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Wide bay — Australian Federal Election Results

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

Wide bay was won by Llew O'brien (Liberal National (Qld)) at the 2019 federal election, with a margin of 24,686 votes over Jason Scanes after preferences. This page covers every federal election in Wide bay 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 Andrew Fisher Labor 4,910 55.4% John Annear (Independent) 955 (10.8 pts)
1903 Andrew Fisher Labor 10,622 61.2% George Stupart (NLU) 3,892 (22.4 pts)
1906 Andrew Fisher Labor 8,118 54.5% Jasper Harvey (AS) 1,334 (9.0 pts)
1910 Andrew Fisher Labor 12,154 54.1% Jacob Stumm (Liberal) 1,851 (8.2 pts)
1913 Andrew Fisher Labor 15,702 55.6% Arnold Wienholt (Liberal) 3,159 (11.2 pts)
1914 Andrew Fisher Labor 16,494 64.3% John Austin (Independent) 7,339 (28.6 pts)
1917 Edward Corser National 15,991 52.9% Frederick Martyn (Labor) 1,741 (5.8 pts)
1919 Edward Corser National 16,272 54.3% Frederick Martyn (Labor) 2,587 (8.6 pts)
1922 Edward Corser National 20,633 60.5% Joseph Johnston (Labor) 7,190 (21.1 pts)
1925 Edward Corser National 25,877 64.5% Andrew Thompson (Labor) 11,646 (29.0 pts)
1928 Bernard Corser Country Party -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1929 Bernard Corser Country Party 29,249 67.2% John O'keefe (Labor) 14,942 (34.3 pts)
1931 Bernard Corser Country Party -1 100.0% None (None) -1 (100.0 pts)
1934 Bernard Corser Country Party 26,254 62.3% George Webb (Labor) 10,397 (24.7 pts)
1937 Bernard Corser Country Party 25,991 50.5% Geoffrey Nichols (SC) 545 (1.1 pts)
1940 Bernard Corser Country Party 28,693 65.2% Samuel Round (Labor) 13,388 (30.4 pts)
1943 Bernard Corser Country Party 30,342 56.5% George Watson (Labor) 6,968 (13.0 pts)
1946 Bernard Corser Country Party 31,027 65.9% George Watson (Labor) 14,956 (31.8 pts)
1949 Bernard Corser Country Party 22,037 66.8% Samuel Round (Labor) 11,096 (33.6 pts)
1951 Bernard Corser Country Party 22,895 56.9% Thomas Wallace (Labor) 5,558 (13.8 pts)
1954 William Brand Country Party 22,493 54.7% Frank Forde (Labor) 3,845 (9.3 pts)
1955 William Brand Country Party 21,859 55.2% Matthew Tallon (Labor) 4,135 (10.4 pts)
1958 Henry Bandidt Country Party 21,815 54.3% Brendan Hansen (Labor) 3,422 (8.5 pts)
1961 Brendan Hansen Labor 21,808 56.8% Henry Bandidt (Country Party) 5,230 (13.6 pts)
1963 Brendan Hansen Labor 23,182 58.3% Albert White (Country Party) 6,614 (16.6 pts)
1966 Brendan Hansen Labor 23,459 58.1% Albert White (Country Party) 6,523 (16.1 pts)
1969 Brendan Hansen Labor 27,962 57.2% Paul Neville (Country Party) 7,027 (14.4 pts)
1972 Brendan Hansen Labor 26,572 55.5% George Crawford (Country Party) 5,236 (10.9 pts)
1974 Clarrie Millar Country Party 30,463 53.5% Brendan Hansen (Labor) 4,004 (7.0 pts)
1975 Clarrie Millar National Country Party 34,143 59.5% Brendan Hansen (Labor) 10,857 (18.9 pts)
1977 Clarrie Millar National Country Party 33,655 59.1% Frederick Faircloth (Labor) 10,379 (18.2 pts)
1980 Clarrie Millar National Country Party 33,377 55.5% James Finemore (Labor) 6,669 (11.1 pts)
1983 Clarrie Millar National 37,602 51.9% James Finemore (Labor) 2,707 (3.7 pts)
1984 Clarrie Millar National 34,110 61.8% Fred Hoberg (Labor) 12,986 (23.5 pts)
1987 Clarrie Millar National 35,755 58.8% Andrew Foley (Labor) 10,668 (17.5 pts)
1990 Warren Truss National 37,613 54.9% Andrew Foley (Labor) 6,728 (9.8 pts)
1993 Warren Truss National 45,043 59.7% Judy Caplick (Labor) 14,653 (19.4 pts)
1996 Warren Truss National 50,157 68.5% Alan Holmes (Labor) 27,120 (37.1 pts)
1998 Warren Truss National 37,923 52.9% Russ Tremlin (Labor) 4,109 (5.7 pts)
2001 Warren Truss National 44,548 60.7% Russell Tremlin (Labor) 15,737 (21.5 pts)
2004 Warren Truss National 51,489 62.9% Sean Ambrose (Labor) 21,101 (25.8 pts)
2007 Warren Truss National 47,149 58.5% Tony Lawrence (Labor) 13,665 (16.9 pts)
2013 Warren Truss Liberal National (Qld) 53,975 63.2% Lucy Stanton (Labor) 22,491 (26.3 pts)
2016 Llew O'brien Liberal National (Qld) 52,264 58.1% Lucy Stanton (Labor) 14,639 (16.3 pts)
2019 Llew O'brien Liberal National (Qld) 59,279 63.1% Jason Scanes (Labor) 24,686 (26.3 pts)

