Electoral results for the district of Ripon

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This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Ripon in Victorian state elections. The 2018 result was the subject of a legal challenge by the second placed Labor candidate. [1]

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Members for Ripon

First incarnation (1945–1955)
MemberPartyTerm
  Ernie Morton Labor 1945–1947
  Rutherford Guthrie Liberal 1947–1950
  Ernie Morton Labor 1950–1955
Second incarnation (1976–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Tom Austin Liberal 1976–1992
  Steve Elder Liberal 1992–1999
  Joe Helper Labor 1999–2014
  Louise Staley Liberal 2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Ripon [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Louise Staley 15,59438.93+6.18
Labor Sarah De Santis15,28038.15+3.05
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Peter Fava2,6226.55+6.55
Justice Sandra Gibbs1,9294.82+4.82
Greens Serge Simic1,6674.16−2.97
Democratic Labour Peter Mulcahy1,3153.28+2.06
Animal Justice Anna Hills8352.08+2.08
Independent Jeff Truscott3770.94+0.94
Victorian Socialists Bronwyn Jennings2190.55+0.55
Independent Maria Mayer2170.54+0.54
Total formal votes40,05591.74−1.87
Informal votes3,6068.26+1.87
Turnout 43,66191.39−3.39
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Louise Staley 20,03550.02−0.99
Labor Sarah De Santis20,02049.98+0.99
Liberal hold Swing −0.99
2014 Victorian state election: Ripon [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Daniel McGlone14,05935.1−3.7
Liberal Louise Staley 13,11832.8+4.2
National Scott Turner 7,34218.3−2.7
Greens Rod May2,8567.1+1.2
Family First Danielle Fowler8972.2−0.7
Country Alliance Trevor Domaschenz4951.2−1.5
Democratic Labour Mitchell Lee4901.2+1.2
Rise Up Australia Peter Mulcahy4481.1+1.1
Christians Kevin Loiterton3520.9+0.9
Total formal votes40,05793.6−1.6
Informal votes2,7326.4+1.6
Turnout 42,78994.8+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Louise Staley 20,32950.8−0.9
Labor Daniel McGlone19,72849.2+0.9
Liberal hold Swing −0.9
2010 Victorian state election: Ripon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joe Helper 14,16942.06-4.73
Liberal Vic Dunn11,59634.42-0.84
National Wendy McIvor3,85011.43+2.92
Greens Steve Morse2,0846.19+0.23
Country Alliance Scott Watts1,2113.59+3.59
Family First Jesse Boer7762.30-1.18
Total formal votes33,68695.36-0.94
Informal votes1,6404.64+0.94
Turnout 35,32693.90-0.17
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Helper 17,77752.72-1.63
Liberal Vic Dunn15,94047.28+1.63
Labor hold Swing -1.63

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Ripon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joe Helper 15,46146.8-5.6
Liberal Vic Dunn11,65035.3+1.4
National Robyn Smith2,8118.5+0.7
Greens Steven Morse1,9706.0+1.2
Family First Leanne Rawson1,1493.5+3.5
Total formal votes33,04196.3-0.9
Informal votes1,2683.7+0.9
Turnout 34,30994.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Helper 17,96454.3-3.1
Liberal Vic Dunn15,09045.7+3.1
Labor hold Swing -3.1
2002 Victorian state election: Ripon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joe Helper 17,43952.4+3.1
Liberal Rob de Fegely11,27833.9-9.5
National Kevin Erwin2,5887.8+2.8
Greens Phil Millar1,5814.8+4.6
Independent John McCallum3671.1+1.1
Total formal votes33,25397.2-0.3
Informal votes9672.8+0.3
Turnout 34,22094.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Helper 19,09757.4+5.8
Liberal Rob de Fegely14,15542.6-5.8
Labor hold Swing +5.8

