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Grey — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Grey was won by Rowan Ramsey (Liberal) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 27,561 votes over Karin Bolton after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Grey from 1903 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), 1903–2019

Election Winner Party Final Votes Final Share Runner-up Margin
1903 Alexander Poynton FT -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1906 Alexander Poynton Labor -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1910 Alexander Poynton Labor -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1913 Alexander Poynton Labor 12,622 52.0% Arthur Mcdonald (Liberal) 980 (4.0 pts)
1914 Alexander Poynton Labor 14,218 54.0% William Morrow (Liberal) 2,102 (8.0 pts)
1917 Alexander Poynton National 13,495 57.7% Thomas Lyons (Labor) 3,586 (15.3 pts)
1919 Alexander Poynton National 11,642 51.8% Charles Gray (Labor) 799 (3.6 pts)
1922 Andrew Lacey Labor 9,778 53.7% Alexander Poynton (National) 1,353 (7.4 pts)
1925 Andrew Lacey Labor 16,427 52.6% John Lyons (National) 1,647 (5.3 pts)
1928 Andrew Lacey Labor 17,904 55.8% William Blight (National) 3,730 (11.6 pts)
1929 Andrew Lacey Labor 19,870 59.6% Albert Badman (Country Party) 6,425 (19.3 pts)
1931 Philip Mcbride EC 19,560 57.5% Andrew Lacey (Labor) 5,091 (15.0 pts)
1934 Philip Mcbride United Australia Party 24,930 61.8% Michael Murphy (Labor) 9,506 (23.6 pts)
1937 Albert Badman Country Party 24,153 57.9% James Marner (Labor) 6,625 (15.9 pts)
1940 Albert Badman Country Party 25,683 58.6% Charles Davis (Labor) 7,505 (17.1 pts)
1943 Edgar Russell Labor 25,735 52.5% Albert Badman (United Australia Party) 2,450 (5.0 pts)
1946 Edgar Russell Labor 27,479 55.5% Albert Badman (Liberal) 5,463 (11.0 pts)
1949 Edgar Russell Labor 20,465 54.4% Edward Andrews (Liberal) 3,320 (8.8 pts)
1951 Edgar Russell Labor 21,384 56.1% Edward Andrews (Liberal) 4,635 (12.2 pts)
1954 Edgar Russell Labor 22,749 58.3% Thomas Cheesman (Liberal) 6,496 (16.7 pts)
1955 Edgar Russell Labor 21,836 56.7% George Bockelberg (Liberal) 5,190 (13.5 pts)
1958 Edgar Russell Labor 21,323 56.8% David Gunn (Liberal) 5,090 (13.6 pts)
1961 Edgar Russell Labor 24,642 60.4% Arthur Dodgson (Liberal) 8,487 (20.8 pts)
1963 Jack Mortimer Labor 24,236 56.4% Vernon Dyason (Liberal) 5,487 (12.8 pts)
1966 Donald Jessop Liberal 24,797 53.0% Jack Mortimer (Labor) 2,830 (6.1 pts)
1969 Laurie Wallis Labor 22,723 53.5% Donald Jessop (Liberal) 2,994 (7.1 pts)
1972 Laurie Wallis Labor 25,941 60.8% Pat Rehn (Liberal) 9,243 (21.7 pts)
1974 Laurie Wallis Labor 28,373 62.1% Denis Burman (Liberal) 11,036 (24.1 pts)
1975 Laurie Wallis Labor 28,777 50.5% Dennis Burman (Liberal) 563 (1.0 pts)
1977 Laurie Wallis Labor 33,424 50.0% John Oswald (Liberal) 65 (0.1 pts)
1980 Laurie Wallis Labor 33,871 55.4% Brian Fitzgerald (Liberal) 6,608 (10.8 pts)
1983 Lloyd O'neil Labor 35,276 59.4% Joy Baluch (Liberal) 11,162 (18.8 pts)
1984 Lloyd O'neil Labor 34,278 57.1% Russell Reid (Liberal) 8,479 (14.1 pts)
1987 Lloyd O'neil Labor 34,425 55.8% Russell Reid (Liberal) 7,154 (11.6 pts)
1990 Lloyd O'neil Labor 36,169 56.5% Jonathan Man (Liberal) 8,317 (13.0 pts)
1993 Barry Wakelin Liberal 40,729 52.1% Barry Piltz (Labor) 3,246 (4.2 pts)
1996 Barry Wakelin Liberal 44,681 58.5% Denis Crisp (Labor) 13,032 (17.1 pts)
