ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF CASEY, VICTORIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Heatherdale, Heathmont, Ringwood, Warrandyte -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1966 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 12.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,773 Votes cast: 51,207 95.2 Informal votes: 1,442 02.8 Formal votes: 49,765 97.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Adamson DLP 5,656 11.4 -00.3 Hon Peter Howson * Lib 21,517 43.2 -05.8 Joe Schillani 320 00.6 Duncan Waterson ALP 20,420 41.0 +08.1 Leonard Weber AP 1,852 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,765 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howson was member for Fawkner 1955-69. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Schillani's 320 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adamson 68 21.3 5,724 11.5 Howson * 126 39.4 21,643 43.5 Waterson 78 24.4 20,498 41.2 Weber 48 15.0 1,900 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 320 49,765 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Weber's 1,900 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adamson 213 11.2 5,937 11.9 Howson * 342 (18.0 21,985 44.2 Waterson 1,345 70.8 21,843 43.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,900 49,765 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Adamson's 5,937 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOWSON * 5,405 91.0 27,390 55.0 Waterson 532 09.0 22,375 45.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,937 49,765 05.0 07.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Howson (1919-2009): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969 Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts from 31 May 1971 Minister in charge of Tourist Activities from 31 May 1971 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Heatherdale, Heathmont, Ringwood, Warrandyte -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,149 +17.4 Votes cast: 60,858 96.4 +01.2 Informal votes: 1,523 02.5 -00.3 Formal votes: 59,335 97.5 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Adamson DLP 4,242 07.1 -04.3 Alfred Andrews 727 01.2 Margaret Briggs 749 01.3 Clive Champion AP 2,277 03.8 +00.1 Hon Peter Howson * Lib 23,079 38.9 -04.3 Race Mathews ALP 27,845 46.9 +05.9 Roderick Matthews 416 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,335 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Matthews's 416 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adamson 43 10.3 4,285 07.2 Andrews 26 06.3 753 01.3 Briggs 36 08.7 785 01.3 Champion 39 09.4 2,316 03.9 Howson * 49 11.8 23,128 39.0 Mathews 223 53.6 28,068 47.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 416 59,335 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Andrews's 753 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adamson 85 11.3 4,370 07.4 Briggs 92 12.2 877 01.5 Champion 104 13.8 2,420 04.1 Howson * 116 15.4 23,244 39.2 Mathews 356 47.3 28,424 47.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 753 59,335 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Briggs's 877 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adamson 143 16.3 4,513 07.6 Champion 339 38.7 2,759 04.6 Howson * 133 15.2 23,377 39.4 Mathews 262 29.9 28,686 48.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 877 59,335 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Champion's 2,759 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adamson 235 08.5 4,748 08.0 Howson * 633 22.9 24,010 40.5 MATHEWS 1,891 68.5 30,577 51.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,759 59,335 02.2 e 07.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Peter Howson (1919-2009): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969. Defeated 1972 Minister for Environment, Aborigines and the Arts to 5 December 1972 Died 1 February 2009 > Charles Race Thorson Mathews (1935-2025): Elected 1972 Born: 27 March 1935, Melbourne Career: Educated Toorak Teachers College, Melbourne. Teacher, speech therapist. Secretary to Hon Gough Whitlam, Leader of the Opposition. Croydon Shire Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 =================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Heatherdale, Heathmont, Ringwood, Warrandyte -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,133 +17.4 Votes cast: 70,779 95.5 -00.9 Informal votes: 1,055 01.5 -01.0 Formal votes: 69,724 98.5 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clive Champion AP 2,552 03.7 -00.1 Peter Falconer Lib 30,191 43.3 +04.4 Race Mathews * ALP 34,409 49.4 +02.5 John McKenna DLP 2,411 03.5 -03.6 Joe Schillani 161 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,724 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Falconer, see Casey 1975. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Schillani's 161 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Champion 33 20.5 2,585 03.7 Falconer 33 20.5 30,224 43.3 Mathews * 30 18.6 34,439 49.4 McKenna 65 40.4 2,476 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 161 69,724 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McKenna's 2,476 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Champion 120 04.8 2,705 03.9 Falconer 2,224 89.8 32,448 46.5 Mathews * 132 05.3 34,571 49.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,476 69,724 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Champion's 2,705 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Falconer 1,392 51.5 33,840 48.5 MATHEWS * 1,313 48.5 35,884 51.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,705 69,724 01.5 00.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Race Thorson Mathews (1935-2025): Elected 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Heatherdale, Heathmont, Ringwood, Warrandyte -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 78,580 +06.0 Votes cast: 75,873 96.6 +01.1 Informal votes: 1,113 01.5 00.0 Formal votes: 74,760 98.5 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Aussie-Stone 923 01.2 Murray Deerbon AP 1,340 01.8 -01.9 Peter FALCONER Lib 39,597 53.0 +09.7 Race Mathews * ALP 30,611 40.9 -08.5 John McKenna DLP 2,289 03.1 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,760 07.5 e 09.