Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Longman was won by Terry Young (Liberal National (Qld)) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 6,525 votes over Susan Lamb after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Longman from 1996 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), 1996–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Final Votes
Final Share
Runner-up
Margin
1996
Mal Brough
Liberal
43,894
61.6%
Pat Bonnice (Labor)
16,520 (23.2 pts)
1998
Mal Brough
Liberal
35,525
50.9%
Ian Burgett (Labor)
1,289 (1.8 pts)
2001
Mal Brough
Liberal
39,774
52.7%
Stephen Beckett (Labor)
4,106 (5.4 pts)
2004
Malcolm Brough
Liberal
44,848
57.7%
Stephen Beckett (Labor)
11,922 (15.3 pts)
2007
Jon Sullivan
Labor
44,026
53.6%
Mal Brough (Liberal)
5,869 (7.1 pts)
2013
Wyatt Roy
Liberal National (Qld)
47,691
56.9%
Michael Caisley (Labor)
11,592 (13.8 pts)
2016
Susan Lamb
Labor
44,729
50.8%
Wyatt Roy (Liberal National (Qld))
1,390 (1.6 pts)
2019
Terry Young
Liberal National (Qld)
53,037
53.3%
Susan Lamb (Labor)
6,525 (6.6 pts)
First-Preference Result by Election
Every candidate's first-preference votes, before any preference redistribution.
1996
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Mal Brough
Liberal
27,704
38.7%
Pat Bonnice
Labor
21,943
30.7%
Tom Bradley
National
12,611
17.6%
Greg Hollis
Australian Democrats
5,276
7.4%
Jim Dimo
Greens
2,145
3.0%
Terence Madden
Independent
966
1.4%
Geoffrey Abnett
Independent
673
0.9%
Norman Hegarty
Independent
187
0.3%
1998
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Mal Brough
Liberal
27,161
38.9%
Ian Burgett
Labor
24,252
34.8%
Gavin Badke
One Nation
12,663
18.2%
Paul Barnes
Australian Democrats
3,477
5.0%
John Langford
Greens
2,206
3.2%
2001
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Mal Brough
Liberal
34,229
45.4%
Stephen Beckett
Labor
27,629
36.6%
Bert Bowden
One Nation
6,223
8.2%
Bronwyn Patrick
Australian Democrats
2,992
4.0%
Eve Scopes
Greens
2,556
3.4%
Brian Hallam
Independent
1,666
2.2%
Leslie Hardwick
Independent
148
0.2%
2004
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Malcolm Brough
Liberal
40,345
51.9%
Stephen Beckett
Labor
27,790
35.7%
Philip Kimmet
Greens
3,096
4.0%
Susan Meredith
One Nation
3,017
3.9%
Tom Lew
FFP
2,187
2.8%
Jacqueline Kennedy
Australian Democrats
1,339
1.7%
2007
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Mal Brough
Liberal
39,434
46.6%
Jon Sullivan
Labor
38,434
45.4%
Paul Costin
Greens
3,486
4.1%
Peter Urquhart
Family First
1,525
1.8%
Liz Oss-Emer
Australian Democrats
1,153
1.4%
Trent Macdonald
Independent
410
0.5%
Dan Winniak
Independent
166
0.2%
2013
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Wyatt Roy
Liberal National (Qld)
37,570
44.8%
Michael Caisley
Labor
25,683
30.7%
Clemens Van Der Weegen
Palmer United Party
10,714
12.8%
Helen Fairweather
Greens
3,304
3.9%
Brad Kennedy
Katter's Australian Party
2,364
2.8%
Will Smith
Family First
1,977
2.4%
Alya Goeytes
ASP
1,283
1.5%
Caleb Wells
Independent
895
1.1%
2016
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Wyatt Roy
Liberal National (Qld)
34,359
39.0%
Susan Lamb
Labor
31,161
35.4%
Michelle Pedersen
One Nation
8,293
9.4%
Ian Bell
Greens
3,865
4.4%
Will Smith
Family First
3,002
3.4%
Frances Mcdonald
Independent
2,677
3.0%
Brad Kennedy
Katter's Australian Party
1,597
1.8%
Greg Riddell
Independent
1,111
1.3%
Rob Law
Independent
945
1.1%
Caleb Wells
Independent
830
0.9%
Stephen Beck
Independent
228
0.3%
2019
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Terry Young
Liberal National (Qld)
38,411
38.6%
Susan Lamb
Labor
33,949
34.1%
Matthew Thomson
One Nation
13,160
13.2%
Simone Dejun
Greens
6,684
6.7%
Bailey Maher
United Australia Party
3,344
3.4%
Dave Paulke
FACNP
1,967
2.0%
Peter Schuback
Independent
1,069
1.1%
Jono Young
Independent
965
1.0%
Margin Over Time
Final (after-preferences) winning margin, percentage points, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Longman has been contested at 8 federal elections on record since 1996. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Labor, Liberal National (Qld).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Longman in the 2019 federal election?
Terry Young (Liberal National (Qld)) won Longman in 2019 after preferences, with 53,037 votes (53.3%) to Susan Lamb's 46,512.
Which parties have won Longman since 1996?
Since 1996, Longman has been won by: Labor, Liberal, Liberal National (Qld).
What was the closest result in Longman?
The closest result on record for Longman was 2016, when Susan Lamb (Labor) beat Wyatt Roy by 1,390 votes (1.6 percentage points) after preferences.