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St george — Australian Federal Election Results

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

St george was won by Stephen Dubois (Labor) at the 1990 federal election, with a margin of 9,761 votes over Alan Smith after preferences. This page covers every federal election in St george from 1949 to 1990.

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), 1949–1990

Election Winner Party Final Votes Final Share Runner-up Margin
1949 Bill Graham Liberal 19,987 52.0% Joseph Nicholson (Labor) 1,512 (3.9 pts)
1951 Bill Graham Liberal 19,890 51.6% Nelson Lemmon (Labor) 1,220 (3.2 pts)
1954 Nelson Lemmon Labor 20,173 52.7% Bill Graham (Liberal) 2,089 (5.5 pts)
1955 Bill Graham Liberal 22,171 52.4% Nelson Lemmon (Labor) 2,029 (4.8 pts)
1958 Lionel Clay Labor 20,928 50.1% Bill Graham (Liberal) 59 (0.1 pts)
1961 Lionel Clay Labor 22,468 56.1% Clifford Amos (Liberal) 4,888 (12.2 pts)
1963 Leonard Bosman Liberal 20,869 51.5% Lionel Clay (Labor) 1,221 (3.0 pts)
1966 Leonard Bosman Liberal 22,091 58.9% Malcolm Cameron (Labor) 6,685 (17.8 pts)
1969 William Morrison Labor 26,901 50.1% Leonard Bosman (Liberal) 69 (0.1 pts)
1972 William Morrison Labor 28,384 56.3% Leonard Bosman (Liberal) 6,371 (12.6 pts)
1974 William Morrison Labor 31,121 55.8% Brian Booth (Liberal) 6,425 (11.5 pts)
1975 Maurice Neil Liberal 28,984 50.0% William Morrison (Labor) 56 (0.1 pts)
1977 Maurice Neil Liberal 34,827 52.0% Antony Whitlam (Labor) 2,665 (4.0 pts)
1980 William Morrison Labor 34,855 55.5% Maurice Neil (Liberal) 6,909 (11.0 pts)
1983 Bill Morrison Labor 37,570 61.1% George James (Liberal) 13,637 (22.2 pts)
1984 Stephen Dubois Labor 34,560 56.5% Bob Gemell (Liberal) 7,973 (13.0 pts)
1987 Stephen Dubois Labor 33,209 53.7% Gary Rush (Liberal) 4,558 (7.4 pts)
1990 Stephen Dubois Labor 36,309 57.8% Alan Smith (Liberal) 9,761 (15.5 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bill GrahamLiberal19,98752.0%
Joseph NicholsonLabor18,47548.0%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bill GrahamLiberal19,89051.6%
Nelson LemmonLabor18,67048.4%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Nelson LemmonLabor20,17352.7%
Bill GrahamLiberal18,08447.3%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bill GrahamLiberal22,17152.4%
Nelson LemmonLabor20,14247.6%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Lionel ClayLabor20,53249.1%
Bill GrahamLiberal19,67547.1%
Mary NappaDemocratic Labor Party1,5903.8%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Lionel ClayLabor22,46854.2%
Clifford AmosLiberal17,58042.4%
Malcolm TownerDemocratic Labor Party1,4333.5%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Leonard BosmanLiberal20,86950.1%
Lionel ClayLabor19,64847.1%
John VandergriffDemocratic Labor Party1,1692.8%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Leonard BosmanLiberal22,09154.5%
Malcolm CameronLabor15,40638.0%
Hans AndreassonDemocratic Labor Party1,7134.2%
John MantLRG1,3043.2%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William MorrisonLabor25,91848.2%
Leonard BosmanLiberal24,82246.2%
Henry BaderDemocratic Labor Party1,8053.4%
Christopher OwensAP7411.4%
Archibald LawlessIndependent2490.5%
Emanuel SaidIndependent1980.4%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William MorrisonLabor28,38453.0%
Leonard BosmanLiberal22,01341.1%
Doris AllisonDemocratic Labor Party1,7543.3%
Christopher OwensAP1,1652.2%
Edwin BellchambersIndependent2060.4%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William MorrisonLabor31,12155.0%
Brian BoothLiberal24,69643.6%
Harold JagersAP7881.4%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Maurice NeilLiberal28,37149.0%
William MorrisonLabor28,20348.7%
Keith GleesonIndependent1,3382.3%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Maurice NeilLiberal32,07847.9%
Antony WhitlamLabor30,22745.1%
Ronald KirwoodAustralian Democrats4,2436.3%
David KrissIndependent4410.7%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William MorrisonLabor34,85553.4%
Maurice NeilLiberal27,94642.8%
Beverley DavisAustralian Democrats2,5093.8%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bill MorrisonLabor37,57057.8%
George JamesLiberal23,93336.8%
Brian ComptonIndependent1,8062.8%
Ronald KirkwoodAustralian Democrats1,2101.9%
Dorothy TumneyIndependent4770.7%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Stephen DuboisLabor32,41753.0%
Bob GemellLiberal24,61240.2%
Paul TerrettAustralian Democrats2,5994.2%
Stanley DuncanIndependent1,0081.6%
Brian ComptonIndependent5210.9%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Stephen DuboisLabor30,82949.8%
Gary RushLiberal26,86943.4%
Garry DalrympleAustralian Democrats3,2415.2%
Brian ComptonIndependent9271.5%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Stephen DuboisLabor31,06449.3%
Alan SmithLiberal23,06036.6%
John MukaiAustralian Democrats6,0869.7%
Don CollingridgeGreens1,4302.3%
Brian HowardIndependent5790.9%
John BrkichIndependent4170.7%
Colin HesseIndependent3920.6%

Margin Over Time

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

1949: Liberal margin 3.9 pts 1951: Liberal margin 3.2 pts 1954: Labor margin 5.5 pts 1955: Liberal margin 4.8 pts 1958: Labor margin 0.1 pts 1961: Labor margin 12.2 pts 1963: Liberal margin 3.0 pts 1966: Liberal margin 17.8 pts 1969: Labor margin 0.1 pts 1972: Labor margin 12.6 pts 1974: Labor margin 11.5 pts 1975: Liberal margin 0.1 pts 1977: Liberal margin 4.0 pts 1980: Labor margin 11.0 pts 1983: Labor margin 22.2 pts 1984: Labor margin 13.0 pts 1987: Labor margin 7.4 pts 1990: Labor margin 15.5 pts 1949 1951 1954 1955 1958 1961 1963 1966 1969 1972 1974 1975 1977 1980 1983 1984 1987 1990

Trend

St george has been contested at 18 federal elections on record since 1949. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Labor.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won St george in the 1990 federal election?

Stephen Dubois (Labor) won St george in 1990 after preferences, with 36,309 votes (57.8%) to Alan Smith's 26,548.

Which parties have won St george since 1949?

Since 1949, St george has been won by: Labor, Liberal.

What was the closest result in St george?

The closest result on record for St george was 1958, when Lionel Clay (Labor) beat Bill Graham by 59 votes (0.1 percentage points) after preferences.

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