Divisions · New South Wales · 119,323 enrolled
Banks
Zhi Soon (Labor) won Banks in 2025 with 52.39% of the final two-candidate vote against David Coleman (Liberal), a marginal margin of 2.39 points, taking the seat from Liberal.
Member now Zhi Soon Labor · in Parliament since 3 May 2025
- Turnout
- 92.13%
- Informal
- 10.00%
- Labor TPP
- 52.39%
- TPP swing to Labor
- +5.03
- Formal votes
- 98,935
- 2022 winner
- David Coleman (Liberal)
2025 · first preferences
8 candidates
- David ColemanLiberal · sitting member 38,683 39.10% −5.50
- Zhi SoonLabor · elected 36,039 36.43% +0.59
- Natalie HannaGreens 11,756 11.88% +3.27
- Todd NicolOne Nation 3,666 3.71% +0.44
- Allan TarusteTrumpet of Patriots 3,430 3.47% +3.47
- Marika MomircevskiLibertarian 2,678 2.71% +2.71
- John CoyneIndependent 1,995 2.02% +2.02
- Phillip PearceAustralian Democrats 688 0.70% +0.70
Votes, share of formal votes and swing on 2022 (AEC, notional for redrawn boundaries).
After preferences
The final two
Zhi Soon · Labor 52.39% 51,830
David Coleman · Liberal 47.61% 47,105
Lead: 4,725 of 98,935 votes.
Distribution of preferences · 7 counts
| Candidate | First | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Taruste · Trumpet of Patriots | 3,430 | 3,470 | 3,659 | 4,093 | excl. | ||
| Todd Nicol · One Nation | 3,666 | 3,747 | 3,922 | 5,299 | 7,989 | excl. | |
| Phillip Pearce · Australian Democrats | 688 | excl. | |||||
| Marika Momircevski · Libertarian | 2,678 | 2,761 | 2,958 | excl. | |||
| Natalie Hanna · Greens | 11,756 | 11,934 | 12,632 | 12,961 | 13,312 | 15,625 | excl. |
| Zhi Soon · Labor | 36,039 | 36,167 | 36,651 | 36,960 | 37,328 | 38,450 | 51,830 |
| David Coleman · Liberal | 38,683 | 38,755 | 39,113 | 39,622 | 40,306 | 44,860 | 47,105 |
| John Coyne · Independent | 1,995 | 2,101 | excl. |
Each count excludes the candidate with the fewest votes and passes their papers on. Step through it on /au/seats.