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Perth — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Perth was won by Patrick Gorman (Labor) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 8,646 votes over Jim Grayden after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Perth 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 James Fowler Labor 3,334 59.1% Michael Cavanagh (Prot) 1,024 (18.1 pts)
1903 James Fowler Labor 4,248 72.8% Harry Venn (FT) 2,657 (45.5 pts)
1906 James Fowler Labor 4,892 52.7% Edward Thurstan (WAP) 508 (5.5 pts)
1910 James Fowler Liberal 9,648 60.7% Ernest Henshaw (Labor) 3,411 (21.5 pts)
1913 James Fowler Liberal 14,846 53.3% Alexander Mccallum (Labor) 1,845 (6.6 pts)
1914 James Fowler Liberal 15,256 55.8% Alexander Mccallum (Labor) 3,185 (11.7 pts)
1917 James Fowler National 18,715 69.5% Alexander Panton (Labor) 10,494 (39.0 pts)
1919 James Fowler National 12,275 61.0% John Curtin (Labor) 4,442 (22.1 pts)
1922 Edward Mann National 8,513 58.9% Nils Clementsen (Labor) 2,566 (17.7 pts)
1925 Edward Mann National 21,517 62.8% Richard Lane (Labor) 8,749 (25.5 pts)
1928 Edward Mann National 22,002 64.6% Arthur Watts (Labor) 9,920 (29.1 pts)
1929 Walter Nairn National 19,254 50.5% Edward Needham (Labor) 409 (1.1 pts)
1931 Walter Nairn United Australia Party 22,102 60.5% John Moloney (Labor) 7,643 (20.9 pts)
1934 Walter Nairn United Australia Party 22,821 56.8% Herbert Graham (Labor) 5,450 (13.6 pts)
1937 Walter Nairn United Australia Party 31,942 60.3% Thomas Burke (Labor) 10,873 (20.5 pts)
1940 Walter Nairn United Australia Party 33,999 66.5% Gavan Mcmillan (Labor) 16,855 (33.0 pts)
1943 Thomas Burke Labor 33,581 56.0% Walter Nairn (United Australia Party) 7,230 (12.1 pts)
1946 Thomas Burke Labor 32,704 53.7% James Paton (Liberal) 4,460 (7.3 pts)
1949 Thomas Burke Labor 19,294 50.1% Gordon Hack (Liberal) 76 (0.2 pts)
1951 Thomas Burke Labor 17,926 50.2% Billy Snedden (Liberal) 114 (0.3 pts)
1954 Thomas Burke Labor 15,912 53.0% Robert Phillips (Liberal) 1,825 (6.1 pts)
1955 Fred Chaney Liberal 17,575 51.5% Thomas Burke (Labor) 1,039 (3.0 pts)
1958 Fred Chaney Liberal 17,426 63.9% Lawrence Wilkinson (Labor) 7,585 (27.8 pts)
1961 Fred Chaney Liberal 16,054 60.6% Lawrence Wilkinson (Labor) 5,611 (21.2 pts)
1963 Fred Chaney Liberal 15,867 57.5% Edward Halse (Labor) 4,124 (14.9 pts)
1966 Fred Chaney Liberal 13,427 54.8% Alan Bate (Labor) 2,336 (9.5 pts)
1969 Joseph Berinson Labor 29,309 59.0% Fred Chaney (Liberal) 8,936 (18.0 pts)
1972 Joseph Berinson Labor 28,226 54.1% Derrick Tomlinson (Liberal) 4,315 (8.3 pts)
1974 Joseph Berinson Labor 33,786 60.0% Derrick Tomlinson (Liberal) 11,257 (20.0 pts)
1975 Ross Mclean Liberal 31,658 51.4% Joseph Berinson (Labor) 1,756 (2.9 pts)
1977 Ross Mclean Liberal 31,944 59.0% James Moiler (Labor) 9,767 (18.0 pts)
1980 Ross Mclean Liberal 30,807 51.0% William Delaney (Labor) 1,211 (2.0 pts)
1983 Richard Charlesworth Labor 34,108 56.3% Ross Mclean (Liberal) 7,598 (12.5 pts)
1984 Richard Charlesworth Labor 33,523 56.3% Joan Walters (Liberal) 7,457 (12.5 pts)
1987 Richard Charlesworth Labor 34,819 56.8% None (Independent) 8,284 (13.5 pts)
1990 Richard Charlesworth Labor 36,252 55.2% Marylyn Rodgers (Liberal) 6,797 (10.3 pts)
1993 Stephen Smith Labor 38,202 56.1% Barney Cresswell (Liberal) 8,363 (12.3 pts)
1996 Stephen Smith Labor 37,756 56.5% Dee Kelly (Liberal) 8,635 (12.9 pts)
1998 Stephen Smith Labor 48,441 63.3% David Montani (Liberal) 20,331 (26.6 pts)
2001 Stephen Smith Labor 45,239 61.2% Rod Webb (Liberal) 16,565 (22.4 pts)
2004 Stephen Smith Labor 41,723 56.7% Alexander Lawrance (Liberal) 9,897 (13.5 pts)
2007 Stephen Smith Labor 46,061 58.9% Daniel Nikolic (Liberal) 13,856 (17.7 pts)
2010 Stephen Smith Labor 44,815 55.9% Joe Ferrante (Liberal) 9,436 (11.8 pts)
2013 Alannah Mactiernan Labor 45,079 54.4% Darryl Moore (Liberal) 7,217 (8.7 pts)
2016 Tim Hammond Labor 44,602 53.3% Jeremy Quinn (Liberal) 5,573 (6.7 pts)
2019 Patrick Gorman Labor 48,176 54.9% Jim Grayden (Liberal) 8,646 (9.9 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1901

