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Kooyong — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Kooyong was won by Josh Frydenberg (Liberal) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 11,289 votes over Julian Burnside after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Kooyong 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 William Knox FT 5,193 63.2% Theodore Fink (Prot) 2,167 (26.4 pts)
1903 William Knox FT 12,045 52.8% Robert Barbour (Prot) 1,277 (5.6 pts)
1906 William Knox AS 12,018 62.9% Robert Barbour (Prot) 4,925 (25.8 pts)
1910 William Knox Liberal 15,089 56.3% Alfred Lumsden (Independent) 3,356 (12.5 pts)
1913 Robert Best Liberal 18,777 61.9% Vida Goldstein (Independent) 7,237 (23.9 pts)
1914 Robert Best Liberal 18,545 64.4% Vida Goldstein (Independent) 8,281 (28.7 pts)
1917 Robert Best National -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1919 Robert Best National 22,732 76.4% Stephen Thompson (Independent) 15,707 (52.8 pts)
1922 John Latham Liberal 14,360 50.6% Robert Best (National) 329 (1.2 pts)
1925 John Latham National 36,954 67.7% Lionel Batten (Labor) 19,290 (35.3 pts)
1928 John Latham National 39,988 66.5% Joseph Hannan (Labor) 19,864 (33.0 pts)
1929 John Latham National 34,909 55.2% Albert Langker (Labor) 6,633 (10.5 pts)
1931 John Latham United Australia Party 50,590 76.5% Cornelius Loughnan (Labor) 35,033 (53.0 pts)
1934 Robert Menzies United Australia Party 41,876 76.2% Maurice Kelly (Labor) 28,825 (52.5 pts)
1937 Robert Menzies United Australia Party 31,690 67.5% Thomas Brennan (Labor) 16,443 (35.0 pts)
1940 Robert Menzies United Australia Party 44,161 75.3% Thomas Brennan (Labor) 29,694 (50.6 pts)
1943 Robert Menzies United Australia Party 39,278 60.1% Albert Nicholls (Labor) 13,169 (20.1 pts)
1946 Robert Menzies Liberal 49,298 65.9% Albert Nicholls (Labor) 23,804 (31.8 pts)
1949 Robert Menzies Liberal 27,912 67.1% Keith Ewert (Labor) 14,221 (34.2 pts)
1951 Robert Menzies Liberal 28,174 70.4% Maurice Sheehy (Labor) 16,301 (40.7 pts)
1954 Robert Menzies Liberal 29,427 70.6% George Miller (Labor) 17,158 (41.2 pts)
1955 Robert Menzies Liberal 28,363 75.2% Randolph Eddy (Labor) 19,013 (50.4 pts)
1958 Robert Menzies Liberal 28,285 74.0% Randolph Eddy (Labor) 18,364 (48.1 pts)
1961 Robert Menzies Liberal 26,328 68.8% Moss Cass (Labor) 14,390 (37.6 pts)
1963 Robert Menzies Liberal 30,205 72.4% Robert White (Labor) 18,691 (44.8 pts)
1966 Andrew Peacock Liberal 28,760 69.9% William Cooper (Labor) 16,390 (39.8 pts)
1969 Andrew Peacock Liberal 29,076 62.3% Richard Dunstan (Labor) 11,485 (24.6 pts)
1972 Andrew Peacock Liberal 28,218 56.9% Clive Lipshut (Labor) 6,805 (13.7 pts)
1974 Andrew Peacock Liberal 32,086 61.6% Wellington Lee (Labor) 12,100 (23.2 pts)
1975 Andrew Peacock Liberal 35,809 67.0% John Wilkinson (Labor) 18,189 (34.0 pts)
1977 Andrew Peacock Liberal 36,791 68.4% John Wilkinson (Labor) 19,803 (36.8 pts)
1980 Andrew Peacock Liberal 38,013 63.0% Wesley Blackmore (Labor) 15,657 (25.9 pts)
1983 Andrew Peacock Liberal 36,297 61.1% Avis Meddings (Labor) 13,216 (22.3 pts)
1984 Andrew Peacock Liberal 39,074 63.0% Kate Nash (Labor) 16,141 (26.0 pts)
1987 Andrew Peacock Liberal 39,647 64.0% Lindsay Woods (Labor) 17,382 (28.1 pts)
1990 Andrew Peacock Liberal 43,608 64.8% Eugene O'sullivan (Labor) 19,926 (29.6 pts)
1993 Andrew Peacock Liberal 44,381 64.1% Wayne Clarke (Labor) 19,488 (28.1 pts)
1996 Petro Georgiou Liberal 48,841 63.8% Christina Sindt (Labor) 21,142 (27.6 pts)
1998 Petro Georgiou Liberal 48,176 61.4% Maxine Morand (Labor) 17,873 (22.8 pts)
2001 Petro Georgiou Liberal 48,944 60.9% Tom Wilson (Labor) 17,567 (21.9 pts)
2004 Petro Georgiou Liberal 47,498 59.8% Tom Wilson (Labor) 15,566 (19.6 pts)
2007 Petro Georgiou Liberal 48,775 59.5% Ken Harvey (Labor) 15,622 (19.1 pts)
2013 Josh Frydenberg Liberal 53,504 61.1% John Kennedy (Labor) 19,382 (22.1 pts)
2016 Josh Frydenberg Liberal 57,007 63.3% Marg D'arcy (Labor) 24,011 (26.7 pts)
2019 Josh Frydenberg Liberal 55,159 55.7% Julian Burnside (Greens) 11,289 (11.4 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1901

