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Gippsland — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Gippsland was won by Darren Chester (National) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 32,234 votes over Antoinette Holm after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Gippsland 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 Allan Mclean Prot -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1903 Allan Mclean Prot -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1906 George Wise Prot 7,825 50.3% Allan Mclean (AS) 97 (0.6 pts)
1910 George Wise Independent 11,306 62.1% James Bowden (Liberal) 4,409 (24.2 pts)
1913 James Bennett Liberal 15,473 55.0% George Wise (Independent) 2,802 (10.0 pts)
1914 George Wise Independent 15,484 51.0% James Bennett (Liberal) 610 (2.0 pts)
1917 George Wise National 21,851 72.7% Thomas Holloway (Labor) 13,636 (45.4 pts)
1919 George Wise National 14,367 55.2% Erland Erlandson (VFU) 2,692 (10.3 pts)
1922 Thomas Paterson Country Party 14,563 62.9% George Wise (National) 5,955 (25.7 pts)
1925 Thomas Paterson Country Party 26,055 63.1% James Bermingham (Labor) 10,842 (26.3 pts)
1928 Thomas Paterson Country Party 24,100 57.7% George Wise (Independent) 6,457 (15.5 pts)
1929 Thomas Paterson Country Party 25,056 58.2% Michael Buckley (Labor) 7,026 (16.3 pts)
1931 Thomas Paterson Country Party -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1934 Thomas Paterson Country Party 32,765 69.3% Reginald Pollard (Independent) 18,276 (38.7 pts)
1937 Thomas Paterson Country Party 29,069 61.1% James Mckenna (Labor) 10,586 (22.3 pts)
1940 Thomas Paterson Country Party 27,257 56.7% James Mckenna (Labor) 6,477 (13.5 pts)
1943 George Bowden Country Party 25,985 52.4% Walter Williams (Labor) 2,342 (4.7 pts)
1946 George Bowden Country Party 28,526 58.5% Adam Keltie (Labor) 8,330 (17.1 pts)
1949 George Bowden Country Party 22,824 66.7% Horace Hawkins (Labor) 11,451 (33.5 pts)
1951 George Bowden Country Party 22,799 65.1% Victor Fitzgerald (Labor) 10,552 (30.1 pts)
1954 George Bowden Country Party 22,185 60.4% Sydney Crofts (Labor) 7,648 (20.8 pts)
1955 George Bowden Country Party 24,382 71.7% Clement Little (Labor) 14,751 (43.4 pts)
1958 George Bowden Country Party 23,869 68.0% Clement Little (Labor) 12,611 (35.9 pts)
1961 Peter Nixon Country Party 22,002 62.1% William Stephenson (Labor) 8,572 (24.2 pts)
1963 Peter Nixon Country Party 25,422 65.1% Sydney Evans (Labor) 11,799 (30.2 pts)
1966 Peter Nixon Country Party 28,627 75.1% Thomas Powell (Labor) 19,149 (50.3 pts)
1969 Peter Nixon Country Party 27,068 66.8% John Wolfe (Labor) 13,611 (33.6 pts)
1972 Peter Nixon Country Party 26,007 61.1% Peter Turner (Labor) 9,416 (22.1 pts)
1974 Peter Nixon Country Party 32,484 65.0% Hugh Oakes (Labor) 15,028 (30.1 pts)
1975 Peter Nixon National Country Party 36,806 69.3% Peter Turner (Labor) 20,532 (38.7 pts)
1977 Peter Nixon National Country Party 35,778 71.0% William Switzer (Labor) 21,144 (41.9 pts)
1980 Peter Nixon National Country Party 37,180 65.3% Graeme Mcintyre (Labor) 17,389 (30.5 pts)
1983 Peter Mcgauran National 40,465 59.7% Anthony Petersen (Labor) 13,114 (19.3 pts)
1984 Peter Mcgauran National 39,056 64.3% Bill De Vink (Labor) 17,364 (28.6 pts)
1987 Peter Mcgauran National 42,687 65.0% Zona Child (Labor) 19,729 (30.1 pts)
1990 Peter Mcgauran National 47,507 68.9% Merv Bundle (Labor) 26,101 (37.9 pts)
1993 Peter Mcgauran National 47,886 66.4% Judith Stone (Labor) 23,641 (32.8 pts)
1996 Peter Mcgauran National 51,400 68.6% Judith Stone (Labor) 27,914 (37.3 pts)
1998 Peter Mcgauran National 43,506 58.8% Judith Stone (Labor) 13,061 (17.7 pts)
2001 Peter Mcgauran National 43,978 58.1% Bill Bolitho (Labor) 12,203 (16.1 pts)
2004 Peter Mcgauran National 49,181 57.7% Don Wishart (Labor) 13,128 (15.4 pts)
2007 Peter Mcgauran National 49,280 55.9% Jane Rowe (Labor) 10,419 (11.8 pts)
2013 Darren Chester National 58,214 65.8% Jeff Mcneill (Labor) 28,013 (31.7 pts)
2016 Darren Chester National 61,106 68.4% Shashi Bhatti (Labor) 32,920 (36.9 pts)
2019 Darren Chester National 64,456 66.7% Antoinette Holm (Labor) 32,234 (33.3 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1901

