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Reid — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Reid was won by Fiona Martin (Liberal) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 5,960 votes over Sam Crosby after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Reid from 1922 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), 1922–2019

Election Winner Party Final Votes Final Share Runner-up Margin
1922 Percy Coleman Labor 12,316 57.6% Frederick Reed (National) 3,259 (15.2 pts)
1925 Percy Coleman Labor 27,027 54.7% Percy Shortland (National) 4,684 (9.5 pts)
1928 Percy Coleman Labor 40,495 66.1% George Tomlinson (National) 19,734 (32.2 pts)
1929 Percy Coleman Labor 49,909 74.6% Ernest Carr (National) 32,932 (49.2 pts)
1931 Joseph Gander Labor (Non-Communist) 38,974 55.3% Robert Uebel (United Australia Party) 7,475 (10.6 pts)
1934 Joseph Gander Labor (Non-Communist) 25,806 60.9% William Moore (United Australia Party) 9,214 (21.7 pts)
1937 Joseph Gander Labor 33,738 60.3% Reuben Jenner (United Australia Party) 11,499 (20.5 pts)
1940 Charles Morgan Labor 30,436 52.0% Joseph Gander (Labor (Non-Communist)) 2,297 (3.9 pts)
1943 Charles Morgan Labor 34,154 53.2% Jack Lang (Independent) 4,147 (6.5 pts)
1946 Jack Lang Labor (Non-Communist) 39,316 54.2% Charles Morgan (Labor) 6,087 (8.4 pts)
1949 Charles Morgan Labor 24,607 66.7% James Clough (Liberal) 12,303 (33.3 pts)
1951 Charles Morgan Labor 28,115 65.1% James Clough (Liberal) 13,064 (30.3 pts)
1954 Charles Morgan Labor 32,958 71.1% Robert Mutton (Liberal) 19,533 (42.1 pts)
1955 Charles Morgan Labor 25,959 72.8% George Walker (Liberal) 16,238 (45.5 pts)
1958 Tom Uren Labor 30,539 64.1% Derek Bryden (Liberal) 13,419 (28.2 pts)
1961 Tom Uren Labor 34,867 74.5% Jack Cook (Liberal) 22,908 (48.9 pts)
1963 Tom Uren Labor 32,497 64.8% Thomas Reeves (Liberal) 14,830 (29.6 pts)
1966 Tom Uren Labor 28,645 57.6% Stanislaus Kelly (Liberal) 7,556 (15.2 pts)
1969 Tom Uren Labor 31,189 64.2% Stanley Hedges (Liberal) 13,785 (28.4 pts)
1972 Tom Uren Labor 35,032 69.3% William Pardy (Liberal) 19,505 (38.6 pts)
1974 Tom Uren Labor 38,222 69.5% Thomas Faulkner (Liberal) 21,469 (39.1 pts)
1975 Tom Uren Labor 33,208 61.9% Terence Shanahan (Liberal) 12,794 (23.9 pts)
1977 Tom Uren Labor 38,667 64.5% Terence Shanahan (Liberal) 17,421 (29.1 pts)
1980 Tom Uren Labor 38,675 67.2% Florence Maio (Liberal) 19,790 (34.4 pts)
1983 Tom Uren Labor 37,839 68.9% Florence Maio (Liberal) 20,750 (37.8 pts)
1984 Tom Uren Labor 39,947 67.3% Mary-Ruth Kain (Liberal) 20,502 (34.5 pts)
1987 Tom Uren Labor 37,839 61.8% Lynne Mcdowell (Liberal) 14,491 (23.7 pts)
1990 Laurie Ferguson Labor 40,849 66.1% Lynne Mcdowell (Liberal) 19,879 (32.2 pts)
1993 Laurie Ferguson Labor 48,579 68.8% Eyup Guner (Liberal) 26,554 (37.6 pts)
1996 Laurie Ferguson Labor 43,837 61.4% Lynne Mcdowell (Liberal) 16,257 (22.8 pts)
1998 Laurie Ferguson Labor 51,233 71.6% Alma Freame (Liberal) 30,954 (43.3 pts)
2004 Laurie Ferguson Labor 40,388 62.8% Sarah Mcmahon (Liberal) 16,430 (25.5 pts)
2007 Laurie Ferguson Labor 53,065 66.8% Ronney Oueik (Liberal) 26,692 (33.6 pts)
2010 John Murphy Labor 41,949 52.7% Peter Cooper (Liberal) 4,270 (5.4 pts)
2013 Craig Laundy Liberal 43,652 50.9% John Murphy (Labor) 1,470 (1.7 pts)
2016 Craig Laundy Liberal 49,543 54.7% Angelo Tsirekas (Labor) 8,489 (9.4 pts)
2019 Fiona Martin Liberal 49,844 53.2% Sam Crosby (Labor) 5,960 (6.4 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Percy ColemanLabor12,31654.5%
Frederick ReedNational9,05740.1%
Howard FowlesIndependent1,2265.4%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Percy ColemanLabor27,02754.7%
Percy ShortlandNational22,34345.3%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Percy ColemanLabor40,49566.1%
George TomlinsonNational20,76133.9%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Percy ColemanLabor49,90974.6%
Ernest CarrNational16,97725.4%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joseph GanderLabor (Non-Communist)26,03236.9%
Robert UebelUnited Australia Party24,71735.1%
Percy ColemanLabor19,72428.0%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joseph GanderLabor (Non-Communist)25,20848.9%
William MooreUnited Australia Party16,52232.0%
Harry BarnesSC4,4538.6%
Albert RoweLabor4,0927.9%
John TerryCommunist Party of Australia1,3132.5%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joseph GanderLabor33,73860.3%
Reuben JennerUnited Australia Party22,23939.7%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Joseph GanderLabor (Non-Communist)18,67731.9%
Charles MorganLabor17,60130.0%
Leslie BrownIndependent15,47226.4%
Jack HughesSL6,21110.6%
Edward JamesIndependent6141.0%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jack LangIndependent26,53241.4%
Charles MorganLabor22,31334.8%
David KnoxUnited Australia Party6,99610.9%
Jack HughesSL3,7295.8%
