Electoral results for the district of Preston

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

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Members for Preston

MemberPartyTerm
  William Ruthven Labor 1945–1955
  Charlie Ring Labor 1955–1970
  Carl Kirkwood Labor 1970–1988
  Michael Leighton Labor 1988–2006
  Robin Scott Labor 2006–2022
  Nathan Lambert Labor 2022–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[ edit ]
2022 Victorian state election: Preston [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Nathan Lambert 14,99937.6−14.7
Liberal Amanda Paliouras6,88317.3+0.6
Greens Patchouli Paterson6,02715.1+0.5
Independent Gaetano Greco5,47313.7+7.2
Victorian Socialists Steph Price2,4586.2+2.4
Freedom Angelique Matias1,1502.9+2.9
Reason Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins8902.2−0.7
Family First Raouf Soliman8852.2+2.2
Animal Justice Rachel Unicomb8222.1−0.8
Independent Brian Sanaghan2700.7+0.7
Total formal votes39,85792.2−0.5
Informal votes3,3927.8+0.5
Turnout 43,24985.9+0.3
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Nathan Lambert 27,76969.7–8.6
Liberal Amanda Paliouras12,08830.3+8.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Nathan Lambert 20,76152.1−19.2
Greens Patchouli Paterson19,09647.9+19.2
Labor hold Swing –19.2

Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Preston [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robin Scott 19,40951.97+3.55
Liberal Guido Lilio6,08316.29−4.87
Greens Susanne Newton5,63615.09−1.05
Independent Gaetano Greco2,5706.88−4.40
Victorian Socialists Stephanie Price1,4533.89+3.89
Reason Margee Glover1,1162.99+2.99
Animal Justice Nadine Richings1,0792.89+2.89
Total formal votes37,34693.29−1.39
Informal votes2,6876.71+1.39
Turnout 40,03388.46−2.34
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Robin Scott 29,31878.50+3.85
Liberal Guido Lilio8,02821.50−3.85
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Robin Scott 26,37270.70−3.95
Greens Susanne Newton10,92829.30+29.30
Labor hold Swing N/A
2014 Victorian state election: Preston [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robin Scott 17,60748.4−5.5
Liberal John Forster7,69421.2−5.1
Greens Rose Ljubicic5,86916.1−3.0
Independent Gaetano Greco4,10311.3+11.3
Family First Rachel Ward1,0913.0+2.7
Total formal votes36,36494.7+1.2
Informal votes2,0435.3−1.2
Turnout 38,40790.8+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robin Scott 27,19974.7+4.5
Liberal John Forster9,23525.3−4.5
Labor hold Swing +4.5
2010 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robin Scott 17,40052.65−8.93
Liberal Adin McGarvie8,59326.00+5.67
Greens Trent McCarthy7,05821.35+7.67
Total formal votes33,05193.71+0.49
Informal votes2,2196.29−0.49
Turnout 35,27091.23+0.08
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robin Scott 23,25070.38−4.92
Liberal Adin McGarvie9,78329.62+4.92
Labor hold Swing -4.92

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robin Scott 19,80961.6−5.1
Liberal Peter Hammond6,53920.3+1.5
Greens Chris Chaplin4,40013.7+0.4
Family First Christopher Field1,1413.5+3.5
Citizens Electoral Council Robert Barwick2810.9−0.3
Total formal votes32,17093.2−2.3
Informal votes2,3396.8+2.3
Turnout 34,50991.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robin Scott 24,22275.3−1.9
Liberal Peter Hammond7,94424.7+1.9
Labor hold Swing -1.9
2002 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Michael Leighton 22,27166.7−0.5
Liberal Lawrence Dean6,26718.8−10.6
Greens Chris Chaplin4,45813.3+13.0
Citizens Electoral Council Noelene Isherwood4151.2+1.2
Total formal votes33,41195.5−0.2
Informal votes1,5754.5+0.2
Turnout 34,98691.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Leighton 25,78577.2+8.4
Liberal Lawrence Dean7,61722.8−8.4
Labor hold Swing +8.4

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Michael Leighton 20,08767.2+3.3
Liberal Ruth Padgett8,76929.3−4.6
Natural Law Michael Dickins1,0523.5+1.2
Total formal votes29,90895.7−0.1
Informal votes1,3394.3+0.1
Turnout 31,24792.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Leighton 20,52268.6+3.3
Liberal Ruth Padgett9,38431.4−3.3
Labor hold Swing +3.3
1996 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Michael Leighton 18,89063.8+4.2
Liberal Ruth Padgett10,02633.9+1.7
Natural Law Richard Barnes6852.3+0.9
Total formal votes29,60195.8+2.1
Informal votes1,2924.2−2.1
Turnout 30,89393.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Leighton 19,33265.3−0.9
Liberal Ruth Padgett10,25434.7+0.9
Labor hold Swing -0.9
1992 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Michael Leighton 17,40359.6−3.1
Liberal George Prillwitz9,38232.1+3.9
Independent Rose-Marie Celestin1,1483.9+3.9
Independent Justin Armstrong8242.8+2.8
Natural Law Richard Barnes4271.5+1.5
Total formal votes29,18493.7+0.3
Informal votes1,9586.3−0.3
Turnout 31,14294.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Leighton 19,27866.2−2.4
Liberal George Prillwitz9,85433.8+2.4
Labor hold Swing -2.4

