Electoral results for the Nunawading Province

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This is a list of electoral results for the Nunawading Province in Victorian state elections.

Members for Nunawading Province[]

Member 1 Party Year
  Vernon Hauser Liberal 1976 Member 2 Party
1979   Peter Block Liberal
  Laurie McArthur Labor 1982
1985   Bob Ives Labor
1985   Rosemary Varty Liberal
  George Cox Liberal 1988
 

Election results[]

Elections in the 1980s[]

1988 Victorian state election: Nunawading Province[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Cox 56,764 51.1 +5.0
Labor Laurie McArthur 54,308 48.9 +3.1
Total formal votes 111,072 96.7 -1.0
Informal votes 3,782 3.3 +1.0
Turnout 114,854 93.4 -0.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +1.1
1985 Nunawading Province state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rosemary Varty 51,006 49.2 +3.1
Labor Robert S Ives 40,578 39.2 -6.6
Democrats Michael Nardella 4,760 4.6 -3.5
Call to Australia William A Watson 2,682 2.6
Nuclear Disarmament Jennifer M Cotterell 2,530 2.4
Democratic Labor Peter A Ferwerda 1,361 1.3
Basil J Smith 438 0.4
Brian R Lumsden 204 0.2
Wilhelm Kapphan 75 0.1
Total formal votes 103,634
Informal votes 2,055 1.9
Turnout 105,689
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rosemary Varty 52,086 50.3
Labor Robert Ives 40,818 39.4
Democrats Michael Nardella 4,947 4.8
Call to Australia William A Watson 3,120 3.0
Nuclear Disarmament Jennifer Cotterell 2,649 2.6
hold Swing
  • A full distribution of preferences was not carried out, as Varty recorded a majority after the fifth count.
1985 Victorian state election: Nunawading Province[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rosemary Varty 50,584 46.1
Labor Bob Ives 50,220 45.8
Democrats Michael Nardella 8,855 8.1
Total formal votes 109,659 97.7
Informal votes 2,561 2.3
Turnout 112,220 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Ives 54,822* 50.0 -3.6
Liberal Rosemary Varty 54,821 50.0 +3.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing -3.6
  • Includes the casting vote by the returning officer.
  • This result was overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns and a by-election was held.
1982 Victorian state election: Nunawading Province[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Vernon Hauser 53,096 45.7 -4.1
Labor Laurie McArthur 51,895 44.7 +5.8
Democrats Jeffrey McAlpine 11,179 9.6 -1.7
Total formal votes 116,170 97.9 +0.3
Informal votes 2,506 2.1 -0.3
Turnout 118,676 94.9 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie McArthur 58,461 50.3 +6.1
Liberal Vernon Hauser 57,709 49.7 -6.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.1

Elections in the 1970s[]

1979 Victorian state election: Nunawading Province[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Block 55,983 49.8 -10.4
Labor Alan Wearne 43,709 38.9 -0.9
Democrats Jeffrey McAlpine 12,644 11.3 +11.3
Total formal votes 112,336 97.6 0.0
Informal votes 2,706 2.4 0.0
Turnout 115,042 94.0 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Block 62,697 55.8 -4.4
Labor Alan Wearne 49,639 44.2 +4.4
Liberal hold Swing -4.4
1976 Victorian state election: Nunawading Province[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Vernon Hauser 65,006 60.2
Labor John Madden 43,049 39.8
Total formal votes 108,055 97.6
Informal votes 2,612 2.4
Turnout 110,667 93.6
Liberal hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1988". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. ^ Carr, Adam. "Victoria - Legislative Council - Election of 2 March 1985". Psephos. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. ^ Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1985". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. ^ Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1982". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. ^ Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1979". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. ^ Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1976". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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