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

Members for Bendigo East

First incarnation (1904–1927)
Member Party Term
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Other Alfred Bailes Unaligned 1904–1907
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor Thomas Glass Labor 1907–1911
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor Alfred Hampson Labor 1911–1915
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor Luke Clough Labor 1915–1927
Second incarnation (1985–present)
Member Party Term
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal Michael John Liberal 1985–1999
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor Jacinta Allan Labor 1999–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Victorian state election, 2014: Bendigo East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jacinta Allan 18,651 46.3 +3.1
Liberal Greg Bickley 16,492 40.9 +6.9
Greens Jennifer Alden 2,935 7.3 +1.0
Family First Glenis Bradshaw 963 2.4 +1.1
Country Alliance Cameron Dowling 714 1.8 −1.7
Rise Up Australia Lynette Bell 550 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 40,305 96.5 +1.2
Informal votes 1,456 3.5 −1.2
Turnout 41,761 95.0 +2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jacinta Allan 22,187 55.0 +1.9
Liberal Greg Bickley 18,118 45.0 −1.9
Labor hold Swing +1.9
Victorian state election, 2010: Bendigo East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jacinta Allan 16,079 43.85 -3.03
Liberal Michael Langdon 12,864 35.08 +0.56
Greens Tim Bardsley 2,295 6.26 -0.94
National Peter Schwarz 2,196 5.99 -0.42
Country Alliance Rod Leunig 1,275 3.48 +3.48
Sex Party Gary Hillier 824 2.25 +2.25
Family First Belinda Guerra 447 1.22 -3.12
Democratic Labor James Stewart 412 1.12 +1.12
Christian Democrats Ben Veitz 275 0.75 +0.75
Total formal votes 36,667 95.25 −0.78
Informal votes 1,827 4.75 +0.78
Turnout 38,494 94.51 +0.75
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jacinta Allan 19,797 53.82 -1.53
Liberal Michael Langdon 16,989 46.18 +1.53
Labor hold Swing -1.53

Elections in the 2000s

Victorian state election, 2006: Bendigo East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jacinta Allan 16,038 46.88 -9.55
Liberal Kevin Gibbins 11,809 34.52 +6.6
Greens John Bardsley 2,464 7.20 +0.54
National John Manning 2,193 6.41 -2.57
Family First Gail Hardy 1,486 4.34 +4.34
People Power Colin James 224 0.65 +0.65
Total formal votes 34,214 96.03 -2.10
Informal votes 1,413 3.97 +2.10
Turnout 35,627 93.76 -1.00
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jacinta Allan 19,008 55.35 -7.61
Liberal Kevin Gibbins 15,332 44.65 +7.61
Labor hold Swing -7.61
Victorian state election, 2002: Bendigo East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jacinta Allan 18,639 56.43 +8.03
Liberal Lisa Ruffell 9,223 27.92 -16.24
National Tracee Spiby 2,966 8.98 +8.98
Greens David Petersen 2,201 6.66 +1.81
Total formal votes 33,029 98.13 -0.13
Informal votes 631 1.87 +0.13
Turnout 33,660 94.76 -0.71
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jacinta Allan 20,795 62.96 +10.09
Liberal Lisa Ruffell 12,232 37.04 -10.09
Labor hold Swing +10.09

Elections in the 1990s

Victorian state election, 1999: Bendigo East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jacinta Allan 15,478 48.4 +6.6
Liberal Michael John 14,123 44.2 -8.1
Greens Bruce Rivendell 1,552 4.9 +4.9
Reform Alf Thorpe 828 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 31,981 98.3 -0.4
Informal votes 567 1.7 +0.4
Turnout 32,548 95.5 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jacinta Allan 16,977 53.1 +8.1
Liberal Michael John 15,004 46.9 -8.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.1
Victorian state election, 1996: Bendigo East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael John 16,035 52.3 -1.6
Labor Julie Flynn 12,803 41.8 +4..9
Independent Geoff Ferns 1,107 3.6 +3.6
Natural Law Susan Griffith 712 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 30,657 98.7 +0.9
Informal votes 406 1.3 -0.9
Turnout 31,063 94.7 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael John 16,842 55.0 -4.1
Labor Julie Flynn 13,771 45.0 +4.1
Liberal hold Swing -4.1
Victorian state election, 1992: Bendigo East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael John 15,755 53.9 +13.6
Labor Bill Murray 10,760 36.8 -4.9
Independent Michael Carty 1,651 5.7 +5.7
Independent Gayle Joyberry 1,042 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 29,208 97.8 -0.1
Informal votes 649 2.2 +0.1
Turnout 29,857 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael John 17,245 59.1 +4.0
Labor Bill Murray 11,959 40.9 -4.0
Liberal hold Swing +4.0

Elections in the 1980s

Victorian state election, 1988: Bendigo East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Cameron 12,179 41.09 -3.15
Liberal Michael John 12,010 40.52 +1.82
National Leon Waddington 3,908 13.19 -3.87
Call to Australia Vic Upson 1,541 5.20 +5.20
Total formal votes 29,638 97.97 -0.45
Informal votes 614 2.03 +0.45
Turnout 30,252 93.75 -1.47
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael John 16,505 55.70 +1.81
Labor Bob Cameron 13,127 44.30 -1.81
Liberal hold Swing +1.81
Victorian state election, 1985: Bendigo East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Reid 12,493 44.2 +1.9
Liberal Michael John 10,929 38.7 -2.8
National Barry McNaught 4,819 17.1 +13.2
Total formal votes 28,241 98.4
Informal votes 452 1.6
Turnout 28,693 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael John 15,218 53.9 +2.6
Labor John Reid 13,023 46.1 -2.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.6

References

  • "Bendigo East District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 November 2011.