ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF BATMAN, VICTORIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Clifton Hill, Collingwood, Delbridge, Fitzroy -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1903 majority cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 30,590 Votes cast: 14,939 48.8 Informal votes: 743 05.0 Formal votes: 14,196 95.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jabez COON + Prot 7,098 50.0 Samuel Painter 330 02.3 Robert Solly Lab 6,617 46.6 Roy Vernon 151 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,196 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Solly was Vic MLA for Railway Officers 1904-06, Carlton 1908-32. 2. Painter and Vernon were independent Labour candidates. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jabez Coon (1869-1935): Elected 1906 Born: 1869, Maldon, Victoria. Career: Primary education. Goldminer. Boot merchant in Melbourne. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Clifton Hill, Collingwood, Delbridge, Fitzroy -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Protectionist over Labour 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,445 +02.8 Votes cast: 21,661 68.9 +20.1 Informal votes: 327 01.5 -03.5 Formal votes: 21,334 98.5 +03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry BEARD ALP 13,569 63.6 +17.0 Jabez Coon * Lib 7,765 36.4 -13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,334 13.6 15.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jabez Coon (1869-1935): Elected 1906. Defeated 1910 Died 18 April 1935 > Henry Elisha Beard (1864-1910): Elected 1910 Born: 1864, Victoria. Career: Primary education. Bricklayer, railways inspector, union official. State politics: Vic MLA for Jika Jika 1904-07. Died 18 December 1910 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 8 FEBRUARY 1911 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Clifton Hill, Collingwood, Delbridge, Fitzroy -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of Henry Beard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,729 Votes cast: 16,666 52.5 Informal votes: 349 02.1 Formal votes: 16,317 97.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank BRENNAN + ALP 9,385 57.5 -06.1 Frederick O'Neill Lib 6,932 42.5 +06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,317 07.5 06.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Brennan (1880-1950): Elected 1911 By Born: 1880, Sedgwick, Victoria. Career: Educated Melbourne High School and University of Melbourne. Solicitor, Melbourne and Bendigo. Brother of Senator Hon Thomas Brennan. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Carlton, Clifton Hill, Fitzroy, North Carlton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 13.6 1911 by-election two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.5 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 01.4 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,339 +34.6 Votes cast: 30,204 71.3 +02.4 Informal votes: 538 01.8 +00.3 Formal votes: 29,666 98.2 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank BRENNAN * ALP 19,268 64.9 +02.7 Frederick O'Neill Lib 10,398 35.1 -02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,666 14.9 02.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Brennan (1880-1950): Elected 1911 By, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Carlton, Clifton Hill, Fitzroy, North Carlton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 14.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,332 -09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank BRENNAN * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Brennan (1880-1950): Elected 1911 By, 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Carlton, Clifton Hill, Fitzroy, North Carlton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 majority: none (ALP unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,897 -06.4 Votes cast: 31,916 88.9 Informal votes: 950 03.0 Formal votes: 30,966 97.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank BRENNAN * ALP 18,868 60.9 Frederick O'Neill Nat 12,098 39.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,966 10.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Brennan (1880-1950): Elected 1911 By, 1913, 1914, 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Carlton, Clifton Hill, Fitzroy, North Carlton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 10.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,200 +03.6 Votes cast: 28,569 76.8 -12.1 Informal votes: 466 01.6 -01.4 Formal votes: 28,103 98.4 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank BRENNAN * ALP 16,039 57.1 -03.8 Hon William Spence * Nat 12,064 42.9 +03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,103 07.1 03.8 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Spence was member for Darling, NSW, 1901-17 and for Darwin, Tasmania, 1917-19. He decided not to recontest Darwin because the Nationalists wanted a local candidate. His decision to contest Batman arose from his hostility to Brennan, who had been a leading opponent of conscription. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Guthrie Spence (1846-1926): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914. Defeated 1917. Elected 1917 by. Defeated 1919 Died 13 December 1926 > Frank Brennan (1880-1950): Elected 1911 by, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Fitzroy North, Northcote, Preston -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 07.1 Effect of redistribution: 04.2 shift to Nationalist New notional majority: ALP over Nationalist 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,597 +25.3 Votes cast: 28,398 60.9 -15.9 Informal votes: 867 03.1 +01.5 Formal votes: 27,531 96.9 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank BRENNAN * ALP 14,042 51.0 -01.9 Martin Hannah 7,174 26.1 George Mackay Nat 6,315 22.9 -24.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,531 03.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hannah was Vic MLA for Railway Officers 1904-06, Collingwood 1908- 21. He was an independent Labor candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Brennan (1880-1950): Elected 1911 By, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Fitzroy North, Northcote, Preston -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 03.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,971 +28.7 Votes cast: 55,684 92.9 +32.0 Informal votes: 744 01.4 -01.7 Formal votes: 54,940 98.6 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank BRENNAN * ALP 32,427 59.0 +08.0 Samuel Dennis Nat 22,513 41.0 +18.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,940 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Dennis, see Batman 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Brennan (1880-1950): Elected 1911 By, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Fitzroy North, Northcote, Preston -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,112 +11.9 Votes cast: 61,629 91.8 -01.1 Informal votes: 2,170 03.5 +02.1 Formal votes: 59,459 96.5 -02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank BRENNAN * ALP 37,947 63.8 +04.8 Angus McDonald Nat 21,512 36.2 -04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,459 13.8 04.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Brennan (1880-1950): Elected 1911 By, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Fitzroy North, Northcote, Preston -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 13.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,059 -01.6 Votes cast: 62,715 94.9 +03.1 Informal votes: 1,158 01.8 +01.7 Formal votes: 61,557 98.2 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank BRENNAN * ALP 46,666 75.8 +12.0 Cecil Keeley Nat 14,891 24.2 -12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,557 25.8 12.