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Wentworth — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Wentworth was won by Dave Sharma (Liberal) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 2,346 votes over Kerryn Phelps after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Wentworth 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 William Mcmillan FT 6,315 68.4% John Gannon (Prot) 3,400 (36.8 pts)
1903 William Kelly FT 13,894 71.8% Bede Dalley (Prot) 8,435 (43.6 pts)
1906 William Kelly AS 10,505 73.2% William Duncan (Labor) 6,659 (46.4 pts)
1910 William Kelly Liberal 11,641 61.0% Arthur Vernon (Labor) 4,190 (21.9 pts)
1913 William Kelly Liberal 18,375 61.7% Sydney Green (Labor) 6,989 (23.5 pts)
1914 William Kelly Liberal 17,079 56.5% Robert Cruickshank (Labor) 3,908 (12.9 pts)
1917 William Kelly National 22,653 68.5% Henrietta Greville (Labor) 12,216 (36.9 pts)
1919 Walter Marks National 20,768 61.5% James Dunn (Labor) 7,770 (23.0 pts)
1922 Walter Marks National 12,251 61.9% William Fitzgerald (Labor) 4,702 (23.7 pts)
1925 Walter Marks National 27,945 64.4% William Crick (Labor) 12,509 (28.8 pts)
1928 Walter Marks National 29,639 61.5% Robert O'halloran (Labor) 11,100 (23.0 pts)
1929 Walter Marks Independent 31,991 58.3% Arthur Manning (National) 9,113 (16.6 pts)
1931 Eric Harrison United Australia Party 35,460 65.8% Walter Marks (United Australia Party) 17,026 (31.6 pts)
1934 Eric Harrison United Australia Party 34,012 71.9% James Ormonde (Labor (Non-Communist)) 20,725 (43.8 pts)
1937 Eric Harrison United Australia Party 40,398 67.4% Thomas Conway (Labor) 20,899 (34.9 pts)
1940 Eric Harrison United Australia Party 41,218 65.8% Norman Smith (Labor) 19,786 (31.6 pts)
1943 Eric Harrison United Australia Party 36,871 51.6% Jessie Street (Labor) 2,335 (3.3 pts)
1946 Eric Harrison Liberal 40,790 56.5% Jesse Street (Labor) 9,358 (13.0 pts)
1949 Eric Harrison Liberal 28,821 75.1% William Mckell (Labor) 19,288 (50.3 pts)
1951 Eric Harrison Liberal 28,127 75.7% Cecil Trevelyan (Labor) 19,086 (51.4 pts)
1954 Eric Harrison Liberal -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1955 Eric Harrison Liberal 28,009 72.0% Harold Lashwood (Independent) 17,113 (44.0 pts)
1958 Leslie Bury Liberal 26,323 74.9% Sydney Davis (Labor) 17,507 (49.8 pts)
1961 Leslie Bury Liberal 23,084 68.7% John Hirshman (Labor) 12,548 (37.3 pts)
1963 Leslie Bury Liberal 27,485 75.4% Nell Simpson (Labor) 18,494 (50.7 pts)
1966 Leslie Bury Liberal 26,601 80.4% Kerry Sibraa (Labor) 20,130 (60.9 pts)
1969 Leslie Bury Liberal 28,935 62.8% Frederick Cross (Labor) 11,784 (25.6 pts)
1972 Leslie Bury Liberal 25,612 59.2% Percy Allan (Labor) 7,949 (18.4 pts)
1974 Robert Ellicott Liberal 30,677 64.8% Paul Hawcroft (Labor) 14,012 (29.6 pts)
1975 Robert Ellicott Liberal 34,537 69.4% Mairi Petersen (Labor) 19,313 (38.8 pts)
1977 Robert Ellicott Liberal 35,980 64.7% Michael Winters (Labor) 16,342 (29.4 pts)
1980 Robert Ellicott Liberal 36,426 64.5% Stephen Mcgoldrick (Labor) 16,340 (28.9 pts)
1983 Peter Coleman Liberal 31,759 61.0% Max Pearce (Labor) 11,458 (22.0 pts)
1984 Peter Coleman Liberal 32,902 56.3% Stephen Rothman (Labor) 7,315 (12.5 pts)
1987 John Hewson Liberal 34,101 58.0% Anne-Marie Whittaker (Labor) 9,406 (16.0 pts)
1990 John Hewson Liberal 33,216 57.2% Dimitri Tsingris (Labor) 8,407 (14.5 pts)
1993 John Hewson Liberal 40,891 55.5% Paul Pearce (Labor) 8,048 (10.9 pts)
1996 Andrew Thomson Liberal 43,122 57.8% Paul Pearce (Labor) 11,677 (15.7 pts)
1998 Andrew Thomson Liberal 41,147 56.3% Paul Pearce (Labor) 9,237 (12.6 pts)
2004 Malcolm Turnbull Liberal 40,847 55.5% David Patch (Labor) 8,070 (11.0 pts)
2007 Malcolm Turnbull Liberal 47,538 53.9% George Newhouse (Labor) 6,804 (7.7 pts)
2010 Malcolm Turnbull Liberal 56,219 64.9% Steven Lewis (Labor) 25,762 (29.7 pts)
2013 Malcolm Turnbull Liberal 62,359 67.7% Di Smith (Labor) 32,634 (35.4 pts)
2016 Malcolm Turnbull Liberal 56,971 67.7% Evan Hughes (Labor) 29,850 (35.5 pts)
2019 Dave Sharma Liberal 46,050 51.3% Kerryn Phelps (Independent) 2,346 (2.6 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1901

