ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF CORIO, VICTORIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Barwon, Geelong, Newtown, Werribee -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 12,029 Votes cast: 6,537 54.3 Informal votes: 59 00.9 Formal votes: 6,478 99.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Boyd FT 867 13.4 Richard CROUCH Prot 2,710 41.8 Jonas Levien 1,580 24.4 Angus McNaughton 1,321 20.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,478 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Boyd, see Henty 1913. 2. Levien was Vic MLA for South Grant 1871-77, for Barwon 1877, 1880-1906. 3. Levien and McNaughton were independent protectionist candidates. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Armstrong Crouch (1868-1949): Elected 1901 Born: 19 June 1868, Ballaarat, Victoria. Career: Educated state schools Ballaarat and University of Melbourne. Solicitor, author and citizen soldier. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Barwon, Geelong, Newtown, Werribee -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 majority: Protectionist over Independent 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 25,531 +112.2 Votes cast: 15,508 60.7 +06.4 Informal votes: 225 01.5 +00.6 Formal votes: 15,283 98.5 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard CROUCH * Prot 6,951 45.5 +03.7 Donald Macdonald FT 5,623 36.8 +23.4 John Reed Lab 2,709 17.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,283 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Armstrong Crouch (1868-1949): Elected 1901, 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Barwon, Belmont, Geelong, Newtown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 majority: Protectionist over Free Trade 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 30,703 +20.3 Votes cast: 19,035 62.0 +01.3 Informal votes: 612 03.2 +01.7 Formal votes: 18,432 96.8 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Richard CROUCH * Prot 10,135 55.0 +09.5 Hon James McCay * AS 8,288 45.0 +08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,432 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. McCay was member for Corinella 1901-06 (Corinella was abolished at the 1906 redistribution). He had been a protectionist until he accepted office in Reid's government. 2. There was a swing of 0.6% from Anti-Socialist to Protectionist. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Whiteside McCay (1864-30): Elected 1901, 1903. Defeated 1906 Later career: Military service 1909-18. Businessman and banker. Knighted 1918. Died 1 October 1930 > Richard Armstrong Crouch (1868-1949): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Barwon, Belmont, Geelong, Newtown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 majority: Protectionist over Anti-Socialist 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 30,747 +00.1 Votes cast: 19,117 62.2 +00.2 Informal votes: 434 02.3 -00.9 Formal votes: 18,683 97.7 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Richard Crouch * Lib 8,519 45.6 -09.4 Alfred OZANNE ALP 10,164 54.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,683 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Richard Armstrong Crouch (1868-1949): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906. Defeated 1910 Later career: Military service 1914-16. Joined ALP 1917 over conscription. See Corangamite 1929. > Alfred Thomas Ozanne (1877-1961): Elected 1910 Born: 1877, Melbourne. Career: Accountant, municipal officer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Barwon, Belmont, Geelong, Newtown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.4 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 01.1 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,505 +25.2 Votes cast: 29,503 76.6 +14.4 Informal votes: 728 02.5 +00.2 Formal votes: 28,775 97.5 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William KENDELL Lib 14,804 51.4 +04.7 Alfred Ozanne * ALP 13,770 47.9 -05.4 John Reed 201 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,775 01.8 05.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Alfred Thomas Ozanne (1877-1961): Elected 1910. Defeated 1913 Later career: See Corio 1914. > William Kendell (1851-1922): Elected 1913 Born: 1851, Mt Pleasant, South Australia. Career: Educated public schools. To Victoria 1888. Farmed Wimmera, Mt Mercier. Dimboola and Borung Councils. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Barwon, Belmont, Geelong, Newtown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,712 +00.5 Votes cast: 31,899 82.4 +05.8 Informal votes: 519 01.6 -00.9 Formal votes: 31,380 98.4 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Kendell * Lib 15,316 48.8 -02.6 Alfred OZANNE ALP 16,064 51.2 +03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,380 01.2 03.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ozanne was member for Corio 1910-13. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Kendell (1851-1922): Elected 1913. Defeated 1914 Later career: Vic MLC for North-Eastern 1916-22. Honorary Minister 1917-19. Died 20 October 1922 > Alfred Thomas Ozanne (1877-1961): Elected 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Barwon, Belmont, Geelong, Newtown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,652 -00.2 Votes cast: 33,540 86.8 +04.4 Informal votes: 536 01.6 00.0 Formal votes: 33,004 98.4 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John LISTER Nat 18,902 57.3 +08.5 Alfred Ozanne * ALP 14,102 42.7 -08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,004 07.3 08.5 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Alfred Thomas Ozanne (1877-1961): Elected 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1914. Defeated 1917. Later career: Farmer near Geelong. Died 27 May 1961 > John Henry Lister (1875-1935): Elected 1917 Born: 13 May 1875, Lincolnshire, England. Career: Educated Wesley School, Lincoln. Migrated 1889. Farmed at Wutul, South Australia. Military Service 1914-16. Left ALP 1916. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Barwon, Belmont, Geelong, Newtown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,856 +00.5 Votes cast: 31,321 80.6 -06.2 Informal votes: 1,056 03.4 +01.8 Formal votes: 30,265 96.6 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anwoth Brown 282 00.9 John Lister * Nat 13,702 45.3 -12.0 Alfred Ozanne ALP 11,658 38.5 -04.2 Arthur Walter VFU 4,623 15.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,265 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Ozanne was member for Corio 1910-13 and 1914-17. 2. Brown was an independent Nationalist candidate. 3. Walter was Vic MLA for Gippsland West 1924-29. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Brown's 282 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lister * 170 60.3 13,872 45.8 Ozanne 55 19.5 11,713 38.7 Walter 57 20.2 4,680 15.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 282 30,265 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Walter's 4,680 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LISTER * 3,534 75.5 17,406 57.5 Ozanne 1,146 24.5 12,859 42.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,680 30,265 07.5 00.2 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Henry Lister (1875-1935): Elected 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Geelong, Newtown, Sunshine, Werribee -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 07.5 Effect of redistribution: 00.2 shift to Nationalist New notional majority: Nationalist over ALP 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,023 +08.2 Votes cast: 24,155 57.5 -23.1 Informal votes: 463 01.9 -01.5 Formal votes: 23,692 98.1 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Hampson ALP 11,646 49.2 +11.0 John LISTER * Nat 12,046 50.8 +05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,692 00.8 06.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hampson was member for Bendigo 1915-17. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Henry Lister (1875-1935): Elected 1917, 1919, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Geelong, Newtown, Sunshine, Werribee -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,726 +13.6 Votes cast: 44,229 92.7 +35.2 Informal votes: 539 01.2 -00.7 Formal votes: 43,690 98.8 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John LISTER * Nat 24,775 56.7 +05.9 Peter Randles ALP 18,915 43.3 -05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,690 06.7 05.9 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Henry Lister (1875-1935): Elected 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Geelong, Newtown, Sunshine, Werribee -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,386 +07.7 Votes cast: 48,220 93.8 +01.1 Informal votes: 1,223 02.5 +01.3 Formal votes: 46,997 97.5 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John LISTER * Nat 27,497 58.5 +01.8 Peter Randles ALP 19,500 41.5 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46,997 08.5 01.8 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Henry Lister (1875-1935): Elected 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Geelong, Newtown, Sunshine, Werribee -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,409 +02.0 Votes cast: 49,697 94.8 +01.0 Informal votes: 533 01.1 -01.4 Formal votes: 49,164 98.9 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur LEWIS ALP 27,525 56.0 +14.5 John Lister * Nat 21,639 44.0 -14.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,164 06.0 14.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Henry Lister (1875-1935): Elected 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928. Defeated 1929 Later career: Farmed in Queensland. Died 4 October 1935 > Arthur Lewis (1882-1975): Elected 1929 Born: 22 April 1882, Melbourne. Career: No formal education, raised in orphanage. Farm laborer. Secretary Carters and Drivers Union. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Geelong, Newtown, Sunshine, Werribee -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,675 +04.3 Votes cast: 51,314 93.9 -00.9 Informal votes: 776 01.5 +00.4 Formal votes: 50,538 98.5 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Casey UAP 18,724 37.0 -07.0 Arthur Lewis * ALP 17,623 34.9 -21.1 John Lister 14,191 28.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,538 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lister was member for Corio 1917-29. He was an independent United Australia candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lister's 14,191 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CASEY 11,889 83.8 30,613 60.6 Lewis * 2,302 16.2 19,925 39.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,191 50,538 10.6 16.6 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Arthur Lewis (1882-1975): Elected 1929. Defeated 1931 Later career: Worked for Queensland Prohibition League, clerk. Died 11 April 1975 > Richard Gardiner Casey (1890-1976): Elected 1931 Born: 29 August 1890, Brisbane. Career: Educated Melbourne Grammar School and Cambridge University. Military Service 1914-19. Worked for mining and engineering companies. Political liaison officer, London 1924-31. Brother-in-law of Rupert Ryan MP. Assistant Minister (Treasury) from 25 September 1933 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Geelong, Newtown, Sunshine, Werribee -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 10.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,538 +03.4 Votes cast: 53,411 94.5 +00.6 Informal votes: 1,040 01.9 +00.4 Formal votes: 52,371 98.1 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Richard CASEY * UAP 30,622 58.5 +21.5 John Dedman ALP 20,394 38.9 +04.0 William Morrison CPA 1,355 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,371 08.8 e 01.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Dedman, see Corio 1940 by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Gardiner Casey (1890-1976): Elected 1931, 1934 Assistant Minister (Treasury) to 12 October 1935 Assistant Treasurer 12 October 1935 to 3 October 1936 Treasurer from 3 October 1935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== South-western Victoria: Essendon North, Geelong, Newtown, Sunshine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 08.8 e Effect of 1937 redistribution: 0.5 shift to ALP New notional majority: UAP over ALP 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,471 -05.4 Votes cast: 51,716 96.7 +03.2 Informal votes: 701 01.4 -00.5 Formal votes: 51,015 98.6 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leo Carmody ALP 22,170 43.5 +04.1 Hon Richard CASEY * UAP 28,845 56.5 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,015 06.5 01.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Gardiner Casey (1890-1976): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937 Treasurer to 26 April 1939 Minister in charge of Development and Scientific and Industrial Research 29 November 1937 to 7 November 1938 Minister for Supply and Development 26 April 1939 to 26 January 1940 Resigned seat 30 January 1940 (see By-elections) Later career: Australian Minister to the United States 1940-41. British minister to the Middle East and member of the British war cabinet 1941-44. Governor of Bengal 1944-46. Federal President of the Liberal party 1947-49. See La Trobe 1949. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1940 ==================================================================== South-western Victoria: Essendon North, Geelong, Newtown, Sunshine -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Hon Richard Casey -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,942 Votes cast: 51,252 93.3 Informal votes: 786 01.5 Formal votes: 50,466 98.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John DEDMAN ALP 26,122 51.8 +08.3 Dr Gerald O'Day CPA 1,466 02.9 James Smith + UAP 22,878 45.3 -11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,466 04.4 e 10.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith was Vic MLA for Oakleigh 1932-37. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Johnstone Dedman (1896-1973): Elected 1940 By Born: 2 June 1896, Scotland. Career: Educated Scotland, University of Edinburgh. Military Service 1915-20. Migrated 1922. Dairy farmer, Launching Place, Victoria. Worked Forestry Department, studied University of Melbourne. Official, Australian Workers Union. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== South-western Victoria: Essendon North, Geelong, Newtown, Sunshine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 06.5 1940 by-election two-party majority: ALP over UAP 04.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,745 +04.3 Votes cast: 53,861 96.6 -00.1 Informal votes: 501 00.9 -00.5 Formal votes: 53,360 99.1 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John DEDMAN * ALP 28,056 52.6 +09.1 Henry Lyall 4,033 07.6 Gerald Patterson + UAP 21,271 39.9 -16.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,360 06.4 e 12.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Johnstone Dedman (1896-1973): Elected 1940 By, 1940 Minister for War Organisation of Industry from 7 October 1941 Minister in charge of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research from 7 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== South-western Victoria: Essendon North, Geelong, Newtown, Sunshine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 06.5 1940 by-election two-party majority: ALP over UAP 04.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,745 +04.3 Votes cast: 53,861 96.6 -00.1 Informal votes: 501 00.9 -00.5 Formal votes: 53,360 99.1 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John DEDMAN * ALP 28,056 52.6 +09.1 Henry Lyall 4,033 07.6 Gerald Patterson UAP 21,271 39.9 -16.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,360 06.4 e 12.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Johnstone Dedman (1896-1973): Elected 1940 By, 1940 Minister for War Organisation of Industry to 9 February 1945 Minister in charge of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Minister for Post-war Reconstruction from 2 February 1945 Minister for Aircraft Production from 2 August 1946 Minister for Munitions from 2 August -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== South-western Victoria: Essendon North, Geelong, Newtown, Sunshine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 majority: ALP over Ind 04.