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

Members for Evelyn

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Member Party Term
  John Charles King Unaligned 1859–1859
  William Bell Unaligned 1859–1860
  William Jones Unaligned 1860–1863
  John Thompson Unaligned 1863–1865
  William Watkins Unaligned 1866–1874
  Ewen Hugh Cameron Conservative 1874–1909
  Comm Liberal 1909–1914
  James Rouget Comm Liberal 1914–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1917
  William Everard Economy 1917–1918
  Nationalist 1918–1924
  Independent 1924–1924
  United Australia 1924–1945
  Liberal / LCP 1945–1950
  Roland Leckie LCP 1950–1952
  Phillip Connell Labor 1952–1958
  Russell Stokes LCP / Liberal 1958–1973
  Jim Plowman Liberal 1973–1982
  Max McDonald Labor 1982–1985
  Jim Plowman Liberal 1985–1999
  Christine Fyffe Liberal 1999–2002
  Heather McTaggart Labor 2002–2006
  Christine Fyffe Liberal 2006–2018
  Bridget Vallence Liberal 2018–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2022 Victorian state election: Evelyn[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bridget Vallence 20,385 46.7 −1.8
Labor Lorna Dent 14,277 32.7 −8.0
Greens Andrew Henley 4,052 9.3 −0.4
Family First Jeanette Dobson 2,318 5.3 +5.3
Animal Justice Jan Heald 1,819 4.2 +4.2
Independent Nat De Francesco 448 1.0 +1.0
Independent Rosalie De Francesco 366 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 43,665 95.1 +0.8
Informal votes 2,254 4.9 −0.8
Turnout 45,919 91.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bridget Vallence 24,114 55.2 +3.4
Labor Lorna Dent 19,559 44.8 −3.4
Liberal hold Swing +3.4

Elections in the 2010s

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2018 Victorian state election: Evelyn[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bridget Vallence 18,566 49.49 −4.04
Labor Gail Ritchie 15,166 40.42 +8.21
Greens Brodie Everist 3,786 10.09 +3.44
Total formal votes 37,518 94.20 −0.08
Informal votes 2,311 5.80 +0.08
Turnout 39,829 92.28 −2.70
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bridget Vallence 19,753 52.65 −6.94
Labor Gail Ritchie 17,765 47.35 +6.94
Liberal hold Swing −6.94
2014 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Christine Fyffe 19,258 53.5 −2.2
Labor Peter Harris 11,588 32.2 +1.9
Greens Sandra Betts 2,393 6.7 −0.9
Christians Damien de Pyle 1,115 3.1 +3.1
Country Alliance Glenn Williams 905 2.5 −0.3
Independent Anthony McAleer 447 1.2 +1.2
Independent Lawrence Mobsby 271 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 35,977 94.3 −1.1
Informal votes 2,182 5.7 +1.1
Turnout 38,159 95.0 +2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Christine Fyffe 21,476 59.6 −3.0
Labor Peter Harris 14,562 40.4 +3.0
Liberal hold Swing −3.0
2010 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Christine Fyffe 20,612 56.77 +10.92
Labor Peter Harris 10,677 29.41 -8.92
Greens Tania Giles 2,799 7.71 +0.70
Family First David Szabo 1,245 3.43 -3.96
Country Alliance Craig Jenkin 972 2.68 +2.68
Total formal votes 36,305 95.45 −0.18
Informal votes 1,729 4.55 +0.18
Turnout 38,034 94.64 +0.33
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Christine Fyffe 23,095 63.48 +10.68
Labor Peter Harris 13,286 36.52 -10.68
Liberal hold Swing +10.68

Elections in the 2000s

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2006 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Christine Fyffe 15,586 45.85 -0.26
Labor Heather McTaggart 13,032 38.33 -3.77
Family First Roger Williamson 2,513 7.39 +7.39
Greens Justine Indigo-Rose 2,382 7.01 -1.39
People Power Peter Byrne 483 1.42 +1.42
Total formal votes 33,996 95.63 −0.92
Informal votes 1,553 4.37 +0.92
Turnout 35,549 94.31 +0.84
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Christine Fyffe 17,970 52.80 +3.13
Labor Heather McTaggart 16,061 47.20 -3.13
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.13
2002 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Christine Fyffe 15,386 46.1 -13.0
Labor Heather McTaggart 14,048 42.1 +8.7
Greens Rob Hay 2,803 8.4 +8.4
Independent Gabriela Byrne 1,129 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 33,366 96.6 −0.5
Informal votes 1,192 3.4 +0.5
Turnout 34,558 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Heather McTaggart 16,793 50.3 +12.6
Liberal Christine Fyffe 16,573 49.7 -12.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +12.6

