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Griffith — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Griffith was won by Terri Butler (Labor) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 5,701 votes over Olivia Roberts after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Griffith from 1934 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), 1934–2019

Election Winner Party Final Votes Final Share Runner-up Margin
1934 Francis Baker Labor 28,184 60.4% George Mocatta (United Australia Party) 9,690 (20.8 pts)
1937 Francis Baker Labor 29,026 50.3% Dugald Clark (United Australia Party) 324 (0.6 pts)
1940 William Conelan Labor 30,529 50.5% Peter Mccowan (United Australia Party) 650 (1.1 pts)
1943 William Conelan Labor 38,138 66.3% Richard Larking (United Australia Party) 18,750 (32.6 pts)
1946 William Conelan Labor 33,725 56.5% William Scott (Liberal) 7,755 (13.0 pts)
1949 Douglas Berry Liberal 18,381 52.8% William Conelan (Labor) 1,917 (5.5 pts)
1951 Douglas Berry Liberal 19,019 53.7% William Thieme (Labor) 2,646 (7.5 pts)
1954 Wilfred Coutts Labor 16,003 50.4% Douglas Berry (Liberal) 235 (0.7 pts)
1955 Wilfred Coutts Labor 20,936 51.3% Douglas Berry (Liberal) 1,040 (2.5 pts)
1958 Arthur Chresby Liberal 19,593 50.1% Wilfred Coutts (Labor) 50 (0.1 pts)
1961 Wilfred Coutts Labor 21,392 61.2% Arthur Chresby (Liberal) 7,843 (22.4 pts)
1963 Wilfred Coutts Labor 21,239 58.5% Keith Grant (Liberal) 6,142 (16.9 pts)
1966 Donald Cameron Liberal 19,346 51.1% Wilfred Coutts (Labor) 801 (2.1 pts)
1969 Donald Cameron Liberal 27,970 51.5% Barry Gorman (Labor) 1,604 (3.0 pts)
1972 Donald Cameron Liberal 26,302 50.3% Edward Foat (Labor) 362 (0.7 pts)
1974 Donald Cameron Liberal 28,690 51.4% Clem Jones (Labor) 1,548 (2.8 pts)
1975 Donald Cameron Liberal 31,483 57.6% Ben Humphreys (Labor) 8,350 (15.3 pts)
1977 Benjamin Humphreys Labor 31,486 57.7% Ronald Palmer (Liberal) 8,382 (15.4 pts)
1980 Benjamin Humphreys Labor 32,249 66.8% Dennis Young (Liberal) 16,230 (33.6 pts)
1983 Ben Humphreys Labor 32,597 63.7% Graham Young (Liberal) 14,052 (27.5 pts)
1984 Ben Humphreys Labor 35,199 60.3% Kaylene Low (Liberal) 11,996 (20.5 pts)
1987 Ben Humphreys Labor 37,098 60.4% Wayne Black (Liberal) 12,786 (20.8 pts)
1990 Ben Humphreys Labor 38,179 60.3% Doug Edwards (Liberal) 13,024 (20.6 pts)
1993 Ben Humphreys Labor 43,425 58.0% Mick Privitera (Liberal) 11,952 (16.0 pts)
1996 Graeme Mcdougall Liberal 38,981 51.5% Kevin Rudd (Labor) 2,220 (2.9 pts)
1998 Kevin Rudd Labor 41,689 52.4% Graeme Mcdougall (Liberal) 3,858 (4.9 pts)
2001 Kevin Rudd Labor 46,654 55.7% Ross Vasta (Liberal) 9,494 (11.3 pts)
2004 Kevin Rudd Labor 47,207 58.6% Janelle Payne (Liberal) 13,894 (17.3 pts)
2007 Kevin Rudd Labor 51,600 62.3% Craig Thomas (Liberal) 20,402 (24.6 pts)
2013 Kevin Rudd Labor 45,805 53.0% Bill Glasson (Liberal National (Qld)) 5,201 (6.0 pts)
2016 Terri Butler Labor 47,464 51.6% Fiona Ward (Liberal National (Qld)) 2,945 (3.2 pts)
2019 Terri Butler Labor 52,659 52.9% Olivia Roberts (Liberal National (Qld)) 5,701 (5.7 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Francis BakerLabor28,18453.4%
George MocattaUnited Australia Party18,49435.1%
Julius StreeterSC6,07611.5%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Francis BakerLabor27,86448.3%
Dugald ClarkUnited Australia Party23,75641.2%
William MooreSC6,10810.6%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William ConelanLabor30,52950.5%
Peter MccowanUnited Australia Party29,87949.5%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William ConelanLabor38,13857.4%
Richard LarkingUnited Australia Party19,38829.2%
John CarbineOPA3,9005.9%
William KingwellIndependent3,7565.7%
Theophilus DunstoneIndependent1,2101.8%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William ConelanLabor33,72550.1%
William ScottLiberal25,97038.6%
Arthur ChresbyIndependent7,56511.2%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Douglas BerryLiberal18,38151.7%
William ConelanLabor16,46446.3%
