Electoral results for the district of Essendon
Appearance
This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Essendon in Victorian state elections.
Members for Essendon
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
William Watt | Liberal | 1904–1914 | |
Maurice Blackburn | Labor | 1914–1917 | |
Thomas Ryan | Nationalist | 1917–1924 | |
Frank Keane | Labor | 1924–1927 | |
Arthur Drakeford | Labor | 1927–1932 | |
James Dillon | United Australia | 1932–1943 | |
Samuel Merrifield | Labor | 1943–1945 | |
Arthur Drakeford Jr | Labor | 1945–1947 | |
Allen Bateman | Liberal | 1947–1950 | |
George Fewster | Labor | 1950–1955 | |
Sir Kenneth Wheeler | Liberal | 1958–1979 | |
Barry Rowe | Labor | 1979–1992 | |
Ian Davis | Liberal | 1992–1996 | |
Judy Maddigan | Labor | 1996–2010 | |
Justin Madden | Labor | 2010–2014 | |
Danny Pearson | Labor | 2014–present |
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Danny Pearson | 16,026 | 40.9 | +2.8 | |
Liberal | Fred Ackerman | 14,052 | 35.9 | +1.1 | |
Greens | Ashley Waite | 7,065 | 18.0 | +0.1 | |
Independent | Richard Lawrence | 1,326 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Voice for the West | Mario Mendez | 714 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 39,183 | 96.1 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 1,605 | 3.9 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 40,788 | 92.4 | +2.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Danny Pearson | 22,988 | 58.7 | +4.3 | |
Liberal | Fred Ackerman | 16,195 | 41.3 | −4.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +4.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rebecca Gauci | 12,983 | 36.83 | +3.53 | |
Labor | Justin Madden | 12,867 | 36.50 | -13.37 | |
Greens | Rose Iser | 5,816 | 16.50 | +4.34 | |
Independent | Paul Giuliano | 2,540 | 7.21 | +7.21 | |
Democratic Labor | Sarah Notaro | 1,047 | 2.97 | +2.97 | |
Total formal votes | 35,253 | 95.97 | +0.72 | ||
Informal votes | 1,480 | 4.03 | −0.72 | ||
Turnout | 36,733 | 92.17 | +0.44 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Justin Madden | 18,224 | 51.66 | -10.04 | |
Liberal | Rebecca Gauci | 17,051 | 48.34 | +10.04 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -10.04 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Judy Maddigan | 16,383 | 49.87 | -4.67 | |
Liberal | Conrad D'Souza | 10,939 | 33.30 | +1.84 | |
Greens | Bob Muntz | 3,995 | 12.16 | -0.29 | |
Family First | Arthur Tsiglopoulos | 997 | 3.03 | +3.03 | |
Independent | Philip Cutler | 414 | 1.26 | +1.26 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Jeremy Beck | 125 | 0.38 | -1.17 | |
Total formal votes | 32,853 | 95.25 | −1.62 | ||
Informal votes | 1,639 | 4.75 | +1.62 | ||
Turnout | 34,492 | 91.73 | −0.73 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Judy Maddigan | 20,276 | 61.70 | -4.22 | |
Liberal | Conrad D'Souza | 12,586 | 38.30 | +4.22 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -4.22 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Judy Maddigan | 18,255 | 54.5 | -3.6 | |
Liberal | Steve Reynolds | 10,531 | 31.5 | -10.4 | |
Greens | Victor Lewis-Hansom | 4,167 | 12.4 | +12.4 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Colin Horne | 519 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 33,472 | 96.9 | −0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 1,081 | 3.1 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 34,553 | 92.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Judy Maddigan | 22,065 | 65.9 | +7.8 | |
Liberal | Steve Reynolds | 11,405 | 34.1 | -7.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +7.8 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Judy Maddigan | 18,489 | 58.5 | +5.1 | |
Liberal | Ken Saunders | 13,135 | 41.5 | -5.1 | |
Total formal votes | 31,624 | 97.4 | −0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 839 | 2.6 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 32,463 | 93.7 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +5.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Judy Maddigan | 15,652 | 50.9 | +6.9 | |
Liberal | Ian Davis | 13,282 | 43.2 | +0.2 | |
Independent | Joan Brodie | 978 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Independent | Geoff Lutz | 291 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Independent | Simone Green | 288 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Natural Law | Jamie Pollock | 263 | 0.9 | -1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 30,754 | 97.7 | +1.4 | ||
Informal votes | 727 | 2.3 | −1.4 | ||
Turnout | 31,481 | 93.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Judy Maddigan | 16,404 | 53.4 | +4.6 | |
Liberal | Ian Davis | 14,324 | 46.6 | -4.6 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Judy Maddigan | 13,046 | 44.0 | -10.0 | |
Liberal | Ian Davis | 12,757 | 43.0 | +1.0 | |
Independent | Rowena Allsop | 2,341 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
Independent | Geoff Ireland | 875 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Natural Law | John Bell | 628 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Total formal votes | 29,647 | 96.3 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 1,145 | 3.7 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 30,792 | 93.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Ian Davis | 15,159 | 51.2 | +6.7 | |
Labor | Judy Maddigan | 14,429 | 48.8 | -6.7 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +6.7 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Barry Rowe | 13,862 | 55.55 | -6.53 | |
Liberal | Thomas Hilbert | 10,404 | 41.70 | +3.78 | |
Call to Australia | Karl Benden | 686 | 2.75 | +2.75 | |
Total formal votes | 24,952 | 95.43 | −1.26 | ||
Informal votes | 1,194 | 4.57 | +1.26 | ||
Turnout | 26,146 | 89.57 | −2.21 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Barry Rowe | 14,156 | 56.74 | -5.34 | |
Liberal | Thomas Hilbert | 10,404 | 43.26 | +5.34 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -5.34 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Barry Rowe | 16,964 | 62.1 | -1.8 | |
Liberal | Brian Dodgson | 10,360 | 37.9 | +3.7 | |
Total formal votes | 27,324 | 96.7 | |||
Informal votes | 935 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 28,259 | 91.8 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | -2.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Barry Rowe | 14,396 | 57.3 | +6.5 | |
