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

Members for Essendon

Member Party Term
  William Watt Liberal 1904–1914
  Maurice Blackburn Labor 1914–1917
  Thomas Ryan Nationalist 1917–1924
  Frank Keane Labor 1924–1927
  Arthur Drakeford Labor 1927–1932
  James Dillon United Australia 1932–1943
  Samuel Merrifield Labor 1943–1945
  Arthur Drakeford Jr Labor 1945–1947
  Allen Bateman Liberal 1947–1950
  George Fewster Labor 1950–1955
  Labor (Anti-Communist) 1955
  Sir Kenneth Wheeler Liberal 1958–1979
  Barry Rowe Labor 1979–1992
  Ian Davis Liberal 1992–1996
  Judy Maddigan Labor 1996–2010
  Justin Madden Labor 2010–2014
  Danny Pearson Labor 2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022 Victorian state election: Essendon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Danny Pearson 17,196 41.1 −5.1
Liberal Angelo Baronessa 12,331 29.5 +1.9
Greens Jared Prentis 6,344 15.1 −1.7
Victorian Socialists Daniel Nair Dadich 1,951 4.7 +4.7
Animal Justice Gayle Williams 1,173 2.8 +2.8
Reason Nicholas Hope 1,018 2.4 +2.4
Freedom David Wright 1,006 2.4 +2.4
Family First Margaret Muir 848 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 41,867 96.0 +1.5
Informal votes 1,761 4.0 −1.5
Turnout 43,628 88.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Danny Pearson 26,146 62.5 −3.4
Liberal Angelo Baronessa 15,721 37.5 +3.4
Labor hold Swing −3.4

Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Essendon[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Danny Pearson 19,173 46.23 +5.33
Liberal Gino Potenza 11,414 27.52 −8.34
Greens James Williams 6,971 16.81 −1.22
Independent Richard Lawrence 1,702 4.10 +0.72
Independent Kate Baker 1,356 3.27 +3.27
Democratic Labour Dermot Connors 856 2.06 +2.06
Total formal votes 41,472 95.25 −0.81
Informal votes 2,067 4.75 +0.81
Turnout 43,539 89.91 −2.52
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Danny Pearson 27,315 65.86 +7.20
Liberal Gino Potenza 14,157 34.14 −7.20
Labor hold Swing +7.20
2014 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Danny Pearson 16,026 40.9 +2.8
Liberal Fred Ackerman 14,052 35.9 +1.1
Greens Ashley Waite 7,065 18.0 +0.1
Independent Richard Lawrence 1,326 3.4 +3.4
Voice for the West Mario Mendez 714 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 39,183 96.1 +0.1
Informal votes 1,605 3.9 −0.1
Turnout 40,788 92.4 +2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Danny Pearson 22,988 58.7 +4.3
Liberal Fred Ackerman 16,195 41.3 −4.3
Labor hold Swing +4.3
2010 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rebecca Gauci 12,983 36.83 +3.53
Labor Justin Madden 12,867 36.50 -13.37
Greens Rose Iser 5,816 16.50 +4.34
Independent Paul Giuliano 2,540 7.21 +7.21
Democratic Labor Sarah Notaro 1,047 2.97 +2.97
Total formal votes 35,253 95.97 +0.72
Informal votes 1,480 4.03 −0.72
Turnout 36,733 92.17 +0.44
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Justin Madden 18,224 51.66 -10.04
Liberal Rebecca Gauci 17,051 48.34 +10.04
Labor hold Swing -10.04

