Divisions · Western Australia · 122,584 enrolled
Tangney
Sam Lim (Labor) won Tangney in 2025 with 56.99% of the final two-candidate vote against Howard Ong (Liberal), a fairly safe margin of 6.99 points.
Member now Sam Lim Labor · in Parliament since 21 May 2022
- Turnout
- 92.68%
- Informal
- 2.31%
- Labor TPP
- 56.99%
- TPP swing to Labor
- +4.14
- Formal votes
- 110,991
- 2022 winner
- Sam Lim (Labor)
2025 · first preferences
6 candidates
- Sam LimLabor · sitting member · elected 47,175 42.50% +4.35
- Howard OngLiberal 38,027 34.26% −5.32
- Eric HaywardGreens 14,410 12.98% +0.63
- Steve KefalinosOne Nation 4,520 4.07% +1.98
- James RaiAustralian Christians 3,459 3.12% +1.02
- Phillip Raymond LeslieLegalise Cannabis 3,400 3.06% +3.06
Votes, share of formal votes and swing on 2022 (AEC, notional for redrawn boundaries).
After preferences
The final two
Sam Lim · Labor 56.99% 63,253
Howard Ong · Liberal 43.01% 47,738
Lead: 15,515 of 110,991 votes.
Distribution of preferences · 5 counts
| Candidate | First | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hayward · Greens | 14,410 | 15,588 | 15,953 | 17,290 | excl. |
| Howard Ong · Liberal | 38,027 | 38,566 | 40,201 | 44,144 | 47,738 |
| Phillip Raymond Leslie · Legalise Cannabis | 3,400 | excl. | |||
| Steve Kefalinos · One Nation | 4,520 | 5,148 | 6,175 | excl. | |
| Sam Lim · Labor | 47,175 | 47,998 | 48,662 | 49,557 | 63,253 |
| James Rai · Australian Christians | 3,459 | 3,691 | excl. |
Each count excludes the candidate with the fewest votes and passes their papers on. Step through it on /au/seats.