ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF HIGGINS, VICTORIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Armadale, Caulfield, Darling, Malvern -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1946 notional two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,780 Votes cast: 39,548 94.7 Informal votes: 621 01.6 Formal votes: 38,927 98.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Harold HOLT * Lib 26,018 66.8 +06.8 Jules Meltzer ALP 12,909 33.2 -03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,927 16.8 05.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holt was member for Fawkner 1935-49. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Edward Holt (1908-67): Elected 1935 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949 Minister for Labour and National Service from 19 December 1949 Minister for Immigration from 19 December 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Armadale, Caulfield, Darling, Malvern -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 16.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,572 -02.9 Votes cast: 38,216 94.2 -00.5 Informal votes: 584 01.5 -00.1 Formal votes: 37,632 98.5 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Harold HOLT * Lib 24,217 64.4 -02.4 Mary Kent Hughes 1,925 05.1 Benjamin Nicholas ALP 11,490 30.5 -02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,632 18.2 e 01.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mary Kent Hughes (Dr Mary Thorton) was the stepmother of Hon Sir Wilfred Kent Hughes, MP for Chisholm. She nominated in opposition to the government's decision to allow German immigrants to come to Australia (The Argus, 17 March 1951). -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Edward Holt (1908-67): Elected 1935 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 Minister for Labour and National Service Minister for Immigration -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Armadale, Caulfield, Darling, Malvern -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 18.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,718 -07.0 Votes cast: 35,364 93.8 -00.4 Informal votes: 407 01.2 -00.3 Formal votes: 34,957 98.8 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Harold HOLT * Lib 22,849 65.4 -01.0 Benjamin Nicholas ALP 12,108 34.6 +04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,957 15.4 02.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Edward Holt (1908-67): Elected 1935 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 Minister for Labour and National Service Minister for Immigration -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Caulfield, Darling, Malvern, Malvern East -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 15.4 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 00.7 shift to Labor New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 14.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,598 +12.9 Votes cast: 40,559 93.0 -00.8 Informal votes: 1,000 02.5 +01.3 Formal votes: 39,559 97.5 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Fitzgerald ALPAC 5,331 13.5 Rt Hon Harold HOLT * Lib 25,476 64.4 +00.2 Andrew Hughes ALP 8,752 22.1 -12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,559 25.4 e 10.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hughes was Vic MLA for Caulfield 1943-45. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Edward Holt (1908-67): Elected 1935 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 Minister for Labour and National Service Minister for Immigration to 24 October 1956 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party from 26 September 1956 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Caulfield, Darling, Malvern, Malvern East -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 25.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,361 -02.8 Votes cast: 39,590 93.5 +00.5 Informal votes: 839 02.1 -00.4 Formal votes: 38,751 97.9 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Harold HOLT * Lib 24,486 63.2 -01.2 Celia Laird DLP 4,701 12.1 -01.4 Alfred Shiff ALP 9,564 24.7 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,751 24.1 e 01.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Edward Holt (1908-67): Elected 1935 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 Minister for Labour and National Service to 10 December 1958 Treasurer from 10 December 1958 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Caulfield, Darling, Malvern, Malvern East -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 24.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,030 -03.1 Votes cast: 39,538 96.4 +02.9 Informal votes: 753 01.9 -00.2 Formal votes: 38,785 98.1 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Harold HOLT * Lib 22,004 56.7 -06.5 Roger Kirby ALP 11,353 29.3 +04.6 Celia Laird DLP 5,428 14.0 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,785 19.3 e 04.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Edward Holt (1908-67): Elected 1935 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 Treasurer Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Caulfield, Darling, Malvern, Malvern East -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 19.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,384 -01.6 Votes cast: 38,417 95.1 -01.3 Informal votes: 444 01.2 -00.7 Formal votes: 37,973 98.8 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Harold HOLT * Lib 22,835 60.1 +03.4 Roger Kirby ALP 10,915 28.7 -00.6 Celia Laird DLP 4,223 11.1 -02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,973 20.1 e 00.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Edward Holt (1908-67): Elected 1935 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 Treasurer to 26 January 1966 Prime Minister from 26 January 1966 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party to 26 January 1966 Leader of the Liberal Party from 26 January 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holt was elected unopposed as Leader of the Liberal Party when Menzies retired. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Caulfield, Darling, Malvern, Malvern East -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 20.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,209 +02.0 Votes cast: 38,870 94.3 -00.8 Informal votes: 1,072 02.8 +01.6 Formal votes: 37,798 97.2 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Harold HOLT * Lib 23,918 63.3 +03.2 Bruce Phayer ALP 9,510 25.2 -03.5 Frederick Skinner DLP 4,370 11.6 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,798 23.7 e 03.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Edward Holt (1908-67): Elected 1935 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 Prime Minister to 19 December 1967 Leader of the Liberal Party to 19 December 1967 Presumed dead 19 December 1967 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holt disappeared while swimming at Portsea, Victoria, on 17 December. His body was never found. He was officially presumed dead and his commission withdrawn on 19 December. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 28 FEBRUARY 1968 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Caulfield, Darling, Malvern, Malvern East -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the presumed death of Rt Hon Harold Holt -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 23.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,425 +00.5 Votes cast: 35,158 84.9 -09.4 Informal votes: 481 01.4 -01.4 Formal votes: 34,677 98.6 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Bennett ALP 9,601 27.7 +02.5 Frank Courtis 347 01.0 Hon John GORTON + Lib 24,067 69.4 +06.1 Leonard Webber 662 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,677 20.9 e 02.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gorton was a Senator for Victoria 1950-68. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Grey Gorton (1911-2002): Elected 1968 By Born: 9 September 1911, Melbourne Career: Educated Geelong Grammar School, Oxford University. Farmer at Mystic Park, Victoria. Military Service 1940-44. Kerang Shire Council. Senate: Senator for Victoria 1950-68 (for earlier ministerial career see Senate) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for Education and Science to 28 February 1968 (as Senator to 1 February 1968) Prime Minister from 10 January 1968 (as Senator to 1 February 1968) Leader of the Liberal Party from 9 January 1968 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gorton was elected Leader of the Liberal Party following the presumed death of Rt Hon Harold Holt. He assumed office on 10 January 1968, while still a Senator. This is the only occasion on which a Senator has been Prime Minister. Gorton resigned from the Senate on 1 February 1968 to stand at the by-election caused by Holt's presumed death. Between 1 February and the Higgins by- election Gorton was not a member of Parliament. This was the second occasion on which a Prime Minister has not been a member of Parliament (the other was Edmund Barton in January-March 1901). -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Armadale, Caulfield, Malvern, South Yarra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 23.7 e 1968 by-election two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 20.9 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 01.5 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 22.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,459 +41.9 Votes cast: 53,357 91.3 -03.0 Informal votes: 1,715 03.2 +00.4 Formal votes: 51,642 96.8 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon John GORTON * Lib 30,191 58.5 -03.3 Peter Grant DLP 4,208 08.1 -03.5 Wilhelm Kapphan ALP 14,868 28.8 +02.1 Walter Pickering AP 1,598 03.1 Morris Revelman 777 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,642 17.8 e 04.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Grey Gorton (1911-2002): Elected 1968 By, 1969 Prime Minister to 10 March 1971 Minister for Defence 10 March 1971 to 13 August 1971 Leader of the Liberal Party to 10 March 1971 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party 10 March 1971 to 13 August 1971 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gorton resigned as Prime Minister when a vote on a confidence motion in the Liberal Party room was tied, and he declared the motion lost on his own casting vote. This was the first time a Prime Minister had been deposed by his own party since 1923. He was elected Deputy Leader and appointed Minister for Defence in the McMahon ministry. He resigned from the ministry and as Deputy Leader following a dispute with the Prime Minister over articles he had published in the press. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Armadale, Caulfield, Malvern, South Yarra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 17.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,318 +01.5 Votes cast: 55,963 94.3 +03.0 Informal votes: 1,055 01.9 -01.4 Formal votes: 54,908 98.1 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon John GORTON * Lib 29,335 53.4 -05.1 Peter Grant DLP 3,142 05.7 -02.4 Jack Hammond AP 3,069 05.6 +02.5 David Hardy ALP 19,362 35.3 +06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,908 10.8 e 07.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Grey Gorton (1911-2002): Elected 1968 By, 1969, 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Armadale, Caulfield, Malvern, South Yarra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,490 +07.0 Votes cast: 60,190 94.8 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,079 01.8 -00.1 Formal votes: 59,111 98.2 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon John GORTON * Lib 34,640 58.6 +05.2 Wilhelm Kapphan ALP 20,614 34.9 -00.4 Thomas Magree DLP 2,048 03.5 -02.2 Rafe Slaney AP 1,809 03.1 -02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,111 13.0 e 02.