Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Lyons was won by Brian Mitchell (Labor) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 7,418 votes over Jessica Whelan after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Lyons from 1984 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), 1984–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Final Votes
Final Share
Runner-up
Margin
1984
Max Burr
Liberal
26,368
51.3%
David Llewellyn (Labor)
1,378 (2.7 pts)
1987
Max Burr
Liberal
29,555
54.4%
Dick Adams (Labor)
4,801 (8.8 pts)
1990
Max Burr
Liberal
30,526
52.1%
Bob Gordon (Labor)
2,455 (4.2 pts)
1993
Dick Adams
Labor
33,107
53.8%
Rene Hidding (Liberal)
4,651 (7.6 pts)
1996
Dick Adams
Labor
32,682
51.3%
Russell Anderson (Liberal)
1,667 (2.6 pts)
1998
Dick Adams
Labor
38,904
60.6%
Richard Colbeck (Liberal)
13,618 (21.2 pts)
2001
Dick Adams
Labor
33,970
58.2%
Geoff Page (Liberal)
9,547 (16.3 pts)
2004
Dick Adams
Labor
32,519
53.7%
Ben Quin (Liberal)
4,454 (7.4 pts)
2007
Dick Adams
Labor
37,292
58.8%
Geoff Page (Liberal)
11,140 (17.6 pts)
2010
Dick Adams
Labor
40,959
62.3%
Eric Hutchinson (Liberal)
16,163 (24.6 pts)
2013
Eric Hutchinson
Liberal
34,228
51.2%
Dick Adams (Labor)
1,631 (2.4 pts)
2016
Brian Mitchell
Labor
35,838
52.3%
Eric Hutchinson (Liberal)
3,161 (4.6 pts)
2019
Brian Mitchell
Labor
39,491
55.2%
Jessica Whelan (Liberal)
7,418 (10.4 pts)
First-Preference Result by Election
Every candidate's first-preference votes, before any preference redistribution.
1984
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Max Burr
Liberal
25,407
49.5%
David Llewellyn
Labor
23,119
45.0%
Liz Holloway
Australian Democrats
2,845
5.5%
1987
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Max Burr
Liberal
27,645
50.9%
Dick Adams
Labor
22,435
41.3%
Liz Holloway
Australian Democrats
4,236
7.8%
1990
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Max Burr
Liberal
28,729
49.0%
Bob Gordon
Labor
24,373
41.6%
Mike Hancock
Australian Democrats
5,542
9.5%
1993
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Dick Adams
Labor
29,211
47.4%
Rene Hidding
Liberal
26,996
43.8%
Michael Morris
Greens
4,015
6.5%
Leonie Godridge
Australian Democrats
1,365
2.2%
1996
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Dick Adams
Labor
28,363
44.4%
Russell Anderson
Liberal
28,276
44.3%
Debra Manskey
Greens
3,706
5.8%
Duncan Mills
Australian Democrats
2,282
3.6%
Leigh De La Motte
National
1,218
1.9%
1998
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Dick Adams
Labor
32,843
51.2%
Richard Colbeck
Liberal
21,543
33.6%
Andrew Wilson
One Nation
3,050
4.8%
Annie Willock
Greens
3,042
4.7%
Darryl Gerrity
Independent
2,243
3.5%
Bob Bensemann
Australian Democrats
1,469
2.3%
2001
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Dick Adams
Labor
27,596
47.3%
Geoff Page
Liberal
20,913
35.8%
Tim Morris
Greens
4,113
7.0%
Neil Batchelor
One Nation
3,141
5.4%
David Anderson
Australian Democrats
2,630
4.5%
2004
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Dick Adams
Labor
26,994
44.6%
Ben Quin
Liberal
25,647
42.3%
Glenn Millar
Greens
6,026
9.9%
Marie Papiccio
FFP
1,606
2.7%
Saul Jenkins
CEC
311
0.5%
2007
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Dick Adams
Labor
27,374
43.1%
Geoff Page
Liberal
20,643
32.5%
Karen Cassidy
Greens
7,089
11.2%
Ben Quin
Independent
6,092
9.6%
Amy Parsons
Family First
1,427
2.2%
Ray Williams
Independent
819
1.3%
2010
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Dick Adams
Labor
32,164
48.9%
Eric Hutchinson
Liberal
21,493
32.7%
Karen Cassidy
Greens
11,013
16.7%
Lucas Noyes
Independent
1,085
1.7%
2013
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Eric Hutchinson
Liberal
29,662
44.4%
Dick Adams
Labor
24,607
36.8%
Pip Brinklow
Greens
5,563
8.3%
Quentin Von Stieglitz
Palmer United Party
4,697
7.0%
Gaye James
Family First
1,707
2.6%
Julian Rogers
Independent
589
0.9%
2016
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Eric Hutchinson
Liberal
28,697
41.9%
Brian Mitchell
Labor
26,426
38.6%
Hannan Rubenach-Quinn
Greens
6,418
9.4%
Shelley Shay
Independent
4,322
6.3%
Duncan Livingston
Independent
1,578
2.3%
Gene Mawer
Christian Democratic Party
1,074
1.6%
2019
Candidate
Party
First-Pref. Votes
Share
Brian Mitchell
Labor
26,091
36.5%
Jessica Whelan
Liberal
17,301
24.2%
Deanna Hutchinson
National
11,222
15.7%
Gary Whisson
Greens
6,765
9.5%
Tennille Murtagh
One Nation
5,820
8.1%
Michael Warne
United Australia Party
4,365
6.1%
Margin Over Time
Final (after-preferences) winning margin, percentage points, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Lyons has been contested at 13 federal elections on record since 1984. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Labor.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Lyons in the 2019 federal election?
Brian Mitchell (Labor) won Lyons in 2019 after preferences, with 39,491 votes (55.2%) to Jessica Whelan's 32,073.
Which parties have won Lyons since 1984?
Since 1984, Lyons has been won by: Labor, Liberal.
What was the closest result in Lyons?
The closest result on record for Lyons was 2013, when Eric Hutchinson (Liberal) beat Dick Adams by 1,631 votes (2.4 percentage points) after preferences.