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Charles Race Thorson Mathews (1935-2025): Elected 1972, 1974. Defeated 1975 Later career: Vic MLA for Oakleigh 1979-92. Minister for Police and Emergency Services 1982-88. Minister for the Arts 1982-88. Died 5 May 2025 > Peter David Falconer (born 1943): Elected 1975 Born: 23 September 1943, Melbourne Career: Educated Monash University. Management consultant. Press Secretary to Senator Hon Ivor Greenwood and Secretary to Rt Hon Billy Snedden, MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== North-east of Melbourne: Croydon, Hurstbridge, Ringwood, Warrandyte -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.5 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 01.2 shift to Lib New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,648 -15.2 Votes cast: 63,848 95.8 -00.8 Informal votes: 1,917 03.0 +01.5 Formal votes: 61,931 97.0 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Falconer * Lib 29,896 48.3 -05.9 Francis Feltham DLP 1,761 02.8 -00.3 Martin Hetherich 694 01.1 Stanley Hillman 343 00.6 Henry Leggett 151 00.2 Peter Watson ALP 18,772 30.3 -09.4 Malcolm Whittle AD 10,314 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Leggett's 151 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Falconer * 31 20.5 29,927 48.3 Feltham 9 06.0 1,770 02.9 Heatherich 25 16.6 719 01.2 Hillman 40 26.5 383 00.6 Watson 34 22.5 18,806 30.4 Whittle 12 07.9 10,326 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 151 61,931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hillman's 383 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Falconer * 58 15.1 29,985 48.4 Feltham 79 20.6 1,849 03.0 Heatherich 108 28.2 827 01.3 Watson 101 26.4 18,907 30.5 Whittle 37 09.7 10,363 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 383 61,931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Heatherich's 827 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Falconer * 323 39.1 30,308 48.9 Feltham 222 26.8 2,071 03.3 Watson 164 (19.8 19,071 30.8 Whittle 118 14.3 10,481 16.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 827 61,931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Feltham's 2,071 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FALCONER * 1,671 80.7 31,979 51.6 Watson 310 15.0 19,381 31.3 Whittle 90 04.3 10,571 17.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,071 61,931 10.2 e 01.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter David Falconer (born 1943): Elected 1975, 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== North-east of Melbourne: Croydon, Hurstbridge, Ringwood, Warrandyte -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,392 +10.1 Votes cast: 70,094 95.5 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,638 02.3 -00.7 Formal votes: 68,456 97.7 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Falconer * Lib 31,107 45.4 -02.9 Martin Hetherich 563 00.8 Basil Smith AD 7,032 10.3 -06.4 Wilfrid Thiele 193 00.3 Dr Bertram Wainer 2,720 04.0 Peter Watson ALP 26,841 39.2 +08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,456 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wainer was a leading campaigner for abortion law reform. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Thiele's 193 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Falconer * 33 17.1 31,140 45.5 Hetherich 35 18.1 598 00.9 Smith 50 25.9 7,082 10.3 Wainer 38 19.7 2,758 04.0 Watson 37 19.2 26,878 39.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 193 68,456 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hetherich's 598 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Falconer * 333 55.7 31,473 46.0 Smith 157 26.3 7,239 10.6 Wainer 30 05.0 2,788 04.1 Watson 78 13.0 26,956 39.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 598 68,456 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wainer's 2,788 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Falconer * 572 20.5 32,045 46.8 Smith 358 12.8 7,597 11.1 Watson 1,858 66.6 28,814 42.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,788 68,456 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Smith's 7,597 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FALCONER * 3,482 45.8 35,527 51.9 Watson 4,115 54.2 32,929 48.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,597 68,456 01.9 08.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter David Falconer (born 1943): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== North-east of Melbourne: Croydon, Hurstbridge, Ringwood, Warrandyte -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 79,926 +08.9 Votes cast: 76,918 96.2 +00.7 Informal votes: 1,309 01.7 -00.6 Formal votes: 75,609 98.3 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Falconer * Lib 33,335 44.1 -01.3 John Garratt DLP 887 01.2 Martin Hetherich 931 01.2 Michael Nardella AD 5,646 07.5 -02.8 Peter Steedman ALP 34,810 46.0 +06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,609 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Garratt's 887 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Falconer * 629 70.9 33,964 44.9 Hetherich 133 15.0 1,064 01.4 Nardella 68 07.7 5,714 07.6 Steedman 57 06.4 34,867 46.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 887 75,609 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hetherich's 1,064 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Falconer * 599 56.3 34,563 45.7 Nardella 229 21.5 5,943 07.9 Steedman 236 22.2 35,103 46.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,064 75,609 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Nardella's 5,943 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Falconer * 2,734 46.0 37,297 49.3 STEEDMAN 3,209 54.0 38,312 50.