1998 Barry Wakelin Liberal 43,627 58.0% Geoff Buckland (Labor) 12,087 (16.1 pts)
2001 Barry Wakelin Liberal 46,876 60.6% Conleth O'neill (Labor) 16,344 (21.1 pts)
2004 Barry Wakelin Liberal 55,528 63.8% John Hackett (Labor) 24,048 (27.6 pts)
2007 Rowan Ramsey Liberal 48,522 54.4% Karin Bolton (Labor) 7,899 (8.9 pts)
2010 Rowan Ramsey Liberal 54,119 61.2% Tauto Sansbury (Labor) 19,746 (22.3 pts)
2013 Rowan Ramsey Liberal 56,330 63.5% Ben Browne (Labor) 24,009 (27.1 pts)
2016 Rowan Ramsey Liberal 46,692 52.0% Andrea Broadfoot (Nick Xenophon Team) 3,508 (3.9 pts)
2019 Rowan Ramsey Liberal 65,504 63.3% Karin Bolton (Labor) 27,561 (26.6 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alexander PoyntonFT-1100.0%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alexander PoyntonLabor-1100.0%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alexander PoyntonLabor-1100.0%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alexander PoyntonLabor12,62252.0%
Arthur McdonaldLiberal11,64248.0%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alexander PoyntonLabor14,21854.0%
William MorrowLiberal12,11646.0%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alexander PoyntonNational13,49557.7%
Thomas LyonsLabor9,90942.3%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alexander PoyntonNational11,64251.8%
Charles GrayLabor10,84348.2%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew LaceyLabor9,77853.7%
Alexander PoyntonNational8,42546.3%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew LaceyLabor16,42752.6%
John LyonsNational14,78047.4%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew LaceyLabor17,90455.8%
William BlightNational14,17444.2%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew LaceyLabor19,87059.6%
Albert BadmanCountry Party13,44540.4%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Philip McbrideEC16,37248.1%
Andrew LaceyLabor12,69137.3%
James HodgsonIndependent3,67410.8%
Alfred BarnsIndependent1,2923.8%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Philip McbrideUnited Australia Party24,93055.2%
Michael MurphyLabor15,42434.2%
Alfred BarnsIndependent4,78110.6%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Albert BadmanCountry Party24,15352.0%
James MarnerLabor17,52837.8%
Alfred ParkerIndependent4,73610.2%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Albert BadmanCountry Party25,68352.8%
Charles DavisLabor18,17837.4%
Percy McfarlaneIndependent4,7909.8%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Edgar RussellLabor25,73552.5%
Albert BadmanUnited Australia Party23,28547.5%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Edgar RussellLabor27,47955.5%
Albert BadmanLiberal22,01644.5%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Edgar RussellLabor20,46554.4%
Edward AndrewsLiberal17,14545.6%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Edgar RussellLabor21,38456.1%
Edward AndrewsLiberal16,74943.9%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Edgar RussellLabor22,74958.3%
Thomas CheesmanLiberal16,25341.7%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Edgar RussellLabor21,83656.7%
George BockelbergLiberal16,64643.3%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Edgar RussellLabor21,32353.5%
David GunnLiberal16,23340.8%
Richard MillsDemocratic Labor Party1,7554.4%
