This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Richmond in Victorian state elections.
Members for Richmond
1856–1904, 2 members | |||||||
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Member 1 | Party | Term | Member 2 | Party | Term | ||
George Evans | Unaligned | 1856 – 1859 | Daniel Campbell | Unaligned | 1856 – 1859 | ||
James Francis | Unaligned | 1859 – 1874 | Alfred Woolley | Unaligned | 1859 – 1861 | ||
Thomas Lambert | Unaligned | 1861 – 1864 | |||||
Archibald Wardrop | Unaligned | 1864 – 1866 | |||||
Ambrose Kyte | Unaligned | 1867 – 1867 | |||||
James Harcourt | Unaligned | 1868 – 1871 | |||||
Louis Smith | Unaligned | 1871 – 1874 | |||||
Joseph Bosisto | Unaligned | 1874 – 1889 | Robert Inglis | Unaligned | 1874 – 1877 | ||
Louis Smith | Unaligned | 1877 – 1880 | |||||
William Walker | Unaligned | 1880 | |||||
Louis Smith | Unaligned | 1880 – 1883 | |||||
Charles Smith | Unaligned | 1883 – 1889 | |||||
George Bennett | Unaligned | 1889 – 1908 | |||||
William Trenwith | Labor | 1889 – 1903 | |||||
George Roberts | Labor | 1903 – 1904 | |||||
1904–present, 1 member | |||||||
Ted Cotter | Labor | 1908 – 1945 | |||||
Stan Keon | Labor | 1945 – 1949 | |||||
Frank Scully | Labor | 1949 – 1955 | |||||
Democratic Labor | 1955 – 1958 | ||||||
Bill Towers | Labor | 1958 – 1962 | |||||
Clyde Holding | Labor | 1962 – 1977 | |||||
Theo Sidiropoulos | Labor | 1977 – 1988 | |||||
Demetri Dollis | Labor | 1988 – 1999 | |||||
Richard Wynne | Labor | 1999 – 2022 | |||||
Gabrielle de Vietri | Greens | 2022 – Present |
= by-election
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2022
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Greens | Gabrielle de Vietri | 13,771 | 34.7 | +1.2 | |
Labor | Lauren O'Dwyer | 13,037 | 32.8 | −11.6 | |
Liberal | Lucas Moon | 7,456 | 18.8 | +18.8 | |
Reason | Jeremy Cowen | 1,830 | 4.6 | −2.0 | |
Victorian Socialists | Roz Ward | 1,828 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Animal Justice | Lis Viggers | 934 | 2.3 | −0.5 | |
Family First | Markus Freiverts | 458 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Independent | Meca Ho | 417 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 39,731 | 96.6 | +2.5 | ||
Informal votes | 1,381 | 3.4 | −2.5 | ||
Turnout | 41,112 | 85.1 | −0.4 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Labor | Lauren O'Dwyer | 29,451 | 74.1 | −7.1 | |
Liberal | Lucas Moon | 10,280 | 25.9 | +7.1 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Greens | Gabrielle de Vietri | 22,771 | 57.2 | +14.1 | |
Labor | Lauren O'Dwyer | 17,012 | 42.8 | −14.1 | |
Greens gain from Labor | Swing | +14.1 |
Elections in the 2010s
2018
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2018 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Richard Wynne | 19,705 | 44.39 | +11.10 | |
Greens | Kathleen Maltzahn | 15,197 | 34.23 | +2.77 | |
Reason | Judy Ryan | 2,916 | 6.57 | +3.24 | |
Independent Liberal | Kevin Quoc Tran | 2,698 | 6.08 | +6.08 | |
Independent | Herschel Landes | 1,340 | 3.02 | +3.02 | |
Animal Justice | Craig Kealy | 1,268 | 2.86 | +1.41 | |
Independent | Emma Manning | 811 | 1.83 | +1.83 | |
Independent | Adrian Whitehead | 459 | 1.03 | +1.03 | |
Total formal votes | 44,394 | 94.10 | −2.18 | ||
Informal votes | 2,783 | 5.90 | +2.18 | ||
Turnout | 47,177 | 86.28 | −2.93 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Richard Wynne | 24,620 | 55.46 | +3.60 | |
Greens | Kathleen Maltzahn | 19,774 | 44.54 | −3.60 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +3.60 |
2014
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2014 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Richard Wynne | 13,349 | 33.3 | −3.9 | |
Greens | Kathleen Maltzahn | 12,615 | 31.5 | +2.9 | |
Liberal | Weiran Lu | 8,308 | 20.7 | −2.0 | |
Independent Socialist | Stephen Jolly | 3,407 | 8.5 | −0.2 | |
Sex Party | Nevena Spirovska | 1,336 | 3.3 | +0.5 | |
Animal Justice | Miranda Smith | 578 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Family First | Sarah Knight | 317 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Independent | Tom Keel | 192 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 40,102 | 96.3 | −0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 1,550 | 3.7 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 41,652 | 89.2 | +1.4 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Labor | Richard Wynne | 29,303 | 73.1 | +2.7 | |
