5,76912.6%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George RankinCountry Party20,05044.9%
Albert De GrandiLabor19,10742.8%
Morton GarnerIndependent2,1514.8%
John CrawfordIndependent2,0894.7%
William BanksIndependent1,2922.9%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ernest DuusLabor19,61342.9%
George RankinCountry Party15,78034.5%
Joseph HallLiberal10,32322.6%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas GriggLiberal19,26847.7%
Percy ClareyLabor18,96247.0%
Allan GoodmanIndependent2,1345.3%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Percy ClareyLabor21,97553.6%
Charles Carty-SalmonLiberal18,99746.4%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Percy ClareyLabor23,27255.8%
John BartonLiberal18,44844.2%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Percy ClareyLabor19,00646.2%
William DayLiberal16,63740.4%
James BrosnanLabor (Anti-Communist)5,50213.4%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Percy ClareyLabor20,84048.5%
Henry SnellLiberal16,47138.4%
William DrechslerDemocratic Labor Party5,61913.1%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Noel BeatonLabor22,51151.6%
Henry SnellLiberal14,92834.2%
Ronald AndersonDemocratic Labor Party5,89513.5%
Milan LormanIndependent3080.7%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Noel BeatonLabor22,64651.2%
Frederick GrimwadeLiberal15,54135.1%
William DreschlerDemocratic Labor Party6,04413.7%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Noel BeatonLabor23,19151.7%
Frank DunphyLiberal16,06235.8%
William DreschlerDemocratic Labor Party5,64012.6%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
David KennedyLabor24,79250.8%
Mervyn LeeLiberal17,89736.7%
Paul BrennanDemocratic Labor Party6,10212.5%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
David KennedyLabor24,32647.7%
John BourchierLiberal13,63726.7%
Joseph PearceCountry Party8,81317.3%
Paul BrennanDemocratic Labor Party4,2678.4%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
David KennedyLabor27,23147.8%
John BourchierLiberal22,01438.6%
Joseph PearceIndependent4,0877.2%
Paul BrennanDemocratic Labor Party3,0325.3%
Robert StentonAP5961.0%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John BourchierLiberal28,59448.3%
Stewart AndersonLabor25,16042.5%
Paul BrennanDemocratic Labor Party2,6634.5%
Henry O'halloranNational Country Party2,5634.3%
Leslie IrlamIndependent2630.4%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John BourchierLiberal30,07248.0%
Dennis MuldoonLabor21,62034.5%
Ian PriceAustralian Democrats7,90512.6%
Paul BrennanDemocratic Labor Party3,0054.8%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John BourchierLiberal31,46847.3%
Victor DolbyLabor29,25744.0%
George HunterAustralian Democrats5,8288.8%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John BrumbyLabor34,90849.7%
John BourchierLiberal30,35243.2%
Neil JewellAustralian Democrats3,0784.4%
Robert DenahyDemocratic Labor Party1,8592.6%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John BrumbyLabor31,04749.1%
Daryl McclureLiberal23,19736.7%
Reginald HoltNational5,5998.9%
Nola RixonAustralian Democrats2,0173.2%
Vincent JordanDemocratic Labor Party1,3612.2%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John BrumbyLabor32,31248.5%
John RadfordLiberal16,50824.8%
Ron BestNational14,70322.1%
Kaye SwantonAustralian Democrats2,7004.0%
John SomervilleIndependent3300.5%
Sharyne O'gradyIndependent1260.2%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John BrumbyLabor28,19740.5%
Bruce ReidLiberal23,59233.9%
Denis EnglishNational9,33013.4%
Ian KeelingAustralian Democrats5,5668.0%
Vic UpsonCommunist Party1,5782.3%
Joan AnsellIndependent8801.3%
Russell CastleyIndependent4200.6%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joe HelperLabor33,78546.1%
Bruce ReidLiberal33,52745.7%
Don SemmensAustralian Democrats2,1983.0%
Pamela TaylorCommunist Party1,7172.3%
Julie OberinIndependent1,3351.8%
Sharon HillIndependent3930.5%
Doug HarrisonIndependent3300.5%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bruce ReidLiberal34,70344.7%
Joe HelperLabor33,20642.8%
Don SemmensAustralian Democrats4,3715.6%
Doug RalphGreens2,5343.3%
Pamela TaylorCommunist Party1,4831.9%
John BulbrookAAFI1,0191.3%
Susan GriffithIndependent2330.3%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Steve GibbonsLabor33,48342.9%
Max TurnerLiberal28,00435.9%
Karel ZegersOne Nation5,1596.6%
Alan TilleyAustralian Democrats3,5334.5%
Scott MitchellNational2,4793.2%
David JonesGreens2,0802.7%
Alfred ThorpeIndependent1,1081.4%
Peter MorleyIndependent8461.1%
Alan McdonaldIndependent5260.7%
Gayle MaddiganUnity3610.5%
Peter BiggsIndependent3320.4%
Lyn SpeirsIndependent1260.2%

