Federal electorate · New South Wales
Dobell
Dobell is a federal electorate in New South Wales, held by Emma McBride of the Australian Labor Party since the 2025 election, by a margin of 9.43 points — a fairly safe seat.
Member for Dobell
Emma McBride
Australian Labor Party
The 2025 result
Final two candidates after preferences were distributed, from the election held 3 May 2025.
- Emma McBRIDELabor59.43%61,465 votes
- Brendan SMALLLiberal40.57%41,962 votes
First preferences in 2025
How the seat voted before preferences were distributed. The Coalition is counted as one figure across its four registrations, and the Greens across both of theirs — in Victoria they contest as GVIC and elsewhere as GRN, which read as two separate minor parties if left unmerged.
- Labor42.8%
- Coalition27.8%
- Minor parties10.4%
- Greens10.3%
- One Nation8.7%
Suburbs in Dobell
65 suburbs and localities have residents in this electorate. 6of them also have residents in another one — the percentage is the share of that area’s Census population living here.
- Bateau Bay
- Wyoming
- Berkeley Vale
- Hamlyn Terrace
- Gorokan
- Killarney Vale
- Long Jetty
- Blue Haven
- Woongarrah
- Tumbi Umbi
- Toukley
- Wyong
- The Entrance
- Kanwal
- Wadalba
- Ourimbah
- Watanobbi
- Lisarow 73%
- Mardi
- Lake Haven
- Wamberal 50%
- Forresters Beach
- Noraville
- Charmhaven
- Glenning Valley
- Wyongah
- Chittaway Bay
- Jilliby
- The Entrance North
- Niagara Park 50%
- Shelly Beach (NSW)
- Narara 15%
- Tuggerawong
- Canton Beach
- Norah Head
- Blue Bay
- Matcham
- Holgate 95%
- Chittaway Point
- Tuggerah
- Fountaindale
- Warnervale
- Tacoma
- Toowoon Bay
- Wyong Creek
- Dooralong
- Wallarah
- Magenta (NSW)
- Kangy Angy
- Yarramalong
- Rocky Point (NSW)
- Tacoma South
- Mount Elliot (NSW)
- Cedar Brush Creek
- Erina Heights 27%
- Little Jilliby
- Durren Durren
- Palmdale (NSW)
- Palm Grove (NSW)
- Alison (Central Coast - NSW)
- Ravensdale
- Lemon Tree
- Halloran
- Kiar
- Bushells Ridge
Postcodes in Dobell
7 postcodes have residents in this electorate. 4of them also have residents in another one — the percentage is the share of that area’s Census population living here.
- 2261
- 2259 68%
- 2263
- 2250 27%
- 2260 27%
- 2262 31%
- 2258
Where this comes from
- Results, margins and turnout are the AEC’s published 2025figures. The margin is derived — the winner’s two-candidate-preferred share minus 50 — and the seat status is the AEC’s own classification.
- Suburbs and postcodes come from 2021 Census mesh blocks matched to CED_2025 boundaries, weighted by resident population rather than by area — otherwise a large, largely uninhabited postcode is assigned to whichever division holds the most empty land.
- These are an approximation of the AEC’s legal boundaries, so close to a boundary they can differ. To confirm where you are enrolled, check the AEC.
Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 allocation files and 2021 Census Mesh Block Counts, © Australian Bureau of Statistics.