Liberal | Weiran Lu | 10,799 | 26.9 | −2.7 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Richard Wynne | 20,798 | 51.9 | −4.5 | |
Greens | Kathleen Maltzahn | 19,304 | 48.1 | +4.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −4.5 |
2010
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Richard Wynne | 13,328 | 37.26 | −9.15 | |
Greens | Kathleen Maltzahn | 10,174 | 28.44 | +3.76 | |
Liberal | Tom McFeely | 8,154 | 22.79 | +2.91 | |
Independent | Stephen Jolly | 3,097 | 8.66 | +3.02 | |
Sex Party | Angela White | 1,020 | 2.85 | +2.85 | |
Total formal votes | 35,773 | 96.37 | +0.80 | ||
Informal votes | 1,348 | 3.63 | −0.80 | ||
Turnout | 37,121 | 88.33 | +2.01 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Labor | Richard Wynne | 25,130 | 70.25 | −4.92 | |
Liberal | Tom McFeely | 10,643 | 29.75 | +4.92 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Richard Wynne | 20,212 | 56.46 | +1.58 | |
Greens | Kathleen Maltzahn | 15,589 | 43.54 | −1.58 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +1.58 |
Elections in the 2000s
2006
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2006 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Richard Wynne | 14,855 | 46.4 | −1.1 | |
Greens | Gurm Sekhon | 7,900 | 24.7 | −3.9 | |
Liberal | Maina Walkley | 6,365 | 19.9 | +0.1 | |
Independent | Stephen Jolly | 1,805 | 5.6 | +3.6 | |
People Power | Richard Grummet | 497 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Family First | Ann Bown Seeley | 443 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Independent | Luke Watts | 146 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 32,011 | 95.6 | −1.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,485 | 4.4 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 33,496 | 86.0 | |||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Labor | Richard Wynne | 24,060 | 75.2 | −0.4 | |
Liberal | Maina Walkley | 7,948 | 24.8 | +0.4 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Richard Wynne | 17,170 | 53.6 | +0.5 | |
Greens | Gurm Sekhon | 14,841 | 46.4 | −0.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +0.5 |
2002
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2002 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Richard Wynne | 15,016 | 47.5 | −9.5 | |
Greens | Gemma Pinnell | 9,055 | 28.6 | +28.6 | |
Liberal | Paul Teiwes | 6,251 | 19.8 | −11.4 | |
Independent | Paul Mees | 668 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Independent | Stephen Jolly | 629 | 2.0 | −9.8 | |
Total formal votes | 31,619 | 96.7 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,063 | 3.3 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 32,682 | 88.2 | |||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Labor | Richard Wynne | 23,933 | 75.5 | +9.8 | |
Liberal | Paul Teiwes | 7,747 | 24.5 | −9.8 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Richard Wynne | 16,787 | 53.1 | −12.6 | |
Greens | Gemma Pinnell | 14,832 | 46.9 | +46.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −12.6 |
Elections in the 1990s
1999
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Richard Wynne | 20,121 | 57.4 | −4.8 | |
Liberal | Duc Dung Tran | 10,716 | 30.6 | +0.6 | |
Independent | Stephen Jolly | 4,213 | 12.0 | +12.0 | |
Total formal votes | 35,050 | 96.3 | −0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 1,348 | 3.7 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 36,398 | 87.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Richard Wynne | 23,204 | 66.2 | −1.1 | |
Liberal | Duc Dung Tran | 11,837 | 33.8 | +1.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −1.1 |
1996
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1996 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Demetri Dollis | 21,216 | 62.2 | +8.9 | |
Liberal | Sunny Duong | 10,215 | 29.9 | +1.3 | |
Independent | Dave Mizon | 1,604 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
Natural Law | Larry Clarke | 1,095 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Total formal votes | 34,130 | 97.2 | +4.1 | ||
Informal votes | 991 | 2.8 | −4.1 | ||
Turnout | 35,121 | 89.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Demetri Dollis | 22,902 | 67.3 | +4.0 | |
Liberal | Sunny Duong | 11,103 | 32.7 | −4.0 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +4.0 |
1992
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1992 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Demetri Dollis | 15,945 | 53.3 | −7.8 | |
Liberal | Peter Graham | 8,554 | 28.6 | +5.5 | |
