Electoral results for the district of Narracan

Last updated July 18, 2024

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

Members for Narracan

	Party	Term
Jim Balfour	Liberal	1967–1982
John Delzoppo	Liberal	1982–1996
Florian Andrighetto	Liberal	1996–1999
Ian Maxfield	Labor	1999–2006
Gary Blackwood	Liberal	2006–2022
Wayne Farnham	Liberal	2023–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023 supplementary election

2023 Narracan state supplementary election^[1]^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wayne Farnham	16,741	45.0	−10.6
	Greens	Alyssa Weaver	4,132	11.1	+5.1
	Independent	Tony Wolfe	4,110	11.0	+11.0
	Democratic Labour	Sophia Camille De Wit	2,641	7.1	+7.1
	Freedom	Leonie Blackwell	2,254	6.1	+6.1
	One Nation	Casey Murphy	2,246	6.0	+6.0
	Independent	Annemarie McCabe	1,437	3.9	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Abelman	1,325	3.6	+3.6
	Family First	Brendan Clarke	1,089	2.9	+2.9
	Animal Justice	Austin Cram	849	2.3	+2.3
	Independent	Ian Honey	381	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			37,205	93.4	–1.4
Informal votes			2,619	6.6	+1.4
Turnout			39,824	78.9	−5.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Wayne Farnham	23,448	63.0	+3.0
	Independent	Tony Wolfe	13,757	37.0	+37.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.0

Elections in the 2010s

2018

2018 Victorian state election: Narracan ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gary Blackwood	23,207	51.72	−3.48
	Labor	Christine Maxfield	15,946	35.54	+6.08
	Greens	William Hornstra	2,679	5.97	−2.99
	Independent	Carlo Ierfone	1,613	3.59	+3.59
	Independent	Guss Lambden	1,425	3.18	+3.18
Total formal votes			44,870	94.60	−1.17
Informal votes			2,559	5.40	+1.17
Turnout			47,429	90.85	−3.22
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Gary Blackwood	25,724	57.26	−4.03
	Labor	Christine Maxfield	19,203	42.74	+4.03
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.03

2014

Victorian state election, 2014: Narracan^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gary Blackwood	22,907	55.2	−5.4
	Labor	Kate Marten	12,223	29.5	+3.7
	Greens	Malcolm McKelvie	3,720	9.0	+1.1
	Country Alliance	Dave Snelling	1,673	4.0	−0.1
	Rise Up Australia	Norman Baker	973	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			41,496	95.8	−0.2
Informal votes			1,829	4.2	+0.2
Turnout			43,325	94.1	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Gary Blackwood	25,482	61.3	−4.7
	Labor	Kate Marten	16,095	38.7	+4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.7

2010

2010 Victorian state election: Narracan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gary Blackwood	21,636	56.67	+14.64
	Labor	Tony Flynn	11,161	29.23	−10.62
	Greens	Belinda Rogers	2,967	7.77	+0.61
	Country Alliance	Brian Dungey	1,638	4.29	+4.29
	Independent	Jenny Webb	777	2.04	+2.04
Total formal votes			38,179	96.14	+0.01
Informal votes			1,531	3.86	−0.01
Turnout			93.80	93.80	+0.01
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Gary Blackwood	23,814	62.39	+9.74
	Labor	Tony Flynn	14,353	37.61	−9.74
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.74

Elections in the 2000s

2006

2006 Victorian state election: Narracan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gary Blackwood	14,720	42.0	+8.5
	Labor	Ian Maxfield	13,956	39.8	−6.7
	Greens	Kate Jackson	2,506	7.2	+1.3
	National	John Verhoeven	2,065	5.9	−2.4
	Family First	Terry McKenna	1,366	3.9	+3.9
	People Power	Roger Marks	271	0.8	+0.8
	Citizens Electoral Council	Steven Bird	138	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			35,022	96.1	−0.9
Informal votes			1,410	3.9	+0.9
Turnout			36,432	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Gary Blackwood	18,440	52.7	+9.5
	Labor	Ian Maxfield	16,582	47.3	−9.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.5

2002

2002 Victorian state election: Narracan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ian Maxfield	15,908	46.5	+5.9
	Liberal	Karen Stoll	11,469	33.5	−9.7
	National	Ian Needham	2,840	8.3	+7.1
	Greens	Kate Jackson	2,033	5.9	+5.9
	Independent	Tony Sayers	1,995	5.8	+5.8
Total formal votes			34,245	97.0	+0.1
Informal votes			1,044	3.0	−0.1
Turnout			35,289	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ian Maxfield	19,471	56.8	+7.4
	Liberal	Karen Stoll	14,794	43.2	−7.4
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.4

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 Victorian state election: Narracan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ian Maxfield	13,074	45.6	+3.7
	Liberal	Florian Andrighetto	11,925	41.6	−5.8
	Democrats	Michael Fozard	1,534	5.3	+5.3
	Shooters	Colin Dowling	1,292	4.5	+4.5
	Independent	Ray Mathieson	504	1.8	+1.8
	Independent	Heather Robinson	355	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			28,684	96.8	−1.3
Informal votes			939	3.2	+1.3
Turnout			29,623	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ian Maxfield	15,063	52.5	+4.1
	Liberal	Florian Andrighetto	13,621	47.5	−4.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.1

1996

1996 Victorian state election: Narracan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Florian Andrighetto	13,903	47.4	−4.9
	Labor	Brendan Jenkins	12,271	41.8	+1.6
	Independent	Peter Wells	2,135	7.3	+7.3
	Natural Law	Lisa Barnes	593	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	Luke Van Der Meulen	427	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			29,329	98.2	+0.5
Informal votes			548	1.8	−0.5
Turnout			29,877	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Florian Andrighetto	15,095	51.6	−3.8
	Labor	Brendan Jenkins	14,146	48.4	+3.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.8

