Electoral results for the district of Williamstown

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

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Members for Williamstown

MemberPartyTerm
  John Foster Unaffiliated1856–1857
  George Perry Unaffiliated1857–1859
  George Frederic Verdon Liberal 1859–1868
  Thomas Mason Unaffiliated1868–1871
  Alfred Clark Liberal 1871–1887
  James Mirams Liberal 1887–1889
  William Carter Labor 1889–1894
  James Styles Labor 1894–1900
  Alexander Ramsay Liberal 1900–1904
  John Lemmon Labor 1904–1955
  Larry Floyd Labor 1955–1973
  Gordon Stirling Labor 1973–1988
  Joan Kirner Labor 1988–1994
  Steve Bracks Labor 1994–2007
  Wade Noonan Labor 2007–2018
  Melissa Horne Labor 2018–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

2022 Victorian state election: Williamstown [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Melissa Horne 16,17341.5−8.2
Liberal Daria Kellander10,92828.0+7.7
Greens Suzette Rodoreda6,01315.4+2.1
Democratic Labour Rochelle Fisher1,6324.2+4.2
Victorian Socialists Julien Q. Macandili1,5283.9+3.9
Animal Justice Patricia Mackevicius1,0492.7+0.5
Freedom Alexander Ansalone9762.5+2.5
Family First Joshua Mosely6751.7+1.7
Total formal votes38,97495.4+0.3
Informal votes1,8784.6−0.3
Turnout 40,85288.9+2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Melissa Horne 24,72663.4−6.5
Liberal Daria Kellander14,24836.6+6.5
Labor hold Swing −6.5

Elections in the 2010s

2018

2018 Victorian state election: Williamstown [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Melissa Horne 21,83950.36+5.72
Liberal Pallavee Joshi7,83218.06−9.98
Greens Sam Long6,96016.05−4.67
Independent Peter Hemphill4,40710.16+10.16
Animal Justice Virginia Saint-James1,2512.88+2.88
Independent Lisa Bentley1,0812.49+2.49
Total formal votes43,37095.23+0.24
Informal votes2,1734.77−0.24
Turnout 45,54389.44−2.65
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Melissa Horne 31,27372.07+5.53
Liberal Pallavee Joshi12,11827.93−5.53
Labor hold Swing +5.53

2014

2014 Victorian state election: Williamstown [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Wade Noonan 18,41744.6−0.3
Liberal Alan Shea11,56928.0−2.7
Greens Simon Crawford8,54720.7−1.9
Voice for the West Libby Krepp2,2685.5+5.5
Independent Khalil Wehbe4571.1+1.1
Total formal votes41,25895.0+0.4
Informal votes2,1755.0−0.4
Turnout 43,43392.1+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wade Noonan 27,44166.5+3.3
Liberal Alan Shea13,84933.5−3.3
Labor hold Swing +3.3

2010

2010 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Wade Noonan 15,85946.75−14.95
Liberal David McConnell11,02332.50+11.82
Greens Paul Fogarty7,04020.75+8.39
Total formal votes33,92294.52−0.15
Informal votes1,9655.48+0.15
Turnout 35,88792.10+0.31
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wade Noonan 20,97361.84−12.41
Liberal David McConnell12,94138.16+12.41
Labor hold Swing −12.41

Elections in the 2000s

2007 by-election

2007 Williamstown state by-election [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Wade Noonan 16,77555.74–5.96
Greens Janet Rice 6,59221.90+9.54
Independent Catherine Cumming 2,7038.98+8.98
Family First Veronica Hayes1,4724.89+0.44
Democratic Labor Vern Hughes7892.59+2.59
Independent Janis Rossiter6482.15+2.15
Independent Vivienne Millington4851.61+1.61
Independent Nathan Tavendale3311.10+1.10
Independent Wajde Assaf3111.03+0.22
Total formal votes30,11193.21–1.16
Informal votes2,1936.79+1.16
Turnout 32,30484.93−6.86
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Wade Noonan 19,27864.10−10.20
Greens Janet Rice 10,79735.90+35.90
Labor hold Swing N/A

2006

2006 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Steve Bracks 20,01061.7−2.9
Liberal Alan Evers-Buckland6,70620.7+1.9
Greens Michael Faltermaier4,00812.4+2.2
Family First Veronica Hayes1,4434.4+4.4
Independent Wajde Assaf2640.8+0.8
Total formal votes32,43194.4−2.2
Informal votes1,9335.6+2.2
Turnout 34,36491.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Bracks 24,06674.3−1.4
Liberal Alan Evers-Buckland8,34625.7+1.4
Labor hold Swing −1.4

2002

2002 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Steve Bracks 21,60064.6−1.9
Liberal Alan Evers-Buckland6,27418.8−10.8
Greens Michele Finey3,42210.2+10.2
Independent John Westbury2,1226.3+6.3
Total formal votes33,41896.6+0.2
Informal votes1,1783.4−0.2
Turnout 34,59692.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Bracks 25,29575.7+7.6
Liberal Alan Evers-Buckland8,11424.3−7.6
Labor hold Swing +7.6

