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Swan — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Swan was won by Steve Irons (Liberal) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 4,529 votes over Hannah Beazley after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Swan 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 John Forrest Prot -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1903 John Forrest Prot -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1906 John Forrest WAP 8,418 66.2% Peter O'loughlen (Labor) 4,126 (32.5 pts)
1910 John Forrest Liberal 15,012 60.2% Peter O'loughlen (Labor) 5,082 (20.4 pts)
1913 John Forrest Liberal 15,055 54.9% Peter O'loughlen (Labor) 2,676 (9.8 pts)
1914 John Forrest Liberal 15,950 59.2% Walter Peters (Labor) 4,965 (18.4 pts)
1917 John Forrest National -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1919 John Prowse FSA 11,039 58.0% Edwin Corboy (Labor) 3,061 (16.1 pts)
1922 Henry Gregory Country Party -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1925 Henry Gregory Country Party 24,978 66.2% Ben Davies (Labor) 12,205 (32.3 pts)
1928 Henry Gregory Country Party -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1929 Henry Gregory Country Party -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1931 Henry Gregory Country Party 26,234 64.8% John Fraser (Labor) 12,002 (29.7 pts)
1934 Henry Gregory Country Party 32,101 63.2% Frederick Law (Labor) 13,388 (26.3 pts)
1937 Henry Gregory Country Party 26,299 58.1% John Steele (Labor) 7,348 (16.2 pts)
1940 Henry Gregory Country Party 26,855 57.5% James Dinan (Labor) 6,976 (14.9 pts)
1943 Donald Mountjoy Labor 25,690 58.6% Thomas Marwick (Independent) 7,566 (17.3 pts)
1946 Leonard Hamilton Country Party 27,790 50.2% Donald Mountjoy (Labor) 241 (0.4 pts)
1949 William Grayden Liberal 22,821 52.4% Harry Webb (Labor) 2,122 (4.9 pts)
1951 William Grayden Liberal 24,336 54.6% Harry Webb (Labor) 4,078 (9.1 pts)
1954 Harry Webb Labor 26,799 50.9% William Grayden (Liberal) 906 (1.7 pts)
1955 Richard Cleaver Liberal 22,268 57.7% Thomas Williams (Labor) 5,954 (15.4 pts)
1958 Richard Cleaver Liberal 25,140 57.4% Keith Dowding (Labor) 6,518 (14.9 pts)
1961 Richard Cleaver Liberal 25,671 55.5% Stephen Johnson (Labor) 5,128 (11.1 pts)
1963 Richard Cleaver Liberal 25,799 52.1% Joseph Berinson (Labor) 2,071 (4.2 pts)
1966 Richard Cleaver Liberal 28,440 53.5% Edward Gillett (Labor) 3,770 (7.1 pts)
1969 Adrian Bennett Labor 28,960 55.8% Richard Cleaver (Liberal) 5,978 (11.5 pts)
1972 Adrian Bennett Labor 29,336 53.7% Richard Cleaver (Liberal) 4,014 (7.3 pts)
1974 Adrian Bennett Labor 33,225 57.8% Geoffrey Hale (Liberal) 8,974 (15.6 pts)
1975 John Martyr Liberal 33,029 52.1% Adrian Bennett (Labor) 2,657 (4.2 pts)
1977 John Martyr Liberal 32,267 50.5% Patricia Fowkes (Labor) 679 (1.1 pts)
1980 Kim Beazley Labor 32,476 57.1% John Martyr (Liberal) 8,075 (14.2 pts)
1983 Kim Beazley Labor 38,908 66.2% Jeffrey Roberts (Liberal) 19,083 (32.5 pts)
1984 Kim Beazley Labor 34,044 57.0% Frank Hayes (Liberal) 8,330 (13.9 pts)
1987 Kim Beazley Labor 34,220 58.0% Harry Klapp (Liberal) 9,416 (16.0 pts)
1990 Kim Beazley Labor 34,351 52.4% Peter Kirwan (Liberal) 3,086 (4.7 pts)
1993 Kim Beazley Labor 33,917 50.2% Bryan Hilbert (Liberal) 294 (0.4 pts)
1996 Don Randall Liberal 35,239 53.7% Jane Saunders (Labor) 4,867 (7.4 pts)
1998 Kim Wilkie Labor 40,067 52.7% Don Randall (Liberal) 4,103 (5.4 pts)
2001 Kim Wilkie Labor 36,488 51.8% Bev Brennan (Liberal) 2,529 (3.6 pts)
2004 Kim Wilkie Labor 34,714 50.1% Andrew Murfin (Liberal) 104 (0.2 pts)
2007 Steve Irons Liberal 36,420 50.1% Kim Wilkie (Labor) 164 (0.2 pts)
2010 Steve Irons Liberal 41,729 52.5% Tim Hammond (Labor) 4,019 (5.1 pts)
2013 Steve Irons Liberal 46,246 56.5% John Bissett (Labor) 10,685 (13.1 pts)
2016 Steve Irons Liberal 43,625 53.6% Tammy Solonec (Labor) 5,848 (7.2 pts)
2019 Steve Irons Liberal 44,333 52.7% Hannah Beazley (Labor) 4,529 (5.4 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1901

