ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF KOOYONG, VICTORIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Kew, Malvern, Toorak -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 13,690 Votes cast: 9,085 66.4 Informal votes: 45 00.5 Formal votes: 9,040 99.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Theodore Fink Prot 3,026 33.5 William KNOX FT 5,193 57.4 John Rogers 821 09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,040 12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fink was Vic MLA for Jolimont and West Richmond 1894-1904. 2. Rogers was Vic MLA for South Yarra 1894-97. He was an independent protectionist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Knox (1850-1913): Elected 1901 Born: 25 April 1850, Melbourne. Career: Educated Scotch College, Melbourne. Bank clerk, accountant, mining director. One of the founders of BHP. Grazier, stockbroker. Malvern Shire Council. Colonial politics: Vic MLC for South-Eastern 1898-1901. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Kew, Malvern, Toorak -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 majority: Free Trade over Protectionist 12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,359 +187.5 Votes cast: 23,179 58.9 -07.5 Informal votes: 366 01.6 +01.1 Formal votes: 22,813 98.4 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Barbour Prot 10,768 47.2 +13.7 William KNOX * FT 12,045 52.8 -04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,813 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. There was a swing of 9.2% from Free Trade to Protectionist. 2. Barbour was Vic MLA for Hawthorn 1901-02. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Knox (1850-1913): Elected 1901, 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== Melbourne suburban: Auburn, Glenferrie, Kew, Malvern -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 majority: Free Trade over Protectionist 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,695 -14.4 Votes cast: 21,145 62.8 +03.9 Informal votes: 676 03.2 +01.6 Formal votes: 20,469 96.8 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Barbour Prot 7,093 34.7 -12.5 Edward Hodges Lab 1,358 06.6 Hon William KNOX * AS 12,018 58.7 +05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,469 12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. There was a swing of 9.2% from Protectionist to Anti-Socialist. 2. Barbour was Vic MLA for Hawthorn 1900-02. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Knox (1850-1913): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Glenferrie, Kew, Malvern -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 majority: Anti-Socialist over Protectionist 12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,103 +13.1 Votes cast: 27,075 71.1 +08.3 Informal votes: 253 00.9 -02.3 Formal votes: 26,822 99.1 +02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William KNOX * Lib 15,089 56.3 Alfred Lumsden 11,733 43.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 26,822 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Liberal vote of 56.3% was a decline of 37.1% from the 93.4% polled by one Protectionist and one Anti-Socialist candidate (Knox) in 1906. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Knox (1850-1913): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 Resigned seat 26 July 1910 (see By-elections) Died 25 August 1913. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 29 AUGUST 1910 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Glenferrie, Kew, Malvern -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Hon William Knox -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 majority: Liberal over Independent 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,394 +00.8 Votes cast: 21,755 56.7 -14.4 Informal votes: 253 01.2 +00.3 Formal votes: 21,502 98.8 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Sir Robert BEST + Lib 11,925 55.5 -00.8 Edward Erson 1,363 06.3 Alfred Lumsden 8,214 38.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,502 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Erson was an independent Labor candidate. 2. Lumsden was an independent Liberal candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Wallace Best (1856-1946): Elected 1910 By Born: 18 June 1856, Melbourne Career: Educated Templeton's School, Melbourne. Solicitor 1881. Fitzroy Council, Mayor 1888. Colonial politics: Vic MLA for Fitzroy 1889-1901. President of the Board of Land and Works 1894-99, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey 1894-99, Commissioner of Trade and Customs 1894-99. Knighted 1908. Senate: Senator for Victoria 1901-10. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Glenferrie, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 majority: Liberal over Independent 06.3 Effect of 1912 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,248 +08.3 Votes cast: 30,826 74.7 +03.4 Informal votes: 509 01.7 +00.8 Formal votes: 30,317 98.3 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Sir Robert BEST * Lib 18,777 61.9 +04.1 Vida Goldstein 11,540 38.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,317 11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Goldstein was an indepenent socialist. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Wallace Best (1856-1946): Elected 1910 By, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Glenferrie, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: Liberal over Independent 11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,758 +01.2 Votes cast: 31,865 76.3 -01.6 Informal votes: 636 02.0 +00.3 Formal votes: 31,229 98.0 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Sir Robert BEST * Lib 18,545 59.4 -02.5 Vida Goldstein 10,264 32.9 Edward Terry 2,420 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,229 13.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Goldstein was an independent socialist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Wallace Best (1856-1946): Elected 1910 By, 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Glenferrie, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 majority: Liberal over Independent 13.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,508 +04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Sir Robert BEST * Nat Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Wallace Best (1856-1946): Elected 1910 By, 1913, 1914, 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Glenferrie, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 majority: none (Nationalist unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,199 +13.1 Votes cast: 37,677 76.6 Informal votes: 1,331 03.5 Formal votes: 36,346 96.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Sir Robert BEST * Nat 22,732 62.5 Mary Grant 6,589 18.1 Stephen Thompson 7,025 19.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,346 14.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Grant was a member of the Labor Party but was not an endorsed Labor candidate (Labor Call, 4 December 1919). 2. Thompson was an independent Nationalist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Wallace Best (1856-1946): Elected 1910 By, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Canterbury, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 majority: Nationalist over Ind 14.3 e Effect of redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,886 -04.7 Votes cast: 29,020 61.9 -14.7 Informal votes: 629 02.2 -01.3 Formal votes: 28,391 97.8 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Sir Robert Best * Nat 13,459 47.4 -15.1 Jean Daley ALP 5,341 18.8 00.0 John Latham Lib 9,591 33.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,391 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Best was the official Nationalist candidate but called himself an Independent Nationalist. (Age, 5 December 1922) 2. Daley was the first woman to be an endorsed Labor candidate in Victoria. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Daley's 5,341 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Best * 572 10.7 14,031 49.4 LATHAM 4,769 89.3 14,360 50.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,341 28,391 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Wallace Best (1856-1946): Elected 1910 By, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919. Defeated 1922 Later career: Lawyer. Died 27 March 1946 > John Greig Latham (1877-1964): Elected 1922 Born: 25 August 1877, Melbourne. Career: Educated Scotch College, Melbourne, and University of Melbourne. Teacher, tutor in philosophy. Barrister 1904. Law lecturer, journalist. Military Service 1914-18. Attended Versailles Peace Conference as advisor to the Prime Minister. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Latham played a central role as an advisor to the Country Party leader, Dr Earle Page, in negotiating the removal of Hughes as Prime Minister and the formation of the Bruce-Page coalition. He joined the Nationalists in 1923. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Canterbury, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 majority: Liberal over Nationalist 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,598 +25.0 Votes cast: 55,363 94.5 +32.6 Informal votes: 745 01.3 -00.9 Formal votes: 54,618 98.7 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lionel Batten ALP 17,664 32.3 +13.5 John LATHAM * Nat 36,954 67.7 +20.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,618 17.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Greig Latham (1877-1964): Elected 1922, 1925 Attorney-General from 18 December 1925 Deputy Leader of the Nationalist Party from 18 December 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Latham stood as a Nationalist having been elected as a Liberal in 1922. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Canterbury, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 64,832 +10.6 Votes cast: 61,885 95.5 +01.0 Informal votes: 1,773 02.9 +01.6 Formal votes: 60,112 97.1 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Hannan ALP 20,124 33.5 +01.2 Hon John LATHAM * Nat 39,988 66.5 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,112 16.5 01.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hannan was member for Fawkner 1913-17 and a Senator for Victoria 1924-25. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Greig Latham (1877-1964): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928 Attorney-General Minister for Industry from 10 December 1928 Deputy Leader of the Nationalist Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Canterbury, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 16.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,182 +03.6 Votes cast: 64,083 95.4 -00.1 Informal votes: 898 01.4 -01.5 Formal votes: 63,185 98.6 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Langker ALP 28,276 44.8 +11.3 Hon John LATHAM * Nat 34,909 55.2 -11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,185 05.2 11.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Greig Latham (1877-1964): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 Attorney-General to 22 October 1929 Minister for Industry to 22 October 1929 Leader of the Opposition 20 November 1929 to 7 May 1931 Leader of the Nationalist Party 20 November 1929 to 7 May 1931 Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 7 May 1931 Deputy Leader of the United Australia Party from 7 May 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Latham was elected leader of the Nationalist Party following the defeat of Bruce. He resigned, after some pressure from the Nationalist Party's business backers, to allow Lyons to become Leader of the newly formed UAP. He became Lyons's deputy in the UAP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Canterbury, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,665 +03.7 Votes cast: 67,368 96.7 +01.3 Informal votes: 1,221 01.8 +00.4 Formal votes: 66,147 98.2 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon John LATHAM * UAP 50,590 76.5 +21.3 Cornelius Loughnan ALP 15,557 23.5 -21.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,147 26.5 21.3 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Greig Latham (1877-1964): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931 Attorney-General 6 January 1932 to 12 October 1934 Minister for External Affairs 6 January 1932 to 12 October 1934 Minister for Industry 6 January 1932 to 12 October 1934 Deputy Leader of the United Australia Party Latham retired at the 1934 election. Later career: Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia 1935-52. Australian Minister to Japan 1940-41. Died 25 July 1964 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Canterbury, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 26.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,299 +05.2 Votes cast: 69,853 95.3 -01.4 Informal votes: 1,946 02.8 +01.0 Formal votes: 67,907 97.2 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Hollins DSC 12,980 19.1 Maurice Kelly ALP 13,051 19.2 -04.3 Hon Robert MENZIES + UAP 41,876 61.7 -14.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,907 20.8 e 05.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hollins was Vic MLA for Hawthorn 1940-45. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978): Elected 1934 Born: 20 December 1894, Jeparit, Victoria. Career: Educated Grenville College, Ballarat, Wesley College, Melbourne, and University of Melbourne. Barrister 1918. Leader of Victorian bar. Son-in-law of Hon John Leckie, MP and Senator, nephew of Sydney Sampson MP. State politics: Vic MLC for East Yarra 1928-29, Vic MLA for Nunawading 1929-34. Honorary Minister 1928-29, Attorney-General 1932-34, Minister for Railways 1932-34. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Attorney-General from 12 October 1934 Minister for Industry from 12 October 1934 Deputy Leader of the United Australia Party from 1935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Camberwell, Deepdene, Glen Iris, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 20.8 e Effect of 1937 redistribution: 01.5 shift to UAP New notional majority: UAP over ALP 22.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,977 -10.0 Votes cast: 63,104 95.6 +00.3 Informal votes: 1,326 02.1 -00.7 Formal votes: 61,778 97.9 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Brennan ALP 15,247 24.7 +06.6 Leslie Hollins 14,841 24.0 Rt Hon Robert MENZIES * UAP 31,690 51.3 -11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,778 07.3 e 15.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Brennan was Vic MLC for Monash 1952-58. He was not related to Hon Frank Brennan MP or Senator Hon Thomas Brennan (The Herald, 22 October 1937). 2. Hollins was Vic MLA for Hawthorn 1940-45. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978): Elected 1934, 1937 Attorney-General to 20 March 1939 Minister for Industry to 20 March 1939 Prime Minister from 26 April 1939 Treasurer 26 April 1939 to 14 March 1940 Minister for Defence Co-ordination from 13 November 1939 Minister for Trade and Customs 23 February 1940 to 14 March 1940 Minister for Information from 14 March 1940 Minister for Munitions from 11 June 1940 Deputy Leader of the United Australia Party to 20 March 1939 Leader of the United Australia Party from 26 April 1939 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Menzies resigned from the Lyons Cabinet and as Deputy Leader of the UAP in March 1939 in protest at the government's decision not to proceed with a system of national health insurance, a matter on which he had given personal pledges. Following Lyons's death on 7 April, he was elected Leader of the UAP. Following Page's refusal to serve under him, he formed a minority UAP ministry. In March 1940 he formed a new coalition ministry with the new Country Party leader, Cameron. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Camberwell, Deepdene, Glen Iris, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 07.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,859 +13.5 Votes cast: 71,337 95.3 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,184 01.7 -00.5 Formal votes: 70,153 98.3 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harry Bett 2,598 03.7 Thomas Brennan ALP 14,467 20.6 -04.1 John Dale 7,382 10.5 Francis Foster 377 00.5 Francis Harnett 1,168 01.7 Rt Hon Robert MENZIES * UAP 44,161 62.9 +11.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,153 20.1 e 12.8 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brennan was Vic MLC for Monash 1952-58. He was not related to Hon Frank Brennan MP or Senator Thomas Brennan. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940 Prime Minister to 29 August 1941 Minister for Defence Co-ordination to 7 October 1941 Minister for Information to 13 December 1940 Minister for Munitions to 29 October 1940 Leader of the United Australia Party to 8 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Menzies resigned as Prime Minister after failing to form an all- party government. After the defeat of Fadden's government, he also resigned as UAP leader. On 1 April 1943 Menzies and 16 UAP members and Senators formed a "National Service" group which ceased attending UAP party meetings, but which did not seek recognition as a separate party. The group rejoined the UAP shortly before the 1943 elections. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Camberwell, Deepdene, Glen Iris, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 20.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 82,180 +09.8 Votes cast: 79,840 97.2 +01.9 Informal votes: 1,599 02.0 +00.3 Formal votes: 78,241 98.0 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Laurie CPA 6,402 08.2 Rt Hon Robert Menzies * UAP 37,988 48.6 -14.3 Albert Nicholls ALP 20,912 26.7 +06.1 John Nimmo 10,601 13.5 Gwendolyn Noad 2,338 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,241 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nimmo was a Middle Class Party candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Noad's 2,338 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carey 34 18.0 1,176 01.6 Laurie 254 10.9 6,656 08.5 Menzies * 484 20.7 38,472 49.2 Nicholls 336 14.4 21,248 27.2 Nimmo 1,264 54.1 11,865 15.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,338 78,241 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Laurie's 6,656 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MENZIES * 806 12.1 39,278 50.2 Nicholls 4,861 73.0 26,109 33.4 Nimmo 989 14.9 12,854 16.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,656 78,241 12.5 e 07.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 Leader of the Opposition from 23 September 1943 Leader of the United Australia Party 22 September 1943 to 21 February 1945 Leader of the Liberal Party from 21 February 1945 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Menzies regained the UAP leadership following the resignation of Hughes. During 1944 he held a series of conferences with non-ALP political groups around Australia, culminating in the founding of the Liberal Party of Australia (Lib) at a convention in Albury, NSW, in October 1944. In February 1945 Menzies informed the House of the new party and his leadership of it. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Camberwell, Deepdene, Glen Iris, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 12.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,688 +05.5 Votes cast: 81,225 93.7 -03.6 Informal votes: 1,299 01.6 -00.4 Formal votes: 79,926 98.4 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Laurie CPA 5,134 06.4 -01.8 Rt Hon Robert MENZIES * Lib 49,298 61.7 +13.1 Albert Nicholls ALP 25,494 31.9 +05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,926 13.3 e 00.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946 Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Canterbury, Deepdene, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.3 e Effect of 1948 redistribution: 00.4 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 12.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,285 -50.1 Votes cast: 42,066 97.2 +03.5 Informal votes: 463 01.1 -00.5 Formal votes: 41,603 98.9 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keith Ewert ALP 13,691 32.9 +01.3 Rt Hon Robert MENZIES * Lib 27,912 67.1 +04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,603 17.1 04.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Ewert, see Flinders by-election 1952. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949 Prime Minister from 19 December 1949 Vice-President of the Executive Council from 7 March 1951 Leader of the Opposition to 19 December 1949 Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Canterbury, Deepdene, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 17.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,965 +01.6 Votes cast: 42,297 96.2 -01.0 Informal votes: 516 01.2 +00.1 Formal votes: 41,781 98.8 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Lawrie CPA 1,734 04.2 Rt Hon Robert MENZIES * Lib 28,174 67.4 +00.3 Maurice Sheehy ALP 11,873 28.4 -04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,781 18.8 e 01.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheehy was Vic MLC for Melbourne 1952-58. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 Prime Minister Vice-President of the Executive Council to 11 May 1951 Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Canterbury, Deepdene, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 18.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,774 +01.8 Votes cast: 42,857 95.7 -00.5 Informal votes: 398 00.9 -00.3 Formal votes: 42,459 99.1 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Robert MENZIES * Lib 29,427 69.3 +01.9 George Miller ALP 12,269 28.9 +00.5 Rex Mortimer CPA 763 01.8 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,459 19.5 e 00.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 Prime Minister Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Canterbury, Deepdene, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 19.5 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 00.1 shift to Labor New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 19.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,725 +02.1 Votes cast: 43,446 95.0 -00.7 Informal votes: 855 02.0 +01.1 Formal votes: 42,591 98.0 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Randolph Eddy ALP 9,350 22.0 -06.9 Kevin Gregson ALPAC 4,371 10.3 Rt Hon Robert MENZIES * Lib 28,363 66.6 -02.7 Dr Gerald O'Day CPA 507 01.2 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,591 24.9 e 05.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eddy was Vic MLC for Doutta Galla 1970-76, Thomastown 1976-82. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 Prime Minister Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Canterbury, Deepdene, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 24.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,670 +04.3 Votes cast: 45,526 95.5 +00.5 Informal votes: 882 01.9 -00.1 Formal votes: 44,644 98.1 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Buchanan DLP 5,962 13.4 +03.1 Randolph Eddy ALP 9,921 22.2 +00.2 Rt Hon Robert MENZIES * Lib 28,285 63.4 -03.2 Dr Gerald O'Day CPA 476 01.1 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,644 24.7 e 00.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eddy was Vic MLC for Doutta Galla 1970-76, Thomastown 1976-82. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 Prime Minister Minister for External Affairs from 4 February 1960 Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Canterbury, Deepdene, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 24.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,283 +03.4 Votes cast: 46,972 95.3 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,043 02.2 -00.3 Formal votes: 45,929 97.8 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Brennan DLP 6,968 15.2 +01.8 Dr Moss Cass ALP 11,938 26.0 +03.8 Goldsmith Collins 237 00.5 Rt Hon Robert MENZIES * Lib 26,328 57.3 -06.1 William Tregear CPA 458 01.0 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,929 20.4 e 04.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Cass, see Maribyrnong 1969. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 Prime Minister Minister for External Affairs to 22 December 1961 Minister in charge of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 22 December 1961 to 16 February 1962 Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Canterbury, Deepdene, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 20.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,798 +01.0 Votes cast: 47,765 95.9 +00.6 Informal votes: 513 01.1 -01.1 Formal votes: 47,252 98.9 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Gibson CPA 727 01.5 +00.5 Rt Hon Sir Robert MENZIES * Lib 30,205 63.9 +06.6 Charles Murphy DLP 4,806 10.2 -05.0 Robert White ALP 11,514 24.4 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,252 24.1 e 03.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 Prime Minister to 26 January 1966 Leader of the Liberal Party to 26 January 1966 Resigned seat 17 February 1966: see By-elections Later career: Author and lecturer. Numerous awards and honours. Died 15 May 1978 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Menzies had been Prime Minister continuously for a record 16 years, one month and eight days. Taking his 1939-41 prime ministership into account, he had held the office for 18 years, five months and 12 days. Among Australian Prime Ministers, he shares only with Sir Edmund Barton and Andrew Fisher the distinction of retiring at a time of his own choosing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 2 APRIL 1966 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Canterbury, Deepdene, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Rt Hon Sir Robert Menzies -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 24.