ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF GELLIBRAND, VICTORIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Newport, Williamstown, Yarraville -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1946 notional two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 23.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,281 Votes cast: 41,040 97.1 Informal votes: 1,011 02.5 Formal votes: 40,029 97.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Anderson 2,865 07.2 John Arrowsmith CPA 1,418 03.5 Angus Macdonald 6,323 15.8 William Massey Lib 8,904 22.2 -04.0 John MULLENS + ALP 20,519 51.3 -22.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,029 19.7 e 04.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Macdonald was an independent Labor candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Michael Mullens (1896-1978): Elected 1949 Born: 18 July 1896, Ballaarat, Victoria. Career: Educated St Patrick's College, Ballaarat, Victoria. Teacher in state schools. Footscray City Council. State politics: Vic MLA for Footscray 1937-45. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Newport, Williamstown, Yarraville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 19.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,216 -00.2 Votes cast: 40,735 96.5 -00.6 Informal votes: 896 02.2 -00.3 Formal votes: 39,839 97.8 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Dobbin CPA 4,003 10.0 +06.5 John MULLENS * ALP 25,863 64.9 +13.6 Gordon Trewin Lib 9,973 25.0 -02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,839 24.4 e 04.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Michael Mullens (1896-1978): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Newport, Williamstown, Yarraville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 24.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,541 -04.0 Votes cast: 39,061 96.3 -00.2 Informal votes: 605 01.5 -00.7 Formal votes: 38,456 98.5 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Carrington Lib 10,235 26.6 +01.6 Alexander Dobbin CPA 2,584 06.7 -03.3 John MULLENS * ALP 25,637 66.7 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,456 22.8 e 01.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Michael Mullens (1896-1978): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- In April 1955 Mullens was one of seven MPs who were expelled from the ALP and formed the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist). Mullens contested Melbourne in 1955. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Kingsville, Newport, Yarraville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 22.8 e Effect of 1955 redistribution: 02.4 shift to Labor New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 25.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,329 +06.6 Votes cast: 41,240 95.2 -01.1 Informal votes: 1,654 04.0 +02.5 Formal votes: 39,586 96.0 -02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Bown Lib 8,741 22.1 -02.0 James Eudey ALPAC 5,733 14.5 Francis Johnson CPA 788 02.0 -02.3 Hector McIVOR + ALP 24,324 61.4 -10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,586 16.1 e 09.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hector James McIvor (1900-92): Elected 1955 Born: 24 November 1900, Melbourne. Career: Educated state schools. Representative for oil company. Footscray City Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Kingsville, Newport, Yarraville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 16.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,814 -01.2 Votes cast: 41,248 96.3 +01.1 Informal votes: 1,465 03.6 -00.4 Formal votes: 39,783 96.4 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Eudey DLP 6,760 17.0 +02.5 Francis Johnson CPA 758 01.9 -00.1 Hector McIVOR * ALP 25,054 63.0 +01.6 Barry Maddern Lib 7,211 18.1 -04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,783 16.5 e 00.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hector James McIvor (1900-92): Elected 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Kingsville, Newport, Yarraville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 16.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,409 -00.9 Votes cast: 40,795 96.2 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,439 03.5 -00.1 Formal votes: 39,356 96.5 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald Cannon Lib 8,031 20.4 +02.3 Francis Johnson CPA 1,000 02.5 +00.6 Hector McIVOR * ALP 25,634 65.1 +02.1 Jan Roszkowski DLP 4,691 11.9 -05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,356 18.5 e 02.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hector James McIvor (1900-92): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Kingsville, Newport, Yarraville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 18.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,608 -01.9 Votes cast: 40,181 96.6 +00.4 Informal votes: 1,193 03.0 -00.5 Formal votes: 38,988 97.0 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Davies CPA 1,395 03.6 +01.1 Hector McIVOR * ALP 25,035 64.2 -00.9 Harley Price Lib 8,183 21.0 +00.6 Jan Roszkowski DLP 4,375 11.2 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,988 18.7 e 00.