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.
Justine ELLIOT (Labor) won Richmond in 2025 with 62,975 of the 104,952 votes in the final count, beating Kimberly HONE (The Nationals) by 20,998 votes (60.0% to 40.0%). Elliot led on first preferences with 30.4% of 104,952 formal votes and passed the 52,477-vote majority at count 8.
104,952 formal votes10 candidates8 counts20,998-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 104,952 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, James Ian McKENZIE (Independent) was excluded; their 977 votes were distributed: 351 (35.9%) to Kevin LOUGHREY; 114 (11.7%) to Richard CURTIN; 96 (9.8%) to Justine ELLIOT; 90 (9.2%) to Kimberly HONE and 5 more.
On count 2, Ian Cherry WILLIS (Libertarian) was excluded; their 1,681 votes were distributed: 374 (22.2%) to Kimberly HONE; 246 (14.6%) to Richard CURTIN; 237 (14.1%) to Ian MYE; 215 (12.8%) to Justine ELLIOT and 4 more.
On count 3, Phillip Byron PETERKIN (Trumpet of Patriots) was excluded; their 2,222 votes were distributed: 771 (34.7%) to Ian MYE; 384 (17.3%) to Kimberly HONE; 308 (13.9%) to Vivian Mac McMAHON; 228 (10.3%) to Richard CURTIN and 3 more.
On count 4, Kevin LOUGHREY (Independent) was excluded; their 2,503 votes were distributed: 882 (35.2%) to Richard CURTIN; 394 (15.7%) to Kimberly HONE; 369 (14.7%) to Ian MYE; 314 (12.5%) to Vivian Mac McMAHON and 2 more.
On count 5, Richard CURTIN (Gerard Rennick People First) was excluded; their 4,834 votes were distributed: 2,880 (59.6%) to Ian MYE; 746 (15.4%) to Kimberly HONE; 727 (15.0%) to Vivian Mac McMAHON; 270 (5.6%) to Mandy NOLAN and 1 more.
On count 6, Vivian Mac McMAHON (Legalise Cannabis Party) was excluded; their 5,573 votes were distributed: 1,965 (35.3%) to Mandy NOLAN; 1,509 (27.1%) to Ian MYE; 1,125 (20.2%) to Justine ELLIOT; 974 (17.5%) to Kimberly HONE.
On count 7, Ian MYE (Pauline Hanson's One Nation) was excluded; their 11,529 votes were distributed: 8,732 (75.7%) to Kimberly HONE; 1,409 (12.2%) to Justine ELLIOT; 1,388 (12.0%) to Mandy NOLAN.
On count 8, Mandy NOLAN (The Greens) was excluded; their 32,027 votes were distributed: 27,539 (86.0%) to Justine ELLIOT; 4,488 (14.0%) to Kimberly HONE.
Finally, Justine ELLIOT (Labor) won with 62,975 votes to 41,977 for Kimberly HONE (The Nationals).