First-Preference Result by Election

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

1901

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew FisherLabor4,91055.4%
John AnnearIndependent3,95544.6%

1903

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew FisherLabor10,62261.2%
George StupartNLU6,73038.8%

1906

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew FisherLabor8,11854.5%
Jasper HarveyAS6,78445.5%

1910

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew FisherLabor12,15454.1%
Jacob StummLiberal10,30345.9%

1913

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew FisherLabor15,70255.6%
Arnold WienholtLiberal12,54344.4%

1914

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Andrew FisherLabor16,49464.3%
John AustinIndependent9,15535.7%

1917

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Edward CorserNational15,99152.9%
Frederick MartynLabor14,25047.1%

1919

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Edward CorserNational16,27254.3%
Frederick MartynLabor13,68545.7%

1922

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Edward CorserNational13,06938.4%
Joseph JohnstonLabor11,58034.0%
James HeadingCountry Party9,42727.7%

1925

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Edward CorserNational25,87764.5%
Andrew ThompsonLabor14,23135.5%

1928

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bernard CorserCountry Party-1100.0%

1929

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bernard CorserCountry Party29,24967.2%
John O'keefeLabor14,30732.8%

1931

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bernard CorserCountry Party-1100.0%

1934

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bernard CorserCountry Party26,25453.7%
George WebbLabor15,85732.4%
Geoffrey NicholsSC5,72311.7%
Colin HennessyCommunist Party of Australia1,0852.2%

1937

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Geoffrey NicholsSC20,35639.6%
Bernard CorserCountry Party19,43737.8%
George WatsonLabor11,64422.6%

1940

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bernard CorserCountry Party28,69354.9%
Samuel RoundLabor15,30529.3%
John RexIndependent8,30015.9%

1943

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bernard CorserCountry Party20,66238.5%
George WatsonLabor18,63834.7%
James HeadingCountry Party7,67814.3%
Henry MaddenIndependent3,7507.0%
Clive LambourneIndependent2,9885.6%

1946

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bernard CorserCountry Party31,02754.3%
George WatsonLabor16,07128.1%
Eric PatersonIndependent7,86613.8%
Max JuliusCommunist Party of Australia2,1423.8%

1949

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bernard CorserCountry Party22,03756.5%
Samuel RoundLabor10,94128.0%
Robert McdowellIndependent6,03715.5%

1951

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Bernard CorserCountry Party22,89556.9%
Thomas WallaceLabor17,33743.1%

1954

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William BrandCountry Party22,49354.1%
Frank FordeLabor18,64844.8%
William FallsCommunist Party of Australia4421.1%

1955

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
William BrandCountry Party21,85955.2%
Matthew TallonLabor17,72444.8%

1958

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Henry BandidtCountry Party19,18447.7%
Brendan HansenLabor16,49841.0%
Edward McdonnellQueensland Labor Party4,52611.3%

