ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF FLINDERS, VICTORIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Dandenong, Korumburra, Moe, Warragul -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 12,156 Votes cast: 5,742 47.2 Informal votes: 42 00.7 Formal votes: 5,700 99.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Downward 1,489 26.1 Arthur GROOM FT 2,272 39.9 Louis Smith Prot 1,939 34.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,700 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Downward was Vic MLA for Mornington 1894-1929. He was an independent protectionist candidate. 2. Smith was Vic MLA for South Bourke 1859-65, Richmond 1871-74, 1877-80, 1880-83, Mornington 1886-94. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Champion Groom (1852-1922): Elected 1901 Born: 1852, St Mary's, Tasmania. Career: Educated Horton College, Ross, Tasmania. Auctioneer, stock agent. Businessman in Victoria from 1872. After parliament, grazier Queensland. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for South Gippsland 1886-89, West Gippsland 1889-92. Groom retired in 1903. Died 22 March 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== South-East of Melbourne: Dandenong, Korumburra, Moe, Warragul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 majority: Free Trade over Protectionist 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 27,461 +125.9 Votes cast: 14,501 52.8 +05.6 Informal votes: 177 01.2 +00.5 Formal votes: 14,324 98.8 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James GIBB + FT 5,194 36.3 -03.6 Arthur Nichols Prot 3,917 27.3 -06.7 Louis Smith 2,242 15.7 Arthur Wilson Lab 2,971 20.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,324 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. There was a swing of 1.5% from Protectionist to Free Trade. 2. Nichols was Vic MLA for Gippsland West 1900-02. 3. Smith was Vic MLA for South Bourke 1859-65, Richmond 1871-74, 1877-80, 1880-83, Mornington 1886-94. He was an independent protectionist candidate. 4. Wilson was WA MLA for Collie 1908-47. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Gibb (1843-1919): Elected 1903 Born: 30 June 1843, Campbellfield, Victoria. Career: Educated Scotch College, Melbourne. Farmer at Berwick. Berwick Shire Council. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for Mornington 1880-86. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibb contested Hume, NSW, in 1906. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Dandenong, Korumburra, Mitcham, Warragul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 majority: Free Trade over Protectionist 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 28,478 +03.7 Votes cast: 15,464 54.3 +01.5 Informal votes: 659 04.3 +03.1 Formal votes: 14,805 95.7 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William IRVINE + AS 7,621 51.5 +15.2 Arthur Nichols Prot 7,184 48.5 +21.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,805 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. There was a swing of 3.0% from Anti-Socialist to Protectionist 2. Nichols was Vic MLA for Gippsland West 1900-02. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Hill Irvine (1858-1943): Elected 1906 Born: 6 July 1858, Newry, Ireland. Career: Educated Royal School, Armagh, and Trinity College, Dublin. Migrated 1879. Barrister 1884, KC 1906. Colonial/State politics: Vic MLA for Lowan 1894-1906. Attorney- General 18991900 1902-03, Solicitor-General 1903, Premier 1902-04, Treasurer 1903-04. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Dandenong, Korumburra, Mitcham, Warragul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Anti-Socialist over Protectionist 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 30,710 +07.8 Votes cast: 17,826 58.1 +03.8 Informal votes: 587 03.3 -01.0 Formal votes: 17,239 96.7 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Buckley ALP 5,490 31.8 Hon William IRVINE * Lib 8,258 47.9 Timothy McInerney 3,491 20.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,239 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Liberal vote of 47.9% was a decline of 52.1% from the 100% polled by one Protectionist and one Anti-Socialist candidate (Irvine) in 1906. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Hill Irvine (1858-1943): Elected 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Dandenong, Frankston, Korumburra, Wonthaggi -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.1 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 01.8 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,991 +23.7 Votes cast: 27,772 73.1 +15.0 Informal votes: 714 02.6 -00.7 Formal votes: 27,058 97.4 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William IRVINE * Lib 15,640 57.8 +11.5 David Russell ALP 11,418 42.2 +08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,058 07.8 01.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Hill Irvine (1858-1943): Elected 1906, 1910, 1913 Attorney-General from 26 June 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Dandenong, Frankston, Korumburra, Wonthaggi -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,400 -01.6 Votes cast: 29,033 77.6 +04.5 Informal votes: 629 02.2 -00.4 Formal votes: 28,404 97.8 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Sir William IRVINE * Lib 14,956 52.7 -05.1 John McDougall ALP 13,448 47.3 +05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,404 02.7 05.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- McDougall was member for Wannon 1906-13. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Hill Irvine (1858-1943): Elected 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914 Attorney-General to 17 September 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Dandenong, Frankston, Korumburra, Wonthaggi -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,469 +08.2 Votes cast: 32,482 80.3 +02.7 Informal votes: 762 02.3 +00.1 Formal votes: 31,720 97.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Sir William IRVINE * Nat 19,398 61.2 +08.5 David Russell ALP 12,322 38.8 -08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,720 11.2 08.5 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Hill Irvine (1858-1943): Elected 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917 Resigned seat 5 April 1918 (see By-elections) Later career: Chief Justice of Victoria 1918-35. Died 20 August 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 11 MAY 1918 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Dandenong, Frankston, Korumburra, Wonthaggi -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Hon Sir William Irvine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,257 -00.5 Votes cast: 22,770 56.6 -23.7 Informal votes: 203 00.9 -01.4 Formal votes: 22,567 99.1 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanley BRUCE + Nat 14,445 64.0 +02.8 John Hall VFU 382 01.7 Gordon Holmes ALP 7,740 34.3 -04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,567 14.9 03.7 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hall withdrew his candidacy between the close of nominations and polling day. He was Vic MLA for Kara Kara 1917-18. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanley Melbourne Bruce (1883-1967): Elected 1918 By Born: 15 April 1883, Melbourne. Career: Educated Melbourne Grammar School and Cambridge University. Barrister 1907. Practised London. Worked in family softgoods business London and Melbourne. Military Service (in British Army) 1914-17, wounded, won MC. Made name as recruiting speaker and supporter of conscription. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Dandenong, Frankston, Korumburra, Wonthaggi -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 11.2 1918 by-election two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 14.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,986 +01.3 Votes cast: 28,733 70.1 -10.2 Informal votes: 1,713 06.0 +03.7 Formal votes: 27,020 94.0 -03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanley Bruce * Nat 12,968 48.0 -13.2 William Burrage VFU 6,126 22.7 Frederick Riley ALP 7,926 29.3 -09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,020 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Burrage's 6,126 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRUCE * 4,725 77.1 17,693 65.5 Riley 1,401 22.9 9,327 34.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,126 27,020 15.5 04.3 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanley Melbourne Bruce (1883-1967): Elected 1918 By, 1919 Treasurer from 21 December 1921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Box Hill, Dandenong, Ferntree Gully, Frankston -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 15.5 Effect of redistribution: 05.2 shift to Nationalist New notional majority: Nationalist over ALP 20.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,999 +12.2 Votes cast: 20,053 43.6 -26.5 Informal votes: 832 04.1 -01.9 Formal votes: 19,221 95.9 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Stanley BRUCE * Nat 10,689 55.6 +04.5 Stephen Thompson Lib 8,532 44.