Electoral results for the South Western Province (Victoria)
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This is a list of electoral results for the South Western Province in Victorian state elections.
Members for South Western Province
[edit]Election results
[edit]Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Stan Gleeson | 45,418 | 45.0 | +6.1 | |
Labor | Stanley Nash | 40,179 | 39.8 | −0.4 | |
Democratic Labor | James Crockett | 7,994 | 7.9 | −6.5 | |
Country | Gilbert Anderson | 7,401 | 7.3 | +0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 100,992 | 96.5 | −0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 3,681 | 3.5 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 104,673 | 94.3 | −1.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Stan Gleeson | 58,678 | 58.1 | +3.3 | |
Labor | Stanley Nash | 42,314 | 41.9 | −3.3 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Stanley Nash | 35,619 | 40.2 | +4.0 | |
Liberal | Glyn Jenkins | 34,396 | 38.9 | −2.3 | |
Democratic Labor | William Bond | 12,746 | 14.4 | −0.2 | |
Country | Bartus De Groot | 5,783 | 6.5 | −1.5 | |
Total formal votes | 88,544 | 96.9 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 2,864 | 3.1 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 91,408 | 95.6 | +0.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Glyn Jenkins | 48,524 | 54.8 | −5.2 | |
Labor | Stanley Nash | 40,020 | 45.2 | +5.2 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −5.2 |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Stan Gleeson | 33,889 | 41.2 | ||
Labor | John Woolfe | 29,710 | 36.2 | ||
Democratic Labor | Gerald Gleeson | 11,970 | 14.6 | ||
Country | Christian Edwards | 6,610 | 8.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 82,179 | 96.5 | |||
Informal votes | 2,952 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 85,131 | 94.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Stan Gleeson | 49,304 | 60.0 | ||
Labor | John Woolfe | 32,875 | 40.0 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Stan Gleeson | 40,507 | 53.8 | +5.9 | |
Labor | Stanley Nash | 34,779 | 46.2 | +12.1 | |
Total formal votes | 75,286 | 98.5 | +0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 1,158 | 1.5 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 76,444 | 89.6 | −6.0 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | −2.9 |
- This by-election was caused by the death of Gordon McArthur.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Geoffrey Thom | 37,359 | 47.9 | +2.5 | |
Labor | Gordon Scholes | 26,644 | 34.1 | −2.5 | |
Democratic Labor | Gerald Gleeson | 14,045 | 18.0 | 0.0 | |
Total formal votes | 78,048 | 97.7 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 1,870 | 2.3 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 79,918 | 95.6 | +0.8 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Geoffrey Thom | 46,740 | 59.9 | −1.7 | |
Labor | Gordon Scholes | 31,308 | 40.1 | +1.7 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | −1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Gordon McArthur | 33,000 | 45.4 | −1.0 | |
Labor | Stanley Nash | 26,654 | 36.6 | −4.9 | |
Democratic Labor | Newell Barrett | 13,102 | 18.0 | +5.9 | |
Total formal votes | 72,756 | 97.4 | −1.7 | ||
Informal votes | 1,936 | 2.6 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 74,692 | 94.8 | +1.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Gordon McArthur | 44,818 | 61.6 | +4.9 | |
Labor | Stanley Nash | 27,938 | 38.4 | −4.9 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +4.9 |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Geoffrey Thom | 31,878 | 46.4 | −7.5 | |
Labor | Don Ferguson | 28,510 | 41.5 | +11.4 | |
Democratic Labor | Norman Smith | 8,298 | 12.1 | −4.0 | |
Total formal votes | 68,686 | 99.1 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 645 | 0.9 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 69,331 | 93.6 | +1.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Geoffrey Thom | 38,909 | 56.6 | −11.6 | |
Labor | Don Ferguson | 29,777 | 43.4 | +11.6 | |
Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | −11.6 |
References
[edit]- ^ Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1973". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1970". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1967". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1964". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1961". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1958". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 10 November 2020.