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Brennan (1880-1950): Elected 1911 By, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 Attorney-General from 22 October 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Fitzroy North, Northcote, Preston -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 25.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,893 +02.8 Votes cast: 64,431 94.9 00.0 Informal votes: 2,606 04.0 +02.2 Formal votes: 61,825 96.0 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Blake 2,323 03.8 Hon Frank Brennan * ALP 28,198 45.6 -30.2 Samuel Dennis UAP 30,148 48.8 +24.6 James Hannan CPA 1,156 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,825 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blake was a Democratic Party candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hannan's 1,156 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blake 297 25.7 2,620 04.2 Brennan * 623 53.9 28,821 46.6 Dennis 236 20.4 30,384 49.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,156 61,825 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Blake's 2,620 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brennan * 1,611 61.5 30,432 49.2 DENNIS 1,009 38.5 31,393 50.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,620 61,825 00.8 26.6 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Frank Brennan (1880-1950): Elected 1911 By, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931 Attorney-General to 6 January 1932 Later career: See Batman 1934. > Samuel Dennis (1870-1945): Elected 1931 Born: 26 March 1870, Melbourne. Career: Educated state schools. Contractor and company director. Northcote Council 36 years. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Fitzroy North, Northcote, Preston -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,364 +03.6 Votes cast: 67,546 96.0 +01.1 Informal votes: 1,790 02.7 -01.3 Formal votes: 65,756 97.3 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frank BRENNAN ALP 36,910 56.1 +10.5 Samuel Dennis * UAP 28,846 43.9 -04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,756 06.1 06.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brennan was member for Batman 1911-31. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Samuel Dennis (1870-1945): Elected 1931. Defeated 1934 Later career: Businessman. Died 28 January 1945 > Frank Brennan (1880-1950): Elected 1911 By, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Fitzroy North, Northcote, Preston, Westgarth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 06.1 Effect of 1937 redistribution: 01.3 shift to UAP New notional majority: ALP over UAP 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 60,380 -14.2 Votes cast: 58,489 96.9 +00.9 Informal votes: 1,037 01.8 -00.9 Formal votes: 57,452 98.2 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frank BRENNAN * ALP 36,439 63.4 +08.6 Albert Peters UAP 21,013 36.6 -08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,452 13.4 08.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Brennan (1880-1950): Elected 1911 By, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Fitzroy North, Northcote, Preston, Westgarth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 13.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,065 +04.4 Votes cast: 60,798 96.4 -00.5 Informal votes: 1,080 01.8 00.0 Formal votes: 59,718 98.2 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frank BRENNAN * ALP 35,636 59.7 -03.7 Albert Peters UAP 24,082 40.3 +03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,718 09.7 03.7 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Brennan (1880-1950): Elected 1911 By, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1934, 1937, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Fitzroy North, Northcote, Preston, Westgarth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 09.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,596 +08.8 Votes cast: 67,485 98.4 +02.0 Informal votes: 2,070 03.1 +01.3 Formal votes: 65,415 96.9 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frank BRENNAN * ALP 42,073 64.3 +04.6 Joseph Cahir 1,090 01.7 Gordon Currie 380 00.6 Christina Debney 590 00.9 Arthur McAdam UAP 13,647 20.9 -19.4 George Malloch DSC 7,635 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,415 24.6 e 14.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Currie was a Services Party candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Brennan (1880-1950): Elected 1911 By, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Fitzroy North, Northcote, Preston, Westgarth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 24.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,180 +06.7 Votes cast: 70,037 95.7 -02.7 Informal votes: 1,881 02.7 -00.4 Formal votes: 68,156 97.3 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Brennan 4,250 06.2 Hon Frank BRENNAN * ALP 39,754 58.3 -06.0 John McColl Lib 20,930 30.7 +09.8 George Oke CPA 3,222 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,156 16.7 e 07.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Brennan (1880-1950): Elected 1911 By, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946 Brennan retired at the 1949 election. Died 5 November 1950 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Delbridge, Ivanhoe, Northcote -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 16.7 e Effect of 1948 redistribution: 07.2 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,020 -43.9 Votes cast: 39,345 95.9 +00.2 Informal votes: 544 01.4 -01.3 Formal votes: 38,801 98.6 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan BIRD + ALP 22,662 58.4 +04.3 Neil McKay Lib 16,139 41.6 +03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,801 08.4 01.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Charles Bird (1906-62): Elected 1949 Born: 28 September 1906, Launceston, Tasmania. Career: Educated state schools, Melbourne. Engineer, official Amalgamated Engineering Union. Northcote City Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Delbridge, Ivanhoe, Northcote -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,926 -00.2 Votes cast: 39,192 95.8 -00.1 Informal votes: 673 01.7 +00.3 Formal votes: 38,519 98.3 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan BIRD * ALP 23,335 60.6 +02.2 Frederick Capp Lib 15,184 39.4 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,519 10.6 02.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Charles Bird (1906-62): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Delbridge, Ivanhoe, Northcote -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,157 -04.3 Votes cast: 37,169 94.9 -00.9 Informal votes: 386 01.0 -00.7 Formal votes: 36,783 99.0 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan BIRD * ALP 21,250 57.8 -02.8 Neil McKay Lib 14,732 40.1 +00.7 Andrew Wallace CPA 801 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,783 09.8 e 00.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Charles Bird (1906-62): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Ivanhoe, Northcote, Thornbury -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 09.8 e Effect of 1955 redistribution: 00.2 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,399 +18.5 Votes cast: 43,841 94.5 -00.4 Informal votes: 1,021 02.3 +01.3 Formal votes: 42,820 97.7 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Bird * ALP 21,295 49.7 -09.1 Frederick Capp Lib 14,972 35.0 -04.6 Thomas Walsh ALPAC 6,553 15.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,820 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Walsh's 6,553 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BIRD * 851 13.0 22,146 51.7 Capp 5,702 87.0 20,674 48.