Richard GeorgeIndependent2,8634.5%
Alfred TurnerOPA1,7282.7%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles MorganLabor29,54740.7%
Jack LangLabor (Non-Communist)25,04934.5%
Jeffrey BlaxlandLiberal15,75521.7%
William BeckettIndependent2,1943.0%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles MorganLabor24,60758.1%
James CloughLiberal12,30429.0%
Rupert SheldonLabor (Non-Communist)5,46712.9%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles MorganLabor28,11562.4%
James CloughLiberal15,05133.4%
Rupert SheldonIndependent1,9034.2%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles MorganLabor32,95863.4%
Robert MuttonLiberal13,42525.8%
Horace HancockIndependent3,3486.4%
Laurence AaronsCommunist Party of Australia2,2854.4%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles MorganLabor25,95962.9%
George WalkerLiberal9,72123.6%
Jack HughesCommunist Party of Australia3,2707.9%
Charles TubmanIndependent2,3275.6%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tom UrenLabor23,42249.1%
Derek BrydenLiberal12,59726.4%
Charles MorganIndependent10,20121.4%
Andrew MurphyDemocratic Labor Party1,4393.0%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tom UrenLabor34,86766.1%
Jack CookLiberal11,95922.7%
Michael CarrollDemocratic Labor Party5,88511.2%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tom UrenLabor32,49758.3%
Thomas ReevesLiberal17,66731.7%
Michael CarrollDemocratic Labor Party5,54710.0%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tom UrenLabor28,64551.6%
Stanislaus KellyLiberal21,08938.0%
Michael CarrollDemocratic Labor Party5,76410.4%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tom UrenLabor31,18959.3%
Stanley HedgesLiberal17,40433.1%
Michael CarrollDemocratic Labor Party2,7915.3%
Norman HurstIndependent1,2422.4%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tom UrenLabor35,03266.5%
William PardyLiberal15,52729.5%
Joseph SandersDemocratic Labor Party2,1064.0%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tom UrenLabor38,22267.9%
Thomas FaulknerLiberal16,75329.7%
Astrid O'neillAP1,3492.4%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tom UrenLabor33,20858.9%
Terence ShanahanLiberal20,41436.2%
Kevin MckennaIndependent2,7424.9%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tom UrenLabor38,66758.5%
Terence ShanahanLiberal21,24632.1%
Frederick BluckAustralian Democrats6,2169.4%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tom UrenLabor38,67561.6%
Florence MaioLiberal18,88530.1%
Neville GrayIndependent3,6645.8%
Paul TerrettAustralian Democrats1,5482.5%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tom UrenLabor37,83961.7%
Florence MaioLiberal17,08927.9%
Stephen BastianAustralian Democrats4,7707.8%
Lynda BolandIndependent7231.2%
Neville GrayIndependent6461.1%
Michael GluyasIndependent2590.4%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tom UrenLabor36,38461.3%
Mary-Ruth KainLiberal17,26929.1%
John RoveenAustralian Democrats2,9364.9%
Jim SaleamIndependent2,8034.7%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Tom UrenLabor35,73858.4%
Lynne McdowellLiberal21,17534.6%
John RoveenAustralian Democrats4,2747.0%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Laurie FergusonLabor34,59155.8%
Lynne McdowellLiberal17,01627.5%
Steven BaileyAustralian Democrats3,8076.1%
Keith BarronCommunist Party2,5994.2%
Vincent WhiteIndependent1,7652.8%
Margaret GleesonIndependent1,3282.1%
Radwan ElachiIndependent8741.4%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Laurie FergusonLabor45,71464.7%
Eyup GunerLiberal19,71127.9%
Carmel EmtageIndependent1,9422.7%
Jennifer LongGreens1,5242.2%
Paul LockeIndependent1,0981.6%
Stephen DoricIndependent6600.9%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Laurie FergusonLabor40,91057.2%
Lynne McdowellLiberal24,72034.5%
Alfie GiulianoAustralian Democrats4,9777.0%
Catherine DoricIndependent9751.4%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Laurie FergusonLabor41,16257.6%
Alma FreameLiberal15,63721.9%
Shane O'connorOne Nation4,4776.3%
Penny TongsumrithUnity4,0455.7%
John AnaninChristian Democratic Party2,5443.6%
David PoularisAustralian Democrats2,0522.9%
Jamie ThomsonGreens1,2931.8%
Rupen SavoulianIndependent3020.4%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Laurie FergusonLabor33,05251.4%
Sarah McmahonLiberal19,79630.8%
Wafaa SaltiGreens3,3765.2%
Nicholas KhouryIndependent3,0844.8%
Kylie LaurenceChristian Democratic Party2,2963.6%
Neville WilliamsOne Nation1,2672.0%
Tony YooAustralian Democrats8021.2%
Lisa MacdonaldSocialist Alliance6731.0%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Laurie FergusonLabor47,73960.1%
Ronney OueikLiberal21,51627.1%
Mark LipscombeGreens4,1605.2%
Alex SharahChristian Democratic Party3,1704.0%
Veronica LambertFamily First1,3011.6%
Silma IhramAustralian Democrats1,1231.4%
Hal JohnsonIndependent4290.5%