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hector James McIvor (1900-92): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Kingsville, Newport, Yarraville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 18.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,928 +96.0 Votes cast: 38,280 95.9 -00.7 Informal votes: 2,274 05.9 +02.9 Formal votes: 36,006 94.1 -02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Daykin CPA 2,890 08.0 +04.4 John McArthur Lib 8,777 24.4 +03.4 Hector McIVOR * ALP 19,913 55.3 -08.9 Robin Thomas DLP 4,426 12.3 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,006 12.8 e 05.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hector James McIvor (1900-92): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Kingsville, Maidstone, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 12.8 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 01.0 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,920 +40.1 Votes cast: 53,350 95.4 -00.5 Informal votes: 2,849 05.3 -00.6 Formal votes: 50,501 94.7 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Crouch Lib 12,245 24.2 -01.2 Hector McIVOR * ALP 31,458 62.3 +08.0 Robin Thomas DLP 6,798 13.5 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,501 13.7 e 01.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hector James McIvor (1900-92): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969 McIvor retired at the 1972 election. Died 12 May 1992 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Kingsville, Maidstone, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 13.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,406 -02.7 Votes cast: 51,758 95.1 -00.3 Informal votes: 2,056 04.0 -01.3 Formal votes: 49,702 96.0 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Munro Lib 12,722 25.6 +01.4 Robin Thomas DLP 4,951 10.0 -03.5 Ralph WILLIS + ALP 32,029 64.4 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,702 15.4 e 01.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Willis (born 1938): Elected 1972 Born: 14 April 1938, Melbourne Career: Educated University of Melbourne. Research Officer and Advocate, Australian Council of Trade Unions. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Kingsville, Maidstone, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 15.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,586 +07.7 Votes cast: 56,051 95.7 +00.6 Informal votes: 2,054 03.7 -00.3 Formal votes: 53,997 96.3 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Bailey DLP 5,009 09.3 -00.7 Veronica Schwarz AP 1,252 02.3 Cecile Storey Lib 12,158 22.5 -03.1 Ralph WILLIS * ALP 35,578 65.9 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,997 18.1 e 02.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Willis (born 1938): Elected 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Kingsville, Maidstone, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 18.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,364 -02.1 Votes cast: 54,808 95.5 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,591 02.9 -00.8 Formal votes: 53,217 97.1 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Bailey DLP 4,769 09.0 -00.3 Iris Williams Lib 15,779 29.7 +07.2 Ralph WILLIS * ALP 32,669 61.4 -04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,217 12.2 e 05.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Willis (born 1938): Elected 1972, 1974, 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Kingsville, Newport, Sunshine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 12.2 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,435 +28.0 Votes cast: 69,238 95.6 +00.1 Informal votes: 3,295 04.8 +01.9 Formal votes: 65,943 95.2 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Bailey DLP 6,606 10.0 +01.0 June Smith AD 5,663 08.6 Ralph WILLIS * ALP 38,433 58.3 -03.1 Anton Zajc Lib 15,241 23.1 -06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,943 14.5 e 02.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Willis (born 1938): Elected 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Kingsville, Newport, Sunshine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 14.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,222 +01.1 Votes cast: 69,592 95.0 -00.6 Informal votes: 3,184 04.6 -00.2 Formal votes: 66,408 95.4 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Shirley Bold AD 5,955 09.0 +00.4 Lynne Bryer 2,268 03.4 John Kelly Lib 14,711 22.2 -00.9 Ralph WILLIS * ALP 43,474 65.5 +07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,408 23.4 e 08.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Willis (born 1938): Elected 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Kingsville, Newport, Sunshine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 23.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,449 +00.3 Votes cast: 70,051 95.4 +00.4 Informal votes: 2,678 03.8 -00.8 Formal votes: 67,373 96.2 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Doughney 2,842 04.2 Peter Goudge Lib 14,120 21.0 -01.2 Barry McLeod AD 2,695 04.0 -05.0 Augustus Titter 304 00.5 Ralph WILLIS * ALP 47,412 70.4 +04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,373 25.9 e 02.