Electoral results for the district of Polwarth

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

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Members for Polwarth

MemberPartyTerm
 Charles ForrestUnaligned1889–1894
  Thomas Baker Unaligned1894–1897
 Charles ForrestUnaligned1897–1911
  John Johnstone Comm. Liberal 1911–1917
  James McDonald Nationalist 1917–1929
 Economy1929–1931
  United Australia 1931–1933
  Allan McDonald United Australia 1933–1940
  Edward Guye Country 1940–1950
  LCP 1950–1958
  Tom Darcy LCP / Liberal 1958–1970
  Cec Burgin Liberal 1970–1985
  Ian Smith Liberal 1985–1999
  Terry Mulder Liberal 1999–2015
  Richard Riordan Liberal 2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Polwarth [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Riordan 20,62951.14−4.26
Labor Douglas Johnston13,33833.06+5.08
Greens Courtney Gardner3,9499.79−1.24
Animal Justice Damien Pitts1,6364.06+4.06
Victorian Socialists Brendan Murphy7881.95+1.95
Total formal votes40,34095.00−1.10
Informal votes2,1225.00+1.10
Turnout 42,46292.52−2.36
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Richard Riordan 22,36055.40−5.24
Labor Douglas Johnston17,99944.60+5.24
Liberal hold Swing −5.24
2015 Polwarth state by-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Riordan 17,76049.7−5.7
Greens Joe Miles5,68915.9+4.9
National David O'Brien 4,28712.0+12.0
Democratic Labour Carmel Kavanagh2,9008.1+8.1
Sex Party Meredith Doig2,1356.0+6.0
Country Melinda Cass2,0395.7+0.1
Christians Geoff Rogers5741.6+1.6
Independent Brendan Eckel3731.0+1.0
Total formal votes35,75794.8−1.3
Informal votes1,9485.2+1.3
Turnout 37,70586.0(−8.9)
After distribution of preferences
Liberal Richard Riordan 17,97650.3n/a
Greens Joe Miles5,82916.3n/a
National David O'Brien4,40912.3n/a
Democratic Labour Carmel Kavanagh3,1158.7n/a
Sex Party Meredith Doig2,2466.3n/a
Country Melinda Cass2,1826.1n/a
Liberal hold Swing n/a
2014 Victorian state election: Polwarth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Terry Mulder 21,86155.4−0.5
Labor Libby Coker 11,04528.0+1.1
Greens Simon Northeast4,35211.0+2.8
Country Alliance Philip Edge2,2065.6+1.7
Total formal votes39,46496.1−0.1
Informal votes1,5993.9+0.1
Turnout 41,06394.9+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Terry Mulder 23,94460.6−3.2
Labor Libby Coker 15,54139.4+3.2
Liberal hold Swing −3.2
2010 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Terry Mulder 21,24555.31+1.79
Labor Brian Crook10,43227.16-1.76
Greens Natalie Atherden3,2358.42-1.19
Country Alliance Garry Kerr1,5023.91+3.91
Family First John Modra1,2113.15-1.11
Independent Grant Beale7842.04+2.04
Total formal votes38,40996.15-0.34
Informal votes1,5393.85+0.34
Turnout 39,94894.94+1.00
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Terry Mulder 24,35163.29+2.60
Labor Brian Crook14,12736.71-2.60
Liberal hold Swing +2.60

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Terry Mulder 19,59853.5+5.2
Labor Darren Cheeseman 10,66529.1-1.9
Greens Natalie Atherden3,5209.6+0.8
Family First Trevor Pearce1,5614.3+4.3
National Charles Neal1,2763.5-6.8
Total formal votes36,62096.5+0.3
Informal votes1,3343.5-0.3
Turnout 37,95493.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Terry Mulder 22,22060.7+1.2
Labor Darren Cheeseman 14,39439.3-1.2
Liberal hold Swing +1.2
2002 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Terry Mulder 17,34248.3+5.0
Labor Steve Gartland11,14131.0+8.3
National Doug Chant3,70010.3-6.6
Greens Natalie Atherden3,1638.8+5.2
Independent Andrew Mitchell5701.6+1.6
Total formal votes35,91696.2-1.5
Informal votes1,4163.8+1.5
Turnout 37,33295.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Terry Mulder 21,41359.5-3.5
Labor Steve Gartland14,55740.5+3.5
Liberal hold Swing -3.5