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,954 +00.3 Votes cast: 44,948 90.0 -05.9 Informal votes: 900 02.0 +00.8 Formal votes: 44,048 98.0 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Brereton 781 01.8 Charles Cock 220 00.5 William Cooper ALP 12,181 27.7 +03.3 Bernard Gaynor DLP 5,854 13.3 +03.1 Andrew PEACOCK + Lib 25,012 56.8 -07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,048 19.4 e 04.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Sharp Peacock (1939-2021): Elected 1966 by Born: 13 February 1939, Melbourne. Career: Educated Scotch College, Melbourne and University of Melbourne. Barrister 1962. Company director. President Victorian Liberal Party 1965-66. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Canterbury, Deepdene, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 24.1 e 1966 by-election two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 19.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,111 +00.6 Votes cast: 48,049 95.9 00.0 Informal votes: 1,031 02.1 +01.0 Formal votes: 47,018 97.9 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Cooper ALP 12,370 26.3 +01.9 Bernard Gaynor DLP 5,888 12.5 +02.3 Andrew PEACOCK * Lib 28,760 61.2 -02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,018 22.5 e 01.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Sharp Peacock (1939-2021): Elected 1966 By, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Deepdene, Glenferrie, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 22.5 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 02.9 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 19.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,437 +16.6 Votes cast: 54,708 93.6 -01.3 Informal votes: 1,185 02.2 +00.1 Formal votes: 53,523 97.8 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Duffy DLP 6,856 12.8 +00.3 Richard Dunstan ALP 17,591 32.9 +03.7 Andrew PEACOCK * Lib 29,076 54.3 -04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,523 14.9 e 04.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Sharp Peacock (1939-2021): Elected 1966 By, 1966, 1969 Minister for the Army 12 November 1969 to 2 February 1972 Minister for External Territories from 2 February 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Deepdene, Glenferrie, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 14.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,807 +00.6 Votes cast: 55,871 95.0 +01.4 Informal votes: 1,219 02.2 00.0 Formal votes: 54,652 97.8 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Channell 807 01.5 Francis Duffy DLP 4,465 08.2 -04.6 Clive Lipshut ALP 19,039 34.8 +01.9 Hon Andrew Peacock * Lib 27,104 49.6 -04.7 Pamela Thornley AP 3,237 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,652 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Channell's 807 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Duffy 376 46.6 4,841 08.9 Lipshut 162 20.1 19,201 35.1 Peacock * 114 14.1 27,218 49.8 Thornley 155 19.2 3,392 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 807 54,652 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Thornley's 3,392 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Duffy 180 05.3 5,021 09.2 Lipshut 2,212 65.2 21,413 39.2 PEACOCK * 1,000 29.5 28,218 51.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,392 54,652 09.0 e 05.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Sharp Peacock (1939-2021): Elected 1966 By, 1966, 1969, 1972 Minister for External Territories to 5 December 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Deepdene, Glenferrie, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,002 +07.1 Votes cast: 59,476 94.4 -00.6 Informal votes: 980 01.6 -00.6 Formal votes: 58,496 98.4 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Channell 1,311 02.2 Francis Duffy DLP 3,334 05.7 -02.5 Wellington Lee ALP 19,986 34.2 -00.6 Hon Andrew PEACOCK * Lib 32,086 54.9 +05.3 Frances Vorrath AP 1,779 03.0 -02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,496 12.8 e 03.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Sharp Peacock (1939-2021): Elected 1966 By, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 Minister for Foreign Affairs from 12 November 1975 Minister for the Environment from 12 November 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Deepdene, Glenferrie, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,821 -01.9 Votes cast: 59,030 95.5 +01.1 Informal votes: 907 01.5 -00.1 Formal votes: 58,123 98.5 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Duffy DLP 3,411 05.9 +00.2 John Gare AP 1,283 02.2 -00.8 Hon Andrew PEACOCK * Lib 35,809 61.6 +06.7 John Wilkinson ALP 17,620 30.3 -03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,123 17.9 e 05.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Sharp Peacock (1939-2021): Elected 1966 By, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 Minister for Foreign Affairs -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Greythorn, Hawthorn, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 17.9 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,137 +16.7 Votes cast: 67,552 93.6 -01.9 Informal votes: 1,388 02.1 +00.6 Formal votes: 66,164 97.9 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bernard Gaynor DLP 4,209 06.4 +00.5 Michael McBride AD 8,176 12.4 Hon Andrew PEACOCK * Lib 36,791 55.6 -06.0 John Wilkinson ALP 16,988 25.7 -04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,164 17.7 e 00.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Sharp Peacock (born 1939): Elected 1966 By, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 Minister for Foreign Affairs -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Greythorn, Hawthorn, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 17.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,792 -00.5 Votes cast: 67,180 93.6 00.0 Informal votes: 1,181 01.8 -00.3 Formal votes: 65,999 98.2 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wesley Blackmore ALP 22,356 33.9 +08.2 James Lysaght AD 5,630 08.5 -03.9 Hon Andrew PEACOCK * Lib 38,013 57.6 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,999 11.1 e 06.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Sharp Peacock (1939-2021): Elected 1966 By, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 Minister for Foreign Affairs to 3 November 1980 Minister for Industrial Relations 3 November 1980 to 16 April 1981 Minister for Industry and Commerce from 11 October 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peacock resigned from Cabinet following a disagreement with Prime Minister Fraser. In April 1982 Fraser called a party room leadership ballot in which he defeated Peacock. Peacock rejoined Cabinet following the retirement of Sir Philip Lynch. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Greythorn, Hawthorn, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 11.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,342 Votes cast: 65,601 94.6 Informal votes: 1,154 01.8 Formal votes: 64,447 98.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keith Bruckner AD 4,635 07.2 -01.3 David Greagg 434 00.7 Avis Meddings ALP 23,081 35.8 +01.9 Hon Andrew PEACOCK * Lib 36,297 56.3 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,447 09.1 e 02.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Sharp Peacock (1939-2021): Elected 1966 By, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 Minister for Industry and Commerce to 11 March 1983 Leader of the Opposition from 11 March 1983 Leader of the Liberal Party from 11 March 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peacock was elected to the Liberal leadership following the resignation of Malcolm Fraser after the election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Camberwell, Hawthorn, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.1 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.7 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,309 +01.4 Votes cast: 66,102 94.0 -00.6 Informal votes: 4,095 06.2 +04.4 Formal votes: 62,007 93.8 -04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Andrew PEACOCK * Lib 36,491 58.8 +01.8 John Mulholland DLP 1,156 01.9 Russell White AD 3,385 05.5 -01.7 David Greagg 351 00.6 Kate Nash ALP 20,624 33.3 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Greagg's 351 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PEACOCK * 76 21.7 36,567 59.0 Mulholland 24 06.8 1,180 01.9 White 120 34.2 3,505 05.7 Nash 131 37.3 20,755 33.