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Gellibrand — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Gellibrand was won by Tim Watts (Labor) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 29,225 votes over Anthony Mitchell after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Gellibrand 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 John Mullens Labor 20,519 69.7% William Massey (Liberal) 11,615 (39.5 pts)
1951 John Mullens Labor 25,863 72.2% Gordon Trewin (Liberal) 15,890 (44.3 pts)
1954 John Mullens Labor 25,637 71.5% George Carrington (Liberal) 15,402 (42.9 pts)
1955 Hector Mcivor Labor 24,324 73.6% John Bown (Liberal) 15,583 (47.1 pts)
1958 Hector Mcivor Labor 25,054 77.7% Barry Maddern (Liberal) 17,843 (55.3 pts)
1961 Hector Mcivor Labor 25,634 76.1% Reginald Cannon (Liberal) 17,603 (52.3 pts)
1963 Hector Mcivor Labor 25,035 75.4% Harley Price (Liberal) 16,852 (50.7 pts)
1966 Hector Mcivor Labor 19,913 69.4% John Mcarthur (Liberal) 11,136 (38.8 pts)
1969 Hector Mcivor Labor 31,458 72.0% Ian Crouch (Liberal) 19,213 (44.0 pts)
1972 Ralph Willis Labor 32,029 71.6% David Munro (Liberal) 19,307 (43.1 pts)
1974 Ralph Willis Labor 35,578 74.5% Cecile Storey (Liberal) 23,420 (49.1 pts)
1975 Ralph Willis Labor 32,669 67.4% Iris Williams (Liberal) 16,890 (34.9 pts)
1977 Ralph Willis Labor 38,433 71.6% Anton Zajc (Liberal) 23,192 (43.2 pts)
1980 Ralph Willis Labor 43,474 74.7% John Kelly (Liberal) 28,763 (49.4 pts)
1983 Ralph Willis Labor 47,412 77.1% Peter Goudge (Liberal) 33,292 (54.1 pts)
1984 Ralph Willis Labor 43,000 73.3% Christopher Gowing (Liberal) 27,376 (46.7 pts)
1987 Ralph Willis Labor 41,804 70.6% Tim Warner (Liberal) 24,414 (41.2 pts)
1990 Ralph Willis Labor 45,444 68.5% Tim Warner (Liberal) 24,556 (37.0 pts)
1993 Ralph Willis Labor 52,259 75.4% Chris Macgregor (Liberal) 35,187 (50.8 pts)
1996 Ralph Willis Labor 51,902 71.2% John Best (Liberal) 30,937 (42.5 pts)
1998 Nicola Roxon Labor 57,875 75.9% Anthony Cursio (Liberal) 39,509 (51.8 pts)
2001 Nicola Roxon Labor 54,814 71.8% Christopher Tann (Liberal) 33,263 (43.6 pts)
2004 Nicola Roxon Labor 51,587 65.0% David Mcconnell (Liberal) 23,754 (29.9 pts)
2007 Nicola Roxon Labor 60,134 71.5% Wayne Tseng (Liberal) 36,112 (42.9 pts)
2013 Tim Watts Labor 58,139 66.5% David Mcconnell (Liberal) 28,890 (33.1 pts)
2016 Tim Watts Labor 63,060 68.2% Ben Willis (Liberal) 33,703 (36.5 pts)
2019 Tim Watts Labor 63,878 64.8% Anthony Mitchell (Liberal) 29,225 (29.7 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John MullensLabor20,51951.3%
William MasseyLiberal8,90422.2%
Angus MacdonaldIndependent6,32315.8%
William AndersonIndependent2,8657.2%
John ArrowsmithCommunist Party of Australia1,4183.5%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John MullensLabor25,86364.9%
Gordon TrewinLiberal9,97325.0%
Alexander DobbinCommunist Party of Australia4,00310.0%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John MullensLabor25,63766.7%
George CarringtonLiberal10,23526.6%
Alexander DobbinCommunist Party of Australia2,5846.7%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Hector McivorLabor24,32461.4%
John BownLiberal8,74122.1%
James EudeyLabor (Anti-Communist)5,73314.5%
Francis JohnsonCommunist Party of Australia7882.0%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Hector McivorLabor25,05463.0%
Barry MaddernLiberal7,21118.1%
James EudeyDemocratic Labor Party6,76017.0%
Francis JohnsonCommunist Party of Australia7581.9%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Hector McivorLabor25,63465.1%
Reginald CannonLiberal8,03120.4%
Jan RoszkowskiDemocratic Labor Party4,69111.9%
Francis JohnsonCommunist Party of Australia1,0002.5%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Hector McivorLabor25,03564.2%
Harley PriceLiberal8,18321.0%
Jan RoszkowskiDemocratic Labor Party4,37511.2%
David DaviesCommunist Party of Australia1,3953.6%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Hector McivorLabor19,91355.3%
John McarthurLiberal8,77724.4%
Robin ThomasDemocratic Labor Party4,42612.3%
Ian DaykinCommunist Party of Australia2,8908.0%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Hector McivorLabor31,45862.3%
Ian CrouchLiberal12,24524.2%
Robin ThomasDemocratic Labor Party6,79813.5%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ralph WillisLabor32,02964.4%
David MunroLiberal12,72225.6%
Robin ThomasDemocratic Labor Party4,95110.0%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ralph WillisLabor35,57865.9%
Cecile StoreyLiberal12,15822.5%
Albert BaileyDemocratic Labor Party5,0099.3%
Veronica SchwarzAP1,2522.3%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ralph WillisLabor32,66961.4%
Iris WilliamsLiberal15,77929.7%
Albert BaileyDemocratic Labor Party4,7699.0%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ralph WillisLabor38,43358.3%
Anton ZajcLiberal15,24123.1%
Albert BaileyDemocratic Labor Party6,60610.0%
June SmithAustralian Democrats5,6638.6%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ralph WillisLabor43,47465.5%
John KellyLiberal14,71122.2%
Shirley BoldAustralian Democrats5,9559.0%
Lynne BryerIndependent2,2683.4%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ralph WillisLabor47,41270.4%
Peter GoudgeLiberal14,12021.0%
James DoughneyIndependent2,8424.2%
Barry McleodAustralian Democrats2,6954.0%
Augustus TitterIndependent3040.5%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ralph WillisLabor40,77769.5%
Christopher GowingLiberal14,07324.0%
Shirley BoldAustralian Democrats2,1483.7%
Margaret ReedDemocratic Labor Party9821.7%
James DoughneyIndependent6721.1%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ralph WillisLabor38,45164.9%
Tim WarnerLiberal14,50624.5%
Susan HolmesAustralian Democrats3,6656.2%
Rosalba VicariIndependent1,5692.6%
James DoughneyIndependent1,0971.9%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ralph WillisLabor36,26754.6%
Tim WarnerLiberal17,63126.5%
Frank FicheraAustralian Democrats7,02310.6%
Richard PhillipsIndependent2,4873.7%
Don VeitchIndependent1,5932.4%
Garry WaltersIndependent1,4782.2%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ralph WillisLabor47,96869.1%
Chris MacgregorLiberal15,77922.7%
Alan ParkerAustralian Democrats2,2753.3%
Nada BensonIndependent2,2363.2%
Leon StaropoliIndependent5850.8%
Peter SankoCommunist Party5700.8%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ralph WillisLabor46,53363.5%
John BestLiberal15,97821.8%
Khiet NguyenAustralian Democrats3,8895.3%
Janet RiceGreens2,4403.3%
Peter SankoCommunist Party1,6302.2%
John KellyIndependent1,3921.9%
Luke SpencerAAFI1,1661.6%
Marco AndreacchioIndependent3060.4%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Nicola RoxonLabor51,44367.5%
Anthony CursioLiberal15,23320.0%
David WarkAustralian Democrats3,4204.5%
Nikolas KavalenkaOne Nation2,6383.5%
Liz InghamGreens2,1802.9%
Adrian ShorlandUnity1,0781.4%
Michael PollockIndependent2490.3%

