ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF MARIBYRNONG, VICTORIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== Melbourne suburban: Footscray, Moonee Ponds, Newmarket, North Melbourne -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1903 majority: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,441 Votes cast: 20,355 60.9 Informal votes: 839 04.1 Formal votes: 19,516 95.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clement Davidson Lab 8,407 43.1 Hon Samuel MAUGER * Prot 11,109 56.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,516 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauger was member for Melbourne Ports 1901-06. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel Mauger (1857-1936): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906 Minister without portfolio to 30 June 1907 Postmaster-General 30 June 1907 to 13 November 1908 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Footscray, Moonee Ponds, Newmarket, North Melbourne -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Protectionist over Labour 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,864 +13.2 Votes cast: 27,152 71.7 +10.8 Informal votes: 372 01.4 -02.7 Formal votes: 26,780 98.6 +02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James FENTON ALP 16,284 60.8 +17.7 Hon Samuel Mauger * Lib 10,496 39.2 -17.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 26,780 10.8 17.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Samuel Mauger (1857-1936): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906. Defeated 1910 Died 26 June 1936 > James Edward Fenton (1864-1950): Elected 1910 Born: 1864, Natte Yallock, Victoria. Career: Primary education. Apprentice printer. Official, printers union. Editor and journalist. Broadford Shire Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Coburg, Moonee Ponds, Newmarket -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.8 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 06.4 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,801 +07.8 Votes cast: 31,699 77.7 +06.0 Informal votes: 583 01.8 +00.4 Formal votes: 31,116 98.2 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon James Hume-Cook Lib 12,210 39.2 -06.4 James FENTON * ALP 18,906 60.8 +06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,116 10.8 06.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hume-Cook was member for Bourke 1901-10. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Edward Fenton (1864-1950): Elected 1910, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Coburg, Moonee Ponds, Newmarket -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,582 +11.7 Votes cast: 32,991 72.4 -05.3 Informal votes: 583 01.8 00.0 Formal votes: 32,408 98.2 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James FENTON * ALP 20,834 64.3 +03.5 Edward Reynolds Lib 11,574 35.7 -03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,408 14.3 03.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reynolds was Vic MLA for Toorak 1948-52. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Edward Fenton (1864-1950): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Coburg, Moonee Ponds, Newmarket -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 14.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,429 +01.9 Votes cast: 39,314 84.7 +12.3 Informal votes: 675 01.7 -00.1 Formal votes: 38,639 98.3 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James FENTON * ALP 20,156 52.2 -12.1 Edmund Jowett Nat 18,483 47.8 +12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,639 02.2 12.1 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Jowett, see Grampians by-election 1917. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Edward Fenton (1864-1950): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Coburg, Moonee Ponds, Newmarket -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,083 +07.9 Votes cast: 39,141 78.2 -06.5 Informal votes: 467 01.2 -00.5 Formal votes: 38,674 98.8 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James FENTON * ALP 20,165 52.1 -00.1 Arthur Thompson Nat 18,509 47.9 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,674 02.1 00.1 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Edward Fenton (1864-1950): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Essendon, Footscray, Moonee Ponds -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 02.1 Effect of redistribution: 01.4 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Nationalist 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,804 -10.5 Votes cast: 27,765 62.0 -16.2 Informal votes: 636 02.3 +01.1 Formal votes: 27,129 97.7 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James FENTON * ALP 17,153 63.2 +09.7 James Stephens Nat 9,976 36.8 -09.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,129 13.2 09.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Edward Fenton (1864-1950): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Essendon, Footscray, Moonee Ponds -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 13.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,897 +15.8 Votes cast: 48,600 93.6 +31.6 Informal votes: 496 01.0 -01.3 Formal votes: 48,104 99.0 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James FENTON * ALP 28,621 59.5 -03.7 Thomas White Nat 19,483 40.5 +03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,104 09.5 03.7 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- For White, see Balaclava 1929. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Edward Fenton (1864-1950): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Essendon, Footscray, Moonee Ponds -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,689 +05.4 Votes cast: 53,401 97.6 +04.0 Informal votes: 1,614 03.0 +02.0 Formal votes: 51,787 97.0 -02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Fenton Nat 20,765 40.1 -00.4 James FENTON * ALP 31,022 59.9 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,787 09.9 00.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The two Fentons were not related. (The Herald, 19 October 1928) -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Edward Fenton (1864-1950): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Essendon, Footscray, Moonee Ponds -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,853 +02.1 Votes cast: 54,590 97.7 +00.1 Informal votes: 740 01.4 -01.6 Formal votes: 53,850 08.6 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Percy Anderson Nat 14,441 26.8 -13.3 James FENTON * ALP 39,409 73.2 +13.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,850 23.2 13.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Edward Fenton (1864-1950): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 Minister for Trade and Customs 22 October 1929 to 4 February 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fenton resigned from Cabinet in protest at Theodore's reinstatement as Treasurer. He resigned from the ALP Caucus in March 1931 and joined the UAP. He voted against the Scullin Government in the censure motion of 26 November 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Essendon, Footscray, Moonee Ponds -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 23.