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William KnoxFT5,19357.4%
Theodore FinkProt3,02633.5%
John RogersIndependent8219.1%

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William KnoxFT12,04552.8%
Robert BarbourProt10,76847.2%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William KnoxAS12,01858.7%
Robert BarbourProt7,09334.7%
Edward HodgesLabor1,3586.6%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William KnoxLiberal15,08956.3%
Alfred LumsdenIndependent11,73343.7%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert BestLiberal18,77761.9%
Vida GoldsteinIndependent11,54038.1%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert BestLiberal18,54559.4%
Vida GoldsteinIndependent10,26432.9%
Edward TerryIndependent2,4207.7%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert BestNational-1100.0%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert BestNational22,73262.5%
Stephen ThompsonIndependent7,02519.3%
Mary GrantLabor6,58918.1%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert BestNational13,45947.4%
John LathamLiberal9,59133.8%
Jean DaleyLabor5,34118.8%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John LathamNational36,95467.7%
Lionel BattenLabor17,66432.3%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John LathamNational39,98866.5%
Joseph HannanLabor20,12433.5%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John LathamNational34,90955.2%
Albert LangkerLabor28,27644.8%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John LathamUnited Australia Party50,59076.5%
Cornelius LoughnanLabor15,55723.5%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert MenziesUnited Australia Party41,87661.7%
Maurice KellyLabor13,05119.2%
Leslie HollinsSC12,98019.1%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert MenziesUnited Australia Party31,69051.3%
Thomas BrennanLabor15,24724.7%
Leslie HollinsIndependent14,84124.0%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert MenziesUnited Australia Party44,16162.9%
Thomas BrennanLabor14,46720.6%
John DaleIndependent7,38210.5%
Harry BettIndependent2,5983.7%
Francis HarnettIndependent1,1681.7%
Francis FosterIndependent3770.5%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert MenziesUnited Australia Party37,98848.6%
Albert NichollsLabor20,91226.7%
John NimmoIndependent10,60113.5%
Edward LaurieCommunist Party of Australia6,4028.2%
Gwendolyn NoadIndependent2,3383.0%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert MenziesLiberal49,29861.7%
Albert NichollsLabor25,49431.9%
Edward LaurieCommunist Party of Australia5,1346.4%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert MenziesLiberal27,91267.1%
Keith EwertLabor13,69132.9%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert MenziesLiberal28,17467.4%
Maurice SheehyLabor11,87328.4%
Edward LawrieCommunist Party of Australia1,7344.2%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert MenziesLiberal29,42769.3%
George MillerLabor12,26928.9%
Rex MortimerCommunist Party of Australia7631.8%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert MenziesLiberal28,36366.6%
Randolph EddyLabor9,35022.0%
Kevin GregsonLabor (Anti-Communist)4,37110.3%
Gerald O'dayCommunist Party of Australia5071.2%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert MenziesLiberal28,28563.4%
Randolph EddyLabor9,92122.2%
John BuchananDemocratic Labor Party5,96213.4%
