Electoral results for the district of Brighton

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

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James Newbury's office in Brighton, Victoria

Members for Brighton

MemberPartyTerm
  Jonathan Binns Were Unaligned1856–1857
  Charles Ebden Unaligned1857–1861
  George Higinbotham Unaligned1861-1861
  William Brodribb Unaligned1861–1862
  George Higinbotham Unaligned1862–1871
 Sir Thomas Bent Unaligned1871–1894
  William Moule Unaligned1894–1900
 Sir Thomas Bent Unaligned1900–1909
  Oswald Snowball Liberal 1909–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1924
  Australian Liberal 1924–1927
  Independent Nationalist 1927–1928
  Ian Macfarlan Nationalist 1928–1931
  United Australia 1931–1937
  Independent 1937–1943
  United Australia 1943–1945
  Liberal 1945
  Ray Tovell Liberal 1945–1955
  Electoral Reform League
 Sir John Rossiter Liberal 1955–1976
  Jeannette Patrick Liberal 1976–1985
  Alan Stockdale Liberal 1985–1999
  Louise Asher Liberal 1999–2018
  James Newbury Liberal 2018–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

2022 Victorian state election: Brighton [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Newbury 18,79145.6+0.8
Labor Louise Crawford 10,16424.7−7.4
Greens Sarah Dekiere5,68013.8−1.1
Independent Felicity Frederico3,7499.1+9.1
Independent Sally Gibson9412.3+2.3
Animal Justice Alicia Walker8512.1−2.8
Family First Nick Sciola5581.4+1.4
Ind. (Protector)John Tiger Casley2510.6−0.2
Independent Allan L. Timms2110.5+0.5
Total formal votes41,19695.8+0.1
Informal votes1,7864.2−0.1
Turnout 42,98289.1+1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Newbury 22,71055.1+4.6
Labor Louise Crawford18,48644.9−4.6
Liberal hold Swing +4.6

Elections in the 2010s

2018

2018 Victorian state election: Brighton [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Newbury 17,59745.40−10.12
Labor Declan Martin12,19331.46+7.90
Greens Katherine Copsey5,85415.10−2.28
Animal Justice Cathy Taylor1,9615.06+5.06
Sustainable Australia Alison Pridham8812.27+2.27
Independent John Tiger Casley2730.70+0.70
Total formal votes38,75995.81−0.59
Informal votes1,6974.19+0.59
Turnout 40,45689.46−2.59
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Newbury 19,81251.12−8.66
Labor Declan Martin18,94748.88+8.66
Liberal hold Swing −8.66

2014

Victorian state election, 2014: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Louise Asher 21,14555.5−3.0
Labor Louise Crawford 8,97323.6+3.5
Greens Margaret Beavis6,61917.4+0.1
Independent Jane Touzeau1,3503.5+3.5
Total formal votes38,08796.4−0.1
Informal votes1,4253.6+0.1
Turnout 39,51292.1−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Louise Asher 22,77759.8−4.6
Labor Louise Crawford 15,33040.2+4.6
Liberal hold Swing −4.6

2010

2010 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Louise Asher 21,37562.51+7.60
Labor Tom Daley6,66119.48−6.27
Greens Margaret Beavis5,46515.98+2.69
Family First Laurence Giddings3531.03−0.77
Independent A.L. Thompson3431.00+1.00
Total formal votes34,19796.57−0.57
Informal votes1,2153.43+0.57
Turnout 35,41292.30+0.59
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Louise Asher 23,09167.56+6.63
Labor Tom Daley11,08932.44−6.63
Liberal hold Swing +6.63

Elections in the 2000s

2006

2006 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Louise Asher 18,06754.91+1.72
Labor Jane Shelton8,47325.75−5.14
Greens Jonathan Walters4,37213.29−2.63
Independent Clifford Hayes 1,3984.25+4.25
Family First Mark Freeman5921.80+1.80
Total formal votes32,90297.14−0.53
Informal votes9682.86+0.53
Turnout 33,87091.71+1.58
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Louise Asher 20,04160.93+3.52
Labor Jane Shelton12,85339.07−3.52
Liberal hold Swing +3.52

