Electoral results for the district of Essendon

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

Members for Essendon[]

Member Party Term
  William Watt Liberal 1904–1914
  Maurice Blackburn Labor 1914–1917
  Thomas Ryan Nationalist 1917–1924
  Frank Keane Labor 1924–1927
  Arthur Drakeford Labor 1927–1932
  James Dillon United Australia 1932–1943
  Samuel Merrifield Labor 1943–1945
  Arthur Drakeford Jr Labor 1945–1947
  Allen Bateman Liberal 1947–1950
  George Fewster Labor 1950–1955
  Labor (Anti-Communist) 1955
  Sir Kenneth Wheeler Liberal 1958–1979
  Barry Rowe Labor 1979–1992
  Ian Davis Liberal 1992–1996
  Judy Maddigan Labor 1996–2010
  Justin Madden Labor 2010–2014
  Danny Pearson Labor 2014–present

Election results[]

Elections in the 2010s[]

2018 Victorian state election: Essendon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Danny Pearson 19,173 46.23 +5.33
Liberal Gino Potenza 11,414 27.52 −8.34
Greens James Williams 6,971 16.81 −1.22
Independent Richard Lawrence 1,702 4.10 +0.72
Independent Kate Baker 1,356 3.27 +3.27
Democratic Labour Dermot Connors 856 2.06 +2.06
Total formal votes 41,472 95.25 −0.81
Informal votes 2,067 4.75 +0.81
Turnout 43,539 89.91 −2.52
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Danny Pearson 27,315 65.86 +7.20
Liberal Gino Potenza 14,157 34.14 −7.20
Labor hold Swing +7.20
2014 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Danny Pearson 16,026 40.9 +2.8
Liberal Fred Ackerman 14,052 35.9 +1.1
Greens Ashley Waite 7,065 18.0 +0.1
Independent Richard Lawrence 1,326 3.4 +3.4
Voice for the West Mario Mendez 714 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 39,183 96.1 +0.1
Informal votes 1,605 3.9 −0.1
Turnout 40,788 92.4 +2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Danny Pearson 22,988 58.7 +4.3
Liberal Fred Ackerman 16,195 41.3 −4.3
Labor hold Swing +4.3
2010 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rebecca Gauci 12,983 36.83 +3.53
Labor Justin Madden 12,867 36.50 -13.37
Greens Rose Iser 5,816 16.50 +4.34
Independent Paul Giuliano 2,540 7.21 +7.21
Democratic Labor Sarah Notaro 1,047 2.97 +2.97
Total formal votes 35,253 95.97 +0.72
Informal votes 1,480 4.03 -0.72
Turnout 36,733 92.17 +0.44
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Justin Madden 18,224 51.66 -10.04
Liberal Rebecca Gauci 17,051 48.34 +10.04
Labor hold Swing -10.04

Elections in the 2000s[]

2006 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Judy Maddigan 16,383 49.87 -4.67
Liberal Conrad D'Souza 10,939 33.30 +1.84
Greens Bob Muntz 3,995 12.16 -0.29
Family First Arthur Tsiglopoulos 997 3.03 +3.03
Independent Philip Cutler 414 1.26 +1.26
CEC Jeremy Beck 125 0.38 -1.17
Total formal votes 32,853 95.25 -1.62
Informal votes 1,639 4.75 +1.62
Turnout 34,492 91.73 -0.73
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Maddigan 20,276 61.70 -4.22
Liberal Conrad D'Souza 12,586 38.30 +4.22
Labor hold Swing -4.22
2002 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Judy Maddigan 18,255 54.5 -3.6
Liberal Steve Reynolds 10,531 31.5 -10.4
Greens Victor Lewis-Hansom 4,167 12.4 +12.4
CEC Colin Horne 519 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 33,472 96.9 -0.6
Informal votes 1,081 3.1 +0.6
Turnout 34,553 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Maddigan 22,065 65.9 +7.8
Liberal Steve Reynolds 11,405 34.1 -7.8
Labor hold Swing +7.8

Elections in the 1990s[]

1999 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Judy Maddigan 18,489 58.5 +5.1
Liberal Ken Saunders 13,135 41.5 -5.1
Total formal votes 31,624 97.4 -0.3
Informal votes 839 2.6 +0.3
Turnout 32,463 93.7
Labor hold Swing +5.1
1996 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Judy Maddigan 15,652 50.9 +6.9
Liberal Ian Davis 13,282 43.2 +0.2
Independent Joan Brodie 978 3.2 +3.2
Independent Geoff Lutz 291 0.9 +0.9
Independent Simone Green 288 0.9 +0.9
Natural Law Jamie Pollock 263 0.9 -1.3
Total formal votes 30,754 97.7 +1.4
Informal votes 727 2.3 -1.4
Turnout 31,481 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judy Maddigan 16,404 53.4 +4.6
Liberal Ian Davis 14,324 46.6 -4.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.6
1992 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Judy Maddigan 13,046 44.0 -10.0
Liberal Ian Davis 12,757 43.0 +1.0
Independent Rowena Allsop 2,341 7.9 +7.9
Independent Geoff Ireland 875 3.0 +3.0
Natural Law John Bell 628 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 29,647 96.3 +0.7
Informal votes 1,145 3.7 -0.7
Turnout 30,792 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Davis 15,159 51.2 +6.7
Labor Judy Maddigan 14,429 48.8 -6.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.7

Elections in the 1980s[]

