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Richmond — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Richmond was won by Justine Elliot (Labor) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 8,182 votes over Matthew Fraser after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Richmond 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 Thomas Ewing Prot 3,646 55.3% Robert Pyers (Independent) 704 (10.7 pts)
1903 Thomas Ewing Prot 6,096 72.6% Reginald Atkinson (FT) 3,800 (45.3 pts)
1906 Thomas Ewing Prot 6,042 76.4% John Sutton (AS) 4,173 (52.7 pts)
1910 Walter Massy-Greene Liberal 6,843 56.3% Robert Pyers (Independent) 1,524 (12.5 pts)
1913 Walter Massy-Greene Liberal 16,954 69.9% Percy Tighe (Labor) 9,668 (39.9 pts)
1914 Walter Massy-Greene Liberal -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1917 Walter Massy-Greene National 17,732 75.2% John Steele (Labor) 11,889 (50.4 pts)
1919 Walter Massy-Greene National 14,215 75.4% Ernest O'dea (Labor) 9,565 (50.7 pts)
1922 Roland Green Country Party 11,491 53.3% Walter Massy-Greene (National) 1,435 (6.7 pts)
1925 Roland Green Country Party 25,056 67.7% Harry Green (Labor) 13,114 (35.4 pts)
1928 Roland Green Country Party -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1929 Roland Green Country Party 24,400 64.0% Robert Gibson (Country Party) 10,652 (27.9 pts)
1931 Roland Green Country Party 20,562 50.4% Robert Gibson (Country Party) 325 (0.8 pts)
1934 Roland Green Country Party 25,366 51.1% Jim Eggins (Country Party) 1,053 (2.1 pts)
1937 Larry Anthony Country Party 28,940 55.6% Roland Green (Country Party) 5,828 (11.2 pts)
1940 Larry Anthony Country Party 34,311 67.7% James Fredericks (Labor) 17,931 (35.4 pts)
1943 Larry Anthony Country Party 34,246 63.6% Arthur Dodd (Labor) 14,645 (27.2 pts)
1946 Larry Anthony Country Party 37,826 68.3% Keith Compton (Labor) 20,259 (36.6 pts)
1949 Larry Anthony Country Party 27,504 75.1% Alexander Bryen (Labor) 18,365 (50.1 pts)
1951 Larry Anthony Country Party 28,034 76.3% Alexander Bryen (Labor) 19,316 (52.6 pts)
1954 Larry Anthony Country Party -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1955 Larry Anthony Country Party -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1958 Doug Anthony Country Party 27,516 72.2% William Smith (Labor) 16,927 (44.4 pts)
1961 Doug Anthony Country Party 25,301 63.9% Raymond Freeman (Labor) 10,983 (27.7 pts)
1963 Doug Anthony Country Party 26,389 67.3% Matthew Walsh (Labor) 13,548 (34.5 pts)
1966 Doug Anthony Country Party 26,030 75.6% Keith Compton (Independent) 17,623 (51.2 pts)
1969 Doug Anthony Country Party 29,600 62.6% Joseph Gilmore (Labor) 11,901 (25.2 pts)
1972 Doug Anthony Country Party 28,712 63.9% Frederick Braid (Labor) 12,523 (27.9 pts)
1974 Doug Anthony Country Party 35,090 64.6% Frederick Braid (Labor) 15,874 (29.2 pts)
1975 Doug Anthony National Country Party 37,899 66.9% Archibald Johnston (Labor) 19,133 (33.8 pts)
1977 Doug Anthony National Country Party 40,869 65.9% Josephine Maxwell (Labor) 19,699 (31.8 pts)
1980 Doug Anthony National Country Party 42,037 61.3% Terence Mcgee (Labor) 15,463 (22.5 pts)
1983 Doug Anthony National 42,684 57.2% Terence Mcgee (Labor) 10,717 (14.4 pts)
1984 Charles Blunt National 31,917 57.2% Klaas Woldring (Labor) 7,987 (14.3 pts)
1987 Charles Blunt National 34,542 56.6% Klaas Woldring (Labor) 8,042 (13.2 pts)
1990 Neville Newell Labor 34,664 50.5% Charles Blunt (National) 684 (1.0 pts)
1993 Neville Newell Labor 35,598 51.8% Larry Anthony (National) 2,438 (3.5 pts)
1996 Larry Anthony National 43,448 56.8% Neville Newell (Labor) 10,340 (13.5 pts)
1998 Larry Anthony National 41,270 50.8% Neville Newell (Labor) 1,257 (1.5 pts)
2004 Justine Elliot Labor 39,560 50.2% Larry Anthony (National) 301 (0.4 pts)
2007 Justine Elliot Labor 47,973 58.9% Sue Page (National) 14,460 (17.7 pts)
2010 Justine Elliot Labor 46,071 57.0% Alan Hunter (National) 11,307 (14.0 pts)
2013 Justine Elliot Labor 45,179 53.0% Matthew Fraser (National) 5,080 (6.0 pts)
2016 Justine Elliot Labor 53,092 54.0% Matthew Fraser (National) 7,786 (7.9 pts)
2019 Justine Elliot Labor 54,251 54.1% Matthew Fraser (National) 8,182 (8.2 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1901

