ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF CHISHOLM, VICTORIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Glen Iris, Highfield Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1946 notional two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,249 Votes cast: 41,828 96.7 Informal votes: 648 01.5 Formal votes: 41,180 98.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leo Fennessy ALP 13,615 33.1 +00.1 Hon Wilfrid KENT HUGHES + Lib 26,628 64.7 +04.1 William Tregear CPA 937 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,180 14.9 e 03.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fennessy was Vic MLA for Brunswick East 1955-70. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilfrid Selwyn Kent Hughes (1895-1970): Elected 1949 Born: 12 June 1895, Melbourne. Career: Educated Melbourne Grammar School, Oxford University. Military Service 1914-19, 1939-45 (prisoner of war 1942-45). Author and publisher. State politics: Vic MLA for Kew 1927-49. Honorary Minister 1932-37, Minister for Transport 1934 1947-49, Minister for Labour 1934, Minister for Education 1947-48, Minister for Electricity 1948-49. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kent Hughes's legal surname was Hughes, but he adopted the surname Kent Hughes as a young man to avoid having the same name as Billy Hughes. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Glen Iris, Highfield Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 14.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,972 +01.7 Votes cast: 42,080 95.7 -01.0 Informal votes: 501 01.2 -00.3 Formal votes: 41,579 98.8 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Wilfrid KENT HUGHES * Lib 27,016 65.0 +00.3 Ronald Whiting ALP 14,563 35.0 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,579 15.0 00.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilfrid Selwyn Kent Hughes (1895-1970): Elected 1949, 1951 Minister for the Interior from 11 May 1951 Minister for Works and Housing 11 May 1951 to 4 June 1952 Minister for Works from 4 June 1952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Glen Iris, Highfield Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 15.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,402 -01.3 Votes cast: 41,552 95.7 00.0 Informal votes: 387 00.9 -00.3 Formal votes: 41,165 99.1 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Cahill ALP 14,390 35.0 +00.0 Hon Wilfred KENT HUGHES * Lib 26,775 65.0 +00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,165 15.0 no swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilfrid Selwyn Kent Hughes (1895-1970): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 Minister for the Interior Minister for Works -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Glen Iris, Highfield Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 15.0 Effect of 1955 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,567 +00.4 Votes cast: 41,300 94.8 -00.9 Informal votes: 786 01.9 +01.0 Formal votes: 40,514 98.1 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Wilfrid KENT HUGHES * Lib 26,394 65.1 +00.1 Leonora Lloyd ALPAC 4,006 09.9 John Stewart ALP 10,114 25.0 -10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,514 23.0 e 08.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilfrid Kent Hughes (1895-1970): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 Minister for the Interior to 11 January 1956 Minister for Works to 11 January 1956 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Glen Iris, Highfield Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 23.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,662 -02.1 Votes cast: 40,833 95.7 +00.8 Informal votes: 766 01.9 00.0 Formal votes: 40,067 98.1 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leo Bartley ALP 11,494 28.7 +03.7 John Hoare DLP 4,547 11.3 +01.4 Hon Wilfrid KENT HUGHES * Lib 24,026 60.0 -05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,067 20.2 e 04.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilfrid Selwyn Kent Hughes (1895-1970): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Glen Iris, Highfield Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 20.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,720 +01.4 Votes cast: 40,731 95.3 -00.4 Informal votes: 658 01.6 -00.3 Formal votes: 40,073 98.4 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Malcolm Coughlin ALP 12,524 31.3 +02.6 John Duffy DLP 5,273 13.2 +01.9 Hon Wilfrid KENT HUGHES * Lib 22,276 55.6 -04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,073 17.5 e 02.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilfrid Selwyn Kent Hughes (1895-1970): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Glen Iris, Highfield Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 17.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,251 -01.1 Votes cast: 40,599 96.1 +00.8 Informal votes: 352 00.9 -00.7 Formal votes: 40,247 99.1 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Button ALP 11,878 29.5 -01.8 John Duffy DLP 4,230 10.5 -02.7 Hon Sir Wilfrid KENT HUGHES * Lib 24,139 60.0 +04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,247 19.5 e 02.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Button, see Senate Victoria 1974. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilfrid Selwyn Kent Hughes (1895-1970): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Glen Iris, Highfield Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 19.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,278 -02.3 Votes cast: 39,548 95.8 -00.3 Informal votes: 988 02.5 +01.6 Formal votes: 38,560 97.5 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth Grigg ALP 10,359 26.9 -02.6 Hon Sir Wilfrid KENT HUGHES * Lib 22,556 58.5 -01.5 Russell Malseed 1,446 03.8 Mary Stanley DLP 4,199 10.9 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,560 20.2 e 00.