Electoral results for the district of South Barwon

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

Members for South Barwon

2022 Victorian state election: South Barwon^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Darren Cheeseman	19,969	44.2	+5.6
	Liberal	Andrew Katos	14,516	32.1	−6.5
	Greens	Genevieve Frances Dawson-Scott	5,719	12.6	+4.2
	Family First	Alan Barron	1,338	3.0	+3.0
	Democratic Labour	Leone Bates	1,099	2.4	−0.6
	Animal Justice	Naomi Adams	1,076	2.4	−0.7
	Justice	Jeynelle Marie Dean	891	2.0	+2.0
	Freedom	Simone Tomlinson	576	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			45,184	96.5	+1.0
Informal votes			1,637	3.5	−1.0
Turnout			46,821	90.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Darren Cheeseman	27,020	59.8	+6.8
	Liberal	Andrew Katos	18,164	40.2	−6.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.8

2018 Victorian state election: South Barwon^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Katos	18,180	37.61	−8.64
	Labor	Darren Cheeseman	18,003	37.25	+3.86
	Greens	Marian Smedley	4,164	8.62	−3.70
	Independent	Damien Cole	3,699	7.65	+7.65
	Animal Justice	Peter Oseckas	1,474	3.05	+1.14
	Democratic Labour	Stephen Campbell	1,461	3.02	+1.87
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Robert Ripa	998	2.06	+2.06
	Victorian Socialists	David Ball	355	0.73	+0.73
Total formal votes			48,334	95.50	−0.59
Informal votes			2,275	4.50	+0.59
Turnout			50,609	93.30	−1.60
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Darren Cheeseman	26,389	54.60	+7.46
	Liberal	Andrew Katos	21,945	45.40	−7.46
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.46

2014 Victorian state election: South Barwon^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Katos	18,869	46.3	−1.2
	Labor	Andy Richards	13,618	33.4	−2.1
	Greens	Lisa Ashdowne	5,023	12.3	+3.2
	Sex Party	Nick Wallis	806	2.0	+2.0
	Animal Justice	Jamie Overend	778	1.9	+1.9
	Family First	Steven Thompson	769	1.9	+0.0
	Democratic Labour	Kevin Butler	472	1.2	+0.0
	Country Alliance	Stephen Chara	459	1.1	−0.1
Total formal votes			40,794	96.1	+0.3
Informal votes			1,659	3.9	−0.3
Turnout			42,453	94.9	+4.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Andrew Katos	21,563	52.9	−2.0
	Labor	Andy Richards	19,231	47.1	+2.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.0

2010 Victorian state election: South Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Katos	20,133	45.93	+4.76
	Labor	Michael Crutchfield	15,759	35.95	-7.99
	Greens	Simon Northeast	4,208	9.60	+0.56
	Independent	Heather Wellington	1,185	2.70	+2.70
	Family First	Kathleen O'Connor	810	1.85	-2.81
	Democratic Labor	Alan Barron	577	1.32	+1.32
	Country Alliance	Tony Leen	547	1.25	+1.25
	Independent	John Dobinson	323	0.74	+0.74
	Independent	Keith Oakley	295	0.67	+0.67
Total formal votes			43,837	95.73	−1.20
Informal votes			1,955	4.27	+1.20
Turnout			45,792	94.79	+0.95
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Andrew Katos	23,675	53.94	+6.34
	Labor	Michael Crutchfield	20,218	46.06	-6.34
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+6.34

2006 Victorian state election: South Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Crutchfield	17,187	43.9	-3.5
	Liberal	Michael King	16,103	41.2	+1.7
	Greens	Matthew Walters	3,537	9.0	-0.3
	Family First	Jonathan Tinney	1,821	4.7	+4.7
	Independent	John Lambert	464	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			39,112	96.9	−0.2
Informal votes			1,239	3.1	+0.2
Turnout			40,351	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Crutchfield	20,446	52.3	-2.7
	Liberal	Michael King	18,666	47.7	+2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.7