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,186 +06.7 Votes cast: 61,682 94.6 -02.5 Informal votes: 838 01.4 -00.1 Formal votes: 60,844 98.6 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon John DEDMAN * ALP 34,330 56.4 +04.1 Frederick Wallace Lib 25,546 42.0 +24.5 Winifred West 968 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,844 07.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Johnstone Dedman (1896-1973): Elected 1940 By, 1940, 1943, 1946 Minister for Defence from 1 November 1946 Minister for Aircraft Production to 1 November 1946 Minister for Munitions to 1 November 1946 Minister for Post-war Reconstruction Minister in charge of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Drysdale, Geelong, Newtown, South Barwon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.2 e Effect of 1948 redistribution: 00.8 to Lib New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,723 -36.0 Votes cast: 40,117 96.2 +01.6 Informal votes: 316 00.8 -00.6 Formal votes: 39,801 99.2 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon John Dedman * ALP 19,783 49.7 -06.2 Hubert OPPERMAN Lib 20,018 50.3 +07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,801 00.3 06.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Johnstone Dedman (1896-1973): Elected 1940 By, 1940, 1943, 1946. Defeated 1949 Minister for Defence to 19 December 1949 Minister for Post-war Reconstruction to 19 December 1949 Minister in charge of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research to 19 December 1949 Later career: Studied at ANU, lived Canberra. Died 22 November 1973 > Hubert Ferdinand Opperman (1904-96): Elected 1949 Born: 29 May 1904, Rochester, Victoria. Career: Educated state schools. Businessman and sportsman. Olympic cyclist. Public relations officer. Military Service 1940-45. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Drysdale, Geelong, Newtown, South Barwon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,322 +03.8 Votes cast: 41,691 96.2 00.0 Informal votes: 368 00.9 +00.1 Formal votes: 41,323 99.1 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon John Dedman ALP 20,592 49.8 +00.1 Hubert OPPERMAN * Lib 20,731 50.2 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,323 00.2 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dedman was member for Corio 1940-49. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Ferdinand Opperman (1904-96): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Drysdale, Geelong, Newtown, South Barwon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,510 +07.4 Votes cast: 44,498 95.7 -00.5 Informal votes: 308 00.7 -00.2 Formal votes: 44,190 99.3 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon John Dedman ALP 21,487 48.6 -01.2 Hubert OPPERMAN * Lib 22,703 51.4 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,190 01.4 01.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dedman was member for Corio 1940-49. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Ferdinand Opperman (1904-96): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Drysdale, Geelong, Geelong North, Newtown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 01.4 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 01.6 to Labor New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,869 -05.7 Votes cast: 41,177 93.9 -01.8 Informal votes: 657 01.6 +00.9 Formal votes: 40,520 98.4 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Loader + ALP 16,632 41.0 -09.2 Hubert Opperman * Lib 19,959 49.3 -00.5 Francis Singleton ALPAC 3,929 09.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,520 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the redistribution, Labor is shown as the defending party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Singleton's 3,929 votes distrobuted -------------------------------------------------------------------- Loader + 706 18.0 17,338 42.8 OPPERMAN * 3,223 82.0 23,182 57.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,929 40,520 07.2 07.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Ferdinand Opperman (1904-96): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Drysdale, Geelong, Geelong North, Newtown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,039 +02.7 Votes cast: 43,164 95.8 +01.9 Informal votes: 717 01.7 +00.1 Formal votes: 42,447 98.3 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Mahoney DLP 5,920 13.9 +04.2 Hubert Opperman * Lib 20,019 47.2 -02.1 Bernard O'Leary ALP 16,508 38.9 -02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,447 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Mahoney's 5,920 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- OPPERMAN * 4,046 68.3 24,065 56.7 O'Leary 1,874 31.7 18,382 43.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,920 42,447 06.7 00.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Ferdinand Opperman (1904-96): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 Minister for Shipping and Transport from 5 February 1960 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Drysdale, Geelong, Geelong North, Newtown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,857 +08.5 Votes cast: 46,594 95.4 -00.4 Informal votes: 864 01.9 +00.2 Formal votes: 45,730 98.1 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Mahoney DLP 6,791 14.9 +01.0 Hon Hubert Opperman * Lib 19,790 43.3 -03.9 Lindsay Romey ALP 19,149 41.9 +03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,730 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Mahoney's 6,791 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- OPPERMAN * 6,020 88.6 25,810 56.4 Romey 771 11.4 19,920 43.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,791 45,730 06.4 00.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Ferdinand Opperman (1904-96): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 Minister for Shipping and Transport -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Drysdale, Geelong, Geelong North, Newtown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,201 +02.8 Votes cast: 48,631 96.9 +01.5 Informal votes: 509 01.0 -00.9 Formal votes: 48,122 99.0 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob Hawke ALP 21,933 45.6 +03.7 James Mahoney DLP 5,004 10.4 -04.5 Hon Hubert Opperman * Lib 21,185 44.0 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,122 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Hawke, see Wills 1980. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Mahoney's 5,004 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hawke 523 10.5 22,456 46.7 OPPERMAN * 4,481 89.5 25,666 53.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,004 48,122 03.3 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Ferdinand Opperman (1904-96): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 Minister for Shipping and Transport to 18 December 1963 Minister for Immigration from 18 December 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Drysdale, Geelong, Geelong North, Newtown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,824 +07.2 Votes cast: 51,612 95.9 -01.0 Informal votes: 1,940 03.8 +02.8 Formal votes: 49,672 96.2 -02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elsie Brushfield 1,262 02.5 William Dobell LRG 1,044 02.1 James Mahoney DLP 5,369 10.8 +00.4 Hon Hubert Opperman * Lib 22,519 45.3 +01.3 Gordon Scholes ALP 19,478 39.2 -06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Scholes, see Corio by-election 1967. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Dobell's 1,044 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brushfield 150 14.4 1,412 02.8 Mahoney 49 04.7 5,418 10.9 Opperman * 100 09.6 22,619 45.5 Scholes 745 71.4 20,223 40.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,044 49,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Brushfield's 1,412 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mahoney 1,022 72.4 6,440 13.0 Opperman * 211 14.9 22,830 46.0 Scholes 179 12.7 20,402 41.