The Australian Electoral Commission has officially declared Stephen Jones the winner of the seat of Whitlam today.

Mr. Jones received just over 60 per cent of the two candidate preferred vote ahead of Liberal Candidate Mike Cains.

He said he's looking forward to getting down to business.

"It's a great honour and I want to thank the people of this wonderful area for putting their faith in me once again,

"I pledge to serve you all to the best of my ability,"Mr. Jones said.

Image: Stephen Jones via Facebook