Federal electorate · House of Representatives · NSW
Shortland
Current member
Pat Conroy, Australian Labor Party
Won at the 2025 federal election
Labor
Pat Conroy, re-elected
Margin after preferences
11.5 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 Shortland yet.
Sitting member
Pat Conroy (Australian Labor Party) holds the seat, but no source yet confirms they'll recontest it, so they aren't counted above.
Where Shortland is
2025 federal election result
Bar colours show each candidate's party.
First preferences
2025 federal election result, first preferences
Emma King (LIB)28,331 votes,26.2%swing −5.0
Therese Doyle (GRN)12,257 votes,11.3%swing +1.4
Barry Reed (ONP)9,813 votes,9.1%swing +2.7
James Pheils (IND)4,805 votes,4.4%swing +4.4
Pietro Di Girolamo (FF)2,958 votes,2.7%swing +2.7
Geoffrey Mark Robertson (LBT)1,722 votes,1.6%swing +1.6
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)
61.5%38.5%
The vertical line marks 50%.
Margin 11.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Conroy | Labor | 48,222 | 44.61% | +4.5 pts |
| Emma King | Liberal | 28,331 | 26.21% | -5.0 pts |
| Therese Doyle | The Greens | 12,257 | 11.34% | +1.4 pts |
| Barry Reed | Pauline Hanson's One Nation | 9,813 | 9.08% | +2.7 pts |
| James Pheils | Independent | 4,805 | 4.44% | +4.4 pts |
| Pietro Di Girolamo | Family First | 2,958 | 2.74% | +2.7 pts |
| Geoffrey Mark Robertson | Libertarian | 1,722 | 1.59% | +1.6 pts |
Source: Australian Electoral Commission