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Mitchell — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Mitchell was won by Alex Hawke (Liberal) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 36,760 votes over Immanuel Selvaraj after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Mitchell 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 Roy Wheeler Liberal 23,274 56.9% Joseph White (Labor) 5,631 (13.8 pts)
1951 Roy Wheeler Liberal 23,028 56.7% Joseph White (Labor) 5,448 (13.4 pts)
1954 Roy Wheeler Liberal 24,391 51.3% Douglas Bowd (Labor) 1,240 (2.6 pts)
1955 Roy Wheeler Liberal 24,077 59.7% Douglas Bowd (Labor) 7,838 (19.4 pts)
1958 Roy Wheeler Liberal 26,536 56.9% Reginald Byrne (Labor) 6,474 (13.9 pts)
1961 John Armitage Labor 36,363 54.9% Roy Wheeler (Liberal) 6,476 (9.8 pts)
1963 Leslie Irwin Liberal 42,226 53.1% John Armitage (Labor) 4,936 (6.2 pts)
1966 Leslie Irwin Liberal 48,570 61.8% Peter Mcloughlin (Labor) 18,500 (23.5 pts)
1969 Leslie Irwin Liberal 28,111 52.5% Alfred Ashley-Brown (Labor) 2,683 (5.0 pts)
1972 Alfred Ashley-Brown Labor 34,047 51.2% Leslie Irwin (Liberal) 1,552 (2.3 pts)
1974 Alan Cadman Liberal 39,009 51.8% Alfred Ashley-Brown (Labor) 2,726 (3.6 pts)
1975 Alan Cadman Liberal 50,875 63.7% David Savage (Labor) 21,905 (27.4 pts)
1977 Allan Cadman Liberal 39,454 69.0% Ellen Thompson (Labor) 21,721 (38.0 pts)
1980 Alan Cadman Liberal 48,860 67.3% Patrick Mcardle (Labor) 25,157 (34.7 pts)
1983 Alan Cadman Liberal 48,797 61.7% Arthur Llewellyn (Labor) 18,499 (23.4 pts)
1984 Alan Cadman Liberal 39,411 70.8% Edward Mason (Labor) 23,138 (41.6 pts)
1987 Alan Cadman Liberal 46,473 72.5% Geoff Robinson (Labor) 28,870 (45.1 pts)
1990 Alan Cadman Liberal 50,223 70.3% Graeme Mcilveen (Labor) 29,051 (40.7 pts)
1993 Alan Cadman Liberal 46,347 68.7% Julie Kanaghines (Labor) 25,198 (37.3 pts)
1996 Alan Cadman Liberal 53,293 74.3% Erica Lewis (Labor) 34,883 (48.6 pts)
1998 Alan Cadman Liberal 53,432 69.9% Anthony Ellard (Labor) 30,369 (39.7 pts)
2004 Alan Cadman Liberal 59,950 70.7% Harmohan Walia (Labor) 35,085 (41.4 pts)
2007 Alex Hawke Liberal 50,058 61.6% Nigel Gould (Labor) 18,837 (23.2 pts)
2010 Alex Hawke Liberal 56,229 67.2% Nigel Gould (Labor) 28,729 (34.3 pts)
2013 Alex Hawke Liberal 62,425 72.1% Andrew Punch (Labor) 38,242 (44.2 pts)
2016 Alex Hawke Liberal 61,847 67.8% Andrew Punch (Labor) 32,496 (35.6 pts)
2019 Alex Hawke Liberal 67,698 68.6% Immanuel Selvaraj (Labor) 36,760 (37.3 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Roy WheelerLiberal23,27456.9%
Joseph WhiteLabor17,64343.1%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Roy WheelerLiberal23,02853.8%
Joseph WhiteLabor17,58041.1%
Melville MccalmanCommunist Party of Australia2,1585.0%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Roy WheelerLiberal24,39150.1%
Douglas BowdLabor23,15147.5%
Melville MccalmanCommunist Party of Australia1,1862.4%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Roy WheelerLiberal24,07759.7%
Douglas BowdLabor16,23940.3%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Roy WheelerLiberal26,53654.6%
Reginald ByrneLabor20,06241.2%
Francis MoffittDemocratic Labor Party2,0394.2%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John ArmitageLabor36,36352.2%
Roy WheelerLiberal29,88742.9%
Allan DwyerDemocratic Labor Party3,0114.3%
John MantovaIndependent4040.6%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Leslie IrwinLiberal39,23049.3%
John ArmitageLabor35,30144.4%
Malcolm TownerDemocratic Labor Party2,9433.7%
Albert AckermanIndependent1,6042.0%