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,387 +01.0 Votes cast: 55,299 98.1 +00.4 Informal votes: 1,358 02.5 +01.1 Formal votes: 53,941 97.5 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Beckett + ALP 26,242 48.6 -24.6 Hon James Fenton * UAP 26,605 49.3 +22.5 William Scott 1,094 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Beckett was Vic MLC for Melbourne North 1914-31, Melbourne East 1934-40, Melbourne 1940-52. 2. Scott was a Democratic Party candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Scott's 1,094 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beckett 504 46.1 26,746 49.6 FENTON * 590 53.9 27,195 50.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,094 53,941 00.4 23.6 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Edward Fenton (1864-1950): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931 Postmaster-General 6 January 1932 to 13 October 1932 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fenton, a high protectionist, resigned in protest at the government's acceptance of the Ottawa Agreement, which he believed would lead to lower tariffs. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Essendon, Footscray, Moonee Ponds -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,541 +05.6 Votes cast: 57,542 96.6 -01.5 Informal votes: 2,336 04.1 +01.6 Formal votes: 55,206 95.9 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Amess DSC 2,773 05.0 John Blake CPA 2,300 04.2 Arthur Drakeford ALP 27,485 49.8 +01.2 Hon James Fenton * UAP 22,648 41.0 -08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,206 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Blake's 2,300 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Amess 697 30.3 3,470 06.3 DRAKEFORD 1,498 65.1 28,983 52.5 Fenton * 105 04.5 22,753 41.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,300 55,206 06.7 e 07.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Edward Fenton (1864-1950): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931. Defeated 1934 Later career: Director, Commonwealth Oil Refineries 1934-46. Died 2 December 1950 > Arthur Samuel Drakeford (1881-1957): Elected 1934 Born: 1881, Melbourne. Career: Primary education. Cleaner, Victorian railways. Enginedriver. Federal Secretary Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen. President, Victorian ALP. State politics: Vic MLA for Essendon 1927-32. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Essendon, Footscray, Moonee Ponds -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 06.7 e Effect of 1937 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,355 +04.7 Votes cast: 60,989 97.8 +01.2 Informal votes: 1,376 02.3 -01.8 Formal votes: 59,613 97.7 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur DRAKEFORD * ALP 37,111 62.3 +12.5 Malcolm Fenton UAP 20,799 34.9 -06.1 Edward Turner 1,703 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,613 13.7 e 06.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Samuel Drakeford (1881-1957): Elected 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Essendon, Footscray, Moonee Ponds -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 13.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,297 +07.9 Votes cast: 64,569 95.9 -01.9 Informal votes: 1,124 01.7 -00.5 Formal votes: 63,445 98.3 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur DRAKEFORD * ALP 40,990 64.6 +02.3 Robert Vroland UAP 22,455 35.4 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,445 14.6 00.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Samuel Drakeford (1881-1957): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940 Minister for Air from 7 October 1941 Minister for Civil Aviation from 7 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Essendon, Footscray, Moonee Ponds -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 14.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 75,126 +11.6 Votes cast: 73,282 97.5 +01.6 Informal votes: 1,640 02.2 +00.5 Formal votes: 71,642 97.8 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Arthur DRAKEFORD * ALP 48,441 67.6 +03.0 Kenneth Kenafick 1,254 01.8 Albert Pennell UAP 14,469 20.2 -15.2 Charles Woollacott 7,478 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,642 24.5 e 09.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Kenafick was a Labor anti-conscriptionist candidate (The Herald, 4 August 1843). 2. Woollacott, headmaster of Essendon Grammar Schol, was a Christian Movement candidate. (Daily Telegraph, 17 July 1943) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Samuel Drakeford (1881-1957): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 Minister for Air Minister for Civil Aviation -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Essendon, Footscray, Moonee Ponds -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 24.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 78,271 +04.2 Votes cast: 74,876 95.7 -01.8 Informal votes: 1,297 01.7 -00.5 Formal votes: 73,579 98.3 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adrian Cole Lib 25,155 34.2 +14.0 Hon Arthur DRAKEFORD * ALP 48,424 65.8 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,579 15.8 08.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Samuel Drakeford (1881-1957): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946 Minister for the Navy to 1 November 1946 Minister for Air Minister for Civil Aviation -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Essendon, Footscray North, Moonee Ponds -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 15.8 Effect of 1948 redistribution: 02.8 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,958 -42.6 Votes cast: 43,668 97.1 +01.4 Informal votes: 603 01.4 -00.3 Formal votes: 43,065 98.6 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Arthur DRAKEFORD * ALP 26,639 61.9 -01.1 George Hannan Lib 14,675 34.1 -02.9 Colin Neyland 1,751 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,065 14.0 e 01.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Hannan, see Senate 1955 Appointments -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Samuel Drakeford (1881-1957): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949 Minister for Air to 19 December 1949 Minister for Civil Aviation to 19 December 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Essendon, Footscray North, Moonee Ponds -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 14.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,545 +01.3 Votes cast: 44,126 96.9 -00.2 Informal votes: 661 01.5 +00.1 Formal votes: 43,465 98.5 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stuart Collie Lib 15,502 35.7 +01.6 Hon Arthur DRAKEFORD * ALP 27,963 64.3 +02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,465 14.3 00.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Samuel Drakeford (1881-1957): Elected 1934, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Essendon, Footscray North, Moonee Ponds -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 14.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,510 -00.1 Votes cast: 43,591 95.8 +01.1 Informal votes: 553 01.3 -00.2 Formal votes: 43,038 98.7 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stuart Collie Lib 14,502 33.7 -02.0 Hon Arthur DRAKEFORD * ALP 27,647 64.2 -00.1 Francis Johnson CPA 889 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,038 16.1 e 01.