EveryElectionResult.com

Election results, country by country.

Boothby — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Boothby was won by Nicolle Flint (Liberal) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 3,047 votes over Nadia Clancy after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Boothby 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 Lee Batchelor Labor 5,775 54.6% Vaiben Solomon (FT) 973 (9.2 pts)
1906 Lee Batchelor Labor -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1910 Lee Batchelor Labor 9,786 63.8% Paris Nesbit (Independent) 4,240 (27.7 pts)
1913 George Dankel Labor 16,976 53.0% David Gordon (Liberal) 1,941 (6.1 pts)
1914 George Dankel Labor 18,822 55.3% Samuel Hunt (Liberal) 3,595 (10.6 pts)
1917 William Story National 21,293 64.5% John Gunn (Labor) 9,593 (29.1 pts)
1919 William Story National 18,501 67.6% Stanley Whitford (Labor) 9,629 (35.2 pts)
1922 John Duncan-Hughes Liberal 10,804 54.7% Henry Kneebone (Labor) 1,861 (9.4 pts)
1925 John Duncan-Hughes National 23,602 57.6% Henry Kneebone (Labor) 6,193 (15.1 pts)
1928 John Price Labor 20,666 50.1% John Duncan-Hughes (National) 84 (0.2 pts)
1929 John Price Labor 24,841 55.6% William Mccann (National) 4,994 (11.2 pts)
1931 John Price EC 30,440 75.2% Cecil Skitch (Labor) 20,424 (50.5 pts)
1934 John Price United Australia Party 36,526 65.7% David Fraser (Labor) 17,419 (31.3 pts)
1937 John Price United Australia Party 31,362 72.2% Kevin Mcentee (Labor) 19,285 (44.4 pts)
1940 John Price United Australia Party 37,219 67.2% Edwin Yates (Labor) 19,088 (34.5 pts)
1943 Thomas Sheehy Labor 37,190 50.9% Grenfell Price (United Australia Party) 1,298 (1.8 pts)
1946 Thomas Sheehy Labor 39,724 51.8% Keith Wilson (Liberal) 2,783 (3.6 pts)
1949 John Mcleay Liberal 24,897 61.3% Ralph Wells (Labor) 9,183 (22.6 pts)
1951 John Mcleay Liberal 24,644 61.1% William Wright (Labor) 8,930 (22.1 pts)
1954 John Mcleay Liberal 22,263 58.3% Rex Mathews (Labor) 6,333 (16.6 pts)
1955 John Mcleay Liberal 22,538 61.2% Rex Mathews (Labor) 8,247 (22.4 pts)
1958 John Mcleay Liberal 22,401 60.0% Ralph Dettman (Labor) 7,443 (19.9 pts)
1961 John Mcleay Liberal 20,976 54.9% Ronald Basten (Labor) 3,770 (9.9 pts)
1963 John Mcleay Liberal 23,309 57.5% Ronald Basten (Labor) 6,061 (14.9 pts)
1966 John Mcleay Liberal 28,187 69.1% Thomas Sheehy (Labor) 15,601 (38.3 pts)
1969 John Mcleay Liberal 27,308 58.5% Christopher Sumner (Labor) 7,917 (17.0 pts)
1972 John Mcleay Liberal 28,323 57.9% Anne Levy (Labor) 7,740 (15.8 pts)
1974 John Mcleay Liberal 35,469 61.1% John Trainer (Labor) 12,852 (22.1 pts)
1975 John Mcleay Liberal 34,664 65.4% Mark Pickhaver (Labor) 16,288 (30.7 pts)
1977 John Mcleay Liberal 40,358 69.0% Mark Pickhaver (Labor) 22,241 (38.0 pts)
1980 John Mcleay Liberal 41,542 65.4% Bruce Whyatt (Labor) 19,541 (30.8 pts)
1983 Steele Hall Liberal 42,676 61.8% Bruce Whyatt (Labor) 16,333 (23.7 pts)
1984 Steele Hall Liberal 36,724 59.2% Bruce Whyatt (Labor) 11,432 (18.4 pts)
1987 Steele Hall Liberal 40,004 61.6% Jayne Taylor (Labor) 15,089 (23.2 pts)
1990 Steele Hall Liberal 42,409 60.7% Michael Keenan (Labor) 14,988 (21.5 pts)
1993 Steele Hall Liberal 45,557 57.8% Kathy Orr (Labor) 12,291 (15.6 pts)
1996 Andrew Southcott Liberal 46,428 61.6% Jeremy Gaynor (Labor) 17,487 (23.2 pts)
