Joyce formally declared winner

03rd Jun 2025

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has officially declared the Honourable Barnaby Joyce as the duly elected member to serve in the House of Representatives for the Division of New England once again.
In what was a resounding result in the seat of New England, Mr Joyce secured 52.22% of the vote, which was more than double the next nearest candidate, Laura Hughes with just 20.32%. The final two-party preferred vote tally was Joyce 65.21%, Hughes 32.94% a swing of 1.85% to Mr Joyce.
Mrs Rita Merienne, Returning Officer for the Division of New England, declared the poll results at the Armidale office of the AEC on Wednesday May 28th.
• Barnaby Joyce (Nationals) – 59,711
• Wendy Wales (Greens) – 9,023
• Natasha Ledger (Independent) – 4,240
• Laura Hughes (Labor) – 23,233
• Holly Masters (Family First) – 3,641
• Todd Juchau (Trumpets of Patriots) – 3,111
• Brent Larkham (One Nation) – 11,387
“First and foremost, to the people of the New England, it is very humbling to once again be your emissary to Canberra,” said Mr Joyce.
“I say, as I always do, I am your servant. That is the purpose of politics, that is what political offices are all about.”
“Whether it’s people’s NDIS, their pensions, roads, telecommunications, it’s about service and looking after people.”
Mr Joyce set out a very clear path forward for the Nationals in the New England for the next parliamentary term, with a well-prepared focus on energy transition and the Net Zero

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