Electoral results for the district of Niddrie

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

Members for Niddrie

Member		Party	Term
	Jack Simpson	Labor	1976–1988
	Bob Sercombe	Labor	1988–1996
	Rob Hulls	Labor	1996–2012
	Ben Carroll	Labor	2012–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022 Victorian state election: Niddrie ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ben Carroll	18,567	43.9	−10.9
	Liberal	Alan Youhana	14,344	34.0	−0.3
	Greens	Declan McGinness	3,117	7.4	+0.5
	Freedom	Frank Maugeri	1,899	4.5	+4.5
	Democratic Labour	Holly Kruse	1,172	2.8	+2.8
	Family First	Joanne Garcia	1,096	2.6	+2.6
	Victorian Socialists	Brad Reich	966	2.3	+2.3
	Animal Justice	Shannon Meilak	812	1.9	−1.9
	New Democrats	Georgia Grammenos	269	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			42,242	93.9	–0.4
Informal votes			2,763	6.1	+0.4
Turnout			45,005	90.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ben Carroll	23,949	56.7	−5.8
	Liberal	Alan Youhana	18,293	43.3	+5.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.8

Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Niddrie ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ben Carroll	21,042	54.79	+8.64
	Liberal	Ben Reeson	13,121	34.16	−3.36
	Greens	Jean-Luke Desmarais	2,629	6.85	−1.26
	Animal Justice	Rebbecca Primmer	1,615	4.21	+4.20
Total formal votes			38,407	94.38	+0.78
Informal votes			2,289	5.62	−0.78
Turnout			40,696	91.01	−3.35
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ben Carroll	24,021	62.59	+4.88
	Liberal	Ben Reeson	14,358	37.41	−4.88
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.88

2014 Victorian state election: Niddrie ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ben Carroll	17,342	46.2	+2.8
	Liberal	Rebecca Gauci Maurici	14,101	37.5	+0.6
	Greens	Sarah Roberts	3,045	8.1	+0.0
	Independent	Andrea Surace	1,002	2.7	+2.7
	Voice for the West	Paddy Dewan	892	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Andrew Gunter	478	1.3	+1.3
	Christians	John Warner	394	1.1	+1.0
	Independent	Appollo Yianni	323	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			37,577	93.6	+1.3
Informal votes			2,572	6.4	−1.3
Turnout			40,149	94.4	+1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ben Carroll	21,686	57.7	+3.2
	Liberal	Rebecca Gauci Maurici	15,891	42.3	−3.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.2

2012 Niddrie state by-election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ben Carroll	12,941	46.8	+1.1
	Independent	Andrea Surace	3,443	12.5	+12.5
	Greens	Josie Lester	2,865	10.4	+2.7
	Sex Party	Amy Myers	2,245	8.1	+8.1
	Independent	Jim Little	1,924	7.0	+2.2
	Christian Democrats	Frank Papafotiou	1,588	5.8	+5.8
	Democratic Labour	Michael Deverala	1,322	4.8	+4.8
	Independent	Gerrit Schorel-Hlavka	946	3.4	+3.4
	Independent	David Linaker	357	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			27,631	88.5	−3.2
Informal votes			3,584	11.5	+3.2
Turnout			31,215	84.8	−8.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Ben Carroll	18,565	67.2	+10.2
	Independent	Andrea Surace	9,066	32.8	+32.8
	Labor hold

2010 Victorian state election: Niddrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rob Hulls	14,435	45.68	−8.08
	Liberal	Joh Bauch	11,000	34.81	+3.34
	Greens	Leharna Black	2,451	7.76	−1.37
	Independent	Jim Little	1,516	4.80	+4.80
	Family First	Mark Markovic	1,263	4.00	−1.65
	Independent	Steve Medcraft	499	1.58	+1.58
	Independent	Brian Roberts	162	0.51	+0.51
	Independent	John Nott	140	0.44	+0.44
	Independent	Robert Livesay	131	0.41	+0.41
Total formal votes			31,597	91.69	−2.06
Informal votes			2,865	8.31	+2.06
Turnout			34,462	93.63	+0.12
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rob Hulls	18,105	56.95	−4.27
	Liberal	Joh Bauch	13,687	43.05	+4.27
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.27