Independent | Geoff Millman | 1,322 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Democrats | Gordon McQuilten | 1,193 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Independent | Sunny Seau | 691 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Natural Law | Larry Clarke | 464 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Independent | Barry Gration | 452 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Independent | Jason Maher | 409 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Independent | Bill Hampson | 396 | 1.3 | −3.7 | |
Independent | Steve Florin | 373 | 1.2 | −2.8 | |
Independent | Ray Fulcher | 127 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 29,926 | 93.1 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 2,224 | 6.9 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 32,150 | 91.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Demetri Dollis | 18,858 | 63.3 | −4.1 | |
Liberal | Peter Graham | 10,939 | 36.7 | +4.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −4.1 |
Elections in the 1980s
1988
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Demetri Dollis | 14,630 | 60.42 | −10.99 | |
Liberal | David Monk | 5,452 | 22.51 | −6.08 | |
Democratic Labor | John Mulholland | 1,626 | 6.71 | +6.71 | |
Independent | Bill Hampson | 1,395 | 5.76 | +5.76 | |
Independent | Steve Florin | 1,112 | 4.59 | +4.59 | |
Total formal votes | 24,215 | 92.43 | −2.80 | ||
Informal votes | 1,984 | 7.57 | +2.80 | ||
Turnout | 26,199 | 86.11 | −0.96 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Demetri Dollis | 16,273 | 67.28 | −4.13 | |
Liberal | David Monk | 7,915 | 32.72 | +4.13 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −4.13 |
1985
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1985 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Theo Sidiropoulos | 18,396 | 71.4 | +2.1 | |
Liberal | John Sevior | 7,366 | 28.6 | +10.0 | |
Total formal votes | 25,762 | 95.2 | |||
Informal votes | 1,290 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 27,052 | 87.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | −6.5 |
1982
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1982 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Theo Sidiropoulos | 16,680 | 69.3 | +4.5 | |
Liberal | Jordan Topalides | 4,473 | 18.6 | −2.3 | |
Democrats | Bruce Errol | 2,915 | 12.1 | −0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 24,068 | 95.9 | +1.3 | ||
Informal votes | 1,034 | 4.1 | −1.3 | ||
Turnout | 25,102 | 87.8 | +0.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Theo Sidiropoulos | 18,354 | 76.3 | +5.9 | |
Liberal | Jordan Topalides | 5,714 | 23.7 | −5.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +5.9 |
Elections in the 1970s
1979
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1979 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Theo Sidiropoulos | 15,495 | 64.8 | −6.1 | |
Liberal | Wendy Leigh | 4,987 | 20.9 | −5.4 | |
Democrats | Vivian Keating | 2,995 | 12.5 | +12.5 | |
Independent | Astridis Lalopoulos | 430 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 23,907 | 94.6 | −1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 1,356 | 5.4 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 25,263 | 87.4 | −0.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Theo Sidiropoulos | 16,830 | 70.4 | −2.9 | |
Liberal | Wendy Leigh | 7,077 | 29.6 | +2.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −2.9 |
1977 by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Theo Sidiropoulos | 12,398 | 59.4 | −11.5 | |
Liberal | Paul Coughlin | 5,173 | 24.8 | −1.5 | |
Democrats | Vivian Keating | 3,311 | 15.9 | +15.9 | |
Total formal votes | 20,882 | 96.9 | +0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 671 | 3.1 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 21,553 | 72.4 | −15.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed
1976
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Clyde Holding | 18,340 | 70.9 | +6.3 | |
Liberal | John Rush | 6,804 | 26.3 | +3.6 | |
Independent | Andrew Jamieson | 732 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Total formal votes | 25,876 | 96.1 | |||
Informal votes | 1,050 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 26,926 | 87.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Clyde Holding | 18,963 | 73.3 | +6.8 | |
Liberal | John Rush | 6,913 | 26.7 | −6.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +6.8 |
1973