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 351 62,007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mulholland's 1,180 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PEACOCK * 656 55.6 37,223 60.0 White 335 28.4 3,840 06.2 Nash 189 16.0 20,944 33.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,180 62,007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: White's 3,840 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PEACOCK * 1,851 48.2 39,074 63.0 Nash 1,989 51.8 22,933 37.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,840 62,007 13.0 03.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Sharp Peacock (1939-2021): Elected 1966 By, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984 Leader of the Opposition to 5 September 1985 Leader of the Liberal Party to 5 September 1985 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peacock resigned as Leader of the Liberal Party following his defeat in the party room in an attempt to remove John Howard as Deputy Leader. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Camberwell, Hawthorn, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,428 -02.7 Votes cast: 64,625 94.4 +00.4 Informal votes: 2,709 04.2 -02.0 Formal votes: 61,916 95.8 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Margaret Cole 1,685 02.7 Hon Andrew PEACOCK * Lib 36,608 59.1 +00.3 Peter Taft AD 4,593 07.4 +01.9 Lindsay Woods ALP 19,030 30.7 -02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,916 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cole's 1,685 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PEACOCK * 1,059 62.8 37,667 60.8 Taft 419 24.9 5,012 08.1 Woods 207 12.3 19,237 31.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,685 61,916 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Taft's 5,012 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PEACOCK * 1,980 39.5 39,647 64.0 Woods 3,028 60.5 22,265 36.0 (exhausted 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,012 61,916 14.0 01.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Sharp Peacock (1939-2021): Elected 1966 By, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 Deputy Leader of the Opposition 17 July 1987 to 9 May 1989 Leader of the Opposition from 9 May 1989 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party 17 July 1987 to 9 May 1989 Leader of the Liberal Party from 9 May 1989 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peacock regained the Liberal leadership from John Howard in a party room ballot organised by his supporters. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Canterbury, Hawthorn, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 14.0 Effect of 1989 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,101 +06.8 Votes cast: 69,351 94.9 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,937 02.8 -01.4 Formal votes: 67,414 97.2 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene O'Sullivan ALP 15,391 22.8 -07.9 Arthur Burns 835 01.2 Hon Andrew PEACOCK * Lib 39,123 58.0 -01.1 David Greagg 292 00.4 Jill Leisegang AD 9,302 13.8 +06.4 Tim Ferguson 2,471 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,414 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Greagg's 292 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Sullivan 27 09.4 15,418 22.9 Burns 22 07.6 857 01.3 PEACOCK * 64 22.2 39,187 58.1 Leisegang 71 24.7 9,373 13.9 Ferguson 104 36.1 2,575 03.8 (exhausted 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 292 67,414 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Burns's 857 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Sullivan 153 17.9 15,571 23.1 PEACOCK * 272 31.9 39,459 58.5 Leisegang 188 22.0 9,561 14.2 Ferguson 241 28.2 2,816 04.2 (exhausted 3 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 857 67,414 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ferguson's 2,816 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Sullivan 755 27.0 16,326 24.2 PEACOCK * 663 23.7 40,122 59.5 Leisegang 1,374 49.2 10,935 16.2 (exhausted 24 31 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,816 67,414 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Leisegang's 10,935 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Sullivan 7,356 67.8 23,682 35.2 PEACOCK * 3,486 32.2 43,608 64.8 (exhausted 93 124 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,935 67,414 14.8 00.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Sharp Peacock (1939-2021): Elected 1966 By, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 Leader of the Opposition to 3 April 1990 Leader of the Liberal Party to 3 April 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peacock resigned as Leader of the Liberal Party following his second election defeat. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Canterbury, Hawthorn, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 14.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,228 +01.5 Votes cast: 71,102 95.8 +00.9 Informal votes: 1,801 02.5 -00.3 Formal votes: 69,301 97.5 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Andrew PEACOCK * Lib 42,363 61.1 +03.1 David Greagg 987 01.4 David Zemdegs AD 3,780 05.5 -08.3 Wayne Clarke ALP 20,961 30.3 +07.4 Christine Harris 1,210 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,301 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Greagg's 987 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PEACOCK * 209 21.3 42,572 61.4 Zemdegs 488 49.8 4,268 06.2 Clarke 137 14.0 21,098 30.4 Harris 146 14.9 1,356 02.0 (exhausted 7 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 987 69,301 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Harris's 1,356 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PEACOCK * 272 20.1 42,844 61.8 Zemdegs 635 47.0 4,903 07.1 Clarke 443 32.8 21,541 31.1 (exhausted 6 13 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,356 69,301 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Zemdegs's 4,903 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PEACOCK * 1,537 31.4 44,381 64.1 Clarke 3,352 68.6 24,893 35.9 (exhausted 14 27 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,903 69,301 14.1 00.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Sharp Peacock (1939-2021): Elected 1966 By, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 Resigned seat 16 September 1994 (see By-elections) Later career: Ambassador to the United States 1996-99. President, Boeing Australia 2002-07. AC 1997. Died 16 April 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 19 NOVEMBER 1994 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Canterbury, Hawthorn, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Hon Andrew Peacock -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 14.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,441 -02.4 Votes cast: 59,976 82.8 -13.0 Informal votes: 2,166 03.6 +01.1 Formal votes: 57,810 96.4 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Yasmin Cotton 2,004 03.5 Paul Tobias 518 00.9 Gilbert Boffa 955 01.7 David Greagg 686 01.2 Petro GEORGIOU + Lib 32,872 56.9 -04.2 Angela Walker 4,573 07.9 Dr Peter Singer Grn 16,202 28.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,810 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Tobias's 518 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton 113 21.9 2,117 03.7 Boffa 197 38.1 1,152 02.0 Greagg 26 05.0 712 01.2 GEORGIOU + 69 13.3 32,941 57.0 Walker 24 04.6 4,597 08.0 Singer 88 17.0 16,290 28.2 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 518 57,810 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Greagg's 1,152 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton 175 24.8 2,292 04.0 Boffa 129 18.3 1,281 02.2 GEORGIOU + 157 22.2 33,098 57.3 Walker 55 07.8 4,652 08.0 Singer 190 26.9 16,480 28.5 (exhausted 6 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,152 57,810 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Boffa's 1,281 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton 561 44.0 2,853 04.9 GEORGIOU + 321 25.2 33,419 57.8 Walker 116 09.1 4,768 08.2 Singer 276 21.7 16,756 29.0 (exhausted 7 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,281 57,810 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Cotton's 2,853 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGIOU + 1,273 45.1 34,692 60.1 Walker 524 18.6 5,292 09.2 Singer 1,026 36.3 17,782 30.8 (exhausted 30 44 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,853 57,810 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Walker's 5,292 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGIOU + 2,272 43.2 36,964 64.0 Singer 2,984 56.8 20,766 36.0 (exhausted 36 80 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,292 57,810 14.