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Willis (born 1938): Elected 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations from 11 March 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Maidstone, Sunshine, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 25.9 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.3 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 25.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,387 -04.2 Votes cast: 66,565 94.6 -00.8 Informal votes: 7,913 11.9 +08.1 Formal votes: 58,652 88.1 -08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher Gowing Lib 14,073 24.0 +02.7 Shirley Bold AD 2,148 03.7 -00.3 Margaret Reed DLP 982 01.7 James Doughney 672 01.1 -03.1 Hon Ralph WILLIS * ALP 40,777 69.5 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,652 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Doughney's 672 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gowing 31 04.7 14,104 24.0 Bold 58 08.8 2,206 03.8 Reed 82 12.4 1,064 01.8 WILLIS * 491 74.2 41,268 70.4 (exhausted 10 10 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 672 58,652 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Reed's 1,064 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gowing 346 32.6 14,450 24.6 Bold 407 38.4 2,613 04.5 WILLIS * 307 29.0 41,575 70.9 (exhausted 4 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,064 58,652 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bold's 2,613 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gowing 1,174 45.2 15,624 26.7 WILLIS * 1,425 54.8 43,000 73.3 (exhausted 14 28 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,613 58,652 23.4 02.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Willis (born 1938): Elected 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984 Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Maidstone, Sunshine, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 23.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,095 -01.8 Votes cast: 64,533 93.4 -01.2 Informal votes: 5,245 08.1 -03.8 Formal votes: 59,288 91.9 +03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosalba Vicari 1,569 02.6 Tim Warner Lib 14,506 24.5 +00.5 Susan Holmes AD 3,665 06.2 +02.5 James Doughney 1,097 01.9 Hon Ralph WILLIS * ALP 38,451 64.9 -04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,288 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Doughney's 1,097 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vicari 50 04.6 1,619 02.7 Warner 178 16.5 14,684 24.8 Holmes 250 23.1 3,915 06.6 WILLIS * 602 55.7 39,053 65.9 (exhausted 17 17 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,097 75,245 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Vicari's 1,619 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warner 1,241 79.1 15,925 26.9 Holmes 67 04.3 3,982 06.7 WILLIS * 261 16.6 39,314 66.4 (exhausted 50 67 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,619 59,288 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Holmes's 3,982 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warner 1,465 37.0 17,390 29.4 WILLIS * 2,490 63.0 41,804 70.6 (exhausted 27 94 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,982 59,288 20.6 02.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Willis (born 1938): Elected 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations to 24 July 1987 Minister for Industrial Relations 24 July 1987 to 2 September 1988 Minister for Transport and Communications from 2 September 1988 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Maidstone, Sunshine, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 20.6 Effect of 1989 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 75,114 +08.7 Votes cast: 71,128 94.7 +01.3 Informal votes: 4,649 06.5 -01.6 Formal votes: 66,479 93.5 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Phillips 2,487 03.7 Hon Ralph WILLIS * ALP 36,267 54.6 -10.3 Garry Walters 1,478 02.2 Don Veitch 1,593 02.4 Tim Warner Lib 17,631 26.5 +02.0 Frank Fichera AD 7,023 10.6 +04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,479 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Walters's 1,478 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillips 116 08.0 2,603 03.9 WILLIS * 391 26.9 36,658 55.2 Veitch 174 12.0 1,767 02.7 Warner 83 05.7 17,714 26.7 Fichera 692 47.5 7,715 11.6 (exhausted 22 22 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,478 66,479 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Veitch's 1,767 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillips 200 11.4 2,803 04.2 WILLIS * 342 19.5 37,000 55.7 Warner 421 24.0 18,135 27.3 Fichera 793 45.2 8,508 12.8 (exhausted 11 33 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,767 66,479 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Phillips's 2,803 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WILLIS * 2,225 81.1 39,225 59.1 Warner 244 08.9 18,379 27.7 Fichera 274 10.0 8,782 13.2 (exhausted 60 93 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,803 66,479 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Fichera's 8,782 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WILLIS * 6,219 71.3 45,444 68.5 Warner 2,509 28.7 20,888 31.5 (exhausted 54 147 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,782 66,479 18.5 02.