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Robertson — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Robertson was won by Lucy Wicks (Liberal) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 8,139 votes over Anne Charlton after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Robertson 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 Henry Willis FT 3,735 53.0% John Fitzgerald (Prot) 428 (6.1 pts)
1903 Henry Willis FT 5,592 63.5% William Wall (Independent) 2,380 (27.0 pts)
1906 Henry Willis AS 7,199 57.0% William Johnson (Labor) 1,758 (13.9 pts)
1910 William Johnson Labor 7,957 50.9% Henry Willis (Liberal) 276 (1.8 pts)
1913 William Fleming Liberal 12,566 55.3% William Johnson (Labor) 2,423 (10.7 pts)
1914 William Fleming Liberal 11,822 53.4% John Fraser (Labor) 1,485 (6.7 pts)
1917 William Fleming National 12,827 56.2% Eva Seery (Labor) 2,819 (12.3 pts)
1919 William Fleming Nationalist/Farmers & Settlers 11,468 53.5% James Kelly (Labor) 1,481 (6.9 pts)
1922 Sydney Gardner National 11,987 61.8% Alfred Roberts (Labor) 4,576 (23.6 pts)
1925 Sydney Gardner National 22,777 62.6% Gordon Cross (Labor) 9,191 (25.3 pts)
1928 Sydney Gardner National -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1929 Sydney Gardner National 19,188 51.5% Michael Fitzgerald (Labor) 1,111 (3.0 pts)
1931 Sydney Gardner United Australia Party 21,669 72.4% William Fleming (Independent) 13,423 (44.9 pts)
1934 Sydney Gardner United Australia Party 27,240 56.2% Gordon Cross (Labor (Non-Communist)) 6,028 (12.4 pts)
1937 Sydney Gardner United Australia Party 27,544 53.1% Gordon Cross (Labor) 3,254 (6.3 pts)
1940 Eric Spooner United Australia Party 26,845 50.3% Thomas Williams (Labor) 371 (0.7 pts)
1943 Thomas Williams Labor 29,410 56.3% Eric Spooner (United Australia Party) 6,602 (12.6 pts)
1946 Thomas Williams Labor 32,865 57.3% Roy Wheeler (Liberal) 8,382 (14.6 pts)
1949 Roger Dean Liberal 21,617 54.2% Thomas Williams (Labor) 3,381 (8.5 pts)
1951 Roger Dean Liberal 22,804 54.0% Walter Geraghty (Labor) 3,398 (8.1 pts)
1954 Roger Dean Liberal 24,082 50.3% Walter Geraghty (Labor) 282 (0.6 pts)
1955 Roger Dean Liberal 22,660 57.7% Frank Spencer (Labor) 6,074 (15.5 pts)
1958 Roger Dean Liberal 23,201 56.2% Joseph Mccaig (Labor) 5,143 (12.5 pts)
1961 Roger Dean Liberal 25,258 51.5% Thomas Pendlebury (Labor) 1,480 (3.0 pts)
1963 Roger Dean Liberal 27,474 53.1% Robert Brown (Labor) 3,250 (6.3 pts)
1966 William Bridges-Maxwell Liberal 31,984 58.7% William Smith (Labor) 9,455 (17.3 pts)
1969 Barry Cohen Labor 25,369 51.9% Bill Bridges-Maxwell (Liberal) 1,877 (3.8 pts)
1972 Barry Cohen Labor 36,916 59.8% Malcolm Brooks (Liberal) 12,093 (19.6 pts)
1974 Barry Cohen Labor 42,936 59.2% Hugh Chalmers (Liberal) 13,299 (18.3 pts)
1975 Barry Cohen Labor 41,339 50.9% Hugh Chalmers (Liberal) 1,477 (1.8 pts)
1977 Barry Cohen Labor 36,229 52.3% Malcolm Brooks (Liberal) 3,197 (4.6 pts)
1980 Barry Cohen Labor 41,569 57.8% Brian Gill (Liberal) 11,179 (15.5 pts)
1983 Barry Cohen Labor 46,058 59.3% Beverley Austin (Liberal) 14,427 (18.6 pts)
1984 Barry Cohen Labor 34,073 58.6% Peter Jansen (Liberal) 9,982 (17.2 pts)
1987 Barry Cohen Labor 35,645 54.6% Paul St Clair (Liberal) 5,957 (9.1 pts)
1990 Frank Walker Labor 38,296 52.8% Paul St Clair (Liberal) 4,043 (5.6 pts)
1993 Frank Walker Labor 37,960 55.6% Michael Gallacher (Liberal) 7,591 (11.1 pts)
1996 Jim Lloyd Liberal 38,563 53.6% Frank Walker (Labor) 5,133 (7.1 pts)
1998 Jim Lloyd Liberal 39,051 52.0% Belinda Neal (Labor) 3,017 (4.0 pts)
2004 Jim Lloyd Liberal 44,308 56.8% Trish Moran (Labor) 10,626 (13.6 pts)
2007 Belinda Neal Labor 43,697 50.1% Jim Lloyd (Liberal) 184 (0.2 pts)
2010 Deborah O'neill Labor 43,520 51.0% Darren Jameson (Liberal) 1,699 (2.0 pts)
2013 Lucy Wicks Liberal 47,242 53.0% Deborah O'neill (Labor) 5,344 (6.0 pts)
2016 Lucy Wicks Liberal 48,728 51.1% Anne Charlton (Labor) 2,179 (2.3 pts)
2019 Lucy Wicks Liberal 52,100 54.2% Anne Charlton (Labor) 8,139 (8.5 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1901

