Electoral results for the district of Murray Valley

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

Members for Murray Valley[edit]

Member Party Term
  George Moss Country 1945–1973
  Bill Baxter Country 1973–1975
  National Country 1975–1976
  Ken Jasper National Country 1976–1982
  National 1982–2010
  Tim McCurdy National 2010–2014

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2010 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tim McCurdy 18,357 53.83 +2.92
Labor Lachlan Enshaw 7,065 20.72 -1.20
Independent Roberto Paino 3,339 9.79 +9.79
Country Alliance Peter Watson 2,668 7.82 +7.82
Greens Doug Ralph 1,598 4.69 -0.75
Family First Ray Hungerford 1,073 3.15 -1.00
Total formal votes 34,100 94.87 -1.43
Informal votes 1,845 5.13 +1.43
Turnout 35,945 93.75 +0.59
Two-party-preferred result
National Tim McCurdy 23,604 69.04 -2.72
Labor Lachlan Enshaw 10,587 30.96 +2.72
National hold Swing -2.72

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2006 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Jasper 16,781 50.9 +7.8
Labor Lauren O'Neill 7,224 21.9 -8.9
Liberal Nick McHugh 5,795 17.6 -2.9
Greens Carol Kunert 1,794 5.4 -0.1
Family First Garry Duke 1,368 4.2 +4.2
Total formal votes 32,962 96.3 -0.8
Informal votes 1,265 3.7 +0.8
Turnout 34,227 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Jasper 23,637 71.8 +7.9
Labor Lauren O'Neill 9,302 28.2 -7.9
National hold Swing +7.9
2002 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Jasper 13,778 43.1 -22.3
Labor Lauren O'Neill 9,846 30.8 -3.5
Liberal Don Joyce 6,565 20.5 +20.2
Greens Trisha Scott 1,764 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 31,953 97.1 +0.1
Informal votes 964 2.9 -0.1
Turnout 32,917 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Jasper 20,416 63.9 -1.8
Labor Lauren O'Neill 11,537 36.1 +1.8
National hold Swing -1.8

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1999 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Jasper 20,899 65.9 -5.3
Labor Zuvele Leschen 10,811 34.1 +8.4
Total formal votes 31,710 97.0 -1.4
Informal votes 990 3.0 +1.4
Turnout 32,700 94.0
National hold Swing -6.5
1996 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Jasper 22,774 71.2 -2.8
Labor Michelle MacDonald 8,230 25.7 -0.3
Natural Law Patricia Jackson 974 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 31,978 98.4 +0.9
Informal votes 530 1.6 -0.9
Turnout 32,508 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Jasper 23,154 72.4 -1.6
Labor Michelle MacDonald 8,809 27.6 +1.6
National hold Swing -1.6
1992 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Jasper 22,744 74.0 +15.3
Labor Maria Keller 7,999 26.0 +0.2
Total formal votes 30,743 97.4 -0.6
Informal votes 806 2.6 +0.6
Turnout 31,549 95.1
National hold Swing +2.2

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1988 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Jasper 17,354 58.17 -0.84
Labor Jill Milthorpe 7,813 26.19 -0.49
Liberal Diane Mathieson 4,664 15.63 +1.32
Total formal votes 29,831 98.09 -0.10
Informal votes 581 1.91 +0.10
Turnout 30,412 92.53 -1.57
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Jasper 21,286 71.37 -0.76
Labor Jill Milthorpe 8,539 28.63 +0.76
National hold Swing -0.76
1985 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Jasper 16,880 59.0 +5.3
Labor Jill Milthorpe 7,633 26.7 -3.8
Liberal Bill Hunter 4,093 14.3 -1.3
Total formal votes 28,606 98.2
Informal votes 526 1.8
Turnout 29,132 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Jasper 20,654 72.2 +3.9
Labor Jill Milthorpe 7,952 27.8 -3.9
National hold Swing +3.9
1982 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Jasper 14,347 56.7 +6.9
Labor Jill Millthorpe 7,685 30.4 +2.0
Liberal William Scott 3,278 13.0 -8.9
Total formal votes 25,310 98.0 +1.6
Informal votes 512 2.0 -1.6
Turnout 25,822 95.0 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Jasper 17,462 69.0 -1.5
Labor Jill Millthorpe 7,848 31.0 +1.5
National hold Swing -1.5