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Judy Maddigan 16,383 49.87 -4.67
Liberal Conrad D'Souza 10,939 33.30 +1.84
Greens Bob Muntz 3,995 12.16 -0.29
Family First Arthur Tsiglopoulos 997 3.03 +3.03
Independent Philip Cutler 414 1.26 +1.26
Citizens Electoral Council Jeremy Beck 125 0.38 -1.17
Total formal votes 32,853 95.25 −1.62
Informal votes 1,639 4.75 +1.62
Turnout 34,492 91.73 −0.73
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Maddigan 20,276 61.70 -4.22
Liberal Conrad D'Souza 12,586 38.30 +4.22
Labor hold Swing -4.22
2002 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Judy Maddigan 18,255 54.5 -3.6
Liberal Steve Reynolds 10,531 31.5 -10.4
Greens Victor Lewis-Hansom 4,167 12.4 +12.4
Citizens Electoral Council Colin Horne 519 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 33,472 96.9 −0.6
Informal votes 1,081 3.1 +0.6
Turnout 34,553 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Maddigan 22,065 65.9 +7.8
Liberal Steve Reynolds 11,405 34.1 -7.8
Labor hold Swing +7.8

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Judy Maddigan 18,489 58.5 +5.1
Liberal Ken Saunders 13,135 41.5 -5.1
Total formal votes 31,624 97.4 −0.3
Informal votes 839 2.6 +0.3
Turnout 32,463 93.7
Labor hold Swing +5.1
1996 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Judy Maddigan 15,652 50.9 +6.9
Liberal Ian Davis 13,282 43.2 +0.2
Independent Joan Brodie 978 3.2 +3.2
Independent Geoff Lutz 291 0.9 +0.9
Independent Simone Green 288 0.9 +0.9
Natural Law Jamie Pollock 263 0.9 -1.3
Total formal votes 30,754 97.7 +1.4
Informal votes 727 2.3 −1.4
Turnout 31,481 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Maddigan 16,404 53.4 +4.6
Liberal Ian Davis 14,324 46.6 -4.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.6
1992 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Judy Maddigan 13,046 44.0 -10.0
Liberal Ian Davis 12,757 43.0 +1.0
Independent Rowena Allsop 2,341 7.9 +7.9
Independent Geoff Ireland 875 3.0 +3.0
Natural Law John Bell 628 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 29,647 96.3 +0.7
Informal votes 1,145 3.7 −0.7
Turnout 30,792 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Davis 15,159 51.2 +6.7
Labor Judy Maddigan 14,429 48.8 -6.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.7

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Rowe 13,862 55.55 -6.53
Liberal Thomas Hilbert 10,404 41.70 +3.78
Call to Australia Karl Benden 686 2.75 +2.75
Total formal votes 24,952 95.43 −1.26
Informal votes 1,194 4.57 +1.26
Turnout 26,146 89.57 −2.21
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Rowe 14,156 56.74 -5.34
Liberal Thomas Hilbert 10,404 43.26 +5.34
Labor hold Swing -5.34
1985 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Rowe 16,964 62.1 -1.8
Liberal Brian Dodgson 10,360 37.9 +3.7
Total formal votes 27,324 96.7
Informal votes 935 3.3
Turnout 28,259 91.8
Labor hold Swing -2.9
1982 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Rowe 14,396 57.3 +6.5
Liberal Graeme Goodson 9,770 38.9 -2.5
Democrats Alan Powell 780 3.1 +3.1
Australia Richard Wright 176 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 25,122 97.2 −0.1
Informal votes 719 2.8 +0.1
Turnout 25,841 95.1 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Rowe 14,932 59.4 +7.9
Liberal Graeme Goodson 10,190 40.6 -7.9
Labor hold Swing +7.9

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Rowe 12,864 50.8 +0.8
Liberal Ian Hocking 10,487 41.4 -8.6
Democratic Labor Richard McManus 1,993 7.9 +7.9
Total formal votes 25,344 97.3 +0.1
Informal votes 702 2.7 −0.1
Turnout 26,046 94.4 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Rowe 13,045 51.5 +1.6
Liberal Ian Hocking 12,299 48.5 -1.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +1.6
1976 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 13,197 50.05 +8.1
Labor Barry Rowe 13,173 49.95 +5.7
Total formal votes 26,370 97.2
Informal votes 748 2.8
Turnout 27,118 93.9
Liberal hold Swing -2.8
1973 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ronald Kennelly 11,514 42.7 -3.0
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 11,232 41.6 +4.2
Democratic Labor John Moloney 2,483 9.2 -7.6
Australia Stanley Bell 1,205 4.5 +4.5
Defence of Government Schools Lancelot Hutchinson 555 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 26,989 96.0 −0.8
Informal votes 1,113 4.0 +0.8
Turnout 28,102 95.1 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 14,377 53.3 +2.6
Labor Ronald Kennelly 12,612 46.7 -2.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.6
1970 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ronald Kennelly 11,137 45.7 +4.5
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 9,125 37.4 -2.1
Democratic Labor Kevin Digby 4,103 16.8 -1.7
Total formal votes 24,365 96.8 −1.4
Informal votes 815 3.2 +1.4
Turnout 25,180 95.4 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 12,342 50.7 -4.7
Labor Ronald Kennelly 12,023 49.3 +4.7
Liberal hold Swing -4.7

Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Sanger 9,624 41.2 -1.2
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 9,216 39.5 +1.1
Democratic Labor Kevin Digby 4,315 18.5 -0.8
Independent Francis Zajac 181 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 23,986 98.2
Informal votes 181 1.8
Turnout 24,167 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 12,929 55.4 +0.5
Labor Arthur Sanger 10,407 44.6 -0.5
Liberal hold Swing +0.5
1964 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Kenneth Wheeler 9,893 41.9 +2.0
Labor Richard Kirby 9,234 39.1 +0.4
Democratic Labor Kevin Digby 4,504 19.1 -1.0
Total formal votes 23,631 98.0 +0.6
Informal votes 485 2.0 −0.6
Turnout 24,116 94.9 −0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Kenneth Wheeler 13,459 57.0 0.0
Labor Richard Kirby 10,172 43.0 0.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing 0.0
1961 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Kenneth Wheeler 9,054 39.9 +1.8
Labor Leslie Edmunds 8,794 38.7 -6.2
Democratic Labor Kevin Digby 4,564 20.1 +3.0
Independent Norman McClure 294 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 22,706 97.4 −1.0
Informal votes 614 2.6 +1.0
Turnout 23,320 95.4 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Kenneth Wheeler 12,933 57.0 +5.5
Labor Leslie Edmunds 9,773 43.0 -5.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing +5.5

Elections in the 1950s

1958 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Drakeford 9,737 44.9
Liberal and Country Kenneth Wheeler 8,270 38.1
Democratic Labor Kevin Digby 3,702 17.1
Total formal votes 21,709 98.4
Informal votes 343 1.6
Turnout 22,052 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Kenneth Wheeler 11,181 51.5
Labor Arthur Drakeford 10,528 48.5
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing
1952 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Fewster 19,808 64.2 +15.1
Liberal and Country Kenneth Wheeler 8,279 26.8 -19.4
Independent Lancelot Hutchinson 2,765 9.0 +9.0
Total formal votes 30,852 98.4 −0.6
Informal votes 485 1.6 +0.6
Turnout 31,337 94.4 −0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Fewster 20,085 65.1 +13.8
Liberal and Country Kenneth Wheeler 10,767 34.9 -13.8
Labor hold Swing +13.8
1950 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Fewster 13,725 49.1 -0.3
Liberal and Country Allen Bateman 12,910 46.2 -4.4
Independent Arthur Dodds 1,319 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 27,954 99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 287 1.0 −0.1
Turnout 28,241 95.3 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Fewster 14,339 51.3 +1.9
Liberal and Country Allen Bateman 13,615 48.7 -1.9
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +1.9

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Allen Bateman 12,776 50.6 +14.0
Labor Arthur Drakeford 12,464 49.4 -14.0
Total formal votes 25,240 98.9 +0.9
Informal votes 288 1.1 −0.9
Turnout 25,528 94.8 +5.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +14.0
1945 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Drakeford Jr. 14,007 63.4
Liberal James Dillon 8,073 36.6
Total formal votes 22,080 98.0
Informal votes 442 2.0
Turnout 22,522 89.7
Labor hold Swing
1943 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Samuel Merrifield 12,294 45.6 -2.8
United Australia James Dillon 11,370 42.2 -9.4
Independent Arthur Dodds 3,296 12.2 +12.2
Total formal votes 26,960 97.8 −1.2
Informal votes 591 2.2 +1.2
Turnout 27,551 89.2 −6.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Samuel Merrifield 14,239 52.8 +4.4
United Australia James Dillon 12,721 47.2 -4.4
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +4.4
1940 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia James Dillon 12,931 51.6 -3.1
Labor Arthur Clarey 12,149 48.4 +3.1
Total formal votes 25,080 99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 261 1.0 −0.1
Turnout 25,341 95.4 −1.3
United Australia hold Swing -3.1

