Electoral results for the district of Sandringham

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

Members for Sandringham

Current Member for Sandringham Brad Rowswell

Office of Brad Rowswell on Bay Road Sandringham

Member		Party	Term
	(Sir) Murray Porter	LCP / Liberal	1955–1970
	Max Crellin	Liberal	1970–1982
	Graham Ihlein	Labor	1982–1985
	David Lea	Liberal	1985–1992
	Murray Thompson	Liberal	1992–2018
	Brad Rowswell	Liberal	2018–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Sandringham.[ edit ]

2022 Victorian state election: Sandringham ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Brad Rowswell	18,783	46.4	+3.8
	Labor	Bettina Prescott	10,426	25.7	−7.4
	Greens	Alysia Regan	5,949	14.7	+6.5
	Independent	Clarke Martin	2,800	6.9	-1.6
	Animal Justice	Barbara Eppingstall	976	2.4	−0.8
	Democratic Labour	Karla Zmegac	749	1.9	−1.0
	Family First	Jill Chalmers	714	1.8	+1.8
	Independent	Rodney Campbell	115	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			40,510	96.0	+0.8
Informal votes			1,701	4.0	−0.8
Turnout			42,211	91.2	+2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Brad Rowswell	22,294	55.0	+4.6
	Labor	Bettina Prescott	18,216	45.0	−4.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.6

Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Sandringham ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Brad Rowswell	16,770	42.70	−8.88
	Labor	Anita Horvath	12,918	32.89	+8.52
	Independent	Clarke Martin	3,317	8.45	-1.85
	Greens	Dominic Phillips	3,201	8.15	−5.62
	Animal Justice	Snezana Redford	1,310	3.34	+3.34
	Democratic Labour	Liz Freeman	1,149	2.93	+2.93
	Sustainable Australia	Creighton King	609	1.55	+1.55
Total formal votes			39,274	95.18	−1.29
Informal votes			1,990	4.82	+1.29
Turnout			41,264	91.66	−1.74
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Brad Rowswell	19,891	50.65	−6.69
	Labor	Anita Horvath	19,383	49.35	+6.69
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.69

2014 Victorian state election: Sandringham ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Murray Thompson	19,264	51.6	−9.0
	Labor	Christina Zigouras	9,103	24.4	+2.4
	Greens	Adam McBeth	5,144	13.8	−2.0
	Independent	Clarke Martin	3,840	10.3	+10.3
Total formal votes			37,351	96.5	+0.3
Informal votes			1,369	3.5	−0.3
Turnout			38,720	93.4	+3.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Murray Thompson	21,393	57.3	−8.2
	Labor	Christina Zigouras	15,920	42.7	+8.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−8.2

2010 Victorian state election: Sandringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Murray Thompson	20,704	60.90	+8.27
	Labor	Robbie Nyaguy	7,313	21.51	-7.85
	Greens	Derek Wilson	5,430	15.97	+3.23
	Family First	Malcolm Reid	548	1.61	-0.51
Total formal votes			33,995	96.28	-0.68
Informal votes			1,314	3.72	+0.68
Turnout			35,309	93.34	-0.08
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Murray Thompson	22,417	65.93	+7.25
	Labor	Robbie Nyaguy	11,584	34.07	-7.25
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.25

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Sandringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Murray Thompson	17,342	52.6	+3.6
	Labor	Noel Pullen	9,676	29.4	-4.7
	Greens	Bruce McPhate	4,197	12.7	-0.3
	Independent	Sonia Castelli	1,037	3.1	+3.1
	Family First	Stuart Campbell	700	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			32,952	97.0	-0.6
Informal votes			1,032	3.0	+0.6
Turnout			33,984	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Murray Thompson	19,332	58.7	+5.7
	Labor	Noel Pullen	13,615	41.3	-5.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.7

2002 Victorian state election: Sandringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Murray Thompson	16,036	49.0	-12.9
	Labor	Justin Caruana	11,140	34.1	-3.6
	Greens	Sam Watkins	4,265	13.0	+13.0
	Independent	Nicholas Eden	1,264	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			32,705	97.6	+0.2
Informal votes			806	2.4	-0.2
Turnout			33,511	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Murray Thompson	17,345	53.0	-9.1
	Labor	Justin Caruana	15,360	47.0	+9.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-9.1

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Sandringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Murray Thompson	19,478	62.5	-0.3
	Labor	Janice Munt	11,693	37.5	+3.2
Total formal votes			31,171	97.4	-0.9
Informal votes			828	2.6	+0.9
Turnout			31,999	92.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.8

1996 Victorian state election: Sandringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Murray Thompson	19,483	62.7	-2.9
	Labor	Pauline Taylor	10,656	34.3	+9.1
	Natural Law	Christine Savage	911	2.9	-6.2
Total formal votes			31,050	98.3	+1.2
Informal votes			530	1.7	-1.2
Turnout			31,580	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Murray Thompson	19,945	64.3	-5.6
	Labor	Pauline Taylor	11,064	35.7	+5.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.6

1992 Victorian state election: Sandringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Murray Thompson	20,069	65.6	+11.8
	Labor	Roland Lindell	7,715	25.2	-17.8
	Natural Law	Brian Gale	2,804	9.2	+9.2
Total formal votes			30,588	97.1	-0.4
Informal votes			907	2.9	+0.4
Turnout			31,495	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Murray Thompson	21,342	69.9	+14.3
	Labor	Roland Lindell	9,207	30.1	-14.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+14.3

