ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF BALLAARAT, VICTORIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Ballarat West, Mt Pleasant, Soldiers Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 13,189 Votes cast: 6,278 47.6 Informal votes: 29 04.6 Formal votes: 6,249 95.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Alfred DEAKIN Prot 4,655 74.5 Richard Vale 1,594 25.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,249 24.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vale was Vic MLA for West Ballarat 1886-89 and 1892-1902. He was an independent protectionist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Deakin (1856-1919): Elected 1901 Born: 3 August 1856, Melbourne. Career: Educated Melbourne Grammar, University of Melbourne. Lawyer and journalist. Age writer 1878-83. Prominent federalist. Father-in- law of Hon Thomas White MP. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for West Bourke 1879, 1880-89, Essendon and Flemington 1889-1900. Commissioner for Public Works 1883-86, Commissioner for Water Supply 1883-84, 1886-90, Vice-President of the Board of Works and Land 1883-86, Solicitor-General 1883-86, 1890, Chief Secretary 1886-90, Minister for Health 1890. Delegate to Federal Conventions 1891, 1897. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Attorney-General 1 January 1901 to 24 September 1903 Prime Minister from 24 September 1903 Minister for External Affairs from 24 September 1903 Leader of the Protectionists from 24 September 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Ballarat West, Mt Pleasant, Soldiers Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 majority: Protectionist over Independent 24.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 30,281 +130.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Alfred DEAKIN * Prot Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Deakin (1856-1919): Elected 1901, 1903 Prime Minister to 27 April 1904 Minister for External Affairs to 27 April 1907 Prime Minister from 5 July 1905 Minister for External Affairs from 5 July 1905 Leader of the Protectionists -------------------------------------------------------------------- Deakin resigned as Prime Minister when the House carried a Labour amendment to the Conciliation and Arbitration Bill, allowing Watson to form a Labour government. He gave support from the crossbench to Reid's coalition government, but moved an amendment to the Address in Reply on 30 June 1905, leading to Reid's resignation. Deakin then formed a new government. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Mt Pleasant, Sebastopol, Soldiers Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 majority: none (Protectionist unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 30,481 +00.7 Votes cast: 19,048 62.5 Informal votes: 412 02.2 Formal votes: 18,636 97.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Alfred DEAKIN * Prot 12,331 66.2 James Scullin Lab 6,305 33.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,636 16.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Scullin, see Corangamite 1910. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Deakin (1856-1919): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906 Prime Minister to 13 November 1908 Minister for External Affairs to 13 November 1908 Prime Minister from 2 June 1909 Leader of the Opposition 26 May 1909 to 2 June 1909 Leader of the Protectionists to 26 May 1909 Leader of the Liberal Party from 26 May 1909 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Deakin resigned following the breakdown of the informal coalition between the Protectionists and the ALP, resulting in the House carrying a vote of no-confidence on 10 November 1908. Following the fusion of the Anti-Socialists and the Protectionist party he became Leader of the Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition, despite the fact that he had fewer followers in the new party than did Cook, the Anti-Socialist Leader. He resumed office following the passage of a no-confidence in Fisher's government on 27 May 1909. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Mt Pleasant, Sebastopol, Soldiers Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Protectionist over Labour 16.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 26,952 -11.6 Votes cast: 20,196 74.9 +12.4 Informal votes: 281 01.4 -00.8 Formal votes: 19,915 98.6 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Alfred DEAKIN * Lib 10,179 51.1 -15.1 David Russell ALP 9,736 48.9 +15.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,915 01.1 15.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Deakin (1856-1919): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 Prime Minister to 29 April 1910 Leader of the Opposition 1 July 1910 to 20 January 1913 Leader of the Liberal Party to 20 January 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Deakin resigned as Liberal Party leader due to declining health. He retired in 1913. Died 7 October 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Mt Pleasant, Creswick, Soldiers Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.1 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 01.4 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,139 +45.2 Votes cast: 32,818 83.8 +08.9 Informal votes: 352 01.1 -00.3 Formal votes: 32,466 98.9 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles McGRATH ALP 16,417 50.6 +03.1 Hugh McKay + Lib 16,049 49.4 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,466 00.6 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- H V McKay (1865-1926) was a leading industrialist whose company developed the combine harvester. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Charles McGrath (1873-1934): Elected 1913 Born: 10 November 1873, Newton, Victoria. Career: Educated Creswick. Storekeeper, Creswick, active in labor movement. State politics: Vic MLA for Grenville 1904-13. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Mt Pleasant, Creswick, Soldiers Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,097 -01.7 Votes cast: 33,263 87.3 +03.5 Informal votes: 566 01.7 +00.6 Formal votes: 32,697 98.3 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Coldham Lib 15,963 48.8 -00.6 Charles McGRATH * ALP 16,734 51.2 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,697 01.2 00.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Charles McGrath (1873-1934): Elected 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 =================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Mt Pleasant, Creswick, Soldiers Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,379 -09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles McGRATH * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Charles McGrath (1873-1934): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McGrath was on active service in Europe and was not opposed by the Nationalist Party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Mt Pleasant, Creswick, Soldiers Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 majority: none (ALP unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,144 -03.6 Votes cast: 27,339 82.5 Informal votes: 202 00.7 Formal votes: 27,137 99.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwin KERBY Nat 13,569 50.0 Charles McGrath * ALP 13,568 50.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,137 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kerby's one-vote victory is the closest result in any House of Representatives contest. Not surprisingly, the result was successfully challenged in the courts. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > David Charles McGrath (1873-1934): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917. Defeated 1919 Later career: See Ballaarat by-election 1920. > Edwin Thomas Kerby (1885-1971): Elected 1919 Born: 12 April 1885, Ballaarat, Victoria. Career: Educated Grenville College, Ballaarat. Mining engineer and electrical contractor. Military Service 1914-19. Election declared void 2 June 1920 (see By-elections) Later career: Businessman, mainly in aviation. Leader of RSL and other ex-service causes. Died 5 July 1971 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 10 JULY 1920 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Mt Pleasant, Creswick, Soldiers Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the voiding of the election of Edwin Kerby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,209 +15.3 Votes cast: 29,314 76.7 -05.8 Informal votes: 214 00.7 00.0 Formal votes: 29,100 99.3 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Callow 186 00.6 Edwin Kerby + Nat 11,443 39.3 -10.7 Charles McGRATH ALP 15,058 51.7 +01.7 John Troup 2,413 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,100 06.1 e 06.