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John ForrestProt-1100.0%

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John ForrestProt-1100.0%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John ForrestWAP8,41866.2%
Peter O'loughlenLabor4,29233.8%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John ForrestLiberal15,01260.2%
Peter O'loughlenLabor9,93039.8%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John ForrestLiberal15,05554.9%
Peter O'loughlenLabor12,37945.1%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John ForrestLiberal15,95059.2%
Walter PetersLabor10,98540.8%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John ForrestNational-1100.0%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Edwin CorboyLabor7,44439.1%
John ProwseFSA7,31338.5%
William HedgesNational4,26022.4%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Henry GregoryCountry Party-1100.0%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Henry GregoryCountry Party24,97866.2%
Ben DaviesLabor12,77333.8%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Henry GregoryCountry Party-1100.0%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Henry GregoryCountry Party-1100.0%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Henry GregoryCountry Party26,23454.7%
John FraserLabor14,23229.7%
Carlyle FergusonIndependent4,6239.6%
Alfred ReynoldsIndependent2,8325.9%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Henry GregoryCountry Party32,10163.2%
Frederick LawLabor18,71336.8%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Henry GregoryCountry Party26,29958.1%
John SteeleLabor18,95141.9%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Henry GregoryCountry Party15,99734.2%
James DinanLabor13,19328.2%
Thomas MarwickCountry Party8,80018.8%
Claude BarkerIndependent7,75816.6%
John TregenzaIndependent9862.1%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Donald MountjoyLabor25,69050.1%
Thomas MarwickIndependent18,12435.3%
Cecil ElsegoodCountry Party5,63211.0%
John TregenzaIndependent1,8593.6%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Donald MountjoyLabor25,26045.6%
Leonard HamiltonCountry Party17,22331.1%
William GraydenIndependent12,85623.2%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William GraydenLiberal22,82152.4%
Harry WebbLabor20,69947.6%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William GraydenLiberal24,33653.0%
Harry WebbLabor20,25844.2%
Alexander JollyCommunist Party of Australia1,2802.8%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Harry WebbLabor26,79950.1%
William GraydenLiberal25,89348.4%
Albert MarksCommunist Party of Australia8381.6%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Richard CleaverLiberal22,26857.7%
Thomas WilliamsLabor16,31442.3%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Richard CleaverLiberal21,42849.0%
Keith DowdingLabor17,09739.1%
Charles NoonanDemocratic Labor Party5,23712.0%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Richard CleaverLiberal22,77049.3%
Stephen JohnsonLabor19,71242.7%
Terence MerchantDemocratic Labor Party3,7328.1%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Richard CleaverLiberal23,54747.5%
Joseph BerinsonLabor23,41547.3%
Gerardus SappelliDemocratic Labor Party2,2534.5%
Warwick HillIndependent3120.6%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Richard CleaverLiberal25,01447.1%
Edward GillettLabor23,94245.1%
Alan CroftsDemocratic Labor Party4,1547.8%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Adrian BennettLabor28,96052.2%
Richard CleaverLiberal22,98241.5%
Alan CroftsDemocratic Labor Party2,6084.7%
Arthur WilliamsAP8791.6%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Adrian BennettLabor28,34749.5%
Richard CleaverLiberal24,72443.2%
David MilneDemocratic Labor Party2,1633.8%
Archelaus MarshallAP1,0751.9%
David SmithIndependent9211.6%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Adrian BennettLabor33,22553.3%
Geoffrey HaleLiberal24,25138.9%
Pietro BendottiIndependent4,0876.6%
Archelaus MarshallAP8141.3%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John MartyrLiberal30,91448.8%
Adrian BennettLabor29,95447.2%
Peter MassonNational Country Party2,5334.0%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John MartyrLiberal27,38542.9%
Patricia FowkesLabor25,27639.6%
Hubert LennertsAustralian Democrats7,52611.8%
William DellerIndependent2,4743.9%
Bryan Scott-CourtlandIndependent1,1941.9%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kim BeazleyLabor32,47653.3%
John MartyrLiberal24,40140.1%
Jean RitterAustralian Democrats3,2885.4%
Stephen PainterIndependent7501.2%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kim BeazleyLabor38,90862.7%
Jeffrey RobertsLiberal19,82532.0%
Kevin TrentAustralian Democrats2,6624.3%
Linda MereIndependent6211.0%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kim BeazleyLabor32,37654.2%
Frank HayesLiberal24,30540.7%
Linda MottramAustralian Democrats3,0775.1%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kim BeazleyLabor32,20154.6%
Harry KlappLiberal21,55536.5%
Adelia BernardNational2,7504.7%
Georgina MotionIndependent2,5184.3%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kim BeazleyLabor26,67440.5%
Peter KirwanLiberal24,74337.6%
Alan NeedhamAustralian Democrats5,2748.0%
Dee MargettsGreens4,7777.3%
Mike HuttonIndependent2,5143.8%
Patrick DonovanIndependent7531.1%
Frank NoakesIndependent5000.8%
Erica GambleIndependent4120.6%
Paul AugustonIndependent1340.2%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bryan HilbertLiberal30,56545.2%
Kim BeazleyLabor29,75044.0%
Andrew ThomsonGreens3,4925.2%
Don MillarAustralian Democrats1,7332.6%
Andrew CaminschiIndependent8071.2%
Luke GarswoodIndependent5760.9%
Isobel WeirIndependent4150.6%
Anne LeishmanIndependent2600.4%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Don RandallLiberal27,97442.3%
Jane SaundersLabor24,34936.9%
Bryan HilbertIndependent6,2749.5%
Norm KellyAustralian Democrats3,5745.4%
Mingli Wanjurri-NungalaGreens3,0864.7%
John TucakIndependent5730.9%
Elspeth ClairsIndependent2350.4%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kim WilkieLabor30,48140.1%
Don RandallLiberal29,84839.3%
Richard BurchallOne Nation6,2788.3%
Juanita MillerGreens3,8925.1%
Tim FraserAustralian Democrats3,7204.9%
Brett CrookChristian Democratic Party1,0181.3%
Malcolm TalbotIndependent5840.8%
Elspeth ClairsIndependent2100.3%