Anna SlaterCommunist Party of Australia7272.0%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Douglas BerryLiberal19,01953.7%
William ThiemeLabor16,37346.3%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Wilfred CouttsLabor16,00350.4%
Douglas BerryLiberal15,76849.6%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Wilfred CouttsLabor20,93651.3%
Douglas BerryLiberal19,89648.7%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Wilfred CouttsLabor18,13646.3%
Arthur ChresbyLiberal15,49339.6%
Gregory KehoeQueensland Labor Party5,50714.1%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Wilfred CouttsLabor21,39255.4%
Arthur ChresbyLiberal13,54935.1%
Donald MckennaQueensland Labor Party3,7009.6%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Wilfred CouttsLabor21,23954.5%
Keith GrantLiberal15,09738.7%
Paul TuckerDemocratic Labor Party2,6276.7%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Wilfred CouttsLabor17,75546.9%
Donald CameronLiberal17,04745.0%
John Fitz-GibbonDemocratic Labor Party2,6336.9%
Victor SlaterCommunist Party of Australia4561.2%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry GormanLabor25,41646.8%
Donald CameronLiberal23,90744.0%
Cecil BirchleyDemocratic Labor Party4,3147.9%
Trevol SturlingIndependent6991.3%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Edward FoatLabor24,52346.9%
Donald CameronLiberal22,64943.4%
Cecil BirchleyDemocratic Labor Party3,5266.7%
Beth SmithAP1,5443.0%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Donald CameronLiberal27,38149.0%
Clem JonesLabor26,65747.7%
Cecil BirchleyIndependent1,1852.1%
Beth SmithAP6091.1%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Donald CameronLiberal31,48356.6%
Ben HumphreysLabor23,13341.6%
Wallace YoungerIndependent9751.8%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Benjamin HumphreysLabor28,73647.0%
Ronald PalmerLiberal20,47133.5%
Stan FasNational Country Party5,9359.7%
Thomas MartinAustralian Democrats4,8577.9%
William KenneyIndependent5911.0%
Barrie RundleIndependent5140.8%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Benjamin HumphreysLabor32,24955.8%
Dennis YoungLiberal16,01927.7%
Noel WillersdorfNational Country Party4,7328.2%
Gillian NewmanAustralian Democrats2,4744.3%
Mark CareyIndependent2,2934.0%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ben HumphreysLabor32,59757.9%
Graham YoungLiberal18,54532.9%
Carole AmesAustralian Democrats3,7776.7%
Michael FultonIndependent7501.3%
Julie WalkingtonIndependent6201.1%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ben HumphreysLabor31,78654.4%
Kaylene LowLiberal13,51923.1%
Sean CousinsNational9,52116.3%
Daniel RothAustralian Democrats2,9965.1%
Helen JonesIndependent5921.0%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ben HumphreysLabor33,44254.5%
Wayne BlackLiberal14,77824.1%
Sean CousinsNational8,55013.9%
Lance WinterAustralian Democrats4,6477.6%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ben HumphreysLabor31,61649.8%
Doug EdwardsLiberal20,58032.4%
Steven LyndonAustralian Democrats8,43113.3%
Sean CousinsNational1,8722.9%
Russel NormanIndependent9631.5%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ben HumphreysLabor37,09049.5%
Mick PriviteraLiberal25,66334.2%
Gavin KernotAustralian Democrats3,5254.7%
Barry WilsonGreens3,3684.5%
David StoneNational2,6313.5%
Coral WynterIndependent9481.3%
Steven DicksonIndependent9381.3%
Maxine WestonIndependent8101.1%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Graeme McdougallLiberal33,26243.8%
Kevin RuddLabor31,40741.3%
Iain RentonAustralian Democrats4,7146.2%
David StoneNational2,8183.7%
Barry WilsonGreens1,9512.6%
Jeni EastwoodIndependent9471.2%
Gary HollandIndependent4010.5%
Coral WynterIndependent2960.4%
John LeslieIndependent1720.2%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kevin RuddLabor35,12144.2%
Graeme McdougallLiberal32,01840.3%
Neil JorgensenOne Nation5,5467.0%
Iain RentonAustralian Democrats3,9204.9%
Greg GeorgeGreens2,1082.7%
Jeni EastwoodIndependent8071.0%

