Electoral results for the district of Lowan

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

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Members for Lowan

First incarnation (1889–1945)
MemberPartyTerm
  Richard Baker Unaligned1889–1894
 Sir William Irvine Unaligned1894–1906
  Robert Stanley Ministerialist1906–1911
  Comm Liberal
  James Menzies Comm Liberal 1911–1920
  Nationalist
  Marcus Wettenhall Farmers Union 1920–1935
  Country
  Hamilton Lamb Country 1935–1943
  Wilfred Mibus Country 1944–1945
Second incarnation (1955–1992)
MemberPartyTerm
  Wilfred Mibus Liberal & Country 1955–1964
  Country
  Jim McCabe Liberal 1964–1967
  Ray Buckley Country 1967–1970
  Jim McCabe Liberal 1970–1979
  Bill McGrath National Country 1979–1982
  National 1982–1992
Third incarnation (2002–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Hugh Delahunty National 2002–2014
  Emma Kealy National 2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022 Victorian state election: Lowan [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Emma Kealy 25,48259.0–0.7
Labor Mick Monaghan8,45419.6−1.8
Greens Richard Lane2,5756.0+0.6
Independent Amanda Mead2,3845.5+5.5
Angry Victorians Richard Etherton1,7103.9+3.9
Family First Robert Coleman1,5733.6+3.6
Animal Justice Tamasin Ramsay 1,0192.4+2.1
Total formal votes43,29794.3−0.5
Informal votes2,6125.7+0.5
Turnout 45,90989.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Emma Kealy 30,99171.6+0.6
Labor Mick Monaghan12,28828.4−0.6
National hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Emma Kealy 25,55467.0+12.9
Labor Maurice Billi7,67520.1+1.5
Independent Barry Shea2,4686.5+6.5
Greens Nkandu Beltz2,0375.3−3.2
Victorian Socialists Trevor Grenfell4341.1+1.1
Total formal votes38,16895.0−0.5
Informal votes2,0025.0+0.5
Turnout 40,17093.5−1.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Emma Kealy 28,05673.5+2.2
Labor Maurice Billi10,12126.5−2.2
National hold Swing +2.2
2014 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Emma Kealy 21,08754.1−13.2
Labor Bob Scates7,24318.6−3.6
Independent Katrina Rainsford5,53214.2+14.2
Greens Nkandu Beltz3,3248.5+2.9
Country Alliance Steve Price1,7964.6+4.5
Total formal votes38,98295.5−0.7
Informal votes1,8514.5+0.7
Turnout 40,83395.0−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Emma Kealy 27,77371.3−0.7
Labor Bob Scates11,19928.7+0.7
National hold Swing −0.7
2010 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Hugh Delahunty 23,70267.42+19.75
Labor Mandy Kirsopp7,78322.14−0.23
Greens Ben Wilkie1,9665.59+1.34
Family First Randall Reimer1,7044.85+1.50
Total formal votes35,15596.27−0.15
Informal votes1,3633.73+0.15
Turnout 36,51894.91+0.17
Two-party-preferred result
National Hugh Delahunty 25,33772.080.00
Labor Mandy Kirsopp9,81227.920.00
National hold Swing 0.00

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Hugh Delahunty 16,62447.7+7.0
Labor Paul Battista7,80322.4−4.7
Liberal Katrina Rainsford7,79822.4−5.2
Greens Rob Daly1,4834.3−0.3
Family First Graeme Presser1,1683.3+3.3
Total formal votes34,87696.4−1.1
Informal votes1,2953.6+1.1
Turnout 36,17194.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Hugh Delahunty 25,16972.1+5.0
Labor Paul Battista9,74827.9−5.0
National hold Swing +5.0
2002 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Hugh Delahunty 14,56840.7+21.9
Liberal Howard Templeton9,87127.6−9.3
Labor Charles Williams9,68327.1+4.3
Greens David Brain1,6584.6+4.6
Total formal votes35,78097.5−0.3
Informal votes9172.5+0.3
Turnout 36,69795.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Hugh Delahunty 24,00167.1+5.2
Labor Charles Williams11,77932.9−5.2
National hold Swing +5.2