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Steve Bracks 20,46866.7+2.8
Liberal Alan Evers-Buckland8,87728.9−4.3
Independent Noel Dyson1,3414.4+4.4
Total formal votes30,68696.4−0.2
Informal votes1,1553.6+0.2
Turnout 31,84192.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Bracks 21,01168.5+2.9
Liberal Alan Evers-Buckland9,67131.5−2.9
Labor hold Swing +2.9

1996

1996 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Steve Bracks 19,44063.9+5.3
Liberal Jeff Bird10,11633.3+4.1
Natural Law Yasmin Horsham8452.8+2.8
Total formal votes30,40196.6+2.3
Informal votes1,0693.4−2.3
Turnout 31,47092.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Bracks 19,92665.6+1.4
Liberal Jeff Bird10,45434.4−1.4
Labor hold Swing +1.4

1994 by-election

1994 Williamstown state by-election [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Steve Bracks 15,36257.5−1.2
Democrats Lyn Allison 6,25223.4+23.4
Independent Chris McConville5,10919.1+19.1
Total formal votes26,72394.1−0.3
Informal votes1,6845.9+0.3
Turnout 28,40785.7−9.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Steve Bracks 16,30961.0−3.1
Democrats Lyn Allison 10,41039.0+39.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

1992

1992 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joan Kirner 17,16758.7−7.5
Liberal Jeff Bird8,54329.2+2.2
Independent Vern Hughes1,2994.4+4.4
Independent Paul Holmes1,2184.2+4.2
Independent Daniel Cumming1,0383.5+3.5
Total formal votes29,26594.3+1.0
Informal votes1,7555.7−1.0
Turnout 31,02094.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joan Kirner 18,73464.2−7.0
Liberal Jeff Bird10,46535.8+7.0
Labor hold Swing −7.0

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joan Kirner 17,15463.29−5.48
Liberal Stuart Mackley8,18130.18−1.05
Independent Richard Kirby1,7706.53+6.53
Total formal votes27,10593.92−2.27
Informal votes1,7566.08+2.27
Turnout 28,86192.41−0.87
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joan Kirner 18,33867.72−1.05
Liberal Stuart Mackley8,74332.28+1.05
Labor hold Swing −1.05

1985

1985 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gordon Stirling 19,01468.8+0.6
Liberal David Allan8,63331.2+5.3
Total formal votes27,64796.2
Informal votes1,0943.8
Turnout 28,74193.3
Labor hold Swing −2.8

1982

1982 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gordon Stirling 18,24568.2+1.4
Liberal Paul Carter6,91325.9−7.3
Democrats Peter Dalton1,5785.9+5.9
Total formal votes26,73695.7+0.8
Informal votes1,1984.3−0.8
Turnout 27,93494.3+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Stirling 19,15271.6+4.8
Liberal Paul Carter7,58428.4−4.8
Labor hold Swing +4.8

Elections in the 1970s

1979

1979 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gordon Stirling 17,61266.8+3.8
Liberal Peter Morris8,75833.2−3.8
Total formal votes26,37094.9+0.8
Informal votes1,4035.1−0.8
Turnout 27,77394.1+1.2
Labor hold Swing +3.8

1976

1976 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gordon Stirling 16,22163.0+2.7
Liberal Wallace Feeney9,51437.0+4.8
Total formal votes25,73594.1
Informal votes1,6095.9
Turnout 27,34492.9
Labor hold Swing +1.9

1973

1973 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gordon Stirling 16,74459.8−4.0
Liberal John Coughlin9,09032.5+9.5
Democratic Labor Norman Way2,1467.7−5.5
Total formal votes27,98095.4−0.4
Informal votes1,3624.6+0.4
Turnout 29,34294.5−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Stirling 17,06661.0−4.8
Liberal John Coughlin10,91439.0+4.8
Labor hold Swing −4.8

1970

1970 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Larry Floyd 16,32263.8+2.4
Liberal Richard Groom5,88023.0+10.1
Democratic Labor Norman Way3,38913.2−8.3
Total formal votes25,59195.8+0.6
Informal votes1,1114.2−0.6
Turnout 26,70294.8+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Larry Floyd 16,83165.8−2.6
Liberal Richard Groom8,76034.2+2.6
Labor hold Swing −2.6

Elections in the 1960s

1967

1967 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Larry Floyd 14,59161.40.0
Democratic Labor John Bacon5,11321.5+3.9
Liberal Robert Lawson 3,07712.9−7.2
Communist Ian Daykin9994.2+3.3
Total formal votes23,78095.2
Informal votes1,2054.8
Turnout 24,98594.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Larry Floyd 16,25768.4+3.8
Liberal Robert Lawson 7,52331.6−3.8
Labor hold Swing +3.8
  • The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Williamstown.