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Grey Gorton (1911-2002): Elected 1968 By, 1969, 1972, 1974 Gorton resigned from the Liberal Party in 1975. He retired at the 1975 election, when he unsuccessfully contested the Senate in the ACT. Died 19 May 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Armadale, Caulfield, Malvern, South Yarra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,503 00.0 Votes cast: 59,662 94.0 -00.8 Informal votes: 1,027 01.7 -00.1 Formal votes: 58,635 98.3 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Cotter DLP 2,833 04.8 +01.3 Andrew Homer ALP 19,134 32.6 -02.3 Roger SHIPTON + Lib 35,577 60.7 +02.1 Rafe Slaney AP 1,091 01.9 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,635 14.9 e 01.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Francis Shipton (1936-98): Elected 1975 Born: 5 August 1936, Melbourne Career: Educated University of Melbourne, University of Pittsburgh. Lawyer. Tutor, University of Melbourne. Corporate legal officer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Caulfield, Hawthorn East, Malvern, Glen Iris -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 14.9 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,520 +12.6 Votes cast: 67,583 94.5 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,481 02.2 +00.5 Formal votes: 66,102 97.8 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Cahill DLP 3,998 06.0 +01.2 Ann Jackson ALP 17,308 26.2 -06.4 Roger SHIPTON * Lib 36,504 55.2 -05.5 Jim Thornley AD 8,292 12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,102 16.0 e 01.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Francis Shipton (1936-98): Elected 1975, 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Caulfield, Hawthorn East, Malvern, Glen Iris -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 16.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,568 +00.1 Votes cast: 66,843 93.4 -01.1 Informal votes: 1,412 02.1 -00.1 Formal votes: 65,431 97.9 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer Bundy ALP 22,512 34.4 +08.2 Maureen Holmes 636 01.0 Wilhelm Kapphan 437 00.7 Roger SHIPTON * Lib 37,292 57.0 +01.8 James Thornley AD 4,554 07.0 -05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,431 10.7 e 05.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Francis Shipton (1936-98): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Caulfield, Hawthorn East, Malvern, Glen Iris -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,307 -04.6 Votes cast: 64,777 94.8 +01.4 Informal votes: 1,024 01.6 -00.5 Formal votes: 63,753 98.4 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer Bundy ALP 24,184 37.9 +03.5 Maureen Holmes 500 00.8 Roger SHIPTON * Lib 35,189 55.2 -01.8 Antony Siddons AD 3,880 06.1 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,753 08.0 e 02.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Francis Shipton 1936-98): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Armadale, Caulfield, Malvern, Toorak -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.0 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.8 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 08.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,473 +03.2 Votes cast: 65,858 93.5 -01.3 Informal votes: 4,391 06.7 +05.1 Formal votes: 61,467 93.3 -05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger SHIPTON * Lib 35,062 57.0 +01.0 Kenneth Penaluna ALP 20,543 33.4 -03.7 Babette Francis NPA 1,600 02.6 Robert Semmel DLP 692 01.1 Laurence Levy AD 3,570 05.8 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,467 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Semmel's 692 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SHIPTON * 192 27.9 35,254 57.4 Penaluna 149 21.6 20,692 33.7 Francis 198 28.7 1,798 02.9 Levy 150 21.8 3,720 06.1 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 692 61,467 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Francis's 1,798 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SHIPTON * 1,341 74.7 36,595 59.5 Penaluna 201 11.2 20,893 34.0 Levy 252 14.0 3,972 06.5 (exhausted 4 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,798 61,467 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Levy's 3,972 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SHIPTON * 1,545 39.0 38,140 62.1 Penaluna 2,419 61.0 23,312 37.9 (exhausted 8 15 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,972 61,467 12.1 03.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Francis Shipton (1936-98): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Armadale, Caulfield, Malvern, Toorak -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,362 -03.0 Votes cast: 63,832 93.4 -00.1 Informal votes: 2,606 04.1 -02.6 Formal votes: 61,226 95.9 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barbara Higgins ALP 19,899 32.5 -00.9 Roger SHIPTON * Lib 36,139 59.0 +02.0 Clive Jackson AD 5,188 08.5 +02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,226 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jackson's 5,188 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Higgins 2,989 57.7 22,888 37.4 SHIPTON * 2,189 42.3 38,328 62.6 (exhausted 10 10 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,188 61,226 12.6 00.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Francis Shipton (1936-98): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 Shipton retired at the 1990 election. Died 18 January 1998. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Camberwell, Malvern, Prahran, Toorak -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.6 Effect of 1989 redistribution: 04.9 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,875 +09.5 Votes cast: 70,703 94.4 +01.0 Informal votes: 2,116 03.0 -01.1 Formal votes: 68,587 97.0 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clive Jackson AD 10,826 15.8 +07.3 Neil Baluch CTA 670 01.0 Laurie Walsh ALP 18,497 27.0 -10.4 Peter COSTELLO + Lib 38,594 56.3 +02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,587 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Baluch's 670 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jackson 270 41.5 11,096 16.2 Walsh 90 13.9 18,587 27.1 COSTELLO + 290 44.6 38,884 56.7 (exhausted 20 20 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 670 68,587 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jackson's 11,096 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walsh 7,544 68.7 26,131 38.2 COSTELLO + 3,439 31.3 42,323 61.8 (exhausted 113 133 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 670 68,587 11.8 04.