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,221 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanley Melbourne Bruce (1883-1967): Elected 1918 By, 1919, 1922 Treasurer to 9 February 1923 Prime Minister from 9 February 1923 Minister for External Affairs from 9 February 1923 Deputy Leader of the Nationalist Party to 9 February 1923 Leader of the Nationalist Party from 9 February 1923 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce was elected leader of the Nationalist Party following the resignation of Hughes, despite his earlier pledge that "if the Prime Minister goes, I go." He then formed a coalition government with the Country Party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Box Hill, Dandenong, Ferntree Gully, Frankston -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: Nationalist over Liberal 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,566 +25.1 Votes cast: 53,789 93.4 +49.8 Informal votes: 868 01.6 +02.5 Formal votes: 52,921 98.4 -02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Beardsworth ALP 19,748 37.3 Rt Hon Stanley BRUCE * Nat 33,173 62.7 +07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,921 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanley Melbourne Bruce (1883-1967): Elected 1918 By, 1919, 1922, 1925 Prime Minister Minister for External Affairs Minister for Health 2 April 1927 to 24 February 1928 Minister for Trade and Customs from 8 May 1928 Leader of the Nationalist Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Box Hill, Dandenong, Ferntree Gully, Frankston -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,931 +11.1 Votes cast: 60,715 95.0 +01.6 Informal votes: 2,073 03.4 +01.8 Formal votes: 58,642 96.6 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Stanley BRUCE * Nat 34,823 59.4 -03.3 Jack Holloway ALP 22,372 38.2 +00.9 Clarence Robertson 1,447 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,642 10.7 e 01.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Holloway, see Flinders 1929. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanley Melbourne Bruce (1883-1967): Elected 1918 By, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928 Prime Minister Minister for External Affairs Minister for Trade and Customs to 24 November 1928 Leader of the Nationalist Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Box Hill, Dandenong, Ferntree Gully, Frankston -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 10.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,873 +03.0 Votes cast: 63,338 96.2 +01.2 Informal votes: 903 01.4 -02.0 Formal votes: 62,435 98.6 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Stanley Bruce * Nat 30,054 48.1 -11.3 Joseph Burch 2,267 03.6 Jack Holloway ALP 30,114 48.2 +10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,435 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burch was an independent Liberal candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Burch's 2,267 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce * 1,011 44.6 31,065 49.8 HOLLOWAY 1,256 55.4 31,370 50.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2,267 62,435 00.2 10.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Stanley Melbourne Bruce (1883-1967): Elected 1918 By, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928. Defeated 1929 Prime Minister to 22 October 1929 Minister for External Affairs to 22 October 1929 Leader of the Nationalist Party to 20 November 1929 Later career: See Flinders 1931. > Edward James Holloway (1875-1967): Elected 1929 Born: 12 April 1875, Hobart, Tasmania. Career: No formal education. To Melbourne at 15. Miner, Broken Hill and Western Australia. Boot machinist, Melbourne. Official, Boot Trade Employees Union. President, Melbourne Trades Hall Council. Victorian and federal President of the ALP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Assistant Minister for Industry, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 3 March 1931 to 12 June 1931 Assistant to the Treasurer 3 March 1931 to 12 June 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holloway resigned from the Cabinet in protest at the government's acceptance of the Premiers' Plan for financial austerity. He contested Melbourne Ports in 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Box Hill, Dandenong, Ferntree Gully, Frankston -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,802 +07.5 Votes cast: 67,726 95.7 -00.5 Informal votes: 1,418 02.1 +00.7 Formal votes: 66,308 97.9 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Stanley BRUCE UAP 45,304 68.3 +20.2 Dr Arthur Haywood + ALP 21,004 31.7 -16.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,308 18.3 18.5 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce was member for Flinders 1918-29. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanley Melbourne Bruce (1883-1967): Elected 1918 By, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928. Defeated 1929. Elected 1931 Assistant Treasurer 6 January 1932 to 29 June 1932 Minister without portfolio 29 June 1932 to 6 October 1933 based in London Resigned seat 6 October 1933 (see By-elections) Later career: High Commissioner to Britain 1933-45. Represented Australia at League of Nations. Created Viscount Bruce of Melbourne and Westminster 1947. Company director. Died 25 August 1967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 11 NOVEMBER 1933 ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Box Hill, Dandenong, Ferntree Gully, Frankston -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Rt Hon Stanley Bruce -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 18.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,825 +01.4 Votes cast: 64,098 89.2 -06.5 Informal votes: 1,747 02.7 +00.6 Formal votes: 62,351 97.3 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James FAIRBAIRN + UAP 36,773 59.0 -09.3 Ralph Gibson CPA 3,124 05.0 Arthur Haywood ALP 22,454 36.0 +04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,351 09.5 e 08.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Valentine Fairbairn (1897-1940): Elected 1933 By Born: 28 July 1897, England. Career: Educated Geelong Grammar School and Cambridge University. Military Service 1916-19. Grazier, Queensland and Victoria. Banker. Hampden Shire Council. Nephew of George Fairbairn, MP and Senator, uncle of Hon David Fairbairn MP. State politics: Vic MLA for Warrnambool 1932-33. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Box Hill, Dandenong, Ferntree Gully, Frankston -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 18.3 1933 by-election two-party majority: UAP over ALP 09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,856 +04.3 Votes cast: 70,579 95.6 -00.1 Informal votes: 2,343 03.3 +01.2 Formal votes: 68,236 96.7 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James FAIRBAIRN * UAP 41,565 60.9 -07.4 William Fullerton CP 5,860 08.6 Ralph Gibson CPA 4,750 07.0 Joseph Hannan ALP 16,061 23.5 -08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,236 19.4 e 01.1 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fullerton was Tas MHA for Denison 1913-19. 2. Hannan was member for Fawkner 1913-17 and a Senator for Victoria 1924-25. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Valentine Fairbairn (1897-1940): Elected 1933 By, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Dandenong, Ferntree Gully, Frankston, Mentone -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 19.4 e Effect of 1937 redistribution: 01.9 shift to UAP New notional majority: UAP over ALP 21.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,696 Votes cast: 52,805 96.5 Informal votes: 1,709 03.2 Formal votes: 51,096 96.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Amess DSC 6,884 13.5 James FAIRBAIRN * UAP 27,085 53.0 -07.9 Ralph Gibson CPA 4,630 09.1 +02.1 Reginald Skeat CP 12,497 24.5 +15.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,096 11.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Valentine Fairbairn (1897-1940): Elected 1933 By, 1934, 1937 Minister for Civil Aviation 26 April 1939 to 13 August 1940 Vice-President of the Executive Council 26 April 1939 to 13 August 1940 Minister for Air 13 November 1939 to 13 August 1940 Died 13 August 1940 (no By-election held) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fairbairn was one of three Cabinet ministers killed in a plane crash at Canberra on 13 August 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Dandenong, Ferntree Gully, Frankston, Mentone -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over CP 11.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,133 +08.1 Votes cast: 56,730 95.9 -00.6 Informal votes: 946 01.7 -01.5 Formal votes: 55,784 98.3 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Amess 3,245 05.8 Thomas Lee ALP 15,465 27.7 Edward Mann 14,920 26.7 Rupert Ryan + UAP 22,154 39.7 -13.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,784 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Amess was a candidate of the Motorists Defence League. 