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Clyde Holding | 11,612 | 64.4 | +0.6 | |
Liberal | Roger Frankel | 4,001 | 22.2 | +4.6 | |
Democratic Labor | Henry Bader | 2,426 | 13.4 | −0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 18,039 | 94.1 | +1.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,137 | 5.9 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 19,176 | 87.7 | −4.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Clyde Holding | 11,976 | 66.4 | −1.9 | |
Liberal | Roger Frankel | 6,063 | 33.6 | +1.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −1.9 |
1970
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1970 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Clyde Holding | 11,629 | 63.8 | +2.4 | |
Liberal | Ronald Turner | 3,204 | 17.6 | +1.5 | |
Democratic Labor | Terence Scully | 2,531 | 13.9 | −8.5 | |
Total formal votes | 18,221 | 92.9 | −1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 1,381 | 7.1 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 19,602 | 91.9 | +0.6 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Clyde Holding | 12,437 | 68.3 | +3.5 | |
Liberal | Ronald Turner | 5,784 | 31.7 | −3.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +3.5 |
Elections in the 1960s
1967
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1967 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Clyde Holding | 12,435 | 61.4 | −1.9 | |
Democratic Labor | James Abikhair | 4,541 | 22.4 | +3.6 | |
Liberal | Graham Jackson | 3,265 | 16.1 | −1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 20,241 | 93.9 | |||
Informal votes | 1,308 | 6.1 | |||
Turnout | 21,549 | 91.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Clyde Holding | 13,116 | 64.8 | −1.6 | |
Liberal | Graham Jackson | 7,125 | 35.2 | +1.6 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −1.6 |
- The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Richmond.
1964
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1964 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Clyde Holding | 9,027 | 63.1 | +2.1 | |
Democratic Labor | Sydney Tutton | 2,786 | 19.5 | −6.3 | |
Liberal and Country | Leon Bram | 2,505 | 17.5 | +9.4 | |
Total formal votes | 14,318 | 95.3 | +0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 704 | 4.7 | −0.9 | ||
Turnout | 15,022 | 92.9 | +1.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Clyde Holding | 9,446 | 66.0 | −3.5 | |
Liberal and Country | Leon Bram | 4,872 | 34.0 | +3.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −3.5 |
- The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Richmond
1962 by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Clyde Holding | 9,347 | 65.9 | +4.9 | |
Democratic Labor | Leo Gardiner | 3,802 | 26.8 | +1.0 | |
Independent | Stirling Davis | 897 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Independent | John Murray | 129 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 14,175 | 96.1 | +1.7 | ||
Informal votes | 569 | 3.9 | −1.7 | ||
Turnout | 14,744 | 84.0 | −7.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed
1961
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1961 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bill Towers | 9,281 | 61.0 | +7.9 | |
Democratic Labor | Leo Gardner | 3,922 | 25.8 | −9.4 | |
Liberal and Country | John Ridge | 1,236 | 8.1 | −2.8 | |
Communist | Harry Bocquet | 789 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
Total formal votes | 15,228 | 94.4 | −2.7 | ||
Informal votes | 905 | 5.6 | +2.7 | ||
Turnout | 16,133 | 91.5 | −1.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bill Towers | 10,575 | 69.5 | +10.3 | |
Liberal and Country | John Ridge | 4,653 | 30.5 | −10.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +10.3 |
- The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Richmond.
Elections in the 1950s
1958
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1958 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bill Towers | 9,552 | 53.9 | ||
Democratic Labor | Frank Scully | 6,242 | 35.2 | ||
Liberal and Country | Nicholas Renton | 1,932 | 10.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 18,259 | 93.2 | |||
Informal votes | 533 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 18,259 | 93.2 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bill Towers | 10,488 | 59.2 | ||
Democratic Labor | Frank Scully | 7,238 | 40.8 | ||
Labor gain from Democratic Labor | Swing |
- Two candidate preferred vote was estimated.
