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Electoral results for the Division of Watson

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Members

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Member Party Term
  Leo McLeay Labor 1993–2004
  Tony Burke Labor 2004–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2022

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2022 Australian federal election: Watson[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Burke 44,464 51.87 +0.18
Liberal Sazeda Akter 22,759 26.55 −2.85
Greens Bradley Schott 8,200 9.57 +2.47
United Australia John Koukoulis 6,126 7.15 +2.94
One Nation Alan Jorgensen 4,178 4.87 +4.87
Total formal votes 85,727 90.27 +2.88
Informal votes 9,245 9.73 −2.88
Turnout 94,972 87.36 −2.09
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Burke 55,810 65.10 +1.58
Liberal Sazeda Akter 29,917 34.90 −1.58
Labor hold Swing +1.58
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Watson in the 2022 federal election. The winning candidate got over 50% of first preference votes, so this alluvial diagram is indicative only, and preference flows were not used to determine the final result. The preference flows were used to determine the two-candidate-preferred.

Elections in the 2010s

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2019

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2019 Australian federal election: Watson[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Burke 43,550 51.69 −3.70
Liberal Mohammad Zaman 24,769 29.40 +4.01
Greens Emmet de Bhaldraithe 5,982 7.10 +0.43
Christian Democrats Karl Schubert 4,522 5.37 −4.19
United Australia Dean Wrightson 3,549 4.21 +4.21
Science Raymond Zeng 1,878 2.23 +0.29
Total formal votes 84,250 87.39 −1.96
Informal votes 12,159 12.61 +1.96
Turnout 96,409 89.45 +1.08
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Burke 53,518 63.52 −4.06
Liberal Mohammad Zaman 30,732 36.48 +4.06
Labor hold Swing −4.06

2016

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2016 Australian federal election: Watson[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Burke 46,105 55.39 +4.84
Liberal Mohammad Zaman 21,133 25.39 −11.22
Christian Democrats Violet Abdulla 7,957 9.56 +7.19
Greens Barbara Bloch 5,555 6.67 +0.40
Science Tom Gordon 1,611 1.94 +1.94
Online Direct Democracy Paul Geran 875 1.05 +1.05
Total formal votes 83,236 89.35 +3.24
Informal votes 9,924 10.65 −3.24
Turnout 93,160 88.37 −3.05
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Burke 56,247 67.58 +8.76
Liberal Mohammad Zaman 26,989 32.42 −8.76
Labor hold Swing +8.76

2013

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2013 Australian federal election: Watson[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Burke 39,126 49.51 −0.92
Liberal Ron Delezio 30,617 38.74 +1.57
Greens Barbara Bloch 4,171 5.28 −4.34
Palmer United Zaher Nasser 1,970 2.49 +2.49
Christian Democrats David Fraser 1,873 2.37 +2.37
Democratic Labour Stephen Rawson 897 1.14 +1.14
Rise Up Australia Paul Kamlade 376 0.48 +0.48
Total formal votes 79,030 86.05 −1.15
Informal votes 12,814 13.95 +1.15
Turnout 91,844 90.64 +0.60
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Burke 44,895 56.81 −2.33
Liberal Ron Delezio 34,135 43.19 +2.33
Labor hold Swing −2.33

2010

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2010 Australian federal election: Watson[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Burke 38,707 50.43 −9.87
Liberal Ken Nam 28,527 37.17 +9.53
Greens Christine Donayre 7,387 9.62 +3.14
Independent Mark Sharma 2,136 2.78 +2.78
Total formal votes 76,757 87.20 −3.71
Informal votes 11,265 12.80 +3.71
Turnout 88,022 90.03 −2.21
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Burke 45,393 59.14 −9.06
Liberal Ken Nam 31,364 40.86 +9.06
Labor hold Swing −9.06

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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2007 Australian federal election: Watson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Burke 49,652 61.81 +5.43
Liberal Philip Mansour 20,957 26.09 −5.54
Greens Christine Donayre 5,302 6.60 +0.22
Family First Merry Foy 2,011 2.50 +1.04
Christian Democrats Josephine Sammut 1,988 2.47 +1.89
  Communist League Ronald Poulsen 424 0.53 +0.14
Total formal votes 80,334 90.95 +0.11
Informal votes 7,997 9.05 −0.11
Turnout 88,331 93.31 +0.44
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Burke 56,499 70.33 +5.77
Liberal Philip Mansour 23,835 29.67 −5.77
Labor hold Swing +5.77