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Petro Georgiou (1947-2025): Elected 1994 by Born: 30 November 1947, Kerkyra, Greece Career: Educated Melbourne University. Senior Tutor in Politics, La Trobe University. Senior Adviser to Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser MP 1975- 79. Secretary, Ethnic Television Review Panel 1979-80. Director, Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs 1980-85. Senior Advisor to Hon Andrew Peacock MP 1985. Director, Victorian Liberal Party 1989-94. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Canterbury, Hawthorn, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,757 +10.1 Votes cast: 78,800 96.4 +00.6 Informal votes: 1,573 02.0 -00.5 Formal votes: 77,227 98.0 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 14.1 1994 by-election majority: Liberal over Green 14.0 Effect of redistribution: 00.8 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 13.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Petro GEORGIOU * Lib 44,022 57.0 -03.3 Pierre Harcourt AD 6,392 08.3 +02.8 Raymond Schlager 330 00.4 Rod Spencer 1,543 02.0 Jane Beer Grn 3,870 05.0 Christina Sindt ALP 21,070 27.3 -03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,227 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Schlager's 330 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGIOU * 56 17.3 44,078 57.1 Harcourt 98 30.3 6,490 08.4 Spencer 48 14.9 1,591 02.1 Beer 91 28.2 3,961 05.1 Sindt 30 09.3 21,100 27.3 (exhausted 7 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 330 77,227 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Spencer's 1,591 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGIOU * 729 46.4 44,807 58.0 Harcourt 353 22.5 6,843 08.9 Beer 332 21.1 4,393 05.6 Sindt 156 09.9 21,256 27.5 (exhausted 21 28 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,591 77,227 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Beer's 4,393 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGIOU * 514 12.1 45,321 58.7 Harcourt 2,731 64.4 9,574 12.4 Sindt 994 23.4 22,250 28.8 (exhausted 54 82 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,393 77,227 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Harcourt's 9,574 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGIOU * 3,520 39.2 48,841 63.8 Sindt 5,449 60.8 27,699 36.2 (exhausted 605 687 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,574 77,227 13.8 00.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Petro Georgiou (1947-2025): Elected 1994 by, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Canterbury, Hawthorn, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 83,537 +02.2 Votes cast: 80,099 95.9 -00.5 Informal votes: 1,620 02.0 00.0 Formal votes: 78,479 98.0 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Petro GEORGIOU * Lib 43,028 54.8 -02.2 Brad Starkie AD 6,366 08.1 -00.2 Ron McLean ON 1,637 02.1 Milton Nomikoudis 1,164 01.5 Maxine Morand ALP 23,107 29.4 +02.2 Wendy Salter Grn 3,177 04.0 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,479 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morand was Vic MLA for Mount Waverley 2002-10. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Nomikoudis's 1,164 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGIOU * 248 21.3 43,276 55.1 Starkie 234 20.1 6,600 08.4 McLean 13 01.1 1,650 02.1 Morand 517 44.4 23,624 30.1 Salter 152 13.1 3,329 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,164 78,479 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McLean's 1,650 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGIOU * 787 47.7 44,063 56.1 Starkie 236 14.3 6,836 08.7 Morand 390 23.6 24,014 30.6 Salter 237 14.4 3,566 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,650 78,479 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Salter's 3,566 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGIOU * 429 12.0 44,492 56.7 Starkie 2,077 58.2 8,913 11.4 Morand 1,060 29.7 25,074 31.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,566 78,479 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Starkie's 8,913 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGIOU * 3,684 41.3 48,176 61.4 Morand 5,229 58.7 30,303 38.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,913 78,479 11.4 02.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Petro Georgiou (1947-2025): Elected 1994 by, 1996, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Canterbury, Hawthorn, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,863 +04.0 Votes cast: 82,396 94.9 -01.0 Informal votes: 2,075 02.5 +00.5 Formal votes: 80,321 97.5 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Petro GEORGIOU * Lib 44,244 55.1 +00.3 Peter Campbell Grn 8,607 10.7 +06.7 Ari Sharp AD 6,374 07.9 -00.2 Tom Wilson ALP 21,096 26.3 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,321 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sharp's 6,374 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGIOU * 1,069 16.8 45,313 56.4 Campbell 3,824 60.0 12,431 15.5 Wilson 1,481 23.2 22,577 28.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,374 80,321 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Campbell's 12,431 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGIOU * 3,631 29.2 48,944 60.9 Wilson 8,800 70.8 31,377 39.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,431 80,321 10.9 00.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Petro Georgiou (1947-2025): Elected 1994 by, 1996, 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Canterbury, Hawthorn, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.9 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 87,107 +00.3 Votes cast: 81,807 94.1 -00.8 Informal votes: 2,380 02.9 +00.4 Formal votes: 79,727 97.1 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Reed 446 00.6 Peter Campbell Grn 9,997 12.5 +01.8 Petro GEORGIOU * Lib 43,581 54.7 -00.4 John Laidler FF 1,099 01.4 Mary Dettman AD 1,472 01.9 -06.0 Tom Wilson ALP 23,132 29.0 +02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,727 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Reed's 446 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Campbell 213 47.8 10,210 12.9 GEORGIOU * 76 17.0 43,657 55.0 Laidler 79 17.7 1,178 01.5 Dettman 41 09.2 1,513 01.9 Wilson 37 08.3 22,872 28.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 446 79,727 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Laidler's 1,178 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Campbell 167 14.2 10,377 13.1 GEORGIOU * 709 60.2 44,366 55.9 Dettman 160 13.6 1,673 02.1 Wilson 142 12.1 23,014 29.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,178 79,727 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dettman's 1,673 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Campbell 803 48.0 11,180 14.1 GEORGIOU * 407 24.3 44,773 56.4 Wilson 463 27.7 23,477 29.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,673 79,727 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Campbell's 11,180 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGIOU * 2,725 24.4 47,498 59.8 Wilson 8,455 75.6 31,932 40.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,180 79,727 09.8 01.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Petro Georgiou (1947-2025): Elected 1994 by, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Balwyn, Canterbury, Hawthorn, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 88,273 +01.3 Votes cast: 83,684 94.8 +00.7 Informal votes: 1,756 02.1 -00.8 Formal votes: 81,928 97.9 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Ken Harvey ALP 24,599 30.0 +01.0 John Laidler FF 1,261 01.5 +00.2 Petro GEORGIOU * Lib 45,172 55.1 +00.5 David Collyer AD 1,056 01.3 -00.6 Pierre Curtis 154 00.2 Peter Campbell Grn 9,686 11.8 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 81,928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Curtis's 154 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harvey 12 07.8 24,611 30.0 Laidler 29 18.8 1,290 01.6 GEORGIOU * 32 20.8 45,204 55.2 Collyer 43 27.9 1,099 01.3 Campbell 38 24.7 9,724 11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 154 81,928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Collyer's 1,099 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harvey 191 17.4 24,802 30.3 Laidler 78 07.1 1,368 01.7 GEORGIOU * 241 21.9 45,445 55.5 Campbell 589 53.6 10,313 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,099 81,928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Laidler's 1,368 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harvey 302 22.1 25,104 30.6 GEORGIOU * 851 62.2 46,296 56.5 Campbell 215 15.7 10,528 12.