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,943 75,609 00.7 02.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Peter David Falconer (born 1943): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980. Defeated 1983 > Alan Peter Steedman (1943-2024): Elected 1983 Born: 7 December 1943 Career: Educated La Trobe University. Union official. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Lilydale, Ringwood, Warrandyte, Yarra Glen -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.7 Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.8 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,799 -20.2 Votes cast: 60,958 95.5 -00.7 Informal votes: 3,902 06.4 +04.7 Formal votes: 57,056 93.6 -04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Garratt DLP 1,744 03.1 +01.9 Robert Gray NPA 729 01.3 Robert Halverson + Lib 25,070 43.9 -01.0 Peter Steedman * ALP 25,240 44.2 -01.0 Michael Nardella AD 3,709 06.5 -01.0 Rosamund Ewan 564 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,056 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the redistribution, the Liberals are shown as the defending party. 2nd count: Ewan's 564 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garratt 48 08.5 1,792 03.1 Gray 32 05.7 761 01.3 Halverson + 199 35.4 25,269 44.3 Steedman * 97 17.3 25,337 44.4 Nardella 186 33.1 3,895 06.8 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 564 57,056 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Gray's 761 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garratt 115 15.2 1,907 03.3 Halverson + 509 67.1 25,778 45.2 Steedman * 56 07.4 25,393 44.5 Nardella 79 10.4 3,974 07.0 (exhausted 2 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 761 57,056 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Garratt's 1,907 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Halverson + 1,165 61.2 26,943 47.2 Steedman * 430 22.6 25,823 45.3 Nardella 310 16.3 4,284 07.5 (exhausted 2 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,907 57,056 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Nardella's 4,284 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HALVERSON + 1,911 44.6 28,854 50.6 Steedman * 2,370 55.4 28,193 49.4 (exhausted 3 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,284 57,056 00.6 00.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Alan Peter Steedman (1943-2024): Elected 1983. Defeated 1984 Died 10 July 2024 > Robert George Halverson (1937-2016): Elected 1984 Born: 22 October 1937, Melbourne Career: Military Service 1956-81. Stockbroker. OBE 1978 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Lilydale, Ringwood, Warrandyte, Yarra Glen -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,556 +09.0 Votes cast: 66,922 96.2 +00.7 Informal votes: 2,257 03.4 -03.0 Formal votes: 64,665 96.6 +03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David McKenzie ALP 27,891 43.1 -01.1 Chris Mar AD 5,071 07.8 +01.3 Robert Halverson * Lib 30,225 46.7 +02.8 Roy Haffenden NPA 861 01.3 +00.0 Flo Madden 617 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,665 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mackenzie was member for Diamond Valley 1972-75. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Madden's 617 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McKenzie 115 18.6 28,006 43.3 Mar 187 30.3 5,258 08.1 Halverson * 157 25.4 30,382 47.0 Haffenden 158 25.6 1,019 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 617 64,665 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Haffenden's 1,019 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McKenzie 79 07.8 28,085 43.4 Mar 221 21.7 5,479 08.5 Halverson * 718 70.5 31,100 48.1 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,019 64,665 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Mar's 5,479 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McKenzie 3,443 63.0 31,528 48.8 HALVERSON * 2,025 37.0 33,125 51.2 (exhausted 11 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,479 64,665 01.2 00.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert George Halverson 1937-2016): Elected 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Croydon, Lilydale, Warrandyte, Yarra Glen -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.2 Effect of 1989 redistribution: 00.9 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,790 +04.6 Votes cast: 69,919 96.1 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,909 02.7 -00.7 Formal votes: 68,010 97.3 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Dubbeld CTA 3,718 05.5 Earle Keegel 531 00.8 Basil Smith 361 00.5 Jon Linehan ALP 20,270 29.8 -14.2 Paul Rees AD 10,124 14.9 +07.1 Robert Halverson * Lib 33,006 48.5 +02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Smith's 361 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dubbeld 77 21.6 3,795 05.6 Keegel 104 29.1 635 00.9 Linehan 54 15.1 20,324 29.9 Rees 54 15.1 10,178 15.0 Halverson * 68 19.0 33,074 48.6 (exhausted 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 361 68,010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Keegel's 635 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dubbeld 251 40.2 4,046 06.0 Linehan 113 18.1 20,437 30.1 Rees 187 29.9 10,365 15.2 Halverson * 74 11.8 33,148 48.7 (exhausted 10 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 635 68,010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dubbeld's 4,046 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Linehan 785 19.5 21,222 31.2 Rees 477 11.9 10,842 16.0 HALVERSON * 2,755 68.6 35,903 52.8 (exhausted 29 43 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,046 68,010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Rees's 10,842 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Linehan 7,135 66.2 28,357 41.8 HALVERSON * 3,637 33.8 39,540 58.2 (exhausted 70 113 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,842 68,010 08.2 07.