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,553 42,820 01.7 07.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Charles Bird (1906-62): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Ivanhoe, Northcote, Thornbury -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,367 -02.2 Votes cast: 43,468 95.8 +01.3 Informal votes: 918 02.1 -02.2 Formal votes: 42,550 97.8 +02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan BIRD * ALP 21,902 51.5 +01.8 Frederick Capp Lib 14,443 33.9 -01.1 Thomas Walsh DLP 6,205 14.6 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,550 03.0 e 01.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Charles Bird (1906-62): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Ivanhoe, Northcote, Thornbury -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,434 -02.1 Votes cast: 42,495 95.6 -00.2 Informal votes: 941 02.2 +00.1 Formal votes: 41,554 97.8 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan BIRD * ALP 22,831 54.9 +03.4 Maurice Keady DLP 5,970 14.4 -00.2 Bruce Skeggs Lib 12,753 30.7 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,554 05.4 e 02.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Skeggs was Vic MLA for Ivanhoe 1973-82 and Vic MLC for Templestowe 1988-96. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Charles Bird (1906-62): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 Died 21 July 1962 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 1 SEPTEMBER 1962 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Ivanhoe, Northcote, Thornbury -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of Alan Bird -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,683 -01.7 Votes cast: 37,158 85.1 -10.5 Informal votes: 939 02.5 +00.3 Formal votes: 36,219 97.5 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sam BENSON + ALP 21,776 60.1 +05.2 Stirling Davis 302 00.8 Hon Jack Little DLP 6,811 18.8 +04.4 Donald McLeod 7,026 19.4 John Phillips 304 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,219 12.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Little, see Senate Victoria 1967. 2. McLeod was a Liberal Forum candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel James Benson (1909-95): Elected 1962 By Born: 12 July 1909, Adelaide. Career: Educated St Peters College, Adelaide. Wool-classer, seaman. Port Phillip pilot. Ship's master 1938. Military Service 1939-55. Williamstown City Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Ivanhoe, Northcote, Thornbury -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.4 e 1962 by-election two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 12.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,858 -03.5 Votes cast: 41,386 96.6 +01.0 Informal votes: 725 01.8 -00.4 Formal votes: 40,661 98.2 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sam Benson * ALP 19,858 48.8 -06.1 Hon Jack Little DLP 5,880 14.5 +00.1 Bruce Skeggs Lib 14,923 36.7 +06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,661 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Little, see Senate Victoria 1967. 2. Skeggs was Vic MLA for Ivanhoe 1973-82, Vic MLC for Templestowe 1988-96. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Little's 5,880 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BENSON * 824 14.0 20,682 50.9 Skeggs 5,056 86.0 19,979 49.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,880 40,661 00.9 04.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel James Benson (1909-95): Elected 1962 By, 1963 Benson was expelled from the Victorian ALP in September 1966, and subsequently withdrew from the ALP Caucus and sat as an Independent. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Ivanhoe, Northcote, Thornbury -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,231 -01.5 Votes cast: 40,331 95.5 -01.1 Informal votes: 1,668 04.1 +02.3 Formal votes: 38,663 95.9 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Andersen + ALP 14,859 38.4 -10.4 Sam Benson * 8,697 22.5 Henry Darroch DLP 3,592 09.3 -05.2 Robert Desailly LRG 1,117 02.9 Bruce Skeggs Lib 10,398 26.9 -09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,663 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Benson ran as an independent after being expelled from the ALP in September 1966. 2. Skeggs was Vic MLA for Ivanhoe 1973-82, Vic MLC for Templestowe 1988-96. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Desailly's 1,117 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andersen 907 81.2 15,766 40.8 Benson * 91 08.1 8,788 22.7 Darroch 48 04.3 3,640 09.4 Skeggs 71 06.4 10,469 27.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,117 38,663 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Darroch's 3,640 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andersen 108 03.0 15,874 41.1 Benson * 3,382 92.9 12,170 31.5 Skeggs 150 04.1 10,619 27.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,640 38,663 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Skeggs's 10,619 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andersen 447 04.2 16,321 42.2 BENSON * 10,172 95.8 22,342 57.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,619 38,663 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel James Benson (1909-95): Elected 1962 By, 1963, 1966 Benson retired at the 1969 election. Later career: General Secretary, Merchant Service Guild, 1970-72. Died 26 July 1995. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Benson was the first independent member to be elected to the House of Representatives since 1943. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Northcote -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 majority: Independent over Labor 07.8 Effect of 1968 redistribution: see note below New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 01.1% -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,776 +39.2 Votes cast: 55,531 94.5 -01.0 Informal votes: 2,497 04.5 +00.4 Formal votes: 53,034 95.5 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Darroch DLP 7,776 14.7 -02.0 Horace Garrick ALP 24,686 46.5 +05.5 Ronald Hayles 3,005 05.7 Peter McGrath + Lib 17,567 33.1 +06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,034 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. This seat elected an independent, Sam Benson, in 1966. Benson retired at this election. The 1968 redistribution improved the seat for Labor vis-a-vis the Liberals by about 3%. The notional Liberal majority assumes that 70% of Benson 's preferences would have gone to the Liberals. The Liberals are therefore shown as the defending party. 2. Hayles was an Independent Labor Alliance candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hayles's 3,005 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darroch 1,698 56.5 9,474 17.9 Garrick 757 25.2 25,443 48.0 McGrath + 550 18.3 18,117 34.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,005 53,034 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Darroch's 9,474 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GARRICK 2,674 28.2 28,117 53.0 McGrath + 6,800 71.8 24,917 47.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,474 53,034 03.0 04.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Horace James Garrick (1918-82): Elected 1969 Born: 26 August 1918, Melbourne Career: Educated state schools, Swinburne Technical College. Mechanical engineer. Collingwood City Council, Mayor 1960-61, 1968-69. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Northcote -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,638 -01.2 Votes cast: 54,421 94.4 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,480 02.7 -01.8 Formal votes: 52,941 97.3 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leon Bram Lib 18,200 34.4 +01.3 Henry Darroch DLP 5,163 09.8 -04.9 Horace GARRICK * ALP 29,578 55.9 +09.