Federal Parliament · House of Representatives
Patrick Gorman
Member for Perth · Australian Labor Party · WA
Assistant Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations · since 13 May 2025Assistant Minister for the Public Service · since 29 July 2024Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister · since 1 June 2022
Photo: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
First preferences
43.0%
42,947 votes · +3.9 pts swing
After preferences
66.5%
Against Susanna Panaia (Liberal)
Winning margin
16.5 pts
A safe seat
How Perth voted · 2025 federal election
Bar colours show each candidate's party.
First preferences
How Perth voted · 2025 federal election, first preferences
Susanna Panaia (LIB)26,026 votes,26.1%swing −1.1
Sophie Greer (GRN)24,467 votes,24.5%swing +2.5
Peter Hallifax (ONP)6,316 votes,6.3%swing +3.7
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)
66.5%33.5%
The vertical line marks 50%.
Margin 16.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Gorman | Australian Labor Party | 42,947 | 43.05% | +3.9 pts |
| Susanna Panaia | Liberal | 26,026 | 26.09% | -1.1 pts |
| Sophie Greer | The Greens (WA) Inc | 24,467 | 24.53% | +2.5 pts |
| Peter Hallifax | Pauline Hanson's One Nation | 6,316 | 6.33% | +3.7 pts |
Source: Australian Electoral Commission