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert George Halverson 1937-2016): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Croydon, Lilydale, Warrandyte, Yarra Glen -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 78,107 +07.3 Votes cast: 75,546 96.7 +00.6 Informal votes: 1,875 02.5 -00.2 Formal votes: 73,671 97.5 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sam Ginsberg AD 4,574 06.2 -08.7 Robert Kendi 1,104 01.5 Robert HALVERSON * Lib 38,716 52.6 +04.1 Julie Warren ALP 29,277 39.7 +09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,671 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kendi's 1,104 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ginsberg 662 60.6 5,236 07.1 HALVERSON * 242 22.2 38,958 52.9 Warren 188 17.2 29,465 40.0 (exhausted 12 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,104 73,671 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Ginsberg's 5,236 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HALVERSON * 2,241 43.2 41,199 56.0 Warren 2,944 56.8 32,409 44.0 (exhausted 51 63 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,236 73,671 06.0 02.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert George Halverson (1937-2016): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Croydon, Montrose, Olinda, Warrandyte -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 76,437 -02.1 Votes cast: 73,884 96.7 00.0 Informal votes: 2,037 02.8 +00.3 Formal votes: 71,847 97.2 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.0 Effect of redistribution: 02.0 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Des Burns ALP 25,722 35.8 -05.9 Robert Kenci 350 00.5 Robert HALVERSON * Lib 35,943 50.0 -00.6 Glen Maddock AD 7,140 09.9 +03.7 Basil Smith 332 00.5 Chanel Keane Grn 2,360 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,847 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Smith's 332 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burns 51 15.6 25,773 35.9 Kenci 21 06.4 371 00.5 HALVERSON * 108 33.0 36,051 50.2 Maddock 86 26.3 7,226 10.1 Keane 61 18.7 2,421 03.4 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 332 71,847 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Kenci's 371 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burns 104 28.8 25,877 36.0 HALVERSON * 65 18.0 36,116 50.3 Maddock 92 25.5 7,318 10.2 Keane 100 27.7 2,521 03.5 (exhausted 10 15 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 371 71,847 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Keane's 2,521 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burns 519 20.9 26,396 36.8 HALVERSON * 304 12.3 36,420 50.7 Maddock 1,655 66.8 8,973 12.5 (exhausted 43 58 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,521 71,847 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Maddock's 8,973 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burns 4,585 53.0 30,981 43.4 HALVERSON * 4,059 47.0 40,479 56.6 (exhausted 329 387 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,973 71,847 06.6 02.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert George Halverson (1937-2016): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 Speaker of the House of Representatives 30 April 1996 to 3 March 1998 Halverson retired at the 1998 election. Later career: Ambassador to Ireland and the Holy See 1998-2003. Died 9 December 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Croydon, Montrose, Olinda, Warrandyte -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 79,674 +04.2 Votes cast: 77,091 96.8 +00.1 Informal votes: 3,098 04.0 +01.2 Formal votes: 73,993 96.0 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Kendi 557 00.7 Frank Armenio ALP 24,732 33.4 -01.6 Steve Raskovy 396 00.5 John McLaren AD 5,481 07.4 -02.5 Gary Smart 405 00.5 John Mackellar 2,067 02.8 Stephen Beck ON 2,412 03.3 Chris James Grn 1,634 02.2 -01.1 Judy Warwick 1,070 01.4 Basil Smidt CDP 917 01.2 Hon Dr Michael Wooldridge * Lib 34,322 46.4 -03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wooldridge was member for Chisholm 1987-99. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Raskovy's 396 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kendi 23 05.8 580 00.8 Armenio 72 18.2 24,804 33.5 McLaren 52 13.1 5,533 07.5 Smart 27 06.8 432 00.6 Mackellar 89 22.5 2,156 02.9 Beck 22 05.6 2,434 03.3 James 20 05.1 1,654 02.2 Warwick 13 03.3 1,083 01.5 Smidt 6 01.5 923 01.2 Wooldridge * 72 18.2 34,394 46.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 396 73,993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Smart's 432 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kendi 23 05.3 603 00.8 Armenio 66 15.3 24,870 33.6 McLaren 127 29.4 5,660 07.6 Mackellar 46 10.6 2,202 03.0 Beck 16 14.1 2,450 03.3 James 61 14.1 1,715 02.3 Warwick 15 03.5 1,098 01.5 Smidt 16 03.7 939 01.3 Wooldridge * 62 14.4 34,456 46.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 432 73,993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Kendi's 603 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armenio 375 62.2 25,245 34.1 McLaren 74 12.3 5,734 07.7 Mackellar 37 06.1 2,239 03.0 Beck 20 03.3 2,470 03.3 James 47 07.8 1,762 02.4 Warwick 10 01.7 1,108 01.5 Smidt 3 05.0 942 01.3 Wooldridge * 37 06.1 34,493 46.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 603 73,993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Smidt's 942 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armenio 99 10.5 25,344 34.3 McLaren 142 15.1 5,876 07.9 Mackellar 98 10.4 2,337 03.2 Beck 40 04.2 2,510 03.4 James 52 05.5 1,814 02.5 Warwick 29 03.1 1,137 01.5 Wooldridge * 482 51.2 34,975 47.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 942 73,993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Warwick's 1,137 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armenio 112 09.9 25,456 34.4 McLaren 79 06.9 5,955 08.0 Mackellar 79 06.9 2,416 03.3 Beck 619 54.4 3,129 04.2 James 76 06.7 1,890 02.6 Wooldridge * 172 15.1 35,147 47.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,137 73,993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: James's 1,890 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armenio 662 35.0 26,118 35.3 McLaren 608 32.2 6,563 08.9 Mackellar 273 14.4 2,689 03.6 Beck 98 05.2 3,227 04.4 Wooldridge * 249 13.2 35,396 47.