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilfrid Selwyn Kent Hughes (1895-1970): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Highfield Park, Wattle Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 20.2 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 00.3 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 20.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,524 +36.9 Votes cast: 53,610 94.8 -01.0 Informal votes: 1,115 02.1 -00.4 Formal votes: 52,495 97.9 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Dwyer ALP 17,912 34.1 +07.5 Hon Sir Wilfrid KENT HUGHES * Lib 27,783 52.9 -05.9 Andrew Morrow AP 2,053 03.9 John Rogers DLP 4,747 09.0 +00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,495 12.6 e 07.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilfrid Selwyn Kent Hughes (1895-1970): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969 Died 30 July 1970 (see By-elections) --------------------------------------------------------------------\ BY-ELECTION OF 19 SEPTEMBER 1970 ==================================================================== Following the death of Hon Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 12.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,737 +00.4 Votes cast: 46,497 82.0 -12.8 Informal votes: 756 01.6 -00.5 Formal votes: 45,741 98.4 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Costigan ALP 15,335 33.5 -00.6 Andrew Morrow AP 1,501 03.3 -00.6 Raymond Nilsen DGS 4,138 09.0 Tony STALEY Lib 24,767 54.1 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,741 09.0 e 03.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Allan Staley (1939-2023): Elected 1970 By Born: 15 May 1939, Horsham, Victoria Career: Educated Scotch College, Melbourne, University of Melbourne. Law graduate, teacher. Tutor in Political Science, University of Melbourne 1965. Lecturer, Senior Lecturer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Highfield Park, Wattle Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.6 e 1970 by-election two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,939 -01.0 Votes cast: 53,401 95.5 +00.7 Informal votes: 811 01.5 -00.6 Formal votes: 52,590 98.5 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Cowley AP 3,354 06.4 +02.5 William Hoyne DLP 4,006 07.6 -01.4 Alastair Nicholson ALP 20,608 39.2 +05.1 Tony Staley * Lib 24,622 46.8 -06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,590 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cowley's 3,354 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hoyne 727 21.7 4,733 09.0 Nicholson 1,870 55.8 22,478 42.7 Staley * 757 22.6 25,379 48.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,354 52,590 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hoyne's 4,733 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicholson 1,002 21.2 23,480 44.6 STALEY * 3,731 78.8 29,110 55.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,733 52,590 05.4 07.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Allan Staley (1939-2023): Elected 1970 By, 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Highfield Park, Wattle Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,252 +05.9 Votes cast: 56,516 95.4 -00.1 Informal votes: 920 01.6 +00.1 Formal votes: 55,596 98.4 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alastair Nicholson ALP 22,651 40.7 +01.5 Francis Penhalluriack AP 1,940 03.5 -02.9 Tony STALEY * Lib 28,072 50.5 +03.7 Joseph Stanley DLP 2,933 05.3 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,596 06.7 e 01.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Allan Staley (1939-2023): Elected 1970 By, 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Highfield Park, Wattle Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,413 -01.6 Votes cast: 56,038 95.9 +00.4 Informal votes: 826 01.5 -00.1 Formal votes: 55,212 98.5 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Campbell ALP 19,712 35.7 -05.0 Richard Franklin AP 1,236 02.2 -01.3 Tony STALEY * Lib 31,477 57.0 +06.5 Joseph Stanley DLP 2,787 05.0 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,212 12.4 e 05.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Allan Staley (1939-2023): Elected 1971 By, 1972, 1974, 1975 Minister for the Capital Territory from 16 February 1976 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Box Hill, Burwood, Highfield Park, Wattle Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.4 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 01.6 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 10.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,410 +25.7 Votes cast: 69,895 95.2 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,501 02.1 +00.6 Formal votes: 68,394 97.9 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Caulfield AD 11,739 17.2 Helen Mayer ALP 21,548 31.5 -05.8 Hon Tony Staley * Lib 31,808 46.5 -08.9 Joseph Stanley DLP 3,299 04.8 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Mayer, see Chisholm 1983. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Stanley's 3,299 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Caulfield 268 08.1 12,007 17.6 Mayer 246 07.5 21,794 31.9 STALEY * 2,785 84.4 34,593 50.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,299 68,394 08.9 e 01.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Allan Staley (1939-2023): Elected 1970 By, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 Minister for the Capital Territory to 20 December 1977 Minister for Post and Telecommunications from 20 December 1977 Staley retired at the 1980 election. His ministerial term ended on 3 November 1980. Later career: Businessman. Federal President of the Liberal Party 1994-99. Died 3 May 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Box Hill, Burwood, Highfield Park, Wattle Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,166 -00.3 Votes cast: 69,741 95.3 +00.1 Informal votes: 1,394 02.0 -00.1 Formal votes: 68,347 98.0 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graham Harris Lib 32,211 47.1 +00.6 Helen Mayer ALP 28,058 41.1 +09.6 Terence Pooley AP 701 01.0 Alan Swindon AD 7,377 10.8 -06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,347 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Mayer, see Chisholm 1983. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Pooley's 701 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harris 138 19.7 32,349 47.3 Mayer 379 54.1 28,437 41.6 Swindon 184 26.2 7,561 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 701 68,347 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Swindon's 7,561 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HARRIS 3,303 43.7 35,652 52.2 Mayer 4,258 56.3 32,695 47.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,561 68,347 02.2 06.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graham McDonald Harris (1937-2025): Elected 1980 Born: 29 August 1937, Melbourne Career: Educated University of Melbourne. Barrister and company director. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Box Hill, Burwood, Highfield Park, Wattle Park -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,730 -00.6 Votes cast: 70,073 96.3 +01.0 Informal votes: 1,128 01.6 -00.4 Formal votes: 68,945 98.4 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Cooper DLP 2,196 03.2 Graham Harris * Lib 29,052 42.1 -05.0 Helen Mayer ALP 33,253 48.2 +07.1 Alan Swindon AD 4,444 06.5 -04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,945 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cooper's 2,196 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harris * 1,887 85.9 30,939 44.9 Mayer 175 08.0 33,428 48.5 Swindon 134 06.1 4,578 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,196 68,945 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Swindon's 4,578 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harris * 1,987 43.4 32,926 47.8 MAYER 2,591 56.6 36,019 52.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,578 68,945 02.2 04.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Graham McDonald Harris (1937-2025): Elected 1980. Defeated 1983 Died 4 August 2025 > Helen Mayer (1932-2008): Elected 1983 Born: 7 September 1932, Kaniva, Victoria Career: Educated Swinburne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Toorak Teachers' College, Melbourne. Teacher. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Box Hill, Burwood, Mont Albert, Surrey Hills -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.2 Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.3 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,700 -01.4 Votes cast: 68,361 95.3 -01.0 Informal votes: 5,405 07.9 +06.3 Formal votes: 62,956 92.1 -06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Carroll DLP 1,779 02.8 -00.4 Colin Rochford AD 3,928 06.2 -00.3 Graham Harris Lib 27,860 44.3 +01.9 Helen Mayer * ALP 28,696 45.6 -02.3 Ray Murphy NPA 693 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,956 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harris was member for Chisholm 1980-83. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Murphy's 693 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carroll 92 13.3 1,871 03.0 Rochford 96 13.9 4,024 06.4 Harris 396 57.3 28,256 44.9 Mayer * 107 15.5 28,803 45.8 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 693 62,956 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Carroll's 1,871 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rochford 998 53.6 5,022 08.0 Harris 588 31.6 28,844 45.8 Mayer * 277 14.9 29,080 46.2 (exhausted 8 10 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,871 62,956 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Rochford's 5,022 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harris 2,531 50.4 31,375 49.8 MAYER * 2,486 49.6 31,566 50.2 (exhausted 5 15 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,022 62,956 00.2 01.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Helen Mayer (1932-2008): Elected 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Box Hill, Burwood, Mont Albert, Surrey Hills -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,789 -02.7 Votes cast: 66,757 95.7 +00.4 Informal votes: 2,772 04.2 -03.7 Formal votes: 63,985 95.8 +03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Wajsbrem NPA 1,101 01.7 +00.6 Barry Gration 226 00.4 Ernest Rodeck 637 01.0 Helen Mayer * ALP 28,094 43.9 -01.7 Fran Robbins AD 4,222 06.6 +00.4 Dr Michael Wooldridge Lib 29,705 46.4 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,985 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gration's 226 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wajsbrem 42 18.8 1,143 01.8 Rodeck 49 21.9 686 01.1 Mayer * 43 19.2 28,137 44.0 Robbins 60 26.8 4,282 06.7 Wooldridge 30 13.4 29,735 46.5 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 226 63,985 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Rodeck's 686 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wajsbrem 88 13.0 1,231 01.9 Mayer * 120 17.8 28,257 44.2 Robbins 139 20.6 4,421 06.9 Wooldridge 328 48.6 30,063 47.0 (exhausted 11 13 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 686 63,985 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wajsbrem's 1,231 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mayer * 377 30.9 28,634 44.8 Robbins 170 13.9 4,591 07.2 Wooldridge 674 55.2 30,737 48.1 (exhausted 10 23 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,231 63,985 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Robbins's 4,591 voted distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mayer 2,894 63.5 31,528 49.3 WOOLDRIDGE 1,663 36.5 32,400 50.7 (exhausted 34 57 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,591 63,985 00.7 00.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Helen Mayer (1932-2008): Elected 1983, 1984. Defeated 1987 Died 7 February 2008 > Michael Richard Lewis Wooldridge (born 1956): Elected 1987 Born: 7 November 1956, Melbourne Career: Educated Monash University. Doctor. