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Leichhardt — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Leichhardt was won by Warren Entsch (Liberal National (Qld)) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 7,491 votes over Elida Faith after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Leichhardt 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 Thomas Gilmore Country Party 16,868 53.8% Cecil Holdcroft (Labor) 2,397 (7.6 pts)
1951 Henry Bruce Labor 18,083 52.7% Thomas Gilmore (Country Party) 1,847 (5.4 pts)
1954 Henry Bruce Labor 19,044 52.4% Thomas Gilmore (Country Party) 1,768 (4.9 pts)
1955 Henry Bruce Labor 19,188 51.7% Thomas Gilmore (Country Party) 1,261 (3.4 pts)
1958 William Fulton Labor 21,719 56.2% George Turner (Country Party) 4,776 (12.4 pts)
1961 William Fulton Labor 26,243 70.8% Reginald Wiles (Country Party) 15,404 (41.5 pts)
1963 William Fulton Labor 24,881 59.6% Robert Norman (Country Party) 7,986 (19.1 pts)
1966 William Fulton Labor 24,639 59.2% Michael Turner (Country Party) 7,651 (18.4 pts)
1969 William Fulton Labor 27,037 66.1% David Young (Country Party) 13,193 (32.3 pts)
1972 William Fulton Labor 26,697 63.8% Walter Schulz (Country Party) 11,562 (27.6 pts)
1974 William Fulton Labor 27,609 53.3% Herbert Marsh (Country Party) 3,395 (6.6 pts)
1975 David Thomson National Country Party 29,204 52.4% Bill Wood (Labor) 2,625 (4.7 pts)
1977 David Thomson National Country Party 29,803 50.9% Bill Wood (Labor) 1,059 (1.8 pts)
1980 David Thomson National Country Party 31,459 51.1% Anthony Mijo (Labor) 1,328 (2.2 pts)
1983 John Gayler Labor 35,071 52.1% David Thompson (National) 2,786 (4.1 pts)
1984 John Gayler Labor 30,726 55.5% Eda Celledoni (National) 6,064 (10.9 pts)
1987 John Gayler Labor 33,747 54.3% Kevin Byrne (National) 5,317 (8.6 pts)
1990 John Gayler Labor 37,606 53.5% Bill Cummings (Liberal) 4,879 (6.9 pts)
1993 Peter Dodd Labor 35,575 51.3% Bill Cummings (Liberal) 1,833 (2.6 pts)
1996 Warren Entsch Liberal 40,332 54.2% Peter Dodd (Labor) 6,230 (8.4 pts)
1998 Warren Entsch Liberal 38,535 54.1% Chris Lewis (Labor) 5,776 (8.1 pts)
2001 Warren Entsch Liberal 37,912 56.6% Mark Trezise (Labor) 8,797 (13.1 pts)
2004 Warren Entsch Liberal 46,541 60.0% Jim Turnour (Labor) 15,519 (20.0 pts)
2007 Jim Turnour Labor 44,816 54.0% Charlie Mckillop (Liberal) 6,689 (8.1 pts)
2013 Warren Entsch Liberal National (Qld) 47,725 55.7% Billy Gordon (Labor) 9,734 (11.4 pts)
2016 Warren Entsch Liberal National (Qld) 47,915 54.0% Sharryn Howes (Labor) 7,022 (7.9 pts)
2019 Warren Entsch Liberal National (Qld) 48,638 54.2% Elida Faith (Labor) 7,491 (8.3 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas GilmoreCountry Party16,29149.6%
Cecil HoldcroftLabor13,89442.3%
Ralph LeinsterCommunist Party of Australia1,1413.5%
Thomas MackeyIndependent1,1063.4%
Leslie KeoughIndependent4241.3%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Henry BruceLabor16,82749.0%
Thomas GilmoreCountry Party16,16347.1%
Richard AnearCommunist Party of Australia1,3293.9%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Henry BruceLabor19,04451.4%
Thomas GilmoreCountry Party17,27646.6%
Joseph HoweCommunist Party of Australia7272.0%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Henry BruceLabor18,51249.9%
Thomas GilmoreCountry Party17,84448.1%
William FallsCommunist Party of Australia7592.0%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William FultonLabor18,23447.2%
