ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF McMILLAN, VICTORIA ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Morwell, Trafalgar, Wonthaggi, Yallourn -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1946 notional two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,331 Votes cast: 37,585 95.6 Informal votes: 758 02.0 Formal votes: 36,827 98.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey Brown Lib 11,938 32.4 +06.5 Robert Hamilton CPA 912 02.5 -02.2 Adam Keltie ALP 14,263 38.7 -03.6 Robert May + CP 9,714 26.4 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,827 -------------------------------------------------------------------- May was Vic MLC for Gippsland 1957-73. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hamilton's 912 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 254 27.9 12,192 33.1 Keltie 580 63.6 14,843 40.3 May + 78 08.6 9,792 26.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 912 36,827 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: May's 9,792 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN 8,768 89.5 20,960 56.9 Keltie 1,024 10.5 15,867 43.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,792 36,827 06.9 06.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Liberal majority over the ALP is compared with the notional Country Party majority over the ALP in 1946. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey William Brown (1894-1955): Elected 1949 Born: 25 April 1894, Colac, Victoria. Career: Educated Geelong Grammar School, Cambridge University. Military Service 1914-19. British colonial service. Orchardist at Merricks, Victoria. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Morwell, Trafalgar, Wonthaggi, Yallourn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,005 +04.3 Votes cast: 39,257 95.7 +00.1 Informal votes: 747 01.9 -00.1 Formal votes: 38,510 98.1 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey BROWN * Lib 21,465 55.7 +23.3 Frederick Charlesworth CPA 1,328 03.4 +00.9 Horace Hawkins ALP 15,717 40.8 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,510 06.0 e 00.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey William Brown (1894-1955): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Morwell, Trafalgar, Wonthaggi, Yallourn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,438 +08.4 Votes cast: 42,303 95.2 -00.5 Informal votes: 694 01.6 -00.3 Formal votes: 41,609 98.4 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey Brown * Lib 17,054 41.0 -14.7 Desmond Devlin ALP 17,989 43.2 +02.4 Robert Hamilton CPA 776 01.9 -01.5 John McDonald CP 5,790 13.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,609 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hamilton's 776 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown * 83 10.7 17,137 41.2 Devlin 569 73.3 18,558 44.6 McDonald 124 16.0 5,914 14.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 776 41,609 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McDonald's 5,914 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * 5,177 87.5 22,314 53.6 Devlin 737 12.5 19,295 46.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,914 41,609 03.6 02.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey William Brown (1894-1955): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 Died 14 October 1955 (no by-election held). -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Morwell, Trafalgar, Warragul, Yallourn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 03.6 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 01.8 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,119 -05.2 Votes cast: 39,789 94.5 -00.7 Informal votes: 969 02.4 +00.8 Formal votes: 38,820 97.6 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander BUCHANAN + Lib 20,197 52.0 +10.7 Desmond Devlin ALPAC 5,193 13.4 Horace Hawkins ALP 13,430 34.6 -08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,820 12.7 e 07.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Andrew Buchanan (1905-85): Elected 1955 Born: 4 October 1905, Melbourne Career: Educated Scotch College, Melbourne, University of Melbourne. Manager, manufacturing and wholesale merchant. Military service 1942-43. Farmer at Beaconsfield, Victoria. Organiser, Victorian Liberal Party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Morwell, Trafalgar, Warragul, Yallourn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 12.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,296 +05.2 Votes cast: 42,271 95.4 +00.9 Informal votes: 2,040 04.8 +02.4 Formal votes: 40,231 95.2 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Brown ALP 15,821 39.3 +04.7 Alexander Buchanan * Lib 12,113 30.1 -21.9 Walter Doig CPA 450 01.1 Francis Hawtin CP 7,514 18.7 Decima Mayne 210 00.5 Kevin Scanlon DLP 4,123 10.2 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,231 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Mayne's 210 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 50 23.8 15,871 39.4 Buchanan * 49 23.3 12,162 30.2 Doig 16 07.6 466 01.2 Hawtin 58 27.6 7,572 18.8 Scanlon 37 17.6 4,160 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 210 40,231 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Doig's 466 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 312 67.0 16,183 40.2 Buchanan * 91 (19.5 12,253 30.5 Hawtin 41 08.8 7,613 18.9 Scanlon 22 04.7 4,182 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 466 40,231 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Scanlon's 4,182 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 298 07.1 16,481 41.0 Buchanan * 3,199 76.5 15,452 38.4 Hawtin 685 16.4 8,298 20.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,182 40,231 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hawtin's 8,298 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 719 08.7 17,200 42.8 BUCHANAN * 7,579 91.3 23,031 57.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,298 40,231 07.2 05.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Andrew Buchanan (1905-85): Elected 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Morwell, Trafalgar, Warragul, Yallourn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,391 +04.7 Votes cast: 44,200 95.3 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,078 02.4 -02.4 Formal votes: 43,122 97.6 +02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Buchanan * Lib 15,288 35.5 +05.4 Francis Hawtin CP 6,758 15.7 -03.0 Leslie Hilton DLP 4,988 11.6 +01.4 Patrick Linane 181 00.4 James Longstaff ALP 15,907 36.9 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,122 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Linane's 181 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Buchanan * 34 18.8 15,322 35.5 Hawtin 22 12.2 6,780 15.7 Hilton 56 30.9 5,044 11.7 Longstaff 69 38.1 15,976 37.