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James FowlerLabor3,33459.1%
Michael CavanaghProt2,31040.9%

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James FowlerLabor4,24872.8%
Harry VennFT1,59127.2%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James FowlerLabor4,89252.7%
Edward ThurstanWAP4,38447.3%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James FowlerLiberal9,64860.7%
Ernest HenshawLabor6,23739.3%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James FowlerLiberal14,84653.3%
Alexander MccallumLabor13,00146.7%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James FowlerLiberal15,25655.8%
Alexander MccallumLabor12,07144.2%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James FowlerNational18,71569.5%
Alexander PantonLabor8,22130.5%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
James FowlerNational7,72138.4%
John CurtinLabor6,87734.2%
Lionel CarterNational4,69923.4%
Gerald HartreyIndependent8114.0%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Nils ClementsenLabor4,95134.2%
Edward MannNational3,07321.3%
James FowlerNational2,58317.9%
Alfred CarsonNational2,12514.7%
Harry BoltonNational1,72812.0%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Edward MannNational21,51762.8%
Richard LaneLabor12,76837.2%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Edward MannNational22,00261.8%
Arthur WattsLabor12,08234.0%
John MccooIndependent1,4994.2%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Edward NeedhamLabor16,41143.1%
Walter NairnNational13,52135.5%
Edward MannIndependent7,64520.1%
John MccooIndependent5221.4%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Walter NairnUnited Australia Party22,10260.5%
John MoloneyLabor14,45939.5%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Walter NairnUnited Australia Party16,72741.6%
Herbert GrahamLabor13,73734.2%
Thomas HartreyIndependent6,71316.7%
Carlyle FergusonIndependent3,0157.5%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Walter NairnUnited Australia Party21,80041.1%
Thomas BurkeLabor18,09134.1%
John SimonsUnited Australia Party10,03518.9%
Vivian JamesIndependent3,0855.8%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Walter NairnUnited Australia Party33,99962.4%
Gavan McmillanLabor17,14431.5%
James BolithoIndependent3,3266.1%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas BurkeLabor25,37642.3%
Walter NairnUnited Australia Party17,61029.4%
Thomas HughesIndependent8,11213.5%
Clarence BoydCommunist Party of Australia3,6396.1%
Stephenson FoxIndependent2,6114.4%
Robert NicholsonIndependent1,5012.5%
Dorothea FosterIndependent4950.8%
William HerbertIndependent4190.7%
Thomas GrovesIndependent1690.3%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas BurkeLabor31,23149.0%
James PatonLiberal27,42943.1%
John GrahamIndependent2,1573.4%
Kevin HealyCommunist Party of Australia2,0043.1%
Robert SalterIndependent8891.4%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas BurkeLabor18,41247.8%
Gordon HackLiberal17,85846.4%
James CollinsIndependent1,7564.6%
James KellyCommunist Party of Australia4861.3%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Billy SneddenLiberal17,70549.5%
Thomas BurkeLabor17,50149.0%
James KellyCommunist Party of Australia5321.5%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas BurkeLabor15,91251.7%
Robert PhillipsLiberal14,08745.7%
Carlyle FergusonIndependent5301.7%
Rivo GandiniCommunist Party of Australia2750.9%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Fred ChaneyLiberal17,57551.5%
Thomas BurkeLabor16,53648.5%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Fred ChaneyLiberal17,42656.0%
Lawrence WilkinsonLabor9,84131.6%
Terence MerchantDemocratic Labor Party3,18910.3%
Frederick SwaineIndependent6552.1%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Fred ChaneyLiberal16,05455.0%
Lawrence WilkinsonLabor10,44335.8%
Julius ReDemocratic Labor Party2,6799.2%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Fred ChaneyLiberal15,86754.3%