Elections in the 1990s

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1999 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Christine Fyffe 18,367 54.8 -5.1
Labor Natasha Marquez-Bridger 11,480 34.2 +0.8
Independent Rick Houlihan 1,862 5.6 +5.6
Independent Colin Gillam 1,824 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 33,533 97.0 −0.6
Informal votes 1,042 3.0 +0.6
Turnout 34,575 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Christine Fyffe 19,957 59.5 -3.2
Labor Natasha Marquez-Bridger 13,571 40.5 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing -3.2
1996 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Plowman 19,044 59.9 +1.6
Labor Di Moore 10,638 33.4 +3.4
Independent Bruce Aumann 1,702 5.4 +5.4
Natural Law Frank Youakim 425 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 31,809 97.5 +0.8
Informal votes 802 2.5 −0.8
Turnout 32,611 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Plowman 19,914 62.7 -2.5
Labor Di Moore 11,842 37.3 +2.5
Liberal hold Swing -2.5
1992 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Plowman 17,445 58.3 +6.6
Labor Lydia MacMichael 9,003 30.1 -14.3
Independent Rick Houlihan 3,473 11.6 +11.6
Total formal votes 29,921 96.7 −0.5
Informal votes 1,016 3.3 +0.5
Turnout 30,937 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Plowman 19,485 65.2 +12.0
Labor Lydia MacMichael 10,382 34.8 -12.0
Liberal hold Swing +12.0

Elections in the 1980s

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1988 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Plowman 16,393 52.78 +2.88
Labor Geoff Cooper 13,690 44.07 -1.15
Independent Earle Keegel 978 3.15 +3.15
Total formal votes 31,061 97.30 −0.59
Informal votes 863 2.70 +0.59
Turnout 31,924 93.51 −0.24
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Plowman 16,774 54.00 +1.17
Labor Geoffrey Cooper 14,287 46.00 -1.17
Liberal hold Swing +1.17
1985 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Plowman 13,899 49.9 +6.6
Labor Graham Ihlein 12,594 45.2 +0.3
Independent Gaye Gelly 1,360 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 27,853 97.9
Informal votes 601 2.1
Turnout 28,454 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Plowman 13,899 52.8 +4.1
Labor Graham Ihlein 13,137 47.2 -4.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.1
1982 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Max McDonald 16,858 49.0 +6.6
Liberal Jim Plowman 14,224 41.4 -6.0
Democrats Bruce McFarlane 2,264 6.6 -3.7
Independent Peter Gompertz 1,042 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 34,388 98.0 +0.6
Informal votes 710 2.0 −0.6
Turnout 35,098 93.3 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Max McDonald 16,858 54.3 +8.1
Liberal Jim Plowman 15,732 45.7 -8.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.1

Elections in the 1970s

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1979 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Plowman 14,076 47.4 -4.6
Labor William Thomas 12,591 42.4 +2.9
Democrats John Couzens 3,044 10.3 +10.3
Total formal votes 29,711 97.4 −0.6
Informal votes 794 2.6 +0.6
Turnout 30,505 92.8 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Plowman 15,995 53.8 -5.8
Labor William Thomas 13,716 46.2 +5.8
Liberal hold Swing -5.8
1976 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Plowman 13,081 52.0 +1.3
Labor Warren Thomas 9,934 39.5 -2.1
Democratic Labor Francis Feltham 1,115 4.4 -0.4
National Errol Simon 1,103 4.0 +3.7
Total formal votes 25,143 98.0
Informal votes 519 2.0
Turnout 25,662 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Plowman 14,997 59.6 +3.1
Labor Warren Thomas 10,146 40.4 -3.1
Liberal hold Swing +3.1
1973 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Plowman 11,762 50.1 +5.5
Labor Raymond Donkin 9,651 41.1 -2.0
Democratic Labor Francis Feltham 1,330 5.7 -2.7
Australia Dennis Lacey 718 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 23,461 97.6 +0.2
Informal votes 568 2.4 −0.2
Turnout 24,029 92.9 −1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Plowman 13,251 56.5 +2.6
Labor Raymond Donkin 10,210 43.5 -2.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.6
1970 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Russell Stokes 8,711 44.6 +2.9
Labor Raymond Donkin 8,414 43.1 +9.4
Democratic Labor Alfred Gerrard 1,643 8.4 -0.7
Independent Maurice Smith 766 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 19,534 97.4 +0.7
Informal votes 528 2.6 −0.7
Turnout 20,062 94.6 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Russell Stokes 10,526 53.9 -6.9
Labor Raymond Donkin 9,008 46.1 +6.9
Liberal hold Swing -6.9