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Allan McleanProt-1100.0%

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Allan McleanProt-1100.0%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George WiseProt7,82550.3%
Allan McleanAS7,72849.7%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George WiseIndependent11,30662.1%
James BowdenLiberal6,89737.9%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James BennettLiberal15,47355.0%
George WiseIndependent12,67145.0%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George WiseIndependent15,48451.0%
James BennettLiberal14,87449.0%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George WiseNational21,85172.7%
Thomas HollowayLabor8,21527.3%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George WiseNational14,36755.2%
Erland ErlandsonVFU11,67544.8%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas PatersonCountry Party9,13239.4%
George WiseNational7,68233.2%
James BerminghamLabor6,35727.4%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas PatersonCountry Party18,42344.6%
James BerminghamLabor13,41732.5%
George WiseIndependent9,42822.8%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas PatersonCountry Party24,10057.7%
George WiseIndependent17,64342.3%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas PatersonCountry Party25,05658.2%
Michael BuckleyLabor18,03041.8%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas PatersonCountry Party-1100.0%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas PatersonCountry Party32,76569.3%
Reginald PollardIndependent14,48930.7%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas PatersonCountry Party29,06961.1%
James MckennaLabor18,48338.9%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas PatersonCountry Party20,54742.8%
James MckennaLabor16,08233.5%
George BowdenCountry Party8,00616.7%
Calvert WyethIndependent3,4027.1%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Walter WilliamsLabor22,35845.1%
George BowdenCountry Party18,10436.5%
Herbert BirchSC5,31310.7%
Stephen AshtonIndependent2,7345.5%
Mervyn MorganOPA1,1192.3%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George BowdenCountry Party28,52655.2%
Adam KeltieLabor20,19639.1%
Walter WilliamsCommunist Party of Australia2,9945.8%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George BowdenCountry Party22,82466.7%
Horace HawkinsLabor11,37333.3%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George BowdenCountry Party22,79965.1%
Victor FitzgeraldLabor12,24734.9%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George BowdenCountry Party22,18560.4%
Sydney CroftsLabor14,53739.6%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George BowdenCountry Party24,38262.6%
Clement LittleLabor9,63124.7%
Francis BurnsLabor (Anti-Communist)4,95112.7%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
George BowdenCountry Party23,86958.3%
Clement LittleLabor11,25827.5%
John HansenDemocratic Labor Party5,78514.1%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter NixonCountry Party22,00251.6%
William StephensonLabor13,43031.5%
John HansenDemocratic Labor Party7,20916.9%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter NixonCountry Party25,42257.8%
Sydney EvansLabor13,62331.0%