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William McmillanFT6,31568.4%
John GannonProt2,91531.6%

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William KellyFT13,89471.8%
Bede DalleyProt5,45928.2%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William KellyAS10,50573.2%
William DuncanLabor3,84626.8%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William KellyLiberal11,64161.0%
Arthur VernonLabor7,45139.0%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William KellyLiberal18,37561.7%
Sydney GreenLabor11,38638.3%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William KellyLiberal17,07956.5%
Robert CruickshankLabor13,17143.5%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William KellyNational22,65368.5%
Henrietta GrevilleLabor10,43731.5%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Walter MarksNational20,76861.5%
James DunnLabor12,99838.5%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Walter MarksNational9,84349.7%
William FitzgeraldLabor6,45532.6%
Henry MortonIndependent3,50217.7%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Walter MarksNational27,94564.4%
William CrickLabor15,43635.6%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Walter MarksNational29,63961.5%
Robert O'halloranLabor18,53938.5%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Walter MarksIndependent31,99158.3%
Arthur ManningNational22,87841.7%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Eric HarrisonUnited Australia Party35,46065.8%
Walter MarksUnited Australia Party18,43434.2%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Eric HarrisonUnited Australia Party34,01265.7%
James OrmondeLabor (Non-Communist)13,28725.7%
Ralph FretwellSC4,4668.6%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Eric HarrisonUnited Australia Party40,39867.4%
Thomas ConwayLabor19,49932.6%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Eric HarrisonUnited Australia Party26,96943.0%
Norman SmithLabor14,50023.1%
Norman CowperUnited Australia Party13,09920.9%
James MorleySL6,24910.0%
Richard StrangerUnited Australia Party1,0621.7%
George McdonaldIndependent7711.2%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Jessie StreetLabor31,04843.5%
Eric HarrisonUnited Australia Party23,51932.9%
William WentworthIndependent14,87520.8%
Charles MayoLiberal Democrats1,6542.3%
Thomas WhitehouseIndependent3110.4%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Eric HarrisonLiberal40,79054.3%
Jesse StreetLabor31,43241.8%
Charles WalshLabor (Non-Communist)2,8983.9%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Eric HarrisonLiberal28,82175.1%
William MckellLabor9,53324.9%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Eric HarrisonLiberal28,12775.7%
Cecil TrevelyanLabor9,04124.3%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Eric HarrisonLiberal-1100.0%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Eric HarrisonLiberal28,00972.0%
Harold LashwoodIndependent10,89628.0%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Leslie BuryLiberal26,32369.2%
Sydney DavisLabor8,81623.2%
John GillianDemocratic Labor Party2,8927.6%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Leslie BuryLiberal23,08462.5%
John HirshmanLabor10,53628.5%
Francis BullDemocratic Labor Party3,3139.0%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Leslie BuryLiberal27,48573.1%
Nell SimpsonLabor8,99123.9%
Arthur BergmanIndependent1,1403.0%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Leslie BuryLiberal26,60175.1%
Kerry SibraaLabor6,47118.3%
Doris BrownDemocratic Labor Party1,4894.2%
Brian KingIndependent5271.5%
Jack MundeyCommunist Party of Australia3340.9%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Leslie BuryLiberal28,93557.6%