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Kerby was member for Ballaarat 1919-20. 2. McGrath was member for Ballaarat 1913-19. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Charles McGrath (1873-1934): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917. Defeated 1919. Elected 1920 By -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Creswick, Daylesford, Warrenheip -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 00.0 1919 by-election two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 06.1 Effect of redistribution: 00.9 shift to Nationalist New notional majority: Nationalist over ALP 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,657 +19.7 Votes cast: 28,833 72.7 -09.8 Informal votes: 657 02.3 +01.6 Formal votes: 28,176 97.7 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Coldham Nat 10,098 35.8 -14.8 Sydney King Lib 3,878 13.8 Charles McGRATH * ALP 14,200 50.4 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,176 01.7 e 02.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Charles McGrath (1873-1934): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917. Defeated 1919. Elected 1920 By, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Creswick, Daylesford, Warrenheip -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 01.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,491 -00.4 Votes cast: 37,609 95.2 +22.5 Informal votes: 341 00.9 -01.4 Formal votes: 37,268 99.1 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles McGRATH * ALP 19,121 51.3 +00.9 Thomas Ryan Nat 18,147 48.7 +12.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,268 01.3 00.4 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Charles McGrath (1873-1934): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917. Defeated 1919. Elected 1920 By, 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Creswick, Daylesford, Warrenheip -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,969 -01.3 Votes cast: 37,826 97.1 +01.9 Informal votes: 682 01.8 +00.9 Formal votes: 37,144 98.2 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Baird Nat 17,616 47.4 -01.3 Charles McGRATH * ALP 19,528 52.6 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,144 02.6 01.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baird was Vic MLA for Ballarat West 1911-27. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Charles McGrath (1873-1934): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917. Defeated 1919. Elected 1920 By, 1922, 1925, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Creswick, Daylesford, Warrenheip -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,213 +00.6 Votes cast: 38,226 97.5 +00.4 Informal votes: 337 00.8 -01.0 Formal votes: 37,889 99.2 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederic Edmunds Nat 16,129 42.6 -04.8 Charles McGRATH * ALP 21,760 57.4 +04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,889 07.4 04.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edmunds was Vic MLA for Hawthorn 1945-50. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Charles McGrath (1873-1934): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917. Defeated 1919. Elected 1920 By, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McGrath resigned from the ALP Caucus in March 1931 and joined the UAP, after he had failed to be elected to the Ministry in the Caucus ballot on 2 March. He voted against the Scullin Government in the censure motion of 26 November 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Creswick, Daylesford, Warrenheip -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,775 +04.0 Votes cast: 39,782 97.6 +00.1 Informal votes: 505 01.3 +00.5 Formal votes: 39,277 98.7 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Bromfield CP 6,608 16.8 Charles McGrath * UAP 19,260 49.0 +06.4 James Miller + ALP 13,409 34.1 -23.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,277 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McGrath had left the ALP and joined the UAP in March 2931. Miller had been his campaign director in 1929 (The Age, 21 December 1931). -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bromfield's 6,608 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McGRATH * 5,599 84.7 24,859 63.3 Miller 1,009 15.3 14,418 36.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,608 39,277 13.3 20.7 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Charles McGrath (1873-1934): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917. Defeated 1919. Elected 1920 By, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931 Died 31 July 1934 (no By-election held) -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Creswick, Daylesford, Warrenheip -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 13.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,174 +03.4 Votes cast: 40,991 97.2 -00.4 Informal votes: 658 01.6 +00.3 Formal votes: 40,333 98.4 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederic Edmunds 10,752 26.7 Archibald Fisken + UAP 11,856 29.4 -19.6 William McAdam ALP 17,725 43.9 +09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,333 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Edmunds was an independent United Australia candidate. He had been defeated by Fisken for the UAP nomination (The Argus, 17 August 1934). 2. McAdam was Vic MLA for Ballarat East 1924-27, Ballarat 1927-32. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Edmunds's 10,752 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FISKEN + 9,890 92.0 21,746 53.9 McAdam 862 08.0 18,587 46.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,752 40,333 03.9 09.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Archibald Clyde Wanliss Fisken (1897-1970): Elected 1934 Born: 11 March 1897, Ballarat, Victoria. Career: Educated Geelong Grammar School. Military Service 1916-19. Insurance executive. Buninyong Shire Council. Grandfather of Hon Michael Ronaldson, MP and Senator. Fisken retired at the 1937 election. Later career: Chairman, Australian Meat Board 1936-46. Died 20 June 1970 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Castlemaine, Daylesford, Warrenheip -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 03.9 Effect of 1937 redistribution: 01.0 shift to ALP New notional majority: UAP over ALP 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,928 +20.8 Votes cast: 49,437 97.1 -00.1 Informal votes: 467 00.9 -00.7 Formal votes: 48,970 99.1 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald POLLARD ALP 24,784 50.6 +05.7 Stanley Walker + UAP 24,186 49.4 +16.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,970 00.6 03.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald Thomas Pollard (1894-1981): Elected 1937 Born: 31 October 1894, Castlemaine, Victoria. Career: Educated state schools. Farmworker, fitter and turner. Military Service 1915-18. Soldier settler at Woodend. State politics: Vic MLA for Dalhousie 1924-27, Bulla and Dalhousie 1927-32. Assistant Minister for Agriculture 1929-32. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Castlemaine, Daylesford, Warrenheip -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,646 -02.5 Votes cast: 48,041 96.8 -00.3 Informal votes: 488 01.0 +00.1 Formal votes: 47,553 99.0 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Montgomery UAP 19,089 40.1 -09.3 Reginald Pollard * ALP 22,715 47.8 -02.8 Alex Russell 5,749 12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,553 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Montgomery was Vic MLA for Geelong 1948-50. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Russell's 5,749 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Montgomery 4,547 79.1 23,636 49.7 POLLARD * 1,202 20.9 23,917 50.