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Willis (born 1938): Elected 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 Minister for Transport and Communications to 4 April 1990 Minister for Finance from 4 April 1990 to 9 December 1991 Treasurer 9 December 1991 to 27 December 1991 Minister for Finance from 27 December 1991 Vice-President of the Executive Council from 27 May 1992 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Maidstone, Sunshine, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 18.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 76,125 +01.3 Votes cast: 72,357 95.1 +00.4 Informal votes: 2,944 04.1 -02.4 Formal votes: 69,413 95.9 +02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nada Benson 2,236 03.2 Hon Ralph WILLIS * ALP 47,968 69.1 +14.6 Peter Sanko CTA 570 00.8 Leon Staropoli 585 00.8 Alan Parker AD 2,275 03.3 -07.3 Chris Macgregor Lib 15,779 22.7 -03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,413 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sanko's 570 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Benson 91 16.1 2,327 03.4 WILLIS * 214 37.9 48,182 69.4 Staropoli 92 16.3 677 01.0 Parker 70 12.4 2,345 03.4 Macgregor 97 17.2 15,876 22.9 (exhausted 6 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 570 69,413 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Staropoli's 677 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Benson 197 29.3 2,524 03.6 WILLIS * 181 26.9 48,363 69.7 Parker 222 33.0 2,567 03.7 Macgregor 72 10.7 15,948 23.0 (exhausted 5 11 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 677 69,413 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Benson's 2,524 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WILLIS * 1,882 75.9 50,245 72.4 Parker 437 17.6 3,004 04.3 Macgregor 161 06.5 16,109 23.2 (exhausted 44 55 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,524 69,413 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Parker's 3,004 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WILLIS * 2,014 67.7 52,259 75.4 Macgregor 963 32.3 17,072 24.6 (exhausted 27 82 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,004 69,413 25.4 06.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Willis (born 1938): Elected 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 Minister for Finance to 24 December 1993 Treasurer from 24 December 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Maidstone, Sunshine, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 25.4 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 82,190 +08.0 Votes cast: 77,548 94.4 -00.7 Informal votes: 4,214 05.4 +01.3 Formal votes: 73,334 94.6 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Sanko CTA 1,630 02.2 +01.8 Khiet Nguyen AD 3,889 05.3 +02.0 Janet Rice Grn 2,440 03.2 Marco Andreacchio 306 00.4 -00.4 Luke Spencer 1,166 01.6 John Best Lib 15,978 21.8 -00.9 Hon Ralph WILLIS * ALP 46,533 63.5 -05.6 John Kelly 1,392 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,334 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Rice, see Senate Victoria 2013. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Andreacchio's 306 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanko 47 15.8 1,677 02.3 Nguyen 40 13.5 3,929 05.4 Rice 83 27.9 2,523 03.4 Spencer 49 16.5 1,215 01.7 Best 33 11.1 16,011 21.8 WILLIS * 25 08.4 46,558 63.5 Kelly 20 06.7 1,412 01.9 (exhausted 9 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 306 73,334 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Spencer's 1,215 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanko 115 09.6 1,792 02.4 Nguyen 101 08.4 4,030 05.5 Rice 229 19.1 2,752 03.8 Best 311 25.9 16,322 22.3 WILLIS * 255 21.3 46,813 63.9 Kelly 189 15.8 1,601 02.2 (exhausted 15 24 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,215 73,334 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Kelly's 1,601 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanko 114 07.2 1,906 02.6 Nguyen 257 16.2 4,287 05.8 Rice 589 37.2 3,341 04.6 Best 231 14.6 16,553 22.6 WILLIS * 394 24.9 47,207 64.4 (exhausted 16 40 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,601 73,334 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Sanko's 1,906 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nguyen 1,243 67.1 5,530 07.6 Rice 290 15.7 3,631 05.0 Best 203 11.0 16,756 22.9 WILLIS * 117 06.3 47,324 64.6 (exhausted 53 93 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,906 73,334 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Rice's 3,631 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nguyen 2,471 69.0 8,001 10.9 Best 418 11.7 17,174 23.5 WILLIS * 692 19.3 48,016 65.6 (exhausted 50 143 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,631 73,334 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Nguyen's 8,001 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Best 3,791 49.4 20,965 28.8 WILLIS * 3,886 50.6 51,902 71.2 (exhausted 324 467 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,001 73,334 21.2 04.