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.
Andrew GILES (Australian Labor Party) won Scullin in 2025 with 62,072 of the 96,545 votes in the final count, beating Rohit TAGGAR (Liberal) by 27,599 votes (64.3% to 35.7%). Giles led on first preferences with 44.9% of 96,545 formal votes and passed the 48,273-vote majority at count 5.
96,545 formal votes8 candidates6 counts27,599-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 96,545 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, Ursula van BREE (Gerard Rennick People First) was excluded; their 2,441 votes were distributed: 844 (34.6%) to Cassandra BELL; 510 (20.9%) to Arthur TSOUTSOULIS; 387 (15.9%) to Adriana BUCCIANTI; 300 (12.3%) to Andrew GILES and 3 more.
On count 2, Cassandra BELL (Family First) was excluded; their 4,596 votes were distributed: 1,255 (27.3%) to Adriana BUCCIANTI; 810 (17.6%) to Arthur TSOUTSOULIS; 782 (17.0%) to Rohit TAGGAR; 660 (14.4%) to Andrew GILES and 2 more.
On count 3, Omar HASSAN (Victorian Socialists) was excluded; their 6,916 votes were distributed: 4,145 (59.9%) to Loki SANGARYA; 1,143 (16.5%) to Andrew GILES; 670 (9.7%) to Adriana BUCCIANTI; 593 (8.6%) to Arthur TSOUTSOULIS and 1 more.
On count 4, Adriana BUCCIANTI (Trumpet of Patriots) was excluded; their 7,791 votes were distributed: 4,971 (63.8%) to Arthur TSOUTSOULIS; 1,008 (12.9%) to Rohit TAGGAR; 1,004 (12.9%) to Andrew GILES; 808 (10.4%) to Loki SANGARYA.
On count 5, Arthur TSOUTSOULIS (Pauline Hanson's One Nation) was excluded; their 13,285 votes were distributed: 6,476 (48.7%) to Rohit TAGGAR; 4,487 (33.8%) to Loki SANGARYA; 2,322 (17.5%) to Andrew GILES.
On count 6, Loki SANGARYA (The Greens) was excluded; their 19,161 votes were distributed: 13,295 (69.4%) to Andrew GILES; 5,866 (30.6%) to Rohit TAGGAR.
Finally, Andrew GILES (Australian Labor Party) won with 62,072 votes to 34,473 for Rohit TAGGAR (Liberal).
Where the preferences went
Scullin 2025: where each excluded candidate’s votes went
Count
Excluded
Votes distributed
Passed to
1
Ursula van BREEGerard Rennick People First
2,441
Cassandra BELL (FFPA): 844 (34.6%)
Arthur TSOUTSOULIS (ON): 510 (20.9%)
Adriana BUCCIANTI (CYA): 387 (15.9%)
Andrew GILES (ALP): 300 (12.3%)
Rohit TAGGAR (LP): 169 (6.9%)
Loki SANGARYA (GVIC): 118 (4.8%)
Omar HASSAN (VNS): 113 (4.6%)
2
Cassandra BELLFamily First
4,596
Adriana BUCCIANTI (CYA): 1,255 (27.3%)
Arthur TSOUTSOULIS (ON): 810 (17.6%)
Rohit TAGGAR (LP): 782 (17.0%)
Andrew GILES (ALP): 660 (14.4%)
Omar HASSAN (VNS): 576 (12.5%)
Loki SANGARYA (GVIC): 513 (11.2%)
3
Omar HASSANVictorian Socialists
6,916
Loki SANGARYA (GVIC): 4,145 (59.9%)
Andrew GILES (ALP): 1,143 (16.5%)
Adriana BUCCIANTI (CYA): 670 (9.7%)
Arthur TSOUTSOULIS (ON): 593 (8.6%)
Rohit TAGGAR (LP): 365 (5.3%)
4
Adriana BUCCIANTITrumpet of Patriots
7,791
Arthur TSOUTSOULIS (ON): 4,971 (63.8%)
Rohit TAGGAR (LP): 1,008 (12.9%)
Andrew GILES (ALP): 1,004 (12.9%)
Loki SANGARYA (GVIC): 808 (10.4%)
5
Arthur TSOUTSOULISPauline Hanson's One Nation
13,285
Rohit TAGGAR (LP): 6,476 (48.7%)
Loki SANGARYA (GVIC): 4,487 (33.8%)
Andrew GILES (ALP): 2,322 (17.5%)
6
Loki SANGARYAThe Greens
19,161
Andrew GILES (ALP): 13,295 (69.4%)
Rohit TAGGAR (LP): 5,866 (30.6%)
Votes after every count
Scullin 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
Andrew GILESAustralian Labor Party · elected
43,348
43,648
44,308
45,451
46,455
48,777
62,072
Rohit TAGGARLiberal
19,807
19,976
20,758
21,123
22,131
28,607
34,473
Loki SANGARYAThe Greens
9,090
9,208
9,721
13,866
14,674
19,161
–
Arthur TSOUTSOULISPauline Hanson's One Nation
6,401
6,911
7,721
8,314
13,285
–
–
Omar HASSANVictorian Socialists
6,227
6,340
6,916
–
–
–
–
Adriana BUCCIANTITrumpet of Patriots
5,479
5,866
7,121
7,791
–
–
–
Cassandra BELLFamily First
3,752
4,596
–
–
–
–
–
Ursula van BREEGerard Rennick People First
2,441
–
–
–
–
–
–
2022 Federal election
Andrew GILES (Australian Labor Party) won Scullin in 2022 with 59,761 of the 91,122 votes in the final count, beating Virosh PERERA (Liberal) by 28,400 votes (65.6% to 34.4%). Giles led on first preferences with 46.3% of 91,122 formal votes and passed the 45,562-vote majority at count 4.
