ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF GIPPSLAND, VICTORIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Maffra, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 9,888 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Allan McLEAN Prot Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan McLean (1844-1911): Elected 1901 Born: 3 February 1840, Scotland. Career: Migrated as child. Educated state schools. Stock and station agent. Maffra Shire Council 1873-80. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for North Gippsland 1880-1901. President of the Board of Land and Works 1890-93, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey 1890-93, Minister for Agriculture 1891, Chief Secretary 1893, Honorary Minister 1894-98, Premier and Chief Secretary 1899- 1900. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Maffra, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 majority: none (Protectionist unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 19,536 +97.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan McLEAN * Prot Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan McLean (1844-1911): Elected 1901, 1903 Minister for Trade and Customs 18 August 1904 to 5 July 1905 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McLean was the leader of the group of conservative Protectionists who supported an alliance with Reid against Labour. He accepted office under Reid, effectively ending his connection with the Deakinite Protectionists. He joined Reid's Anti-Socialists in 1906. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Foster, Moe, Sale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 majority: none (Protectionist unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,253 +49.7 Votes cast: 16,154 55.2 Informal votes: 601 03.7 Formal votes: 15,553 96.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Allan McLean * AS 7,728 49.7 George WISE Prot 7,825 50.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,553 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McLean stood as an Anti-Socialist having previously sat as a Protectionist. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Allan McLean (1844-1911): Elected 1901, 1903. Defeated 1906 Died 13 July 1911 > George Henry Wise (1853-1950): Elected 1906 Born: 1 July 1853, Melbourne. Career: Educated Scotch College, Melbourne. Barrister 1874, practised Sale. Sale Council 1880-1904. Active federalist. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wise refused to support the Protectionist/Anti-Socialist fusion in 1908 and sat as an independent. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Foster, Moe, Sale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 majority: Protectionist over Anti-Socialist 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 28,078 -04.0 Votes cast: 18,384 65.5 +10.3 Informal votes: 181 01.0 -02.7 Formal votes: 18,203 99.0 +02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Bowden Lib 6,897 37.9 George WISE * 11,306 62.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,203 12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wise was an independent protectionist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Henry Wise (1853-1950): Elected 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Liberal vote of 37.9% was a decline of 62.1% from the 100% polled by one Protectionist (Wise) and one Anti-Socialist candidate in 1906. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Foster, Sale, Yarram -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 majority: Independent over Liberal 12.1 Effect of 1912 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,887 +34.9 Votes cast: 28,615 75.5 +10.0 Informal votes: 471 01.6 -01.7 Formal votes: 28,144 98.4 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James BENNETT Lib 15,473 55.0 +12.7 George Wise * 12,671 45.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,144 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wise's vote of 45.0% was a decline of 12.7% from the 62.1% he polled in 1910. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > George Henry Wise (1853-1950): Elected 1906, 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913 Later career: See Gippsland 1914. > James Bennett (1874-1951): Elected 1913 Born: 1874, Glenelg, South Australia. Career: Primary education. Farmworker, farmer at Warracknabeal, Victoria. Secretary Victorian Farmers and Producers Union 1905. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Foster, Sale, Yarram -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: Liberal over Independent 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,996 -02.4 Votes cast: 30,831 83.3 +07.8 Informal votes: 473 01.5 -00.1 Formal votes: 30,358 98.5 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Bennett * Lib 14,874 49.0 -06.0 George WISE 15,484 51.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,358 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wise was member for Gippsland 1906-13. He was an independent Labor candidate. His vote of 51.0% was an increase of 6.0% from the 45.0% he polled in 1913. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Bennett (1874-1951): Elected 1913. Defeated 1914 Later career: Real estate agent and builder, Melbourne. Died 21 November 1951 > George Henry Wise (1853-1950): Elected 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wise joined the Nationalist Party in February 1917. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Foster, Sale, Yarram -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 majority: Independent over Liberal 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,162 -02.3 Votes cast: 30,584 84.6 +01.3 Informal votes: 518 01.7 +00.2 Formal votes: 30,066 98.3 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Holloway ALP 8,215 27.3 George WISE * Nat 21,851 72.7 +23.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,066 22.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Henry Wise (1853-1950): Elected 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1914, 1917 Honorary Minister from 27 March 1918 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Foster, Sale, Yarram -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 22.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,880 -00.8 Votes cast: 26,386 73.5 -11.1 Informal votes: 344 01.3 -00.4 Formal votes: 26,042 98.7 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Erland Erlandson VFU 11,675 44.8 Hon George WISE * Nat 14,367 55.2 -17.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 26,042 05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Henry Wise (1853-1950): Elected 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1914, 1917, 1919 Honorary Minister to 4 February 1920 Postmaster-General 4 February 1920 to 21 December 1921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Maffra, Sale, Trafalgar, Warragul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 majority: Nationalist over VFU 05.2 Effect of redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,016 +19.9 Votes cast: 24,121 56.1 -17.4 Informal votes: 950 03.9 +01.6 Formal votes: 23,171 96.1 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Bermingham ALP 6,357 27.4 Thomas Paterson CP 9,132 39.4 Hon George Wise * Nat 7,682 33.2 -22.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,171 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bermingham's 6,357 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PATERSON 5,431 85.4 14,563 62.9 Wise * 926 14.6 8,608 37.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,357 23,171 12.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > George Henry Wise (1853-1950): Elected 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1914, 1917, 1919. Defeated 1922 Later career: Lawyer. Died 31 July 1950 > Thomas Paterson (1882-1952): Elected 1922 Born: 20 November 1882, Birmingham, England. Career: Educated King's Grammar School, Birmingham. Migrated 1908. Dairy farmer, Gippsland. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Maffra, Sale, Trafalgar, Warragul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 majority: Country Party over Nationalist 12.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,263 +05.2 Votes cast: 42,508 93.9 +37.8 Informal votes: 1,240 02.9 -01.0 Formal votes: 41,268 97.1 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Bermingham ALP 13,417 32.5 +05.1 Thomas Paterson * CP 18,423 44.6 +05.2 Hon George Wise 9,428 22.