1988 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Rowe 13,862 55.55 -6.53
Liberal Thomas Hilbert 10,404 41.70 +3.78
Call to Australia Karl Benden 686 2.75 +2.75
Total formal votes 24,952 95.43 -1.26
Informal votes 1,194 4.57 +1.26
Turnout 26,146 89.57 -2.21
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Rowe 14,156 56.74 -5.34
Liberal Thomas Hilbert 10,404 43.26 +5.34
Labor hold Swing -5.34
1985 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Rowe 16,964 62.1 -1.8
Liberal Brian Dodgson 10,360 37.9 +3.7
Total formal votes 27,324 96.7
Informal votes 935 3.3
Turnout 28,259 91.8
Labor hold Swing -2.9
1982 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Rowe 14,396 57.3 +6.5
Liberal Graeme Goodson 9,770 38.9 -2.5
Democrats Alan Powell 780 3.1 +3.1
Australia Richard Wright 176 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 25,122 97.2 -0.1
Informal votes 719 2.8 +0.1
Turnout 25,841 95.1 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Rowe 14,932 59.4 +7.9
Liberal Graeme Goodson 10,190 40.6 -7.9
Labor hold Swing +7.9

Elections in the 1970s[]

1979 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Rowe 12,864 50.8 +0.8
Liberal Ian Hocking 10,487 41.4 -8.6
Democratic Labor Richard McManus 1,993 7.9 +7.9
Total formal votes 25,344 97.3 +0.1
Informal votes 702 2.7 -0.1
Turnout 26,046 94.4 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Rowe 13,045 51.5 +1.6
Liberal Ian Hocking 12,299 48.5 -1.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +1.6
1976 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 13,197 50.05 +8.1
Labor Barry Rowe 13,173 49.95 +5.7
Total formal votes 26,370 97.2
Informal votes 748 2.8
Turnout 27,118 93.9
Liberal hold Swing -2.8
1973 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ronald Kennelly 11,514 42.7 -3.0
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 11,232 41.6 +4.2
Democratic Labor John Moloney 2,483 9.2 -7.6
Australia Stanley Bell 1,205 4.5 +4.5
Def. of Govt Schools Lancelot Hutchinson 555 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 26,989 96.0 -0.8
Informal votes 1,113 4.0 +0.8
Turnout 28,102 95.1 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 14,377 53.3 +2.6
Labor Ronald Kennelly 12,612 46.7 -2.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.6
1970 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ronald Kennelly 11,137 45.7 +4.5
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 9,125 37.4 -2.1
Democratic Labor Kevin Digby 4,103 16.8 -1.7
Total formal votes 24,365 96.8 -1.4
Informal votes 815 3.2 +1.4
Turnout 25,180 95.4 -1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 12,342 50.7 -4.7
Labor Ronald Kennelly 12,023 49.3 +4.7
Liberal hold Swing -4.7

Elections in the 1960s[]

1967 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Sanger 9,624 41.2 -1.2
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 9,216 39.5 +1.1
Democratic Labor Kevin Digby 4,315 18.5 -0.8
Independent Francis Zajac 181 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 23,986 98.2
Informal votes 181 1.8
Turnout 24,167 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 12,929 55.4 +0.5
Labor Arthur Sanger 10,407 44.6 -0.5
Liberal hold Swing +0.5
1964 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Kenneth Wheeler 9,893 41.9 +2.0
Labor Richard Kirby 9,234 39.1 +0.4
Democratic Labor Kevin Digby 4,504 19.1 -1.0
Total formal votes 23,631 98.0 +0.6
Informal votes 485 2.0 -0.6
Turnout 24,116 94.9 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Kenneth Wheeler 13,459 57.0 0.0
Labor Richard Kirby 10,172 43.0 0.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing 0.0
1961 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Kenneth Wheeler 9,054 39.9 +1.8
Labor Leslie Edmunds 8,794 38.7 -6.2
Democratic Labor Kevin Digby 4,564 20.1 +3.0
Independent Norman McClure 294 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 22,706 97.4 -1.0
Informal votes 614 2.6 +1.0
Turnout 23,320 95.4 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Kenneth Wheeler 12,933 57.0 +5.5
Labor Leslie Edmunds 9,773 43.0 -5.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing +5.5

Elections in the 1950s[]

1958 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Drakeford 9,737 44.9
Liberal and Country Kenneth Wheeler 8,270 38.1
Democratic Labor Kevin Digby 3,702 17.1
Total formal votes 21,709 98.4
Informal votes 343 1.6
Turnout 22,052 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Kenneth Wheeler 11,181 51.5
Labor Arthur Drakeford 10,528 48.5
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing
1952 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Fewster 19,808 64.2 +15.1
Liberal and Country Kenneth Wheeler 8,279 26.8 -19.4
Independent Lancelot Hutchinson 2,765 9.0 +9.0
Total formal votes 30,852 98.4 -0.6
Informal votes 485 1.6 +0.6
Turnout 31,337 94.4 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Fewster 20,085 65.1 +13.8
Liberal and Country Kenneth Wheeler 10,767 34.9 -13.8
Labor hold Swing +13.8
1950 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Fewster 13,725 49.1 -0.3
Liberal and Country Allen Bateman 12,910 46.2 -4.4
Independent Arthur Dodds 1,319 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 27,954 99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 287 1.0 -0.1
Turnout 28,241 95.3 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Fewster 14,339 51.3 +1.9
Liberal and Country Allen Bateman 13,615 48.7 -1.9
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +1.9

References[]

  • "Essendon District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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