Electoral results for the district of Geelong

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

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Members for Geelong

First incarnation (1856–1859, 4 members)
MemberTermMemberTermMemberTermMemberTerm
Sir Charles Sladen 1856–1857 Alexander Fyfe 1856–1857 Charles Read 1856–1858 John Brooke 1856–1859
Alexander Thomson 1857–1859 George Board 1858–1859 James Harrison 1858–1859
Second incarnation (1877–1889, 3 members)
MemberTermMemberTermMemberTerm
Charles Kernot 1877–1880 Robert de Bruce Johnstone 1877–1881Sir Graham Berry 1877–1886
Charles Andrews Sr. 1880
Charles Kernot 1880–1882 George Cunningham 1881–1886
Joseph Connor 1882–1886
John Donaghy 1886–1889 James Munro 1886–1889 Charles Andrews Sr. 1886–1889
Third incarnation (1889–1904, 2 members)
MemberPartyTerm
James Munro 1889–1892 Charles Andrews Sr. 1889–1894
John Rout Hopkins 1892–1894
H. B. Higgins 1894–1900 William Gurr 1894–1902
Charles Andrews Jr. 1900–1904 George Martin 1902–1904
Fourth incarnation (1904–1976, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  William Colechin Labor 1904–1907
  William Gurr Ministerialist1907–1908
  William Plain Labor 1908–1916
  Nationalist 1916–1917
  Robert Purnell Nationalist 1917–1920
  William Brownbill Labor 1920–1932
  Edward Austin United Australia 1932–1935
  William Brownbill Labor 1935–1938
  Fanny Brownbill Labor 1938–1948
  Edward Montgomery Liberal 1948–1950
  James Dunn Labor 1950–1955
 Sir Thomas Maltby Liberal 1955–1961
  Hayden Birrell Liberal 1961–1976
Fifth incarnation (1985–present, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  Hayden Shell Labor 1985–1992
  Ann Henderson Liberal 1992–1999
  Ian Trezise Labor 1999–2014
  Christine Couzens Labor 2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Geelong.[ edit ]
2022 Victorian state election: Geelong [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Christine Couzens 20,75446.4+4.5
Liberal James Bennett-Hullin12,19427.2+5.3
Greens Aleisha Smith6,84915.3+6.3
Family First Madeleine Parker-Hill2,0514.6+4.6
Animal Justice Bob Motta1,4653.3+0.2
Ind. Socialist Alliance Angela Carr9942.2+2.2
Independent Stephen Juhasz4551.0+1.0
Total formal votes44,76295.9+0.4
Informal votes1,9184.1−0.4
Turnout 46,68089.1−1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Christine Couzens 28,96564.7+4.4
Liberal James Bennett-Hullin15,79735.3−4.4
Labor hold Swing +4.4

Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Geelong [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Christine Couzens 16,68040.37−0.66
Independent Darryn Lyons 10,19424.67+24.67
Liberal Freya Fidge8,32720.15−17.68
Greens Lois Newman3,9229.49−2.51
Animal Justice Jacki Jacka1,1732.84+2.84
Victorian Socialists Sarah Hathway4641.12−0.04
Independent Gottfried Wolf3000.73+0.73
Independent Stephen Juhasz2560.62+0.62
Total formal votes41,31695.49+0.27
Informal votes1,9504.51−0.27
Turnout 43,26690.94−2.95
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Christine Couzens 24,84760.14+4.11
Liberal Freya Fidge16,46939.86−4.11
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Christine Couzens 23,25056.23+0.20
Independent Darryn Lyons 18,09843.77+43.77
Labor hold Swing N/A
2014 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Christine Couzens 16,51641.0−1.3
Liberal Paula Kontelj15,23237.8−2.3
Greens Bruce Lindsay4,83312.0+1.2
Shooters and Fishers Pedro Pegan1,0212.5+2.5
Family First Ruth Clark9622.4+0.3
Independent Douglas Mann6591.6+1.6
Country Alliance Tony Leen5641.4+0.0
Socialist Alliance Sarah Hathway4681.2+0.9
Total formal votes40,25595.2−0.2
Informal votes2,0204.8+0.2
Turnout 42,27593.9−3.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Christine Couzens 22,55656.0+2.1
Liberal Paula Kontelj17,69944.0−2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1
2010 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alastair Thomson15,47243.01+7.66
Labor Ian Trezise 14,80941.17−7.82
Greens Bruce Lindsay4,13111.48+2.38
Family First Len Lengyel6881.91−2.92
Independent Samantha Schultz4441.23+1.23
Country Alliance Matthew Schmidt4301.20+1.20
Total formal votes35,97495.93−0.37
Informal votes1,5284.07+0.37
Turnout 37,50293.61+1.56
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ian Trezise 18,70251.98−6.35
Liberal Alastair Thomson17,27548.02+6.35
Labor hold Swing -6.35

