Electoral results for the district of Thomastown

Last updated July 18, 2024

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

Members for Thomastown

	Party	Term
Beth Gleeson	Labor	1985–1989
Peter Batchelor	Labor	1990–2010
Bronwyn Halfpenny	Labor	2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022 Victorian state election: Thomastown ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bronwyn Halfpenny	19,396	51.7	−10.1
	Liberal	Gurdawar Singh	9,003	24.0	+8.8
	Victorian Socialists	Kelly Cvetkova	2,873	7.7	+4.8
	Family First	Colleen McNamara	2,571	6.9	+6.9
	Greens	Matt Sinapi	2,557	6.8	+2.7
	Animal Justice	Evie Levens	1,076	2.9	+0.4
Total formal votes			37,476	92.3	+4.4
Informal votes			3,104	7.7	−4.4
Turnout			40,580	85.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bronwyn Halfpenny	24,658	66.0	−11.4
	Liberal	Gurdawar Singh	12,705	34.0	+11.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−11.4

Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Thomastown^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bronwyn Halfpenny	17,653	62.8	−3.9
	Liberal	Gurdawar Singh	4,191	14.9	−2.1
	Independent	Nikola Stavreski	1,630	5.8	+5.8
	Independent	Alahna Desiato	1,304	4.6	+4.6
	Greens	Cynthia Smith	1,038	3.7	−1.5
	Victorian Socialists	Kath Larkin	802	2.9	+2.9
	Animal Justice	Tess Nagorka-Tsindos	589	2.1	+2.1
	Independent	Ibrahim Saba	471	1.7	+1.7
	Reason	David Thirkettle-Watts	425	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			28,103	87.5	−5.5
Informal votes			2,584	12.5	+5.5
Turnout			32,106	72.0	−19.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bronwyn Halfpenny	26,592	77.2	−1.2
	Liberal	Gurdawar Singh	7,852	22.8	+1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.2

2014 Victorian state election: Thomastown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bronwyn Halfpenny	22,786	66.7	+3.4
	Liberal	Nitin Gursahani	5,801	17.0	−6.1
	Family First	Trent Schneider-Johnson	2,047	6.0	+1.3
	Greens	Ian Williamson	1,775	5.2	−3.2
	Independent	Thomas Di Palma	1,753	5.1	+5.1
Total formal votes			34,162	93.0	+0.3
Informal votes			2,584	7.0	−0.3
Turnout			36,746	92.3	−1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bronwyn Halfpenny	26,611	78.4	+6.8
	Liberal	Nitin Gursahani	7,317	21.6	−6.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.8

2010 Victorian state election: Thomastown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bronwyn Halfpenny	19,190	61.29	−12.73
	Liberal	Michael Burge	7,591	24.25	+9.47
	Greens	Andrew Calleja	2,952	9.43	+2.87
	Family First	Jacquie McIntosh	1,576	5.03	+0.39
Total formal votes			31,309	92.02	+0.14
Informal votes			2,716	7.98	−0.14
Turnout			34,025	92.33	−0.66
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bronwyn Halfpenny	22,025	70.19	−10.88
	Liberal	Michael Burge	9,356	29.81	+10.88
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.88

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Thomastown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Batchelor	23,058	74.0	−1.8
	Liberal	Simon Coles	4,605	14.8	−1.8
	Greens	Jen Hargrave	2,044	6.6	−1.0
	Family First	Tim Rebbechi	1,444	4.6	+4.6
Total formal votes			31,151	91.9	−2.5
Informal votes			2,753	8.1	+2.5
Turnout			33,904	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Batchelor	25,152	81.1	−0.6
	Liberal	Simon Coles	5,872	18.9	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.6

2002 Victorian state election: Thomastown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Batchelor	25,473	75.8	+2.0
	Liberal	Adam Woolcock	5,561	16.6	−9.2
	Greens	Zhivan Rendevski	2,562	7.6	+7.6
Total formal votes			33,596	94.4	−1.0
Informal votes			1,994	5.6	+1.0
Turnout			35,590	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Batchelor	27,451	81.7	+7.6
	Liberal	Adam Woolcock	6,132	18.3	−7.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.6

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Thomastown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Batchelor	23,305	73.9	+3.0
	Liberal	Michael Gidley	8,212	26.1	−1.3
Total formal votes			31,517	95.5	−1.0
Informal votes			1,479	4.5	+1.0
Turnout			32,996	93.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.9

1996 Victorian state election: Thomastown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Batchelor	22,235	70.9	+13.6
	Liberal	Anthony Bradstreet	8,561	27.3	+3.3
	Natural Law	Lester O'Donnell	543	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			31,339	99.6	+7.7
Informal votes			114	0.4	−7.7
Turnout			31,453	91.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Batchelor	22,556	72.0	+2.0
	Liberal	Anthony Bradstreet	8,776	28.0	−2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.0

1992 Victorian state election: Thomastown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Batchelor	16,592	57.4	−8.3
	Liberal	Riza Kozanoglu	6,929	24.0	−1.6
	Independent	Jim Thomev	3,097	10.7	+10.7
	Independent	Christos Karamoshos	1,014	3.5	+3.5
	Independent	Marianna Cuni	849	2.9	+2.9
	Independent	Ken Mantell	428	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			28,909	91.9	+0.8
Informal votes			2,541	8.1	−0.8
Turnout			31,450	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Batchelor	20,172	70.0	+0.9
	Liberal	Riza Kozanoglu	8,648	30.0	−0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.9

1990 Thomastown state by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Batchelor	13,873	48.52	−23.85
	Liberal	Michael Fusco	6,574	22.99	−4.64
	Democrats	Christine Craik	5,572	19.49	+19.49
	Independent	Monica Harte	1,531	5.35	+5.35
	Independent	Steve Pollock	645	2.26	+2.26
	Independent	John Murray	243	0.85	+0.85
	Independent	Earle Keegel	157	0.55	+0.55
Total formal votes			28,595	87.26	−4.65
Informal votes			4,174	12.74	+4.65
Turnout			32,769	90.76	−1.90
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Batchelor	15,335	53.68	−18.69
	Democrats	Christine Craik	13,234	46.32	+46.32
	Labor hold		Swing	-18.69

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Thomastown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Beth Gleeson	21,324	72.37	−1.53
	Liberal	Michael Fusco	8,141	27.63	+1.53
Total formal votes			29,465	91.91	−3.45
Informal votes			2,595	8.09	+3.45
Turnout			32,060	92.66	−1.83
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.53

1985 Victorian state election: Thomastown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Beth Gleeson	19,802	73.9	−1.0
	Liberal	Adam Barr	6,994	26.1	+11.4
Total formal votes			26,796	95.4
Informal votes			1,303	4.6
Turnout			28,099	94.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.6

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

↑ Thomastown District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
↑ "噩牴畡氠呡汬礠副潭⁖楣瑯物慮⁅汥捴潲慬⁃潭浩獳楯". Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
↑ "Thomastown - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation .

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[1] Thomastown District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

[2] "噩牴畡氠呡汬礠副潭⁖楣瑯物慮⁅汥捴潲慬⁃潭浩獳楯". Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[3] "Thomastown - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation .

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