2002

2002 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Louise Asher 17,09453.2−4.2
Labor Rachelle Sapir9,92630.9+6.3
Greens Clive Davies5,11615.9+15.9
Total formal votes32,13697.7−0.2
Informal votes7652.3+0.2
Turnout 32,90190.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Louise Asher 18,44757.4−7.2
Labor Rachelle Sapir13,68642.6+7.2
Liberal hold Swing -7.2

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Louise Asher 17,70157.9−8.8
Labor Irene Dunsmuir6,97322.8−7.3
Independent Alex Del Porto5,92019.4+19.4
Total formal votes30,59497.9−0.4
Informal votes6642.1+0.4
Turnout 31,25891.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Louise Asher 20,06165.6−2.5
Labor Irene Dunsmuir10,52934.4+2.5
Liberal hold Swing -2.5

1996

1996 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alan Stockdale 20,29966.6−3.6
Labor Mario Lucas9,16530.1+6.5
Natural Law Jacinta Lynch1,0093.3−1.7
Total formal votes30,47398.2+1.5
Informal votes5491.8−1.5
Turnout 31,02292.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Stockdale 20,73868.1−4.7
Labor Mario Lucas9,70231.9+4.7
Liberal hold Swing -4.7

1992

1992 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alan Stockdale 20,93670.3+8.8
Labor Leigh Jones7,01623.5−12.4
Natural Law Keith Pryor1,4915.0+5.0
Pensioner and CIR John Casley3551.2+1.2
Total formal votes29,79896.7−0.4
Informal votes1,0043.3+0.4
Turnout 30,80294.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Stockdale 21,68672.8+10.2
Labor Leigh Johns8,09227.2−10.2
Liberal hold Swing +10.2

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alan Stockdale 16,65161.88−0.22
Labor Jennifer Huppert 9,64235.83−2.07
Independent John Casley6172.29+2.29
Total formal votes26,91097.14−0.28
Informal votes7922.86+0.28
Turnout 27,70292.08+0.14
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Stockdale 16,96863.05+0.95
Labor Jennifer Huppert 9,94236.95−0.95
Liberal hold Swing +0.95

1985

1985 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alan Stockdale 17,30162.1+4.0
Labor Leslie Heimann10,56037.9+6.0
Total formal votes27,86197.4
Informal votes7372.6
Turnout 28,59891.9
Liberal hold Swing +3.8

1982

1982 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jeannette Patrick 13,80757.8−4.9
Labor Garry Moore7,80432.7−4.6
Democrats George Dart2,2639.5+9.5
Total formal votes23,87498.3+0.7
Informal votes4181.7−0.7
Turnout 24,29293.6+2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jeannette Patrick 14,76961.9−0.8
Labor Garry Moore9,10838.1+0.8
Liberal hold Swing -0.8

Elections in the 1970s

1979

1979 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jeannette Patrick 15,26062.7+0.9
Labor Christopher Kennedy9,06237.3+8.6
Total formal votes24,32297.6−0.5
Informal votes5982.4+0.5
Turnout 24,92091.4−0.9
Liberal hold Swing -5.4

1976

1976 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jeannette Patrick 15,92561.8+3.9
Labor Robert Gerrand7,40428.7+0.3
Australia Ian Mullins1,2674.9+4.9
Democratic Labor Peter Lawlor1,1684.5−0.9
Total formal votes25,76498.1
Informal votes4921.9
Turnout 26,25692.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jeannette Patrick 17,53368.1−0.3
Labor Robert Gerrand8,23131.9+0.3
Liberal hold Swing -0.3

