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

Members for Swan Hill

Member Party Term
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Other|  John Gray Ministerialist 1904–1917
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent|  Independent
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Commonwealth Liberal|  Commonwealth Liberal
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist|  Nationalist
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals|  Percy Stewart Farmers Union 1917–1919
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals|  Francis Old Farmers Union 1919–1945
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals|  Country
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals|  John Hipworth Country 1945–1949
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  Liberal 1949–1952
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals|  Harold Stirling Country 1952–1968
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals|  Henry Broad Country 1968–1973
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  Alan Wood Liberal 1973–1983
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals|  Barry Steggall National 1983–2002
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals|  Peter Walsh National 2002–2014

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Victorian state election, 2010: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter Walsh 22,086 75.04 +27.61
Labor Sharon Garrick 4,802 16.32 -2.19
Greens Morgana Russell 1,326 4.51 +0.57
Family First Garion Pearse 1,219 4.14 +0.81
Total formal votes 29,433 95.33 +0.00
Informal votes 1,441 4.67 +0.00
Turnout 30,874 93.35 −0.42
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Walsh 23,343 79.33 +5.93
Labor Sharon Garrick 6,081 20.67 -5.93
National hold Swing +5.93

Elections in the 2000s

Victorian state election, 2006: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter Walsh 14,302 47.4 +12.5
Liberal Suellen Tomamichel 7,541 25.0 -1.6
Labor Glenn Morrison 5,582 18.5 -7.9
Greens Simon Roberts 1,189 3.9 -1.3
Family First Martin Jones 1,004 3.3 +3.3
Citizens Electoral Council Trudy Campbell 534 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 30,152 95.3 −1.5
Informal votes 1,476 4.7 +1.5
Turnout 31,628 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Walsh 22,152 73.4 +9.2
Labor Glenn Morrison 8,029 26.6 -9.2
National hold Swing +9.2
Victorian state election, 2002: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter Walsh 11,066 34.9 -5.8
Liberal Suellen Tomamichel 8,438 26.6 +18.7
Labor Graeme Hill 8,384 26.4 +4.4
Independent Rob Sonogan 2,217 7.0 +7.0
Greens Jacquie Kelly 1,635 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 31,740 96.8 +0.2
Informal votes 1,038 3.2 −0.2
Turnout 32,778 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Walsh 20,362 64.2 +2.2
Labor Graeme Hill 11,378 35.8 -2.2
National hold Swing +2.2

Elections in the 1990s

Victorian state election, 1999: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Barry Steggall 12,378 45.2 -13.8
Independent Carl Ditterich 6,192 22.6 +22.6
Labor Dallas Williams 5,511 20.1 +2.7
Independent Bill Maher 1,435 5.2 +5.2
One Nation Bill Croft 1,383 5.1 +5.1
Independent Gerrit Schorel 257 0.9 +0.9
Independent Leigh Bonney 219 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 27,375 96.3 −2.0
Informal votes 1,066 3.7 +2.0
Turnout 28,441 94.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Barry Steggall 14,450 52.8 -16.2
Independent Carl Ditterich 12,925 47.2 +47.2
National hold Swing -16.2
Victorian state election, 1996: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Barry Steggall 17,007 59.0 -16.4
Independent Tom Bowles 6,270 21.8 +21.8
Labor Vera Alcock 5,027 17.4 +0.6
Natural Law Chris Hadzilias 505 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 28,809 98.3 +0.7
Informal votes 509 1.7 −0.7
Turnout 29,318 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Barry Steggall 19,782 69.0 -10.4
Labor Vera Alcock 8,908 31.0 +10.4
National hold Swing -10.4
Victorian state election, 1992: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Barry Steggall 22,361 75.4 +16.3
Labor Vera Alcock 4,981 16.8 -3.4
Independent Geoff Burnside 2,306 7.8 +7.8
Total formal votes 29,648 97.6 −0.6
Informal votes 731 2.4 +0.6
Turnout 30,379 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Barry Steggall 23,551 79.4 +1.9
Labor Vera Alcock 6,092 20.6 -1.9
National hold Swing +1.9