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,099 81,928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Campbell's 10,528 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harvey 8,049 76.5 33,153 40.5 GEORGIOU * 2,479 23.5 48,775 59.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10,528 81,928 09.5 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Petro Georgiou (1947-2025): Elected 1994 by, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 Georgiou retired at the 2010 election. Died 4 April 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Balwyn, Canterbury, Hawthorn, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 89,659 +01.6 Votes cast: 83,613 93.3 -01.5 Informal votes: 2,326 02.8 +00.7 Formal votes: 81,287 97.2 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Hurd ALP 22,268 27.4 -02.6 Des Benson Grn 15,019 18.5 +06.7 Josh FRYDENBERG + Lib 42,728 52.6 -02.6 John Laidler FF 1,272 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 81,287 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Laidler's 1,272 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hurd 234 18.4 22,502 27.7 Benson 276 21.7 15,295 18.8 FRYDENBERG + 762 59.9 43,490 53.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,272 81,287 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Benson's 15,295 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hurd 12,006 78.5 34,508 42.5 FRYDENBERG + 3,289 21.5 46,779 57.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,295 81,287 07.6 02.0 to Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joshua Anthony Frydenberg (born 1971): Elected 2010 Born: 17 July 1971, Melbourne Career: Educated Monash University, University of Oxford, Harvard University. Lawyer. Ministerial adviser. Bank director. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Balwyn, Canterbury, Hawthorn, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.6 Effect of 2010 redistribution: no change 2013 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 97,125 +08.3 Votes cast: 90,699 93.4 +00.1 Informal votes: 3,073 03.4 +00.6 Formal votes: 87,626 96.6 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tiffany Harrison 1,464 01.7 Josh FRYDENBERG * Lib 48,802 55.7 +03.2 Luke McNamara PUP 1,406 01.6 Tim Kriedemann 327 00.4 Helen McLeod Grn 14,526 16.6 -01.8 Angelina Zubac 621 00.7 John Kennedy ALP 19,655 22.4 -05.1 Jaxon Calder FF 825 00.9 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 87,626 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kennedy was Vic MLA for Hawthorn from 2018. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kriedemann's 327 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harrison 27 08.3 1,491 01.7 FRYDENBERG * 77 23.6 48,879 55.8 McNamara 54 16.5 1,460 01.8 McLeod 45 13.8 14,571 16.6 Zubac 22 06.7 643 00.7 Kennedy 30 09.2 19,685 22.5 Calder 72 22.0 897 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 327 87,626 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Zubac's 643 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harrison 279 43.4 1,770 02.0 FRYDENBERG * 84 13.1 48,963 55.9 McNamara 23 03.6 1,483 01.7 McLeod 127 19.8 14,698 16.8 Kennedy 103 16.0 19,788 22.6 Calder 27 04.2 924 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 643 87,626 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Calder's 924 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harrison 132 14.3 1,902 02.2 FRYDENBERG * 385 41.7 49,348 56.3 McNamara 119 12.9 1,602 01.8 McLeod 114 12.3 14,812 16.9 Kennedy 174 18.8 19,962 22.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 924 87,626 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: McNamara's 1,602 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harrison 371 23.2 2,273 02.6 FRYDENBERG * 663 41.4 50,011 57.1 McLeod 266 16.6 15,078 17.2 Kennedy 302 18.9 20,264 23.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,602 87,626 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Harrison's 2,273 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FRYDENBERG * 823 36.2 50,834 58.0 McLeod 1,010 44.4 16,088 18.4 Kennedy 440 19.4 20,704 23.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,273 87,626 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: McLeod's 16,088 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FRYDENBERG * 2,670 16.6 53,504 61.1 Kennedy 13,418 83.4 34,122 38.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,088 87,626 11.1 03.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joshua Anthony Frydenberg (born 1971): Elected 2010, 2013 Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister 18 September 2013 to 23 December 2014 Assistant Treasurer 23 December 2014 to 21 September 2015 Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia from 21 September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Balwyn, Canterbury, Hawthorn, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 100,140 +03.1 Votes cast: 91,826 91.7 -01.7 Informal votes: 1,823 02.0 -01.4 Formal votes: 90,003 98.0 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Helen McLeod Grn 17,027 18.7 +02.1 Hon Josh FRYDENBERG * Lib 52,401 58.6 +02.9 Marg D'Arcy ALP 17,825 19.7 -02.7 Angelina Zubac 2,750 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,823 (02.0%) informal 90,003 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Zubac's 2,666 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McLeod 1,160 42.2 18,187 20.2 FRYDENBERG * 828 30.1 53,229 59.1 D'Arcy 762 27.7 18,587 20.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,666 90,003 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McLeod's 18,187 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FRYDENBERG * 3,778 20.8 57,007 63.3 D'Arcy 14,409 79.2 32,996 36.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,187 90,003 13.3 02.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joshua Anthony Frydenberg (born 1971): Elected 2010, 2013, 2016 Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia to 19 July 2016 Minister for Environment and Energy 19 July 2016 to 28 August 2018 Treasurer from 28 August 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Balwyn, Camberwell, Canterbury, Hawthorn, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 13.3 Effect of 2018 redistribution: 00.5 shift to Labor 2019 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 12.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 108,413 +08.3 Votes cast: 102,062 94.1 +02.4 Informal votes: 3,033 03.0 +01.0 Formal votes: 99,029 97.0 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Steven D'Elia UAP 1,185 01.2 Oliver Yates 8,890 09.0 Angelina Zubac 539 00.5 Hon Josh Frydenberg * Lib 48,928 49.4 -08.2 Jana Stewart ALP 16,666 16.8 -03.7 Davina Hinkley AJP 1,117 01.1 Julian Burnside Grn 21,035 21.2 +02.7 Bill Chandler 669 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 99,029 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Stewart, see Vic Senate 2019, Appointments. 2. Yates was the son of Bill Yates, Liberal MHR for Holt 1975-80. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Zubac's 539 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- D'Elia 28 05.2 1,213 01.2 Yates 169 31.4 9,059 09.2 Frydenberg * 79 14.7 49,007 49.5 Stewart 75 13.9 16,741 16.9 Hinkley 31 05.8 1,148 01.2 Burnside 68 12.6 21,103 21.3 Chandler 89 16.5 758 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 539 99,029 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Chandler's 758 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- D'Elia 23 03.0 1,236 01.3 Yates 353 46.6 9,412 09.5 Frydenberg * 78 10.3 49,085 49.6 Stewart 70 09.2 16,811 17.0 Hinkley 41 05.4 1,189 01.2 Burnside 193 25.5 21,296 21.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 758 99,029 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hinkley's 1,189 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- D'Elia 65 05.5 1,301 01.3 Yates 190 16.0 9,602 09.7 Frydenberg * 163 13.7 49,248 49.7 Stewart 156 13.1 16,967 17.1 Burnside 615 51.7 21,911 22.