Results of the 2010 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)

Last updated July 17, 2024

Victorian state election, 27 November 2010^[1] Legislative Council << 2006–2014 >> Contents Results by region Eastern Metropolitan Eastern Victoria Northern Metropolitan Northern Victoria South Eastern Metropolitan Southern Metropolitan Western Metropolitan Western Victoria See also References
Enrolled voters		3,582,232
Votes cast		3,328,861		Turnout	92.93	+0.20
Informal votes		112,475		Informal	3.37	-0.91
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	1,137,461	35.36	-6.09	16	–3
	Liberal (metropolitan)	792,702	24.65	+3.35	12	+3
	Liberal/National	595,330	18.51	+0.83
	Liberal (country)				6	± 0
	National				3	+1
	Greens	386,172	12.01	+1.43	3	±0
	Family First	91,982	2.86	-0.99	0	±0
	Democratic Labor	75,080	2.33	+0.36	0	-1
	Sex Party	61,542	1.91	+1.91	0	± 0
	Country Alliance	53,149	1.65	+1.20	0	± 0
	Christian Democrats	12,322	0.38	+0.18	0	± 0
	Other	10,646	0.33		0	± 0
Total		3,216,386			40

This is a list of Legislative Council results for the Victorian 2010 state election.

Results by region

Eastern Metropolitan

2010 Victorian state election: Eastern Metropolitan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			64,936
	Liberal	1. Richard Dalla-Riva (elected 1) 2. Bruce Atkinson (elected 3) 3. Jan Kronberg (elected 4) 4. Grace Tse 5. Miriam Rawson	201,337	51.7	+6.9
	Labor	1. Shaun Leane (elected 2) 2. Brian Tee (elected 5) 3. Anne Paul 4. Hayley Clarke 5. Paul Vout	118,679	30.5	−5.5
	Greens	1. Damian Magner 2. Linda Laos 3. David Howell 4. Nell Potter 5. Howard Tankey	44,621	11.5	+1.0
	Family First	1. Peter Lake 2. Gillian Schwab 3. Phil Goodman 4. Yuli Goh	12,153	3.1	−1.3
	Democratic Labor	1. Pat La Manna 2. Stefan Kos 3. Beverley Price 4. Simon Costa 5. Gregory Byrne	10,161	2.6	+1.0
	Group G	1. Elizabeth Hartmann 2. Leane Leggo	1,581	0.4	+0.4
	Group C	1. Anthony Osborne 2. Laurinda Osborne	1,079	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			389,611	97.1	+0.2
Informal votes			11,465	2.9	−0.2
Turnout			401,076	94.1	+0.1

Eastern Victoria

2010 Victorian state election: Eastern Victoria
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			69,410
	Liberal/National Coalition	1. Philip Davis (elected 1) 2. Peter Hall (elected 3) 3. Edward O'Donohue (elected 4) 4. Rosemary Hopgood 5. Jo Crawford-Wynd	219,990	52.8	+5.0
	Labor	1. Matt Viney (elected 2) 2. Johan Scheffer (elected 5) 3. Maida Anderson 4. Hedley Moffat 5. Ben Maxfield	118,141	28.4	−6.5
	Greens	1. Samantha Dunn 2. Cheryl Wragg 3. Penelope Swales 4. Francine Buckley 5. Andrea Millsom	43,425	10.4	+1.2
	Family First	1. Linden Stokes 2. Terry Aechlimann	13,626	3.3	−1.2
	Country Alliance	1. Andrew Jones 2. Euan Murphy	13,032	3.1	+3.1
	Democratic Labor	1. Walter Ius 2. Robyn Wyatt	8,243	2.0	+0.8
Total formal votes			416,457	97.1	+0.3
Informal votes			12,295	2.9	−0.3
Turnout			428,752	93.9	+0.1

