Australian House of Representatives elections use full-preferential voting: voters number every box. If no candidate has more than half the first-preference votes, the candidate with the fewest is excluded and their ballots pass to each voter’s next preference, repeating until someone has more than half. Practical lesson: rank the candidate you most want to win first and the one you most want to lose last.
Mary ALDRED (Liberal) won Monash in 2025 with 55,451 of the 102,520 votes in the final count, beating Tully FLETCHER (Australian Labor Party) by 8,382 votes (54.1% to 45.9%). Aldred led on first preferences with 31.8% of 102,520 formal votes and passed the 51,261-vote majority at count 7.
102,520 formal votes9 candidates7 counts8,382-vote final margin
Each column is a count. Bar height = votes held; the candidate with the fewest votes is excluded and their votes flow to the others. Hover or tap a candidate to highlight their flows.
What happened, count by count
Initially 102,520 first-preference votes were counted. The candidate with the fewest votes is excluded and their votes pass to the voters' next preference, and so on until two remain.
On count 1, Geoff DETHLEFS (Family First) was excluded; their 1,801 votes were distributed: 407 (22.6%) to Mary ALDRED; 356 (19.8%) to Kuljeet Kaur ROBINSON; 355 (19.7%) to Russell BROADBENT; 203 (11.3%) to David O'REILLY and 4 more.
On count 2, Alex WEHBE (Trumpet of Patriots) was excluded; their 2,760 votes were distributed: 1,065 (38.6%) to Kuljeet Kaur ROBINSON; 516 (18.7%) to Russell BROADBENT; 342 (12.4%) to David O'REILLY; 324 (11.7%) to Mary ALDRED and 3 more.
On count 3, David O'REILLY (Legalise Cannabis Party) was excluded; their 4,066 votes were distributed: 911 (22.4%) to Terence STEELE; 823 (20.2%) to Deb LEONARD; 780 (19.2%) to Kuljeet Kaur ROBINSON; 609 (15.0%) to Tully FLETCHER and 2 more.
On count 4, Terence STEELE (The Greens) was excluded; their 6,197 votes were distributed: 2,968 (47.9%) to Deb LEONARD; 2,238 (36.1%) to Tully FLETCHER; 389 (6.3%) to Russell BROADBENT; 307 (5.0%) to Mary ALDRED and 1 more.
On count 5, Kuljeet Kaur ROBINSON (Pauline Hanson's One Nation) was excluded; their 10,662 votes were distributed: 4,440 (41.6%) to Russell BROADBENT; 3,191 (29.9%) to Mary ALDRED; 1,641 (15.4%) to Tully FLETCHER; 1,390 (13.0%) to Deb LEONARD.
On count 6, Russell BROADBENT (Independent) was excluded; their 16,674 votes were distributed: 9,797 (58.8%) to Mary ALDRED; 3,963 (23.8%) to Deb LEONARD; 2,914 (17.5%) to Tully FLETCHER.
On count 7, Deb LEONARD (Independent) was excluded; their 27,037 votes were distributed: 18,610 (68.8%) to Tully FLETCHER; 8,427 (31.2%) to Mary ALDRED.
Finally, Mary ALDRED (Liberal) won with 55,451 votes to 47,069 for Tully FLETCHER (Australian Labor Party).