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Willis (born 1938): Elected 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 Treasurer to 11 March 1996 Willis retired at the 1998 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Maidstone, Sunshine, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 21.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,159 +02.4 Votes cast: 79,601 94.6 +00.2 Informal votes: 3,360 04.2 -01.2 Formal votes: 76,241 95.8 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicola ROXON + ALP 51,443 67.5 +04.0 Anthony Cursio Lib 15,233 20.0 -01.8 Nikolas Kavalenka ON 2,638 03.5 Michael Pollock 249 00.3 Liz Ingham Grn 2,180 02.9 -00.4 David Wark AD 3,420 04.5 -00.8 Adrian Shorland 1,078 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,241 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Pollock's 249 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROXON + 48 19.3 51,491 67.5 Cursio 40 16.1 15,273 20.0 Kavalenka 59 23.7 2,697 03.5 Ingham 64 25.7 2,244 02.9 Wark 23 09.2 3,443 04.5 Shorland 15 06.0 1,093 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 249 76,241 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Shorland's 1,093 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROXON + 646 59.1 52,137 68.4 Cursio 108 09.9 15,381 20.2 Kavalenka 15 01.4 2,712 03.6 Ingham 124 11.3 2,368 03.1 Wark 200 18.3 3,643 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,093 76,241 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ingham's 2,368 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROXON + 658 27.8 52,795 69.2 Cursio 181 07.6 15,562 20.4 Kavalenka 111 04.7 2,823 03.7 Wark 1,418 59.9 5,061 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,368 76,241 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Kavalenka's 2,823 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROXON + 1,075 38.1 53,870 70.7 Cursio 814 28.8 16,376 21.5 Wark 934 33.1 5,995 07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,823 76,241 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Wark's 5,995 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROXON + 4,005 66.8 57,875 75.9 Cursio 1,990 33.2 18,366 24.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,995 76,241 25.9 04.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicola Louise Roxon (born 1967): Elected 1998 Born 1 April 1967, Sydney Career: Educated University of Melbourne. Industrial lawyer. Judge's Associate. Union organiser, National Union of Workers. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Maidstone, Sunshine, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 25.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,062 +02.3 Votes cast: 80,303 93.3 -01.3 Informal votes: 3,938 04.9 +00.7 Formal votes: 76,365 95.1 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher Tann Lib 19,191 25.1 +05.1 Nicola ROXON * ALP 46,124 60.4 -07.1 Rachel Richards AD 5,256 06.9 +02.4 Michele Finey Grn 4,831 06.3 +03.5 Jorge Joquera 963 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,365 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Joquera's 963 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tann 112 11.6 19,303 25.3 ROXON * 155 16.1 46,279 60.6 Richards 110 11.4 5,366 07.0 Finey 586 60.8 5,417 07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 963 76,365 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Richards's 5,366 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tann 681 12.7 19,984 26.2 ROXON * 1,696 31.6 47,975 62.8 Finey 2,989 55.7 8,406 11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,366 76,365 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Finey's 8,406 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tann 1,567 18.6 21,551 28.2 ROXON * 6,839 81.4 54,814 71.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,406 76,365 21.8 04.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicola Roxon (born 1967): Elected 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Altona, Footscray, Maidstone, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 25.9 Effect of redistribution: 05.5 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 20.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 91,016 +05.8 Votes cast: 85,007 93.4 +00.1 Informal votes: 5,587 06.6 +01.7 Formal votes: 79,420 93.4 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David McConnell Lib 25,069 31.6 +05.4 Nam Bui Grn 7,210 09.1 +02.8 Wajde Assaf 606 00.8 Nicola ROXON * ALP 43,383 54.6 -04.8 Dr Michael Lee FF 1,463 01.8 Kel Isherwood 149 00.2 Linda Waldron 508 00.6 Max Grarock AD 1,032 01.3 -05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,420 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Isherwood's 149 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McConnell 36 24.2 25,105 31.6 Bui 23 15.4 7,233 09.1 Assaf 10 06.7 616 00.8 ROXON * 16 10.7 43,399 54.6 Lee 35 23.5 1,498 01.9 Waldron 17 11.4 525 00.7 Grarock 12 08.1 1,044 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 149 79,420 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Waldron's 525 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McConnell 