John AsheIndependent4380.6%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Leslie IrwinLiberal48,57054.3%
Peter McloughlinLabor30,07033.6%
William MurrayIndependent3,5283.9%
Francis BonnorIndependent2,8853.2%
Andrew DiehmDemocratic Labor Party2,8783.2%
Alan JonesIndependent4330.5%
Michael DeeckeIndependent4140.5%
Dennis ReesIndependent3730.4%
Kevin MartinIndependent3180.4%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Leslie IrwinLiberal25,56047.7%
Alfred Ashley-BrownLabor23,90744.7%
John MaguireDemocratic Labor Party1,7733.3%
Gordon WallerAP1,2442.3%
Harvey CliftIndependent1,0552.0%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alfred Ashley-BrownLabor31,63147.5%
Leslie IrwinLiberal29,70244.6%
Patricia BerzinAP2,7294.1%
David SansonDemocratic Labor Party1,9252.9%
David McarthurIndependent3290.5%
Ivor FIndependent2260.3%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alan CadmanLiberal39,00950.4%
Alfred Ashley-BrownLabor36,28346.9%
John ButterworthAP2,0802.7%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alan CadmanLiberal50,87562.0%
David SavageLabor28,97035.3%
Duncan YuilleIndependent9991.2%
Alexander MunroAP7050.9%
Dimitar MikulasevIndependent2460.3%
Ivor FIndependent2250.3%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Allan CadmanLiberal39,45460.4%
Ellen ThompsonLabor17,73327.1%
Michael HartnellAustralian Democrats5,9889.2%
Ronald AllanIndependent1,8172.8%
Dimitar MikulasevIndependent3530.5%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alan CadmanLiberal48,86063.2%
Patrick McardleLabor23,70330.7%
Rosemary MasonAustralian Democrats4,7446.1%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alan CadmanLiberal48,79758.4%
Arthur LlewellynLabor30,29836.3%
Rona SamuelsAustralian Democrats4,4505.3%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alan CadmanLiberal37,56867.5%
Edward MasonLabor14,18825.5%
Alan PageAustralian Democrats3,9287.1%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alan CadmanLiberal46,47372.5%
Geoff RobinsonLabor17,60327.5%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alan CadmanLiberal45,05062.9%
Graeme McilveenLabor15,70421.9%
Jan WattsAustralian Democrats8,98212.5%
Harold MortonCommunist Party1,8542.6%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alan CadmanLiberal43,81964.9%
Julie KanaghinesLabor19,03628.2%
Roger PosgateAustralian Democrats3,6645.4%
Charles AndersonIndependent1,0051.5%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alan CadmanLiberal48,54167.4%
Erica LewisLabor13,79019.2%
Colleen KrasonAustralian Democrats5,9308.2%
Tony PettittAAFI2,6883.7%
John HutchinsonIndependent6991.0%
Penny PriceIndependent3380.5%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alan CadmanLiberal46,20360.4%
Anthony EllardLabor16,26321.3%
Stephen BurkeOne Nation5,0906.7%
Helen McauliffeAustralian Democrats3,8525.0%
Ilo UzunoskiUnity1,9882.6%
Cindy TaylorGreens1,7192.2%
Ken GregoryChristian Democratic Party1,2351.6%
Michael LyonsIndependent1450.2%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alan CadmanLiberal54,58264.4%
Harmohan WaliaLabor17,67320.8%
Sheryl JareckiGreens5,2586.2%
Michael HorganChristian Democratic Party2,1612.5%
Kamran Keshavarz TalebiAustralian Democrats1,4401.7%
Joy MontgomeryFFP1,1401.3%
Stephen BurkeIndependent1,0481.2%
Norman ByleveldOne Nation1,0371.2%
Jordie BodlayIndependent4760.6%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alex HawkeLiberal46,11556.7%
Nigel GouldLabor25,21131.0%
Toni Wright-TurnerGreens4,3025.3%
Darryl AllenChristian Democratic Party2,0992.6%
James FianderIndependent1,7152.1%
Jarrod GraetzFamily First1,0221.3%
Jordie BodlayIndependent8151.0%