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,941 06.9 e 03.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Horace James Garrick (1918-82): Elected 1969, 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Northcote -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,907 +07.4 Votes cast: 58,605 94.7 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,629 02.8 +00.1 Formal votes: 56,976 97.2 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Barry DLP 5,018 08.8 -01.0 Horace GARRICK * ALP 32,512 57.1 +01.2 Geoffrey Loftus-Hills AP 1,493 02.6 Keith Smith Lib 17,953 31.5 -02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,976 10.4 e 03.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Horace James Garrick (1918-82): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Northcote -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,420 -00.8 Votes cast: 58,191 94.7 00.0 Informal votes: 1,355 02.3 -00.5 Formal votes: 56,836 97.7 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eileen Doyle DLP 4,189 07.4 -01.4 Michael Galli Lib 22,077 38.8 +07.3 Horace GARRICK * ALP 30,570 53.8 -03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,836 04.4 e 06.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Horace James Garrick (1918-82): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 Garrick retired at the 1977 election. Died 6 April 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Northcote -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.4 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 01.9 shift to Lib New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,200 +17.6 Votes cast: 69,065 95.7 +01.0 Informal votes: 2,392 03.5 +01.2 Formal votes: 66,673 96.5 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gillford Brown Lib 24,932 37.4 -03.3 Brian Howe + ALP 31,538 47.3 -04.6 Phillip Lorenz DLP 3,559 05.3 -02.1 Mario Piraino AD 6,644 10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,673 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lorenz's 3,559 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 2,961 83.2 27,893 41.8 Howe + 321 09.0 31,859 47.8 Piraino 277 07.8 6,921 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,559 66,673 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Piraino's 6,921 votes distributed ------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 3,199 46.2 31,092 46.6 HOWE + 3,722 53.8 35,581 53.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,921 66,673 03.4 00.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Leslie Howe (born 1936): Elected 1977 Born: 28 January 1936, Melbourne Career: Educated University of Melbourne, MacCormick Theological College, Chicago, USA. Uniting Church minister. Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Swinburne Institute of Technology. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Northcote -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,932 +01.0 Votes cast: 68,801 94.3 -01.4 Informal votes: 2,004 02.9 -00.6 Formal votes: 66,797 97.1 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen Doyle DLP 4,945 07.4 +02.1 Brian HOWE * ALP 37,065 55.5 +08.2 Rosemary Kemp Lib 20,785 31.1 -06.3 Jeffrey McAlpine AD 4,002 06.0 -04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,797 10.7 e 07.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Leslie Howe (born 1936): Elected 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Northcote -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,590 -01.8 Votes cast: 68,546 95.7 +01.4 Informal votes: 1,983 02.9 00.0 Formal votes: 66,563 97.1 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian HOWE * ALP 42,398 63.7 +08.2 Philip L'Huillier DLP 1,756 02.6 -04.8 Gwendoline Naug AD 2,836 04.3 -01.7 John Percy 380 00.6 Maxwell Playford Lib 19,193 28.8 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,563 17.1 e 06.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Leslie Howe (born 1936): Elected 1977, 1980, 1983 Minister for Defence Support from 11 March 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Fairfield, Northcote, Reservoir -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 17.1 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 07.8 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 24.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,980 -07.8 Votes cast: 62,270 94.4 -01.3 Informal votes: 7,597 12.2 +09.3 Formal votes: 54,673 87.8 -09.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Brian HOWE * ALP 39,128 71.6 +00.1 Philip L'Huillier DLP 1,836 03.4 +00.8 Mark Hoysted Lib 11,371 20.8 -00.2 James Cockell AD 2,338 04.3 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,673 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: L'Huillier's 1,836 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOWE * 410 22.4 39,538 72.3 Hoysted 1,218 66.5 12,589 23.0 Cockell 203 11.1 2,541 04.7 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,836 54,673 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cockell's 2,541 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOWE * 1,307 51.8 40,845 74.7 Hoysted 1,218 48.2 13,807 25.3 (exhausted 16 21 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,541 54,673 24.7 00.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Leslie Howe (born 1936): Elected 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984 Minister for Defence Support to 13 December 1984 Minister for Social Security from 13 December 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Fairfield, Northcote, Reservoir -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 24.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,659 -00.5 Votes cast: 61,112 93.1 -01.3 Informal votes: 6,000 09.8 -02.4 Formal votes: 55,112 90.2 +02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan Roberts AD 5,321 09.7 +05.4 Darren Chapman 466 00.8 Hon Brian HOWE * ALP 35,285 64.0 -07.6 Sue Phillips 632 01.1 Ron Dunn Lib 13,408 24.3 +03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,112 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Chapman's 466 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roberts 188 41.7 5,509 10.0 HOWE * 109 24.2 35,394 64.2 Phillips 129 28.6 761 01.4 Dunn 25 05.5 13,433 24.4 (exhausted 15 15 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 466 55,112 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Phillips's 761 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roberts 269 35.8 5,778 10.5 HOWE * 362 48.1 35,756 64.9 Dunn 121 16.1 13,554 24.6 (exhausted 9 24 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 761 55,112 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Roberts's 5,778 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOWE * 4,285 75.0 40,041 72.8 Dunn 1,429 25.0 14,983 27.2 (exhausted 64 88 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,778 55,112 22.8 01.