Electoral results for the district of Footscray

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

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Members for Footscray

First incarnation (1877–1904)
MemberPartyTerm
  Mark Last King Unaligned1877–1879
  William Clark Unaligned1879–1894
  John Hancock Labor 1894–1899
  Samuel Mauger Independent1900–1901
  Jacob Fotheringham Liberal 1901–1902
  Alexander McDonald Liberal 1902–1904
Second incarnation (1927–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  George Prendergast Labor 1927–1937
  Jack Mullens Labor 1937–1945
  Jack Holland Labor 1945–1955
  Roy Schintler Labor 1955–1958
  Ernie Shepherd Labor 1958
  Bill Divers Labor 1958–1970
  Robert Fordham Labor 1970–1992
  Bruce Mildenhall Labor 1992–2006
  Marsha Thomson Labor 2006–2018
  Katie Hall Labor 2018–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022 Victorian state election: Footscray [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Katie Hall 17,38743.10−11.70
Greens Elena Pereyra9,04522.42+2.22
Liberal Emete Joesika7,21417.88+0.78
Victorian Socialists Jorge Jorquera3,7699.34+9.34
Democratic Labour Alan Williams1,0982.72+2.72
Animal Justice Shohre Mansouri Jajaee9892.45−3.55
Family First Russell Muir8382.08+2.08
Total formal votes40,34096.06+2.10
Informal votes1,6543.94−2.10
Turnout 41,99485.95−0.27
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Katie Hall 30,52375.66−3.04
Liberal Emete Joesika9,81724.34+3.04
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Katie Hall 21,88054.24−24.46
Greens Elena Pereyra18,46045.76+45.76
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Footscray [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Katie Hall 23,87757.12+11.98
Liberal Emete Joesika7,75318.55−8.18
Greens Angus McAlpine6,99616.74−0.46
Animal Justice Shan Sun3,1777.60+7.60
Total formal votes41,80393.96−0.17
Informal votes2,6866.04+0.17
Turnout 44,48986.22−3.32
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Katie Hall 32,64278.11+13.62
Liberal Emete Joesika9,14721.89−13.62
Labor hold Swing +13.62
2014 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Marsha Thomson 17,54245.1−1.4
Liberal Kim Vu10,38626.7+1.9
Greens Rod Swift6,68217.2−0.6
Independent Catherine Cumming 2,9857.7+0.5
Voice for the West Ken Betts1,2723.3+3.3
Total formal votes38,86794.1+0.3
Informal votes2,4225.9−0.3
Turnout 41,28989.5+2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Marsha Thomson 25,06564.5−1.4
Liberal Kim Vu13,80235.5+1.4
Labor hold Swing −1.4
2010 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Marsha Thomson 14,61142.61−9.88
Liberal Ken Betts8,70325.38+8.67
Greens Janet Rice 7,12620.78+8.67
Independent Catherine Cumming 3,2409.45−5.45
Socialist Alliance Margarita Windisch6141.79+0.33
Total formal votes34,29494.52+1.37
Informal votes1,9895.48−1.37
Turnout 36,28390.06−0.27
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Marsha Thomson 22,63766.26−8.41
Liberal Ken Betts11,52933.74+8.41
Labor hold Swing -8.41

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Marsha Thomson 16,47152.49−6.82
Liberal Cam Nation5,24416.71+1.74
Independent Catherine Cumming 4,67514.90+4.51
Greens Greg Ferrington3,79912.11+1.96
Family First Ron Berchy7342.34+2.34
Socialist Alliance Margarita Windisch4571.46−1.25
Total formal votes31,38093.15−0.20
Informal votes2,3066.85+0.20
Turnout 33,68690.33+0.58
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Marsha Thomson 23,42874.67−0.23
Liberal Cam Nation7,94825.33+0.23
Labor hold Swing -0.23
2002 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bruce Mildenhall 18,58959.3−7.5
Liberal Conrad D'Souza4,69115.0−17.0
Independent Catherine Cumming 3,25510.4+10.4
Greens Janet Rice 3,18110.1+10.1
Socialist Alliance Justine Kamprad8482.7+2.7
Independent Martin Nguyen7782.5+2.5
Total formal votes31,34293.3−1.8
Informal votes2,2346.7+1.8
Turnout 33,57689.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bruce Mildenhall 23,44474.8+7.0
Liberal Conrad D'Souza7,87825.2−7.0
Labor hold Swing +7.0