2. Mann was member for Perth 1922-29. He ran as an independent and opponent of the party system, which he said was harming the war effort (Frankston Standard, 20 September 1940). -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Amess's 3,245 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee 2,348 72.4 17,813 31.9 Mann 667 20.6 15,587 27.9 Ryan 230 07.1 22,384 40.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,245 55,784 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mann's 15,587 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee 5,380 34.5 23,193 41.6 RYAN 10,207 65.5 32,591 58.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,587 55,784 08.4 03.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rupert Sumner Ryan (1884-1952): Elected 1940 Born: 1884, Melbourne. Career: Educated Harrow School, England, Royal Military Academy, London, England. Military Service 1914-18. British diplomatic service 1918-29. Grazier near Berwick, Victoria. Brother-in-law of Rt Hon Richard Casey MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Dandenong, Ferntree Gully, Frankston, Mentone -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,866 +11.4 Votes cast: 62,714 95.2 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,817 02.9 +01.2 Formal votes: 60,897 97.1 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mabel Brookes 5,305 08.7 Rupert Clark 2,198 03.6 Thomas Lee ALP 24,132 39.6 +11.9 Morton Moyes CP 6,867 11.3 Rupert Ryan * UAP 22,395 36.8 -02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,897 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lady Brookes was a member of the Country Party but stood as a "Woman for Canberra" candidate. (The Age, 12 January 1943, Australian Dictionary of Biography) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Clark's 2,198 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brookes 840 38.2 6,145 10.1 Lee 622 28.3 24,754 40.6 Moyes 357 16.2 7,224 11.9 Ryan * 379 17.2 22,774 37.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,198 60,897 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Brookes's 6,145 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee 2,824 46.0 27,578 45.3 Moyes 1,480 24.1 8,704 14.3 Ryan * 1,841 30.0 24,615 40.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,145 60,897 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Moyes's 8,704 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee 1,801 20.7 29,379 48.2 RYAN * 6,903 79.3 31,518 51.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,704 60,897 01.8 06.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rupert Sumner Ryan (1884-1952): Elected 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Dandenong, Ferntree Gully, Frankston, Mentone -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,181 +11.1 Votes cast: 68,400 93.5 -01.7 Informal votes: 1,087 01.6 -01.3 Formal votes: 67,313 98.4 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Lee ALP 30,698 45.6 +06.0 Rupert RYAN * Lib 36,615 54.4 +17.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,313 04.4 02.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rupert Sumner Ryan (1884-1952): Elected 1940, 1943, 1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Carrum, Dromana, Frankston, Mentone -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.4 Effect of 1948 redistribution: 02.9 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,352 -43.5 Votes cast: 39,014 94.3 +01.0 Informal votes: 490 01.3 -00.3 Formal votes: 38,524 98.7 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Hughes 6,018 15.6 Rupert RYAN * Lib 21,096 54.8 +03.3 Robert Wilson ALP 11,410 29.6 -18.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,524 13.6 e 12.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hughes was Vic MLA for Caulfield 1943-45. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rupert Sumner Ryan (1884-1952): Elected 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Carrum, Dromana, Frankston, Mentone -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,796 +05.9 Votes cast: 42,115 96.2 +01.9 Informal votes: 663 01.6 +00.3 Formal votes: 41,452 98.4 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keith Ewert ALP 17,833 43.0 +13.4 Robert Hipwell 891 02.1 Rupert RYAN * Lib 22,728 54.8 +00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,452 05.9 e 07.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Ewert, see Flinders by-election 1952. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rupert Sumner Ryan (1884-1952): Elected 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 Died 26 August 1952 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1952 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Carrum, Dromana, Frankston, Mentone -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of Rupert Ryan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,748 +06.7 Votes cast: 42,606 91.1 -05.1 Informal votes: 493 01.2 -00.4 Formal votes: 42,113 98.8 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keith EWERT + ALP 22,674 53.8 +10.8 Ronald Hipwell 453 01.1 John Rossiter Lib 18,384 43.7 -11.1 Grace Stratton 602 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,113 05.1 e 11.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rossiter was Vic MLA for Brighton 1955-76. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keith Walter Wilson Ewert (1918-89): Elected 1952 by Born: 12 April 1918. Career: Educated Melbourne High School and University of Melbourne. Accountant. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Carrum, Dromana, Frankston, Mentone -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.9 e 1952 by-election two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,110 +12.1 Votes cast: 47,436 96.6 +00.4 Informal votes: 494 01.0 -00.6 Formal votes: 46,942 99.0 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keith Ewart * ALP 22,707 48.4 +05.4 Robert LINDSAY Lib 24,235 51.6 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46,942 01.6 04.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Keith Walter Wilson Ewart (1917-89): Elected 1952 By. Defeated 1954 Later career: Accountant. Died 2 December 1989 > Robert William Ludovic Lindsay (1905-2000): Elected 1954 Born: 18 August 1905, Norwich, England. Career: Educated Eton College, England, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, England. Military Service 1925-37, 1939-52. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Carrum, Dromana, Frankston, Mentone -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 01.6 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 01.0 shift to Labor New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,309 -09.8 Votes cast: 41,766 94.3 -02.3 Informal votes: 1,235 03.0 +02.0 Formal votes: 40,531 97.0 -02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Austin ALPAC 6,015 14.8 Francis Cranston ALP 13,001 32.1 -17.3 Robert LINDSAY * Lib 21,515 53.1 +02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,531 14.1 e 13.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert William Ludovic Lindsay (1905-2000): Elected 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Carrum, Dromana, Frankston, Mentone -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 14.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,349 +11.4 Votes cast: 47,001 95.2 +00.9 Informal votes: 1,009 02.1 +00.9 Formal votes: 45,992 97.9 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nola Barber ALP 18,011 39.2 +07.1 Thomas Flanagan DLP 4,698 10.2 -04.6 Robert LINDSAY * Lib 23,283 50.6 -02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,992 09.8 e 04.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert William Ludovic Lindsay (1905-2000): Elected 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Carrum, Dromana, Frankston, Mentone -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,219 +13.9 Votes cast: 53,467 95.1 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,237 02.3 +00.2 Formal votes: 52,230 97.7 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Austin DLP 7,717 14.8 +04.6 Ian Cathie ALP 19,466 37.3 -01.9 Edmund Knowles 1,796 03.4 Robert Lindsay * Lib 23,251 44.5 -06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,230 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cathie was Vic MLC for South-Eastern 1964-70, Vic MLA for Carrum 1976-88. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Knowles's 1,796 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Austin 203 11.3 7,920 15.2 Cathie 344 (19.2 19,810 37.9 Lindsay * 1,249 69.5 24,500 46.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,796 52,230 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Austin's 7,920 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cathie 2,504 31.6 22,314 42.7 LINDSAY * 5,416 68.4 29,916 57.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,920 52,230 07.3 02.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert William Ludovic Lindsay (1905-2000): Elected 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Carrum, Dromana, Frankston, Mentone -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,898 +06.5 Votes cast: 57,549 96.1 +01.0 Informal votes: 581 01.0 -01.3 Formal votes: 56,968 99.0 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nola Barber ALP 21,464 37.7 +00.4 Martin Curry DLP 5,781 10.1 -04.7 Robert LINDSAY * Lib 29,723 52.2 +07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,968 11.3 e 04.