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Henry WillisFT3,73553.0%
John FitzgeraldProt3,30747.0%

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Henry WillisFT5,59263.5%
William WallIndependent3,21236.5%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Henry WillisAS7,19957.0%
William JohnsonLabor5,44143.0%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William JohnsonLabor7,95750.9%
Henry WillisLiberal7,68149.1%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William FlemingLiberal12,56655.3%
William JohnsonLabor10,14344.7%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William FlemingLiberal11,82253.4%
John FraserLabor10,33746.6%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William FlemingNational12,82756.2%
Eva SeeryLabor10,00843.8%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William FlemingNationalist/Farmers & Settlers11,46853.5%
James KellyLabor9,98746.5%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Sydney GardnerNational7,36638.0%
Alfred RobertsLabor6,71334.6%
William FlemingCountry Party5,31027.4%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Sydney GardnerNational22,77762.6%
Gordon CrossLabor13,58637.4%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Sydney GardnerNational-1100.0%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Sydney GardnerNational19,18851.5%
Michael FitzgeraldLabor18,07748.5%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Sydney GardnerUnited Australia Party21,66952.6%
William FlemingIndependent8,24620.0%
Peter RobbLabor (Non-Communist)7,30017.7%
Wilfred TurnbullLabor4,0149.7%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Sydney GardnerUnited Australia Party20,63742.6%
Gordon CrossLabor (Non-Communist)19,99041.3%
William FlemingCountry Party5,73211.8%
Augustine MarshallCountry Party2,0934.3%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Sydney GardnerUnited Australia Party24,69147.6%
Gordon CrossLabor22,92344.2%
John MetcalfeIndependent4,2208.1%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas WilliamsLabor17,71233.2%
Eric SpoonerUnited Australia Party14,80927.8%
Sydney GardnerUnited Australia Party9,14217.1%
Michael MckeonLabor (Non-Communist)4,7358.9%
James RussellSL3,5036.6%
William CoxIndependent1,6403.1%
Augustine MarshallUnited Australia Party1,6173.0%
Edward DownIndependent1610.3%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas WilliamsLabor28,92749.6%
Eric SpoonerUnited Australia Party21,74637.3%
Walter EvansSL4,6337.9%
Donald BrownOPA2,5504.4%
Roberts GallagherIndependent4800.8%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Thomas WilliamsLabor32,86550.5%
Roy WheelerLiberal24,48337.6%
George WatkinsCountry Party4,6247.1%
Ian GrantLabor (Non-Communist)3,1134.8%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Roger DeanLiberal21,61754.2%
Thomas WilliamsLabor18,23645.8%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Roger DeanLiberal22,80454.0%
Walter GeraghtyLabor19,40646.0%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Roger DeanLiberal23,91049.9%
Walter GeraghtyLabor22,89547.8%
John TappCommunist Party of Australia1,0772.2%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Roger DeanLiberal22,66057.7%
Frank SpencerLabor16,58642.3%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Roger DeanLiberal23,20153.9%
Joseph MccaigLabor18,05842.0%
Neil MackerrasDemocratic Labor Party1,7714.1%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Roger DeanLiberal23,76048.5%
