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Hunter — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Hunter was won by Joel Fitzgibbon (Labor) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 6,074 votes over Josh Angus after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Hunter 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 Edmund Barton Prot -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1903 Frank Liddell FT 7,697 64.5% James Waller (Independent) 3,456 (28.9 pts)
1906 Frank Liddell AS 6,843 50.8% William Kearsley (Labor) 226 (1.7 pts)
1910 Matthew Charlton Labor 14,803 60.9% Frank Liddell (Liberal) 5,280 (21.7 pts)
1913 Matthew Charlton Labor 12,884 54.5% John Fegan (Liberal) 2,121 (9.0 pts)
1914 Matthew Charlton Labor 12,057 54.6% Alexander Hay (Liberal) 2,012 (9.1 pts)
1917 Matthew Charlton Labor 13,327 53.4% William Ferguson (National) 1,694 (6.8 pts)
1919 Matthew Charlton Labor 13,692 58.9% John Lee (National) 4,134 (17.8 pts)
1922 Matthew Charlton Labor -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1925 Matthew Charlton Labor 31,244 71.3% Alfred Horsfall (National) 18,694 (42.7 pts)
1928 Rowland James Labor 28,331 75.6% Ernest Carr (National) 19,186 (51.2 pts)
1929 Rowland James Labor -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1931 Rowland James Labor (Non-Communist) 24,109 55.4% Arnold Bailey (Independent) 4,673 (10.7 pts)
1934 Rowland James Labor (Non-Communist) 31,180 72.5% Thomas Ledsam (Labor) 19,336 (44.9 pts)
1937 Rowland James Labor -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1940 Rowland James Labor 38,921 75.0% William Gollan (SL) 25,965 (50.1 pts)
1943 Rowland James Labor -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1946 Rowland James Labor 45,366 81.6% Edward Fletcher (Liberal) 35,158 (63.3 pts)
1949 Rowland James Labor 26,704 75.9% Edward Fletcher (Liberal) 18,202 (51.7 pts)
1951 Rowland James Labor 28,595 80.8% Edward Fletcher (Liberal) 21,785 (61.5 pts)
1954 Rowland James Labor 29,637 78.0% Edward Farrell (Liberal) 21,257 (55.9 pts)
1955 Rowland James Labor 28,566 76.9% Edward Farrell (Liberal) 19,962 (53.7 pts)
1958 Herbert Evatt Labor 31,740 84.0% John Marsden (Liberal) 25,704 (68.0 pts)
1961 Albert James Labor 33,435 80.0% Edward Farrell (Liberal) 25,098 (60.1 pts)
1963 Albert James Labor 32,132 81.0% John Wassell (Liberal) 24,577 (61.9 pts)
1966 Albert James Labor 33,037 78.5% William Gilchrist (Liberal) 23,993 (57.0 pts)
1969 Albert James Labor 36,504 73.5% Raymond Hughes (Liberal) 23,345 (47.0 pts)
1972 Albert James Labor 40,631 75.1% Stanley Gumbleton (Liberal) 27,195 (50.3 pts)
1974 Albert James Labor 44,987 74.4% Richard Bevan (Liberal) 29,545 (48.9 pts)
1975 Albert James Labor 43,590 68.4% Stephen Walker (Liberal) 23,490 (36.9 pts)
1977 Albert James Labor 42,076 68.6% Oliver Fennell (Liberal) 22,777 (37.1 pts)
1980 Robert Brown Labor 51,061 72.0% Ashley Saunders (Liberal) 31,165 (43.9 pts)
1983 Robert Brown Labor 54,213 73.5% James White (Liberal) 34,705 (47.1 pts)
1984 Eric Fitzgibbon Labor 31,642 52.4% Ron Dolton (Liberal) 2,853 (4.7 pts)
1987 Eric Fitzgibbon Labor 34,685 53.6% John Turner (National) 4,692 (7.3 pts)
1990 Eric Fitzgibbon Labor 40,403 58.4% Ashley Saunders (Liberal) 11,679 (16.9 pts)
1993 Eric Fitzgibbon Labor 45,414 63.9% Chris Barnes (Liberal) 19,776 (27.8 pts)
1996 Joel Fitzgibbon Labor 41,003 57.0% Michael Johnsen (National) 10,027 (13.9 pts)
1998 Joel Fitzgibbon Labor 46,405 64.7% Cherrilyn Mclean (Liberal) 21,076 (29.4 pts)
2004 Joel Fitzgibbon Labor 51,401 63.7% Beth Black (National) 22,170 (27.5 pts)
2007 Joel Fitzgibbon Labor 54,504 65.9% Beth Black (National) 26,331 (31.8 pts)
2010 Joel Fitzgibbon Labor 50,803 62.5% Michael Johnson (National) 20,292 (25.0 pts)
2013 Joel Fitzgibbon Labor 46,125 53.7% Michael Johnsen (National) 6,309 (7.3 pts)
2016 Joel Fitzgibbon Labor 60,255 62.5% Ruth Rogers (National) 24,044 (24.9 pts)
2019 Joel Fitzgibbon Labor 54,050 53.0% Josh Angus (National) 6,074 (6.0 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1901

