Electoral results for the Doutta Galla Province

This is a list of electoral results for the Doutta Galla Province in Victorian state elections.

Members for Doutta Galla Province

Year	Member		Party	Member		Party
1937		Percy Clarey	Labor
1940					Paul Jones	Labor
1943
1946
1949		Bill Slater	Labor
1952
1955						Labor (A-C)
1955
1958					Samuel Merrifield	Labor
1960		John Tripovich	Labor
1961
1964
1967
1970					Dolph Eddy	Labor
1973
1976					Bill Landeryou	Labor
1976		David White	Labor
1979
1982
1985
1988
1992
1993					John Brumby	Labor
1993					Monica Gould	Labor
1996		Tayfun Eren	Labor
1999		Justin Madden	Labor
2002

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

2002 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Monica Gould	84,236	66.1	−0.4
	Liberal	Christina Tutone	31,808	24.9	−8.6
	Greens	Jules Beckwith	8,714	6.8	+6.8
	Democrats	Robert Livesay	2,753	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			127,511	94.6	−0.3
Informal votes			7,210	5.4	+0.3
Turnout			134,721	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Monica Gould	91,581	71.9	+5.5
	Liberal	Christina Tutone	35,797	28.1	−5.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.5

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Justin Madden	93,833	65.6	+7.8
	Liberal	Philip Daw	49,202	34.4	−1.8
Total formal votes			143,035	95.1	−0.6
Informal votes			7,441	4.9	+0.6
Turnout			150,476	95.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.4

1996 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tayfun Eren	73,796	57.0	+5.6
	Liberal	R McClymont	48,506	37.5	+1.3
	Independent	S Bingle	7,103	5.5	+5.5
Total formal votes			129,405	95.6	+2.2
Informal votes			6,011	4.4	−2.2
Turnout			135,416	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tayfun Eren	77,348	59.8
	Liberal	R McClymont	52,057	40.2
	Labor hold		Swing

This election was caused by the vacancy following the resignation of David White, who unsuccessfully contested the lower house seat of Tullamarine.

1996 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Monica Gould	75,717	57.8	+6.4
	Liberal	Jody Allatt	47,467	36.2	+0.1
	Democrats	John Davey	4,782	3.7	+3.7
	Democratic Labor	Gloria Brook	2,997	2.3	−4.4
Total formal votes			130,963	95.6	+2.3
Informal votes			5,984	4.4	−2.3
Turnout			136,947	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Monica Gould	79,968	61.2	+3.2
	Liberal	Jody Allatt	50,727	38.8	−3.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.2

September 1993 Doutta Galla Province state by-election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Monica Gould	76,441	70.1	+18.7
	Independent	Stephen Bingle	32,666	29.9	+29.9
Total formal votes			109,107	90.5	−2.8
Informal votes			11,431	9.5	+2.8
Turnout			120,538	77.8	−17.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

• This by-election was caused by the resignation of John Brumby, who successfully contested the 1993 Broadmeadows state by-election and moved to the Lower House after being elected leader of the Labor party.

February 1993 Doutta Galla Province state by-election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Brumby	75,299	68.3	+16.9
	Independent	Z A Derwinski	17,769	16.1	+16.1
	Democrats	Kathie Gizycki	17,213	15.6	+15.6
Total formal votes			110,281	91.2	−2.1
Informal votes			10,703	8.8	+2.1
Turnout			120,984	78.8	−16.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

• This by-election was caused by the resignation of Bill Landeryou. Preferences were not distributed.

1992 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David White	60,466	51.4	−7.6
	Liberal	George Korytsky	42,551	36.2	−4.7
	Democratic Labor	Gloria Brook	7,837	6.7	+6.7
	Independent	Glenn Campbell	6,772	5.8	+5.8
Total formal votes			117,626	93.3	+1.3
Informal votes			8,394	6.7	−1.3
Turnout			126,020	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David White	68,027	58.0	−1.1
	Liberal	George Korytsky	49,257	42.0	+1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.1

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Landeryou	66,700	58.9	−5.0
	Liberal	Graeme Cameron	46,629	41.1	+5.0
Total formal votes			113,329	92.3	−2.9
Informal votes			9,463	7.7	+2.9
Turnout			122,792	92.7	−1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.0

1985 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David White	68,820	63.9
	Liberal	Pamela Philpot	38,898	36.1
Total formal votes			107,718	95.2
Informal votes			5,462	4.8
Turnout			113,180	94.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.0

