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Franklin — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Franklin was won by Julie Collins (Labor) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 17,151 votes over Dean Young after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Franklin 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 William Mcwilliams Independent 1,986 57.2% Russell Mcnaughton (FT) 501 (14.4 pts)
1906 William Mcwilliams AS -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1910 William Mcwilliams Liberal 6,356 53.4% William Shoobridge (Labor) 802 (6.7 pts)
1913 William Mcwilliams Liberal 9,202 55.8% William Shoobridge (Labor) 1,903 (11.5 pts)
1914 William Mcwilliams Liberal -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1917 William Mcwilliams National -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1919 William Mcwilliams National 7,291 62.1% Louis Shoobridge (National) 2,840 (24.2 pts)
1922 Alfred Seabrook National 5,040 56.3% Benjamin Watkins (Labor) 1,125 (12.6 pts)
1925 Alfred Seabrook National 10,787 55.6% Eric Ogilvie (Labor) 2,178 (11.2 pts)
1928 William Mcwilliams Independent 10,567 51.6% Alfred Seabrook (National) 645 (3.1 pts)
1929 William Mcwilliams Independent 12,399 54.9% Alfred Seabrook (National) 2,224 (9.9 pts)
1931 Archibald Blacklow United Australia Party 12,819 63.8% Charles Frost (Labor) 5,545 (27.6 pts)
1934 Charles Frost Labor 13,182 52.4% Archibald Blacklow (United Australia Party) 1,192 (4.7 pts)
1937 Charles Frost Labor 15,348 58.0% Hugh Warner (United Australia Party) 4,215 (15.9 pts)
1940 Charles Frost Labor 14,322 53.5% Hugh Warner (United Australia Party) 1,856 (6.9 pts)
1943 Charles Frost Labor 17,195 65.4% Denis Warner (United Australia Party) 8,094 (30.8 pts)
1946 Charles Falkinder Liberal 15,678 50.1% Charles Frost (Labor) 73 (0.2 pts)
1949 Charles Falkinder Liberal 17,644 58.0% Stewart Frost (Labor) 4,854 (15.9 pts)
1951 Charles Falkinder Liberal 17,983 55.4% Stewart Frost (Labor) 3,523 (10.9 pts)
1954 Charles Falkinder Liberal 20,447 54.0% Stewart Frost (Labor) 3,051 (8.1 pts)
1955 Charles Falkinder Liberal 15,471 57.0% Brian Crawford (Labor) 3,819 (14.1 pts)
1958 Charles Falkinder Liberal 17,484 59.6% Lynda Heaven (Labor) 5,638 (19.2 pts)
1961 Charles Falkinder Liberal 19,991 54.7% William Wilkinson (Labor) 3,442 (9.4 pts)
1963 Charles Falkinder Liberal 20,582 50.9% John Parsons (Labor) 748 (1.9 pts)
1966 Thomas Pearsall Liberal 23,309 52.2% John Parsons (Labor) 1,941 (4.3 pts)
1969 Raymond Sherry Labor 20,664 57.8% Thomas Pearsall (Liberal) 5,593 (15.7 pts)
1972 Raymond Sherry Labor 26,512 66.8% William Craig (Liberal) 13,362 (33.7 pts)
1974 Raymond Sherry Labor 29,161 62.9% Leo Jarvis (Liberal) 11,967 (25.8 pts)
1975 Bruce Goodluck Liberal 25,010 51.8% Raymond Sherry (Labor) 1,750 (3.6 pts)
1977 Bruce Goodluck Liberal 26,797 54.7% Peter Colquhoun (Labor) 4,622 (9.4 pts)
1980 Bruce Goodluck Liberal 26,893 53.0% Fran Bladel (Labor) 3,084 (6.1 pts)
1983 Bruce Goodluck Liberal 28,814 54.0% Fran Bladel (Labor) 4,236 (7.9 pts)
1984 Bruce Goodluck Liberal 28,338 55.6% John Devereux (Labor) 5,746 (11.3 pts)
1987 Bruce Goodluck Liberal 29,407 53.3% Nick Sherry (Labor) 3,630 (6.6 pts)
1990 Bruce Goodluck Liberal 30,778 52.1% Eugene Alexander (Labor) 2,510 (4.3 pts)
1993 Harry Quick Labor 34,119 57.4% Graeme Gilbert (Liberal) 8,831 (14.9 pts)
1996 Harry Quick Labor 33,567 54.7% Les Glover (Liberal) 5,743 (9.4 pts)
1998 Harry Quick Labor 34,759 56.6% Jane Goodluck (Liberal) 8,107 (13.2 pts)
2001 Harry Quick Labor 36,390 58.0% Peter Hodgman (Liberal) 10,083 (16.1 pts)
2004 Harry Quick Labor 37,139 57.6% Henry Finnis (Liberal) 9,789 (15.2 pts)
2007 Julie Collins Labor 36,845 54.5% Vanessa Goodwin (Liberal) 6,058 (9.0 pts)
2010 Julie Collins Labor 39,856 60.8% Jane Howlett (Liberal) 14,181 (21.6 pts)
2013 Julie Collins Labor 37,103 55.1% Bernadette Black (Liberal) 6,862 (10.2 pts)
2016 Julie Collins Labor 42,264 60.7% Amanda-Sue Markham (Liberal) 14,921 (21.4 pts)
2019 Julie Collins Labor 43,706 62.2% Dean Young (Liberal) 17,151 (24.4 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William McwilliamsIndependent1,98637.1%
Russell McnaughtonFT1,48527.8%
William CliffordIndependent78514.7%
Henry TinningIndependent77514.5%
Wentworth HardyIndependent3206.0%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William McwilliamsAS-1100.0%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William McwilliamsLiberal6,35653.4%
William ShoobridgeLabor5,55446.6%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William McwilliamsLiberal9,20255.8%
William ShoobridgeLabor7,29944.2%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William McwilliamsLiberal-1100.0%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William McwilliamsNational-1100.0%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William McwilliamsNational7,29162.1%