George TurnerCountry Party14,02136.3%
James BidnerQueensland Labor Party6,40716.6%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William FultonLabor26,24366.3%
Reginald WilesCountry Party10,83927.4%
Arthur TrembathQueensland Labor Party2,4856.3%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William FultonLabor24,88158.0%
Robert NormanCountry Party16,89539.4%
Arthur TrembathDemocratic Labor Party1,1582.7%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William FultonLabor24,63956.0%
Michael TurnerCountry Party16,98838.6%
Geoffrey HighamDemocratic Labor Party2,3955.4%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William FultonLabor27,03762.3%
David YoungCountry Party13,84431.9%
Thomas WhiteDemocratic Labor Party2,5265.8%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William FultonLabor26,69757.9%
Walter SchulzCountry Party15,13532.8%
Bernard MarshDemocratic Labor Party2,4045.2%
Patrick KellyAP1,9024.1%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William FultonLabor25,70249.6%
Herbert MarshCountry Party23,07244.5%
Robert EllwoodAP3,0495.9%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bill WoodLabor25,92046.5%
David ThomsonNational Country Party21,31838.2%
Laurence HoinsLiberal6,91812.4%
Clarence GroganIndependent9821.8%
Bernard MarshDemocratic Labor Party6451.2%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
David ThomsonNational Country Party27,68447.3%
Bill WoodLabor27,07846.3%
James FosterAustralian Democrats3,7856.5%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
David ThomsonNational Country Party30,10548.9%
Anthony MijoLabor28,50046.3%
Ian PaulAustralian Democrats2,9854.8%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John GaylerLabor35,07152.1%
David ThompsonNational32,28547.9%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John GaylerLabor28,25651.0%
Eda CelledoniNational20,11536.3%
Hugh AnthonyLiberal3,8797.0%
Cliff TrueloveAustralian Democrats2,6754.8%
Daas SabaIndependent4630.8%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John GaylerLabor31,60150.8%
Kevin ByrneNational22,55136.3%
Ronald BarryLiberal5,9429.6%
Wilfred TapauAustralian Democrats2,0853.4%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John GaylerLabor31,31844.5%
Bill CummingsLiberal15,98522.7%
Kevin ByrneNational14,55320.7%
Jim DowneyAustralian Democrats7,38210.5%
Jim WaldockIndependent1,1481.6%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter DoddLabor29,12942.0%
Bill CummingsLiberal21,93031.6%
Ben WilsonNational9,72214.0%
Giselle ThomasAustralian Democrats3,6135.2%
Henrietta FourmileGreens2,4463.5%
Gavin RobertsIndependent9981.4%
Dorothy MckenzieIndependent8171.2%
Jim CavillIndependent3860.6%
Stephen PiperIndependent3800.5%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter DoddLabor28,39238.0%
Warren EntschLiberal23,72131.8%
Bob BurgessNational15,23620.4%
Leonie WatsonAustralian Democrats3,5784.8%
Pat DalyGreens2,0812.8%
Steve DimitriouIndependent8711.2%
Jeanette SingletonIndependent3870.5%
Margaret LevistonIndependent3520.5%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Warren EntschLiberal29,55041.4%
Chris LewisLabor26,36137.0%
Elizabeth HudsonOne Nation9,90413.9%
Harold SalierAustralian Democrats2,2433.1%
Steven NowakowskiGreens2,0562.9%
Steve DimitriouIndependent5220.7%
Rob KenyonIndependent2670.4%
Trudy AlbertsIndependent2180.3%
Rata PughIndependent1730.2%