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,268 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wise was member for Gippsland 1906-13 and 1914-22. He was an independent Nationalist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wise's 9,428 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bermingham 1,796 19.0 15,213 36.9 PATERSON * 7,632 81.0 26,055 63.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,428 41,268 13.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Paterson (1882-1952): Elected 1922, 1925 Minister for Markets and Migration 18 June 1926 to 19 January 1928 Minister for Markets from 19 January 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Maffra, Sale, Trafalgar, Warragul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 13.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,894 -00.8 Votes cast: 42,844 95.4 +01.6 Informal votes: 1,101 02.6 -00.3 Formal votes: 41,743 97.4 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Thomas PATERSON * CP 24,100 57.7 +13.1 Hon George Wise 17,643 42.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,743 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wise was member for Gippsland 1906-13 and 1914-22. He was an independent Liberal (The Age, 13 November 1928). His vote of 42.3% was an increase of 19.5% from his vote of 22.8% in 1925 (when he was an independent Nationalist). -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Paterson (1882-1952): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928 Minister for Markets to 10 December 1928 Minister for Markets and Transport from 10 December 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Maffra, Sale, Trafalgar, Warragul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 majority: Country Party over Independent 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,602 +01.6 Votes cast: 43,975 96.4 +01.0 Informal votes: 889 02.0 -00.6 Formal votes: 43,086 98.0 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Buckley ALP 18,030 41.8 Hon Thomas PATERSON * CP 25,056 58.2 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,086 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Paterson (1882-1952): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 Minister for Markets and Transport to 22 October 1929 Deputy Leader of the Country Party from October 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Maffra, Sale, Trafalgar, Warragul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,086 +03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Thomas PATERSON * CP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Paterson (1882-1952): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931 Deputy Leader of the Country Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Maffra, Sale, Trafalgar, Warragul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 majority: none (Country Party unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,726 +07.7 Votes cast: 48,082 94.8 Informal votes: 828 01.7 Formal votes: 47,254 98.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Thomas PATERSON * CP 32,765 69.3 Reginald Pollard 14,489 30.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,254 19.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Pollard, see Ballaarat 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Paterson (1882-1952): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934 Minister for the Interior from 9 November 1934 Deputy Leader of the Country Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Morwell, Trafalgar, Wonthaggi, Yallourn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 majority: Country Party over Independent 19.3 Effect of 1937 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,214 -02.9 Votes cast: 48,317 96.2 +01.4 Informal votes: 765 01.6 -00.1 Formal votes: 47,552 98.4 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James McKenna ALP 18,483 38.9 Hon Thomas PATERSON * CP 29,069 61.1 -08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,552 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Paterson (1882-1952): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 Minister for the Interior to 29 November 1937 Deputy Leader of the Country Party to 13 September 1939 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Morwell, Trafalgar, Wonthaggi, Yallourn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,797 +01.2 Votes cast: 48,745 96.0 -00.2 Informal votes: 708 01.5 -00.1 Formal votes: 48,037 98.5 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Bowden CP 8,006 16.7 James McKenna ALP 16,082 33.5 -05.4 Hon Thomas Paterson * CP 20,547 42.8 Calvert Wyeth 3,402 07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,037 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Bowden, see Gippsland 1943. Bowden and Paterson belonged to rival factions of the Victorian Country Party. 2. The combined Country Party vote was 59.5%, a decrease of 1.6% from the 61.1% polled by one Country Party candidate in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wyeth's 3,402 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bowden 1,067 31.4 9,073 18.9 McKenna 748 22.0 16,830 35.0 Paterson * 1,587 46.6 22,134 46.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,402 48,037 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bowden's 9,073 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McKenna 3,950 43.5 20,780 43.3 PATERSON * 5,123 56.5 27,257 56.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,073 48,037 06.7 04.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Paterson (1882-1952): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 Paterson retired at the 1943 election. Died 24 January 1952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Morwell, Trafalgar, Wonthaggi, Yallourn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,075 +02.5 Votes cast: 50,712 97.4 +01.4 Informal votes: 1,084 02.1 +00.6 Formal votes: 49,628 97.9 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Ashton 2,734 05.5 Herbert Birch SC 5,313 10.7 George Bowden + CP 18,104 36.5 Mervyn Morgan OPA 1,119 02.3 Walter Williams ALP 22,358 45.1 +11.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,628 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Country Party vote of 36.5% was a decrease of 23.0% from the 59.5% polled by two Country Party candidates (one of them Bowden) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Morgan's 1,119 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashton 174 15.5 2,908 05.9 Birch 189 16.9 5,502 11.1 Bowden + 440 39.3 18,544 37.4 Williams 316 28.2 22,674 45.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,119 49,628 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Ashton's 2,908 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Birch 1,877 64.5 7,379 14.9 Bowden + 751 25.8 19,295 38.9 Williams 280 09.6 22,954 46.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,908 49,628 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Birch's 7,379 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BOWDEN + 6,690 90.7 25,985 52.4 Williams 689 09.3 23,643 47.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,379 49,628 02.4 04.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- George James Bowden (1888-1962): Elected 1943 Born: 17 March 1888, Oxley, Victoria. Career: Educated state schools. Farmer. Military Service 1914-18. Cranbourne Shire Council. President, Country Party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Morwell, Trafalgar, Wonthaggi, Yallourn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,556 +06.7 Votes cast: 52,540 94.6 -02.8 Informal votes: 824 01.6 -00.5 Formal votes: 51,716 98.6 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George BOWDEN * CP 28,526 55.2 +18.7 Adam Keltie ALP 20,196 39.1 -06.0 Walter Williams CPA 2,994 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,716 05.8 e 03.4 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams had been the ALP candidate in Gippsland in 1943. -------------------------------------------------------------------- George James Bowden (1888-1962): Elected 1943, 1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Maffra, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 05.8 e Effect of 1948 redistribution: 06.3 shift to Country Party New notional majority: Country Party over ALP 12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,024 -35.2 Votes cast: 34,669 96.2 +01.6 Informal votes: 472 01.4 -00.2 Formal votes: 34,197 98.6 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George BOWDEN * CP 22,824 66.7 +06.6 Horace Hawkins ALP 11,373 33.3 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,197 16.7 04.6 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- George James Bowden (1888-1962): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Maffra, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,082 +02.9 Votes cast: 35,567 95.9 -00.3 Informal votes: 521 01.5 +00.1 Formal votes: 35,046 98.5 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George BOWDEN * CP 22,799 65.1 -01.6 Victor Fitzgerald ALP 12,247 34.9 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,046 15.1 01.