Elections in the 1930s

1937 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia James Dillon 12,999 54.7 +2.9
Labor Arthur Clarey 10,752 45.3 -2.9
Total formal votes 23,751 98.9 −0.3
Informal votes 262 1.1 +0.3
Turnout 24,013 96.7 +0.3
United Australia hold Swing +2.9
1935 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia James Dillon 11,746 51.8 -1.1
Labor Alan Bird 10,921 48.2 +1.1
Total formal votes 22,667 99.2 +0.1
Informal votes 193 0.8 −0.1
Turnout 22,860 96.4 0.0
United Australia hold Swing -1.1
1932 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia James Dillon 11,572 52.9 +26.8
Labor Arthur Drakeford 10,300 47.1 -10.4
Total formal votes 21,872 99.1 +0.8
Informal votes 206 0.9 −0.8
Turnout 22,078 96.4 +0.3
United Australia gain from Labor Swing +12.0

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Drakeford 12,119 57.5 +5.1
Nationalist Arthur Clerke 5,506 26.1 -21.5
Ind. Nationalist Arthur Fenton 2,680 12.7 +12.7
Ind. Nationalist Gerald Fitzgerald 775 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 21,080 98.3 −1.0
Informal votes 368 1.7 +1.0
Turnout 21,448 96.1 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Drakeford 59.1 +6.7
Nationalist Arthur Clerke 40.9 -6.7
Labor hold Swing +6.7
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1927 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Drakeford 10,196 52.4
Nationalist Robert Gilbertson 9,254 47.6
Total formal votes 19,450 99.3
Informal votes 144 0.7
Turnout 19,594 94.8
Labor hold Swing
1924 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Keane 12,375 55.0 +10.9
Nationalist Thomas Ryan 10,106 45.0 -10.9
Total formal votes 22,481 99.6 −0.1
Informal votes 96 0.4 +0.1
Turnout 22,577 61.0 +2.9
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +10.9
1921 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Thomas Ryan 10,254 55.9 -1.4
Labor Alexander Taylor 8,093 44.1 +1.4
Total formal votes 18,347 99.7 +0.7
Informal votes 58 0.3 −0.7
Turnout 18,405 58.1 −7.2
Nationalist hold Swing -1.4
1920 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Thomas Ryan 11,607 57.3 +2.2
Labor Joseph Murphy 8,661 42.7 -2.2
Total formal votes 20,268 99.0 +1.7
Informal votes 210 1.0 −1.7
Turnout 20,478 65.3 +2.1
Nationalist hold Swing +2.2

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Thomas Ryan 9,551 55.1 +7.5
Labor Maurice Blackburn 7,782 44.9 -7.5
Total formal votes 17,333 97.3 −1.3
Informal votes 473 2.7 +1.3
Turnout 17,806 63.2 +7.1
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing +7.5
1914 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maurice Blackburn 7,342 52.4 +11.3
Liberal Edward Reynolds 6,660 47.6 -11.3
Total formal votes 14,002 98.6 −0.4
Informal votes 195 1.4 +0.4
Turnout 14,197 56.1 −10.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +11.3
1911 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Watt 7,134 58.9 +13.5
Labor Frank Keane 4,987 41.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 12,121 99.0 −0.6
Informal votes 125 1.0 +0.6
Turnout 12,246 66.2 +14.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A

References

  • "Essendon District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  1. ^ Essendon District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ State Election 2018: Essendon District, VEC.
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