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Howard Costello (born 1957): Elected 1990 Born: 14 August 1957, Melbourne Career: Educated Monash University. Barrister. Tutor in law, economics and politics, Monash University. Son-in-law of Peter Coleman MP. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ashburton, Malvern, Prahran, Toorak -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 78,044 +04.2 Votes cast: 74,210 95.1 +00.7 Informal votes: 1,852 02.5 -00.5 Formal votes: 72,358 97.5 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lesley Mendelson 1,740 02.4 Joe Cerritelli ALP 25,077 34.7 +07.7 Peter COSTELLO * Lib 41,501 57.4 +01.1 Clive Jackson AD 4,040 05.6 -10.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,358 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Mendelson's 1,740 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cerritelli 741 42.8 25,818 35.7 COSTELLO * 396 22.9 41,897 57.9 Jackson 594 34.3 4,634 06.4 (exhausted 9 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,740 72,358 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jackson's 4,634 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cerritelli 3,014 65.4 28,832 39.9 COSTELLO * 1,594 34.6 43,491 60.1 (exhausted 26 35 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,634 72,358 10.1 01.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Howard Costello (born 1957): Elected 1990, 1993 Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 23 May 1994 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party from 23 May 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ashburton, Malvern, Prahran, Toorak -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.2 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 82,327 +05.5 Votes cast: 78,236 95.0 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,579 02.0 -00.5 Formal votes: 76,657 98.0 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicolle Kuna AD 7,002 09.1 +03.5 Ilias Grivas ALP 23,392 30.5 -04.2 Lorna Scurfield 490 00.6 Mark Nicholls Grn 2,995 03.9 Peter COSTELLO * Lib 42,778 55.8 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,657 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Scurfield's 490 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kuna 112 23.2 7,114 09.3 Grivas 105 21.7 23,497 30.7 Nicholls 180 37.3 3,175 04.1 COSTELLO * 86 17.8 42,864 55.9 (exhausted 7 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 490 76,657 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Nicholls's 3,175 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kuna 1,943 62.6 9,057 11.8 Grivas 671 21.6 24,168 31.6 COSTELLO * 491 15.8 43,355 56.6 (exhausted 70 77 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,175 76,657 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Kuna's 9,057 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grivas 5,694 66.8 29,862 39.3 COSTELLO * 2,833 33.2 46,188 60.7 (exhausted 530 607 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,057 76,657 10.7 00.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Howard Costello (born 1957): Elected 1990, 1993, 1996 Treasurer from 11 March 1996 Deputy Leader of the Opposition to 11 March 1996 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party Appointed Delegate to the 1998 Constitutional Convention -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ashburton, Malvern, Prahran, Toorak -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,207 +02.3 Votes cast: 79,782 94.7 -00.3 Informal votes: 2,403 03.0 +01.0 Formal votes: 77,379 97.0 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Lawson 584 00.7 Robert Trafficante Grn 2,155 02.8 -01.1 Hon Peter COSTELLO * Lib 41,353 53.4 -02.4 Rod Spencer ON 1,208 01.6 Russell Dwyer 128 00.2 President Torney 93 00.1 Jude Wallace ALP 24,852 32.1 +01.6 Michael Dickins 205 00.3 David Zyngier 1,031 01.3 Craig Shaw AD 5,770 07.5 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,379 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Torney's 93 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawson 11 11.8 595 00.8 Trafficante 11 11.8 2,166 02.8 COSTELLO * 12 12.9 41,365 53.5 Spencer 11 11.8 1,219 01.6 Dwyer 13 14.0 141 00.2 Wallace 22 23.7 24,874 32.1 Dickins 4 04.3 209 00.3 Zyngier 3 03.2 1,034 01.3 Shaw 6 06.5 5,776 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 93 77,379 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dwyer's 141 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawson 65 46.1 660 00.9 Trafficante 8 05.7 2,174 02.8 COSTELLO * 15 10.6 41,380 53.5 Spencer 14 09.9 1,233 01.6 Wallace 17 12.1 24,891 32.2 Dickins 8 05.7 217 00.3 Zyngier 3 02.1 1,037 01.3 Shaw 11 07.8 5,787 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 141 77,379 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dickins's 217 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawson 18 08.3 678 00.9 Trafficante 31 14.3 2,205 02.8 COSTELLO * 40 18.4 41,420 53.5 Spencer 8 03.7 1,241 01.6 Wallace 38 17.5 24,929 32.3 Zyngier 53 24.4 1,090 01.4 Shaw 29 13.4 5,816 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 217 77,379 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Lawson's 678 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Trafficante 364 53.7 2,569 03.3 COSTELLO * 102 15.0 41,522 53.7 Spencer 39 05.8 1,280 01.7 Wallace 60 08.8 24,989 32.3 Zyngier 33 04.9 1,123 01.5 Shaw 80 11.8 5,896 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 