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- George James Bowden (1888-1962): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Maffra, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 15.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,891 +04.9 Votes cast: 37,097 95.4 -00.5 Informal votes: 375 01.0 -00.5 Formal votes: 36,722 99.0 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George BOWDEN * CP 22,185 60.4 -04.7 Sydney Crofts ALP 14,537 39.6 +04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,722 10.4 04.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- George James Bowden (1888-1962): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Leongatha, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 10.4 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 00.7 shift to Labor New notional majority: Country Party over Labor 09.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,752 +07.4 Votes cast: 39,749 95.2 -00.2 Informal votes: 785 02.0 +01.0 Formal votes: 38,964 98.0 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Burns ALPAC 4,951 12.7 George BOWDEN * CP 24,382 62.6 +02.9 Clement Little ALP 9,631 24.7 -15.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,964 23.0 e 13.3 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- George James Bowden (1888-1962): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Leongatha, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 23.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,588 +04.4 Votes cast: 41,722 95.7 +00.5 Informal votes: 810 01.9 -00.1 Formal votes: 40,912 98.1 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George BOWDEN * CP 23,869 58.3 -04.3 John Hansen DLP 5,785 14.1 +01.4 Clement Little ALP 11,258 27.5 +02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,912 21.0 e 02.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- George James Bowden (1888-1962): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 Bowden retired at the 1961 election. Died 8 June 1962 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Leongatha, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 21.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,469 +04.3 Votes cast: 43,312 95.3 -00.4 Informal votes: 671 01.5 -00.4 Formal votes: 42,641 98.5 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Hansen DLP 7,209 16.9 +02.8 Peter NIXON + CP 22,002 51.6 -06.7 William Stephenson ALP 13,430 31.5 +04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,641 16.9 e 04.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter James Nixon (born 1928): Elected 1961 Born: 22 March 1928, Orbost, Victoria. Career: Educated Wesley College, Melbourne. Farmer and grazier, East Gippsland, Victoria. Company director. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Leongatha, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 16.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,432 +02.1 Votes cast: 44,467 95.8 +00.5 Informal votes: 452 01.0 -00.5 Formal votes: 44,015 99.0 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sydney Evans ALP 13,623 31.0 -00.5 John Hansen DLP 4,970 11.3 -05.6 Peter NIXON * CP 25,422 57.8 +06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,015 18.0 e 01.1 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter James Nixon (born 1928): Elected 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Leongatha, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 18.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,705 +02.7 Votes cast: 45,634 95.7 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,090 02.4 +01.4 Formal votes: 44,544 97.6 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Hansen DLP 6,439 14.5 +03.2 Peter NIXON * CP 28,627 64.3 +06.5 Thomas Powell ALP 9,478 21.3 -09.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,544 27.5 e 09.5 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter James Nixon (born 1928): Elected 1961, 1963, 1966 Minister for the Interior from 10 January 1968 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Maffra, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 27.5 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 00.2 shift to ALP New notional majority: Country Party over Labor 27.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,880 +02.5 Votes cast: 46,920 96.0 +00.3 Informal votes: 917 02.0 -00.4 Formal votes: 46,003 98.0 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Hansen DLP 5,478 11.9 -02.6 Hon Peter NIXON * CP 27,068 58.8 -05.3 John Wolfe ALP 13,457 29.3 +07.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46,003 19.6 e 07.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter James Nixon (born 1928): Elected 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969 Minister for the Interior to 5 February 1971 Minister for Shipping and Transport from 5 February 1971 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Maffra, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 19.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,663 +05.7 Votes cast: 49,783 96.4 +00.4 Informal votes: 775 01.6 -00.4 Formal votes: 49,008 98.4 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Bowron AP 2,541 05.2 John Condon DLP 3,869 07.9 -04.0 Hon Peter NIXON * CP 26,007 53.1 -05.7 Peter Turner ALP 16,591 33.9 +04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,008 12.9 e 06.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter James Nixon (born 1928): Elected 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972 Minister for Shipping and Transport to 5 December 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Maffra, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: CP over ALP 12.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,787 +11.9 Votes cast: 55,495 96.0 -00.4 Informal votes: 899 01.6 00.0 Formal votes: 54,596 98.4 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Bowron AP 2,123 03.9 -01.3 John Condon DLP 2,533 04.6 -03.3 Hon Peter NIXON * CP 32,484 59.5 +06.4 Hugh Oakes ALP 17,456 32.0 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,596 15.8 e 02.9 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter James Nixon (born 1928): Elected 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 Minister for Transport from 12 November 1975 Postmaster-General from 12 November 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Maffra, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: CP over ALP 15.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 60,438 +04.6 Votes cast: 57,947 95.9 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,018 01.8 +00.2 Formal votes: 56,929 98.2 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert McMahon DLP 3,849 06.8 +02.2 Hon Peter NIXON * NCP 36,806 64.7 +05.2 Peter Turner ALP 16,274 28.6 -03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,929 20.9 e 05.1 to NCP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter James Nixon (born 1928): Elected 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 Minister for Transport Postmaster-General to 22 December 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Leongatha, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 20.9 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,030 +09.3 Votes cast: 63,224 95.8 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,501 02.4 +00.6 Formal votes: 61,723 97.6 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Ingle 1,884 03.1 Robert McMahon DLP 3,003 04.9 -01.9 Hon Peter NIXON * NCP 35,778 58.0 -06.7 Thomas Reid AD 6,424 10.4 William Switzer ALP 14,634 23.7 -04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,723 19.7 e 01.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter James Nixon (born 1928): Elected 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 Minister for Transport to 8 December 1979 Minister for Primary Industry from 27 September 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Leongatha, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 14.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,348 +06.5 Votes cast: 66,901 95.1 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,385 02.1 -00.3 Formal votes: 65,516 97.9 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pierre Forcier AD 6,861 10.5 +00.1 Bruce Ingle 1,684 02.6 Graeme McIntyre ALP 19,791 30.2 +06.5 Hon Peter NIXON * NCP 37,180 56.7 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,516 11.9 e 02.