1973

1973 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Rossiter 13,80758.5+14.8
Labor Peter Hansen6,37227.0−4.4
Australia Frederick Funnell2,1509.1+9.1
Democratic Labor Peter Lawlor1,2855.4−3.7
Total formal votes23,61498.0+0.2
Informal votes4712.0−0.2
Turnout 24,08593.1+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Rossiter 15,97567.7+2.1
Labor Peter Hansen7,63932.3−2.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.1

1970

1970 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Rossiter 9,81243.7−16.3
Labor Peter Hansen7,04831.4+4.6
Independent Malcolm Wallace-Mitchell3,56215.8+15.8
Democratic Labor Keith Linard2,0539.1−4.0
Total formal votes22,47597.8+0.3
Informal votes5162.2−0.3
Turnout 22,99193.0−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Rossiter 14,74265.6−5.6
Labor Peter Hansen7,73334.4+5.6
Liberal hold Swing -5.6

Elections in the 1960s

1967

1967 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Rossiter 13,66160.0−5.0
Labor Bill Walsh6,10626.8+4.0
Democratic Labor John Wagstaff2,98413.1+0.9
Total formal votes22,75197.5
Informal votes5842.5
Turnout 23,33593.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Rossiter 16,19871.2−4.2
Labor Bill Walsh6,55328.8+4.2
Liberal hold Swing -4.2

1964

1964 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 11,72761.0+2.7
Labor Andrew Reid5,00026.0−1.7
Democratic Labor Edwin McSweeney2,48112.9−1.0
Total formal votes19,20898.4+0.1
Informal votes3101.6−0.1
Turnout 19,51892.4−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 13,83672.0+1.8
Labor Andrew Reid5,37228.0−1.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.8

1961

1961 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 11,21858.3−8.7
Labor Geoffrey Blunden5,33327.7−5.3
Democratic Labor Edwin McSweeney2,67813.9+13.9
Total formal votes19,22998.3−0.1
Informal votes3231.7+0.1
Turnout 19,55293.70.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 13,49470.2+3.2
Labor Geoffrey Blunden5,73529.8−3.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing +3.2

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 13,25067.0
Labor Reginald Hayes6,53733.0
Total formal votes19,78798.4
Informal votes3171.6
Turnout 20,10493.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing

1955

1955 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 9,36353.3
Victorian Liberal Ray Tovell 4,94728.1
Independent Labor Marcella Sullivan3,26918.6
Total formal votes17,57998.1
Informal votes3471.9
Turnout 17,92692.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 10,99862.6
Victorian Liberal Ray Tovell 6,58137.4
Liberal and Country gain from Victorian Liberal Swing

1952

1952 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Electoral Reform Ray Tovell 12,16748.2+48.2
Independent Allistair Bruce5,78622.9+22.9
Liberal and Country Raymond Trickey4,87419.3−80.7
Independent Grace Stratton1,2444.9+4.9
Independent Finlay Julyan1,1744.7+4.7
Total formal votes25,24597.6
Informal votes6312.4
Turnout 25,87694.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Electoral Reform Ray Tovell 15,72962.3+62.3
Independent Allistair Bruce9,51637.7+37.7
Electoral Reform gain from Liberal and Country Swing N/A

1950

Elections in the 1940s

1947

1947 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ray Tovell 16,46465.2+24.6
Independent Ian Macfarlan 8,79534.8+34.8
Total formal votes25,25997.5−1.2
Informal votes6592.5+1.2
Turnout 25,91893.2+5.3
Liberal hold Swing N/A

1945

1945 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ray Tovell 9,04040.6
Labor Val Doube 6,74630.3
Ministerial Liberal Ian Macfarlan 6,49929.2
Total formal votes22,28598.7
Informal votes2831.3
Turnout 22,56887.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray Tovell 14,10662.9
Labor Val Doube 8,26937.1
Liberal hold Swing

1943

1943 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Ian Macfarlan 12,21739.1+9.6
Labor Robert Gault9,71631.2+31.2
Ind. United Australia John Warren9,24029.6+29.6
Total formal votes31,17398.0+0.2
Informal votes6482.0−0.2
Turnout 31,82188.4−5.8
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Ian Macfarlan 20,21164.8
Labor Robert Gault10,96235.2
United Australia gain from Independent Swing N/A
  • Sitting member Ian Macfarlan returned to the UAP after winning the seat in the previous election as an Independent.