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,749 47,553 00.3 00.3 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald Thomas Pollard (1894-1981): Elected 1937, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Castlemaine, Daylesford, Warrenheip -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,214 +01.1 Votes cast: 48,991 97.6 +00.8 Informal votes: 480 01.0 00.0 Formal votes: 48,511 99.0 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Irish 2,333 04.8 Reginald POLLARD * ALP 26,428 54.5 +06.7 William Roff UAP 19,750 40.7 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,511 07.9 e 07.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald Thomas Pollard (1894-1981): Elected 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Castlemaine, Daylesford, Warrenheip -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 07.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,495 +02.6 Votes cast: 49,256 95.7 -01.9 Informal votes: 617 01.3 +00.3 Formal votes: 48,639 98.7 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arnold Caddy Lib 22,812 46.9 +06.2 Reginald POLLARD * ALP 25,827 53.1 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,639 03.1 04.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald Thomas Pollard (1894-1981): Elected 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946 Minister for Commerce and Agriculture from 1 November 1946 Pollard contested Lalor in 1949. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Daylesford, Learmonth, Warrenheip -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.1 Effect of 1948 redistribution: 00.4 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,859 -20.7 Votes cast: 39,753 97.3 +01.6 Informal votes: 380 01.0 -00.3 Formal votes: 39,373 99.0 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond Hyatt + ALP 19,522 49.6 -03.1 Alan PITTARD Lib 19,851 50.4 +03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,373 00.4 03.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hyatt was Vic MLA for Warrenheip and Grenville 1943-45, Hampden 1945-47. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Crocker Pittard (1902-92): Elected 1949 Born: 15 November 1901, Ballarat, Victoria. Career: Educated Ballarat Grammar School. Shoe retailer. Ballarat City Council. Military Service 1939-45. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Daylesford, Learmonth, Warrenheip -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,535 +01.7 Votes cast: 40,355 97.2 -00.1 Informal votes: 356 00.9 -00.1 Formal votes: 39,999 99.1 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert JOSHUA ALP 20,482 51.2 +01.6 Alan Pittard * Lib 19,517 48.8 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,999 01.2 01.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Alan Crocker Pittard (1902-92): Elected 1949. Defeated 1951 Later career: Businessman, Ballarat. Commissioner Victorian Public Health Authority. Died 25 December 1992 > Robert Joshua (1906-70): Elected 1951 Born: 1906, Melbourne. Career: Educated Wesley College, Melbourne. Accountant. Member, Ballarat Stock Exchange. Military Service 1940-46. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Daylesford, Learmonth, Warrenheip -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,309 -00.5 Votes cast: 40,188 97.3 +00.1 Informal votes: 291 00.7 -00.2 Formal votes: 39,897 99.3 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen Driscoll Lib 18,900 47.4 -01.4 Robert JOSHUA * ALP 20,997 52.6 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,897 02.6 01.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Joshua (1906-70): Elected 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- In April 1955 Joshua was one of seven MPs who were expelled from the ALP and formed the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist). Joshua was the group's parliamentary leader April-November 1955. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Daylesford, Learmonth, Warrenheip -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 02.6 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 00.2 shift to Labor New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,359 +05.0 Votes cast: 41,888 96.6 -01.7 Informal votes: 682 01.6 -00.7 Formal votes: 41,206 98.4 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Austin Dowling + ALP 15,686 38.1 -14.7 Dudley Erwin Lib 15,763 38.3 -09.1 Robert Joshua * ALPAC 9,757 23.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,206 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Joshua's 9,757 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dowling + 1,668 17.1 17,354 42.1 ERWIN 8,089 82.9 23,852 57.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,757 41,206 07.9 10.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Joshua (1906-70): Elected 1951, 1954. Defeated 1955 Later career: Federal President DLP Died 2 June 1970 > George Dudley Erwin (1917-84): Elected 1955 Born: 20 August 1917, Winchelsea, Victoria. Career: Educated state schools. Radio electrical engineer and farmer. Military Service 1940-45. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Daylesford, Learmonth, Warrenheip -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,677 +00.7 Votes cast: 42,400 97.1 +00.5 Informal votes: 610 01.4 -00.2 Formal votes: 41,790 98.6 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald Drummond ALP 17,903 42.8 +04.7 Dudley Erwin * Lib 16,683 39.9 +01.6 Robert Joshua DLP 7,204 17.2 -06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,790 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joshua was member for Ballaarat 1951-55. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Joshua's 7,204 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Drummond 720 10.0 18,623 44.6 ERWIN * 6,484 90.0 23,167 55.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,204 41,790 05.4 02.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Dudley Erwin (1917-84): Elected 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Daylesford, Learmonth, Warrenheip -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,189 +01.2 Votes cast: 42,773 96.8 -00.3 Informal votes: 613 01.4 00.0 Formal votes: 42,160 98.6 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dudley Erwin * Lib 18,379 43.6 +03.7 Robert Joshua DLP 7,557 17.9 +00.7 Aubrey Keane ALP 16,224 38.5 -04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,160 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joshua was member for Ballaarat 1951-55. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Joshua's 7,557 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ERWIN * 6,861 90.8 25,240 59.9 Keane 696 09.2 16,920 40.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,557 42,160 09.9 04.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Dudley Erwin (1917-84): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Daylesford, Learmonth, Warrenheip -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,650 +01.0 Votes cast: 43,381 97.2 +00.4 Informal votes: 350 00.8 -00.6 Formal votes: 43,031 99.2 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dudley Erwin * Lib 20,764 48.3 +04.7 Robert Joshua DLP 6,421 14.9 -03.0 Alan Williams ALP 15,846 36.8 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,031 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joshua was member for Ballaarat 1951-55. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Joshua's 6,421 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ERWIN * 6,000 93.4 26,764 62.2 Williams 421 06.6 16,267 37.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,421 43,031 12.2 02.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Dudley Erwin (1917-84): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Daylesford, Learmonth, Warrenheip -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,599 +02.1 Votes cast: 43,983 96.5 -00.7 Informal votes: 924 02.1 +01.3 Formal votes: 43,059 97.9 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dudley Erwin * Lib 21,288 49.4 +01.1 Robert Joshua DLP 6,729 15.6 +00.7 David Pollock ALP 15,042 34.9 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,059 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joshua was member for Ballaarat 1951-55. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Joshua's 6,729 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ERWIN * 6,203 92.2 27,491 63.8 Pollock 526 07.8 15,568 36.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,729 43,059 13.8 01.