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter James Nixon (born 1928): Elected 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 Minister for Primary Industry Nixon retired at the 1983 election. His ministerial term ended on 11 March 1983. Later career: businessman. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Leongatha, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 11.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,455 +04.4 Votes cast: 70,073 95.4 -00.3 Informal votes: 2,257 03.2 +01.1 Formal votes: 67,816 96.8 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pearce Buckley 2,059 03.0 Phillip Davis Lib 16,127 23.8 Pierre Forcier AD 2,930 04.3 -06.2 Bruce Ingle 652 01.0 Peter McGauran + NPA 21,360 31.5 -25.2 Anthony Peterson ALP 24,029 35.4 +05.2 Stewart Taig DLP 659 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,816 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ingle's 652 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Buckley 104 16.0 2,163 03.2 Davis 100 15.3 16,227 23.9 Forcier 112 17.2 3,042 04.5 McGauran + 215 33.0 21,575 31.8 Petersen 72 11.0 24,101 35.5 Taig 49 07.5 708 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 652 67,816 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Taig's 708 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Buckley 57 08.1 2,220 03.3 Davis 55 07.8 16,282 24.0 Forcier 39 05.5 3,081 04.5 McGauran + 459 64.8 22,034 32.5 Petersen 98 13.8 24,199 35.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 708 67,816 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Buckley's 2,220 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis 1,248 56.2 17,530 25.8 Forcier 230 10.4 3,311 04.9 McGauran + 368 16.6 22,402 33.0 Petersen 374 16.8 24,573 36.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,220 67,816 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Forcier's 3,311 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis 1,227 37.1 18,757 27.7 McGauran + 576 17.4 22,978 33.9 Petersen 1,508 45.5 26,081 38.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,311 67,816 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Davis's 18,757 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McGAURAN + 17,487 93.2 40,465 59.7 Petersen 1,270 06.8 27,351 40.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,757 67,816 09.7 02.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter John McGauran (born 1955): Elected 1983 Born: 16 November 1955, Yallourn, Victoria Career: Educated University of Melbourne. Barrister and solicitor. Brother of Senator Julian McGauran. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Leongatha, Sale, Yarram -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 09.7 Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.4 shift to NPA New notional majority: NPA over ALP 10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,064 -07.3 Votes cast: 64,697 95.1 -00.3 Informal votes: 3,898 06.0 +02.8 Formal votes: 60,799 94.0 -02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Gardner NDP 2,702 04.4 Ben Buckley 1,176 01.9 Bill de Vink ALP 17,522 28.8 -06.2 Peter McGauran * NPA 24,818 40.8 +08.9 Rod Conley Lib 11,984 19.7 -04.1 Margaret Handley DLP 789 01.3 Wilma Western AD 1,808 03.0 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,799 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Handley's 789 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gardner 64 08.1 2,766 04.5 Buckley 40 05.1 1,216 02.0 De Vink 92 11.7 17,614 29.0 McGauran * 336 42.7 25,154 41.4 Conley 101 12.8 12,085 19.9 Western 154 19.6 1,962 03.2 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 789 60,799 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Buckley's 1,216 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gardner 254 20.9 3,020 05.0 De Vink 260 21.4 17,874 29.4 McGauran * 450 37.0 25,604 42.1 Connley 159 13.1 12,244 20.1 Western 92 07.6 2,054 03.4 (exhausted 1 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,216 60,799 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Western's 2,054 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gardner 738 36.0 3,758 06.2 De Vink 437 21.3 18,311 30.1 McGauran * 482 23.5 26,086 42.9 Connley 395 19.2 12,639 20.8 (exhausted 2 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,054 60,799 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Gardner's 3,758 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- De Vink 2,551 68.4 20,862 34.3 McGauran * 705 18.9 26,791 44.1 Connley 472 12.7 13,111 21.6 (exhausted 30 35 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,758 60,799 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Connley's 13,111 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- De Vink 830 06.3 21,692 35.7 McGAURAN * 12,265 93.7 39,056 64.3 (exhausted 16 51 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,111 60,799 14.3 04.2 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter John McGauran (born 1955): Elected 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Leongatha, Sale, Yarram -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 14.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,339 +04.8 Votes cast: 67,953 95.3 +00.2 Informal votes: 2,294 03.4 -02.6 Formal votes: 65,659 96.6 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Zona Child ALP 20,056 30.5 +01.7 Pierre Forcier AD 2,785 04.2 +01.2 Peter McGauran * NPA 29,084 44.3 +03.5 Rod Anderson 1,350 02.1 Grant Pearce Lib 12,384 18.9 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,659 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Anderson's 1,350 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Child 426 31.6 20,482 31.2 Forcier 526 39.0 3,311 05.0 McGauran * 241 17.9 29,325 44.7 Pearce 155 11.5 12,539 19.1 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,350 65,659 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Forcier's 3,311 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Child 1,870 56.6 22,352 34.0 McGauran * 934 28.3 30,259 46.1 Pearce 501 15.2 13,040 19.9 (exhausted 6 8 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,311 65,659 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Pearce's 13,040 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Child 606 04.6 22,958 35.0 McGAURAN * 12,428 95.4 42,687 65.0 (exhausted 6 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,040 65,659 15.0 00.7 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter John McGauran (born 1955): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Leongatha, Sale, Yarram -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 15.0 Effect of 1989 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,740 +03.4 Votes cast: 70,601 95.7 +00.4 Informal votes: 1,631 02.3 -01.1 Formal votes: 68,970 97.7 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Watson CTA 1,684 02.4 Merv Bundle ALP 15,841 23.0 -07.5 Grace McCaughey AD 7,201 10.4 +06.2 Ben Buckley 2,382 03.5 Peter McGAURAN * NPA 41,862 60.7 +16.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,970 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Watson's 1,684 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bundle 490 29.4 16,331 23.7 McCaughey 187 11.2 7,388 10.7 Buckley 156 09.4 2,538 03.7 McGAURAN * 833 50.0 42,695 61.9 (exhausted 18 18 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,684 68,970 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Buckley's 2,538 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bundle 533 21.1 16,864 24.5 McCaughey 691 27.3 8,071 11.7 McGAURAN * 1,306 51.6 44,001 63.8 (exhausted 8 26 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,538 68,970 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McCaughey's 8,071 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bundle 4,542 56.4 21,406 31.1 McGAURAN * 3,506 43.6 47,507 68.9 (exhausted 31 57 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,071 68,970 18.9 03.9 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter John McGauran (born 1955): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Leongatha, Sale, Yarram -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 18.