Electoral results for the district of Wantirna

Last updated July 18, 2024

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

Members for Wantirna

	Party	Term
Geoff Hayes	Liberal Party	1976-1982
Don Saltmarsh	Liberal Party	1982-1985
Carolyn Hirsh	Labor Party	1985-1992
Kim Wells	Liberal Party	1992-2002

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Wantirna^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kim Wells	21,579	61.9	−0.3
	Labor	Chrys Abraham	13,301	38.1	+2.3
Total formal votes			34,880	97.4	−0.6
Informal votes			931	2.6	+0.6
Turnout			35,811	94.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.2

1996 Victorian state election: Wantirna
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kim Wells	19,930	62.2	+2.8
	Labor	Peter Bertolus	11,491	35.8	+4.6
	Natural Law	Terrie Caven	645	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			32,066	98.0	+1.5
Informal votes			665	2.0	−1.5
Turnout			32,731	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kim Wells	20,240	63.1	−1.0
	Labor	Peter Bertolus	11,814	36.9	+1.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.0

1992 Victorian state election: Wantirna
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kim Wells	17,683	59.4	+11.4
	Labor	Peter Lockwood	9,313	31.3	−17.8
	Independent	John Le Fevre	2,789	9.4	+9.4
Total formal votes			29,784	96.5	0.0
Informal votes			1,076	3.5	0.0
Turnout			30,860	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kim Wells	19,046	64.1	+14.2
	Labor	Peter Lockwood	10,653	35.9	−14.2
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+14.2

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Wantirna
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Carolyn Hirsh	14,696	51.70	−3.56
	Liberal	Rob Llewellyn	12,585	44.27	−0.47
	Call to Australia	John Taylor	1,144	4.02	+4.02
Total formal votes			28,425	96.72	−0.62
Informal votes			965	3.28	+0.62
Turnout			29,390	94.67	−0.69
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Carolyn Hirsh	15,048	52.94	−2.32
	Liberal	Rob Llewellyn	13,374	47.06	+2.32
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.32

1985 Victorian state election: Wantirna
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Carolyn Hirsh	14,624	55.3	+3.1
	Liberal	Karen Dettmann	11,838	44.7	+5.5
Total formal votes			26,462	97.3
Informal votes			724	2.7
Turnout			27,186	95.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.1

1982 Victorian state election: Wantirna
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Saltmarsh	18,899	46.5	−5.9
	Labor	Carolyn Hirsh	17,922	44.1	+8.5
	Democrats	Colin Styring	3,783	9.3	−1.3
Total formal votes			40,604	98.3	+0.4
Informal votes			698	1.7	−0.4
Turnout			41,302	94.7	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Saltmarsh	20,653	50.8	−6.8
	Labor	Carolyn Hirsh	19,971	49.2	+6.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.8

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Wantirna
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoff Hayes	17,840	52.4	−8.5
	Labor	Jeffrey Kaufman	12,131	35.6	+2.0
	Democrats	Colin Styring	3,602	10.6	+10.6
	Australia	John Benigno	482	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			34,055	97.9	−0.4
Informal votes			714	2.1	+0.4
Turnout			34,769	94.0	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Geoff Hayes	19,618	57.6	−8.2
	Labor	Jeffrey Kaufman	14,437	42.4	+8.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-8.2

1976 Victorian state election: Wantirna
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoff Hayes	16,600	60.9	+7.3
	Labor	Christopher Miller	9,170	33.6	−0.8
	Democratic Labor	Clement Elliot	1,491	5.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			27,261	98.3
Informal votes			475	1.7
Turnout			27,736	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Geoff Hayes	17,942	65.8	+4.1
	Labor	Christopher Miller	9,319	34.2	−4.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.1

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References

↑ Green, Antony. "1999 Victorian State Election Results" (PDF). ABC.

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[1] Green, Antony. "1999 Victorian State Election Results" (PDF). ABC.

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