Divisions · Queensland · 119,008 enrolled

Groom

Garth Hamilton (LNP) won Groom in 2025 with 55.67% of the final two-candidate vote against Suzie Holt (Independent), a marginal margin of 5.67 points.

Member now Garth Hamilton Liberal · in Parliament since 28 November 2020

Boundaries: AEC, March 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Turnout: 91.17%
Informal: 4.86%
Labor TPP: 36.65%
TPP swing to Labor: +0.82
Formal votes: 103,219
2022 winner: Garth Hamilton (LNP)

2025 · first preferences

8 candidates

Garth HamiltonLNP · sitting member · elected 42,302 40.98% −2.74
Suzie HoltIndependent 17,694 17.14% +8.88
Richard EdwardsLabor 17,172 16.64% −2.09
Rebecca KonzOne Nation 9,860 9.55% −0.01
Alyce NelliganGreens 5,757 5.58% −0.27
Alexandra ToddFamily First 3,894 3.77% +3.77
Kirstie SmolenskiIndependent 3,701 3.59% −3.55
Jamie MarrTrumpet of Patriots 2,839 2.75% +1.15

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

After preferences

The final two

Garth Hamilton · LNP 55.67% 57,467

Suzie Holt · Independent 44.33% 45,752

Lead: 11,715 of 103,219 votes. The final two were not Labor and the Coalition; the AEC's separate Labor–Coalition count gives Labor 36.65%.

Distribution of preferences · 7 counts

Candidate	First	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7
Suzie Holt · Independent	17,694	18,097	20,096	20,811	23,472	29,380	45,752
Rebecca Konz · One Nation	9,860	10,901	11,224	13,767	14,381	excl.
Alexandra Todd · Family First	3,894	4,296	4,557	excl.
Alyce Nelligan · Greens	5,757	5,856	6,188	6,513	excl.
Garth Hamilton · LNP	42,302	42,697	43,274	44,029	44,526	51,998	57,467
Kirstie Smolenski · Independent	3,701	3,986	excl.
Jamie Marr · Trumpet of Patriots	2,839	excl.
Richard Edwards · Labor	17,172	17,386	17,880	18,099	20,840	21,841	excl.

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

Photos: Garth Hamilton — Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia), CC BY 4.0 . Via Wikimedia Commons.