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Makin — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Makin was won by Tony Zappia (Labor) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 20,748 votes over Hemant Dave after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Makin 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 Peter Duncan Labor 30,792 54.4% Neville Joyce (Liberal) 4,986 (8.8 pts)
1987 Peter Duncan Labor 33,130 53.4% Neville Joyce (Liberal) 4,226 (6.8 pts)
1990 Peter Duncan Labor 36,573 52.4% Daryl Hicks (Liberal) 3,376 (4.8 pts)
1993 Peter Duncan Labor 42,155 53.7% Alan Irving (Liberal) 5,816 (7.4 pts)
1996 Trish Draper Liberal 40,840 51.1% Peter Duncan (Labor) 1,734 (2.2 pts)
1998 Trish Draper Liberal 42,180 50.9% Gail Gago (Labor) 1,560 (1.9 pts)
2001 Trish Draper Liberal 43,271 53.8% Julie Woodman (Labor) 6,052 (7.5 pts)
2004 Trish Draper Liberal 43,186 50.9% Tony Zappia (Labor) 1,570 (1.9 pts)
2007 Tony Zappia Labor 50,346 57.7% Bob Day (Liberal) 13,437 (15.4 pts)
2010 Tony Zappia Labor 53,014 62.2% Liz Davies (Liberal) 20,795 (24.4 pts)
2013 Tony Zappia Labor 50,604 55.1% Sue Lawrie (Liberal) 9,300 (10.1 pts)
2016 Tony Zappia Labor 56,116 59.7% Graham Reynolds (Liberal) 18,162 (19.3 pts)
2019 Tony Zappia Labor 63,726 59.7% Hemant Dave (Liberal) 20,748 (19.4 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter DuncanLabor27,28248.2%
Neville JoyceLiberal22,07339.0%
Andrew CoventryAustralian Democrats5,4019.5%
Bernhard BuechnerIndependent1,4422.5%
John HendersonNational4120.7%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter DuncanLabor29,36147.3%
Neville JoyceLiberal24,46539.4%
Sandra KanckAustralian Democrats5,6069.0%
Natalie RichardsonNational1,5052.4%
Kenneth TaplinIndependent6711.1%
A WunderlichIndependent4410.7%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter DuncanLabor28,52940.8%
Daryl HicksLiberal27,46239.3%
Steve BartholomewAustralian Democrats10,61915.2%
Jeff PennyCommunist Party2,3203.3%
Geoff RobertsIndependent6390.9%
David HowardIndependent3090.4%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter DuncanLabor36,74846.8%
Alan IrvingLiberal32,35341.2%
Angela SmithAustralian Democrats5,5857.1%
Dorothy DurlandCommunist Party9861.3%
Eva DobsonIndependent9861.3%
Susan BrownIndependent8441.1%
Alf TaylorIndependent7450.9%
Stan BattenIndependent2940.4%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Trish DraperLiberal35,76244.6%
Peter DuncanLabor32,70940.7%
Tony HillAustralian Democrats7,4049.2%
Henri MuellerGreens1,9142.4%
Mary NewcombeIndependent7570.9%
Andrew ScottIndependent7310.9%
Tony BakerIndependent7260.9%
Barry IllertIndependent2670.3%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Trish DraperLiberal33,70240.7%
Gail GagoLabor31,19437.7%
Christine PostaAustralian Democrats8,50210.3%
Rodney KowaldOne Nation8,0099.7%
Mike WohltmannIndependent1,0021.2%
Geoffrey WellsIndependent3910.5%

2001

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Trish DraperLiberal36,97945.9%
Julie WoodmanLabor29,53936.7%
Christine PostaAustralian Democrats8,34310.4%
Rod KowaldOne Nation3,7794.7%
Allon ReevesGreens1,8502.3%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Trish DraperLiberal37,91244.7%
Tony ZappiaLabor36,48643.0%
Rob PillarFFP4,1724.9%
Jon MooreGreens3,2133.8%
Catherine OpitzAustralian Democrats1,4841.7%
Jeanie WalkerIndependent8201.0%
Victor HorvatOne Nation7150.8%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tony ZappiaLabor44,89051.4%
Bob DayLiberal33,39038.3%
Graham SmithGreens3,7514.3%
Andrew GrahamFamily First3,0963.5%
Aleisha BrownAustralian Democrats1,1981.4%
Robert FechnerOne Nation5020.6%
Gary VandersluisIndependent4280.5%

2010

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tony ZappiaLabor43,11450.6%
Liz DaviesLiberal25,74030.2%
Jasemin RoseGreens8,60410.1%
Mark PotterFamily First5,0896.0%
Michael GameauIndependent1,0811.3%
Anton HorvatOne Nation6620.8%
Wayne RichAustralian Democrats5340.6%
Robert StewartIndependent4090.5%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tony ZappiaLabor41,87345.6%
Sue LawrieLiberal34,19237.2%
Mark PotterFamily First5,8916.4%
Ami HarrisonGreens5,4295.9%
Andrew GrahamPalmer United Party3,8184.2%
Robert JamesonKatter's Australian Party7050.8%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tony ZappiaLabor39,35841.8%
Graham ReynoldsLiberal26,84728.5%
Craig BossieNick Xenophon Team15,61416.6%
Keiran SnapeGreens4,3734.6%
Paul CoombeFamily First4,2734.5%
Mark AldridgeIndependent2,1262.3%
Zarina GreenbergAJP1,4791.6%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tony ZappiaLabor51,66648.4%
Hemant DaveLiberal35,08732.9%
Stephanie StewartGreens9,2118.6%
Rachel CollisUnited Australia Party6,8746.4%
Lyn GastonAJP3,8663.6%

Margin Over Time

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

1984: Labor margin 8.8 pts 1987: Labor margin 6.8 pts 1990: Labor margin 4.8 pts 1993: Labor margin 7.4 pts 1996: Liberal margin 2.2 pts 1998: Liberal margin 1.9 pts 2001: Liberal margin 7.5 pts 2004: Liberal margin 1.9 pts 2007: Labor margin 15.4 pts 2010: Labor margin 24.4 pts 2013: Labor margin 10.1 pts 2016: Labor margin 19.3 pts 2019: Labor margin 19.4 pts 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019

Trend

Makin has been contested at 13 federal elections on record since 1984. Winning parties over that span: Labor, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Makin in the 2019 federal election?

Tony Zappia (Labor) won Makin in 2019 after preferences, with 63,726 votes (59.7%) to Hemant Dave's 42,978.

Which parties have won Makin since 1984?

Since 1984, Makin has been won by: Labor, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Makin?

The closest result on record for Makin was 1998, when Trish Draper (Liberal) beat Gail Gago by 1,560 votes (1.9 percentage points) after preferences.

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