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,890 73,993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Mackellar's 2,689 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armenio 487 18.1 26,605 36.0 McLaren 1,491 55.4 8,054 10.9 Beck 245 09.1 3,472 04.7 Wooldridge * 466 17.3 35,862 48.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,689 73,993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Beck's 3,472 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armenio 1,326 38.2 27,931 37.7 McLaren 1,017 29.3 9,071 12.3 Wooldridge * 1,129 32.5 36,991 50.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,472 73,993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: McLaren's 9,071 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armenio 5,464 60.2 33,395 45.1 WOOLDRIDGE * 3,607 39.8 40,598 54.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,071 73,993 04.9 01.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Richard Lewis Wooldridge (born 1956): Elected 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998 Minister for Health and Family Services to 21 October 1998 Minister for Health and Aged Care from 21 October 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wooldridge retired at the 2001 election. His ministerial term expired on 26 November 2001. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Croydon, Montrose, Olinda, Warrandyte -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,889 +06.5 Votes cast: 81,649 96.2 -00.6 Informal votes: 2,922 03.6 -00.4 Formal votes: 78,727 96.4 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Joyce AD 6,738 08.6 +01.1 Tony SMITH + Lib 40,354 51.3 +04.9 Lorraine Leach Grn 5,424 06.9 +04.7 David McKenzie ALP 26,211 33.3 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,727 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McKenzie was MP for Diamond Valley 1972-75. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Leach's 5,424 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joyce 2,271 41.9 9,009 11.4 SMITH 710 13.1 41,064 52.2 McKenzie 2,443 45.0 28,654 36.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,424 78,727 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Joyce's 9,009 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SMITH 3,940 43.7 45,004 57.2 McKenzie 5,069 56.3 33,723 42.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,009 78,727 07.2 02.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony David Hawthorn Smith (born 1967): Elected 2001 Born 13 March 1967, Melbourne Career: Educated Melbourne University. Research Assistant, Institute of Public Affairs 1989-90. Senior Adviser to Hon Peter Costello, MP 1998-2001. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Croydon, Monbulk, Mt Evelyn, Olinda -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.2 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,943 +02.4 Votes cast: 83,265 95.8 -00.4 Informal votes: 3,208 03.9 +00.3 Formal votes: 80,057 96.1 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joy Ringrose Grn 6,302 07.9 +01.0 Daniel Chapman 531 00.7 Andrew Rushton FF 3,243 04.1 Jos Vandersman AD 1,002 01.2 -07.3 Jeremy Beck 167 00.2 Tony Dib ALP 23,762 29.7 -03.6 Tony SMITH * Lib 45,050 56.3 +05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,057 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Beck's 167 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ringrose 21 12.6 6,323 07.9 Chapman 33 19.8 564 00.7 Rushton 34 20.4 3,277 04.1 Vandersman 32 19.2 1,034 01.3 Dib 29 17.4 23,791 29.7 SMITH * 18 10.8 45,068 56.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 167 80,057 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Chapman's 564 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ringrose 179 31.7 6,502 08.1 Rushton 142 25.2 3,419 04.3 Vandersman 89 15.8 1,123 01.4 Dib 79 14.0 23,870 29.8 SMITH * 75 13.3 45,143 56.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 564 80,057 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Vandersman's 1,123 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ringrose 352 31.3 6,854 08.6 Rushton 224 20.0 3,643 04.6 Dib 291 25.9 24,161 30.2 SMITH * 256 22.8 45,399 56.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,123 80,057 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Rushton's 3,643 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ringrose 675 18.5 7,529 09.4 Dib 550 15.1 24,711 30.9 SMITH * 2,418 66.4 47,817 59.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,643 80,057 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Ringrose's 7,529 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dib 6,235 82.8 30,946 38.7 SMITH * 1,294 17.2 49,111 61.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,529 80,057 11.3 04.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony David Hawthorn Smith (born 1967): Elected 2001, 2004 Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister from 30 January 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Croydon, Monbulk, Mt Evelyn, Olinda -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 89,313 +02.7 Votes cast: 85,927 96.2 +00.4 Informal votes: 2,389 02.8 -01.1 Formal votes: 83,538 97.2 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tony Inglese AD 1,546 01.9 +00.6 George Moran CDP 533 00.6 Hon Tony SMITH * Lib 41,897 50.2 -06.1 Dympna Beard ALP 29,949 35.9 +06.2 Salore Craig Grn 6,112 07.3 -00.6 Daniel Harrison FF 3,501 04.2 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 83,538 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beard was Vic MLA for Kilsyth 2002-06. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Moran's 533 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Inglese 59 11.1 1,605 01.9 SMITH * 192 36.0 42,089 50.4 Beard 43 08.1 29,992 35.9 Craig 30 05.6 6,142 07.4 Harrison 209 39.2 3,710 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 533 83,538 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Inglese's 1,605 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SMITH * 572 35.6 42,661 51.1 Beard 363 22.6 30,355 36.3 Craig 524 32.7 6,666 08.0 Harrison 146 09.1 3,856 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,605 83,538 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Harrison's 3,856 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SMITH * 2,436 63.2 45,097 54.0 Beard 693 18.0 31,048 37.2 Craig 727 18.9 7,393 08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3,856 83,538 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Craig's 7,393 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SMITH * 1,629 22.0 46,726 55.9 Beard 5,764 78.0 36,812 44.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7,393 83,538 05.9 05.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony David Hawthorn Smith (born 1967): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007 Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister to 3 December 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Croydon, Monbulk, Mt Evelyn, Olinda -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 92,357 +03.4 Votes cast: 87,592 94.8 -01.4 Informal votes: 3,695 04.2 +01.4 Formal votes: 83,897 95.8 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Tony Smith * Lib 40,588 48.4 -01.8 Sami Hisheh ALP 29,565 35.2 -00.6 Daniel Harrison FF 4,083 04.9 +00.7 Brendan Powell Grn 9,661 11.5 +04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 83,897 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Harrison's 4,083 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SMITH * 2,338 57.3 42,926 51.2 Hisheh 889 21.8 30,454 36.3 Powell 856 21.0 10,517 12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,083 83,897 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Powell's 10,517 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SMITH * 2,532 24.1 45,458 54.2 Hisheh 7,985 75.9 38,439 45.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,517 83,897 04.2 01.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony David Hawthorn Smith (born 1967): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Croydon, Lilydale, Monbulk, Mooroolbark -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 04.2 Effect of 2010 redistribution: 02.3 shift to Labor 2013 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 97,707 +05.8 Votes cast: 92,820 95.0 +00.2 Informal votes: 4,291 04.6 +00.4 Formal votes: 88,529 95.4 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Meacher Grn 9,641 10.9 -01.3 Gary Coombes FF 2,370 02.7 Cathy Farrell ALP 24,651 27.9 -08.7 Jeffrey Leake 986 01.1 Mike Brown 1,126 01.3 Jeanette McRae 1,358 01.5 Paul Barbieri 446 00.5 Milton Wilde PUP 4,413 05.0 Hon Tony Smith * Lib 43,538 49.2 +03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 88,529 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Barbieri's 446 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Meacher 23 05.2 9,664 10.9 Coombes 51 11.4 2,421 02.7 Farrell 40 09.0 24,691 27.9 Leake 34 07.6 1,020 01.2 Brown 139 31.2 1,265 01.4 McRae 40 09.0 1,398 01.6 Wilde 66 14.8 4,479 05.1 Smith * 53 11.9 43,591 49.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 446 88,529 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Leake's 1,020 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Meacher 67 06.6 9,731 11.0 Coombes 151 14.8 2,572 02.9 Farrell 157 15.4 24,848 28.1 Brown 41 04.0 1,306 01.5 McRae 137 13.4 1,535 01.7 Wilde 152 14.9 4,631 05.2 Smith * 315 30.9 43,906 49.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,020 88,529 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Brown's 1,306 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Meacher 68 05.2 9,799 11.1 Coombes 783 60.0 3,355 03.8 Farrell 96 07.4 24,944 28.2 McRae 99 07.6 1,634 01.9 Wilde 53 04.1 4,684 05.3 Smith * 207 15.9 44,113 49.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,306 88,529 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: McRae's 1,634 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Meacher 474 29.0 10,273 11.6 Coombes 236 14.4 3,591 04.1 Farrell 390 23.9 25,334 28.6 Wilde 309 18.9 4,993 05.6 SMITH * 225 13.8 44,338 50.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,634 88,529 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Coombes's 3,591 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Meacher 684 19.1 10,957 12.4 Farrell 593 16.5 25,927 29.4 Wilde 912 25.4 5,905 06.7 SMITH * 1,402 39.0 45,740 51.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,591 88,529 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Wilde's 5,905 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Meacher 1,272 21.5 12,229 13.8 Farrell 1,656 28.0 27,583 31.2 SMITH * 2,977 50.4 48,717 55.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,905 88,529 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Meacher's 12,229 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Farrell 10,331 84.5 37,914 42.8 SMITH * 1,898 15.5 50,615 57.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,229 88,529 07.2 05.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony David Hawthorn Smith (born 1967): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013 Speaker of the House of Representatives from 10 August 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Croydon, Lilydale, Monbulk, Mooroolbark -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 102,908 +05.3 Votes cast: 95,851 93.1 -01.9 Informal votes: 3,620 03.8 -00.8 Formal votes: 92,231 96.2 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elissa Sutherland Grn 10,781 11.7 +00.8 Kristin Bacon AJP 4,176 04.5 Hovig Melkonian ALP 26,165 28.4 +00.5 Peter Charleton 2,878 03.1 Hon Tony Smith * Lib 45,680 49.5 +00.4 Angela Dorian RUA 2,551 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 92,231 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Dorian's 2,551 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sutherland 149 05.8 10,930 11.9 Bacon 418 16.4 4,594 05.0 Melkonian 229 09.0 26,394 28.6 Charleton 910 35.7 3,788 04.1 SMITH * 845 33.1 46,525 50.