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Sandringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Lea	14,476	54.78	-0.10
	Labor	Ian Pugh	11,296	42.75	-2.37
	Call to Australia	John Minty	652	2.47	+2.47
Total formal votes			26,424	97.53	-0.23
Informal votes			669	2.47	+0.23
Turnout			27,093	92.11	-0.66
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Lea	14,891	56.36	+1.48
	Labor	Ian Pugh	11,532	43.64	-1.48
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.48

1985 Victorian state election: Sandringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Lea	15,330	54.9	+4.9
	Labor	Ann Corcoran	12,603	45.1	+1.3
Total formal votes			27,933	97.8
Informal votes			640	2.2
Turnout			28,573	92.8
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+2.3

1982 Victorian state election: Sandringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Graham Ihlein	11,978	46.9	+4.5
	Liberal	Max Crellin	11,354	44.5	-0.8
	Democrats	Nathan Crafti	2,213	8.7	-3.5
Total formal votes			25,545	98.4	+0.3
Informal votes			421	1.6	-0.3
Turnout			25,966	94.5	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Graham Ihlein	13,169	51.5	+3.3
	Liberal	Max Crellin	12,376	48.5	-3.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.3

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Sandringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Max Crellin	11,638	45.3	-8.4
	Labor	Neville Garner	10,892	42.4	+0.2
	Democrats	Graeme Evans	3,142	12.2	+12.2
Total formal votes			25,672	98.1	-0.2
Informal votes			498	1.9	+0.2
Turnout			26,170	93.3	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Crellin	13,304	51.6	-5.8
	Labor	Neville Garner	12,368	48.2	+5.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.8

1976 Victorian state election: Sandringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Max Crellin	14,220	53.7	-0.5
	Labor	Vivienne Brophy	11,177	42.2	+2.1
	Democratic Labor	Salvatore Pinzone	1,069	4.0	-1.7
Total formal votes			26,466	98.3
Informal votes			461	1.7
Turnout			26,927	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Crellin	15,182	57.4	-1.9
	Labor	Vivienne Brophy	11,284	42.6	+1.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.9

1973 Victorian state election: Sandringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Max Crellin	14,871	58.3	+7.2
	Labor	Margaret Graham	9,310	36.5	-1.8
	Democratic Labor	William Leech	1,325	5.2	-5.5
Total formal votes			25,506	98.4	+0.3
Informal votes			403	1.6	-0.3
Turnout			25,909	92.5	-1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Crellin	15,998	62.7	+1.6
	Labor	Margaret Graham	9,508	37.3	-1.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.6

1970 Victorian state election: Sandringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Max Crellin	12,093	51.1	-2.9
	Labor	Margaret Graham	9,061	38.3	+5.9
	Democratic Labor	William Leech	2,522	10.6	-3.0
Total formal votes			23,676	98.1	+0.4
Informal votes			462	1.9	-0.4
Turnout			24,138	94.1	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Crellin	14,237	60.1	-5.4
	Labor	Margaret Graham	9,439	39.9	+5.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.4

Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Sandringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Murray Porter	12,515	54.0	-1.2
	Labor	Kevin Vaughan	7,515	32.4	+1.1
	Democratic Labor	William Leech	3,144	13.6	+1.2
Total formal votes			23,174	97.7
Informal votes			548	2.3
Turnout			23,722	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Murray Porter	15,188	65.5	-0.7
	Labor	Kevin Vaughan	7,986	34.5	+0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.7

1964 Victorian state election: Sandringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Murray Porter	13,488	52.2	+2.5
	Labor	Russell Castley	8,732	33.8	-2.5
	Democratic Labor	William Leech	3,124	12.1	-1.9
	Communist	John O'Mara	474	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			25,818	98.4	-0.1
Informal votes			422	1.6	+0.1
Turnout			26,240	94.3	-1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Murray Porter	16,191	62.7	+0.2
	Labor	Russell Castley	9,627	37.3	-0.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+0.2

1961 Victorian state election: Sandringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Murray Porter	12,563	49.7	-2.7
	Labor	Kenneth Farrall	9,181	36.3	+0.9
	Democratic Labor	John Ryan	3,532	14.0	+1.8
Total formal votes			25,276	98.5	-0.1
Informal votes			383	1.5	+0.1
Turnout			25,659	95.7	+1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Murray Porter	15,797	62.5	-0.2
	Labor	Kenneth Farrall	9,479	37.5	+0.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-0.2

Elections in the 1950s

1958 Victorian state election: Sandringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Murray Porter	12,251	52.4
	Labor	Henry Fowler	8,292	35.4
	Democratic Labor	Thomas Ryan	2,856	12.2
Total formal votes			23,399	98.6
Informal votes			324	1.4
Turnout			23,723	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Murray Porter	14,678	62.7
	Labor	Henry Fowler	8,721	37.3
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

1955 Victorian state election: Sandringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Murray Porter	13,120	47.1
	Labor	Henry Fowler	9,526	34.2
	Labor (A-C)	John Ryan	3,740	13.4
	Independent	Alexander Steele	1,437	5.2
Total formal votes			27,823	98.2
Informal votes			510	1.8
Turnout			28,333	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Murray Porter	17,404	62.6
	Labor	Henry Fowler	10,419	37.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

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