John HansenDemocratic Labor Party4,97011.3%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter NixonCountry Party28,62764.3%
Thomas PowellLabor9,47821.3%
John HansenDemocratic Labor Party6,43914.5%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter NixonCountry Party27,06858.8%
John WolfeLabor13,45729.3%
John HansenDemocratic Labor Party5,47811.9%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter NixonCountry Party26,00753.1%
Peter TurnerLabor16,59133.9%
John CondonDemocratic Labor Party3,8697.9%
John BowronAP2,5415.2%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter NixonCountry Party32,48459.5%
Hugh OakesLabor17,45632.0%
John CondonDemocratic Labor Party2,5334.6%
John BowronAP2,1233.9%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter NixonNational Country Party36,80664.7%
Peter TurnerLabor16,27428.6%
Robert McmahonDemocratic Labor Party3,8496.8%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter NixonNational Country Party35,77858.0%
William SwitzerLabor14,63423.7%
Thomas ReidAustralian Democrats6,42410.4%
Robert McmahonDemocratic Labor Party3,0034.9%
Bruce IngleIndependent1,8843.1%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter NixonNational Country Party37,18056.7%
Graeme McintyreLabor19,79130.2%
Pierre ForcierAustralian Democrats6,86110.5%
Bruce IngleIndependent1,6842.6%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Anthony PetersenLabor24,02935.4%
Peter McgauranNational21,36031.5%
Phillip DavisLiberal16,12723.8%
Pierre ForcierAustralian Democrats2,9304.3%
Pearce BuckleyIndependent2,0593.0%
Stewart TaigDemocratic Labor Party6591.0%
Bruce IngleIndependent6521.0%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter McgauranNational24,81840.8%
Bill De VinkLabor17,52228.8%
Rod ConleyLiberal11,98419.7%
Peter GardnerNDP2,7024.4%
Wilma WesternAustralian Democrats1,8083.0%
Ben BuckleyIndependent1,1761.9%
Margaret HandleyDemocratic Labor Party7891.3%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter McgauranNational29,08444.3%
Zona ChildLabor20,05630.5%
Grant PearceLiberal12,38418.9%
Pierre ForcierAustralian Democrats2,7854.2%
Rod AndersonIndependent1,3502.1%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter McgauranNational41,86260.7%
Merv BundleLabor15,84123.0%
Grace MccaugheyAustralian Democrats7,20110.4%
Ben BuckleyIndependent2,3823.5%
Robert WatsonCommunist Party1,6842.4%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter McgauranNational43,77360.5%
Judith StoneLabor21,20929.3%
Ben BuckleyIndependent3,0494.2%
Donald StoreyAustralian Democrats2,1052.9%
Bruce PhillipsIndependent1,7202.4%
Paul Van BaerIndependent4450.6%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter McgauranNational46,18061.2%
Judith StoneLabor19,60426.0%
John BrownsteinAustralian Democrats5,5847.4%
Ben BuckleyIndependent3,5824.7%
Jamie PollockIndependent4950.7%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter McgauranNational31,77443.0%
Judith StoneLabor19,43826.3%
Tony PetersOne Nation8,45411.4%
Doug TreasureIndependent4,0765.5%
Jo MccubbinAustralian Democrats3,9315.3%
Leonie CameronIndependent2,6113.5%
Jack VanderlandIndependent9001.2%
Les HorsfeldIndependent7991.1%
Frances ClarkeIndependent7511.0%
John WeatherheadIndependent6500.9%
Robert ThorpeUnity5670.8%