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Box Hill, Burwood, Forest Hill, Surrey Hills -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.7 Effect of 1989 redistribution: 00.3 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 76,347 +09.4 Votes cast: 73,366 96.1 +00.4 Informal votes: 1,861 02.5 -01.7 Formal votes: 71,505 97.5 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adrian Stagg CTA 2,832 04.0 Dr Michael Wooldridge * Lib 34,660 48.5 +02.4 Trudi Brunton AD 9,576 13.4 +06.8 Helen Mayer ALP 24,437 34.2 -10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,505 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mayer was member for Chisholm 1983-87. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Stagg's 2,832 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WOOLDRIDGE * 2,191 77.8 36,851 51.5 Brunton 411 14.6 9,987 14.0 Mayer 216 07.7 24,653 34.5 (exhausted 14 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,832 71,505 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Brunton's 9,987 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WOOLDRIDGE * 3,379 33.9 40,230 56.3 Mayer 6,586 66.1 31,239 43.7 (exhausted 22 36 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,987 71,505 06.3 05.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Richard Lewis Wooldridge (born 1956): Elected 1987, 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Box Hill, Burwood, Forest Hill, Surrey Hills -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 76,599 +00.3 Votes cast: 73,777 96.3 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,714 02.3 -00.2 Formal votes: 72,063 97.7 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Doug Johnston AD 4,620 06.4 -07.0 Gordon McCaskie ALP 29,998 41.6 +07.4 Richard Aldous 1,247 01.7 Dr Michael WOOLDRIDGE * Lib 36,198 50.2 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,063 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Aldous's 1,247 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnston 742 59.8 5,362 07.4 McCaskie 276 22.2 30,274 42.0 WOOLDRIDGE * 223 18.0 36,421 50.5 (exhausted 6 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,247 72,063 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Johnston's 5,362 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCaskie 3,663 68.8 33,937 47.1 WOOLDRIDGE * 1,662 31.2 38,083 52.9 (exhausted 37 43 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,362 72,063 02.9 03.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Richard Lewis Wooldridge (born 1956): Elected 1987, 1990, 1993 Deputy Leader of the Opposition 23 March 1993 to 23 May 1994 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party 23 March 1993 to 23 May 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Box Hill, Burwood, Clayton North, Mt Waverley -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.9 Effect of redistribution: 02.5 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,024 +09.7 Votes cast: 80,817 96.2 -00.1 Informal votes: 2,069 02.6 +00.3 Formal votes: 78,748 97.4 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Michael Wooldridge * Lib 37,110 47.1 -00.6 Mark Ilott 350 00.4 Matthew Townsend AD 5,725 07.3 +00.9 Graeme Browne 368 00.5 Tony Robinson ALP 31,807 40.4 -03.7 Peter Judge AAFI 1,291 01.6 Adrian Whitehead Grn 2,097 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,748 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robinson was Vic MLA for Mitcham 1997-2010. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ilott's 350 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wooldridge * 82 23.7 37,192 47.2 Townsend 97 28.0 5,822 07.4 Browne 33 09.5 401 00.5 Robinson 46 13.3 31,853 40.5 Judge 21 06.1 1,312 01.7 Whitehead 67 19.4 2,164 02.8 (exhausted 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 350 78,748 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Browne's 401 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wooldridge * 64 16.8 37,256 47.3 Townsend 161 42.4 5,983 07.6 Robinson 63 16.6 31,916 40.5 Judge 32 08.4 1,344 01.7 Whitehead 60 15.8 2,224 02.8 (exhausted 21 25 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 401 78,748 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Judge's 1,344 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wooldridge * 339 25.6 37,595 47.8 Townsend 225 17.0 6,208 07.9 Robinson 205 15.5 32,121 40.8 Whitehead 553 41.8 2,777 03.5 (exhausted 22 47 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,344 78,748 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Whitehead's 2,777 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wooldridge * 577 21.1 38,172 48.5 Townsend 1,539 56.3 7,747 09.9 Robinson 617 22.6 32,738 41.6 (exhausted 44 91 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,777 78,748 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Townsend's 7,747 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WOOLDRIDGE * 3,018 40.7 41,190 52.6 Robinson 4,394 59.3 37,132 47.4 (exhausted 335 426 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,747 78,748 02.6 02.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Richard Lewis Wooldridge (born 1956): Elected 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 Minister for Health and Family Services from 11 March 1996 Wooldridge contested Casey at the 1998 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Box Hill, Burwood, Clayton North, Mt Waverley -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,668 +00.8 Votes cast: 81,426 96.2 00.0 Informal votes: 2,910 03.6 +01.0 Formal votes: 78,516 96.4 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Julian Guess Grn 2,431 03.1 +00.4 Nicholas Fell 176 00.2 Anna Burke ALP 33,275 42.4 +02.0 Peter Vlahos + Lib 32,771 41.7 -05.4 Ka-Sing Chua 2,214 02.8 Mark Toomey 193 00.2 Bernie Millane AD 5,392 06.9 -00.4 Douglas Hesse ON 2,064 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,516 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Fell's 176 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guess 45 25.6 2,476 03.2 Burke 45 25.6 33,320 42.4 Vlahos 31 17.6 32,808 41.8 Chua 12 06.8 2,226 02.8 Toomey 15 08.5 208 00.3 Millane 21 11.9 5,413 06.9 Hesse 7 04.0 2,071 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 176 78,516 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Toomey's 