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Samuel Drakeford (1881-1957): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Essendon, Moonee Ponds, Pascoe Vale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 16.1 e Effect of 1955 redistribution: 08.7 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,793 -03.8 Votes cast: 41,340 94.4 -01.4 Informal votes: 1,010 02.4 +01.1 Formal votes: 40,330 97.6 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Arthur Drakeford * ALP 19,014 47.1 -09.6 David Purcell ALPAC 6,217 15.4 Philip Stokes Lib 15,099 37.4 -05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,330 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Purcell's 6,217 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Drakeford * 1,094 17.6 20,108 49.9 STOKES 5,123 82.4 20,222 50.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,217 40,330 00.1 07.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Arthur Samuel Drakeford (1881-1957): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954. Defeated 1955 Died 9 June 1957 > Philip William Crawford Stokes (1906-83): Elected 1955 Born: 25 October 1906, Melbourne. Career: Educated state schools and Austral College, Melbourne. Bank officer. Military Service 1940-45. Auctioneer and real estate agent. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Essendon, Moonee Ponds, Pascoe Vale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,195 +00.9 Votes cast: 42,874 97.0 +02.6 Informal votes: 763 01.8 -00.6 Formal votes: 42,111 98.2 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas Elliot ALP 19,917 47.3 +00.2 Paul Gunn DLP 6,646 15.8 +00.4 Philip Stokes * Lib 15,548 36.9 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,111 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elliot was Vic MLC for Melbourne 1960-79. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gunn's 6,646 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elliot 792 11.9 20,709 49.2 STOKES * 5,854 88.1 21,402 50.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,646 42,111 00.8 00.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip William Crawford Stokes (1906-83): Elected 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Essendon, Moonee Ponds, Pascoe Vale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,451 +02.8 Votes cast: 43,853 96.5 -00.5 Informal votes: 1,112 02.5 +00.7 Formal votes: 42,741 97.5 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neil Armour ALP 20,022 46.8 -00.5 Paul Gunn DLP 7,438 17.4 +01.6 Norman McClure 413 01.0 Philip Stokes * Lib 14,868 34.8 -02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,741 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McClure's 413 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armour 119 28.8 20,141 47.1 Gunn 150 36.3 7,588 17.8 Stokes * 144 34.9 15,012 35.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 413 42,741 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Gunn's 7,588 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armour 879 11.6 21,020 49.2 STOKES * 6,709 88.4 21,721 50.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,588 42,741 00.8 no swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip William Crawford Stokes (1906-83): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Essendon, Moonee Ponds, Pascoe Vale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,991 -01.0 Votes cast: 43,687 97.1 +00.6 Informal votes: 865 02.0 -00.5 Formal votes: 42,822 98.0 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neil Armour ALP 18,524 43.3 -03.5 Frank McManus DLP 6,616 15.5 -01.9 John Murray 141 00.3 Edwin Ryan 162 00.4 Philip Stokes * Lib 17,379 40.6 +05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,822 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McManus was a Senator for Victoria 1955-62. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Murray's 141 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armour 26 (18.4 18,550 43.3 McManus 39 27.7 6,655 15.5 Ryan 35 24.8 197 00.5 Stokes * 41 29.1 17,420 40.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 141 42,822 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Ryan's 197 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armour 57 28.9 18,607 43.5 McManus 63 32.0 6,718 15.7 Stokes * 77 39.1 17,497 40.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 197 42,822 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McManus's 6,718 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armour 598 08.9 19,205 44.8 STOKES * 6,120 91.1 23,617 55.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,718 42,822 05.2 04.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip William Crawford Stokes (1906-83): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Essendon, Moonee Ponds, Pascoe Vale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,763 +01.7 Votes cast: 43,880 95.9 -01.2 Informal votes: 1,721 03.9 +01.9 Formal votes: 42,159 96.1 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lancelot Hutchinson 2,734 06.5 Barry O'Brien DLP 6,822 16.2 +00.7 John O'Brien ALP 14,715 34.9 -08.4 Philip Stokes * Lib 17,888 42.4 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,159 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hutchinson's 2,734 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- B O'Brien 1,244 45.5 8,066 19.1 J O'Brien 1,053 38.5 15,768 37.4 Stokes * 437 16.0 18,325 43.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,734 42,159 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: B O'Brien's 8,066 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- J O'Brien 2,091 25.9 17,859 42.4 STOKES * 5,975 74.1 24,300 57.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,066 42,159 07.6 02.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip William Crawford Stokes (1906-83): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Essendon, Moonee Ponds, Niddrie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.6 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 01.0 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,160 +20.5 Votes cast: 52,655 95.5 -00.4 Informal votes: 2,414 04.6 +00.7 Formal votes: 50,241 95.4 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Moss Cass ALP 23,191 46.2 +10.3 Lancelot Hutchinson 2,626 05.2 James Marmion DLP 6,246 12.4 -03.8 Philip Stokes * Lib 17,835 35.5 -05.9 Daphne Thorne 343 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,241 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hutchinson was a Defence of Government Schools candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Thorne's 343 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cass 76 22.2 23,267 46.3 Hutchinson 41 12.0 2,667 05.3 Marmion 48 14.0 6,294 12.5 Stokes * 178 51.9 18,013 35.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 343 50,241 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hutchinson's 2,667 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CASS 1,892 70.9 25,159 50.1 Marmion 223 08.4 6,517 13.0 Stokes * 552 20.7 18,565 37.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,667 50,241 01.4 e 08.