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Terry Mulder 12,66841.0-10.0
Labor Steve Gartland7,39323.9-4.5
National Paul Couch 5,11616.6+16.6
Independent Brian Crook4,57414.8-3.8
Greens Sally-Anne Brown1,1613.8+3.8
Total formal votes30,91297.8-0.3
Informal votes6862.2+0.3
Turnout 31,59895.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Terry Mulder 18,67560.4+2.3
Labor Steve Gartland12,23739.6-2.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.3
1996 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Smith 15,63150.9-14.9
Labor Fran Lehmann8,71528.4-5.7
Independent Brian Crook5,71918.6+18.6
Natural Law Leah Rust6162.0+2.0
Total formal votes30,68198.1+1.3
Informal votes5821.9-1.3
Turnout 31,26395.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 17,74758.1-7.7
Labor Fran Lehmann12,77941.9+7.7
Liberal hold Swing -7.7
1992 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Smith 19,76465.8+12.7
Labor Fran Lehmann10,25234.2+1.7
Total formal votes30,01696.9-1.0
Informal votes9713.1+1.0
Turnout 30,98795.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.7

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Smith 15,71654.04-0.42
Labor Paul Kennelly8,79930.26+0.89
National Michael Evans4,56515.70-0.47
Total formal votes29,08097.88-0.56
Informal votes6302.12+0.56
Turnout 29,71094.64-1.34
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 19,21366.07-1.60
Labor Paul Kennelly9,86733.93+1.60
Liberal hold Swing -1.60
1985 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Smith 16,90754.5-6.7
Labor Jeffery Rootes8,40129.4-1.0
National David Seymour4,62616.2+16.2
Total formal votes28,60898.4
Informal votes4531.6
Turnout 29,06196.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 19,53968.3+3.3
Labor Jeffery Rootes9,06931.7-3.3
Liberal hold Swing +3.3
1982 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cec Burgin 15,24163.1+9.3
Labor Angus McIvor6,73427.9+2.2
Democrats Douglas Mason2,1839.0+3.7
Total formal votes24,15898.6+0.5
Informal votes3501.4-0.5
Turnout 24,50895.8-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 16,16966.9-1.8
Labor Angus McIvor7,98933.1+1.8
Liberal hold Swing -1.8