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Leslie Howe (born 1936): Elected 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 Minister for Social Security -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Croxton, Northcote, Preston, Thornbury -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 22.8 Effect of 1989 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 75,344 +14.8 Votes cast: 71,061 94.3 -01.2 Informal votes: 4,507 06.3 -03.5 Formal votes: 66,554 93.7 +03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Watts CTA 3,950 05.9 Hon Brian HOWE * ALP 34,506 51.8 -12.2 George Gogas AD 8,574 12.9 +03.2 Nigel D'Souza 1,250 01.9 Ray Ellis Lib 18,274 27.5 +03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,554 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: D'Souza's 1,250 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Watts 74 06.0 4,024 06.1 HOWE * 244 19.7 34,750 52.2 Gogas 821 66.3 9,395 14.1 Ellis 100 08.1 18,374 27.6 (exhausted 11 11 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,250 66,554 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Watts's 4,024 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOWE * 2,602 65.6 37,352 56.2 Gogas 495 12.5 9,890 14.9 Ellis 868 21.9 19,242 28.9 (exhausted 59 70 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,024 66,554 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Gogas's 9,890 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOWE * 7,402 75.5 44,754 67.4 Ellis 2,403 24.5 21,645 32.6 (exhausted 85 155 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,890 66,554 17.4 05.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Leslie Howe (born 1936): Elected 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 Minister for Social Security to 4 April 1990 Minister for Community Services and Health 4 April 1990 to 7 June 1991 Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Social Justice from 4 April 1990 Deputy Prime Minister from 3 June 1991 Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services from 7 June 1991 Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 3 June 1991 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Croxton, Northcote, Preston, Thornbury -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 17.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 78,231 +03.8 Votes cast: 74,330 95.0 +00.7 Informal votes: 3,206 04.3 -02.0 Formal votes: 71,124 95.7 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mabel Thrupp Lib 17,503 24.6 -02.9 Geoff Carr AD 2,541 03.6 -09.3 Hon Brian HOWE * ALP 47,974 67.5 +15.7 Gordana Simatkovich 490 00.7 Nigel D'Souza 1,908 02.7 Joan Dickens 708 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,124 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Simatkovich's 490 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thrupp 62 12.7 17,565 24.7 Carr 56 11.5 2,597 03.7 HOWE * 220 45.2 48,194 68.0 D'Souza 122 25.1 2,030 02.9 Dickens 27 05.5 735 01.0 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 490 71,124 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dickens's 735 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thrupp 100 13.7 17,665 24.8 Carr 169 23.1 2,766 03.9 HOWE * 160 21.9 48,354 68.0 D'Souza 302 41.3 2,332 03.3 (exhausted 4 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 735 71,124 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: D'Souza's 2,332 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thrupp 174 07.5 17,839 25.1 Carr 1,287 55.4 4,053 05.7 HOWE * 864 37.2 49,218 69.2 (exhausted 7 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,332 71,124 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Carr's 4,053 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thrupp 1,050 26.0 18,889 26.6 HOWE * 2,982 74.0 52,200 73.4 (exhausted 21 35 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,053 71,124 23.4 06.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Leslie Howe (born 1936): Elected 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services to 24 March 1993 Minister for Housing, Local Government and Community Services 24 March 1993 to 24 December 1993 Minister for Housing, Local Government and Human Services from 24 December 1993 to 25 March 1994 Minister for Housing and Regional Development from 25 March 1994 Deputy Prime Minister to 20 June 1995 Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party to 20 June 1995 Howe retired at the 1996 election. His ministerial term expired on 11 March 1996. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Northcote, Preston, Reservoir, Thornbury -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 23.4 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,556 +09.4 Votes cast: 81,479 95.2 +00.2 Informal votes: 4,143 05.1 +00.8 Formal votes: 77,336 94.9 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D'Angelo 2,165 02.8 Frank Ryan Grn 2,791 03.6 Wayne Youlten Lib 16,574 21.4 -03.2 Julie Peters AD 4,655 06.0 +02.4 George Koumantatakis 1,083 01.4 Arthur Preketes 601 00.8 Martin FERGUSON + ALP 45,491 58.8 -08.7 Irene Bolger 3,976 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Preketes's 601 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- D'Angelo 45 07.6 2,210 02.9 Ryan 17 02.9 2,808 03.6 Youlten 45 07.6 16,619 21.5 Peters 55 09.2 4,710 06.1 Koumantatakis 150 25.2 1,233 01.6 FERGUSON + 84 14.1 45,575 58.9 Bolger 200 33.6 4,176 05.4 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 601 77,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Koumantatakis's 1,233 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- D'Angelo 164 13.4 2,374 03.1 Ryan 131 10.7 2,939 03.8 Youlten 111 09.1 16,730 21.6 Peters 266 21.7 4,976 06.4 FERGUSON + 349 28.5 45,924 59.4 Bolger 202 16.5 4,378 05.7 (exhausted 10 15 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,233 77,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: D'Aneglo's 2,374 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan 1,596 68.8 4,535 05.9 Youlten 286 12.3 17,016 22.0 Peters 169 07.3 5,145 06.7 FERGUSON + 147 06.3 46,071 59.6 Bolger 122 05.3 4,500 05.8 (exhausted 54 69 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,374 77,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bolger's 4,500 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan 2,164 48.6 6,699 08.7 Youlten 275 06.2 17,291 22.4 Peters 759 17.0 5,904 07.6 FERGUSON + 1,258 28.2 47,329 61.3 (exhausted 44 113 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,500 77,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Peters's 5,904 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan 3,280 56.4 9,979 12.9 Youlten 981 16.9 18,272 23.7 FERGUSON + 1,557 26.8 48,886 63.4 (exhausted 86 199 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,904 77,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Ryan's 9,979 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Youlten 3,707 39.2 21,979 28.7 FERGUSON 5,751 60.8 54,637 71.3 (exhausted 521 720 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,979 77,336 21.3 02.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin John Ferguson (born 1953): Elected 1996 Born 12 December 1953, Sydney Career: Educated Catholic schools, Sydney University. Union official. Federal Secretary Miscellaneous Workers Union 1984-90. President Australian Council of Trade Unions 1990-96. Son of Hon Jack Ferguson MLA, Deputy Premier of NSW 1976-84. Brother of Hon Laurie Ferguson MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Northcote, Preston, Reservoir, Thornbury -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 21.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 88,134 +03.0 Votes cast: 83,833 95.1 -00.1 Informal votes: 3,280 03.9 -01.2 Formal votes: 80,553 96.1 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Richardson 1,486 01.8 Martin FERGUSON * ALP 53,034 65.8 +07.0 Helen Rosenbaum Grn 3,705 04.6 +01.0 Wayne Barwick 254 00.3 Mart Nicholls AD 4,036 05.0 -01.0 Lauri Rowe Lib 16,290 20.2 -01.3 Sami Mazloum 659 00.7 Matt Wilson 1,087 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,553 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Barwick's 254 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richardson 43 16.9 1,529 01.9 FERGUSON * 36 14.2 53,070 65.9 Rosenbaum 64 25.2 3,769 04.7 Nicholls 36 14.2 4,074 05.1 Rowe 35 13.8 16,325 20.3 Mazloum 4 01.6 663 00.8 Wilson 36 14.2 1,123 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 254 80,553 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mazloum's 663 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richardson 42 06.3 1,571 02.0 FERGUSON * 316 47.7 53,386 66.3 Rosenbaum 84 12.7 3,853 04.8 Nicholls 71 10.7 4,145 05.1 Rowe 72 10.9 16,397 20.4 Wilson 78 11.8 1,201 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 663 80,553 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wilson's 1,201 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richardson 145 12.1 1,716 02.1 FERGUSON * 182 15.2 53,568 66.5 Rosenbaum 436 36.3 4,289 05.3 Nicholls 207 17.2 4,352 05.4 Rowe 231 19.2 16,628 20.