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Mallee — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Mallee was won by Anne Webster (National) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 30,459 votes over Carole Hart after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Mallee 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 Winton Turnbull Country Party 22,658 64.6% Alfred O'connor (Labor) 10,248 (29.2 pts)
1951 Winton Turnbull Country Party 21,784 61.7% Alfred O'connor (Labor) 8,242 (23.3 pts)
1954 Winton Turnbull Country Party -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1955 Winton Turnbull Country Party 24,303 75.4% William Nicholas (Labor) 16,370 (50.8 pts)
1958 Winton Turnbull Country Party 24,356 74.6% George Xeros (Labor) 16,043 (49.1 pts)
1961 Winton Turnbull Country Party 24,086 70.4% Murray Homes (Labor) 13,942 (40.7 pts)
1963 Winton Turnbull Country Party 24,805 70.3% Maurice Hinton (Labor) 14,316 (40.6 pts)
1966 Winton Turnbull Country Party 26,041 79.2% Hibbe Draaisma (Labor) 19,184 (58.3 pts)
1969 Winton Turnbull Country Party 22,861 62.2% Ronald Davies (Labor) 8,972 (24.4 pts)
1972 Peter Fisher Country Party 24,140 62.3% Ronald Davies (Labor) 9,547 (24.6 pts)
1974 Peter Fisher Country Party 29,642 69.9% Brian Smith (Labor) 16,902 (39.9 pts)
1975 Peter Fisher National Country Party 33,663 74.9% Ronald Davies (Labor) 22,407 (49.9 pts)
1977 Peter Fisher National Country Party 31,563 68.0% Geoffrey Ferns (Labor) 16,708 (36.0 pts)
1980 Peter Fisher National Country Party 44,303 70.8% Geoffrey Ferns (Labor) 26,054 (41.7 pts)
1983 Peter Fisher National 40,063 71.2% Graeme Jarry (Labor) 23,870 (42.4 pts)
1984 Peter Fisher National 44,237 71.4% Lindsay Leake (Labor) 26,550 (42.9 pts)
1987 Peter Fisher National 45,595 70.1% Linda Freedman (Labor) 26,181 (40.3 pts)
1990 Peter Fisher National 52,835 73.8% Peter Mitchell (Labor) 34,107 (47.7 pts)
1993 John Forrest National 37,104 50.5% Adrian Kidd (Liberal) 736 (1.0 pts)
1996 John Forrest National 55,639 73.5% Col Palmer (Labor) 35,579 (47.0 pts)
1998 John Forrest National 52,328 69.4% John Zigouras (Labor) 29,219 (38.7 pts)
2001 John Forrest National 53,007 69.9% John Zigouras (Labor) 30,210 (39.9 pts)
2004 John Forrest National 62,680 74.7% John Zigouras (Labor) 41,505 (49.5 pts)
2007 John Forrest National 59,328 71.3% John Zigouras (Labor) 35,416 (42.5 pts)
2013 Andrew Broad National 48,243 56.2% Chris Crewther (Liberal) 10,652 (12.4 pts)
2016 Andrew Broad National 62,383 71.3% Lydia Senior (Labor) 37,300 (42.6 pts)
2019 Anne Webster National 62,143 66.2% Carole Hart (Labor) 30,459 (32.5 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Winton TurnbullCountry Party22,65864.6%
Alfred O'connorLabor12,41035.4%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Winton TurnbullCountry Party21,78461.7%
Alfred O'connorLabor13,54238.3%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Winton TurnbullCountry Party-1100.0%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Winton TurnbullCountry Party24,30365.6%
William NicholasLabor7,93321.4%
Edwin LeydenLabor (Anti-Communist)4,83713.0%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Winton TurnbullCountry Party24,35663.9%
George XerosLabor8,31321.8%
John CotterDemocratic Labor Party5,47014.3%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Winton TurnbullCountry Party24,08662.5%
Murray HomesLabor10,14426.3%
Michael HowleyDemocratic Labor Party4,33811.2%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Winton TurnbullCountry Party24,80563.1%
Maurice HintonLabor10,48926.7%
Michael HowleyDemocratic Labor Party4,00410.2%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Winton TurnbullCountry Party26,04166.9%
Hibbe DraaismaLabor6,85717.6%
John CartyDemocratic Labor Party6,03415.5%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Winton TurnbullCountry Party19,91446.7%
Ronald DaviesLabor13,42031.5%
James McfarlaneLiberal5,54313.0%
Peter LawrenceDemocratic Labor Party3,7918.9%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter FisherCountry Party24,14055.3%
Ronald DaviesLabor14,59333.4%
Stanley CroughnanDemocratic Labor Party4,93011.3%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter FisherCountry Party29,64263.1%
Brian SmithLabor12,74027.1%
Stanley CroughnanDemocratic Labor Party3,5607.6%
John GriggAP1,0352.2%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter FisherNational Country Party33,66370.1%
Ronald DaviesLabor11,25623.4%
Stanley CroughanDemocratic Labor Party3,1166.5%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter FisherNational Country Party29,61348.3%
Warwick HincksmanLiberal14,58123.8%
Geoffrey FernsLabor13,36221.8%
John CotterDemocratic Labor Party3,7076.1%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter FisherNational Country Party29,50247.2%
Geoffrey FernsLabor14,96723.9%
Neville GoodwinLiberal13,39321.4%
Colin KavanaghAustralian Democrats2,7364.4%
Leslie ConnollyIndependent1,5922.5%
Ronald NicholsonIndependent3620.6%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter FisherNational40,06362.1%
Graeme JarryLabor16,19325.1%
Ross OwenLiberal6,1399.5%
Colin KavanaghAustralian Democrats2,1303.3%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter FisherNational33,17353.5%
Lindsay LeakeLabor15,58425.1%
M TresederLiberal9,50615.3%
Robert HogarthDemocratic Labor Party1,7762.9%
Colin CavanaghAustralian Democrats1,3182.1%
Albertus StoutjesdijkIndependent6131.0%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter FisherNational31,19248.0%
Linda FreedmanLabor18,46128.4%
Adrian KiddLiberal12,15118.7%
Neil LehmannIndependent3,2084.9%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter FisherNational49,61869.3%
Peter MitchellLabor15,95222.3%
Ian MccrackenAustralian Democrats6,0068.4%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John ForrestNational27,70837.7%
Adrian KiddLiberal23,89432.5%
John ZigourasLabor19,51026.5%
Christopher StearAustralian Democrats1,8402.5%
Andrew Lawson KerrIndependent6170.8%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John ForrestNational52,67169.5%
Col PalmerLabor17,83223.5%
Colin DaviesAustralian Democrats4,4475.9%
Andrew Lawson KerrIndependent8901.2%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John ForrestNational43,13257.2%
John ZigourasLabor16,47121.8%
Bill CroftOne Nation9,51612.6%
Tom JoyceAustralian Democrats3,4404.6%
Lionel MckenzieIndependent2,2783.0%
Lee CubitIndependent6000.8%

