Divisions · Victoria · 118,785 enrolled
Hawke
Sam Rae (Labor) won Hawke in 2025 with 57.63% of the final two-candidate vote against Simmone Cottom (Liberal), a fairly safe margin of 7.63 points.
Member now Sam Rae Labor · in Parliament since 21 May 2022
- Turnout
- 91.13%
- Informal
- 4.09%
- Labor TPP
- 57.63%
- TPP swing to Labor
- +0.01
- Formal votes
- 103,817
- 2022 winner
- Sam Rae (Labor)
2025 · first preferences
7 candidates
- Sam RaeLabor · sitting member · elected 40,619 39.13% +2.40
- Simmone CottomLiberal 31,383 30.23% +3.88
- Sarah NewmanGreens 10,178 9.80% +0.87
- Matthew KatselisOne Nation 10,035 9.67% +4.08
- Devon StarbuckLegalise Cannabis 5,177 4.99% +4.99
- Melanie MilutinovicFamily First 4,356 4.20% +4.20
- Fiona Adin-JamesAnimal Justice 2,069 1.99% +1.99
Votes, share of formal votes and swing on 2022 (AEC, notional for redrawn boundaries).
After preferences
The final two
Sam Rae · Labor 57.63% 59,830
Simmone Cottom · Liberal 42.37% 43,987
Lead: 15,843 of 103,817 votes.
Distribution of preferences · 6 counts
| Candidate | First | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Milutinovic · Family First | 4,356 | 4,694 | excl. | |||
| Devon Starbuck · Legalise Cannabis | 5,177 | 5,769 | 7,064 | excl. | ||
| Sarah Newman · Greens | 10,178 | 10,663 | 11,347 | 14,430 | 17,275 | excl. |
| Fiona Adin-James · Animal Justice | 2,069 | excl. | ||||
| Sam Rae · Labor | 40,619 | 40,933 | 41,550 | 43,115 | 45,704 | 59,830 |
| Simmone Cottom · Liberal | 31,383 | 31,535 | 32,377 | 33,217 | 40,838 | 43,987 |
| Matthew Katselis · One Nation | 10,035 | 10,223 | 11,479 | 13,055 | excl. |
Each count excludes the candidate with the fewest votes and passes their papers on. Step through it on /au/seats.