Elections in the 1960s

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1967 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Russell Stokes 7,457 41.7 -2.5
Labor Arnold Hubbard 6,022 33.7 +3.1
Country William Nankervis 2,352 13.1 +0.9
Democratic Labor Audrey Walsh 1,633 9.1 -4.0
Independent Henry Folan 433 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 17,897 96.7
Informal votes 615 3.3
Turnout 18,512 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Russell Stokes 10,882 60.8 -4.2
Labor Arnold Hubbard 7,015 39.2 +4.2
Liberal hold Swing -4.2
1964 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Russell Stokes 14,923 45.5 +2.2
Labor Donald King 12,987 39.6 -0.6
Democratic Labor Kevin Gould 4,851 14.8 -1.7
Total formal votes 32,761 98.4 +0.2
Informal votes 536 1.6 −0.2
Turnout 33,297 94.5 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Russell Stokes 18,574 56.7 +1.7
Labor Donald King 14,187 43.3 -1.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.7
1961 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Russell Stokes 12,302 43.3 -0.5
Labor Donald King 11,424 40.2 -3.3
Democratic Labor Kevin Gould 4,704 16.5 +3.7
Total formal votes 28,430 98.2 −0.3
Informal votes 516 1.8 +0.3
Turnout 28,946 93.9 −0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Russell Stokes 15,647 55.0 +0.9
Labor Donald King 12,783 45.0 -0.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.9

Elections in the 1950s

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1958 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Russell Stokes 10,376 43.7
Labor Phillip Connell 10,304 43.5
Democratic Labor Kevin Gould 3,035 12.8
Total formal votes 23,715 98.5
Informal votes 371 1.5
Turnout 24,086 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Russell Stokes 12,817 54.1
Labor Phillip Connell 10,898 45.9
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing
1955 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Phillip Connell 11,519 38.9
Liberal and Country Arthur Ireland 11,070 37.3
Labor (A-C) Michael Lucy 7,048 23.8
Total formal votes 29,637 98.2
Informal votes 544 1.8
Turnout 30,181 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Phillip Connell 16,212 54.7
Liberal and Country Arthur Ireland 13,425 45.3
Labor hold Swing
1952 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Phillip Connell 8,465 48.8 +14.4
Liberal and Country Roland Leckie 6,589 38.0 -15.8
Electoral Reform Lindsay Gown 1,477 8.5 +8.5
Independent Lyndhurst Mullett 822 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 17,353 98.3 −0.5
Informal votes 304 1.7 +0.5
Turnout 17,657 92.8 −0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Phillip Connell 9,044 52.1 +7.1
Liberal Roland Leckie 8,309 47.9 -7.1
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +7.1
1950 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Roland Leckie 8,466 53.8 -7.1
Labor John Dunbar 5,413 34.4 -1.3
Independent Clifford Wolfe 1,863 11.8 +11.8
Total formal votes 15,742 98.8 +0.3
Informal votes 187 1.2 −0.3
Turnout 15,929 93.3 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Roland Leckie 8,653 55.0 -8.9
Labor John Dunbar 7,089 45.0 +8.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing -8.9

Elections in the 1940s

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1947 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Everard 8,656 60.9 +31.5
Labor Roderick Leeson 5,074 35.7 -3.6
Independent Country Patrick McKie 474 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 14,204 98.5 0.0
Informal votes 213 1.5 0.0
Turnout 14,417 93.3 +5.7
Liberal hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1945 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clifford Wolfe 4,610 39.3
Ministerial Liberal William Everard 3,668 31.3
Liberal Frank Le Leu 3,445 29.4
Total formal votes 11,723 98.5
Informal votes 175 1.5
Turnout 11,898 87.6
Two-party-preferred result
Ministerial Liberal William Everard 6,693 57.1
Labor Clifford Wolfe 5,030 42.9
Ministerial Liberal gain from Liberal Swing
1943 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Everard 6,942 62.4 -37.6
Labor Jack Gill 4,183 37.6 +37.6
Total formal votes 11,125 98.3
Informal votes 189 1.7
Turnout 11,314 85.3
United Australia hold Swing N/A
1940 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Everard unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