2001

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John ForrestNational44,76959.1%
John ZigourasLabor15,44020.4%
Bob MackleyOne Nation6,5508.6%
Ross DouglassIndependent3,7044.9%
Tim KellyAustralian Democrats3,5324.7%
Julie RivendellGreens1,8092.4%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John ForrestNational57,37068.4%
John ZigourasLabor17,03420.3%
Kevin SmithFFP3,7874.5%
Simon RobertsGreens3,1663.8%
Stephen ParrAustralian Democrats1,3011.6%
Trudy CampbellCEC1,1971.4%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John ForrestNational53,22763.9%
John ZigourasLabor18,18721.8%
Glenn CoulthardFamily First5,4356.5%
Liam FarrellyGreens3,4684.2%
Vikki McleodAustralian Democrats2,3232.8%
Chris LahyIndependent6000.7%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew BroadNational33,27038.8%
Chris CrewtherLiberal23,36327.2%
Lydia SeniorLabor15,02017.5%
Vince CrilloKatter's Australian Party3,1953.7%
Mark CoryPalmer United Party2,8833.4%
Jane MacallisterGreens2,6373.1%
Amy MulcahyASP2,1182.5%
Neil BullerFamily First1,3561.6%
Tim MiddletonIndependent7720.9%
Allen RidgewayIndependent5950.7%
Michael ColdhamIndependent3840.4%
Chris LahyIndependent2410.3%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew BroadNational56,25164.3%
Lydia SeniorLabor18,74221.4%
Helen HealyGreens6,2227.1%
Tim MiddletonRUA4,5365.2%
Chris LahyIndependent1,7152.0%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Anne WebsterNational26,14227.9%
Serge PetrovichLiberal17,66518.8%
Carole HartLabor14,72215.7%
Jason ModicaIndependent8,7959.4%
Ray KingstonIndependent8,6219.2%
Dan StraubSFF5,5125.9%
Nicole RowanGreens3,2973.5%
Rick MillarUnited Australia Party3,1713.4%
Cecilia MoarIndependent2,7612.9%
Rick GrosvenorFACNP1,3091.4%
Philip MollisonRUA9191.0%
Leigh FirmanIndependent4970.5%
Chris LahyIndependent4160.4%

Margin Over Time

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

1949: Country Party margin 29.2 pts 1951: Country Party margin 23.3 pts 1954: Country Party margin 100.0 pts 1955: Country Party margin 50.8 pts 1958: Country Party margin 49.1 pts 1961: Country Party margin 40.7 pts 1963: Country Party margin 40.6 pts 1966: Country Party margin 58.3 pts 1969: Country Party margin 24.4 pts 1972: Country Party margin 24.6 pts 1974: Country Party margin 39.9 pts 1975: National Country Party margin 49.9 pts 1977: National Country Party margin 36.0 pts 1980: National Country Party margin 41.7 pts 1983: National margin 42.4 pts 1984: National margin 42.9 pts 1987: National margin 40.3 pts 1990: National margin 47.7 pts 1993: National margin 1.0 pts 1996: National margin 47.0 pts 1998: National margin 38.7 pts 2001: National margin 39.9 pts 2004: National margin 49.5 pts 2007: National margin 42.5 pts 2013: National margin 12.4 pts 2016: National margin 42.6 pts 2019: National margin 32.5 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

Mallee has been contested at 27 federal elections on record since 1949. Winning parties over that span: Country Party, National Country Party, National.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Mallee in the 2019 federal election?

Anne Webster (National) won Mallee in 2019 after preferences, with 62,143 votes (66.2%) to Carole Hart's 31,684.

Which parties have won Mallee since 1949?

Since 1949, Mallee has been won by: Country Party, National, National Country Party.

What was the closest result in Mallee?

The closest result on record for Mallee was 1993, when John Forrest (National) beat Adrian Kidd by 736 votes (1.0 percentage points) after preferences.

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