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Parkes — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Parkes was won by Mark Coulton (National) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 31,766 votes over Jack Ayoub after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Parkes from 1901 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), 1901–2019

Election Winner Party Final Votes Final Share Runner-up Margin
1901 Bruce Smith FT 7,321 76.2% Robert Thompson (Prot) 5,037 (52.4 pts)
1903 Bruce Smith FT 15,610 80.1% Charles Dyer (Labor) 11,734 (60.2 pts)
1906 Bruce Smith AS 11,178 78.2% Hampton Slatyer (Independent) 8,064 (56.4 pts)
1910 Bruce Smith Liberal 11,342 56.4% Ernest Burgess (Labor) 2,566 (12.8 pts)
1913 Bruce Smith Liberal 20,424 61.9% William Russell (Labor) 7,878 (23.9 pts)
1914 Bruce Smith Liberal 19,259 58.5% William Russell (Labor) 5,583 (17.0 pts)
1917 Bruce Smith National 26,432 65.4% Mark Gosling (Labor) 12,450 (30.8 pts)
1919 Charles Marr National 25,512 63.6% Arthur Jones (Labor) 10,909 (27.2 pts)
1922 Charles Marr National 12,970 61.8% Edward Cohen (Labor) 4,962 (23.7 pts)
1925 Charles Marr National 28,320 62.8% William Dunn (Labor) 11,512 (25.5 pts)
1928 Charles Marr National 28,798 57.4% George Sherringham (Labor) 7,455 (14.9 pts)
1929 Edward Mctiernan Labor 32,387 57.8% Charles Marr (National) 8,769 (15.7 pts)
1931 Charles Marr United Australia Party 34,502 67.7% Herbert Garden (Labor (Non-Communist)) 18,019 (35.3 pts)
1934 Charles Marr United Australia Party 31,745 67.1% Leo Taylor (Labor (Non-Communist)) 16,154 (34.1 pts)
1937 Charles Marr United Australia Party 35,468 63.7% Karl Guhl (Labor) 15,251 (27.4 pts)
1940 Charles Marr United Australia Party 28,909 57.3% Daniel Murphy (Labor) 7,344 (14.6 pts)
1943 Leslie Haylen Labor 31,314 64.0% Charles Marr (United Australia Party) 13,673 (27.9 pts)
1946 Leslie Haylen Labor 32,806 50.1% Athol Richardson (Liberal) 164 (0.3 pts)
1949 Leslie Haylen Labor 19,966 51.8% Adam Dein (Liberal) 1,387 (3.6 pts)
1951 Leslie Haylen Labor 18,964 50.9% Adam Dein (Liberal) 681 (1.8 pts)
1954 Leslie Haylen Labor 19,307 56.0% William Ness (Liberal) 4,134 (12.0 pts)
1955 Leslie Haylen Labor 20,895 50.7% John Spicer (Liberal) 600 (1.5 pts)
1958 Leslie Haylen Labor 20,562 51.0% George Chambers (Liberal) 826 (2.0 pts)
1961 Leslie Haylen Labor 20,352 58.1% William Dowd (Liberal) 5,677 (16.2 pts)
1963 Thomas Hughes Liberal 19,994 51.7% Leslie Haylen (Labor) 1,320 (3.4 pts)
1966 Thomas Hughes Liberal 19,196 56.4% Douglas Sutherland (Labor) 4,353 (12.8 pts)
1984 Michael Cobb National 34,590 56.1% James Curran (Labor) 7,539 (12.2 pts)
1987 Michael Cobb National 37,816 60.8% Graham Lund (Labor) 13,413 (21.6 pts)
1990 Michael Cobb National 39,252 60.7% Ray Leslie (Labor) 13,853 (21.4 pts)
1993 Michael Cobb National 37,907 50.5% Barry Brebner (Labor) 802 (1.1 pts)
1996 Michael Cobb National 42,100 56.5% Barry Brebner (Labor) 9,682 (13.0 pts)
1998 Tony Lawler National 39,638 54.1% Barry Brebner (Labor) 6,021 (8.2 pts)
2004 John Cobb National 48,512 64.4% Joe Knagge (Labor) 21,689 (28.8 pts)
2007 Mark Coulton National 51,985 63.0% Margaret Patriarca (Labor) 21,501 (26.1 pts)
2010 Mark Coulton National 61,789 68.9% Andrew Brooks (Labor) 33,843 (37.7 pts)
2013 Mark Coulton National 65,575 72.3% Brendan Byron (Labor) 40,511 (44.7 pts)
2016 Mark Coulton National 60,901 65.1% Kate Stewart (Labor) 28,255 (30.2 pts)
2019 Mark Coulton National 62,859 66.9% Jack Ayoub (Labor) 31,766 (33.8 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1901