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1937 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Everard 6,315 58.5 -4.2
Independent John Jessop 2,613 24.2 +24.2
Country Thomas Mitchell 1,862 17.3 +17.3
Total formal votes 10,790 98.9 +0.4
Informal votes 119 1.1 −0.4
Turnout 10,909 93.5 +0.3
United Australia hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1935 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Everard 6,531 62.7 +3.3
Independent George Mott 2,378 22.8 +22.8
Independent John Wood 1,513 14.5 +14.5
Total formal votes 10,422 98.5 +0.2
Informal votes 157 1.5 −0.2
Turnout 10,579 93.2 +0.9
United Australia hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1932 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Everard 5,771 59.4 -1.5
Independent Maurice Fergusson 3,944 40.6 +40.6
Total formal votes 9,715 98.3 −1.0
Informal votes 166 1.7 +1.0
Turnout 9,881 92.3 −0.7
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1920s

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1929 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist William Everard 5,622 60.9 +60.9
Labor Edward Hodges 3,607 39.1 +10.3
Total formal votes 9,229 99.3 +1.9
Informal votes 65 0.7 −1.9
Turnout 9,294 93.0 +2.6
Nationalist gain from Ind. Nationalist Swing N/A
1927 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist William Everard 4,468 53.4
Labor Edward Hodges 2,404 28.8
Australian Liberal Joseph Smith 1,487 17.8
Total formal votes 8,359 97.4
Informal votes 228 2.6
Turnout 8,587 90.4
Ind. Nationalist gain from Australian Liberal Swing
1924 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Australian Liberal William Everard 4,553 77.6 +77.6
Nationalist Herbert Hewitt 1,317 22.4 -58.6
Total formal votes 5,870 99.4 0.0
Informal votes 34 0.6 0.0
Turnout 5,904 48.3 +1.0
Australian Liberal gain from Nationalist Swing N/A
  • William Everard was the sitting Nationalist MP for Evelyn.
1921 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist William Everard 4,624 81.0 +31.9
Labor Arthur Jones 1,085 19.0 +3.9
Total formal votes 5,709 99.4 +6.1
Informal votes 37 0.6 −6.1
Turnout 5,746 47.3 −18.0
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
1920 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist William Everard 3,575 49.1 +6.1
Nationalist William Williams 1,516 20.8 +20.8
Labor Arthur Jones 1,098 15.1 +15.1
Nationalist James Rouget 1,096 15.0 -29.1
Total formal votes 7,285 93.3 −4.2
Informal votes 520 6.7 +4.2
Turnout 7,805 65.3 +19.7
After distribution of preferences
Nationalist William Everard 3,805 52.2
Nationalist William Williams 2,303 31.6
Labor Arthur Jones 1,177 16.2
Nationalist hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

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1917 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James Rouget 2,102 44.1 +14.8
Nationalist William Everard 2,047 43.0 +27.8
Nationalist Reginald Kelly 616 12.9 +12.9
Total formal votes 4,765 97.5 +1.3
Informal votes 122 2.5 −1.3
Turnout 4,887 45.6 −7.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Nationalist William Everard 2,398 50.3
Nationalist James Rouget 2,367 49.7
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
1914 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Rouget 1,546 29.3 +10.6
Labor Edward Duncan 1,285 24.4 +10.7
Liberal George Maxwell 935 17.7 +17.7
Liberal William Everard 804 15.2 +15.2
Liberal William Sell 370 7.0 -2.5
Liberal Edward Skardon 331 6.3 +6.3
Total formal votes 5,271 96.2 −2.4
Informal votes 210 3.8 +2.4
Turnout 5,481 52.7 −4.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Rouget 3,436 65.2 +0.5
Labor Edward Duncan 1,835 34.8 -0.5
Liberal hold Swing +0.5
1911 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ewen Cameron 2,831 58.1 -1.9
Independent James Rouget 909 18.7 -21.3
Labor James Mirams 666 13.7 +13.7
Independent William Sell 462 9.5 +9.5
Total formal votes 4,868 98.6 −0.9
Informal votes 71 1.4 +0.9
Turnout 4,939 56.8 +20.1
Liberal hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

References

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