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Dudley Erwin (1917-84): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 Minister for Air from 13 February 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Bacchus Marsh, Ballarat, Daylesford, Learmonth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 13.8 Effect of 1968 redistribution: 00.8 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,902 +11.6 Votes cast: 49,191 96.6 +00.1 Informal votes: 1,752 03.6 +01.5 Formal votes: 47,439 96.4 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graeme Bond 1,173 02.5 Hon Dudley Erwin * Lib 20,881 44.0 -04.6 Robert Joshua DLP 6,444 13.6 -02.0 David Pollock ALP 18,634 39.3 +03.6 Hendrik Prins 92 00.2 David Swinnerton 215 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,439 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joshua was member for Ballaarat 1951-55. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Prins's 92 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bond 16 17.4 1,189 02.5 Erwin * 8 08.7 20,889 44.0 Joshua 6 06.5 6,450 13.6 Pollock 24 26.1 18,658 39.3 Swinnerton 38 41.3 253 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 92 47,439 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Swinnerton's 253 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bond 64 25.3 1,253 02.6 Erwin * 26 10.3 20,915 44.1 Joshua 19 07.5 6,469 13.6 Pollock 144 56.9 18,802 39.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 253 47,439 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bond's 1,253 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Erwin * 998 79.6 21,913 46.2 Joshua 115 09.2 6,584 13.9 Pollock 140 11.2 18,942 39.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,253 47,439 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Joshua's 6,584 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ERWIN * 6,086 92.4 27,999 59.0 Pollock 498 07.6 19,440 41.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,584 47,439 09.0 04.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Dudley Erwin (1917-84): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969 Minister for Air to 12 November 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Bacchus Marsh, Ballarat, Daylesford, Learmonth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,285 +02.7 Votes cast: 50,534 96.7 +00.1 Informal votes: 577 01.1 -02.6 Formal votes: 49,957 98.9 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Balkin DLP 6,297 12.6 -01.0 Hon Dudley Erwin * Lib 20,860 41.8 -02.2 David Williams ALP 22,800 45.6 +06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,957 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams was Vic MLC for Ballarat 1978-79. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Balkin's 6,297 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ERWIN * 5,859 93.0 26,719 53.5 Williams 438 07.0 23,238 46.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,297 49,957 03.5 05.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Dudley Erwin (1917-84): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Bacchus Marsh, Ballarat, Daylesford, Learmonth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,288 +13.4 Votes cast: 57,129 96.4 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,077 01.9 +00.8 Formal votes: 56,052 98.1 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pamela Clifford AP 1,574 02.8 Hon Dudley Erwin * Lib 25,736 45.9 +04.1 Bryan Hanrahan DLP 4,225 07.5 -05.1 David Williams ALP 24,517 43.7 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,052 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams was Vic MLC for Ballarat 1978-79. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Clifford's 1,574 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Erwin * 956 60.7 26,692 47.6 Hanrahan 156 09.9 4,381 07.8 Williams 462 29.4 24,979 44.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,574 56,052 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hanrahan's 4,381 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ERWIN * 4,029 92.0 30,721 54.8 Williams 352 08.0 25,331 45.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,381 56,052 04.8 01.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Dudley Erwin (1917-84): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 Erwin retired at the 1975 election. Died 29 October 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Bacchus Marsh, Ballarat, Daylesford, Learmonth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,217 +03.3 Votes cast: 59,407 97.0 +00.6 Informal votes: 1,011 01.7 -00.2 Formal votes: 58,396 98.3 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bryan Hanrahan DLP 4,219 07.2 -00.3 Glendon Ludbrook 1,625 02.8 James SHORT + Lib 29,708 50.9 +05.0 David Williams ALP 22,844 39.1 -04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,396 08.9 e 04.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams was Vic MLC for Ballarat 1978-79. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Robert Short (born 1936): Elected 1975 Born: 7 December 1936, Shepparton, Victoria Career: Educated University of Melbourne, Public servant, Treasury Department. Executive Secretary, Australian Industries Development Corporation 1973-74. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Kyneton, Learmonth, Maryborough -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.9 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 01.4 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,843 +09.2 Votes cast: 64,785 96.9 +01.8 Informal votes: 1,318 02.0 00.0 Formal votes: 63,467 98.0 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Norman Baker ALP 23,487 37.0 -03.5 Graham Gough AD 6,298 09.9 William Griffin DLP 3,202 05.0 -02.2 James Short * Lib 30,480 48.0 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,467 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The redistribution changed the spelling of this seat from Ballaarat to Ballarat. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Griffin's 3,202 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baker 185 05.8 23,672 37.3 Gough 280 08.7 6,578 10.4 SHORT * 2,737 85.5 33,217 52.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,202 63,467 07.5 e no swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Robert Short (born 1936): Elected 1975, 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Kyneton, Learmonth, Maryborough -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,916 +04.6 Votes cast: 67,615 96.7 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,239 01.8 -00.2 Formal votes: 66,376 98.2 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Cotter DLP 2,099 03.2 -01.8 Graham Gough AD 3,736 05.6 -04.3 John Mildren ALP 29,990 45.2 +08.2 James Short * Lib 30,551 46.0 -02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,376 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cotter's 2,099 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gough 1,255 59.8 4,991 07.5 Mildren 282 13.4 30,272 45.6 Short * 562 26.8 31,113 46.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,099 66,376 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Gough's 4,991 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MILDREN 3,351 67.1 33,623 50.7 Short * 1,640 32.9 32,753 49.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,991 66,376 00.7 08.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Robert Short (born 1936): Elected 1975, 1977. Defeated 1980. Later career: See Senate Victoria 1983 > John Barry Mildren (1932-2024): Elected 1980 Born: 20 October 1932, Colac, Victoria Career: Educated Melbourne University, Texas A & M University. Teacher. Senior lecturer and head of department, Ballarat College of Advanced Education. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Kyneton, Learmonth, Maryborough -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,581 +02.4 Votes cast: 69,396 96.9 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,156 01.7 -00.1 Formal votes: 68,240 98.3 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Blower 1,148 01.7 Graham Gough AD 2,123 03.1 -02.5 Albert Ireland 275 00.4 John MILDREN * ALP 34,616 50.7 +05.5 John Ronan Lib 30,078 44.1 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,240 04.1 e 03.