2010

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter CooperLiberal34,32843.1%
John MurphyLabor33,05141.5%
Adam ButlerGreens8,90311.2%
Bill ShailerChristian Democratic Party2,4453.1%
Carolyn KennettIndependent9011.1%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Craig LaundyLiberal40,43047.1%
John MurphyLabor34,81740.6%
Pauline TyrrellGreens5,9687.0%
Mohammad AshrafPalmer United Party1,2981.5%
Bill ShailerChristian Democratic Party1,2191.4%
Raymond PalmerIndependent1,2151.4%
Emily DunnDemocratic Labor Party5800.7%
Bishrul IzadeenKatter's Australian Party2970.3%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Craig LaundyLiberal44,21248.8%
Angelo TsirekasLabor32,91836.3%
Alice MantelGreens7,6738.5%
Ju KangChristian Democratic Party3,7134.1%
Marylou CarterFamily First2,0812.3%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Fiona MartinLiberal45,28848.3%
Sam CrosbyLabor34,87237.2%
Charles JagoGreens7,5758.1%
Keith PiperChristian Democratic Party2,3352.5%
Rohan LaxmanalalAJP1,8612.0%
Young LeeUnited Australia Party1,7971.9%

Margin Over Time

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

1922: Labor margin 15.2 pts 1925: Labor margin 9.5 pts 1928: Labor margin 32.2 pts 1929: Labor margin 49.2 pts 1931: Labor (Non-Communist) margin 10.6 pts 1934: Labor (Non-Communist) margin 21.7 pts 1937: Labor margin 20.5 pts 1940: Labor margin 3.9 pts 1943: Labor margin 6.5 pts 1946: Labor (Non-Communist) margin 8.4 pts 1949: Labor margin 33.3 pts 1951: Labor margin 30.3 pts 1954: Labor margin 42.1 pts 1955: Labor margin 45.5 pts 1958: Labor margin 28.2 pts 1961: Labor margin 48.9 pts 1963: Labor margin 29.6 pts 1966: Labor margin 15.2 pts 1969: Labor margin 28.4 pts 1972: Labor margin 38.6 pts 1974: Labor margin 39.1 pts 1975: Labor margin 23.9 pts 1977: Labor margin 29.1 pts 1980: Labor margin 34.4 pts 1983: Labor margin 37.8 pts 1984: Labor margin 34.5 pts 1987: Labor margin 23.7 pts 1990: Labor margin 32.2 pts 1993: Labor margin 37.6 pts 1996: Labor margin 22.8 pts 1998: Labor margin 43.3 pts 2004: Labor margin 25.5 pts 2007: Labor margin 33.6 pts 2010: Labor margin 5.4 pts 2013: Liberal margin 1.7 pts 2016: Liberal margin 9.4 pts 2019: Liberal margin 6.4 pts 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 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019

Trend

Reid has been contested at 37 federal elections on record since 1922. Winning parties over that span: Labor, Labor (Non-Communist), Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Reid in the 2019 federal election?

Fiona Martin (Liberal) won Reid in 2019 after preferences, with 49,844 votes (53.2%) to Sam Crosby's 43,884.

Which parties have won Reid since 1922?

Since 1922, Reid has been won by: Labor, Labor (Non-Communist), Liberal.

What was the closest result in Reid?

The closest result on record for Reid was 2013, when Craig Laundy (Liberal) beat John Murphy by 1,470 votes (1.7 percentage points) after preferences.

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