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Bruce

Julian Hill (Labor) won Bruce in 2025 with 64.62% of the final two-candidate vote against Zahid Safi (Liberal), a safe margin of 14.62 points.

Member now Julian Hill Labor · in Parliament since 2 July 2016

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Boundaries: AEC, March 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
Turnout
91.41%
Informal
6.14%
Labor TPP
64.62%
TPP swing to Labor
+9.31
Formal votes
109,494
2022 winner
Julian Hill (Labor)

2025 · first preferences

8 candidates

Votes, share of formal votes and swing on 2022 (AEC, notional for redrawn boundaries).

After preferences

The final two

Julian Hill · Labor 64.62% 70,751
Zahid Safi · Liberal 35.38% 38,743

Lead: 32,008 of 109,494 votes.

Distribution of preferences · 7 counts
CandidateFirstCount 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
Bianca Colecchia · One Nation 8,9319,3349,72811,32313,989excl.
Rhonda Garad · Greens 13,21313,31814,20014,41115,50018,888excl.
Julian Hill · Labor 49,61049,78350,65751,05452,10954,88270,751
Christine Skrobo · Libertarian 1,289excl.
Zahid Safi · Liberal 25,16225,33425,63426,18627,89635,72438,743
Samuel James Anderson · Trumpet of Patriots 3,5303,6643,950excl.
Andrew Louth · Legalise Cannabis 3,5633,657excl.
Wendy Birchall · Family First 4,1964,4045,3256,520excl.

Each count excludes the candidate with the fewest votes and passes their papers on. Step through it on /au/seats.

Photos: Julian Hill — Parliamentary Education Office, CC BY 3.0 . Via Wikimedia Commons.