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Barry Mildren (1932-2024): Elected 1980, 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ararat, Ballarat, Creswick, Skipton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.1 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 02.8 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,620 -02.7 Votes cast: 67,080 96.4 -00.5 Informal votes: 4,148 06.2 +04.5 Formal votes: 62,932 93.8 -04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graham Gough AD 2,163 03.4 +00.3 John Ferwerda DLP 737 01.2 John Ronan Lib 27,952 44.4 -02.5 Douglas Stewart NPA 961 01.5 John Mildren * ALP 31,119 49.4 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,932 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ferwerda's 737 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gough 163 22.1 2,326 03.7 Ronan 369 50.1 28,321 45.0 Stewart 75 10.2 1,036 01.6 Mildren * 130 17.6 31,249 49.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 737 62,932 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Stewart's 1,036 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gough 127 12.3 2,453 03.9 Ronan 789 76.3 29,110 46.3 Mildren * 118 11.4 31,367 49.8 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,036 62,932 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Gough's 2,453 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronan 1,395 57.2 30,505 48.5 MILDREN * 1,044 42.8 32,411 51.5 (exhausted 14 16 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,453 62,932 02.0 00.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Barry Mildren (1932-2024): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ararat, Ballarat, Creswick, Skipton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,787 +03.1 Votes cast: 69,293 96.5 +00.1 Informal votes: 2,460 03.6 -02.6 Formal votes: 66,833 96.4 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Greany 392 00.6 John Boland NPA 8,250 12.3 +10.8 Phil Henseleit AD 2,685 04.0 +00.6 John Mildren * ALP 31,447 47.1 -02.3 John Ronan Lib 24,059 36.0 -08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,833 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Greany's 392 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Boland 228 58.6 8,478 12.7 Henseleit 68 17.5 2,753 04.1 Mildren * 72 18.5 31,519 47.2 Ronan 21 05.4 24,080 36.0 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 392 66,833 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Henseleit's 2,753 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Boland 609 22.1 9,087 13.6 Mildren * 1,544 56.1 33,063 49.5 Ronan 597 21.7 24,677 36.9 (exhausted 3 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,753 66,833 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Boland's 9,087 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MILDREN * 1,611 17.7 34,674 51.9 Ronan 7,470 82.3 32,147 48.1 (exhausted 6 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,087 66,833 01.9 00.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Barry Mildren (1932-2024): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Avoca, Ballan, Ballarat, Stawell -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.9 Effect of 1989 redistribution: 00.2 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,384 -00.6 Votes cast: 69,136 96.9 +00.4 Informal votes: 1,541 02.2 -01.4 Formal votes: 67,595 97.8 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Mildren * ALP 27,609 40.8 -06.5 Greg Mays 536 00.8 Michael Ronaldson Lib 31,273 46.3 +10.5 Jodie Rickard CTA 2,311 03.4 George Helon 212 00.3 Bill Scetrine AD 5,654 08.4 +04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,595 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Helon's 212 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mildren * 27 12.7 27,636 40.9 Mays 57 26.9 593 00.9 Ronaldson 51 24.1 31,324 46.3 Rickard 25 11.8 2,336 03.5 Scetrine 52 24.5 5,706 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 212 67,595 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mays's 593 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mildren * 153 26.2 27,789 41.1 Ronaldson 107 18.4 31,431 46.5 Rickard 83 14.2 2,419 03.6 Scetrine 240 41.2 5,946 08.8 (exhausted 10 10 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 593 67,595 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Rickards's 2,419 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mildren * 680 28.2 28,469 42.1 Ronaldson 1,429 59.2 32,860 48.6 Scetrine 305 12.6 6,251 09.2 (exhausted 5 15 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,419 67,595 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Scetrine's 6,251 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mildren * 4,037 64.9 32,506 48.1 RONALDSON 2,183 35.1 35,043 51.9 (exhausted 31 46 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,251 67,595 01.9 04.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Barry Mildren (1932-2024): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987. Defeated 1990 Died 25 April 2024 > Michael John Clyde Ronaldson (born 1954): Elected 1990 Born: 13 February 1954, Ballarat Career: Educated University of Melbourne. Barrister and solicitor. Ballarat City Council. Grandson of Archibald Fisken MP. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Avoca, Ballan, Ballarat, Stawell -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,285 +04.1 Votes cast: 72,139 97.1 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,614 02.2 00.0 Formal votes: 70,525 97.8 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Veronica Caven 740 01.0 Jodie Rickard CTA 2,618 03.7 +00.3 Rob de Caen AD 1,516 02.1 -06.3 Michael Ronaldson * Lib 33,478 47.4 +01.1 Geoffrey Hardy 1,703 02.4 Peter Devereux ALP 30,470 43.2 +02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,525 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Caven's 740 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rickard 392 54.1 3,010 04.3 De Caen 131 18.1 1,647 02.3 Ronaldson * 61 08.4 33,539 47.6 Hardy 63 08.7 1,766 02.5 Devereux 78 10.8 30,548 43.3 (exhausted 15 15 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 740 70,525 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: de Caen's 1,647 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rickard 224 13.6 3,234 04.6 Ronaldson * 343 20.9 33,882 48.1 Hardy 452 27.5 2,218 03.1 Devereux 625 38.0 31,173 44.2 (exhausted 3 18 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,647 70,525 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hardy's 2,218 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rickard 395 17.9 3,629 05.1 Ronaldson * 700 31.6 34,582 49.1 Devereux 1,117 50.5 32,290 45.8 (exhausted 6 24 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,218 70,525 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Rickard's 3,629 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- RONALDSON * 2,205 61.2 36,787 52.2 Devereux 1,397 38.8 33,687 47.8 (exhausted 27 51 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,629 70,525 02.2 00.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael John Clyde Ronaldson (born 1954): Elected 1990, 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Avoca, Ballan, Ballarat, Stawell -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.2 Effect of redistribution: 00.4 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,259 +08.0 Votes cast: 77,703 96.8 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,641 02.1 -00.1 Formal votes: 76,062 97.9 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jenny Beacham ALP 31,864 41.9 -01.7 John Neenan AAFI 801 01.1 David Cocking CTA 1,781 02.3 -01.4 Alan Gray 947 01.3 Trish Finlay AD 3,208 04.2 +02.1 Alan McDonald 186 00.2 Michael Ronaldson * Lib 37,275 49.0 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,062 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McDonald's 186 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beacham 33 18.1 31,897 41.9 Neenan 9 05.0 810 01.1 Cocking 7 03.9 1,788 02.4 Gray 33 18.1 980 01.3 Finlay 61 33.5 3,269 04.3 Ronaldson * 39 21.4 37,314 49.1 (exhausted 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 186 76,062 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Neenan's 810 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beacham 237 29.6 32,134 42.3 Cocking 85 10.6 1,873 02.5 Gray 140 17.5 1,120 01.5 Finlay 127 15.8 3,396 04.5 Ronaldson * 213 26.6 37,527 49.4 (exhausted 8 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 810 76,062 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Gray's 1,120 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beacham 240 21.8 32,374 42.6 Cocking 123 11.2 1,996 02.6 Finlay 595 54.0 3,991 05.3 Ronaldson * 143 13.0 37,670 49.6 (exhausted 19 31 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,120 76,062 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Cocking's 1,996 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beacham 571 28.8 32,945 43.3 Finlay 303 15.3 4,294 05.7 RONALDSON * 1,111 56.0 38,781 51.0 (exhausted 11 42 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,996 76,062 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Finlay's 4,294 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beacham 2,184 53.3 35,129 46.3 RONALDSON * 1,915 46.7 40,696 53.7 (exhausted 195 237 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,294 76,062 03.7 01.