Federal electorate · House of Representatives · NSW
Kingsford Smith
Current member
Matt Thistlethwaite, Australian Labor Party
Won at the 2025 federal election
Labor
Matt Thistlethwaite, re-elected
Margin after preferences
17.2 pts
A safe seat
Announced candidates, next election
0
None with a source so far
Next federal election
Candidates publicly announced or preselected so far.
No candidates have been announced for Kingsford Smith yet.
Sitting member
Matt Thistlethwaite (Australian Labor Party) holds the seat, but no source yet confirms they'll recontest it, so they aren't counted above.
Where Kingsford Smith is
2025 federal election result
Bar colours show each candidate's party.
First preferences
2025 federal election result, first preferences
Brad Cole (LIB)25,924 votes,26.1%swing −3.5
Keiron Brown (GRN)13,440 votes,13.6%swing −2.2
Mark Jelic (ONP)5,865 votes,5.9%swing +2.4
Elsa Parker (IND)3,557 votes,3.6%swing +3.6
Bars show each candidate's share of formal first-preference votes on a 0–100% scale. Swing is the change in share, in percentage points, as published by the AEC.
After preferences (two-candidate preferred)
67.2%32.8%
The vertical line marks 50%.
Margin 17.2 pts (Labor): safe by the AEC's thresholds (under 6 points marginal, 6–10 fairly safe, over 10 safe). This describes this result, not a forecast.
Results as a table
| Candidate | Party | Votes | First pref. | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Thistlethwaite | Labor | 50,346 | 50.79% | +3.5 pts |
| Brad Cole | Liberal | 25,924 | 26.15% | -3.5 pts |
| Keiron Brown | The Greens | 13,440 | 13.56% | -2.2 pts |
| Mark Jelic | Pauline Hanson's One Nation | 5,865 | 5.92% | +2.4 pts |
| Elsa Parker | Independent | 3,557 | 3.59% | +3.6 pts |
Source: Australian Electoral Commission