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Michael Leighton 18,02671.07+1.50
Liberal Peter Papaemmanouil7,33628.93−1.50
Total formal votes25,36292.94−2.84
Informal votes1,9287.06+2.84
Turnout 27,29090.40−0.91
Labor hold Swing +1.50
1985 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Carl Kirkwood 19,47369.6−1.5
Liberal Mark Leaman8,51730.4+20.0
Total formal votes27,99095.8
Informal votes1,2344.2
Turnout 29,22491.3
Labor hold Swing -5.3
1982 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Carl Kirkwood 17,54474.5+3.0
Democrats Kenneth Peak6,01525.5+25.5
Total formal votes23,55994.6−0.8
Informal votes1,3385.4+0.8
Turnout 24,89793.1+1.3
Labor hold Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Carl Kirkwood 17,29571.5+5.7
Liberal Elie Obeid6,89028.5−5.7
Total formal votes24,18595.4−0.8
Informal votes1,1634.6+0.8
Turnout 25,34891.8−0.1
Labor hold Swing +5.7
1976 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Carl Kirkwood 16,86965.8+10.8
Liberal John Miles8,78134.2+2.4
Total formal votes25,65096.2
Informal votes1,0093.8
Turnout 26,65991.9
Labor hold Swing +7.1
1973 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Carl Kirkwood 12,45654.7+0.2
Liberal Gerard Clarke7,72833.9+6.0
Democratic Labor Maurice Horwood1,7867.8−9.7
Independent Timothy Galbally8143.6+3.6
Total formal votes22,78495.2−0.1
Informal votes1,1384.8+0.1
Turnout 23,92293.1−1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carl Kirkwood 13,13057.6+0.5
Liberal Gerard Clarke9,65442.4−0.5
Labor hold Swing +0.5
1970 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Carl Kirkwood 11,95854.5+3.7
Liberal Bruce Spicer6,12727.9−3.0
Democratic Labor Maurice Horwood3,84417.5−0.8
Total formal votes21,92995.3−0.3
Informal votes1,0714.7+0.3
Turnout 23,00094.7−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carl Kirkwood 12,53457.1+3.6
Liberal Bruce Spicer9,39542.9−3.6
Labor hold Swing +3.6

Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Charlie Ring 11,39550.8−2.5
Liberal James Spicer6,93630.9+3.2
Democratic Labor Maurice Horwood4,11518.3−0.3
Total formal votes22,44695.6
Informal votes1,0294.4
Turnout 23,47595.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charlie Ring 12,01353.5−2.8
Liberal James Spicer10,43346.5+2.8
Labor hold Swing -2.8
1964 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Charlie Ring 13,41755.6+0.8
Liberal and Country Henry Newland6,00024.9+3.2
Democratic Labor Michael Lucy4,69519.5−4.6
Total formal votes24,11297.6+0.1
Informal votes5862.4−0.1
Turnout 24,69895.2+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charlie Ring 15,91859.9−1.9
Liberal and Country Henry Newland10,66940.1+1.9
Labor hold Swing -1.9
1961 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Charlie Ring 13,43554.8+0.7
Democratic Labor Michael Lucy5,90424.1+0.4
Liberal and Country Colin Pritchard5,16821.1−1.1
Total formal votes24,50797.5−0.3
Informal votes6192.5+0.3
Turnout 25,12694.80.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charlie Ring 14,32058.4+0.8
Liberal and Country Colin Pritchard10,18741.6−0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.8

Elections in the 1950s

1958 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Charlie Ring 13,01454.1
Democratic Labor Michael Lucy5,70823.7
Liberal and Country Neville Crocker5,35522.2
Total formal votes24,07797.8
Informal votes5342.2
Turnout 24,61194.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charlie Ring 13,87057.6
Liberal and Country Michael Lucy10,20742.4
Labor hold Swing
1955 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Charlie Ring 11,42952.4
Liberal and Country Arthur Block6,88131.5
Labor (A-C) Thomas Hartnedy3,51516.1
Total formal votes21,82597.6
Informal votes5422.4
Turnout 22,36795.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charlie Ring 11,95554.8
Liberal and Country Arthur Block9,87045.2
Labor hold Swing
1952 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Ruthven unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1950 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Ruthven 17,00764.0+7.0
Liberal and Country Vernon Hauser9,56136.0−7.0
Total formal votes26,56899.2−0.1
Informal votes2160.8+0.1
Turnout 26,78495.9+0.3
Labor hold Swing +7.0

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Ruthven 14,22157.0+9.7
Liberal Frederick Lee10,72743.0+43.0
Total formal votes24,94899.3+0.8
Informal votes1740.7−0.8
Turnout 25,12295.6+4.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
1945 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Ruthven 10,20047.3
Ministerial Liberal Henry Zwar 9,77945.3
Independent Albert Davis1,5907.4
Total formal votes21,56998.5
Informal votes3351.5
Turnout 21,90491.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor William Ruthven 10,85650.3
Ministerial Liberal Henry Zwar 10,71349.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. ↑ VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Preston District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  4. ↑ State Election 2018: Preston District, VEC.
  5. ↑ State Election 2014: Preston District [ permanent dead link ], VEC.
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