Where the preferences went
Richmond 2025: where each excluded candidate’s votes went
Count
Excluded
Votes distributed
Passed to
1
James Ian McKENZIEIndependent
977
Kevin LOUGHREY (IND): 351 (35.9%)
Richard CURTIN (GRPF): 114 (11.7%)
Justine ELLIOT (ALP): 96 (9.8%)
Kimberly HONE (NP): 90 (9.2%)
Vivian Mac McMAHON (HMP): 81 (8.3%)
Mandy NOLAN (GRN): 76 (7.8%)
Ian Cherry WILLIS (LTP): 62 (6.3%)
Ian MYE (ON): 54 (5.5%)
Phillip Byron PETERKIN (CYA): 53 (5.4%)
2
Ian Cherry WILLISLibertarian
1,681
Kimberly HONE (NP): 374 (22.2%)
Richard CURTIN (GRPF): 246 (14.6%)
Ian MYE (ON): 237 (14.1%)
Justine ELLIOT (ALP): 215 (12.8%)
Kevin LOUGHREY (IND): 210 (12.5%)
Vivian Mac McMAHON (HMP): 145 (8.6%)
Mandy NOLAN (GRN): 137 (8.1%)
Phillip Byron PETERKIN (CYA): 117 (7.0%)
3
Phillip Byron PETERKINTrumpet of Patriots
2,222
Ian MYE (ON): 771 (34.7%)
Kimberly HONE (NP): 384 (17.3%)
Vivian Mac McMAHON (HMP): 308 (13.9%)
Richard CURTIN (GRPF): 228 (10.3%)
Justine ELLIOT (ALP): 199 (9.0%)
Kevin LOUGHREY (IND): 188 (8.5%)
Mandy NOLAN (GRN): 144 (6.5%)
4
Kevin LOUGHREYIndependent
2,503
Richard CURTIN (GRPF): 882 (35.2%)
Kimberly HONE (NP): 394 (15.7%)
Ian MYE (ON): 369 (14.7%)
Vivian Mac McMAHON (HMP): 314 (12.5%)
Justine ELLIOT (ALP): 280 (11.2%)
Mandy NOLAN (GRN): 264 (10.5%)
5
Richard CURTINGerard Rennick People First
4,834
Ian MYE (ON): 2,880 (59.6%)
Kimberly HONE (NP): 746 (15.4%)
Vivian Mac McMAHON (HMP): 727 (15.0%)
Mandy NOLAN (GRN): 270 (5.6%)
Justine ELLIOT (ALP): 211 (4.4%)
6
Vivian Mac McMAHONLegalise Cannabis Party
5,573
Mandy NOLAN (GRN): 1,965 (35.3%)
Ian MYE (ON): 1,509 (27.1%)
Justine ELLIOT (ALP): 1,125 (20.2%)
Kimberly HONE (NP): 974 (17.5%)
7
Ian MYEPauline Hanson's One Nation
11,529
Kimberly HONE (NP): 8,732 (75.7%)
Justine ELLIOT (ALP): 1,409 (12.2%)
Mandy NOLAN (GRN): 1,388 (12.0%)
8
Mandy NOLANThe Greens
32,027
Justine ELLIOT (ALP): 27,539 (86.0%)
Kimberly HONE (NP): 4,488 (14.0%)
Votes after every count
Richmond 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
Count 8
Justine ELLIOTLabor · elected
31,901
31,997
32,212
32,411
32,691
32,902
34,027
35,436
62,975
Mandy NOLANThe Greens
27,783
27,859
27,996
28,140
28,404
28,674
30,639
32,027
–
Kimberly HONEThe Nationals
25,795
25,885
26,259
26,643
27,037
27,783
28,757
37,489
41,977
Ian MYEPauline Hanson's One Nation
5,709
5,763
6,000
6,771
7,140
10,020
11,529
–
–
Vivian Mac McMAHONLegalise Cannabis Party
3,998
4,079
4,224
4,532
4,846
5,573
–
–
–
Richard CURTINGerard Rennick People First
3,364
3,478
3,724
3,952
4,834
–
–
–
–
Phillip Byron PETERKINTrumpet of Patriots
2,052
2,105
2,222
–
–
–
–
–
–
Kevin LOUGHREYIndependent
1,754
2,105
2,315
2,503
–
–
–
–
–
Ian Cherry WILLISLibertarian
1,619
1,681
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
James Ian McKENZIEIndependent
977
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2022 Federal election
Justine ELLIOT (Labor) won Richmond in 2022 with 58,104 of the 99,784 votes in the final count, beating Kimberly HONE (The Nationals) by 16,424 votes (58.2% to 41.8%). Elliot led on first preferences with 28.8% of 99,784 formal votes and passed the 49,893-vote majority at count 8.
99,784 formal votes10 candidates8 counts16,424-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 99,784 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, Terry Patrick SHARPLES (Independent) was excluded; their 1,274 votes were distributed: 903 (70.9%) to Nathan JONES; 101 (7.9%) to Monica SHEPHERD; 94 (7.4%) to David WARTH; 38 (3.0%) to Gary BIGGS and 5 more.