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert William Ludovic Lindsay (1905-2000): Elected 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 Lindsay retired at the 1966 election. Died 6 September 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Carrum, Dromana, Frankston, Mentone -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 11.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,594 +14.5 Votes cast: 65,437 95.4 +01.0 Informal votes: 1,882 02.9 +01.0 Formal votes: 63,555 97.1 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Boraston ALP 24,067 37.9 +00.2 George Brunning 1,787 02.8 John Cass DLP 6,171 09.7 -00.4 Phillip Lynch + Lib 31,530 49.6 -02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,555 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Brunning's 1,787 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Boraston 831 46.5 24,898 39.2 Cass 427 23.9 6,598 10.4 LYNCH + 529 29.6 32,059 50.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,787 63,555 09.8 e 01.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip Reginald Lynch (1933-85): Elected 1966 Born: 27 July 1933, Melbourne Career: Educated Xavier College, Melbourne, University of Melbourne. Management consultant, company director. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for the Army from 28 February 1968 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Dromana, Frankston, Karingal, Mornington -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 09.8 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 02.2 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,157 -22.5 Votes cast: 50,418 94.8 -00.6 Informal votes: 1,059 02.1 -00.8 Formal votes: 49,359 97.9 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Josephus Gobel DLP 3,480 07.1 -02.6 Monty Hollow 1,880 03.8 Hon Phillip LYNCH * Lib 27,179 55.1 +03.3 Fay Nottage ALP 16,820 34.1 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,359 13.5 e 01.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Reginald Lynch (1933-1985): Elected 1966, 1969 Minister for the Army to 12 November 1969 Minister for Immigration 12 November 1969 to 22 March 1971 Minister for Labour and National Service from 22 March 1971 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Dromana, Frankston, Karingal, Mornington -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 64,644 +21.6 Votes cast: 62,048 96.0 +01.2 Informal votes: 954 01.5 -00.6 Formal votes: 61,094 98.5 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colin Bednall ALP 27,273 44.6 +10.5 John Glynn DLP 2,380 03.9 -03.2 David Heath AP 1,801 02.9 Hon Philip Lynch * Lib 29,640 48.5 -06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,094 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Heath's 1,801 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bednall 1,176 65.3 28,449 46.6 Glynn 156 08.7 2,536 04.2 Lynch * 469 26.0 30,109 49.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,801 61,094 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Glynn's 2,536 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bednall 331 13.1 28,780 47.1 LYNCH * 2,205 86.9 32,314 52.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,536 61,094 02.9 10.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Reginald Lynch (1933-85): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972 Minister for Labour and National Service to 5 December 1972 Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 20 December 1972 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party from 20 December 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Dromana, Frankston, Karingal, Mornington -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 78,343 +21.2 Votes cast: 74,804 95.5 -00.5 Informal votes: 952 01.3 +00.2 Formal votes: 73,852 98.7 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colin Bednall ALP 33,630 45.5 +00.9 Beatrice Faust 639 00.9 John Glynn DLP 1,383 01.9 -02.0 David Heath AP 1,052 01.4 -01.5 Hon Philip LYNCH * Lib 37,148 50.3 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,852 03.0 e 00.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Reginald Lynch (1933-85): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 Treasurer from 12 November 1975 Deputy Leader of the Opposition to 11 November 1975 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Dromana, Frankston, Karingal, Mornington -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,499 +09.1 Votes cast: 81,482 95.3 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,196 01.5 +00.2 Formal votes: 80,286 98.5 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Dalton AP 1,851 02.3 +00.9 Geoffrey Eastwood ALP 30,251 37.7 -07.8 John Glynn DLP 1,654 02.1 +00.1 Stanley Hillman 375 00.5 Hon Phillip LYNCH * Lib 46,155 57.5 +07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,286 10.2 e 07.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Reginald Lynch (1933-85): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 Treasurer to 19 November 1977 Minister for Finance 7 December 1976 to 19 November 1977 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lynch resigned during the 1977 election campaign as a result of allegations that he had been involved in land speculation in Victoria. A subsequent inquiry found that he had done nothing illegal. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Dromana, Frankston, Karingal, Mornington -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.2 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 02.4 shift to Lib New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,619 -18.6 Votes cast: 66,649 95.7 +00.4 Informal votes: 1,553 02.3 +00.8 Formal votes: 65,096 97.7 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Cass DLP 2,089 03.2 +01.1 Geoffrey Eastwood ALP 19,401 29.8 -05.5 Harold Fraser AD 10,070 15.5 Monty Hollow 639 01.0 Rt Hon Phillip LYNCH * Lib 32,897 50.5 -09.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,096 10.7 e 01.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip Reginald Lynch (1933-85): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 Minister for Industry and Commerce from 20 December 1977 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Dromana, Frankston, Karingal, Mornington -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 78,089 +12.2 Votes cast: 74,228 95.1 -00.6 Informal votes: 1,433 01.9 -00.4 Formal votes: 72,795 98.1 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Phillip LYNCH * Lib 36,587 50.3 -00.2 Jean McLean ALP 28,565 39.2 +09.4 William Towers AD 7,643 10.5 -05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,795 04.6 e 06.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- McLean was Vic MLC for Boronia 1985-92, Melbourne West 1992-99. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Reginald Lynch (1933-84): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 Minister for Industry and Commerce to 11 October 1982 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party to 8 April 1982 Resigned seat 22 October 1982 (see By-elections). Knighted 1981. Died 19 June 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lynch successively resigned the deputy Liberal leadership, his Cabinet post and his seat due to ill-health. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 4 DECEMBER 1982 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Dromana, Frankston, Karingal, Mornington -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Rt Hon Sir Phillip Lynch -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,782 +08.6 Votes cast: 78,071 92.1 -03.0 Informal votes: 1,991 02.6 +00.7 Formal votes: 76,080 97.4 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Consandine 607 00.8 Paul Crossley 1,211 01.6 Gail Farrell 389 00.5 Peter Ferwerda DLP 1,271 01.7 Harold Fraser AD 6,785 08.9 -01.6 Peter Reith + Lib 34,765 45.7 -04.6 Rogan Ward ALP 31,052 40.8 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Farrell's 389 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Consandine 159 40.9 766 01.0 Crossley 75 19.3 1,286 01.7 Ferwerda 28 07.2 1,299 01.7 Fraser 42 10.8 6,827 09.0 Reith + 42 10.8 34,807 45.8 Ward 43 11.1 31,095 40.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 389 76,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Consandine's 766 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crossley 479 62.5 1,765 02.3 Ferwerda 37 04.8 1,336 01.8 Fraser 41 05.4 6,868 09.0 Reith + 37 04.8 34,844 45.8 Ward 172 22.5 31,267 41.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 766 76,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ferwerda's 1,336 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crossley 99 07.4 1,864 02.5 Fraser 153 11.5 7,021 09.2 Reith + 987 73.9 35,831 47.1 Ward 97 07.3 31,364 41.