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Stirling — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Stirling was won by Vince Connelly (Liberal) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 9,799 votes over Melita Markey after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Stirling from 1955 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), 1955–2019

Election Winner Party Final Votes Final Share Runner-up Margin
1955 Harry Webb Labor 19,257 52.8% Frederick Payne (Liberal) 2,051 (5.6 pts)
1958 Earl Cash Liberal 22,198 50.2% Harry Webb (Labor) 198 (0.4 pts)
1961 Harry Webb Labor 26,360 50.3% Earl Cash (Liberal) 287 (0.5 pts)
1963 Harry Webb Labor 29,806 53.8% Earl Cash (Liberal) 4,165 (7.5 pts)
1966 Harry Webb Labor 33,998 51.3% Earl Cash (Liberal) 1,668 (2.5 pts)
1969 Harry Webb Labor 28,468 58.6% Ian Viner (Liberal) 8,322 (17.1 pts)
1972 Ian Viner Liberal 34,029 52.9% Harry Webb (Labor) 3,683 (5.7 pts)
1974 Ian Viner Liberal 26,935 50.0% Graham Reece (Labor) 12 (0.0 pts)
1975 Ian Viner Liberal 34,021 59.6% Graham Reece (Labor) 10,948 (19.2 pts)
1977 Ian Viner Liberal 32,558 61.0% Graham Reece (Labor) 11,772 (22.1 pts)
1980 Ian Viner Liberal 32,206 52.0% Richard Pitts (Labor) 2,427 (3.9 pts)
1983 Ronald Edwards Labor 35,828 56.9% Ian Viner (Liberal) 8,647 (13.7 pts)
1984 Ronald Edwards Labor 31,380 52.5% Greg Hancock (Liberal) 2,934 (4.9 pts)
1987 Ronald Edwards Labor 31,972 53.6% Bill Brown (Liberal) 4,330 (7.3 pts)
1990 Ronald Edwards Labor 32,864 50.2% Jock Barker (Liberal) 234 (0.4 pts)
1993 Eoin Cameron Liberal 35,286 51.5% Ronald Edwards (Labor) 2,009 (2.9 pts)
1996 Eoin Cameron Liberal 37,044 55.2% Kareen Carberry (Labor) 6,948 (10.3 pts)
1998 Jann Mcfarlane Labor 39,176 51.0% Eoin Cameron (Liberal) 1,594 (2.1 pts)
2001 Bob Cronin Liberal 37,311 54.8% Jann Mcfarlane (Labor) 6,571 (9.7 pts)
2004 Michael Keenan Liberal 39,578 52.0% Jann Mcfarlane (Labor) 3,110 (4.1 pts)
2007 Michael Keenan Liberal 41,520 51.3% Peter Tinley (Labor) 2,089 (2.6 pts)
2010 Michael Keenan Liberal 44,775 55.5% Louise Durack (Labor) 8,943 (11.1 pts)
2013 Michael Keenan Liberal 50,083 60.3% Dan Caddy (Labor) 17,106 (20.6 pts)
2016 Michael Keenan Liberal 46,520 56.1% Robert Pearson (Labor) 10,149 (12.2 pts)
2019 Vince Connelly Liberal 48,289 55.6% Melita Markey (Labor) 9,799 (11.3 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Harry WebbLabor19,25752.8%
Frederick PayneLiberal17,20647.2%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Harry WebbLabor20,93647.4%
Earl CashLiberal17,88140.5%
Brian PeacheyDemocratic Labor Party4,66810.6%
James CollinsIndependent7131.6%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Harry WebbLabor25,26248.2%
Earl CashLiberal19,81837.8%
Adrian BriffaDemocratic Labor Party6,70412.8%
Albert MarksCommunist Party of Australia6491.2%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Harry WebbLabor29,80650.1%
Earl CashLiberal25,64143.1%
Brian PeacheyDemocratic Labor Party4,0446.8%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Harry WebbLabor33,08949.9%
Earl CashLiberal27,40341.3%
Francis PownallDemocratic Labor Party5,8368.8%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Harry WebbLabor28,46853.1%
Ian VinerLiberal20,14637.6%
Brian PeacheyDemocratic Labor Party3,4226.4%
Allan CookeAP1,5402.9%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian VinerLiberal30,44647.3%
Harry WebbLabor29,68646.1%
Brian PeacheyDemocratic Labor Party4,2436.6%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Graham ReeceLabor25,64847.6%
Ian VinerLiberal24,94246.3%
Marie ClarkIndependent2,7975.2%
Carolyn TongeAP4710.9%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian VinerLiberal34,02157.9%
Graham ReeceLabor23,07339.3%
Brian ButterworthIndependent1,6432.8%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian VinerLiberal32,55850.2%
Graham ReeceLabor20,78632.1%
Scott ChristieAustralian Democrats9,59114.8%
James JamiesonIndependent1,8762.9%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ian VinerLiberal30,30748.9%
Richard PittsLabor26,13542.2%
Jean JenkinsAustralian Democrats4,2426.8%
Roger BroinowskiIndependent1,3012.1%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ronald EdwardsLabor35,82854.5%
Ian VinerLiberal27,18141.4%
Maria PhillipsAustralian Democrats2,6954.1%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ronald EdwardsLabor29,73649.7%
Greg HancockLiberal26,99445.1%
Terence BarrettAustralian Democrats2,4214.0%
Eric MartinIndependent6751.1%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Ronald EdwardsLabor29,34249.2%
Bill BrownLiberal24,54441.2%
Harvard BarclayAustralian Democrats2,7994.7%
Malcolm BeveridgeNational2,3453.9%
Alf BussellIndependent5941.0%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jock BarkerLiberal28,25743.1%
Ronald EdwardsLabor26,12039.8%
Lachlan IrvineAustralian Democrats4,8847.4%
Kim HerbertGreens4,5116.9%
Barry ShardlowIndependent8131.2%
Eugene HandsIndependent7231.1%
Jonathan StraussIndependent3130.5%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Eoin CameronLiberal32,33747.1%
Ronald EdwardsLabor29,80443.4%
Kate BolandGreens3,3504.9%
Richard JeffreysAustralian Democrats2,1523.1%
Dean EconomouIndependent6400.9%
Cathryn D'cruzIndependent3290.5%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Eoin CameronLiberal33,77850.1%
Kareen CarberryLabor25,91738.4%
Kim HerbertGreens3,7905.6%
Lawrence WapnahAustralian Democrats3,5255.2%
Cathryn D'cruzIndependent4290.6%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Eoin CameronLiberal32,01541.7%
Jann McfarlaneLabor30,99440.4%
John EvansOne Nation5,0966.6%
Mark LockettGreens3,8205.0%
Peter MarkhamAustralian Democrats3,3034.3%
Elaine McneillIndependent9961.3%
Bronislaw TabaczynskiUnity3210.4%
Leanne HillelIndependent2130.3%

