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Maribyrnong — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Maribyrnong was won by Bill Shorten (Labor) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 22,610 votes over Christine Stow after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Maribyrnong from 1906 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), 1906–2019

Election Winner Party Final Votes Final Share Runner-up Margin
1906 Samuel Mauger Prot 11,109 56.9% Clement Davidson (Labor) 2,702 (13.8 pts)
1910 James Fenton Labor 16,284 60.8% Samuel Mauger (Liberal) 5,788 (21.6 pts)
1913 James Fenton Labor 18,906 60.8% James Hume Cook (Liberal) 6,696 (21.5 pts)
1914 James Fenton Labor 20,834 64.3% Edward Reynolds (Liberal) 9,260 (28.6 pts)
1917 James Fenton Labor 20,156 52.2% Edmund Jowett (National) 1,673 (4.3 pts)
1919 James Fenton Labor 20,165 52.1% Arthur Thompson (National) 1,656 (4.3 pts)
1922 James Fenton Labor 17,153 63.2% James Stephens (National) 7,177 (26.5 pts)
1925 James Fenton Labor 28,621 59.5% Thomas White (National) 9,138 (19.0 pts)
1928 James Fenton Labor 31,022 59.9% Arthur Fenton (National) 10,257 (19.8 pts)
1929 James Fenton Labor 39,409 73.2% Percy Anderson (National) 24,968 (46.4 pts)
1931 James Fenton United Australia Party 27,195 50.4% William Beckett (Labor) 449 (0.8 pts)
1934 Arthur Drakeford Labor 28,983 56.0% James Fenton (United Australia Party) 6,230 (12.0 pts)
1937 Arthur Drakeford Labor 37,111 64.1% Malcolm Fenton (United Australia Party) 16,312 (28.2 pts)
1940 Arthur Drakeford Labor 40,990 64.6% Robert Vroland (United Australia Party) 18,535 (29.2 pts)
1943 Arthur Drakeford Labor 48,441 77.0% Albert Pennell (Independent) 33,972 (54.0 pts)
1946 Arthur Drakeford Labor 48,424 65.8% Adrian Cole (Liberal) 23,269 (31.6 pts)
1949 Arthur Drakeford Labor 26,639 64.5% George Hannan (Liberal) 11,964 (29.0 pts)
1951 Arthur Drakeford Labor 27,963 64.3% Stuart Collie (Liberal) 12,461 (28.7 pts)
1954 Arthur Drakeford Labor 27,647 65.6% Stuart Collie (Liberal) 13,145 (31.2 pts)
1955 Philip Stokes Liberal 20,222 50.1% Arthur Drakeford (Labor) 114 (0.3 pts)
1958 Philip Stokes Liberal 21,402 50.8% Douglas Elliot (Labor) 693 (1.6 pts)
1961 Philip Stokes Liberal 21,721 50.8% Neil Armour (Labor) 701 (1.6 pts)
1963 Philip Stokes Liberal 23,617 55.2% Neil Armour (Labor) 4,412 (10.3 pts)
1966 Philip Stokes Liberal 24,300 57.6% John O'brien (Labor) 6,441 (15.3 pts)
1969 Moss Cass Labor 25,159 57.5% Philip Stokes (Liberal) 6,594 (15.1 pts)
1972 Moss Cass Labor 27,070 60.4% Rex Webb (Liberal) 9,298 (20.7 pts)
1974 Moss Cass Labor 33,393 63.4% Rex Webb (Liberal) 14,087 (26.7 pts)
1975 Moss Cass Labor 30,730 54.7% John Gray (Liberal) 5,263 (9.4 pts)
1977 Moss Cass Labor 33,313 52.0% Philip Fitzherbert (Liberal) 2,506 (3.9 pts)
1980 Moss Cass Labor 37,991 60.9% Geoffrey Ireland (Liberal) 13,552 (21.7 pts)
1983 Alan Griffiths Labor 41,924 63.2% Geoffrey Ireland (Liberal) 17,524 (26.4 pts)
1984 Alan Griffiths Labor 34,993 60.4% Sally Gooch (Liberal) 12,026 (20.7 pts)
1987 Alan Griffiths Labor 34,252 57.2% Victor Rudewych (Liberal) 8,668 (14.5 pts)
1990 Alan Griffiths Labor 37,894 57.2% Victor Rudewych (Liberal) 9,550 (14.4 pts)
1993 Alan Griffiths Labor 49,765 68.7% Maureen Hopper (Liberal) 27,116 (37.4 pts)
1996 Robert Sercombe Labor 50,097 68.9% Georgi Stickels (Liberal) 27,432 (37.7 pts)