2001

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Kim WilkieLabor29,22041.3%
Bev BrennanLiberal27,59739.0%
Elena JeffreysGreens4,1635.9%
Paul MccutcheonAustralian Democrats4,0435.7%
Sandra VinciulloOne Nation3,2924.6%
Colleen TapleyCommunist Party1,1301.6%
Simon MakinIndependent1,0961.5%
Brian SmithIndependent2620.4%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew MurfinLiberal30,59844.1%
Kim WilkieLabor27,67539.9%
Dave FortGreens5,7458.3%
Ted VermeerOne Nation1,2321.8%
Gwen HamenceChristian Democratic Party1,2141.8%
Mark ReynoldsAustralian Democrats1,1331.6%
Teresa Van LieshoutIndependent9471.4%
Peter GreavesFFP5820.8%
Azmi JohariCEC1980.3%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Steve IronsLiberal32,18344.3%
Kim WilkieLabor29,54440.7%
Kim LissonGreens7,36510.1%
Tasman GilbertChristian Democratic Party1,2101.7%
Linda RossIndependent6560.9%
Joy HarrisOne Nation6470.9%
Damon FowlerFamily First5790.8%
Mark DixonIndependent2430.3%
Joe LopezIndependent1570.2%
Norman R GayIndependent920.1%

