Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Gilmore was won by Fiona Phillips (Labor) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 5,627 votes over Warren Mundine after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Gilmore from 1984 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), 1984–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Final Votes
Final Share
Runner-up
Margin
1984
John Sharp
National
29,800
51.2%
Bob Stephens (Labor)
1,422 (2.4 pts)
1987
John Sharp
National
34,643
56.2%
John Wright (Labor)
7,666 (12.4 pts)
1990
John Sharp
National
36,655
54.4%
Mick Shea (Labor)
5,930 (8.8 pts)
1993
Peter Knott
Labor
33,721
50.5%
Bill Eddy (Liberal)
606 (0.9 pts)
1996
Joanna Gash
Liberal
40,243
56.2%
Peter Knott (Labor)
8,926 (12.5 pts)
1998
Joanna Gash
Liberal
40,013
54.0%
Sandra Mccarthy (Labor)
5,976 (8.1 pts)
2004
Joanna Gash
Liberal
48,130
60.1%
Megan Pikett (Labor)
16,149 (20.2 pts)
2007
Joanna Gash
Liberal
43,467
54.1%
Neil Reilly (Labor)
6,537 (8.1 pts)
2010
Joanna Gash
Liberal
47,850
55.3%
Neil Reilly (Labor)
9,201 (10.6 pts)
2013
Ann Sudmalis
Liberal
47,758
52.6%
Neil Reilly (Labor)
4,807 (5.3 pts)
2016
Ann Sudmalis
Liberal
52,336
50.7%
Fiona Phillips (Labor)
1,503 (1.5 pts)
2019
Fiona Phillips
Labor
56,652
52.6%
Warren Mundine (Liberal)
5,627 (5.2 pts)
First-Preference Result by Election
Every candidate's first-preference votes, before any preference redistribution.
1984
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Bob Stephens
Labor
25,812
44.4%
John Sharp
National
16,463
28.3%
Noel Anderson
Liberal
12,213
21.0%
Rodney Lander
NDP
2,003
3.4%
John Sanders
Australian Democrats
1,595
2.7%
Ronald Sarina
Independent
114
0.2%
1987
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
John Sharp
National
32,216
52.3%
John Wright
Labor
25,207
40.9%
Alan Blackshaw
Australian Democrats
2,849
4.6%
Reen Dixon
Independent
1,356
2.2%
1990
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
John Sharp
National
32,819
48.7%
Mick Shea
Labor
26,677
39.6%
Susan Nagy
Australian Democrats
7,935
11.8%
1993
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Peter Knott
Labor
28,559
42.7%
Bill Eddy
Liberal
27,932
41.8%
Max Atkins
National
3,380
5.1%
May Leatch
Greens
3,160
4.7%
Greg Butler
Australian Democrats
2,312
3.5%
Jeff Stanborough
Independent
925
1.4%
Ruth Devenney
Independent
475
0.7%
Rosemary Keighley
Independent
151
0.2%
1996
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Joanna Gash
Liberal
36,261
50.5%
Peter Knott
Labor
27,503
38.3%
Joanne Mcgrath
Australian Democrats
3,449
4.8%
David Rothschild
Greens
2,039
2.8%
Tom Dell
Independent
1,195
1.7%
Charles Chappell
Communist Party
1,117
1.6%
Rosemary Keighley
Independent
220
0.3%
1998
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Joanna Gash
Liberal
33,390
45.1%
Sandra Mccarthy
Labor
26,509
35.8%
Thomas Dell
One Nation
8,206
11.1%
Peter Fraser
Australian Democrats
2,444
3.3%
Jane Bange
Greens
2,020
2.7%
Steve Ryan
Christian Democratic Party
1,481
2.0%
2004
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Joanna Gash
Liberal
43,723
54.6%
Megan Pikett
Labor
24,835
31.0%
Ben Van Der Wijngaart
Greens
6,234
7.8%
Paul Green
Christian Democratic Party
3,381
4.2%
Col Harding
One Nation
1,762
2.2%
Jean Mcclung
CEC
176
0.2%
2007
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Joanna Gash
Liberal
40,513
50.4%
Neil Reilly
Labor
30,386
37.8%
Ben Van Der Wijngaart
Greens
6,070
7.6%
Bohdan Brumerskyj
Christian Democratic Party
1,755
2.2%
Of The Above None
Independent
686
0.9%
Brett Greenhalgh
Family First
407
0.5%
Simon Blake
Independent
370
0.5%
Kevin Ramsey
Independent
151
0.2%
Warwick Hunt
Independent
59
0.1%
2010
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Joanna Gash
Liberal
44,050
50.9%
Neil Reilly
Labor
30,430
35.2%
Ben Van Der Wijngaart
Greens
8,279
9.6%
Bohdan Brumerskyj
Christian Democratic Party
2,310
2.7%
Elizabeth Cunningham
Family First
781
0.9%
Don Keys
Independent
374
0.4%
Annette Williams
Independent
275
0.3%
2013
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Ann Sudmalis
Liberal
41,726
46.0%
Neil Reilly
Labor
31,789
35.0%
Terry Barratt
Greens
8,438
9.3%
Lyndal Harris
Palmer United Party
5,726
6.3%
Steve Ryan
Christian Democratic Party
3,030
3.3%
2016
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Ann Sudmalis
Liberal
46,713
45.3%
Fiona Phillips
Labor
40,476
39.2%
Carmel Mccallum
Greens
10,820
10.5%
Steve Ryan
Christian Democratic Party
5,160
5.0%
2019
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Fiona Phillips
Labor
38,972
36.2%
Warren Mundine
Liberal
31,427
29.2%
Katrina Hodgkinson
National
13,462
12.5%
Carmel Mccallum
Greens
10,740
10.0%
Grant Schultz
Independent
7,585
7.0%
Milton Leslight
United Australia Party
3,638
3.4%
Serah Kolukupally
Christian Democratic Party
1,853
1.7%
Margin Over Time
Final (after-preferences) winning margin, percentage points, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Gilmore has been contested at 12 federal elections on record since 1984. Winning parties over that span: National, Labor, Liberal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Gilmore in the 2019 federal election?
Fiona Phillips (Labor) won Gilmore in 2019 after preferences, with 56,652 votes (52.6%) to Warren Mundine's 51,025.
Which parties have won Gilmore since 1984?
Since 1984, Gilmore has been won by: Labor, Liberal, National.
What was the closest result in Gilmore?
The closest result on record for Gilmore was 1993, when Peter Knott (Labor) beat Bill Eddy by 606 votes (0.9 percentage points) after preferences.