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,201 80,553 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Richardson's 1,716 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FERGUSON * 1,174 68.4 54,742 68.0 Rosenbaum 334 19.5 4,623 05.7 Nicholls 103 06.0 4,455 05.5 Rowe 105 06.1 16,733 20.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,716 80,553 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Nicholls's 4,455 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FERGUSON * 1,275 28.6 56,017 69.5 Rosenbaum 2,305 51.7 6,928 08.6 Rowe 875 19.6 17,608 21.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,455 80,553 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Rosenbaum's 6,928 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FERGUSON * 5,552 80.1 61,569 76.4 Rowe 1,376 19.9 18,984 23.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,928 80,553 26.4 05.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin John Ferguson (born 1953): Elected 1996, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Northcote, Preston, Reservoir, Thornbury -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 26.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 89,709 +01.8 Votes cast: 83,867 93.5 -01.6 Informal votes: 4,647 05.5 +01.6 Formal votes: 79,220 94.5 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexandra Bhathal Grn 9,171 11.6 +07.0 Martin FERGUSON * ALP 46,506 58.7 -07.1 Scott Kneebone AD 4,954 06.2 +01.2 Jackie Lynch 1,064 01.3 John Davies Lib 17,196 21.7 +01.5 Wayne Barwick 329 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,220 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Barwick's 329 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bhathal 71 21.6 9,242 11.7 FERGUSON * 37 11.2 46,534 58.7 Kneebone 37 11.2 4,991 06.3 Lynch 73 22.2 1,137 01.4 Davies 111 33.7 17,307 21.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 329 79,220 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Lynch's 1,137 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bhathal 573 50.4 9,815 12.4 FERGUSON * 172 15.1 46,715 59.0 Kneebone 227 20.0 5,218 06.6 Davies 165 14.5 17,472 22.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,137 79,220 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Kneebone's 5,218 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bhathal 2,892 55.4 12,707 16.0 FERGUSON * 1,685 32.3 48,400 61.1 Davies 641 12.3 18,113 22.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,218 79,220 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bhathal's 12,707 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FERGUSON * 11,078 87.2 59,478 75.1 Davies 1,629 12.8 19,742 24.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,707 79,220 25.1 01.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin John Ferguson (born 1953): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Northcote, Preston, Reservoir, Thornbury -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 25.1 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,747 -04.4 Votes cast: 80,230 93.6 +00.1 Informal votes: 4,686 05.8 +00.3 Formal votes: 75,544 94.2 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maxwell Gratton Lib 19,603 25.9 +04.2 Martin FERGUSON * ALP 41,953 55.5 -03.4 Scott Kneebone AD 1,105 01.5 -04.8 Walter Mellado 171 00.2 -00.2 Alexandra Bhathal Grn 10,520 13.9 +02.5 Craig Bishop 708 00.9 Peter Byrne 201 00.3 Graham Mathews 430 00.6 Chris Ariaratnam FF 853 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,544 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Mellado's 171 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gratton 31 18.1 19,634 26.0 FERGUSON * 34 19.9 41,987 55.6 Kneebone 29 17.0 1,134 01.5 Bhathal 31 18.1 10,551 14.0 Bishop 25 14.6 733 01.0 Byrne 5 02.9 206 00.3 Matthews 4 02.3 434 00.6 Ariaratnam 12 07.0 865 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 171 75,544 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Byrne's 206 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gratton 26 12.6 19,660 26.0 FERGUSON * 31 15.1 42,018 55.6 Kneebone 11 05.3 1,145 01.5 Bhathal 21 10.2 10,572 14.0 Bishop 59 28.6 792 01.1 Matthews 28 13.6 462 00.6 Ariaratnam 30 14.6 895 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 206 75,544 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Matthews's 462 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gratton 26 05.6 19,686 26.1 FERGUSON * 72 15.6 42,090 55.7 Kneebone 19 04.1 1,164 01.5 Bhathal 154 33.3 10,726 14.2 Bishop 129 27.9 921 01.2 Ariaratnam 62 13.4 957 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 462 75,544 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bishop's 921 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gratton 116 12.6 19,802 26.2 FERGUSON * 134 14.6 42,224 55.9 Kneebone 190 20.6 1,354 01.8 Bhathal 369 40.1 11,095 14.7 Ariaratnam 112 12.2 1,069 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 921 75,544 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Ariaratnam's 1,069 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gratton 380 35.6 20,182 26.7 FERGUSON * 211 19.7 42,435 56.2 Kneebone 130 12.2 1,484 02.0 Bhathal 348 32.6 11,443 15.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,069 75,544 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Kneebone's 1,484 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gratton 321 21.6 20,503 27.1 FERGUSON * 443 29.9 42,878 56.8 Bhathal 720 48.5 12,163 16.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,484 75,544 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Bhathal's 12,163 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gratton 1,161 09.6 21,664 28.7 FERGUSON * 11,002 90.4 53,880 71.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,163 75,544 21.3 03.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin John Ferguson (born 1953): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Northcote, Preston, Reservoir, Thornbury -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 21.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 88,052 +02.7 Votes cast: 82,828 94.1 +00.5 Informal votes: 3,167 03.8 -02.0 Formal votes: 79,661 96.2 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darren Hassan AD 1,619 02.0 +00.6 Peter Kerin FF 2,090 02.6 +01.5 Patricia Carey Grn 13,674 17.2 +03.2 Martin FERGUSON * ALP 45,551 57.2 +01.7 Jonathan Peart Lib 16,439 20.6 -05.3 Robert Barwick 288 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,661 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Barwick's 288 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hassan 55 19.1 1,674 02.1 Kerin 44 15.3 2,134 02.7 Carey 35 12.2 13,709 17.2 FERGUSON * 44 15.3 45,595 57.2 Peart 110 38.2 16,549 20.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 288 79,661 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hassan's 1,674 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kerin 678 40.5 2,812 03.5 Carey 528 31.5 14,237 17.9 FERGUSON * 294 17.6 45,889 57.6 Peart 174 10.4 16,723 21.