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,551 92,231 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Charleton's 3,788 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sutherland 533 14.1 11,463 12.4 Bacon 1,216 32.1 5,810 06.3 Melkonian 998 26.4 27,392 29.7 SMITH * 1,041 27.5 47,566 51.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,788 92,231 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bacon's 5,810 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sutherland 2,932 50.5 14,394 15.6 Melkonian 1,481 25.5 28,873 31.3 SMITH * 1,397 24.0 48,963 53.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,810 92,231 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Sutherland's 14,394 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Melkonian 11,655 81.0 40,528 43.9 SMITH * 2,740 19.0 51,703 56.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,394 92,231 06.1 01.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony David Hawthorn Smith (born 1967): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 Speaker of the House of Representatives -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Belgrave, Lilydale, Monbulk, Mooroolbark, Warburton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 06.1 Effect of 2018 redistribution: 01.6 shift to Labor 2019 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 113,307 +10.1 Votes cast: 106,720 94.2 +01.1 Informal votes: 6,892 06.5 +02.4 Formal votes: 99,828 93.5 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Charleton 2,302 02.3 Antony Calabro RUA 820 00.8 Ross McPhee DLP 2,246 02.3 Travis Barker AJP 3,105 03.1 -01.2 Wendy Starkey UAP 2,607 02.6 Ryan Clark DHJP 3,309 03.3 Hon Tony Smith * Lib 45,168 45.3 -02.3 Bill Brindle ALP 28,551 28.6 +00.4 Jenny Game-Lopata Grn 10,919 10.9 -01.9 Jayden O'Connor 801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 99,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: O'Connor's 801 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charleton 120 15.0 2,422 02.4 Calabro 118 14.7 938 00.9 McPhee 60 07.5 2,306 02.3 Barker 57 07.1 3,162 03.2 Starkey 98 12.2 2,705 02.7 Clark 67 08.4 3,376 03.4 Smith * 82 10.2 45,250 45.3 Brindle 81 10.1 28,632 28.7 Game-Lopata 118 14.7 11,037 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 801 99,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Calabro's 938 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charleton 216 23.0 2,638 02.6 McPhee 91 09.7 2,397 02.4 Barker 92 09.8 3,254 03.3 Starkey 230 24.5 2,935 02.9 Clark 73 07.8 3,449 03.5 Smith * 176 18.8 45,426 45.5 Brindle 36 03.8 28,668 28.7 Game-Lopata 24 02.6 11,061 11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 938 99,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McPhee's 2,397 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charleton 335 14.0 2,973 03.0 Barker 266 11.1 3,520 03.5 Starkey 202 24.5 3,137 03.1 Clark 199 08.3 3,648 03.7 Smith * 466 19.4 45,892 46.0 Brindle 712 29.7 29,380 29.4 Game-Lopata 217 09.1 11,278 11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 938 99,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Charleton's 2,973 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker 992 33.4 4,512 04.5 Starkey 461 15.5 3,598 03.6 Clark 495 17.6 4,143 04.2 Smith * 412 13.9 46,304 46.4 Brindle 347 11.7 29,727 29.8 Game-Lopata 266 09.0 11,544 11.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,973 99,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Starkey's 3,598 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker 661 18.4 5,173 05.2 Clark 1,022 28.4 5,165 05.2 Smith * 1,319 36.7 47,623 47.7 Brindle 407 11.3 30,134 30.2 Game-Lopata 189 05.3 11,733 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,598 99,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Clark's 5,165 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker 1,673 32.4 6,846 06.9 Smith * 1,646 31.9 49,269 49.4 Brindle 1,298 25.1 31,432 31.5 Game-Lopata 548 10.6 12,281 12.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,165 99,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Barker's 6,846 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SMITH * 2,516 36.8 51,785 51.9 Brindle 1,567 22.9 32,999 33.1 Game-Lopata 2,763 40.4 15,044 15.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,846 99,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Game-Lopata's 15,044 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SMITH * 2,766 18.4 54,551 54.6 Brindle 12,278 81.6 45,277 45.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,044 99,828 04.6 00.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony David Hawthorn Smith (born 1967): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 Speaker of the House of Representatives to 23 November 2021 Smith retired at the 2022 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Belgrave, Lilydale, Monbulk, Mooroolbark, Warburton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 04.6 Effect of 2021 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 114,277 +00.9 Votes cast: 106,273 93.0 -01.2 Informal votes: 6,652 06.3 -00.2 Formal votes: 99,621 93.7 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jenny Game Grn 12,894 12.9 +02.0 Craig Cole 3,455 03.5 Andrew Klop AJP 1,844 01.9 -01.2 Aaron Violi + Lib 36,347 36.5 -08.8 Bill Brindle ALP 24,779 24.9 -03.8 Paul Murphy PHON 3,260 03.3 Chris Field AFP 687 00.7 Trevor Smith LDP 2,008 02.0 Peter Sullivan DHJP 1,207 01.2 -02.1 Anthony Bellve UAP 4,834 04.9 +02.2 Claire Ferres Miles 8,307 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 99,621 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Field's 687 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Game 15 02.2 12,909 13.0 Cole 69 10.1 3,524 03.5 Klop 18 02.6 1,862 01.9 Violi + 61 08.9 36,408 36.6 