Electoral results for the Division of Watson

For electoral results for the Division of Watson (1934–69), see Electoral results for the Division of Watson (1934–69).

Members

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

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Watson.[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Watson

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

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Watson.[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Watson

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

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Watson.[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Watson

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

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Watson.[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Watson

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

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Watson.[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Watson

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

2007

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

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

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

1998

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

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

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

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos