Goldstein — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Goldstein was won by Tim Wilson (Liberal) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 15,484 votes over Daniel Pollock after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Goldstein 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	Ian Macphee	Liberal	35,357	56.2%	Garry Moore (Labor)	7,809 (12.4 pts)
1987	Ian Macphee	Liberal	37,566	59.5%	Murray Mcinnes (Labor)	11,948 (18.9 pts)
1990	David Kemp	Liberal	39,575	56.0%	Michael Danby (Labor)	8,430 (11.9 pts)
1993	David Kemp	Liberal	40,449	55.5%	Martin Pakula (Labor)	8,073 (11.1 pts)
1996	David Kemp	Liberal	48,296	60.9%	Kip Calvery (Labor)	17,340 (21.9 pts)
1998	David Kemp	Liberal	46,801	58.2%	Margaret Khouri (Labor)	13,125 (16.3 pts)
2001	David Kemp	Liberal	49,122	59.5%	Rachel Powning (Labor)	15,663 (19.0 pts)
2004	Andrew Robb	Liberal	49,147	60.0%	Craig Tucker (Labor)	16,426 (20.1 pts)
2007	Andrew Robb	Liberal	47,811	56.1%	Julia Mason (Labor)	10,323 (12.1 pts)
2013	Andrew Robb	Liberal	55,288	61.0%	Daniel Guttmann (Labor)	19,985 (22.1 pts)
2016	Tim Wilson	Liberal	58,628	62.7%	Matthew Coote (Labor)	23,716 (25.4 pts)
2019	Tim Wilson	Liberal	57,408	57.8%	Daniel Pollock (Labor)	15,484 (15.6 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1984

Candidate	Party	First-Pref. Votes	Share
Ian Macphee	Liberal	32,788	52.1%
Garry Moore	Labor	24,147	38.4%
Maureen Boaler	Australian Democrats	3,232	5.1%
Patrick Keelan	Democratic Labor Party	1,763	2.8%
Pat Brown	National	1,014	1.6%

1987

Candidate	Party	First-Pref. Votes	Share
Ian Macphee	Liberal	35,029	55.4%
Murray Mcinnes	Labor	22,343	35.4%
Maureen Boaler	Australian Democrats	3,654	5.8%
Michael Rowe	Democratic Labor Party	1,436	2.3%
Tiger Casley	Independent	739	1.2%

1990

Candidate	Party	First-Pref. Votes	Share
David Kemp	Liberal	33,468	47.3%
Michael Danby	Labor	21,138	29.8%
Di Bretherton	Australian Democrats	9,318	13.2%
Diana Wolowski	Independent	4,751	6.7%
Adrienne Barrett	Independent	1,006	1.4%
Phillip Mcgibbony	Communist Party	758	1.1%
John Casley	Independent	222	0.3%
Peter Kormoczy	Independent	160	0.2%

1993

Candidate	Party	First-Pref. Votes	Share
David Kemp	Liberal	38,474	52.8%
Martin Pakula	Labor	28,436	39.0%
Geoff Herbert	Australian Democrats	3,479	4.8%
Brian Gale	Independent	1,503	2.1%
James Ritchie	Independent	983	1.3%

1996

Candidate	Party	First-Pref. Votes	Share
David Kemp	Liberal	44,139	55.3%
Kip Calvery	Labor	25,623	32.1%
Diane Barry	Australian Democrats	6,650	8.3%
Justin Kennedy	Greens	3,027	3.8%
Robert Johnson	Independent	425	0.5%

1998

Candidate	Party	First-Pref. Votes	Share
David Kemp	Liberal	41,881	52.0%
Margaret Khouri	Labor	26,980	33.5%
Diane Barry	Australian Democrats	6,156	7.6%
Nick Brunton	Greens	2,328	2.9%
Peter Crawford	One Nation	1,822	2.3%
Arkadi Shtrambrandt	Unity	672	0.8%
Meret Field	Independent	413	0.5%
Joan Dickins	Independent	225	0.3%

2001

Candidate	Party	First-Pref. Votes	Share
David Kemp	Liberal	43,535	52.7%
Rachel Powning	Labor	22,730	27.5%
Michaela Newell	Australian Democrats	6,215	7.5%
Teresa Puszka	Greens	5,294	6.4%
Kristin Stegley	Independent	4,807	5.8%

2004

Candidate	Party	First-Pref. Votes	Share
Andrew Robb	Liberal	45,829	56.0%
Craig Tucker	Labor	24,941	30.5%
Bill Clair	Greens	7,251	8.9%
Terry O'brien	Independent	1,585	1.9%
Mark Hermans	FFP	1,088	1.3%
Aron Igai	Australian Democrats	1,006	1.2%
Heather Shomali	CEC	168	0.2%

2007

Candidate	Party	First-Pref. Votes	Share
Andrew Robb	Liberal	45,141	52.9%
Julia Mason	Labor	28,734	33.7%
Neil Pilling	Greens	8,846	10.4%
Michael Bailey	Australian Democrats	1,422	1.7%
Joyce Khoo	Family First	970	1.1%
Colin Horne	Independent	186	0.2%

2013

Candidate	Party	First-Pref. Votes	Share
Andrew Robb	Liberal	51,193	56.5%
Daniel Guttmann	Labor	21,591	23.8%
Rose Read	Greens	14,408	15.9%
Keith Ryder	Palmer United Party	2,044	2.3%
Ian Joyner	Family First	751	0.8%
Lynette Hannie	Independent	604	0.7%

2016

Candidate	Party	First-Pref. Votes	Share
Tim Wilson	Liberal	52,694	56.3%
Matthew Coote	Labor	20,466	21.9%
Cheryl Hercus	Greens	14,871	15.9%
Naren Chellappah	AJP	2,222	2.4%
Lee Kavanagh	Independent	1,738	1.9%
Trevor Bishop	Family First	1,549	1.7%

2019

Candidate	Party	First-Pref. Votes	Share
Tim Wilson	Liberal	52,320	52.7%
Daniel Pollock	Labor	28,111	28.3%
Sue Pennicuik	Greens	13,951	14.0%
Wayne Connolly	United Australia Party	1,945	2.0%
Brandon Hoult	Independent	1,653	1.7%
John Casley	Independent	1,349	1.4%

Margin Over Time

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

Trend

Goldstein has been contested at 12 federal elections on record since 1984. Winning party over that span: Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Goldstein in the 2019 federal election?

Tim Wilson (Liberal) won Goldstein in 2019 after preferences, with 57,408 votes (57.8%) to Daniel Pollock's 41,924.

Which parties have won Goldstein since 1984?

Since 1984, Goldstein has been won by: Liberal.

What was the closest result in Goldstein?

The closest result on record for Goldstein was 1993, when David Kemp (Liberal) beat Martin Pakula by 8,073 votes (11.1 percentage points) after preferences.