Results of the 2002 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)

Victorian state election, 30 November 2002 Legislative Council << 1999–2006 >>
Enrolled voters		3,228,466
Votes cast		3,006,200		Turnout	93.12	+0.17
Informal votes		110,422		Informal	3.67	+0.30
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats won	Seats held
	Labor	1,375,245	47.49	+5.26	17	25
	Liberal	999,392	34.51	–5.19	3	14
	Greens	314,697	10.87	+8.64	0	0
	National	126,419	4.37	–2.91	2	5
	Democrats	51,718	1.79	–5.00	0	0
	Hope	4,615	0.16	+0.16	0	0
	Christian Democrats	4,615	0.14	–0.10	0	0
	Independent	19,534	0.67	–0.62	0	0
Total		2,895,778			22	44
Two-party-preferred
	Labor	1,675,108	57.85	+7.73
	Liberal	1,220,258	42.15	–7.73

This is a list of Legislative Council results for the Victorian 2002 state election. 22 of the 44 seats were contested.

Results by province

Ballarat

2002 Victorian state election: Ballarat Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John McQuilten	72,519	52.5	+3.0
	Liberal	Helen Bath	48,645	35.2	-10.5
	Greens	Cherie Bridges	14,182	10.3	+10.3
	Democrats	Geoff Lutz	2,809	2.0	-2.3
Total formal votes			138,155	97.0	0.0
Informal votes			4,317	3.0	0.0
Turnout			142,472	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John McQuilten	84,713	61.3	+9.0
	Liberal	Helen Bath	53,426	38.7	-9.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.0

Central Highlands

2002 Victorian state election: Central Highlands Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rob Mitchell	57,245	44.3	+1.1
	Liberal	Cath Marriott	48,352	37.4	-16.6
	Greens	Janet MacKenzie	12,206	9.4	+8.4
	National	Rozi Parisotto	9,563	7.4	+6.5
	Democrats	Jos Vandersman	1,925	1.5	+0.8
Total formal votes			129,291	96.7	−0.2
Informal votes			4,470	3.3	+0.2
Turnout			133,761	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rob Mitchell	70,460	54.5	+9.8
	Liberal	Cath Marriott	58,831	45.5	-9.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.8

Chelsea

2002 Victorian state election: Chelsea Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Matt Viney	69,508	54.0	+5.5
	Liberal	Vanthida Lao	42,715	33.2	-11.9
	Greens	Hilary Bray	11,904	9.3	+8.7
	Democrats	Wendy Thacker	4,525	3.5	-0.5
Total formal votes			128,652	96.1	−0.2
Informal votes			5,234	3.9	+0.2
Turnout			133,886	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Matt Viney	80,160	61.7	+8.9
	Liberal	Vanthida Lao	49,825	38.3	-8.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.9

Doutta Galla

2002 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Monica Gould	84,236	66.1	-0.4
	Liberal	Christina Tutone	31,808	24.9	-8.6
	Greens	Jules Beckwith	8,714	6.8	+6.8
	Democrats	Robert Livesay	2,753	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			127,511	94.6	−0.3
Informal votes			7,210	5.4	+0.3
Turnout			134,721	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Monica Gould	91,581	71.9	+5.5
	Liberal	Christina Tutone	35,797	28.1	-5.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.5

East Yarra

2002 Victorian state election: East Yarra Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Davis	60,379	45.6	-10.8
	Labor	Tom Wilson	47,741	36.1	+2.9
	Greens	Peter Campbell	20,311	15.3	+15.3
	Democrats	Kent Winzer	2,097	1.6	-8.8
	Independent	Bill French	1,003	0.8	+0.8
	Hope	Ronald Haack	792	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			132,323	96.4	−1.0
Informal votes			4,940	3.6	+1.0
Turnout			137,263	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Davis	66,304	50.1	-9.9
	Labor	Tom Wilson	66,019	49.9	+9.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-9.9

Eumemmerring

2002 Victorian state election: Eumemmerring Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Adem Somyurek	67,534	52.9	+8.4
	Liberal	Mick Morland	46,120	36.1	-10.1
	Greens	Val Kay	14,059	11.0	+11.0
Total formal votes			127,713	95.8	−0.1
Informal votes			5,546	4.2	+0.1
Turnout			133,259	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Adem Somyurek	76,438	59.9	+10.5
	Liberal	Mick Morland	51,230	40.1	-10.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+10.5

Geelong

2002 Victorian state election: Geelong Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Eren	72,683	51.2	+5.7
	Liberal	Ian Cover	51,059	36.0	-9.2
	Greens	Bruce Murray	11,904	8.4	+4.3
	Democrats	Erica Menheere-Thompson	3,255	2.3	-2.9
	Christian Democrats	Alan Barron	1,826	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Val Nicholls	1,144	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			141,871	97.0	−0.5
Informal votes			4,395	3.0	+0.5
Turnout			146,266	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Eren	86,253	60.8	+8.8
	Liberal	Ian Cover	55,564	39.2	-8.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.8