208 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guess 45 21.6 2,521 03.2 Burke 33 15.9 33,353 43.0 Vlahos 26 12.5 32,828 41.8 Chua 24 11.5 2,250 02.9 Millane 47 22.6 5,460 07.0 Hesse 33 15.9 2,104 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 208 78,516 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hesse's 2,104 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guess 428 20.3 2,949 03.8 Burke 399 19.0 33,752 43.0 Vlahos 610 29.0 33,438 42.6 Chua 288 13.7 2,538 03.2 Millane 379 18.0 5,839 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,104 78,516 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Chua's 2,538 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guess 268 10.6 3,217 04.1 Burke 731 28.8 34,483 43.9 Vlahos 615 24.2 34,053 43.4 Millane 924 36.4 6,763 08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,538 78,516 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Guess's 3,217 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burke 1,290 40.1 35,773 45.6 Vlahos 350 10.9 34,403 43.8 Millane 1,577 49.0 8,340 10.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,217 78,516 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Millane's 8,340 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BURKE 5,114 61.3 40,887 52.1 Vlahos 3,226 38.7 37,629 47.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,340 78,516 02.1 04.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anna Elizabeth Burke (born 1966): Elected 1998 Born: 1 January 1966, Melbourne Career: Educated Monash University, University of Melbourne. Industrial officer, Finance Sector Union. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Box Hill, Burwood, Clayton North, Mt Waverley -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,523 +02.2 Votes cast: 82,418 95.3 -00.9 Informal votes: 2,481 03.0 -00.6 Formal votes: 79,937 97.0 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ros Clowes Lib 34,836 43.6 +01.8 James Bennett AD 5,379 06.7 -00.1 Anna Burke * ALP 33,929 42.4 +00.1 John Murray 895 01.1 Howard Tankey Grn 4,898 06.1 +03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Murray's 895votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clowes 178 19.9 35,014 43.8 Bennett 118 13.2 5,497 06.9 Burke * 264 29.5 34,193 42.8 Tankey 335 37.4 5,233 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 895 79,937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Tankey's 5,233 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clowes 569 10.9 35,583 44.5 Bennett 3,112 59.5 8,609 10.8 Burke * 1,552 29.7 35,745 44.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,233 79,937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bennett's 8,609 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clowes 2,175 25.3 37,758 47.2 BURKE * 6,434 74.7 42,179 52.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,609 79,937 02.8 00.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anna Elizabeth Burke (born 1966): Elected 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Box Hill, Burwood, Clayton North, Mt Waverley -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.8 Effect of redistribution: 00.1 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,907 -01.9 Votes cast: 80,530 94.8 -00.5 Informal votes: 2,700 03.3 +00.3 Formal votes: 77,830 96.7 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Bennett AD 1,561 02.0 -04.7 Anna Burke * ALP 34,241 44.0 +01.6 Gary Ong FF 1,468 01.9 Stephen Hartney Lib 33,945 43.6 00.0 Owen Lysaght 763 01.0 Wayne Barwick 137 00.2 Penny Harris Grn 5,715 07.3 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,830 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Barwick's 137 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bennett 19 13.9 1,580 02.0 Burke * 23 16.8 34,264 44.0 Ong 10 07.3 1,478 01.9 Hartney 21 15.3 33,966 43.6 Lysaght 31 22.6 794 01.0 Harris 33 24.1 5,748 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 137 77,830 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Lysaght's 794 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bennett 152 19.1 1,732 02.2 Burke * 155 19.5 34,419 44.2 Ong 95 12.0 1,573 02.0 Hartney 216 27.2 34,182 43.9 Harris 176 22.2 5,924 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 794 77,830 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ong's 1,573 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bennett 150 09.5 1,882 02.4 Burke * 327 20.8 34,746 44.6 Hartney 944 60.0 35,126 45.1 Harris 152 09.7 6,076 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,573 77,830 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bennett's 1,882 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burke * 879 46.7 35,625 45.8 Hartney 348 18.5 35,474 45.6 Harris 655 34.8 6,731 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,882 77,830 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Harris's 6,731 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BURKE * 5,355 79.6 40,980 52.7 Hartney 1,376 20.4 36,850 47.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,731 77,830 02.7 no swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anna Elizabeth Burke (born 1966): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Box Hill, Burwood, Clayton North, Mt Waverley -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,128 +01.4 Votes cast: 82,013 95.3 -00.5 Informal votes: 2,139 02.6 -00.7 Formal votes: 79,874 97.4 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary Ong FF 1,953 02.5 +00.6 Anna Burke * ALP 38,439 48.1 +04.1 Myles King Lib 31,514 39.5 -04.2 Daniel Berk AD 1,053 01.3 -00.7 Lars Thystrup 150 00.2 00.0 Alistair McCaskill Grn 6,765 08.5 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,874 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Thystrup's 150 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ong 22 14.7 1,975 02.5 Burke * 21 14.0 38,460 48.2 King 28 18.7 31,542 39.5 Berk 40 26.7 1,093 01.4 McCaskill 39 26.0 6,804 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 150 79,874 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Berk's 1,093 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ong 79 07.2 2,054 02.6 Burke * 302 27.6 38,762 48.5 King 194 17.8 31,736 39.7 McCaskill 518 47.4 7,322 09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,093 79,874 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ong's 2,054 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burke * 762 37.1 39,524 49.5 King 1,000 48.7 32,736 41.0 McCaskill 292 14.2 7,614 09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,054 79,874 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: McCaskill's 7,614 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BURKE * 6,309 82.9 45,833 57.4 King 1,305 17.1 34,041 42.