Electoral results for the Western Province (Victoria)

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

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Members for Western Province

Member 1PartyYearMember 2PartyMember 3PartyMember 4PartyMember 5Party
  Stephen Henty   1856   Charles Vaughan    James Palmer    Andrew Cruikshank    Daniel Tierney  
1858   Henry Miller  
1858
1859   Niel Black  
1860
1862
1864   Charles Sladen  
1864
1866   James Strachan  
1866
1868   Robert Simson  
1870   Thomas McKellar  
  William Skene   1870
1872
1874   Thomas Bromell  
1875   Samuel Wilson  
  Charles Sladen   1876
1878   William Ross  
1880   Robert Simson  
1880
1881   Thomas Cumming  
  Nathan Thornley   1882  
1884
1886
1888   Samuel Cooke  
1888   Agar Wynne  
1890
1892
1894
1896
1898
1900
1901   Walter Manifold  
1902
  Robert Ritchie   1903
1903   Alexander MacLeod  
1904  
  Edward White   1907
1910
1913
1916
  Nationalist 1917  Nationalist
1919
1922
1924   Marcus Saltau Nationalist
1925
1928
  William Williamson Independent 1931
1931  United Australia
1934
  Leonard Rodda [r] Country 1937
1940   Robert Rankin Country
1943
  Leonard Rodda Country 1943
1945
1946
  Hugh MacLeod Independent 1946
  Liberal and Country 1949  Liberal and Country
1949
  Electoral Reform 1952
1952   David Arnott Labor
  Ronald Mack Liberal and Country 1955
1958   Kenneth Gross Liberal and Country
1961
1964
  Liberal 1965  Liberal
1967
  Clive Mitchell Country 1968
1970
  Digby Crozier Liberal 1973
1976   Bruce Chamberlain Liberal
1979
1982
  Roger Hallam National 1985
1988
1992
1996
1999
  David Koch Liberal 2002   John Vogels Liberal
[r] Rodda resigned in July 1943, re-elected in October 1943

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

2002 Victorian state election: Western by-election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Koch 46,32138.8+38.8
Labor Stephen Clegg40,98434.3−0.7
National David Miller21,26317.8−41.7
Greens Sally-Anne Brown10,9739.2+9.2
Total formal votes119,54196.7−1.1
Informal votes4,0193.3+1.1
Turnout 123,56094.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Koch 66,95356.0+56.0
Labor Stephen Clegg52,58844.0+5.9
Liberal gain from National Swing N/A

This election followed the vacancy caused by the resignation of Roger Hallam, who resigned. The by-election was conducted on the same day as the 2002 election, but used the old electoral boundaries.

2002 Victorian state election: Western Province [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Vogels 56,49740.0+32.5
Labor Lesley Jackson54,81538.8+0.8
National Greg Walcott20,14214.3−34.9
Greens Viola Spokes9,8237.0+7.0
Total formal votes141,27796.8−0.8
Informal votes4,6113.2+0.8
Turnout 145,88894.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Vogels 76,77254.3−4.7
Labor Lesley Jackson64,50545.7+4.7
Liberal hold Swing -4.7

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Western Province [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Roger Hallam 71,77859.5+59.5
Labor Peter Mitchell42,15135.0+4.4
Reform Leigh McDonald6,6175.5+5.5
Total formal votes120,54697.8−0.4
Informal votes2,7372.2+0.4
Turnout 123,28395.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Roger Hallam 74,66061.9+61.9
Labor Peter Mitchell45,88438.1+2.8
National hold Swing +61.9
1996 Victorian state election: Western Province [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bruce Chamberlain 73,81160.5+60.5
Labor Elizabeth Wilson37,35130.6+3.2
Democrats Don Anderson8,0856.6+6.6
Democratic Labor Christine Dodd2,8372.3−2.8
Total formal votes122,08498.2+0.9
Informal votes2,2761.8−0.9
Turnout 124,36095.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Chamberlain 78,76964.7−6.0
Labor Elizabeth Wilson42,89735.3+6.0
Liberal hold Swing -6.0
1992 Victorian state election: Western Province [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Roger Hallam 82,01767.6+45.9
Labor David Broderick33,19827.3−0.7
Democratic Labor Christine Dodd6,1865.1+5.1
Total formal votes121,40197.2−0.7
Informal votes3,4612.8+0.7
Turnout 124,86296.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Roger Hallam 85,77070.7+70.7
Labor David Broderick35,59029.3−2.0
National hold Swing +2.0