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,412 49,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Mahoney's 6,440 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- OPPERMAN * 5,937 92.2 28,767 57.9 Scholes 503 07.8 20,905 42.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,440 49,672 07.9 04.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Ferdinand Opperman (1904-96): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 Minister for Immigration to 14 December 1966 Resigned seat 10 June 1967 (see By-elections) Later career: High Commissioner to Malta 1970-72. Knighted 1968. Died 18 April 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 22 JULY 1967 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Drysdale, Geelong, Geelong North, Newtown -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Hon Hubert Opperman -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,809 +03.7 Votes cast: 52,127 93.4 -02.5 Informal votes: 1,038 02.0 -01.8 Formal votes: 51,089 98.0 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Bourke DLP 5,418 10.6 -00.2 Mabel Cardinal 486 01.0 Ronald Hay + Lib 18,583 36.4 -08.9 George Jones LRG 923 01.8 -00.3 Gordon SCHOLES ALP 25,679 50.3 +11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,089 03.1 e 11.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Glen Denton Scholes (1931-2018): Elected 1967 By Born: 7 June 1931, Melbourne Career: Educated state schools. Railway worker, enginedriver. President Geelong Trades Hall Council. Geelong City Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Drysdale, Geelong, Newtown, Norlane -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.9 1967 by-election two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 03.1 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 01.7 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,118 -01.3 Votes cast: 50,995 96.0 +00.1 Informal votes: 1,623 03.2 -00.6 Formal votes: 49,372 96.8 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elsie Brushfield 1,013 02.1 Stuart Harris 1,773 03.6 Charles Malpas + Lib 16,989 34.4 -09.4 Gordon SCHOLES * ALP 24,917 50.5 +08.1 John Timberlake DLP 4,680 09.5 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,372 03.8 e 10.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Glen Denton Scholes (1931-2018): Elected 1967 By, 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Drysdale, Geelong, Newtown, Norlane -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,537 +06.4 Votes cast: 53,973 95.5 -00.5 Informal votes: 1,081 02.0 -01.2 Formal votes: 52,892 98.0 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Pawson Lib 18,174 34.4 +00.0 Gordon SCHOLES * ALP 29,942 56.6 +06.1 John Timberlake DLP 4,776 09.0 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,892 07.5 03.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Glen Denton Scholes (1931-2018): Elected 1967 By, 1969, 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Drysdale, Geelong, Newtown, Norlane -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 64,680 +14.4 Votes cast: 61,571 95.2 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,231 02.0 00.0 Formal votes: 60,340 98.0 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Hall Lib 23,680 39.2 +04.8 Guenter Sahr AP 860 01.4 Gordon SCHOLES * ALP 33,029 54.7 -01.9 John Timberlake DLP 2,771 04.6 -04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,340 06.0 e 01.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Glen Denton Scholes (1931-2018): Elected 1967 By, 1969, 1972, 1974 Speaker of the House of Representatives from 27 February 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Drysdale, Geelong, Newtown, Norlane -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,791 +03.3 Votes cast: 63,922 95.7 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,298 02.0 00.0 Formal votes: 62,624 98.0 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Hall Lib 28,907 46.2 +07.0 Guenter Sahr AP 604 01.0 -00.4 Hon Gordon Scholes * ALP 30,688 49.0 -05.7 John Timberlake DLP 2,425 03.9 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,624 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sahr's 604 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hall 211 34.9 29,118 46.5 Scholes * 340 56.3 31,028 49.5 Timberlake 53 08.8 2,478 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 604 62,624 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Timberlake's 2,478 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hall 2,184 88.1 31,302 50.0 SCHOLES * 294 11.9 31,322 50.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,478 62,624 00.0 06.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Glen Denton Scholes (1931-2018): Elected 1967 By, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 Speaker of the House of Representatives to 16 February 1976 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Drysdale, Geelong, Newtown, Norlane -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.0 Effect of 1977 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,823 +04.5 Votes cast: 67,161 96.2 -00.5 Informal votes: 1,794 02.7 +00.7 Formal votes: 65,367 97.3 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clive Bubb Lib 26,330 40.3 -05.9 James Jordan DLP 2,685 04.1 +00.2 Guenter Sahr AD 4,740 07.3 Hon Gordon Scholes * ALP 31,612 48.4 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,367 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bubb was Vic MLC for Ballarat 1979-85. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jordan's 2,685 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bubb 2,308 86.0 28,638 43.8 Sahr 176 06.6 4,916 07.5 Scholes * 201 07.5 31,813 48.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,685 65,367 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Sahr's 4,916 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bubb 2,141 43.6 30,779 47.1 SCHOLES * 2,775 56.4 34,588 52.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,916 65,367 02.9 02.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Glen Denton Scholes (1931-2018): Elected 1967 By, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Drysdale, Geelong, Newtown, Norlane -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,676 +07.0 Votes cast: 70,916 95.0 -01.2 Informal votes: 1,781 02.5 -00.2 Formal votes: 69,135 97.5 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Jordan DLP 2,528 03.7 -00.4 Mieczyslaw Parks Lib 24,051 34.8 -05.5 Hon Gordon SCHOLES * ALP 39,138 56.6 +08.2 Reginald Sweeten AD 3,418 04.9 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,135 09.8 e 06.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Glen Denton Scholes (1931-2018): Elected 1967 By, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Drysdale, Geelong, Newtown, Norlane -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 09.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 76,023 +01.8 Votes cast: 72,972 96.0 +01.0 Informal votes: 1,429 02.0 -00.5 Formal votes: 71,543 98.0 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kent Henderson Lib 25,075 35.0 -00.2 Guenter Sahr AD 3,452 04.8 -00.1 Hon Gordon SCHOLES * ALP 43,016 60.1 +03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,543 13.0 e 03.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Glen Denton Scholes (1931-2018): Elected 1967 By, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 Minister for Defence from 11 March 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Geelong, Geelong North, Newtown, Norlane -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 13.0 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.9 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 13.