Federal Parliament · House of Representatives
Matt Thistlethwaite
Member for Kingsford Smith · Australian Labor Party · NSW
Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade · since 13 May 2025Assistant Minister for Immigration · since 29 July 2024
Photo: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
First preferences
50.8%
50,346 votes · +3.5 pts swing
After preferences
67.2%
Against Brad Cole (Liberal)
Winning margin
17.2 pts
A safe seat
How Kingsford Smith voted · 2025 federal election
Bar colours show each candidate's party.
First preferences
How Kingsford Smith voted · 2025 federal election, 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