Results of the 2002 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)

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Victorian state election, 30 November 2002
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Enrolled voters3,228,466
Votes cast3,006,200 Turnout 93.12+0.17
Informal votes110,422Informal3.67+0.30
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeats
won		Seats
held
  Labor 1,375,24547.49+5.261725
  Liberal 999,39234.51–5.19314
  Greens 314,69710.87+8.6400
  National 126,4194.37–2.9125
  Democrats 51,7181.79–5.0000
  Hope 4,6150.16+0.1600
  Christian Democrats 4,6150.14–0.1000
  Independent 19,5340.67–0.6200
Total2,895,778  2244
Two-party-preferred
  Labor 1,675,10857.85+7.73
  Liberal 1,220,25842.15–7.73
Results: Labor 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Liberal 50-60% National 50-60% Results for the 2002 Victorian State Legislative Council Election.svg
Results:
Labor
     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Liberal
     50-60%
National
     50-60%

This is a list of Legislative Council results for the Victorian 2002 state election. 22 of the 44 seats were contested. This was the last election using single-member districts before the introduction of multi-member districts ahead of the 2006 election.

Results by province

Ballarat

2002 Victorian state election: Ballarat Province [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John McQuilten 72,51952.5+3.0
Liberal Helen Bath48,64535.2−10.5
Greens Cherie Bridges14,18210.3+10.3
Democrats Geoff Lutz2,8092.0−2.3
Total formal votes138,15597.00.0
Informal votes4,3173.00.0
Turnout 142,47294.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John McQuilten 84,71361.3+9.0
Liberal Helen Bath53,42638.7−9.0
Labor hold Swing +9.0

Central Highlands

2002 Victorian state election: Central Highlands Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Rob Mitchell 57,24544.3+1.1
Liberal Cath Marriott48,35237.4−16.6
Greens Janet MacKenzie12,2069.4+8.4
National Rozi Parisotto9,5637.4+6.5
Democrats Jos Vandersman1,9251.5+0.8
Total formal votes129,29196.7−0.2
Informal votes4,4703.3+0.2
Turnout 133,76194.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rob Mitchell 70,46054.5+9.8
Liberal Cath Marriott58,83145.5−9.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.8

Chelsea

2002 Victorian state election: Chelsea Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Matt Viney 69,50854.0+5.5
Liberal Vanthida Lao42,71533.2−11.9
Greens Hilary Bray11,9049.3+8.7
Democrats Wendy Thacker4,5253.5−0.5
Total formal votes128,65296.1−0.2
Informal votes5,2343.9+0.2
Turnout 133,88692.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Matt Viney 80,16061.7+8.9
Liberal Vanthida Lao49,82538.3−8.9
Labor hold Swing +8.9

Doutta Galla

2002 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Monica Gould 84,23666.1−0.4
Liberal Christina Tutone31,80824.9−8.6
Greens Jules Beckwith8,7146.8+6.8
Democrats Robert Livesay2,7532.2+2.2
Total formal votes127,51194.6−0.3
Informal votes7,2105.4+0.3
Turnout 134,72193.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Monica Gould 91,58171.9+5.5
Liberal Christina Tutone35,79728.1−5.5
Labor hold Swing +5.5

East Yarra

2002 Victorian state election: East Yarra Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Davis 60,37945.6−10.8
Labor Tom Wilson47,74136.1+2.9
Greens Peter Campbell20,31115.3+15.3
Democrats Kent Winzer2,0971.6−8.8
Independent Bill French1,0030.8+0.8
Hope Ronald Haack7920.6+0.6
Total formal votes132,32396.4−1.0
Informal votes4,9403.6+1.0
Turnout 137,26392.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Davis 66,30450.1−9.9
Labor Tom Wilson66,01949.9+9.9
Liberal hold Swing −9.9

Eumemmerring

2002 Victorian state election: Eumemmerring Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Adem Somyurek 67,53452.9+8.4
Liberal Mick Morland46,12036.1−10.1
Greens Val Kay14,05911.0+11.0
Total formal votes127,71395.8−0.1
Informal votes5,5464.2+0.1
Turnout 133,25993.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Adem Somyurek 76,43859.9+10.5
Liberal Mick Morland51,23040.1−10.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +10.5

Geelong

2002 Victorian state election: Geelong Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Eren 72,68351.2+5.7
Liberal Ian Cover 51,05936.0−9.2
Greens Bruce Murray11,9048.4+4.3
Democrats Erica Menheere-Thompson3,2552.3−2.9
Christian Democrats Alan Barron1,8261.3+1.3
Independent Val Nicholls1,1440.8+0.8
Total formal votes141,87197.0−0.5
Informal votes4,3953.0+0.5
Turnout 146,26694.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Eren 86,25360.8+8.8
Liberal Ian Cover 55,56439.2−8.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.8