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Ripon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joe Helper 15,57952.6+8.8
Liberal Steve Elder 14,04547.4-5.0
Total formal votes29,62497.8-0.5
Informal votes6682.2+0.5
Turnout 30,29295.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.2
1996 Victorian state election: Ripon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Steve Elder 15,67852.5-1.2
Labor Hilary Hunt13,09843.8+7.2
Call to Australia Kingston Eldridge5641.9+1.9
Natural Law Martin Magee5481.8+1.8
Total formal votes29,88898.3+0.5
Informal votes5221.7-0.5
Turnout 30,41095.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Steve Elder 16,30354.6-2.5
Labor Hilary Hunt13,56745.4+2.5
Liberal hold Swing -2.5
1992 Victorian state election: Ripon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Steve Elder 16,02853.7-0.3
Labor Hilary Hunt10,92236.6-6.7
Independent Gwenda Allgood2,9029.7+9.7
Total formal votes29,85297.8+0.0
Informal votes6642.2-0.0
Turnout 30,51696.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Steve Elder 17,05757.1+1.1
Labor Hilary Hunt12,79542.9-1.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.1

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Ripon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Austin 16,12056.90+0.38
Labor John McQuilten 12,20843.10-0.38
Total formal votes28,32897.59-0.66
Informal votes6992.41+0.66
Turnout 29,02794.62-0.88
Liberal hold Swing +0.38
1985 Victorian state election: Ripon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Austin 15,86156.5+2.1
Labor John McQuilten 12,20443.5-2.0
Total formal votes28,06598.2
Informal votes5011.8
Turnout 28,56695.5
Liberal hold Swing +2.0
1982 Victorian state election: Ripon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Austin 13,97454.7+7.8
Labor Ian Bryant11,55345.3+2.7
Total formal votes25,52798.1-0.1
Informal votes4851.9+0.1
Turnout 26,01295.2-0.2
Liberal hold Swing -0.5

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Ripon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Austin 11,73846.9+8.7
Labor Alex Pope10,66442.6+4.2
National Robert Peck2,63710.5-10.0
Total formal votes25,03998.2-0.3
Informal votes4461.8+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Austin 13,81955.2-4.7
Labor Alex Pope11,22044.8+4.7
Liberal hold Swing -4.7
1976 Victorian state election: Ripon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alexander Pope9,27738.4-9.0
Liberal Tom Austin 9,21638.2+4.8
National Rob Borbidge 4,94120.5+6.5
Democratic Labor Francis O'Brien7132.9-2.3
Total formal votes24,14798.5
Informal votes3661.5
Turnout 24,51395.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Austin 14,47359.9+10.3
Labor Alexander Pope9,67440.1-10.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +10.3

Elections in the 1950s

1952 Victorian state election: Ripon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ernie Morton 8,72659.9+10.9
Liberal and Country Rutherford Guthrie5,84640.1+0.6
Total formal votes14,57299.1-0.5
Informal votes1330.9+0.5
Turnout 14,70595.5-0.3
Labor hold Swing +8.4
1950 Victorian state election: Ripon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ernie Morton 6,99149.0+2.9
Liberal and Country Rutherford Guthrie 5,64039.5+9.7
Country Allan Vanstan1,64211.5-12.6
Total formal votes14,27399.6+0.1
Informal votes500.4-0.1
Turnout 14,32395.8-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Morton 7,35151.5+3.7
Liberal and Country Rutherford Guthrie 6,92248.5-3.7
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +3.7

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Victorian state election: Ripon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ernie Morton 6,33846.1-5.5
Liberal Rutherford Guthrie 4,10329.8+29.8
Country Leonard Rodda 3,31924.1-24.3
Total formal votes13,76099.5+0.1
Informal votes730.5-0.1
Turnout 13,83396.3+6.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rutherford Guthrie 7,18552.2+52.2
Labor Ernie Morton 6,57547.8-3.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing N/A
1945 Victorian state election: Ripon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ernie Morton 6,42451.6
Country Alec McDonald 6,03148.4
Total formal votes12,45599.4
Informal votes690.6
Turnout 12,52490.0
Labor gain from Country Swing

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