Electoral results for the district of Knox

Last updated July 18, 2024

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

Members for Knox

Member		Party	Term
	Steve Crabb	Labor Party	1976–1992
	Hurtle Lupton	Liberal Party	1992–2002

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Knox^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hurtle Lupton	20,481	56.0	−0.9
	Labor	Christopher Smith	14,684	40.1	−0.1
	Democratic Labor	Ken Wells	1,408	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			36,573	97.5	−0.5
Informal votes			943	2.5	+0.5
Turnout			37,516	94.3	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Hurtle Lupton	20,962	57.3	−0.6
	Labor	Christopher Smith	15,611	42.7	+0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.6

1996 Victorian state election: Knox
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hurtle Lupton	18,916	56.9	+6.7
	Labor	Christopher Smith	13,376	40.2	+3.8
	Natural Law	Leah Mandylas	951	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			33,243	98.0	+0.9
Informal votes			689	2.0	−0.9
Turnout			33,932	94.9	−1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Hurtle Lupton	19,234	57.9	+1.8
	Labor	Christopher Smith	13,981	42.1	−1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.8

1992 Victorian state election: Knox
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hurtle Lupton	15,281	50.2	+9.2
	Labor	Carolyn Hirsh	11,081	36.4	−16.6
	Independent	Peter Herbert	2,350	7.7	+7.7
	Independent	Bill Johnson	1,725	5.7	+5.7
Total formal votes			30,437	97.0	+0.7
Informal votes			926	3.0	−0.7
Turnout			31,363	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Hurtle Lupton	17,005	56.1	+11.1
	Labor	Carolyn Hirsh	13,292	43.9	−11.1
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+11.1

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Knox
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Crabb	14,173	53.27	−6.05
	Liberal	Bruce Bingham	10,311	38.75	+1.84
	Call to Australia	Kenneth Morgan	1,077	4.05	+4.05
	Independent	Stephen Gillies	1,047	3.93	+3.93
Total formal votes			26,608	96.66	−1.21
Informal votes			918	3.34	+1.21
Turnout			27,526	93.45	−0.73
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Crabb	14,896	55.99	−4.63
	Liberal	Bruce Bingham	11,709	44.01	+4.63
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.63

1985 Victorian state election: Knox
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Crabb	15,236	59.3	+1.2
	Liberal	Jill Hall	9,480	36.9	+1.9
	Public Transport	Thomas Tyrer	967	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			25,683	97.9
Informal votes			559	2.1
Turnout			26,242	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Crabb	15,769	61.4	−0.7
	Liberal	Jill Hall	9,914	38.6	+0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.7

1982 Victorian state election: Knox
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Crabb	18,071	57.2	+1.1
	Liberal	Peter Evans	11,272	35.7	−5.1
	Democrats	Dennis Ryan	2,237	7.1	+7.1
Total formal votes			31,580	98.1	+0.4
Informal votes			621	1.9	−0.4
Turnout			32,201	95.3	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Crabb	19,357	61.3	+2.9
	Liberal	Peter Evans	12,223	38.7	−2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.9

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Knox
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Crabb	16,187	56.1	+4.3
	Liberal	Gerald Ashman	11,772	40.8	−7.9
	Independent	Derek Kruse	922	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			28,881	97.7	+0.3
Informal votes			669	2.3	−0.3
Turnout			29,550	95.0	+2.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Crabb	16,876	58.4	+7.1
	Liberal	Gerald Ashman	12,005	41.6	−7.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.1

1976 Victorian state election: Knox
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Crabb	13,573	51.3	+5.7
	Liberal	Bruce Fasham	12,874	48.7	+5.4
Total formal votes			26,447	97.4
Informal votes			717	2.6
Turnout			27,164	92.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+2.1

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References

↑ Green, Antony. "1999 Victorian State Election Results" (PDF). ABC.

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[1] Green, Antony. "1999 Victorian State Election Results" (PDF). ABC.

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