2010

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alex HawkeLiberal52,46562.7%
Nigel GouldLabor22,04626.3%
Colin DawsonGreens6,3637.6%
Brendon PrenticeChristian Democratic Party2,8553.4%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alex HawkeLiberal56,70665.5%
Andrew PunchLabor17,77520.5%
Michael BellstedtGreens5,5546.4%
Darryl AllenChristian Democratic Party2,7943.2%
Murray SchultzPalmer United Party2,7923.2%
Nathan DoddDemocratic Labor Party9871.1%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alex HawkeLiberal55,16860.5%
Andrew PunchLabor22,44024.6%
Michael BellstedtGreens7,2878.0%
Darryl AllenChristian Democratic Party6,3036.9%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alex HawkeLiberal61,20262.1%
Immanuel SelvarajLabor23,61323.9%
Lawrence MurphyGreens7,9558.1%
Craig HallChristian Democratic Party3,1563.2%
Roy HoppenbrouwerUnited Australia Party2,7052.7%

Margin Over Time

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

1949: Liberal margin 13.8 pts 1951: Liberal margin 13.4 pts 1954: Liberal margin 2.6 pts 1955: Liberal margin 19.4 pts 1958: Liberal margin 13.9 pts 1961: Labor margin 9.8 pts 1963: Liberal margin 6.2 pts 1966: Liberal margin 23.5 pts 1969: Liberal margin 5.0 pts 1972: Labor margin 2.3 pts 1974: Liberal margin 3.6 pts 1975: Liberal margin 27.4 pts 1977: Liberal margin 38.0 pts 1980: Liberal margin 34.7 pts 1983: Liberal margin 23.4 pts 1984: Liberal margin 41.6 pts 1987: Liberal margin 45.1 pts 1990: Liberal margin 40.7 pts 1993: Liberal margin 37.3 pts 1996: Liberal margin 48.6 pts 1998: Liberal margin 39.7 pts 2004: Liberal margin 41.4 pts 2007: Liberal margin 23.2 pts 2010: Liberal margin 34.3 pts 2013: Liberal margin 44.2 pts 2016: Liberal margin 35.6 pts 2019: Liberal margin 37.3 pts 1949 1951 1954 1955 1958 1961 1963 1966 1969 1972 1974 1975 1977 1980 1983 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1998 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019

Trend

Mitchell has been contested at 27 federal elections on record since 1949. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Labor.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Mitchell in the 2019 federal election?

Alex Hawke (Liberal) won Mitchell in 2019 after preferences, with 67,698 votes (68.6%) to Immanuel Selvaraj's 30,938.

Which parties have won Mitchell since 1949?

Since 1949, Mitchell has been won by: Labor, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Mitchell?

The closest result on record for Mitchell was 1972, when Alfred Ashley-Brown (Labor) beat Leslie Irwin by 1,552 votes (2.3 percentage points) after preferences.

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