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Western Province [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bruce Chamberlain 53,37048.1+6.8
Labor Kevin Watt29,98827.0−0.6
National James Saunders25,28922.8−8.3
Independent Julie Jennings2,3452.1+2.1
Total formal votes110,99298.0−0.4
Informal votes2,2532.0+0.4
Turnout 113,24594.7−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Chamberlain 77,11169.5+24.2
Labor Kevin Watt33,87030.5+30.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1985 Victorian state election: Western Province [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Wyld45,39341.3
National Roger Hallam 34,15731.1
Labor Brian Clarke30,33527.6
Total formal votes109,88598.4
Informal votes1,8021.6
Turnout 111,68795.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Roger Hallam 60,06454.7
Liberal Henry Wyld49,82145.3
National gain from Liberal Swing N/A
1982 Victorian state election: Western Province [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bruce Chamberlain 49,66162.6+11.9
Labor Allan Sargent29,61837.4+3.8
Total formal votes79,27998.1+0.2
Informal votes1,5451.9−0.2
Turnout 80,82495.20.0
Liberal hold Swing -1.4

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Western Province [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Digby Crozier 39,26250.8+3.4
Labor Henry Birrell25,96933.6+4.0
National Clive Mitchell 12,12615.7−7.3
Total formal votes77,35797.9−0.5
Informal votes1,6402.1+0.5
Turnout 78,99795.20.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1976 Victorian state election: Western Province [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bruce Chamberlain 36,20947.4
Labor Thomas Windsor22,60029.6
National Linden Cameron 17,54823.0
Total formal votes76,35798.4
Informal votes1,2771.6
Turnout 77,63495.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Chamberlain 52,21468.4
Labor Thomas Windsor24,14331.6
Liberal hold Swing
1973 Victorian state election: Western Province [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Digby Crozier 23,06137.8+3.8
Labor Donald Grossman19,40431.8+0.2
Country Clive Mitchell 12,72520.8+0.6
Democratic Labor Alan Beattie5,8989.7−4.5
Total formal votes61,08897.8+0.1
Informal votes1,3962.2−0.1
Turnout 62,48495.9−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Digby Crozier 38,56263.1+8.2
Labor Donald Grossman22,52636.9−8.2
Liberal gain from Country Swing N/A
1970 Victorian state election: Western Province [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kenneth Gross 19,37234.0−3.1
Labor Thomas Windsor18,03931.6+4.8
Country Linden Cameron11,51720.2−2.2
Democratic Labor Alan Beattie8,08114.2+0.5
Total formal votes57,00997.7+0.2
Informal votes1,3202.3−0.2
Turnout 58,32996.8+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kenneth Gross 31,27154.9−4.6
Labor Thomas Windsor25,73845.1+4.6
Liberal hold Swing -4.6

Elections in the 1960s

1968 Western Province state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Digby Crozier 15,88128.9−8.2
Labor T C Windsor15,21627.7+0.9
Country Clive Mitchell 13,49724.5+2.1
Democratic Labor Alan Beattie6,53911.9−1.8
Independent Malcolm Gladman 3,8737.0+7.0
Total formal votes55,00698.6+1.1
Informal votes7611.4−1.1
Turnout 55,76793.4−3.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Clive Mitchell 32,33558.8+58.8
Liberal Digby Crozier 22,67141.2−18.4
Country gain from Liberal Swing N/A
1967 Victorian state election: Western Province [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ronald Mack 20,60037.1
Labor Edward Lewis 14,86526.8
Country Linden Cameron 12,43122.4
Democratic Labor Alan Beattie7,62613.7
Total formal votes55,52297.5
Informal votes1,4332.5
Turnout 56,95596.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ronald Mack 33,09459.6
Labor Edward Lewis 22,42840.4
Liberal hold Swing
1964 Victorian state election: Western Province [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Kenneth Gross 19,70036.2−8.7
Labor Bill Lewis 15,52128.5−10.4
Country Linden Cameron 12,36622.7+22.7
Democratic Labor Johannes Smoes6,80912.5−3.7
Total formal votes54,39698.2−0.2
Informal votes9751.8+0.2
Turnout 55,37196.1−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Kenneth Gross 36,11766.4+7.1
Labor Bill Lewis 18,27933.6−7.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing +7.1
1961 Victorian state election: Western Province [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Ronald Mack 24,16844.9−2.3
Labor James McIntyre20,90938.9−0.6
Democratic Labor Geoffrey White8,72716.2+2.9
Total formal votes53,80498.4−0.8
Informal votes8611.6+0.8
Turnout 54,66596.4+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ronald Mack 31,89459.3+1.6
Labor James McIntyre21,91040.7−1.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.6

Elections in the 1950s

1958 Victorian Legislative Council election: Western Province [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Kenneth Gross 25,00447.2−1.6
Labor David Arnott 20,91739.5+8.6
Democratic Labor James Eveston7,04713.3+2.1
Total formal votes52,96899.2+0.3
Informal votes4410.8−0.3
Turnout 53,40995.5+4.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Kenneth Gross 30,56357.7−8.9
Labor David Arnott 22,40542.3+8.9
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing -8.9

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