2001

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kevin RuddLabor40,70748.6%
Ross VastaLiberal32,24938.5%
David RendellAustralian Democrats3,8294.6%
Rob WilsonGreens2,6713.2%
Edmund McmahonOne Nation2,2202.6%
Ann GrahamNational1,5911.9%
Joseph RookeIndependent5470.7%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kevin RuddLabor39,24748.7%
Janelle PayneLiberal30,03237.3%
Darryl RosinGreens7,2379.0%
James TurnerFFP1,5722.0%
Bruce CarnwellAustralian Democrats1,0841.3%
Derek RosboroughIndependent7681.0%
Lynda HansenSocialist Alliance5800.7%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kevin RuddLabor43,95753.1%
Craig ThomasLiberal28,13334.0%
Willy BachGreens6,4967.8%
P M HowardIndependent2,2642.7%
Rob CotterillAustralian Democrats8191.0%
Andrew R HassallFamily First6540.8%
Jim McilroyIndependent2930.4%
Samantha MyersIndependent1820.2%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bill GlassonLiberal National (Qld)36,48142.2%
Kevin RuddLabor34,87840.4%
Geoff EbbsGreens8,79910.2%
Karin HunterPalmer United Party2,9033.4%
Greg SowdenIndependent7050.8%
Adam KerteszFamily First6430.7%
Luke MurrayKatter's Australian Party5950.7%
Anne ReidIndependent4450.5%
Sherrilyn ChurchIndependent4180.5%
Liam FlenadyIndependent3770.4%
Jan McnicolIndependent1650.2%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Fiona WardLiberal National (Qld)37,71641.0%
Terri ButlerLabor30,52433.2%
Karen AndersonGreens15,71017.1%
Bronwyn AblettLiberal Democrats1,8802.0%
John JiggensIndependent1,7891.9%
Matt DarraghIndependent1,4771.6%
Karel BoeleIndependent1,4631.6%
Theresa GrahamFamily First1,4241.5%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Olivia RobertsLiberal National (Qld)40,81641.0%
Terri ButlerLabor30,83631.0%
Max Chandler-MatherGreens23,56223.7%
Julie DorringtonOne Nation2,1092.1%
Christian JuliusUnited Australia Party1,4441.4%
Tony MurrayFACNP8500.9%

Margin Over Time

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

1934: Labor margin 20.8 pts 1937: Labor margin 0.6 pts 1940: Labor margin 1.1 pts 1943: Labor margin 32.6 pts 1946: Labor margin 13.0 pts 1949: Liberal margin 5.5 pts 1951: Liberal margin 7.5 pts 1954: Labor margin 0.7 pts 1955: Labor margin 2.5 pts 1958: Liberal margin 0.1 pts 1961: Labor margin 22.4 pts 1963: Labor margin 16.9 pts 1966: Liberal margin 2.1 pts 1969: Liberal margin 3.0 pts 1972: Liberal margin 0.7 pts 1974: Liberal margin 2.8 pts 1975: Liberal margin 15.3 pts 1977: Labor margin 15.4 pts 1980: Labor margin 33.6 pts 1983: Labor margin 27.5 pts 1984: Labor margin 20.5 pts 1987: Labor margin 20.8 pts 1990: Labor margin 20.6 pts 1993: Labor margin 16.0 pts 1996: Liberal margin 2.9 pts 1998: Labor margin 4.9 pts 2001: Labor margin 11.3 pts 2004: Labor margin 17.3 pts 2007: Labor margin 24.6 pts 2013: Labor margin 6.0 pts 2016: Labor margin 3.2 pts 2019: Labor margin 5.7 pts 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

Griffith has been contested at 32 federal elections on record since 1934. Winning parties over that span: Labor, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Griffith in the 2019 federal election?

Terri Butler (Labor) won Griffith in 2019 after preferences, with 52,659 votes (52.9%) to Olivia Roberts's 46,958.

Which parties have won Griffith since 1934?

Since 1934, Griffith has been won by: Labor, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Griffith?

The closest result on record for Griffith was 1958, when Arthur Chresby (Liberal) beat Wilfred Coutts by 50 votes (0.1 percentage points) after preferences.

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