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Lalor — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Lalor was won by Joanne Ryan (Labor) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 23,204 votes over Gayle Murphy after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Lalor from 1949 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), 1949–2019

Election Winner Party Final Votes Final Share Runner-up Margin
1949 Reginald Pollard Labor 20,264 51.6% John Bellair (Liberal) 1,294 (3.3 pts)
1951 Reginald Pollard Labor 23,278 54.9% Allen Bateman (Liberal) 4,175 (9.9 pts)
1954 Reginald Pollard Labor 30,232 58.3% George Morison (Liberal) 8,634 (16.7 pts)
1955 Reginald Pollard Labor 21,821 50.9% Peter Kemp (Liberal) 808 (1.9 pts)
1958 Reginald Pollard Labor 30,872 63.3% Peter Kemp (Liberal) 12,968 (26.6 pts)
1961 Reginald Pollard Labor 42,906 68.9% Peter Kemp (Liberal) 23,582 (37.9 pts)
1963 Reginald Pollard Labor 49,383 65.7% Bernard Treseder (Liberal) 23,552 (31.3 pts)
1966 Mervyn Lee Liberal 49,650 50.7% Reginald Pollard (Labor) 1,385 (1.4 pts)
1969 Jim Cairns Labor 26,807 69.7% Vaclav Ubl (Liberal) 15,176 (39.5 pts)
1972 Jim Cairns Labor 35,677 71.5% Joseph Sheen (Liberal) 21,488 (43.1 pts)
1974 Jim Cairns Labor 44,005 71.4% Francis Purcell (Liberal) 26,392 (42.8 pts)
1975 Jim Cairns Labor 43,426 64.0% Francis Purcell (Liberal) 18,959 (27.9 pts)
1977 Barry Jones Labor 31,693 64.3% Harley Dickinson (Liberal) 14,060 (28.5 pts)
1980 Barry Jones Labor 50,509 72.7% Thomas Meskos (Liberal) 31,565 (45.4 pts)
1983 Barry Jones Labor 55,640 72.2% John Fahey (Liberal) 34,198 (44.4 pts)
1984 Barry Jones Labor 39,569 70.0% Mark Pallett (Liberal) 22,587 (39.9 pts)
1987 Barry Jones Labor 45,824 69.5% Darren Farquhar (Liberal) 25,706 (39.0 pts)
1990 Barry Jones Labor 37,832 59.0% Rae Medlock (Liberal) 11,511 (17.9 pts)
1993 Barry Jones Labor 49,628 67.4% Anne Canterbury (Liberal) 25,573 (34.7 pts)
1996 Barry Jones Labor 47,729 68.5% Chris Macgregor (Liberal) 25,788 (37.0 pts)
1998 Julia Gillard Labor 52,893 69.8% Cameron O'sullivan (Liberal) 30,029 (39.6 pts)
2001 Julia Gillard Labor 53,644 65.6% David Mcconnell (Liberal) 25,546 (31.3 pts)
2004 Julia Gillard Labor 48,218 58.8% Peter Curtis (Liberal) 14,412 (17.6 pts)
2007 Julia Gillard Labor 62,600 65.5% Peter Curtis (Liberal) 29,674 (31.1 pts)
2013 Joanne Ryan Labor 58,041 62.2% Nihal Samara (Liberal) 22,701 (24.3 pts)
2016 Joanne Ryan Labor 67,731 63.4% Gayle Murphy (Liberal) 28,702 (26.9 pts)
2019 Joanne Ryan Labor 58,341 62.4% Gayle Murphy (Liberal) 23,204 (24.8 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Reginald PollardLabor20,26451.6%
John BellairLiberal18,97048.4%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Reginald PollardLabor23,27854.9%
Allen BatemanLiberal19,10345.1%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Reginald PollardLabor30,23258.3%
George MorisonLiberal21,59841.7%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Reginald PollardLabor21,03649.1%
Peter KempLiberal15,95337.2%
William LloydLabor (Anti-Communist)5,84513.6%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Reginald PollardLabor30,87251.2%
Peter KempLiberal17,90429.7%
John DonnellonDemocratic Labor Party11,47519.0%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Reginald PollardLabor42,90653.9%
Peter KempLiberal19,32424.3%
John DonnellonDemocratic Labor Party12,87016.2%
Kenneth AgiusIndependent4,4315.6%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Reginald PollardLabor49,38354.4%
Bernard TresederLiberal25,83128.5%
James MarmionDemocratic Labor Party15,50717.1%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Reginald PollardLabor45,24346.2%
Mervyn LeeLiberal29,21129.8%
James MarmionDemocratic Labor Party13,70614.0%
Paul De TertIndependent6,9147.1%
Victor ParsonsLRG1,5681.6%
Michael WoodIndependent6810.7%
Peter SpencerIndependent5920.6%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jim CairnsLabor26,80756.9%
Vaclav UblLiberal11,63124.7%
John BaconDemocratic Labor Party7,22715.3%
Thomas GilhooleyIndependent1,4473.1%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jim CairnsLabor35,67762.5%
Joseph SheenLiberal14,18924.9%
John BaconDemocratic Labor Party6,69811.7%
Francis YoungIndependent4890.9%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jim CairnsLabor44,00564.6%
Francis PurcellLiberal17,61325.8%
John BaconDemocratic Labor Party5,3987.9%
William InglisAP1,1281.7%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jim CairnsLabor43,42659.3%
Francis PurcellLiberal24,46733.4%
Denis BilstonDemocratic Labor Party5,2897.2%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry JonesLabor31,69350.5%
Harley DickinsonLiberal17,63328.1%
Charles SkidmoreAustralian Democrats6,1969.9%
Denis BilstonDemocratic Labor Party5,5028.8%
Rosalba VicariIndependent1,0021.6%
Jeffrey DayIndependent7291.2%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry JonesLabor50,50968.3%
Thomas MeskosLiberal18,94425.6%
Ivan PollockAustralian Democrats4,4466.0%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry JonesLabor55,64068.0%
John FaheyLiberal21,44226.2%
Ivan PollockAustralian Democrats4,0404.9%
Helen SaidIndependent7190.9%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry JonesLabor38,02467.2%
Mark PallettLiberal15,30627.1%
Barry McleodAustralian Democrats2,3834.2%
Gail De RozarioDemocratic Labor Party8391.5%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry JonesLabor42,08763.8%
Darren FarquharLiberal17,96627.2%
Heather JeffcoatAustralian Democrats5,8998.9%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry JonesLabor30,87948.0%
Rae MedlockLiberal20,36731.7%
George DemetriouAustralian Democrats6,45510.0%
Peter RyanIndependent4,6857.3%
Ron MoffettCommunist Party1,9083.0%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry JonesLabor47,39064.3%
Anne CanterburyLiberal22,40030.4%
Carla StaceyAustralian Democrats2,1132.9%
Antony GoldingCommunist Party1,1261.5%
Floyd EvansIndependent6820.9%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry JonesLabor43,21761.8%
Chris MacgregorLiberal19,65328.1%
Leigh HebbardAustralian Democrats5,4237.8%
Juliana KendiIndependent1,5852.3%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Julia GillardLabor46,37461.2%
Cameron O'sullivanLiberal19,38125.6%
Anthony ShawAustralian Democrats4,0905.4%
John BrodelOne Nation3,1274.1%
George PapaellinasUnity1,4461.9%
Cythnia MansonGreens1,3391.8%