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,120 -10.4 Votes cast: 65,396 96.0 00.0 Informal votes: 6,208 09.5 +07.5 Formal votes: 59,188 90.5 -07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Phipps Lib 19,927 33.7 -00.4 Hon Gordon SCHOLES * ALP 35,042 59.2 -01.8 James King NPA 1,198 02.0 Ian Green 368 00.6 Louise Sharah DLP 865 01.5 Greta Pearce AD 1,788 03.0 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,188 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Green's 368 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phipps 65 17.7 19,992 33.8 SCHOLES * 75 20.4 35,117 59.3 King 86 23.4 1,284 02.2 Sharah 75 20.4 940 01.6 Pearce 67 18.2 1,855 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 368 59,188 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Sharah's 940 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phipps 203 21.6 20,195 34.1 SCHOLES * 244 26.0 35,361 59.7 King 176 18.7 1,460 02.5 Pearce 316 33.7 2,171 03.7 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 940 59,188 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: King's 1,460 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phipps 1,042 71.7 21,237 35.9 SCHOLES * 200 13.8 35,561 60.1 Pearce 212 14.6 2,383 04.0 (exhausted 6 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,460 59,188 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Pearce's 2,383 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phipps 1,021 42.9 22,258 37.6 SCHOLES * 1,359 57.1 36,920 62.4 (exhausted 3 10 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,383 59,188 12.4 01.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Glen Denton Scholes (1931-2018): Elected 1967 By, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984 Minister for Defence to 13 December 1984 Minister for Territories from 13 December 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Geelong, Geelong North, Newtown, Norlane -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,840 -00.4 Votes cast: 65,727 96.9 +00.9 Informal votes: 3,688 05.6 -03.9 Formal votes: 62,039 94.4 +03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Greta Pearce AD 3,775 06.1 +03.1 Tom Davies 1,378 02.2 Hon Gordon SCHOLES * ALP 34,064 54.9 -04.3 Patrick Conheady Lib 20,220 32.6 -01.1 Danielle Dixon 2,602 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,039 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Davies's 1,378 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pearce 306 22.2 4,081 06.6 SCHOLES * 298 21.6 34,362 55.4 Conheady 633 45.9 20,853 33.6 Dixon 141 10.2 2,743 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,378 62,039 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dixon's 2,743 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pearce 865 31.6 4,946 08.0 SCHOLES * 1,628 59.4 35,990 58.0 Conheady 248 09.0 21,101 34.0 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,743 62,039 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Pearce's 4,946 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHOLES * 3,036 61.5 39,026 62.9 Conheady 1,903 38.5 23,004 37.1 (exhausted 7 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,946 62,039 12.9 00.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Glen Denton Scholes (1931-2018): Elected 1967 By, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 Minister for Territories to 24 July 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Geelong, Geelong North, Newtown, Norlane -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 12.9 Effect of 1989 redistribution: 02.8 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 75,084 +10.7 Votes cast: 71,945 95.8 -01.1 Informal votes: 2,712 03.8 -01.8 Formal votes: 69,233 96.2 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Winter CTA 2,555 03.7 Hon Gordon Scholes * ALP 30,419 43.9 -08.2 Donal Storey AD 7,153 10.3 +04.2 Bruce Tanner 594 00.9 Adrienne Edgar Lib 26,534 38.3 +02.9 Horst Pfeifer 1,978 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,233 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Tanner's 594 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Winter 35 05.9 2,590 03.7 Scholes * 78 13.2 30,497 44.1 Storey 101 17.1 7,254 10.5 Edgar 188 31.9 26,722 38.6 Pfeifer 188 31.9 2,166 03.1 (exhausted 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 594 69,233 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Pfeifer's 2,166 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Winter 1,291 60.4 3,881 05.6 Scholes * 180 08.4 30,677 44.3 Storey 287 13.4 7,541 10.9 Edgar 379 17.7 27,101 39.2 (exhausted 29 33 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,166 69,233 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Winter's 3,881 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Scholes * 1,213 31.7 31,890 46.1 Storey 525 13.7 8,066 11.7 Edgar 2,087 54.6 29,188 42.2 (exhausted 56 89 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,881 69,233 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Storey's 8,066 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHOLES * 5,538 69.6 37,428 54.2 Edgar 2,418 30.4 31,606 45.8 (exhausted 110 199 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,066 69,233 04.2 05.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Glen Denton Scholes (1931-2018): Elected 1967 By, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 Scholes retired at the 1993 election. Died 9 December 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Geelong, Geelong North, Newtown, Norlane -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,036 +02.6 Votes cast: 74,329 96.5 +00.7 Informal votes: 2,159 02.9 -00.9 Formal votes: 72,170 97.1 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Martorana AD 3,559 04.9 -05.4 John Tol Lib 28,063 38.9 +00.6 Gavan O'CONNOR + ALP 38,133 52.8 +08.9 Ian Winter CTA 889 01.2 -02.5 Carol Smith 450 00.6 Aidan Bell 1,076 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Smith's 450 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martorana 71 15.8 3,630 05.0 Tol 42 09.4 28,105 38.9 O'CONNOR 90 20.1 38,223 53.0 Winter 60 13.4 949 01.3 Bell 185 41.3 1,261 01.7 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 450 72,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Winter's 949 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martorana 138 14.6 3,768 05.2 Tol 355 37.6 28,460 39.4 O'CONNOR 179 19.0 38,402 53.2 Bell 272 28.8 1,533 02.1 (exhausted 5 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 949 72,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bell's 1,533 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martorana 692 45.4 4,460 06.2 Tol 289 19.0 28,749 39.8 O'CONNOR 542 35.6 38,944 54.0 (exhausted 10 17 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,533 72,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Martorana's 4,460 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tol 2,131 48.0 30,880 42.8 O'CONNOR 2,311 52.0 41,255 57.2 (exhausted 18 35 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,460 72,170 07.2 03.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gavan Michael O'Connor (born 1947): Elected 1993 Born: 2 December 1947 Colac, Victoria. Career: Educated Monash University, University of New England, Electorate officer to Hon Gordon Scholes, MP. Colac City Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Geelong, Geelong North, Newtown, Norlane -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.2 Effect of redistribution: 01.2 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,232 +05.4 Votes cast: 78,538 96.7 +00.2 Informal votes: 2,378 03.0 +00.1 Formal votes: 76,160 97.0 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Nieuwenhuis 1,443 01.9 Gavan O'CONNOR * ALP 38,656 50.8 -03.2 Gerald Desmaris AD 5,919 07.8 +02.9 Srechko Kontelj Lib 30,142 39.6 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,160 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Nieuwenhuis's 1,443 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'CONNOR * 764 53.8 39,420 51.8 Desmaris 470 33.1 6,389 08.4 Kontelj 187 13.2 30,329 39.8 (exhausted 22 22 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,443 76,160 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Desmaris's 6,389 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'CONNOR * 3,692 60.0 43,112 56.8 Kontelj 2,459 40.0 32,788 43.2 (exhausted 238 260 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,389 76,160 06.8 01.