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael John Clyde Ronaldson (born 1954): Elected 1990, 1993, 1996 Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry for Transport and Regional Development from 14 October 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Avoca, Ballan, Ballarat, Stawell -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,864 +00.8 Votes cast: 79,139 97.9 +01.1 Informal votes: 2,809 03.5 +01.4 Formal votes: 76,330 96.5 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Colosimo CDP 840 01.1 -01.2 Hon Michael Ronaldson * Lib 34,527 45.2 -03.8 John Blanchard ON 3,738 04.9 Peta Price AD 2,824 03.7 -00.5 John Wiley 1,569 02.1 Margaret Taylor 182 00.2 Ian Harrison 188 00.2 Alex Graham 147 00.2 Malcolm Campbell Grn 1,083 01.4 Margaret Card ALP 31,232 40.9 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,330 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Graham's 147 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colosimo 2 01.4 842 01.1 Ronaldson * 16 10.9 34,543 45.3 Blanchard 4 02.7 3,742 04.9 Price 8 05.4 2,832 03.7 Wiley 8 05.4 1,577 02.1 Taylor 5 03.4 187 00.2 Harrison 38 25.9 226 00.3 Campbell 24 16.3 1,107 01.5 Card 42 28.6 31,274 41.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 147 76,330 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Taylor's 187 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colosimo 10 05.3 852 01.1 Ronaldson * 24 12.8 34,567 45.3 Blanchard 5 02.7 3,747 04.9 Price 15 08.0 2,847 03.7 Wiley 21 11.2 1,598 02.1 Harrison 32 17.1 258 00.3 Campbell 28 15.0 1,135 01.5 Card 52 27.8 31,326 41.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 187 76,330 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Harrison's 258 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colosimo 14 05.4 866 01.1 Ronaldson * 36 14.0 34,603 45.3 Blanchard 9 03.5 3,756 04.9 Price 41 15.9 2,888 03.8 Wiley 28 10.9 1,626 02.1 Campbell 67 26.0 1,202 01.6 Card 63 24.4 31,389 41.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 258 76,330 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Colosimo's 866 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronaldson * 549 63.4 35,152 46.1 Blanchard 102 11.8 3,858 05.1 Price 67 07.7 2,955 03.9 Wiley 27 03.1 1,653 02.2 Campbell 32 03.7 1,234 01.6 Card 89 10.3 31,478 41.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 866 76,330 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Campbell's 1,234 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronaldson * 138 11.2 35,290 46.2 Blanchard 51 04.1 3,909 05.1 Price 448 36.3 3,403 04.5 Wiley 86 07.0 1,739 02.3 Card 511 41.4 31,989 41.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,234 76,330 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Wiley's 1,739 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronaldson * 337 19.4 35,627 46.7 Blanchard 833 47.9 4,742 06.2 Price 260 15.0 3,663 04.8 Card 309 17.8 32,298 42.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,739 76,330 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Price's 3,663 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronaldson * 1,418 38.7 37,045 48.5 Blanchard 352 09.6 5,094 06.7 Card 1,893 51.7 34,191 44.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,663 76,330 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Blanchard's 5,094 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- RONALDSON * 3,235 63.5 40,280 52.8 Card 1,859 36.5 36,050 47.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,094 76,330 02.8 00.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael John Clyde Ronaldson (born 1954): Elected 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998 Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry for Transport and Regional Development to 21 October 1998 Ronaldson retired at the 2001 election. Later career: See Senate Victoria 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Avoca, Ballan, Ballarat, Stawell -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,940 +05.0 Votes cast: 82,940 97.6 -00.3 Informal votes: 2,391 02.9 -00.6 Formal votes: 80,549 97.1 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Catherine King ALP 35,558 44.1 +03.2 Tony Kelly Grn 5,126 06.4 +04.9 Charles Collins + Lib 34,512 42.8 -02.4 Danii Coric AD 3,300 04.1 +00.4 John Blanchard ON 2,053 02.5 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,549 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Blanchard's 2,053 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- King 477 23.2 36,035 44.7 Kelly 325 15.8 5,541 06.8 Collins + 829 40.4 35,341 44.9 Coric 422 20.6 3,722 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,053 80,549 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Coric's 3,722 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- King 1,054 28.3 37,089 28.3 Kelly 1,828 49.1 7,279 09.0 Collins + 840 22.6 36,181 44.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,722 80,549 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Kelly's 7,279 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KING 5,382 73.9 42,471 52.7 Collins + 1,897 26.1 38,078 47.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,279 80,549 02.7 05.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Catherine Fiona King (born 1966): Elected 2001 Career: Educated Philip Institute of Technology, Australian National University. Social worker, research officer. Commonwealth public servant. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 =================================================================== Central Victoria: Avoca, Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, Ballarat -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.8 Effect of redistribution: 00.5 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 003.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 90,409 +06.4 Votes cast: 86,753 96.0 -01.6 Informal votes: 2,901 03.3 +00.4 Formal votes: 83,852 96.7 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elizabeth Matuschka Lib 37,377 44.6 +02.4 Tony Kelly Grn 5,641 06.7 +00.1 Claire Lindorff DLP 1,109 01.3 Catherine King * ALP 37,734 45.0 +00.5 Valiant Von Thule Halborg 192 00.2 Vlad Adamek FF 1,799 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 83,852 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Von Thule Halborg's 192 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matuschka 27 14.1 37,404 44.6 Kelly 35 18.2 5,676 06.8 Lindorff 23 12.0 1,132 01.4 King * 34 17.7 37,768 45.0 Adamek 73 38.0 1,872 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 192 83,852 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Lindorff's 1,132 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matuschka 306 27.0 37,710 45.0 Kelly 237 20.9 5,913 07.1 King * 277 24.5 38,045 45.4 Adamek 312 27.6 2,184 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,132 83,852 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Adamek's 2,184 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matuschka 1,311 60.0 39,021 46.5 Kelly 305 14.0 6,218 07.4 King * 568 26.0 38,613 46.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,184 83,852 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Kelly's 6,218 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matuschka 1,036 16.7 40,057 47.8 KING * 5,182 83.3 43,795 52.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,218 83,852 02.2 01.