Federal electorate · House of Representatives · NSW
Sydney
Current member
Tanya Plibersek, Australian Labor Party
Won at the 2025 federal election
Labor
Tanya Plibersek, re-elected
Margin after preferences
21.0 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 Sydney yet.
Sitting member
Tanya Plibersek (Australian Labor Party) holds the seat, but no source yet confirms they'll recontest it, so they aren't counted above.
Where Sydney is
2025 federal election result
Bar colours show each candidate's party.
First preferences
2025 federal election result, first preferences
Luc Velez (GRN)23,162 votes,21.6%swing −1.1
Alex Xu (LIB)18,860 votes,17.6%swing −1.8
Vedran Torbarac (ONP)3,698 votes,3.5%swing +1.7
Rachel Evans (SA)2,376 votes,2.2%swing +1.0
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)
71.0%29.1%
The vertical line marks 50%.
Margin 21.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanya Plibersek | Labor | 59,153 | 55.15% | +4.1 pts |
| Luc Velez | The Greens | 23,162 | 21.60% | -1.1 pts |
| Alex Xu | Liberal | 18,860 | 17.59% | -1.8 pts |
| Vedran Torbarac | Pauline Hanson's One Nation | 3,698 | 3.45% | +1.7 pts |
| Rachel Evans | Socialist Alliance | 2,376 | 2.22% | +1.0 pts |
Source: Australian Electoral Commission