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Edmund BartonProt-1100.0%

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frank LiddellFT7,69759.3%
James WallerIndependent4,24132.7%
Arthur RaeLabor1,0448.0%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frank LiddellAS6,84350.8%
William KearsleyLabor6,61749.2%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Matthew CharltonLabor14,80360.9%
Frank LiddellLiberal9,52339.1%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Matthew CharltonLabor12,88454.5%
John FeganLiberal10,76345.5%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Matthew CharltonLabor12,05754.6%
Alexander HayLiberal10,04545.4%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Matthew CharltonLabor13,32753.4%
William FergusonNational11,63346.6%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Matthew CharltonLabor13,69258.9%
John LeeNational9,55841.1%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Matthew CharltonLabor-1100.0%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Matthew CharltonLabor31,24471.3%
Alfred HorsfallNational12,55028.7%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Rowland JamesLabor28,33162.2%
Ernest CarrNational9,14520.1%
James BrownIndependent8,07317.7%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Rowland JamesLabor-1100.0%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Rowland JamesLabor (Non-Communist)23,19448.1%
Arnold BaileyIndependent18,87939.2%
Allan HowieLabor4,2138.7%
Harris BurnhamIndependent1,8913.9%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Rowland JamesLabor (Non-Communist)31,18065.1%
Thomas LedsamLabor11,84424.7%
Henry ScanlonCommunist Party of Australia4,90410.2%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Rowland JamesLabor-1100.0%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Rowland JamesLabor38,92175.0%
William GollanSL12,95625.0%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Rowland JamesLabor-1100.0%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Rowland JamesLabor45,36676.9%
Edward FletcherLiberal10,20817.3%
John CainLabor (Non-Communist)3,3925.8%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Rowland JamesLabor26,70468.6%
Edward FletcherLiberal8,50221.8%
Evan PhillipsCommunist Party of Australia3,7299.6%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Rowland JamesLabor28,59570.8%
Edward FletcherLiberal6,81016.9%
Evan PhillipsCommunist Party of Australia2,9277.2%
Arthur EnglishIndependent2,0755.1%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Rowland JamesLabor29,63767.1%
Edward FarrellLiberal8,38019.0%
Evan PhillipsCommunist Party of Australia2,7106.1%
John MccroareyIndependent2,5945.9%
John WhiteIndependent8752.0%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Rowland JamesLabor28,56670.8%
Edward FarrellLiberal8,60421.3%
Evan PhillipsCommunist Party of Australia3,1587.8%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Herbert EvattLabor31,74074.4%
John MarsdenLiberal6,03614.1%
William BurkeDemocratic Labor Party4,88411.4%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Albert JamesLabor33,43575.5%
Edward FarrellLiberal8,33718.8%
John TappCommunist Party of Australia2,5275.7%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Albert JamesLabor32,13271.1%
John WassellLiberal7,55516.7%
Aubrey BarrDemocratic Labor Party3,3897.5%
Evan PhillipsCommunist Party of Australia2,1034.7%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Albert JamesLabor33,03771.9%
William GilchristLiberal9,04419.7%
Donald RichardsDemocratic Labor Party3,8398.4%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Albert JamesLabor36,50473.5%
Raymond HughesLiberal13,15926.5%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Albert JamesLabor40,63175.1%
Stanley GumbletonLiberal13,43624.9%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Albert JamesLabor44,98772.6%
Richard BevanLiberal15,44224.9%
Desmond KynastonAP1,5012.4%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Albert JamesLabor43,59068.4%
Stephen WalkerLiberal20,10031.6%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Albert JamesLabor42,07660.7%
Oliver FennellLiberal19,29927.8%
Elisabeth KirkbyAustralian Democrats7,94411.5%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert BrownLabor51,06167.9%
Ashley SaundersLiberal19,89626.5%
Edwina WilsonAustralian Democrats4,2275.6%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert BrownLabor54,21368.1%
James WhiteLiberal19,50824.5%
Edwina WilsonAustralian Democrats5,9427.5%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Eric FitzgibbonLabor28,58947.3%
Ron DoltonLiberal16,48327.3%
John TurnerNational12,42020.5%
Warren ReidAustralian Democrats2,9524.9%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Eric FitzgibbonLabor31,65648.9%
John TurnerNational16,06724.8%
Graham DunkleyLiberal13,05320.2%
Maureen SimpsonAustralian Democrats3,9026.0%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Eric FitzgibbonLabor34,09949.2%
Ashley SaundersLiberal19,14527.6%
Chris RichardsAustralian Democrats8,71712.6%
Alison DaveyNational7,31210.6%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Eric FitzgibbonLabor43,06860.6%
Chris BarnesLiberal13,63719.2%
Bruce CrossingNational12,36617.4%
Robert WalkerIndependent2,0042.8%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joel FitzgibbonLabor36,67450.7%
Michael JohnsenNational26,76737.0%
Rod BennisonAustralian Democrats3,6725.1%
Jenny VaughanGreens3,0004.2%
Bernard BurkeIndependent2,1603.0%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joel FitzgibbonLabor39,18754.6%
Cherrilyn McleanLiberal11,91916.6%
Darren CulleyOne Nation8,13111.3%
Rob MacaulayNational7,97611.1%
Rod BennisonAustralian Democrats2,2783.2%
James RyanGreens1,4332.0%
Ann LawlerIndependent3630.5%
Peter MeddowsIndependent2960.4%
Terry CookIndependent1520.2%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joel FitzgibbonLabor43,21653.6%
Beth BlackNational21,62126.8%
Kerry SuwaldGreens5,1956.4%
Bill FoxIndependent2,6183.2%
Ann LawlerCEC2,5903.2%
Neil ScholesOne Nation2,5433.2%
Adrian MelbourneChristian Democratic Party1,6732.1%
Michael WoodsFFP1,1761.5%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joel FitzgibbonLabor49,56159.9%
Beth BlackNational22,32827.0%
Jan DavisGreens5,2656.4%
John HarveyIndependent2,5003.0%
Bernie NevilleChristian Democratic Party1,7362.1%
Daniel AlburyIndependent1,2871.6%