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,674 79,661 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Kerin's 2,812 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carey 1,238 44.0 15,475 19.4 FERGUSON * 665 23.7 46,554 58.4 Peart 909 32.3 17,632 22.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,812 79,661 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Carey's 15,475 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FERGUSON * 13,949 90.1 60,503 76.0 Peart 1,526 09.9 19,158 24.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 15,475 79,661 26.0 04.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin John Ferguson (born 1953): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 Minister for Resources and Energy from 3 December 2007 Minister for Tourism from 3 December 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Northcote, Preston, Reservoir, Thornbury -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 26.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 89,160 +01.3 Votes cast: 81,665 91.6 -02.5 Informal votes: 4,202 05.2 +01.4 Formal votes: 77,463 94.8 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Conlon FF 2,465 03.2 +00.6 George Souris Lib 15,412 19.9 -00.7 Alexandra Bhathal Grn 18,189 23.5 +06.3 Con Sarazen AD 823 01.1 Hon Martin FERGUSON * ALP 40,574 52.4 -04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,463 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sarazen's 823 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Conlon 139 16.9 2,604 03.4 Souris 148 18.0 15,560 20.1 Bhathal 318 38.6 18,507 23.9 FERGUSON * 218 26.5 40,792 52.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 823 77,463 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Conlon's 2,604 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Souris 1,492 57.3 17,052 22.0 Bhathal 581 22.3 19,088 24.6 FERGUSON * 531 20.4 41,323 53.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,604 77,463 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Souris's 17,052 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bhathal 13,556 79.5 32,644 42.1 FERGUSON * 3,496 20.5 44,819 57.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,052 77,463 07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin John Ferguson (born 1953): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 Minister for Resources and Energy to 25 March 2013 Minister for Tourism to 25 March 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ferguson retired at the 2013 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 4th count: Bhathal's 19,088 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Souris 2,383 13.5 19,435 25.1 FERGUSON * 16,705 87.5 58,028 74.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,088 77,463 24.9 01.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only. ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Northcote, Preston, Reservoir, Thornbury -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-candidate majority: Labor over Greens 07.9 Effect of 2010 redistribution: cannot be calculated 2013 notional two-candidate majority: Labor over Greens 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 103,245 +15.8 Votes cast: 94,564 91.6 00.0 Informal votes: 5,450 05.8 +00.6 Formal votes: 89,114 94.2 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pat Winterton 1,121 01.3 Ken Smithies FF 1,126 01.3 Philip Sutton 726 00.8 George Souris Lib 20,017 22.5 +02.4 Lianna Sliwczynski ASP 2,301 02.6 Alexandra Bhathal Grn 23,522 26.4 +02.7 Franco Guardini PUP 2,253 02.5 Hon David Feeney + ALP 36,798 41.3 -10.6 Rosemary Lavin 1,250 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 89,114 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sutton's 726 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Winterton 63 08.7 1,184 01.3 Smithies 97 13.4 1,223 01.4 Souris 85 11.7 20,102 22.6 Sliwczynski 86 11.9 2,387 02.7 Bhathal 255 35.1 23,777 26.7 Guardini 32 04.4 2,285 02.6 Feeney + 74 10.2 36,872 41.4 Lavin 34 04.7 1,284 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 726 89,114 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Winterton's 1,184 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smithies 810 68.4 2,033 02.3 Souris 93 07.9 20,195 22.7 Sliwczynski 95 08.0 2,482 02.8 Bhathal 42 03.6 23,819 26.7 Guardini 38 03.2 2,323 02.6 Feeney + 49 04.1 36,921 41.4 Lavin 57 04.8 1,341 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,184 89,114 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Lavin's 1,341 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smithies 149 11.1 2,182 02.5 Souris 96 07.2 20,291 22.8 Sliwczynski 195 14.5 2,677 03.0 Bhathal 379 28.3 24,198 27.2 Guardini 124 09.3 2,447 02.8 Feeney + 398 29.7 37,319 41.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,341 89,114 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Smithies's 2,182 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Souris 1,214 55.6 21,505 24.1 Sliwczynski 225 10.3 2,902 03.3 Bhathal 235 10.8 24,433 27.4 Guardini 203 09.3 2,650 03.0 Feeney + 305 14.0 37,624 42.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,182 89,114 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Guardini's 2,650 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Souris 662 25.0 22,164 24.9 Sliwczynski 851 32.1 3,753 04.2 Bhathal 365 13.8 24,798 27.8 Feeney + 772 29.1 38,396 43.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,650 89,114 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Sliwczynski's 3,753 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Souris 1,147 30.6 23,314 26.2 Bhathal 1,596 42.5 26,394 29.6 Feeney + 1,010 26.9 39,406 44.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,753 89,114 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Souris's 23,314 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bhathal 8,711 37.4 35,105 39.4 FEENEY + 14,603 62.6 54,009 60.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,314 89,114 10.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- There was a two-candidate swing of 2.9% from Greens to Labor. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Ian Feeney (born 1970): Elected 2013 Born 5 March 1970, Adelaide Career: Educated Monash University. Trade union official. Vic ALP State Secretary and Campaign Director 1999-2002. Director of Strategy, Office of the Premier of Victoria 2003-04. ALP Campaign Director (SA) 2005-06. ALP Assistant National Secretary 2005-08. Senator for Victoria 2008-13. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parliamentary Secretary for Defence to 18 September 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 8th count: Bhathal's 26,394 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Souris 2,543 09.6 25,857 29.0 FEENEY + 23,851 90.4 63,257 71.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 26,394 89,114 21.0 03.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only. ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Northcote, Preston, Reservoir, Thornbury -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-candidate majority: Labor over Greens 10.