ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF LA TROBE, VICTORIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== East of Melbourne: Croydon, Dandenong, Ferntree Gully, Ringwood -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1946 notional two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,407 Votes cast: 41,057 94.6 Informal votes: 698 01.7 Formal votes: 40,359 98.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Balcombe ALP 16,714 41.4 -04.1 Rt Hon Richard CASEY + Lib 23,645 58.6 +04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,359 08.6 04.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Casey was member for Corio 1931-40. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Gardiner Casey (1890-1976): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937. Resigned 1940. Elected 1949 Minister for Supply and Development 19 December 1949 to 17 March 1950 Minister for National Development from 17 March 1950 Minister for External Affairs from 24 April 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== East of Melbourne: Croydon, Dandenong, Ferntree Gully, Ringwood -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,253 +13.5 Votes cast: 47,261 96.0 +01.4 Informal votes: 877 01.9 +00.2 Formal votes: 46,384 98.1 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Richard CASEY * Lib 26,920 58.0 -00.6 Bernard Rees ALP 19,464 42.0 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46,384 08.0 00.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Gardiner Casey (1890-1976): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937. Resigned 1940. Elected 1949, 1951 Minister for National Development to 11 May 1951 Minister for External Affairs Minister in charge of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== East of Melbourne: Croydon, Dandenong, Ferntree Gully, Ringwood -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,732 +33.5 Votes cast: 63,454 96.5 +00.5 Informal votes: 699 01.1 -00.8 Formal votes: 62,755 98.9 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Richard CASEY * Lib 34,585 55.1 -02.9 Dr Gerald O'Day CPA 1,227 02.0 Edward Smith ALP 26,943 42.9 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,755 05.3 e 02.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Gardiner Casey (1890-1976): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937. Resigned 1940. Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 Minister for External Affairs Minister in charge of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== East of Melbourne: Croydon, Ferntree Gully, Mitcham, Ringwood -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 05.3 e Effect of 1955 redistribution: 03.5 shift to Labor New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,097 -29.9 Votes cast: 43,550 94.5 -02.0 Informal votes: 1,101 02.5 -01.4 Formal votes: 42,449 97.5 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Richard CASEY * Lib 24,442 57.6 +05.8 George Noone ALPAC 3,830 09.0 William Webber ALP 14,177 33.4 -14.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,449 14.8 e 13.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Gardiner Casey (1890-1976): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937. Resigned 1940. Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 Minister for External Affairs -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== East of Melbourne: Croydon, Ferntree Gully, Mitcham, Ringwood -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 14.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,520 +22.6 Votes cast: 54,187 95.9 +01.4 Informal votes: 1,031 01.9 -00.6 Formal votes: 53,156 98.1 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Richard CASEY * Lib 28,570 53.7 -03.9 Samuel Goldbloom ALP 19,623 36.9 +03.5 Terence Kirley DLP 4,963 09.3 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,156 12.1 e 02.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Gardiner Casey (1890-1976): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937. Resigned 1940. Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 Minister for External Affairs to 4 February 1960 Resigned seat 10 February 1960 (see By-elections) Later career: Governor-General of Australia 1965-69. Knighted 1965, created Baron Casey of Berwick and Westminster 1966. Died 17 June 1976 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 9 APRIL 1960 ==================================================================== East of Melbourne: Croydon, Ferntree Gully, Mitcham, Ringwood -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Rt Hon Richard Casey -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 12.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,644 +05.4 Votes cast: 54,379 91.2 -04.7 Informal votes: 872 01.6 -00.3 Formal votes: 53,507 98.4 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Jess + Lib 22,880 42.8 -10.9 John Martyr DLP 6,834 12.8 +03.5 John Murray 406 00.8 Donell Pritchard ALP 23,387 43.7 +06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,507 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Martyr, see Swan, WA, 1975. 2. Murray was a Republican candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Murray's 406 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jess + 94 23.2 22,974 42.9 Martyr 130 32.0 6,964 13.0 Pritchard 182 44.8 23,569 44.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 406 53,507 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Martyr's 6,964 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JESS + 6,025 86.5 28,999 54.2 Pritchard 939 13.5 24,508 45.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,964 53,507 04.2 06.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John David Jess (1922-2003): Elected 1960 By Born: 15 April 1922, Melbourne. Son of Lt-Gen Sir Carl Jess. Career: Educated Melbourne Grammar School. Estate agent. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== East of Melbourne: Croydon, Ferntree Gully, Mitcham, Ringwood -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.1 e 1960 by-election two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,915 +20.2 Votes cast: 65,376 96.3 +00.4 Informal votes: 1,344 02.1 +00.2 Formal votes: 64,032 97.9 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Hoare DLP 8,651 13.5 +04.2 John Jess * Lib 27,952 43.7 -10.0 Donell Pritchard ALP 26,875 42.0 +05.1 Bernard Rees 554 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,032 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Rees's 554 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hoare 199 35.9 8,850 13.8 Jess * 105 (19.0 28,057 43.8 Pritchard 250 45.1 27,125 42.