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bruce SmithFT7,32173.1%
Robert ThompsonProt2,28422.8%
George BurnsIndependent4134.1%

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bruce SmithFT15,61073.9%
Charles DyerLabor3,87618.4%
Varney ParkesIndependent1,3186.2%
Edward BeebyIndependent2161.0%
Hampton SlatyerIndependent900.4%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bruce SmithAS11,17878.2%
Hampton SlatyerIndependent3,11421.8%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bruce SmithLiberal11,34245.0%
Ernest BurgessLabor8,77634.8%
Herbert PrattenIndependent5,09920.2%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bruce SmithLiberal20,42461.9%
William RussellLabor12,54638.1%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bruce SmithLiberal19,25958.5%
William RussellLabor13,67641.5%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bruce SmithNational26,43265.4%
Mark GoslingLabor13,98234.6%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles MarrNational18,27645.6%
Arthur JonesLabor13,80734.4%
Bruce SmithIndependent8,03220.0%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles MarrNational12,97061.8%
Edward CohenLabor8,00838.2%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles MarrNational28,32062.8%
William DunnLabor16,80837.2%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles MarrNational28,79857.4%
George SherringhamLabor21,34342.6%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Edward MctiernanLabor32,38757.8%
Charles MarrNational23,61842.2%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles MarrUnited Australia Party34,50259.9%
Herbert GardenLabor (Non-Communist)16,48328.6%
William GibbsLabor6,63611.5%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles MarrUnited Australia Party31,74560.0%
Leo TaylorLabor (Non-Communist)15,59129.5%
Harold BondesonSC5,56410.5%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles MarrUnited Australia Party35,46863.7%
Karl GuhlLabor20,21736.3%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles MarrUnited Australia Party28,90950.5%
Daniel MurphyLabor21,56537.7%
David KnoxIndependent6,78511.8%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Leslie HaylenLabor29,89148.5%
Charles MarrUnited Australia Party17,14127.8%
Nigel LoveLiberal Democrats12,02019.5%
Pauline BudgeIndependent1,3012.1%
Arthur MilesOPA9291.5%
Francis WilsonIndependent1710.3%
Arthur ThompsonIndependent1550.3%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Leslie HaylenLabor32,80650.1%
Athol RichardsonLiberal32,64249.9%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Leslie HaylenLabor19,96651.8%
Adam DeinLiberal18,57948.2%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Leslie HaylenLabor18,96450.9%
Adam DeinLiberal18,28349.1%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Leslie HaylenLabor19,30756.0%
William NessLiberal15,17344.0%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Leslie HaylenLabor20,89550.7%
John SpicerLiberal20,29549.3%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Leslie HaylenLabor20,09649.9%
George ChambersLiberal18,17845.1%
Maurice ColreavyDemocratic Labor Party2,0245.0%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Leslie HaylenLabor20,35252.5%
William DowdLiberal14,67537.9%
Vincent CouchDemocratic Labor Party3,7259.6%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas HughesLiberal18,43747.7%
Leslie HaylenLabor17,90046.3%
Vincent CouchDemocratic Labor Party2,3316.0%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas HughesLiberal19,19651.2%
Douglas SutherlandLabor14,84339.6%
John CrewLRG2,3646.3%
Kevin DavisDemocratic Labor Party1,1223.0%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James CurranLabor25,09740.7%
Michael CobbNational17,40728.2%
Bruce RowleyLiberal17,32728.1%
Gloria CollisonAustralian Democrats1,8152.9%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Michael CobbNational31,43350.5%
Graham LundLabor22,77336.6%
Max MurfordIndependent5,2728.5%
Gloria CollisonAustralian Democrats2,2293.6%
Bill O'donnellIndependent5280.8%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Michael CobbNational35,91055.5%
Ray LeslieLabor22,59934.9%
Gloria CollisonAustralian Democrats6,1659.5%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Michael CobbNational35,64947.5%
Barry BrebnerLabor34,16045.5%
Noel PlumbAustralian Democrats2,3333.1%
Terrence SetonIndependent2,1832.9%
David MclennanIndependent7221.0%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Michael CobbNational38,26451.2%
Barry BrebnerLabor28,53038.2%
Ken GrahamAustralian Democrats1,9652.6%
Edna CookIndependent1,7582.4%
Dianne DeckerIndependent1,7082.3%
Vivian DesmondAAFI1,5282.0%
David MclennanIndependent9641.3%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry BrebnerLabor26,07035.6%
Tony LawlerNational20,79128.4%
Don McnaughtOne Nation9,23012.6%
Robert WilsonIndependent8,65711.8%
Scott MacdougallLiberal7,2619.9%
David BurtonAustralian Democrats1,2461.7%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John CobbNational45,56960.5%
Joe KnaggeLabor23,56831.3%
Michael BolandIndependent2,9043.9%
Terrance LoughlinGreens2,5773.4%
Georgie RangihaeataCEC7171.0%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Mark CoultonNational38,57446.8%
Margaret PatriarcaLabor20,92225.4%
Tim HoranIndependent17,09820.7%
Matt ParmeterGreens2,4963.0%
Bruce HaighIndependent2,1532.6%
Michael KielyIndependent9391.1%
Richard StringerIndependent2870.3%

