ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF CORANGAMITE, VICTORIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Camperdown, Colac, Terang, Warrnambool -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 11,151 Votes cast: 5,415 48.6 Informal votes: 34 00.6 Formal votes: 5,381 99.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chester MANIFOLD Prot 3,886 72.2 John Woods 1,495 27.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,381 22.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Although Manifold was endorsed by the NLO, he was a conservative who frequently voted with the free traders. 2. Woods was Vic MLA for Crowlands 1859-64, 1871-77, Stawell 1877-92. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Chester Manifold (1867-1918): Elected 1901 Born: 10 February 1867, Camperdown, Victoria. Career: Educated Melbourne Grammar. Grazier and philanthropist. Manifold retired in 1903. Later career: see Corangamite 1913. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== SouthWest Victoria: Camperdown, Colac, Terang, Warrnambool -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 majority: Protectionist over Independent 22.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 23,849 +113.9 Votes cast: 13,226 55.5 +06.9 Informal votes: 138 01.0 +00.4 Formal votes: 13,088 99.0 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Desmond Dunne 4,036 30.8 Dr Gratton WILSON FT 4,600 35.2 John Woods 1,484 11.3 Agar Wynne + Prot 2,968 22.7 -49.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,088 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Dunne and Woods were independent protectionist candidates. 2. Woods was Vic MLA for Crowlands 1859-64, Stawell 1877-92. 3. For Wynne, see Balaclava 1906. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Gratton Wilson (1863-1948): Elected 1903 Born: 18 August 1863, Melbourne. Career: Educated Wesley College and University of London. Doctor and farmer near Warrnambool. State politics: Vic MLA for Villiers and Heytesbury 1902-03. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Camperdown, Colac, Terang, Warrnambool -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 majority: Free Trade over Independent 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,012 +21.6 Votes cast: 17,783 61.3 +05.8 Informal votes: 765 04.3 +03.3 Formal votes: 17,018 95.7 -03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Carey Lab 4,306 25.3 Desmond Dunne Prot 5,237 30.8 +08.1 Dr Gratton WILSON * AS 7,475 43.9 +08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,018 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Gratton Wilson (1863-1948): Elected 1903, 1906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Camperdown, Colac, Terang, Warrnambool -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 majority: Anti-Socialist over Protectionist 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 30,685 +05.8 Votes cast: 21,035 68.6 +07.3 Informal votes: 385 01.8 -02.5 Formal votes: 20,650 98.2 +02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James SCULLIN ALP 11,300 54.7 +29.4 Dr Gratton Wilson * Lib 9,350 45.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,650 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Liberal vote of 45.3% was a decline of 29.4% from the 74.7% polled by one Protectionist and one Anti-Socialist candidate (Wilson) in 1906. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Gratton Wilson (1863-1948): Elected 1903, 1906. Defeated 1910 Later career: Military service 1916-19, doctor Warrnambool, farmer. Died 17 August 1948 > James Henry Scullin (1876-1953): Elected 1910 Born: 18 September 1876, Trewalla, Victoria. Career: Educated state schools, Ballarat. Labor journalist and organiser. Newspaper proprietor, Ballarat. Brother-in-law of Hon John McNeill MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, Warrnambool -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.7 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 00.8 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,450 +28.6 Votes cast: 32,026 81.2 +12.6 Informal votes: 281 00.9 -00.9 Formal votes: 31,745 99.1 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Chester MANIFOLD Lib 16,572 52.2 +06.1 James Scullin * ALP 15,173 47.8 -06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,745 02.2 06.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Manifold was member for Corangamite 1901-03. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Henry Scullin (1876-1953): Elected 1910. Defeated 1913 Later career: See Yarra by-election 1922. > James Chester Manifold (1867-1918): Elected 1901. Retired 1903. Elected 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, Warrnambool -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,023 -03.6 Votes cast: 32,640 85.8 +04.6 Informal votes: 530 01.6 +00.7 Formal votes: 32,110 98.4 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Burke ALP 15,535 48.4 +00.6 Hon Chester MANIFOLD * Lib 16,575 51.6 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,110 01.6 00.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Chester Manifold (1867-1918): Elected 1901. Retired 1903. Elected 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, Warrnambool -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,733 -03.4 Votes cast: 31,061 84.6 -01.2 Informal votes: 562 01.8 +00.2 Formal votes: 30,499 98.2 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher Bennett ALP 12,067 39.6 -08.8 Hon Chester MANIFOLD * Nat 18,432 60.4 +08.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,499 10.4 08.8 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Chester Manifold (1867-1918): Elected 1901. Retired 1903. Elected 1913, 1914, 1917 Died 23 October 1918 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 14 DECEMBER 1918 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, Warrnambool -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of Hon Chester Manifold -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,895 -05.0 Votes cast: 25,553 73.2 -11.4 Informal votes: 516 02.0 +00.2 Formal votes: 25,040 98.0 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Coldham 1,174 04.7 William Gibson VFU 6,604 26.4 George Knox + Nat 5,737 22.9 -37.5 Thomas Leaper 895 03.6 James Scullin ALP 10,630 42.5 +02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 25,040 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Coldham was an independent Nationalist candidate. 2. Knox was Vic MLA for Upper Yarra 1927-45, Scoresby 1945-60. 3. Leaper was a Returned Services Nationalist candidate. 4. Scullin was member for Corangamite 1910-13. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Leaper's 895 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coldham 112 12.6 1,286 05.1 Gibson 210 23.5 6,814 27.2 Knox 471 52.8 6,208 24.8 Scullin 102 11.4 10,732 42.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 895 25,040 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Coldham's 1,286 voted distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibson 604 47.0 7,418 29.6 Knox 647 50.3 6,855 27.4 Scullin 35 02.7 10,767 43.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,286 25,040 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Knox's 6,855 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GIBSON 6,678 97.4 14,096 56.3 Scullin 177 02.6 10,944 43.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,855 25,040 06.3 04.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The VFU's majority over the ALP is compared with the Nationalist majority over the ALP in 1917. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Gerrand Gibson (1869-1955): Elected 1918 By Born: 20 May 1869, Gisborne, Victoria. Career: Primary education. Farmer. Prominent Victorian Farmers Union. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. This by-election was the first occasion on which preferential voting was used for an election to the federal parliament. Had the old system been continued, the ALP would have won. Preferential voting was introduced to prevent this possibility in three-sided contests. 