31 05.9 25,136 31.7 Bui 284 54.1 7,517 09.5 Assaf 28 05.3 644 00.8 ROXON * 71 13.5 43,470 54.7 Lee 42 08.0 1,540 01.9 Grarock 69 13.1 1,113 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 525 79,420 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Assaf's 644 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McConnell 109 16.9 25,245 31.8 Bui 233 36.2 7,750 09.8 ROXON * 147 22.8 43,617 54.9 Lee 84 13.0 1,624 02.0 Grarock 71 11.0 1,184 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 644 79,420 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Grarock's 1,184 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McConnell 216 18.2 25,461 32.1 Bui 432 36.5 8,182 10.3 ROXON * 309 26.1 43,926 55.3 Lee 227 19.2 1,851 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,184 79,420 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Lee's 1,851 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McConnell 784 42.4 26,245 33.1 Bui 459 24.8 8,641 10.9 ROXON * 608 32.9 44,534 56.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,851 79,420 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Bui's 8,641 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McConnell 1,588 18.4 27,833 35.1 ROXON * 7,053 81.6 51,587 64.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,641 79,420 14.9 05.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicola Roxon (born 1967): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Altona, Footscray, Maidstone, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 14.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 93,322 +02.5 Votes cast: 87,868 94.2 +00.8 Informal votes: 3,712 04.2 -02.4 Formal votes: 84,156 95.8 +02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ben Courtice 1,334 01.6 Rachel Richards AD 1,088 01.3 00.0 Robert Gibson Grn 7,898 09.4 +00.3 Dave O'Neil 1,950 02.3 Wayne Tseng Lib 19,220 22.8 -08.7 Mukesh Garg FF 1,700 02.0 +00.2 Nicola ROXON * ALP 50,681 60.2 +05.6 Rodney Doel 285 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 84,156 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Doel's 285 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Courtice 28 09.8 1,362 01.6 Richards 48 16.8 1,136 01.4 Gibson 20 07.0 7,918 09.4 O'Neil 18 06.3 1,968 02.3 Tseng 30 10.5 19,250 22.9 Garg 71 24.9 1,771 02.1 ROXON * 70 24.6 50,751 60.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 285 88,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Richards's 1,136 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Courtice 142 12.5 1,504 01.8 Gibson 372 32.8 8,290 09.9 O'Neil 182 16.0 2,150 02.6 Tseng 147 12.9 19,397 23.1 Garg 52 04.6 1,823 02.2 ROXON * 241 21.2 50,992 60.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,136 88,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Courtice's 1,504 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibson 1,158 77.0 9,448 11.2 O'Neil 129 08.6 2,279 02.7 Tseng 46 03.1 19,443 23.1 Garg 53 03.5 1,876 02.2 ROXON * 118 07.9 51,110 60.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,504 88,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Garg's 1,876 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibson 308 16.4 9,756 11.6 O'Neil 167 08.9 2,446 02.9 Tseng 901 48.0 20,344 24.2 ROXON * 500 26.7 51,610 61.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,876 88,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: O'Neil's 2,446 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibson 1,069 43.7 10,825 12.9 Tseng 681 27.8 21,025 25.0 ROXON * 696 28.5 52,306 62.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,446 88,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Gibson's 10,825 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tseng 2,997 27.7 24,022 28.5 ROXON * 7,828 72.3 60,134 71.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10,825 88,755 21.5 06.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicola Roxon (born 1967): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004 Minister for Health and Ageing from 3 December 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Altona, Footscray, Maidstone, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 21.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 95,611 +02.5 Votes cast: 87,641 91.7 -02.5 Informal votes: 4,378 05.0 +00.8 Formal votes: 83,263 95.0 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Nicola ROXON * ALP 48,971 58.8 -01.4 Rodney Solin Grn 12,779 15.4 +06.0 Tania Baptist 475 00.6 Ben Courtice 528 00.6 Liz Mumby FF 1,440 01.7 -00.3 David McConnell Lib 19,070 22.9 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 83,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Baptist's 475 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROXON * 82 17.3 49,053 58.9 Solin 130 27.4 12,909 15.5 Courtice 198 41.7 726 00.9 Mumby 35 07.4 1,475 01.8 McConnell 30 06.3 19,100 22.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 475 83,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Courtice's 726 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROXON * 132 18.2 49,185 59.1 Solin 370 51.0 13,279 16.0 Mumby 171 23.6 1,646 02.0 McConnell 53 07.3 19,153 23.