Louis ShoobridgeNational4,45137.9%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Benjamin WatkinsLabor3,36437.6%
Alfred SeabrookNational2,82931.6%
William McwilliamsCountry Party2,76230.8%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alfred SeabrookNational6,10731.5%
William McwilliamsNational5,87930.3%
Eric OgilvieLabor5,83630.1%
Douglas ThompsonLabor1,5748.1%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alfred SeabrookNational9,17344.8%
William McwilliamsIndependent9,12144.5%
Francis FosterNational2,19510.7%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William McwilliamsIndependent12,39954.9%
Alfred SeabrookNational10,17545.1%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Archibald BlacklowUnited Australia Party12,81956.0%
Charles FrostLabor7,27431.8%
Albert BeardIndependent2,77812.1%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles FrostLabor10,85043.1%
Archibald BlacklowUnited Australia Party10,01539.8%
John ModridgeSC2,2218.8%
George FrankcombeCountry Party2,0868.3%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles FrostLabor15,34858.0%
Hugh WarnerUnited Australia Party11,13342.0%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles FrostLabor14,32253.5%
Hugh WarnerUnited Australia Party12,46646.5%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles FrostLabor17,19558.9%
Denis WarnerUnited Australia Party9,10131.2%
Charles TennantUnited Australia Party2,9039.9%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles FalkinderLiberal15,67850.1%
Charles FrostLabor15,60549.9%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles FalkinderLiberal17,64458.0%
Stewart FrostLabor12,79042.0%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles FalkinderLiberal17,98355.4%
Stewart FrostLabor14,46044.6%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles FalkinderLiberal20,44754.0%
Stewart FrostLabor17,39646.0%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles FalkinderLiberal15,47153.6%
Brian CrawfordLabor11,65240.3%
Henry RobertsLabor (Anti-Communist)1,7576.1%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles FalkinderLiberal17,48454.1%
Lynda HeavenLabor11,84636.7%
Henry ScolesDemocratic Labor Party2,9739.2%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles FalkinderLiberal16,78445.9%
William WilkinsonLabor15,70943.0%
St Clair CourtneyDemocratic Labor Party4,04711.1%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John ParsonsLabor19,36247.9%
Charles FalkinderLiberal18,32245.3%
Andrew DefendiniDemocratic Labor Party2,7326.8%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas PearsallLiberal21,44248.0%
John ParsonsLabor19,98644.7%
John LynchDemocratic Labor Party3,2497.3%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Raymond SherryLabor20,66454.6%
Thomas PearsallLiberal15,07139.8%
Richard DelanyDemocratic Labor Party1,5634.1%
Kenneth NewcombeIndependent5291.4%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Raymond SherryLabor26,51264.2%
William CraigLiberal13,15031.9%
Keith KellyDemocratic Labor Party1,6103.9%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Raymond SherryLabor29,16162.9%
Leo JarvisLiberal17,19437.1%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bruce GoodluckLiberal23,82949.4%
Raymond SherryLabor23,01147.7%
Margaret FranklinNational Country Party9662.0%
Joseph HandNational Country Party2930.6%
Peter MollonIndependent1710.4%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bruce GoodluckLiberal26,79754.7%
Peter ColquhounLabor22,17545.3%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bruce GoodluckLiberal26,89351.3%
Fran BladelLabor23,80945.4%
John ThomsonAustralian Democrats1,7343.3%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bruce GoodluckLiberal28,81452.4%
Fran BladelLabor24,57844.7%
John ThompsonAustralian Democrats1,3572.5%
David MazengarbIndependent2780.5%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bruce GoodluckLiberal27,31553.6%
John DevereuxLabor20,70140.6%
John ThomsonAustralian Democrats2,9165.7%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bruce GoodluckLiberal27,72550.2%
Nick SherryLabor22,29240.4%
Patsy HarmsenAustralian Democrats5,1719.4%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bruce GoodluckLiberal28,63648.5%
Eugene AlexanderLabor22,92538.8%
Patsy HarmsenAustralian Democrats7,52312.7%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Harry QuickLabor29,23849.2%
Graeme GilbertLiberal23,03038.8%
L CrossleyGreens4,8788.2%
James RichardAustralian Democrats2,2813.8%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Harry QuickLabor28,25946.0%
Les GloverLiberal25,06840.8%
John HaleGreens4,2867.0%
Irene FisherAustralian Democrats3,0945.0%
Kim PeartIndependent7881.3%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Harry QuickLabor30,18049.1%
Jane GoodluckLiberal24,26639.5%
Kay McfarlaneGreens3,9626.5%
Irene FisherAustralian Democrats3,0034.9%