2. Gibson is regarded as the first Country Party member of the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, Warrnambool -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 10.4 1918 by-election majority: VFU over ALP 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,435 +03.5 Votes cast: 28,444 80.3 -04.3 Informal votes: 969 03.4 +01.6 Formal votes: 27,475 96.6 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Gibson * VFU 8,632 31.4 Allan McDonald Nat 8,563 31.2 -29.2 Edward Malone ALP 10,280 37.4 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,475 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For McDonald, see Corangamite 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, Stawell -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 majority: VFU over ALP 11.4 Effect of redistribution: 03.2 shift to ALP New notional majority: Country Party over ALP 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,173 +13.4 Votes cast: 24,914 62.0 -18.3 Informal votes: 688 02.8 -00.6 Formal votes: 24,226 97.2 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Richard Crouch ALP 10,788 44.5 +05.0 William Gibson * CP 6,908 28.5 -08.2 Allan McDonald Nat 6,530 27.0 +03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,226 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Crouch was Protectionist and Liberal member for Corio 1901-10. He had joined the ALP in 1917 over the conscription issue. 2. For McDonald, see Corangamite 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McDonald's 6,530 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crouch 379 05.8 11,167 46.1 GIBSON * 6,151 94.2 13,059 53.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,530 24,226 03.9 04.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Gerand Gibson (1869-1955): Elected 1918 By, 1919, 1922 Postmaster-General from 9 February 1923 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, Stawell -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,689 +06.3 Votes cast: 39,356 92.2 +30.2 Informal votes: 502 01.3 -01.5 Formal votes: 38,854 98.7 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William GIBSON * CP 21,557 55.5 +27.0 William Nicol ALP 17,297 44.5 +00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,854 05.5 01.6 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Gerand Gibson (1869-1955): Elected 1918 By, 1919, 1922, 1925 Postmaster-General Deputy Leader of the Country Party from 1927 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, Stawell -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 05.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,598 -02.6 Votes cast: 39,671 95.4 +03.2 Informal votes: 959 02.4 +01.1 Formal votes: 38,712 97.6 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Richard Crouch ALP 18,211 47.0 +02.5 Hon William GIBSON * CP 20,501 53.0 -02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,712 03.0 02.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crouch was member for Corio 1901-10. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Gerand Gibson (1869-1955): Elected 1918 By, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928 Postmaster-General Deputy Leader of the Country Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, Stawell -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,631 +02.5 Votes cast: 40,629 95.3 -00.1 Informal votes: 461 01.1 -01.3 Formal votes: 40,168 98.9 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Richard CROUCH ALP 20,924 52.1 +05.1 Hon William Gibson * CP 19,244 47.9 -05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,168 02.1 05.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crouch was member for Corio 1901-10. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Gerand Gibson (1869-1955): Elected 1918 By, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928. Defeated 1929 Postmaster-General to 22 October 1929 Minister for Works and Railways to 22 October 1929 Deputy Leader of the Country Party to 22 October 1929 Later career: See Corangamite 1931. > Richard Armstrong Crouch (1868-1949): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906. Defeated 1910. Elected 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crouch had sat as a Protectionist and a Liberal in 1901-10. He had joined the Labor Party over the conscription issue in 1916. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, Stawell -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,744 +02.6 Votes cast: 41,846 95.7 +00.4 Informal votes: 540 01.3 +00.2 Formal votes: 41,306 98.7 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Richard Crouch * ALP 15,321 37.1 -15.0 Hon William GIBSON CP 25,985 62.9 +15.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,306 12.9 15.0 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibson was member for Corangamite 1918-29. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Richard Armstrong Crouch (1868-1949): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906. Defeated 1910. Elected 1929. Defeated 1931 Later career: Lawyer and author. Died 8 April 1949 > William Gerrand Gibson (1869-1955): Elected 1918 By, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928. Defeated 1929. Elected 1931 Gibson contested the Senate in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, Stawell -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 12.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,842 +04.8 Votes cast: 43,536 95.0 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,687 03.9 +02.6 Formal votes: 41,849 96.1 -02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lindsay Bristow + CP 4,334 10.4 Arthur Haywood ALP 15,222 36.4 -00.7 Gordon McGregor + CP 5,217 12.5 Geoffrey Street UAP 15,400 36.8 Bevis Walters 1,676 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,849 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined Country Party vote was 22.9%, a decrease of 40.0% from the 62.9% polled by one Country Party candidate in 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Walters's 1,676 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristow + 292 17.4 4,626 11.1 Haywood 311 18.6 15,533 37.1 McGregor + 367 21.9 5,584 13.3 Street 706 42.1 16,106 38.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,676 41,849 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bristow's 4,626 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Haywood 1,474 31.9 17,007 40.6 McGregor + 2,161 46.7 7,745 18.5 Street 991 21.4 17,097 40.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,626 41,849 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McGregor's 7,745 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Haywood 1,546 20.0 18,553 44.3 STREET 6,199 80.0 23,296 55.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,745 41,849 05.7 07.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The UAP majority over the ALP is compared with the Country Party majority over the ALP in 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey Austin Street (1894-1940): Elected 1934 Born: 21 January 1894, Sydney Career: Educated Sydney Grammar School, University of Sydney. Lawyer. Military service 1914-19. Farmer at Lismore, Victoria. Hampden Shire Council. Father of Hon Tony Street, MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== South-western Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, Maryborough -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 05.7 Effect of 1937 redistribution: 03.9 shift to UAP New notional majority: UAP over ALP 09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,108 +09.3 Votes cast: 48,378 96.5 +01.5 Informal votes: 494 01.0 -02.9 Formal votes: 47,884 99.0 +02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Haywood ALP 22,096 46.1 +09.3 Geoffrey STREET * UAP 25,788 53.9 +13.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,884 03.9 05.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey Austin Street (1894-1940): Elected 1934, 1937 Minister for Defence 7 November 1938 to 13 November 1939 Minister for the Army 13 November 1939 to 13 August 1940 Died 13 August 1940 (no By-election held) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Street was one of three Cabinet ministers killed in a plane crash at Canberra on 13 August 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== South-western Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, Maryborough -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,981 -00.3 Votes cast: 47,837 95.7 -00.8 Informal votes: 371 00.8 -00.2 Formal votes: 47,466 99.2 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan McDONALD + UAP 26,665 56.2 +02.3 Harold Miller ALP 20,801 43.8 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,466 06.2 02.3 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan McKenzie McDonald (1888-1953): Elected 1940 Born: 4 July 1888, Winchelsea, Victoria. Career: Educated state schools. Farmer, Winchelsea. Military Service 1915-18. Winchelsea Shire Council. State politics: Vic MLA for Polwarth 1933-40. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for External Territories 26 June 1941 to 7 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== South-western Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, Maryborough -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,978 -04.0 Votes cast: 46,360 96.6 +00.9 Informal votes: 515 01.1 +00.3 Formal votes: 45,845 98.9 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elsie Brushfield 1,856 04.0 Sydney Donaldson 1,643 03.6 Hon Allan McDonald * UAP 21,655 47.2 -09.0 Harold Miller ALP 20,691 45.1 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,845 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donaldson was an independent Country candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Donaldson's 1,643 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brushfield 540 32.9 2,396 05.2 McDonald * 889 54.1 22,544 49.2 Miller 214 13.0 20,905 45.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,643 45,845 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Brushfield's 2,396 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McDONALD * 1,798 75.0 24,342 53.1 Miller 598 25.0 21,503 46.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,396 45,845 03.1 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan McKenzie McDonald (1888-1953): Elected 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== South-western Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, Maryborough -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,367 +05.0 Votes cast: 47,709 94.7 -01.9 Informal votes: 393 00.8 -00.3 Formal votes: 47,316 99.2 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan McDONALD * Lib 25,999 54.9 +07.7 Henry Stacpoole ALP 21,317 45.1 +00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,316 04.9 01.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan McKenzie McDonald (1888-1953): Elected 1940, 1943, 1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Ararat, Beaufort, Camperdown, Colac -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.9 Effect of 1948 redistribution: 01.5 to Lib New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,144 -22.3 Votes cast: 37,972 97.0 -02.3 Informal votes: 286 00.8 00.0 Formal votes: 37,686 99.2 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elsie Brushfield 1,080 02.9 Hon Allan McDONALD * Lib 21,670 57.5 +01.1 Henry Stacpoole ALP 14,936 39.6 -03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,686 10.0 e 03.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan McKenzie McDonald (1888-1953): Elected 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Ararat, Beaufort, Camperdown, Colac -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,168 +00.1 Votes cast: 37,979 97.0 00.0 Informal votes: 357 00.9 +00.1 Formal votes: 37,622 99.1 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Allan McDONALD * Lib 22,087 58.7 +01.2 Angus McLean ALP 15,535 41.3 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,622 08.7 01.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan McKenzie McDonald (1888-1953): Elected 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 Died 10 June 1953 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 29 AUGUST 1953 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Ararat, Beaufort, Camperdown, Colac -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of Hon Allan McDonald -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,559 +03.6 Votes cast: 37,427 92.3 -04.7 Informal votes: 196 00.5 -00.4 Formal votes: 37,231 99.5 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel MACKINNON + Lib 19,449 52.2 -06.5 Angus McLean ALP 17,782 47.8 +06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,231 02.2 06.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mackinnon was member for Wannon 1949-51. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ewen Daniel Mackinnon (1903-83): Elected 1949. Defeated 1951. Elected 1953 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Ararat, Beaufort, Camperdown, Colac -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.7 1953 by-election two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,037 +02.2 Votes cast: 38,904 97.2 +00.2 Informal votes: 244 00.6 -00.3 Formal votes: 38,660 99.4 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel MACKINNON * Lib 22,253 57.6 -01.1 Angus McLean ALP 16,407 42.4 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,660 07.6 01.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ewen Daniel Mackinnon (1903-83): Elected 1949. Defeated 1951. Elected 1953 By, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, South Barwon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.6 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 00.9 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,474 +06.1 Votes cast: 40,831 96.1 -01.1 Informal votes: 809 02.0 +01.4 Formal votes: 40,022 98.0 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel MACKINNON * Lib 24,349 60.8 +02.3 Edwin Morris ALP 10,463 26.1 -15.4 Leo O'Brien ALPAC 5,210 13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,022 21.2 e 12.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ewen Daniel Mackinnon (1903-83): Elected 1949. Defeated 1951. Elected 1953 By -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, South Barwon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 21.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,638 +05.1 Votes cast: 43,101 96.6 +00.5 Informal votes: 824 01.9 -00.1 Formal votes: 42,277 98.1 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Bourke DLP 7,526 17.8 +04.8 Elsie Brushfield 728 01.7 Daniel MACKINNON * Lib 22,724 53.8 -07.0 Edwin Morris ALP 11,299 26.7 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,277 20.7 e 00.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ewen Daniel Mackinnon (1903-83): Elected 1949. Defeated 1951. Elected 1953 By, 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, South Barwon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 20.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,271 +03.7 Votes cast: 44,848 96.9 +00.3 Informal votes: 668 01.5 -00.4 Formal votes: 44,180 98.5 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Bourke DLP 8,032 18.2 +00.4 Desmond Hulme ALP 12,829 29.0 +02.3 Daniel MACKINNON * Lib 23,319 52.8 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,180 18.3 e 02.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ewen Daniel Mackinnon (1903-83): Elected 1949. Defeated 1951. Elected 1953 By, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, South Barwon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 18.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,336 +02.3 Votes cast: 46,145 97.5 +00.6 Informal votes: 335 00.7 -00.8 Formal votes: 45,810 99.3 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fred Black ALP 13,324 29.1 +00.1 Daniel MACKINNON * Lib 26,347 57.5 +04.7 Francis O'Brien DLP 6,139 13.4 -04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,810 19.6 e 01.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ewen Daniel Mackinnon (1903-83): Elected 1949. Defeated 1951. Elected 1953 By, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 Mackinnon retired at the 1966 election. Later career: Ambassador to Argentina 1967-70, Ambassador to Peru and Uruguay 1968-70. Died 7 June 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, South Barwon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 19.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,501 +04.6 Votes cast: 48,132 97.2 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,160 02.4 +01.7 Formal votes: 46,972 97.6 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gilbert Anderson CP 7,585 16.1 Brian Cronin DLP 5,634 12.0 -01.4 Lindsay Romey ALP 11,419 24.3 -04.8 Tony Street + Lib 22,334 47.6 -09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46,972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cronin's 5,634 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anderson 812 14.4 8,397 17.9 Romey 442 07.8 11,861 25.3 STREET + 4,380 77.7 26,714 56.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,634 46,972 22.1 e 02.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Austin Street (1926-2022): Elected 1966 Born: 8 February 1926, Melbourne Career: Educated Melbourne Grammar School. Military Service 1945-46. Grazier at Lismore, Victoria. Son of Hon Geoffrey Street MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Belmont, Camperdown, Colac, South Barwon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 22.1 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 01.5 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 23.