2004

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2004 Australian federal election: Watson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Burke 39,046 56.65 +0.50
Liberal Keith Topolski 21,723 31.52 +3.40
Greens Kali Reid 4,667 6.77 +3.29
Family First Cat Cannone 1,150 1.67 +1.67
One Nation John Coleman 1,093 1.59 −1.49
Democrats Garry Dalrymple 914 1.33 −2.63
Ron Poulsen 335 0.49 +0.03
Total formal votes 68,928 90.90 −1.58
Informal votes 6,898 9.10 +1.58
Turnout 75,826 92.68 −0.17
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Burke 44,899 65.14 −2.17
Liberal Keith Topolski 24,029 34.86 +2.17
Labor hold Swing −2.17

2001

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2001 Australian federal election: Watson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Leo McLeay 39,516 56.15 −1.07
Liberal Arnold Plooy 19,791 28.12 +1.73
Unity Ken Nam 3,349 4.76 −0.51
Democrats Kristin Griffiths 2,788 3.96 +0.80
Greens Dominic Fitzsimmons 2,446 3.48 +2.00
One Nation Michelle Farrell 2,165 3.08 −1.54
Ronald Poulsen 322 0.46 +0.46
Total formal votes 70,377 92.48 −2.41
Informal votes 5,726 7.52 +2.41
Turnout 76,103 93.23
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Leo McLeay 47,374 67.31 −0.31
Liberal Arnold Plooy 23,003 32.69 +0.31
Labor hold Swing −0.31

Elections in the 1990s

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1998

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1998 Australian federal election: Watson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Leo McLeay 41,159 56.85 +1.74
Liberal Joe Rafferty 19,461 26.88 −6.53
Unity Zahir Abdurahman 3,838 5.30 +5.30
One Nation Claire Wright 3,392 4.68 +4.68
Democrats Amelia Gavagnin Newman 2,309 3.19 −4.69
Christian Democrats Murray Peterson 1,176 1.62 −1.98
Greens Caroline Toomey 1,070 1.48 +1.48
Total formal votes 72,405 95.02 +0.14
Informal votes 3,791 4.98 −0.14
Turnout 76,196 93.41 −2.63
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Leo McLeay 48,849 67.47 +5.79
Liberal Joe Rafferty 23,556 32.53 −5.79
Labor hold Swing +5.79

1996

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1996 Australian federal election: Watson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Leo McLeay 39,329 55.11 −4.45
Liberal Bruce Larter 23,840 33.41 +2.94
Democrats Amelia Newman 5,625 7.88 +4.37
Call to Australia Todd Rahme 2,570 3.60 +3.60
Total formal votes 71,364 94.88 −0.06
Informal votes 3,851 5.12 +0.06
Turnout 75,215 96.05 +0.58
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Leo McLeay 43,913 61.68 −3.16
Liberal Bruce Larter 27,281 38.32 +3.16
Labor hold Swing −3.16

1993

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1993 Australian federal election: Watson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Leo McLeay 41,701 59.56 +9.74
Liberal Bernard O'Bree 21,330 30.46 −4.06
Independent EFF Col Harding 2,499 3.57 +3.57
Democrats Amelia Newman 2,457 3.51 −5.45
Independent George Tsirkas 952 1.36 +1.36
Independent Brian Meyer 721 1.03 +0.99
Natural Law M. Chaplin 355 0.51 +0.51
Total formal votes 70,015 94.94 +0.43
Informal votes 3,732 5.06 −0.43
Turnout 73,747 95.47
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Leo McLeay 45,355 64.84 +6.14
Liberal Bernard O'Bree 24,593 35.16 −6.14
Labor notional hold Swing +6.14

References

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  1. ^ Watson, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
  2. ^ Watson, NSW, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ Watson, NSW, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
  4. ^ 2013 results for Watson, AEC.
  5. ^ "2010 results for Watson". AEC.