Electoral results for the district of Lara

Last updated May 17, 2023

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

Members for Lara

	Party	Term
Peter Loney	Labor	2002–2006
John Eren	Labor	2006–2022
Ella George	Labor	2022–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022 Victorian state election: Lara ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ella George	19,635	49.7	−8.2
	Liberal	Ralph Krein	8,460	21.4	−2.7
	Greens	Courtney Gardner	4,473	11.3	+3.8
	Family First	Steve Rankine	1,775	4.5	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Max Payne	1,688	4.3	+4.3
	Animal Justice	Peter Kelly	1,502	3.8	−3.1
	Independent Socialist Alliance	Sarah Hathway	1,050	2.6	+2.6
	Angry Victorians	Ash Taylor	938	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			39,521	93.7	–0.5
Informal votes			1,912	6.3	+0.5
Turnout			42,189	86.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ella George	26,235	66.2	−3.0
	Liberal	Ralph Krein	13,423	33.8	+3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.0

Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Lara
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Eren	22,951	57.9	+2.0
	Liberal	Melissa Di Pasquale	9,559	24.1	−4.8
	Greens	Amber Forbes	2,966	7.5	-1.4
	Animal Justice	Bronwen Baker	2,740	6.9	+6.9
	Victorian Socialists	Dean Cardigan	1,408	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			42,047	94.1	-1.3
Informal votes			2,464	5.9	−1.3
Turnout			42,047	89.4	-4.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Eren	27,398	69.1	+2.0
	Liberal	Melissa Di Pasquale	12,235	30.9	−2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.0

2014 Victorian state election: Lara
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Eren	21,457	55.9	+2.9
	Liberal	Tony McManus	11,090	28.9	−2.3
	Greens	Gregory Lacey	3,413	8.9	+0.5
	Family First	Rami Fosberry	1,256	3.3	−1.6
	Country Alliance	George Reed	1,148	3.0	+0.8
Total formal votes			38,364	95.4	+0.9
Informal votes			1,851	4.6	−0.9
Turnout			40,215	93.5	+3.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Eren	25,746	67.1	+3.3
	Liberal	Tony McManus	12,618	32.9	−3.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.3

2010 Victorian state election: Lara
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Eren	20,778	53.61	-5.59
	Liberal	Robert Eyton	11,366	29.33	+3.39
	Greens	Rob Leach	3,401	8.77	+2.12
	Family First	Glenn Colla	2,324	6.00	-2.21
	Country Alliance	Keith McDermott	889	2.29	+2.29
Total formal votes			38,758	94.23	+0.25
Informal votes			2,373	5.77	-0.25
Turnout			41,131	93.29	+0.68
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Eren	25,299	65.40	-2.53
	Liberal	Robert Eyton	13,387	34.60	+2.53
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.53

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Lara
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Eren	20,860	59.2	-4.6
	Liberal	Angelo Kakouros	9,139	25.9	+0.3
	Family First	Peter Haines	2,894	8.2	+8.2
	Greens	Catherine Jones	2,344	6.7	+0.0
Total formal votes			35,237	94.0	-2.2
Informal votes			2,258	6.0	+2.2
Turnout			37,495	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Eren	23,872	67.7	-4.6
	Liberal	Angelo Kakouros	11,365	32.3	+4.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.6

2002 Victorian state election: Lara
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Loney	22,673	65.0	+2.7
	Liberal	Linda Ristevski	8,921	25.6	-11.4
	Greens	Kim Baranowski	2,341	6.7	+6.2
	Socialist Alliance	Brigitte Ellery	965	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			34,900	96.2	-0.7
Informal votes			1,395	3.8	+0.7
Turnout			36,295	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Loney	25,211	72.3	+9.6
	Liberal	Linda Ristevski	9,638	27.7	-9.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.6

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References

"Lara District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

↑ Lara District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

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[1] Lara District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

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