Electoral results for the district of Benalla

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This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Benalla in Victorian state elections.

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Members for Benalla

MemberPartyTerm
  John Carlisle Comm Liberal 1904–1917
 Economy 1917–1918
  Nationalist 1918–1920
  Farmers Union 1920–1920
  Country 1920-1926
  Independent 1926–1927
  Edward Cleary Country 1927–1930
  Country Progressive 1930–1936
  Frederick Cook Independent 1936–1939
  Liberal-Country 1939–1943
  Country 1943–1961
  Tom Trewin Country 1961–1975
National Country 1975–1982
  Pat McNamara National 1982–2000
  Denise Allen Labor 2000–2002
  Bill Sykes National 2002–2014

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2010 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Bill Sykes 21,07263.28+21.15
Labor Rowena Allen 6,12418.39−6.81
Greens Kammy Cordner Hunt2,7568.28+1.18
Country Alliance Rochelle Hunt2,5467.65+7.65
Independent Nicholas Williams8042.41+2.41
Total formal votes33,30295.97−0.50
Informal votes1,3984.03+0.50
Turnout 34,70093.82+0.67
Two-party-preferred result
National Bill Sykes 24,35473.06+5.55
Labor Rowena Allen 8,97826.94−5.55
National hold Swing +5.55

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Bill Sykes 13,53342.1+15.6
Labor Rob Mitchell 8,09425.2−16.1
Liberal Hamish McMillan7,39623.0−3.1
Greens Kammy Cordner Hunt2,2827.1+0.9
Family First James A. Rainey8192.5+2.5
Total formal votes32,12496.4−1.2
Informal votes1,2113.6+1.2
Turnout 33,33593.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Bill Sykes 21,68767.5+15.5
Labor Rob Mitchell 10,43732.5−15.5
National hold Swing +15.5
2002 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Denise Allen 13,12941.3−1.8
National Bill Sykes 8,41426.5−26.3
Liberal Andrew Dwyer8,30626.1+22.3
Greens Peter Stewart1,9616.2+6.1
Total formal votes31,81097.6+1.0
Informal votes7912.4−1.0
Turnout 32,60194.0+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Bill Sykes 16,53152.0−4.7
Labor Denise Allen 15,27948.0+4.7
National gain from Labor Swing -4.7
2000 Benalla state by-election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Denise Allen 12,51442.07−0.52
National Bill Sykes 12,24441.16−16.25
Independent Geoff Rowe2,0726.97+6.97
Independent Bill Hill1,9836.67+6.67
Greens Janet Mackenzie5972.01+2.01
Independent Maurie Smith2340.79+0.79
Reform Alf Thorpe1010.34+0.34
Total formal votes29,74597.22+0.79
Informal votes8492.78–0.79
Turnout 30,59489.60−3.35
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Denise Allen 14,99150.40+7.81
National Bill Sykes 14,75449.60−7.81
Labor gain from National Swing 7.81

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Pat McNamara 17,54357.4−7.9
Labor Denise Allen 13,01342.6+7.9
Total formal votes30,55696.4−1.6
Informal votes1,1283.6+1.6
Turnout 31,68493.0−1.9
National hold Swing -7.9
1996 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Pat McNamara 18,05558.9−9.3
Labor Zuvele Leschen7,25023.6−3.2
Independent Bill Hill4,71115.4+15.4
Independent Brian Lumsden3821.2−3.8
Natural Law James Charlwood2750.9+0.9
Total formal votes30,67398.1+0.3
Informal votes6011.9−0.3
Turnout 31,27494.9−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Pat McNamara 19,96965.3−5.5
Labor Zuvele Leschen10,62834.7+5.5
National hold Swing -5.5
1992 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Pat McNamara 20,30668.2+25.8
Labor Anne Cox7,98426.8−0.3
Independent Brian Lumsden1,4915.0+5.0
Total formal votes29,78197.7−0.2
Informal votes6862.3+0.2
Turnout 30,46795.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Pat McNamara 21,08570.8+0.2
Labor Anne Cox8,68729.2−0.2
National hold Swing +0.2

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Pat McNamara 12,00442.54−4.88
Labor Barbara Stepan8,39429.75−2.71
Liberal Margaret Stribling6,33322.44+2.32
Independent Grant Triffett9093.22+3.22
Call to Australia Win Wise5762.04+2.04
Total formal votes28,21697.76−0.59
Informal votes6462.24+0.59
Turnout 28,86292.36−0.25
Two-party-preferred result
National Pat McNamara 19,17367.95+1.86
Labor Barbara Stepan9,04332.05−1.86
National hold Swing +1.86
1985 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Pat McNamara 13,03147.4+13.4
Labor Grant Triffett8,92232.5−1.7
Liberal Leonard Crocombe5,52920.1−7.7
Total formal votes27,48298.3
Informal votes4601.7
Turnout 27,94292.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Pat McNamara 18,16366.1+3.2
Labor Grant Triffett9,31933.9−3.2
National hold Swing +3.2
1982 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Pat McNamara 9,02736.7−5.6
Labor James Ure8,29133.7+0.8
Liberal Andrew Mein6,30325.6+0.7
Democrats Rita Dart9754.0+4.0
Total formal votes24,59698.5+0.7
Informal votes3821.5−0.7
Turnout 24,97893.5+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Pat McNamara 15,59363.4−2.0
Labor James Ure9,00336.6+2.0
National hold Swing -2.0