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 108,935 +05.5 Votes cast: 97,702 89.7 -01.9 Informal votes: 7,601 07.8 +02.0 Formal votes: 90,101 92.2 -02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip Sutton 1,509 01.7 Maurice Oldis 593 00.7 Joel Murray ASP 2,317 02.6 00.0 Alex Bhathal Grn 32,645 36.2 +09.8 Russell Hayward 282 00.3 Geoffrey Cicuto 386 00.4 George Souris Lib 17,924 19.9 -02.6 Hon David Feeney * ALP 31,780 35.3 -06.0 Caitlin Evans AJP 1,503 01.7 +00.3 Franco Guardini 480 00.5 Elizabeth Syber 682 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 90,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hayward's 282 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sutton 37 13.1 1,546 01.7 Oldis 27 09.6 620 00.7 Murray 36 12.8 2,353 02.6 Bhathal 75 26.6 32,720 36.3 Cicuto 35 12.4 421 00.5 Souris 25 08.9 17,949 19.9 Feeney * 23 08.2 31,803 35.3 Evans 9 03.2 1,512 01.7 Guardini 7 02.5 487 00.5 Syber 8 02.8 690 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 282 90,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cicuto's 421 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sutton 48 11.4 1,594 01.8 Oldis 44 10.5 664 00.7 Murray 63 15.0 2,416 02.7 Bhathal 110 26.1 32,830 36.4 Souris 63 15.0 18,012 20.0 Feeney * 32 07.6 31,835 35.3 Evans 29 96.9 1,541 01.7 Guardini 17 04.0 504 00.6 Syber 15 03.6 705 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 421 90,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Guardini's 504 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sutton 211 41.9 1,805 02.0 Oldis 25 05.0 689 00.8 Murray 29 05.8 2,445 02.7 Bhathal 27 05.4 32,857 36.5 Souris 61 12.1 18,073 20.1 Feeney * 60 11.9 31,895 35.4 Evans 42 08.3 1,583 01.8 Syber 49 09.7 754 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 504 90,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Oldis's 689 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sutton 143 20.8 1,948 02.2 Murray 130 18.9 2,575 02.9 Bhathal 152 22.1 33,009 36.6 Souris 47 06.8 18,120 20.1 Feeney * 65 09.4 31,960 35.5 Evans 101 14.7 1,684 01.9 Syber 51 07.4 805 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 689 90,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Syber's 805 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sutton 85 10.6 2,033 02.3 Murray 122 15.2 2,697 03.0 Bhathal 173 21.5 33,182 36.8 Souris 64 08.0 18,184 20.2 Feeney * 109 13.5 32,069 35.6 Evans 252 31.3 1,936 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 805 90,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Evans's 1,936 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sutton 317 16.4 2,350 02.6 Murray 360 18.6 3,057 03.4 Bhathal 705 36.4 33,887 37.6 Souris 187 09.7 18,371 20.4 Feeney * 367 19.0 32,436 36.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,936 90,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Sutton's 2,350 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 1,110 47.2 4,167 04.6 Bhathal 611 26.0 34,498 38.3 Souris 330 14.0 18,701 20.8 Feeney * 299 12.7 32,735 36.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,350 90,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Murray's 4,167 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bhathal 2,572 61.7 37,070 41.1 Souris 624 15.0 19,325 21.5 Feeney * 971 23.3 33,706 37.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,167 90,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Souris's 19,325 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bhathal 7,054 36.5 44,124 49.0 FEENEY * 12,271 63.5 45,977 51.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,325 90,101 01.0 09.7 to Grn -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Ian Feeney (born 1970): Elected 2013, 2016 Resigned 1 February 2018 (see by-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Feeney resigned because he was unable to show that he had renounced his eligibility for British citizenship as required by Section 44 of the Constitution. 2. Batman was abolished at the 2018 redistribution. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 10th count: Bhathal's 37,070 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Souris 6,131 16.5 25,456 28.2 FEENEY * 30,939 83.5 64,645 71.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,070 90,101 21.8 00.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only. BY-ELECTION OF 17 MARCH 2018 ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Hon David Feeney -------------------------------------------------------------------- Melbourne: Northcote, Preston, Reservoir, Thornbury -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-candidate majority: Labor over Greens 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 111,857 +02.7 Votes cast: 91,054 81.4 -08.3 Informal votes: 5,650 06.2 -01.6 Formal votes: 85,404 93.8 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Yvonne Gentle 2,217 02.6 Ged Kearney + ALP 36,840 43.1 +07.9 Alex Bhathal Grn 33,725 39.5 +03.3 Kevin Bailey ACon 5,471 06.4 Tegan Burns 496 00.6 Debbie Robinson 1,186 01.4 Teresa van Lieshout 1,245 01.5 Adrian Whitehead 745 00.9 Mark McDonald 951 01.1 Miranda Smith 2,528 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85,404 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Burns's 498 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gentle 72 14.5 2,298 02.7 Kearney + 60 12.1 36,900 43.2 Bhathal 41 08.3 33,766 39.5 Bailey 93 18.8 5,564 06.5 Robinson 78 15.7 1,264 01.5 Van Lieshout 63 12.7 1,308 01.5 Whitehead 13 02.6 758 00.9 McDonald 37 07.5 988 01.2 Smith 39 07.9 2,567 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 498 85,404 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Whitehead's 758 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gentle 22 02.9 2,311 02.7 Kearney + 91 12.0 36,991 43.3 Bhathal 145 19.1 33,911 39.7 Bailey 24 03.2 5,588 06.5 Robinson 32 04.2 1,296 01.5 Van Lieshout 229 30.2 1,537 01.8 McDonald 109 14.4 1,097 01.3 Smith 106 14.0 2,673 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 758 85,404 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McDonald's 1,097 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gentle 66 06.0 2,377 03.0 Kearney + 135 12.3 37,126 43.5 Bhathal 219 20.0 34,130 40.0 Bailey 87 07.9 5,675 06.6 Robinson 58 05.3 1,354 01.6 Van Lieshout 163 14.9 1,700 02.0 Smith 369 33.6 3,042 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,097 85,404 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Robinson's 1,354 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gentle 200 14.8 2,577 03.0 Kearney + 240 17.7 37,366 43.8 Bhathal 155 11.5 34,285 40.1 Bailey 289 21.3 5,964 07.0 Van Lieshout 325 24.0 2,050 02.4 Smith 145 10.7 3,187 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,354 85,404 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Van Lieshout's 2,050 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gentle 283 14.0 2,860 03.4 Kearney + 273 13.5 37,639 44.1 Bhathal 278 13.7 34,563 40.5 Bailey 468 23.1 6,432 07.5 Smith 723 35.7 3,910 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,050 85,404 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Gentle's 2,860 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kearney + 1,116 39.0 38,755 45.4 Bhathal 310 10.8 34,873 40.8 Bailey 1,097 38.4 7,529 08.8 Smith 337 11.8 4,247 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,860 85,404 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Smith's 4,247 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kearney + 1,008 23.7 39,763 46.6 Bhathal 1,644 38.7 36,517 42.8 Bailey 1,595 37.6 9,124 10.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,247 85,404 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Bailey's 9,124 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KEARNEY + 6,683 73.3 46,446 54.4 +03.3 Bhathal 2,441 26.8 38,958 45.6 -03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,124 85,404 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gerardine Kearney (born 1963): Elected 2018 by Born: 29 October 1963, Melbourne Career: Educated Monash University. Registered nurse. Official, Australian Nursing Federation, federal secretary 2008. President, Australian Council of Trade unions 2010-18. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kearney contested Cooper at the 2019 election. --------------------------------------------------------------------