2001

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter McgauranNational34,55545.6%
Bill BolithoLabor19,46925.7%
Doug TreasureIndependent4,2495.6%
Chris AitkenGreens4,2055.6%
Michael FreshwaterOne Nation4,0665.4%
Jo MccubbinAustralian Democrats3,3314.4%
John JagoIndependent1,5792.1%
Phillip EvansIndependent1,5512.0%
Ben BuckleyIndependent1,2491.6%
Marjorie ThorpeIndependent7911.0%
Phillip RobinsonIndependent4870.6%
Frank WilliamsIndependent2210.3%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter McgauranNational41,53148.7%
Don WishartLabor29,05334.1%
Madelon LaneGreens3,7434.4%
Peter KellyIndependent3,1393.7%
Ben BuckleyOne Nation2,5393.0%
Doug LillymanFFP2,4052.8%
David LangmoreAustralian Democrats1,3121.5%
Christina SindtIndependent1,2881.5%
Heather StantonCEC2330.3%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter McgauranNational42,63248.4%
Jane RoweLabor32,21436.5%
Jeff WrathallGreens4,8815.5%
Michael RowellFamily First3,8024.3%
Ben BuckleyIndependent2,7873.2%
Helen McadamIndependent1,8252.1%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Darren ChesterNational47,53353.8%
Jeff McneillLabor20,46723.1%
Scott Campbell-SmithGreens5,0395.7%
Ben BuckleyLiberal Democrats4,7165.3%
Deborah GravenallPalmer United Party3,7854.3%
Douglas LeitchASP2,1012.4%
Peter GardnerIndependent1,9922.3%
Angie FosterFamily First1,5911.8%
Sav MangionIndependent6230.7%
Peter DorianIndependent3670.4%
Mark GuerinIndependent2010.2%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Darren ChesterNational50,30956.3%
Shashi BhattiLabor17,87020.0%
Ian OnleyGreens7,0027.8%
Ben BuckleyLiberal Democrats4,4445.0%
Brian HeathFamily First3,0683.4%
Cherie SmithIndependent1,5771.8%
Peter DorianRUA1,5131.7%
Peter GardnerIndependent1,3841.5%
Christine SindtIndependent1,3791.5%
Ashleigh BelsarAC7460.8%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Darren ChesterNational52,20254.0%
Antoinette HolmLabor22,42623.2%
David SnellingSFF6,8727.1%
Deb FoskeyGreens5,8356.0%
Kerri BrewerUnited Australia Party4,2574.4%
Sonia BuckleyIndependent3,0433.1%
Neville TicknerFACNP2,0432.1%

Margin Over Time

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

1901: Prot margin 100.0 pts 1903: Prot margin 100.0 pts 1906: Prot margin 0.6 pts 1910: Independent margin 24.2 pts 1913: Liberal margin 10.0 pts 1914: Independent margin 2.0 pts 1917: National margin 45.4 pts 1919: National margin 10.3 pts 1922: Country Party margin 25.7 pts 1925: Country Party margin 26.3 pts 1928: Country Party margin 15.5 pts 1929: Country Party margin 16.3 pts 1931: Country Party margin 100.0 pts 1934: Country Party margin 38.7 pts 1937: Country Party margin 22.3 pts 1940: Country Party margin 13.5 pts 1943: Country Party margin 4.7 pts 1946: Country Party margin 17.1 pts 1949: Country Party margin 33.5 pts 1951: Country Party margin 30.1 pts 1954: Country Party margin 20.8 pts 1955: Country Party margin 43.4 pts 1958: Country Party margin 35.9 pts 1961: Country Party margin 24.2 pts 1963: Country Party margin 30.2 pts 1966: Country Party margin 50.3 pts 1969: Country Party margin 33.6 pts 1972: Country Party margin 22.1 pts 1974: Country Party margin 30.1 pts 1975: National Country Party margin 38.7 pts 1977: National Country Party margin 41.9 pts 1980: National Country Party margin 30.5 pts 1983: National margin 19.3 pts 1984: National margin 28.6 pts 1987: National margin 30.1 pts 1990: National margin 37.9 pts 1993: National margin 32.8 pts 1996: National margin 37.3 pts 1998: National margin 17.7 pts 2001: National margin 16.1 pts 2004: National margin 15.4 pts 2007: National margin 11.8 pts 2013: National margin 31.7 pts 2016: National margin 36.9 pts 2019: National margin 33.3 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 2013 2016 2019

Trend

Gippsland has been contested at 45 federal elections on record since 1901. Winning parties over that span: Prot, Independent, Liberal, National, Country Party, National Country Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Gippsland in the 2019 federal election?

Darren Chester (National) won Gippsland in 2019 after preferences, with 64,456 votes (66.7%) to Antoinette Holm's 32,222.

Which parties have won Gippsland since 1901?

Since 1901, Gippsland has been won by: Country Party, Independent, Liberal, National, National Country Party, Prot.

What was the closest result in Gippsland?

The closest result on record for Gippsland was 1906, when George Wise (Prot) beat Allan Mclean by 97 votes (0.6 percentage points) after preferences.

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