2010

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Steve IronsLiberal36,95146.5%
Tim HammondLabor28,02335.3%
Rebecca LeightonGreens9,38011.8%
Bret TreasureIndependent2,0602.6%
Steve KlompChristian Democratic Party1,6462.1%
Barry DrennanFamily First9811.2%
Joe LopezIndependent3980.5%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Steve IronsLiberal39,97248.9%
John BissettLabor25,03730.6%
Gerard SieroGreens9,44611.5%
Kenneth DuncanPalmer United Party3,4634.2%
Steve KlompIndependent1,4651.8%
Moyna RappFamily First7971.0%
Troy EllisIndependent7180.9%
Paul DaviesIndependent4880.6%
Noel AveryKatter's Australian Party4210.5%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Steve IronsLiberal39,22048.2%
Tammy SolonecLabor26,86933.0%
Sarah Nielsen-HarveyGreens12,22715.0%
Steve KlompAC3,0863.8%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Steve IronsLiberal37,59144.7%
Hannah BeazleyLabor27,95333.2%
Liberty CramerGreens10,36712.3%
Tshung-Hui ChangOne Nation2,0382.4%
Peter MclernonUnited Australia Party1,4821.8%
Steve KlompAChr1,4501.7%
Virginia Thomas-WurthAJP1,3041.5%
Sharron Hawkins ZeebWAP1,1021.3%
Carmel AddinkFACNP5990.7%
Michael ChehoffIndependent2510.3%

Margin Over Time

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

1901: Prot margin 100.0 pts 1903: Prot margin 100.0 pts 1906: WAP margin 32.5 pts 1910: Liberal margin 20.4 pts 1913: Liberal margin 9.8 pts 1914: Liberal margin 18.4 pts 1917: National margin 100.0 pts 1919: FSA margin 16.1 pts 1922: Country Party margin 100.0 pts 1925: Country Party margin 32.3 pts 1928: Country Party margin 100.0 pts 1929: Country Party margin 100.0 pts 1931: Country Party margin 29.7 pts 1934: Country Party margin 26.3 pts 1937: Country Party margin 16.2 pts 1940: Country Party margin 14.9 pts 1943: Labor margin 17.3 pts 1946: Country Party margin 0.4 pts 1949: Liberal margin 4.9 pts 1951: Liberal margin 9.1 pts 1954: Labor margin 1.7 pts 1955: Liberal margin 15.4 pts 1958: Liberal margin 14.9 pts 1961: Liberal margin 11.1 pts 1963: Liberal margin 4.2 pts 1966: Liberal margin 7.1 pts 1969: Labor margin 11.5 pts 1972: Labor margin 7.3 pts 1974: Labor margin 15.6 pts 1975: Liberal margin 4.2 pts 1977: Liberal margin 1.1 pts 1980: Labor margin 14.2 pts 1983: Labor margin 32.5 pts 1984: Labor margin 13.9 pts 1987: Labor margin 16.0 pts 1990: Labor margin 4.7 pts 1993: Labor margin 0.4 pts 1996: Liberal margin 7.4 pts 1998: Labor margin 5.4 pts 2001: Labor margin 3.6 pts 2004: Labor margin 0.2 pts 2007: Liberal margin 0.2 pts 2010: Liberal margin 5.1 pts 2013: Liberal margin 13.1 pts 2016: Liberal margin 7.2 pts 2019: Liberal margin 5.4 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 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019

Trend

Swan has been contested at 46 federal elections on record since 1901. Winning parties over that span: Prot, WAP, Liberal, National, FSA, Country Party, Labor.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Swan in the 2019 federal election?

Steve Irons (Liberal) won Swan in 2019 after preferences, with 44,333 votes (52.7%) to Hannah Beazley's 39,804.

Which parties have won Swan since 1901?

Since 1901, Swan has been won by: Country Party, FSA, Labor, Liberal, National, Prot, WAP.

What was the closest result in Swan?

The closest result on record for Swan was 2004, when Kim Wilkie (Labor) beat Andrew Murfin by 104 votes (0.2 percentage points) after preferences.

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