2001

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Nicola RoxonLabor46,12460.4%
Christopher TannLiberal19,19125.1%
Rachel RichardsAustralian Democrats5,2566.9%
Michele FineyGreens4,8316.3%
Jorge JoqueraIndependent9631.3%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Nicola RoxonLabor43,38354.6%
David McconnellLiberal25,06931.6%
Nam BuiGreens7,2109.1%
Michael LeeFFP1,4631.8%
Max GrarockAustralian Democrats1,0321.3%
Wajde AssafIndependent6060.8%
Linda WaldronSocialist Alliance5080.6%
Kel IsherwoodCEC1490.2%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Nicola RoxonLabor50,68160.2%
Wayne TsengLiberal19,22022.8%
Robert GibsonGreens7,8989.4%
Dave O'neilIndependent1,9502.3%
Mukesh GargFamily First1,7002.0%
Ben CourticeIndependent1,3341.6%
Rachel RichardsAustralian Democrats1,0881.3%
Rodney DoelIndependent2850.3%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tim WattsLabor40,23646.0%
David McconnellLiberal23,34326.7%
Rod SwiftGreens14,62316.7%
Dwayne SingletonPalmer United Party3,4133.9%
Allan CashionASP2,5402.9%
Kerry ArchFamily First2,2662.6%
Anthony O'neillIndependent9671.1%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tim WattsLabor42,34046.3%
Ben WillisLiberal24,60726.9%
Jonathon MarsdenGreens19,85521.7%
David TranIndependent4,6155.0%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tim WattsLabor47,94248.7%
Anthony MitchellLiberal28,89529.3%
Bernadette ThomasGreens16,30316.5%
Lisa BentleyUnited Australia Party5,3915.5%

Margin Over Time

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

1949: Labor margin 39.5 pts 1951: Labor margin 44.3 pts 1954: Labor margin 42.9 pts 1955: Labor margin 47.1 pts 1958: Labor margin 55.3 pts 1961: Labor margin 52.3 pts 1963: Labor margin 50.7 pts 1966: Labor margin 38.8 pts 1969: Labor margin 44.0 pts 1972: Labor margin 43.1 pts 1974: Labor margin 49.1 pts 1975: Labor margin 34.9 pts 1977: Labor margin 43.2 pts 1980: Labor margin 49.4 pts 1983: Labor margin 54.1 pts 1984: Labor margin 46.7 pts 1987: Labor margin 41.2 pts 1990: Labor margin 37.0 pts 1993: Labor margin 50.8 pts 1996: Labor margin 42.5 pts 1998: Labor margin 51.8 pts 2001: Labor margin 43.6 pts 2004: Labor margin 29.9 pts 2007: Labor margin 42.9 pts 2013: Labor margin 33.1 pts 2016: Labor margin 36.5 pts 2019: Labor margin 29.7 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

Gellibrand has been contested at 27 federal elections on record since 1949. Winning party over that span: Labor.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Gellibrand in the 2019 federal election?

Tim Watts (Labor) won Gellibrand in 2019 after preferences, with 63,878 votes (64.8%) to Anthony Mitchell's 34,653.

Which parties have won Gellibrand since 1949?

Since 1949, Gellibrand has been won by: Labor.

What was the closest result in Gellibrand?

The closest result on record for Gellibrand was 2019, when Tim Watts (Labor) beat Anthony Mitchell by 29,225 votes (29.7 percentage points) after preferences.

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