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Electoral results for the district of Scoresby

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

Members for Scoresby

First incarnation (1945–1976)
Member Party Term
  Sir George Knox Liberal 1945–1960
  Bill Borthwick Liberal 1960–1967
  Geoff Hayes Liberal 1967–1976
Second incarnation (2002–present)
Member Party Term
  Kim Wells Liberal 2002–2014

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2010 Victorian state election: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kim Wells 20,745 59.05 +5.93
Labor Garry Nightingale 10,388 29.57 -2.82
Greens Salore Craig 2,821 8.03 +1.52
Family First Rachel Hanna 1,178 3.35 -3.42
Total formal votes 35,132 95.57 −0.36
Informal votes 1,627 4.43 +0.36
Turnout 36,759 93.96 −0.16
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kim Wells 22,529 64.14 +2.97
Labor Garry Nightingale 12,598 35.86 -2.97
Liberal hold Swing +2.97

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kim Wells 18,333 53.1 +1.8
Labor Gerry Raleigh 11,181 32.4 -8.7
Family First Peter Lake 2,338 6.8 +6.8
Greens Rex Thompson 2,246 6.5 -1.0
People Power John Tibble 417 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 34,515 95.9 −1.2
Informal votes 1,464 4.1 +1.2
Turnout 35,979 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kim Wells 21,110 61.2 +7.9
Labor Gerry Raleigh 13,400 38.8 -7.9
Liberal hold Swing +7.9
2002 Victorian state election: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kim Wells 17,617 51.3 -13.5
Labor Pollyanne Williams 14,118 41.1 +6.0
Greens Genevieve O'Connell 2,588 7.5 +7.5
Total formal votes 34,323 97.1 −0.5
Informal votes 1,023 2.9 +0.5
Turnout 35,346 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kim Wells 18,291 53.3 -11.5
Labor Pollyanne Williams 16,016 46.7 +11.5
Liberal hold Swing -11.5

Elections in the 1970s

1973 Victorian state election: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Hayes 27,562 49.6 +7.3
Labor Alan West 21,431 38.6 -3.8
Australia Murray Deerbon 3,513 6.3 +6.3
Democratic Labor Michael McMahon 3,003 5.4 -9.9
Total formal votes 55,509 97.6 +0.1
Informal votes 1,337 2.4 −0.1
Turnout 56,846 94.0 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Hayes 31,767 57.2 +1.1
Labor Alan West 23,742 42.8 -1.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.1
1970 Victorian state election: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alan West 15,937 42.4 +4.2
Liberal Geoff Hayes 15,932 42.3 -2.4
Democratic Labor Noel Clarke 5,757 15.3 -1.8
Total formal votes 37,626 97.5 +0.2
Informal votes 735 2.7 −0.2
Turnout 38,594 95.3 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Hayes 21,115 56.1 -3.9
Labor Alan West 16,511 43.9 +3.9
Liberal hold Swing -3.9

Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Hayes 12,078 44.7 -3.5
Labor Caroline Wilder 10,320 38.2 +1.3
Democratic Labor Barry Brindle 4,629 17.1 +2.2
Total formal votes 27,027 97.3
Informal votes 735 2.7
Turnout 27,762 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Hayes 16,222 60.0 -0.9
Labor Caroline Wilder 10,805 40.0 +0.9
Liberal hold Swing -0.9
1964 Victorian state election: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Bill Borthwick 17,207 51.5 +2.3
Labor Caroline Wilder 12,228 36.6 -2.0
Democratic Labor Peter Tunstall 4,004 12.0 -0.3
Total formal votes 33,439 97.9 −0.4
Informal votes 702 2.1 +0.4
Turnout 34,141 94.3 −0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Bill Borthwick 20,611 61.6 +1.8
Labor Caroline Wilder 12,828 38.4 -1.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.8
1961 Victorian state election: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Bill Borthwick 14,023 49.2 -8.5
Labor Ronald Wanklin 11,007 38.6 +6.1
Democratic Labor George Noone 3,498 12.3 +2.5
Total formal votes 28,528 98.3 −0.3
Informal votes 504 1.7 +0.3
Turnout 29,032 94.8 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Bill Borthwick 17,060 59.8 -6.3
Labor Ronald Wanklin 11,468 40.2 +6.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing -6.3
1960 Scoresby state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Bill Borthwick 11,904 48.3 -9.4
Labor Ronald Wanklyn 10,549 42.8 +10.3
Democratic Labor George Noone 2,206 8.9 -0.9
Total formal votes 24,659 98.3 −0.3
Informal votes 425 1.7 +0.3
Turnout 25,084 86.7 −6.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Bill Borthwick 13,779 55.9 -10.2
Labor Ronald Wanklyn 10,880 44.1 +10.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing -10.2

Elections in the 1950s

1958 Victorian state election: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Knox 13,677 57.7
Labor Reginald Robertson 7,701 32.5
Democratic Labor George Noone 2,330 9.8
Total formal votes 23,708 98.6
Informal votes 344 1.4
Turnout 24,052 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country George Knox 15,657 66.1
Labor Reginald Robertson 8,051 33.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1955 Victorian state election: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Knox 20,234 64.2
Labor Reginald Robertson 11,270 35.8
Total formal votes 31,504 98.5
Informal votes 483 1.5
Turnout 31,987 93.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1952 Victorian state election: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Knox 11,045 56.4 -18.1
Labor Henry Moore 8,535 43.6 +43.6
Total formal votes 19,580 98.5 +0.3
Informal votes 288 1.5 −0.3
Turnout 19,868 92.6 −0.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A
1950 Victorian state election: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Knox 12,036 74.5 -25.5
Independent Esca Chambers 4,126 25.5 +25.5
Total formal votes 16,162 98.2
Informal votes 297 1.8
Turnout 16,459 93.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Victorian state election: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Knox unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
1945 Victorian state election: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Knox unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

References

  • "Scoresby District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2011.