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Fremantle — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Fremantle was won by Josh Wilson (Labor) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 12,601 votes over Nicole Robins after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Fremantle 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 Elias Solomon FT 2,870 61.1% T O'bierne (Labor) 1,039 (22.1 pts)
1903 William Carpenter Labor 3,439 61.3% Elias Solomon (FT) 1,265 (22.5 pts)
1906 William Hedges WAP 4,798 50.9% William Carpenter (Labor) 169 (1.8 pts)
1910 William Hedges Liberal 7,788 54.5% William Carpenter (Labor) 1,292 (9.0 pts)
1913 Reginald Burchell Labor 15,428 55.8% William Hedges (Liberal) 3,203 (11.6 pts)
1914 Reginald Burchell Labor 16,385 56.3% Thomas Briggs (Liberal) 3,680 (12.7 pts)
1917 Reginald Burchell National 21,773 68.9% John Simons (Labor) 11,924 (37.7 pts)
1919 Reginald Burchell National 15,988 60.8% Nils Clementson (Labor) 5,694 (21.7 pts)
1922 William Watson Independent 10,381 56.9% John Holman (Labor) 2,502 (13.7 pts)
1925 William Watson Independent 20,568 58.1% John Curtin (Labor) 5,756 (16.3 pts)
1928 John Curtin Labor 20,589 52.1% Frank Gibson (National) 1,646 (4.2 pts)
1929 John Curtin Labor 24,482 57.1% Keith Watson (National) 6,056 (14.1 pts)
1931 William Watson United Australia Party 25,328 55.5% John Curtin (Labor) 5,057 (11.1 pts)
1934 John Curtin Labor 24,951 51.1% Florence Cardell-Oliver (United Australia Party) 1,028 (2.1 pts)
1937 John Curtin Labor 29,548 57.5% Eric Isaachsen (United Australia Party) 7,691 (15.0 pts)
1940 John Curtin Labor 28,779 50.6% Frederick Lee (United Australia Party) 641 (1.1 pts)
1943 John Curtin Labor 45,352 77.7% Frederick Lee (Independent) 32,306 (55.3 pts)
1946 Kim Beazley Labor 45,383 64.1% Claude Henderson (Liberal) 19,955 (28.2 pts)
1949 Kim Beazley Labor 22,463 55.6% Billy Snedden (Liberal) 4,545 (11.3 pts)
1951 Kim Beazley Labor 23,901 56.7% Leonard Seaton (Liberal) 5,628 (13.3 pts)
1954 Kim Beazley Labor 26,079 55.4% Norman Mcpherson (Liberal) 5,077 (10.8 pts)
1955 Kim Beazley Labor 22,011 58.9% Vernon Hubbard (Liberal) 6,675 (17.9 pts)
1958 Kim Beazley Labor 23,780 58.7% Peter Goode (Liberal) 7,055 (17.4 pts)
1961 Kim Beazley Labor 27,615 62.2% John Waghorne (Liberal) 10,868 (24.5 pts)
1963 Kim Beazley Labor 27,203 56.5% John Waghorne (Liberal) 6,272 (13.0 pts)
1966 Kim Beazley Labor 29,827 61.2% John Waghorne (Liberal) 10,918 (22.4 pts)
1969 Kim Beazley Labor 34,336 66.2% Robert French (Liberal) 16,816 (32.4 pts)
1972 Kim Beazley Labor 32,803 59.2% Erica Lawton (Liberal) 10,166 (18.3 pts)
1974 Kim Beazley Labor 35,932 62.3% Douglas Fernihough (Liberal) 14,221 (24.7 pts)
1975 Kim Beazley Labor 32,570 51.6% Leon Lapinski (Liberal) 2,061 (3.3 pts)
1977 John Dawkins Labor 34,113 51.8% Peter Ramshaw (Liberal) 2,401 (3.6 pts)
1980 John Dawkins Labor 36,272 62.9% Donald Mcleod (Liberal) 14,847 (25.7 pts)
1983 John Dawkins Labor 43,326 66.3% Maxwell Adams (Liberal) 21,301 (32.6 pts)
1984 John Dawkins Labor 35,631 63.0% Max Adams (Liberal) 14,742 (26.1 pts)
1987 John Dawkins Labor 37,628 62.7% Jenny Van Den Hoek (Liberal) 15,290 (25.5 pts)
1990 John Dawkins Labor 37,890 58.3% Paul Stevenage (Liberal) 10,784 (16.6 pts)
1993 John Dawkins Labor 40,375 57.8% John Papaphotis (Liberal) 10,884 (15.6 pts)
1996 Carmen Lawrence Labor 38,747 54.3% Mick Tiller (Liberal) 6,073 (8.5 pts)
1998 Carmen Lawrence Labor 46,338 60.0% Mick Tiller (Liberal) 15,472 (20.0 pts)
2001 Carmen Lawrence Labor 43,952 60.7% Louise Smyth (Liberal) 15,461 (21.3 pts)
2004 Carmen Lawrence Labor 41,970 57.8% Carmelo Zagami (Liberal) 11,274 (15.5 pts)
2007 Melissa Parke Labor 47,253 59.1% John Jamieson (Liberal) 14,605 (18.3 pts)
2010 Melissa Parke Labor 45,858 55.7% Matt Taylor (Liberal) 9,380 (11.4 pts)
2013 Melissa Parke Labor 47,705 54.8% Matthew Hanssen (Liberal) 8,302 (9.5 pts)
2016 Josh Wilson Labor 48,821 57.5% Pierrette Kelly (Liberal) 12,766 (15.0 pts)
2019 Josh Wilson Labor 51,852 56.9% Nicole Robins (Liberal) 12,601 (13.8 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1901

