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Brisbane — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Brisbane was won by Trevor Evans (Liberal National (Qld)) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 10,033 votes over Paul Newbury after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Brisbane 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 Thomas Macdonald-Paterson Independent 3,351 59.6% D H Guilfoyle (Labor) 1,078 (19.2 pts)
1903 Millice Culpin Labor 8,019 52.3% William Morse (NLU) 698 (4.6 pts)
1906 Justin Foxton AS 8,200 61.3% Millice Culpin (Labor) 3,013 (22.5 pts)
1910 William Finlayson Labor 8,909 51.2% Justin Foxton (Liberal) 409 (2.3 pts)
1913 William Finlayson Labor 18,559 56.9% Osborne Fenwick (Liberal) 4,509 (13.8 pts)
1914 William Finlayson Labor 18,743 60.3% John Lackey (Liberal) 6,390 (20.5 pts)
1917 William Finlayson Labor 19,571 50.0% Alfred Plane (National) 15 (0.0 pts)
1919 Donald Cameron National 18,436 51.0% William Finlayson (Labor) 719 (2.0 pts)
1922 Donald Cameron National 16,417 52.0% Francis Burke (Labor) 1,234 (3.9 pts)
1925 Donald Cameron National 20,902 55.6% John Fihelly (Labor) 4,191 (11.1 pts)
1928 Donald Cameron National 21,563 56.7% Francis Burke (Labor) 5,063 (13.3 pts)
1929 Donald Cameron National 21,048 52.4% Myles Ferricks (Labor) 1,945 (4.8 pts)
1931 George Lawson Labor 20,691 50.7% Donald Cameron (United Australia Party) 540 (1.3 pts)
1934 George Lawson Labor 27,218 57.1% Neil O'sullivan (United Australia Party) 6,734 (14.1 pts)
1937 George Lawson Labor 28,818 53.7% Graham Hart (United Australia Party) 4,010 (7.5 pts)
1940 George Lawson Labor 27,474 50.4% John Fletcher (United Australia Party) 419 (0.8 pts)
1943 George Lawson Labor 31,099 64.2% Bruce Pie (Independent) 13,782 (28.5 pts)
1946 George Lawson Labor 33,763 60.2% Geoffrey Ward (Liberal) 11,449 (20.4 pts)
1949 George Lawson Labor 18,890 55.3% James Long (Liberal) 3,621 (10.6 pts)
1951 George Lawson Labor 18,588 57.2% Donagh Mcdonagh (Liberal) 4,705 (14.5 pts)
1954 George Lawson Labor 16,964 57.7% Harold Mead (Liberal) 4,518 (15.4 pts)
1955 George Lawson Labor 21,619 54.6% Kevin Cairns (Liberal) 3,618 (9.1 pts)
1958 George Lawson Labor 18,620 50.7% Kevin Cairns (Liberal) 504 (1.4 pts)
1961 Manfred Cross Labor 18,793 62.3% Kevin Cairns (Liberal) 7,409 (24.6 pts)
1963 Manfred Cross Labor 17,489 55.5% Leith Sinclair (Liberal) 3,490 (11.1 pts)
1966 Manfred Cross Labor 17,516 50.9% Brian Perkins (Liberal) 621 (1.8 pts)
1969 Manfred Cross Labor 28,764 56.9% Gregory O'dwyer (Liberal) 7,013 (13.9 pts)
1972 Manfred Cross Labor 26,067 58.1% Walter Anderson (Liberal) 7,259 (16.2 pts)
1974 Manfred Cross Labor 27,624 54.9% Walter Anderson (Liberal) 4,963 (9.9 pts)
1975 Peter Johnson Liberal 29,495 53.9% Manfred Cross (Labor) 4,245 (7.8 pts)
1977 Peter Johnson Liberal 33,676 53.2% Manfred Cross (Labor) 4,091 (6.5 pts)
1980 Manfred Cross Labor 31,881 51.8% Peter Johnson (Liberal) 2,192 (3.6 pts)
1983 Manfred Cross Labor 31,596 60.6% Richard Magnus (Liberal) 11,030 (21.1 pts)
1984 Manfred Cross Labor 32,841 54.3% Ian Douglas (Liberal) 5,253 (8.7 pts)
1987 Manfred Cross Labor 35,409 56.4% David Drake (Liberal) 8,074 (12.9 pts)
1990 Arch Bevis Labor 35,300 55.5% Keith Schafferius (Liberal) 6,958 (10.9 pts)
1993 Arch Bevis Labor 41,610 56.0% Neil Ennis (Liberal) 8,905 (12.0 pts)
1996 Arch Bevis Labor 38,892 50.4% Jane Williamson (Liberal) 559 (0.7 pts)
1998 Arch Bevis Labor 43,895 54.6% Marion Feros (Liberal) 7,378 (9.2 pts)
2001 Arch Bevis Labor 45,548 53.1% Sebastian Monsour (Liberal) 5,368 (6.3 pts)
2004 Arch Bevis Labor 42,759 53.9% Ingrid Tall (Liberal) 6,195 (7.8 pts)
2007 Arch Bevis Labor 47,526 56.8% Ted O'brien (Liberal) 11,314 (13.5 pts)
2013 Teresa Gambaro Liberal National (Qld) 47,158 54.3% Fiona Mcnamara (Labor) 7,446 (8.6 pts)
2016 Trevor Evans Liberal 52,693 55.9% Pat O'neill (Labor) 11,161 (11.8 pts)
2019 Trevor Evans Liberal National (Qld) 55,995 54.9% Paul Newbury (Labor) 10,033 (9.8 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1901