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 181 43,122 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hilton's 5,044 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Buchanan * 4,306 85.4 19,628 45.5 Hawtin 492 09.8 7,272 16.9 Longstaff 246 04.9 16,222 37.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,044 43,122 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hawtin's 7,272 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BUCHANAN * 6,773 93.1 26,401 61.2 Longstaff 499 06.9 16,721 38.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,272 43,122 11.2 04.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Andrew Buchanan (1905-85): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Morwell, Trafalgar, Warragul, Yallourn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,164 +01.7 Votes cast: 45,541 96.6 +01.3 Informal votes: 442 01.0 -01.4 Formal votes: 45,099 99.0 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Buchanan * Lib 22,479 49.8 +14.3 Leslie Hilton DLP 5,243 11.6 00.0 Eric Kent ALP 17,377 38.5 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,099 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kent was Vic MLC for Gippsland 1970-76, Chelsea 1979-85. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hilton's 5,243 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BUCHANAN * 4,742 90.4 27,221 60.4 Kent 501 09.6 17,878 39.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,243 45,099 10.4 00.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Andrew Buchanan (1905-85): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Morwell, Trafalgar, Warragul, Yallourn -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,590 +03.0 Votes cast: 46,743 96.2 -00.4 Informal votes: 1,397 03.0 +02.0 Formal votes: 45,346 97.0 -02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander BUCHANAN * Lib 22,857 50.4 +00.6 Leslie Hilton DLP 5,040 11.1 -00.5 Eric Kent ALP 15,449 34.1 -04.4 Thomas Yates 2,000 04.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,346 12.6 e 02.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kent was Vic MLC for Gippsland 1970-76, Chelsea 1979-85. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Andrew Buchanan (1905-85): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Moe, Morwell, Pakenham, Warragul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 12.6 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 00.2 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 12.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,684 +06.4 Votes cast: 49,610 96.0 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,189 02.4 +00.6 Formal votes: 48,421 97.6 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Buchanan * Lib 15,530 32.1 -18.5 John Dwyer CP 8,164 16.9 Leslie Hilton DLP 4,337 09.0 -02.1 Frank Mountford ALP 20,390 42.1 +08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,421 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hilton's 4,337 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Buchanan * 3,603 83.1 19,133 39.5 Dwyer 484 11.2 8,648 17.9 Mountford 250 05.8 20,640 42.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,337 48,421 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dwyer's 8,648 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BUCHANAN * 7,662 88.6 26,795 55.3 Mountford 986 11.4 21,626 44.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,648 48,421 05.3 07.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Andrew Buchanan (1905-85): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Moe, Morwell, Pakenham, Warragul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,621 +01.8 Votes cast: 50,767 96.5 +00.5 Informal votes: 962 01.9 -00.5 Formal votes: 49,805 98.1 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barrie Armitage + Lib 12,025 24.1 -08.0 Alexander Buchanan * 3,113 06.3 Henry Hewson CP 8,282 16.6 -00.3 Michael Houlihan DLP 3,583 07.2 -01.8 Frank Mountford ALP 22,802 45.8 +03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,805 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Buchanan had lost his Liberal Party endorsement and stood as an independent Liberal. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Buchanan's 3,113 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armitage + 810 26.0 12,835 25.8 Hewson 1,980 63.6 10,262 20.6 Houlihan 138 04.4 3,721 07.5 Mountford 185 05.9 22,987 46.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,113 49,805 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Houlihan's 3,721 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armitage + 391 10.5 13,226 26.6 Hewson 3,144 84.5 13,406 26.9 Mountford 186 05.0 23,173 46.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,721 49,805 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Armitage's 13,226 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HEWSON 12,690 95.9 26,096 52.4 Mountford 536 04.1 23,709 47.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,226 49,805 02.4 02.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hewson was elected after polling 16.6% of the primary vote. This was the lowest primary vote ever polled by a successful candidate for the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Alexander Andrew Buchanan (1905-85): Elected 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969. Defeated 1972 Died 10 September 1985 > Henry Arthur Hewson (1914-99): Elected 1972 Born: 31 December 1914, Korumburra, Victoria Career: Dairy farmer at Warragul, Victoria. Military Service 1941- 45. Warragul Shire Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Moe, Morwell, Pakenham, Warragul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: CP over ALP 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,495 +11.2 Votes cast: 56,312 96.3 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,177 02.1 +00.2 Formal votes: 55,135 97.9 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Broadhurst AP 1,666 03.0 Ronald Dent Lib 13,345 24.2 +00.1 Henry Hewson * CP 13,650 24.8 +08.2 Leslie Hilton DLP 2,273 04.1 -03.1 Barry Murphy ALP 24,201 43.9 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,135 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murphy was Vic MLC for Gippsland 1982-88. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Broadhurst's 1,666 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dent 1,025 61.5 14,370 26.1 Hewson * 156 09.4 13,806 25.0 Hilton 51 03.1 2,324 04.2 Murphy 434 26.1 24,635 44.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,666 55,135 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hilton's 2,324 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dent 175 07.5 14,545 26.4 Hewson * 2,041 87.8 15,847 28.7 Murphy 108 04.6 24,743 44.