Where the preferences went
Monash 2025: where each excluded candidate’s votes went
Count
Excluded
Votes distributed
Passed to
1
Geoff DETHLEFSFamily First
1,801
Mary ALDRED (LP): 407 (22.6%)
Kuljeet Kaur ROBINSON (ON): 356 (19.8%)
Russell BROADBENT (IND): 355 (19.7%)
David O'REILLY (HMP): 203 (11.3%)
Alex WEHBE (CYA): 152 (8.4%)
Deb LEONARD (IND): 134 (7.4%)
Tully FLETCHER (ALP): 111 (6.2%)
Terence STEELE (GVIC): 83 (4.6%)
2
Alex WEHBETrumpet of Patriots
2,760
Kuljeet Kaur ROBINSON (ON): 1,065 (38.6%)
Russell BROADBENT (IND): 516 (18.7%)
David O'REILLY (HMP): 342 (12.4%)
Mary ALDRED (LP): 324 (11.7%)
Deb LEONARD (IND): 230 (8.3%)
Tully FLETCHER (ALP): 142 (5.1%)
Terence STEELE (GVIC): 141 (5.1%)
3
David O'REILLYLegalise Cannabis Party
4,066
Terence STEELE (GVIC): 911 (22.4%)
Deb LEONARD (IND): 823 (20.2%)
Kuljeet Kaur ROBINSON (ON): 780 (19.2%)
Tully FLETCHER (ALP): 609 (15.0%)
Russell BROADBENT (IND): 524 (12.9%)
Mary ALDRED (LP): 419 (10.3%)
4
Terence STEELEThe Greens
6,197
Deb LEONARD (IND): 2,968 (47.9%)
Tully FLETCHER (ALP): 2,238 (36.1%)
Russell BROADBENT (IND): 389 (6.3%)
Mary ALDRED (LP): 307 (5.0%)
Kuljeet Kaur ROBINSON (ON): 295 (4.8%)
5
Kuljeet Kaur ROBINSONPauline Hanson's One Nation
10,662
Russell BROADBENT (IND): 4,440 (41.6%)
Mary ALDRED (LP): 3,191 (29.9%)
Tully FLETCHER (ALP): 1,641 (15.4%)
Deb LEONARD (IND): 1,390 (13.0%)
6
Russell BROADBENTIndependent
16,674
Mary ALDRED (LP): 9,797 (58.8%)
Deb LEONARD (IND): 3,963 (23.8%)
Tully FLETCHER (ALP): 2,914 (17.5%)
7
Deb LEONARDIndependent
27,037
Tully FLETCHER (ALP): 18,610 (68.8%)
Mary ALDRED (LP): 8,427 (31.2%)
Votes after every count
Monash 2025: votes held by each candidate after every count (– = excluded)
Candidate
First prefs
Count 1
Count 2
Count 3
Count 4
Count 5
Count 6
Count 7
Mary ALDREDLiberal · elected
32,579
32,986
33,310
33,729
34,036
37,227
47,024
55,451
Tully FLETCHERAustralian Labor Party
20,804
20,915
21,057
21,666
23,904
25,545
28,459
47,069
Deb LEONARDIndependent
17,529
17,663
17,893
18,716
21,684
23,074
27,037
–
Russell BROADBENTIndependent
10,450
10,805
11,321
11,845
12,234
16,674
–
–
Kuljeet Kaur ROBINSONPauline Hanson's One Nation
8,166
8,522
9,587
10,367
10,662
–
–
–
Terence STEELEThe Greens
5,062
5,145
5,286
6,197
–
–
–
–
David O'REILLYLegalise Cannabis Party
3,521
3,724
4,066
–
–
–
–
–
Alex WEHBETrumpet of Patriots
2,608
2,760
–
–
–
–
–
–
Geoff DETHLEFSFamily First
1,801
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2022 Federal election
Russell BROADBENT (Liberal) won Monash in 2022 with 51,156 of the 96,712 votes in the final count, beating Jessica O'DONNELL (Australian Labor Party) by 5,600 votes (52.9% to 47.1%). Broadbent led on first preferences with 37.8% of 96,712 formal votes and passed the 48,357-vote majority at count 6.
96,712 formal votes8 candidates6 counts5,600-vote final margin
Each column is a count. Bar height = votes held; the candidate with the fewest votes is excluded and their votes flow to the others. Hover or tap a candidate to highlight their flows.
What happened, count by count
Initially 96,712 first-preference votes were counted. The candidate with the fewest votes is excluded and their votes pass to the voters' next preference, and so on until two remain.
On count 1, David Matthew WELSH (Australian Federation Party) was excluded; their 674 votes were distributed: 199 (29.5%) to Allan HICKEN; 124 (18.4%) to Meg EDWARDS; 112 (16.6%) to Deb LEONARD; 68 (10.1%) to Russell BROADBENT and 3 more.
On count 2, Meg EDWARDS (Liberal Democrats) was excluded; their 3,672 votes were distributed: 1,176 (32.0%) to Christine Ann McSHANE; 1,083 (29.5%) to Allan HICKEN; 757 (20.6%) to Russell BROADBENT; 342 (9.3%) to Deb LEONARD and 2 more.
On count 3, Christine Ann McSHANE (United Australia Party) was excluded; their 5,225 votes were distributed: 2,956 (56.6%) to Allan HICKEN; 905 (17.3%) to Russell BROADBENT; 577 (11.0%) to Deb LEONARD; 535 (10.2%) to Jessica O'DONNELL and 1 more.
On count 4, Mat MORGAN (The Greens) was excluded; their 9,948 votes were distributed: 5,428 (54.6%) to Jessica O'DONNELL; 2,906 (29.2%) to Deb LEONARD; 1,156 (11.6%) to Russell BROADBENT; 458 (4.6%) to Allan HICKEN.