Gippsland

2002 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Don Wishart52,91739.5+0.8
National Peter Hall 36,08627.0+27.0
Liberal Peter Tyler31,12023.3−17.6
Greens Madelon Lane9,9107.4+7.0
Democrats Jo McCubbin3,7672.8−3.0
Total formal votes133,80096.60.0
Informal votes4,6743.40.0
Turnout 138,47494.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Hall 69,59052.0+0.1
Labor Don Wishart64,21048.0−0.1
National hold Swing +0.1

Higinbotham

2002 Victorian state election: Higinbotham Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Michael Heffernan60,58045.7−10.1
Labor Noel Pullen 52,44539.6+36.9
Greens Tony McDermott16,45112.4+12.4
Democrats Derek Wilson2,9522.2−39.1
Total formal votes132,42897.2+0.3
Informal votes3,8452.8−0.3
Turnout 136,27392.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Noel Pullen 66,71150.4+6.5
Liberal Michael Heffernan65,71749.6−6.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.5

Jika Jika

2002 Victorian state election: Jika Jika Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Theo Theophanous 78,14959.9−5.8
Liberal Thomas Flitner28,16021.6−12.5
Greens Alexandra Bhathal 18,91414.5+14.5
Democrats Jess Healy5,2614.0+3.9
Total formal votes130,48495.7−0.3
Informal votes5,7984.3+0.3
Turnout 136,28292.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Theo Theophanous 98,03175.1+9.2
Liberal Thomas Flitner32,42424.9−9.2
Labor hold Swing +9.2

Koonung

2002 Victorian state election: Koonung Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Helen Buckingham 64,75747.2+9.7
Liberal Gerald Ashman 58,33842.5−11.4
Greens Mick Kir12,5989.2+6.2
Hope Jenny Manassa1,5831.2+1.2
Total formal votes137,27696.9−0.4
Informal votes4,4213.1+0.4
Turnout 141,69794.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Helen Buckingham 74,85354.5+11.7
Liberal Gerald Ashman 62,42345.5−11.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +11.7

Melbourne

2002 Victorian state election: Melbourne Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gavin Jennings 61,81048.7−6.7
Greens Robyn Evans31,48124.8+24.8
Liberal Michael Christo30,77124.2−10.0
Democrats Danii Coric2,8782.3−8.0
Total formal votes126,94096.5+0.4
Informal votes4,6523.5−0.4
Turnout 131,59290.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gavin Jennings 67,05952.8−10.6
Greens Robyn Evans59,88147.2+47.2
Labor hold Swing −10.6

Melbourne North

2002 Victorian state election: Melbourne North Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Candy Broad 90,72069.4+4.3
Liberal Henry Buch25,97619.9−11.4
Greens David Cuthbertson10,6748.2+8.2
Democrats Penelope Robertson3,3332.6+2.0
Total formal votes130,70394.70.0
Informal votes7,2765.30.0
Turnout 137,97992.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Candy Broad 101,70577.8+10.7
Liberal Henry Buch28,97922.2−10.7
Labor hold Swing +10.7

Melbourne West

2002 Victorian state election: Melbourne West Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sang Nguyen 78,61760.4−0.7
Liberal Peter Hammond32,35024.9−8.2
Greens Andrew Ellis15,00711.5+11.5
Democrats Barry Thomas4,1233.2−2.6
Total formal votes130,09795.4−0.3
Informal votes6,3144.6+0.3
Turnout 136,41192.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sang Nguyen 91,78070.6+5.7
Liberal Peter Hammond38,23729.4−5.7
Labor hold Swing +5.7

Monash

2002 Victorian state election: Monash Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Katsambanis 55,85543.5−8.1
Labor Johan Scheffer 46,69736.3−1.2
Greens Jo Lewis23,15418.0+18.0
Democrats David Zemdegs2,7952.2−5.3
Total formal votes128,50197.0+0.2
Informal votes4,0153.0−0.2
Turnout 132,51689.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Johan Scheffer 66,74051.9+7.5
Liberal Peter Katsambanis 61,76148.1−7.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.5

North Eastern

2002 Victorian state election: North Eastern Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Wendy Lovell 41,72533.3+32.4
Labor Jackie Crothers40,27932.2−3.4
National Kerrin Chambers30,13424.1−31.4
Greens Carol Kunert7,2435.8+5.8
Democrats Leanne Pleash3,4652.8−5.2
Christian Democrats Phil Seymour2,3321.9+1.9
Total formal votes125,17895.7−1.2
Informal votes5,5764.3+1.2
Turnout 130,75493.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wendy Lovell 73,53858.7+58.7
Labor Jackie Crothers51,64041.3+1.4
Liberal gain from National Swing N/A