Gerald O'dayCommunist Party of Australia4761.1%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert MenziesLiberal26,32857.3%
Moss CassLabor11,93826.0%
Thomas BrennanDemocratic Labor Party6,96815.2%
William TregearCommunist Party of Australia4581.0%
Goldsmith CollinsIndependent2370.5%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert MenziesLiberal30,20563.9%
Robert WhiteLabor11,51424.4%
Charles MurphyDemocratic Labor Party4,80610.2%
Ralph GibsonCommunist Party of Australia7271.5%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew PeacockLiberal28,76061.2%
William CooperLabor12,37026.3%
Bernard GaynorDemocratic Labor Party5,88812.5%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew PeacockLiberal29,07654.3%
Richard DunstanLabor17,59132.9%
Francis DuffyDemocratic Labor Party6,85612.8%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew PeacockLiberal27,10449.6%
Clive LipshutLabor19,03934.8%
Francis DuffyDemocratic Labor Party4,4658.2%
Pamela ThornleyAP3,2375.9%
Ian ChannellIndependent8071.5%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew PeacockLiberal32,08654.9%
Wellington LeeLabor19,98634.2%
Francis DuffyDemocratic Labor Party3,3345.7%
Frances VorrathAP1,7793.0%
Ian ChannellIndependent1,3112.2%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew PeacockLiberal35,80961.6%
John WilkinsonLabor17,62030.3%
Francis DuffyDemocratic Labor Party3,4115.9%
John GareAP1,2832.2%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew PeacockLiberal36,79155.6%
John WilkinsonLabor16,98825.7%
Michael McbrideAustralian Democrats8,17612.4%
Bernard GaynorDemocratic Labor Party4,2096.4%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew PeacockLiberal38,01357.6%
Wesley BlackmoreLabor22,35633.9%
James LysaghtAustralian Democrats5,6308.5%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew PeacockLiberal36,29756.3%
Avis MeddingsLabor23,08135.8%
Keith BrucknerAustralian Democrats4,6357.2%
David GreaggIndependent4340.7%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew PeacockLiberal36,49158.8%
Kate NashLabor20,62433.3%
Russell WhiteAustralian Democrats3,3855.5%
John MulhollandDemocratic Labor Party1,1561.9%
David GreaggIndependent3510.6%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew PeacockLiberal36,60859.1%
Lindsay WoodsLabor19,03030.7%
Peter TaftAustralian Democrats4,5937.4%
Margaret ColeIndependent1,6852.7%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew PeacockLiberal39,12358.0%
Eugene O'sullivanLabor15,39122.8%
Jill LeisegangAustralian Democrats9,30213.8%
Tim FergusonIndependent2,4713.7%
Arthur BurnsIndependent8351.2%
David GreaggIndependent2920.4%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew PeacockLiberal42,36361.1%
Wayne ClarkeLabor20,96130.2%
David ZemdegsAustralian Democrats3,7805.5%
Christine HarrisIndependent1,2101.7%
David GreaggIndependent9871.4%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Petro GeorgiouLiberal44,02257.0%
Christina SindtLabor21,07027.3%
Pierre HarcourtAustralian Democrats6,3928.3%
Jane BeerGreens3,8705.0%
Rod SpencerAAFI1,5432.0%
Raymond SchlagerIndependent3300.4%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Petro GeorgiouLiberal43,02854.8%
Maxine MorandLabor23,10729.4%
Brad StarkieAustralian Democrats6,3668.1%
Wendy SalterGreens3,1774.0%
Ron McleanOne Nation1,6372.1%
Milton NomikoudisUnity1,1641.5%