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Tom Trewin 9,99142.3−1.8
Labor Brian Cousins7,76832.9+6.0
Liberal Alan Jones5,88324.9+2.4
Total formal votes23,64297.8−0.6
Informal votes5222.2+0.6
Turnout 24,16493.4−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Tom Trewin 15,46065.4−4.7
Labor Brian Cousins8,18234.6+4.7
National hold Swing -4.7
1976 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Tom Trewin 10,16044.1+10.7
Labor John Dennis6,20526.9−3.6
Liberal Leo Gorman5,18822.5−3.9
Democratic Labor Christopher Cody1,4956.5−3.0
Total formal votes23,04898.4
Informal votes3781.6
Turnout 23,42693.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Tom Trewin 16,15670.1+3.9
Labor John Dennis6,89229.9−3.9
National hold Swing +3.9
1973 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Tom Trewin 8,99048.8+2.7
Labor James Scott4,23623.0+1.2
Liberal Vernon Dawson3,20917.4−2.8
Democratic Labor Christopher Cody1,97110.7−1.2
Total formal votes18,40697.6+0.1
Informal votes4492.4−0.1
Turnout 18,85594.8−1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Trewin 13,70574.5−0.9
Labor James Scott4,70125.5+0.9
Country hold Swing -0.9
1970 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Tom Trewin 7,98146.1−6.0
Labor John Coutts3,76221.8+2.9
Liberal Dulcie Brack3,50320.2+3.0
Democratic Labor Christopher Cody2,05311.9+0.1
Total formal votes17,29997.5−0.1
Informal votes4382.5+0.1
Turnout 17,73795.9−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Trewin 13,04375.4−2.2
Labor John Coutts4,25624.6+2.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Tom Trewin 9,39954.3−23.3
Liberal Dulcie Brack7,90045.7+45.7
Country hold Swing -2.2

Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Tom Trewin 8,76152.1−8.0
Labor Nathanial Robertson3,17918.9+18.9
Liberal Ian Bayles2,89817.2−5.7
Democratic Labor Christopher Cody1,98911.8−5.2
Total formal votes16,82797.6
Informal votes4122.4
Turnout 17,23996.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Trewin 13,05977.6+14.1
Labor Nathanial Robertson3,76822.4+22.4
Country hold Swing +14.1
1964 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Tom Trewin 11,71359.4+23.6
Liberal and Country Ewen Cameron4,87224.7+5.3
Democratic Labor Christopher Cody3,15116.0+0.6
Total formal votes19,73698.3+0.3
Informal votes3381.7−0.3
Turnout 20,07495.2−3.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Tom Trewin 12,34362.5−4.5
Liberal and Country Ewen Cameron7,39337.5+37.5
Country hold Swing -4.5
1961 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Tom Trewin 7,00735.8+1.6
Labor Jack Ginifer 5,75829.5+1.0
Liberal and Country John Hanson3,78519.4−4.6
Democratic Labor Bartholomew O'Dea3,00015.4+2.0
Total formal votes19,55098.0−1.0
Informal votes3942.0+1.0
Turnout 19,94498.8+4.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Trewin 13,10267.0−0.1
Labor Jack Ginifer 6,44833.0+0.1
Country hold Swing -0.1

Elections in the 1950s

1958 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Frederick Cook 6,62834.2
Labor Jack Ginifer 5,52028.5
Liberal and Country James Bennison4,65124.0
Democratic Labor William Mithen2,60413.4
Total formal votes19,40399.0
Informal votes1881.0
Turnout 19,59194.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Frederick Cook 13,02867.1
Labor Jack Ginifer 6,37532.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Frederick Cook 11,81060.9
Liberal and Country James Bennison7,59339.1
Country hold Swing
1955 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Frederick Cook 7,58938.8
Labor (A-C) Ernest Straughair6,02830.8
Liberal and Country Jack Pennington5,94930.4
Total formal votes19,56697.9
Informal votes4232.1
Turnout 19,98994.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Frederick Cook 12,80465.4
Labor (A-C) Ernest Straughair6,76234.6
Country hold Swing
1952 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Frederick Cook unopposed
Country hold Swing
1950 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Frederick Cook 7,46659.1−8.2
Liberal and Country Jack Pennington5,17440.9+8.2
Total formal votes12,64097.3+1.0
Informal votes3482.7−1.0
Turnout 12,98894.2+1.2
Country hold Swing -8.2