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 726 83,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Mumby's 1,646 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROXON * 435 26.4 49,620 59.6 Solin 540 32.8 13,819 16.6 McConnell 671 40.8 19,824 23.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,646 83,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Solin's 13,819 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROXON * 11,911 86.2 61,531 73.9 McConnell 1,908 13.8 21,732 26.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,819 83,263 23.9 02.4 to Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicola Roxon (born 1967): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004, 2010 Minister for Health and Ageing to 14 December 2011 Attorney-General 14 December 2011 to 4 February 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roxon retired at the 2013 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Altona, Footscray, Sunshine, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 23.9 Effect of 2010 redistribution: 02.0 shift to ALP 2013 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 25.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 102,141 +06.8 Votes cast: 92,590 90.7 -01.0 Informal votes: 5,205 05.6 +00.6 Formal votes: 87,388 94.4 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kerry Arch FF 2,266 02.6 +00.2 David McConnell Lib 23,343 26.7 +04.3 Anthony O'Neill 967 01.1 Tim Watts + ALP 40,236 46.0 -12.9 Dwayne Singleton PUP 3,413 03.9 Rod Swift Grn 14,623 16.7 +01.5 Allan Cashion ASP 2,540 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 87,388 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: O'Neill's 967 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arch 395 40.9 2,661 03.1 McConnell 220 22.8 23,563 27.0 Watts + 173 17.9 40,409 46.2 Singleton 89 09.2 3,502 04.0 Swift 60 06.2 14,683 16.8 Cashion 30 03.1 2,570 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 967 87,388 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cashion's 2,570 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arch 247 09.6 2,908 03.3 McConnell 239 09.3 23,802 27.2 Watts + 523 20.4 40,932 46.8 Singleton 373 14.5 3,875 04.4 Swift 1,188 46.2 15,871 18.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,570 87,388 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Arch's 2,908 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McConnell 1,502 51.7 25,304 29.0 Watts + 593 20.4 41,525 47.5 Singleton 409 14.1 4,284 04.9 Swift 404 13.9 16,275 18.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,908 87,388 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Singleton's 4,284 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McConnell 1,276 29.8 26,580 30.4 Watts + 1,388 32.4 42,913 49.1 Swift 1,620 37.8 17,895 20.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,284 87,388 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Swift's 17,895 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McConnell 2,669 14.9 29,249 33.5 WATTS + 15,226 85.1 58,139 66.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,895 87,388 16.5 07.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Graham Watts (born 1982): Elected 2013 Born: 8 June 1982, Toowoomba, Qld Career: Educated Bond University, Monash University, London School of Economics. Lawyer. Adviser to Senator Hon Stephen Conroy, Hon John Brumby MLA. Manager, Telstra. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Altona, Footscray, Sunshine, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 16.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 108,469 +06.2 Votes cast: 96,285 88.8 -01.8 Informal votes: 3,868 04.0 -01.6 Formal votes: 92,417 96.0 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathon Marsden Grn 19,855 21.5 +04.7 Tim Watts * ALP 42,340 46.9 +00.9 Ben Willis Lib 24,607 26.6 -00.1 David Tran 4,615 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 92,417 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Tran's 4,565 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marsden 1,439 31.2 21,294 23.0 Watts * 1,375 29.8 44,715 48.4 Willis 1,801 39.0 26,408 28.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,565 92,417 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Marsden's 21,294 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WATTS * 18,345 86.2 63,060 68.2 Willis 2,949 13.8 29,357 31.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,294 92,417 18.3 01.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Graham Watts (born 1982): Elected 2013, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Altona, Footscray, Laverton, Spotswood, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 18.3 Effect of 2018 redistribution: 03.2 shift to Liberal 2019 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 15.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 111,194 +02.5 Votes cast: 102,113 91.8 +03.0 Informal votes: 3,582 03.5 -00.4 Formal votes: 98,531 96.5 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tim Watts * ALP 47,942 48.7 +02.4 Bernadette Thomas Grn 16,303 16.6 -02.4 Anthony Mitchell Lib 28,895 29.3 -00.5 Lisa Bentley UAP 5,391 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 98,531 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bentley's 5,391 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Watts * 1,314 24.4 49,256 50.0 Thomas 1,085 20.1 17,388 17.7 Mitchell 2,992 55.5 31,887 32.