Frank RieckIndependent5131.3%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Edgar RussellLabor24,64258.2%
Arthur DodgsonLiberal16,15538.2%
Richard MillsDemocratic Labor Party1,5123.6%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jack MortimerLabor24,23654.2%
Vernon DyasonLiberal18,74941.9%
William AhernDemocratic Labor Party1,7183.8%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Donald JessopLiberal22,56248.2%
Jack MortimerLabor21,39145.7%
Douglas BarnesDemocratic Labor Party2,8116.0%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Laurie WallisLabor22,09649.8%
Donald JessopLiberal19,25743.4%
Douglas BarnesDemocratic Labor Party1,7233.9%
Thomas ManthorpeAP1,3143.0%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Laurie WallisLabor25,94154.0%
Pat RehnLiberal16,69834.8%
Derek BallAP3,3687.0%
David GrayDemocratic Labor Party2,0154.2%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Laurie WallisLabor28,37352.7%
Denis BurmanLiberal17,33732.2%
Reginald HeadingCountry Party6,11211.4%
Edward McmahonAP1,1242.1%
Nigel ClarkeLM8821.6%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Laurie WallisLabor28,18249.4%
Dennis BurmanLiberal26,43846.4%
Arnold EckersleyLM2,3714.2%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Laurie WallisLabor31,22146.7%
John OswaldLiberal26,16639.2%
John HendersonNational Country Party6,0659.1%
Ronald MouldsAustralian Democrats3,3315.0%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Laurie WallisLabor33,87150.1%
Brian FitzgeraldLiberal27,26340.4%
Anthony HaskettNational Country Party3,3424.9%
Mary GoodAustralian Democrats3,0844.6%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Lloyd O'neilLabor35,27651.0%
Joy BaluchLiberal24,11434.9%
Jack BabbageAustralian Democrats3,9815.8%
Anthony HaskettNational3,4545.0%
James CroninIndependent1,5562.3%
Kerry HawkesIndependent7321.1%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Lloyd O'neilLabor31,51852.5%
Russell ReidLiberal22,58437.6%
Harm FolkersAustralian Democrats3,6266.0%
Robin Dixon-ThompsonNational2,3543.9%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Lloyd O'neilLabor32,00551.9%
Russell ReidLiberal21,75935.3%
Robin Dixon-ThompsonNational4,1896.8%
Chris JamesAustralian Democrats3,2865.3%
Leonce KealyIndependent4800.8%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Lloyd O'neilLabor30,60047.7%
Jonathan ManLiberal22,60135.2%
Ern HeyneCommunist Party5,0067.8%
Harm FolkersAustralian Democrats4,6087.2%
Peter ClarkIndependent9041.4%
John FisherIndependent4140.6%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry WakelinLiberal34,70344.3%
Barry PiltzLabor29,96338.2%
G R CroweIndependent6,2488.0%
Rod NettleNational2,8783.7%
Matthew RogersAustralian Democrats2,3183.0%
Anne WilsonCommunist Party8131.0%
Colin VincentIndependent4450.6%
Jeff MunchenbergIndependent3540.5%
John FisherIndependent3070.4%
Peter SolomonIndependent2200.3%
Roger OatesIndependent1240.2%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry WakelinLiberal41,62554.3%
Denis CrispLabor27,92936.4%
Martin JacksonAustralian Democrats5,2986.9%
Julia TymukasGreens1,8132.4%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry WakelinLiberal35,66947.5%
Geoff BucklandLabor23,58131.4%
Noel DicksonOne Nation9,46912.6%
Nick WeetmanAustralian Democrats3,8025.1%
Ian GrayNational1,5922.1%
Martin JacksonIndependent7291.0%
Paul BrownIndependent3250.4%