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gavan Michael O'Connor (born 1947): Elected 1993, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Geelong, Geelong North, Newtown, Norlane -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,957 -00.4 Votes cast: 78,493 97.0 +00.3 Informal votes: 2,516 03.2 +00.2 Formal votes: 75,977 96.8 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Therese Self 3,116 04.1 Andre Czausov AD 4,352 05.7 -02.0 Gavan O'CONNOR * ALP 38,608 50.8 +00.1 Dr Dennis Jensen Lib 25,561 33.6 -05.9 Robert Grant ON 3,854 05.1 Michael Garbutcheon Singh 486 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Jensen, see Tangney WA 2004. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Garbutcheon Singh's 486 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Self 82 16.9 3,198 04.2 Czausov 131 27.0 4,483 05.9 O'CONNOR * 113 23.3 38,721 51.0 Jensen 109 22.4 25,670 33.8 Grant 51 10.5 3,905 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 486 75,977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Self's 3,198 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Czausov 805 25.2 5,288 07.0 O'CONNOR * 2,135 66.8 40,856 53.8 Jensen 129 04.0 25,799 34.0 Grant 129 04.0 4,034 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,198 75,977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Grant's 4,034 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Czausov 1,005 24.9 6,293 08.3 O'CONNOR * 1,628 40.4 42,848 55.9 Jensen 1,401 34.7 27,200 35.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,034 75,977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Czausov's 6,293 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'CONNOR * 4,134 65.7 46,618 61.4 Jensen 2,159 34.3 29,359 38.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,293 75,977 11.4 04.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gavan Michael O'Connor (born 1947): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Geelong, Geelong North, Newtown, Norlane -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,187 +05.2 Votes cast: 82,183 96.5 -00.5 Informal votes: 4,185 05.1 +01.9 Formal votes: 77,998 94.9 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Erica Menheere-Thompson AD 5,388 06.9 +01.2 Gavan O'Connor * ALP 38,021 48.7 -02.1 Tim Gooden 698 00.9 Steve Malesic Lib 28,254 36.2 +02.6 Gareth Hill 176 00.2 Herbert Tirkot ON 1,420 01.8 -03.2 Cheryl Fairbrother 653 00.8 Catherine Johnson Grn 3,388 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hill's 176 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Menheere-Thompson 17 09.7 5,405 06.9 O'Connor * 21 11.9 38,042 48.8 Gooden 24 13.6 722 00.9 Malesic 42 23.9 28,296 36.3 Tirkot 32 18.2 1,452 01.9 Fairbrother 21 11.9 674 00.9 Johnson 19 10.8 3,407 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 176 77,998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Fairbrother's 674 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Menheere-Thompson 61 09.0 5,466 07.0 O'Connor * 86 12.8 38,128 48.9 Gooden 96 14.2 818 01.0 Malesic 258 38.3 28,554 36.6 Tirkot 59 08.7 1,511 01.9 Johnson 114 16.9 3,521 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 674 77,998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Gooden's 818 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Menheere-Thompson 119 14.5 5,585 07.2 O'Connor * 201 24.6 38,329 49.1 Malesic 82 10.0 28,636 36.7 Tirkot 70 08.6 1,581 02.0 Johnson 346 42.3 3,867 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 818 77,998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Tirkot's 1,581 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Menheere-Thompson 243 15.4 5,828 07.5 O'Connor * 359 22.7 38,688 49.6 Malesic 563 35.6 29,199 37.4 Johnson 416 26.3 4,283 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,581 77,998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Johnson's 4,283 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Menheere-Thompson 2,027 47.3 7,855 10.1 O'CONNOR * 1,452 33.9 40,140 51.5 Malesic 804 18.8 30,003 38.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,283 77,998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Menheere-Thompson's 7,855 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'CONNOR * 5,647 71.9 45,787 58.7 Malesic 2,208 28.1 32,211 41.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,855 77,998 08.7 02.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gavan Michael O'Connor (born 1947): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Geelong, Geelong North, Newtown, Norlane -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.7 Effect of redistribution: 00.2 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 88,186 +03.5 Votes cast: 83,804 95.0 -01.5 Informal votes: 3,667 04.4 -00.7 Formal votes: 80,137 95.6 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Malesic 2,877 03.6 Steven Bird 251 00.3 Gordon Alderson FF 2,077 02.6 Brett Constable Grn 4,733 05.9 +01.5 Gavan O'Connor * ALP 37,405 46.7 +01.9 Tim Gooden 505 00.6 Bruce King Lib 32,289 40.3 +03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,137 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bird's 251 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Malesic 95 37.9 2,972 03.7 Alderson 73 29.1 2,150 02.7 Constable 36 14.3 4,769 06.0 O'Connor * 26 10.4 37,431 46.7 Gooden 8 03.2 513 00.6 King 13 05.2 32,302 40.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 251 80,137 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Gooden's 513 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Malesic 55 10.7 3,027 03.8 Alderson 31 06.0 2,181 02.7 Constable 234 45.6 5,003 06.2 O'Connor * 142 27.7 37,573 46.9 King 51 09.9 32,353 40.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 513 80,137 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Alderson's 2,181 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Malesic 534 24.5 3,561 04.4 Constable 345 15.8 5,348 06.7 O'Connor * 412 18.9 37,985 47.4 King 890 40.8 33,243 41.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,181 80,137 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Malesic's 3,561 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Constable 2,000 56.2 7,348 09.2 O'Connor * 757 21.3 38,742 48.3 King 804 22.6 34,047 42.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,561 80,137 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Constable's 7,348 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'CONNOR * 5,856 79.6 44,588 55.6 King 1,502 20.4 35,549 44.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,348 80,137 05.6 02.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gavan Michael O'Connor (born 1947): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== South-west Vic: Corio, Geelong, Leopold, Norlane -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 90,454 +02.6 Votes cast: 86,254 95.4 +00.4 Informal votes: 3,213 03.7 -00.7 Formal votes: 83,041 96.3 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darrin Welden 791 01.0 Ross Russell 190 00.2 Chris Johnson 332 00.4 Gordon Alderson FF 3,291 04.0 +01.4 Angelo Kakouros Lib 24,591 29.6 -10.7 Gavan O'Connor * 10,530 12.7 Erica Menheere-Thompson AD 628 00.8 Richard Marles + ALP 37,778 45.5 -01.2 Rob Leach Grn 4,910 05.9 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 83,041 -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Connor ran as an independent after losing his ALP preselection. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Russell's 190 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Welden 58 30.5 849 01.0 Johnson 29 15.3 361 00.4 Alderson 40 21.1 3,331 04.0 Kakouros 23 12.1 24,614 29.6 O'Connor * 19 10.0 10,549 12.7 Menheere-Thompson 2 01.1 630 00.8 Marles + 8 04.2 37,786 45.5 Leach 11 05.8 4,921 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 190 83,041 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Johnson's 361 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Welden 60 16.6 909 01.1 Alderson 59 16.3 3,390 04.1 Kakouros 20 05.5 24,634 29.7 O'Connor * 36 10.0 10,585 12.8 Menheere-Thompson 21 05.8 651 00.8 Marles + 43 11.9 37,829 45.6 Leach 122 33.8 5,043 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 361 83,041 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Menheere-Thompson's 651 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Welden 25 03.8 934 01.1 Alderson 38 05.8 3,428 04.1 Kakouros 67 10.3 24,701 29.8 O'Connor * 126 19.4 10,711 12.9 Marles + 171 26.3 38,000 45.8 Leach 224 34.4 5,267 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 651 83,041 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Welden's 934 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alderson 626 67.0 4,054 04.9 Kakouros 140 15.0 24,841 29.9 O'Connor * 68 07.3 10,779 13.0 Marles + 52 05.6 38,052 45.8 Leach 48 05.1 5,315 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 934 83,041 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Alderson's 4,054 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kakouros 2,517 62.1 27,358 33.0 O'Connor * 657 16.2 11,436 13.8 Marles + 531 13.1 38,583 46.5 Leach 349 08.6 5,664 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4,054 83,041 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Leach's 5,664 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kakouros 611 10.8 27,969 33.7 O'Connor * 1,352 23.9 12,788 15.4 MARLES + 3,701 65.3 42,284 50.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5,664 83,041 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: O'Connor's 12,788 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kakouros 6,133 48.0 34,102 41.1 MARLES + 6,655 52.0 48,939 58.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12,788 83,041 08.9 03.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Gavan Michael O'Connor (born 1947): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004. Defeated 2007 > Richard Donald Marles (born 1967): Elected 2007 Born: 13 July 1967, Melbourne. Career: Educated University of Melbourne. Lawyer. Trade union official. Assistant Secretary, Australian Council of Trade Unions 2000-07. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation and Industry from 9 June 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== South-west Vic: Corio, Geelong, Leopold, Norlane -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 91,974 +01.7 Votes cast: 86,566 94.1 -01.3 Informal votes: 3,905 04.5 +00.8 Formal votes: 82,661 95.5 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gavin Brown Grn 10,355 12.5 +06.6 Sue Bull 971 01.2 Hon Richard MARLES * ALP 42,578 51.5 +06.0 Scott Amberley FF 3,028 03.7 -00.3 Don Gibson Lib 25,729 31.1 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 82,661 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bull's 971 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 494 50.9 10,849 13.1 MARLES * 205 21.1 42,783 51.8 Amberley 198 20.4 3,226 03.9 Gibson 74 07.6 25,803 31.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 971 82,661 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Amberley's 3,226 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 822 25.5 11,671 14.1 MARLES * 924 28.6 43,707 52.9 Gibson 1,480 45.9 27,283 31.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,226 82,661 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Brown's 11,671 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARLES * 9,376 80.3 53,083 64.2 Gibson 2,295 19.7 29,578 35.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,671 82,661 14.2 05.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Donald Marles (born 1967): Elected 2007, 2010 Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation and Industry to 14 September 2010 Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs 14 September 2010 to 22 March 2013 Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs 5 March 2012 to 2 March 2013 Minister for Trade from 1 July 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== South-west Vic: Corio, Geelong, Leopold, Norlane -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 14.2 Effect of 2010 redistribution: 00.7 shift to Liberal 2013 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 13.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 101,158 +10.0 Votes cast: 95,302 94.2 +00.1 Informal votes: 5,049 05.3 +00.8 Formal votes: 90,253 94.7 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Harrington PUP 5,122 05.7 Yann Legrand 364 00.4 Hon Richard Marles * ALP 39,267 43.5 -07.4 Brendan Fenn FF 1,461 01.6 -01.9 Peter Read Lib 31,768 35.2 +03.3 Sue Bull 679 00.8 Patrick Atherton 549 00.6 Greg Lacey Grn 6,593 07.3 -05.1 Stephanie Asher 1,958 02.2 Justine Martin ASP 2,492 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 90,253 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Legrand's 364 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harrington 95 26.1 5,217 05.8 Marles * 65 17.9 39,332 43.6 Fenn 74 20.3 1,535 01.7 Read 38 10.4 31,806 35.2 Bull 6 01.7 685 00.8 Atherton 44 12.1 593 00.7 Lacey 10 02.8 6,603 07.3 Asher 14 03.9 1,972 02.2 Martin 18 05.0 2,510 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 364 90,253 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Atherton's 593 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harrington 30 05.1 5,247 05.8 Marles * 52 08.8 39,384 43.6 Fenn 336 56.7 1,871 02.1 Read 82 13.8 31,888 35.3 Bull 16 02.7 701 00.8 Lacey 37 06.2 6,640 07.4 Asher 29 04.9 2,001 02.2 Martin 11 01.9 2,521 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 593 90,253 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bull's 701 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harrington 48 06.9 5,295 05.9 Marles * 101 14.4 39,485 43.8 Fenn 44 06.3 1,915 02.1 Read 55 07.9 31,943 35.4 Lacey 335 47.8 6,975 07.7 Asher 70 10.0 2,071 02.3 Martin 48 06.9 2,569 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 701 90,253 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Fenn's 1,915 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harrington 383 20.0 5,678 06.3 Marles * 372 19.4 39,857 44.2 Read 624 32.6 32,567 36.1 Lacey 232 12.1 7,207 08.0 Asher 190 09.9 2,261 02.5 Martin 114 06.0 2,683 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,915 90,253 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Asher's 2,261 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harrington 321 14.2 5,999 06.7 Marles * 507 22.4 40,364 44.7 Read 464 20.5 33,031 36.6 Lacey 573 25.3 7,780 08.6 Martin 396 17.5 3,079 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,261 90,253 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Martin's 3,079 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harrington 720 23.4 6,719 07.4 Marles * 704 22.9 41,068 45.5 Read 344 11.2 33,375 37.0 Lacey 1,311 42.6 9,091 10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,079 90,253 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Harrington's 6,719 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marles * 3,197 47.6 44,264 49.1 Read 1,574 23.4 34,949 38.7 Lacey 1,948 29.0 11,039 12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,719 90,253 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Lacey's 11,039 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARLES * 7,852 71.1 52,117 57.8 Read 3,187 28.9 38,136 42.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,039 90,253 07.8 05.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Donald Marles (born 1967): Elected 2007, 2010, 2013 Minister for Trade to 18 September 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== South-west Vic: Corio, Geelong, Leopold, Norlane -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 107,808 +06.6 Votes cast: 98,996 91.8 -02.4 Informal votes: 4,561 04.6 -00.7 Formal votes: 94,435 95.4 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Lange Lib 33,180 35.1 -00.1 Sue Bull 1,101 01.2 +00.4 Hon Richard Marles * ALP 43,087 45.6 +02.1 Ash Puvimanasinghe RUA 1,869 02.0 +01.2 Jeff Moran 1,138 01.2 Jamie Overend AJP 2,948 03.1 Sarah Mansfield Grn 11,112 11.8 +04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 94,435 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bull's 1,101 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lange 137 12.4 33,317 35.3 Marles * 223 20.3 43,310 45.9 Puvimanasinghe 179 16.3 2,048 02.2 Moran 78 07.1 1,216 01.3 Overend 142 12.9 3,090 03.3 Mansfield 342 31.1 11,454 12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,101 94,435 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Moran's 1,216 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lange 200 16.5 33,517 35.5 Marles * 207 17.0 43,517 46.1 Puvimanasinghe 264 21.7 2,312 02.5 Overend 377 31.0 3,467 03.7 Mansfield 168 13.8 11,622 12.