1940

1940 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ian Macfarlan 16,50757.2+57.2
United Australia Robert Breen8,51929.5−52.5
Independent John Warren3,84513.3+13.3
Total formal votes28,87197.80.0
Informal votes6622.20.0
Turnout 29,53394.2+1.5
Independent gain from United Australia Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Ian MacFarlan 21,53982.0+30.9
Communist Gerald O'Day4,73718.0+18.0
Total formal votes26,27697.8−0.6
Informal votes5932.2+0.6
Turnout 26,86992.7−2.3
United Australia hold Swing N/A

1935

1935 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Ian Macfarlan 12,78651.1−48.9
Independent Edmund Herring12,25848.9+48.9
Total formal votes25,04498.4
Informal votes3981.6
Turnout 25,44295.0
United Australia hold Swing N/A

1932

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Ian Macfarlan 10,46046.2−53.8
Independent Richard Tracey5,14122.7+22.7
Independent Angela Booth3,66816.2+16.2
Independent Jeremiah Grant3,35914.8+14.8
Total formal votes22,62897.7
Informal votes5352.3
Turnout 23,16394.4
Nationalist Ian Macfarlan 11,34250.1
Independent Richard Tracey5,75025.4
Independent Angela Booth5,53624.5
Nationalist hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed to completion.

1928 by-election

1928 Brighton state by-election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Finlayson 4,26222.6
Independent Eleanor Glencross 3,98521.1
Nationalist Ian Macfarlan 3,92020.8
Nationalist Henry Abbott1,5548.2
Nationalist Alfred Kelly1,4457.7
Nationalist James Ramsay1,2806.8
Nationalist Henry Hall1,0375.5
Australian Liberal Daniel Hoban8234.4
Independent Martin Hannah 3401.8
Independent Thomas Ryan1931.0
Total formal votes18,83993.8
Informal votes1,2436.2
Turnout 20,08288.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Nationalist Ian Macfarlan 9,68551.4
Independent Eleanor Glencross 9,15448.6
Nationalist gain from Ind. Nationalist Swing N/A

1927

1924

1924 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Australian Liberal Oswald Snowball 10,69264.6+64.6
Nationalist Henry Crowther5,86935.4−64.6
Total formal votes16.56199.5
Informal votes880.5
Turnout 16,64954.5
Member changed to Australian Liberal from Nationalist Swing N/A

1921

1920

1920 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Oswald Snowball 8,65864.9−9.0
Nationalist Robert Stephenson4,68535.1+35.1
Total formal votes13,34394.0−2.7
Informal votes8516.0+2.7
Turnout 14,19454.7+6.7
Nationalist hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

1917

1917 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Oswald Snowball 7,44273.9+1.6
Labor Arthur Roth1,81418.0−9.7
Nationalist Frederick Leveson8158.1+8.1
Total formal votes10,07196.7−1.4
Informal votes3453.3+1.4
Turnout 10,41648.0+6.8
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Oswald Snowball 80.3+8.0
Labor Arthur Roth19.7−8.0
Nationalist hold Swing +8.0
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

1914

1914 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Oswald Snowball 5,34872.3−27.7
Labor Albert Andrews2,04827.7+27.7
Total formal votes7,39698.1
Informal votes1441.9
Turnout 7,54041.2
Liberal hold Swing N/A

1911

Elections in the 1900s

1909 by-election

1909 Brighton state by-election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Oswald Snowball 3,36260.3−39.7
Independent Liberal John Hamilton1,17031.8+31.8
Labor Daniel McNamara 4397.9+7.9
Total formal votes3,57199.94N/A
Informal votes350.06N/A
Turnout 3,60672.1N/A
Liberal hold Swing

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