Edward HalseLabor11,74340.2%
Arthur WhiteDemocratic Labor Party1,6295.6%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Fred ChaneyLiberal13,22349.5%
Alan BateLabor9,78536.6%
George MazakDemocratic Labor Party2,0717.8%
Annette AaronsCommunist Party of Australia1,6276.1%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joseph BerinsonLabor29,30955.1%
Fred ChaneyLiberal20,37338.3%
John MartyrDemocratic Labor Party2,1594.1%
Patricia GilesIndependent1,3082.5%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joseph BerinsonLabor28,22651.3%
Derrick TomlinsonLiberal23,91143.4%
Dorothy CranleyDemocratic Labor Party2,9285.3%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joseph BerinsonLabor33,78656.5%
Derrick TomlinsonLiberal22,52937.7%
Dorothy CranleyIndependent2,4874.2%
Paul MarshCommunist Party of Australia5390.9%
Wilfred CampinAP4110.7%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ross McleanLiberal31,65850.7%
Joseph BerinsonLabor29,90247.9%
Victor SlaterCommunist Party of Australia8901.4%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ross McleanLiberal31,94450.8%
James MoilerLabor22,17735.3%
Thomas GarrickAustralian Democrats6,1539.8%
Lawrence CurtisIndependent2,5914.1%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ross McleanLiberal29,13148.2%
William DelaneyLabor27,59945.7%
Robert FosterAustralian Democrats3,1225.2%
June Steen-OlsenIndependent5510.9%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Richard CharlesworthLabor34,10854.7%
Ross McleanLiberal26,51042.5%
Geoffrey SymeAustralian Democrats1,7702.8%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Richard CharlesworthLabor32,90655.2%
Joan WaltersLiberal25,14842.2%
Catherine BrownIndependent1,5352.6%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Richard CharlesworthLabor34,00355.4%
Bob CampbellLiberal24,49439.9%
Ted LisleNational2,8574.7%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Richard CharlesworthLabor28,04742.6%
Marylyn RodgersLiberal24,77537.6%
Brenda ConochieGreens5,4968.3%
Brian JenkinsAustralian Democrats5,1527.8%
Richard CheukIndependent1,2111.8%
Don GudgeonIndependent7021.1%
William WithamNational4830.7%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Stephen SmithLabor31,58546.4%
Barney CresswellLiberal26,44038.8%
Patsy MolloyGreens3,8365.6%
Irene KnightAustralian Democrats1,5812.3%
Chris BignellCommunist Party1,4992.2%
Peter BlurtonIndependent1,4602.1%
Michael GoffIndependent8571.3%
Michelle HovaneIndependent5870.9%
Jennifer BenjaminIndependent2680.4%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Stephen SmithLabor32,01847.6%
Dee KellyLiberal25,26237.5%
Elena JeffreysGreens4,1896.2%
Jim KerrAustralian Democrats4,1756.2%
Raymond ConderIndependent9141.4%
Anthony BenbowIndependent4180.6%
Gary NelsonIndependent3390.5%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Stephen SmithLabor38,39550.2%
David MontaniLiberal22,68929.6%
Kerry MillsOne Nation6,5558.6%
Gemma CarterGreens4,7136.2%
Brendon EntrekinAustralian Democrats3,5174.6%
Iggy KimIndependent6820.9%

2001

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Stephen SmithLabor35,38947.9%
Rod WebbLiberal23,89432.3%
Alison XamonGreens5,4377.4%
Aaron HewittAustralian Democrats5,3817.3%
Peter GilberthorpeOne Nation3,2444.4%
Philip ChiltonIndependent5680.8%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Stephen SmithLabor33,53245.6%
Alexander LawranceLiberal27,12736.9%
Alison XamonGreens7,0459.6%
Augustine LohChristian Democratic Party1,8072.5%
Marie EdmondsOne Nation1,4632.0%
Ray BradburyAustralian Democrats1,3441.8%
Nikki UlasowskiSocialist Alliance9841.3%
Ross RussellCEC2470.3%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Stephen SmithLabor36,68446.9%
Daniel NikolicLiberal28,16336.0%
Damian Douglas-MeyerGreens8,32010.6%
Paul ConnellyChristian Democratic Party1,5942.0%
Stephen J BrooksIndependent1,4131.8%
Sharon FairfullFamily First8381.1%
Marie EdmondsOne Nation6280.8%
Chris LathamIndependent4640.6%
Orm GirvanIndependent1620.2%