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,216 94,435 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Puvimanasinghe's 2,312 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lange 773 33.4 34,290 36.3 Marles * 480 20.8 43,997 46.6 Overend 891 38.5 4,358 04.6 Mansfield 168 07.3 11,790 12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,312 94,435 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Overend's 4,358 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lange 834 19.1 35,124 37.2 Marles * 1,262 29.0 45,259 47.9 Mansfield 2,262 51.9 14,052 14.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,358 94,435 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Mansfield's 14,052 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lange 2,655 18.9 37,779 40.0 MARLES * 11,397 81.1 56,656 60.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,052 94,435 10.0 02.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Donald Marles (born 1967): Elected 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== South-west Vic: Belmont, Geelong, Lara, Newtown, Norlane -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 10.8 Effect of 2018 redistribution: 02.6 shift to Liberal 2019 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 110,304 +02.3 Votes cast: 102,400 92.8 +01.0 Informal votes: 3,648 03.6 -01.1 Formal votes: 98,752 96.4 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Richard Marles * ALP 47,010 47.6 +04.2 Alastair Thomson Lib 33,426 33.9 -02.8 Amber Forbes Grn 12,902 13.1 +01.4 Desmond Sanborn UAP 5,414 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 98,752 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sanborn's 5,414 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marles * 1,462 27.0 48,472 49.1 Thomson 2,583 47.7 36,009 36.4 Forbes 1,369 25.3 14,271 14.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,414 98,752 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Forbes's 14,271 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARLES * 11,100 77.8 59,572 60.3 Thomson 3,171 22.2 39,180 39.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,271 98,752 10.3 02.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Donald Marles (born 1967): Elected 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 30 May 2019 Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 30 May 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Western Vic: Belmont, Geelong, Lara, Newtown, Norlane -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 10.3 Effect of 2021 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 112,517 +02.1 Votes cast: 102,285 90.9 -01.9 Informal votes: 5,341 05.2 +01.7 Formal votes: 96,944 94.8 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sue Bull SAll 2,444 02.5 Jessica Taylor AFP 1,080 01.1 Manish Patel Lib 23,822 24.6 -09.3 Simon Northeast Grn 14,450 14.9 +01.8 Robert Jones PHON 3,788 03.9 Naomi Adams AJP 2,350 02.4 Max Payne LDP 3,383 03.5 Shane Murdock UAP 4,781 04.9 -00.6 Hon Richard Marles * ALP 40,846 42.1 -05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 96,944 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Taylor's 1,080 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bull 206 19.1 2,650 02.7 Patel 112 10.4 23,934 24.7 Northeast 141 13.1 14,591 15.1 Jones 148 13.7 3,936 04.1 Adams 98 09.1 2,448 02.5 Payne 201 18.6 3,584 03.7 Murdock 93 08.6 4,874 05.0 Marles * 81 07.5 40,927 42.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,080 96,944 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Adams's 2,448 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bull 345 14.1 2,995 03.1 Patel 179 07.3 24,113 24.9 Northeast 899 36.7 15,490 16.0 Jones 244 10.0 4,180 04.3 Payne 123 05.0 3,707 03.8 Murdock 231 09.4 5,105 05.3 Marles * 427 17.4 41,354 42.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,448 96,944 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bull's 2,995 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patel 785 26.2 24,898 25.7 Northeast 1,362 45.5 16,852 17.4 Jones 208 06.9 4,388 04.5 Payne 121 04.0 3,828 04.0 Murdock 142 04.7 5,247 05.4 Marles * 377 12.6 41,731 43.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,995 96,944 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Payne's 3,828 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patel 903 23.6 25,801 26.6 Northeast 246 06.4 17,098 17.6 Jones 851 22.2 5,239 05.4 Murdock 1,487 38.9 6,734 07.0 Marles * 341 08.9 42,072 43.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,828 96,944 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Jones's 5,239 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patel 727 13.9 26,528 27.4 Northeast 608 11.6 17,706 18.3 Murdock 3,245 61.9 9,979 10.3 Marles * 659 12.6 42,731 44.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,239 96,944 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Murdock's 9,979 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patel 5,501 55.1 32,029 33.0 Northeast 2,244 22.5 19,950 20.6 Marles * 2,234 22.4 44,965 46.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,979 96,944 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Northeast's 19,950 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patel 3,996 20.0 36,025 37.2 MARLES * 15,954 80.0 60,919 62.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,950 96,944 12.8 02.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Donald Marles (born 1967): Elected 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party Deputy Leader of the Opposition to 23 May 2022 Deputy Prime Minister from 23 May 2022 Minister for Employment 23 May 2022 to 1 June 2022 Minister for Defence from 1 June 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Western Vic: Belmont, Geelong, Lara, Newtown, Norlane -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 12.8 Effect of 2024 redistribution: 00.3 shifrt to Lib 2025 notional two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 122,756 +09.1 Votes cast: 113,820 92.7 +01.8 Informal votes: 3,593 03.2 -02.0 Formal votes: 110,227 96.8 +02. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adam Helman PHON 10,953 09.9 +06.0 Sarah Hathway Soc A 3,209 02.9 +00.5 John De Lorenzo 3,930 03.6 Emilie Flynn Grn 17,491 15.9 +01.1 Darren Buller Lib 27,423 24.9 -00.1 Hon Richard Marles * Labor 47,221 42.8 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 110,227 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hathway's 3,209 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Helman 372 11.6 11,325 10.3 De Lorenzo 530 16.5 4,460 04.1 Flynn 1,740 54.2 19,231 17.5 Buller 117 03.7 27,540 25.0 Marles * 450 14.0 47,671 43.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,209 110,227 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: De Lorenzo's 4,460 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Helman 1,555 34.9 12,880 11.7 Flynn 1,271 28.5 20,502 18.6 Buller 715 16.0 28,255 25.6 Marles * 919 20.6 48,590 44.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,460 110,227 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Helman's 12,880 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Flynn 3,644 28.3 24,146 21.9 Buller 6,766 52.5 35,021 31.8 Marles * 2,470 19.2 51,060 46.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,880 110,227 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Flynn's 24,146 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Buller 5,508 22.8 40,529 36.8 MARLES * 18,638 77.2 69,698 63.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,146 110,227 13.2 00.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Donald Marles (born 1967): Elected 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025 Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Defence Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party 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