Federal electorate · House of Representatives · VIC
Macnamara
Current member
Josh Burns, Australian Labor Party
Won at the 2025 federal election
Labor
Josh Burns, re-elected
Margin after preferences
11.8 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 Macnamara yet.
Sitting member
Josh Burns (Australian Labor Party) holds the seat, but no source yet confirms they'll recontest it, so they aren't counted above.
Where Macnamara is
2025 federal election result
Bar colours show each candidate's party.
First preferences
2025 federal election result, first preferences
Benson Saulo (LIB)32,606 votes,32.5%swing +3.4
Sonya Semmens (GRN)25,561 votes,25.5%swing −4.2
Sean Rubin (ONP)2,803 votes,2.8%swing +1.4
JB Myers (IND)1,841 votes,1.8%swing −0.1
Michael Abelman (LBT)1,299 votes,1.3%swing +1.3
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)
61.8%38.2%
The vertical line marks 50%.
Margin 11.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Burns | Australian Labor Party | 36,228 | 36.11% | +4.5 pts |
| Benson Saulo | Liberal | 32,606 | 32.50% | +3.4 pts |
| Sonya Semmens | The Greens | 25,561 | 25.47% | -4.2 pts |
| Sean Rubin | Pauline Hanson's One Nation | 2,803 | 2.79% | +1.4 pts |
| JB Myers | Independent | 1,841 | 1.83% | -0.1 pts |
| Michael Abelman | Libertarian | 1,299 | 1.29% | +1.3 pts |
Source: Australian Electoral Commission