678 77,379 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Zyngier's 1,123 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Trafficante 154 13.7 2,723 03.5 COSTELLO * 185 16.5 41,707 53.9 Spencer 7 00.6 1,287 01.7 Wallace 455 40.5 25,444 32.9 Shaw 322 28.7 6,218 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,123 77,379 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Spencer's 1,287 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Trafficante 266 20.7 2,989 03.9 COSTELLO * 559 43.4 42,266 54.6 Wallace 262 20.4 25,706 33.2 Shaw 200 15.5 6,418 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,287 77,379 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Trafficante's 2,989 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COSTELLO * 720 24.1 42,986 55.6 Wallace 966 32.3 26,672 34.5 Shaw 1,303 43.6 7,721 10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,989 77,379 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Shaw's 7,721 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COSTELLO * 3,147 40.8 46,133 59.6 Wallace 4,574 59.2 31,246 40.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,721 77,379 09.6 01.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Howard Costello (born 1957): Elected 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998 Treasurer Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ashburton, Malvern, Prahran, Toorak -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 87,701 +04.1 Votes cast: 81,977 93.5 -01.2 Informal votes: 2,198 02.7 -00.3 Formal votes: 79,779 97.3 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Katarina Stephens ALP 23,038 28.9 -03.2 Tanya Giles Grn 7,029 08.8 +06.0 Dr Katie Moss AD 7,275 09.1 +01.7 Hon Peter COSTELLO * Lib 42,437 53.2 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,779 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Giles's 7,029 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephens 1,785 25.4 24,823 31.1 Moss 4,550 64.7 11,825 14.8 COSTELLO * 694 09.9 43,131 54.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,029 79,779 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Moss's 11,825 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephens 8,373 70.8 33,196 41.6 COSTELLO * 3,452 29.2 46,583 58.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,825 79,779 08.4 01.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Howard Costello (born 1957): Elected 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001 Treasurer Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ashburton, Malvern, Prahran, Toorak -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.4 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 87,650 -00.1 Votes cast: 81,486 93.0 -00.5 Informal votes: 2,247 02.8 +00.1 Formal votes: 79,239 97.2 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Klisaris ALP 24,166 30.5 +01.6 Adam McBeth AD 1,440 01.8 -07.3 Katherine Reid 243 00.3 Glen Pringle FF 658 00.8 Robert Trafficante Grn 8,993 11.3 +02.5 Hon Peter COSTELLO * Lib 43,739 55.2 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,239 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Reid's 243 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Klisaris 34 14.0 24,200 30.5 McBeth 61 25.1 1,501 01.9 Pringle 74 30.5 732 00.9 Trafficante 40 16.5 9,033 11.4 COSTELLO * 34 14.0 43,773 55.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 243 79,239 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Pringle's 732 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Klisaris 114 15.6 24,314 30.7 McBeth 130 17.8 1,631 02.1 Trafficante 153 20.9 9,186 11.6 COSTELLO * 335 45.8 44,108 55.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 732 79,239 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McBeth's 1,631 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Klisaris 479 29.4 24,793 31.3 Trafficante 779 47.8 9,965 12.6 COSTELLO * 373 22.9 44,481 56.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,631 79,239 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Trafficante's 9,965 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Klisaris 7,885 79.1 32,678 41.2 COSTELLO * 2,080 20.9 46,561 58.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,965 79,239 08.8 00.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Howard Costello (born 1957): Elected 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 Treasurer Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Ashburton, Malvern, Prahran, Toorak -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 08.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 89,345 +01.9 Votes cast: 83,779 93.8 +00.8 Informal votes: 2,150 02.6 -00.2 Formal votes: 81,629 97.4 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Peter COSTELLO * Lib 43,761 53.6 -01.6 Michael Wilbur-Ham Grn 8,777 10.8 -00.6 Penny Badwal FF 627 00.8 -00.1 Graeme Meddings 227 00.3 Stephen Mayne 1,615 02.0 Barbara Norman ALP 25,367 31.1 +00.6 Mary Dettman AD 990 01.2 -00.6 Genevieve Forde 265 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 81,629 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Meddings's 227 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COSTELLO * 14 06.2 43,775 53.6 Wilbur-Ham 28 12.3 8,805 10.8 Badwal 39 17.2 666 00.8 Mayne 88 38.8 1,703 02.1 Norman 25 11.0 25,392 31.1 Dettman 13 05.7 1,003 01.2 Forde 20 08.8 285 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 227 81,629 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Forde's 285 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COSTELLO * 20 07.0 43,795 53.7 Wilbur-Ham 49 17.2 8,854 10.9 Badwal 13 04.6 679 00.8 Mayne 77 27.0 1,780 02.2 Norman 31 10.9 25,423 31.1 Dettman 95 33.3 1,098 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 285 81,629 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Badwal's 679 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COSTELLO * 283 41.7 44,078 54.0 Wilbur-Ham 139 20.5 8,993 11.0 Mayne 95 14.0 1,875 02.3 Norman 106 15.6 25,529 31.3 Dettman 56 08.3 1,154 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 679 81,629 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Dettman's 1,154 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COSTELLO * 142 12.3 44,220 54.2 Wilbur-Ham 397 34.4 9,390 11.5 Mayne 269 23.3 2,144 02.6 Norman 346 30.0 25,875 31.