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas Macdonald-PatersonIndependent3,35146.8%
D H GuilfoyleLabor2,27331.7%
Charles BuzacottIndependent1,53821.5%

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Millice CulpinLabor8,01946.8%
William MorseNLU7,32142.7%
Thomas Macdonald-PatersonIndependent1,79910.5%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Justin FoxtonAS8,20061.3%
Millice CulpinLabor5,18738.7%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William FinlaysonLabor8,90951.2%
Justin FoxtonLiberal8,50048.8%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William FinlaysonLabor18,55956.9%
Osborne FenwickLiberal14,05043.1%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William FinlaysonLabor18,74360.3%
John LackeyLiberal12,35339.7%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William FinlaysonLabor19,57150.0%
Alfred PlaneNational19,55650.0%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Donald CameronNational17,80449.2%
William FinlaysonLabor17,57648.6%
Sinon BolandIndependent7732.1%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Donald CameronNational16,41752.0%
Francis BurkeLabor15,18348.0%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Donald CameronNational20,90255.1%
John FihellyLabor16,71144.1%
Herbert CollieIndependent3220.8%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Donald CameronNational21,56356.7%
Francis BurkeLabor16,50043.3%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Donald CameronNational21,04852.4%
Myles FerricksLabor19,10347.6%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Donald CameronUnited Australia Party19,96548.9%
George LawsonLabor19,15246.9%
Hugh TaltyIndependent1,7254.2%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George LawsonLabor27,21851.9%
Neil O'sullivanUnited Australia Party20,48439.1%
Bert HurworthCommunist Party of Australia2,5934.9%
Patrick MaddenSC2,1474.1%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George LawsonLabor28,81851.5%
Graham HartUnited Australia Party24,80844.3%
Ambrose SawtellSC2,3624.2%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George LawsonLabor27,47450.4%
John FletcherUnited Australia Party27,05549.6%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George LawsonLabor31,09950.9%
Bruce PieIndependent17,31728.3%
John FletcherUnited Australia Party10,97618.0%
Robert BoardmanOPA1,7012.8%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George LawsonLabor33,76354.6%
Geoffrey WardLiberal22,31436.1%
Charles OliveIndependent5,8069.4%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George LawsonLabor18,89052.3%
James LongLiberal15,26942.3%
Albert GrahamCommunist Party of Australia1,9545.4%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George LawsonLabor18,58853.6%
Donagh McdonaghLiberal13,88340.0%
Albert GrahamCommunist Party of Australia2,2256.4%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George LawsonLabor16,96456.2%
Harold MeadLiberal12,44641.2%
Max JuliusCommunist Party of Australia7732.6%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George LawsonLabor21,61952.9%
Kevin CairnsLiberal18,00144.0%
Claude JonesCommunist Party of Australia1,2693.1%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George LawsonLabor17,36047.3%
Kevin CairnsLiberal14,23538.7%
Geoffrey MauleQueensland Labor Party4,13511.3%
James HendersonCommunist Party of Australia6431.8%
John MorganIndependent3631.0%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Manfred CrossLabor18,79353.7%
Kevin CairnsLiberal11,38432.5%