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cec Burgin 12,75153.8-1.2
Labor Ronald Wheaton6,08425.7+4.4
National Gilbert Anderson3,59315.2-3.7
Democrats Kathleen May1,2545.3+5.3
Total formal votes23,68298.1-0.3
Informal votes4671.9+0.3
Turnout 24,14996.0+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 16,26468.7-7.9
Labor Ronald Wheaton7,41831.3+7.9
Liberal hold Swing -7.9
1976 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cec Burgin 12,97655.0+0.6
Labor Ronald Wheaton5,01821.3-0.9
National Frederick Sadler4,45518.9+4.1
Democratic Labor Thomas Fleming1,1324.8-3.8
Total formal votes23,58198.4
Informal votes3831.6
Turnout 23,96495.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 18,05976.6+2.3
Labor Ronald Wheaton5,52223.4-2.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.3
1973 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cec Burgin 10,16253.7+13.5
Labor Bill Pargeter4,22322.3+0.8
Country John Younis3,12316.5-11.6
Democratic Labor Michael Dwyer1,4037.4-2.8
Total formal votes18,91198.3+0.2
Informal votes3111.7-0.2
Turnout 19,24296.4-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 14,16674.9+24.5
Labor Bill Pargeter4,74525.1+25.1
Liberal hold Swing +24.5
1970 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cec Burgin 6,99140.2-8.6
Country Douglas Wade4,89128.1+9.2
Labor John O'Brien3,74621.5+1.7
Democratic Labor Leonard Eyre1,77710.2-2.4
Total formal votes17,40598.1+0.4
Informal votes3401.9-0.4
Turnout 17,74596.9+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 10,21358.7-18.9
Labor John O'Brien7,19241.3+18.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 8,77150.4-27.2
Country Douglas Wade8,63449.6+49.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Darcy 8,20148.8-11.7
Labor Alfred Cartwright3,32019.8-4.3
Country John McCue3,16818.9+18.9
Democratic Labor Leonard Eyre2,11212.6-2.8
Total formal votes16,80197.7
Informal votes3902.3
Turnout 17,19196.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Darcy 13,03177.6+3.9
Labor Alfred Cartwright3,77022.4-3.9
Liberal hold Swing +3.9
1964 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Tom Darcy 15,12859.9+17.2
Labor Edwin Morris6,52225.8-0.2
Democratic Labor Thomas Fleming3,59414.2-1.3
Total formal votes25,24498.7+0.3
Informal votes3221.3-0.3
Turnout 25,56696.1+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Tom Darcy 18,18472.0+0.4
Labor Edwin Morris7,06028.0-0.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.4
1961 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Tom Darcy 9,98342.7+2.2
Labor Edwin Morris6,06626.0+2.3
Country Lloyd Kidman3,67315.7-7.7
Democratic Labor Alan Bruce3,63015.5+3.1
Total formal votes23,35298.4-0.5
Informal votes3801.6+0.5
Turnout 23,73295.70.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Tom Darcy 16,71871.6-1.0
Labor Edwin Morris6,63428.4+1.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing -1.0

Elections in the 1950s

1958 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Tom Darcy 8,80740.5
Labor William King5,16023.7
Country Ronald McDonough5,08623.4
Democratic Labor Michael Finlay2,70212.4
Total formal votes21,75598.9
Informal votes2491.1
Turnout 22,00495.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Tom Darcy 15,79372.6
Labor William King5,96227.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1955 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Edward Guye 10,54354.6
Labor Phillip Denning4,81724.9
Country Ronald Harris3,96320.5
Total formal votes19,32398.9
Informal votes2201.1
Turnout 19,54395.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Edward Guye 14,11073.0
Labor Phillip Denning5,21327.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1952 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Edward Guye 8,34057.60.0
Labor Clair Larson6,14242.4+9.9
Total formal votes14,48299.0-0.5
Informal votes1461.0+0.5
Turnout 14,62895.3-0.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing -8.9
1950 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Edward Guye 8,09457.6-9.3
Labor Edwin Morris4,57532.5-0.6
Country John Horne1,3919.9+9.9
Total formal votes14,06099.5+0.1
Informal votes680.5-0.1
Turnout 14,12895.9+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Edward Guye 9,34666.5-0.4
Labor Edwin Morris4,71433.5+0.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing -0.4

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Edward Guye 9,02866.9+4.3
Labor Edwin Morris4,46233.1-4.3
Total formal votes13,49099.4+0.3
Informal votes790.6-0.3
Turnout 13,56995.1+5.7
Country hold Swing +4.3
1945 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Edward Guye 7,62562.6
Labor Thomas Carmody4,55537.4
Total formal votes12,18099.1
Informal votes1110.9
Turnout 12,29189.4
Country hold Swing
1943 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Edward Guye 6,91166.6+25.0
Labor Arthur Jackson 3,46633.4+33.4
Total formal votes10,37799.4+0.3
Informal votes570.6-0.3
Turnout 10,43487.8-6.6
Country gain from United Australia Swing N/A
1940 Polwarth state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Keith McGarvie 3,95536.2-22.2
Country Edward Guye 3,52132.2-9.4
Labor Arthur Jackson 3,44531.5+31.5
Total formal votes10,92199.5+0.4
Informal votes530.5-0.4
Turnout 10,97490.3-4.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Edward Guye 6,39558.5+16.9
United Australia Keith McGarvie 4,52641.5-16.9
Country gain from United Australia Swing +16.9
1940 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Allan McDonald 6,49458.4+2.6
Country Leonard Parker4,62341.6-2.6
Total formal votes11,11799.1-0.3
Informal votes980.9+0.3
Turnout 11,21594.4-0.8
United Australia hold Swing +2.6