1998 Andrew Southcott Liberal 43,406 57.4% Jo Chesson (Labor) 11,252 (14.9 pts)
2001 Andrew Southcott Liberal 46,982 57.4% James Murphy (Labor) 12,049 (14.7 pts)
2004 Andrew Southcott Liberal 47,730 55.4% Chloe Fox (Labor) 9,252 (10.7 pts)
2007 Andrew Southcott Liberal 47,322 52.9% Nicole Cornes (Labor) 5,247 (5.9 pts)
2010 Andrew Southcott Liberal 43,317 50.7% Annabel Digance (Labor) 1,275 (1.5 pts)
2013 Andrew Southcott Liberal 53,866 57.1% Annabel Digance (Labor) 13,425 (14.2 pts)
2016 Nicolle Flint Liberal 50,980 53.5% Mark Ward (Labor) 6,672 (7.0 pts)
2019 Nicolle Flint Liberal 56,812 51.4% Nadia Clancy (Labor) 3,047 (2.8 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Lee BatchelorLabor5,77554.6%
Vaiben SolomonFT4,80245.4%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Lee BatchelorLabor-1100.0%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Lee BatchelorLabor9,78663.8%
Paris NesbitIndependent5,54636.2%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George DankelLabor16,97653.0%
David GordonLiberal15,03547.0%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George DankelLabor18,82255.3%
Samuel HuntLiberal15,22744.7%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William StoryNational21,29364.5%
John GunnLabor11,70035.5%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William StoryNational18,50163.5%
Stanley WhitfordLabor8,87230.4%
George IllingworthIndependent1,7796.1%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John Duncan-HughesLiberal7,79339.5%
Henry KneeboneLabor7,77539.4%
William StoryNational4,17921.2%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John Duncan-HughesNational23,60257.6%
Henry KneeboneLabor17,40942.4%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John PriceLabor20,66650.1%
John Duncan-HughesNational20,58249.9%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John PriceLabor24,84155.6%
William MccannNational19,84744.4%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John PriceEC30,44068.5%
Cecil SkitchLabor10,01622.5%
Samuel LindsayIndependent3,9789.0%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John PriceUnited Australia Party20,50436.9%
David FraserLabor14,42725.9%
Keith WilsonUnited Australia Party13,40424.1%
Norman TruscottSC3,2935.9%
Charles BurnardIndependent2,9535.3%
James LumbersIndependent1,0521.9%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John PriceUnited Australia Party31,36251.9%
Kevin McenteeLabor12,07720.0%
William HardyIndependent9,13615.1%
Leonard PiltonLabor7,85913.0%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John PriceUnited Australia Party37,21957.4%
Edwin YatesLabor18,13128.0%
William AdeyIndependent9,47914.6%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Grenfell PriceUnited Australia Party32,86945.0%
Thomas SheehyLabor30,89642.3%
Alan FingerCommunist Party of Australia6,9869.6%
John TurnerIndependent2,3313.2%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas SheehyLabor39,72451.8%
Keith WilsonLiberal36,94148.2%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John McleayLiberal24,89761.3%
Ralph WellsLabor15,71438.7%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John McleayLiberal24,64461.1%
William WrightLabor15,71438.9%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John McleayLiberal22,26358.3%