91,122 formal votes7 candidates5 counts28,400-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 91,122 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, Cameron ROWE (Victorian Socialists) was excluded; their 2,469 votes were distributed: 1,213 (49.1%) to Patchouli PATERSON; 423 (17.1%) to Andrew GILES; 305 (12.4%) to Virosh PERERA; 279 (11.3%) to Yassin ALBARRI and 2 more.
On count 2, Eric KOELMEYER (Liberal Democrats) was excluded; their 3,520 votes were distributed: 1,019 (28.9%) to Ursula van BREE; 989 (28.1%) to Virosh PERERA; 678 (19.3%) to Yassin ALBARRI; 545 (15.5%) to Andrew GILES and 1 more.
On count 3, Ursula van BREE (Pauline Hanson's One Nation) was excluded; their 7,077 votes were distributed: 4,345 (61.4%) to Yassin ALBARRI; 1,005 (14.2%) to Patchouli PATERSON; 954 (13.5%) to Andrew GILES; 773 (10.9%) to Virosh PERERA.
On count 4, Patchouli PATERSON (The Greens) was excluded; their 12,460 votes were distributed: 9,198 (73.8%) to Andrew GILES; 1,994 (16.0%) to Yassin ALBARRI; 1,268 (10.2%) to Virosh PERERA.
On count 5, Yassin ALBARRI (United Australia Party) was excluded; their 14,740 votes were distributed: 8,246 (55.9%) to Virosh PERERA; 6,494 (44.1%) to Andrew GILES.
Finally, Andrew GILES (Australian Labor Party) won with 59,761 votes to 31,361 for Virosh PERERA (Liberal).
Where the preferences went
Scullin 2022: where each excluded candidate’s votes went
Count
Excluded
Votes distributed
Passed to
1
Cameron ROWEVictorian Socialists
2,469
Patchouli PATERSON (GVIC): 1,213 (49.1%)
Andrew GILES (ALP): 423 (17.1%)
Virosh PERERA (LP): 305 (12.4%)
Yassin ALBARRI (UAPP): 279 (11.3%)
Ursula van BREE (ON): 151 (6.1%)
Eric KOELMEYER (LDP): 98 (4.0%)
2
Eric KOELMEYERLiberal Democrats
3,520
Ursula van BREE (ON): 1,019 (28.9%)
Virosh PERERA (LP): 989 (28.1%)
Yassin ALBARRI (UAPP): 678 (19.3%)
Andrew GILES (ALP): 545 (15.5%)
Patchouli PATERSON (GVIC): 289 (8.2%)
3
Ursula van BREEPauline Hanson's One Nation
7,077
Yassin ALBARRI (UAPP): 4,345 (61.4%)
Patchouli PATERSON (GVIC): 1,005 (14.2%)
Andrew GILES (ALP): 954 (13.5%)
Virosh PERERA (LP): 773 (10.9%)
4
Patchouli PATERSONThe Greens
12,460
Andrew GILES (ALP): 9,198 (73.8%)
Yassin ALBARRI (UAPP): 1,994 (16.0%)
Virosh PERERA (LP): 1,268 (10.2%)
5
Yassin ALBARRIUnited Australia Party
14,740
Virosh PERERA (LP): 8,246 (55.9%)
Andrew GILES (ALP): 6,494 (44.1%)
Votes after every count
Scullin 2022: votes held by each candidate after every count (– = excluded)
Candidate
First prefs
Count 1
Count 2
Count 3
Count 4
Count 5
Andrew GILESAustralian Labor Party · elected
42,147
42,570
43,115
44,069
53,267
59,761
Virosh PERERALiberal
19,780
20,085
21,074
21,847
23,115
31,361
Patchouli PATERSONThe Greens
9,953
11,166
11,455
12,460
–
–
Yassin ALBARRIUnited Australia Party
7,444
7,723
8,401
12,746
14,740
–
Ursula van BREEPauline Hanson's One Nation
5,907
6,058
7,077
–
–
–
Eric KOELMEYERLiberal Democrats
3,422
3,520
–
–
–
–
Cameron ROWEVictorian Socialists
2,469
–
–
–
–
–
2019 Federal election
Andrew GILES (Australian Labor Party) won Scullin in 2019 with 65,787 of the 91,809 votes in the final count, beating Gurpal SINGH (Liberal) by 39,765 votes (71.7% to 28.3%). Giles won on first preferences, with 60.4% of 91,809 formal votes (more than half: 45,905 needed).
