Divisions · Victoria · 127,540 enrolled
Flinders
Zoe McKenzie (Liberal) won Flinders in 2025 with 52.29% of the final two-candidate vote against Ben Smith (Independent), a marginal margin of 2.29 points.
Member now Zoe McKenzie Liberal · in Parliament since 21 May 2022
- Turnout
- 93.44%
- Informal
- 3.56%
- Labor TPP
- 45.22%
- TPP swing to Labor
- +1.38
- Formal votes
- 114,923
- 2022 winner
- Zoe McKenzie (Liberal)
2025 · first preferences
7 candidates
- Zoe McKenzieLiberal · sitting member · elected 47,375 41.22% −2.07
- Sarah RaceLabor 25,622 22.29% −0.56
- Ben SmithIndependent 24,406 21.24% +21.24
- Adam FrogleyGreens 7,305 6.36% −3.15
- Mike BrownOne Nation 6,091 5.30% +2.01
- Jason SmartTrumpet of Patriots 3,144 2.74% +2.25
- Joseph ToscanoIndependent 980 0.85% +0.85
Votes, share of formal votes and swing on 2022 (AEC, notional for redrawn boundaries).
After preferences
The final two
Zoe McKenzie · Liberal 52.29% 60,090
Ben Smith · Independent 47.71% 54,833
Lead: 5,257 of 114,923 votes. The final two were not Labor and the Coalition; the AEC's separate Labor–Coalition count gives Labor 45.22%.
Distribution of preferences · 6 counts
| Candidate | First | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Smart · Trumpet of Patriots | 3,144 | 3,252 | excl. | |||
| Ben Smith · Independent | 24,406 | 24,721 | 25,684 | 27,411 | 31,285 | 54,833 |
| Zoe McKenzie · Liberal | 47,375 | 47,493 | 48,216 | 52,872 | 53,444 | 60,090 |
| Mike Brown · One Nation | 6,091 | 6,225 | 7,439 | excl. | ||
| Joseph Toscano · Independent | 980 | excl. | ||||
| Sarah Race · Labor | 25,622 | 25,771 | 25,973 | 26,669 | 30,194 | excl. |
| Adam Frogley · Greens | 7,305 | 7,461 | 7,611 | 7,971 | excl. |
Each count excludes the candidate with the fewest votes and passes their papers on. Step through it on /au/seats.