Liberal | Graeme Goodson | 9,770 | 38.9 | -2.5 | |
Democrats | Alan Powell | 780 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Australia | Richard Wright | 176 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 25,122 | 97.2 | −0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 719 | 2.8 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 25,841 | 95.1 | +0.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Barry Rowe | 14,932 | 59.4 | +7.9 | |
Liberal | Graeme Goodson | 10,190 | 40.6 | -7.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +7.9 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Barry Rowe | 12,864 | 50.8 | +0.8 | |
Liberal | Ian Hocking | 10,487 | 41.4 | -8.6 | |
Democratic Labor | Richard McManus | 1,993 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
Total formal votes | 25,344 | 97.3 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 702 | 2.7 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 26,046 | 94.4 | +0.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Barry Rowe | 13,045 | 51.5 | +1.6 | |
Liberal | Ian Hocking | 12,299 | 48.5 | -1.6 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Kenneth Wheeler | 13,197 | 50.05 | +8.1 | |
Labor | Barry Rowe | 13,173 | 49.95 | +5.7 | |
Total formal votes | 26,370 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 748 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 27,118 | 93.9 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ronald Kennelly | 11,514 | 42.7 | -3.0 | |
Liberal | Kenneth Wheeler | 11,232 | 41.6 | +4.2 | |
Democratic Labor | John Moloney | 2,483 | 9.2 | -7.6 | |
Australia | Stanley Bell | 1,205 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Defence of Government Schools | Lancelot Hutchinson | 555 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Total formal votes | 26,989 | 96.0 | −0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 1,113 | 4.0 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 28,102 | 95.1 | −0.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Kenneth Wheeler | 14,377 | 53.3 | +2.6 | |
Labor | Ronald Kennelly | 12,612 | 46.7 | -2.6 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ronald Kennelly | 11,137 | 45.7 | +4.5 | |
Liberal | Kenneth Wheeler | 9,125 | 37.4 | -2.1 | |
Democratic Labor | Kevin Digby | 4,103 | 16.8 | -1.7 | |
Total formal votes | 24,365 | 96.8 | −1.4 | ||
Informal votes | 815 | 3.2 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 25,180 | 95.4 | −1.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Kenneth Wheeler | 12,342 | 50.7 | -4.7 | |
Labor | Ronald Kennelly | 12,023 | 49.3 | +4.7 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -4.7 |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Arthur Sanger | 9,624 | 41.2 | -1.2 | |
Liberal | Kenneth Wheeler | 9,216 | 39.5 | +1.1 | |
Democratic Labor | Kevin Digby | 4,315 | 18.5 | -0.8 | |
Independent | Francis Zajac | 181 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 23,986 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 181 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 24,167 | 96.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Kenneth Wheeler | 12,929 | 55.4 | +0.5 | |
Labor | Arthur Sanger | 10,407 | 44.6 | -0.5 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Kenneth Wheeler | 9,893 | 41.9 | +2.0 | |
Labor | Richard Kirby | 9,234 | 39.1 | +0.4 | |
Democratic Labor | Kevin Digby | 4,504 | 19.1 | -1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 23,631 | 98.0 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 485 | 2.0 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 24,116 | 94.9 | −0.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Kenneth Wheeler | 13,459 | 57.0 | 0.0 | |
Labor | Richard Kirby | 10,172 | 43.0 | 0.0 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | 0.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Kenneth Wheeler | 9,054 | 39.9 | +1.8 | |
Labor | Leslie Edmunds | 8,794 | 38.7 | -6.2 | |
Democratic Labor | Kevin Digby | 4,564 | 20.1 | +3.0 | |
Independent | Norman McClure | 294 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 22,706 | 97.4 | −1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 614 | 2.6 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 23,320 | 95.4 | −0.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Kenneth Wheeler | 12,933 | 57.0 | +5.5 | |
Labor | Leslie Edmunds | 9,773 | 43.0 | -5.5 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +5.5 |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Arthur Drakeford | 9,737 | 44.9 | ||
Liberal and Country | Kenneth Wheeler | 8,270 | 38.1 | ||
Democratic Labor | Kevin Digby | 3,702 | 17.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 21,709 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 343 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 22,052 | 95.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Kenneth Wheeler | 11,181 | 51.5 | ||
Labor | Arthur Drakeford | 10,528 | 48.5 | ||
Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Fewster | 19,808 | 64.2 | +15.1 | |
Liberal and Country | Kenneth Wheeler | 8,279 | 26.8 | -19.4 | |
Independent | Lancelot Hutchinson | 2,765 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
Total formal votes | 30,852 | 98.4 | −0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 485 | 1.6 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 31,337 | 94.4 | −0.9 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | George Fewster | 20,085 | 65.1 | +13.8 | |
Liberal and Country | Kenneth Wheeler | 10,767 | 34.9 | -13.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +13.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Fewster | 13,725 | 49.1 | -0.3 | |
Liberal and Country | Allen Bateman | 12,910 | 46.2 | -4.4 | |
Independent | Arthur Dodds | 1,319 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
Total formal votes | 27,954 | 99.0 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 287 | 1.0 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 28,241 | 95.3 | +0.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | George Fewster | 14,339 | 51.3 | +1.9 | |
Liberal and Country | Allen Bateman | 13,615 | 48.7 | -1.9 | |
Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | +1.9 |
References
- "Essendon District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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