1955
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1955 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor (A-C) | Frank Scully | 6,159 | 40.4 | ||
Labor | Patrick O'Connell | 5,967 | 39.2 | ||
Liberal and Country | Barry Dove | 2,622 | 17.2 | ||
Communist | Kenneth Miller | 484 | 3.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 15,232 | 95.9 | |||
Informal votes | 647 | 4.1 | |||
Turnout | 15,879 | 95.2 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor (A-C) | Frank Scully | 8,053 | 52.9 | ||
Labor | Patrick O'Connell | 7,179 | 47.1 | ||
Labor (A-C) gain from Labor | Swing |
1952
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1952 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frank Scully | 18,474 | 90.2 | +15.7 | |
Communist | Kenneth Miller | 2,016 | 9.8 | +3.4 | |
Total formal votes | 20,490 | 96.2 | −1.4 | ||
Informal votes | 814 | 3.8 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 21,304 | 93.4 | −2.0 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
1950
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Frank Scully | 17,569 | 74.5 | +1.5 | |
Liberal and Country | Ralph Skinner | 4,504 | 19.1 | −7.9 | |
Communist | Ken Miller | 1,510 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
Total formal votes | 23,583 | 97.6 | −0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 567 | 2.4 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 24,150 | 95.4 | +1.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Frank Scully | 18,928 | 80.3 | +7.3 | |
Liberal and Country | Ralph Skinner | 4,655 | 19.7 | −7.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +7.3 |
Elections in the 1940s
1949 by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frank Scully | 17,159 | 77.4 | +4.4 | |
Liberal and Country | Michael McNamara | 4,996 | 22.6 | −4.4 | |
Total formal votes | 22,155 | 98.0 | −0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 460 | 2.0 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 22,615 | 88.4 | −5.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +4.4 |
1947
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Stan Keon | 18,233 | 73.0 | −2.9 | |
Liberal | Roland Leckie | 6,736 | 27.0 | +27.0 | |
Total formal votes | 24,969 | 98.2 | +4.2 | ||
Informal votes | 465 | 1.8 | −4.2 | ||
Turnout | 25,434 | 94.1 | +7.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
1945
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1945 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Stan Keon | 16,621 | 75.9 | ||
Communist | Bart Flannagan | 5,288 | 24.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 21,909 | 94.0 | |||
Informal votes | 1,402 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 23,311 | 86.6 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
1943
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1943 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ted Cotter | 14,483 | 68.4 | −31.6 | |
Communist | Bertha Laidler | 6,690 | 31.6 | +31.6 | |
Total formal votes | 21,173 | 94.7 | |||
Informal votes | 1,191 | 5.3 | |||
Turnout | 22,364 | 85.5 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
1940
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1940 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ted Cotter | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
1937
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1937 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ted Cotter | 15,996 | 69.8 | −2.8 | |
Independent | Cecil Lee-Archer | 6,908 | 30.2 | +30.2 | |
Total formal votes | 22,904 | 98.4 | +0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 384 | 1.6 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 23,288 | 92.7 | −1.8 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | −2.8 |
1935
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ted Cotter | 16,268 | 72.6 | −27.4 | |
United Australia | Cecil Lee-Archer | 6,147 | 27.4 | +27.4 | |
Total formal votes | 22,415 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 560 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 22,975 | 94.5 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
1932
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ted Cotter | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
1929
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1929 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ted Cotter | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
1927
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ted Cotter | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
1924
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1924 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ted Cotter | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
1921
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1921 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ted Cotter | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
1920
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1920 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ted Cotter | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1910s
1917
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ted Cotter | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
1914
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1914 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ted Cotter | 6,335 | 76.3 | −0.4 | |
Liberal | Tom Brennan | 1,967 | 23.7 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 8,302 | 97.4 | −1.4 | ||
Informal votes | 224 | 2.6 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 8,526 | 48.9 | −6.3 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | −0.4 |
1911
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1911 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Richmond.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ted Cotter | 6,063 | 76.7 | +10.3 | |
Liberal | Norman O'Brien | 1,838 | 23.3 | +23.3 | |
Total formal votes | 7,901 | 98.8 | −1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 98 | 1.2 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,999 | 55.2 | −13.2 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
References
- "Richmond District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- Richmond District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- State Election 2018: Richmond District, VEC.
- Colebatch (16 November 2022). "Victoria considers its verdict". Inside Story. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
The overall two-party-preferred vote (including an estimate for inner-suburban Richmond, where an independent Liberal ran after the party failed to nominate) was 57.5 per cent for Labor, 42.5 per cent for the Coalition.
- State Election 2014: Richmond District, VEC.