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Philip William Crawford Stokes (1906-83): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966. Defeated 1969 Died 18 October 1983. > Moses Henry Cass (born 1927): Elected 1969 Born: 18 February 1927, Narrogin, Western Australia Career: Educated state schools, University of Sydney. Doctor. Research Fellow, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne. Director, Trade Union Clinic and Research Centre, Melbourne. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Essendon, Moonee Ponds, Niddrie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,201 +03.7 Votes cast: 55,088 96.3 +00.8 Informal votes: 2,154 03.9 -00.7 Formal votes: 52,934 96.1 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Moss Cass * ALP 26,410 49.9 +03.7 Lancelot Hutchinson 1,114 02.1 Richard McManus DLP 6,301 11.9 -00.5 Gary Scholes AP 1,432 02.7 Rex Webb Lib 17,529 33.1 -02.4 Katrina Young 148 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Young's 148 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cass * 21 14.2 26,431 49.9 Hutchinson 21 14.2 1,135 02.1 McManus 21 14.2 6,322 11.9 Scholes 25 16.9 1,457 02.8 Webb 60 40.5 17,589 33.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 148 52,934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hutchinson's 1,135 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CASS * 639 56.3 27,070 51.1 McManus 130 11.5 6,452 12.2 Scholes 183 16.1 1,640 03.1 Webb 183 16.1 17,772 33.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,135 52,934 04.2 e 03.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Moses Henry Cass (born 1927): Elected 1969, 1972 Minister for the Environment and Conservation from 19 December 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Essendon, Moonee Ponds, Niddrie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,444 +09.2 Votes cast: 60,516 96.9 +00.6 Informal votes: 1,587 02.6 -01.3 Formal votes: 58,929 97.4 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Dr Moss CASS * ALP 33,393 56.7 +06.8 Richard McManus DLP 5,136 08.7 -03.2 John Watson AP 1,094 01.9 -00.8 Rex Webb Lib 19,306 32.8 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,929 08.7 e 04.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Moses Henry Cass (born 1927): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974 Minister for the Environment and Conservation to 21 April 1975 Minister for the Environment 21 April 1975 to 6 June 1975 Minister for the Media 6 June 1975 to 11 November 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Essendon, Moonee Ponds, Niddrie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,147 +01.1 Votes cast: 61,285 97.1 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,604 02.6 +00.6 Formal votes: 59,681 97.4 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Archay AP 1,700 02.8 +00.9 Hon Dr Moss Cass * ALP 29,528 49.5 -07.2 John Gray Lib 25,090 42.0 +09.2 Lucia Hayward DLP 3,363 05.6 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,681 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Archay's 1,700 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CASS * 1,202 70.7 30,730 51.5 Gray 377 22.2 25,467 42.7 Hayward 121 07.1 3,484 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,700 59,681 02.1 e 06.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Moses Henry Cass (born 1927): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Essendon, Keilor, Melton, Niddrie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.1 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 01.8 shift to Lib New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,336 +08.2 Votes cast: 66,257 97.0 -00.1 Informal votes: 2,137 03.2 +00.6 Formal votes: 64,120 96.8 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Brass AD 8,651 13.5 Hon Dr Moss Cass * ALP 27,927 43.6 -04.1 Philip Fitzherbert Lib 23,560 36.7 -07.1 Alan Tait DLP 3,982 06.2 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,120 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Tait's 3,982 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brass 277 07.0 8,928 13.9 Cass * 208 05.2 28,135 43.9 Fitzherbert 3,497 87.8 27,057 42.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,982 64,120 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Brass's 8,928 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CASS * 5,178 58.0 33,313 52.0 Fitzherbert 3,750 42.0 30,807 48.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,928 64,120 02.0 01.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Moses Henry Cass (born 1927): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Essendon, Keilor, Melton, Niddrie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,240 +08.6 Votes cast: 71,439 96.2 -00.8 Informal votes: 1,880 02.6 -00.6 Formal votes: 69,559 97.4 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Dr Moss CASS * ALP 37,991 54.6 +11.0 Geoffrey Ireland Lib 24,439 35.1 -01.6 Henrik Jersic AD 7,129 10.2 -03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,559 10.7 e 08.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Moses Henry Cass (born 1927): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 Cass retired at the 1983 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Essendon, Keilor, Melton, Niddrie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 78,610 +05.9 Votes cast: 76,041 96.7 +00.5 Informal votes: 2,001 02.6 00.0 Formal votes: 74,040 97.4 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Beharell 2,420 03.3 Alan GRIFFITHS + ALP 41,924 56.6 +02.0 Geoffrey Ireland Lib 24,400 33.0 -02.1 Henrik Jersic AD 4,452 06.0 -04.2 Richard Wright 844 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,040 13.8 e 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Gordon Griffiths (born 1952): Elected 1983 Born: 4 September 1952, Melbourne Career: Educated Monash University. Lawyer, ministerial advisor. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Essendon, Moonee Ponds, Niddrie, Tullamarine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 13.8 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.8 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 14.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,676 -13.9 Votes cast: 64,844 95.8 -00.9 Informal votes: 6,863 10.6 +08.0 Formal votes: 57,981 89.4 -08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosemary Maurus DLP 2,577 04.4 Alan GRIFFITHS * ALP 31,684 54.6 -02.8 Richard Wright 249 00.4 Helen Said 564 01.0 -02.3 Kathie Gizycki AD 2,466 04.3 -01.7 Sally Gooch Lib 20,441 35.3 +03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,981 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wright's 249 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maurus 33 13.3 2,610 04.5 GRIFFITHS * 106 42.6 31,790 54.8 Said 39 15.7 603 01.0 Gizycki 30 12.0 2,496 04.3 Gooch 41 16.5 20,482 35.