2001

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Steve GibbonsLabor35,62243.5%
Maurice SharkeyLiberal32,30439.4%
Bruce RivendellGreens4,2795.2%
Helen LilleyAustralian Democrats2,6203.2%
Neil SmithOne Nation2,0392.5%
Phil ArnoldCommunist Party1,8572.3%
Carol ZegersIndependent1,3871.7%
John PasquarelliIndependent1,0731.3%
Ron BarrowIndependent7440.9%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kevin GibbinsLiberal40,03545.4%
Steve GibbonsLabor38,35643.5%
David PetersenGreens6,1086.9%
Nathan HullsFFP3,2383.7%
Vern WhiteCEC3730.4%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Steve GibbonsLabor42,41047.1%
Peter KennedyLiberal34,56238.4%
Toby ByrneGreens6,5217.2%
Terry JarvisFamily First3,1903.5%
Eril RathjenIndependent1,8652.1%
Edward GuymerAustralian Democrats5770.6%
Adam VeitchIndependent3310.4%
Peter ConsandineIndependent3040.3%
Clinton GaleIndependent2100.2%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Greg BickleyLiberal36,70139.7%
Lisa ChestersLabor33,82936.6%
Lachlan SladeGreens8,6009.3%
Sarah SheedyNational4,6445.0%
Anita DonlonPalmer United Party2,3362.5%
Charlie CrutchfieldASP2,2002.4%
Alan HowardFamily First1,0361.1%
Stephen StingelKatter's Australian Party7450.8%
Ewan McdonaldIndependent5670.6%
Daniel AbikhairIndependent5450.6%
Rod LeunigIndependent5380.6%
Sandra CaddyIndependent4990.5%
Matine RahmaniIndependent2590.3%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Lisa ChestersLabor37,39638.4%
Megan PurcellLiberal36,95637.9%
Rosemary GlaisherGreens10,74911.0%
Andy MaddisonNational3,5443.6%
Alan HowardFamily First2,7322.8%
Ruth ParramoreAJP2,1462.2%
Sandy CaddyRUA2,0582.1%
Anita DonlonIndependent1,9222.0%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Lisa ChestersLabor44,34043.6%
Sam GayedLiberal32,21031.7%
Robert HolanGreens11,38111.2%
Vaughan WilliamsOne Nation6,2786.2%
Adam VeitchUnited Australia Party4,3214.3%
Julie HoskinFACNP1,6671.6%
Sharon BuddeRUA1,4641.4%

Margin Over Time

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

1901: Prot margin 100.0 pts 1903: Prot margin 2.7 pts 1906: AS margin 3.5 pts 1910: Liberal margin 2.7 pts 1913: Labor margin 4.0 pts 1914: Labor margin 10.2 pts 1917: National margin 14.7 pts 1919: National margin 10.1 pts 1922: National margin 3.5 pts 1925: National margin 7.0 pts 1928: National margin 6.3 pts 1929: Labor margin 10.3 pts 1931: United Australia Party margin 18.9 pts 1934: United Australia Party margin 3.1 pts 1937: Country Party margin 13.7 pts 1940: Country Party margin 15.0 pts 1943: Country Party margin 4.7 pts 1946: Country Party margin 10.1 pts 1949: Labor margin 0.4 pts 1951: Labor margin 7.3 pts 1954: Labor margin 11.6 pts 1955: Labor margin 2.4 pts 1958: Labor margin 0.6 pts 1961: Labor margin 20.3 pts 1963: Labor margin 18.6 pts 1966: Labor margin 18.2 pts 1969: Labor margin 16.2 pts 1972: Liberal margin 0.3 pts 1974: Liberal margin 1.6 pts 1975: Liberal margin 9.9 pts 1977: Liberal margin 19.5 pts 1980: Liberal margin 2.5 pts 1983: Labor margin 4.9 pts 1984: Labor margin 4.0 pts 1987: Labor margin 6.9 pts 1990: Liberal margin 2.3 pts 1993: Liberal margin 0.1 pts 1996: Liberal margin 1.8 pts 1998: Labor margin 6.9 pts 2001: Labor margin 7.1 pts 2004: Labor margin 1.9 pts 2007: Labor margin 12.3 pts 2013: Labor margin 2.5 pts 2016: Labor margin 7.5 pts 2019: Labor margin 18.1 pts 1901 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 2013 2016 2019

Trend

Bendigo has been contested at 45 federal elections on record since 1901. Winning parties over that span: Prot, AS, Liberal, Labor, National, United Australia Party, Country Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bendigo in the 2019 federal election?

Lisa Chesters (Labor) won Bendigo in 2019 after preferences, with 60,016 votes (59.0%) to Sam Gayed's 41,645.

Which parties have won Bendigo since 1901?

Since 1901, Bendigo has been won by: AS, Country Party, Labor, Liberal, National, Prot, United Australia Party.

What was the closest result in Bendigo?

The closest result on record for Bendigo was 1993, when Bruce Reid (Liberal) beat Joe Helper by 98 votes (0.1 percentage points) after preferences.

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