Divisions · Victoria · 113,369 enrolled
Melbourne
Sarah Witty (Labor) won Melbourne in 2025 with 53.02% of the final two-candidate vote against Adam Bandt (Greens), a marginal margin of 3.02 points, taking the seat from Greens.
Member now Sarah Witty Labor · in Parliament since 3 May 2025
- Turnout
- 88.10%
- Informal
- 2.43%
- Labor TPP
- 73.97%
- TPP swing to Labor
- +0.88
- Formal votes
- 97,448
- 2022 winner
- Adam Bandt (Greens)
2025 · first preferences
7 candidates
- Adam BandtGreens · sitting member 38,457 39.46% −5.27
- Sarah WittyLabor · elected 30,541 31.34% +5.68
- Steph HuntLiberal 19,267 19.77% +0.24
- Anthony KoutoufidesIndependent 3,204 3.29% +3.29
- Melanie CaseyOne Nation 2,438 2.50% +1.66
- Helen HuangFUSION 1,926 1.98% +1.98
- Tim SmithIndependent 1,615 1.66% +1.66
Votes, share of formal votes and swing on 2022 (AEC, notional for redrawn boundaries).
After preferences
The final two
Sarah Witty · Labor 53.02% 51,663
Adam Bandt · Greens 46.98% 45,785
Lead: 5,878 of 97,448 votes. The final two were not Labor and the Coalition; the AEC's separate Labor–Coalition count gives Labor 73.97%.
Distribution of preferences · 6 counts
| Candidate | First | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Casey · One Nation | 2,438 | 2,537 | 2,624 | excl. | ||
| Sarah Witty · Labor | 30,541 | 30,813 | 31,243 | 31,788 | 33,410 | 51,663 |
| Tim Smith · Independent | 1,615 | excl. | ||||
| Anthony Koutoufides · Independent | 3,204 | 3,976 | 4,324 | 5,244 | excl. | |
| Adam Bandt · Greens | 38,457 | 38,665 | 39,625 | 39,760 | 41,015 | 45,785 |
| Helen Huang · FUSION | 1,926 | 2,042 | excl. | |||
| Steph Hunt · Liberal | 19,267 | 19,415 | 19,632 | 20,656 | 23,023 | excl. |
Each count excludes the candidate with the fewest votes and passes their papers on. Step through it on /au/seats.
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