Fraser — Australian Federal Election Results

Fraser was won by Daniel Mulino (Labor) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 26,247 votes over Peter Bain after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Fraser from 1974 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), 1974–2019

Election Winner Party Final Votes Final Share Runner-up Margin
1974 Kenneth Fry Labor 27,294 62.1% Lawrence Pickering (Liberal) 10,632 (24.2 pts)
1975 Kenneth Fry Labor 28,227 53.0% Imre Mailath (Liberal) 3,197 (6.0 pts)
1977 Kenneth Fry Labor 34,609 59.4% Imre Mailath (Liberal) 10,997 (18.9 pts)
1980 Kenneth Fry Labor 36,564 62.4% Michael Yabsley (Liberal) 14,505 (24.7 pts)
1983 Kenneth Fry Labor 41,755 68.9% Elizabeth Grant (Liberal) 22,907 (37.8 pts)
1984 John Langmore Labor 43,261 62.3% John Mclaren (Liberal) 17,118 (24.7 pts)
1987 John Langmore Labor 48,505 64.5% Ian Farrow (Liberal) 21,787 (29.0 pts)
1990 John Langmore Labor 48,626 61.3% Sandie Brooke (Liberal) 17,949 (22.6 pts)
1993 John Langmore Labor 56,623 62.8% Martin Dunn (Liberal) 23,102 (25.6 pts)
1996 John Langmore Labor 34,443 57.3% Cheryl Hill (Liberal) 8,796 (14.6 pts)
1998 Bob Mcmullan Labor 62,580 64.9% Peter Smith (Liberal) 28,669 (29.7 pts)
2001 Bob Mcmullan Labor 64,154 62.7% Martin Dunn (Liberal) 25,970 (25.4 pts)
2004 Bob Mcmullan Labor 56,351 60.2% Adam Giles (Liberal) 19,107 (20.4 pts)
2007 Bob Mcmullan Labor 70,715 65.1% Troy Williams (Liberal) 32,750 (30.1 pts)
2010 Andrew Leigh Labor 71,613 64.2% James Milligan (Liberal) 31,685 (28.4 pts)
2013 Andrew Leigh Labor 78,614 62.6% Elizabeth Lee (Liberal) 31,693 (25.2 pts)
2019 Daniel Mulino Labor 59,403 64.2% Peter Bain (Liberal) 26,247 (28.4 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kenneth FryLabor27,29457.3%
Lawrence PickeringLiberal16,66235.0%
John FillerAP1,6103.4%
Stephen LambCountry Party1,4293.0%
Anthony Emerson-ElliottIndependent3930.8%
Kevin WiseIndependent2790.6%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kenneth FryLabor28,22751.1%
Imre MailathLiberal25,03045.3%
Claude HammondLM1,9443.5%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kenneth FryLabor34,60959.4%
Imre MailathLiberal23,61240.6%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kenneth FryLabor36,56457.3%
Michael YabsleyLiberal22,05934.6%
Dimmen De GraaffAustralian Democrats4,1566.5%
Kevin WiseIndependent6361.0%
Basil YakimovIndependent3670.6%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kenneth FryLabor41,75565.6%
Elizabeth GrantLiberal18,84829.6%
Rohan GreenlandIndependent1,6192.5%
Kevin WiseIndependent1,4192.2%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John LangmoreLabor38,18355.0%
John MclarenLiberal21,55831.1%
Andrew FreemanAustralian Democrats6,1388.8%
Rozalyn DaniellIndependent2,1023.0%
Emile BrunoroIndependent7371.1%
Kevin WiseIndependent3530.5%
Arthur BurnsIndependent3450.5%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John LangmoreLabor40,61654.0%
Ian FarrowLiberal21,76728.9%
Peter HayesAustralian Democrats5,4127.2%
Gareth SmithNDP3,8525.1%
Dawn Casley-SmithIndependent2,0502.7%
Larry O'sullivanIndependent5390.7%
Kevin WiseIndependent5360.7%
Emile BrunoroIndependent4730.6%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John LangmoreLabor36,54446.0%
Sandie BrookeLiberal24,74631.1%
Heather JeffcoatAustralian Democrats12,87616.2%
Sue BoltonGreens3,2134.0%
Gareth SmithNDP1,1851.5%
Emile BrunoroIndependent9491.2%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John LangmoreLabor49,09854.4%
Martin DunnLiberal29,03132.2%
Greg KramerAustralian Democrats5,5596.2%
David EastmanIndependent2,0702.3%
Sue BoltonIndependent2,0232.2%
Emile BrunoroIndependent6720.7%
Kev WiseIndependent6570.7%
Andrew GordonIndependent6540.7%
Peter JosephIndependent4630.5%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John LangmoreLabor30,45950.5%
Cheryl HillLiberal23,87739.6%
Miko KirschbaumGreens5,9709.9%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bob McmullanLabor50,57352.4%
Peter SmithLiberal27,08828.1%
Jason WoodAustralian Democrats7,1577.4%
Chris SpenceOne Nation4,7734.9%
Gordon McallisterGreens4,3714.5%
Sue BullIndependent1,2141.3%
Joanne ClarkeIndependent1,0571.1%
David SeatonIndependent2580.3%