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,391 98,531 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Thomas's 17,388 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WATTS * 14,622 84.1 63,878 64.8 Mitchell 2,766 15.9 34,653 35.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,388 98,531 14.8 00.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Graham Watts (born 1982): Elected 2013, 2016, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Altona, Laverton, Newport, Point Cook, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 14.8 Effect of 2021 redistribution: 01.8 shift to Liberal 2022 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 108,096 -02.7 Votes cast: 96,926 89.7 -02.1 Informal votes: 4,729 04.9 +01.2 Formal votes: 92,197 95.1 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Suzette Rodoreda Grn 15,251 16.6 +02.7 Monica Clark Lib 24,869 27.0 -03.8 Sharynn Moors AFP 1,135 01.2 Andrew Charles VS 1,503 01.6 Abraham Isac UAP 5,080 05.5 -00.1 Chloe Glasson LDP 2,185 03.0 Rob Braddock PHON 2,802 03.0 Tim Watts * ALP 39,382 42.7 -06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 92,197 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Moors's 1,135 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rodoreda 142 12.5 15,383 16.7 Clark 185 16.3 25,054 27.2 Charles 155 13.7 1,658 01.8 Isac 179 15.8 5,259 05.7 Glasson 232 20.4 2,417 02.6 Braddock 137 12.1 2,939 03.2 Watts * 105 09.3 39,487 42.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,135 92,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Charles's 1,658 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rodoreda 846 51.0 16,229 17.6 Clark 148 08.9 25,202 27.3 Isac 218 13.2 5,477 05.9 Glasson 99 06.0 2,516 02.7 Braddock 87 05.3 3,026 03.3 Watts * 260 15.7 39,747 43.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,658 92,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Glasson's 2,516 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rodoreda 217 08.6 16,446 17.8 Clark 651 25.9 25,853 28.0 Isac 573 22.8 6,050 06.6 Braddock 776 30.8 3,802 03.3 Watts * 299 11.9 40,046 43.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,516 92,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Braddock's 3,802 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rodoreda 322 08.5 16,768 18.2 Clark 450 11.8 26,303 28.5 Isac 2,504 65.9 8,554 09.3 Watts * 526 13.8 40,572 44.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,802 92,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Isac's 8,554 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rodoreda 1,947 22.8 18,715 20.3 Clark 4,790 56.0 31,093 33.7 Watts * 1,817 21.2 42,389 46.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,554 92,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Rodoreda's 18,715 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clark 4,366 23.3 35,459 38.5 WATTS * 14,349 76.7 56,738 61.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,715 92,101 11.5 01.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Graham Watts (born 1982): Elected 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1 June 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Altona, Laverton, Newport, Point Cook, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 11.5 Effect of 2024 redistribution: 00.3 shift to Liberal 2025 notional two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 118,962 +10.1 Votes cast: 108,740 91.4 +01.7 Informal votes: 3,538 03.3 -01.7 Formal votes: 105,202 96.7 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Tim Watts * Labor 49,044 46.6 +03.8 Stephen Bennett PHON 6,290 06.0 +02.9 Ben Reeson Lib 27,539 26.2 -01.0 Ponraj Krishna Pandi Grn 17,933 17.1 +01.5 Jo Garcia FFA 4,396 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 105,202 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Garcia's 4,396 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Watts * 840 19.1 49,884 47.4 Bennett 1,566 35.6 7,856 07.5 Reeson 945 21.5 28,484 27.1 Krishna Pandi 1,045 23.8 18,978 18.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,396 105,202 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bennett's 7,856 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Watts * 1,727 22.0 51,611 49.1 Reeson 4,756 60.5 33,240 31.6 Krishna Pandi 1,373 17.5 20,351 19.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,856 105,202 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Krishna Pandi's 20,351 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WATTS * 16,878 82.9 68,489 65.1 Reeson 3,473 17.1 36,713 34.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,351 105,202 15.1 03.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Graham Watts (born 1982): Elected 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025 Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs to 13 May 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------