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,324 55,135 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dent's 14,545 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HEWSON * 14,263 98.1 30,110 54.6 Murphy 282 01.9 25,025 q45.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,545 55,135 04.6 02.2 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Arthur Hewson (1914-99): Elected 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Moe, Morwell, Pakenham, Warragul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: CP over ALP 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 60,475 +03.4 Votes cast: 57,722 95.4 -00.9 Informal votes: 1,182 02.0 -00.1 Formal votes: 56,540 98.0 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Hewson * NCP 12,971 22.9 -01.9 Leslie Hilton DLP 2,227 03.9 -00.2 David Little 525 00.9 William Rutherford ALP 22,402 39.6 -04.3 Barry Simon Lib 18,415 32.6 +08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,540 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Little's 525 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hewson * 149 28.4 13,120 23.2 Hilton 100 19.0 2,327 04.1 Rutherford 144 27.4 22,546 39.9 Simon 132 25.1 18,547 32.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 525 56,540 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hilton's 2,327 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hewson * 2,022 86.9 15,142 26.8 Rutherford 143 06.1 22,689 40.1 Simon 162 07.0 18,709 33.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,327 56,540 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hewson's 15,142 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rutherford 1,781 11.8 24,470 43.3 SIMON 13,361 88.2 32,070 56.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,142 56,540 06.7 02.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Liberal majority over the ALP is compared with the CP majority over the ALP in 1974. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Henry Arthur Hewson (1914-99): Elected 1972, 1974. Defeated 1975 Died 20 November 1999 > Barry Douglas Simon (1936-2004): Elected 1975 Born: 1 April 1936, Melbourne Career: Educated University of Melbourne. Teacher, barrister. Berwick Shire Council, Berwick City Council, Mayor. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Moe, Morwell, Warburton, Warragul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.7 Effect of 1977 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,471 +09.9 Votes cast: 64,017 96.3 +00.9 Informal votes: 1,847 02.9 +00.9 Formal votes: 62,170 97.1 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Dent AD 8,844 14.2 Richard Elkington ALP 21,999 35.4 -04.2 Brian Handley DLP 3,010 04.8 +00.9 Norman Holyoak 667 01.1 Barry Simon * Lib 27,650 44.5 +11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Holyoak's 667 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dent 191 28.6 9,035 14.5 Elkington 187 28.0 22,186 35.7 Handley 181 27.1 3,191 05.1 Simon * 108 16.2 27,758 44.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 667 62,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Handley's 3,191 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dent 301 09.4 9,336 15.0 Elkington 375 11.8 22,561 36.3 Simon * 2,515 78.8 30,273 48.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,191 62,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dent's 9,336 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elkington 5,532 59.3 28,093 45.2 SIMON * 3,804 40.7 34,077 54.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,336 62,170 04.8 01.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Douglas Simon (1936-2004): Elected 1975, 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Moe, Morwell, Warburton, Warragul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,326 +05.8 Votes cast: 67,281 95.7 -00.6 Informal votes: 1,803 02.7 -00.2 Formal votes: 65,478 97.3 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sandra Burke AD 4,748 07.3 -06.9 Barry Cunningham ALP 28,100 42.9 +07.5 Brian Handley DLP 3,295 05.0 +00.2 Robert McCracken 378 00.6 Barry Simon * Lib 28,957 44.2 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,478 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McCracken's 378 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burke 72 19.0 4,820 07.4 Cunningham 69 18.3 28,169 43.0 Handley 127 33.6 3,422 05.2 Simon * 110 29.1 29,067 44.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 378 65,478 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Handley's 3,422 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burke 396 11.6 5,216 08.0 Cunningham 2,467 72.1 30,636 46.8 Simon * 559 16.3 29,626 45.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,422 65,478 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Burke's 5,216 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CUNNINGHAM 3,011 57.7 33,647 51.4 Simon * 2,205 42.3 31,831 48.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,216 65,478 01.4 06.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Barry Douglas Simon (1936-2004): Elected 1975, 1977. Defeated 1980 Died 7 July 2004 > Barry Thomas Cunningham (1939-2018): Elected 1980 Born: 26 October 1939, Pakenham, Victoria Career: Dairy and potato farmer. Agricultural contractor. -------------------------------------------------------------------- The DLP directed its preferences to Cunningham because of its disapproval of Simon's views on abortion. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Moe, Morwell, Warburton, Warragul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,919 +06.5 Votes cast: 72,076 96.2 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,548 02.1 -00.6 Formal votes: 70,528 97.9 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gloria Auchterlonie AD 4,062 05.8 -01.5 Barry Cunningham * ALP 34,099 48.3 +05.4 Stewart Robertson NPA 3,317 04.7 Alexander Ross Lib 27,831 39.5 -04.7 John Sellens DLP 1,219 01.7 -03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,528 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sellens's 1,219 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Auchterlonie 61 05.0 4,123 05.8 Cunningham * 94 07.7 34,193 48.5 Robertson 126 10.3 3,443 04.9 Ross 938 76.9 28,769 40.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,219 70,528 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Robertson's 3,443 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Auchterlonie 140 04.1 4,263 06.0 Cunningham * 232 06.7 34,425 48.8 Ross 3,071 89.2 31,840 45.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,443 70,528 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Auchterlonie's 4,263 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CUNNINGHAM * 3,008 70.6 37,433 53.1 Ross 1,255 29.4 33,095 46.