2002 Victorian state election: South Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Crutchfield	17,132	47.4	+10.0
	Liberal	Alister Paterson	14,278	39.5	-11.2
	Greens	Iain Lygo	3,372	9.3	+5.6
	Independent	Andrew Hepner	1,212	3.4	+3.4
	Independent	Eric Bullmore	147	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			36,141	97.1	−0.7
Informal votes			1,078	2.9	+0.7
Turnout			37,219	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Crutchfield	19,880	55.0	+9.7
	Liberal	Alister Paterson	16,261	45.0	-9.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.7

1999 Victorian state election: South Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alister Paterson	16,892	50.7	-8.4
	Labor	Michael Crutchfield	12,468	37.4	-0.6
	Democrats	Jeffrey Paull	1,891	5.7	+5.7
	Greens	Stephen Chenery	1,233	3.7	+3.7
	Independent	Tierry Lauren	598	1.8	+1.8
	Independent	Michael Gannon	215	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			33,297	97.8	−0.4
Informal votes			761	2.2	+0.4
Turnout			34,058	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alister Paterson	18,222	54.7	-5.5
	Labor	Michael Crutchfield	15,076	45.3	+5.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.5

1996 Victorian state election: South Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alister Paterson	18,565	59.2	+10.8
	Labor	Michael Bjork-Billings	11,937	38.1	+9.0
	Natural Law	Mark Toomey	868	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			31,370	98.2	+0.8
Informal votes			575	1.8	−0.8
Turnout			31,945	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alister Paterson	18,881	60.2	-0.6
	Labor	Michael Bjork-Billings	12,473	39.8	+0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.6

1992 Victorian state election: South Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alister Paterson	13,970	48.4	-2.9
	Labor	Frances Patrick	8,392	29.1	-13.2
	Independent	Harley Dickinson	3,589	12.4	+12.4
	Geelong Community	Karan Dawson	2,035	7.0	+7.0
	Call to Australia	Gary Lyons	886	3.1	-3.3
Total formal votes			28,872	97.4	−0.1
Informal votes			758	2.6	+0.1
Turnout			29,630	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alister Paterson	17,521	60.8	+6.7
	Labor	Frances Patrick	11,280	39.2	-6.7
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

1988 Victorian state election: South Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harley Dickinson	14,821	52.11	-1.29
	Labor	George Williams	11,848	41.66	-4.94
	Call to Australia	Terry Winter	1,774	6.24	+6.24
Total formal votes			28,443	97.63	−0.40
Informal votes			690	2.37	+0.40
Turnout			29,133	93.47	−2.35
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harley Dickinson	15,590	54.82	+1.42
	Labor	George Williams	12,848	45.18	-1.42
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.42

1985 Victorian state election: South Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harley Dickinson	14,218	53.4	+3.8
	Labor	Harry Naylor	12,406	46.6	+2.8
Total formal votes			26,224	98.0
Informal votes			535	2.0
Turnout			27,159	95.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.0

1982 Victorian state election: South Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harley Dickinson	14,536	49.2	-7.4
	Labor	Eric Young	12,997	44.0	+0.6
	Democrats	Kenneth Oliver	2,016	6.8	+6.8
Total formal votes			29,549	98.5	+0.6
Informal votes			452	1.5	−0.6
Turnout			30,001	94.3	−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harley Dickinson	14,680	51.1	-5.5
	Labor	Eric Young	14,055	48.9	+5.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.5

1979 Victorian state election: South Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Aurel Smith	15,310	56.6	-2.0
	Labor	Eric Young	11,728	43.4	+6.8
Total formal votes			27,038	97.9	−0.3
Informal votes			566	2.1	+0.3
Turnout			27,604	95.1	+0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.4

1976 Victorian state election: South Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Aurel Smith	14,093	58.6	+4.2
	Labor	Raymond Hughan	8,786	36.6	-0.2
	Democratic Labor	James Jordan	1,159	4.8	-1.7
Total formal votes			24,038	98.2
Informal votes			434	1.8
Turnout			24,472	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Aurel Smith	15,136	63.0	+0.9
	Labor	Raymond Hughan	8,902	37.0	-0.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.9

"South Barwon District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2011.