2001

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Julia GillardLabor47,49058.1%
David McconnellLiberal24,63430.1%
Roger HoweAustralian Democrats6,2977.7%
Anthony BriffaGreens3,3214.1%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Julia GillardLabor43,67753.2%
Peter CurtisLiberal30,71537.4%
Malcolm BrowningGreens3,3814.1%
Arthur BullerFFP2,6073.2%
Roger HoweAustralian Democrats1,1821.4%
Sally LarnerCEC4620.6%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Julia GillardLabor57,20859.9%
Peter CurtisLiberal28,43529.8%
Steve GleesonFamily First4,1994.4%
Jay TilleyGreens3,8364.0%
Libby KreppIndependent9691.0%
Roger HoweAustralian Democrats8790.9%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joanne RyanLabor42,18445.2%
Nihal SamaraLiberal27,32129.3%
Beck Sheffield-BrothertonGreens5,6156.0%
Joe ZappiaPalmer United Party5,4165.8%
Angel HarwoodASP3,0043.2%
Daryl PollardFamily First2,6532.8%
Nathan MullinsIndependent1,8422.0%
Michael FreemanDemocratic Labor Party1,7681.9%
Marion ValeIndependent1,6841.8%
Geoff RogersIndependent1,5351.6%
Jonathan PageIndependent3590.4%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joanne RyanLabor55,30251.8%
Gayle MurphyLiberal33,07031.0%
Daniel SovaGreens10,4719.8%
Marion ValeRUA4,6854.4%
Susan JakobiAFP3,2323.0%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joanne RyanLabor48,33251.7%
Gayle MurphyLiberal28,20930.2%
Jey DessiGreens7,2737.8%
Jeffrey RobinsonUnited Australia Party4,4514.8%
Susan JakobiIndependent4,0944.4%
Aijaz MoinuddinIndependent1,1191.2%

Margin Over Time

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

1949: Labor margin 3.3 pts 1951: Labor margin 9.9 pts 1954: Labor margin 16.7 pts 1955: Labor margin 1.9 pts 1958: Labor margin 26.6 pts 1961: Labor margin 37.9 pts 1963: Labor margin 31.3 pts 1966: Liberal margin 1.4 pts 1969: Labor margin 39.5 pts 1972: Labor margin 43.1 pts 1974: Labor margin 42.8 pts 1975: Labor margin 27.9 pts 1977: Labor margin 28.5 pts 1980: Labor margin 45.4 pts 1983: Labor margin 44.4 pts 1984: Labor margin 39.9 pts 1987: Labor margin 39.0 pts 1990: Labor margin 17.9 pts 1993: Labor margin 34.7 pts 1996: Labor margin 37.0 pts 1998: Labor margin 39.6 pts 2001: Labor margin 31.3 pts 2004: Labor margin 17.6 pts 2007: Labor margin 31.1 pts 2013: Labor margin 24.3 pts 2016: Labor margin 26.9 pts 2019: Labor margin 24.8 pts 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

Lalor has been contested at 27 federal elections on record since 1949. Winning parties over that span: Labor, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Lalor in the 2019 federal election?

Joanne Ryan (Labor) won Lalor in 2019 after preferences, with 58,341 votes (62.4%) to Gayle Murphy's 35,137.

Which parties have won Lalor since 1949?

Since 1949, Lalor has been won by: Labor, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Lalor?

The closest result on record for Lalor was 1966, when Mervyn Lee (Liberal) beat Reginald Pollard by 1,385 votes (1.4 percentage points) after preferences.

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