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,263 70,528 03.1 01.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Thomas Cunningham (1939-2018): Elected 1980, 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Moe, Morwell, Pakenham, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.1 Effect of 1984 redistribution: 01.1 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,777 -12.2 Votes cast: 63,312 96.3 +00.1 Informal votes: 4,415 07.0 +04.9 Formal votes: 58,897 93.0 -04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry CUNNINGHAM * ALP 31,517 53.5 +04.1 Heather Ronald NPA 3,580 06.1 +01.4 John Dwyer Lib 19,559 33.2 -05.2 James Richards AD 2,509 04.3 -01.5 Anne Barrett DLP 1,732 02.9 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,897 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Barrett's 1,732 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CUNNINGHAM * 211 12.2 31,728 53.9 Ronald 1,072 61.9 4,652 07.9 Dwyer 224 12.9 19,783 33.6 Richards 224 12.9 2,733 04.6 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,732 58,897 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Richards's 2,733 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CUNNINGHAM * 1,002 36.7 32,730 55.6 Ronald 483 17.7 5,135 08.7 Dwyer 1,243 45.6 21,026 35.7 (exhausted 5 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,733 58,897 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ronald's 5,135 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CUNNINGHAM * 1,452 28.3 34,182 58.0 Dwyer 3,679 71.7 24,705 42.0 (exhausted 4 10 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,135 58,897 08.1 04.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Thomas Cunningham (1939-2018): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Moe, Morwell, Pakenham, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,050 +03.5 Votes cast: 65,022 95.6 -00.7 Informal votes: 2,466 03.8 -03.2 Formal votes: 62,556 96.2 +03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pat O'Brien NPA 7,544 12.1 +06.0 John Kiely Lib 19,846 31.7 -01.5 Thomas Walsh 404 00.6 Anne Lorraine 833 01.3 Ross Ollquist AD 3,319 05.3 +01.1 Barry Cunningham * ALP 30,610 48.9 -04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,556 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Walsh's 404 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Brien 32 07.9 7,576 12.1 Kiely 37 09.2 19,883 31.8 Lorraine 240 59.6 1,073 01.7 Ollquist 34 08.4 3,353 05.4 Cunningham * 60 14.9 30,670 49.0 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 404 62,556 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Lorraine's 1,073 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Brien 123 11.5 7,699 12.3 Kiely 134 12.5 20,017 32.0 Ollquist 580 54.3 3,933 06.3 Cunningham * 231 21.6 30,901 49.4 (exhausted 5 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,073 62,556 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ollquist's 3,933 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Brien 643 16.4 8,342 13.3 Kiely 909 23.2 20,926 33.5 CUNNINGHAM * 2,373 60.5 33,274 53.2 (exhausted 8 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,933 62,556 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: O'Brien's 8,342 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kiely 7,629 91.9 28,555 45.7 CUNNINGHAM * 675 08.1 33,949 54.3 (exhausted 38 52 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,342 62,556 04.3 03.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Thomas Cunningham (1939-2018): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Moe, Morwell, Pakenham, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.3 Effect of 1989 redistribution: 01.3 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 75,738 +11.3 Votes cast: 72,978 96.4 +00.8 Informal votes: 1,976 02.7 -01.1 Formal votes: 71,002 97.3 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ross Ollquist AD 7,247 10.2 +04.9 Glen Mann 544 00.8 Michael Slaughter CTA 2,726 03.8 John Riggall Lib 27,224 38.3 +05.3 Jillian Petersen NPA 6,358 09.0 -03.1 Barry Cunningham * ALP 26,903 37.9 -09.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,002 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Mann's 544 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ollquist 158 29.3 7,405 10.4 Slaughter 183 34.0 2,909 04.1 Riggall 60 11.1 27,284 38.4 Petersen 60 11.1 6,418 09.0 Cunningham * 78 14.5 26,981 38.0 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 544 71,002 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Slaughter's 2,909 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ollquist 351 12.1 7,756 10.9 Riggall 546 18.8 27,830 39.2 Petersen 1,842 63.5 8,260 11.6 Cunningham * 160 05.5 27,141 38.2 (exhausted 10 15 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,909 71,002 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ollquist's 7,756 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Riggall 2,392 31.2 30,222 42.6 Petersen 1,038 13.5 9,298 13.1 Cunningham * 4,242 55.3 31,383 44.3 (exhausted 84 99 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,756 71,002 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Petersen's 9,298 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- RIGGALL 8,354 90.3 38,576 54.4 Cunningham * 898 09.7 32,281 45.6 (exhausted 46 145 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,298 71,002 04.4 07.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Barry Thomas Cunningham 1939-2018): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987. Defeated 1990 Later career: See McMillan 1993 > John Peter Riggall (born 1941): Elected 1990 Born: 10 May 1941, Melbourne Career: Dairy farmer and grazier. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Moe, Morwell, Pakenham, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 79,395 +04.8 Votes cast: 76,950 96.9 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,848 02.4 -00.3 Formal votes: 75,102 97.6 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David White AD 2,515 03.4 -06.9 Barry Cunningham ALP 34,295 45.7 +07.8 Glen Mann 540 00.7 Helen Hoppner 4,385 05.8 Cathy Boschin 428 00.6 John Riggall * Lib 32,939 43.9 +05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,102 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cunningham was member for McMillan 1980-90. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Boschin's 428 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- White 75 17.7 2,590 03.5 Cunningham 56 13.2 34,351 45.7 Mann 41 09.7 581 00.8 Hoppner 164 38.7 4,549 06.1 Riggall * 88 20.8 33,027 44.0 (exhausted 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 428 75,102 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mann's 581 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- White 90 15.6 2,680 03.6 Cunningham 129 22.4 34,480 45.9 Hoppner 314 54.4 4,863 06.5 Riggall * 44 07.6 33,071 44.0 (exhausted 4 8 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 581 75,102 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: White's 2,680 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cunningham 1,529 58.0 36,009 48.0 Hoppner 678 25.7 5,541 07.4 Riggall * 430 16.3 33,501 44.6 (exhausted 43 51 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,680 75,102 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hoppner's 5,541 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CUNNINGHAM 1,784 32.5 37,793 50.4 Riggall * 3,699 67.5 37,200 49.6 (exhausted 58 109 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,541 75,102 00.4 04.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Peter Riggall (born 1941): Elected 1990. Defeated 1993 > Barry Thomas Cunningham (1939-2018): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987. Defeated 1990. Elected 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Moe, Morwell, Pakenham, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.4 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,827 +01.8 Votes cast: 78,268 96.8 -00.1 Informal votes: 2,119 02.7 +00.3 Formal votes: 76,149 97.3 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell Broadbent Lib 30,546 40.1 -03.8 Luke van der Meulen Grn 2,031 02.7 Dave Smith 878 01.2 Barry Cunningham * ALP 31,115 40.9 -04.8 Chris King 526 00.7 Colin Thornby AD 3,859 05.1 +01.7 Michael Pollock 170 00.2 Norman Baker CTA 818 01.1 Helen Hoppner NPA 6,206 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,149 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Broadbent was member for Corinella 1990-93. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Pollock's 170 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Broadbent 23 14.3 30,569 40.2 Van der Meulen 16 09.9 2,047 02.7 Smith 10 06.2 888 01.2 Cunningham * 23 14.3 31,138 40.9 King 14 08.7 540 00.7 Thornby 21 13.0 3,880 05.1 Baker 31 19.3 849 01.1 Hoppner 23 14.3 6,229 08.2 (exhausted 9 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 170 70,371 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: King's 540 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Broadbent 57 10.8 30,626 40.2 Van der Meulen 31 05.9 2,078 02.7 Smith 209 39.5 1,097 01.4 Cunningham * 82 15.5 31,220 41.0 Thornby 69 13.0 3,949 05.2 Baker 24 04.5 873 01.2 Hoppner 57 10.8 6,286 08.3 (exhausted 11 20 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 540 70,371 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Baker's 873 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Broadbent 199 23.5 30,825 40.5 Van der Meulen 43 05.1 2,121 02.8 Smith 77 09.1 1,174 01.5 Cunningham * 55 06.5 31,275 41.1 Thornby 83 09.8 4,032 05.3 Hoppner 389 46.0 6,675 08.8 (exhausted 27 47 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 873 70,371 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Smith's 1,174 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Broadbent 170 15.0 30,995 40.8 Van der Meulen 347 30.6 2,468 03.2 Cunningham * 234 20.6 31,509 41.4 Thornby 247 21.8 4,279 05.6 Hoppner 137 12.1 6,812 09.0 (exhausted 39 86 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,174 70,371 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Van der Meulen's 2,468 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Broadbent 313 13.2 31,308 41.2 Cunningham * 573 24.1 32,082 42.2 Thornby 1,291 54.2 5,570 07.3 Hoppner 204 08.6 7,016 09.2 (exhausted 87 173 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,468 70,371 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Thornby's 5,570 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Broadbent 1,277 24.1 32,585 43.0 Cunningham * 2,757 52.0 34,839 46.0 Hoppner 1,272 24.0 8,288 11.0 (exhausted 264 437 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,570 70,371 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Hoppner's 8,288 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROADBENT 6,748 83.1 39,333 52.1 Cunningham * 1,371 16.9 36,210 47.9 (exhausted 169 606 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,288 70,371 02.1 02.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Barry Thomas Cunningham (1939-2018): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987. Defeated 1990. Elected 1993. Defeated 1996 Later career: Nominated for McMillan against endorsed Labor candidate, 1998, expelled from party. Died 12 September 2018 > Russell Evan Broadbent (born 1950): Elected 1990. Defeated 1993. Elected 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Moe, Morwell, Pakenham, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,120 +00.4 Votes cast: 79,099 97.5 +00.7 Informal votes: 3,251 04.1 +01.4 Formal votes: 75,848 95.9 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Kelly 2,954 03.9 Barry Cunningham 3,800 05.0 Anthony Geoghegan 352 00.5 Peter Jackson 116 00.1 Colin Milne 247 00.3 Peter Wells 2,036 02.7 Russell Broadbent * Lib 29,512 38.9 -01.2 Bryan Atkin ON 3,963 05.2 Jenny Farrar Grn 1,645 02.2 -00.5 David Wall AD 3,228 04.3 -00.8 Christian Zahra ALP 27,995 36.9 -03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,848 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cunningham was Labor member for McMillan 1980-90, 1993-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jackson's 116 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly 19 16.4 2,973 03.9 Cunningham 17 14.7 3,917 05.0 Geoghegan 19 16.4 371 00.5 Milne 18 15.5 265 00.3 Wells 8 06.9 2,044 02.7 Broadbent * 9 07.8 29,521 38.9 Atkin 3 02.6 3,966 05.2 Farrar 12 10.3 1,657 02.2 Wall 5 04.3 3,233 04.3 Zahra 6 05.2 28,001 36.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 116 75,848 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Milne's 265 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly 21 07.9 2,994 03.9 Cunningham 28 10.6 3,845 05.1 Geoghegan 19 07.2 390 00.5 Wells 41 15.5 2,085 02.7 Broadbent * 34 12.8 29,555 39.0 Atkin 5 01.9 3,971 05.2 Farrar 25 09.4 1,682 02.2 Wall 45 17.0 3,278 04.3 Zahra 47 17.7 28,048 37.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 265 75,848 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Geoghegan's 390 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly 37 09.5 3,031 04.0 Cunningham 105 26.9 3,950 05.2 Wells 103 26.4 2,188 02.9 Broadbent * 52 13.3 29,607 39.0 Atkin 19 04.9 3,990 05.3 Farrar 18 04.6 1,700 02.2 Wall 25 06.4 3,303 04.4 Zahra 31 07.9 28,079 37.