This is a list of electoral results for the Nunawading Province in Victorian state elections.
Members for Nunawading Province
Member 1 | Party | Year | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vernon Hauser | Liberal | 1976 | Member 2 | Party | ||
1979 | Peter Block | Liberal | ||||
Laurie McArthur | Labor | 1982 | ||||
1985 | Bob Ives | Labor | ||||
1985 | Rosemary Varty | Liberal | ||||
George Cox | Liberal | 1988 | ||||
Election results
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Cox | 56,764 | 51.1 | +5.0 | |
Labor | Laurie McArthur | 54,308 | 48.9 | +3.1 | |
Total formal votes | 111,072 | 96.7 | −1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 3,782 | 3.3 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 114,854 | 93.4 | −0.6 | ||
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rosemary Varty | 51,006 | 49.2 | +3.1 | |
Labor | Bob Ives | 40,578 | 39.2 | −6.6 | |
Democrats | Michael Nardella | 4,760 | 4.6 | −3.5 | |
Call to Australia | William Watson | 2,682 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Nuclear Disarmament | Jennifer Cotterell | 2,530 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Democratic Labor | Peter Ferwerda | 1,361 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Independent | Basil Smith | 438 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Independent | Brian Lumsden | 204 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Independent | Wilhelm Kapphan | 75 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 103,634 | 98.1 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 2,055 | 1.9 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 105,689 | ||||
Liberal | Rosemary Varty | 52,086 | 50.3 | ||
Labor | Bob Ives | 40,818 | 39.4 | ||
Democrats | Michael Nardella | 4,947 | 4.8 | ||
Call to Australia | William Watson | 3,120 | 3.0 | ||
Nuclear Disarmament | Jennifer Cotterell | 2,649 | 2.6 | ||
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | N/A |
- A full distribution of preferences was not carried out, as Varty recorded a majority after the fifth count.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rosemary Varty | 50,584 | 46.1 | ||
Labor | Bob Ives | 50,220 | 45.8 | ||
Democrats | Michael Nardella | 8,855 | 8.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 109,659 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 2,561 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 112,220 | 94.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bob Ives | 54,822* | 50.0 | −3.6 | |
Liberal | Rosemary Varty | 54,821 | 50.0 | +3.6 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | −3.6 |
- Includes the casting vote by the returning officer.
- This result was overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns and a by-election was held.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Vernon Hauser | 53,096 | 45.7 | −4.1 | |
Labor | Laurie McArthur | 51,895 | 44.7 | +5.8 | |
Democrats | Jeffrey McAlpine | 11,179 | 9.6 | −1.7 | |
Total formal votes | 116,170 | 97.9 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 2,506 | 2.1 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 118,676 | 94.9 | +0.9 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Laurie McArthur | 58,461 | 50.3 | +6.1 | |
Liberal | Vernon Hauser | 57,709 | 49.7 | −6.1 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.1 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Peter Block | 55,983 | 49.8 | −10.4 | |
Labor | Alan Wearne | 43,709 | 38.9 | −0.9 | |
Democrats | Jeffrey McAlpine | 12,644 | 11.3 | +11.3 | |
Total formal votes | 112,336 | 97.6 | 0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 2,706 | 2.4 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 115,042 | 94.0 | +0.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Peter Block | 62,697 | 55.8 | −4.4 | |
Labor | Alan Wearne | 49,639 | 44.2 | +4.4 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Vernon Hauser | 65,006 | 60.2 | ||
Labor | John Madden | 43,049 | 39.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 108,055 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 2,612 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 110,667 | 93.6 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
References
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- Carr, Adam. "Victoria - Legislative Council - Election of 2 March 1985". Psephos. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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