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 554 64,032 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hoare's 8,850 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JESS * 8,179 92.4 36,236 56.6 Pritchard 671 07.6 27,797 43.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,850 64,032 06.6 05.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John David Jess (1922-2003): Elected 1960 By, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== East of Melbourne: Croydon, Ferntree Gully, Mitcham, Ringwood -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 75,226 +10.8 Votes cast: 72,803 96.8 +00.5 Informal votes: 797 01.1 -01.0 Formal votes: 72,006 98.9 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Adamson DLP 7,490 10.4 -03.1 Dr Moss Cass ALP 29,466 40.9 -01.1 John Jess * Lib 35,050 48.7 +05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,006 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Cass, see Maribyrnong 1969. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Adamson's 7,490 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cass 1,674 22.3 31,140 43.2 JESS * 5,816 77.7 40,866 56.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,490 72,006 06.8 00.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John David Jess (1922-2003): Elected 1960 By, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== East of Melbourne: Croydon, Ferntree Gully, Mitcham, Ringwood -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 87,002 +15.7 Votes cast: 83,131 95.6 -01.2 Informal votes: 2,471 03.0 +01.9 Formal votes: 80,660 97.0 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Adamson DLP 10,311 12.8 +02.4 John Jess * Lib 38,427 47.6 -01.1 Donell Pritchard ALP 26,847 33.3 -07.6 Leonard Weber LRG 5,075 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,660 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Weber's 5,075 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adamson 382 07.5 10,693 13.3 Jess * 742 14.6 39,169 48.6 Pritchard 3,951 77.9 30,798 38.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,075 80,660 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Adamson's 10,693 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JESS * 9,704 90.8 48,873 60.6 Pritchard 989 09.2 31,787 39.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,693 80,660 10.6 03.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John David Jess (1922-2003): Elected 1960 By, 1961, 1963, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== East of Melbourne: Croydon, Ferntree Gully, Sherbrooke, Sylvan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 11.1 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 00.2 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 10.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,580 -37.3 Votes cast: 51,776 94.9 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,658 03.2 +00.2 Formal votes: 50,118 96.8 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brenda Elliott AP 2,484 05.0 John Jess * Lib 22,343 44.6 -03.2 Pauline McCarthy ALP 20,898 41.7 +09.6 Peter Tunstall DLP 4,393 08.8 -04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,118 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Elliott's 2,484 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jess * 1,321 53.2 23,664 47.2 McCarthy 956 38.5 21,854 43.6 Tunstall 207 08.3 4,600 09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,484 50,118 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Tunstall's 4,600 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JESS * 3,977 86.5 27,641 55.2 McCarthy 623 13.5 22,477 44.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,600 50,118 05.2 05.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John David Jess (1922-2003): Elected 1960 By, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== East of Melbourne: Croydon, Ferntree Gully, Sherbrooke, Sylvan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,348 +23.4 Votes cast: 64,664 96.0 +01.1 Informal votes: 1,505 02.3 -00.9 Formal votes: 63,159 97.7 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eileen Fowler 1,238 02.0 Jeffrey Gill 700 01.1 John Jess * Lib 23,961 37.9 -06.7 Antony LAMB ALP 31,885 50.5 +08.8 George Noone DLP 3,292 05.2 -03.6 Donald Walters AP 2,083 03.3 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,159 05.0 e 10.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John David Jess (1922-2003): Elected 1960 By, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972 Died 18 October 2003 > Antony Hamilton Lamb (born 1939): Elected 1972 Born: 7 March 1939, Horsham, Victoria Career: Educated University of Melbourne, Victorian College of Pharmacy. Pharmacist. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== East of Melbourne: Croydon, Ferntree Gully, Sherbrooke, Sylvan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,988 +21.7 Votes cast: 77,912 95.0 -01.0 Informal votes: 1,467 01.9 -00.4 Formal votes: 76,445 98.1 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Baillieu Lib 32,126 42.0 +04.1 William Bryant 323 00.4 Antony LAMB * ALP 40,444 52.9 +02.4 Daniel Mason DLP 2,051 02.7 -02.5 Donald Walters AP 1,501 02.0 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,445 04.6 e 00.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Baillieu, see La Trobe 1975. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Antony Hamilton Lamb (born 1939): Elected 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== East of Melbourne: Croydon, Ferntree Gully, Sherbrooke, Sylvan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 87,717 +07.0 Votes cast: 83,351 95.0 00.0 Informal votes: 1,647 02.0 +00.1 Formal votes: 81,704 98.0 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall BAILLIEU Lib 41,276 50.5 +08.5 Cornelus Hellema 1,837 02.2 Antony Lamb * ALP 35,504 43.5 -09.4 Ronald Neilsen 169 00.2 James Penna DLP 1,889 02.3 -00.4 Donald Walters AP 1,029 01.3 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 81,704 04.3 e 08.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Antony Hamilton Lamb (born 1939): Elected 1972, 1974. Defeated 1975 Later career: See Streeton 1984 > Marshall Baillieu (born 1937): Elected 1975 Born: 6 June 1937, Melbourne Career: Manufacturing engineer, vegetable grower. Berwick Shire Council. Second cousin of Hon Ted Baillieu MLA, Premier of Victoria 2010-13. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== East of Melbourne: Ferntree Gully, Knox, Sherbrooke, Sylvan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.3 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,097 -23.5 Votes cast: 64,371 95.9 +00.9 Informal votes: 1,725 02.7 +00.7 Formal votes: 62,646 97.3 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Baillieu * Lib 26,060 41.6 -08.9 Cornelus Hellema 1,099 01.8 Antony Lamb ALP 25,250 40.3 -03.2 Andrew McCann AD 8,827 14.1 James Penna DLP 1,410 02.3 +00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,646 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lamb was member for La Trobe 1972-75. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hellema's 1,099 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baillieu * 631 57.4 26,691 42.6 Lamb 222 20.2 25,472 40.7 McCann 166 15.1 8,993 14.4 Penna 80 07.3 1,490 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,099 62,646 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Penna's 1,490 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baillieu * 1,229 82.5 27,920 44.6 Lamb 92 06.2 25,564 40.8 McCann 169 11.3 9,162 14.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,490 62,646 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McCann's 9,162 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BAILLIEU * 3,925 42.8 31,845 50.8 Lamb 5,237 57.2 30,801 49.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,162 62,646 00.8 03.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Baillieu (born 1937): Elected 1975, 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== East of Melbourne: Ferntree Gully, Knox, Sherbrooke, Sylvan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,979 +11.7 Votes cast: 71,553 95.4 -00.5 Informal votes: 2,015 02.8 +00.1 Formal votes: 69,538 97.2 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall Baillieu * Lib 28,282 40.7 -00.9 Desmond Burke DLP 867 01.2 -01.1 Cornelus Hellema 1,487 02.1 Wilhelm Kapphan 262 00.4 James Leicester AD 7,201 10.4 -03.7 Peter Milton ALP 31,439 45.2 +04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,538 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kapphan's 262 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baillieu * 34 13.0 28,316 40.7 Burke 19 07.3 886 01.3 Hellema 42 16.0 1,529 02.2 Leicester 144 55.0 7,345 10.6 Milton 23 08.8 31,462 45.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 262 69,538 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Burke's 886 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baillieu * 538 60.7 28,854 41.5 Hellema 199 22.5 1,728 02.5 Leicester 62 07.0 7,407 10.7 Milton 87 09.8 31,549 45.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 886 69,538 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hellema's 1,728 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baillieu * 1,016 58.8 29,870 43.0 Leicester 284 16.4 7,691 11.1 Milton 428 24.8 31,977 46.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,728 69,538 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Leicester's 7,691 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baillieu * 3,308 43.0 33,178 47.7 MILTON 4,383 57.0 36,360 52.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,691 69,538 02.3 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Marshall Baillieu (born 1937): Elected 1975, 1977. Defeated 1980 > Peter Milton (1928-2009): Elected 1980 Born: 22 September 1928, London, England Career: Educated University of Melbourne. Military servive 1946-49. Assistant Registrar, University of Melbourne. --------------------------------------------------------------------\ ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== East of Melbourne: Ferntree Gully, Knox, Sherbrooke, Sylvan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,144 +08.2 Votes cast: 78,072 96.2 +00.8 Informal votes: 1,439 01.8 -01.0 Formal votes: 76,633 98.2 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Milton Blake AD 8,010 10.5 +00.1 Cornelis Hellema 2,085 02.7 Peter MILTON * ALP 40,493 52.8 +07.6 Peter Nugent Lib 26,045 34.0 -06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,633 10.9 e 08.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Nugent, see Aston 1990. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Milton (1928-2009): Elected 1980, 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Berwick, Doveton, Ferntree Gully, Sherbrooke -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.9 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.4 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 60,954 -24.9 Votes cast: 58,026 95.2 -01.0 Informal votes: 4,574 07.9 +06.1 Formal votes: 53,452 92.1 -06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ted French Lib 19,438 36.4 +02.0 Peter MILTON * ALP 28,853 54.0 +01.6 Andrew McCann AD 4,185 07.8 -02.7 Julie Garratt DLP 976 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,452 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Garratt's 976 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- French 358 36.8 19,796 37.0 MILTON * 279 28.6 29,132 54.5 McCann 337 34.6 4,522 08.5 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 976 53,452 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McCann's 4,522 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- French 2,281 50.5 22,077 41.3 MILTON * 2,238 49.5 31,370 58.7 (exhausted 3 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,522 53,452 08.7 01.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Milton 1928-2009): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Berwick, Doveton, Ferntree Gully, Sherbrooke -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,009 +11.6 Votes cast: 65,105 95.7 +00.5 Informal votes: 3,121 04.8 +03.1 Formal votes: 61,984 95.2 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob Charles Lib 24,013 38.7 +02.3 Peter MILTON * ALP 31,510 50.8 -03.2 John Benton AD 6,461 10.4 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Charles, see La Trobe 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Benton's 6,461 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles 2,426 37.6 26,439 42.7 MILTON * 4,029 62.4 35,539 57.3 (exhausted 6 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,461 61,984 07.3 01.