ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF DIAMOND VALLEY, VICTORIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Bundoora, Doncaster, Eltham, Rosanna East -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1966 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,936 Votes cast: 54,817 96.3 Informal votes: 1,443 02.6 Formal votes: 53,374 97.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neil Brown + Lib 24,403 45.7 -02.2 John Hill AP 1,354 02.5 David McKenzie ALP 22,021 41.3 +08.0 Leo Morison DLP 5,596 10.5 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,374 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For McKenzie, see Diamond Valley 1972. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hill's 1,354 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown + 360 26.6 24,763 46.4 McKenzie 884 65.3 22,905 42.9 Morison 110 08.1 5,706 10.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,354 53,374 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Morison's 5,706 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN + 5,164 90.5 29,927 56.1 McKenzie 542 09.5 23,447 43.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,706 53,374 06.1 06.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neil Anthony Brown (born 1940): Elected 1969 Born: 22 February 1940, Melbourne Career: Educated state schools, University of Melbourne. Barrister 1964. Tutor in law, University of Melbourne. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Bundoora, Doncaster, Eltham, Rosanna East -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,533 +27.4 Votes cast: 70,163 96.7 -00.4 Informal votes: 1,761 02.5 -00.1 Formal votes: 68,402 97.5 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas Alexander 1,489 02.2 Neil Brown * Lib 26,651 39.0 -06.7 James Marmion DLP 4,876 07.1 -03.4 David McKenzie ALP 30,927 45.2 +03.9 Shaun Redmond 145 00.2 John Siddons AP 4,314 06.3 +03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,402 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Siddons, see Senate Victoria 1980. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Redmond's 145 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander 14 09.7 1,503 02.2 Brown * 21 14.5 26,672 39.0 Marmion 14 09.7 4,890 07.1 McKenzie 28 (19.3 30,955 45.3 Siddons 68 46.9 4,382 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 145 68,402 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Alexander's 1,503 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown * 595 39.6 27,267 39.9 Marmion 83 05.5 4,973 07.3 McKenzie 606 40.3 31,561 46.1 Siddons 219 14.6 4,601 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,503 68,402 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Siddons's 4,601 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown * 1,191 25.9 28,458 41.6 Marmion 216 04.7 5,189 07.6 McKENZIE 3,194 69.4 34,755 50.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,601 68,402 01.6 e 07.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Neil Anthony Brown (born 1940): Elected 1969. Defeated 1972 Later career: See Diamond Valley 1975 > David Charles McKenzie (born 1933): Elected 1972 Born: 30 May 1933, Melbourne Career: Teacher. Diamond Valley Shire Council, President 1969-71. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Bundoora, Doncaster, Eltham, Rosanna East -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,763 +19.6 Votes cast: 83,004 95.7 -01.0 Informal votes: 1,172 01.4 -01.1 Formal votes: 81,832 98.6 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher Curtis DLP 4,249 05.2 -01.9 Victor Gibson 394 00.5 David McKenzie * ALP 38,519 47.1 +01.9 Harold Taskis AP 1,987 02.4 -03.9 Geoffrey Waite Lib 36,683 44.8 +05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 81,832 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gibson's 394 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Curtis 139 35.3 4,388 05.4 McKenzie * 163 41.4 38,682 47.3 Taskis 52 13.2 2,039 02.5 Waite 40 10.2 36,723 44.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 394 81,832 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Taskis's 2,039 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Curtis 90 04.4 4,478 05.5 McKenzie * 1,534 75.2 40,216 49.1 Waite 415 20.4 37,138 45.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,039 81,832 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Curtis's 4,478 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McKENZIE * 1,279 28.6 41,495 50.7 Waite 3,199 71.4 40,337 49.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,478 81,832 00.7 00.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Charles McKenzie (born 1933): Elected 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Bundoora, Doncaster, Eltham, Rosanna East -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 91,898 +05.9 Votes cast: 88,404 96.2 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,202 01.4 00.0 Formal votes: 87,202 98.6 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Aussie-Stone 778 00.9 Neil BROWN Lib 47,975 55.0 +10.2 Christopher Curtis DLP 2,691 03.1 -02.2 John Duncan 198 00.2 John Franceschini AP 1,308 01.5 -00.9 David McKenzie * ALP 34,252 39.3 -07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 87,202 09.1 e 09.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown was member for Diamond Valley 1969-72. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > David Charles McKenzie (born 1933): Elected 1972, 1974. Defeated 1975 > Neil Anthony Brown (born 1940): Elected 1969. Defeated 1972. Elected 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== North of Melbourne: Diamond Creek, Doncaster, Eltham, Templestowe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.1 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 01.2 shift to Lib New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,681 -25.3 Votes cast: 66,435 96.7 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,173 01.8 +00.4 Formal votes: 65,262 98.2 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neil Brown * Lib 31,674 48.5 -07.7 Christopher Curtis DLP 2,672 04.1 +01.0 Jean Downing ALP 20,355 31.2 -06.9 Dr Ronald Goldman AD 10,561 16.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,262 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Curtis's 2,672 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * 2,245 84.0 33,919 52.0 Downing 219 08.2 20,574 31.5 Goldman 208 07.8 10,769 16.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,672 65,262 10.3 e no swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neil Anthony Brown (born 1940): Elected 1969. Defeated 1972. Elected 1975, 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== North of Melbourne: Diamond Creek, Doncaster, Eltham, Templestowe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 76,487 +11.4 Votes cast: 73,642 96.3 -00.4 Informal votes: 1,438 02.0 +00.2 Formal votes: 72,204 98.0 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neil Brown * Lib 35,082 48.6 +00.1 Geoffrey Loftus-Hills AD 7,936 11.0 -05.2 John Scomparin ALP 29,186 40.4 +09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,204 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Loftus-Hills's 7,936 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * 3,668 46.2 38,750 53.7 Scomparin 4,268 53.8 33,454 46.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,936 72,204 03.7 06.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neil Anthony Brown (born 1940): Elected 1969. Defeated 1972. Elected 1975, 1977, 1980 Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs 16 April 1981 to 7 May 1982 Minister for Communications from 7 May 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== North of Melbourne: Diamond Creek, Doncaster, Eltham, Templestowe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 82,638 +08.0 Votes cast: 80,615 97.6 +01.3 Informal votes: 1,492 01.9 -00.1 Formal votes: 79,123 98.1 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Neil Brown * Lib 36,006 45.5 -03.1 Lynden Kenyon AD 5,162 06.5 -04.5 Anne-Marie Petrucco DLP 1,229 01.6 Peter Staples ALP 36,726 46.4 +06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,123 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Petrucco's 1,229 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown * 844 68.7 36,850 46.6 Kenyon 191 15.5 5,353 06.8 Staples 194 15.8 36,920 46.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,229 79,123 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Kenyon's 5,353 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown * 2,366 44.2 39,216 49.6 STAPLES 2,987 55.8 39,907 50.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,353 79,123 00.4 04.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Neil Anthony Brown (born 1940): Elected 1969. Defeated 1972. Elected 1975, 1977, 1980. Defeated 1983 Minister for Communications to 11 March 1983 Later career: See Menzies 1984 > Peter Richard Staples (born 1947): Elected 1983 Born: 15 October 1947, Melbourne Career: Educated Preston Institute of Technology, Melbourne. Research technician, CSIRO. Diamond Valley was abolished at the 1984 redistribution. Staples contested Jagajaga in 1984. --------------------------------------------------------------------