Divisions · Victoria · 118,993 enrolled
Hotham
Clare O'Neil (Labor) won Hotham in 2025 with 66.86% of the final two-candidate vote against Harmick Singh Matharu (Liberal), a safe margin of 16.86 points.
Member now Clare O'Neil Labor · in Parliament since 7 September 2013
- Turnout
- 92.36%
- Informal
- 3.36%
- Labor TPP
- 66.86%
- TPP swing to Labor
- +5.27
- Formal votes
- 106,211
- 2022 winner
- Clare O'Neil (Labor)
2025 · first preferences
6 candidates
- Clare O'NeilLabor · sitting member · elected 51,880 48.85% +5.74
- Harmick Singh MatharuLiberal 27,346 25.75% −2.81
- Martin BarryGreens 15,780 14.86% +0.21
- Stuart FogartyOne Nation 4,959 4.67% +2.29
- Mark BrownFamily First 3,592 3.38% +3.38
- Tony VainorasCitizens 2,654 2.50% +2.46
Votes, share of formal votes and swing on 2022 (AEC, notional for redrawn boundaries).
After preferences
The final two
Clare O'Neil · Labor 66.86% 71,012
Harmick Singh Matharu · Liberal 33.14% 35,199
Lead: 35,813 of 106,211 votes.
Distribution of preferences · 5 counts
| Candidate | First | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Vainoras · Citizens | 2,654 | excl. | |||
| Martin Barry · Greens | 15,780 | 16,826 | 17,513 | 19,278 | excl. |
| Stuart Fogarty · One Nation | 4,959 | 5,458 | 7,215 | excl. | |
| Mark Brown · Family First | 3,592 | 4,186 | excl. | ||
| Clare O'Neil · Labor | 51,880 | 52,200 | 52,948 | 54,113 | 71,012 |
| Harmick Singh Matharu · Liberal | 27,346 | 27,541 | 28,535 | 32,820 | 35,199 |
Each count excludes the candidate with the fewest votes and passes their papers on. Step through it on /au/seats.
Photos: Clare O'Neil — Department of Foreign Affairs, CC BY 4.0 . Via Wikimedia Commons.