1982 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Landeryou	86,361	66.0	+7.5
	Liberal	Pamela Philpot	44,518	34.0	−7.5
Total formal votes			130,879	95.1	+0.1
Informal votes			6,705	4.9	−0.1
Turnout			137,584	94.9	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.5

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David White	69,342	58.5	+4.9
	Liberal	Claus Salger	49,192	41.5	−4.9
Total formal votes			118,534	95.0	+0.7
Informal votes			6,246	5.0	−0.7
Turnout			124,780	94.3	+0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.9

1976 Doutta Galla Province state by-election ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David White	60,684	57.2	+3.6
	Liberal	Geoffrey Lutz	38,606	36.4	−10.0
	Independent	David A White	6,849	6.5	+6.5
Total formal votes			106,139	96.4	+0.7
Informal votes			3,955	3.6	−0.7
Turnout			110,094	N/A	N/A
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

• This by-election was caused by the death of John Tripovich. Preferences were not distributed.

1976 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Landeryou	58,121	53.6
	Liberal	Rex Webb	50,384	46.4
Total formal votes			108,505	95.7
Informal votes			4,926	4.3
Turnout			113,431	93.8
	Labor hold		Swing

1973 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Tripovich	67,210	51.9	−2.8
	Liberal	Frank Mott	43,441	33.5	+3.6
	Democratic Labor	Hubert Evans	18,850	14.6	−0.8
Total formal votes			129,501	94.1	−0.2
Informal votes			8,132	5.9	+0.2
Turnout			137,633	93.7	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Tripovich		53.3	−2.9
	Liberal	Frank Mott		46.7	+2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.9

• Two party preferred vote was estimated.

1970 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dolph Eddy	60,974	54.7	+4.9
	Liberal	William Pearce	33,348	29.9	−4.6
	Democratic Labor	Hubert Evans	17,135	15.4	−0.3
Total formal votes			111,457	94.3	−0.3
Informal votes			6,786	5.7	+0.3
Turnout			118,243	93.7	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dolph Eddy		56.2	+4.8
	Liberal	William Pearce		43.8	−4.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.8

• Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Tripovich	53,073	49.8
	Liberal	Gabrielle Adams	36,831	34.5
	Democratic Labor	Alfred Gerrard	16,731	15.7
Total formal votes			106,635	94.6
Informal votes			6,140	5.4
Turnout			112,775	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Tripovich	54,784	51.4
	Liberal	Gabrielle Adams	51,851	48.6
	Labor hold		Swing

1964 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Samuel Merrifield	45,486	49.3	+0.6
	Liberal and Country	Victor French	30,810	33.4	+2.0
	Democratic Labor	Peter McCabe	15,886	17.2	−2.7
Total formal votes			92,182	95.6	+0.3
Informal votes			4,237	4.4	−0.3
Turnout			96,419	94.0	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Samuel Merrifield	47,120	51.1	+0.6
	Liberal and Country	Victor French	45,062	48.9	−0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.6

1961 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Tripovich	44,708	48.7	−4.3
	Liberal and Country	Kenneth Jones	28,895	31.4	+0.3
	Democratic Labor	Barry O'Brien	18,300	19.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			91,903	95.3	−2.8
Informal votes			4,489	4.7	+2.8
Turnout			96,392	93.6	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Tripovich	46,391	50.5	−5.7
	Liberal and Country	Kenneth Jones	45,512	49.5	+5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.7

1960 Doutta Galla Province state by-election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Tripovich	52,892	65.9	+12.9
	Democratic Labor	Barry O'Brien	27,359	34.1	+18.1
Total formal votes			80,251	96.2	−1.9
Informal votes			3,195	3.8	+1.9
Turnout			83,446	80.6	−11.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

• This by-election was caused by the death of Bill Slater.

Elections in the 1950s

1958 Victorian Legislative Council election: Doutta Galla Province ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Samuel Merrifield	50,548	53.0	−17.5
	Liberal and Country	Nicholas Dawe	29,656	31.1	+31.1
	Democratic Labor	Herbert Morris	15,219	16.0	−13.5
Total formal votes			95,423	98.1	+1.4
Informal votes			1,858	1.9	−1.4
Turnout			97,281	92.0	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Samuel Merrifield		56.2
	Liberal and Country	Nicholas Dawe		43.8
	Labor gain from Democratic Labor		Swing	N/A

• Two party preferred vote was estimated.

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