Throsby — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Throsby was won by Stephen Jones (Labor) at the 2013 federal election, with a margin of 13,113 votes over Larissa Mallinson after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Throsby from 1984 to 2013.

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), 1984–2013

Election	Winner	Party	Final Votes	Final Share	Runner-up	Margin
1984	Colin Hollis	Labor	33,989	61.7%	Wendy Stubbs (Liberal)	12,850 (23.3 pts)
1987	Colin Hollis	Labor	33,718	59.1%	Neville Fredericks (Liberal)	10,359 (18.1 pts)
1990	Colin Hollis	Labor	39,418	60.2%	Garry Noel-Gough (Liberal)	13,375 (20.4 pts)
1993	Colin Hollis	Labor	49,911	74.0%	Peter Josevski (Liberal)	32,396 (48.0 pts)
1996	Colin Hollis	Labor	48,966	69.6%	Albert Galea (Liberal)	27,597 (39.2 pts)
1998	Colin Hollis	Labor	52,593	72.5%	Charlie Mifsud (Liberal)	32,604 (44.9 pts)
2004	Jennie George	Labor	51,407	65.0%	Linda Nelson (Liberal)	23,727 (30.0 pts)
2007	Jennie George	Labor	59,099	73.5%	Stuart Wright (Liberal)	37,751 (46.9 pts)
2010	Stephen Jones	Labor	51,909	62.1%	Juliet Arkwright (Liberal)	20,247 (24.2 pts)
2013	Stephen Jones	Labor	48,753	57.8%	Larissa Mallinson (Liberal)	13,113 (15.5 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1984

Candidate	Party	First-Pref. Votes	Share
Colin Hollis	Labor	31,472	57.1%
Wendy Stubbs	Liberal	14,648	26.6%
Duncan Gair	National	5,241	9.5%
Alan Cole	Australian Democrats	3,095	5.6%
Paul Trevardis	Independent	399	0.7%
Martin Essenberg	Independent	298	0.5%

1987

Candidate	Party	First-Pref. Votes	Share
Colin Hollis	Labor	30,354	51.4%
Neville Fredericks	Liberal	20,456	34.6%
Greg Butler	Australian Democrats	4,458	7.5%
David Wood	National	3,812	6.5%

1990

Candidate	Party	First-Pref. Votes	Share
Colin Hollis	Labor	31,310	47.8%
Garry Noel-Gough	Liberal	19,706	30.1%
Greg Butler	Australian Democrats	10,034	15.3%
Ronald Henderson	Independent	2,298	3.5%
Lyn Allison	Greens	1,146	1.7%
David Reilly	Independent	1,071	1.6%

1993

Candidate	Party	First-Pref. Votes	Share
Colin Hollis	Labor	39,476	58.4%
Peter Josevski	Liberal	11,394	16.9%
Rex Connor	Independent	7,083	10.5%
Karla Sperling	Greens	2,838	4.2%
Tom Hadley	Australian Democrats	2,242	3.3%
Brian Hughes	Communist Party	1,458	2.2%
Dragan Grijak	Independent	1,124	1.7%
David Hughes	Independent	1,015	1.5%
Margaret Perrott	Independent	657	1.0%
Richard Barnes	Independent	267	0.4%

1996

Candidate	Party	First-Pref. Votes	Share
Colin Hollis	Labor	42,963	60.8%
Albert Galea	Liberal	15,326	21.7%
Elizabeth Fisher	Australian Democrats	5,990	8.5%
Les Robinson	Greens	3,629	5.1%
Brian Hughes	Communist Party	2,716	3.8%

1998

Candidate	Party	First-Pref. Votes	Share
Colin Hollis	Labor	44,468	61.3%
Charlie Mifsud	Liberal	12,538	17.3%
Dan Orr	One Nation	8,267	11.4%
Ann Barry	Australian Democrats	2,751	3.8%
Karia Sperling	Greens	2,230	3.1%
Brian Hughes	Christian Democratic Party	1,949	2.7%
Peter Stavropoulos	Independent	379	0.5%

2004

Candidate	Party	First-Pref. Votes	Share
Jennie George	Labor	44,495	56.3%
Linda Nelson	Liberal	24,519	31.0%
Trevor Jones	Greens	7,995	10.1%
Madeleine Roberts	Australian Democrats	2,078	2.6%

2007

Candidate	Party	First-Pref. Votes	Share
Jennie George	Labor	52,275	65.0%
Stuart Wright	Liberal	18,266	22.7%
Peter Moran	Greens	7,308	9.1%
Scott Deakes	Christian Democratic Party	2,598	3.2%

2010

Candidate	Party	First-Pref. Votes	Share
Stephen Jones	Labor	42,227	50.5%
Juliet Arkwright	Liberal	25,330	30.3%
Peter Moran	Greens	9,973	11.9%
Alan Hay	National	4,446	5.3%
Wayne Hartman	Independent	1,595	1.9%

2013

Candidate	Party	First-Pref. Votes	Share
Stephen Jones	Labor	37,980	45.0%
Larissa Mallinson	Liberal	23,498	27.8%
Gary Anderson	National	8,539	10.1%
Peter Moran	Greens	4,613	5.5%
May King	Palmer United Party	3,885	4.6%
Paul Matters	Independent	1,948	2.3%
John Kadwell	Christian Democratic Party	1,938	2.3%
Elrond Veness	Independent	677	0.8%
Glenn Turner	Katter's Australian Party	473	0.6%
Wayne Hartman	Independent	435	0.5%
Brian Boulton	Democratic Labor Party	407	0.5%

Margin Over Time

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

Trend

Throsby has been contested at 10 federal elections on record since 1984. Winning party over that span: Labor.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Throsby in the 2013 federal election?

Stephen Jones (Labor) won Throsby in 2013 after preferences, with 48,753 votes (57.8%) to Larissa Mallinson's 35,640.

Which parties have won Throsby since 1984?

Since 1984, Throsby has been won by: Labor.

What was the closest result in Throsby?

The closest result on record for Throsby was 2013, when Stephen Jones (Labor) beat Larissa Mallinson by 13,113 votes (15.5 percentage points) after preferences.