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,712 -01.6 Votes cast: 47,333 97.2 00.0 Informal votes: 770 01.6 -00.8 Formal votes: 46,563 98.4 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neil Moorfoot ALP 15,447 33.2 +07.4 Francis O'Brien DLP 5,216 11.2 -00.8 Tony STREET * Lib 25,900 55.6 +06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46,563 14.6 e 09.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Austin Street (1926-2022): Elected 1966, 1969 Assistant Minister assisting the Minister for Labour and National Service from 20 August 1971 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Belmont, Camperdown, Colac, South Barwon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 14.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,881 +06.5 Votes cast: 50,622 97.6 +02.8 Informal votes: 530 01.0 -01.1 Formal votes: 50,092 99.0 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwin Morris ALP 18,729 37.4 +04.2 Francis O'Brien DLP 4,594 09.2 -02.0 Hon Tony STREET * Lib 26,769 53.4 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,092 11.7 e 02.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Austin Street (1926-2022): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972 Assistant Minister assisting the Minister for Labour and National Service to 5 December 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Belmont, Camperdown, Colac, South Barwon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 11.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,247 +14.2 Votes cast: 57,234 96.6 -01.0 Informal votes: 792 01.4 +00.4 Formal votes: 56,442 98.6 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwin Morris ALP 19,280 34.2 -03.2 Francis O'Brien DLP 3,076 05.4 -03.8 Ian Slater AP 1,126 02.0 Hon Tony STREET * Lib 32,960 58.4 +05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,442 13.5 e 01.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Austin Street (1926-2022): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 Minister for Labor and Immigration from 12 November 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Belmont, Camperdown, Colac, South Barwon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,217 +03.3 Votes cast: 59,689 97.5 +00.9 Informal votes: 800 01.3 -00.2 Formal votes: 58,889 98.7 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Shirley Ambrose ALP 17,433 29.6 -04.6 Brian Costin 305 00.5 Francis O'Brien DLP 2,360 04.0 -01.4 Ian Slater AP 538 00.9 -01.1 Hon Tony STREET * Lib 38,253 65.0 +06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,889 19.2 e 05.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Austin Street (1926-2022): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 Minister for Labour and Immigration to 22 December 1975 Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations from 22 December 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Belmont, Colac, South Barwon, Queenscliff -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 19.2 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 01.2 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 18.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,119 +08.0 Votes cast: 64,629 97.7 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,101 01.7 +00.4 Formal votes: 63,528 98.3 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Shirley Ambrose ALP 16,786 26.4 -04.4 Kathleen May AD 6,275 09.9 Neil McDonald 548 00.9 Francis O'Brien DLP 2,756 04.3 +00.3 Hon Tony STREET * Lib 37,163 58.5 -05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,528 17.8 e 00.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Austin Street (1926-2022): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations to 5 December 1978 Minister for Industrial Relations from 5 December 1978 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Belmont, Colac, South Barwon, Queenscliff -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 17.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,620 +06.8 Votes cast: 68,110 96.4 -01.3 Informal votes: 1,164 01.7 00.0 Formal votes: 66,946 98.3 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bernard Finn DLP 3,043 04.5 +00.2 Neil Gedge ALP 20,959 31.3 +04.9 Kathleen May AD 5,031 07.5 -02.4 Hon Tony STREET * Lib 37,913 56.6 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,946 12.8 e 05.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Finn was Vic MLA for Tullamarine 1992-99, Vic MLC for Northern Metropolitan from 2006. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Austin Street (1926-2022): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 Minister for Industrial Relations to 3 November 1980 Minister for Foreign Affairs from 3 November 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Belmont, Colac, South Barwon, Queenscliff -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,170 +03.6 Votes cast: 71,115 97.2 +00.8 Informal votes: 1,190 01.7 00.0 Formal votes: 69,925 98.3 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gavan O'Connor ALP 29,231 41.8 +10.5 Hon Tony STREET * Lib 40,694 58.2 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,925 08.2 04.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For O'Connor, see Corio 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Austin Street (1926-2022): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 Minister for Foreign Affairs to 11 March 1983 Resigned seat 18 January 1984 (see By-elections) Died 25 October 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 18 FEBRUARY 1984 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Belmont, Colac, South Barwon, Queenscliff -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Hon Tony Street -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 75,571 +03.3 Votes cast: 69,826 92.4 -04.8 Informal votes: 1,096 01.6 -00.1 Formal votes: 68,730 98.4 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Lam DLP 1,336 01.9 Stewart McArthur + Lib 32,083 46.7 -11.5 Gavan O'Connor ALP 25,517 37.1 -04.7 David Seymour NPA 9,794 14.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,730 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For O'Connor, see Corio 1993. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lam's 1,336 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McArthur 523 39.1 32,606 47.4 O'Connor 222 16.6 25,739 37.4 Seymour 591 44.2 10,385 15.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,336 68,730 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Seymour's 10,385 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McARTHUR 8,231 79.3 40,837 59.4 O'Connor 2,154 20.7 27,893 40.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,385 68,730 09.4 01.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fergus Stewart McArthur (born 1937): Elected 1983 By Born: 27 October 1937, Melbourne Career: Educated Cambridge University. Farmer and company director. President, Victorian Liberal Party 1982-84. Husband of Bev McArthur MLC. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Belmont, Colac, Lorne, Queenscliff -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.2 1984 by-election two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.4 Effect of 1984 redistribution: 04.4 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,417 -07.9 Votes cast: 65,422 97.0 -00.2 Informal votes: 3,846 05.9 +04.2 Formal votes: 61,576 94.1 -04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Jordan DLP 1,559 02.5 Roy Charles 552 00.9 Robert Mann AD 2,178 03.5 Bruce Webster NPA 2,028 03.3 Gavan O'Connor ALP 25,772 41.9 -04.3 Stewart McArthur * Lib 29,487 47.9 -05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,576 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For O'Connor, see Corio 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Charles's 552 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jordan 141 25.8 1,700 02.8 Mann 112 20.5 2,290 03.7 Webster 61 11.2 2,089 03.4 O'Connor 120 21.9 25,892 42.1 McArthur * 113 20.7 29,600 48.1 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 552 61,576 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jordan's 1,700 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mann 921 54.5 3,211 05.2 Webster 249 14.7 2,338 03.8 O'Connor 265 15.7 26,157 42.5 McArthur * 256 15.1 29,856 48.5 (exhausted 9 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,700 61,576 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Webster's 2,338 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mann 321 13.8 3,532 05.7 O'Connor 194 08.3 26,351 42.8 McARTHUR * 1,816 77.9 31,672 51.5 (exhausted 7 21 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,338 61,576 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Mann's 3,532 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Connor 2,309 65.5 28,660 46.6 McARTHUR * 1,214 34.5 32,886 53.4 (exhausted 9 30 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,532 61,576 03.4 00.