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7,614 79,874 07.4 04.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anna Elizabeth Burke (born 1966): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Box Hill, Burwood, Clayton North, Mt Waverley -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,275 +01.7 Votes cast: 80,330 93.1 -02.2 Informal votes: 2,880 03.6 +01.0 Formal votes: 77,450 96.4 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phil Goodman FF 2,107 02.7 +00.3 Anna Burke * ALP 34,492 44.5 -03.6 Nimrod Evans 562 00.7 Josh Fergeus Grn 9,196 11.9 +03.4 John Nguyen Lib 31,093 40.2 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,450 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Evans's 562 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Goodman 106 18.9 2,213 02.9 Burke * 118 21.0 34,610 44.7 Fergeus 255 45.4 9,451 12.2 Nguyen 83 14.8 31,176 40.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 562 77,450 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Goodman's 2,213 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burke * 786 35.5 35,396 45.7 Fergeus 430 19.4 9,881 12.8 Nguyen 997 45.1 32,173 41.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,213 77,450 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Fergeus's 9,881 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BURKE * 8,063 81.6 43,459 56.1 Nguyen 1,818 18.4 33,991 43.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,881 77,450 06.1 01.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anna Elizabeth Burke (born 1966): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 Speaker of the House of Representatives from 9 October 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Box Hill, Burwood, Clayton, Mt Waverley -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 06.1 Effect of 2010 redistribution: 00.3 shift to Liberal 2013 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 96,259 +11.6 Votes cast: 89,911 93.4 +00.3 Informal votes: 3,802 04.2 +00.6 Formal votes: 86,109 95.8 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Josh Fergeus Grn 8,133 09.5 -02.4 Anna Burke * ALP 34,015 39.5 -04.8 Luzio Grossi ASP 1,762 02.1 Melanie Vassiliou 650 00.8 John Nguyen Lib 37,990 44.1 +03.9 Brian Woods PUP 1,405 01.6 Martin Myszka FF 949 01.1 -01.6 Vidura Jayaratne 345 00.4 Pat Shea DLP 860 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 86,109 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jayaratne's 345 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fergeus 78 22.6 8,211 09.5 Burke * 67 19.4 34,082 39.6 Grossi 119 34.5 1,881 02.2 Vassiliou 2 00.6 652 00.8 Nguyen 33 09.6 38,023 44.2 Woods 15 04.4 1,420 01.7 Myszka 13 03.8 962 01.1 Shea 18 05.2 878 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 345 86,109 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Vassiliou's 652 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fergeus 78 12.0 8,289 09.6 Burke * 89 13.7 34,171 39.7 Grossi 85 13.0 1,966 02.3 Nguyen 122 18.7 38,145 44.3 Woods 53 08.1 1,473 01.7 Myszka 169 25.9 1,131 01.3 Shea 56 08.6 934 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 652 86,109 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Shea's 934 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fergeus 116 12.4 8,405 09.8 Burke * 297 31.8 34,468 40.0 Grossi 45 04.8 2,011 02.3 Nguyen 171 18.3 38,316 44.5 Woods 53 05.7 1,526 01.8 Myszka 252 27.0 1,383 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 934 86,109 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Myszka's 1,383 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fergeus 180 13.0 8,585 10.0 Burke * 255 18.4 34,723 40.3 Grossi 85 06.2 2,096 02.4 Nguyen 605 43.8 38,921 45.2 Woods 258 18.7 1,784 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,383 86,109 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Woods's 1,784 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fergeus 279 15.6 8,864 10.3 Burke * 374 21.0 35,097 40.8 Grossi 404 22.7 2,500 02.9 Nguyen 727 40.8 39,648 46.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,784 86,109 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Grossi's 2,500 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fergeus 1,254 50.2 10,118 11.8 Burke * 712 28.5 35,809 41.6 Nguyen 534 21.4 40,182 46.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,500 86,109 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Fergeus's 10,118 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BURKE * 8,622 85.2 44,431 51.6 Nguyen 1,496 14.8 41,678 48.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,118 86,109 01.6 04.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anna Elizabeth Burke (born 1966): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013 Speaker of the House of Representatives to 12 November 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burke retired at the 2016 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Box Hill, Burwood, Clayton, Mt Waverley -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 97,424 +01.2 Votes cast: 89,159 91.5 -01.9 Informal votes: 2,439 02.7 -01.7 Formal votes: 86,720 97.3 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Melanie Vassiliou RUA 1,712 02.0 +01.2 Nyree Walshe AJP 1,799 02.1 Craig McCracken FF 2,137 02.5 +01.4 Josh Fergeus Grn 10,647 12.3 +02.8 Julia Banks Lib 39,265 45.3 +01.2 Stefanie Perri + ALP 31,160 35.9 -03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 86,720 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Vassiliou's 1,712 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walshe 548 32.0 2,347 02.7 McCracken 603 35.2 2,740 03.2 Fergeus 110 06.4 10,757 12.4 Banks 263 15.4 39,528 45.6 Perri + 188 11.0 31,348 36.