1998 Robert Sercombe Labor 53,999 72.1% Will Charlton (Liberal) 33,057 (44.1 pts)
2001 Robert Sercombe Labor 50,410 67.4% Grahame Barclay (Liberal) 26,005 (34.8 pts)
2004 Bob Sercombe Labor 46,431 59.5% Conrad D'souza (Liberal) 14,788 (18.9 pts)
2007 Bill Shorten Labor 51,657 65.3% Ian Soylemez (Liberal) 24,227 (30.6 pts)
2013 Bill Shorten Labor 55,320 61.4% Ted Hatzakortzian (Liberal) 20,523 (22.8 pts)
2016 Bill Shorten Labor 58,465 62.3% Ted Hatzakortzian (Liberal) 23,096 (24.6 pts)
2019 Bill Shorten Labor 61,767 61.2% Christine Stow (Liberal) 22,610 (22.4 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Samuel MaugerProt11,10956.9%
Clement DavidsonLabor8,40743.1%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James FentonLabor16,28460.8%
Samuel MaugerLiberal10,49639.2%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James FentonLabor18,90660.8%
James Hume CookLiberal12,21039.2%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James FentonLabor20,83464.3%
Edward ReynoldsLiberal11,57435.7%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James FentonLabor20,15652.2%
Edmund JowettNational18,48347.8%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James FentonLabor20,16552.1%
Arthur ThompsonNational18,50947.9%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James FentonLabor17,15363.2%
James StephensNational9,97636.8%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James FentonLabor28,62159.5%
Thomas WhiteNational19,48340.5%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James FentonLabor31,02259.9%
Arthur FentonNational20,76540.1%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James FentonLabor39,40973.2%
Percy AndersonNational14,44126.8%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James FentonUnited Australia Party26,60549.3%
William BeckettLabor26,24248.6%
William ScottIndependent1,0942.0%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Arthur DrakefordLabor27,48549.8%
James FentonUnited Australia Party22,64841.0%
Alexander AmessSC2,7735.0%
John BlakeCommunist Party of Australia2,3004.2%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Arthur DrakefordLabor37,11162.3%
Malcolm FentonUnited Australia Party20,79934.9%
Edward TurnerIndependent1,7032.9%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Arthur DrakefordLabor40,99064.6%
Robert VrolandUnited Australia Party22,45535.4%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Arthur DrakefordLabor48,44167.6%
Albert PennellIndependent14,46920.2%
Charles WoollacottIndependent7,47810.4%
Kenneth KenafickIndependent1,2541.8%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Arthur DrakefordLabor48,42465.8%
Adrian ColeLiberal25,15534.2%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Arthur DrakefordLabor26,63961.9%
George HannanLiberal14,67534.1%
Colin NeylandIndependent1,7514.1%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Arthur DrakefordLabor27,96364.3%
Stuart CollieLiberal15,50235.7%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Arthur DrakefordLabor27,64764.2%
Stuart CollieLiberal14,50233.7%
Francis JohnsonCommunist Party of Australia8892.1%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Arthur DrakefordLabor19,01447.1%
Philip StokesLiberal15,09937.4%
David PurcellLabor (Anti-Communist)6,21715.4%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Douglas ElliotLabor19,91747.3%
Philip StokesLiberal15,54836.9%