2010

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joel FitzgibbonLabor44,15954.3%
Michael JohnsonNational25,24531.0%
Chris ParkerGreens7,2518.9%
Jennifer LeayrOne Nation2,7213.3%
Wayne RileyChristian Democratic Party1,9382.4%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joel FitzgibbonLabor38,24144.5%
Michael JohnsenNational30,17035.1%
Jennifer StefanacPalmer United Party6,5527.6%
David AtwellGreens5,0665.9%
Bill FoxOne Nation3,2453.8%
Richard StrettonChristian Democratic Party1,8342.1%
Ann LawlerIndependent8331.0%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joel FitzgibbonLabor49,96251.8%
Ruth RogersNational25,40926.3%
Peter MorrisGreens6,8427.1%
John HarveyIndependent4,7404.9%
Richard StrettonChristian Democratic Party3,2603.4%
Cordelia TroyIndependent3,2163.3%
John WarhamIndependent1,9342.0%
Arjay MartinIndependent1,1031.1%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joel FitzgibbonLabor38,33137.6%
Josh AngusNational23,94223.5%
Stuart BondsOne Nation22,02921.6%
Janet MurrayGreens7,0076.9%
Paul DaviesUnited Australia Party4,4074.3%
James MurphyAJP3,2673.2%
Richard StrettonChristian Democratic Party2,3562.3%
Max BoddyIndependent6870.7%

Margin Over Time

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

1901: Prot margin 100.0 pts 1903: FT margin 28.9 pts 1906: AS margin 1.7 pts 1910: Labor margin 21.7 pts 1913: Labor margin 9.0 pts 1914: Labor margin 9.1 pts 1917: Labor margin 6.8 pts 1919: Labor margin 17.8 pts 1922: Labor margin 100.0 pts 1925: Labor margin 42.7 pts 1928: Labor margin 51.2 pts 1929: Labor margin 100.0 pts 1931: Labor (Non-Communist) margin 10.7 pts 1934: Labor (Non-Communist) margin 44.9 pts 1937: Labor margin 100.0 pts 1940: Labor margin 50.1 pts 1943: Labor margin 100.0 pts 1946: Labor margin 63.3 pts 1949: Labor margin 51.7 pts 1951: Labor margin 61.5 pts 1954: Labor margin 55.9 pts 1955: Labor margin 53.7 pts 1958: Labor margin 68.0 pts 1961: Labor margin 60.1 pts 1963: Labor margin 61.9 pts 1966: Labor margin 57.0 pts 1969: Labor margin 47.0 pts 1972: Labor margin 50.3 pts 1974: Labor margin 48.9 pts 1975: Labor margin 36.9 pts 1977: Labor margin 37.1 pts 1980: Labor margin 43.9 pts 1983: Labor margin 47.1 pts 1984: Labor margin 4.7 pts 1987: Labor margin 7.3 pts 1990: Labor margin 16.9 pts 1993: Labor margin 27.8 pts 1996: Labor margin 13.9 pts 1998: Labor margin 29.4 pts 2004: Labor margin 27.5 pts 2007: Labor margin 31.8 pts 2010: Labor margin 25.0 pts 2013: Labor margin 7.3 pts 2016: Labor margin 24.9 pts 2019: Labor margin 6.0 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 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019

Trend

Hunter has been contested at 45 federal elections on record since 1901. Winning parties over that span: Prot, FT, AS, Labor, Labor (Non-Communist).

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Hunter in the 2019 federal election?

Joel Fitzgibbon (Labor) won Hunter in 2019 after preferences, with 54,050 votes (53.0%) to Josh Angus's 47,976.

Which parties have won Hunter since 1901?

Since 1901, Hunter has been won by: AS, FT, Labor, Labor (Non-Communist), Prot.

What was the closest result in Hunter?

The closest result on record for Hunter was 1906, when Frank Liddell (AS) beat William Kearsley by 226 votes (1.7 percentage points) after preferences.

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