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1979 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Jasper 11,936 49.8 +3.4
Labor Abigail Donlon 6,802 28.4 +2.9
Liberal Brian Lumsden 5,242 21.9 +0.7
Total formal votes 23,980 96.4 -1.2
Informal votes 889 3.6 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Jasper 16,895 70.5 -1.6
Labor Abigail Donlon 7,085 29.5 +1.6
National hold Swing -1.6
1976 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Jasper 10,812 46.4 +2.0
Labor Abigail Donlon 5,934 25.5 -3.9
Liberal Brian Lumsden 4,942 21.2 +4.0
Democratic Labor Patrick Payne 1,590 6.8 -2.1
Total formal votes 23,278 97.6
Informal votes 561 2.4
Turnout 23,839 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Jasper 16,776 72.1 +3.6
Labor Abigail Donlon 6,502 27.9 -3.6
National hold Swing +3.6
1973 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Baxter 7,927 40.1 +3.3
Labor Donald Boag 5,463 27.6 +3.9
Liberal Robert Crosby 4,808 24.3 -3.2
Democratic Labor David Kane 1,591 7.9 -4.1
Total formal votes 19,789 97.5 +0.5
Informal votes 496 2.5 -0.5
Turnout 20,285 92.9 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Baxter 13,717 69.3 -3.6
Labor Donald Boag 6,072 30.7 +3.6
Country hold Swing -3.6
1970 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Moss 6,583 36.8 -16.8
Liberal Robert Crosby 4,909 27.5 +12.6
Labor Valda Reid 4,231 23.7 +4.8
Democratic Labor John Patterson 2,139 12.0 -0.6
Total formal votes 17,862 97.0 +0.1
Informal votes 557 3.0 -0.1
Turnout 18,419 94.5 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 13,016 72.9 -4.8
Labor Valda Reid 4,846 27.1 +4.8
Country hold Swing -4.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country George Moss 11,041 61.8 -15.9
Liberal Robert Crosby 6,821 38.2 +38.2
Country hold Swing -15.9

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Moss 9,255 53.6 -7.4
Labor Robert Cross 3,265 18.9 +12.5
Liberal Albert Baker 2,580 14.9 +0.4
Democratic Labor John Patterson 2,167 12.6 -5.5
Total formal votes 17,267 96.9
Informal votes 543 3.1
Turnout 17,810 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 13,419 77.7 +7.2
Labor Robert Cross 3,848 22.3 +22.3
Country hold Swing +7.2
1964 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Moss 13,612 60.0 +11.4
Liberal and Country Thomas Gribben 5,112 22.5 +12.7
Democratic Labor John Patterson 3,978 17.5 +2.6
Total formal votes 22,702 97.2 -0.2
Informal votes 645 2.8 +0.2
Turnout 23,347 95.2 -0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country George Moss 14,408 63.5 -6.6
Liberal and Country Thomas Gribben 8,294 36.5 +36.5
Country hold Swing -6.6
1961 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Moss 10,437 48.6 -10.2
Labor Ronald Kirby 5,750 26.8 +0.1
Democratic Labor John Patterson 3,194 14.9 +0.4
Liberal and Country Bruno Marmo 2,116 9.8 +9.8
Total formal votes 21,497 97.4 -0.9
Informal votes 584 2.6 +0.9
Turnout 22,081 95.8 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 15,078 70.1 -1.0
Labor Ronald Kirby 6,419 29.9 +1.0
Country hold Swing -1.0

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1958 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Moss 12,036 58.8
Labor Neil Frankland 5,471 26.7
Democratic Labor John Patterson 2,974 14.5
Total formal votes 20,481 98.3
Informal votes 345 1.7
Turnout 20,826 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 14,564 71.1
Labor Neil Frankland 5,917 28.9
Country hold Swing
1955 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Moss 11,386 57.7
Labor Kenneth Lenne 5,001 25.3
Labor (A-C) Stewart Morvell 3,344 16.9
Total formal votes 19,731 98.6
Informal votes 278 1.4
Turnout 20,009 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 14,395 73.0
Labor Kenneth Lenne 5,336 27.0
Country hold Swing
1952 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Findlay 6,846 44.8 +7.5
Country George Moss 6,617 43.3 +4.1
Liberal and Country James Mosbey 1,820 11.9 -11.6
Total formal votes 15,283 98.9 -0.3
Informal votes 171 1.1 +0.3
Turnout 15,454 93.9 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 7,996 52.3 -6.9
Labor William Findlay 7,287 47.7 +6.9
Country hold Swing -6.9
1950 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Moss 5,697 39.2 -21.8
Labor Neil Stewart 5,418 37.3 -1.7
Liberal and Country James Tilson 3,423 23.5 +23.5
Total formal votes 14,538 99.2 0.0
Informal votes 113 0.8 0.0
Turnout 14,651 95.5 +2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 8,609 59.2 -1.8
Labor Neil Stewart 5,929 40.8 +1.8
Country hold Swing -1.8

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1947 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Moss 8,003 61.0 +24.1
Labor Neil Stewart 5,117 39.0 -1.9
Total formal votes 13,120 99.2 +0.4
Informal votes 104 0.8 -0.4
Turnout 13,224 93.0 +7.5
Country hold Swing +6.3
1945 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John McCabe 4,679 40.9
Country George Moss 4,224 36.9
Independent Country Percy Snowden 2,551 22.3
Total formal votes 11,454 98.8
Informal votes 137 1.2
Turnout 11,591 85.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 6,263 54.7
Labor John McCabe 5,191 45.3
Country hold Swing

References[edit]

  • "Murray Valley District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2011.