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,154 81,629 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Mayne's 2,144 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COSTELLO * 431 20.1 44,651 54.7 Wilbur-Ham 928 43.3 10,318 12.6 Norman 785 36.6 26,660 32.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,144 81,629 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Mayne's 10,318 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COSTELLO * 1,908 18.5 46,559 57.0 Norman 8,410 81.5 35,070 43.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10,318 81,629 07.0 01.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Howard Costello (born 1957): Elected 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 Treasurer to 3 December 2007 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party to 29 November 2007 Resigned seat 7 October 2009: See by-elections -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 5 DECEMBER 2009 ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Hon Peter Costello -------------------------------------------------------------------- Melbourne: Ashburton, Malvern, Prahran, Toorak -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 88,130 -01.4 Votes cast: 69,637 79.0 -14.8 Informal votes: 2,890 04.2 +01.6 Formal votes: 66,747 05.8 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Murphy 1,145 01.7 Fiona Patten ASP 2,144 03.2 Kelly O'DWYER + Lib 36,421 54.6 +01.0 Isaac Roberts LDP 336 00.5 Clive Hamilton Grn 21,628 32.4 +21.7 David Collyer AD 1,531 02.3 +01.1 Joseph Toscano 523 00.8 Steve Raskovy ON 211 00.3 Peter Brohier 236 00.4 John Mulholland DLP 2,572 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,747 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patten was a Vic MLC for Northern Metropolitan from 2014. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Raskovy's 211 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murphy 22 10.4 1,167 01.8 Patten 25 11.9 2,169 03.3 O'DWYER + 40 19.0 36,461 54.6 Roberts 5 02.4 341 00.5 Hamilton 20 09.5 21,648 32.4 Collyer 10 04.7 1,541 02.3 Toscano 32 15.2 555 00.8 Brohier 36 17.1 272 00.4 Mulholland 21 10.0 2,593 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 211 66,747 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Brohier's 272 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murphy 61 22.4 1,228 01.8 Patten 13 04.8 2,182 03.3 O'DWYER + 34 12.5 36,495 54.7 Roberts 9 03.3 350 00.5 Hamilton 23 08.5 21,671 32.5 Collyer 17 06.3 1,558 02.3 Toscano 69 25.4 624 00.9 Mulholland 46 16.9 2,639 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 272 66,747 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Roberts's 350 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murphy 35 10.0 1,263 01.9 Patten 24 04.8 2,182 03.3 O'DWYER + 139 39.1 36,634 54.9 Hamilton 70 20.0 21,741 32.6 Collyer 33 09.4 1,591 02.4 Toscano 12 03.4 636 01.0 Mulholland 37 10.6 2,676 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 350 66,747 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Toscano's 636 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murphy 160 25.2 1,423 02.1 Patten 46 07.2 2,252 03.4 O'DWYER + 84 13.2 36,718 55.0 Hamilton 184 28.9 21,925 32.9 Collyer 96 15.1 1,687 02.5 Mulholland 66 10.4 2,742 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 636 66,747 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Murphy's 1,423 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patten 544 38.2 2,796 04.2 O'DWYER + 341 24.0 37,059 55.5 Hamilton 233 16.4 22,158 33.2 Collyer 145 10.2 1,832 02.7 Mulholland 160 11.2 2,902 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,423 66,747 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Collyer's 1,832 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patten 627 34.2 3,423 05.1 O'DWYER + 248 13.5 37,307 55.9 Hamilton 707 38.6 22,865 34.3 Mulholland 250 13.7 3,152 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,832 66,747 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Mulholland's 3,152 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patten 405 12.9 3,828 05.7 O'DWYER + 1,495 47.4 38,802 58.1 Hamilton 1,252 39.7 24,117 36.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3,152 66,747 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Patten's 3,828 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'DWYER + 1,401 36.6 40,203 60.2 Hamilton 2,427 63.4 26,544 39.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3,828 66,747 10.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly Megan O'Dwyer (born 1977): Elected 2009 by Born: 31 March 1977, Melbourne Career: Educated Melbourne University. Lawyer, banker, ministerial adviser. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Ashburton, Malvern, Prahran, Toorak -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.0 2009 by-election two-candidate majority: Liberal over Green -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 90,398 +01.2 Votes cast: 83,690 92.6 -01.2 Informal votes: 2,343 02.8 +00.2 Formal votes: 81,347 97.2 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tony Clark ALP 22,700 27.9 -03.2 David Fawcett 1,225 01.5 Samuel Hibbins Grn 14,559 17.9 +07.2 Ashley Truter FF 777 01.0 +00.2 Kelly O'DWYER * Lib 42,086 51.7 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 81,347 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Truter's 777 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clark 95 12.2 22,795 28.0 Fawcett 158 20.3 1,383 01.7 Hibbins 168 21.6 14,727 18.1 O'DWYER * 356 45.8 42,442 52.