Thomas PendleburyLabor23,06547.0%
Neil MackerrasDemocratic Labor Party2,2114.5%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Roger DeanLiberal27,47450.5%
Robert BrownLabor24,22444.5%
George BrittonDemocratic Labor Party2,7175.0%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William Bridges-MaxwellLiberal31,98453.7%
William SmithLabor22,52937.8%
Brian DwyerDemocratic Labor Party2,9294.9%
Percival McphersonLRG2,1123.5%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry CohenLabor25,36950.2%
Bill Bridges-MaxwellLiberal23,49246.5%
Albert DateIndependent9241.8%
Wallace CookIndependent7291.4%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry CohenLabor36,91658.1%
Malcolm BrooksLiberal24,82339.1%
Edmund DearnDemocratic Labor Party1,8042.8%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry CohenLabor42,93657.6%
Hugh ChalmersLiberal29,63739.7%
Jennifer BakerAP2,0112.7%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry CohenLabor41,20149.9%
Hugh ChalmersLiberal39,33147.6%
Phillip SmithIndependent1,1661.4%
Raymond LouisIndependent8681.1%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry CohenLabor32,34146.7%
Malcolm BrooksLiberal29,82543.1%
Trevor WillsherAustralian Democrats7,09510.2%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry CohenLabor41,56952.4%
Brian GillLiberal30,39038.3%
Trevor WillsherAustralian Democrats4,6295.8%
Paul BakerIndependent2,6963.4%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry CohenLabor46,05855.0%
Beverley AustinLiberal31,63137.8%
Trevor WillsherAustralian Democrats5,9807.1%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry CohenLabor32,16555.3%
Peter JansenLiberal21,67437.3%
Trevor WillsherAustralian Democrats4,3257.4%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Barry CohenLabor31,98349.0%
Paul St ClairLiberal27,22041.7%
Glenice GriffithsAustralian Democrats6,1329.4%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frank WalkerLabor28,46639.1%
Paul St ClairLiberal25,75335.4%
Glenice GriffithsAustralian Democrats10,99515.1%
John AndersonIndependent3,3904.7%
Bryan EllisGreens1,9682.7%
Joyce CookIndependent1,2541.7%
Martin RitterIndependent6140.8%
Paul BakerIndependent2890.4%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Frank WalkerLabor34,27550.2%
Michael GallacherLiberal28,22641.3%
Glenice GriffithsAustralian Democrats3,3114.8%
Bryan EllisGreens2,2183.2%
Beth EagerIndependent3100.5%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jim LloydLiberal33,82546.8%
Frank WalkerLabor28,41239.3%
Andrew PenfoldAustralian Democrats5,2717.3%
Roy WhaiteAAFI2,4723.4%
Bryan EllisGreens1,8872.6%
Valiant LeungIndependent4220.6%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jim LloydLiberal32,96343.9%
Belinda NealLabor29,91739.8%
Kevin GlancyOne Nation6,9409.2%
Andrew PenfoldAustralian Democrats3,3034.4%
Ian MckenzieGreens1,5982.1%
Marie AshburnUnity3640.5%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jim LloydLiberal41,81653.6%
Trish MoranLabor27,10734.8%
Terry JonesGreens6,2007.9%
Don ParkesOne Nation1,3441.7%
Carolyn DorhauerFFP1,3121.7%
Nicholas TomlinCEC2110.3%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jim LloydLiberal39,79245.6%
Belinda NealLabor37,43742.9%
Mira WroblewskiGreens6,2797.2%
George GrantChristian Democratic Party1,9292.2%
Helen RyanOne Nation9241.1%
Daniel LeFamily First7080.8%
Nicholas TomlinIndependent1410.2%