2001

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Warren EntschLiberal36,21548.8%
Mark TreziseLabor24,63633.2%
Thomas EastOne Nation6,3248.5%
Jonathan MetcalfeGreens3,8905.2%
Hal SalierAustralian Democrats2,6433.6%
Rata PughIndependent5610.8%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Warren EntschLiberal41,37753.3%
Jim TurnourLabor24,30531.3%
Neville St John-WoodGreens5,0206.5%
Jen SackleyIndependent3,7894.9%
Ric LippmannFFP2,1002.7%
Allen ReidAustralian Democrats9721.3%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jim TurnourLabor35,76243.1%
Charlie MckillopLiberal32,18738.8%
Sue CoryGreens6,2197.5%
Ian CrosslandNational3,3024.0%
Selwyn JohnstonIndependent1,4481.7%
Norman MillerIndependent1,0901.3%
Ben JacobsenFamily First1,0871.3%
Damian ByrnesIndependent9171.1%
Bridgette LennoxAustralian Democrats4720.6%
Tony HudsonIndependent3200.4%
Rata Hami PughIndependent1390.2%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Warren EntschLiberal National (Qld)38,79545.3%
Billy GordonLabor27,92032.6%
Bruce GibsonPalmer United Party7,3268.5%
Johanna KlootGreens5,6466.6%
George RyanKatter's Australian Party3,6774.3%
Frank MilesFamily First1,8762.2%
Dale EdwardsIndependent4760.6%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Warren EntschLiberal National (Qld)35,06639.5%
Sharryn HowesLabor24,93928.1%
Kurt PudniksGreens7,7028.7%
Peter RogersOne Nation6,7757.6%
Daniel MccarthyIndependent6,0966.9%
Brad TassellKatter's Australian Party3,8404.3%
Ned GebadiFamily First2,2572.5%
John KellyRUA1,4391.6%
Michael NewieIndependent6940.8%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Warren EntschLiberal National (Qld)33,75337.6%
Elida FaithLabor25,84628.8%
Gary OliverGreens9,34010.4%
Daniel MccarthyKatter's Australian Party7,3188.2%
Ross MacdonaldOne Nation5,4286.0%
Jen SackleyUnited Australia Party3,5624.0%
Chad AndersonIndependent2,5622.9%
Jo AshbyFACNP1,9762.2%

Margin Over Time

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

1949: Country Party margin 7.6 pts 1951: Labor margin 5.4 pts 1954: Labor margin 4.9 pts 1955: Labor margin 3.4 pts 1958: Labor margin 12.4 pts 1961: Labor margin 41.5 pts 1963: Labor margin 19.1 pts 1966: Labor margin 18.4 pts 1969: Labor margin 32.3 pts 1972: Labor margin 27.6 pts 1974: Labor margin 6.6 pts 1975: National Country Party margin 4.7 pts 1977: National Country Party margin 1.8 pts 1980: National Country Party margin 2.2 pts 1983: Labor margin 4.1 pts 1984: Labor margin 10.9 pts 1987: Labor margin 8.6 pts 1990: Labor margin 6.9 pts 1993: Labor margin 2.6 pts 1996: Liberal margin 8.4 pts 1998: Liberal margin 8.1 pts 2001: Liberal margin 13.1 pts 2004: Liberal margin 20.0 pts 2007: Labor margin 8.1 pts 2013: Liberal National (Qld) margin 11.4 pts 2016: Liberal National (Qld) margin 7.9 pts 2019: Liberal National (Qld) margin 8.3 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

Leichhardt has been contested at 27 federal elections on record since 1949. Winning parties over that span: Country Party, Labor, National Country Party, Liberal, Liberal National (Qld).

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Leichhardt in the 2019 federal election?

Warren Entsch (Liberal National (Qld)) won Leichhardt in 2019 after preferences, with 48,638 votes (54.2%) to Elida Faith's 41,147.

Which parties have won Leichhardt since 1949?

Since 1949, Leichhardt has been won by: Country Party, Labor, Liberal, Liberal National (Qld), National Country Party.

What was the closest result in Leichhardt?

The closest result on record for Leichhardt was 1977, when David Thomson (National Country Party) beat Bill Wood by 1,059 votes (1.8 percentage points) after preferences.

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