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas EwingProt3,64655.3%
Robert PyersIndependent2,94244.7%

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas EwingProt6,09672.6%
Reginald AtkinsonFT2,29627.4%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas EwingProt6,04276.4%
John SuttonAS1,86923.6%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Walter Massy-GreeneLiberal6,84337.3%
Robert PyersIndependent5,31929.0%
Venour NathanIndependent3,31118.1%
William GilliesLabor2,85815.6%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Walter Massy-GreeneLiberal16,95469.9%
Percy TigheLabor7,28630.1%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Walter Massy-GreeneLiberal-1100.0%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Walter Massy-GreeneNational17,73275.2%
John SteeleLabor5,84324.8%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Walter Massy-GreeneNational14,21566.9%
Ernest O'deaLabor4,65021.9%
John SteelIndependent2,38411.2%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Roland GreenCountry Party9,84845.7%
Walter Massy-GreeneNational9,66044.8%
John SteelIndependent2,0399.5%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Roland GreenCountry Party11,75531.8%
Harry GreenLabor11,25730.4%
John WilliamsCountry Party7,05119.1%
Joseph GreeneNational6,93518.7%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Roland GreenCountry Party-1100.0%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Roland GreenCountry Party24,40064.0%
Robert GibsonCountry Party13,74836.0%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Roland GreenCountry Party14,34235.2%
Robert GibsonCountry Party10,87426.7%
James FredericksIndependent8,38320.5%
Percy TigheCountry Party5,83014.3%
Leonard GreeningCountry Party1,3703.4%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Roland GreenCountry Party14,23028.6%
James FredericksLabor (Non-Communist)13,99228.2%
Jim EgginsCountry Party13,57027.3%
Robert GibsonCountry Party7,88715.9%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Roland GreenCountry Party15,84230.4%
James FredericksLabor15,25329.3%
Larry AnthonyCountry Party12,52424.1%
Robert GibsonCountry Party8,43316.2%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Larry AnthonyCountry Party34,31164.9%
James FredericksLabor16,38031.0%
Alexander CollingridgeSL2,1464.1%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Larry AnthonyCountry Party25,92948.2%
Arthur DoddLabor17,03031.6%
Alfred AndersonOPA10,88820.2%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Larry AnthonyCountry Party37,82668.3%
Keith ComptonLabor17,56731.7%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Larry AnthonyCountry Party27,50475.1%
Alexander BryenLabor9,13924.9%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Larry AnthonyCountry Party28,03476.3%
Alexander BryenLabor8,71823.7%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Larry AnthonyCountry Party-1100.0%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Larry AnthonyCountry Party-1100.0%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Doug AnthonyCountry Party27,51669.8%
William SmithLabor10,58926.9%
Timothy DonnellyIndependent1,2923.3%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Doug AnthonyCountry Party25,30163.9%
Raymond FreemanLabor14,31836.1%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Doug AnthonyCountry Party26,38966.2%
Matthew WalshLabor12,84132.2%
Peter BrayIndependent6071.5%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Doug AnthonyCountry Party26,03065.9%