91,809 formal votes6 candidates4 counts39,765-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 91,809 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, Yassin Akram ALBARRI (Independent) was excluded; their 1,605 votes were distributed: 391 (24.4%) to Gurpal SINGH; 353 (22.0%) to Andrew GILES; 345 (21.5%) to Firas HASAN; 314 (19.6%) to Rod WHITFIELD and 1 more.
On count 2, Rod WHITFIELD (Animal Justice Party) was excluded; their 3,814 votes were distributed: 1,609 (42.2%) to Cynthia SMITH; 981 (25.7%) to Andrew GILES; 677 (17.8%) to Firas HASAN; 547 (14.3%) to Gurpal SINGH.
On count 3, Firas HASAN (United Australia Party) was excluded; their 5,647 votes were distributed: 2,402 (42.5%) to Gurpal SINGH; 1,992 (35.3%) to Andrew GILES; 1,253 (22.2%) to Cynthia SMITH.
On count 4, Cynthia SMITH (The Greens (VIC)) was excluded; their 9,192 votes were distributed: 6,994 (76.1%) to Andrew GILES; 2,198 (23.9%) to Gurpal SINGH.
Finally, Andrew GILES (Australian Labor Party) won with 65,787 votes to 26,022 for Gurpal SINGH (Liberal).
Where the preferences went
Scullin 2019: where each excluded candidate’s votes went
Count
Excluded
Votes distributed
Passed to
1
Yassin Akram ALBARRIIndependent
1,605
Gurpal SINGH (LP): 391 (24.4%)
Andrew GILES (ALP): 353 (22.0%)
Firas HASAN (UAPP): 345 (21.5%)
Rod WHITFIELD (AJP): 314 (19.6%)
Cynthia SMITH (GVIC): 202 (12.6%)
2
Rod WHITFIELDAnimal Justice Party
3,814
Cynthia SMITH (GVIC): 1,609 (42.2%)
Andrew GILES (ALP): 981 (25.7%)
Firas HASAN (UAPP): 677 (17.8%)
Gurpal SINGH (LP): 547 (14.3%)
3
Firas HASANUnited Australia Party
5,647
Gurpal SINGH (LP): 2,402 (42.5%)
Andrew GILES (ALP): 1,992 (35.3%)
Cynthia SMITH (GVIC): 1,253 (22.2%)
4
Cynthia SMITHThe Greens (VIC)
9,192
Andrew GILES (ALP): 6,994 (76.1%)
Gurpal SINGH (LP): 2,198 (23.9%)
Votes after every count
Scullin 2019: votes held by each candidate after every count (– = excluded)
Candidate
First prefs
Count 1
Count 2
Count 3
Count 4
Andrew GILESAustralian Labor Party · elected
55,467
55,820
56,801
58,793
65,787
Gurpal SINGHLiberal
20,484
20,875
21,422
23,824
26,022
Cynthia SMITHThe Greens (VIC)
6,128
6,330
7,939
9,192
–
Firas HASANUnited Australia Party
4,625
4,970
5,647
–
–
Rod WHITFIELDAnimal Justice Party
3,500
3,814
–
–
–
Yassin Akram ALBARRIIndependent
1,605
–
–
–
–
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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.