1964

1964 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Larry Floyd 11,14565.7−4.5
Liberal and Country Robert Lawson 3,04618.0+6.9
Democratic Labor Kenneth Berrie2,35113.9−1.1
Communist William Tregear4102.4+2.4
Total formal votes16,95296.90.0
Informal votes5353.10.0
Turnout 17,48794.5+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Larry Floyd 11,86670.0−5.4
Liberal and Country Robert Lawson 5,08630.0+5.4
Labor hold Swing −5.4

1961

1961 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Larry Floyd 12,23670.2+1.7
Democratic Labor John Twomey2,70315.5+1.3
Liberal and Country Neil McNeill1,92911.1−3.6
Communist William Smith5703.3+0.6
Total formal votes17,43896.9−1.0
Informal votes5633.1+1.0
Turnout 18,00193.8−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Larry Floyd 13,15475.4+2.4
Liberal and Country Neil McNeill4,28424.6−2.4
Labor hold Swing +2.4
  • The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Williamstown.

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Larry Floyd 12,73468.5
Liberal and Country Joy Head2,72814.7
Democratic Labor Edward Purchase2,64114.2
Communist William Tregear4922.7
Total formal votes18,59597.9
Informal votes4032.1
Turnout 18,99894.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Larry Floyd 13,57373.0
Liberal and Country Joy Head5,02227.0
Labor hold Swing
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

1955

1955 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Larry Floyd 11,69063.3
Liberal and Country James Wilkie3,91821.2
Labor (A-C) Herbert Stackpoole2,84615.4
Total formal votes18,45498.6
Informal votes2631.4
Turnout 18,71794.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Larry Floyd 12,11765.6
Liberal and Country James Wilkie6,33734.4
Labor hold Swing

1952

1952 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Lemmon 16,67364.9−0.3
Independent Ernest Jackson5,47221.3+21.3
Communist Alexander Dobbin3,55913.8+4.9
Total formal votes25,70498.0−0.8
Informal votes5252.0+0.8
Turnout 26,22994.0−1.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor John Lemmon 18,45371.8−1.4
Independent Ernest Jackson7,25128.2+28.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

1950

1950 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Lemmon 16,56065.2+1.8
Liberal and Country Bruce Edwards6,57125.9−0.8
Communist Alex Dobbin2,2648.9+8.9
Total formal votes25,39598.8−0.2
Informal votes3081.2+0.2
Turnout 25,70395.3+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Lemmon 18,59873.2+1.9
Liberal and Country Bruce Edwards6,79726.8−1.9
Labor hold Swing +1.9

Elections in the 1940s

1947

1947 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Lemmon 15,90163.4+12.3
Liberal Clifford Rankine6,69726.7+5.1
Independent Labor George Paine2,4929.9+9.9
Total formal votes25,09099.0+0.7
Informal votes2641.0−0.7
Turnout 25,35495.0+5.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1945

1945 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Lemmon 11,42151.1
Communist Alexander Dobbin6,09127.3
Liberal William Gray4,82821.6
Total formal votes22,34098.3
Informal votes3811.7
Turnout 22,72189.9
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1943

1943 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Lemmon 13,52657.9−1.4
Independent George Paine9,84642.1+1.4
Total formal votes23,37298.4−0.3
Informal votes3821.6+0.3
Turnout 23,75489.7−3.7
Labor hold Swing −1.4

1940

1940 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Lemmon 13,27959.3−1.7
Independent George Payne9,11940.7+40.7
Total formal votes22,39898.7−0.3
Informal votes3031.3+0.3
Turnout 22,70193.4−2.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Lemmon 13,53461.0−39.0
United Australia James Gray8,66039.0+39.0
Total formal votes22,19499.0
Informal votes2331.0
Turnout 22,42796.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

1935

1932

1932 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Lemmon 11,36755.7−44.3
Independent George Paine6,16130.2+30.2
Independent Ernest Jackson2,87414.1+14.1
Total formal votes20,40298.1
Informal votes3981.9
Turnout 20,80095.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1927

1927 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Lemmon 13,62671.7
Nationalist Francis Wilcher5,37528.3
Total formal votes19,00199.0
Informal votes1951.0
Turnout 19,19694.2
Labor hold Swing

1924

1921

1920

Elections in the 1910s

1917

1917 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Lemmon 6,56572.3
Nationalist George Greenslade2,51727.7
Total formal votes9,08295.3
Informal votes4534.7
Turnout 9,53543.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

1914

1911

1911 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Lemmon 7,02074.3−3.8
Liberal John Packer2,43125.7+3.8
Total formal votes9,54798.9−0.8
Informal votes1061.1+0.8
Turnout 9,55759.4+10.7
Labor hold Swing −3.8

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