Northern Metropolitan

2010 Victorian state election: Northern Metropolitan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			65,673
	Labor	1. Jenny Mikakos (elected 1) 2. Nazih Elasmar (elected 4) 3. Nathan Murphy 4. Rhiannon Platt 5. Peter Smythe	165,259	41.9	−7.1
	Liberal	1. Matthew Guy (elected 2) 2. Craig Ondarchie (elected 5) 3. Sam Granleese 4. Daniel Parsons 5. Jemma Townson	106,905	27.1	+3.9
	Greens	1. Greg Barber (elected 3) 2. Alexandra Bhathal 3. Fraser Brindley 4. Samantha Ratnam 5. Alister Air	75,648	19.2	+2.1
	Sex Party	1. Fiona Patten 2. Douglas Leitch	14,290	3.6	+3.6
	Democratic Labor	1. John Kavanagh 2. Monica Thatcher 3. Bridget Cashin 4. Angela Anderson 5. Michael Travers	10,655	2.7	−2.5
	Family First	1. Andrew Conlon 2. Peter Kerin 3. Rod Dawson	9,132	2.3	−0.5
	Group C	1. Stephen Mayne 2. Paula Piccinini	3,862	1.0	+1.0
	Christian Democrats	1. Vickie Janson 2. Saleem Arthur	3,533	0.9	+0.9
	Group A	1. Joanne Stuart 2. April Lee	2,331	0.6	+0.6
	Country Alliance	1. Kevin Archibald 2. Chris Morris	2,072	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Adrian Whitehead	348	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			394,035	95.3	+1.0
Informal votes			19,235	4.7	−1.0
Turnout			413,270	91.4	+0.3

Northern Victoria

2010 Victorian state election: Northern Victoria
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			64,946
	Liberal/National Coalition	1. Wendy Lovell (elected 1) 2. Damian Drum (elected 3) 3. Donna Petrovich (elected 5) 4. Reid Mather 5. Martin Ireland	190,894	49.0	−1.3
	Labor	1. Candy Broad (elected 2) 2. Kaye Darveniza (elected 4) 3. Jamie Byron 4. Shaun Rosaia 5. Anthony Sheridan	105,765	27.1	−3.0
	Greens	1. David Jones 2. Helen Robinson 3. Hans Paas 4. Kate Toll 5. Ben Robertson	31,199	8.0	+0.7
	Country Alliance	1. Steven Threlfall 2. Frank Gaylard	26,646	6.8	+4.7
	Sex Party	1. Tristram Chellew 2. Justine Arfaras	14,880	3.8	+3.8
	Family First	1. Laurie Wintle 2. Neville Hunter	11,444	2.9	−0.8
	Democratic Labor	1. Mark Royal 2. John Carty	6,292	1.6	−0.5
	Christian Democrats	1. Ewan McDonald 2. Steve Flanagan	2,553	0.7	+0.2
Total formal votes			389,673	97.2	+1.3
Informal votes			11,220	2.8	−1.3
Turnout			400,893	93.4	+0.1

South Eastern Metropolitan

2010 Victorian state election: South Eastern Metropolitan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			66,157
	Labor	1. Gavin Jennings (elected 1) 2. Adem Somyurek (elected 3) 3. Lee Tarlamis (elected 5) 4. Kelly Liu 5. Janet Kaylock	172,306	43.4	−6.4
	Liberal	1. Gordon Rich-Phillips (elected 2) 2. Inga Peulich (elected 4) 3. Gladys Liu 4. Ashton Ashokkumar 5. Tim Cincotta	162,517	40.9	+7.2
	Greens	1. Colin Long 2. Dee-Ann Kelly 3. Chris Carman 4. Linda McIver 5. Daniela Tymms	34,754	8.8	+1.6
	Family First	1. Felicity Hemmersbach 2. Jadah Pleiter	12,560	3.2	−2.1
	Democratic Labor	1. Geraldine Gonsalvez 2. Catherine Dodd 3. Agnieszka Chlipala 4. Genevieve Cattell 5. Helen O'Loghlen	10,202	2.6	+1.7
	Christian Democrats	1. Vivian Hill 2. Wolf Voigt	4,510	1.1	+0.4
Total formal votes			396,939	96.4	+1.6
Informal votes			14,758	3.6	−1.6
Turnout			411,697	92.7	−0.7