Paul GunnDemocratic Labor Party6,64615.8%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Neil ArmourLabor20,02246.8%
Philip StokesLiberal14,86834.8%
Paul GunnDemocratic Labor Party7,43817.4%
Norman McclureIndependent4131.0%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Neil ArmourLabor18,52443.3%
Philip StokesLiberal17,37940.6%
Frank McmanusDemocratic Labor Party6,61615.5%
Edwin RyanIndependent1620.4%
John MurrayIndependent1410.3%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Philip StokesLiberal17,88842.4%
John O'brienLabor14,71534.9%
Barry O'brienDemocratic Labor Party6,82216.2%
Lancelot HutchinsonIndependent2,7346.5%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Moss CassLabor23,19146.2%
Philip StokesLiberal17,83535.5%
James MarmionDemocratic Labor Party6,24612.4%
Lancelot HutchinsonIndependent2,6265.2%
Daphne ThorneIndependent3430.7%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Moss CassLabor26,41049.9%
Rex WebbLiberal17,52933.1%
Richard McmanusDemocratic Labor Party6,30111.9%
Gary ScholesAP1,4322.7%
Lancelot HutchinsonIndependent1,1142.1%
Katrina YoungIndependent1480.3%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Moss CassLabor33,39356.7%
Rex WebbLiberal19,30632.8%
Richard McmanusDemocratic Labor Party5,1368.7%
John WatsonAP1,0941.9%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Moss CassLabor29,52849.5%
John GrayLiberal25,09042.0%
Lucia HaywardDemocratic Labor Party3,3635.6%
Thomas ArchayAP1,7002.8%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Moss CassLabor27,92743.6%
Philip FitzherbertLiberal23,56036.7%
Alan BrassAustralian Democrats8,65113.5%
Alan TaitDemocratic Labor Party3,9826.2%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Moss CassLabor37,99154.6%
Geoffrey IrelandLiberal24,43935.1%
Henrik JersicAustralian Democrats7,12910.2%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alan GriffithsLabor41,92456.6%
Geoffrey IrelandLiberal24,40033.0%
Henrik JersicAustralian Democrats4,4526.0%
Peter BeharellIndependent2,4203.3%
Richard WrightIndependent8441.1%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alan GriffithsLabor31,68454.6%
Sally GoochLiberal20,44135.3%
Rosemary MaurusDemocratic Labor Party2,5774.4%
Kathie GizyckiAustralian Democrats2,4664.3%
Helen SaidIndependent5641.0%
Richard WrightIndependent2490.4%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alan GriffithsLabor31,50252.6%
Victor RudewychLiberal22,50537.6%
David MackayAustralian Democrats3,9406.6%
Mark BesharaDemocratic Labor Party1,8983.2%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alan GriffithsLabor32,23548.6%
Victor RudewychLiberal25,41938.4%
Frances MckayAustralian Democrats8,62313.0%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alan GriffithsLabor47,16165.1%
Maureen HopperLiberal21,14629.2%
Frances MckayAustralian Democrats2,4073.3%
George MarinkovicIndependent1,1261.6%
John BellIndependent6140.8%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert SercombeLabor45,75562.7%
Georgi StickelsLiberal19,93827.3%
Peter RechnerAustralian Democrats3,6445.0%
Helen Van Den BergIndependent2,0462.8%
Brendan GriffinIndependent1,1051.5%
Peter JacksonIndependent4850.7%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert SercombeLabor48,45864.6%
Will CharltonLiberal18,30524.4%
Helen MartinAustralian Democrats3,4694.6%
Tony CamilleriGreens1,8672.5%
Paul GallagherIndependent1,3661.8%
Diana KalantzisUnity1,2301.6%
Paul TreacyIndependent2730.4%