On count 5, Allan HICKEN (Pauline Hanson's One Nation) was excluded; their 11,985 votes were distributed: 6,102 (50.9%) to Deb LEONARD; 4,360 (36.4%) to Russell BROADBENT; 1,523 (12.7%) to Jessica O'DONNELL.
On count 6, Deb LEONARD (Independent) was excluded; their 20,411 votes were distributed: 13,047 (63.9%) to Jessica O'DONNELL; 7,364 (36.1%) to Russell BROADBENT.
Finally, Russell BROADBENT (Liberal) won with 51,156 votes to 45,556 for Jessica O'DONNELL (Australian Labor Party).
Where the preferences went
Monash 2022: where each excluded candidate’s votes went
Count
Excluded
Votes distributed
Passed to
1
David Matthew WELSHAustralian Federation Party
674
Allan HICKEN (ON): 199 (29.5%)
Meg EDWARDS (LDP): 124 (18.4%)
Deb LEONARD (IND): 112 (16.6%)
Russell BROADBENT (LP): 68 (10.1%)
Christine Ann McSHANE (UAPP): 58 (8.6%)
Mat MORGAN (GVIC): 58 (8.6%)
Jessica O'DONNELL (ALP): 55 (8.2%)
2
Meg EDWARDSLiberal Democrats
3,672
Christine Ann McSHANE (UAPP): 1,176 (32.0%)
Allan HICKEN (ON): 1,083 (29.5%)
Russell BROADBENT (LP): 757 (20.6%)
Deb LEONARD (IND): 342 (9.3%)
Jessica O'DONNELL (ALP): 209 (5.7%)
Mat MORGAN (GVIC): 105 (2.9%)
3
Christine Ann McSHANEUnited Australia Party
5,225
Allan HICKEN (ON): 2,956 (56.6%)
Russell BROADBENT (LP): 905 (17.3%)
Deb LEONARD (IND): 577 (11.0%)
Jessica O'DONNELL (ALP): 535 (10.2%)
Mat MORGAN (GVIC): 252 (4.8%)
4
Mat MORGANThe Greens
9,948
Jessica O'DONNELL (ALP): 5,428 (54.6%)
Deb LEONARD (IND): 2,906 (29.2%)
Russell BROADBENT (LP): 1,156 (11.6%)
Allan HICKEN (ON): 458 (4.6%)
5
Allan HICKENPauline Hanson's One Nation
11,985
Deb LEONARD (IND): 6,102 (50.9%)
Russell BROADBENT (LP): 4,360 (36.4%)
Jessica O'DONNELL (ALP): 1,523 (12.7%)
6
Deb LEONARDIndependent
20,411
Jessica O'DONNELL (ALP): 13,047 (63.9%)
Russell BROADBENT (LP): 7,364 (36.1%)
Votes after every count
Monash 2022: votes held by each candidate after every count (– = excluded)
Candidate
First prefs
Count 1
Count 2
Count 3
Count 4
Count 5
Count 6
Russell BROADBENTLiberal · elected
36,546
36,614
37,371
38,276
39,432
43,792
51,156
Jessica O'DONNELLAustralian Labor Party
24,759
24,814
25,023
25,558
30,986
32,509
45,556
Deb LEONARDIndependent
10,372
10,484
10,826
11,403
14,309
20,411
–
Mat MORGANThe Greens
9,533
9,591
9,696
9,948
–
–
–
Allan HICKENPauline Hanson's One Nation
7,289
7,488
8,571
11,527
11,985
–
–
Christine Ann McSHANEUnited Australia Party
3,991
4,049
5,225
–
–
–
–
Meg EDWARDSLiberal Democrats
3,548
3,672
–
–
–
–
–
David Matthew WELSHAustralian Federation Party
674
–
–
–
–
–
–
2019 Federal election
Russell BROADBENT (Liberal) won Monash in 2019 with 57,631 of the 100,481 votes in the final count, beating Jessica O'DONNELL (Australian Labor Party) by 14,781 votes (57.4% to 42.6%). Broadbent led on first preferences with 46.3% of 100,481 formal votes and passed the 50,241-vote majority at count 4.
100,481 formal votes7 candidates5 counts14,781-vote final margin
Each column is a count. Bar height = votes held; the candidate with the fewest votes is excluded and their votes flow to the others. Hover or tap a candidate to highlight their flows.
What happened, count by count
Initially 100,481 first-preference votes were counted. The candidate with the fewest votes is excluded and their votes pass to the voters' next preference, and so on until two remain.