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 76,608 +03.9 Votes cast: 73,796 94.7 -01.0 Informal votes: 1,495 02.0 -00.3 Formal votes: 72,301 98.0 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Judith Stone ALP 21,209 29.3 +06.4 Paul Van Baer 445 00.6 Bruce Phillips 1,720 02.4 Ben Buckley 3,049 04.2 Peter McGAURAN * NPA 43,773 60.5 +00.2 Donald Storey AD 2,105 02.9 -07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,301 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Van Baer's 445 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stone 160 36.1 21,369 29.6 Phillips 92 20.8 1,812 02.5 Buckley 82 18.5 3,131 04.3 McGAURAN * 54 12.2 43,827 60.6 Storey 55 12.4 2,160 03.0 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 445 72,301 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Phillips's 1,812 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stone 544 30.2 21,913 30.3 Buckley 388 21.5 3,519 04.9 McGAURAN * 788 43.7 44,615 61.7 Storey 83 04.6 2,243 03.1 (exhausted 9 11 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,182 72,301 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Storey's 2,243 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stone 936 42.1 22,849 31.6 Buckley 669 30.1 4,188 05.8 McGAURAN * 618 27.8 45,233 62.6 (exhausted 20 31 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,243 72,301 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Buckley's 4,188 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stone 1,496 36.1 24,245 33.7 McGAURAN * 2,653 63.9 47,886 66.3 (exhausted 39 70 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,188 72,301 16.4 02.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter John McGauran (born 1955): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Leongatha, Sale, Yarram -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 16.3 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 79,898 +04.3 Votes cast: 77,419 96.9 +02.2 Informal votes: 1,974 02.6 +00.6 Formal votes: 75,445 97.4 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Judith Stone ALP 19,604 26.0 -03.3 John Brownstein AD 5,584 07.4 +04.5 Peter McGAURAN * NPA 46,180 61.2 +00.7 Ben Buckley 3,582 04.8 Jamie Pollock 495 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,445 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Pollock's 495 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stone 79 16.3 19,683 26.1 Brownstein 92 18.9 5,676 07.5 McGAURAN * 99 20.4 46,279 61.3 Buckley 216 44.4 3,798 05.0 (exhausted 9 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 495 75,445 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Buckley's 3,798 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stone 641 18.0 20,324 27.0 Brownstein 1,001 28.1 6,677 08.9 McGAURAN * 1,918 53.9 48,197 64.1 (exhausted 238 247 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,798 75,445 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Brownstein's 6,677 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stone 3,162 49.7 23,486 31.4 McGAURAN * 3,203 50.3 51,400 68.6 (exhausted 312 559 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,677 75,445 18.6 02.3 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter John McGauran (born 1955): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 Minister for Science and Technology 11 March 1996 to 26 September 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McGauran resigned following allegations that he had abused his travel allowance. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Leongatha, Sale, Yarram -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 18.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,364 +00.6 Votes cast: 77,780 96.8 -00.1 Informal votes: 3,829 04.9 +02.3 Formal votes: 73,951 95.1 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frances Clarke 751 01.0 Robert Thorpe 567 00.8 Leonie Cameron 2,611 03.5 Doug Treasure 4,076 05.5 Judith Stone ALP 19,438 26.3 +00.3 Tony Peters ON 8,454 11.4 Les Horsfeld 799 01.1 Jo McCubbin AD 3,931 05.3 -02.1 Hon Peter McGauran * NPA 31,774 43.0 -18.2 Jack Vanderland 900 01.2 John Weatherhead 650 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Thorpe's 567 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clarke 121 21.3 872 01.2 Cameron 105 18.5 2,716 03.7 Treasure 57 10.1 4,133 05.6 Stone 111 19.6 19,549 26.4 Peters 11 01.9 8,465 11.4 Horsfeld 9 01.6 808 01.1 McCubbin 50 08.8 3,981 05.4 McGauran * 64 11.3 31,838 43.1 Vanderland 9 01.6 909 01.2 Weatherhead 30 05.3 680 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 567 73,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Weatherhead's 680 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clarke 54 07.9 926 01.3 Cameron 35 05.1 2,751 03.7 Treasure 50 07.4 4,183 05.7 Stone 39 05.7 19,588 26.5 Peters 141 20.7 8,606 11.6 Horsfeld 24 03.5 832 01.1 McCubbin 41 06.0 4,022 05.4 McGauran * 85 12.5 31,923 43.2 Vanderland 211 31.0 1,120 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 680 73,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Horsfeld's 832 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clarke 49 05.9 975 01.3 Cameron 56 06.7 2,807 03.8 Treasure 139 16.7 4,322 05.8 Stone 43 05.2 19,631 26.5 Peters 66 07.9 8,672 11.7 McCubbin 61 07.3 4,083 05.5 McGauran * 339 40.7 32,262 43.7 Vanderland 79 09.5 1,199 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 832 73,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Clarke's 975 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron 573 58.8 3,380 04.6 Treasure 96 09.8 4,418 06.0 Stone 76 07.8 19,707 26.6 Peters 50 05.1 8,722 11.8 McCubbin 55 05.6 4,138 05.6 McGauran * 75 07.7 32,337 43.7 Vanderland 50 05.1 1,249 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 975 73,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Vanderland's 1,249 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron 487 39.0 3,867 05.2 Treasure 211 16.9 4,629 06.3 Stone 68 05.4 19,775 26.7 Peters 188 15.1 8,910 12.0 McCubbin 95 07.6 4,233 05.7 McGauran * 200 16.0 32,537 44.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,249 73,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Cameron's 3,867 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Treasure 2,603 67.3 7,232 09.8 Stone 477 12.3 20,252 27.4 Peters 149 03.9 9,059 12.3 McCubbin 380 09.8 4,613 06.2 McGauran * 258 06.7 32,537 44.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,867 73,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: McCubbin's 4,613 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Treasure 1,713 37.1 8,945 12.1 Stone 1,414 30.7 21,666 29.3 Peters 253 05.5 9,312 12.6 McGauran * 1,233 26.7 34,028 46.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,613 73,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Treasure's 8,945 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stone 3,672 41.1 25,338 34.3 Peters 2,318 25.9 11,630 15.7 McGAURAN * 2,955 33.0 36,983 50.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,945 73,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Peters's 11,630 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stone 5,107 43.9 30,445 41.2 McGAURAN * 6,523 56.1 43,506 58.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,630 73,951 08.8 09.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter John McGauran (born 1955): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998 Minister for the Arts and the Centenary of Federation from 21 October 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Leongatha, Sale, Yarram -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 08.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,062 +07.1 Votes cast: 80,237 96.0 -00.8 Informal votes: 4,484 05.6 +00.7 Formal votes: 75,753 94.4 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Jago 1,579 02.1 Michael Freshwater ON 4,066 05.4 -06.1 Jo McCubbin AD 3,331 04.4 -00.9 Phillip Evans 1,551 02.0 Ben Buckley 1,249 01.6 Marjorie Thorpe 791 01.0 Frank Williams 221 00.3 Bill Bolitho ALP 19,469 25.7 -00.6 Doug Treasure 4,249 05.6 Hon Peter McGauran * NPA 34,555 45.6 +02.6 Phillip Robinson 487 00.6 Chris Aitken Grn 4,205 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,753 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Williams's 221 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jago 55 24.9 1,634 02.2 Freshwater 27 12.2 4,093 05.4 McCubbin 5 02.3 3,336 04.4 Evans 21 09.5 1,572 02.1 Buckley 18 08.1 1,267 01.8 Thorpe 21 09.5 812 01.1 Bolitho 19 08.6 19,488 25.7 Treasure 19 08.6 4,268 05.6 McGauran * 10 04.5 34,565 45.6 Robinson 12 05.4 499 00.7 Aitken 14 06.3 4,219 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 221 75,753 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Robinson's 499 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jago 148 29.7 1,782 02.3 Freshwater 17 03.4 4,110 05.4 McCubbin 13 02.6 3,349 04.4 Evans 28 05.6 1,600 02.1 Buckley 37 07.4 1,304 01.7 Thorpe 32 06.4 844 01.1 Bolitho 37 07.4 19,525 25.8 Treasure 98 