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fergus Stewart McArthur (born 1937): Elected 1984 By, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Belmont, Colac, Lorne, Queenscliff -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,508 +07.6 Votes cast: 69,503 95.9 -01.1 Informal votes: 2,504 03.6 -02.3 Formal votes: 66,999 96.4 +02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Caldwell ALP 27,620 41.2 -00.7 Stewart McArthur * Lib 32,341 48.3 +00.4 John McDonald NPA 2,813 04.2 +00.9 Rob Mann AD 4,225 06.3 +02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,999 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McDonald's 2,813 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Caldwell 217 07.7 27,837 41.6 McARTHUR * 2,125 75.6 34,466 51.4 Mann 468 16.7 4,693 07.0 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,813 66,999 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mann's 4,693 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Caldwell 2,574 55.0 30,411 45.4 McARTHUR * 2,106 45.0 36,572 54.6 (exhausted 13 16 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,693 66,999 04.6 01.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fergus Stewart McArthur (born 1937): Elected 1984 By, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Belmont, Camperdown, Colac, Queenscliff -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.6 Effect of 1989 redistribution: 01.1 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,530 -01.3 Votes cast: 68,934 96.4 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,595 02.3 -01.3 Formal votes: 67,339 97.7 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stewart McARTHUR * Lib 36,516 54.2 +04.8 Rob Mann AD 7,399 11.0 +04.7 Bruce Wilson 549 00.8 Ian Caldwell ALP 20,582 30.6 -09.5 John Andrews CTA 2,293 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,339 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wilson's 549 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McARTHUR * 119 21.9 36,635 54.4 Mann 251 46.1 7,650 11.4 Caldwell 101 18.6 20,683 30.7 Andrews 73 13.4 2,366 03.5 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 549 67,339 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Andrews's 2,366 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McARTHUR * 1,400 59.9 38,035 56.5 Mann 421 18.0 8,071 12.0 Caldwell 516 22.1 21,199 31.5 (exhausted 29 34 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,366 67,339 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Mann's 8,071 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McARTHUR * 2,832 35.4 40,867 60.8 Caldwell 5,157 64.6 26,356 39.2 (exhausted 82 116 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,071 67,339 10.8 05.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fergus Stewart McArthur (born 1937): Elected 1984 By, 1984, 1987, 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Belmont, Camperdown, Colac, Queenscliff -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 75,646 +05.8 Votes cast: 73,205 96.8 -00.4 Informal votes: 1,798 02.5 +00.2 Formal votes: 71,407 97.5 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Warnock 1,231 01.7 Bernard Eades ALP 26,199 36.7 +06.1 Stewart McARTHUR * Lib 38,133 53.4 -00.8 Greta Pearce AD 2,208 03.1 -07.9 Terry Winter CTA 866 01.2 -02.2 Isaac Golden 567 00.8 Norman Powell 2,203 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,407 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Golden's 567 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warnock 50 08.8 1,281 01.8 Eades 98 17.3 26,297 36.8 McARTHUR * 91 16.1 38,224 53.5 Pearce 115 20.4 2,323 03.3 Winter 42 07.4 908 01.3 Powell 169 29.9 2,372 03.3 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 567 71,407 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Winter's 908 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warnock 87 09.6 1,368 01.9 Eades 109 12.1 26,406 37.0 McARTHUR * 379 42.0 38,603 54.1 Pearce 130 14.4 2,453 03.4 Powell 198 21.9 2,570 03.6 (exhausted 5 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 908 71,407 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Warnock's 1,368 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eades 570 42.2 26,976 37.8 McARTHUR * 193 14.3 38,796 54.3 Pearce 149 11.0 2,602 03.6 Powell 438 32.4 3,008 04.2 (exhausted 18 25 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,368 71,407 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Pearce's 2,602 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eades 1,089 42.1 28,065 39.3 McARTHUR * 530 20.5 39,326 55.1 Powell 969 37.4 3,977 05.6 (exhausted 14 39 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,602 71,407 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Powell's 3,977 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eades 2,636 66.5 30,701 43.0 McARTHUR * 1,329 33.5 40,655 57.0 (exhausted 12 51 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,977 71,407 07.0 03.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fergus Stewart McArthur (born 1937): Elected 1984 By, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Anglesea, Belmont, Colac, Queenscliff -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.0 Effect of redistribution: 00.9 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,211 +02.1 Votes cast: 74,661 96.7 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,655 02.2 -00.3 Formal votes: 73,007 97.8 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bernie Eades ALP 26,179 35.9 -01.7 Pamela Johnson AD 8,382 11.5 +08.4 Stewart McARTHUR * Lib 38,445 52.7 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Johnson's 8,382 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eades 4,582 56.7 30,761 42.3 McARTHUR * 3,494 43.3 41,939 57.7 (exhausted 306 306 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,382 73,007 07.7 01.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fergus Stewart McArthur (born 1937): Elected 1984 By, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Anglesea, Belmont, Colac, Queenscliff -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 79,406 +02.8 Votes cast: 76,564 96.4 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,949 02.5 +00.3 Formal votes: 74,615 97.5 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Duncan Maclean ON 4,140 05.5 Michael Bjork-Billings ALP 26,923 36.1 +00.2 Robert Harwood 525 00.7 Adrian Whitehead Grn 2,292 03.1 Simon Arundell 1,634 02.2 Stewart McArthur * Lib 34,336 46.0 -06.6 Jeffrey Paull AD 4,765 06.4 -05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,615 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Harwood's 525 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maclean 18 03.4 4,158 05.6 Bjork-Billings 225 42.9 27,148 36.4 Whitehead 118 22.5 2,410 03.2 Arundell 39 07.4 1,673 02.2 McArthur * 71 13.5 34,407 46.1 Paull 54 10.3 4,819 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 525 74,615 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Arundell's 1,673 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maclean 587 35.1 4,745 06.4 Bjork-Billings 192 11.5 27,340 36.6 Whitehead 195 11.7 2,605 03.5 McArthur * 406 24.3 34,813 46.7 Paull 293 17.5 5,112 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,673 74,615 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Whitehead's 2,605 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maclean 140 05.4 4,885 06.5 Bjork-Billings 743 28.5 28,083 37.6 McArthur * 387 14.9 35,200 47.2 Paull 1,335 51.2 7,952 10.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,605 74,615 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Maclean's 4,885 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bjork-Billings 1,712 35.0 29,795 39.9 McArthur * 1,668 34.1 36,868 49.1 Paull 1,505 30.8 7,952 10.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,885 74,615 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Paull's 7,952 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bjork-Billings 4,155 52.3 33,950 45.5 McARTHUR * 3,797 47.7 40,665 54.