Electoral results for the district of Ballarat North

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This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Ballarat North in Victorian state elections.

Contents

Members for Ballarat North

MemberPartyTerm
  Russell White Country 1955-1960
  Tom Evans Liberal and Country 1960-1965
  Liberal 1965-1988
  Steve Elder Liberal 1988-1992

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Ballarat North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Steve Elder 14,18347.50−9.63
Labor Steve Bracks 13,12343.95+1.08
National Geoffrey Mark1,9036.37+6.37
Independent J. Blanchard6532.19+2.19
Total formal votes29,86298.21
Informal votes5441.79
Turnout 30,40694.45
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Steve Elder 15,92153.55−3.58
Labor Steve Bracks 13,81046.45+3.58
Liberal hold Swing −3.58
1988 Ballarat North state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Steve Elder 12,83146.25−10.88
Labor Steve Bracks 11,51341.50−1.37
National Geoffrey Mark3,39612.24+12.24
Total formal votes27,74098.29
Informal votes4831.71
Turnout 28,22389.86
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Steve Elder 15,71556.65−0.48
Labor Steve Bracks 12,02543.35+0.48
Liberal hold Swing −0.48
1985 Victorian state election: Ballarat North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Evans 16,49757.1+5.0
Labor Steve Bracks 12,37742.9−0.5
Total formal votes28,87498.2
Informal votes5181.8
Turnout 29,39294.5
Liberal hold Swing +3.2
1982 Victorian state election: Ballarat North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Evans 13,87352.93−3.39
Labor Bill Horrocks11,10742.38−1.30
Democrats W.A. Ross1,2314.70+4.70
Total formal votes26,21198.56+0.92
Informal votes3831.44−0.92
Turnout 26,59494.25−0.60
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Evans 14,39654.92−1.40
Labor Bill Horrocks11,81545.08+1.40
Liberal hold Swing −1.40

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Ballarat North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Evans 14,32456.32−0.47
Labor Bill Horrocks11,10843.68+6.14
Total formal votes25,43297.64−0.67
Informal votes6162.36+0.67
Turnout 26,04894.85−0.46
Liberal hold Swing −5.57
1976 Victorian state election: Ballarat North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Evans 13,70256.8+4.1
Labor Jeremy Harper9,05737.5−1.5
Democratic Labor Dennis O'Reilly1,3695.7−2.3
Total formal votes24,12898.3
Informal votes4161.7
Turnout 24,54495.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Evans 14,93461.9+1.9
Labor Jeremy Harper9,19438.1−1.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.9
1973 Victorian state election: Ballarat North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Evans 13,63153.84+4.34
Labor Jim Caddy9,51337.58+2.56
Democratic Labor Moya Schaefer2,1718.58−6.90
Total formal votes25,31598.08+0.01
Informal votes4951.92−0.01
Turnout 25,81095.09−1.05
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Evans 15,47761.14−2.70
Labor Jim Caddy9,83838.86+2.70
Liberal hold Swing −2.70
1970 Victorian state election: Ballarat North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Evans 11,26649.50−0.59
Labor Kevin Flynn7,97135.02+2.09
Democratic Labor Walter Brown3,52215.48−0.60
Total formal votes22,75998.07−0.03
Informal votes4471.93+0.03
Turnout 23,20696.14−0.54
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Evans 14,35063.84−0.69
Labor Kevin Flynn8,22936.16+0.69
Liberal hold Swing −0.69

Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Ballarat North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Evans 11,16950.09−0.51
Labor Kevin Flynn7,34232.93+1.18
Democratic Labor Walter Brown3,78716.98−0.66
Total formal votes22,29898.10−0.56
Informal votes4311.90+0.56
Turnout 22,72996.68−0.01
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Evans 14,38864.53−1.07
Labor Kevin Flynn7,91035.47+1.07
Liberal hold Swing −1.07
1964 Victorian state election: Ballarat North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Tom Evans 11,06150.60+14.67
Labor John Hayes6,94031.75−5.07
Democratic Labor Walter Brown3,85717.64−1.32
Total formal votes21,85898.66+0.12
Informal votes2971.34−0.12
Turnout 22,15596.69+0.99
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Tom Evans 14,33965.60+5.82
Labor John Hayes7,51934.40−5.82
Liberal and Country hold Swing +5.82
1961 Victorian state election: Ballarat North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Philip Gray7,84236.82+7.13
Liberal and Country Tom Evans 7,65335.93+15.63
Democratic Labor Walter Brown4,03818.96+3.24
Country Alexander Hoffert1,7658.29−26.00
Total formal votes21,29898.54−0.02
Informal votes3151.46+0.02
Turnout 21,61395.70−0.57
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Tom Evans 12,73259.78+22.45
Labor Philip Gray8,56640.22+40.22
Liberal and Country gain from Country Swing +22.45
1960 Ballarat North state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Philip Gray6,87033.55+3.86
Liberal and Country Tom Evans 5,61727.43+7.13
Country Alexander Hoffert3,89119.00−15.29
Democratic Labor Walter Brown3,42316.71+0.99
Independent Albert Woodward6733.28+3.28
Total formal votes20,47498.14−0.42
Informal votes3891.86+0.42
Turnout 20,86393.92−2.35
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Tom Evans 12,06958.95+21.62
Labor Philip Gray8,40541.05+41.05
Liberal and Country gain from Country Swing +21.62

Elections in the 1950s

1958 Victorian state election: Ballarat North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Russell White 7,15134.29−3.61
Labor Ron House6,19229.69+4.93
Liberal and Country Tom Evans 4,23320.30+3.40
Democratic Labor James Meere3,27915.72−4.72
Total formal votes20,85598.56+0.14
Informal votes3041.44−0.14
Turnout 21,15996.27−0.12
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Russell White 13,06962.67−8.58
Liberal and Country Tom Evans 7,78637.33+37.33
Country hold Swing −8.58
1955 Victorian state election: Ballarat North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Russell White 7,40537.90
Labor Jack Smethurst4,84024.76
Labor (A-C) Thomas Lane3,99620.44
Liberal and Country Arthur Nicholson3,30516.90
Total formal votes19,54698.42
Informal votes3131.58
Turnout 19,85996.39
Two-party-preferred result
Country Russell White 13,92771.25
Labor Jack Smethurst5,61928.75
Country win(new seat)

References

  1. Cleary, Colin (2007). Ballarat Labor. Epsom, Victoria: Colin Cleary. ISBN   978-0-646-47526-4.
  2. Hughes, Colin A., Don Aitken (1987). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN   0909779244.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)