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,189 99,029 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: D'Elia's 1,301 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Yates 476 36.6 10,078 10.2 FRYDENBERG * 626 48.1 49,874 50.4 Stewart 111 08.5 17,078 17.3 Burnside 88 06.8 21,999 22.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,301 99,029 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Yates's 10,078 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FRYDENBERG * 1,882 18.7 51,756 52.3 Stewart 2,310 22.9 19,388 19.6 Burnside 5,886 58.4 27,885 28.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,078 99,029 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Stewart's 19,388 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FRYDENBERG * 3,403 17.6 55,159 55.7 Burnside 15,985 82.4 43,870 44.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,388 99,029 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joshua Anthony Frydenberg (born 1971): Elected 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 Treasurer Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Balwyn, Camberwell, Canterbury, Hawthorn, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-candidate majority: Liberal over Greens 05.7 2019 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 06.7 Effect of 2021 redistribution: 00.3 shift to Labor 2022 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 112,972 +04.3 Votes cast: 105,563 93.4 -00.7 Informal votes: 3,046 02.9 -00.1 Formal votes: 102,517 97.1 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Monique Ryan 41,303 40.3 Scott Hardiman UAP 1,011 01.0 -00.2 Alexandra Thom LDP 1,080 01.1 Michele Dale DHJP 177 00.2 Josh Coyne PHON 741 00.7 Will Anderson 265 00.3 Hon Josh Frydenberg * Lib 43,736 42.7 -06.5 Peter Lynch ALP 7,091 06.9 -10.6 Rachael Nehmer AJP 500 00.5 -00.7 Piers Mitchem Grn 6,461 06.3 -14.8 David Connolly AVP 152 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 102,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lynch's 6.9% was the lowest primary vote ever polled by an endorsed Labor candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Connolly's 152 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan 17 11.2 41,320 40.3 Hardiman 11 07.2 1,022 01.0 Thom 15 09.9 1,095 01.1 Dale 7 04.6 184 00.2 Coyne 15 09.9 756 00.7 Anderson 9 05.9 274 00.3 Frydenberg * 28 18.4 43,764 42.7 Lynch 10 06.6 7,101 06.9 Nehmer 11 07.2 511 00.5 Mitchem 29 19.1 6,490 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 152 102,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dale's 184 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan 35 19.0 41,355 40.3 Hardiman 11 06.0 1,033 01.0 Thom 18 09.8 1,113 01.1 Coyne 25 13.6 781 00.8 Anderson 10 05.4 284 00.3 Frydenberg * 35 19.0 43,799 42.7 Lynch 20 10.9 7,121 07.0 Nehmer 21 11.4 532 00.5 Mitchem 9 04.9 6,499 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 184 102,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Anderson's 284 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan 101 35.6 41,456 40.4 Hardiman 20 07.0 1,053 01.0 Thom 22 07.8 1,135 01.1 Coyne 23 08.1 804 00.8 Frydenberg * 56 19.7 43,855 42.8 Lynch 24 08.5 7,145 07.0 Nehmer 19 06.7 551 00.5 Mitchem 19 06.7 6,518 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 284 102,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Nehmer's 551 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan 131 23.8 41,587 40.6 Hardiman 21 03.8 1,074 01.1 Thom 31 05.6 1,166 01.1 Coyne 19 03.5 823 00.8 Frydenberg * 49 08.9 43,904 42.8 Lynch 52 09.4 7,197 07.0 Mitchem 248 45.0 6,766 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 551 102,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Coyne's 823 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan 76 09.2 41,663 40.6 Hardiman 312 37.9 1,386 01.4 Thom 271 32.9 1,437 01.4 Frydenberg * 111 13.5 44,015 42.9 Lynch 28 03.4 7,225 07.1 Mitchem 25 03.0 6,791 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 823 102,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Hardiman's 1,386 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan 247 17.8 41,910 40.9 Thom 709 51.2 2,146 02.1 Frydenberg * 297 21.4 44,312 43.2 Lynch 58 04.2 7,283 07.1 Mitchem 75 05.4 6,866 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,386 102,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Thom's 2,146 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan 549 25.6 42,459 41.4 Frydenberg * 1,258 58.6 45,570 44.5 Lynch 226 10.5 7,509 07.3 Mitchem 113 05.3 6,979 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,146 102,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Mitchem's 6,979 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan 4,725 67.7 47,184 46.0 Frydenberg * 561 08.0 46,131 45.0 Lynch 1,693 24.3 9,202 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,979 102,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Lynch's 9,202 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- RYAN 7,092 77.1 54,276 52.9 Frydenberg * 2,110 22.9 48,241 47.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,202 102,517 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Joshua Anthony Frydenberg (born 1971): Elected 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019. Defeated 2022 Treasurer to 23 May 2023 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party to 30 May 2022 > Monique Maree Ryan (born 1967): Elected 2022 Born: 20 January 1967, Melbourne Career: Educated University of Melbourne. Paediatrician and neurologist. Director, Neurology Department, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Balwyn, Camberwell, Hawthorn, Kew, Malvern, Toorak -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Independent over Liberal 02.9 Effect of 2024 redistribution: 00.3 shift to Liberal 2025 notional two-candidate majority: Independent over Liberal 02.6 (These figures are guesses, based on estimates of how the areas added to the seat would have voted in 2022.) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 124,480 +10.2 Votes cast: 117,270 94.2 +00.8 Informal votes: 2,402 02.1 -00.8 Formal votes: 114,868 97.9 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Peppard Libtn 1,475 01.3 Amelia Hamer Lib 49,542 43.1 -00.3 Jackie Carter Grn 8,900 07.8 -02.1 Camille Brache PHON 1,201 01.1 +00.5 David Vader ToP 1,124 01.0 00.0 Dr Monique Ryan * 38,955 33.9 +03.1 Clive Crosby Labor 13,671 11.9 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 114,868 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamer was the grand-niece of Hon Sir Rupert Hamer MLA, Premier of Victoria 1972-81. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Vader's 1,124 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peppard 139 12.4 1,614 01.4 Hamer 275 24.5 49,817 43.4 Carter 70 06.2 8,970 07.8 Brache 437 38.9 1,638 01.4 Ryan * 130 11.6 39,085 34.0 Crosby 73 06.5 13,744 12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,124 114,868 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Peppard's 1,614 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamer 641 39.7 50,458 43.9 Carter 98 06.1 9,068 07.9 Brache 637 39.5 2,275 02.0 Ryan * 147 09.1 39,232 34.2 Crosby 91 05.6 13,835 12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,614 114,868 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Brache's 2,275 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamer 1,650 72.5 52,108 45.4 Carter 151 06.6 9,219 08.3 Ryan * 318 14.0 39,550 34.3 Crosby 156 06.9 13,991 12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,275 114,868 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Carter's 9,219 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamer 696 07.6 52,804 46.0 Ryan * 6,334 68.7 45,884 39.9 Crosby 2,189 23.7 16,180 14.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,219 114,868 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Crosby's 16,180 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamer 3,864 23.9 56,668 49.3 RYAN * 12,316 76.1 58,200 50.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,180 114,868 00.7 01.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Monique Maree Ryan (born 1967): Elected 2022, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 6th count: Ryan's 45,884 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HAMER 7,355 16.0 60,159 52.4 Crosby 38,529 84.0 54,709 47.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,884 114,868 02.4 01.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only.