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,336 76,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Crossley's 1,864 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fraser 1,243 66.7 8,264 10.9 Reith + 278 14.9 36,109 47.5 Ward 343 18.4 31,707 41.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,864 76,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Fraser's 8,264 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- REITH + 3,695 44.7 39,804 52.3 Ward 4,569 55.3 36,276 47.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,264 76,080 02.3 02.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Keaston Reith (1950-2022): Elected 1982 By Born: 15 July 1950, Melbourne Career: Educated Monash University. Solicitor and company director. -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP's failure to win this by-election precipitated the leadership crisis which resulted in the resignation of Hon Bill Hayden as Leader of the party on 3 February 1983. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Dromana, Frankston, Karingal, Mornington -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.6 e 1982 by-election two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,703 +09.8 Votes cast: 82,027 95.7 +00.6 Informal votes: 1,208 01.5 -00.4 Formal votes: 80,819 98.5 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Chynoweth ALP 38,134 47.2 +08.0 Harold Fraser AD 4,861 06.0 -04.5 Kenneth Payne DLP 1,977 02.4 Peter Reith * Lib 35,847 44.4 -05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,819 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Payne's 1,977 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chynoweth 210 10.6 38,344 47.4 Fraser 234 11.8 5,095 06.3 Reith * 1,533 77.5 37,380 46.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,977 80,819 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Fraser's 5,095 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHYNOWETH 2,862 56.2 41,206 51.0 Reith * 2,233 43.8 39,613 49.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,095 80,819 01.0 05.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Peter Keaston Reith (1950-2022): Elected 1982 By. Defeated 1983 Later career: See Flinders 1984 > Robert Leslie Chynoweth (born 1941): Elected 1983 Born: 7 June 1941, Melbourne Career: Turner and fitter, electronics technician. Manufacturer of specialised computer parts. Chynoweth contested Dunkley in 1984. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== South-East of Melbourne: Dromana, Hastings, Portsea, Wonthaggi -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.0 Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.7 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,248 -26.2 Votes cast: 60,220 95.2 -00.5 Informal votes: 4,139 06.9 +05.4 Formal votes: 56,081 93.1 -05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Reith Lib 25,450 45.4 +00.3 Russell Joiner + ALP 25,287 45.1 -01.4 Murray Gill AD 2,389 04.3 -01.7 John McNamara DLP 646 01.2 -01.2 John Miln 529 00.9 Paul van Staveren NPA 1,780 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,081 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Miln's 529 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reith 125 23.7 25,575 45.6 Joiner + 112 21.2 25,399 45.3 Gill 88 16.7 2,477 04.4 McNamara 53 10.0 699 01.2 Van Staveren 150 28.4 1,930 03.4 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 529 56,081 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McNamara's 699 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reith 154 22.1 25,729 45.9 Joiner + 149 21.4 25,548 45.6 Gill 155 22.2 2,632 04.7 Van Staveren 239 34.3 2,169 03.9 (exhausted 2 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 699 56,081 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Van Staveren's 2,169 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reith 1,724 79.6 27,453 49.0 Joiner + 122 05.6 25,670 45.8 Gill 321 14.8 2,953 05.3 (exhausted 2 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,169 56,081 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Gill's 2,953 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- REITH 1,241 42.1 28,694 51.2 Joiner + 1,709 57.9 27,379 48.8 (exhausted 3 8 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,953 56,081 01.2 01.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Keaston Reith (1950-2022): Elected 1982 By. Defeated 1983. Elected 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== South-East of Melbourne: Dromana, Hastings, Portsea, Wonthaggi -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,709 +18.1 Votes cast: 70,565 94.5 -00.7 Informal votes: 3,269 04.6 -02.3 Formal votes: 67,296 95.4 +02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Miln 1,449 02.2 Noel Maud 986 01.5 Peter Reith * Lib 31,737 47.2 +01.8 Tony Lack ALP 29,469 43.8 -01.3 Andrew Suttie AD 3,655 05.4 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,296 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Maud's 986 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Miln 252 25.6 1,701 02.5 Reith * 199 20.2 31,936 47.5 Lack 221 22.5 29,690 44.1 Suttie 311 31.6 3,966 05.9 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 986 67,296 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Miln's 1,701 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reith 898 53.5 32,834 48.8 Lack 370 22.1 30,060 44.7 Suttie 410 24.4 4,376 06.5 (exhausted 23 26 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,701 67,296 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Suttie's 4,376 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- REITH * 1,664 38.2 34,498 51.3 Lack 2,697 61.8 32,757 48.7 (exhausted 15 41 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,376 67,296 01.3 00.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Keaston Reith (1950-2022): Elected 1982 By. Defeated 1983. Elected 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== South-East of Melbourne: Dromana, Hastings, Mornington, Portsea -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.3 Effect of 1989 redistribution: 00.6 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,025 -07.6 Votes cast: 66,264 96.0 +01.5 Informal votes: 1,739 02.6 -02.0 Formal votes: 64,525 97.4 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tony Moore ALP 22,363 34.7 -09.7 David Gilbert 793 01.2 Nance Jaboor AD 8,516 13.2 +07.8 Peter REITH * Lib 32,853 50.9 +04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,525 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gilbert's 793 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Moore 198 25.0 22,561 35.0 Jaboor 410 51.8 8,926 13.8 REITH * 183 23.1 33,036 51.2 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 793 64,525 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jaboor's 8,926 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Moore 6,299 71.0 28,860 44.8 REITH * 2,570 29.0 35,606 55.2 (exhausted 57 59 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,926 64,525 05.2 04.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Keaston Reith (1950-2022): Elected 1982 By. Defeated 1983. Elected 1984, 1987, 1990 Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 3 April 1990 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party from 3 April 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Dromana, Hastings, Mornington, Portsea -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,695 +06.8 Votes cast: 71,077 96.5 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,707 02.4 -00.2 Formal votes: 69,370 97.6 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan Charlwood 1,636 02.4 Denise Hassett ALP 27,832 40.1 +05.5 Malcolm Brown AD 3,167 04.6 -08.6 Peter REITH * Lib 36,735 53.0 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,370 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Charlwood's 1,636 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hassett 659 40.4 28,491 41.1 Brown 769 47.1 3,936 05.7 REITH * 204 12.5 36,939 53.3 (exhausted 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,636 69,370 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Brown's 3,936 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hassett 2,588 66.0 31,079 44.8 REITH * 1,332 34.0 38,271 55.2 (exhausted 16 20 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,936 69,370 05.2 no swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Keaston Reith (1950-2022): Elected 1982 By. Defeated 1983. Elected 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 Deputy Leader of the Opposition to 23 March 1993 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party to 23 March 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Dromana, Hastings, Portsea, San Remo -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.2 Effect of redistribution: 00.2 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 78,553 +06.6 Votes cast: 75,727 96.4 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,912 03.0 +00.6 Formal votes: 73,568 97.0 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Ward Grn 2,989 04.1 Colin Beeforth AD 5,485 07.5 +02.9 Ralph Roberts 798 01.1 Peter REITH * Lib 39,503 53.7 +00.5 Ian Watkinson ALP 24,438 33.2 -06.7 Jan Charlwood 355 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,568 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Charlwood's 355 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ward 108 30.9 3,097 04.2 Beeforth 48 13.8 5,533 07.5 Roberts 66 18.9 864 01.2 REITH * 49 14.0 39,552 53.8 Watkinson 78 22.3 24,516 33.3 (exhausted 6 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 355 73,568 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Roberts's 864 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ward 181 21.1 3,278 04.5 Beeforth 377 44.0 5,910 08.0 REITH * 176 20.5 39,728 54.0 Watkinson 123 14.4 24,639 33.5 (exhausted 7 13 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 864 73,568 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ward's 3,278 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beeforth 2,305 71.2 8,215 11.2 REITH * 371 11.5 40,099 54.5 Watkinson 562 17.4 25,201 34.3 (exhausted 40 53 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,278 73,568 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Beeforth's 8,215 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- REITH * 3,895 49.0 43,994 60.1 Watkinson 4,047 51.0 29,248 39.9 (exhausted 273 326 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,215 73,568 10.1 04.