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Milton (1928-2009): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Berwick, Ferntree Gully, Monbulk, Mooroolbark -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.3 Effect of 1989 redistribution: 03.1 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,204 +06.2 Votes cast: 69,929 96.8 +01.1 Informal votes: 1,690 02.4 -02.4 Formal votes: 68,239 97.6 +02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Milton * ALP 23,720 34.8 -12.9 Teresa Kemp CTA 2,468 03.6 Greta Jungwirth AD 12,246 17.9 +07.5 Bob Charles Lib 29,805 43.7 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,239 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kemp's 2,468 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Milton * 317 12.9 24,037 35.2 Jungwirth 579 23.6 12,825 18.8 Charles 1,557 63.5 31,362 46.0 (exhausted 15 15 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,468 68,239 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jungwirth's 12,825 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Milton * 9,101 71.6 33,138 48.6 CHARLES 3,618 28.4 34,980 51.4 (exhausted 106 121 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,825 68,239 01.4 05.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Peter Milton (1928-2009): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987. Defeated 1990 Died 8 August 2009 > Robert Edwin Charles (1936-2016): Elected 1990 Born: 24 July 1936, Kentucky, USA Career: Educated Purdue University. Chartered professional engineer. To Australia 1969. Managing director of construction company. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Berwick, Ferntree Gully, Monbulk, Mooroolbark -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,859 +07.8 Votes cast: 75,070 96.4 -00.4 Informal votes: 1,772 02.4 00.0 Formal votes: 73,298 97.6 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob Charles * Lib 35,306 48.2 +04.5 Peter Herbert 552 00.8 Wolfgang Voigt CTA 866 01.2 -02.4 Rebecca Wigney Grn 3,317 04.5 Juliana Kendi 436 00.6 Raymond Jungwirth AD 3,106 04.2 -13.7 Geoff Pain ALP 29,715 40.5 +05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,298 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kendi's 436 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles * 55 12.7 35,361 48.2 Herbert 19 04.4 571 00.8 Voigt 21 04.9 887 01.2 Wigney 135 31.2 3,452 04.7 Jungwirth 147 34.0 3,253 04.4 Pain 56 12.9 29,771 40.6 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 436 73,298 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Herbert's 571 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles * 163 28.8 35,524 48.5 Voigt 65 11.5 952 01.3 Wigney 143 25.2 3,595 04.9 Jungwirth 113 19.9 3,366 04.6 Pain 83 14.6 29,854 40.7 (exhausted 4 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 571 73,298 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Voigt's 952 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles * 563 59.4 36,087 49.2 Wigney 177 18.7 3,772 05.2 Jungwirth 111 11.7 3,477 04.7 Pain 97 10.2 29,951 40.9 (exhausted 4 11 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 952 73,298 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Jungwirth's 3,477 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles * 536 15.5 36,632 50.0 Wigney 2,011 58.1 5,783 07.9 Pain 917 26.5 30,868 42.1 (exhausted 13 24 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,477 73,298 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Wigney's 5,783 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARLES * 1,725 30.0 38,348 52.4 Pain 4,025 70.0 34,893 47.6 (exhausted 33 57 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,783 73,298 02.4 01.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Edwin Charles (1936-2016): Elected 1990, 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Belgrave, Berwick, Ferntree Gully, Gembrook -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.4 Effect of redistribution: 01.1 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,704 -05.3 Votes cast: 71,089 96.5 +00.1 Informal votes: 1,799 02.5 +00.1 Formal votes: 69,290 97.5 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Benton Grn 3,264 04.7 +00.2 Andrew Sternberg 350 00.5 John Hastie AD 6,549 09.5 +05.3 Frank Dean 542 00.8 Carolyn Hirsh ALP 26,905 38.8 -02.8 Bob Charles * Lib 30,806 44.5 -02.6 Wolf Voigt CTA 874 01.3 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,290 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hirsh was Vic MLA for Wantirna 1985-92, MLC for Silvan Province 2002-06. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sternberg's 350 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Benton 174 50.3 3,438 05.0 Hastie 60 17.3 6,609 09.5 Dean 33 09.5 575 00.8 Hirsh 30 08.7 26,935 38.9 Charles * 31 09.0 30,837 44.5 Voigt 18 05.2 892 01.3 (exhausted 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 350 69,290 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dean's 575 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Benton 133 23.6 3,571 05.2 Hastie 216 38.4 6,825 09.9 Hirsh 104 18.5 27,039 39.0 Charles * 73 13.0 30,910 44.6 Voigt 37 06.6 929 01.3 (exhausted 12 16 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 575 69,290 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Voigt's 929 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Benton 112 12.1 3,683 05.3 Hastie 157 16.9 6,982 10.1 Hirsh 107 11.5 27,146 39.2 Charles * 551 59.4 31,461 45.4 (exhausted 2 18 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 929 69,290 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Benton's 3,683 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hastie 2,678 73.8 9,660 14.0 Hirsh 620 17.1 27,766 40.1 Charles * 332 09.2 31,793 45.9 (exhausted 53 71 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,683 69,290 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Hastie's 9,660 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hirsh 5,742 61.4 33,508 48.6 CHARLES * 3,603 38.6 35,396 51.4 (exhausted 315 386 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,660 69,290 01.4 00.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Edwin Charles (1936-2016): Elected 1990, 1993, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Belgrave, Berwick, Ferntree Gully, Gembrook -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 78,699 +06.8 Votes cast: 76,181 96.8 +00.3 Informal votes: 2,751 03.6 +01.1 Formal votes: 73,430 96.4 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Amanda Leeper AD 6,447 08.8 -00.7 Assyl Haidar 411 00.6 Jeff Thomas ON 3,173 04.3 Frank Dean 331 00.4 Wolf Vogt CDP 740 01.0 -00.3 Robyn Holtham Grn 2,801 03.8 -00.9 Carolyn Hirsh ALP 27,733 37.8 -01.1 Bob Charles * Lib 31,456 42.8 -01.6 Graham Woolley 186 00.2 Andrew Sternberg 152 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,430 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hirsh was Vic MLA for Wantirna 1985-92, MLC for Silvan Province 2002-06. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sternberg's 152 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leeper 23 15.1 6,470 08.8 Haidar 10 06.6 421 00.6 Thomas 8 05.3 3,181 04.3 Dean 15 09.9 346 00.5 Voigt 7 04.6 747 01.0 Holtham 24 15.8 2,825 03.8 Hirsh 14 09.2 27,747 37.8 Charles * 22 14.5 31,478 42.9 Woolley 29 19.1 215 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 152 73,430 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Woolley's 215 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leeper 19 08.8 6,489 08.8 Haidar 7 03.3 428 00.6 Thomas 34 15.8 3,215 04.4 Dean 11 05.1 357 00.5 Voigt 13 06.0 760 01.0 Holtham 19 08.8 2,844 03.9 Hirsh 36 16.7 27,783 37.8 Charles * 76 35.3 31,554 43.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 215 73,430 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dean's 357 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leeper 75 21.0 6,564 08.9 Haidar 31 08.7 459 00.6 Thomas 62 17.4 3,277 04.5 Voigt 23 06.4 783 01.1 Holtham 67 18.8 2,911 04.0 Hirsh 45 12.6 27,828 37.9 Charles * 54 15.1 31,608 43.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 357 73,430 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Haidar's 459 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leeper 115 25.1 6,679 09.1 Thomas 20 04.4 3,297 04.5 Voigt 32 07.0 815 01.1 Holtham 95 20.7 3,006 04.1 Hirsh 148 32.2 27,976 38.1 Charles * 49 10.7 31,657 43.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 459 73,430 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Voigt's 815 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leeper 196 24.0 6,875 09.4 Thomas 69 08.5 3,366 04.6 Holtham 98 12.0 3,104 04.2 Hirsh 124 15.2 28,100 38.3 Charles * 328 40.2 31,985 43.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 815 73,430 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Holtham's 3,104 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leeper 1,918 61.8 8,793 12.0 Thomas 118 03.8 3,484 04.7 Hirsh 795 25.6 28,895 39.4 Charles * 273 08.8 32,258 43.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,104 73,430 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Thomas's 3,484 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leeper 1,018 29.2 9,811 13.4 Hirsh 1,242 35.6 30,137 41.0 Charles * 1,224 35.1 33,482 45.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,484 73,430 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Leeper's 9,811 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hirsh 5,851 59.6 35,988 49.0 CHARLES * 3,960 40.4 37,442 51.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,811 73,430 01.0 00.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Edwin Charles (1936-2016): Elected 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Belgrave, Berwick, Ferntree Gully, Gembrook -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 87,931 +11.7 Votes cast: 84,342 95.9 -00.9 Informal votes: 3,544 04.2 +00.6 Formal votes: 80,798 95.8 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob Charles * Lib 37,641 46.6 +03.7 Craig Smith Grn 5,740 07.1 +03.3 Tony Holland AD 6,424 07.9 -00.8 Phil Staindl ALP 27,912 34.5 -03.2 Wolfgang Voigt 861 01.1 +00.1 June Scott ON 1,304 01.6 -02.7 Frank Dean 386 00.5 Jason Allen 530 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,798 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Dean's 386 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles * 31 08.0 37,672 46.6 Smith 16 04.1 5,756 07.1 Holland 17 04.4 6,441 08.0 Staindl 24 06.2 27,936 34.6 Voigt 14 03.6 875 01.1 Scott 29 07.5 1,333 01.6 Allen 255 66.1 785 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 386 80,798 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Allen's 785 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles * 143 18.2 37,815 46.8 Smith 139 17.7 5,895 07.3 Holland 125 15.9 6,566 08.1 Staindl 117 14.9 28,053 34.7 Voigt 76 09.7 951 01.2 Scott 185 23.6 1,518 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 785 80,798 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Voigt's 951 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles * 475 49.9 38,290 47.4 Smith 102 10.7 5,997 07.4 Holland 144 15.1 6,710 08.3 Staindl 133 14.0 28,186 34.9 Scott 97 10.2 1,615 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 951 80,798 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Scott's 1,615 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles * 531 32.9 38,821 48.0 Smith 375 23.2 6,372 07.9 Holland 242 15.0 6,952 08.6 Staindl 467 28.9 28,653 35.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,615 80,798 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Smith's 6,372 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles * 836 13.1 39,657 49.1 Holland 4,026 63.2 10,978 13.6 Staindl 1,510 23.7 30,163 37.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,372 80,798 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Holland's 10,978 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARLES * 3,709 33.8 43,366 53.7 Staindl 7,269 66.2 37,432 46.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,978 80,798 03.7 02.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Edwin Charles (1936-2016): Elected 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001 Charles retired at the 2004 election. Died 17 April 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Belgrave, Berwick, Ferntree Gully, Gembrook -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.7 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,835 -03.5 Votes cast: 80,985 95.5 -00.4 Informal votes: 3,254 04.0 -00.2 Formal votes: 77,731 96.0 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Craig Smith Grn 7,313 09.4 +02.0 Tony Holland AD 1,160 01.5 -06.5 Susan Davies ALP 26,251 33.8 -00.4 Frank Dean 777 01.0 Jason WOOD + Lib 39,810 51.2 +04.7 Kurt Beilharz 131 00.2 Wolfgang Voigt CDP 459 00.6 -00.4 Darryl Bridges FF 1,830 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davies was Vic MLA (Independent) for Gippsland West 1997-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Beilharz's 131 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 28 21.4 7,341 09.4 Holland 11 08.4 1,171 01.5 Davies 17 13.0 26,268 33.8 Dean 19 14.5 796 01.0 WOOD + 17 13.0 