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 249 57,981 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Said's 603 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maurus 27 04.5 2,637 04.5 GRIFFITHS * 412 68.4 32,202 55.5 Gizycki 118 19.6 2,614 04.5 Gooch 45 07.5 20,527 35.4 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 603 57,981 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Gizycki's 2,614 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maurus 342 13.1 2,979 05.1 GRIFFITHS * 929 35.6 33,131 57.1 Gooch 1,340 51.3 21,867 37.7 (exhausted 3 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,614 57,981 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Maurus's 2,979 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GRIFFITHS * 1,862 62.9 34,993 60.4 Gooch 1,100 37.1 22,967 39.6 (exhausted 17 21 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,979 57,981 10.4 04.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Gordon Griffiths (born 1952): Elected 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Essendon, Moonee Ponds, Niddrie, Tullamarine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,151 -00.8 Votes cast: 64,124 95.5 -00.3 Informal votes: 4,279 06.7 -03.9 Formal votes: 59,845 93.3 +03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Victor Rudewych Lib 22,505 37.6 +02.3 Alan GRIFFITHS * ALP 31,502 52.6 -02.0 David Mackay AD 3,940 06.6 +02.3 Mark Beshara DLP 1,898 03.2 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,845 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Beshara's 1,898 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rudewych 1,281 67.6 23,786 39.7 GRIFFITHS * 246 13.0 31,748 53.0 Mackay 369 19.5 4,309 07.2 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,898 59,845 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mackay's 4,309 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rudewych 1,798 41.8 25,584 42.8 GRIFFITHS * 2,504 58.2 34,252 57.2 (exhausted 7 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,309 59,845 07.2 03.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Gordon Griffiths (born 1952): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Keilor, Moonee Ponds, Niddrie, St Albans -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.2 Effect of 1989 redistribution: 07.4 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 14.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,674 +09.7 Votes cast: 70,545 95.8 +00.3 Informal votes: 4,268 06.1 -00.6 Formal votes: 66,277 93.9 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Victor Rudewych Lib 25,419 38.4 +08.2 Frances McKay AD 8,623 13.0 +06.4 Alan Griffiths * ALP 32,235 48.6 -11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,277 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McKay's 8,623 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rudewych 2,925 34.1 28,344 42.8 GRIFFITHS * 5,659 65.9 37,894 57.2 (exhausted 39 39 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,623 66,277 07.2 07.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Gordon Griffiths (born 1952): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 Minister for Resources from 4 April 1990 Minister for Tourism from 27 December 1991 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Keilor, Moonee Ponds, Niddrie, St Albans -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,996 +05.9 Votes cast: 75,101 96.3 -00.5 Informal votes: 2,647 03.5 -02.6 Formal votes: 72,454 96.5 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maureen Hopper Lib 21,146 29.2 -09.2 George Marinkovic 1,126 01.6 John Bell 614 00.9 Hon Alan GRIFFITHS * ALP 47,161 65.1 +16.5 Frances McKay AD 2,407 03.3 -09.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,454 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bell's 614 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hopper 118 19.4 21,264 29.4 Marinkovic 149 24.5 1,275 01.8 GRIFFITHS * 182 29.9 47,343 65.3 McKay 159 26.2 2,767 03.8 (exhausted 6 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 614 72,454 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Marinkovic's 1,275 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hopper 477 37.8 21,741 30.0 GRIFFITHS * 583 46.2 47,926 66.2 McKay 201 15.9 2,767 03.8 (exhausted 14 20 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,275 72,454 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McKay's 2,767 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hopper 908 33.1 22,649 31.3 GRIFFITHS * 1,839 66.9 49,765 68.7 (exhausted 20 40 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,767 72,454 18.8 11.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Gordon Griffiths (born 1952): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 Minister for Resources to 24 March 1993 Minister for Tourism to 24 March 1993 Minister for Industry, Technology and Regional Development 24 March 1993 to 22 January 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Griffiths resigned after allegations of financial mismanagement in his electoral office. He was later cleared of any wrong-doing by an inquiry, but was unable to return to the ministry. He retired at the 1996 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Airport West, Moonee Ponds, Niddrie, St Albans -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 18.8 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 79,690 +02.2 Votes cast: 76,485 96.0 -00.3 Informal votes: 3,512 04.6 +01.1 Formal votes: 72,973 95.4 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert SERCOMBE + ALP 45,755 62.7 -02.4 Georgi Stickels Lib 19,938 27.3 -01.9 Peter Rechner AD 3,644 05.0 +01.7 Peter Jackson 485 00.7 Brendan Griffin 1,105 01.5 Helen van den Berg 2,046 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,973 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jackson's 485 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SERCOMBE 104 21.8 45,859 62.9 Stickels 55 11.6 19,993 27.4 Rechner 147 30.9 3,791 05.2 Griffin 122 25.6 1,227 01.7 Van den Berg 48 10.1 2,094 02.9 (exhausted 9 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 485 72,973 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Griffin's 1,227 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SERCOMBE 187 15.5 46,046 63.1 Stickels 126 10.4 20,119 27.6 Rechner 384 31.7 4,175 05.7 Van den Berg 513 42.4 2,607 03.6 (exhausted 17 26 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,227 72,973 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: van den Berg's 2,607 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SERCOMBE 554 21.6 46,600 63.9 Stickels 337 13.2 20,456 28.1 Rechner 1,671 65.2 5,846 08.0 (exhausted 45 71 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,607 72,973 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Rechner's 5,846 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SERCOMBE 3,497 61.3 50,097 68.9 Stickels 2,209 38.7 22,665 31.1 (exhausted 140 211 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,846 72,973 18.9 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Charles Grant Sercombe (born 1949): Elected 1996 Born: 3 April 1949, Melbourne Career: Educated Melbourne University. Public servant. Social planner and consultant. Essendon City Council. Senior Vice- President, Victorian ALP 1989-91. State politics: Vic MLA for Niddrie 1988-96. Deputy Leader of the Opposition 1993-94. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Airport West, Moonee Ponds, Niddrie, St Albans -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 18.