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Dawson — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Dawson was won by George Christensen (Liberal National (Qld)) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 25,959 votes over Belinda Hassan after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Dawson from 1949 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), 1949–2019

Election Winner Party Final Votes Final Share Runner-up Margin
1949 Charles Davidson Country Party 19,302 60.9% George Burns (Labor) 6,913 (21.8 pts)
1951 Charles Davidson Country Party 19,058 56.3% George Hyde (Labor) 4,285 (12.7 pts)
1954 Charles Davidson Country Party 19,828 55.6% George Hyde (Labor) 4,026 (11.3 pts)
1955 Charles Davidson Country Party 21,324 61.2% Stanley Dalton (Labor) 7,783 (22.3 pts)
1958 Charles Davidson Country Party 21,424 67.7% Selwyn Ferguson (Labor) 11,181 (35.3 pts)
1961 Charles Davidson Country Party 19,068 56.4% Cyril Mitchell (Labor) 4,304 (12.7 pts)
1963 George Shaw Country Party 19,420 55.6% Douglas Everingham (Labor) 3,912 (11.2 pts)
1966 Rex Patterson Labor 22,428 57.6% John Fordyce (Country Party) 5,918 (15.2 pts)
1969 Rex Patterson Labor 28,966 66.4% John Hinz (Country Party) 14,320 (32.8 pts)
1972 Rex Patterson Labor 28,104 61.0% Lionel Bevis (Country Party) 10,106 (21.9 pts)
1974 Rex Patterson Labor 28,029 50.6% Raymond Braithwaite (Country Party) 666 (1.2 pts)
1975 Raymond Braithwaite National Country Party 31,401 53.6% Rex Patterson (Labor) 4,213 (7.2 pts)
1977 Raymond Braithwaite National Country Party 34,624 57.2% Michael Goldsborough (Labor) 8,701 (14.4 pts)
1980 Raymond Braithwaite National Country Party 33,205 52.6% Barbara Hill (Labor) 3,245 (5.1 pts)
1983 Ray Braithwaite National 35,686 51.0% Barbara Hill (Labor) 1,457 (2.1 pts)
1984 Raymond Braithwaite National 32,306 53.8% John Bird (Labor) 4,577 (7.6 pts)
1987 Raymond Braithwaite National 33,436 51.9% Bill Welch (Labor) 2,389 (3.7 pts)
1990 Raymond Braithwaite National 34,873 50.1% Greg Mcgarvie (Labor) 181 (0.3 pts)
1993 Raymond Braithwaite National 40,605 53.8% Frank Gilbert (Labor) 5,794 (7.7 pts)
1996 De-Anne Kelly National 47,461 59.9% Frank Gilbert (Labor) 15,717 (19.8 pts)
1998 De-Anne Kelly National 42,228 54.4% Mark Stroppiana (Labor) 6,853 (8.8 pts)
2001 De-Anne Kelly National 45,987 58.0% Cherry Feeney (Labor) 12,674 (16.0 pts)
2004 De-Anne Kelly National 49,399 60.4% Cherry Feeney (Labor) 16,979 (20.8 pts)
2007 James Bidgood Labor 42,520 53.2% De-Anne Kelly (National) 5,134 (6.4 pts)
2013 George Christensen Liberal National (Qld) 50,451 57.6% Bronwyn Taha (Labor) 13,279 (15.2 pts)
2016 George Christensen Liberal National (Qld) 48,167 53.3% Frank Gilbert (Labor) 6,034 (6.7 pts)
2019 George Christensen Liberal National (Qld) 57,405 64.6% Belinda Hassan (Labor) 25,959 (29.2 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles DavidsonCountry Party19,30258.4%
George BurnsLabor12,38937.5%
Richard AndrewCommunist Party of Australia1,3794.2%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles DavidsonCountry Party19,05856.3%
George HydeLabor14,77343.7%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles DavidsonCountry Party19,82855.6%
George HydeLabor15,80244.4%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles DavidsonCountry Party21,32461.2%
Stanley DaltonLabor13,54138.8%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles DavidsonCountry Party21,42460.8%
Selwyn FergusonLabor10,24329.1%
Waller O'gradyQueensland Labor Party3,56910.1%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles DavidsonCountry Party19,06852.7%
Cyril MitchellLabor14,76440.8%
Waller O'gradyQueensland Labor Party2,3446.5%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George ShawCountry Party19,42051.8%
Douglas EveringhamLabor15,50841.4%
Edwin EshmannDemocratic Labor Party2,5436.8%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Rex PattersonLabor22,42855.7%
John FordyceCountry Party16,51041.0%
Bernard LewisDemocratic Labor Party1,3353.3%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Rex PattersonLabor28,96663.1%
John HinzCountry Party14,64631.9%
Bernard LewisDemocratic Labor Party2,2805.0%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Rex PattersonLabor28,10457.7%
Lionel BevisCountry Party17,99836.9%
John JudgeDemocratic Labor Party2,6185.4%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Rex PattersonLabor28,02950.6%
Raymond BraithwaiteCountry Party27,36349.4%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Rex PattersonLabor26,81045.8%
Raymond BraithwaiteNational Country Party24,02241.0%
Noel McfarlaneNational Country Party6,93611.8%
Colin BaileyIndependent8211.4%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Raymond BraithwaiteNational Country Party34,62455.9%
Michael GoldsboroughLabor25,92341.9%
Frank PaullIndependent1,3772.2%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Raymond BraithwaiteNational Country Party33,20550.1%
Barbara HillLabor29,96045.2%
Brian CaldwellAustralian Democrats2,2993.5%
Robert OakesIndependent5390.8%
Kelly CrombieIndependent3300.5%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ray BraithwaiteNational35,68650.1%
Barbara HillLabor34,22948.1%
Raymond JensenIndependent4260.6%
Eric GeissmannIndependent4230.6%
Kelly CrombieIndependent4200.6%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Raymond BraithwaiteNational31,29952.1%
John BirdLabor26,82344.7%
Antony LucasAustralian Democrats1,9133.2%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bill WelchLabor30,23246.9%
Raymond BraithwaiteNational29,69846.1%
Paul PottingerLiberal4,5537.1%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Greg McgarvieLabor29,86942.9%
Raymond BraithwaiteNational26,78038.4%
Jim SeymourLiberal7,45910.7%
Tom IrelandesAustralian Democrats5,5668.0%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Raymond BraithwaiteNational29,20938.7%
Frank GilbertLabor28,95438.4%
Bob MccullochIndependent6,8389.1%
John MansellLiberal5,5457.3%
Steve QuadrioAustralian Democrats1,8842.5%
Ian FoxGreens1,7952.4%
Neil HeinigerIndependent6250.8%
Michelle MacnevinIndependent5970.8%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
De-Anne KellyNational28,35935.7%
Frank GilbertLabor28,16835.5%
Greg WilliamsonLiberal18,93723.9%
Kevin PaineAustralian Democrats3,0953.9%
Tony DuckettIndependent5420.7%
Len WatsonIndependent2450.3%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
De-Anne KellyNational32,31241.6%
Mark StroppianaLabor29,50738.0%
Barbara EggersOne Nation12,35015.9%
Darin PrestonAustralian Democrats1,5672.0%
Helen KingGreens1,0271.3%
Kevin McleanIndependent8401.1%