2001

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert SercombeLabor44,82559.9%
Grahame BarclayLiberal20,70527.7%
Charles WilliamsAustralian Democrats4,5676.1%
Jules BeckwithGreens2,8783.8%
Andre KozlowskiIndependent1,8402.5%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bob SercombeLabor40,07551.3%
Conrad D'souzaLiberal29,28137.5%
Bob MuntzGreens5,3586.9%
David HoltFFP1,4431.8%
Robert LivesayAustralian Democrats1,2611.6%
Andre KozlowskiCEC6560.8%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bill ShortenLabor45,52857.6%
Ian SoylemezLiberal23,74130.0%
Bob MuntzGreens5,3966.8%
Ian KeelingFamily First2,0392.6%
Robert LivesayAustralian Democrats1,2421.6%
Andre KozlowskiIndependent1,1411.4%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bill ShortenLabor43,16247.9%
Ted HatzakortzianLiberal29,76733.0%
Richard KeechGreens8,9209.9%
Philip CutlerPalmer United Party2,4702.7%
Amy MyersASP2,3132.6%
Marguerita KavanaghDemocratic Labor Party1,2581.4%
Hayleigh CarlsonFamily First9441.0%
Joe PaternoIndependent8881.0%
Jeff TruscottIndependent3950.4%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bill ShortenLabor45,26850.6%
Ted HatzakortzianLiberal28,96532.3%
Olivia BallGreens8,6489.7%
Catherine CummingIndependent3,0443.4%
Fiona McrostieAJP2,0532.3%
Anthony O'neillAC1,5651.7%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bill ShortenLabor47,48747.1%
Christine StowLiberal34,87734.6%
James WilliamsGreens14,94314.8%
Sarwar HassanUnited Australia Party3,6173.6%

Margin Over Time

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

1906: Prot margin 13.8 pts 1910: Labor margin 21.6 pts 1913: Labor margin 21.5 pts 1914: Labor margin 28.6 pts 1917: Labor margin 4.3 pts 1919: Labor margin 4.3 pts 1922: Labor margin 26.5 pts 1925: Labor margin 19.0 pts 1928: Labor margin 19.8 pts 1929: Labor margin 46.4 pts 1931: United Australia Party margin 0.8 pts 1934: Labor margin 12.0 pts 1937: Labor margin 28.2 pts 1940: Labor margin 29.2 pts 1943: Labor margin 54.0 pts 1946: Labor margin 31.6 pts 1949: Labor margin 29.0 pts 1951: Labor margin 28.7 pts 1954: Labor margin 31.2 pts 1955: Liberal margin 0.3 pts 1958: Liberal margin 1.6 pts 1961: Liberal margin 1.6 pts 1963: Liberal margin 10.3 pts 1966: Liberal margin 15.3 pts 1969: Labor margin 15.1 pts 1972: Labor margin 20.7 pts 1974: Labor margin 26.7 pts 1975: Labor margin 9.4 pts 1977: Labor margin 3.9 pts 1980: Labor margin 21.7 pts 1983: Labor margin 26.4 pts 1984: Labor margin 20.7 pts 1987: Labor margin 14.5 pts 1990: Labor margin 14.4 pts 1993: Labor margin 37.4 pts 1996: Labor margin 37.7 pts 1998: Labor margin 44.1 pts 2001: Labor margin 34.8 pts 2004: Labor margin 18.9 pts 2007: Labor margin 30.6 pts 2013: Labor margin 22.8 pts 2016: Labor margin 24.6 pts 2019: Labor margin 22.4 pts 1906 1910 1913 1914 1917 1919 1922 1925 1928 1929 1931 1934 1937 1940 1943 1946 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

Maribyrnong has been contested at 43 federal elections on record since 1906. Winning parties over that span: Prot, Labor, United Australia Party, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Maribyrnong in the 2019 federal election?

Bill Shorten (Labor) won Maribyrnong in 2019 after preferences, with 61,767 votes (61.2%) to Christine Stow's 39,157.

Which parties have won Maribyrnong since 1906?

Since 1906, Maribyrnong has been won by: Labor, Liberal, Prot, United Australia Party.

What was the closest result in Maribyrnong?

The closest result on record for Maribyrnong was 1955, when Philip Stokes (Liberal) beat Arthur Drakeford by 114 votes (0.3 percentage points) after preferences.

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