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,813 +02.7 Votes cast: 78,449 95.9 -00.1 Informal votes: 3,508 04.5 -00.1 Formal votes: 74,941 95.5 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Gallagher 1,366 01.8 Robert SERCOMBE * ALP 48,458 64.7 +02.0 Diana Kalantzis 1,230 01.6 Tony Camilleri Grn 1,867 02.5 Paul Treacy 273 00.4 Will Charlton Lib 18,305 24.4 -02.9 Helen Martin AD 3,469 04.6 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Treacy's 273 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gallagher 59 21.6 1,425 01.9 SERCOMBE * 31 11.4 48,489 64.7 Kalantzis 17 06.2 1,220 01.6 Camilleri 72 26.4 1,939 02.6 Charlton 57 20.9 18,362 24.5 Martin 37 13.6 3,506 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 273 74,941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Kalantzis's 1,220 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gallagher 115 09.4 1,540 02.1 SERCOMBE * 625 51.2 49,114 65.5 Camilleri 230 18.9 2,169 02.9 Charlton 113 09.3 18,475 24.7 Martin 137 11.2 3,643 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,220 74,941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Gallagher's 1,540 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SERCOMBE * 1,024 66.5 50,138 66.9 Camilleri 236 15.3 2,405 03.2 Charlton 127 08.2 18,602 24.8 Martin 153 09.9 3,796 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,540 74,941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Camilleri's 2,405 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SERCOMBE * 1,314 54.6 51,452 68.7 Charlton 445 18.5 19,047 25.4 Martin 646 26.9 4,442 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,405 74,941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Martin's 4,442 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SERCOMBE * 2,547 57.3 53,999 72.1 Charlton 1,895 42.7 20,942 27.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,442 74,941 22.1 03.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Charles Grant Sercombe (born 1949): Elected 1996, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Airport West, Moonee Ponds, Niddrie, St Albans -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 22.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 83,544 +02.1 Votes cast: 79,124 94.7 -01.2 Informal votes: 4,309 05.4 +00.9 Formal votes: 74,815 04.7 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andre Kozlowski 1,840 02.5 Jules Beckwith Grn 2,878 03.8 +01.4 Grahame Barclay Lib 20,705 27.7 +03.2 Robert SERCOMBE * ALP 44,825 59.9 -04.7 Charles Williams AD 4,567 06.1 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,815 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kozlowski's 1,840 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beckwith 1,052 57.2 3,930 05.2 Barclay 345 18.7 21,050 28.1 SERCOMBE * 290 15.8 45,115 60.3 Williams 153 08.3 4,720 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,840 74,815 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Beckwith's 3,930 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barclay 1,449 36.9 22,499 30.1 SERCOMBE * 930 23.7 46,045 61.5 Williams 1,551 39.5 6,271 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,930 74,815 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Williams's 6,271 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barclay 1,906 30.4 24,405 32.6 SERCOMBE * 4,365 69.6 50,410 67.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,271 74,815 17.4 04.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Charles Grant Sercombe (born 1949): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Airport West, Moonee Ponds, Niddrie, St Albans -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 17.4 Effect of redistribution: 02.0 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 15.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 87,267 +04.5 Votes cast: 82,063 94.5 -00.2 Informal votes: 3,989 04.9 -00.5 Formal votes: 78,074 95.1 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Conrad D'Souza Lib 29,281 37.5 +07.5 Robert Livesay AD 1,261 01.6 -04.9 Bob SERCOMBE * ALP 40,075 51.3 -05.4 David Holt FF 1,443 01.8 Andre Kozlowski 656 00.8 Bob Muntz Grn 5,358 06.9 +02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,074 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kozlowski's 656 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- D'Souza 118 18.0 29,399 37.7 Livesay 65 09.9 1,326 01.7 SERCOMBE * 150 22.9 40,225 51.5 Holt 144 22.0 1,587 02.0 Muntz 179 27.3 5,537 07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 656 78,074 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Livesay's 1,326 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- D'Souza 393 29.6 29,792 38.2 SERCOMBE * 386 29.1 40,611 52.0 Holt 142 10.7 1,729 02.2 Muntz 405 30.5 5,942 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,326 78,074 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Holt's 1,729 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- D'Souza 716 41.4 30,508 39.1 SERCOMBE * 599 34.6 41,210 52.8 Muntz 414 23.9 6,356 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,729 78,074 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Muntz's 6,356 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- D'Souza 1,135 17.9 31,643 40.5 SERCOMBE * 5,221 82.1 46,431 59.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,356 78,074 09.5 05.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Charles Grant Sercombe (born 1949): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 Sercombe lost his ALP preselection and retired at the 2007 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Avondale Heights, Essendon, Moonee Ponds, Sunshine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 87,484 +00.2 Votes cast: 82,364 94.2 -00.3 Informal votes: 3,277 04.0 -00.9 Formal votes: 79,087 96.0 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andre Kozlowski 1,141 01.4 Robert Livesay AD 1,242 01.5 00.0 Ian Soylemez Lib 23,741 30.2 -07.0 Ian Keeling FF 2,039 02.5 +00.9 Bill SHORTEN + ALP 45,528 58.0 +05.9 Bob Muntz Grn 5,396 06.5 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,087 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kozlowski's 1,141 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Livesay 676 59.3 1,918 02.4 Soylemez 209 18.3 23,950 30.3 Keeling 85 07.5 2,124 02.7 SHORTEN + 84 07.4 45,612 57.7 Muntz 87 07.6 5,483 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,141 79,087 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Livesay's 1,918 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Soylemez 929 48.4 24,879 31.5 Keeling 216 11.3 2,340 03.0 SHORTEN + 337 17.6 45,949 58.1 Muntz 436 22.7 5,919 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,918 79,087 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Keeling's 2,340 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Soylemez 1,211 51.8 26,090 33.0 SHORTEN + 657 28.1 46,606 58.9 Muntz 472 20.2 6,391 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,340 79,087 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Muntz's 6,391 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Soylemez 1,340 21.0 27,430 34.7 SHORTEN + 5,051 79.0 51,657 65.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6,391 79,087 15.3 05.