Electoral results for the Division of Spence
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Spence in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 2019 until the present.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Champion | Labor | 2019–2022 | |
| Matt Burnell | 2022–present | ||
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Matt Burnell | 49,463 | 44.33 | +0.47 | |
| Liberal | Daniel Wild | 20,852 | 18.69 | −6.87 | |
| Greens | Luke Skinner | 16,166 | 14.49 | +3.14 | |
| One Nation | Darryl Bothe | 10,654 | 9.55 | −1.31 | |
| Family First | John Bennett | 4,901 | 4.39 | +4.39 | |
| Trumpet of Patriots | Paul Morrell | 4,454 | 3.99 | +2.36 | |
| Independent | Kym Hanton | 2,749 | 2.46 | +2.46 | |
| Animal Justice | Miranda Smith | 2,343 | 2.10 | +2.10 | |
| Total formal votes | 111,582 | 91.80 | −3.25 | ||
| Informal votes | 9,968 | 8.20 | +3.25 | ||
| Turnout | 121,550 | 87.51 | +0.94 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Matt Burnell | 72,903 | 65.34 | +2.44 | |
| Liberal | Daniel Wild | 38,679 | 34.66 | −2.44 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.44 | |||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Matt Burnell | 46,596 | 43.86 | −7.10 | |
| Liberal | Shawn Lock | 27,153 | 25.56 | −0.27 | |
| Greens | David Deex | 12,052 | 11.35 | +4.14 | |
| One Nation | Linda Champion | 11,532 | 10.86 | +10.86 | |
| United Australia | Alvin Warren | 7,158 | 6.74 | −0.30 | |
| Federation | Matilda Bawden | 1,736 | 1.63 | +1.63 | |
| Total formal votes | 106,227 | 95.05 | +1.03 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,534 | 4.95 | −1.03 | ||
| Turnout | 111,761 | 86.57 | −3.97 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Matt Burnell | 66,818 | 62.90 | −1.23 | |
| Liberal | Shawn Lock | 39,409 | 37.10 | +1.23 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.23 | |||

indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.Elections in the 2010s
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Nick Champion | 51,791 | 50.96 | +5.79 | |
| Liberal | Kathleen Bourne | 26,252 | 25.83 | +5.13 | |
| Greens | Daniel Jury | 7,330 | 7.21 | +2.65 | |
| United Australia | Ron Fiedler | 7,157 | 7.04 | +7.04 | |
| Independent | Nathan Herbert | 5,473 | 5.39 | +5.39 | |
| Animal Justice | Rita Kuhlmann | 3,626 | 3.57 | +2.96 | |
| Total formal votes | 101,629 | 94.02 | −0.14 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,467 | 5.98 | +0.14 | ||
| Turnout | 108,096 | 90.54 | +2.63 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Nick Champion | 65,174 | 64.13 | −3.04 | |
| Liberal | Kathleen Bourne | 36,455 | 35.87 | +3.04 | |
| Labor notional hold | Swing | −3.04 | |||
References
- ^ Spence, SA, 2025 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Spence, SA, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Spence, SA, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.