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Bill McGrath 16,46861.03−2.13
Liberal Roderick Coutts6,00322.25+4.03
Labor Robert Luciani4,51116.72−1.90
Total formal votes26,98298.62−0.29
Informal votes3771.38+0.29
Turnout 27,35995.42−0.41
Two-party-preferred result
National Bill McGrath 22,13482.04+2.17
Labor Robert Luciani4,84517.96−2.17
National hold Swing +2.17
1985 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Bill McGrath 17,13863.2+14.8
Labor William Albon5,05218.6−3.7
Liberal John Mann4,94418.2−9.0
Total formal votes27,13498.9
Informal votes3001.1
Turnout 27,43495.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Bill McGrath 21,76180.2+4.5
Labor William Albon5,37319.8−4.5
National hold Swing +4.5
1982 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Bill McGrath 12,50852.2+20.4
Liberal Robert Kosch5,70123.8−20.8
Labor David Drake-Feary5,35422.3−1.3
Democrats Zelma Furey4021.7+1.7
Total formal votes23,96598.50.0
Informal votes3521.50.0
Turnout 24,31795.1−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Bill McGrath 18,09575.5+4.0
Labor David Drake-Feary5,87024.5−4.0
National hold Swing +4.0

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim McCabe 10,56444.6+1.1
National Bill McGrath 7,53531.8+5.1
Labor David Drake-Feary5,59923.6+2.3
Total formal votes23,69898.5+0.4
Informal votes3531.5−0.4
Turnout 24,05195.2−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Bill McGrath 16,94171.5−3.0
Labor David Drake-Feary6,75728.5+3.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Bill McGrath 11,97650.5+12.2
Liberal Jim McCabe 11,72249.5−12.2
National gain from Liberal Swing +12.2
1976 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim McCabe 10,05243.5−0.1
National Howard Ellis6,17426.7+6.3
Labor Brian Brooke4,92321.3−6.8
Independent Francis Petering1,1645.0+5.0
Democratic Labor Kevin Dunn7883.4−1.5
Total formal votes23,10198.1
Informal votes4511.9
Turnout 23,55295.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Jim McCabe 14,24961.7−5.8
National Howard Ellis8,85238.3+38.3
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1973 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim McCabe 8,22044.9+11.0
Labor Arthur Rowe4,47124.5−2.1
Country Graeme Smith3,96621.7−10.8
Democratic Labor Kevin Dunn8434.6−2.4
Independent Clifford Dodds7854.3+4.3
Total formal votes18,28598.30.0
Informal votes3091.70.0
Turnout 18,59495.4−1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim McCabe 13,26072.5+3.4
Labor Arthur Rowe5,02527.5−3.4
Liberal hold Swing +3.4
1970 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim McCabe 6,00833.9−6.2
Country Ray Buckley 5,75432.5−1.1
Labor Gustav Lehmann4,71426.6+5.9
Democratic Labor John Giles1,2407.0+1.4
Total formal votes17,71698.3−0.3
Informal votes3041.7+0.3
Turnout 18,02097.1+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim McCabe 12,24169.1−5.9
Labor Gustav Lehmann5,47530.9+5.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Jim McCabe 9,94056.1+8.8
Country Ray Buckley 7,77643.9−8.8
Liberal gain from Country Swing +8.8

Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim McCabe 7,18140.1+2.3
Country Ray Buckley 6,02433.6−16.7
Labor Roslyn Snow3,71520.7+17.1
Democratic Labor Michael Grimes1,0075.6−2.7
Total formal votes17,92798.6
Informal votes2601.4
Turnout 18,18796.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ray Buckley 13,43975.0
Labor Roslyn Snow4,48825.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Ray Buckley 9,44852.7−3.3
Liberal Jim McCabe 8,47947.3+3.3
Country gain from Liberal Swing -3.3
1964 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Lloyd Atkin9,16745.7+45.7
Liberal and Country Jim McCabe 9,14645.6−13.7
Democratic Labor Frits Albers1,7608.8−1.8
Total formal votes20,07398.7−0.1
Informal votes2611.3+0.1
Turnout 20,33496.2+0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Jim McCabe 10,39851.8−16.5
Country Lloyd Atkin9,67548.2+48.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing -16.5
1961 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Wilfred Mibus 11,69959.3+4.8
Labor James Redford5,93330.1+30.1
Democratic Labor Derek Williams2,09110.6−6.0
Total formal votes19,72398.8+0.1
Informal votes2451.2−0.1
Turnout 19,96896.0−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Wilfred Mibus 13,47768.3−0.7
Labor James Redford6,24631.7+0.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing -0.7