2010

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Darren JamesonLiberal37,15143.5%
Deborah O'neillLabor33,93539.8%
Peter FreewaterGreens7,6719.0%
Graham FreemantleChristian Democratic Party1,5441.8%
Melissa BattenIndependent1,5131.8%
Jake CassarIndependent1,0771.3%
Michael JakobFamily First7490.9%
Nicole BeigerIndependent5810.7%
Don ParkesOne Nation5680.7%
Michelle MearesIndependent5520.6%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Lucy WicksLiberal38,70443.4%
Deborah O'neillLabor31,04634.8%
Lawrie MckinnaIndependent7,7638.7%
Kate Da CostaGreens4,9665.6%
Jake CassarIndependent2,4802.8%
Steven WhittakerPalmer United Party2,0822.3%
Holly BeechamChristian Democratic Party1,1151.3%
Douglas McfarlandIndependent5100.6%
Paul SheeranDemocratic Labor Party4740.5%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Lucy WicksLiberal42,57344.7%
Anne CharltonLabor36,61138.4%
Hillary MorrisGreens7,9548.3%
Van DavyIndependent2,7262.9%
Robert StoddartChristian Democratic Party2,5392.7%
Lawrie HigginsIndependent1,5271.6%
Matthew CraigLiberal Democrats1,3471.4%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Lucy WicksLiberal45,01146.9%
Anne CharltonLabor32,76134.1%
Cath ConnorGreens7,6017.9%
David AbrahamsIndependent2,9153.0%
Robert MarksUnited Australia Party2,7022.8%
Sean Bremner YoungAJP2,0002.1%
Judy SingerIndependent1,7191.8%
Fiona StuckenChristian Democratic Party1,3521.4%

Margin Over Time

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

1901: FT margin 6.1 pts 1903: FT margin 27.0 pts 1906: AS margin 13.9 pts 1910: Labor margin 1.8 pts 1913: Liberal margin 10.7 pts 1914: Liberal margin 6.7 pts 1917: National margin 12.3 pts 1919: Nationalist/Farmers & Settlers margin 6.9 pts 1922: National margin 23.6 pts 1925: National margin 25.3 pts 1928: National margin 100.0 pts 1929: National margin 3.0 pts 1931: United Australia Party margin 44.9 pts 1934: United Australia Party margin 12.4 pts 1937: United Australia Party margin 6.3 pts 1940: United Australia Party margin 0.7 pts 1943: Labor margin 12.6 pts 1946: Labor margin 14.6 pts 1949: Liberal margin 8.5 pts 1951: Liberal margin 8.1 pts 1954: Liberal margin 0.6 pts 1955: Liberal margin 15.5 pts 1958: Liberal margin 12.5 pts 1961: Liberal margin 3.0 pts 1963: Liberal margin 6.3 pts 1966: Liberal margin 17.3 pts 1969: Labor margin 3.8 pts 1972: Labor margin 19.6 pts 1974: Labor margin 18.3 pts 1975: Labor margin 1.8 pts 1977: Labor margin 4.6 pts 1980: Labor margin 15.5 pts 1983: Labor margin 18.6 pts 1984: Labor margin 17.2 pts 1987: Labor margin 9.1 pts 1990: Labor margin 5.6 pts 1993: Labor margin 11.1 pts 1996: Liberal margin 7.1 pts 1998: Liberal margin 4.0 pts 2004: Liberal margin 13.6 pts 2007: Labor margin 0.2 pts 2010: Labor margin 2.0 pts 2013: Liberal margin 6.0 pts 2016: Liberal margin 2.3 pts 2019: Liberal margin 8.5 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

Robertson has been contested at 45 federal elections on record since 1901. Winning parties over that span: FT, AS, Labor, Liberal, National, Nationalist/Farmers & Settlers, United Australia Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Robertson in the 2019 federal election?

Lucy Wicks (Liberal) won Robertson in 2019 after preferences, with 52,100 votes (54.2%) to Anne Charlton's 43,961.

Which parties have won Robertson since 1901?

Since 1901, Robertson has been won by: AS, FT, Labor, Liberal, National, Nationalist/Farmers & Settlers, United Australia Party.

What was the closest result in Robertson?

The closest result on record for Robertson was 2007, when Belinda Neal (Labor) beat Jim Lloyd by 184 votes (0.2 percentage points) after preferences.

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