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Jim Chalmers

Member for Rankin · Australian Labor Party · QLD

Treasurer · since 23 May 2022

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Compare with another member
First preferences
49.4%
45,303 votes · +5.5 pts swing
After preferences
65.5%
Against Paul Darwen (LNP)
Winning margin
15.5 pts
A safe seat

How Rankin voted · 2025 federal election

Bar colours show each candidate's party.

First preferences

How Rankin voted · 2025 federal election, first preferences

Jim Chalmers (ALP)Elected45,303 votes,49.4%
Paul Darwen (LNP)18,101 votes,19.8%
Joshua Riethmuller (GRN)10,032 votes,10.9%
Kyle Lentz (ONP)6,021 votes,6.6%
Carol Ordish (FF)3,862 votes,4.2%
Lana Hudson (GRPF)3,416 votes,3.7%
Janet Lindbom (TP)3,300 votes,3.6%
Alex Bainbridge (SA)1,634 votes,1.8%

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)

65.5%34.5%
Jim Chalmers (ALP)Paul Darwen (LNP)

The vertical line marks 50%.

Margin 15.5 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
CandidatePartyVotesFirst pref.Swing
Jim ChalmersAustralian Labor Party45,30349.42%+5.5 pts
Paul DarwenLNP18,10119.75%-9.3 pts
Joshua RiethmullerThe Greens10,03210.94%+0.2 pts
Kyle LentzPauline Hanson's One Nation6,0216.57%-1.4 pts
Carol OrdishFamily First3,8624.21%+4.2 pts
Lana HudsonGerard Rennick People First3,4163.73%+3.7 pts
Janet LindbomTrumpet of Patriots3,3003.60%+3.6 pts
Alex BainbridgeSocialist Alliance1,6341.78%+1.8 pts

Source: Australian Electoral Commission