Walter BarnesQueensland Labor Party4,08711.7%
Warren BowdenCommunist Party of Australia7132.0%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Manfred CrossLabor17,48950.1%
Leith SinclairLiberal13,99940.1%
John O'connellDemocratic Labor Party2,0876.0%
Warren BowdenCommunist Party of Australia1,3103.8%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Manfred CrossLabor16,72848.6%
Brian PerkinsLiberal14,60742.4%
Patrick HallinanDemocratic Labor Party3,0768.9%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Manfred CrossLabor28,76452.2%
Gregory O'dwyerLiberal21,75139.5%
Roger JudgeDemocratic Labor Party4,5918.3%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Manfred CrossLabor25,46749.4%
Walter AndersonLiberal15,21329.5%
Glen SheilCountry Party6,20812.0%
Andrew AitkenDemocratic Labor Party4,3338.4%
Charles GiffordCommunist Party of Australia3720.7%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Manfred CrossLabor27,09349.2%
Walter AndersonLiberal22,47740.8%
Charles SillerCountry Party4,6008.4%
Jeffrey MalyonAP9001.6%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Manfred CrossLabor24,80245.3%
Peter JohnsonLiberal24,13044.1%
Harold PorterNational Country Party4,8138.8%
Rodney JeanneretIndependent1,0001.8%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter JohnsonLiberal29,82147.1%
Manfred CrossLabor26,10341.3%
Joan HadleyAustralian Democrats6,29910.0%
John SteeleIndependent1,0381.6%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Manfred CrossLabor29,62148.1%
Peter JohnsonLiberal27,49744.7%
Anthony WaltersAustralian Democrats3,6646.0%
William KenneyIndependent7881.3%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Manfred CrossLabor31,59650.4%
Richard MagnusLiberal20,56632.8%
Bradley GarrettNational5,4478.7%
Lance WinterAustralian Democrats3,4625.5%
Susanne BoltonIndependent1,5652.5%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Manfred CrossLabor30,39150.3%
Ian DouglasLiberal16,91828.0%
William OwenNational9,37015.5%
George LeighAustralian Democrats3,7646.2%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Manfred CrossLabor32,12551.2%
David DrakeLiberal17,54328.0%
Cliff NewmanNational8,49513.5%
Michael Van ProoyenAustralian Democrats3,7996.1%
William KenneyIndependent7921.3%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Arch BevisLabor29,14645.7%
Keith SchafferiusLiberal22,57335.4%
Leo TaltyAustralian Democrats7,81412.3%
Andrew HassallNational1,9253.0%
Marylou HeathIndependent1,4102.2%
William KenneyIndependent4640.7%
Peter SimmonsIndependent4160.7%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Arch BevisLabor34,91747.0%
Neil EnnisLiberal26,71735.9%
Kerri KellettAustralian Democrats4,1665.6%
Lou GugenbergerGreens2,4843.3%
Tom VeiversIndependent1,9492.6%
Justin ChoveauxNational1,6632.2%
Susan PriceIndependent9511.3%
M P GibsonIndependent5450.7%
Robert DoringIndependent4520.6%
Valerie ThurlowIndependent2740.4%
Mariusz ChojnackiIndependent2390.3%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jane WilliamsonLiberal34,68644.7%
Arch BevisLabor29,68438.2%
Andrew BartlettAustralian Democrats7,0249.0%
Mark TaylorGreens3,1804.1%
Jenny DunnIndependent1,3541.7%
Bob LeachIndependent7391.0%
Zanny BeggIndependent5080.7%
Rose MatherIndependent2630.3%
Mark BradyIndependent2430.3%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Arch BevisLabor35,65344.3%
Marion FerosLiberal30,57038.0%
Darryl HolbrookAustralian Democrats4,8786.1%
Samuel TornatoreOne Nation3,8954.8%
Brenda MasonGreens3,8244.8%
Duncan SpenderIndependent8141.0%
Graham MatthewsIndependent7781.0%