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Elias SolomonFT2,87056.7%
T O'bierneLabor1,83136.2%
Charles JonesIndependent2625.2%
W E AdcockIndependent1022.0%

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William CarpenterLabor3,43961.3%
Elias SolomonFT2,17438.7%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William HedgesWAP4,79850.9%
William CarpenterLabor4,62949.1%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William HedgesLiberal7,78854.5%
William CarpenterLabor6,49645.5%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Reginald BurchellLabor15,42855.8%
William HedgesLiberal12,22544.2%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Reginald BurchellLabor16,38556.3%
Thomas BriggsLiberal12,70543.7%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Reginald BurchellNational21,77368.9%
John SimonsLabor9,84931.1%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Reginald BurchellNational15,98860.8%
Nils ClementsonLabor10,29439.2%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William WatsonIndependent7,42040.6%
John HolmanLabor7,29039.9%
William HedgesNational3,55019.4%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William WatsonIndependent20,56858.1%
John CurtinLabor14,81241.9%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John CurtinLabor19,43349.2%
Frank GibsonNational11,40228.8%
Keith WatsonIndependent8,69722.0%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John CurtinLabor24,48257.1%
Keith WatsonNational18,42642.9%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John CurtinLabor19,14242.0%
William WatsonUnited Australia Party14,09230.9%
Keith WatsonIndependent12,36527.1%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John CurtinLabor22,33145.7%
Florence Cardell-OliverUnited Australia Party19,76140.4%
William BuchanSC6,78213.9%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John CurtinLabor29,54855.2%
Eric IsaachsenUnited Australia Party21,85740.9%
Henry WrightIndependent2,0813.9%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John CurtinLabor27,29948.0%
Frederick LeeUnited Australia Party26,27446.2%
Guildford ClarkeIndependent3,3445.9%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John CurtinLabor45,35266.9%
Frederick LeeIndependent13,04619.2%
Alexander BracksUnited Australia Party9,39613.9%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kim BeazleyLabor45,38364.1%
Claude HendersonLiberal25,42835.9%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kim BeazleyLabor22,46354.7%
Billy SneddenLiberal17,91843.6%
Patrick TroyCommunist Party of Australia6751.6%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kim BeazleyLabor23,90156.7%
Leonard SeatonLiberal18,27343.3%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kim BeazleyLabor26,07954.5%
Norman McphersonLiberal21,00243.9%
Patrick TroyCommunist Party of Australia7651.6%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kim BeazleyLabor22,01157.1%
Vernon HubbardLiberal15,33639.8%
Patrick TroyCommunist Party of Australia1,2313.2%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kim BeazleyLabor23,78057.2%
Peter GoodeLiberal16,72540.2%
Patrick TroyCommunist Party of Australia1,0512.5%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kim BeazleyLabor27,61560.7%
John WaghorneLiberal16,74736.8%
Marjorie WilliamsCommunist Party of Australia1,1072.4%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kim BeazleyLabor27,20354.9%
John WaghorneLiberal20,93142.2%
James CollinsIndependent7481.5%
Patrick TroyCommunist Party of Australia6761.4%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kim BeazleyLabor29,82757.0%