2010

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Stephen SmithLabor32,22840.2%
Joe FerranteLiberal31,06438.7%
Jonathan HallettGreens12,94816.1%
Paul ConnellyChristian Democratic Party2,0932.6%
Nigel IrvineFamily First1,2431.5%
Alex BainbridgeIndependent6180.8%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Alannah MactiernanLabor34,21541.3%
Darryl MooreLiberal33,02139.8%
Jonathan HallettGreens8,80110.6%
Gabriel HarfouchePalmer United Party2,8973.5%
Paul ConnellyIndependent1,8912.3%
Ant ClarkIndependent1,0251.2%
Lesley CrollFamily First6690.8%
Evelyn EdneyIndependent4220.5%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jeremy QuinnLiberal35,38142.3%
Tim HammondLabor31,24837.4%
Tim CliffordGreens14,27217.1%
Mark WalmsleyLiberal Democrats1,4301.7%
Andrew ChambersIndependent1,3001.6%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jim GraydenLiberal32,80037.4%
Patrick GormanLabor30,20734.4%
Caroline PerksGreens16,55218.9%
Mel LowndsOne Nation2,3332.7%
Jane BoxallWAP2,2222.5%
Chas HopkinsUnited Australia Party1,6611.9%
Gary DaviesIndependent1,3291.5%
Curtis GreeningIndependent6020.7%

Margin Over Time

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

1901: Labor margin 18.1 pts 1903: Labor margin 45.5 pts 1906: Labor margin 5.5 pts 1910: Liberal margin 21.5 pts 1913: Liberal margin 6.6 pts 1914: Liberal margin 11.7 pts 1917: National margin 39.0 pts 1919: National margin 22.1 pts 1922: National margin 17.7 pts 1925: National margin 25.5 pts 1928: National margin 29.1 pts 1929: National margin 1.1 pts 1931: United Australia Party margin 20.9 pts 1934: United Australia Party margin 13.6 pts 1937: United Australia Party margin 20.5 pts 1940: United Australia Party margin 33.0 pts 1943: Labor margin 12.1 pts 1946: Labor margin 7.3 pts 1949: Labor margin 0.2 pts 1951: Labor margin 0.3 pts 1954: Labor margin 6.1 pts 1955: Liberal margin 3.0 pts 1958: Liberal margin 27.8 pts 1961: Liberal margin 21.2 pts 1963: Liberal margin 14.9 pts 1966: Liberal margin 9.5 pts 1969: Labor margin 18.0 pts 1972: Labor margin 8.3 pts 1974: Labor margin 20.0 pts 1975: Liberal margin 2.9 pts 1977: Liberal margin 18.0 pts 1980: Liberal margin 2.0 pts 1983: Labor margin 12.5 pts 1984: Labor margin 12.5 pts 1987: Labor margin 13.5 pts 1990: Labor margin 10.3 pts 1993: Labor margin 12.3 pts 1996: Labor margin 12.9 pts 1998: Labor margin 26.6 pts 2001: Labor margin 22.4 pts 2004: Labor margin 13.5 pts 2007: Labor margin 17.7 pts 2010: Labor margin 11.8 pts 2013: Labor margin 8.7 pts 2016: Labor margin 6.7 pts 2019: Labor margin 9.9 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 1969 1972 1974 1975 1977 1980 1983 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019

Trend

Perth has been contested at 46 federal elections on record since 1901. Winning parties over that span: Labor, Liberal, National, United Australia Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Perth in the 2019 federal election?

Patrick Gorman (Labor) won Perth in 2019 after preferences, with 48,176 votes (54.9%) to Jim Grayden's 39,530.

Which parties have won Perth since 1901?

Since 1901, Perth has been won by: Labor, Liberal, National, United Australia Party.

What was the closest result in Perth?

The closest result on record for Perth was 1949, when Thomas Burke (Labor) beat Gordon Hack by 76 votes (0.2 percentage points) after preferences.

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