19.6 4,366 05.8 McGauran * 50 04.5 34,615 45.7 Aitken 39 07.8 4,258 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 499 75,753 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Thorpe's 844 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jago 256 30.3 2,038 02.7 Freshwater 24 02.8 4,134 05.5 McCubbin 64 07.6 3,413 04.5 Evans 63 07.5 1,663 02.2 Buckley 128 15.2 1,432 01.9 Bolitho 86 10.2 19,611 25.9 Treasure 84 09.9 4,450 06.2 McGauran * 50 05.9 34,665 45.8 Aitken 89 10.5 4,347 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 844 75,753 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Buckley's 1,432 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jago 194 13.5 2,232 02.9 Freshwater 143 10.0 4,277 05.6 McCubbin 83 05.8 3,496 04.6 Evans 302 21.1 1,965 02.6 Bolitho 170 11.9 19,781 26.1 Treasure 275 19.2 4,725 06.2 McGauran * 211 14.7 34,876 46.0 Aitken 54 03.8 4,401 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,432 75,753 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Evans's 1,965 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jago 344 17.5 2,576 03.4 Freshwater 124 06.3 4,401 05.8 McCubbin 211 10.7 3,707 04.9 Bolitho 162 08.2 19,943 26.3 Treasure 865 44.0 5,590 07.4 McGauran * 177 09.0 35,053 46.3 Aitken 82 04.2 4,483 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,965 75,753 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Jago's 2,576 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Freshwater 700 27.2 5,101 06.7 McCubbin 355 13.8 4,062 05.4 Bolitho 174 06.7 20,117 26.6 Treasure 877 34.0 6,467 08.5 McGauran * 174 06.7 35,227 46.5 Aitken 296 11.5 4,779 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,576 75,753 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: McCubbin's 4,062 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Freshwater 511 12.6 5,612 07.4 Bolitho 875 21.5 20,992 27.7 Treasure 612 15.1 7,079 09.3 McGauran * 528 13.0 35,755 47.2 Aitken 1,536 37.8 6,315 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,062 75,753 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Freshwater's 5,612 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bolitho 1,650 29.4 22,742 29.9 Treasure 2,672 47.6 9,751 12.9 McGauran * 827 14.7 36,582 48.3 Aitken 463 08.2 6,778 08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,612 75,753 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Aitken's 6,778 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bolitho 3,328 49.1 25,970 34.3 Treasure 1,756 25.9 11,507 15.2 McGAURAN * 1,694 25.0 38,276 50.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,778 75,753 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Treasure's 11,507 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bolitho 5,805 50.4 31,775 42.0 McGAURAN * 5,702 49.6 43,978 58.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,507 75,753 08.0 00.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter John McGauran (born 1955): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001 Minister for the Arts and the Centenary of Federation to 26 November 2001 Minister for Science from 26 November 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Morwell, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 08.0 Effect of redistribution: 05.4 shift to ALP New notional majority: NPA over ALP 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 93,062 +08.1 Votes cast: 88,997 96.1 +00.1 Informal votes: 3,763 04.2 -01.4 Formal votes: 85,234 95.8 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christina Sindt 1,288 01.5 Hon Peter McGauran * NPA 41,531 48.7 +19.0 Heather Stanton 233 00.3 Madelon Lane Grn 3,743 04.4 +00.5 David Langmore AD 1,312 01.5 -02.9 Peter Kelly 3,139 03.7 Doug Lillyman FF 2,405 02.8 Don Wishart ALP 29,053 34.1 +00.2 Ben Buckley ON 2,539 03.0 -02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Stanton's 233 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sindt 55 23.6 1,343 01.6 McGauran * 46 19.7 41,577 48.8 Lane 31 13.3 3,765 04.4 Langmore 25 10.7 1,337 01.6 Kelly 31 13.3 3,170 03.7 Lillyman 16 06.9 2,421 02.8 Wishart 14 06.0 29,067 34.1 Buckley 15 06.4 2,554 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 233 85,234 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Langmore's 1,337 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sindt 82 06.1 1,425 01.7 McGauran * 208 15.6 41,785 49.0 Lane 460 34.4 4,225 05.0 Kelly 187 14.0 3,357 03.9 Lillyman 88 06.6 2,509 02.9 Wishart 266 19.9 29,333 34.4 Buckley 46 03.4 2,600 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,337 85,234 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Sindt's 1,425 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McGauran * 741 52.0 42,526 49.9 Lane 165 34.4 4,390 05.2 Kelly 183 12.8 3,540 04.2 Lillyman 121 08.5 2,630 03.1 Wishart 100 07.0 29,433 34.5 Buckley 115 08.1 2,715 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,425 85,234 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Lillyman's 2,630 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McGAURAN * 1,242 47.2 43,768 51.4 Lane 177 06.7 4,567 05.4 Kelly 460 17.5 4,000 04.7 Wishart 429 16.3 29,862 35.0 Buckley 322 12.2 3,037 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,630 85,234 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Buckley's 3,037 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McGAURAN * 919 30.3 44,687 52.4 Lane 247 08.1 4,814 05.7 Kelly 1,062 35.0 5,062 05.9 Wishart 809 26.6 30,671 36.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,037 85,234 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Lane's 4,814 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McGAURAN * 993 20.6 45,680 53.6 Kelly 916 19.0 5,978 07.0 Wishart 2,905 60.3 33,576 39.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,814 85,234 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Kelly's 5,978 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McGAURAN * 3,501 58.6 49,181 57.7 Wishart 2,477 41.4 36,053 42.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,978 85,234 07.7 05.1 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter John McGauran (born 1955): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 Minister for Science to 25 October 2004 Minister for Citzenship and Multicultural Affairs 25 October 2004 to 6 July 2005 Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry from 6 July 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Eastern Vic: Bairnsdale, Morwell, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 94,967 +02.0 Votes cast: 90,851 95.7 -00.4 Informal votes: 2,710 03.0 -01.2 Formal votes: 88,141 97.0 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Helen Mcadam 1,825 02.1 Jeff Wrathall Grn 4,881 05.5 +01.1 Michael Rowell FF 3,802 04.3 +01.5 Hon Peter McGauran * Nat 42,632 48.4 -00.7 Ben Buckley 2,787 03.2 Jane Rowe ALP 32,214 36.6 +02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 88,141 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Mcadam's 1,825 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrathall 765 41.9 5,646 06.4 Rowell 380 20.8 4,182 04.7 McGauran * 243 13.3 42,875 48.6 Buckley 148 08.1 2,935 03.3 Rowe 289 15.8 32,503 36.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,825 88,141 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Buckley's 2,935 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrathall 412 14.0 6,058 06.9 Rowell 620 21.1 4,802 05.5 McGauran * 1,101 37.5 43,976 49.9 Rowe 802 27.3 33,305 37.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,935 88,141 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Rowell's 4,802 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrathall 1,064 22.2 7,122 08.1 McGAURAN * 2,720 56.6 46,696 53.0 Rowe 1,018 21.2 34,323 38.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4,802 88,141 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Wrathall's 7,122 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McGAURAN * 2,584 36.3 49,280 55.9 Rowe 4,538 63.7 38,861 44.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7,122 88,141 05.9 01.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter John McGauran (born 1955): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to 3 December 2007 Resigned seat 9 April 2008 (See by-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 28 JUNE 2008 ==================================================================== Eastern Vic: Bairnsdale, Morwell, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Hon Peter McGauran -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 95,580 -04.0 Votes cast: 85,717 89.7 -04.8 Informal votes: 2,465 02.9 -03.1 Formal votes: 83,252 97.1 +03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Malcolm McKelvie Grn 5,862 07.0 +01.5 Rohan Fitzgerald Lib 17,249 20.7 Ben Buckley 3,518 04.2 Darren McCubbin ALP 23,652 28.4 -08.1 Darren Chester + Nat 32,971 39.6 -08.