Electoral results for the district of Mitcham (Victoria)

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

Members for Mitcham[edit]

Member Party Term
  Dorothy Goble Liberal 1967–1976
  George Cox Liberal 1976–1982
  John Harrowfield Labor 1982–1992
  Roger Pescott Liberal 1992–1997
  Tony Robinson Labor 1997–2010
  Dee Ryall Liberal 2010–2014

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2010 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dee Ryall 15,717 46.55 +7.09
Labor Tony Robinson 11,669 34.56 -5.56
Greens Sheridan Lewis 4,024 11.92 +0.33
Sex Party Paul Elliott 963 2.85 +2.85
Family First Daniel Ha 758 2.25 -2.28
Democratic Labor Barry O'Shea 632 1.87 +1.87
Total formal votes 33,763 96.55 +0.06
Informal votes 1,208 3.45 -0.06
Turnout 34,971 94.38 -0.10
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dee Ryall 17,852 52.90 +4.77
Labor Tony Robinson 15,895 47.10 -4.77
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.77

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2006 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Robinson 13,305 40.1 -7.7
Liberal Philip Daw 13,085 39.5 +1.6
Greens Rob Redman 3,843 11.6 +1.0
Family First Miriam Rawson 1,501 4.5 +4.5
Independent Peter Allan 936 2.8 +2.8
People Power Sharon Partridge 490 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 33,160 96.5 -0.9
Informal votes 1,205 3.5 +0.9
Turnout 34,365 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Robinson 17,234 52.0 -5.7
Liberal Philip Daw 15,926 48.0 +5.7
Labor hold Swing -5.7
2002 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Robinson 16,097 47.8 +3.0
Liberal Russell Hannan 12,735 37.9 -9.9
Greens Bill Pemberton 3,559 10.6 +10.6
Independent Kaele Way 946 2.8 +2.8
Independent Liz Turner 307 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 33,644 97.4 -0.4
Informal votes 906 2.6 +0.4
Turnout 34,550 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Robinson 19,405 57.7 +7.7
Liberal Russell Hannan 14,239 42.3 -7.7
Labor hold Swing +7.7

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1999 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Munroe 15,043 47.2 -6.4
Labor Tony Robinson 14,411 45.2 +4.7
Independent Chris Aubrey 1,529 4.8 +4.8
Hope Tim Petherbridge 894 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 31,877 97.8 -0.3
Informal votes 729 2.2 +0.3
Turnout 32,606 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Robinson 16,110 50.5 +5.8
Liberal Andrew Munroe 15,767 49.5 -5.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.8
1997 Mitcham state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Robinson 13,206 46.3 +5.8
Liberal Andrew Munroe 8,764 30.7 -22.9
Democrats John McLaren 1,857 6.5 +6.5
Independent Peter Stokes 1,356 4.7 +4.7
Greens Robyn Evans 1,021 3.6 +3.6
Independent Tim Petherbridge 551 1.9 +1.9
Independent Rob Wootton 498 1.7 +1.7
Independent Adam Kliska 257 0.9 +0.9
Shooters David McDermott 245 0.9 +0.9
Reform Mike Dunn 204 0.7 +0.7
Independent Steve Raskovy 88 0.3 +0.3
Abolish Child Support Abolish Child Support 69 0.2 +0.2
Independent Adrian Stagg 55 0.2 +0.2
Independent Basil Smith 48 0.2 +0.2
Independent Neville Ford 42 0.1 +0.1
Independent Shalam Kalinkara 42 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 28,549 96.5 -1.6
Informal votes 1,040 3.5 +1.6
Turnout 29,589 87.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Robinson 17,214 60.5 +15.8
Liberal Andrew Munroe 11,247 39.5 -15.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +15.8
1996 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roger Pescott 16,951 53.6 -0.8
Labor Julie Warren 12,791 40.5 +3.1
Independent Howard Tankey 1,539 4.9 +4.9
Natural Law Andrew Stenberg 333 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 31,614 98.1 +1.1
Informal votes 620 1.9 -1.1
Turnout 32,234 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roger Pescott 17,446 55.3 -3.2
Labor Julie Warren 14,088 44.7 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing -3.2
1992 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roger Pescott 16,735 54.4 +11.6
Labor John Harrowfield 11,504 37.4 -8.9
Independent Gilbert Boffa 2,516 8.2 +8.2
Total formal votes 30,755 97.0 -0.2
Informal votes 962 3.0 +0.2
Turnout 31,717 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roger Pescott 17,966 58.5 +10.8
Labor John Harrowfield 12,726 41.5 -10.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +10.8