On count 1, John VERHOEVEN (Independent) was excluded; their 2,723 votes were distributed: 1,690 (62.1%) to Michael Stewart FOZARD; 316 (11.6%) to Russell BROADBENT; 252 (9.3%) to Jeff WADDELL; 218 (8.0%) to Jessica O'DONNELL and 2 more.
On count 2, Matthew SHERRY (United Australia Party) was excluded; their 4,202 votes were distributed: 1,765 (42.0%) to Russell BROADBENT; 1,344 (32.0%) to Jeff WADDELL; 508 (12.1%) to Michael Stewart FOZARD; 339 (8.1%) to Jessica O'DONNELL and 1 more.
On count 3, Michael Stewart FOZARD (Independent) was excluded; their 5,068 votes were distributed: 1,884 (37.2%) to Jeff WADDELL; 1,202 (23.7%) to Jessica O'DONNELL; 1,187 (23.4%) to Russell BROADBENT; 795 (15.7%) to William HORNSTRA.
On count 4, William HORNSTRA (The Greens (VIC)) was excluded; their 8,161 votes were distributed: 6,139 (75.2%) to Jessica O'DONNELL; 1,304 (16.0%) to Russell BROADBENT; 718 (8.8%) to Jeff WADDELL.
On count 5, Jeff WADDELL (Pauline Hanson's One Nation) was excluded; their 11,854 votes were distributed: 6,558 (55.3%) to Russell BROADBENT; 5,296 (44.7%) to Jessica O'DONNELL.
Finally, Russell BROADBENT (Liberal) won with 57,631 votes to 42,850 for Jessica O'DONNELL (Australian Labor Party).
Where the preferences went
Monash 2019: where each excluded candidate’s votes went
Count
Excluded
Votes distributed
Passed to
1
John VERHOEVENIndependent
2,723
Michael Stewart FOZARD (IND): 1,690 (62.1%)
Russell BROADBENT (LP): 316 (11.6%)
Jeff WADDELL (ON): 252 (9.3%)
Jessica O'DONNELL (ALP): 218 (8.0%)
Matthew SHERRY (UAPP): 174 (6.4%)
William HORNSTRA (GVIC): 73 (2.7%)
2
Matthew SHERRYUnited Australia Party
4,202
Russell BROADBENT (LP): 1,765 (42.0%)
Jeff WADDELL (ON): 1,344 (32.0%)
Michael Stewart FOZARD (IND): 508 (12.1%)
Jessica O'DONNELL (ALP): 339 (8.1%)
William HORNSTRA (GVIC): 246 (5.9%)
3
Michael Stewart FOZARDIndependent
5,068
Jeff WADDELL (ON): 1,884 (37.2%)
Jessica O'DONNELL (ALP): 1,202 (23.7%)
Russell BROADBENT (LP): 1,187 (23.4%)
William HORNSTRA (GVIC): 795 (15.7%)
4
William HORNSTRAThe Greens (VIC)
8,161
Jessica O'DONNELL (ALP): 6,139 (75.2%)
Russell BROADBENT (LP): 1,304 (16.0%)
Jeff WADDELL (ON): 718 (8.8%)
5
Jeff WADDELLPauline Hanson's One Nation
11,854
Russell BROADBENT (LP): 6,558 (55.3%)
Jessica O'DONNELL (ALP): 5,296 (44.7%)
Votes after every count
Monash 2019: votes held by each candidate after every count (– = excluded)
Candidate
First prefs
Count 1
Count 2
Count 3
Count 4
Count 5
Russell BROADBENTLiberal · elected
46,501
46,817
48,582
49,769
51,073
57,631
Jessica O'DONNELLAustralian Labor Party
29,656
29,874
30,213
31,415
37,554
42,850
Jeff WADDELLPauline Hanson's One Nation
7,656
7,908
9,252
11,136
11,854
–
William HORNSTRAThe Greens (VIC)
7,047
7,120
7,366
8,161
–
–
Matthew SHERRYUnited Australia Party
4,028
4,202
–
–
–
–
Michael Stewart FOZARDIndependent
2,870
4,560
5,068
–
–
–
John VERHOEVENIndependent
2,723
–
–
–
–
–
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Australian House of Representatives elections use full-preferential voting: voters number every box. If no candidate has more than half the first-preference votes, the candidate with the fewest is excluded and their ballots pass to each voter’s next preference, repeating until someone has more than half. Practical lesson: rank the candidate you most want to win first and the one you most want to lose last.