2010

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Mark CoultonNational53,15459.2%
Andrew BrooksLabor19,08121.3%
John ClementsIndependent9,14610.2%
Matt ParmenterGreens5,0285.6%
Mick CollessIndependent3,3263.7%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Mark CoultonNational58,02064.0%
Brendan ByronLabor18,85020.8%
Neil GormanPalmer United Party6,7247.4%
Matt ParmenterGreens4,6915.2%
Michelle RyanChristian Democratic Party2,3542.6%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Mark CoultonNational54,86958.7%
Kate StewartLabor26,72828.6%
Matt ParmeterGreens5,8516.3%
Glen RyanChristian Democratic Party3,9504.2%
Philip AytonIndependent2,1492.3%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Mark CoultonNational47,69250.8%
Jack AyoubLabor22,13523.6%
Daniel JonesLiberal Democrats7,5688.1%
Will LandersIndependent6,7307.2%
Petrus Van Der SteenUnited Australia Party5,9066.3%
David PaullGreens3,9214.2%

Margin Over Time

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

1901: FT margin 52.4 pts 1903: FT margin 60.2 pts 1906: AS margin 56.4 pts 1910: Liberal margin 12.8 pts 1913: Liberal margin 23.9 pts 1914: Liberal margin 17.0 pts 1917: National margin 30.8 pts 1919: National margin 27.2 pts 1922: National margin 23.7 pts 1925: National margin 25.5 pts 1928: National margin 14.9 pts 1929: Labor margin 15.7 pts 1931: United Australia Party margin 35.3 pts 1934: United Australia Party margin 34.1 pts 1937: United Australia Party margin 27.4 pts 1940: United Australia Party margin 14.6 pts 1943: Labor margin 27.9 pts 1946: Labor margin 0.3 pts 1949: Labor margin 3.6 pts 1951: Labor margin 1.8 pts 1954: Labor margin 12.0 pts 1955: Labor margin 1.5 pts 1958: Labor margin 2.0 pts 1961: Labor margin 16.2 pts 1963: Liberal margin 3.4 pts 1966: Liberal margin 12.8 pts 1984: National margin 12.2 pts 1987: National margin 21.6 pts 1990: National margin 21.4 pts 1993: National margin 1.1 pts 1996: National margin 13.0 pts 1998: National margin 8.2 pts 2004: National margin 28.8 pts 2007: National margin 26.1 pts 2010: National margin 37.7 pts 2013: National margin 44.7 pts 2016: National margin 30.2 pts 2019: National margin 33.8 pts 1901 1903 1906 1910 1913 1914 1917 1919 1922 1925 1928 1929 1931 1934 1937 1940 1943 1946 1949 1951 1954 1955 1958 1961 1963 1966 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1998 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019

Trend

Parkes has been contested at 38 federal elections on record since 1901. Winning parties over that span: FT, AS, Liberal, National, Labor, United Australia Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Parkes in the 2019 federal election?

Mark Coulton (National) won Parkes in 2019 after preferences, with 62,859 votes (66.9%) to Jack Ayoub's 31,093.

Which parties have won Parkes since 1901?

Since 1901, Parkes has been won by: AS, FT, Labor, Liberal, National, United Australia Party.

What was the closest result in Parkes?

The closest result on record for Parkes was 1946, when Leslie Haylen (Labor) beat Athol Richardson by 164 votes (0.3 percentage points) after preferences.

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