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 83,252 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Buckley's 3,518 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McKelvie 669 19.0 6,531 07.8 Fitzgerald 811 23.1 18,060 21.7 McCubbin 890 25.3 24,542 29.5 Chester + 1,148 32.6 34,119 41.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3,518 83,252 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McKelvie's 6,531 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fitzgerald 1,319 20.2 19,379 23.3 McCubbin 3,603 55.2 28,145 33.8 Chester + 1,609 24.6 35,728 42.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 6,531 83,252 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Fitzgerald's 19,379 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCubbin 3,496 18.0 31,641 38.0 CHESTER + 15,883 82.0 51,611 62.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 19,379 83,252 12.0 06.1 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darren Chester (born 1967): Elected 2008 by Born: 13 September 1967, Sale, Victoria Career: Newspaper and television journalist, marketing consultant. Chief of Staff to Peter Ryan, MLA. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Eastern Vic: Bairnsdale, Morwell, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 97,543 +02.7 Votes cast: 92,208 94.5 -01.2 Informal votes: 3,496 03.8 +00.8 Formal votes: 88,712 96.2 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Heath Jefferis FF 2,963 03.3 -01.0 Ben Buckley 4,895 05.5 Darren McCubbin ALP 28,008 31.6 -05.0 Michael Bond Grn 5,826 06.6 +01.0 Darren CHESTER * Nat 47,020 53.0 +04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 88,712 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jefferis's 2,963 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Buckley 688 23.2 5,583 06.3 McCubbin 470 15.9 28,478 32.1 Bond 309 10.4 6,135 06.9 CHESTER * 1,496 50.5 48,516 54.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,963 88,712 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Buckley's 5,583 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCubbin 1,334 23.9 29,812 33.6 Bond 705 12.6 6,840 07.7 CHESTER * 3,544 63.5 52,060 58.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,583 88,712 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bond's 6,840 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCubbin 4,387 64.1 34,199 38.5 CHESTER * 2,453 35.9 54,513 61.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,840 88,712 11.5 05.5 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darren Jeffrey Chester (born 1967): Elected 2008 by, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Eastern Vic: Bairnsdale, Morwell, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: National over Labor 11.5 Effect of 2010 redistribution: no change 2013 notional two-party majority: National over Labor 11.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 99,528 +02.0 Votes cast: 94,044 94.5 00.0 Informal votes: 5,629 06.0 +02.2 Formal votes: 88,415 94.0 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Gardner 1,992 02.3 Douglas Leitch ASP 2,101 02.4 Jeff McNeill ALP 20,467 23.2 -08.4 Darren CHESTER * Nat 47,533 53.8 +00.8 Angie Foster FF 1,591 01.8 -01.5 Peter Dorian 367 00.4 Sav Mangion 623 00.7 Deborah Gravenall PUP 3,785 04.3 Mark Guerin 201 00.2 Scott Campbell-Smith Grn 5,039 05.7 -00.9 Ben Buckley LDP 4,716 05.3 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 88,415 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Guerin's 201 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gardner 34 16.9 2,026 02.3 Leitch 34 16.9 2,135 02.4 McNeill 29 14.4 20,496 23.2 CHESTER * 19 09.5 47,552 53.8 Foster 5 02.5 1,596 01.8 Dorian 7 03.5 374 00.4 Mangion 8 04.0 631 00.7 Gravenall 20 10.0 3,805 04.3 Campbell-Smith 33 16.4 5,072 05.7 Buckley 12 06.0 4,728 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 201 88,415 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dorian's 374 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gardner 30 08.0 2,056 02.3 Leitch 36 09.6 2,171 02.5 McNeill 37 09.9 20,533 23.2 CHESTER * 55 14.7 47,607 53.8 Foster 143 38.2 1,739 02.0 Mangion 27 07.2 658 00.7 Gravenall 22 05.9 3,827 04.3 Campbell-Smith 10 02.7 5,082 05.8 Buckley 14 03.7 4,742 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 374 88,415 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Mangion's 658 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gardner 53 08.1 2,109 02.4 Leitch 77 11.7 2,248 02.5 McNeill 46 07.0 20,579 23.3 CHESTER * 220 33.4 47,827 54.1 Foster 79 12.0 1,818 02.1 Gravenall 99 15.1 3,926 04.4 Campbell-Smith 17 02.6 5,099 05.8 Buckley 67 10.2 4,809 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 658 88,415 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Foster's 1,818 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gardner 197 10.8 2,306 02.6 Leitch 178 09.8 2,426 02.7 McNeill 208 11.4 20,787 23.5 CHESTER * 662 36.4 48,489 54.8 Gravenall 272 15.0 4,198 04.8 Campbell-Smith 122 06.7 5,221 05.9 Buckley 179 09.9 4,988 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,818 88,415 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Gardner's 2,306 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leitch 763 33.1 3,189 03.6 McNeill 489 21.2 21,276 24.1 CHESTER * 364 15.8 48,853 55.3 Gravenall 141 06.1 4,339 04.9 Campbell-Smith 356 15.4 5,577 06.3 Buckley 193 08.4 5,181 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,306 88,415 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Leitch's 3,189 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McNeill 1,260 39.5 22,536 25.5 CHESTER * 634 19.9 49,487 56.0 Gravenall 507 15.9 4,846 05.5 Campbell-Smith 497 15.6 6,074 06.9 Buckley 291 09.1 5,472 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,189 88,415 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Gravenall's 4,846 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McNeill 1,168 24.1 23,704 26.8 CHESTER * 2,110 43.5 51,597 58.4 Campbell-Smith 715 14.8 6,789 07.7 Buckley 853 17.6 6,325 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,846 88,415 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Buckley's 6,325 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McNeill 1,087 17.2 24,791 28.0 CHESTER * 4,057 64.1 55,654 63.0 Campbell-Smith 1,181 18.7 7,970 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,325 88,415 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Campbell-Smith's 7,970 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McNeill 5,410 67.9 30,201 34.2 CHESTER * 2,560 32.1 58,214 65.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,970 88,415 15.8 04.4 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darren Jeffrey Chester (born 1967): Elected 2008 by, 2010, 2013 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence 18 September 2013 to 21 September 2015 Assistant Minister for Defence 21 September 2015 to 18 February 2016 Minister for Infrastructure and Transport from 18 February 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Eastern Vic: Bairnsdale, Morwell, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: National over Labor 15.