On count 2, Monica SHEPHERD (Informed Medical Options Party) was excluded; their 2,372 votes were distributed: 991 (41.8%) to David WARTH; 416 (17.5%) to Nathan JONES; 263 (11.1%) to Tracey BELL-HENSELIN; 217 (9.1%) to Gary BIGGS and 4 more.
On count 3, Robert James MARKS (United Australia Party) was excluded; their 3,122 votes were distributed: 1,451 (46.5%) to Tracey BELL-HENSELIN; 523 (16.8%) to Gary BIGGS; 331 (10.6%) to Mandy NOLAN; 257 (8.2%) to Kimberly HONE and 3 more.
On count 4, Nathan JONES (Independent) was excluded; their 3,518 votes were distributed: 2,343 (66.6%) to David WARTH; 326 (9.3%) to Mandy NOLAN; 294 (8.4%) to Justine ELLIOT; 219 (6.2%) to Kimberly HONE and 2 more.
On count 5, David WARTH (Independent) was excluded; their 5,926 votes were distributed: 2,465 (41.6%) to Gary BIGGS; 1,266 (21.4%) to Mandy NOLAN; 1,148 (19.4%) to Tracey BELL-HENSELIN; 568 (9.6%) to Justine ELLIOT and 1 more.
On count 6, Tracey BELL-HENSELIN (Pauline Hanson's One Nation) was excluded; their 7,084 votes were distributed: 2,965 (41.9%) to Gary BIGGS; 2,052 (29.0%) to Kimberly HONE; 1,243 (17.5%) to Mandy NOLAN; 824 (11.6%) to Justine ELLIOT.
On count 7, Gary BIGGS (Liberal Democrats) was excluded; their 14,099 votes were distributed: 9,175 (65.1%) to Kimberly HONE; 2,677 (19.0%) to Justine ELLIOT; 2,247 (15.9%) to Mandy NOLAN.
On count 8, Mandy NOLAN (The Greens) was excluded; their 30,852 votes were distributed: 24,725 (80.1%) to Justine ELLIOT; 6,127 (19.9%) to Kimberly HONE.
Finally, Justine ELLIOT (Labor) won with 58,104 votes to 41,680 for Kimberly HONE (The Nationals).
Where the preferences went
Richmond 2022: where each excluded candidate’s votes went
Count
Excluded
Votes distributed
Passed to
1
Terry Patrick SHARPLESIndependent
1,274
Nathan JONES (IND): 903 (70.9%)
Monica SHEPHERD (IMO): 101 (7.9%)
David WARTH (IND): 94 (7.4%)
Gary BIGGS (LDP): 38 (3.0%)
Kimberly HONE (NP): 31 (2.4%)
Mandy NOLAN (GRN): 30 (2.4%)
Justine ELLIOT (ALP): 30 (2.4%)
Robert James MARKS (UAPP): 24 (1.9%)
Tracey BELL-HENSELIN (ON): 23 (1.8%)
2
Monica SHEPHERDInformed Medical Options Party
2,372
David WARTH (IND): 991 (41.8%)
Nathan JONES (IND): 416 (17.5%)
Tracey BELL-HENSELIN (ON): 263 (11.1%)
Gary BIGGS (LDP): 217 (9.1%)
Mandy NOLAN (GRN): 193 (8.1%)
Robert James MARKS (UAPP): 176 (7.4%)
Justine ELLIOT (ALP): 75 (3.2%)
Kimberly HONE (NP): 41 (1.7%)
3
Robert James MARKSUnited Australia Party
3,122
Tracey BELL-HENSELIN (ON): 1,451 (46.5%)
Gary BIGGS (LDP): 523 (16.8%)
Mandy NOLAN (GRN): 331 (10.6%)
Kimberly HONE (NP): 257 (8.2%)
Nathan JONES (IND): 225 (7.2%)
Justine ELLIOT (ALP): 178 (5.7%)
David WARTH (IND): 157 (5.0%)
4
Nathan JONESIndependent
3,518
David WARTH (IND): 2,343 (66.6%)
Mandy NOLAN (GRN): 326 (9.3%)
Justine ELLIOT (ALP): 294 (8.4%)
Kimberly HONE (NP): 219 (6.2%)
Gary BIGGS (LDP): 210 (6.0%)
