How Walgett - Lightning Ridge voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Parkes · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Walgett - Lightning Ridge favoured Coalition 55.5% (v Labor 44.5%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 9.1 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 31.4%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 61.3 | Coal 64.6 | Coal 55.5 | Lab +9.1 |
| Labor | 27.2% | 17.8% | 24.6% | +6.8 |
| Coalition | 43.1% | 42.1% | 31.4% | -10.7 |
| Greens | 4.4% | 6.7% | 6.8% | +0.0 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 7.9% | 16.4% | +8.4 |
| Independents | 9.2% | 2.7% | 2.2% | -0.5 |
| Others | 16.1% | 22.7% | 18.6% | -4.0 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Walgett - Lightning Ridge | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $991 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 8.9% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 40.5% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 32.6% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 42.3% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 11.1% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 7.3% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 5,534 (4,326 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning Ridge | Ordinary | 30% | yes |
| Walgett | Ordinary | 22% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 13% | |
| Collarenebri | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 5% | |
| Cumborah | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 4% | |
| Burren Junction | Ordinary | 3% | yes |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Parkes
- Condobolin
- Parkes (NSW)
- West Wyalong
- Bourke - Brewarrina
- Cobar
- Coonamble
- Nyngan - Warren
- Broken Hill
- Far West
- Coonabarabran
- Dubbo - East
- Dubbo - South
- Dubbo - West
- Gilgandra
- Narromine
- Moree
- Narrabri
- Narrabri Surrounds
- Gunnedah
- Gunnedah Surrounds
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.