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Keaston Reith (1950-2022): Elected 1982 By. Defeated 1983. Elected 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 Minister for Industrial Relations 11 March 1996 to 11 July 1997 Minister for Workplace Relations and Small Business from 11 July 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Dromana, Hastings, Portsea, San Remo -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,996 +04.4 Votes cast: 79,679 97.2 +00.8 Informal votes: 2,511 03.1 +00.1 Formal votes: 77,168 96.9 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Armitage ALP 28,874 37.4 +04.2 Tony Kamps 451 00.6 Jan Charlwood 264 00.3 Hon Peter Reith * Lib 36,570 47.4 -06.3 Mervyn Vogt Grn 2,057 02.7 -01.4 Robert Langley ON 4,029 05.2 David Allison AD 4,923 06.4 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,168 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Charlwood's 264 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armitage 27 10.2 28,901 37.5 Kamps 42 15.9 493 00.6 Reith * 37 14.0 36,607 47.4 Vogt 78 29.5 2,135 02.8 Langley 34 12.9 4,063 05.3 Allison 46 17.4 4,969 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 264 77,168 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Kamps's 493 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armitage 203 41.2 29,104 37.7 Reith * 77 15.6 36,684 47.5 Vogt 159 32.3 2,294 03.0 Langley 4 00.8 4,067 05.3 Allison 50 10.1 5,019 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 493 77,168 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Vogt's 2,294 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armitage 599 26.1 29,703 38.5 Reith * 318 13.9 37,002 47.9 Langley 160 07.0 4,227 05.5 Allison 1,217 53.1 6,237 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,294 77,168 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Langley's 4,227 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armitage 1,867 44.2 31,570 40.9 Reith * 1,199 28.4 38,201 49.5 Allison 1,161 27.5 7,397 09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,227 77,168 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Allison's 7,397 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armitage 4,141 56.0 35,711 46.3 REITH * 3,256 44.0 41,457 53.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,397 77,168 03.7 06.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Keaston Reith (1950-2022): Elected 1982 By. Defeated 1983. Elected 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998 Minister for Workplace Relations and Small Business to 21 October 1998 Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business 21 October 1998 to 30 January 2001 Minister for Defence from 30 January 2001 Reith retired at the 2001 election. His ministerial term expired on 26 November 2001 Died 8 November 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Dromana, Hastings, Portsea, San Remo -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 90,825 +10.8 Votes cast: 87,618 96.5 -00.7 Informal votes: 3,300 03.8 +00.7 Formal votes: 84,318 96.2 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Earle Wilson 968 01.1 Kevin Dowey ON 1,911 02.3 -02.9 Ashley Blade 567 00.7 Greg HUNT + Lib 43,601 51.7 +04.3 Wayne Finch ALP 27,695 32.8 -04.6 Richard Armstrong AD 4,690 05.6 -00.8 David De Rango Grn 4,886 05.8 +03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 84,318 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Blade's 567 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilson 253 44.6 1,221 01.4 Dowey 63 11.1 1,974 02.3 HUNT + 115 20.3 43,716 51.8 Finch 60 10.6 27,775 32.9 Armstrong 37 06.5 4,727 05.6 De Rango 39 06.9 4,925 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 567 84,318 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Wilson's 1,221 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dowey 431 35.3 2,405 02.8 HUNT + 219 17.9 43,935 52.1 Finch 175 14.3 27,930 33.1 Armstrong 199 16.3 4,926 05.8 De Rango 197 16.1 5,122 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,221 84,318 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dowey's 2,405 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNT + 1,072 44.6 45,007 53.4 Finch 480 20.0 28,410 33.7 Armstrong 274 11.4 5,200 06.2 De Rango 579 24.1 5,701 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,405 84,318 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Armstrong's 5,200 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNT + 875 16.8 45,882 54.4 Finch 1,205 23.2 29,615 35.1 De Rango 3,120 60.0 8,821 10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,200 84,318 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: De Rango's 8,821 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNT + 2,703 30.6 48,585 57.6 Finch 6,118 69.4 35,733 42.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,821 84,318 07.6 02.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory Andrew Hunt (born 1965): Elected 2001 Born: 18 November 1965, Melbourne Career: Educated University of Melbourne, Yale University. Lawyer. Senior Adviser to Hon Alexander Downer, MP 1994-98. Engagement Manager, McKinsey and Co 1999-2001. Director of Strategy, World Economic Forum, Geneva 2000-01. Son of Hon Alan Hunt, Vic MLC 1961-92. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Dromana, Hastings, Portsea, San Remo -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.6 Effect of redistribution: 00.1 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 90,990 +00.2 Votes cast: 86,709 95.3 -01.2 Informal votes: 3,765 04.3 +00.5 Formal votes: 82,944 95.7 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Madigan 1,043 01.3 Dean Johnstone FF 1,435 01.7 Stuart Kingsford Grn 5,204 06.3 +00.4 Neale Adams 503 00.6 Bruce Errol AD 715 00.9 -04.7 Simon Napthine ALP 25,621 30.9 -02.0 Henry Broadbent 174 00.9 Greg HUNT * Lib 48,249 58.2 +06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 82,944 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Broadbent's 174 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Madigan 25 14.4 1,068 01.3 Johnstone 23 13.2 1,458 01.8 Kingsford 19 10.9 5,223 06.3 Adams 25 14.4 528 00.6 Errol 9 05.2 724 00.9 Napthine 43 24.7 25,664 30.9 HUNT * 30 17.2 48,279 58.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 174 82,948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Adams's 528 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Madigan 179 33.9 1,247 01.5 Johnstone 45 08.5 1,503 01.8 Kingsford 138 26.1 5,361 06.5 Errol 55 10.4 779 00.9 Napthine 58 11.0 25,722 31.0 HUNT * 53 10.0 48,332 58.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 503 82,948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Errol's 779 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Madigan 129 16.6 1,376 01.7 Johnstone 49 06.3 1,552 01.9 Kingsford 242 31.1 5,603 06.8 Napthine 217 27.9 25,939 31.3 HUNT * 142 18.2 48,474 58.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 779 82,948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Madigan's 1,376 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnstone 663 48.2 2,215 02.7 Kingsford 297 21.6 5,900 07.1 Napthine 218 15.8 26,157 31.5 HUNT * 198 14.4 48,672 58.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,376 82,948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Johnstone's 2,215 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kingsford 966 43.6 6,866 08.3 Napthine 363 16.4 26,520 32.0 HUNT * 886 40.0 49,558 59.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,215 82,948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Kingsford's 6,866 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Napthine 5,735 83.5 32,255 38.9 HUNT * 1,131 16.5 50,689 61.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,866 82,948 11.1 03.