Keith ComptonIndependent8,40721.3%
Ernest JonesLabor5,04312.8%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Doug AnthonyCountry Party29,60062.6%
Joseph GilmoreLabor17,69937.4%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Doug AnthonyCountry Party28,71257.5%
Frederick BraidLabor16,18932.4%
Lawrence AldermanAP5,07510.2%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Doug AnthonyCountry Party35,09062.2%
Frederick BraidLabor19,21634.1%
Bernard WalrutAP2,0903.7%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Doug AnthonyNational Country Party37,89964.1%
Archibald JohnstonLabor18,76631.8%
Bernard WalrutAustralian Democrats1,2332.1%
Ethel AdamsIndependent1,1882.0%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Doug AnthonyNational Country Party40,86961.4%
Josephine MaxwellLabor21,17031.8%
Bernard WalrutAustralian Democrats3,6115.4%
John MallettIndependent9411.4%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Doug AnthonyNational Country Party42,03756.9%
Terence McgeeLabor26,57436.0%
Ashley AlbaneseAustralian Democrats5,2167.1%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Doug AnthonyNational42,68453.0%
Terence McgeeLabor31,96739.7%
Kenneth NicholsonAustralian Democrats5,9067.3%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles BluntNational29,36452.6%
Klaas WoldringLabor20,56536.8%
Ivor BrownAustralian Democrats2,8145.0%
Jim SaundersIndependent2,2384.0%
Jon AxensIndependent8661.6%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles BluntNational31,16451.1%
Klaas WoldringLabor21,50935.2%
Anne BrownAustralian Democrats4,3087.1%
Mac NicolsonIndependent4,0616.7%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Charles BluntNational28,25740.9%
Neville NewellLabor18,42326.7%
Helen CaldicottIndependent16,07223.3%
Stan GibbsAustralian Democrats4,3466.3%
Alan SimsCommunist Party1,0321.5%
Ian PatersonIndependent4450.6%
Dudley LeggettIndependent2790.4%
Gavin BaillieIndependent1870.3%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Neville NewellLabor30,41844.2%
Larry AnthonyNational17,70025.7%
Bruce FrancisLiberal14,52121.1%
Josephine FaithGreens3,1674.6%
Eddy KempAustralian Democrats1,5362.2%
Hugh ErmacoraIndependent8121.2%
Fred CrooksIndependent2610.4%
Christopher McilrathIndependent2300.3%
Moira GrayndlerIndependent1550.2%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Larry AnthonyNational27,26235.4%
Neville NewellLabor26,65334.6%
Keith JohnsonLiberal14,18018.4%
Mindy ThorpeAustralian Democrats4,1715.4%
Annette CoyleGreens4,0435.3%
Robert CorowaGreens6380.8%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Larry AnthonyNational32,64540.2%
Neville NewellLabor31,12938.3%
John PenhaligonOne Nation8,27810.2%
Tom TabartGreens4,3235.3%
Peter CullenAustralian Democrats2,3052.8%
Alan DevendraIndependent1,6622.0%
Leo PiekIndependent6210.8%
Helen PattersonIndependent3200.4%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Larry AnthonyNational36,09545.8%
Justine ElliotLabor28,05935.6%
Susanna FlowerGreens9,75112.4%
Craig LeesFFP1,6262.1%
Fiona TylerLFF1,4171.8%
Timothy Winton-BrownAustralian Democrats9131.2%
Allan WattIndependent6170.8%
Dean JefferysIndependent3410.4%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Justine ElliotLabor35,69943.8%
Sue PageNational30,13437.0%
Giovanni EbonoGreens12,16814.9%
Daniel FarmiloIndependent1,3201.6%
Barbara RaymondChristian Democratic Party1,0391.3%
Scott SledgeAustralian Democrats9501.2%
Graham MccallumIndependent1760.2%