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 777 81,347 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Fawcett's 1,383 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clark 396 28.6 23,191 28.5 Hibbins 631 45.6 15,358 18.9 O'DWYER * 356 25.7 42,798 52.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,383 81,347 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hibbins's 15,358 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clark 11,989 78.1 35,180 43.2 O'DWYER * 3,369 21.9 46,167 56.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,358 81,347 06.8 00.3 to Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly Megan O’Dwyer (born 1967): Elected 2009 by, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Carnegie, Malvern, Prahran, Toorak -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 06.8 Effect of 2010 redistribution: 01.4 shift to Labor 2013 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 98,452 +08.9 Votes cast: 90,546 92.0 -00.6 Informal votes: 3,239 03.6 +00.8 Formal votes: 87,307 96.4 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly O'DWYER * Lib 47,467 54.4 +03.9 Jamie Baldwin FF 742 00.9 -00.2 Wesa Chau ALP 21,027 24.1 -05.2 Leanne Price 354 00.4 Phillip Dall PUP 1,385 01.6 James Harrison Grn 14,669 16.8 -01.0 Graeme Weber 1,663 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 87,307 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Price's 354 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'DWYER * 61 17.2 47,528 54.4 Baldwin 81 22.9 823 00.9 Chau 69 19.5 21,096 24.2 Dall 60 17.0 1,445 01.7 Harrison 45 12.7 14,714 16.9 Weber 38 10.7 1,701 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 354 87,307 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Baldwin's 823 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'DWYER * 341 41.4 47,869 54.8 Chau 137 16.7 21,233 24.3 Dall 93 11.3 1,538 01.8 Harrison 109 13.2 14,823 17.0 Weber 143 17.4 1,844 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 823 87,307 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dall's 1,538 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'DWYER * 487 31.7 48,356 55.4 Chau 288 18.7 21,521 24.7 Harrison 350 22.8 15,173 17.4 Weber 413 26.9 2,257 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,538 87,307 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Weber's 2,257 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'DWYER * 920 40.8 49,276 56.4 Chau 427 18.9 21,948 25.1 Harrison 910 40.3 16,083 18.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,257 87,307 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Harrison's 16,083 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'DWYER * 3,047 19.0 52,323 59.9 Chau 13,036 81.1 34,984 40.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,083 87,307 09.9 04.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly Megan O'Dwyer (born 1967): Elected 2009 by, 2010, 2013 Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer from 23 December 2014 to 21 September 2015 Minister for Small Business from 21 September 2015 Assistant Treasurer from 21 September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Carnegie, Malvern, Prahran, Toorak -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 104,678 +06.3 Votes cast: 93,841 89.7 -02.3 Informal votes: 3,550 03.8 +00.2 Formal votes: 90,291 96.2 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rebecca O'Brien 1,265 01.4 Jessica Tregear 1,264 01.4 Hon Kelly O'DWYER * Lib 46,953 52.1 -02.3 Jason Ball Grn 22,870 25.3 +08.5 Robert Kennedy LDP 1,093 01.2 Carl Katter ALP 13,495 14.9 -09.2 Nancy Bassett NXT 2,007 02.2 Eleonora Gullone AJP 1,344 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 90,291 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Katter was the son of Hob Robert Katter, MHR for Kennedy 1966-90, and the half-brother of Hon Bob Katter, MHR for Kennedy since 1993. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kennedy's 1,083 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Brien 128 11.7 1,393 01.5 Tregear 130 11.9 1,394 01.5 O'DWYER * 467 42.7 47,420 52.5 Ball 137 12.5 23,007 25.5 Katter 92 08.4 13,587 15.1 Bassett 87 08.0 2,094 02.3 Gullone 52 04.8 1,396 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,083 90,291 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: O'Brien's 1,393 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tregear 379 27.2 1,773 02.0 O'DWYER * 184 13.2 47,604 52.7 Ball 395 28.4 23,402 25.9 Katter 149 10.7 13,736 15.2 Bassett 65 04.7 2,159 02.4 Gullone 221 15.9 1,617 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,393 90,291 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Gullone's 1,617 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tregear 275 17.0 2,048 02.3 O'DWYER * 236 14.6 47,840 53.0 Ball 675 41.7 24,077 26.7 Katter 190 11.8 13,926 15.4 Bassett 241 14.9 2,400 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,617 90,291 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Tregear's 2,048 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'DWYER * 864 42.2 48,704 53.9 Ball 363 17.7 24,440 27.1 Katter 301 14.7 14,227 15.8 Bassett 520 25.4 2,920 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,048 90,291 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Bassett's 2,920 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'DWYER * 994 34.0 49,698 55.0 Ball 1,094 37.5 25,534 28.3 Katter 832 28.5 15,059 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,920 90,291 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Katter's 15,059 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'DWYER * 2,661 17.7 52,359 58.0 Ball 12,398 82.3 37,932 42.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,059 90,291 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly Megan O'Dwyer (born 1967): Elected 2009 by, 2010, 2013, 2016 Minister for Small Business to 19 July 2016 Assistant Treasurer to 19 July 2016 Minister for Revenue and Financial Services 19 July 2016 to 28 August 2018 Minister for Women from 20 December 2017 Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service 20 December 2017 to 28 August 2018 Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations from 28 August 2018 O'Dwyer retired at the 2019 delection. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 7th count: Ball's 25,534 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'DWYER * 5,100 20.0 54,798 60.7 Katter 20,434 80.0 35,493 39.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 25,534 90,291 10.7 00.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only. ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Carnegie, Glen Iris, Malvern, Prahran, Toorak -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Liberal over Greens 08.0 2016 notional Liberal majority over Labor: 10.7 Effect of 2018 redistribution: 00.7 shift to Labor 2019 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 111,013 +06.1 Votes cast: 102,541 92.4 +02.7 Informal votes: 2,063 02.0 -01.7 Formal votes: 100,478 98.0 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jason Ball Grn 22,573 22.5 -01.7 Michaela Moran 1,338 01.3 Alicia Walker AJP 1,729 01.7 Dr Katie Allen + Lib 48,091 47.9 -03.7 Fiona McLeod ALP 25,498 25.4 +08.9 Tim Ryan UAP 1,249 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 100,478 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ryan's 1,249 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ball 128 10.3 22,701 22.6 Moran 178 14.3 1,516 01.5 Walker 143 11.5 1,872 01.9 Allen + 611 48.9 48,702 48.5 McLeod 189 15.1 25,687 25.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,249 100,478 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Moran's 1,516 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ball 424 28.0 23,125 23.0 Walker 470 31.0 2,342 02.3 Allen + 404 26.7 49,106 48.9 McLeod 218 14.4 25,905 25.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,516 100,478 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Walker's 2,342 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ball 1,295 55.3 24,420 24.3 Allen + 599 25.6 49,705 49.5 McLeod 448 19.1 26,353 26.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,342 100,478 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Ball's 24,420 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ALLEN + 4,434 18.2 54,139 53.9 McLeod 19,986 81.8 46,339 46.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,420 100,478 03.9 06.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Katrina Jane Allen (1966-2025): Elected 2019 Born: 24 February 1966 Career: Educated Monash University, University of Cambridge (medical doctor), University of Melbourne (PhD). Paediatric allergist and gastroenterologist. Professor of Medicine, University of Melbourne. Chair, Melbourne Girls Grammar School council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Ashburton, Carnegie, Malvern, Prahran, Toorak -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 03.9 Effect of 2021 redistribution: 00.2 shift to Labor 2022 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 107,736 -02.9 Votes cast: 98,285 91.2 -01.2 Informal votes: 2,774 02.8 +00.3 Formal votes: 95,511 97.2 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Ford LDP 2,648 02.8 Ingram Spencer UAP 1,917 02.0 +00.8 Alicia Walker AJP 1,295 01.4 -00.4 Dr Katie Allen * Lib 38,859 40.7 -05.8 Andrew Johnson Reas 1,458 01.5 Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah ALP 27,187 28.5 +02.4 Suzie Menoudakis AFP 515 00.5 Sonya Semmens Grn 21,632 22.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 95,511 02.0 05.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Menoudakis's 515 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ford 156 30.3 2,804 02.9 Spencer 98 19.0 2,015 02.1 Walker 44 08.5 1,339 01.4 Allen * 52 10.1 38,911 40.7 Johnson 49 09.5 1,507 01.6 Ananda-Rajah 55 10.7 27,242 28.5 Semmens 61 11.6 21,693 22.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 515 95,511 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Walker's 1,339 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ford 67 05.0 2,871 03.0 Spencer 136 10.2 2,151 02.3 Allen * 162 12.1 39,073 40.9 Johnson 182 13.6 1,689 01.8 Ananda-Rajah 268 20.0 27,510 28.8 Semmens 524 39.1 22,217 23.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,339 95,511 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Johnson's 1,689 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ford 130 07.7 3,001 03.1 Spencer 103 06.1 2,254 02.4 Allen * 155 09.2 39,228 41.1 Ananda-Rajah 392 23.2 27,902 29.2 Semmens 909 53.6 23,126 24.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,689 95,511 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Spencer's 2,254 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ford 1,167 51.8 4,168 04.4 Allen * 522 23.2 39,750 41.6 Ananda-Rajah 178 07.9 28,080 29.4 Semmens 387 17.2 23,513 24.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,254 95,511 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Ford's 4,168 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen * 2,997 71.9 42,747 44.8 Ananda-Rajah 590 14.2 28,670 30.0 Semmens 581 13.9 24,094 25.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,168 95,511 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Semmens's 24,094 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen * 3,038 12.6 45,785 47.9 ANANDA-RAJAH 21,056 87.4 49,726 52.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,094 95,511 02.1 05.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Katrina Jane Allen (1966-2025): Elected 2019. Defeated 2022 Died 23 December 2025 > Michelle Renuka Ananda-Rajah (born 1972): Elected 2022 Born: 10 December 1972, London (of Sri Lankan parents). To Australia as child. Educated University of Sydney (PhD). Clinician-researcher and physician in infectious diseases. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Higgins was abolished at the 2023 redistribution. Ananda-Rajah contested the Senate at the 2025 election.