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,712 86,720 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Walshe's 2,347 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCracken 909 38.7 3,649 04.2 Fergeus 783 33.4 11,540 13.3 Banks 266 11.3 39,794 45.9 Perri + 389 16.6 31,737 36.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,347 86,720 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McCracken's 3,649 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fergeus 1,304 35.7 12,844 14.8 Banks 1,780 48.8 41,574 47.9 Perri + 565 15.5 32,302 37.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,649 86,720 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Fergeus's 12,844 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BANKS 2,963 22.3 44,437 51.2 Perri + 9,981 77.7 42,283 48.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,844 86,720 01.2 02.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Julia Helen Banks (born 1962): Elected 2016 Born: 18 September 1962, Melbourne Career: Educated Monash University. Corporate lawyer and executive. Chief General Counsel and Company Secretary, George Weston Foods. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Banks resigned from the Liberal Party in November 2018. She contested Flinders at the 2019 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Blackburn, Box Hill, Burwood, Chadstone, Glen Waverley -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 01.2 Effect of 2018 redistribution: 01.7 shift to Liberal 2019 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 106,323 +09.1 Votes cast: 99,383 93.5 +02.0 Informal votes: 4,463 04.5 +01.8 Formal votes: 94,920 95.5 -018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Dobby 2,319 02.4 Angela Dorian RUA 571 00.6 -00.6 Luke Arthur Grn 11,235 11.8 +00.3 Gladys Liu + Lib 41,172 43.4 -03.7 Rosemary Lavin AJP 1,780 01.9 -00.2 Anne Wicks DHJP 2,063 02.2 George Zoraya UAP 1,517 01.6 Jennifer Yang ALP 32,561 34.3 -00.4 Philip Jenkins DLP 1,517 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 94,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Dorian's 571 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dobby 115 20.1 2,434 02.6 Arthur 67 11.7 11,302 11.9 Liu + 130 22.8 41,302 43.5 Lavin 41 07.2 1,821 01.9 Wicks 52 09.1 2,115 02.2 Zoraya 89 15.6 1,606 01.7 Yang 19 03.3 32,580 34.3 Jenkins 58 10.2 1,760 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 571 94,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Zoraya's 1,606 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dobby 214 13.3 2,648 02.8 Arthur 121 07.5 11,423 12.0 Liu + 680 42.3 41,982 44.2 Lavin 114 07.1 1,935 02.0 Wicks 283 17.6 2,398 02.5 Yang 124 07.7 32,704 34.5 Jenkins 70 04.4 1,830 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,606 94,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Jenkins's 1,830 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dobby 290 15.9 2,938 03.1 Arthur 194 10.6 11,617 12.2 Liu + 409 22.4 42,391 44.7 Lavin 86 04.7 2,021 02.1 Wicks 132 07.2 2,530 02.7 Yang 719 39.3 33,423 35.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,830 94,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Lavin's 2,021 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dobby 248 12.3 3,186 03.4 Arthur 915 45.3 12,532 13.2 Liu + 220 10.9 42,611 44.9 Wicks 338 16.7 2,868 03.0 Yang 300 14.8 33,723 35.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,021 94,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Wicks's 2,868 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dobby 984 34.3 4,170 04.4 Arthur 550 19.2 13,082 13.8 Liu + 725 25.3 43,336 45.7 Yang 609 21.2 34,332 36.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,868 94,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Dobby's 4,170 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur 1,676 40.2 14,758 15.6 Liu + 1,537 36.9 44,873 47.3 Yang 957 23.0 35,289 37.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,170 94,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Arthur's 14,758 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LIU + 3,132 21.2 48,005 50.6 Yang 11,626 78.8 46,915 49.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,758 94,920 00.6 02.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gladys Chan-ye Liu (born 1964): Elected 2019 Born 6 April 1964, Hong Kong Career: Educated La Trobe University. Speech pathologist. Businesswoman. Advisor to Hon Ted Baillieu MLA and Hon Dr Denis Napthine MLA. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Box Hill South, Burwood, Mount Waverley, Wheelers Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 00.6 Effect of 2021 redistribution: 00.1 shift to Labor 2022 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 109,851 +03.2 Votes cast: 101,281 92.2 -01.3 Informal votes: 4,763 04.7 +00.4 Formal votes: 96,518 95.3 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gladys Liu * Lib 35,038 36.3 -07.7 Thomas Stanfield DHJP 946 01.0 -00.5 Anthea Antonie AFP 567 00.6 Aaron Tyrrell PHON 1,377 01.4 Rod Whitfield AJP 1,122 01.2 -00.1 Ryan Dare ACP 384 00.4 Ethelyn King LDP 1,620 01.7 Sarah Newman Grn 12,130 12.6 +01.9 Melanie Kempson UAP 2,295 02.4 +00.2 Dominique Murphy 1,590 01.7 Wayne Tseng 757 00.8 Dr Carina Garland ALP 38,692 40.1 +03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 96,518 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Dare's 384 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Liu * 25 06.5 35,063 36.3 Stanfield 22 05.7 968 01.0 Antonie 19 05.0 586 00.6 Tyrrell 28 07.3 1,405 01.5 Whitfield 51 13.3 1,173 01.2 King 33 08.6 1,653 01.7 Newman 49 12.8 12,179 12.6 Kempson 24 06.3 2,319 02.4 Murphy 26 06.8 1,616 01.7 Tseng 48 12.5 805 00.8 Garland 59 15.4 38,751 40.