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Federal electorate · House of Representatives · QLD

Petrie

Current member

Emma Comer, Australian Labor Party

Won at the 2025 federal election
Labor
Emma Comer, gained the seat
Margin after preferences
1.2 pts
A marginal 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 Petrie yet.

Sitting member

Emma Comer (Australian Labor Party) holds the seat, but no source yet confirms they'll recontest it, so they aren't counted above.

Where Petrie is

Boundary used at the 2025 federal election, from the ABS. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap.

2025 federal election result

Bar colours show each candidate's party.

First preferences

2025 federal election result, first preferences

Luke Howarth (LNP)44,196 votes,37.8%
Emma Comer (ALP)Elected42,538 votes,36.4%
Nikil Paul (GRN)13,802 votes,11.8%
Nicole Shires (ONP)7,848 votes,6.7%
Ryan Mensink (TP)4,685 votes,4.0%
Sharan Hall (FF)3,723 votes,3.2%

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)

51.2%48.8%
Emma Comer (ALP)Luke Howarth (LNP)

The vertical line marks 50%.

Margin 1.2 pts (Labor): marginal 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
CandidatePartyVotesFirst pref.Swing
Luke HowarthLNP44,19637.84%-5.7 pts
Emma ComerAustralian Labor Party42,53836.42%+6.4 pts
Nikil PaulThe Greens13,80211.82%+0.4 pts
Nicole ShiresPauline Hanson's One Nation7,8486.72%+1.4 pts
Ryan MensinkTrumpet of Patriots4,6854.01%+4.0 pts
Sharan HallFamily First3,7233.19%+3.2 pts

Source: Australian Electoral Commission