2001

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry WakelinLiberal42,27054.6%
Conleth O'neillLabor24,34431.4%
Sylvia HollandOne Nation5,2756.8%
Gil RobertsonAustralian Democrats3,6724.7%
Felicity MartinGreens1,8472.4%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry WakelinLiberal49,15556.5%
John HackettLabor26,37530.3%
Roger KleinigFFP4,3975.1%
Felicity MartinGreens2,8723.3%
Gil RobertsonAustralian Democrats2,0362.3%
Peter FitzpatrickOne Nation1,9032.2%
Paul SiebertCEC2700.3%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Rowan RamseyLiberal42,13247.3%
Karin BoltonLabor34,46638.7%
Mal HollandFamily First4,0094.5%
Rosalie GarlandGreens3,6694.1%
Wilbur KleinNational2,7253.1%
Gil RobertsonAustralian Democrats1,0941.2%
David WrightIndependent1,0501.2%

2010

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Rowan RamseyLiberal49,36155.8%
Tauto SansburyLabor27,51431.1%
Andrew Melville-SmithGreens6,8767.8%
Sylvia HollandFamily First4,7415.4%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Rowan RamseyLiberal49,33455.6%
Ben BrowneLabor24,20527.3%
Cheryl KaminskiFamily First4,8785.5%
Kristian ReesPalmer United Party4,4575.0%
Alison SentanceGreens3,2893.7%
Greg FidgeIndependent2,4882.8%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Rowan RamseyLiberal38,40942.7%
Andrea BroadfootNick Xenophon Team24,93627.7%
Scott MartinLabor19,37321.6%
Cheryl KaminskiFamily First3,7104.1%
Jillian MarshGreens2,3042.6%
Phillip GourlayIndependent1,1441.3%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Rowan RamseyLiberal52,39250.6%
Karin BoltonLabor23,61222.8%
David StoneOne Nation8,9908.7%
Andrea BroadfootCA5,3245.1%
Candace ChampionGreens4,7604.6%
Alexander WarrenUnited Australia Party3,8913.8%
Jacqui EdgecombeAJP2,6812.6%
Richard CarmodyIndependent1,7971.7%

Margin Over Time

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

1903: FT margin 100.0 pts 1906: Labor margin 100.0 pts 1910: Labor margin 100.0 pts 1913: Labor margin 4.0 pts 1914: Labor margin 8.0 pts 1917: National margin 15.3 pts 1919: National margin 3.6 pts 1922: Labor margin 7.4 pts 1925: Labor margin 5.3 pts 1928: Labor margin 11.6 pts 1929: Labor margin 19.3 pts 1931: EC margin 15.0 pts 1934: United Australia Party margin 23.6 pts 1937: Country Party margin 15.9 pts 1940: Country Party margin 17.1 pts 1943: Labor margin 5.0 pts 1946: Labor margin 11.0 pts 1949: Labor margin 8.8 pts 1951: Labor margin 12.2 pts 1954: Labor margin 16.7 pts 1955: Labor margin 13.5 pts 1958: Labor margin 13.6 pts 1961: Labor margin 20.8 pts 1963: Labor margin 12.8 pts 1966: Liberal margin 6.1 pts 1969: Labor margin 7.1 pts 1972: Labor margin 21.7 pts 1974: Labor margin 24.1 pts 1975: Labor margin 1.0 pts 1977: Labor margin 0.1 pts 1980: Labor margin 10.8 pts 1983: Labor margin 18.8 pts 1984: Labor margin 14.1 pts 1987: Labor margin 11.6 pts 1990: Labor margin 13.0 pts 1993: Liberal margin 4.2 pts 1996: Liberal margin 17.1 pts 1998: Liberal margin 16.1 pts 2001: Liberal margin 21.1 pts 2004: Liberal margin 27.6 pts 2007: Liberal margin 8.9 pts 2010: Liberal margin 22.3 pts 2013: Liberal margin 27.1 pts 2016: Liberal margin 3.9 pts 2019: Liberal margin 26.6 pts 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

Grey has been contested at 45 federal elections on record since 1903. Winning parties over that span: FT, Labor, National, EC, United Australia Party, Country Party, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Grey in the 2019 federal election?

Rowan Ramsey (Liberal) won Grey in 2019 after preferences, with 65,504 votes (63.3%) to Karin Bolton's 37,943.

Which parties have won Grey since 1903?

Since 1903, Grey has been won by: Country Party, EC, FT, Labor, Liberal, National, United Australia Party.

What was the closest result in Grey?

The closest result on record for Grey was 1977, when Laurie Wallis (Labor) beat John Oswald by 65 votes (0.1 percentage points) after preferences.

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