Divisions · Victoria · 118,075 enrolled
Gippsland
Darren Chester (Nationals) won Gippsland in 2025 with 69.36% of the final two-candidate vote against Sonny Stephens (Labor), a safe margin of 19.36 points.
Member now Darren Chester Nationals · in Parliament since 28 June 2008
- Turnout
- 92.03%
- Informal
- 3.59%
- Labor TPP
- 30.64%
- TPP swing to Labor
- +1.21
- Formal votes
- 104,758
- 2022 winner
- Darren Chester (Nationals)
2025 · first preferences
5 candidates
- Darren ChesterNationals · sitting member · elected 55,036 52.54% −1.60
- Sonny StephensLabor 22,291 21.28% +2.05
- Gregory HansfordOne Nation 15,118 14.43% +5.07
- Rochelle HineGreens 8,897 8.49% +0.02
- Simon WilsonLibertarian 3,416 3.26% +3.26
Votes, share of formal votes and swing on 2022 (AEC, notional for redrawn boundaries).
After preferences
The final two
Darren Chester · Nationals 69.36% 72,656
Sonny Stephens · Labor 30.64% 32,102
Lead: 40,554 of 104,758 votes.
Distribution of preferences · 4 counts
| Candidate | First | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Stephens · Labor | 22,291 | 22,632 | 29,476 | 32,102 |
| Gregory Hansford · One Nation | 15,118 | 16,539 | 17,197 | excl. |
| Rochelle Hine · Greens | 8,897 | 9,212 | excl. | |
| Darren Chester · Nationals | 55,036 | 56,375 | 58,085 | 72,656 |
| Simon Wilson · Libertarian | 3,416 | excl. |
Each count excludes the candidate with the fewest votes and passes their papers on. Step through it on /au/seats.
Photos: Darren Chester — jjron, GFDL 1.2 . Via Wikimedia Commons.