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ian Trezise 17,06948.99−1.61
Liberal Scott Dixon12,31735.35−2.62
Greens Bruce Lindsay3,1699.10+1.75
Family First Gary Plumridge1,6844.83+4.83
People Power Elsie Teer6031.73+1.73
Total formal votes34,84296.30−0.53
Informal votes1,3393.70+0.53
Turnout 36,18192.05−1.73
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ian Trezise 20,21358.33+0.23
Liberal Scott Dixon14,44141.67−0.23
Labor hold Swing +0.23
2002 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ian Trezise 17,68050.6+5.3
Liberal Stretch Kontelj 13,26638.0−10.5
Greens Elsie Teer2,5687.3+7.3
Independent Miles Hodge9672.8+2.8
Independent Andrea Battistella2330.7+0.7
Independent Richard Nixon2280.7+0.7
Total formal votes34,94296.8−0.5
Informal votes1,1453.2+0.5
Turnout 36,08793.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ian Trezise 20,30058.1+8.5
Liberal Stretch Kontelj 14,63841.9−8.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.5

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ann Henderson 14,71947.5−5.1
Labor Ian Trezise 14,00145.2+0.1
Independent Rosemary Faris1,2924.2+4.2
Independent Luke Grose6412.1+2.1
Independent John O'Dea3311.1+1.1
Total formal votes30,98497.5−0.3
Informal votes8022.5+0.3
Turnout 31,78694.0−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ian Trezise 15,50050.03+3.5
Liberal Ann Henderson 15,48449.97−3.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.5
1996 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ann Henderson 16,54352.6+6.8
Labor Philip Wight14,17145.1+4.2
Natural Law Robert Nieuwenhuis7312.3+2.3
Total formal votes31,44597.8+0.6
Informal votes7052.2−0.6
Turnout 32,15094.3−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ann Henderson 16,81853.5+2.8
Labor Philip Wight14,61546.5−2.8
Liberal hold Swing +2.8
1992 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ann Henderson 14,38845.8+1.9
Labor Hayden Shell 12,84840.9−8.9
Geelong Community Roger Kent4,20113.4+13.4
Total formal votes31,43797.2+0.3
Informal votes9142.8−0.3
Turnout 32,35194.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ann Henderson 15,89050.7+3.3
Labor Hayden Shell 15,47849.3−3.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.3

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Hayden Shell 13,27650.01−6.05
Liberal Ann Henderson 11,87644.74+0.80
Call to Australia Ian Winter1,3945.25+5.25
Total formal votes26,54697.15−0.54
Informal votes7782.85+0.54
Turnout 27,32491.80−0.97
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hayden Shell 13,94152.52−3.54
Liberal Ann Henderson 12,60147.48+3.54
Labor hold Swing -3.54
1985 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Hayden Shell 15,94656.1+4.6
Liberal Clive Pugh12,50143.9+2.7
Total formal votes28,44797.7
Informal votes6722.3
Turnout 29,11992.8
Labor hold Swing +1.2

Elections in the 1970s

1973 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Hayden Birrell 11,48149.1+3.3
Labor John O'Brien9,21139.4−1.4
Democratic Labor John Timberlake1,8828.1−5.4
Australia Guenter Sahr7903.4+3.4
Total formal votes23,36497.8−0.1
Informal votes5312.2+0.1
Turnout 23,89593.2−1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Hayden Birrell 13,61958.3+0.3
Labor John O'Brien9,74541.7−0.3
Liberal hold Swing +0.3
1970 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Hayden Birrell 9,82345.8−2.5
Labor John Woolfe8,74140.8+2.4
Democratic Labor John Timberlake2,88413.4+0.1
Total formal votes21,44897.9+0.2
Informal votes4682.1−0.2
Turnout 21,91695.1+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Hayden Birrell 12,43958.0−1.6
Labor John Woolfe9,00942.0+1.6
Liberal hold Swing -1.6

Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Hayden Birrell 9,98348.3+0.8
Labor Ronald McKenzie7,94438.4−0.2
Democratic Labor John Timberlake2,76113.4−0.5
Total formal votes20,68897.7
Informal votes4852.3
Turnout 21,17394.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Hayden Birrell 12,32659.6−0.3
Labor Ronald McKenzie8,36240.4+0.3
Liberal hold Swing -0.3
1964 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Hayden Birrell 10,26648.5+2.3
Labor Robert Robertson8,18038.7+0.7
Democratic Labor Desmond Guinane2,69812.8−3.0
Total formal votes21,14498.3+0.3
Informal votes3561.7−0.3
Turnout 21,50095.5+1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Hayden Birrell 12,67860.0+0.8
Labor Robert Robertson8,46640.0−0.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.8
1961 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Hayden Birrell 9,24146.2+2.8
Labor William King7,59038.0+0.1
Democratic Labor William Mithen3,15915.8+3.9
Total formal votes19,99098.0−0.7
Informal votes4112.0+0.7
Turnout 20,40193.8+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Hayden Birrell 11,83959.2+2.8
Labor William King8,15140.8−2.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing +2.8