Rex MathewsLabor15,93041.7%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John McleayLiberal22,53856.2%
Rex MathewsLabor14,29135.6%
John SutherlandLabor (Anti-Communist)3,2988.2%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John McleayLiberal22,40155.6%
Ralph DettmanLabor14,95837.1%
George HodgsonDemocratic Labor Party2,9077.2%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John McleayLiberal20,97651.4%
Ronald BastenLabor17,20642.1%
Edward FarrellDemocratic Labor Party2,6606.5%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John McleayLiberal23,30955.1%
Ronald BastenLabor17,24840.8%
Edward FarrellDemocratic Labor Party1,7604.2%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John McleayLiberal28,18765.4%
Thomas SheehyLabor12,58629.2%
Edward FarrellDemocratic Labor Party2,3155.4%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John McleayLiberal27,30853.5%
Christopher SumnerLabor19,39138.0%
Edward FarrellDemocratic Labor Party2,0564.0%
Frederick ThompsonAP1,3172.6%
Valerie LillingtonIndependent1,0142.0%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John McleayLiberal28,32352.4%
Anne LevyLabor20,58338.1%
Richard LlewellynAP3,0505.6%
Edward FarrellDemocratic Labor Party2,0863.9%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John McleayLiberal26,19345.1%
John TrainerLabor19,99334.4%
Peter BermanLM10,47718.0%
Colin MillerAP1,4232.4%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John McleayLiberal34,66458.1%
Mark PickhaverLabor18,37630.8%
Peter BermanLM6,17210.4%
Alexander HunterIndependent4080.7%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John McleayLiberal40,35857.4%
Mark PickhaverLabor18,11725.8%
George NimmoAustralian Democrats11,79516.8%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John McleayLiberal41,54256.2%
Bruce WhyattLabor22,00129.7%
Martin HoltAustralian Democrats9,66413.1%
James RussellIndependent7621.0%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Steele HallLiberal42,67655.1%
Bruce WhyattLabor26,34334.0%
John CoulterAustralian Democrats8,42410.9%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Steele HallLiberal33,64054.2%
Bruce WhyattLabor21,73635.0%
Margaret-Ann WilliamsAustralian Democrats6,0649.8%
Douglas LindleyNational5850.9%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Steele HallLiberal35,15054.1%
Jayne TaylorLabor20,83732.1%
Margaret-Ann WilliamsAustralian Democrats6,52310.0%
Clarrie DietmanNational1,9303.0%
Kevin AngoveIndependent4940.8%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Steele HallLiberal36,01051.4%
Michael KeenanLabor18,40426.3%
Margaret-Ann WilliamsAustralian Democrats12,79618.3%
Bruce ByrneCommunist Party1,5152.2%
Colin BanksIndependent1,3001.9%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Steele HallLiberal41,70852.9%
Kathy OrrLabor26,55633.7%
David ThackrahAustralian Democrats7,5609.6%
Bevan MorrisIndependent1,6502.1%
Reg MaceyIndependent1,3991.8%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew SouthcottLiberal40,48753.4%
Jeremy GaynorLabor22,35029.5%
Janet MartinAustralian Democrats10,36713.7%
Mark ParnellGreens2,1592.8%
Bevan MorrisIndependent5210.7%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew SouthcottLiberal36,43548.2%
Jo ChessonLabor23,54731.2%
Don GilbertAustralian Democrats9,82113.0%
Trevor WhittakerOne Nation5,2136.9%
Bevan MorrisIndependent5440.7%