2010

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Justine ElliotLabor31,67939.2%
Alan HunterNational17,14621.2%
Joan Van LieshoutLiberal15,42519.1%
Joe EbonoGreens13,05616.2%
Julie BoydIndependent9401.2%
Matthew HartleyIndependent8051.0%
Stephen HegedusIndependent7470.9%
Nic FaulknerIndependent5360.7%
David RobinsonAustralian Democrats5020.6%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Matthew FraserNational32,06637.6%
Justine ElliotLabor28,57533.5%
Dawn WalkerGreens15,08317.7%
Charles AllenPalmer United Party6,3597.5%
Kev SkinnerIndependent1,9712.3%
John OrdishChristian Democratic Party1,2241.4%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Matthew FraserNational37,00637.6%
Justine ElliotLabor30,55131.0%
Dawn WalkerGreens20,10820.4%
Neil SmithOne Nation6,1606.3%
Angela PollardAJP3,0893.1%
Russell KilarneyChristian Democratic Party1,4841.5%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Matthew FraserNational36,97936.9%
Justine ElliotLabor31,80731.7%
Michael LyonGreens20,38420.3%
Hamish MitchellUnited Australia Party3,9133.9%
Ronald McdonaldIndependent3,1543.1%
Ray KaramIndependent1,5661.6%
Morgan CoxChristian Democratic Party1,3381.3%
Tom BarnettIndependent1,1791.2%

Margin Over Time

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

1901: Prot margin 10.7 pts 1903: Prot margin 45.3 pts 1906: Prot margin 52.7 pts 1910: Liberal margin 12.5 pts 1913: Liberal margin 39.9 pts 1914: Liberal margin 100.0 pts 1917: National margin 50.4 pts 1919: National margin 50.7 pts 1922: Country Party margin 6.7 pts 1925: Country Party margin 35.4 pts 1928: Country Party margin 100.0 pts 1929: Country Party margin 27.9 pts 1931: Country Party margin 0.8 pts 1934: Country Party margin 2.1 pts 1937: Country Party margin 11.2 pts 1940: Country Party margin 35.4 pts 1943: Country Party margin 27.2 pts 1946: Country Party margin 36.6 pts 1949: Country Party margin 50.1 pts 1951: Country Party margin 52.6 pts 1954: Country Party margin 100.0 pts 1955: Country Party margin 100.0 pts 1958: Country Party margin 44.4 pts 1961: Country Party margin 27.7 pts 1963: Country Party margin 34.5 pts 1966: Country Party margin 51.2 pts 1969: Country Party margin 25.2 pts 1972: Country Party margin 27.9 pts 1974: Country Party margin 29.2 pts 1975: National Country Party margin 33.8 pts 1977: National Country Party margin 31.8 pts 1980: National Country Party margin 22.5 pts 1983: National margin 14.4 pts 1984: National margin 14.3 pts 1987: National margin 13.2 pts 1990: Labor margin 1.0 pts 1993: Labor margin 3.5 pts 1996: National margin 13.5 pts 1998: National margin 1.5 pts 2004: Labor margin 0.4 pts 2007: Labor margin 17.7 pts 2010: Labor margin 14.0 pts 2013: Labor margin 6.0 pts 2016: Labor margin 7.9 pts 2019: Labor margin 8.2 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 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019

Trend

Richmond has been contested at 45 federal elections on record since 1901. Winning parties over that span: Prot, Liberal, National, Country Party, National Country Party, Labor.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Richmond in the 2019 federal election?

Justine Elliot (Labor) won Richmond in 2019 after preferences, with 54,251 votes (54.1%) to Matthew Fraser's 46,069.

Which parties have won Richmond since 1901?

Since 1901, Richmond has been won by: Country Party, Labor, Liberal, National, National Country Party, Prot.

What was the closest result in Richmond?

The closest result on record for Richmond was 2004, when Justine Elliot (Labor) beat Larry Anthony by 301 votes (0.4 percentage points) after preferences.

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