Electoral results for the district of Bennettswood

Last updated July 18, 2024

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

Members for Bennettswood

	Party	Term
Ian McLaren	Liberal	1967–1979
Keith McCance	Liberal	1979–1982
Doug Newton	Labor	1982–1985
Roger Pescott	Liberal	1985–1992
Geoff Coleman	Liberal	1992–1999
Ron Wilson	Liberal	1999–2002

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Bennettswood^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ron Wilson	16,715	56.1	−2.0
	Labor	Meryl Andrews	13,103	43.9	+4.4
Total formal votes			29,818	97.6	−0.5
Informal votes			733	2.4	+0.5
Turnout			30,551	93.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.1

1996 Victorian state election: Bennettswood^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoff Coleman	17,685	58.0	+1.3
	Labor	Ian Pirie	12,053	39.6	+5.7
	Natural Law	Denis Quinlan	737	2.4	−1.1
Total formal votes			30,475	98.1	+1.8
Informal votes			580	1.9	−1.8
Turnout			31,055	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Geoff Coleman	18,032	59.2	−2.6
	Labor	Ian Pirie	12,415	40.8	+2.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.6

1992 Victorian state election: Bennettswood^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoff Coleman	17,256	56.8	+6.0
	Labor	Jan Kennedy	10,306	33.9	−7.7
	Natural Law	Denis Quinlan	1,066	3.5	+3.5
	Independent	David Veitch	973	3.2	+3.2
	Independent	Douglas Johnston	801	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			30,402	96.3	−0.7
Informal votes			1,172	3.7	+0.7
Turnout			31,574	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Geoff Coleman	18,756	61.8	+8.5
	Labor	Jan Kennedy	11,594	38.2	−8.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.5

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Bennettswood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Pescott	14,159	50.25	+1.01
	Labor	Nigel De Kretser	12,089	42.91	−5.38
	Democrats	Geoff Carr	1,927	6.84	+6.84
Total formal votes			28,175	96.80	−0.88
Informal votes			931	3.20	+0.88
Turnout			29,106	93.88	−0.50
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Pescott	14,710	52.22	+1.42
	Labor	Nigel De Kretser	13,461	47.78	−1.42
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.42

1985 Victorian state election: Bennettswood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Pescott	14,266	49.2	+4.2
	Labor	Doug Newton	13,993	48.3	+1.6
	Independent	Ray Nilsen	716	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			28,975	97.7
Informal votes			689	2.3
Turnout			29,664	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Pescott	14,717	50.8	+2.0
	Labor	Doug Newton	14,254	49.2	−2.0
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+2.0

1982 Victorian state election: Bennettswood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Keith McCance	12,400	46.2	−3.9
	Labor	Doug Newton	12,104	45.1	+5.6
	Democrats	Alan Swindon	2,330	8.7	−1.7
Total formal votes			26,834	98.1	+0.1
Informal votes			509	1.9	−0.1
Turnout			27,343	95.4	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Doug Newton	13,517	50.4	+6.5
	Liberal	Keith McCance	13,317	49.6	−6.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.5

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Bennettswood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Keith McCance	13,220	50.1	−5.2
	Labor	Douglas Newton	10,426	39.5	+0.2
	Democrats	Alan Swindon	2,749	10.4	+10.4
Total formal votes			26,395	98.1	−0.1
Informal votes			520	1.9	+0.1
Turnout			26,915	94.6	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Keith McCance	14,806	56.1	−4.0
	Labor	Douglas Newton	11,589	43.9	+4.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.0

1976 Victorian state election: Bennettswood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian McLaren	14,732	55.3	+2.1
	Labor	Peter Bruce	10,471	39.3	−0.9
	Democratic Labor	James Tighe	1,430	5.4	−1.2
Total formal votes			26,633	98.2
Informal votes			477	1.8
Turnout			27,110	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian McLaren	16,019	60.1	+1.0
	Labor	Peter Bruce	10,614	39.9	−1.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.0

1973 Victorian state election: Bennettswood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian McLaren	14,756	51.6	+6.9
	Labor	Christopher Kennedy	11,964	41.8	−2.0
	Democratic Labor	James Tighe	1,900	6.6	−4.9
Total formal votes			28,620	98.1	+0.1
Informal votes			538	1.9	−0.1
Turnout			29,158	94.7	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian McLaren	16,371	57.2	+2.0
	Labor	Christopher Kennedy	12,249	42.8	−2.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.0

1970 Victorian state election: Bennettswood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian McLaren	11,463	44.7	−3.7
	Labor	Cyril Kennedy	11,225	43.8	+4.9
	Democratic Labor	James Tighe	2,946	11.5	−1.2
Total formal votes			25,634	98.0	+0.3
Informal votes			530	2.0	−0.3
Turnout			26,164	95.3	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian McLaren	14,152	55.2	−4.9
	Labor	Cyril Kennedy	11,482	44.8	+4.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.9

Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Bennettswood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian McLaren	11,592	48.4	−0.1
	Labor	Christopher Kennedy	9,300	38.9	+1.9
	Democratic Labor	James Tighe	3,047	12.7	−1.8
Total formal votes			23,939	97.7
Informal votes			550	2.3
Turnout			24,489	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian McLaren	14,378	60.1	−0.8
	Labor	Christopher Kennedy	9,561	39.9	+0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.8

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↑ Green, Antony. "1999 Victorian State Election : 18 September 1999 : Summary of Results" (PDF). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
↑ "1992 Victorian Legislative Assembly Election". Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
↑ "1992 Victorian Legislative Assembly Election". Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

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[1] Green, Antony. "1999 Victorian State Election : 18 September 1999 : Summary of Results" (PDF). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2013.

[2] "1992 Victorian Legislative Assembly Election". Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

[3] "1992 Victorian Legislative Assembly Election". Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

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