North Western

2002 Victorian state election: North Western Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Marg Lewis 47,30236.1−4.6
National Damian Drum 30,49423.2−27.2
Liberal Peter Kennedy29,77622.7+21.0
Independent Laurie Whelan16,30812.4+12.4
Greens Julie Rivendell7,3285.6+5.6
Total formal votes131,20896.7−1.0
Informal votes4,4723.3+1.0
Turnout 135,68093.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Damian Drum 66,20050.5−5.3
Labor Marg Lewis 65,00849.5+5.3
National hold Swing −5.3

Silvan

2002 Victorian state election: Silvan Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Wendy Smith 59,90644.4−8.4
Labor Carolyn Hirsh 56,58841.9+3.5
Greens Michael Abson14,79311.0+10.7
Democrats Tony Carden2,3331.7−4.1
Hope Leo Tischler1,3471.0+1.0
Total formal votes134,96796.7−0.4
Informal votes4,5493.3+0.4
Turnout 139,51693.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carolyn Hirsh 69,88551.8+8.3
Liberal Wendy Smith 65,08248.2−8.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.3

Templestowe

2002 Victorian state election: Templestowe Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lidia Argondizzo 56,95243.5+42.1
Liberal Carlo Furletti 54,67041.7−11.8
Greens Robyn Roberts17,46913.3−21.5
Independent Reginald Temple1,0790.8+0.8
Hope Lee-Anne Poynton8930.7+0.7
Total formal votes131,06396.2−0.8
Informal votes5,1953.8+0.8
Turnout 136,25893.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lidia Argondizzo 70,61153.9+9.6
Liberal Carlo Furletti 60,45246.1−9.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.6

Waverley

2002 Victorian state election: Waverley Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Lenders 67,95054.0+6.2
Liberal Denise McGill 43,22634.3−9.7
Greens Heather Welsh11,2388.9+8.8
Democrats Polly Morgan3,4472.7−4.3
Total formal votes125,86196.2+0.4
Informal votes4,9153.8−0.4
Turnout 130,77692.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Lenders 78,47862.4+9.8
Liberal Denise McGill 47,36237.6−9.8
Labor hold Swing +9.8

Western

2002 Victorian state election: Western Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Vogels 56,49740.0+32.5
Labor Lesley Jackson54,81538.8+0.8
National Greg Walcott20,14214.3−34.9
Greens Viola Spokes9,8237.0+7.0
Total formal votes141,27796.8−0.8
Informal votes4,6113.2+0.8
Turnout 145,88894.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Vogels 76,77254.3−4.7
Labor Lesley Jackson64,50545.7+4.7
Liberal hold Swing −4.7

Western Port

2002 Victorian state election: Western Port Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cameron Boardman 61,36447.0−7.1
Labor Geoff Hilton 53,78141.2+4.8
Greens Ian Hutchison15,33411.8+7.9
Total formal votes130,47997.0−0.3
Informal votes3,9973.0+0.3
Turnout 134,47693.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Geoff Hilton 65,44150.2+8.5
Liberal Cameron Boardman 65,03049.8−8.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.5

By-elections

2002 Victorian Legislative Council by-elections
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2 seats in the Legislative Council
 First partySecond party
 
Party Liberal National
Seats before11
Seats won20
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

There were a total of 2 Legislative Council by-elections that took place on election day following the resignation of MLCs elected at the 1999 election.

East Yarra

2002 Victorian state election: East Yarra by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Dalla-Riva 58,14545.8−11.0
Labor Will Fowles 43,96434.6+1.8
Greens Wendy Salter21,09616.6+16.6
Democrats Ari Sharp3,8053.0−7.4
Total formal votes127,01097.0−0.5
Informal votes3,9333.0+0.5
Turnout 130,94392.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Richard Dalla-Riva 65,50051.5−8.8
Labor Will Fowles 61,63448.5+8.8
Liberal hold Swing −8.8

This election followed the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mark Birrell, who resigned. The by-election was conducted on the same day as the 2002 election, but used the old electoral boundaries.

Western

2002 Victorian state election: Western by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Koch 46,32138.8+38.8
Labor Stephen Clegg40,98434.3−0.7
National David Miller21,26317.8−41.7
Greens Sally-Anne Brown10,9739.2+9.2
Total formal votes119,54196.7−1.1
Informal votes4,0193.3+1.1
Turnout 123,56094.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Koch 66,95356.0+56.0
Labor Stephen Clegg52,58844.0+5.9
Liberal gain from National Swing N/A

This election followed the vacancy caused by the resignation of Roger Hallam, who resigned. The by-election was conducted on the same day as the 2002 election, but used the old electoral boundaries.

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  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "2002 Victorian State Election Summary of Results" (PDF).
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