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 390 75,848 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Farrar's 1,700 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly 91 05.4 3,122 04.1 Cunningham 146 08.6 4,096 05.4 Wells 60 03.5 2,248 03.0 Broadbent * 117 06.9 29,724 39.2 Atkin 43 02.5 4,033 05.3 Wall 869 51.1 4,172 05.5 Zahra 374 22.0 28,453 37.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,700 75,848 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Wells's 2,248 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly 1,076 47.9 4,198 05.5 Cunningham 258 11.5 4,354 05.7 Broadbent * 262 11.7 29,986 39.5 Atkin 296 13.2 4,329 05.7 Wall 200 08.9 4,372 05.8 Zahra 156 06.9 28,609 37.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,248 75,848 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Kelly's 4,198 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cunningham 1,818 43.3 6,172 08.1 Broadbent * 340 08.1 30,326 40.0 Atkin 1,529 36.4 5,858 07.7 Wall 129 03.1 4,501 05.9 Zahra 382 09.1 28,991 38.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,198 75,848 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Wall's 4,501 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cunningham 1,724 38.3 7,896 10.4 Broadbent * 776 17.2 31,102 41.0 Atkin 143 03.2 6,001 07.9 Zahra 1,858 41.3 30,849 40.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,501 75,848 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Atkin's 6,001 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cunningham 3,413 56.9 11,309 14.9 Broadbent * 1,317 21.9 32,419 42.7 Zahra 1,271 21.2 32,120 42.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,001 75,848 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Cunningham's 11,309 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Broadbent * 5,069 44.8 37,488 49.3 ZAHRA 6,240 55.2 38,360 50.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,309 75,848 00.6 02.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Russell Evan Broadbent (born 1950): Elected 1990. Defeated 1993. Elected 1996. Defeated 1998 Later career: See McMillan 2004. > Christian John Zahra (born 1973): Elected 1998 Born: 8 April 1973, Pieta, Malta Career: Educated La Trobe Univesity. Electorate officer. Chief Executive Officer, Aboriginal Health Service, Morwell. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Moe, Morwell, Pakenham, Traralgon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,099 +04.9 Votes cast: 82,059 96.4 -01.1 Informal votes: 2,853 03.5 -00.6 Formal votes: 79,206 06.5 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Betty Howell 1,262 01.6 David Roberts NPA 2,172 02.7 Jim Forbes Lib 31,532 39.8 +00.9 David Wall AD 3,233 04.1 -00.2 Jenny Farrar Grn 2,905 03.7 +01.5 Christian Zahra * ALP 35,238 44.5 +07.6 John Holtman ON 2,864 03.6 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,206 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Howell's 1,262 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roberts 476 37.7 2,648 03.3 Forbes 293 23.2 31,825 40.2 Wall 108 08.6 3,341 04.2 Farrar 109 08.6 3,027 03.8 Zahra * 154 12.2 35,392 44.7 Holtman 122 09.7 2,986 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,262 79,206 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Roberts's 2,648 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Forbes 2,132 80.5 33,957 42.9 Wall 192 07.2 3,533 04.5 Farrar 73 02.8 3,100 03.9 Zahra * 153 05.8 35,545 44.9 Holtman 98 03.7 3,084 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,648 79,206 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Holtman's 3,084 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Forbes 963 31.2 34,920 44.1 Wall 347 11.2 3,880 04.9 Farrar 899 29.1 3,999 05.0 Zahra * 875 28.4 36,420 46.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,084 79,206 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Wall's 3,880 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Forbes 848 21.9 35,768 45.1 Farrar 1,926 49.6 5,925 07.5 Zahra * 1,106 28.5 37,526 47.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,880 79,206 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Farrar's 5,925 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Forbes 1,892 31.9 37,660 47.5 ZAHRA * 4,033 68.1 41,559 52.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,925 79,206 02.5 01.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christian John Zahra (born 1973): Elected 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Leongatha, Moe, Pakenham, Wonthaggi -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.5 Effect of redistribution: 05.4 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 82,357 -03.2 Votes cast: 78,974 95.9 -00.5 Informal votes: 3,543 04.5 +01.0 Formal votes: 75,431 95.5 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- A R Gizycki De Gozdawa ON 1,044 01.4 -02.5 Graeme Reid 127 00.2 Howard Emanuel 1,079 01.4 Russell Broadbent + Lib 32,379 42.9 +13.8 Julie Grant AD 638 00.8 -07.7 Bridget McKenzie NPA 6,676 08.8 -07.7 Christian Zahra * ALP 28,555 37.9 +00.9 Greg Byrne DLP 263 00.3 Harold Paul FF 1,289 01.7 Chris Aitken Grn 3,381 04.5 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,431 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Following the redistribution the Liberals are shown as the defending party. 2. Broadbent was Member for Corinella 1990-93 and for McMillan 1996-98. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Reid's 127 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gizycki De Gozdawa 36 28.4 1,080 01.4 Emanuel 27 21.3 1,106 01.5 Broadbent 24 18.9 32,403 43.0 Grant 8 06.3 646 00.9 McKenzie 5 03.9 6,681 08.9 Zahra * 12 09.5 28,567 37.9 Byrne 4 03.2 267 00.4 Paul 6 04.7 1,295 01.7 Aitken 5 03.9 3,386 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 127 81,445 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Byrne's 267 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gizycki De Gozdawa 21 07.9 1,101 01.5 Emanuel 13 04.9 1,119 01.5 Broadbent 39 14.6 32,442 43.0 Grant 13 04.9 659 00.9 McKenzie 52 19.5 6,733 08.9 Zahra * 60 22.5 28,627 38.0 Paul 47 17.6 1,342 01.8 Aitken 22 08.2 3,408 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 267 81,445 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Grant's 659 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gizycki De Gozdawa 31 04.7 1,132 01.5 Emanuel 123 18.7 1,242 01.7 Broadbent 92 14.0 32,534 43.1 McKenzie 124 18.8 6,857 09.1 Zahra * 142 21.6 28,769 38.1 Paul 27 04.1 1,369 01.8 Aitken 120 18.2 3,528 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 659 81,445 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Gizycki De Gozdawa's 1,132 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Emanuel 590 52.1 1,832 02.4 Broadbent 166 14.7 32,700 43.4 McKenzie 78 06.9 6,935 09.2 Zahra * 98 08.7 28,867 38.3 Paul 126 11.1 1,495 02.0 Aitken 74 06.5 3,602 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,132 81,445 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Paul's 1,495 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Emanuel 221 14.8 2,053 02.7 Broadbent 627 41.9 33,327 44.2 McKenzie 197 13.2 7,132 09.5 Zahra * 255 17.1 29,122 38.6 Aitken 195 13.0 3,797 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,495 81,445 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Emanuel's 2,053 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Broadbent 750 36.5 34,077 45.2 McKenzie 401 19.5 7,533 10.0 Zahra * 369 18.0 29,491 39.1 Aitken 533 26.0 4,330 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,053 81,445 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Aitken's 4,330 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Broadbent 485 11.2 34,562 45.8 McKenzie 754 17.4 8,287 11.0 Zahra * 3,091 71.4 32,582 43.