Frederick CrossLabor17,15134.2%
Doris BrownDemocratic Labor Party1,8203.6%
Geoffrey MullenIndependent1,3452.7%
Neville YeomansIndependent9511.9%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Leslie BuryLiberal25,61253.2%
Percy AllanLabor17,66336.7%
Helen ArbibAP3,5507.4%
Dominique DroulersDemocratic Labor Party1,3102.7%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert EllicottLiberal30,67761.8%
Paul HawcroftLabor16,66533.6%
Julia FeatherstoneAP2,2744.6%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert EllicottLiberal34,53765.7%
Mairi PetersenLabor15,22428.9%
John CurversIndependent2,0583.9%
Joseph ZingarelliAP7881.5%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert EllicottLiberal35,98057.5%
Michael WintersLabor19,63831.4%
Joan KerseyAustralian Democrats5,0698.1%
John CurversIndependent1,9093.0%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Robert EllicottLiberal36,42660.5%
Stephen McgoldrickLabor20,08633.3%
Joan KerseyAustralian Democrats3,7466.2%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter ColemanLiberal31,75954.7%
Max PearceLabor20,30134.9%
Katherine WentworthIndependent2,7874.8%
Brian HillmanAustralian Democrats2,4744.3%
George WarneckeIndependent4010.7%
Robert MccarthyIndependent2510.4%
Neil RobertsIndependent1150.2%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Peter ColemanLiberal30,38951.9%
Stephen RothmanLabor21,25236.3%
Yvonne JayawardenaAustralian Democrats4,4787.7%
George WarneckeIndependent1,5912.7%
George AtkinsonIndependent4100.7%
Ray OakesIndependent2420.4%
Kasula Fitzroy-MendisIndependent1620.3%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John HewsonLiberal32,09954.6%
Anne-Marie WhittakerLabor20,18134.3%
Yvonne JayawardenaAustralian Democrats6,53311.1%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John HewsonLiberal29,65351.0%
Dimitri TsingrisLabor15,79227.1%
Estelle MyersAustralian Democrats6,60311.3%
Geoff AshGreens5,3579.2%
James ReidIndependent7791.3%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
John HewsonLiberal38,85052.7%
Paul PearceLabor27,15636.8%
Ben OquistGreens4,3505.9%
Armon HicksAustralian Democrats2,0552.8%
Susan DurovicIndependent5980.8%
Patricia BolandIndependent5030.7%
Zanny BeggIndependent2530.3%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew ThomsonLiberal39,01452.0%
Paul PearceLabor23,85631.8%
Di HappAustralian Democrats6,5068.7%
Fiona MccrossinGreens4,4686.0%
Rodney MarksIndependent4680.6%
David SynnottIndependent3580.5%
Paddy EngelenIndependent2250.3%
John HooperIndependent1220.2%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew ThomsonLiberal36,34849.8%
Paul PearceLabor24,19833.1%
Margaret CollingsAustralian Democrats4,4706.1%
Tom McloughlinGreens3,5924.9%
Waverney FordOne Nation2,0042.7%
Alan JacobsUnity1,9782.7%
Dezi KosterIndependent4670.6%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Malcolm TurnbullLiberal30,77141.8%
David PatchLabor19,39126.3%
Peter KingIndependent13,23618.0%
Mithra CoxGreens8,21011.2%
Lindy MorrisonAustralian Democrats6830.9%
Robert VoglerIndependent3390.5%
Leonie HullFFP3010.4%
Victor ShenIndependent2390.3%
Pat SheilIndependent2180.3%
Brian BuckleyIndependent1710.2%
John JamiesonCEC650.1%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Malcolm TurnbullLiberal44,46350.4%
George NewhouseLabor26,90330.5%
Susan JarnasonGreens13,20515.0%
Dixie CoultonIndependent1,1561.3%
Dani EcuyerIndependent7740.9%
Pierce FieldAustralian Democrats7210.8%
Bradley MolonyChristian Democratic Party3230.4%
Pat SheilIndependent2650.3%
James AdamsFamily First2550.3%
Jonatan KeluIndependent1290.1%
John JamiesonIndependent780.1%