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,952 74,615 04.5 03.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fergus Stewart McArthur (born 1937): Elected 1984 By, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Anglesea, Belmont, Colac, Queenscliff -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,477 +07.6 Votes cast: 82,790 96.9 +00.5 Informal votes: 2,798 03.4 +00.9 Formal votes: 79,992 96.6 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graham Hills ON 1,982 02.5 -03.1 Nigel Strauss 1,960 02.4 Robyn Hodge AD 5,128 06.4 00.0 Stewart McArthur * Lib 37,929 47.4 +01.4 Iain Lygo Grn 5,098 06.4 +03.3 Simon Arundell 1,326 01.7 Michael Bjork-Billings ALP 26,569 33.2 -02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,992 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Arundell's 1,326 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hills 191 14.4 2,174 02.7 Strauss 87 06.6 2,047 02.6 Hodge 191 14.4 5,320 06.6 McArthur * 304 22.9 38,233 48.4 Lygo 237 17.9 5,333 06.7 Bjork-Billings 316 23.8 26,885 33.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,326 79,992 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Strauss's 2,047 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hills 153 07.5 2,327 02.9 Hodge 237 11.6 5,557 06.9 McArthur * 516 25.2 38,749 48.4 Lygo 1,013 49.5 6,346 07.9 Bjork-Billings 128 06.2 27,013 33.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,047 79,992 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hills's 2,327 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hodge 812 34.9 6,369 08.0 McArthur * 758 32.6 39,507 49.4 Lygo 304 13.1 6,650 08.3 Bjork-Billings 453 19.5 27,466 34.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,327 79,992 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hodge's 6,369 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McARTHUR * 1,674 26.3 41,181 51.5 Lygo 3,293 51.7 9,943 12.4 Bjork-Billings 1,402 22.0 28,868 36.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,369 79,992 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Lygo's 9,943 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McARTHUR * 3,348 33.7 44,529 55.7 Bjork-Billings 6,595 66.3 35,463 44.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,943 79,992 05.7 01.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fergus Stewart McArthur (born 1937): Elected 1984 By, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Anglesea, Belmont, Colac, Queenscliff -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.7 Effect of redistribution: 00.3 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 90,877 +06.3 Votes cast: 87,294 96.1 -00.8 Informal votes: 2,652 03.0 -00.4 Formal votes: 84,642 97.0 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stewart MacARTHUR * Lib 44,060 52.0 +04.9 Stephen Chenery Grn 6,355 07.5 +01.2 Christine Modra FF 2,318 02.7 Peter McMullin ALP 31,105 36.7 +03.2 Andrew Bailey 313 00.4 Chris Johnson 491 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 84,642 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bailey's 313 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MacARTHUR * 49 15.7 44,109 52.1 Chenery 39 12.5 6,394 07.6 Modra 76 24.3 2,394 02.8 McMullin 80 25.6 31,185 36.8 Johnson 69 22.0 560 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 313 84,642 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Johnson's 560 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MacARTHUR * 48 08.6 44,157 52.2 Chenery 236 42.1 6,630 07.8 Modra 102 18.2 2,496 03.0 McMullin 174 31.1 31,359 37.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 560 84,642 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Modra's 2,496 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MacARTHUR * 1,400 56.1 45,557 53.8 Chenery 514 20.6 7,144 08.4 McMullin 582 23.3 31,941 37.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,496 84,642 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Chenery's 7,144 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MacARTHUR * 1,271 17.8 46,828 55.3 McMullin 5,873 82.2 37,814 44.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,144 84,642 05.3 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fergus Stewart McArthur (born 1937): Elected 1984 By, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Western Vic: Anglesea, Belmont, Colac, Queenscliff -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 96,155 +05.8 Votes cast: 92,741 96.5 +00.4 Informal votes: 2,347 02.5 -00.5 Formal votes: 90,394 97.5 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gabrielle Killeen AD 1,512 01.7 Darren Cheeseman ALP 37,886 41.9 +05.2 Jan Edwards FF 3,217 03.6 +00.8 Stewart McArthur * Lib 40,408 44.7 -07.4 Fiona Nelson Grn 7,202 08.0 +00.5 Sukrit Sabhlok 169 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 90,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sabhlok's 169 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Killeen 18 10.7 1,530 01.7 Cheeseman 17 10.1 37,903 41.9 Edwards 27 16.0 3,244 03.6 McArthur * 39 23.1 40,447 44.8 Nelson 68 40.2 7,270 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 169 90,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Killeen's 1,530 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cheeseman 618 40.4 38,521 42.6 Edwards 235 15.4 3,479 03.9 McArthur * 238 15.6 40,685 45.0 Nelson 439 28.7 7,709 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,530 90,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Edwards's 3,479 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cheeseman 830 23.9 39,351 43.5 McArthur * 2,077 59.7 42,762 47.3 Nelson 572 16.4 8,281 09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3,479 90,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Nelson's 8,281 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHEESEMAN 6,617 79.9 45,968 50.9 McArthur * 1,664 20.1 44,426 49.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8,281 90,394 00.9 06.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Fergus Stewart McArthur (born 1937): Elected 1984 By, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004. Defeated 2007 > Darren Leicester Cheeseman (born 1976): Elected 2007 Born: 8 June 1976, Christchurch, New Zealand. Career: Union organiser 2004-07. Ballarat City Council 1999-2002. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Western Vic: Anglesea, Belmont, Colac, Queenscliff -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 101,569 +05.6 Votes cast: 96,816 95.3 -01.2 Informal votes: 3,117 03.2 +00.7 Formal votes: 93,699 96.8 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Lawrence Grn 10,713 11.4 +03.5 Sarah Henderson Lib 42,155 45.0 +00.3 Darren Cheeseman * ALP 37,043 39.5 -02.4 Sally-Anne Brown 1,418 01.5 Ann Wojczuk FF 1,850 02.0 -01.6 Nathan Timmins 520 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 93,699 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Henderson, see Corangamite 2013. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Timmins's 520 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence 61 11.7 10,744 11.5 Henderson 214 41.2 42,369 45.2 Cheeseman * 45 08.7 37,088 39.6 Brown 79 15.2 1,497 01.6 Wojczuk 121 23.3 1,971 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 520 93,699 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Brown's 1,497 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence 486 32.5 11,260 12.0 Henderson 292 19.5 42,661 45.5 Cheeseman * 329 22.0 37,417 39.9 Wojczuk 390 26.1 2,361 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,497 93,699 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wojczuk's 2,361 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence 507 21.5 11,767 12.6 Henderson 1,222 51.8 43,883 46.8 Cheeseman * 632 26.8 38,049 40.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,361 93,699 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Lawrence's 11,767 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henderson 2,581 21.9 46,464 49.6 CHEESEMAN * 9,186 78.1 47,235 50.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,767 93,699 00.4 00.