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Catherine Fiona King (born 1966): Elected 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Central Vic: Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, Ballarat, Daylesford -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 93,624 +03.6 Votes cast: 89,978 96.1 +00.1 Informal votes: 2,170 02.4 -00.9 Formal votes: 87,808 97.6 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Belinda Coates Grn 7,008 08.0 +01.3 Samantha McIntosh Lib 33,402 38.0 -06.5 Catherine KING * ALP 44,191 50.3 +05.3 Dale Butterfield FF 3,207 03.7 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 87,808 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Butterfield's 3,207 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coates 585 18.2 7,593 08.7 McIntosh 1,726 53.8 35,128 40.0 KING * 896 27.9 45,087 51.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3,207 87,808 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Coates's 7,593 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McIntosh 1,624 21.4 36,752 41.9 KING * 5,969 78.6 51,056 58.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7,593 87,808 08.2 05.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Catherine Fiona King (born 1966): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Central Vic: Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, Ballarat, Daylesford -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 97,802 +04.5 Votes cast: 92,895 95.0 -01.1 Informal votes: 3,456 03.7 +01.3 Formal votes: 89,439 96.3 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Belinda Coates Grn 10,140 11.3 +03.4 Mark Banwell Lib 30,364 34.0 -04.1 Jim Rainey FF 2,646 03.0 -00.7 Catherine KING * ALP 46,289 51.8 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 89,439 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Rainey's 2,646 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coates 523 19.8 10,633 11.9 Banwell 1,432 54.1 31,796 35.6 KING * 691 26.1 46,980 52.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,646 89,439 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Coates's 10,633 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Banwell 2,455 23.0 34,251 38.3 KING * 8,208 77.0 55,188 61.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,633 89,439 11.7 03.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Catherine Fiona King (born 1966): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Transport 14 September 2010 to 25 March 2013 Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing 14 September 2010 to 25 March 2013 Minister for Regional Services, Local Communities and Territories 25 March 2013 to 1 July 2013 Minister for Road Safety 25 March 2013 to 1 July 2013 Minister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories from 1 July 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Central Vic: Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, Ballarat, Daylesford -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 11.7 Effect of 2010 redistribution: no change 2013 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 103,480 +05.8 Votes cast: 98,241 94.9 -00.1 Informal votes: 4,578 04.7 +01.0 Formal votes: 93,663 95.3 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anne Foster 1,139 01.2 Ana Rojas 229 00.2 Shane Dunne KAP 849 00.9 Joshua Mathieson ASP 2,135 02.3 Stephanie Hodgins-May Grn 8,911 09.5 -01.8 John Fitzgibbon Lib 35,592 38.0 +04.1 Stephen Vereker DLP 1,022 01.1 Gerard Murphy PUP 3,396 03.6 Shane Clark FF 1,139 01.2 -01.7 Hon Catherine King * ALP 39,251 41.9 -09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 93,663 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Rojas's 229 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Foster 64 28.0 1,203 01.3 Dunne 31 13.5 880 00.9 Mathieson 38 16.6 2,173 02.3 Hodgins-May 11 04.8 8,922 09.5 Fitzgibbon 18 07.9 35,610 38.0 Vereker 14 06.1 1,036 01.1 Murphy 11 04.8 3,407 03.6 Clark 33 14.4 1,172 01.3 King * 9 03.9 39,260 41.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 229 93,663 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dunne's 880 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Foster 61 06.9 1,264 01.4 Mathieson 108 12.3 2,281 02.4 Hodgins-May 61 06.9 8,983 09.6 Fitzgibbon 188 21.4 35,798 38.2 Vereker 52 05.9 1,088 01.2 Murphy 238 27.1 3,645 03.9 Clark 63 07.2 1,235 01.3 King * 109 12.4 39,369 42.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 880 93,663 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Vereker's 1,088 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Foster 377 34.7 1,641 01.8 Mathieson 46 04.2 2,327 02.5 Hodgins-May 71 06.5 9,054 09.7 Fitzgibbon 222 20.4 36,020 38.5 Murphy 100 09.2 3,745 04.0 Clark 92 08.5 1,327 01.4 King * 180 16.5 39,549 42.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,088 93,663 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Clark's 1,327 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Foster 355 26.8 1,996 02.1 Mathieson 125 09.4 2,452 02.6 Hodgins-May 134 10.1 9,188 09.8 Fitzgibbon 229 17.3 36,249 38.7 Murphy 154 11.6 3,899 04.2 King * 330 24.9 39,879 42.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,327 93,663 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Foster's 1,996 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mathieson 462 23.2 2,914 03.1 Hodgins-May 157 07.9 9,345 10.0 Fitzgibbon 636 31.9 36,885 39.4 Murphy 535 26.8 4,434 04.7 King * 206 10.3 40,085 42.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,996 93,663 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Mathieson's 2,914 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hodgins-May 1,297 44.5 10,642 11.4 Fitzgibbon 465 16.0 37,350 39.9 Murphy 454 15.6 4,888 05.2 King * 698 24.0 40,783 43.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,914 93,663 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Murphy's 4,888 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hodgins-May 1,417 29.0 12,059 12.9 Fitzgibbon 1,796 36.7 39,146 41.8 King * 1,675 34.3 42,458 45.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,888 93,663 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Hodgins-May's 12,059 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fitzgibbon 3,106 25.8 42,252 45.1 KING * 8,953 74.2 51,411 54.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,059 93,663 04.9 06.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Catherine Fiona King (born 1966): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013 Minister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories to 18 September 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Central Vic: Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, Ballarat, Daylesford -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 110,755 +07.0 Votes cast: 103,168 93.2 -01.7 Informal votes: 5,461 05.2 +00.5 Formal votes: 97,707 94.8 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dianne Colbert AC 2,023 02.1 +00.9 Paul Tatchell Nat 4,108 04.2 Hon Catherine King * ALP 42,275 43.3 +01.4 Bren Eckel 1,802 01.9 Alice Barnes Grn 10,551 10.8 +01.2 Graham Howard FF 1,896 01.9 Tran Tran RUA 1,121 01.2 Sarah Wade Lib 33,931 34.7 -03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 97,707 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Tran's 1,121 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colbert 144 12.9 2,167 02.2 Tatchell 93 08.3 4,201 04.3 King * 114 10.2 42,389 43.4 Eckel 273 24.4 2,075 02.1 Barnes 55 04.9 10,616 10.9 Howard 314 28.0 2,210 02.3 Wade 128 11.4 34,059 34.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,121 97,707 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Eckel's 2,075 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colbert 189 09.1 2,356 02.4 Tatchell 375 18.1 4,576 04.7 King * 465 22.4 42,854 43.9 Barnes 400 19.3 11,006 11.3 Howard 448 21.6 2,658 02.7 Wade 198 09.5 34,257 35.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,075 97,707 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Colbert's 2,356 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tatchell 548 23.3 5,124 05.2 King * 285 12.1 43,139 44.2 Barnes 119 05.1 11,125 11.4 Howard 1,171 49.7 3,829 03.9 Wade 233 09.9 34,490 35.