Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Dickson was won by Peter Dutton (Liberal National (Qld)) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 8,988 votes over Ali France after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Dickson from 1996 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), 1996–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Final Votes
Final Share
Runner-up
Margin
1996
Tony Smith
Liberal
40,933
53.2%
Michael Lavarch (Labor)
4,882 (6.3 pts)
1998
Cheryl Kernot
Labor
36,911
50.1%
Rod Henshaw (Liberal)
176 (0.2 pts)
2001
Peter Dutton
Liberal
44,688
56.0%
Cheryl Kernot (Labor)
9,533 (11.9 pts)
2004
Peter Dutton
Liberal
44,199
57.8%
Craig Mcconnell (Labor)
11,970 (15.7 pts)
2007
Peter Dutton
Liberal
41,832
50.1%
Fiona Mcnamara (Labor)
217 (0.3 pts)
2013
Peter Dutton
Liberal National (Qld)
48,631
56.7%
Michael Gilliver (Labor)
11,530 (13.4 pts)
2016
Peter Dutton
Liberal National (Qld)
46,922
51.6%
Linda Lavarch (Labor)
2,911 (3.2 pts)
2019
Peter Dutton
Liberal National (Qld)
52,968
54.6%
Ali France (Labor)
8,988 (9.3 pts)
First-Preference Result by Election
Every candidate's first-preference votes, before any preference redistribution.
1996
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Tony Smith
Liberal
32,418
42.0%
Michael Lavarch
Labor
30,800
39.9%
Tom Spencer
Australian Democrats
4,653
6.0%
John Saunders
National
4,615
6.0%
Kim Pantano
Greens
2,240
2.9%
Rona Joyner
Independent
1,154
1.5%
Geoffrey Atkinson
Independent
470
0.6%
Theorin Toon
Independent
462
0.6%
Geoff Wilson
Independent
190
0.2%
Peter Consandine
Independent
156
0.2%
1998
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Cheryl Kernot
Labor
29,899
40.6%
Rod Henshaw
Liberal
25,622
34.8%
Tony Smith
Independent
6,595
9.0%
Bruce Camfield
One Nation
6,271
8.5%
Lia Manktelow
Australian Democrats
3,008
4.1%
Kim Pantano
Greens
1,536
2.1%
Mark Kelly
Independent
264
0.4%
Robert Halliday
Independent
227
0.3%
Eddie Dunne
Independent
224
0.3%
2001
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Peter Dutton
Liberal
36,390
45.6%
Cheryl Kernot
Labor
26,557
33.3%
Colin Kessels
Independent
5,203
6.5%
Shayne Turner
Australian Democrats
4,296
5.4%
Paul Kramer
Greens
2,812
3.5%
Wayne Whitney
One Nation
2,575
3.2%
Terry Hyland
Independent
1,220
1.5%
Gary Kimlin
Independent
485
0.6%
J F Barnes
Independent
305
0.4%
2004
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Peter Dutton
Liberal
39,810
52.1%
Craig Mcconnell
Labor
27,036
35.4%
Howard Nielsen
Greens
4,485
5.9%
Dale Shuttleworth
FFP
3,454
4.5%
Kirsty Reye
Australian Democrats
1,270
1.7%
Terry Hyland
Independent
373
0.5%
2007
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Peter Dutton
Liberal
38,507
46.1%
Fiona Mcnamara
Labor
36,438
43.7%
Howard Nielsen
Greens
5,006
6.0%
Dale Shuttleworth
Family First
2,118
2.5%
Peter Kerin
Australian Democrats
797
1.0%
Connie Wood
Christian Democratic Party
323
0.4%
Brad Cornwell
Independent
258
0.3%
2013
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Peter Dutton
Liberal National (Qld)
41,163
48.0%
Michael Gilliver
Labor
26,848
31.3%
Mark Taverner
Palmer United Party
8,390
9.8%
Tyrone D'lisle
Greens
5,507
6.4%
Jim Cornwell
Katter's Australian Party
1,697
2.0%
Michael Mcdowell
Family First
1,542
1.8%
Geoffrey Taylor
Independent
585
0.7%
2016
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Peter Dutton
Liberal National (Qld)
40,519
44.6%
Linda Lavarch
Labor
31,769
34.9%
Michael Berkman
Greens
8,971
9.9%
Ray Hutchinson
Family First
3,868
4.3%
Thor Prohaska
Independent
3,217
3.5%
Doug Nicholson
Liberal Democrats
2,589
2.8%
2019
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Peter Dutton
Liberal National (Qld)
44,528
45.9%
Ali France
Labor
30,370
31.3%
Benedict Coyne
Greens
9,675
10.0%
Carrol Halliwell
One Nation
5,022
5.2%
Thor Prohaska
Independent
2,302
2.4%
Steve Austin
United Australia Party
2,176
2.2%
Maureen Brohman
AJP
1,831
1.9%
Richelle Simpson
FACNP
1,044
1.1%
Margin Over Time
Final (after-preferences) winning margin, percentage points, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Dickson has been contested at 8 federal elections on record since 1996. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Labor, Liberal National (Qld).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Dickson in the 2019 federal election?
Peter Dutton (Liberal National (Qld)) won Dickson in 2019 after preferences, with 52,968 votes (54.6%) to Ali France's 43,980.
Which parties have won Dickson since 1996?
Since 1996, Dickson has been won by: Labor, Liberal, Liberal National (Qld).
What was the closest result in Dickson?
The closest result on record for Dickson was 1998, when Cheryl Kernot (Labor) beat Rod Henshaw by 176 votes (0.2 percentage points) after preferences.