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darren Leicester Cheeseman (born 1976): Elected 2007, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Western Vic: Anglesea, Belmont, Colac, Queenscliff -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 00.4 Effect of 2010 redistribution: 00.1 shift to Liberal 2013 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 101,728 +00.2 Votes cast: 97,105 95.5 +00.2 Informal votes: 4,304 04.4 +01.2 Formal votes: 92,801 95.6 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lloyd Davies Grn 11,007 11.9 +00.3 Helen Rashleigh 273 00.3 Alan Barron 499 00.5 Adrian Whitehead 694 00.8 Darren Cheeseman * ALP 29,728 32.0 -07.3 Peter Wray FF 908 01.0 -01.0 Jayden Millard ASP 1,726 01.9 Warren Jackman 408 00.4 Buddy Rojek PUP 2,026 02.2 Andrew Black Nat 598 00.6 Sarah Henderson Lib 44,778 48.3 +03.2 Nick Steel 156 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 92,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Steel's 156 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davies 13 08.3 11,020 11.9 Rashleigh 14 09.0 287 00.3 Barron 2 01.3 501 00.5 Whitehead 13 08.3 707 00.8 Cheeseman * 10 06.4 29,738 32.0 Wray 10 06.4 918 01.0 Millard 10 06.4 1,736 01.9 Jackman 11 07.1 419 00.5 Rojek 9 05.8 2,035 02.2 Black 24 15.4 622 00.7 Henderson 40 25.6 44,818 48.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 156 92,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Rashleigh's 287 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davies 41 14.3 11,061 11.9 Barron 103 35.9 604 00.7 Whitehead 18 06.3 725 00.8 Cheeseman * 22 07.7 29,760 32.1 Wray 34 11.9 952 01.0 Millard 10 03.5 1,746 01.9 Jackman 9 03.1 428 00.5 Rojek 15 05.2 2,050 02.2 Black 8 02.8 630 00.7 Henderson 27 09.4 44,845 48.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 287 92,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Jackman's 428 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davies 21 04.9 11,082 11.9 Barron 14 03.3 618 00.7 Whitehead 36 08.4 761 00.8 Cheeseman * 45 10.5 29,805 32.1 Wray 44 10.3 996 01.1 Millard 56 13.1 1,802 01.9 Rojek 63 14.7 2,113 02.3 Black 39 09.1 669 00.7 Henderson 110 25.7 44,955 48.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 428 92,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Barron's 618 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davies 43 07.0 11,125 12.0 Whitehead 28 04.5 789 00.9 Cheeseman * 56 09.1 29,861 32.2 Wray 342 55.3 1,338 01.4 Millard 14 02.3 1,816 02.0 Rojek 31 05.0 2,144 02.3 Black 19 03.1 688 00.7 Henderson 85 13.8 45,040 48.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 618 92,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Black's 688 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davies 52 07.6 11,177 12.0 Whitehead 37 05.4 826 00.9 Cheeseman * 49 07.1 29,910 32.2 Wray 49 07.1 1,387 01.5 Millard 45 06.5 1,861 02.0 Rojek 50 07.3 2,194 02.4 Henderson 406 59.0 45,446 49.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 688 92,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Whitehead's 826 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davies 285 34.5 11,462 12.4 Cheeseman * 156 18.9 30,066 32.4 Wray 107 13.0 1,494 01.6 Millard 103 12.5 1,964 02.1 Rojek 81 09.8 2,275 02.5 Henderson 94 11.4 45,540 49.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 826 92,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Wray's 1,494 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davies 196 13.1 11,658 12.6 Cheeseman * 237 15.9 30,303 32.7 Millard 150 10.0 2,114 02.4 Rojek 254 17.0 2,529 02.7 Henderson 657 44.0 46,197 49.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,494 92,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Millard's 2,114 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davies 724 34.3 12,382 13.3 Cheeseman * 530 25.1 30,833 33.2 Rojek 506 23.9 3,035 03.3 HENDERSON 354 16.8 46,551 50.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,114 92,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Rojek's 3,035 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davies 940 31.0 13,322 14.4 Cheeseman * 918 30.3 31,751 34.2 HENDERSON 1,177 38.8 47,728 51.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,035 92,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Davies's 13,322 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cheeseman * 10,993 82.5 42,744 46.1 HENDERSON 2,329 17.5 50,057 53.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,322 92,801 03.9 04.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Darren Leicester Cheeseman (born 1976): Elected 2007, 2010. Defeated 2013 Later career: Vic MLA for South Barwon from 2018 > Sarah Moya Henderson (born 1964): Elected 2013 Born: 4 April 1964, Geelong Career: Educated Monash university. Lawyer and television journalist. Daughter of Hon Ann Henderson, Vic MLA 1992-99. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Western Vic: Anglesea, Belmont, Colac, Queenscliff -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 110,277 +08.4 Votes cast: 103,598 93.9 -01.6 Informal votes: 5,181 05.0 +00.6 Formal votes: 98,417 95.0 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Lawrence 1,519 01.5 Alan Barron FF 1,906 01.9 Nick Steel RUA 847 00.9 +00.6 Louis Rowe LDP 871 00.9 Libby Coker ALP 30,267 30.8 -01.3 Patrice Nelson DHJP 3,039 03.1 Andy Meddick AJP 1,739 01.8 Courtney Dalton 1,269 01.3 Patchouli Paterson Grn 11,273 11.5 -00.4 Sarah Henderson * Lib 45,687 46.4 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 98,417 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Coker, see Corangamite 2019. 2nd count: Steel's 847 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence 97 11.5 1,616 01.6 Barron 329 38.8 2,235 02.3 Rowe 50 05.9 921 00.9 Coker 50 05.9 30,317 30.8 Nelson 153 18.1 3,192 03.2 Meddick 43 05.1 1,782 01.8 Dalton 41 04.8 1,310 01.3 Paterson 13 01.5 11,286 11.5 Henderson * 71 08.4 45,758 46.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 847 98,417 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Rowe's 921 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence 112 12.2 1,728 01.8 Barron 128 13.9 2,363 02.4 Coker 154 16.7 30,471 31.0 Nelson 89 09.7 3,281 03.3 Meddick 40 04.3 1,822 01.9 Dalton 72 07.8 1,382 01.4 Paterson 40 04.3 11,326 11.5 Henderson * 286 31.1 46,044 46.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 921 98,417 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dalton's 1,382 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence 108 07.8 1,836 01.9 Barron 123 08.9 2,486 02.5 Coker 191 13.8 30,662 31.2 Nelson 168 12.2 3,449 03.5 Meddick 228 16.5 2,050 02.1 Paterson 392 28.4 11,718 11.9 Henderson * 172 12.5 46,216 47.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,382 98,417 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Lawrence's 1,836 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barron 613 33.4 3,099 03.2 Coker 292 15.9 30,954 31.5 Nelson 312 17.0 3,761 03.8 Meddick 159 08.7 2,209 02.2 Paterson 218 11.9 11,936 12.1 Henderson * 242 13.2 46,458 47.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,836 98,417 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Meddick's 2,209 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barron 280 12.7 3,379 03.4 Coker 559 25.3 31,513 32.0 Nelson 463 21.0 4,224 04.3 Paterson 692 31.3 12,628 12.8 Henderson * 215 09.7 46,673 47.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,209 98,417 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Barron's 3,379 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coker 922 27.3 32,435 33.0 Nelson 990 29.3 5,214 05.3 Paterson 370 11.0 12,998 13.2 Henderson * 1,097 32.5 47,770 48.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,379 98,417 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Nelson's 5,214 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coker 1,955 37.5 34,390 34.9 Paterson 1,594 30.6 14,592 14.8 HENDERSON * 1,665 31.9 49,435 50.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,214 98,417 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Paterson's 14,592 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coker 11,736 80.4 46,126 46.9 HENDERSON * 2,856 19.6 52,291 53.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,592 98,417 03.1 00.