Electoral results for the district of Bendigo West
This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Bendigo West in Victorian state elections.
Members for Bendigo West[]
First incarnation (1904–1927) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
David Smith | Labor | 1904–1914 | |
Independent | 1914–1917 | ||
National Labor | 1917–1920 | ||
Nationalist | 1920–1924 | ||
Arthur Cook | Labor | 1924–1927 | |
Second incarnation (1985–present) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
David Kennedy | Labor | 1985–1992 | |
Max Turner | Liberal | 1992–1996 | |
Bob Cameron | Labor | 1996–2010 | |
Maree Edwards | Labor | 2010–present |
Election results[]
Elections in the 2010s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Maree Edwards | 20,979 | 53.5 | +5.6 | |
Liberal | Kevin Finn | 10,636 | 27.1 | -5.2 | |
Greens | Laurie Whelan | 5,116 | 13.0 | +1.2 | |
Animal Justice | Marilyn Nuske | 2,501 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
Total formal votes | 39,232 | 95.0 | -0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 2,041 | 5.0 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 41,273 | 91.1 | -2.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Maree Edwards | 26,883 | 68.5 | +6.3 | |
Liberal | Kevin Finn | 12,339 | 31.5 | -6.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +6.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Maree Edwards | 18,247 | 47.9 | +8.2 | |
Liberal | Michael Langdon | 12,328 | 32.3 | +12.4 | |
Greens | John Brownstein | 4,482 | 11.8 | +1.0 | |
Family First | Amanda Moskalewicz | 1,311 | 3.4 | +1.6 | |
Country Alliance | Elise Chapman | 1,071 | 2.8 | −0.8 | |
Rise Up Australia | Sandra Caddy | 692 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 38,131 | 95.6 | +1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 1,753 | 4.4 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 39,884 | 93.8 | +2.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Maree Edwards | 23,702 | 62.2 | +4.0 | |
Liberal | Michael Langdon | 14,419 | 37.8 | −4.0 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +4.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Maree Edwards | 14,431 | 39.34 | -9.12 | |
National | Steven Oliver | 7,965 | 21.71 | +15.41 | |
Liberal | Anita Donlon | 7,343 | 20.02 | -9.16 | |
Greens | Sue-Ellen Radford | 3,999 | 10.90 | -0.07 | |
Country Alliance | Trevor Phillips | 1,328 | 3.62 | +3.62 | |
Family First | Frances Wintle | 671 | 1.83 | -3.25 | |
Democratic Labor | Sandra Caddy | 584 | 1.59 | +1.59 | |
Christian Democrats | Anne Foster | 361 | 0.98 | +0.98 | |
Total formal votes | 36,682 | 94.52 | −1.63 | ||
Informal votes | 2,127 | 5.48 | +1.63 | ||
Turnout | 38,809 | 93.11 | +0.22 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Maree Edwards | 19,417 | 52.93 | -7.63 | |
National | Steven Oliver | 17,265 | 47.07 | +47.07 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -7.63 |
Elections in the 2000s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bob Cameron | 17,120 | 48.46 | -7.97 | |
Liberal | Bruce McClure | 10,310 | 29.18 | +6.14 | |
Greens | Sue-Ellen Radford | 3,877 | 10.97 | +0.79 | |
National | Glenn Murrells | 2,227 | 6.30 | -3.88 | |
Family First | Rachel Harrison | 1,796 | 5.08 | +5.08 | |
Total formal votes | 35,330 | 96.15 | -1.39 | ||
Informal votes | 1,413 | 3.85 | +1.39 | ||
Turnout | 36,743 | 92.89 | -1.05 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bob Cameron | 21,447 | 60.56 | -5.38 | |
Liberal | Bruce McClure | 13,965 | 39.44 | +5.38 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -5.38 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bob Cameron | 19,865 | 56.43 | +0.04 | |
Liberal | Geoff Austerberry | 8,112 | 23.04 | -12.92 | |
National | Robin Taylor | 3,642 | 10.35 | +10.35 | |
Greens | Doug Ralph | 3,583 | 10.18 | +5.90 | |
Total formal votes | 35,202 | 97.54 | -0.53 | ||
Informal votes | 888 | 2.46 | +0.53 | ||
Turnout | 36,090 | 93.94 | -0.86 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bob Cameron | 23,203 | 65.94 | +4.68 | |
Liberal | Geoff Austerberry | 11,986 | 34.06 | -4.68 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +4.68 |
Elections in the 1990s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bob Cameron | 18,315 | 56.4 | +12.7 | |
Liberal | Felix Cappy | 11,679 | 36.0 | -7.0 | |
Greens | Anne Hall | 1,391 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Independent | Alan Howard | 1,092 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Total formal votes | 32,477 | 98.1 | -0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 638 | 1.9 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 33,115 | 94.8 | -0.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bob Cameron | 19,893 | 61.3 | +9.6 | |
Liberal | Felix Cappy | 12,582 | 38.7 | -9.6 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +9.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bob Cameron | 13,849 | 43.7 | -1.8 | |
Liberal | Max Turner | 13,632 | 43.0 | +7.3 | |
Independent | Willi Carney | 1,936 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Independent | Karen Brown | 1,153 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Shooters | Tom Comini | 974 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Natural Law | Robert Freethy | 152 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 31,696 | 98.5 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 491 | 1.5 | -0.7 | ||
Turnout | 32,187 | 94.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bob Cameron | 16,371 | 51.7 | +2.8 | |
Liberal | Max Turner | 15,281 | 48.3 | -2.8 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | David Kennedy | 13,763 | 45.5 | -0.1 | |
Liberal | Max Turner | 10,788 | 35.7 | +5.3 | |
National | Tony Southcombe | 3,995 | 13.2 | -1.2 | |
Independent | Brian Keogh | 1,683 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
Total formal votes | 30,229 | 97.7 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 703 | 2.3 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 30,932 | 96.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Max Turner | 15,433 | 51.1 | +2.7 | |
Labor | David Kennedy | 14,760 | 48.9 | -2.7 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +2.7 |
Elections in the 1980s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | David Kennedy | 13,881 | 44.97 | -8.75 | |
Liberal | William Maltby | 9,534 | 30.89 | -1.20 | |
National | Peter McNaught | 4,549 | 14.74 | +0.55 | |
Democrats | Peter Shaw-Truex | 1,138 | 3.69 | +3.69 | |
Independent | Harold Hall | 891 | 2.89 | +2.89 | |
Call to Australia | Graeme Furlong | 876 | 2.84 | +2.84 | |
Total formal votes | 30,869 | 97.39 | -0.86 | ||
Informal votes | 828 | 2.61 | +0.86 | ||
Turnout | 31,697 | 94.15 | -0.80 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | David Kennedy | 15,697 | 50.88 | -4.80 | |
Liberal | William Maltby | 15,155 | 49.12 | +4.80 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -4.80 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | David Kennedy | 15,687 | 53.7 | +4.0 | |
Liberal | Alexander Sandner | 9,371 | 32.1 | -6.0 | |
National | Reginald Holt | 4,142 | 14.2 | +9.2 | |
Total formal votes | 29,200 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 520 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 29,720 | 95.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | David Kennedy | 16,264 | 55.7 | +1.0 | |
Liberal | Alexander Sandner | 12,936 | 44.3 | -1.0 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +1.0 |
References[]
- "Bendigo West District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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