Brindle 27 03.9 24,806 24.9 Murphy 147 21.4 3,407 03.4 Smith 136 19.8 2,144 02.2 Sullivan 19 02.8 1,226 01.2 Bellve 155 22.6 4,989 05.0 Ferres Miles 39 05.7 8,346 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 687 99,621 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Sullivan's 1,226 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Game 91 07.4 13,000 13.1 Cole 109 08.9 3,633 03.7 Klop 158 12.9 2,020 02.0 Violi + 168 13.7 36,576 36.7 Brindle 145 11.8 24,951 25.1 Murphy 206 16.8 3,613 03.6 Smith 53 04.3 2,197 02.2 Bellve 128 10.4 5,117 05.1 Ferres Miles 168 13.7 8,514 08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,226 99,621 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Klop's 2,020 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Game 701 34.7 13,701 13.8 Cole 229 11.3 3,862 03.9 Violi + 197 09.8 36,773 36.9 Brindle 318 15.7 25,269 25.4 Murphy 179 08.9 3,792 03.8 Smith 48 02.4 2,245 02.3 Bellve 102 05.1 5,219 05.2 Ferres Miles 246 12.2 8,760 08.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,020 99,621 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Smith's 2,245 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Game 99 04.4 13,800 13.9 Cole 191 08.5 4,053 04.1 Violi + 470 20.9 37,243 37.4 Brindle 114 05.1 25,383 25.5 Murphy 598 26.6 4,390 04.4 Bellve 641 28.6 5,860 05.9 Ferres Miles 132 05.9 8,892 08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,245 99,621 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Cole's 4,053 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Game 406 10.0 14,206 14.3 Violi + 377 09.3 37,620 37.8 Brindle 263 06.5 25,646 25.7 Murphy 779 19.2 5,169 05.2 Bellve 1,217 30.0 7,077 07.1 Ferres Miles 1,011 24.9 9,903 09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,053 99,621 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Murphy's 5,169 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Game 281 05.4 14,487 14.5 Violi + 680 13.2 38,300 38.5 Brindle 403 07.8 26,049 26.2 Bellve 3,145 60.8 10,222 10.3 Ferres Miles 660 12.8 10,563 10.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,169 99,621 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Bellve's 10,222 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Game 596 05.8 15,083 15.1 Violi + 4,551 44.5 42,851 43.0 Brindle 678 06.6 26,727 26.8 Ferres Miles 4,397 43.0 14,960 15.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,222 99,621 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Ferres Miles's 14,960 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Game 8,014 53.6 23,097 23.2 Violi + 3,380 22.6 46,231 46.4 Brindle 3,566 23.8 30,293 30.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,960 99,621 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Game's 23,097 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- VIOLI + 5,052 21.9 51,283 51.5 Brindle 18,045 78.1 48,338 48.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,097 99,621 01.5 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aaron Violi (born 1984): Elected 2022 Born: 6 August 1984, Canberra (of Italian parents) Career: Educated La Trobe University, Deakin University (MBA). Sales executive. Staffer to Senator James Paterson. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Belgrave, Lilydale, Monbulk, Mooroolbark, Warburton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Liberal over Labor 01.5 Effect of 2024 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 122,351 +07.1 Votes cast: 115,652 94.5 +01.5 Informal votes: 5,089 04.4 -01.8 Formal votes: 110,563 95.6 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip Courtice ToP 3,716 03.4 -01.5 Ambere Livori PHON 5,603 05.1 +01.8 Chloe Bond AJP 2,379 02.2 +90.4 Dan Nebauer FFA 3,154 02.9 Merran Blair Grn 12,107 11.0 -02.2 Naomi Oakley Labor 26,820 24.3 -00.8 Claire Ferres Miles 11,590 10.5 +02.4 Aaron Violi * Lib 45,194 40.9 +04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 110,563 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bond's 2,379 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Courtice 100 04.2 3,816 03.5 Livori 194 08.2 5,797 05.2 Nebauer 353 14.8 3,507 03.2 Blair 858 36.1 12,965 11.7 Oakley 308 13.0 27,128 24.5 Ferres Miles 412 17.3 12,002 10.9 Violi * 154 06.5 45,348 41.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,379 110,563 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Nebauer's 3,507 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Courtice 402 11.5 4,218 03.8 Livori 1,190 33.9 6,987 06.3 Blair 331 09.4 13,296 12.0 Oakley 241 06.9 27,369 24.8 Ferres Miles 388 11.1 12,390 11.2 Violi * 955 27.2 46,303 41.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,507 110,563 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Courtice's 4,218 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Livori 2,625 62.2 9,612 08.7 Blair 189 04.5 13,485 12.2 Oakley 227 05.4 27,596 25.0 Ferres Miles 465 11.0 12,855 11.6 Violi * 712 16.9 47,015 42.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,218 110,563 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Livori's 9,612 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blair 1,032 10.7 14,517 13.1 Oakley 887 09.2 28,483 25.8 Ferres Miles 2,549 26.5 15,404 13.9 Violi * 5,144 53.5 52,159 47.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,612 110,563 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Blair's 14,517 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Oakley 6,227 42.9 34,710 31.4 Ferres Miles 7,416 51.1 22,820 20.6 Violi * 874 06.0 53,033 48.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,517 110,563 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Ferres Miles's 22,820 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Oakley 17,374 76.1 52,084 47.1 VIOLI * 5,446 23.9 58,479 52.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,820 110,563 02.9 01.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aaron Violi (born 1984): Elected 2022, 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------