Tracey BELL-HENSELIN (ON): 126 (3.6%)
5
David WARTHIndependent
5,926
Gary BIGGS (LDP): 2,465 (41.6%)
Mandy NOLAN (GRN): 1,266 (21.4%)
Tracey BELL-HENSELIN (ON): 1,148 (19.4%)
Justine ELLIOT (ALP): 568 (9.6%)
Kimberly HONE (NP): 479 (8.1%)
6
Tracey BELL-HENSELINPauline Hanson's One Nation
7,084
Gary BIGGS (LDP): 2,965 (41.9%)
Kimberly HONE (NP): 2,052 (29.0%)
Mandy NOLAN (GRN): 1,243 (17.5%)
Justine ELLIOT (ALP): 824 (11.6%)
7
Gary BIGGSLiberal Democrats
14,099
Kimberly HONE (NP): 9,175 (65.1%)
Justine ELLIOT (ALP): 2,677 (19.0%)
Mandy NOLAN (GRN): 2,247 (15.9%)
8
Mandy NOLANThe Greens
30,852
Justine ELLIOT (ALP): 24,725 (80.1%)
Kimberly HONE (NP): 6,127 (19.9%)
Votes after every count
Richmond 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
Count 7
Count 8
Justine ELLIOTLabor · elected
28,733
28,763
28,838
29,016
29,310
29,878
30,702
33,379
58,104
Mandy NOLANThe Greens
25,216
25,246
25,439
25,770
26,096
27,362
28,605
30,852
–
Kimberly HONEThe Nationals
23,299
23,330
23,371
23,628
23,847
24,326
26,378
35,553
41,680
Gary BIGGSLiberal Democrats
7,681
7,719
7,936
8,459
8,669
11,134
14,099
–
–
Tracey BELL-HENSELINPauline Hanson's One Nation
4,073
4,096
4,359
5,810
5,936
7,084
–
–
–
Robert James MARKSUnited Australia Party
2,922
2,946
3,122
–
–
–
–
–
–
David WARTHIndependent
2,341
2,435
3,426
3,583
5,926
–
–
–
–
Monica SHEPHERDInformed Medical Options Party
2,271
2,372
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Nathan JONESIndependent
1,974
2,877
3,293
3,518
–
–
–
–
–
Terry Patrick SHARPLESIndependent
1,274
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2019 Federal election
Justine ELLIOT (Labor) won Richmond in 2019 with 54,251 of the 100,320 votes in the final count, beating Matthew FRASER (The Nationals) by 8,182 votes (54.1% to 45.9%). Elliot came from behind: Fraser led on first preferences (36.9% to 31.7%) but preferences from excluded candidates put Elliot ahead at count 6.
100,320 formal votes8 candidates6 counts8,182-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 100,320 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, Tom BARNETT (Involuntary Medication Objectors (Vaccination/Fluoride) Party) was excluded; their 1,179 votes were distributed: 380 (32.2%) to Michael LYON; 326 (27.7%) to Ronald McDONALD; 142 (12.0%) to Ray KARAM; 96 (8.1%) to Justine ELLIOT and 3 more.
On count 2, Morgan COX (Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)) was excluded; their 1,432 votes were distributed: 637 (44.5%) to Matthew FRASER; 271 (18.9%) to Hamish Jenkin MITCHELL; 168 (11.7%) to Ronald McDONALD; 141 (9.8%) to Justine ELLIOT and 2 more.
On count 3, Ray KARAM (Independent) was excluded; their 1,848 votes were distributed: 509 (27.5%) to Ronald McDONALD; 422 (22.8%) to Matthew FRASER; 375 (20.3%) to Michael LYON; 307 (16.6%) to Justine ELLIOT and 1 more.
