Electoral results for the Silvan Province

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

Members for Silvan Province[]

Member 1 Party Year
  Rosemary Varty Liberal 1992 Member 2 Party
1996   Wendy Smith Liberal
  Andrew Olexander Liberal 1999
2002   Carolyn Hirsh Labor
  Independent 2005   Independent

Election results[]

Elections in the 2000s[]

2002 Victorian state election: Silvan Province[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wendy Smith 59,906 44.4 -8.4
Labor Carolyn Hirsh 56,588 41.9 +3.5
Greens Michael Abson 14,793 11.0 +10.7
Democrats Tony Carden 2,333 1.7 -4.1
Hope Leo Tischler 1,347 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 134,967 96.7 -0.4
Informal votes 4,549 3.3 +0.4
Turnout 139,516 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carolyn Hirsh 69,885 51.8 +8.3
Liberal Wendy Smith 65,082 48.2 -8.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.3

Elections in the 1990s[]

1999 Victorian state election: Silvan Province[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Olexander 66,992 53.1 -2.9
Labor Mark Tunstall 48,266 38.2 +3.5
Democrats Amanda Leeper 7,375 5.8 -0.1
Christian Democrats Ray Levick 2,116 1.7 +1.7
Independent Steve Raskovy 1,471 1.2 +0.4
Total formal votes 126,220 97.2 -0.6
Informal votes 3,685 2.8 +0.6
Turnout 129,905 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrew Olexander 71,662 56.8 -3.6
Labor Mark Tunstall 54,475 43.2 +3.6
Liberal hold Swing -3.6
1996 Victorian state election: Silvan Province[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wendy Smith 68,604 56.0 -1.7
Labor Kathy Jackson 42,540 34.7 -1.3
Democrats John McLaren 7,318 6.0 +6.0
Natural Law Sue Cawthorn 1,928 1.6 +1.6
Democratic Labor Alan Jansen 1,143 0.9 -5.3
Independent Steve Raskovy 952 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 122,485 97.8 +1.2
Informal votes 2,748 2.2 -1.2
Turnout 125,233 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wendy Smith 73,821 60.4 +0.4
Labor Kathy Jackson 48,423 39.6 -0.4
Liberal hold Swing +0.4
1992 Victorian state election: Silvan Province[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rosemary Varty 67,485 57.7 +8.4
Labor Eugene O'Sullivan 42,139 36.1 -13.2
Democratic Labor Paul McCarthy 7,251 6.2 +6.2
Total formal votes 116,875 96.6 -0.1
Informal votes 4,053 3.4 +0.1
Turnout 120,928 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rosemary Varty 70,087 60.0 +9.6
Labor Eugene O'Sullivan 46,677 40.0 -9.6
Liberal hold Swing +9.6

References[]

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "2002 Victorian state election" (PDF).
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "1999 Victorian state election" (PDF).
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "1996 Victorian state election" (PDF).
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1992 Victorian state election" (PDF).
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