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Richard Shorten (born 1967): Elected 2007 Born: 12 May 1967, Melbourne. Career: Educated Monash University, University of Melbourne (MBA). Trade union official. National Secretary, Australian Workers' Union 2001-07. Army Reserve 1985-86. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children's Services from 3 December 2007 Parliamentary Secretary for Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction from 25 February 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Avondale Heights, Essendon, Moonee Ponds, Sunshine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 15.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 88,412 +01.1 Votes cast: 81,179 91.8 -02.4 Informal votes: 4,607 05.7 +01.7 Formal votes: 76,572 94.3 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Bill SHORTEN * ALP 42,404 55.4 -02.2 Colin Moyle FF 1,988 02.6 00.0 Tim Long Grn 9,077 11.9 +05.0 Robert Livesay AD 841 01.1 -00.5 Conrad D'Souza Lib 22,262 29.1 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,572 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Livesay's 841 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORTEN * 194 23.1 42,598 55.6 Moyle 151 18.0 2,139 02.8 Long 322 38.3 9,399 12.3 D'Souza 174 20.7 22,436 29.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 841 76,572 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Moyle's 2,139 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORTEN * 655 30.6 43,253 56.5 Long 759 35.5 10,158 13.3 D'Souza 725 33.9 23,161 30.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,139 76,572 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Long's 10,158 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORTEN * 7,940 78.2 51,193 66.9 D'Souza 2,218 21.8 25,379 33.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,158 76,572 16.9 01.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Richard Shorten (born 1967): Elected 2007, 2010 Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children's Services to 14 September 2010 Parliamentary Secretary for Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction to 14 September 2010 Assistant Treasurer 14 September 2010 to 14 December 2011 Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation 14 September 2010 to 1 July 2013 Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations 14 December 2011 to 1 July 2013 Minister for Education from 1 July 2013 Minister for Workplace Relations from 1 July 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Avondale Heights, Essendon, Moonee Ponds, St Albans -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 16.9 Effect of 2010 redistribution: 00.6 shift to Labor 2013 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 17.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 104,909 +18.7 Votes cast: 96,057 91.6 -00.2 Informal votes: 5,940 06.2 +00.5 Formal votes: 90,117 93.8 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Keech Grn 8,920 09.9 -02.0 Joe Paterno 888 01.0 Hon Bill Shorten * ALP 43,162 47.9 -07.7 Philip Cutler PUP 2,470 02.7 Marguerita Kavanagh DLP 1,258 01.4 Ted Hatzakortzian Lib 29,767 33.0 +04.4 Amy Myers ASP 2,313 02.6 Hayleigh Carlson FF 944 01.1 -01.8 Jeff Truscott 395 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 90,117 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Truscott's 395 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keech 50 12.7 8,970 10.0 Paterno 19 04.8 907 01.0 Shorten * 26 06.6 43,188 47.9 Cutler 25 06.3 2,495 02.8 Kavanagh 30 07.6 1,288 01.4 Hatzakortzian 43 10.9 29,810 33.1 Myers 47 11.9 2,360 02.6 Carlson 155 39.2 1,099 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 395 90,117 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Paterno's 907 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keech 167 18.4 9,137 10.1 Shorten * 172 19.0 43,360 48.1 Cutler 92 10.1 2,587 02.9 Kavanagh 86 09.5 1,374 01.5 Hatzakortzian 137 15.1 29,947 33.2 Myers 35 03.9 2,395 02.7 Carlson 218 24.0 1,317 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 907 90,117 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Carlson's 1,317 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keech 229 17.4 9,366 10.4 Shorten * 226 17.2 43,586 48.4 Cutler 172 13.1 2,759 03.1 Kavanagh 141 10.7 1,515 01.7 Hatzakortzian 289 21.9 30,236 33.6 Myers 260 19.7 2,655 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,317 90,117 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Kavanagh's 1,515 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keech 272 18.0 9,638 10.7 Shorten * 351 23.2 43,937 48.8 Cutler 210 13.9 2,969 03.3 Hatzakortzian 546 36.0 30,782 34.2 Myers 136 09.0 2,791 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,515 90,117 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Myers's 2,791 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keech 947 33.9 10,585 11.8 Shorten * 707 25.3 44,644 49.5 Cutler 532 19.1 3,501 03.9 Hatzakortzian 605 21.7 31,387 34.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,791 90,117 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Cutler's 3,501 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keech 967 27.6 11,552 12.8 SHORTEN * 1,229 35.1 45,873 50.9 Hatzakortzian 1,305 37.3 32,692 36.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,501 90,117 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Keech's 11,552 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORTEN * 9,447 81.8 55,320 61.4 Hatzakortzian 2,105 18.2 34,797 38.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,552 90,117 11.4 06.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Richard Shorten (born 1967): Elected 2007, 2010, 2013 Minister for Education to 18 September 2013 Minister for Workplace Relations to 18 September 2013 Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 13 October 2013 Leader of the Opposition from 13 October 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Shorten defeated Anthony Albanese in national leaership ballot. He was the first Leader of the Labor Party to be elected by the party membership rather than by the Caucus alone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Avondale Heights, Essendon, Moonee Ponds, St Albans -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 110,286 +05.1 Votes cast: 93,933 89.2 -02.4 Informal votes: 4,390 04.7 -01.5 Formal votes: 89,543 95.3 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ted Hatzakortzian Lib 28,965 32.4 -00.7 Olivia Ball Grn 8,648 09.7 -00.2 Hon Bill SHORTEN * ALP 45,268 50.6 +02.7 Anthony O'Neill AC 1,565 01.8 +00.8 Catherine Cumming 3,044 03.4 Fiona McRostie AJP 2,053 02.3 +02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 89,543 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cumming was Vic MLC for Western Metropolitan Region from 2018. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: O'Neill's 1,565 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatzakortzian 688 41.7 30,971 33.0 Ball 118 07.2 9,269 09.9 SHORTEN * 287 17.4 47,689 50.8 Cumming 406 24.6 3,578 03.8 McRostie 151 09.2 2,327 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,565 100,921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McRostie's 2,327 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatzakortzian 286 12.3 31,257 33.3 Ball 740 31.8 10,009 10.7 SHORTEN * 378 16.2 48,067 51.2 Cumming 923 39.7 4,501 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,327 100,921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Cumming's 4,501 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatzakortzian 1,566 34. 