2001

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Harry QuickLabor28,74645.8%
Peter HodgmanLiberal23,54837.6%
Patricia BastickGreens6,0989.7%
Karen ManskeyAustralian Democrats3,0504.9%
Art MulloyOne Nation1,2552.0%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Harry QuickLabor29,93846.4%
Henry FinnisLiberal24,93638.7%
Mathew WoolleyGreens7,20711.2%
Marc MumfordFFP2,0633.2%
Glenn ShieldsSocialist Alliance3450.5%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Julie CollinsLabor27,99041.4%
Vanessa GoodwinLiberal27,74241.0%
Gerard VelnaarGreens9,76914.4%
Gino PapiccioFamily First1,5042.2%
Matt HollowayIndependent3650.5%
Roger HoneyIndependent2620.4%

2010

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Julie CollinsLabor28,07942.8%
Jane HowlettLiberal21,93833.5%
Wendy HeatleyGreens13,67520.9%
John ForsterIndependent1,8392.8%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Julie CollinsLabor26,89339.9%
Bernadette BlackLiberal26,07038.7%
Rosalie WoodruffGreens8,20112.2%
Marti ZuccoPalmer United Party4,1086.1%
Josh DownesFamily First1,2641.9%
Sarah UgaldeKatter's Australian Party4780.7%
Olwyn BowdenIndependent3300.5%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Julie CollinsLabor32,72447.0%
Amanda-Sue MarkhamLiberal24,54235.3%
Martine DelaneyGreens9,29313.4%
Tim SandersonIndependent1,6732.4%
George MuskettChristian Democratic Party1,3752.0%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Julie CollinsLabor30,91144.0%
Dean YoungLiberal21,96931.3%
Kit DarkoGreens11,42016.3%
Darren WinterUnited Australia Party4,7046.7%
Darren HawesFACNP1,2571.8%

Margin Over Time

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

1903: Independent margin 14.4 pts 1906: AS margin 100.0 pts 1910: Liberal margin 6.7 pts 1913: Liberal margin 11.5 pts 1914: Liberal margin 100.0 pts 1917: National margin 100.0 pts 1919: National margin 24.2 pts 1922: National margin 12.6 pts 1925: National margin 11.2 pts 1928: Independent margin 3.1 pts 1929: Independent margin 9.9 pts 1931: United Australia Party margin 27.6 pts 1934: Labor margin 4.7 pts 1937: Labor margin 15.9 pts 1940: Labor margin 6.9 pts 1943: Labor margin 30.8 pts 1946: Liberal margin 0.2 pts 1949: Liberal margin 15.9 pts 1951: Liberal margin 10.9 pts 1954: Liberal margin 8.1 pts 1955: Liberal margin 14.1 pts 1958: Liberal margin 19.2 pts 1961: Liberal margin 9.4 pts 1963: Liberal margin 1.9 pts 1966: Liberal margin 4.3 pts 1969: Labor margin 15.7 pts 1972: Labor margin 33.7 pts 1974: Labor margin 25.8 pts 1975: Liberal margin 3.6 pts 1977: Liberal margin 9.4 pts 1980: Liberal margin 6.1 pts 1983: Liberal margin 7.9 pts 1984: Liberal margin 11.3 pts 1987: Liberal margin 6.6 pts 1990: Liberal margin 4.3 pts 1993: Labor margin 14.9 pts 1996: Labor margin 9.4 pts 1998: Labor margin 13.2 pts 2001: Labor margin 16.1 pts 2004: Labor margin 15.2 pts 2007: Labor margin 9.0 pts 2010: Labor margin 21.6 pts 2013: Labor margin 10.2 pts 2016: Labor margin 21.4 pts 2019: Labor margin 24.4 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

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Franklin in the 2019 federal election?

Julie Collins (Labor) won Franklin in 2019 after preferences, with 43,706 votes (62.2%) to Dean Young's 26,555.

Which parties have won Franklin since 1903?

Since 1903, Franklin has been won by: AS, Independent, Labor, Liberal, National, United Australia Party.

What was the closest result in Franklin?

The closest result on record for Franklin was 1946, when Charles Falkinder (Liberal) beat Charles Frost by 73 votes (0.2 percentage points) after preferences.

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