Elections in the 1950s

1958 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Thomas Maltby 8,44443.4
Labor George Poyser 7,37137.9
Democratic Labor George Taylor2,30511.9
Independent Albert Woodward1,3136.8
Total formal votes19,43398.7
Informal votes2551.3
Turnout 19,68892.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Thomas Maltby 10,95456.4
Labor George Poyser 8,47943.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1955 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Thomas Maltby 11,17251.5
Labor George Poyser 8,06937.2
Independent Norman Mackay1,3586.3
Victorian Liberal Charles Plummer1,0815.0
Total formal votes21,68098.0
Informal votes4362.0
Turnout 22,11693.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Thomas Maltby 13,36761.7
Labor George Poyser 8,31338.3
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing
1952 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Dunn 13,68469.8+13.9
Liberal and Country Geoffrey Thom5,92930.2−13.9
Total formal votes19,61398.9−0.7
Informal votes2151.1+0.7
Turnout 19,82893.3−1.8
Labor hold Swing +13.9
1950 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Dunn 11,40555.9−2.0
Liberal and Country Edward Montgomery 9,01444.1+2.0
Total formal votes20,41999.6+0.3
Informal votes900.4−0.3
Turnout 20,50995.1+0.7
Labor hold Swing -2.0

Elections in the 1940s

1948 Geelong state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edward Montgomery 9,65949.6+7.5
Labor M J Travers8,77745.1−12.8
Communist S Baker1,0455.4+5.4
Total formal votes19,48197.4−1.9
Informal votes5292.6+1.9
Turnout 20,01091.9−2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Edward Montgomery 10,14752.1+10.0
Labor M. J. Travers9,33447.9−10.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +10.0
1947 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fanny Brownbill 11,85257.9−42.1
Liberal Edward Montgomery 8,62342.1+42.1
Total formal votes20,47599.3
Informal votes1520.7
Turnout 20,62794.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
1945 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fanny Brownbill unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1943 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fanny Brownbill unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1940 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fanny Brownbill 12,45667.3−32.7
United Australia Nathaniel White6,04132.7+32.7
Total formal votes18,49799.4
Informal votes1170.6
Turnout 18,61495.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Geelong state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fanny Brownbill 10,52358.3−41.7
United Australia Robert Weddell7,52641.7+41.7
Total formal votes18,04999.0
Informal votes1811.0
Turnout 18,23094.8
Labor hold Swing N/A
1937 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Brownbill unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1935 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Brownbill 9,56754.1+10.5
United Australia Edward Austin 8,11245.9+13.2
Total formal votes17,67999.1+0.3
Informal votes1570.9−0.3
Turnout 17,83695.6+0.3
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +6.0
1932 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Brownbill 7,40343.6−19.8
United Australia Edward Austin 5,54032.7−3.9
Independent John Lister 4,02723.7+23.7
Total formal votes16,97098.8−0.3
Informal votes2041.2+0.3
Turnout 17,17495.3−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Edward Austin 8,81551.9+15.3
Labor William Brownbill 8,15548.1−15.3
United Australia gain from Labor Swing +15.3

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Brownbill 10,66763.4+6.1
Nationalist Sidney Dickins6,15936.6−6.1
Total formal votes16,82699.1+0.1
Informal votes1580.9−0.1
Turnout 16,98495.5+2.3
Labor hold Swing +6.1
1927 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Brownbill 9,31757.3
Nationalist Julius Solomon6,94042.7
Total formal votes16,25799.0
Informal votes1601.0
Turnout 16,41793.2
Labor hold Swing
1924 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Brownbill 6,19755.6+0.8
Nationalist Thomas Maltby 4,94344.4−0.8
Total formal votes11,14099.7+0.4
Informal votes370.3−0.4
Turnout 11,17772.5+7.3
Labor hold Swing +0.8
1921 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Brownbill 5,31654.8−1.8
Nationalist William Thwaites4,39145.2+1.8
Total formal votes9,70799.3+4.0
Informal votes730.7−4.0
Turnout 9,78065.2−9.3
Labor hold Swing -1.8
1920 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Brownbill 5,83956.6+7.4
Nationalist Robert Purnell 4,47143.4−7.4
Total formal votes10,31095.3−2.3
Informal votes5134.7+2.3
Turnout 10,82374.5+5.6
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +7.4

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Robert Purnell 4,86850.8
Labor William Brownbill 4,71749.2
Total formal votes9,58597.6
Informal votes2342.4
Turnout 9,81968.9
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing N/A
1917 Geelong state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Robert Purnell 5,16355.0
Labor Thomas McCormick4,22045.0
Total formal votes9,38397.3
Informal votes2652.7
Turnout 9,64870.2
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing N/A
1914 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Plain unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1911 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Plain 5,02659.4+4.0
Liberal Albyn Morley3,43140.6+26.2
Total formal votes8,45799.4−0.3
Informal votes520.6+0.3
Turnout 8,50973.9+17.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. ↑ VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Geelong District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  4. ↑ State Election 2018: Geelong District, VEC.
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