1961

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Brendan HansenLabor21,80853.4%
Henry BandidtCountry Party16,57840.6%
Edward McdonnellQueensland Labor Party1,7474.3%
James DunnIndependent7301.8%

1963

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Brendan HansenLabor23,18256.0%
Albert WhiteCountry Party16,56840.0%
Rogers JudgeDemocratic Labor Party9352.3%
Geoffrey NicholsIndependent7001.7%

1966

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Brendan HansenLabor23,45954.9%
Albert WhiteCountry Party16,93639.6%
William HutchinsonDemocratic Labor Party2,3475.5%

1969

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Brendan HansenLabor27,96255.1%
Paul NevilleCountry Party20,93541.2%
Laurence KehoeDemocratic Labor Party1,8653.7%

1972

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Brendan HansenLabor26,57252.2%
George CrawfordCountry Party21,33641.9%
Alan BirchleyDemocratic Labor Party2,7515.4%
Leslie LeisemannIndependent2030.4%

1974

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Brendan HansenLabor26,12745.9%
Clarrie MillarCountry Party24,87543.7%
Ian TheodoreLiberal5,92010.4%

1975

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Clarrie MillarNational Country Party34,14357.7%
Brendan HansenLabor23,28639.3%
Gerrit AlbertsIndependent1,7593.0%

1977

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Clarrie MillarNational Country Party33,65553.2%
Frederick FairclothLabor23,27636.8%
Douglas MackenzieAustralian Democrats6,32110.0%

1980

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Clarrie MillarNational Country Party33,37750.4%
James FinemoreLabor26,70840.4%
Geoffrey SchuhAustralian Democrats4,4146.7%
Raymond BirdIndependent1,6752.5%

1983

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Clarrie MillarNational35,47248.9%
James FinemoreLabor32,36244.6%
Mervyn WorthAustralian Democrats2,8503.9%
Raymond BirdIndependent1,8132.5%

1984

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Clarrie MillarNational32,65659.1%
Fred HobergLabor19,83335.9%
Glen SpicerAustralian Democrats2,7455.0%

1987

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Clarrie MillarNational30,69950.5%
Andrew FoleyLabor22,81537.5%
Cam PrimaveraLiberal4,6167.6%
Ray BarryAustralian Democrats2,7144.5%

1990

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Warren TrussNational32,49847.3%
Andrew FoleyLabor25,34736.9%
Bryan SandallAustralian Democrats9,10813.3%
John ZschechIndependent1,6952.5%

1993

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Warren TrussNational33,25544.1%
Judy CaplickLabor24,86132.9%
Trevor HartshorneLiberal6,5198.6%
Andrew BakerIndependent4,2795.7%
Marie WoodleyAustralian Democrats2,7003.6%
Lily PodgerGreens2,0832.8%
Ray SmithIndependent1,7702.3%

1996

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Warren TrussNational43,67059.5%
Alan HolmesLabor19,39026.4%
Pamela SouthAustralian Democrats5,4157.4%
John FrancisIndependent2,8913.9%
Charlie WatsonIndependent1,0641.5%
Wayne SkiltonIndependent9081.2%

1998

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Warren TrussNational22,56931.5%
Russ TremlinLabor20,39128.4%
Graham WicksOne Nation18,89126.3%
Desley FraserLiberal5,9378.3%
Phil RodhouseAustralian Democrats1,5522.2%
Bob PostleIndependent1,4802.1%
Richard NielsenGreens9171.3%

2001

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Warren TrussNational33,12445.2%
Russell TremlinLabor19,73326.9%
Jim DwyerOne Nation8,17611.1%
Graeme WicksIndependent3,3804.6%
David DalgleishIndependent3,1924.4%
A R PittIndependent2,6503.6%
Paul JansenGreens1,3851.9%
Althea SmithAustralian Democrats1,2301.7%
Maurice HetheringtonIndependent4890.7%

2004

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Warren TrussNational38,54447.1%
Sean AmbroseLabor21,03125.7%
Lars HedbergIndependent9,98012.2%
Wesley RobinsonOne Nation4,0484.9%
Ian RichardsGreens3,6244.4%
Glen WilsonFFP2,8993.5%
Darryl WeirAustralian Democrats9351.1%
Cy D'oliveiraIndependent8161.0%