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bruce Mildenhall 19,91667.6−0.4
Liberal Dina Lynch9,53332.4+2.6
Total formal votes29,44995.1−0.7
Informal votes1,5034.9+0.7
Turnout 30,95290.6
Labor hold Swing -1.8
1996 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bruce Mildenhall 19,77068.0+10.2
Liberal David Sisson8,66129.8+3.0
Natural Law James Ryan6252.2+2.2
Total formal votes29,05695.8+3.1
Informal votes1,2614.2−3.1
Turnout 30,31791.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bruce Mildenhall 20,14269.4+3.2
Liberal David Sisson8,89730.6−3.2
Labor hold Swing +3.2
1992 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bruce Mildenhall 16,40857.9−9.5
Liberal Chris MacGregor7,60626.8+1.0
Independent Libby Krepp2,1237.5+7.5
Independent Hans Paas1,0603.7+3.7
Independent David Connolly6802.4+2.4
Independent Colleen Hartland 4861.7+1.7
Total formal votes28,36392.8+0.8
Informal votes2,2077.2−0.8
Turnout 30,57093.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bruce Mildenhall 18,71966.2−6.1
Liberal Chris MacGregor9,56233.8+6.1
Labor hold Swing -6.1

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Fordham 17,63568.52−4.83
Liberal Ernest Zanatta6,37024.75−1.90
Independent Elizabeth Doughney1,7326.73+6.73
Total formal votes25,73791.77−3.46
Informal votes2,3078.23+3.46
Turnout 28,04489.16−2.24
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Fordham 18,96773.70+0.35
Liberal Ernest Zanatta6,76726.30−0.35
Labor hold Swing +0.35
1985 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Fordham 20,51673.4−2.7
Liberal Hugh Cameron7,45526.6+3.0
Total formal votes27,97195.2
Informal votes1,4014.8
Turnout 29,37291.4
Labor hold Swing -3.0
1982 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Fordham 19,01876.3+6.8
Liberal John Huntington5,91523.7−1.4
Total formal votes24,93394.8+0.5
Informal votes1,3725.2−0.5
Turnout 26,30593.4+0.9
Labor hold Swing +2.0

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Fordham 17,01069.5−2.1
Liberal John Huntington6,15325.1−3.3
Socialist Workers Peter Abrahamson1,3085.4+5.4
Total formal votes24,47194.3−1.2
Informal votes1,4745.7+1.2
Turnout 25,94592.50.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Fordham 18,18774.3+2.8
Liberal John Huntington6,28425.7−2.8
Labor hold Swing +2.8
1976 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Fordham 18,52871.6+10.4
Liberal James Kapoudaglis7,36828.4+1.8
Total formal votes25,89695.5
Informal votes1,2164.5
Turnout 27,11292.5
Labor hold Swing +8.9
1973 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Fordham 13,73662.1+0.7
Liberal Edmond Murphy5,79026.2−0.2
Democratic Labor Albert Bailey2,57811.7−0.6
Total formal votes22,10494.5−0.2
Informal votes1,2765.5+0.2
Turnout 23,38094.3−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Fordham 14,12363.9+0.6
Liberal Edmond Murphy7,98136.1−0.6
Labor hold Swing +0.6
1970 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Fordham 13,51761.4−2.8
Liberal Claus Brumm5,78226.3+8.7
Democratic Labor Robin Thomas2,70612.3−5.9
Total formal votes22,00594.7−0.5
Informal votes1,2315.3+0.5
Turnout 23,23695.0+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Fordham 13,92363.3−4.6
Liberal Claus Brumm8,08236.7+4.6
Labor hold Swing -4.6

Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Divers 14,43365.2+1.7
Democratic Labor Robin Thomas4,09118.2+5.2
Liberal Graham Bungate3,97117.6−1.9
Total formal votes22,49595.2
Informal votes1,1454.8
Turnout 23,64094.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Divers 15,04767.9−0.3
Liberal Graham Bungate7,44832.1+0.3
Labor hold Swing -0.3
1964 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Divers 11,31662.1−3.6
Liberal and Country Roland Hapke3,83521.0+7.6
Democratic Labor Robert O'Connor2,05311.3−9.6
Communist David Davies1,0205.6+5.6
Total formal votes18,22496.2+0.3
Informal votes7203.8−0.3
Turnout 18,94494.5−1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Divers 12,54268.90.0
Liberal and Country Roland Hapke5,68231.10.0
Labor hold Swing 0.0
1961 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Divers 12,19665.7−10.9
Democratic Labor Walter Byrne3,87020.9+8.8
Liberal and Country Peter Oliver2,48513.4+2.1
Total formal votes18,55195.9−2.1
Informal votes7904.1+2.1
Turnout 19,34195.6−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Divers 12,77668.9−9.5
Liberal and Country Peter Oliver5,77531.1+9.5
Labor hold Swing -9.5

Elections in the 1950s

1958 Footscray state by election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Divers unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1958 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ernie Shepherd 14,84376.6
Democratic Labor Robert Kerr2,34312.1
Liberal and Country Bryan Tonkin2,20011.3
Total formal votes19,38698.0
Informal votes4042.0
Turnout 19,79096.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Shepherd 15,19478.4
Liberal and Country Bryan Tonkin4,19221.6
Labor hold Swing
1955 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Roy Schintler 11,31661.2
Liberal and Country George Punshon3,72520.1
Labor (A-C) William Lloyd3,46318.7
Total formal votes18,50498.1
Informal votes3501.9
Turnout 18,85495.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roy Schintler 11,83564.0
Liberal and Country George Punshon6,66936.0
Labor hold Swing
1952 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Holland 18,96993.3+20.6
Communist Francis Johnson1,3626.7+1.1
Total formal votes20,33196.3−2.1
Informal votes7813.7+2.1
Turnout 21,11290.3−4.0
Labor hold Swing N/A
1950 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Holland 16,90272.7+0.8
Liberal and Country Leonard Gordon5,06121.8−6.3
Communist John Arrowsmith1,2955.6+5.6
Total formal votes23,25898.4−0.4
Informal votes3781.6+0.4
Turnout 23,63694.3+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Holland 18,06777.7+5.8
Liberal and Country Leonard Gordon5,19122.3−5.8
Labor hold Swing +5.8

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Holland 17,37071.9−28.1
Liberal William Massey6,78228.1+28.1
Total formal votes24,15298.8
Informal votes2861.2
Turnout 24,43892.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
1945 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Holland unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1943 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Mullens 11,51439.3−60.7
Independent Andrew Hansen7,12824.3+24.3
Communist Cecil Sharpley5,61419.2+19.2
Independent Alfred Lowe3,34911.4+11.4
Independent Robert Thorne1,6805.7+5.7
Total formal votes29,28595.1
Informal votes1,4984.9
Turnout 30,78390.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Jack Mullens 16,67556.9−43.1
Independent Andrew Hansen12,61043.1+43.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
1940 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Mullens unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1937 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Mullens 13,85754.9−29.4
United Australia Edward Hanmer11,37145.1+45.1
Total formal votes25,22898.7+2.8
Informal votes3231.3−2.8
Turnout 25,55196.1+0.2
Labor hold Swing N/A
1935 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Prendergast 19,68484.3+22.0
Communist Alfred Watt3,67415.7+15.7
Total formal votes23,35895.9−2.1
Informal votes1,0064.1+2.1
Turnout 24,36495.9−0.8
Labor hold Swing N/A
1932 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Prendergast 14,32562.3−37.7
United Australia John Toll8,66637.7+37.7
Total formal votes22,99198.0
Informal votes4022.0
Turnout 23,39396.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Prendergast unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1927 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Prendergast unopposed
Labor hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Footscray District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ↑ State Election 2018: Footscray District, VEC.
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