Elections in the 1980s

Victorian state election, 1988: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Barry Steggall 15,539 60.74 +2.38
Labor Ronald Stanton 5,132 20.06 -0.64
Liberal Daphne Wilkins 4,912 19.20 -1.74
Total formal votes 25,583 98.20 −0.29
Informal votes 468 1.80 +0.29
Turnout 26,051 92.99 −1.25
Two-party-preferred result
National Barry Steggall 19,940 77.96 +2.17
Labor Ronald Stanton 5,638 22.04 +22.04
National hold Swing +2.17
Victorian state election, 1985: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Barry Steggall 15,192 58.4 +38.6
Liberal Ian Ray 5,450 20.9 -35.7
Labor Ronald Stanton 5,388 20.7 +0.5
Total formal votes 26,030 98.5
Informal votes 398 1.5
Turnout 26,428 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Barry Steggall 20,199 77.6 +3.7
Labor Ronald Stanton 5,831 22.4 -3.7
National gain from Liberal Swing N/A
  • The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Liberal and National candidates for Swan Hill.
Swan Hill state by-election, 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Barry Steggall 10,444 44.2 +25.5
Liberal William Richards 7,517 31.8 -26.9
Labor Ronald Stanton 5,648 23.9 +4.7
Total formal votes 23,609 99.1 +0.8
Informal votes 203 0.9 −0.8
Turnout 23,812 88.3 −6.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Barry Steggall 14,736 62.4 +62.4
Liberal William Richards 8,873 37.6 -39.4
National gain from Liberal Swing N/A
Victorian state election, 1982: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Wood 14,493 58.7 -0.3
Labor Ian Hardie 4,748 19.2 +1.5
National David Shannon 4,611 18.7 -4.7
Democrats John Greig 858 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 24,710 98.3 −0.1
Informal votes 414 1.7 +0.1
Turnout 25,124 94.6 −0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Wood 19,024 77.0 +2.2
Labor Ian Hardie 5,686 23.0 -2.2
Liberal hold Swing +2.2

Elections in the 1970s

Victorian state election, 1979: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Wood 14,371 59.0 +10.7
National Keith Warne 5,698 23.4 -11.9
Labor Geoffrey Ferns 4,300 17.7 +3.4
Total formal votes 24,369 98.4 −0.2
Informal votes 394 1.6 +0.2
Turnout 24,763 95.5 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Wood 18,223 74.8 -8.4
Labor Geoffrey Ferns 6,146 25.2 +8.4
Liberal hold Swing -8.4
  • The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Liberal and National candidates for Swan Hill.
Victorian state election, 1976: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Wood 11,318 48.3 +17.3
National James Mitchell 8,258 35.3 -3.5
Labor Graeme Lechte 3,352 14.3 -8.8
Democratic Labor Daniel Mason 494 2.1 -5.0
Total formal votes 23,422 98.6
Informal votes 331 1.4
Turnout 23,753 94.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Alan Wood 14,097 60.2 +9.2
National James Mitchell 9,325 39.8 -9.2
Liberal hold Swing +9.2
Victorian state election, 1973: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry Broad 7,148 38.9 -1.0
Liberal Alan Wood 5,965 32.5 +12.1
Labor Patricia Fraser 3,958 21.5 -4.9
Democratic Labor Rodger Donohue 1,305 7.1 -6.2
Total formal votes 18,376 97.6 +0.4
Informal votes 453 2.4 −0.4
Turnout 18,829 95.1 −0.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Alan Wood 9,421 51.3 +51.3
Country Henry Broad 8,955 48.7 -21.6
Liberal gain from Country Swing N/A
Victorian state election, 1970: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry Broad 6,960 39.9 -17.3
Labor Jack McLean 4,605 26.4 +11.7
Liberal Laurence Troy 3,564 20.4 +8.9
Democratic Labor Rodger Donohue 2,312 13.3 -3.3
Total formal votes 17,441 97.2 −0.4
Informal votes 495 2.8 +0.4
Turnout 17,936 95.8 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Henry Broad 12,268 70.3 -11.4
Labor Jack McLean 5,173 29.7 +11.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Henry Broad 11,437 65.6 -16.1
Liberal Laurence Troy 6,004 34.4 +34.4
Country hold Swing -16.1