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 384 96,518 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Antonie's 586 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Liu * 74 12.6 35,137 36.4 Stanfield 49 08.4 1,017 01.1 Tyrrell 72 12.3 1,477 01.5 Whitfield 38 06.5 1,211 01.3 King 107 18.3 1,760 01.8 Newman 51 08.7 12,230 12.7 Kempson 40 06.8 2,359 02.4 Murphy 106 18.1 1,722 01.8 Tseng 13 02.2 818 00.9 Garland 36 06.1 38,787 40.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 586 96,518 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Tseng's 818 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Liu * 98 12.0 35,235 36.5 Stanfield 30 03.7 1,047 01.1 Tyrrell 12 01.5 1,489 01.5 Whitfield 26 03.2 1,237 01.3 King 18 02.2 1,778 01.8 Newman 122 14.9 12,352 12.8 Kempson 27 03.3 2,386 02.5 Murphy 332 40.6 2,054 02.1 Garland 153 18.7 38,940 40.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 818 96,518 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Stanfield's 1,047 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Liu * 208 19.9 35,443 36.7 Tyrrell 208 19,9 1,697 01.8 Whitfield 133 12.7 1,370 01.4 King 91 08.7 1,869 01.9 Newman 98 09.4 12,450 12.9 Kempson 59 05.6 2,445 02.5 Murphy 100 09.6 2,154 02.2 Garland 150 14.3 39,090 40.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,047 96,518 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Whitfield's 1,370 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Liu * 129 09.3 35,572 36.9 Tyrrell 123 09.0 1,820 01.9 King 97 07.1 1,966 02.0 Newman 558 40.7 13,008 13.5 Kempson 68 05.0 2,513 02.6 Murphy 154 11.2 2,308 02.4 Garland 241 17.6 39,331 40.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,370 96,518 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Tyrrell's 1,820 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Liu * 255 14.0 35,827 37.1 King 509 28.0 2,475 02.6 Newman 169 09.3 13,177 13.7 Kempson 590 32.4 3,103 03.2 Murphy 196 10.8 2,504 02.6 Garland 101 05.6 39,432 40.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,820 96,518 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: King's 2,475 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Liu * 547 22.1 36,374 37.7 Newman 314 12.7 13,491 14.0 Kempson 998 40.3 4,101 04.3 Murphy 464 18.8 2,968 03.1 Garland 152 06.1 39,584 41.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,475 96,518 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Murphy's 2,968 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Liu * 441 14.9 36,815 38.1 Newman 699 23.6 14,190 14.7 Kempson 1,276 43.0 5,377 05.6 Garland 552 18.6 40,136 41.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,968 96,518 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Kempson's 5,377 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Liu * 2,845 52.9 39,660 41.1 Newman 1,511 28.1 15,701 16.3 Garland 1,021 19.0 41,157 42.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,377 96,518 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Newman's 15,701 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Liu * 2,410 15.4 42,070 43.6 GARLAND 13,291 84.6 54,448 56.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,701 96,518 06.3 06.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Gladys Chan-ye Liu (born 1964): Elected 2019. Defeated 2022 > Carina Mary Lindsay Garland (born 1982): Elected 2022 Born: 1982, Traralgon Vic Career: Educated Monash University, University of Sydney (PhD). Assistant Secretary, Victorian Trades Hall Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Burwood, East Malvern, Glen iris, Mount Waverley, Wheelers Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 06.4 Effect of 2024 redistribution: 03.2 shift to Liberal 2025 notional two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 122,733 +11.7 Votes cast: 115,443 94.1 +01.9 Informal votes: 2,747 02.4 -01.6 Formal votes: 112,696 97.6 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tim Randall Grn 14,086 12.5 -01.6 Gary Ong FFA 2,419 02.2 Guy Livori PHON 2,156 01.9 +01.0 Dr Katie Allen Lib 41,966 37.2 -02.0 Christine McShane ToP 1,729 01.5 -00.9 Dr Carina Garland * Labor 43,655 38.7 +04.0 Kath Davies 6,685 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 112,696 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen was MP for Higgins 2019-22. 2nd count: McShane's 1,729 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Randall 88 05.1 14,174 12.6 Ong 293 17.0 2,712 02.4 Livori 582 33.7 2,738 02.4 Allen 434 25.1 42,400 37.6 Garland * 146 08.4 43,801 38.9 Davies 186 10.8 6,871 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,729 112,696 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Ong's 2,712 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Randall 340 12.5 14,514 12.9 Livori 1,005 37.1 3,743 03.3 Allen 689 25.4 43,089 38.2 Garland * 309 11.4 44,110 39.1 Davies 369 13.6 7,240 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,712 112,696 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Livori's 3,743 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Randall 264 07.1 14,778 13.1 Allen 2,241 59.9 45,330 40.2 Garland * 268 07.2 44,378 39.4 Davies 970 25.9 8,210 07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,743 112,696 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Davies's 8,210 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Randall 3,333 40.6 18,111 16.1 Allen 1,899 23.1 47,229 41.9 Garland * 2,978 36.3 47,356 42.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,210 112,696 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Randall's 18,111 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen 2,694 14.9 49,923 44.3 GARLAND * 15,417 85.1 62,773 55.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,111 112,696 05.7 02.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carina Mary Lindsay Garland (born 1982): Elected 2022, 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------