Divisions · New South Wales · 117,399 enrolled
Kingsford Smith
Matt Thistlethwaite (Labor) won Kingsford Smith in 2025 with 67.19% of the final two-candidate vote against Brad Cole (Liberal), a safe margin of 17.19 points.
Member now Matt Thistlethwaite Labor · in Parliament since 1 July 2011
- Turnout
- 89.66%
- Informal
- 5.82%
- Labor TPP
- 67.19%
- TPP swing to Labor
- +3.88
- Formal votes
- 99,132
- 2022 winner
- Matt Thistlethwaite (Labor)
2025 · first preferences
5 candidates
- Matt ThistlethwaiteLabor · sitting member · elected 50,346 50.79% +3.45
- Brad ColeLiberal 25,924 26.15% −3.46
- Keiron BrownGreens 13,440 13.56% −2.20
- Mark JelicOne Nation 5,865 5.92% +2.44
- Elsa ParkerIndependent 3,557 3.59% +3.59
Votes, share of formal votes and swing on 2022 (AEC, notional for redrawn boundaries).
After preferences
The final two
Matt Thistlethwaite · Labor 67.19% 66,604
Brad Cole · Liberal 32.81% 32,528
Lead: 34,076 of 99,132 votes.
Distribution of preferences · 4 counts
| Candidate | First | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Jelic · One Nation | 5,865 | 6,440 | excl. | |
| Matt Thistlethwaite · Labor | 50,346 | 51,355 | 53,009 | 66,604 |
| Brad Cole · Liberal | 25,924 | 26,549 | 30,513 | 32,528 |
| Elsa Parker · Independent | 3,557 | excl. | ||
| Keiron Brown · Greens | 13,440 | 14,788 | 15,610 | excl. |
Each count excludes the candidate with the fewest votes and passes their papers on. Step through it on /au/seats.
Photos: Matt Thistlethwaite — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, CC BY 4.0 . Via Wikimedia Commons.