Elections in the 1960s

Victorian state election, 1967: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harold Stirling 9,842 57.2 -0.8
Democratic Labor John Carty 2,865 16.6 +5.5
Labor Robert Dorning 2,522 14.7 -8.6
Liberal Bernard Treseder 1,985 11.5 +3.9
Total formal votes 17,214 97.6
Informal votes 417 2.4
Turnout 17,631 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Harold Stirling 14,064 81.7 +7.0
Labor Robert Dorning 3,150 18.3 -7.0
Country hold Swing +7.0
Victorian state election, 1964: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harold Stirling 7,182 38.7 +11.3
Country Thomas Mellor 4,405 23.8 +23.8
Labor Jack McLean 3,396 18.3 +5.2
Democratic Labor John McMahon 2,118 11.4 -1.7
Liberal and Country Bernard Treseder 1,438 7.8 -11.2
Total formal votes 18,539 96.4 −0.6
Informal votes 686 3.6 +0.6
Turnout 19,225 95.6 −0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Harold Stirling 14,589 78.7 -6.7
Labor Jack McLean 3,950 21.3 +6.7
Country hold Swing -6.7
Victorian state election, 1961: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Herbert Hilton 5,041 27.4 +27.4
Country Harold Stirling 4,514 24.5 -42.9
Liberal and Country Gordon Harrison 3,494 19.0 +19.0
Democratic Labor John McMahon 2,415 13.1 +13.1
Labor Clarence Wohlers 1,812 9.8 +9.8
Independent John Hipworth 1,150 6.2 -26.4
Total formal votes 18,426 97.0 −0.9
Informal votes 566 3.0 +0.9
Turnout 18,992 96.4 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Harold Stirling 15,740 85.4 -1.0
Labor Clarence Wohlers 2,686 14.6 +1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Harold Stirling 11,087 60.2 -7.2
Country Herbert Hilton 7,339 39.8 +39.8
Country hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1950s

Victorian state election, 1958: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harold Stirling 12,402 67.4
Independent John Hipworth 6,006 32.6
Total formal votes 18,408 97.9
Informal votes 399 2.1
Turnout 18,807 95.3
Country hold Swing
Victorian state election, 1955: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harold Stirling 8,105 46.4
Independent Duncan Douglas 5,824 33.4
Independent John Hipworth 3,528 20.2
Total formal votes 17,457 98.0
Informal votes 348 2.0
Turnout 17,805 94.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Harold Stirling 9,472 54.2
Independent Duncan Douglas 7,985 45.8
Country hold Swing
Victorian state election, 1952: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harold Stirling 5,171 39.1 -9.2
Electoral Reform John Hipworth 4,082 30.9 +30.9
Independent Duncan Douglas 3,970 30.0 +30.0
Total formal votes 13,223 97.9 −1.2
Informal votes 278 2.1 +1.2
Turnout 13,501 94.3 −0.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Harold Stirling 9,124 57.4 +9.1
Electoral Reform John Hipworth 5,504 41.6 +41.6
Country gain from Liberal and Country Swing N/A
Victorian state election, 1950: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Hipworth 6,792 51.7 +51.7
Country Samuel Lockhart 6,339 48.3 -16.6
Total formal votes 13,131 99.1 −0.2
Informal votes 124 0.9 +0.2
Turnout 13,255 94.4 0.0
Liberal and Country gain from Country Swing N/A

References

  • "Swan Hill District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
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