How Lawson voted
SA2 area in Australian Capital Territory · federal division: Canberra · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Lawson favoured Labor 76.2% (v Coalition 23.8%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 5.0 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 49.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 65.4 | Lab 71.2 | Lab 76.2 | Lab +5.0 |
| Labor | 41.0% | 45.2% | 49.0% | +3.8 |
| Coalition | 29.1% | 22.2% | 18.1% | -4.1 |
| Greens | 21.3% | 23.1% | 19.3% | -3.7 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% | -2.0 |
| Independents | 4.8% | 5.2% | 10.7% | +5.5 |
| Others | 3.8% | 2.3% | 2.9% | +0.6 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Lawson | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,492 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 56.3% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 50.9% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 46.4% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 8.0% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 53.1% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 48.5% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 2,739 (2,345 aged 18+). "Typical area" is the median across all areas.
Where residents voted in 2025
| Polling place | Type | Share of residents' votes | In this area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belconnen CANBERRA PPVC | PPVC | 32% | |
| Kaleen South | Ordinary | 19% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 7% | |
| Belconnen (Canberra) | Ordinary | 6% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 5% | |
| Kaleen | Ordinary | 4% | |
| City CANBERRA PPVC | PPVC | 4% | |
| Bruce | Ordinary | 3% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Canberra
- Aranda
- Bruce
- Cook
- Giralang
- Hawker
- Kaleen
- Macquarie
- Weetangera
- Molonglo Corridor
- Kowen
- Canberra Airport
- Majura
- Acton
- Ainslie
- Braddon
- Civic
- Dickson
- Downer
- Hackett
- Lyneham
- O'Connor (ACT)
- Turner
- Watson
- Campbell
Sources: Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) federal election results and votes-by-SA1 files, 2019–2025; Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 boundaries and 2021 Census DataPacks. Both © Commonwealth of Australia, used under CC BY 4.0. Basemap © Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Area results are estimates of how residents voted, not official counts — see the methods. Built 2 November 2026. Spotted an error? Tell us.