Gippsland

2002 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Wishart	52,917	39.5	+0.8
	National	Peter Hall	36,086	27.0	+27.0
	Liberal	Peter Tyler	31,120	23.3	-17.6
	Greens	Madelon Lane	9,910	7.4	+7.0
	Democrats	Jo McCubbin	3,767	2.8	-3.0
Total formal votes			133,800	96.6	0.0
Informal votes			4,674	3.4	0.0
Turnout			138,474	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter Hall	69,590	52.0	+0.1
	Labor	Don Wishart	64,210	48.0	-0.1
	National hold		Swing	+0.1

Higinbotham

2002 Victorian state election: Higinbotham Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Heffernan	60,580	45.7	-10.1
	Labor	Noel Pullen	52,445	39.6	+36.9
	Greens	Tony McDermott	16,451	12.4	+12.4
	Democrats	Derek Wilson	2,952	2.2	-39.1
Total formal votes			132,428	97.2	+0.3
Informal votes			3,845	2.8	−0.3
Turnout			136,273	92.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Noel Pullen	66,711	50.4	+6.5
	Liberal	Michael Heffernan	65,717	49.6	-6.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.5

Jika Jika

2002 Victorian state election: Jika Jika Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Theo Theophanous	78,149	59.9	-5.8
	Liberal	Thomas Flitner	28,160	21.6	-12.5
	Greens	Alexandra Bhathal	18,914	14.5	+14.5
	Democrats	Jess Healy	5,261	4.0	+3.9
Total formal votes			130,484	95.7	−0.3
Informal votes			5,798	4.3	+0.3
Turnout			136,282	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Theo Theophanous	98,031	75.1	+9.2
	Liberal	Thomas Flitner	32,424	24.9	-9.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.2

Koonung

2002 Victorian state election: Koonung Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Helen Buckingham	64,757	47.2	+9.7
	Liberal	Gerald Ashman	58,338	42.5	-11.4
	Greens	Mick Kir	12,598	9.2	+6.2
	Hope	Jenny Manassa	1,583	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			137,276	96.9	−0.4
Informal votes			4,421	3.1	+0.4
Turnout			141,697	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Helen Buckingham	74,853	54.5	+11.7
	Liberal	Gerald Ashman	62,423	45.5	-11.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+11.7

Melbourne

2002 Victorian state election: Melbourne Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gavin Jennings	61,810	48.7	-6.7
	Greens	Robyn Evans	31,481	24.8	+24.8
	Liberal	Michael Christo	30,771	24.2	-10.0
	Democrats	Danii Coric	2,878	2.3	-8.0
Total formal votes			126,940	96.5	+0.4
Informal votes			4,652	3.5	−0.4
Turnout			131,592	90.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gavin Jennings	67,059	52.8	-10.6
	Greens	Robyn Evans	59,881	47.2	+47.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.6

Melbourne North

2002 Victorian state election: Melbourne North Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Candy Broad	90,720	69.4	+4.3
	Liberal	Henry Buch	25,976	19.9	-11.4
	Greens	David Cuthbertson	10,674	8.2	+8.2
	Democrats	Penelope Robertson	3,333	2.6	+2.0
Total formal votes			130,703	94.7	0.0
Informal votes			7,276	5.3	0.0
Turnout			137,979	92.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Candy Broad	101,705	77.8	+10.7
	Liberal	Henry Buch	28,979	22.2	-10.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.7

Melbourne West

2002 Victorian state election: Melbourne West Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sang Nguyen	78,617	60.4	-0.7
	Liberal	Peter Hammond	32,350	24.9	-8.2
	Greens	Andrew Ellis	15,007	11.5	+11.5
	Democrats	Barry Thomas	4,123	3.2	-2.6
Total formal votes			130,097	95.4	−0.3
Informal votes			6,314	4.6	+0.3
Turnout			136,411	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sang Nguyen	91,780	70.6	+5.7
	Liberal	Peter Hammond	38,237	29.4	-5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.7

Monash

2002 Victorian state election: Monash Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Katsambanis	55,855	43.5	-8.1
	Labor	Johan Scheffer	46,697	36.3	-1.2
	Greens	Jo Lewis	23,154	18.0	+18.0
	Democrats	David Zemdegs	2,795	2.2	-5.3
Total formal votes			128,501	97.0	+0.2
Informal votes			4,015	3.0	−0.2
Turnout			132,516	89.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Johan Scheffer	66,740	51.9	+7.5
	Liberal	Peter Katsambanis	61,761	48.1	-7.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.5

North Eastern

2002 Victorian state election: North Eastern Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wendy Lovell	41,725	33.3	+32.4
	Labor	Jackie Crothers	40,279	32.2	-3.4
	National	Kerrin Chambers	30,134	24.1	-31.4
	Greens	Carol Kunert	7,243	5.8	+5.8
	Democrats	Leanne Pleash	3,465	2.8	-5.2
	Christian Democrats	Phil Seymour	2,332	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			125,178	95.7	−1.2
Informal votes			5,576	4.3	+1.2
Turnout			130,754	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wendy Lovell	73,538	58.7	+58.7
	Labor	Jackie Crothers	51,640	41.3	+1.4
	Liberal gain from National		Swing	N/A