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,330 81,445 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: McKenzie's 8,287 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROADBENT 6,916 83.5 41,478 55.0 Zahra * 1,371 16.5 33,953 45.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,287 81,445 05.0 02.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Christian John Zahra (born 1973): Elected 1998, 2001. Defeated 2004 > Russell Evan Broadbent (born 1950): Elected 1990. Defeated 1993. Elected 1996. Defeated 1998. Elected 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Eastern Vic: Leongatha, Moe, Pakenham, Wonthaggi -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 87,064 +05.7 Votes cast: 83,474 95.9 00.0 Informal votes: 2,859 03.4 -01.1 Formal votes: 80,615 96.6 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Don Walters AD 1,206 01.5 +00.7 Theo Alblas 287 00.4 Russell Broadbent * Lib 40,254 49.9 +07.0 Terry Aeschlimann FF 2,370 02.9 +01.2 Christine Maxfield ALP 30,743 38.1 +00.3 Sandra Betts Grn 4,839 06.0 +01.5 Ben Fiechtner 141 00.2 Suryan Chandrasegaran 775 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,615 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Fiechtner's 141 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walters 17 12.1 1,223 01.5 Alblas 6 04.3 293 00.4 Broadbent * 25 17.7 40,279 50.0 Aeschlimann 11 07.8 2,381 03.0 Maxfield 18 12.8 30,761 38.2 Betts 32 22.7 4,871 06.0 Chandrasegaran 32 22.7 807 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 141 80,615 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Alblas's 293 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walters 85 29.0 1,308 01.6 BROADBENT * 65 22.2 40,344 50.1 Aeschlimann 54 18.4 2,435 03.0 Maxfield 38 13.0 30,799 38.2 Betts 25 08.5 4,896 06.1 Chandrasegaran 26 08.9 833 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 293 80,615 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Chandrasegaran's 833 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walters 89 10.7 1,397 01.7 BROADBENT * 115 13.8 40,459 50.2 Aeschlimann 292 35.1 2,727 03.4 Maxfield 168 20.2 30,967 38.4 Betts 169 20.3 5,065 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 833 80,615 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Walters's 1,397 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROADBENT * 627 44.9 41,086 51.0 Aeschlimann 215 15.4 2,942 03.7 Maxfield 235 16.8 31,202 38.7 Betts 169 20.3 5,385 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,397 80,615 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Aeschlimann's 2,942 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROADBENT * 1,623 55.2 42,709 53.0 Maxfield 767 26.1 31,969 39.7 Betts 552 18.8 5,937 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,942 80,615 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Betts's 5,937 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROADBENT * 1,463 24.6 44,172 54.8 Maxfield 4,474 75.4 36,443 45.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5,937 80,615 04.8 00.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell Evan Broadbent (born 1950): Elected 1990. Defeated 1993. Elected 1996. Defeated 1998. Elected 2004, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Eastern Vic: Leongatha, Moe, Pakenham, Wonthaggi -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 93,323 +07.2 Votes cast: 88,471 94.8 -01.1 Informal votes: 3,511 04.0 +00.6 Formal votes: 84,960 96.0 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christine Maxfield ALP 30,212 35.6 -02.6 Leigh Gatt 1,844 02.2 Linden Stokes FF 2,776 03.3 +00.3 Russell Broadbent * Lib 41,870 49.3 -00.7 Malcolm McKelvie Grn 8,258 09.7 +03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 84,960 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gatt's 1,844 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maxfield 622 33.7 30,834 36.3 Stokes 568 30.8 3,344 03.9 Broadbent * 368 20.0 42,238 49.7 McKelvie 286 15.5 8,544 10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,844 84,960 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Gatt's 3,344 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maxfield 879 26.3 31,713 37.3 BROADBENT * 1,811 54.2 44,049 51.9 McKelvie 654 19.6 9,198 10.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,344 84,960 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McKelvie's 9,198 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maxfield 7,018 76.3 38,731 45.6 BROADBENT * 2,180 23.7 46,229 54.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,198 84,960 04.4 00.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell Evan Broadbent (born 1950): Elected 1990. Defeated 1993. Elected 1996. Defeated 1998. Elected 2004, 2007, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Eastern Vic: Leongatha, Moe, Pakenham, Wonthaggi -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 04.4 Effect of 2010 redistribution: 00.2 shift to Labor 2013 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 105,743 +13.3 Votes cast: 100,070 94.6 -00.2 Informal votes: 6,118 06.1 +02.1 Formal votes: 93,952 93.9 -02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Amor KAP 2,262 02.4 Gary Paton 209 00.2 Benjamin Stoddart ASP 2,168 02.3 Malcolm McKelvie Grn 7,157 07.6 -02.1 John Parker 1,245 01.3 Andrew Kis-Rigo DLP 1,641 01.8 Matthew Sherry PUP 4,380 04.7 Norman Baker 627 00.7 Russell BROADBENT * Lib 47,316 50.4 +01.3 Anthony Naus ALP 23,537 25.1 -10.7 Leigh Gatt 695 00.7 Ross Fisher 822 00.9 Luke Conlon FF 1,893 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 93,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Paton's 209 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Amor 42 20.1 2,304 02.5 Stoddart 34 16.3 2,202 02.3 McKelvie 34 16.3 7,191 07.7 Parker 26 12.4 1,271 01.4 Kis-Rigo 13 06.2 1,654 01.8 Sherry 11 05.3 4,391 04.7 Baker 5 02.4 632 00.7 BROADBENT * 14 06.7 47,330 