On count 4, Ronald McDONALD (Sustainable Australia) was excluded; their 4,157 votes were distributed: 1,434 (34.5%) to Hamish Jenkin MITCHELL; 1,408 (33.9%) to Michael LYON; 725 (17.4%) to Justine ELLIOT; 590 (14.2%) to Matthew FRASER.
On count 5, Hamish Jenkin MITCHELL (United Australia Party) was excluded; their 5,936 votes were distributed: 3,124 (52.6%) to Matthew FRASER; 1,776 (29.9%) to Justine ELLIOT; 1,036 (17.5%) to Michael LYON.
On count 6, Michael LYON (The Greens) was excluded; their 23,658 votes were distributed: 19,399 (82.0%) to Justine ELLIOT; 4,259 (18.0%) to Matthew FRASER.
Finally, Justine ELLIOT (Labor) won with 54,251 votes to 46,069 for Matthew FRASER (The Nationals).
Where the preferences went
Richmond 2019: where each excluded candidate’s votes went
Count
Excluded
Votes distributed
Passed to
1
Tom BARNETTInvoluntary Medication Objectors (Vaccination/Fluoride) Party
1,179
Michael LYON (GRN): 380 (32.2%)
Ronald McDONALD (SPP): 326 (27.7%)
Ray KARAM (IND): 142 (12.0%)
Justine ELLIOT (ALP): 96 (8.1%)
Morgan COX (CDP): 94 (8.0%)
Hamish Jenkin MITCHELL (UAPP): 83 (7.0%)
Matthew FRASER (NP): 58 (4.9%)
2
Morgan COXChristian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
1,432
Matthew FRASER (NP): 637 (44.5%)
Hamish Jenkin MITCHELL (UAPP): 271 (18.9%)
Ronald McDONALD (SPP): 168 (11.7%)
Justine ELLIOT (ALP): 141 (9.8%)
Ray KARAM (IND): 140 (9.8%)
Michael LYON (GRN): 75 (5.2%)
3
Ray KARAMIndependent
1,848
Ronald McDONALD (SPP): 509 (27.5%)
Matthew FRASER (NP): 422 (22.8%)
Michael LYON (GRN): 375 (20.3%)
Justine ELLIOT (ALP): 307 (16.6%)
Hamish Jenkin MITCHELL (UAPP): 235 (12.7%)
4
Ronald McDONALDSustainable Australia
4,157
Hamish Jenkin MITCHELL (UAPP): 1,434 (34.5%)
Michael LYON (GRN): 1,408 (33.9%)
Justine ELLIOT (ALP): 725 (17.4%)
Matthew FRASER (NP): 590 (14.2%)
5
Hamish Jenkin MITCHELLUnited Australia Party
5,936
Matthew FRASER (NP): 3,124 (52.6%)
Justine ELLIOT (ALP): 1,776 (29.9%)
Michael LYON (GRN): 1,036 (17.5%)
6
Michael LYONThe Greens
23,658
Justine ELLIOT (ALP): 19,399 (82.0%)
Matthew FRASER (NP): 4,259 (18.0%)
Votes after every count
Richmond 2019: votes held by each candidate after every count (– = excluded)
Candidate
First prefs
Count 1
Count 2
Count 3
Count 4
Count 5
Count 6
Matthew FRASERThe Nationals
36,979
37,037
37,674
38,096
38,686
41,810
46,069
Justine ELLIOTLabor · elected
31,807
31,903
32,044
32,351
33,076
34,852
54,251
Michael LYONThe Greens
20,384
20,764
20,839
21,214
22,622
23,658
–
Hamish Jenkin MITCHELLUnited Australia Party
3,913
3,996
4,267
4,502
5,936
–
–
Ronald McDONALDSustainable Australia
3,154
3,480
3,648
4,157
–
–
–
Ray KARAMIndependent
1,566
1,708
1,848
–
–
–
–
Morgan COXChristian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
1,338
1,432
–
–
–
–
–
Tom BARNETTInvoluntary Medication Objectors (Vaccination/Fluoride) Party
1,179
–
–
–
–
–
–
About this page
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.