1992

1992 Victorian state election: Narracan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Delzoppo	15,352	52.3	+10.6
	Labor	Brendan Jenkins	11,794	40.2	−3.9
	Independent	Trisha Taig	1,456	5.0	+5.0
	Independent	John Cross	731	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			29,333	97.6	+0.1
Informal votes			712	2.4	−0.1
Turnout			30,045	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Delzoppo	16,219	55.4	+3.7
	Labor	Brendan Jenkins	13,080	44.6	−3.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.7

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 Victorian state election: Narracan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Young	12,281	44.14	−2.18
	Liberal	John Delzoppo	11,612	41.73	−1.87
	National	Kenneth Ipsen	2,783	10.00	+3.01
	Democrats	David White	1,148	4.13	+4.13
Total formal votes			27,824	97.50	−0.47
Informal votes			713	2.50	+0.47
Turnout			28,537	93.85	−0.63
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Delzoppo	14,371	51.67	+1.31
	Labor	Neil Young	13,443	48.33	−1.31
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.31

1985

1985 Victorian state election: Narracan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robin Matthews	12,619	46.3	+0.4
	Liberal	John Delzoppo	11,880	43.6	+5.8
	National	Julia Ettery	1,905	7.0	−1.8
	Independent	John McNamara	842	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			27,246	98.0
Informal votes			564	2.0
Turnout			27,810	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Delzoppo	13,716	50.4	+1.8
	Labor	Robin Matthews	13,522	49.6	−1.8
	Liberal notional gain from Labor		Swing	+1.8

1982

1982 Victorian state election: Narracan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Richard Gubbins	11,909	44.4	+2.0
	Liberal	John Delzoppo	10,503	39.2	−4.6
	National	Douglas Hatfield	2,427	9.1	+0.1
	Democratic Labor	Brian Handley	1,070	4.0	+4.0
	Democrats	Nancye Yeates	922	3.4	−1.5
Total formal votes			26,831	97.7	−0.3
Informal votes			640	2.3	+0.3
Turnout			27,471	94.6	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Delzoppo	13,886	51.7	−3.4
	Labor	Richard Gubbins	12,945	48.3	+3.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.4

Elections in the 1970s

1979

1979 Victorian state election: Narracan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Balfour	11,023	43.8	+8.2
	Labor	William Rutherford	10,675	42.4	+4.8
	National	Douglas Hatfield	2,275	9.0	−13.5
	Democrats	Alan Petschack	1,221	4.9	+4.9
Total formal votes			25,194	98.0	−0.6
Informal votes			521	2.0	+0.6
Turnout			25,715	94.4	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Balfour	13,878	55.1	−5.1
	Labor	William Rutherford	11,316	44.9	+5.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.1

1976

1976 Victorian state election: Narracan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Pat Bartholomeusz	8,897	37.6	−4.3
	Liberal	Jim Balfour	8,443	35.6	−3.1
	National	Arthur Hewson	5,331	22.5	+9.7
	Democratic Labor	Brian Handley	1,020	4.3	−2.4
Total formal votes			23,691	98.6
Informal votes			337	1.4
Turnout			24,028	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Balfour	14,265	60.2	+3.8
	Labor	Pat Bartholomeusz	9,426	39.8	−3.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.8

1973

1973 Victorian state election: Narracan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Balfour	9,062	39.8	+3.4
	Labor	Wilfred Bartholomeusz	8,992	39.5	+0.7
	Country	Alfred Bush	3,163	13.9	+0.1
	Democratic Labor	John Mann	1,524	6.7	−4.3
Total formal votes			22,741	98.0	+0.6
Informal votes			472	2.0	−0.6
Turnout			23,213	95.0	−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Balfour	13,320	58.6	+7.8
	Labor	Wilfred Bartholomeusz	9,421	41.4	−7.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.8

1970

1970 Victorian state election: Narracan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Wilfred Bartholomeusz	8,125	38.8	+8.3
	Liberal	Jim Balfour	7,632	36.4	−3.7
	Country	Reinhardt Reuter	3,895	13.8	−4.0
	Democratic Labor	Peter Saunders	2,312	11.0	−0.5
Total formal votes			20,964	97.4	−0.2
Informal votes			554	2.6	+0.2
Turnout			21,518	95.4	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Balfour	10,643	50.8	−15.2
	Labor	Wilfred Bartholomeusz	10,321	49.2	+15.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-15.2

Elections in the 1960s

1967

1967 Victorian state election: Narracan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Balfour	8,243	40.1	+5.6
	Labor	George Wragg	6,267	30.5	0.0
	Country	Daniel Vaughan	3,667	17.9	−4.2
	Democratic Labor	Peter Saunders	2,367	11.5	−1.4
Total formal votes			20,544	97.6
Informal votes			504	2.4
Turnout			21,048	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Balfour	13,568	66.0	+0.5
	Labor	George Wragg	6,976	34.0	−0.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.5

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References

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

↑ Narracan District results, Victorian Electoral Commission.
↑ Antony Green. "VIC 2021 Final Redistribution" (PDF). Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 11 February 2023.
↑ Full preference distributions – 2022 State election, Victorian Electoral Commission. [Retrieved 17 June 2023.
↑ State Election 2018: Narracan District, VEC.
↑ State Election 2014: Narracan District ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, VEC.

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[1] Narracan District results, Victorian Electoral Commission.

[2] Antony Green. "VIC 2021 Final Redistribution" (PDF). Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 11 February 2023.

[3] Full preference distributions – 2022 State election, Victorian Electoral Commission. [Retrieved 17 June 2023.

[4] State Election 2018: Narracan District, VEC.

[5] State Election 2014: Narracan District ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, VEC.

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