2001

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jann McfarlaneLabor31,77441.2%
Bob CroninLiberal30,96340.2%
Heather AquilinaGreens4,6086.0%
Pat OlverAustralian Democrats4,5725.9%
Keith ThorogoodOne Nation3,0413.9%
Perry JasperLFF1,0711.4%
Keith McencroeCommunist Party1,0221.3%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Michael KeenanLiberal35,93847.3%
Jann McfarlaneLabor29,61638.9%
Katrina BercovGreens5,4387.2%
Ray MoranChristian Democratic Party1,4721.9%
Alex PatrickOne Nation1,1191.5%
Giuseppe ColettiAustralian Democrats1,1081.5%
Leone PearsonCEC6910.9%
Marcus AndersonIndependent6640.9%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Michael KeenanLiberal38,22047.2%
Peter TinleyLabor32,73740.4%
Tamara DesiatovGreens6,1237.6%
Ray MoranChristian Democratic Party1,4071.7%
Sam WardIndependent6660.8%
Denise HyndIndependent5900.7%
Alex PatrickOne Nation5240.6%
Symia HopkinsonFamily First5240.6%
Keith HallamIndependent1600.2%

2010

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Michael KeenanLiberal40,22849.9%
Louise DurackLabor25,68831.9%
Chris MartinGreens10,39912.9%
Elizabeth ReIndependent1,8242.3%
Jenny WhatelyChristian Democratic Party1,6302.0%
Peter CliffordFamily First8381.0%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Michael KeenanLiberal43,03951.8%
Dan CaddyLabor23,53128.3%
Tim CliffordGreens9,35911.3%
Wayne ThompsonPalmer United Party3,3424.0%
Kevin HostIndependent1,7042.1%
Kim MubarakIndependent9011.1%
Matueny LukeFamily First6860.8%
Alison RoweIndependent4980.6%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Michael KeenanLiberal40,99149.5%
Robert PearsonLabor26,66932.2%
Tom WebsterGreens9,67911.7%
Kim MubarakIndependent2,1722.6%
Kevin HostAC2,0192.4%
Alison RoweRUA1,3611.6%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Vince ConnellyLiberal40,75747.0%
Melita MarkeyLabor27,62331.8%
Judith CullityGreens10,43912.0%
Angus YoungOne Nation3,1293.6%
Elizabeth ReWAP1,7502.0%
Dothy HuttonUnited Australia Party1,5771.8%
Kevin HostAChr1,5041.7%

Margin Over Time

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

1955: Labor margin 5.6 pts 1958: Liberal margin 0.4 pts 1961: Labor margin 0.5 pts 1963: Labor margin 7.5 pts 1966: Labor margin 2.5 pts 1969: Labor margin 17.1 pts 1972: Liberal margin 5.7 pts 1974: Liberal margin 0.0 pts 1975: Liberal margin 19.2 pts 1977: Liberal margin 22.1 pts 1980: Liberal margin 3.9 pts 1983: Labor margin 13.7 pts 1984: Labor margin 4.9 pts 1987: Labor margin 7.3 pts 1990: Labor margin 0.4 pts 1993: Liberal margin 2.9 pts 1996: Liberal margin 10.3 pts 1998: Labor margin 2.1 pts 2001: Liberal margin 9.7 pts 2004: Liberal margin 4.1 pts 2007: Liberal margin 2.6 pts 2010: Liberal margin 11.1 pts 2013: Liberal margin 20.6 pts 2016: Liberal margin 12.2 pts 2019: Liberal margin 11.3 pts 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

Stirling has been contested at 25 federal elections on record since 1955. Winning parties over that span: Labor, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Stirling in the 2019 federal election?

Vince Connelly (Liberal) won Stirling in 2019 after preferences, with 48,289 votes (55.6%) to Melita Markey's 38,490.

Which parties have won Stirling since 1955?

Since 1955, Stirling has been won by: Labor, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Stirling?

The closest result on record for Stirling was 1974, when Ian Viner (Liberal) beat Graham Reece by 12 votes (0.0 percentage points) after preferences.

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