John WaghorneLiberal18,90936.1%
John MartyrDemocratic Labor Party2,3784.5%
Patrick TroyCommunist Party of Australia1,2482.4%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kim BeazleyLabor34,33663.3%
Robert FrenchLiberal17,52032.3%
Francis PownallDemocratic Labor Party2,4174.5%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kim BeazleyLabor32,80356.6%
Erica LawtonLiberal22,63739.0%
Rosemary ToboriDemocratic Labor Party1,7643.0%
Albert MarksCommunist Party of Australia7861.4%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kim BeazleyLabor35,93259.4%
Douglas FernihoughLiberal21,71135.9%
Peter MoorehouseIndependent2,1363.5%
Charles PierceAP7231.2%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kim BeazleyLabor32,57051.6%
Leon LapinskiLiberal30,50948.4%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John DawkinsLabor29,70045.1%
Peter RamshawLiberal27,37241.6%
John KernottAustralian Democrats6,4919.9%
Victor SlaterCommunist Party of Australia1,3052.0%
David LavaterIndependent9571.5%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John DawkinsLabor36,27258.1%
Donald McleodLiberal21,42534.3%
Graham HullAustralian Democrats3,7916.1%
Angelo LopezIndependent9151.5%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John DawkinsLabor43,32663.3%
Maxwell AdamsLiberal22,02532.2%
Colin HullAustralian Democrats1,7332.5%
Timothy PeachIndependent9701.4%
Margo CondoleonIndependent3600.5%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John DawkinsLabor33,36659.0%
Max AdamsLiberal19,15233.9%
Shirley De La HuntyAustralian Democrats3,3625.9%
Timothy PeachIndependent6501.1%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John DawkinsLabor36,64661.1%
Jenny Van Den HoekLiberal19,48732.5%
Jack ClarkeNational3,8346.4%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John DawkinsLabor28,00942.9%
Paul StevenageLiberal21,56433.1%
Jennie CaryGreens6,88610.6%
Ray TilburyAustralian Democrats6,75410.4%
Ian BolasIndependent1,3702.1%
Ronnie RileyIndependent6571.0%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John DawkinsLabor35,08450.2%
John PapaphotisLiberal27,07138.7%
Mary SalterGreens4,7256.8%
Patrick MullinsAustralian Democrats2,2473.2%
Tom HaynesIndependent7551.1%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Carmen LawrenceLabor33,76346.9%
Mick TillerLiberal29,06740.4%
Alison De GarisGreens4,9306.9%
Joe GuentherAustralian Democrats4,1885.8%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Carmen LawrenceLabor36,63147.4%
Mick TillerLiberal25,05132.4%
Tony HillOne Nation5,8347.6%
Leonie DeeganGreens5,2816.8%
Jakica ZaknicAustralian Democrats3,4504.5%
Lawrence ShaveIndependent9571.2%

2001

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Carmen LawrenceLabor34,05447.0%
Louise SmythLiberal22,02530.4%
Robert DelvesGreens6,5659.1%
Chris ReynoldsOne Nation4,3085.9%
Rod SwiftAustralian Democrats3,8785.4%
Michelle ShaveCommunist Party1,0251.4%
Sarah HarrisIndependent5880.8%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Carmen LawrenceLabor32,39444.6%
Carmelo ZagamiLiberal26,11835.9%
Nicola ParisGreens8,56211.8%
Craig MackintoshOne Nation1,6872.3%
Michelle ShaveChristian Democratic Party1,5242.1%
Delys BeaumontAustralian Democrats1,2311.7%
Damian PooleCEC8001.1%
Ian JamiesonSocialist Alliance3500.5%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Melissa ParkeLabor36,10245.2%
John JamiesonLiberal28,04235.1%
Steve WalkerGreens11,64514.6%
Bill HeggersChristian Democratic Party1,3761.7%
Andriette Du PlessisFamily First1,1451.4%
Sue BatemanOne Nation9881.2%
Sam WainwrightIndependent3610.5%
Paul EllisonIndependent2420.3%