North Western

2002 Victorian state election: North Western Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Marg Lewis	47,302	36.1	-4.6
	National	Damian Drum	30,494	23.2	-27.2
	Liberal	Peter Kennedy	29,776	22.7	+21.0
	Independent	Laurie Whelan	16,308	12.4	+12.4
	Greens	Julie Rivendell	7,328	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			131,208	96.7	−1.0
Informal votes			4,472	3.3	+1.0
Turnout			135,680	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Damian Drum	66,200	50.5	-5.3
	Labor	Marg Lewis	65,008	49.5	+5.3
	National hold		Swing	-5.3

Silvan

2002 Victorian state election: Silvan Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wendy Smith	59,906	44.4	-8.4
	Labor	Carolyn Hirsh	56,588	41.9	+3.5
	Greens	Michael Abson	14,793	11.0	+10.7
	Democrats	Tony Carden	2,333	1.7	-4.1
	Hope	Leo Tischler	1,347	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			134,967	96.7	−0.4
Informal votes			4,549	3.3	+0.4
Turnout			139,516	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Carolyn Hirsh	69,885	51.8	+8.3
	Liberal	Wendy Smith	65,082	48.2	-8.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.3

Templestowe

2002 Victorian state election: Templestowe Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lidia Argondizzo	56,952	43.5	+42.1
	Liberal	Carlo Furletti	54,670	41.7	-11.8
	Greens	Robyn Roberts	17,469	13.3	-21.5
	Independent	Reginald Temple	1,079	0.8	+0.8
	Hope	Lee-Anne Poynton	893	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			131,063	96.2	−0.8
Informal votes			5,195	3.8	+0.8
Turnout			136,258	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lidia Argondizzo	70,611	53.9	+9.6
	Liberal	Carlo Furletti	60,452	46.1	-9.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.6

Waverley

2002 Victorian state election: Waverley Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Lenders	67,950	54.0	+6.2
	Liberal	Denise McGill	43,226	34.3	-9.7
	Greens	Heather Welsh	11,238	8.9	+8.8
	Democrats	Polly Morgan	3,447	2.7	-4.3
Total formal votes			125,861	96.2	+0.4
Informal votes			4,915	3.8	−0.4
Turnout			130,776	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Lenders	78,478	62.4	+9.8
	Liberal	Denise McGill	47,362	37.6	-9.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.8

Western

2002 Victorian state election: Western Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Vogels	56,497	40.0	+32.5
	Labor	Lesley Jackson	54,815	38.8	+0.8
	National	Greg Walcott	20,142	14.3	-34.9
	Greens	Viola Spokes	9,823	7.0	+7.0
Total formal votes			141,277	96.8	−0.8
Informal votes			4,611	3.2	+0.8
Turnout			145,888	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Vogels	76,772	54.3	-4.7
	Labor	Lesley Jackson	64,505	45.7	+4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.7

Western Port

2002 Victorian state election: Western Port Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Cameron Boardman	61,364	47.0	-7.1
	Labor	Geoff Hilton	53,781	41.2	+4.8
	Greens	Ian Hutchison	15,334	11.8	+7.9
Total formal votes			130,479	97.0	−0.3
Informal votes			3,997	3.0	+0.3
Turnout			134,476	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Geoff Hilton	65,441	50.2	+8.5
	Liberal	Cameron Boardman	65,030	49.8	-8.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.5

By-elections

There were a total of 2 Legislative Council by-elections that took place on election day following the resignation of MLCs elected at the 1999 election.

East Yarra

2002 Victorian state election: East Yarra by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Dalla-Riva	58,145	45.8	-11.0
	Labor	Will Fowles	43,964	34.6	+1.8
	Greens	Wendy Salter	21,096	16.6	+16.6
	Democrats	Ari Sharp	3,805	3.0	-7.4
Total formal votes			127,010	97.0	−0.5
Informal votes			3,933	3.0	+0.5
Turnout			130,943	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Richard Dalla-Riva	65,500	51.5	-8.8
	Labor	Will Fowles	61,634	48.5	+8.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-8.8

This election followed the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mark Birrell, who resigned. The by-election was conducted on the same day as the 2002 election, but used the old electoral boundaries.

Western

2002 Victorian state election: Western by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Koch	46,321	38.8	+38.8
	Labor	Stephen Clegg	40,984	34.3	-0.7
	National	David Miller	21,263	17.8	-41.7
	Greens	Sally-Anne Brown	10,973	9.2	+9.2
Total formal votes			119,541	96.7	−1.1
Informal votes			4,019	3.3	+1.1
Turnout			123,560	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Koch	66,953	56.0	+56.0
	Labor	Stephen Clegg	52,588	44.0	+5.9
	Liberal gain from National		Swing	N/A

This election followed the vacancy caused by the resignation of Roger Hallam, who resigned. The by-election was conducted on the same day as the 2002 election, but used the old electoral boundaries.

See also

• 2002 Victorian state election
• Candidates of the Victorian state election, 2002