2007

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Warren TrussNational39,17748.6%
Tony LawrenceLabor24,75830.7%
Katherine WebbGreens6,6158.2%
Cate MolloyIndependent5,5766.9%
John ChapmanFamily First2,7923.5%
Martin EssenbergOne Nation9961.2%
Terry ShawAustralian Democrats7190.9%

2013

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Warren TrussLiberal National (Qld)41,76748.9%
Lucy StantonLabor17,69720.7%
Stephen AndersonPalmer United Party13,57415.9%
Joy RingroseGreens5,5966.5%
Gordon DaleKatter's Australian Party5,0225.9%
John ChapmanFamily First1,2861.5%
Grace DickinsIndependent5170.6%

2016

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Llew O'brienLiberal National (Qld)39,37343.8%
Lucy StantonLabor20,30122.6%
Elise CottamOne Nation14,02215.6%
Bron MarshGreens7,3558.2%
Jannean DeanIndependent4,0824.5%
Bruce MayerFamily First2,3992.7%
Barry CookKatter's Australian Party2,3572.6%

2019

CandidatePartyFirst-Pref. VotesShare
Llew O'brienLiberal National (Qld)44,20447.1%
Jason ScanesLabor20,41821.8%
Aaron VicoOne Nation10,16610.8%
Daniel BryarGreens9,3309.9%
Tim JeromeIndependent4,2204.5%
Andrew SchebellaUnited Australia Party3,3853.6%
Jasmine SmithFACNP2,1492.3%

Margin Over Time

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

1901: Labor margin 10.8 pts 1903: Labor margin 22.4 pts 1906: Labor margin 9.0 pts 1910: Labor margin 8.2 pts 1913: Labor margin 11.2 pts 1914: Labor margin 28.6 pts 1917: National margin 5.8 pts 1919: National margin 8.6 pts 1922: National margin 21.1 pts 1925: National margin 29.0 pts 1928: Country Party margin 100.0 pts 1929: Country Party margin 34.3 pts 1931: Country Party margin 100.0 pts 1934: Country Party margin 24.7 pts 1937: Country Party margin 1.1 pts 1940: Country Party margin 30.4 pts 1943: Country Party margin 13.0 pts 1946: Country Party margin 31.8 pts 1949: Country Party margin 33.6 pts 1951: Country Party margin 13.8 pts 1954: Country Party margin 9.3 pts 1955: Country Party margin 10.4 pts 1958: Country Party margin 8.5 pts 1961: Labor margin 13.6 pts 1963: Labor margin 16.6 pts 1966: Labor margin 16.1 pts 1969: Labor margin 14.4 pts 1972: Labor margin 10.9 pts 1974: Country Party margin 7.0 pts 1975: National Country Party margin 18.9 pts 1977: National Country Party margin 18.2 pts 1980: National Country Party margin 11.1 pts 1983: National margin 3.7 pts 1984: National margin 23.5 pts 1987: National margin 17.5 pts 1990: National margin 9.8 pts 1993: National margin 19.4 pts 1996: National margin 37.1 pts 1998: National margin 5.7 pts 2001: National margin 21.5 pts 2004: National margin 25.8 pts 2007: National margin 16.9 pts 2013: Liberal National (Qld) margin 26.3 pts 2016: Liberal National (Qld) margin 16.3 pts 2019: Liberal National (Qld) margin 26.3 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 2013 2016 2019

Trend

Wide bay has been contested at 45 federal elections on record since 1901. Winning parties over that span: Labor, National, Country Party, National Country Party, Liberal National (Qld).

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Wide bay in the 2019 federal election?

Llew O'brien (Liberal National (Qld)) won Wide bay in 2019 after preferences, with 59,279 votes (63.1%) to Jason Scanes's 34,593.

Which parties have won Wide bay since 1901?

Since 1901, Wide bay has been won by: Country Party, Labor, Liberal National (Qld), National, National Country Party.

What was the closest result in Wide bay?

The closest result on record for Wide bay was 1937, when Bernard Corser (Country Party) beat Geoffrey Nichols by 545 votes (1.1 percentage points) after preferences.

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