Southern Metropolitan

2010 Victorian state election: Southern Metropolitan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			63,562
	Liberal	1. David Davis (elected 1) 2. Andrea Coote (elected 3) 3. Georgie Crozier (elected 4) 4. Jane Hume 5. Adam Held	196,676	51.6	+5.4
	Labor	1. John Lenders (elected 2) 2. Jennifer Huppert 3. Zoe Edwards 4. Pablo Salina 5. Michael Suss	96,404	25.3	−5.9
	Greens	1. Sue Pennicuik (elected 5) 2. Neil Pilling 3. Clare Pilcher 4. Bruce McPhate 5. Des Benson	62,285	16.3	+0.6
	Sex Party	1. Ken Hill 2. Danyel Payne	12,364	3.2	+3.2
	Democratic Labor	1. Michael Murphy 2. Brendan Prendergast	6,849	1.8	+0.6
	Family First	1. Ashley Trüter 2. Joyce Khoo	3,620	0.9	−1.3
	Christian Democrats	1. Mansel Rogerson 2. Ray Levick	1,726	0.5	+0.5
	Group E	1. Vern Hughes 2. Suzette Gallagher	1,229	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Mike Cockburn	216	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			381,369	97.4	+0.5
Informal votes			10,071	2.6	−0.5
Turnout			391,440	91.7	+1.5

Western Metropolitan

2010 Victorian state election: Western Metropolitan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			70,452
	Labor	1. Martin Pakula (elected 1) 2. Khalil Eideh (elected 3) 3. Bob Smith 4. Llewellyn Rees 5. Claudine Spinner	198,100	46.9	−11.8
	Liberal	1. Bernie Finn (elected 2) 2. Andrew Elsbury (elected 4) 3. Victoria Fairbairn 4. Jeremy Barth 5. William Kenny	125,267	29.6	+5.1
	Greens	1. Colleen Hartland (elected 5) 2. Robert Humphreys 3. Liz Ingham 4. Simon Crawford 5. Owen Gale	50,715	12.0	+2.6
	Sex Party	1. Joël Murray 2. Merinda Davis	20,008	4.7	+4.7
	Family First	1. Daniel Mumby 2. Lisa Garay	15,282	3.6	−0.4
	Democratic Labor	1. Mark Farrell 2. Stephanie Mazzarella 3. Georga Byrne 4. Samuel Notaro 5. Marguerita Kavanagh	13,336	3.2	+2.1
Total formal votes			422,708	95.4	+1.7
Informal votes			20,549	4.6	−1.7
Turnout			443,257	92.3	−0.2

Western Victoria

2010 Victorian state election: Western Victoria
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			70,933
	Liberal/National Coalition	1. David Koch (elected 1) 2. Simon Ramsay (elected 3) 3. David O'Brien (elected 5) 4. Melanie Dow 5. Ruby Cameron	184,446	43.3	+2.5
	Labor	1. Jaala Pulford (elected 2) 2. Gayle Tierney (elected 4) 3. Richard Morrow 4. Geoff Dawson 5. Paul Romas	162,807	38.3	−3.7
	Greens	1. Marcus Ward 2. Judy Cameron 3. Jamal Blakkarly 4. Susan Perron 5. Jean Christie	43,525	10.2	+1.6
	Family First	1. Joshua Reimer 2. Graeme Presser 3. Trevor Pearce 4. Jahzeel Concepcion 5. Jim Rainey	14,165	3.3	−0.6
	Country Alliance	1. Miles Hodge 2. Ron Heath	11,399	2.7	+1.8
	Democratic Labor	1. Peter Kavanagh 2. Steve Campbell 3. Jane Byrne 4. Maria Mazzarella 5. Max Crockett	9,252	2.2	−0.5
Total formal votes			425,594	97.1	+0.7
Informal votes			12,882	2.9	−0.7
Turnout			438,476	94.0	+0.5

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↑ "State Election 2010 Results Summary". Victorian Electoral Commission.

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[1] "State Election 2010 Results Summary". Victorian Electoral Commission.

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