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,356 97,707 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Howard's 3,829 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tatchell 1,246 32.5 6,370 06.5 King * 746 19.5 43,885 44.9 Barnes 645 16.9 11,770 12.1 Wade 1,192 31.3 35,682 36.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,829 97,707 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Tatchell's 6,370 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- King * 1,831 28.7 45,716 46.8 Barnes 863 13.6 12,633 12.9 Wade 3,676 57.7 39,358 40.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,370 97,707 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Barnes's 12,633 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KING * 10,286 81.4 56,002 57.3 Wade 2,347 18.6 41,705 42.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,633 97,707 07.3 02.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Catherine Fiona King (born 1966): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Central Vic: Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, Ballarat, Creswick, Daylesford -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 07.3 Effect of 2018 redistribution: 00.1 shift to Labor 2019 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 114,954 +03.8 Votes cast: 107,372 93.4 +00.2 Informal votes: 4,689 04.4 -00.9 Formal votes: 102,683 95.6 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bryn Hills AJP 4,393 04.3 Peter Cozyn UAP 4,741 04.6 Alex Graham 1,645 01.6 Nick Shady 2,288 02.2 Karen McAloon Grn 9,077 08.8 -02.0 Tim Vo Lib 31,462 30.6 -04.1 Hon Catherine King * ALP 49,077 47.8 +04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 102,683 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Graham's 1,645 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hills 120 07.3 4,513 04.4 Cozyn 150 09.1 4,891 04.8 Shady 1,061 64.5 3,349 03.3 McAloon 98 06.0 9,175 08.9 Vo 93 05.7 31,555 30.7 King * 123 07.5 49,200 47.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,645 102,683 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Shady's 3,349 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hills 639 19.1 5,152 05.0 Cozyn 846 25.3 5,737 05.6 McAloon 433 12.9 9,608 09.4 Vo 765 22.8 32,320 31.5 King * 666 19.9 49,866 48.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,349 102,683 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hills's 5,152 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cozyn 1,595 31.0 7,332 07.1 McAloon 1,840 35.7 11,448 11.2 Vo 554 10.8 32,874 32.0 King * 1,163 22.6 51,029 49.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,152 102,683 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Cozyn's 7,332 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McAloon 2,370 32.3 13,818 13.5 Vo 3,331 45.4 36,205 35.3 KING * 1,631 22.2 52,660 51.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,332 102,683 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: McAloon's 13,818 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vo 3,863 28.0 40,068 39.0 KING * 9,955 72.0 62,615 61.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,818 102,683 11.0 03.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Catherine Fiona King (born 1966): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Central Vic: Ballarat, Creswick, Daylesford, Lethbridge, Linton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 11.0 Effect of 2021 redistribution: 00.7 shift to Liberal 2022 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 110,570 -03.7 Votes cast: 101,609 91.9 -01.5 Informal votes: 5,109 05.0 +00.8 Formal votes: 96,500 95.0 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Barnes Grn 14,076 14.6 +05.6 Ben Green Lib 26,142 27.1 -04.6 Alex Graham 2,044 02.1 Kerryn Sedgman AFP 682 00.7 Terri Pryse-Smith UAP 3,693 03.8 -00.8 Rosalie Taxis PHON 3,476 03.6 Julia McGrath LDP 3,216 03.3 Hon Catherine King * ALP 43,171 44.7 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 96,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sedgman's 682 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barnes 50 07.3 14,126 14.6 Green 49 07.2 26,191 27.1 Graham 158 23.2 2,202 02.3 Pryse-Smith 113 16.6 3,806 03.9 Taxis 131 19.2 3,607 03.7 McGrath 131 19.2 3,347 03.5 King * 50 07.3 43,221 44.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 682 96,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Graham's 2,202 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barnes 543 24.7 14,669 15.2 Green 265 12.0 26,456 27.1 Pryse-Smith 369 16.8 4,175 04.3 Taxis 354 16.1 3,961 04.1 McGrath 291 13.2 3,638 03.8 King * 380 17.3 43,601 45.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,202 96,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McGrath's 3,638 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barnes 229 06.3 14,898 15.4 Green 841 23.1 27,297 28.3 Pryse-Smith 1,320 36.3 5,495 05.7 Taxis 755 20.8 4,716 04.9 King * 493 13.6 44,094 45.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,638 96,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Taxis's 4,716 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barnes 348 07.4 15,246 15.8 Green 654 13.9 27,951 29.0 Pryse-Smith 2,948 62.5 8,443 08.8 King * 766 16.2 44,860 46.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,716 96,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Pryse-Smith's 8,443 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barnes 1,567 18.6 16,813 17.4 Green 4,406 52.2 32,357 33.5 King * 2,470 29.3 47,330 49.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,443 96,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Barnes's 16,813 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Green 3,373 20.1 35,730 37.0 KING * 13,440 79.9 60,770 63.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,813 96,500 13.0 02.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Catherine Fiona King (born 1966): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government from 1 June 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Central Vic: Ballarat, Creswick, Daylesford, Lethbridge, Linton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 13.0 Effect of 2024 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 116,238 +05.1 Votes cast: 108,495 93.3 +01.4 Informal votes: 3,955 03.7 -01.4 Formal votes: 104,540 96.3 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paula Doran Lib 29,883 28.6 +01.5 John Barnes Grn 14,984 14.3 -00.3 Terri Pryse-Smith PHON 8,029 07.7 +04.1 Hon Catherine King * Labor 44,273 42.4 -02.4 Luke Parker 2,934 02.8 Ryan Redfern Libtn 1,380 01.3 Ian Harkness FFA 3,057 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 104,540 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Redfern's 1,380 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Doran 153 11.1 30,036 28.7 Barnes 84 06.1 15,068 14.4 Pryse-Smith 349 25.3 8,378 08.0 King * 114 08.3 44,387 42.5 Parker 395 28.6 3,329 03.2 Harkness 285 20.8 3,342 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,380 104,540 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Parker's 3,329 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Doran 414 12.4 30,450 29.1 Barnes 555 16.7 15,623 14.9 Pryse-Smith 621 18.7 8,999 08.6 King * 609 18.3 44,996 43.0 Harkness 1,130 33.9 4,472 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,329 104,540 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Harkness's 4,472 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Doran 1,129 25.3 31,579 30.2 Barnes 669 15.0 16,292 15.6 Pryse-Smith 1,773 39.7 10,722 10.3 King * 901 20.2 45,897 43.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,472 104,540 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Pryse-Smith's 10,722 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Doran 6,734 62.5 38,313 36.7 Barnes 1,725 16.0 18,017 17.2 King * 2,313 21.5 48,210 46.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,722 104,540 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Barnes's 18,017 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Doran 2,808 15.6 41,121 39.4 KING * 15,209 84.4 63,419 60.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,017 104,540 10.7 02.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Catherine Fiona King (born 1966): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025 Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government --------------------------------------------------------------------