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarah Moya Henderson (born 1964): Elected 2013, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Western Vic: Anglesea, Apollo Bay, Grovedale, Leopold, Queenscliff -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 03.1 Effect of 2018 redistribution: 03.1 shift to Labor 2019 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 111,601 +01.2 Votes cast: 105,816 94.8 +00.9 Informal votes: 4,196 04.0 -00.7 Formal votes: 101,620 96.0 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Erskine RUA 1,117 01.1 -00.1 Libby Coker ALP 36,047 35.5 +01.4 Simon Northeast Grn 9,184 09.0 -03.1 Naomi Adams AJP 2,143 02.1 -00.1 Damien Cole 5,131 05.1 Hon Sarah Henderson * Lib 43,017 42.3 -01.3 Neil Harvey UAP 2,257 02.2 Mandy Grimley DHJP 2,724 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 101,620 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Erskine's 1,117 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coker 300 26.9 36,347 35.8 Northeast 83 07.4 9,267 09.1 Adams 76 06.8 2,219 02.2 Cole 88 07.9 5,219 05.1 Henderson * 240 21.5 43,257 42.6 Harvey 223 20.0 2,480 02.4 Grimley 107 09.6 2,831 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,117 101,620 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Adams's 2,219 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coker 321 14.5 36,668 36.4 Northeast 773 34.8 10,040 09.9 Cole 519 23.4 5,738 05.7 Henderson * 215 09.7 43,472 42.8 Harvey 94 04.2 2,574 02.5 Grimley 297 13.4 3,128 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,219 101,620 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Harvey's 2,574 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coker 300 11.7 36,968 36.4 Northeast 140 05.4 10,180 10.0 Cole 398 15.5 6,136 06.0 Henderson * 943 36.6 44,415 43.7 Grimley 793 30.8 3,921 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,574 101,620 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Grimley's 3,921 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coker 872 22.2 37,840 37.2 Northeast 523 13.3 10,703 10.5 Cole 1,490 38.0 7,626 07.5 Henderson * 1,036 26.4 45,451 44.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,921 101,620 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Cole's 7,626 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coker 2,203 28.9 40,043 39.4 Northeast 3,634 47.7 14,337 14.1 Henderson * 1,789 23.5 47,240 46.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,626 101,620 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Northeast's 14,337 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COKER 11,852 82.7 51,895 51.1 Henderson * 2,485 17.3 49,725 48.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,337 101,620 01.1 01.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sarah Moya Henderson (born 1964): Elected 2013, 2016. Defeated 2019 Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services to 29 May 2019 Later career: Senator for Victoria from September 2019 > Elizabeth Ann Coker (born 1962): Elected 2019 Born: 11 June 1962, Melbourne Career: Educated Monash University, Deakin University, University of New England. Journalist, teacher, consultant, public servant. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Western Vic: Barwon Heads, Grovedale, Leopold, Queenscliff, Torquay -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 01.1 Effect of 2021 redistribution: 00.1 shift to Liberal 2022 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 112,645 +01.0 Votes cast: 105,055 93.2 -01.6 Informal votes: 4,088 03.9 -00.1 Formal votes: 100,967 96.1 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Juhasz AFP 868 00.9 Alex Marshall Grn 15,349 15.2 +06.5 Libby Coker * ALP 38,573 38.2 +02.4 Meg Watkins AJP 1,986 02.0 -00.2 Stephanie Asher Lib 34,463 34.1 -08.3 Paul Barker LDP 2,526 02.5 Luke Sorensen PHON 2,548 02.5 Daniel Abou-Zeid UAP 3,233 03.2 +01.0 Jean-Marie d'Argent DHJP 1,421 01.4 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 100,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Juhasz's 868 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall 305 35.1 15,654 15.5 Coker * 98 11.3 38,671 38.3 Watkins 63 07.3 2,049 02.0 Asher 58 06.7 34,521 34.2 Barker 106 12.2 2,632 02.6 Sorensen 112 12.9 2,660 02.6 Abou-Zeid 80 09.2 3,313 03.3 d'Argent 46 05.3 1,467 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 868 100,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: d'Argent's 1,467 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall 191 13.0 15,845 15.7 Coker * 210 14,3 38,881 38.5 Watkins 266 18.1 2,315 02.3 Asher 177 12.1 34,698 34.4 Barker 77 05.3 2,709 02.7 Sorensen 285 19.4 2,945 02.9 Abou-Zeid 261 17.8 3,574 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,467 100,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Watkins's 2,315 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall 950 41.0 16,795 16.6 Coker * 639 27.6 39,520 39.1 Asher 180 07.8 34,878 34.5 Barker 156 06.7 2,865 02.8 Sorensen 231 10.0 3,176 03.2 Abou-Zeid 159 06.9 3,733 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,315 100,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Barker's 2,865 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall 188 06.6 16,983 16.8 Coker * 218 07.6 39,738 39.4 Asher 589 20.6 35,467 35.1 Sorensen 858 30.0 4,034 04.0 Abou-Zeid 1,012 35.3 4,745 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,865 100,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Sorensen's 4,034 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall 363 09.0 17,346 17.2 Coker * 437 10.8 40,175 39.8 Asher 497 12.2 35,964 35.6 Abou-Zeid 2,737 67.9 7,482 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,034 100,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Abou-Zeid's 7,482 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall 1,872 25.0 19,218 19.0 Coker * 1,503 20.1 41,678 41.3 Asher 4,107 54.9 40,071 39.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,482 100,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Marshall's 19,218 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COKER * 16,482 85.8 58,160 57.6 Asher 2,736 14.2 42,807 42.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,218 100,967 07.6 06.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elizabeth Ann Coker (born 1962): Elected 2019, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Western Vic: Barwon Heads, Grovedale, Leopold, Queenscliff, Torquay -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 07.6 Effect of 2024 redistribution: 00.3 shift to Labor 2025 notional two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 114,123 +01.3 Votes cast: 108,043 94.7 +01.5 Informal votes: 4,023 03.7 -00.2 Formal votes: 104,020 96.3 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kate Lockhart 4,565 04.4 James Jackson ToP 2,452 02.4 -00.8 Paul Barker Libtn 1,272 01.2 Mitch Pope Grn 14,925 14.4 -01.0 Colin Seabrook PHON 3,343 03.2 +00.8 Libby Coker * Labor 38,814 37.3 -01.1 Harley Mackenzie L Cann 3,161 03.0 Darcy Dunstan Lib 35,488 34.1 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 104,020 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Barker's 1,272 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lockhart 112 08.8 4,677 04.5 Jackson 170 13.4 2,622 02.5 Pope 52 04.1 14,977 14.4 Seabrook 646 50.8 3,989 03.8 Coker * 52 04.1 38,866 37.4 Mackenzie 61 04.8 3,222 03.1 Dunstan 179 14.1 35,667 34.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,272 104,020 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jackson's 2,622 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lockhart 448 17.1 5,125 04.9 Pope 130 05.0 15,107 14.5 Seabrook 1,045 39.9 5,034 04.8 Coker * 228 08.7 39,094 37.6 Mackenzie 285 10.9 3,507 03.4 Dunstan 486 18.5 36,153 34.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,622 104,020 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Mackenzie's 3,507 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lockhart 676 19.3 5,801 05.6 Pope 923 26.3 16,030 15.4 Seabrook 426 12.2 5,460 05.3 Coker * 915 26.1 40,009 38.5 Dunstan 567 16.1 36,720 35.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,507 104,020 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Seabrook's 5,460 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lockhart 1,783 32.7 7,584 07.3 Pope 350 06.4 16,380 15.8 Coker * 606 11.1 40,615 39.1 Dunstan 2,721 49.8 39,441 37.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,460 104,020 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Lockhart's 7,584 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pope 3,856 50.8 20,236 19.5 Coker * 1,935 25.5 42,550 40.9 Dunstan 1,793 23.6 41,234 39.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,584 104,020 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Pope's 20,236 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COKER * 17,831 88.1 60,381 58.1 Dunstan 2,405 11.9 43,639 41.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,236 104,020 08.1 00.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elizabeth Ann Coker (born 1962): Elected 2019, 2022, 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------