2010

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Malcolm TurnbullLiberal51,63459.6%
Steven LewisLabor18,26521.1%
Matthew RobertsonGreens15,11417.4%
Pat SheilIndependent5150.6%
Malcolm DuncanIndependent4840.6%
Stuart NealIndependent3890.4%
John AugustIndependent2750.3%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Malcolm TurnbullLiberal58,30663.3%
Di SmithLabor17,84019.4%
Matthew RobertsonGreens13,45514.6%
Pat SheilIndependent1,0541.1%
Marsha FoxmanPalmer United Party9981.1%
Beresford ThomasChristian Democratic Party4310.5%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Malcolm TurnbullLiberal52,35362.3%
Evan HughesLabor14,91317.7%
Dejay ToborekGreens12,49614.9%
Anthony AckroydIndependent1,4781.8%
Peter XingIndependent9881.2%
Beresford ThomasChristian Democratic Party9011.1%
David AllenIndependent5730.7%
Marc Aussie-StoneIndependent3900.5%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Dave SharmaLiberal42,57547.4%
Kerryn PhelpsIndependent29,10932.4%
Tim MurrayLabor9,82410.9%
Dominic KanakGreens6,7597.5%
Michael BloomfieldUnited Australia Party6250.7%
Matthew Drake-BrockmanIndependent5160.6%
Paul TreacyChristian Democratic Party3460.4%

Margin Over Time

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

1901: FT margin 36.8 pts 1903: FT margin 43.6 pts 1906: AS margin 46.4 pts 1910: Liberal margin 21.9 pts 1913: Liberal margin 23.5 pts 1914: Liberal margin 12.9 pts 1917: National margin 36.9 pts 1919: National margin 23.0 pts 1922: National margin 23.7 pts 1925: National margin 28.8 pts 1928: National margin 23.0 pts 1929: Independent margin 16.6 pts 1931: United Australia Party margin 31.6 pts 1934: United Australia Party margin 43.8 pts 1937: United Australia Party margin 34.9 pts 1940: United Australia Party margin 31.6 pts 1943: United Australia Party margin 3.3 pts 1946: Liberal margin 13.0 pts 1949: Liberal margin 50.3 pts 1951: Liberal margin 51.4 pts 1954: Liberal margin 100.0 pts 1955: Liberal margin 44.0 pts 1958: Liberal margin 49.8 pts 1961: Liberal margin 37.3 pts 1963: Liberal margin 50.7 pts 1966: Liberal margin 60.9 pts 1969: Liberal margin 25.6 pts 1972: Liberal margin 18.4 pts 1974: Liberal margin 29.6 pts 1975: Liberal margin 38.8 pts 1977: Liberal margin 29.4 pts 1980: Liberal margin 28.9 pts 1983: Liberal margin 22.0 pts 1984: Liberal margin 12.5 pts 1987: Liberal margin 16.0 pts 1990: Liberal margin 14.5 pts 1993: Liberal margin 10.9 pts 1996: Liberal margin 15.7 pts 1998: Liberal margin 12.6 pts 2004: Liberal margin 11.0 pts 2007: Liberal margin 7.7 pts 2010: Liberal margin 29.7 pts 2013: Liberal margin 35.4 pts 2016: Liberal margin 35.5 pts 2019: Liberal margin 2.6 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

Wentworth has been contested at 45 federal elections on record since 1901. Winning parties over that span: FT, AS, Liberal, National, Independent, United Australia Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Wentworth in the 2019 federal election?

Dave Sharma (Liberal) won Wentworth in 2019 after preferences, with 46,050 votes (51.3%) to Kerryn Phelps's 43,704.

Which parties have won Wentworth since 1901?

Since 1901, Wentworth has been won by: AS, FT, Independent, Liberal, National, United Australia Party.

What was the closest result in Wentworth?

The closest result on record for Wentworth was 2019, when Dave Sharma (Liberal) beat Kerryn Phelps by 2,346 votes (2.6 percentage points) after preferences.

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