50.4 Naus 10 04.8 23,547 25.1 Gatt 6 02.9 701 00.8 Fisher 5 02.4 827 00.9 Conlon 9 04.3 1,902 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 209 93,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Baker's 632 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Amor 41 06.5 2,345 02.5 Stoddart 34 05.4 2,236 02.4 McKelvie 15 02.4 7,206 07.7 Parker 23 03.6 1,294 01.4 Kis-Rigo 113 17.9 1,767 01.9 Sherry 70 11.1 4,461 04.8 BROADBENT * 139 22.0 47,469 50.5 Naus 39 06.2 23,586 25.1 Gatt 25 04.0 726 00.8 Fisher 17 02.7 844 00.9 Conlon 116 18.4 2,018 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 632 93,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Gatt's 726 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Amor 60 08.3 2,405 02.6 Stoddart 52 07.2 2,288 02.4 McKelvie 37 05.1 7,243 07.7 Parker 155 21.4 1,449 01.5 Kis-Rigo 25 03.4 1,792 01.9 Sherry 45 06.2 4,506 04.8 BROADBENT * 92 12.7 47,561 50.6 Naus 102 14.1 23,688 25.2 Fisher 95 13.1 939 01.0 Conlon 63 08.7 2,081 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 726 93,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Fisher's 939 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Amor 80 08.5 2,485 02.6 Stoddart 66 07.0 2,354 02.5 McKelvie 28 03.0 7,271 07.7 Parker 53 05.6 1,502 01.6 Kis-Rigo 162 17.3 1,954 02.1 Sherry 77 08.2 4,583 04.9 BROADBENT * 139 14.8 47,700 50.8 Naus 78 08.3 23,766 25.3 Conlon 256 27.3 2,337 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 939 93,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Parker's 1,502 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Amor 142 09.5 2,627 02.8 Stoddart 145 09.7 2,499 02.7 McKelvie 285 19.0 7,556 08.0 Kis-Rigo 103 06.9 2,057 02.2 Sherry 116 07.7 4,699 05.0 BROADBENT * 165 11.0 47,865 51.0 Naus 415 27.6 24,181 25.7 Conlon 131 08.7 2,468 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,502 93,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Kis-Rigo's 2,057 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Amor 813 39.5 3,440 03.7 Stoddart 111 05.4 2,610 02.8 McKelvie 176 08.6 7,732 08.2 Sherry 177 08.6 4,876 05.2 BROADBENT * 229 11.1 48,094 51.2 Naus 261 12.7 24,442 26.0 Conlon 290 14.1 2,758 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,057 93,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Stoddart's 2,610 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Amor 464 17.8 3,904 04.2 McKelvie 655 25.1 8,387 08.9 Sherry 348 13.3 5,224 05.6 BROADBENT * 337 12.9 48,431 51.6 Naus 384 14.7 24,826 26.4 Conlon 422 16.2 3,180 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,610 93,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Conlon's 3,180 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Amor 529 16.6 4,433 04.7 McKelvie 380 12.0 8,767 09.3 Sherry 478 15.0 5,702 06.1 BROADBENT * 1,041 32.7 49,472 52.7 Naus 752 23.7 25,578 27.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,180 93,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Amor's 4,433 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McKelvie 1,544 34.8 10,311 11.0 Sherry 1,663 37.5 7,365 07.8 BROADBENT * 740 16.7 50,212 53.4 Naus 486 11.0 26,064 27.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,433 93,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Sherry's 7,365 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McKelvie 1,948 26.5 12,259 13.1 BROADBENT * 3,511 47.7 53,723 57.2 Naus 1,906 25.9 27,970 29.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,365 93,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th count: McKelvie's 12,259 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROADBENT * 4,372 35.7 58,095 61.8 Naus 7,887 64.3 35,857 38.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,259 93,952 11.8 07.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell Evan Broadbent (born 1950): Elected 1990. Defeated 1993. Elected 1996. Defeated 1998. Elected 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Eastern Vic: Leongatha, Moe, Pakenham, Wonthaggi -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 116,200 +09.9 Votes cast: 107,036 92.1 -02.5 Informal votes: 6,115 05.7 -00.4 Formal votes: 100,921 94.3 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donna Lancaster Grn 9,810 09.7 +02.1 Kathleen Ipsen AC 1,761 01.7 Norman Baker RUA 2,786 02.8 +02.1 Jennifer McAdam AJP 3,022 03.0 Jim McDonald LDP 2,289 02.3 Nathan Harding FF 3,418 03.4 +01.4 Chris Buckingham ALP 29,531 29.3 +04.3 Russell Broadbent * Lib 48,304 47.9 -02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 100,921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ipsen's 1,761 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lancaster 100 05.7 9,910 09.8 Baker 283 16.1 3,069 03.0 McAdam 93 05.3 3,115 03.1 McDonald 70 04.0 2,359 02.3 Harding 874 49.6 4,292 04.3 Buckingham 100 05.7 29,631 29.4 Broadbent * 241 13.7 48,545 48.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,761 100,921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McDonald's 2,359 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lancaster 182 07.7 10,092 10.0 Baker 251 10.6 3,320 03.3 McAdam 179 07.6 3,294 03.3 Harding 633 26.8 4,925 04.9 Buckingham 199 08.4 29,830 29.6 Broadbent * 915 38.8 49,460 40.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,359 100,921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McAdam's 3,294 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lancaster 965 29.3 11,057 11.0 Baker 709 21.5 4,029 04.0 Harding 834 25.3 5,759 05.7 Buckingham 432 13.1 30,262 30.0 Broadbent * 354 10.8 49,814 49.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,294 100,921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Baker's 4,029 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lancaster 631 15.7 11,688 11.6 Harding 2,357 58.5 8,116 08.0 Buckingham 459 11.4 30,721 30.4 Broadbent * 582 14.5 50,396 49.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,029 100,921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Harding's 8,116 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lancaster 2,207 27.2 13,895 13.8 Buckingham 2,427 29.3 33,148 32.9 BROADBENT * 3,482 42.9 53,878 53.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,116 100,921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Lancaster's 13,895 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Buckingham 11,230 80.8 44,378 44.0 BROADBENT * 2,665 19.2 56,543 56.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,895 100,921 06.6 05.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell Evan Broadbent (born 1950): Elected 1990. Defeated 1993. Elected 1996. Defeated 1998. Elected 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McMillan was abolished at the 2018 redistribution. Broadbent contested Monash at the 2019 election.