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 104,088 +04.6 Votes cast: 95,880 92.1 -02.4 Informal votes: 6,588 06.9 +00.9 Formal votes: 89,292 93.1 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Onley Grn 7,002 07.8 +02.1 Peter Dorian RUA 1,513 01.7 +01.3 Shashi Bhatti ALP 17,870 20.0 -03.1 Christine Sindt 1,379 01.5 Brian Heath FF 3,068 03.4 +01.6 Cherie Smith 1,577 01.8 Hon Darren CHESTER * Nat 50,309 56.3 +02.5 Ashleigh Belsar AC 746 00.8 Peter Gardner 1,384 01.6 Ben Buckley LDP 4,444 05.0 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 89,292 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Belsar's 737 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Onley 24 03.2 7,026 07.9 Dorian 45 06.0 1,558 01.7 Bhatti 40 05.4 17,910 20.1 Sindt 47 06.3 1,426 01.6 Heath 356 47.7 3,424 03.8 Smith 33 04.4 1,610 01.8 CHESTER * 112 15.0 50,421 56.5 Gardner 36 04.8 1,420 01.6 Buckley 53 07.1 4,497 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 737 89,292 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Gardner's 1,420 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Onley 466 32.8 7,492 08.4 Dorian 73 05.1 1,631 01.8 Bhatti 140 09.9 18,050 20.2 Sindt 84 05.9 1,510 01.7 Heath 116 08.2 3,540 04.0 Smith 195 13.7 1,805 02.0 CHESTER * 194 13.7 50,615 56.7 Buckley 152 10.7 4,649 05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,420 89,292 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Sindt's 1,510 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Onley 108 07.2 7,600 08.5 Dorian 152 10.1 1,783 02.0 Bhatti 194 12.9 18,244 20.4 Heath 190 12.6 3,730 04.2 Smith 603 39.9 2,408 02.7 CHESTER * 180 11.9 50,795 56.9 Buckley 83 05.5 4,732 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,510 89,292 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Dorian's 1,783 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Onley 135 07.6 7,735 08.7 Bhatti 229 12.8 18,473 20.7 Heath 636 35.7 4,366 04.9 Smith 353 19.8 2,761 03.1 CHESTER * 269 15.1 51,064 57.2 Buckley 161 09.0 4,893 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,783 89,292 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Smith's 2,761 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Onley 468 17.0 8,203 09.2 Bhatti 571 20.7 19,044 21.3 Heath 660 23.9 5,026 05.6 CHESTER * 663 24.0 51,727 57.9 Buckley 399 14.5 5,292 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,761 89,292 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Heath's 5,026 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Onley 722 14.4 8,925 10.0 Bhatti 882 17.6 19,926 22.3 CHESTER * 1,968 39.2 53,695 60.1 Buckley 1,454 28.9 6,746 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,026 89,292 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Buckley's 6,746 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Onley 915 13.6 9,840 11.0 Bhatti 1,072 15.9 20,998 23.5 CHESTER * 4,759 70.6 58,454 65.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,746 89,292 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Onley's 9,840 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bhatti 7,188 73.1 28,186 31.6 CHESTER * 2,652 27.0 61,106 68.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,840 89,292 18.4 02.6 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darren Jeffrey Chester (born 1967): Elected 2008 by, 2010, 2013, 2016 Minister for Infrastructure and Transport to 20 December 2017 Minister for Veterans' Affairs from 5 March 2018 Minister for Defence Personnel from 5 March 2018 Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC from 5 March 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Eastern Vic: Bairnsdale, Morwell, Orbost, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 18.4 Effect of 2018 redistribution: 00.2 shift to Labor 2019 notional two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 18.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 110,538 +06.2 Votes cast: 101,998 92.3 +00.2 Informal votes: 5,320 05.2 -01.6 Formal votes: 96,678 94.8 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Snelling SFF 6,872 07.1 Neville Tickner FACNP 2,043 02.1 Kerri Brewer UAP 4,257 04.4 Dr Antoinette Holm ALP 22,426 23.2 +03.0 Sonia Buckley 3,043 03.2 Hon Darren CHESTER * Nat 52,202 54.0 -01.8 Deb Foskey Grn 5,835 06.0 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5,320 (05.2%) informal 96,678 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Foskey was ACT MLA for Molonglo 2004-08. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Tickner's 2,043 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Snelling 912 44.6 7,784 08.1 Brewer 527 25.8 4,784 05.0 Holm 74 03.6 22,500 23.3 Buckley 163 08.0 3,206 03.3 CHESTER * 342 16.7 52,544 54.4 Foskey 25 01.2 5,860 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,043 96,678 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Buckley's 3,206 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Snelling 767 23.9 8,551 08.8 Brewer 427 13.3 5,211 05.4 Holm 522 16.3 23,022 23.8 CHESTER * 1,028 32.1 53,572 55.4 Foskey 462 14.4 6,322 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,206 96,678 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Brewer's 5,211 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Snelling 2,031 39.0 10,582 11.0 Holm 721 13.8 23,743 24.6 CHESTER * 2,157 41.4 55,729 57.6 Foskey 302 05.8 6,624 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,211 96,678 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Foskey's 6,624 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Snelling 707 10.7 11,289 11.7 Holm 4,415 66.7 28,158 29.1 CHESTER * 1,502 22.7 57,231 59.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,624 96,678 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Snelling's 11,289 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holm 4,064 36.0 32,222 33.3 CHESTER * 7,225 64.0 64,456 66.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,289 96,678 16.7 01.5 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darren Jeffrey Chester (born 1967): Elected 2008 by, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 Minister for Veterans' Affairs to 2 July 2021 Minister for Defence Personnel to 2 July 2021 Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC to 29 May 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Morwell, Orbost, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 16.7 Effect of 2021 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 114,405 +03.6 Votes cast: 103,979 90.9 -01.4 Informal votes: 3,073 03.0 -02.3 Formal votes: 100,906 97.0 +02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Greg Hansford PHON 9,443 09.4 Hon Darren CHESTER * Nat 54,635 54.1 +00.1 Gregory Forster UAP 4,593 04.6 +00.2 Marjorie Thorpe Grn 8,545 08.5 +02.4 Jim McDonald LDP 4,286 04.3 Jannette Langley ALP 19,404 19.2 -04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 100,906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McDonald's 4,286 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hansford 1,098 25.6 10,541 10.5 CHESTER * 1,667 38.9 56,302 55.8 Forster 590 13.8 5,183 05.1 Thorpe 336 07.8 8,881 08.8 Langley 595 13.9 19,999 19.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,286 100,906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Forster's 5,183 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hansford 3,355 64.7 13,896 13.8 CHESTER * 1,141 22.0 57,443 56.9 Thorpe 284 05.5 9,165 09.1 Langley 403 07.8 20,402 20.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,183 100,906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Thorpe's 9,165 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hansford 600 06.6 14,496 14.4 CHESTER * 1,856 20.3 59,299 58.8 Langley 6,709 73.2 27,111 26.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,165 100,906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hansford's 14,496 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHESTER * 11,906 82.1 71,205 70.6 Langley 2,590 17.9 29,701 29.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,496 100,906 20.6 03.9 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darren Jeffrey Chester (born 1967): Elected 2008 by, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Bairnsdale, Morwell, Orbost, Sale, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Nationals over Labor 20.6 Effect of 2024 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 118,075 +03.2 Votes cast: 108,662 92.0 +01.1 Informal votes: 3,904 03.6 +00.6 Formal votes: 104,758 96.4 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sonny Stephens Labor 22,291 21.3 +02.1 Gregory Hansford PHON 15,118 14.4 +05.1 Rochelle Hine Grn 8,897 08.5 00.0 Hon Darren CHESTER * Nat 55,036 52.5 -01.6 Simon Wilson Libtn 3,416 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 104,758 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wilson's 3,416 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephens 341 10.0 22,632 21.6 Hansford 1,421 41.6 16,539 15.8 Hine 315 09.2 9,212 08.8 CHESTER * 1,339 39.2 56,375 53.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,416 104,758 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hine's 9,212 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephens 6,844 74.3 29,476 28.1 Hansford 658 07.1 17,197 16.4 CHESTER * 1,710 18.6 58,085 55.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,212 104,758 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hansford's 17,197 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephens 2,626 15.3 32,102 30.6 CHESTER * 14,571 84.7 72,656 69.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,197 104,758 19.4 01.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darren Jeffrey Chester (born 1967): Elected 2008 by, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Deputy Leader of the Nationals from 11 March 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------