Elections in the 1950s

1958 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Wilfred Mibus 10,67954.5
Country Ian McCann5,66428.9
Democratic Labor Edgar McMahon3,25816.6
Total formal votes19,60198.7
Informal votes2571.3
Turnout 19,85896.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Wilfred Mibus 12,30862.8
Country Ian McCann7,29337.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1955 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Wilfred Mibus 11,54668.1
Country Griffith Perkins5,41831.9
Total formal votes16,96498.2
Informal votes3161.8
Turnout 17,28096.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1944 Lowan state by-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Tripovich4,20142.07n/a
Country Wilfred Mibus 4,00040.06n/a
Unendorsed CountryWilliam Armstrong1,78517.88n/a
Total formal votes9,986n/an/a
Two-party-preferred result
Country Wilfred Mibus 5,22352.30n/a
Labor John Tripovich4,76347.70n/a
Country hold Swing N/A
1943 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Hamilton Lamb unopposed
Country hold Swing
1940 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Hamilton Lamb 5,52547.8−18.0
Independent Winton Turnbull 2,96225.7+25.7
United Australia Arthur Bennett2,26719.6−14.6
Independent Marcus Wettenhall 7947.4+7.4
Total formal votes11,54898.1−1.2
Informal votes2231.9+1.2
Turnout 11,77194.9+0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Hamilton Lamb 55.5−10.3
Independent Winton Turnbull 44.5+44.5
Country hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

1937 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Hamilton Lamb 7,51465.8+10.8
United Australia Jabez Potts3,89934.2+34.2
Total formal votes11,41399.3−0.2
Informal votes780.7+0.2
Turnout 11,49194.4−0.1
Country hold Swing N/A
1935 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Hamilton Lamb 6,17355.0+55.0
Country Marcus Wettenhall 5,04345.0−17.3
Total formal votes11,21699.5+1.4
Informal votes570.5−1.4
Turnout 11,27394.5−2.1
Country hold Swing N/A
1932 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Marcus Wettenhall 6,74562.3+15.8
United Australia Frederick Thompson4,08137.7+37.7
Total formal votes10,82698.1−0.7
Informal votes2061.9+0.7
Turnout 11,03296.6+1.5
Country hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Marcus Wettenhall 4,92246.5−11.2
Labor James McDonald 3,47532.8+32.8
Country Progressive Albert Bussau 2,18920.7−21.5
Total formal votes10,58698.8+0.5
Informal votes1301.2−0.5
Turnout 10,71695.1+4.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Marcus Wettenhall 6,16858.3+0.6
Labor James McDonald 4,41841.7+41.7
Country hold Swing N/A
1927 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Marcus Wettenhall 5,63357.7
Country Progressive George Clyne4,12742.2
Total formal votes9,76098.3
Informal votes1671.7
Turnout 9,92791.1
Country hold Swing
1924 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Marcus Wettenhall 2,95942.9−7.3
Nationalist James Menzies 2,40034.8−14.8
Country Harold Glowrey 1,15216.7+16.7
Nationalist William Bolwell3925.7+5.7
Total formal votes6,90398.5+0.8
Informal votes1071.5−0.8
Turnout 7,01066.9−2.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Marcus Wettenhall 3,87756.2+6.0
Nationalist James Menzies 3,02643.8−6.0
Country hold Swing +6.0
1921 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Victorian Farmers Marcus Wettenhall 3,32050.2−4.4
Nationalist James Menzies 3,29549.8+4.4
Total formal votes6,61599.3+2.4
Informal votes450.7−2.4
Turnout 6,65769.7+2.0
Victorian Farmers hold Swing -4.4
1920 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Victorian Farmers Marcus Wettenhall 3,24654.6+54.6
Nationalist James Menzies 2,85345.4
Total formal votes6,27996.9
Informal votes2013.1
Turnout 6,48067.7
Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist James Menzies unopposed
Nationalist hold Swing
1914 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Menzies unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
1911 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Menzies 4,46477.1N/A
Labor George McGowan1,32822.9+22.9
Total formal votes5,79298.3
Informal votes1011.7
Turnout 5,89365.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. Lowan District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. "FINAL LOWAN FIGURES". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954) . Vic.: National Library of Australia. 14 November 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 30 April 2012.