After announcing that he would retire at the 2022 federal election, Hayes endorsed Tu Le, a locally resident lawyer, to succeed him.

Dai Le, a local independent who was serving as the deputy mayor of the Fairfield City Council announced her intention to stand for the seat.

Liberal Party, United Australia, One Nation and Liberal Democrats preferences flowed to Le while the small number of Greens votes and voters not following a typical right to left preference flow were not enough to keep it in the hands of Labor.

[2] Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night The Division of Fowler is one of Australia's most multicultural communities with a very high percentage of migrants and first generation Australians.

As at the 2021 Census the breakdown of country of birth was; Fowler has a high multicultural population compared to the national and state averages.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Fowler (Commonwealth Electoral Division) as at the 2021 Census was lower than the national and state averages.