2001

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bob McmullanLabor48,58347.5%
Martin DunnLiberal31,50330.8%
Fleur WimbourneAustralian Democrats8,1688.0%
Ben O'callaghanGreens8,0677.9%
Paul KempOne Nation2,3972.3%
Caroline O'sullivanCommunist Party2,2512.2%
James VassilopoulosIndependent1,3691.3%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bob McmullanLabor54,62250.6%
Adam GilesLiberal36,27033.6%
David TurbayneGreens12,19711.3%
Lynne GrimseyAustralian Democrats2,7922.6%
James VassilopoulosSocialist Alliance2,0671.9%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bob McmullanLabor55,53351.1%
Troy WilliamsLiberal33,93631.2%
Meredith HunterGreens14,54613.4%
Darren ChurchillAustralian Democrats2,5092.3%
Kerri TarantoIndependent1,2751.2%
Farida IqbalIndependent5390.5%
Jim ArnoldIndependent3420.3%

2010

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew LeighLabor51,09245.8%
James MilliganLiberal36,14832.4%
Indra EsguerraGreens22,12619.8%
Quintin Hedges-PhillipsIndependent2,1751.9%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew LeighLabor56,06344.7%
Elizabeth LeeLiberal39,69331.6%
Adam VerweyGreens17,66514.1%
Sam HugginsIndependent5,0994.1%
Freddy AlcazarPalmer United Party3,0632.4%
Darren ChurchillIndependent2,4441.9%
Jill RossIndependent1,5081.2%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Daniel MulinoLabor46,70950.5%
Peter BainLiberal23,92925.9%
Rebecca ScorgieGreens7,6458.3%
Ving Van ChauUnited Australia Party7,3147.9%
Van TranIndependent5,3065.7%
Tony DobranIndependent1,6561.8%

Margin Over Time

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

1974: Labor margin 24.2 pts 1975: Labor margin 6.0 pts 1977: Labor margin 18.9 pts 1980: Labor margin 24.7 pts 1983: Labor margin 37.8 pts 1984: Labor margin 24.7 pts 1987: Labor margin 29.0 pts 1990: Labor margin 22.6 pts 1993: Labor margin 25.6 pts 1996: Labor margin 14.6 pts 1998: Labor margin 29.7 pts 2001: Labor margin 25.4 pts 2004: Labor margin 20.4 pts 2007: Labor margin 30.1 pts 2010: Labor margin 28.4 pts 2013: Labor margin 25.2 pts 2019: Labor margin 28.4 pts 1974 1975 1977 1980 1983 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2019

Trend

Fraser has been contested at 17 federal elections on record since 1974. Winning party over that span: Labor.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Fraser in the 2019 federal election?

Daniel Mulino (Labor) won Fraser in 2019 after preferences, with 59,403 votes (64.2%) to Peter Bain's 33,156.

Which parties have won Fraser since 1974?

Since 1974, Fraser has been won by: Labor.

What was the closest result in Fraser?

The closest result on record for Fraser was 1975, when Kenneth Fry (Labor) beat Imre Mailath by 3,197 votes (6.0 percentage points) after preferences.

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