Elections in the 1930s

1937 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Allan McDonald 6,22055.8-44.2
Country Leonard Parker4,92344.2+44.2
Total formal votes11,14399.4
Informal votes630.6
Turnout 11,20695.2
United Australia hold Swing N/A
1935 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Allan McDonald unopposed
United Australia hold Swing
1933 Polwarth state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Allan McDonald 4,34341.4-25.0
Labor John Dedman 3,40932.5+32.5
Country George Howey2,72826.0-7.6
Total formal votes10,48099.4+1.1
Informal votes620.6-1.1
Turnout 10,54292.1-2.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Allan McDonald 6,38861.0-5.4
Labor John Dedman 4,09239.0+39.0
United Australia hold Swing N/A
1932 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia James McDonald 6,98166.4+11.5
Country Leonard Parker3,53533.6+33.6
Total formal votes10,51698.3-1.5
Informal votes1831.7+1.5
Turnout 10,69994.6-0.5
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist James McDonald 5,84354.9-45.1
Labor Phillip Hill4,80045.1+45.1
Total formal votes10,64399.8
Informal votes230.2
Turnout 10,66695.1
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
1927 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist James McDonald unopposed
Nationalist hold Swing
1924 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist James McDonald 4,11256.1-3.2
Labor William Nichol3,21743.9+3.2
Total formal votes7,32999.7+0.3
Informal votes260.3-0.3
Turnout 7,35564.0-0.6
Nationalist hold Swing -3.2
1921 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist James McDonald 4,31159.3+16.2
Labor John Linahan2,95540.7+4.7
Total formal votes7,26699.4+3.7
Informal votes430.6-3.7
Turnout 7,30964.6-7.5
Nationalist hold Swing +2.3
1920 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist James McDonald 3,25943.1-22.3
Labor John Linahan2,72936.0+1.4
Victorian Farmers John Black1,58320.9+20.9
Total formal votes7,57195.7-1.9
Informal votes3424.3+1.9
Turnout 7,91372.1+9.1
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist James McDonald 4,31357.0-1.9
Labor John Linahan3,25843.0+1.9
Nationalist hold Swing -1.9

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist James McDonald 2,96444.1
Labor Edward Smith2,32734.6-2.4
Nationalist John Hancock1,12816.8
Nationalist Edgar Churches3054.5
Total formal votes6,72497.6+0.2
Informal votes1692.4-0.2
Turnout 6,89363.0-1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist James McDonald 3,96358.9-4.1
Labor Edward Smith2,76141.1+4.1
Nationalist hold Swing -4.1
1917 Polwarth state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist James McDonald 2,07156.0N/A
Nationalist Charles Meredith1,62944.0N/A
Total formal votes3,70098.3+0.9
Informal votes631.7-0.9
Turnout 3,76333.1-31.3
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
1914 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Johnstone 4,38963.0+0.5
Labor John Considine2,57637.0-0.5
Total formal votes6,96597.4-1.9
Informal votes1892.6+1.9
Turnout 7,15464.4-12.4
Liberal hold Swing +0.5
1911 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Johnstone 5,04662.5+3.2
Labor John McDonald3,02137.5+5.9
Total formal votes8,06799.3-0.4
Informal votes540.7+0.4
Turnout 8,12176.8+18.7
Liberal hold Swing N/A

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