39,827 51.2 Voigt 17 13.0 476 00.6 Bridges 22 16.8 1,852 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 131 77,731 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Voigt's 476 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 21 04.4 7,362 09.5 Holland 14 02.9 1,185 01.5 Davies 31 06.5 26,299 33.8 Dean 20 04.2 816 01.1 WOOD + 187 39.3 40,014 51.5 Bridges 203 42.7 2,055 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 476 77,731 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dean's 816 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 173 21.2 7,535 08.7 Holland 150 18.4 1,335 01.7 Davies 187 22.9 26,486 34.1 WOOD + 167 20.5 40,181 51.7 Bridges 139 17.0 2,194 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 816 77,731 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Holland's 1,335 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 538 40.3 8,073 10.4 Davies 323 24.2 26,809 34.5 WOOD + 345 25.8 40,526 52.1 Bridges 129 09.7 2,323 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,335 77,731 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Bridges's 2,323 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 455 19.6 8,528 11.0 Davies 385 16.6 28,194 35.0 WOOD + 1,483 63.8 42,009 54.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,323 77,731 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Smith's 8,528 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davies 7,143 83.8 34,337 44.2 WOOD + 1,385 16.2 43,394 55.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,528 77,731 05.8 02.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jason Peter Wood (born 1968): Elected 2004 Born: 24 May 1968, Sutherland, NSW. Career: Educated Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Police officer. Senior Sergeant, Counter-Terrorism Coordination Unit 2003-04. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Berwick, Emerald, Ferntree Gully, Narre Warren -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 92,005 +08.5 Votes cast: 88,179 95.8 +00.3 Informal votes: 2,896 03.3 -00.7 Formal votes: 85,283 96.7 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jason Wood * Lib 39,636 46.5 -04.7 Rodney Cocks ALP 34,448 40.4 +06.6 Bree Taylor Grn 7,539 08.8 -00.6 Jim Zubic FF 2,423 02.8 +00.5 Kurt Beilharz 140 00.2 Surome Singh 85 00.1 Craig Beale AD 1,012 01.2 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85,283 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Singh's 85 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wood * 24 28.2 39,660 46.5 Cocks 9 10.6 34,457 40.4 Taylor 11 12.9 7,550 08.9 Zubic 13 15.3 2,436 02.9 Beilharz 12 14.1 152 00.2 Beale 16 18.8 1,028 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 85 85,283 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Beilharz's 152 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wood * 21 13.8 39,681 46.5 Cocks 22 14.5 34,479 40.4 Taylor 27 17.8 7,577 08.9 Zubic 39 25.7 2,475 02.9 Beale 43 28.3 1,071 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 152 85,283 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Beale's 1,071 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wood * 214 20.0 39,895 46.8 Cocks 239 22.3 34,718 40.7 Taylor 460 43.0 8,037 09.4 Zubic 158 14.8 2,633 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,071 85,283 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Zubic's 2,633 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wood * 1,529 58.1 41,424 48.6 Cocks 500 19.0 35,218 41.3 Taylor 604 22.9 8,641 10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,633 85,283 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Taylor's 8,641 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WOOD * 1,653 19.1 43,077 50.5 Cocks 6,988 80.9 42,206 49.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8,641 85,283 00.5 05.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jason Peter Wood (born 1968): Elected 2004, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Berwick, Emerald, Ferntree Gully, Narre Warren -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 97,960 +06.5 Votes cast: 92,770 94.7 -01.1 Informal votes: 3,773 04.1 +00.8 Formal votes: 88,997 95.9 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Leahy 2,539 02.9 Jason Wood * Lib 39,053 43.9 -02.6 David Barrow FF 1,917 02.2 -00.7 Laura Smyth ALP 33,970 38.2 -02.2 Jim Reiher Grn 10,931 12.3 +03.4 Shem Bennett 587 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 88,997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bennett's 587 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leahy 76 13.0 2,615 02.9 Wood * 200 34.1 39,253 44.1 Barrow 79 13.5 1,996 02.2 Smyth 71 12.1 34,041 38.3 Reiher 161 27.4 11,092 12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 587 88,997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Barrow's 1,996 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leahy 253 12.7 2,868 03.2 Wood * 906 45.4 40,159 45.1 Smyth 461 23.1 34,502 38.8 Reiher 376 18.8 11,468 12.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,996 88,997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Leahy's 2,868 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wood * 1,098 38.3 41,257 46.4 Smyth 713 24.9 35,215 39.6 Reiher 1,057 36.9 12,525 14.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,868 88,997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Reiher's 12,525 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wood * 2,432 19.4 43,689 49.1 SMYTH 10,093 80.6 45,308 50.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,525 88,997 00.9 01.4 to Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jason Peter Wood (born 1968): Elected 2004, 2007. Defeated 2010 Later career: See La Trobe 2013. > Laura Mary Smyth (born 1976): Elected 2010 Born: 12 November 1976, Belfast, Britain Career: Educated Monash University. Lawyer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Berwick, Emerald, Ferntree Gully, Narre Warren -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 00.9 Effect of 2010 redistribution: 00.8 shift to Labor 2013 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 98,007 Votes cast: 92,949 94.8 Informal votes: 4,083 04.4 Formal votes: 88,866 95.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Schilling Grn 8,905 10.0 -02.0 Jason Wood Lib 40,925 46.1 +03.0 Martin Leahy ASP 2,475 02.8 +00.5 Laura Smyth * ALP 28,488 32.1 -07.4 Rachel Jenkins DLP 1,168 01.3 Daniel Martin FF 1,680 01.9 -00.7 Jason Kennedy PUP 4,514 05.1 Kevin Seaman 711 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 88,866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wood was MHR for La Trobe 2004-10. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Seaman's 711 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Schilling 46 06.5 8,951 10.1 Wood 111 15.6 41,036 46.2 Leahy 58 08.2 2,533 02.9 Smyth * 43 06.1 28,531 32.1 Jenkins 80 11.3 1,248 01.4 Martin 199 28.0 1,879 02.1 Kennedy 174 24.5 4,688 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 711 88,866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jenkins's 1,248 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Schilling 147 11.8 9,098 10.2 Wood 376 30.1 41,412 46.6 Leahy 90 07.2 2,623 03.0 Smyth * 311 24.9 28,842 32.5 Martin 226 18.1 2,105 02.4 Kennedy 98 07.9 4,786 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,248 88,866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Martin's 2,105 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Schilling 240 11.4 9,338 10.5 Wood 867 41.2 42,279 47.6 Leahy 195 09.3 2,818 03.2 Smyth * 352 16.7 29,194 32.9 Kennedy 451 21.4 5,237 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,105 88,866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Leahy's 2,818 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Schilling 907 32.2 10,245 11.5 Wood 552 19.6 42,831 48.2 Smyth * 837 29.7 30,031 33.8 Kennedy 522 18.5 5,759 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,818 88,866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Kennedy's 5,759 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Schilling 1,291 22.4 11,536 13.0 WOOD 2,555 44.4 45,386 51.1 Smyth * 1,913 33.2 31,944 36.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,759 88,866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Schilling's 11,536 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WOOD 2,612 22.6 47,998 54.0 Smyth * 8,924 77.4 40,868 46.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,536 88,866 04.0 05.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Laura Mary Smyth (born 1976): Elected 2010. Defeated 2013 > Jason Peter Wood (born 1968): Elected 2004, 2007. Defeated 2010. Elected 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Berwick, Emerald, Ferntree Gully, Narre Warren -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 105,731 +07.9 Votes cast: 98,051 92.7 -02.1 Informal votes: 5,454 05.6 +01.2 Formal votes: 92,597 94.4 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Cummings Grn 9,773 10.6 +00.6 Leah Folloni AJP 2,677 02.9 Julieanne Doidge 3,922 04.2 Simon Curtis ALP 29,052 31.4 -00.7 Leslie Hughes LDP 1,188 01.3 Margaret Quinn RUA 1,180 01.3 +00.5 Jason Wood * Lib 39,108 42.2 -03.8 David Fent 1,321 01.4 Martin Leahy ASP 2,103 02.3 -00.5 Jeffrey Bartram FF 2,273 02.5 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 92,597 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Quinn's 1,170 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cummings 27 02.3 9,800 10.6 Folloni 74 06.3 2,751 03.0 Doidge 212 18.0 4,134 04.5 Curtis 73 06.2 29,125 31.5 Hughes 58 04.9 1,246 01.4 Wood * 141 12.0 39,249 42.4 Fent 138 11.7 1,459 01.6 Leahy 41 03.5 2,144 02.3 Bartram 416 35.3 2,689 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,170 92,597 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hughes's 1,246 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cummings 92 07.4 9,892 10.7 Folloni 65 05.2 2,816 03.0 Doidge 118 09.5 4,252 04.6 Curtis 200 16.1 29,325 31.7 Wood * 464 37.2 39,713 42.9 Fent 87 07.0 1,546 01.7 Leahy 117 09.4 2,261 02.4 Bartram 103 08.3 2,792 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,246 92,597 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Fent's 1,546 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cummings 54 03.5 9,946 10.7 Folloni 98 06.3 2,914 03.2 Doidge 257 16.6 4,509 04.9 Curtis 169 10.9 29,494 31.9 Wood * 267 17.3 39,980 43.2 Leahy 347 22.5 2,608 02.8 Bartram 354 22.9 3,146 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,546 92,597 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Leahy's 2,608 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cummings 629 24.1 10,575 11.4 Folloni 356 13.7 3,270 03.5 Doidge 326 12.5 4,835 05.2 Curtis 416 16.0 29,910 32.3 Wood * 314 12.0 40,294 43.5 Bartram 567 21.7 3,713 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,608 92,597 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Folloni's 3,270 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cummings 1,067 32.6 11,642 12.6 Doidge 687 21.0 5,522 06.0 Curtis 422 12.9 30,332 32.8 Wood * 654 20.0 40,948 44.2 Bartram 440 13.5 4,153 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,270 92,597 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Bartram's 4,153 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cummings 657 15.8 12,299 13.3 Doidge 1,317 31.7 6,839 07.4 Curtis 638 15.4 30,970 33.5 Wood * 1,541 37.1 42,489 45.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,153 92,597 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Doidge's 6,839 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cummings 2,107 30.8 14,406 15.6 Curtis 2,196 32.1 33,166 35.8 Wood * 2,536 37.1 45,025 48.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,839 92,597 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Cummings's 14,406 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Curtis 11,782 81.8 44,948 48.5 WOOD * 2,624 18.2 47,649 51.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,406 92,597 01.5 02.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jason Peter Wood (born 1968): Elected 2004, 2007. Defeated 2010. Elected 2013, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Berwick, Emerald, Gembrook, Narre Warren, Pakenham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 01.5 Effect of 2018 redistribution: 01.7 shift to Liberal 2019 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 110,721 +04.7 Votes cast: 103,305 93.3 +00.6 Informal votes: 4,616 04.5 -01.2 Formal votes: 98,689 95.5 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Amy Gregorovich Grn 7,752 07.9 -00.4 Norman Baker RUA 947 01.0 -01.0 Jason Wood * Lib 45,123 45.7 +01.6 Esther Baker PHON 4,796 04.9 Duncan Dean UAP 2,506 02.5 Simon Curtis ALP 34,040 34.5 +02.4 Asher Calwell-Browne DHJP 3,525 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 98,689 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: N Baker's 947 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregorovich 108 11.4 7,860 08.0 Wood * 319 33.7 45,442 46.1 E Baker 250 26.4 5,046 05.1 Dean 133 14.0 2,639 02.7 Curtis 67 07.1 34,107 34.6 Calwell-Browne 70 07.4 3,595 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 947 98,689 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dean's 2,639 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregorovich 192 07.3 8,052 08.2 Wood * 972 36.8 46,414 47.0 E Baker 723 27.4 5,769 05.9 Curtis 359 13.6 34,466 34.9 Calwell-Browne 393 14.9 3,988 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,639 98,689 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Calwell-Browne's 3,988 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregorovich 683 17.1 8,735 08.9 Wood * 867 36.8 47,281 47.9 E Baker 944 23.7 6,713 06.8 Curtis 1,494 37.5 35,960 36.