2001

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew SouthcottLiberal39,25847.9%
James MurphyLabor20,97625.6%
Jo PrideAustralian Democrats15,95119.5%
Michelle DrummondGreens2,5163.1%
Daniel PiechnikOne Nation2,1512.6%
Paul StarlingIndependent4680.6%
Jack KingIndependent4410.5%
William ManfieldIndependent1540.2%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew SouthcottLiberal43,64050.6%
Chloe FoxLabor30,89335.8%
Adrian MillerGreens6,1317.1%
Paul MunnFFP2,5713.0%
Robert SimmsAustralian Democrats1,7462.0%
Paul StarlingIndependent6460.7%
Clarke StakerOne Nation5810.7%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew SouthcottLiberal41,34346.2%
Nicole CornesLabor30,50134.1%
Jodi KirkbyGreens9,13710.2%
Ray McgheeIndependent4,3904.9%
Andrew ColeFamily First2,1832.4%
Craig BossieAustralian Democrats1,3801.5%
Barbara PannachOne Nation3090.3%
David HumphreysIndependent1540.2%

2010

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew SouthcottLiberal38,24844.8%
Annabel DiganceLabor30,51535.7%
Fiona BlincoGreens11,30513.2%
Meredith ResceFamily First2,1202.5%
Ray McgheeIndependent1,6892.0%
Thomas SalernoAustralian Democrats5170.6%
Michael NoackIndependent3390.4%
Stephen SkillitziIndependent3160.4%
Avi ChapmanIndependent3100.4%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew SouthcottLiberal47,48450.4%
Annabel DiganceLabor29,01830.8%
Stephen ThomasGreens11,28712.0%
Natasha EdmondsFamily First3,6833.9%
Sally CoxPalmer United Party2,8353.0%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Nicolle FlintLiberal39,29841.2%
Mark WardLabor23,36624.5%
Karen HockleyNick Xenophon Team19,68820.7%
Jane BangeGreens8,0018.4%
Gary WheatcroftFamily First2,4772.6%
Evelyn CarrollAJP1,3561.4%
Jamie ArmfieldIndependent6640.7%
Robert De JongeIndependent4380.5%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Nicolle FlintLiberal49,97345.2%
Nadia ClancyLabor38,29734.6%
Stef RozitisGreens13,22412.0%
Trevor JonesIndependent2,8432.6%
Geoff RussellAJP2,6752.4%
Peter SalernoUnited Australia Party2,0941.9%
Adrian CheokFACNP8680.8%
Carol WongRUA6030.5%

Margin Over Time

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

1903: Labor margin 9.2 pts 1906: Labor margin 100.0 pts 1910: Labor margin 27.7 pts 1913: Labor margin 6.1 pts 1914: Labor margin 10.6 pts 1917: National margin 29.1 pts 1919: National margin 35.2 pts 1922: Liberal margin 9.4 pts 1925: National margin 15.1 pts 1928: Labor margin 0.2 pts 1929: Labor margin 11.2 pts 1931: EC margin 50.5 pts 1934: United Australia Party margin 31.3 pts 1937: United Australia Party margin 44.4 pts 1940: United Australia Party margin 34.5 pts 1943: Labor margin 1.8 pts 1946: Labor margin 3.6 pts 1949: Liberal margin 22.6 pts 1951: Liberal margin 22.1 pts 1954: Liberal margin 16.6 pts 1955: Liberal margin 22.4 pts 1958: Liberal margin 19.9 pts 1961: Liberal margin 9.9 pts 1963: Liberal margin 14.9 pts 1966: Liberal margin 38.3 pts 1969: Liberal margin 17.0 pts 1972: Liberal margin 15.8 pts 1974: Liberal margin 22.1 pts 1975: Liberal margin 30.7 pts 1977: Liberal margin 38.0 pts 1980: Liberal margin 30.8 pts 1983: Liberal margin 23.7 pts 1984: Liberal margin 18.4 pts 1987: Liberal margin 23.2 pts 1990: Liberal margin 21.5 pts 1993: Liberal margin 15.6 pts 1996: Liberal margin 23.2 pts 1998: Liberal margin 14.9 pts 2001: Liberal margin 14.7 pts 2004: Liberal margin 10.7 pts 2007: Liberal margin 5.9 pts 2010: Liberal margin 1.5 pts 2013: Liberal margin 14.2 pts 2016: Liberal margin 7.0 pts 2019: Liberal margin 2.8 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

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Boothby in the 2019 federal election?

Nicolle Flint (Liberal) won Boothby in 2019 after preferences, with 56,812 votes (51.4%) to Nadia Clancy's 53,765.

Which parties have won Boothby since 1903?

Since 1903, Boothby has been won by: EC, Labor, Liberal, National, United Australia Party.

What was the closest result in Boothby?

The closest result on record for Boothby was 1928, when John Price (Labor) beat John Duncan-Hughes by 84 votes (0.2 percentage points) after preferences.

Related Pages