Divisions · Victoria · 115,542 enrolled
Calwell
Basem Abdo (Labor) won Calwell in 2025 with 55.08% of the final two-candidate vote against Carly Moore (Independent), a marginal margin of 5.08 points.
Member now Basem Abdo Labor · in Parliament since 3 May 2025
- Turnout
- 86.97%
- Informal
- 10.61%
- Labor TPP
- 64.71%
- TPP swing to Labor
- +2.32
- Formal votes
- 89,831
- 2022 winner
- Maria Vamvakinou (Labor)
2025 · first preferences
13 candidates
- Basem AbdoLabor · elected 27,423 30.53% −14.33
- Usman GhaniLiberal 14,102 15.70% −8.01
- Carly MooreIndependent 10,735 11.95% +11.95
- Joseph YouhanaIndependent 9,628 10.72% +10.72
- Ravneet Kaur GarchaGreens 7,439 8.28% −1.47
- Samim MoslihIndependent 6,155 6.85% +6.85
- Luay TomaOne Nation 3,375 3.76% −3.24
- Gianni Del Rosario-MakridisLegalise Cannabis 2,843 3.16% +3.16
- Bassima HawliCitizens 2,624 2.92% +2.92
- Maria BengtssonFamily First 2,308 2.57% +2.57
- Assaad IssaTrumpet of Patriots 2,211 2.46% +0.68
- Ravi RagupathyIndependent 501 0.56% +0.56
- Morgan PeachIndependent 487 0.54% +0.54
Votes, share of formal votes and swing on 2022 (AEC, notional for redrawn boundaries).
After preferences
The final two
Basem Abdo · Labor 55.08% 49,481
Carly Moore · Independent 44.92% 40,350
Lead: 9,131 of 89,831 votes. The final two were not Labor and the Coalition; the AEC's separate Labor–Coalition count gives Labor 64.71%.
Distribution of preferences · 12 counts
| Candidate | First | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | Count 10 | Count 11 | Count 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carly Moore · Independent | 10,735 | 10,861 | 11,003 | 11,424 | 12,065 | 12,352 | 13,218 | 14,773 | 15,723 | 22,967 | 26,665 | 40,350 |
| Maria Bengtsson · Family First | 2,308 | 2,347 | 2,370 | 2,572 | excl. | |||||||
| Gianni Del Rosario-Makridis · Legalise Cannabis | 2,843 | 2,865 | 2,875 | 2,962 | 3,221 | 3,349 | excl. | |||||
| Samim Moslih · Independent | 6,155 | 6,177 | 6,195 | 6,256 | 6,390 | 6,772 | 7,046 | 7,368 | excl. | |||
| Luay Toma · One Nation | 3,375 | 3,393 | 3,400 | 3,954 | 4,414 | 4,534 | 5,008 | excl. | ||||
| Joseph Youhana · Independent | 9,628 | 9,657 | 9,701 | 9,827 | 9,981 | 10,609 | 10,810 | 11,855 | 12,471 | excl. | ||
| Ravneet Kaur Garcha · Greens | 7,439 | 7,496 | 7,576 | 7,708 | 7,914 | 8,171 | 8,844 | 9,171 | 13,701 | 14,946 | excl. | |
| Assaad Issa · Trumpet of Patriots | 2,211 | 2,227 | 2,240 | excl. | ||||||||
| Basem Abdo · Labor | 27,423 | 27,501 | 27,560 | 27,874 | 28,115 | 28,901 | 29,515 | 30,013 | 30,914 | 32,877 | 43,136 | 49,481 |
| Morgan Peach · Independent | 487 | excl. | ||||||||||
| Bassima Hawli · Citizens | 2,624 | 2,651 | 2,699 | 2,793 | 2,912 | excl. | ||||||
| Ravi Ragupathy · Independent | 501 | 534 | excl. | |||||||||
| Usman Ghani · Liberal | 14,102 | 14,122 | 14,212 | 14,461 | 14,819 | 15,143 | 15,390 | 16,651 | 17,022 | 19,041 | 20,030 | excl. |
Each count excludes the candidate with the fewest votes and passes their papers on. Step through it on /au/seats.
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