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,988 98,689 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: E Baker's 6,713 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregorovich 1,237 18.4 9,972 10.1 WOOD * 3,427 51.1 50,708 51.3 Curtis 2,049 30.5 38,009 38.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,713 98,689 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Gregorovich's 9,972 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WOOD * 3,068 30.8 53,776 54.5 Curtis 6,904 69.2 44,913 45.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,972 98,689 04.5 01.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jason Peter Wood (born 1968): Elected 2004, 2007. Defeated 2010. Elected 2013, 2016, 2019 Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs from 29 May 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Emerald, Gembrook, Koo Wee Rup, Officer, Pakenham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 04.5 Effect of 2021 redistribution: 01.0 shift to Liberal 2022 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 105,791 +04.1 Votes cast: 96,155 90.9 -02.4 Informal votes: 4,483 04.7 +00.1 Formal votes: 91,672 95.3 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Jason Wood * Lib 41,786 45.6 -00.2 Hadden Ervin PHON 4,555 05.0 -00.6 Michael Schilling Grn 9,980 10.9 +03.3 Merryn Mott UAP 6,182 06.7 +03.8 Abhimanyu Kumar ALP 23,918 26.1 -07.6 Rebecca Skinner AFP 890 01.0 Michael Abelman LDP 1,911 02.1 Helen Jeges AJP 2,450 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 91,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Skinner's 890 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wood * 110 12.4 41,896 45.7 Ervin 175 19.7 4,730 05.2 Schilling 81 09.1 10,061 11.0 Mott 118 13.3 6,300 06.9 Kumar 89 10.0 24,007 26.2 Abelman 166 18.7 2,077 02.3 Jeges 151 17.0 2,601 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 890 91,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Abelman's 2,077 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wood * 349 16.8 42,245 46.1 Ervin 613 29.5 5,343 05.8 Schilling 78 03.8 10,139 11.1 Mott 737 35.5 7,037 07.7 Kumar 127 06.1 24,134 26.3 Jeges 173 08.3 2,774 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,077 91,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Jeges's 2,774 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wood * 382 13.8 42,627 46.5 Ervin 389 14.0 5,732 06.3 Schilling 931 33.6 11,070 12.1 Mott 466 16.8 7,503 08.2 Kumar 606 21.9 24,740 27.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,774 91,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Ervin's 5,732 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wood * 1,026 17.9 43,653 47.6 Schilling 571 10.0 11,641 12.7 Mott 3,648 63.6 11,151 12.2 Kumar 487 08.5 25,227 27.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,732 91,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Mott's 11,151 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WOOD * 6,422 57.6 50,075 54.6 Schilling 2,649 23.8 14,290 15.6 Kumar 2,080 18.7 27,307 29.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,151 91,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Schilling's 14,290 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WOOD * 3,728 26.1 53,803 58.7 Kumar 10,562 73.9 37,869 41.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,290 91,672 08.7 03.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jason Peter Wood (born 1968): Elected 2004, 2007. Defeated 2010. Elected 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs to 23 May 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Emerald, Gembrook, Koo Wee Rup, Officer, Pakenham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Liberal over Labor 08.7 Effect of 2024 redistribution: 00.3 shift to Labor 2025 notional two-candidate majority: Liberal over Labor 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 115,425 +09.1 Votes cast: 107,307 90.9 -02.4 Informal votes: 3,609 03.4 -01.3 Formal votes: 103,618 96.6 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Greg Hardiman ToP 4,727 04.6 -02.1 Jeff Springfield Labor 33,289 32.1 +05.9 Ron Malhotra FFA 3,713 03.6 Hon Jason Wood * Lib 40,547 39.1 -06.1 Jamie Longmuir Grn 13,386 12.9 +02.0 Leo Panetta PHON 7,956 07.7 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 103,618 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Malhotra's 3,713 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hardiman 569 15.3 5,296 05.1 Springfield 593 16.0 33,882 32.7 Wood * 1,120 30.2 41,667 40.2 Longmuir 531 14.3 13,917 13.4 Panetta 900 24.2 8,856 08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,713 103,618 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hardiman's 5,296 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Springfield 1,048 19.8 34,930 33.7 Wood * 1,029 19.4 42,696 41.2 Longmuir 421 08.0 14,338 13.8 Panetta 2,798 52.8 11,654 11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,296 103,618 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Panetta's 11,654 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Springfield 1,048 19.8 34,930 33.7 Wood * 1,029 19.4 42,696 41.2 Longmuir 421 08.0 14,338 13.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,654 103,618 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Longmuir's 14,338 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Springfield 12,836 76.9 49,674 47.9 WOOD * 3,850 23.1 53,944 52.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,338 103,618 02.1 06.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jason Peter Wood (born 1968): Elected 2004, 2007. Defeated 2010. Elected 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------