Electoral results for the district of Thomastown

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

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Members for Thomastown

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

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Thomastown [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bronwyn Halfpenny 17,65362.8-3.9
Liberal Gurdawar Singh4,19114.9-2.1
Independent Nikola Stavreski1,6305.8+5.8
Independent Alahna Desiato1,3044.6+4.6
Greens Cynthia Smith1,0383.7-1.5
Victorian Socialists Kath Larkin8022.9+2.9
Animal Justice Tess Nagorka-Tsindos5892.1+2.1
Independent Ibrahim Saba4711.7+1.7
Reason David Thirkettle-Watts4251.5+1.5
Total formal votes28,10387.5-5.5
Informal votes2,58412.5+5.5
Turnout 32,10672.0−19.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bronwyn Halfpenny 26,59277.2-1.2
Liberal Gurdawar Singh7,85222.8+1.2
Labor hold Swing -1.2
2014 Victorian state election: Thomastown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bronwyn Halfpenny 22,78666.7+3.4
Liberal Nitin Gursahani5,80117.0−6.1
Family First Trent Schneider-Johnson2,0476.0+1.3
Greens Ian Williamson1,7755.2−3.2
Independent Thomas Di Palma1,7535.1+5.1
Total formal votes34,16293.0+0.3
Informal votes2,5847.0−0.3
Turnout 36,74692.3−1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bronwyn Halfpenny 26,61178.4+6.8
Liberal Nitin Gursahani7,31721.6−6.8
Labor hold Swing +6.8
2010 Victorian state election: Thomastown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bronwyn Halfpenny 19,19061.29-12.73
Liberal Michael Burge7,59124.25+9.47
Greens Andrew Calleja2,9529.43+2.87
Family First Jacquie McIntosh1,5765.03+0.39
Total formal votes31,30992.02+0.14
Informal votes2,7167.98-0.14
Turnout 34,02592.33-0.66
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bronwyn Halfpenny 22,02570.19-10.88
Liberal Michael Burge9,35629.81+10.88
Labor hold Swing -10.88

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Thomastown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Batchelor 23,05874.0-1.8
Liberal Simon Coles4,60514.8-1.8
Greens Jen Hargrave2,0446.6-1.0
Family First Tim Rebbechi1,4444.6+4.6
Total formal votes31,15191.9-2.5
Informal votes2,7538.1+2.5
Turnout 33,90493.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Batchelor 25,15281.1-0.6
Liberal Simon Coles5,87218.9+0.6
Labor hold Swing -0.6
2002 Victorian state election: Thomastown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Batchelor 25,47375.8+2.0
Liberal Adam Woolcock5,56116.6-9.2
Greens Zhivan Rendevski2,5627.6+7.6
Total formal votes33,59694.4-1.0
Informal votes1,9945.6+1.0
Turnout 35,59093.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Batchelor 27,45181.7+7.6
Liberal Adam Woolcock6,13218.3-7.6
Labor hold Swing +7.6

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Thomastown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Batchelor 23,30573.9+3.0
Liberal Michael Gidley 8,21226.1-1.3
Total formal votes31,51795.5-1.0
Informal votes1,4794.5+1.0
Turnout 32,99693.2
Labor hold Swing +1.9
1996 Victorian state election: Thomastown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Batchelor 22,23570.9+13.6
Liberal Anthony Bradstreet8,56127.3+3.3
Natural Law Lester O'Donnell5431.7+1.7
Total formal votes31,33999.6+7.7
Informal votes1140.4-7.7
Turnout 31,45391.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Batchelor 22,55672.0+2.0
Liberal Anthony Bradstreet8,77628.0-2.0
Labor hold Swing +2.0
1992 Victorian state election: Thomastown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Batchelor 16,59257.4-8.3
Liberal Riza Kozanoglu6,92924.0-1.6
Independent Jim Thomev3,09710.7+10.7
Independent Christos Karamoshos1,0143.5+3.5
Independent Marianna Cuni8492.9+2.9
Independent Ken Mantell4281.5+1.5
Total formal votes28,90991.9+0.8
Informal votes2,5418.1-0.8
Turnout 31,45095.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Batchelor 20,17270.0+0.9
Liberal Riza Kozanoglu8,64830.0-0.9
Labor hold Swing +0.9
1990 Thomastown state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Batchelor 13,87348.52-23.85
Liberal Michael Fusco6,57422.99-4.64
Democrats Christine Craik5,57219.49+19.49
Independent Monica Harte1,5315.35+5.35
Independent Steve Pollock6452.26+2.26
Independent John Murray2430.85+0.85
Independent Earle Keegel1570.55+0.55
Total formal votes28,59587.26-4.65
Informal votes4,17412.74+4.65
Turnout 32,76990.76-1.90
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Batchelor 15,33553.68-18.69
Democrats Christine Craik13,23446.32+46.32
Labor hold Swing -18.69

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Thomastown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Beth Gleeson 21,32472.37-1.53
Liberal Michael Fusco8,14127.63+1.53
Total formal votes29,46591.91-3.45
Informal votes2,5958.09+3.45
Turnout 32,06092.66-1.83
Labor hold Swing -1.53
1985 Victorian state election: Thomastown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Beth Gleeson 19,80273.9-1.0
Liberal Adam Barr6,99426.1+11.4
Total formal votes26,79695.4
Informal votes1,3034.6
Turnout 28,09994.5
Labor hold Swing -6.6

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