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory Andrew Hunt (born 1965): Elected 2001, 2004 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Environment and Heritage 25 October 2004 to 30 January 2007 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 30 January 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Hastings, Mount Martha, Rosebud, Somerville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 95,608 +05.1 Votes cast: 91,293 95.4 +00.1 Informal votes: 2,538 02.8 -01.5 Formal votes: 88,755 97.2 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Greg HUNT * Lib 48,343 54.5 -03.7 David Batten AD 822 00.9 +00.1 Robert Brown Grn 7,529 08.5 +02.2 Cameron Eastman FF 1,988 02.2 +00.5 Gary March ALP 30,073 33.9 +03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 88,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Batten's 822 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNT * 196 23.8 48,539 54.7 Brown 350 42.6 7,879 08.9 Eastman 103 12.5 2,091 02.4 March 173 21.1 30,246 34.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 822 88,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Eastman's 2,091 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNT * 1,154 55.2 49,693 56.0 Brown 459 22.0 8,338 09.4 March 478 22.9 30,724 34.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,091 88,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Brown's 8,338 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNT * 2,004 24.0 51,697 58.3 March 6,334 76.0 37,058 41.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8,338 88,755 08.3 02.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory Andrew Hunt (born 1965): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs to 3 December 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Hastings, Mount Martha, Rosebud, Somerville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 100,875 +05.5 Votes cast: 94,396 93.6 -01.8 Informal votes: 3,895 04.1 +01.3 Formal votes: 90,501 95.9 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Gagliano-Ventura ALP 28,747 31.8 -02.1 Reade Smith FF 2,198 02.4 +00.2 Hon Greg HUNT * Lib 49,146 54.3 -00.2 Robert Brown Grn 10,410 11.5 +03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 90,501 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Smith's 2,198 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gagliano-Ventura 602 27.4 29,349 32.4 HUNT * 1,083 49.3 50,229 55.5 Brown 513 23.3 10,923 12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,198 90,501 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Brown's 10,923 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gagliano-Ventura 7,653 70.1 37,002 40.9 HUNT * 3,270 29.9 53,499 59.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,923 90,501 09.1 00.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory Andrew Hunt (born 1965): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Hastings, Mount Martha, Rosebud, Somerville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 09.1 Effect of 2010 redistribution: no change 2013 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 105,376 +04.5 Votes cast: 98,837 93.8 +00.2 Informal votes: 4,916 05.0 +00.9 Formal votes: 93,921 95.0 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Linda Clark PUP 5,639 06.0 Paul Madigan 708 00.8 John Zabaneh 215 00.2 Angela Dorian 481 00.5 Ashleigh Belsar 523 00.6 Denis McCormack 478 00.5 Joshua Sinclair ALP 23,666 25.2 -06.5 David Clark FF 1,091 01.2 -01.3 Hon Greg HUNT * Lib 51,972 55.3 +01.0 Martin Rush Grn 9,148 09.7 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 93,921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Zabaneh's 215 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- L Clark 34 15.8 5,673 06.0 Madigan 37 17.2 745 00.8 Dorian 44 20.5 525 00.6 Belsar 14 06.5 537 00.6 McCormack 9 04.2 487 00.5 Sinclair 17 07.9 23,683 25.2 D Clark 27 12.6 1,118 01.2 HUNT * 18 08.4 51,990 55.4 Rush 15 07.0 9,163 09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 215 93,921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McCormack's 487 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- L Clark 37 07.6 5,710 06.1 Madigan 175 35.9 920 01.0 Dorian 50 10.3 575 00.6 Belsar 33 06.8 570 00.6 Sinclair 63 12.9 23,764 25.3 D Clark 31 06.4 1,149 01.2 HUNT * 54 11.1 52,044 55.4 Rush 44 09.0 9,207 09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 487 93,921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Belsar's 570 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- L Clark 34 06.0 5,744 06.1 Madigan 23 04.0 943 01.0 Dorian 136 23.9 711 00.8 Sinclair 75 13.2 23,821 25.4 D Clark 164 28.8 1,313 01.4 HUNT * 108 19.0 52,152 55.5 Rush 30 05.3 9,237 09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 570 93,921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Dorian's 711 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- L Clark 112 15.8 5,856 06.2 Madigan 156 21.9 1,099 01.2 Sinclair 108 15.2 23,929 25.5 D Clark 214 30.1 1,527 01.6 HUNT * 77 10.8 52,229 55.6 Rush 44 06.2 9,281 09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 711 93,921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Madigan's 1,099 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- L Clark 427 38.9 6,283 06.7 Sinclair 192 17.5 24,121 25.7 D Clark 156 14.2 1,683 01.8 HUNT * 134 12.2 52,363 55.8 Rush 190 17.3 9,471 10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,099 93,921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: D Clark's 1,683 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- L Clark 438 26.0 6,721 07.2 Sinclair 289 17.2 24,410 26.0 HUNT * 642 38.2 53,005 56.4 Rush 314 18.7 9,785 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,683 93,921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: L Clark's 6,721 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sinclair 2,899 43.1 27,309 29.1 HUNT * 2,429 36.1 55,434 59.0 Rush 1,393 20.7 11,178 11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,721 93,921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Rush's 11,178 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sinclair 8,564 76.6 35,873 38.2 HUNT * 2,614 23.4 58,048 61.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,178 93,921 11.8 02.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory Andrew Hunt (born 1965): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2103 Minister for the Environment from 18 September 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Hastings, Mount Martha, Rosebud, Somerville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 115,356 +09.5 Votes cast: 105,437 91.4 +00.6 Informal votes: 3,863 03.7 -01.3 Formal votes: 101,574 96.3 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Yvonne Gentle RUA 3,381 03.3 +02.8 Shane Lewis 3,107 03.1 Willisa Hogarth Grn 10,868 10.7 +01.0 Carolyn Gleixner ALP 27,459 27.0 +01.8 Hon Greg HUNT * Lib 52,412 51.6 -03.7 Ben Wild AJP 4,347 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 101,574 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lewis's 3,107 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gentle 1,005 32.4 4,386 04.3 Hogarth 544 17.5 11,412 11.2 Gleixner 532 17.1 27,991 27.6 HUNT * 491 15.8 52,903 52.1 Wild 535 17.2 4,882 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,107 101,574 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Gentle's 4,386 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hogarth 996 22.7 12,408 12.2 Gleixner 641 14.6 28,632 28.2 HUNT * 1,258 28.7 54,161 53.3 Wild 1,491 34.0 6,373 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,386 101,574 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wild's 6,373 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hogarth 3,128 49.1 15,536 15.3 Gleixner 1,503 23.6 30,135 29.7 HUNT * 1,742 27.3 55,903 55.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,373 101,574 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hogarth's 15,536 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gleixner 12,756 82.1 42,891 42.2 HUNT * 2,780 17.9 58,683 57.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,536 101,574 07.8 04.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory Andrew Hunt (born 1965): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2103, 2016 Minister for the Environment to 19 July 2016 Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science 19 July 2016 to 24 January 2017 Minister for Health from 24 January 2017 Minister for Sport 24 January 2017 to December 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Dromana, Hastings, Mornington, Mount Martha, Portsea -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.8 Effect of 2018 redistribution: 00.8 shift to Labor 2019 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 110,703 -04.0 Votes cast: 103,076 93.1 +01.7 Informal votes: 6,124 05.9 +01.9 Formal votes: 96,952 94.1 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harry Derger 940 01.0 James Persson AJP 2,304 02.4 -01.5 Hon Greg Hunt * Lib 45,293 46.7 -03.8 Reade Smith 1,072 01.1 Josh Sinclair ALP 23,982 24.7 -02.8 Nathan Lesslie Grn 6,599 06.8 -04.2 Christine McShane UAP 2,447 02.5 Julia Banks * 13,367 13.8 Susie Beveridge 948 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 96,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Banks was Liberal MHR for Chisholm 2016-19. Her candidacy was a protest against Hunt's role in the removal of Malcolm Turnbull as Prime Minister. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Derger's 940 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Persson 371 39.5 2,675 02.8 Hunt * 136 14.5 45,429 46.9 Smith 55 05.9 1,127 01.2 Sinclair 54 05.7 24,036 24.8 Lesslie 29 03.1 6,628 06.8 McShane 37 03.9 2,484 02.6 Banks * 152 16.2 13,519 13.9 Beveridge 106 11.3 1,054 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 940 96,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Beveridge's 1,054 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Persson 73 06.9 2,748 02.8 Hunt * 108 10.3 45,537 47.0 Smith 80 07.6 1,207 01.2 Sinclair 89 08.4 24,125 24.9 Lesslie 77 07.3 6,705 06.9 McShane 78 07.4 2,562 02.6 Banks * 549 52.1 14,068 14.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,054 96,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Smith's 1,207 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Persson 243 20.1 2,991 03.1 Hunt * 190 15.7 45,727 47.2 Sinclair 180 14.9 24,305 25.1 Lesslie 267 22.1 6,972 07.2 McShane 119 09.9 2,681 02.8 Banks * 208 17.2 14,276 14.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,207 96,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: McShane's 2,681 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Persson 391 14.6 3,382 03.5 Hunt * 1,015 37.9 46,742 48.2 Sinclair 307 11.5 24,612 25.4 Lesslie 185 06.9 7,157 07.4 Banks * 783 29.2 15,059 15.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,681 96,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Persson's 3,382 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hunt * 861 25.5 47,603 49.1 Sinclair 493 14.6 25,105 25.9 Lesslie 1,143 33.8 8,300 08.6 Banks * 885 26.2 15,944 16.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,382 96,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Lesslie's 8,300 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNT * 901 10.9 48,504 50.0 Sinclair 3,526 42.5 28,631 29.5 Banks * 3,873 46.7 19,817 20.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,300 96,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Banks's 19,817 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNT * 5,439 27.5 53,943 55.6 Sinclair 14,378 72.5 43,009 44.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,817 96,952 05.6 01.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Julia Helen Banks (born 1962): Elected 2016. Defeated 2019 > Gregory Andrew Hunt (born 1965): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2103, 2016, 2019 Minister for Health to 23 May 2022 Hunt retired at the 2022 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Dromana, Hastings, Mornington, Mount Martha, Portsea -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 05.5 Effect of 2021 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 114,414 +03.5 Votes cast: 104,589 91.4 -01.7 Informal votes: 5,687 05.4 -00.5 Formal votes: 98,902 94.6 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alex Van Der End UAP 4,472 04.5 +02.0 Cyndi Marr PHON 3,373 03.4 Chrysten Abraham LDP 2,366 02.4 Zoe McKenzie + Lib 43,013 43.5 -03.2 Jefferson Earl AFP 486 00.5 Colin Lane Grn 9,293 09.4 +02.6 Sarah Russell 5,189 05.3 Surbhi Snowball ALP 21,487 21.7 -03.0 Despi O'Connor 7,163 07.2 Pamela Engelander AJP 2,060 02.1 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 98,902 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Earl's 486 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Van Der End 72 14.8 4,544 04.6 Marr 110 22.6 3,483 03.5 Abraham 96 19.8 2,462 02.5 McKenzie + 44 09.1 43,057 43.5 Lane 39 08.0 9,332 09.4 Russell 56 11.5 5,245 05.3 Snowball 28 05.8 21,515 21.8 O'Connor 30 06.2 7,193 07.3 Engelander 11 02.3 2,071 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 486 98,902 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Engelander's 2,071 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Van Der End 111 05.4 4,655 04.7 Marr 161 07.8 3,644 03.7 Abraham 26 01.3 2,488 02.5 McKenzie + 159 07.7 43,216 43.7 Lane 595 28.7 9,927 10.0 Russell 218 10.5 5,463 05.5 Snowball 353 17.0 21,868 22.1 O'Connor 448 21.6 7,641 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,071 98,902 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Abraham's 2,488 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Van Der End 781 31.4 5,436 05.5 Marr 751 30.2 4,395 04.4 McKenzie + 560 22.5 43,776 44.3 Lane 105 04.2 10,032 10.1 Russell 134 05.4 5,597 05.7 Snowball 70 02.8 21,938 22.2 O'Connor 87 03.5 7,728 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,488 98,902 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Marr's 4,395 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Van Der End 2,781 63.3 8,217 08.3 McKenzie + 561 12.8 44,337 44.8 Lane 190 04.3 10,222 10.3 Russell 378 08.6 5,975 06.0 Snowball 221 05.0 22,159 22.4 O'Connor 264 06.0 7,992 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,395 98,902 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Russell's 5,975 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Van Der End 354 05.9 8,571 08.7 McKenzie + 425 07.1 44,762 45.3 Lane 1,321 22.1 11,543 11.7 Snowball 1,456 24.4 23,615 23.9 O'Connor 2,419 40.5 10,411 10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,975 98,902 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Van Der End's 8,571 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McKenzie + 4,048 47.2 48,810 49.4 Lane 766 08.9 12,309 12.5 Snowball 772 09.0 24,387 24.7 O'Connor 2,985 34.8 13,396 13.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,571 98,902 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Lane's 12,309 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McKENZIE + 1,251 10.2 50,061 50.6 Snowball 5,277 42.9 29,664 30.0 O'Connor 5,781 47.0 19,177 19.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,309 98,902 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: O'Connor's 19,177 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McKENZIE + 6,014 31.4 56,075 56.7 Snowball 13,163 68.6 42,827 43.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,177 98,902 06.7 01.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Zoe Ann McKenzie (born 1972): Elected 2022 Born: 2 October 1972, Melbourne Career: Educated University of Melbourne. Lawyer, company director. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Dromana, Hastings, Mornington, Mount Martha, Portsea -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Liberal over Labor 06.7 Effect of 2024 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 127,540 +11.5 Votes cast: 119,169 93.4 +02.0 Informal votes: 4,246 03.6 +01.8 Formal votes: 114,923 96.4 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jason Smart ToP 3,144 02.7 -01.8 Ben Smith 24,406 21.2 Zoe McKenzie * Lib 47,375 41.2 -02.1 Mike Brown PHON 6,091 05.3 +02.0 Joseph Toscano 980 00.9 Sarah Race Labor 25,622 22.3 -00.6 Adam Frogley Grn 7,305 06.4 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 114,923 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Toscano's 980 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart 108 11.0 3,252 02.8 Smith 315 32.1 24,721 21.5 McKenzie * 118 12.0 47,493 41.3 Brown 134 13.7 6,225 05.4 Race 149 15.2 25,771 22.4 Frogley 156 15.9 7,461 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 980 114,923 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Smart's 3,252 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 963 29.6 25,684 22.4 McKenzie * 723 22.2 48,216 42.0 Brown 1,214 37.3 7,439 06.5 Race 202 06.2 25,973 22.6 Frogley 150 04.6 7,611 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,252 114,923 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Brown's 7,439 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 1,727 23.2 27,411 23.9 McKenzie * 4,656 62.6 52,872 46.0 Race 696 09.4 26,669 23.2 Frogley 360 04.8 7,971 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,439 114,923 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Frogley's 7,971 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 3,874 48.6 31,285 27.2 McKenzie * 572 07.2 53,444 46.5 Race 3,525 44.2 30,194 26.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,971 114,923 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Race's 30,194 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 23,548 78.0 54,833 47.7 McKENZIE * 6,646 22.0 60,090 52.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,194 114,923 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Zoe Ann McKenzie (born 1972): Elected 2022, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 6th count: Smith's 31,285 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McKENZIE * 9,513 30.4 62,957 54.8 Race 21,772 69.6 51,966 45.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,285 114,923 04.8 01.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only.