32,823 35.0 Ball 1,512 33.6 11,521 12.3 SHORTEN * 1,423 31.6 49,490 52.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,501 100,921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Ball's 11,521 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatzakortzian 2,546 22.1 35,369 37.7 SHORTEN * 8,795 77.9 58,465 62.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,521 100,921 12.3 00.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Richard Shorten (born 1967): Elected 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 Leader of the Australian Labor Party Leader of the Opposition -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Avondale Heights, Essendon, Maidstone, Niddrie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 12.3 Effect of 2018 redistribution: 01.9 shift to Liberal 2019 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 112,866 +02.3 Votes cast: 103,938 92.1 +02.9 Informal votes: 3,014 02.9 -01.1 Formal votes: 100,924 97.1 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarwar Hassan UAP 3,617 03.6 James Williams Grn 14,943 14.8 -02.4 Hon Bill Shorten * ALP 47,487 47.1 +05.0 Christine Stow Lib 34,877 34.6 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 100,924 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hassan's 3,617 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams 1,190 32.9 16,133 14.8 Shorten * 730 20.2 48,217 47.8 Stow 1,697 46.9 36,574 36.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,617 100,924 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Williams's 16,133 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORTEN * 13,550 84.0 61,767 61.2 Stow 2,583 16.0 39,157 38.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,133 100,924 11.2 00.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Richard Shorten (born 1967): Elected 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 Leader of the Australian Labor Party to 30 May 2019 Leader of the Opposition to 30 May 2019. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Shorten resigned as Leader of the Labor Party following his second election defeat. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Avondale Heights, Essendon, Niddrie, Tullamarine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 11.2 Effect of 2021 redistribution: 00.9 shift to Liberal 2022 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 108,937 -03.4 Votes cast: 98,885 90.8 -01.3 Informal votes: 4,917 05.0 +01.5 Formal votes: 93,968 95.0 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Hobart GAP 1,741 01.8 Daniel Dadich VS 1,837 02.0 +01.6 Hon Bill Shorten * ALP 39,792 42.4 -02.3 Jodie Tindal PHON 2,227 02.4 Darren Besanko UAP 3,433 03.7 +00.3 Mira D'Silva Lib 25,493 27.1 -07.7 Rhonda Pryor Grn 15,278 16.3 +00.6 Alexander Ansalone AFP 590 00.6 Cameron Smith LDP 3,577 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 94,968 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ansalone's 590 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart 142 24.1 1,883 02.0 Dadich 33 05.6 1,870 02.0 Shorten * 71 12.0 39,863 42.4 Tindal 48 08.1 2,275 02.4 Besanko 45 07.6 3,478 03.7 D'Silva 54 09.2 25,547 27.2 Pryor 85 14.4 15,363 16.4 Smith 112 19.0 3,689 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 590 94,968 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dadich's 1,870 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart 145 07.8 2,028 02.2 Shorten * 308 16.5 40,171 42.8 Tindal 55 02.9 2,330 02.5 Besanko 51 02.7 3,529 03.8 D'Silva 62 03.3 25,609 27.3 Pryor 1,224 65.5 16,587 17.7 Smith 25 01.3 3,714 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,870 94,968 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hobart's 2,028 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Shorten * 581 28.7 40,752 43.4 Tindal 482 23.8 2,812 03.0 Besanko 469 23.1 3,998 04.3 D'Silva 122 06.0 25,731 27.4 Pryor 114 05.6 16,701 17.8 Smith 260 12.8 3,974 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,028 94,968 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Tindal's 2,812 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Shorten * 357 12.7 41,109 43.8 Besanko 1,328 47.2 5,326 05.7 D'Silva 351 12.5 26,082 27.8 Pryor 214 07.6 16,915 18.0 Smith 562 20.0 4,536 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,812 94,968 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Smith's 4,536 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Shorten * 352 07.8 41,461 44.1 Besanko 2,596 57.2 7,922 08.4 D'Silva 1,147 25.3 27,229 29.0 Pryor 441 09.7 17,356 18.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,812 94,968 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Besanko's 7,922 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Shorten * 1,229 15.5 42,690 45.4 D'Silva 5,229 66.0 32,458 34.5 Pryor 1,464 18.5 18,820 20.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,922 94,968 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Pryor's 18,820 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORTEN * 15,989 85.0 58,679 62.5 D'Silva 2,831 15.0 35,289 37.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,820 94,968 12.5 02.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Richard Shorten (born 1967): Elected 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme from 1 June 2022 Minister for Government Services 1 June 2022 to 24 July 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Shorten retired at the 2025 election. Later career: Vice-Chancellor, University of Canberra, from February 2025. ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Avondale Heights, Essendon, Niddrie, Tullamarine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 12.4 Effect of 2024 redistribution: 00.6 wshift to Labor 2025 notional two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 123,249 +13.1 Votes cast: 114,295 92.7 +01.9 Informal votes: 3,098 02.7 -02.3 Formal votes: 111,197 97.3 +02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Williams Grn 23,594 21.2 +04.5 Jo Briskey + Labor 46,064 41.4 -00.8 Tim Beddoe Lib 33,874 30.5 +03.7 Alannah Casey PHON 7,665 06.9 +04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 111,197 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Casey's 7,665 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams 1,138 14.9 24,732 22.2 Briskey + 1,349 17.6 47,413 42.6 Beddoe 5,178 67.6 39,052 35.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,665 111,197 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Williams's 24,732 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRISKEY + 22,247 89.9 69,660 62.6 Beddoe 2,485 10.1 41,537 37.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,732 111,197 12.6 00.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joanna Leigh Briskey: Elected 2025 Career: National coordinator, United Workers Union. Daughter of Darryl Briskey, Qld MLA for Redlands 1989-92, for Cleveland 1992- 2006. --------------------------------------------------------------------