2010

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Melissa ParkeLabor32,06338.9%
Matt TaylorLiberal31,75538.6%
Kate DavisGreens14,53117.6%
Larry ParsonsFamily First1,4091.7%
Scott RobertsonChristian Democratic Party1,2941.6%
Sanna AndrewIndependent6620.8%
Keith McencroeIndependent6220.8%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Melissa ParkeLabor35,55440.8%
Matthew HanssenLiberal33,21938.1%
Jordon Steele-JohnGreens10,35411.9%
Vashil SharmaPalmer United Party3,4514.0%
Owen MulderIndependent1,1631.3%
Richard McnaughtKatter's Australian Party1,0611.2%
Jim MccourtFamily First8110.9%
Sam WainwrightIndependent7430.9%
Philip ScottIndependent4160.5%
Teresa Van LieshoutIndependent2050.2%
Ron RowlandsIndependent1310.2%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Josh WilsonLabor34,79241.0%
Pierrette KellyLiberal31,29236.9%
Kate DavisGreens15,05317.7%
Mick ConnollyIndependent2,3352.8%
Chris JenkinsIndependent1,4041.7%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Josh WilsonLabor34,63638.0%
Nicole RobinsLiberal31,86235.0%
Jesse HutchinsonGreens14,57416.0%
Brett WearyOne Nation3,4853.8%
Janetia KnappWAP2,3332.6%
Fatima LeverUnited Australia Party1,7671.9%
Laetisia MulderAChr1,4561.6%
Sam WainwrightIndependent9901.1%

Margin Over Time

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

1901: FT margin 22.1 pts 1903: Labor margin 22.5 pts 1906: WAP margin 1.8 pts 1910: Liberal margin 9.0 pts 1913: Labor margin 11.6 pts 1914: Labor margin 12.7 pts 1917: National margin 37.7 pts 1919: National margin 21.7 pts 1922: Independent margin 13.7 pts 1925: Independent margin 16.3 pts 1928: Labor margin 4.2 pts 1929: Labor margin 14.1 pts 1931: United Australia Party margin 11.1 pts 1934: Labor margin 2.1 pts 1937: Labor margin 15.0 pts 1940: Labor margin 1.1 pts 1943: Labor margin 55.3 pts 1946: Labor margin 28.2 pts 1949: Labor margin 11.3 pts 1951: Labor margin 13.3 pts 1954: Labor margin 10.8 pts 1955: Labor margin 17.9 pts 1958: Labor margin 17.4 pts 1961: Labor margin 24.5 pts 1963: Labor margin 13.0 pts 1966: Labor margin 22.4 pts 1969: Labor margin 32.4 pts 1972: Labor margin 18.3 pts 1974: Labor margin 24.7 pts 1975: Labor margin 3.3 pts 1977: Labor margin 3.6 pts 1980: Labor margin 25.7 pts 1983: Labor margin 32.6 pts 1984: Labor margin 26.1 pts 1987: Labor margin 25.5 pts 1990: Labor margin 16.6 pts 1993: Labor margin 15.6 pts 1996: Labor margin 8.5 pts 1998: Labor margin 20.0 pts 2001: Labor margin 21.3 pts 2004: Labor margin 15.5 pts 2007: Labor margin 18.3 pts 2010: Labor margin 11.4 pts 2013: Labor margin 9.5 pts 2016: Labor margin 15.0 pts 2019: Labor margin 13.8 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 2010 2013 2016 2019

Trend

Fremantle has been contested at 46 federal elections on record since 1901. Winning parties over that span: FT, Labor, WAP, Liberal, National, Independent, United Australia Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Fremantle in the 2019 federal election?

Josh Wilson (Labor) won Fremantle in 2019 after preferences, with 51,852 votes (56.9%) to Nicole Robins's 39,251.

Which parties have won Fremantle since 1901?

Since 1901, Fremantle has been won by: FT, Independent, Labor, Liberal, National, United Australia Party, WAP.

What was the closest result in Fremantle?

The closest result on record for Fremantle was 1940, when John Curtin (Labor) beat Frederick Lee by 641 votes (1.1 percentage points) after preferences.

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