2001

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Sebastian MonsourLiberal33,70439.3%
Arch BevisLabor32,77038.2%
Damien DewarAustralian Democrats7,9479.3%
Richard NielsenGreens6,7027.8%
P R JansenOne Nation1,8782.2%
Sue EkertNational1,8632.2%
Ashley LavelleIndependent8641.0%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Arch BevisLabor33,68742.4%
Ingrid TallLiberal31,72139.9%
Richard NielsenGreens7,4399.4%
Nick WithycombeNational2,2422.8%
Charles NewingtonFamily First1,8992.4%
Tracy SchraderAustralian Democrats1,2691.6%
J F BarnesIndependent7671.0%
Coral WynterSocialist Alliance3130.4%
Nick ContarinoCEC760.1%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Arch BevisLabor37,71545.0%
Ted O'brienLiberal32,98939.4%
Elizabeth GuthrieGreens9,88211.8%
Don SinnamonAustralian Democrats1,2661.5%
Mark A WhiteFamily First1,1831.4%
Ewan SaundersIndependent5660.7%
Nick ContarinoIndependent1370.2%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Teresa GambaroLiberal National (Qld)41,68148.0%
Fiona McnamaraLabor26,16330.1%
Rachael JacobsGreens12,45214.3%
Veronica FordPalmer United Party3,6434.2%
Connie CicchiniKatter's Australian Party9511.1%
Sharyn JoynerFamily First8010.9%
Tony RoseIndependent6020.7%
John RolesIndependent5640.6%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Trevor EvansLiberal46,97249.9%
Pat O'neillLabor24,50026.0%
Kirsten LovejoyGreens18,27919.4%
John HumphreysLiberal Democrats1,9622.1%
Mark VegarFamily First1,5971.7%
Bridget ClinchIndependent9151.0%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Trevor EvansLiberal National (Qld)48,77747.8%
Paul NewburyLabor24,97024.5%
Andrew BartlettGreens22,80722.4%
Anne PerryOne Nation2,5372.5%
Aaron WhittakerUnited Australia Party1,4201.4%
Rod JeanneretFACNP7320.7%
Kamala EmanuelIndependent7140.7%

Margin Over Time

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

1901: Independent margin 19.2 pts 1903: Labor margin 4.6 pts 1906: AS margin 22.5 pts 1910: Labor margin 2.3 pts 1913: Labor margin 13.8 pts 1914: Labor margin 20.5 pts 1917: Labor margin 0.0 pts 1919: National margin 2.0 pts 1922: National margin 3.9 pts 1925: National margin 11.1 pts 1928: National margin 13.3 pts 1929: National margin 4.8 pts 1931: Labor margin 1.3 pts 1934: Labor margin 14.1 pts 1937: Labor margin 7.5 pts 1940: Labor margin 0.8 pts 1943: Labor margin 28.5 pts 1946: Labor margin 20.4 pts 1949: Labor margin 10.6 pts 1951: Labor margin 14.5 pts 1954: Labor margin 15.4 pts 1955: Labor margin 9.1 pts 1958: Labor margin 1.4 pts 1961: Labor margin 24.6 pts 1963: Labor margin 11.1 pts 1966: Labor margin 1.8 pts 1969: Labor margin 13.9 pts 1972: Labor margin 16.2 pts 1974: Labor margin 9.9 pts 1975: Liberal margin 7.8 pts 1977: Liberal margin 6.5 pts 1980: Labor margin 3.6 pts 1983: Labor margin 21.1 pts 1984: Labor margin 8.7 pts 1987: Labor margin 12.9 pts 1990: Labor margin 10.9 pts 1993: Labor margin 12.0 pts 1996: Labor margin 0.7 pts 1998: Labor margin 9.2 pts 2001: Labor margin 6.3 pts 2004: Labor margin 7.8 pts 2007: Labor margin 13.5 pts 2013: Liberal National (Qld) margin 8.6 pts 2016: Liberal margin 11.8 pts 2019: Liberal National (Qld) margin 9.8 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

Brisbane has been contested at 45 federal elections on record since 1901. Winning parties over that span: Independent, Labor, AS, National, Liberal, Liberal National (Qld).

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Brisbane in the 2019 federal election?

Trevor Evans (Liberal National (Qld)) won Brisbane in 2019 after preferences, with 55,995 votes (54.9%) to Paul Newbury's 45,962.

Which parties have won Brisbane since 1901?

Since 1901, Brisbane has been won by: AS, Independent, Labor, Liberal, Liberal National (Qld), National.

What was the closest result in Brisbane?

The closest result on record for Brisbane was 1917, when William Finlayson (Labor) beat Alfred Plane by 15 votes (0.0 percentage points) after preferences.

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