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1988 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Harrowfield 12,380 45.98 -7.73
Liberal Matthew Starr 11,548 42.89 -3.40
Democrats Louise Enders 1,830 6.80 +6.80
Call to Australia Johan Elsmann 1,164 4.32 +4.32
Total formal votes 26,922 97.10 -0.42
Informal votes 805 2.90 +0.42
Turnout 27,727 93.72 -0.71
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Harrowfield 14,247 52.95 -0.76
Liberal Matthew Starr 12,661 47.05 +0.76
Labor hold Swing -0.76
1985 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Harrowfield 14,928 53.7 +4.9
Liberal Bruce Camfield 12,868 46.3 +5.6
Total formal votes 27,796 97.5
Informal votes 708 2.5
Turnout 28,504 94.4
Labor hold Swing +0.1
1982 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Harrowfield 13,581 50.0 +5.7
Liberal George Cox 11,075 40.8 -3.5
Democrats Ross Roberts 1,702 6.3 -2.1
Democratic Labor Ada Kowal 785 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 27,143 97.9 +0.1
Informal votes 573 2.1 -0.1
Turnout 27,716 95.3 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Harrowfield 14,638 53.9 +4.6
Liberal George Cox 12,505 46.1 -4.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.6

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1979 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Cox 11,807 44.3 -11.2
Labor Michael Shatin 11,799 44.3 -0.2
Democrats Frank Andrewartha 2,227 8.4 +8.4
Australia Peter Allan 801 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 26,634 97.8 +0.4
Informal votes 607 2.2 -0.4
Turnout 27,241 94.5 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal George Cox 13,512 50.7 -4.8
Labor Michael Shatin 13,122 49.3 +4.8
Liberal hold Swing -4.8
1976 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Cox 14,294 55.5 +9.7
Labor Gordon Henderson 11,444 44.5 +2.4
Total formal votes 25,738 97.4
Informal votes 693 2.6
Turnout 26,431 93.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.7
1973 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dorothy Goble 14,278 47.3 +7.7
Labor John Hyslop 12,156 40.3 -1.0
Democratic Labor Marianne Crowe 1,637 5.4 -6.8
Australia Ethel Beaumont 1,619 5.4 +5.4
Defence of Government Schools Ray Nilsen 503 1.7 -5.2
Total formal votes 30,193 97.8 +0.6
Informal votes 692 2.2 -0.6
Turnout 30,885 93.3 -1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dorothy Goble 16,661 55.2 +2.9
Labor John Hyslop 13,532 44.8 -2.9
Liberal hold Swing +2.9
1970 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Hyslop 11,146 41.3 +0.1
Liberal Dorothy Goble 10,693 39.6 -6.2
Democratic Labor Marianne Crowe 3,294 12.2 -0.8
Defence of Government Schools Ray Nilsen 1,870 6.9 +6.9
Total formal votes 27,003 97.2 -0.7
Informal votes 774 2.8 +0.7
Turnout 27,777 94.8 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dorothy Goble 14,122 52.3 -4.7
Labor John Hyslop 12,881 47.7 +4.7
Liberal hold Swing -4.7

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dorothy Goble 11,329 45.7 -4.2
Labor Graham Walsh 10,203 41.2 +5.8
Democratic Labor Gerald Shinnick 3,231 13.1 -1.6
Total formal votes 24,763 97.9
Informal votes 534 2.1
Turnout 25,297 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dorothy Goble 14,116 57.0 -5.5
Labor Graham Walsh 10,647 43.0 +5.5
Liberal hold Swing -5.5

References[edit]

  • "Mitcham District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
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