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Frederick Cook 8,14167.3+12.6
Liberal Thomas Nolan3,95532.7+32.7
Total formal votes12,09696.3−1.2
Informal votes4673.7+1.2
Turnout 12,56393.0+4.2
Country hold Swing N/A
1945 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Frederick Cook 6,12554.7
Country Percy Johnson5,07745.3
Total formal votes11,20297.5
Informal votes2882.5
Turnout 11,49088.8
Country hold Swing
1943 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Frederick Cook 3,77940.2−14.8
Labor Andrew McIntosh3,10933.0+33.0
Country Percy Johnson2,52026.8+26.8
Total formal votes9,40899.1+0.2
Informal votes830.9−0.2
Turnout 9,49187.3−4.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Frederick Cook 5,64960.0+15.0
Labor Andrew McIntosh3,75940.0+40.0
Country gain from Liberal Country Swing N/A
1940 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Country Frederick Cook 5,59255.0+55.0
Country Manvers Meadows4,58045.0+19.2
Total formal votes10,17298.90.0
Informal votes1151.10.0
Turnout 10,28791.9−3.1
Liberal Country gain from Independent Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

1937 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Frederick Cook 4,12638.5+38.5
Labor Jack Devlin 3,83635.8+35.8
Country Mervyn Huggins2,76225.8−74.2
Total formal votes10,72498.9
Informal votes1171.1
Turnout 10,84195.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Frederick Cook 5,80654.1+54.1
Labor Jack Devlin 4,91845.9+45.9
Independent gain from Country Swing N/A
1936 Benalla state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Michael Cleary2,71528.2
Independent Frederick Cook 2,45225.4
Country Malachy Ryan1,33713.9
Country Henry Hill1,05711.0
Country Arthur Harrison1,05210.9
Country William Tonkin1,03010.7
Total formal votes9,64397.0
Informal votes3023.0
Turnout 9,94590.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Frederick Cook 5,00651.9
Country Michael Cleary4,63748.1
Independent gain from Country Swing N/A
1935 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Edward Clearly unopposed
Country hold Swing
1932 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Edward Cleary unopposed
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Progressive Edward Cleary 5,32756.4+17.7
Country Patrick Connell4,12343.6+18.6
Total formal votes9,45099.1+1.3
Informal votes870.9−1.3
Turnout 9,53794.5+1.8
Country Progressive hold Swing N/A
1927 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Progressive Edward Cleary 3,40638.7
Independent John Carlisle 3,20136.3
Country Patrick Connell2,20025.0
Total formal votes8,80797.8
Informal votes2032.2
Turnout 9,01092.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Progressive Edward Cleary 4,41350.1
Independent John Carlisle 4,39449.9
Country Progressive gain from Country Swing N/A
1924 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country John Carlisle 2,39761.6−3.2
Nationalist Alexander Mitchell1,49438.4+3.2
Total formal votes3,89199.5+0.7
Informal votes190.5−0.7
Turnout 3,91055.0−2.4
Country hold Swing -3.2
1921 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Victorian Farmers John Carlisle 2,91264.8−1.2
Nationalist Alfred Manning1,58235.2+1.2
Total formal votes4,49498.8+3.3
Informal votes551.2−3.3
Turnout 4,54957.4−1.9
Victorian Farmers hold Swing -1.2
1920 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Victorian Farmers John Carlisle 2,93766.0+66.0
Nationalist Robert Lewers1,51234.0−28.3
Total formal votes4,44995.5−1.8
Informal votes2084.5+1.8
Turnout 4,65759.3−4.0
Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist John Carlisle 2,68855.1−11.3
Labor Laurence Corboy1,84037.7+4.1
Nationalist Thomas Kennedy 3537.2+7.2
Total formal votes4,88197.3−0.7
Informal votes1392.7+0.7
Turnout 5,02063.3+10.4
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist John Carlisle 61.6−4.8
Labor Laurence Corboy38.4+4.8
Nationalist hold Swing -4.8
1914 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Carlisle 2,78566.4−6.4
Labor Ebenezer Brown1,41133.6+6.4
Total formal votes4,19698.0−0.8
Informal votes842.0+0.8
Turnout 4,28052.9−9.2
Liberal hold Swing -6.4
1911 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Carlisle 3,43772.8+11.3
Labor Gerald Stanley1,28527.2+27.2
Total formal votes4,72298.8−0.8
Informal votes571.2+0.8
Turnout 4,77962.1+17.4
Liberal hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. ↑ Report on the Benalla District by-election, Victorian Electoral Commission
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