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Niddrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rob Hulls	17,034	53.8	−6.3
	Liberal	James Buonopane	9,972	31.5	+2.0
	Greens	Gwen Lee	2,893	9.1	+1.8
	Family First	Mark Markovic	1,789	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			31,688	93.7	−1.9
Informal votes			2,113	6.3	+1.9
Turnout			33,801	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rob Hulls	19,396	61.2	−5.4
	Liberal	James Buonopane	12,288	38.8	+5.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.4

2002 Victorian state election: Niddrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rob Hulls	19,952	60.1	+3.9
	Liberal	Susan Jennison	9,810	29.5	−13.6
	Greens	Matthew Klugman	2,414	7.3	+7.3
	Democratic Labor	Pat Crea	1,035	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			33,211	95.6	−0.5
Informal votes			1,527	4.4	+0.5
Turnout			34,738	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rob Hulls	22,114	66.6	+10.2
	Liberal	Susan Jennison	11,088	33.4	−10.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.2

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Niddrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rob Hulls	17,761	56.8	+2.4
	Liberal	Susannah Kruger	13,525	43.2	−2.4
Total formal votes			31,286	96.2	−0.7
Informal votes			1,252	3.8	+0.7
Turnout			32,538	96.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.4

1996 Victorian state election: Niddrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rob Hulls	16,446	54.4	+6.9
	Liberal	Stan Mihaloglou	13,804	45.6	+5.2
Total formal votes			30,250	96.9	+2.1
Informal votes			977	3.1	−2.1
Turnout			31,227	95.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.8

1992 Victorian state election: Niddrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Sercombe	13,827	47.4	−6.8
	Liberal	David Davis	11,799	40.5	+2.3
	Independent	Sam Ortisi	2,021	6.9	+6.9
	Independent	Dorothy Costa	961	3.3	+3.3
	Independent	Maria Ferrigno	551	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			29,159	94.8	+0.4
Informal votes			1,597	5.2	−0.4
Turnout			30,756	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Sercombe	15,594	53.6	−4.4
	Liberal	David Davis	13,503	46.4	+4.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.4

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Niddrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Sercombe	14,717	54.23	−8.76
	Liberal	Susan Feltham	10,336	38.09	+1.08
	Independent	Lance Hutchinson	2,083	7.68	+7.68
Total formal votes			27,136	94.35	−2.06
Informal votes			1,625	5.65	+2.06
Turnout			28,761	93.91	−1.27
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Sercombe	15,763	58.11	−4.88
	Liberal	Susan Feltham	11,365	41.89	+4.88
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.88

1985 Victorian state election: Niddrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Simpson	17,177	63.0	+0.6
	Liberal	Mark Pallett	10,094	37.0	+9.0
Total formal votes			27,271	96.4
Informal votes			1,016	3.6
Turnout			28,287	95.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.2

1982 Victorian state election: Niddrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Simpson	17,395	61.6	+6.8
	Liberal	Brian Dodgson	8,234	29.2	−4.2
	Democrats	Frank Trifiletti	2,613	9.3	+3.8
Total formal votes			28,242	96.1	−0.1
Informal votes			1,146	3.9	+0.1
Turnout			29,388	95.9	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Simpson	18,897	66.9	+7.2
	Liberal	Brian Dodgson	9,345	33.1	−7.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.2

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Niddrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Simpson	14,701	54.8	+5.9
	Liberal	Roslyn Crago	8,974	33.4	−9.6
	Independent	Cecil Kirchner	1,692	6.3	+6.3
	Democrats	Bruce McNeill	1,476	5.5	+5.5
Total formal votes			26,843	96.2	−0.5
Informal votes			1,057	3.8	+0.5
Turnout			27,900	95.7	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Simpson	16,020	59.7	+7.7
	Liberal	Roslyn Crago	10,823	40.3	−7.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.7

1976 Victorian state election: Niddrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Simpson	12,571	48.9	−4.0
	Liberal	Peter Kirchner	11,067	43.0	+6.4
	Independent	Lancelot Hutchinson	2,078	8.1	+8.1
Total formal votes			25,716	96.7
Informal votes			876	3.3
Turnout			26,592	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Simpson	13,378	52.0	−2.1
	Liberal	Peter Kirchner	12,338	48.0	+2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.1

References

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

1. Niddrie District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
2. State Election 2018: Niddrie District, VEC.
3. State Election 2014: Niddrie District, VEC.
4. Niddrie by-election results: VEC