2001

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Petro GeorgiouLiberal44,24455.1%
Tom WilsonLabor21,09626.3%
Peter CampbellGreens8,60710.7%
Ari SharpAustralian Democrats6,3747.9%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Petro GeorgiouLiberal43,58154.7%
Tom WilsonLabor23,13229.0%
Peter CampbellGreens9,99712.5%
Mary DettmanAustralian Democrats1,4721.8%
John LaidlerFFP1,0991.4%
Andrew ReedCEC4460.6%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Petro GeorgiouLiberal45,17255.1%
Ken HarveyLabor24,59930.0%
Peter CampbellGreens9,68611.8%
John LaidlerFamily First1,2611.5%
David CollyerAustralian Democrats1,0561.3%
Pierre CurtisIndependent1540.2%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Josh FrydenbergLiberal48,80255.7%
John KennedyLabor19,65522.4%
Helen McleodGreens14,52616.6%
Tiffany HarrisonIndependent1,4641.7%
Luke McnamaraPalmer United Party1,4061.6%
Jaxon CalderFamily First8250.9%
Angelina ZubacIndependent6210.7%
Tim KriedemannIndependent3270.4%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Josh FrydenbergLiberal52,40158.2%
Marg D'arcyLabor17,82519.8%
Helen McleodGreens17,02718.9%
Angelina ZubacIndependent2,7503.1%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Josh FrydenbergLiberal48,92849.4%
Julian BurnsideGreens21,03521.2%
Jana StewartLabor16,66616.8%
Oliver YatesIndependent8,8909.0%
Steven D'eliaUnited Australia Party1,1851.2%
Davina HinkleyAJP1,1171.1%
Bill ChandlerIndependent6690.7%
Angelina ZubacIndependent5390.5%

Margin Over Time

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

1901: FT margin 26.4 pts 1903: FT margin 5.6 pts 1906: AS margin 25.8 pts 1910: Liberal margin 12.5 pts 1913: Liberal margin 23.9 pts 1914: Liberal margin 28.7 pts 1917: National margin 100.0 pts 1919: National margin 52.8 pts 1922: Liberal margin 1.2 pts 1925: National margin 35.3 pts 1928: National margin 33.0 pts 1929: National margin 10.5 pts 1931: United Australia Party margin 53.0 pts 1934: United Australia Party margin 52.5 pts 1937: United Australia Party margin 35.0 pts 1940: United Australia Party margin 50.6 pts 1943: United Australia Party margin 20.1 pts 1946: Liberal margin 31.8 pts 1949: Liberal margin 34.2 pts 1951: Liberal margin 40.7 pts 1954: Liberal margin 41.2 pts 1955: Liberal margin 50.4 pts 1958: Liberal margin 48.1 pts 1961: Liberal margin 37.6 pts 1963: Liberal margin 44.8 pts 1966: Liberal margin 39.8 pts 1969: Liberal margin 24.6 pts 1972: Liberal margin 13.7 pts 1974: Liberal margin 23.2 pts 1975: Liberal margin 34.0 pts 1977: Liberal margin 36.8 pts 1980: Liberal margin 25.9 pts 1983: Liberal margin 22.3 pts 1984: Liberal margin 26.0 pts 1987: Liberal margin 28.1 pts 1990: Liberal margin 29.6 pts 1993: Liberal margin 28.1 pts 1996: Liberal margin 27.6 pts 1998: Liberal margin 22.8 pts 2001: Liberal margin 21.9 pts 2004: Liberal margin 19.6 pts 2007: Liberal margin 19.1 pts 2013: Liberal margin 22.1 pts 2016: Liberal margin 26.7 pts 2019: Liberal margin 11.4 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

Kooyong has been contested at 45 federal elections on record since 1901. Winning parties over that span: FT, AS, Liberal, National, United Australia Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Kooyong in the 2019 federal election?

Josh Frydenberg (Liberal) won Kooyong in 2019 after preferences, with 55,159 votes (55.7%) to Julian Burnside's 43,870.

Which parties have won Kooyong since 1901?

Since 1901, Kooyong has been won by: AS, FT, Liberal, National, United Australia Party.

What was the closest result in Kooyong?

The closest result on record for Kooyong was 1922, when John Latham (Liberal) beat Robert Best by 329 votes (1.2 percentage points) after preferences.

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