2001

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
De-Anne KellyNational39,82750.2%
Cherry FeeneyLabor26,78233.8%
Rob RobinsonOne Nation6,8148.6%
Karen OffieldAustralian Democrats2,1952.8%
Barry JonesGreens1,9402.4%
Andrew EllulIndependent1,0501.3%
Jan PukallasIndependent6930.9%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
De-Anne KellyNational39,40648.2%
Cherry FeeneyLabor25,62631.3%
Margaret MenzelIndependent5,6476.9%
Tony FontesGreens2,6063.2%
Lewis ArroitaOne Nation2,5723.1%
Bev SmithFFP2,4353.0%
Jan PukallusCEC2,1922.7%
Archie JulienIndependent6900.8%
Debbie LowisIndependent6450.8%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James BidgoodLabor38,42348.1%
De-Anne KellyNational33,94842.5%
Peter BellGreens3,4894.4%
Rena LeeFamily First2,3983.0%
Chris DoyleAustralian Democrats1,2161.5%
Andrew HarrisIndependent4320.5%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George ChristensenLiberal National (Qld)40,50746.2%
Bronwyn TahaLabor26,03029.7%
Ian FergusonPalmer United Party8,77710.0%
Justin EnglertKatter's Australian Party5,9056.7%
Jonathan DykyjGreens4,3965.0%
Lindsay TempleFamily First1,6631.9%
Andrew HarrisIndependent3450.4%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George ChristensenLiberal National (Qld)38,47442.6%
Frank GilbertLabor29,60832.8%
Ash DoddKatter's Australian Party5,9046.5%
Jonathan DykyjGreens4,6525.2%
Steven LargeIndependent4,1844.6%
Michael HallIndependent4,0754.5%
Amanda NicksonFamily First3,4033.8%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George ChristensenLiberal National (Qld)38,16443.0%
Belinda HassanLabor18,02220.3%
Debra LawsonOne Nation11,62813.1%
Brendan BunyanKatter's Australian Party5,6196.3%
Colin ThompsonUnited Australia Party4,3554.9%
Imogen LindenbergGreens4,0094.5%
Anne-Marie WareDemocratic Labor Party2,8353.2%
Lachlan QueenanIndependent2,4782.8%
Michael TurnerFACNP1,7412.0%

Margin Over Time

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

1949: Country Party margin 21.8 pts 1951: Country Party margin 12.7 pts 1954: Country Party margin 11.3 pts 1955: Country Party margin 22.3 pts 1958: Country Party margin 35.3 pts 1961: Country Party margin 12.7 pts 1963: Country Party margin 11.2 pts 1966: Labor margin 15.2 pts 1969: Labor margin 32.8 pts 1972: Labor margin 21.9 pts 1974: Labor margin 1.2 pts 1975: National Country Party margin 7.2 pts 1977: National Country Party margin 14.4 pts 1980: National Country Party margin 5.1 pts 1983: National margin 2.1 pts 1984: National margin 7.6 pts 1987: National margin 3.7 pts 1990: National margin 0.3 pts 1993: National margin 7.7 pts 1996: National margin 19.8 pts 1998: National margin 8.8 pts 2001: National margin 16.0 pts 2004: National margin 20.8 pts 2007: Labor margin 6.4 pts 2013: Liberal National (Qld) margin 15.2 pts 2016: Liberal National (Qld) margin 6.7 pts 2019: Liberal National (Qld) margin 29.2 pts 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

Dawson has been contested at 27 federal elections on record since 1949. Winning parties over that span: Country Party, Labor, National Country Party, National, Liberal National (Qld).

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Dawson in the 2019 federal election?

George Christensen (Liberal National (Qld)) won Dawson in 2019 after preferences, with 57,405 votes (64.6%) to Belinda Hassan's 31,446.

Which parties have won Dawson since 1949?

Since 1949, Dawson has been won by: Country Party, Labor, Liberal National (Qld), National, National Country Party.

What was the closest result in Dawson?

The closest result on record for Dawson was 1990, when Raymond Braithwaite (National) beat Greg Mcgarvie by 181 votes (0.3 percentage points) after preferences.

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