Electoral results for the district of Gippsland South

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

Members for Gippsland South[]

Member Party Term
  Angus McMillan Unaligned 1859–1860
  George Hedley Unaligned 1859–1860
  Unaligned 1862–1864
  Peter Snodgrass Unaligned 1864–1867
  Thomas McCombie Unaligned 1867–1869
  George Macartney Unaligned 1869–1871
  Francis Mason Unaligned 1871–1877
  George Macartney Unaligned 1877–1878
  Francis Mason Unaligned 1878–1886
  Arthur Groom Unaligned 1886–1889
  Francis Mason Unaligned 1889–1902
  Thomas Livingston Ministerialist 1902–1922
  Commonwealth Liberal
  Nationalist
  Walter West Nationalist 1922–1927
  Henry Bodman Independent 1927
  Walter West Nationalist 1927–1929
  Sir Herbert Hyland Country 1929–1970
  James Taylor Liberal 1970–1973
  Neil McInnes National 1973–1982
  Liberal
  Tom Wallace National 1982–1992
  Peter Ryan National 1992–2015
  Danny O'Brien National 2015–present

Election results[]

Elections in the 2010s[]

2018 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Danny O'Brien 22,813 61.9 +4.6
Labor Denise Ryan 10,464 28.4 +6.5
Greens Ian Onley 3,573 9.7 +0.1
Total formal votes 36,850 94.5 −0.0
Informal votes 2,131 5.5 +0.0
Turnout 38,981 91.6 -2.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Danny O'Brien 24,110 65.3 -0.4
Labor Denise Ryan 12,797 34.7 +0.4
National hold Swing -0.4
2015 Gippsland South state by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Danny O'Brien 15,101 45.2 −12.0
Liberal Scott Rossetti 8,873 26.6 +26.6
Greens Andrea Millsom 5,244 15.7 +6.1
Independent Deb Meester 1,151 3.4 +3.4
Independent Warren Sanders 1,126 3.4 +3.4
Independent Viv Pepper 1,108 3.3 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Jim McDonald 449 1.3 +1.3
Independent Gerard J. Donohue 330 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 33,382 94.5 −0.0
Informal votes 1,946 5.5 +0.0
Turnout 35,328 86.9 −7.1
National Danny O'Brien 17,019 51.0 n/a
Liberal Scott Rossetti 9,509 28.5 n/a
Greens Andrea Millsom 6,854 20.5 n/a
National hold Swing n/a
2014 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter Ryan 20,468 57.3 −6.6
Labor Lynn Psaila 7,819 21.9 +3.0
Greens Ian Onley 3,436 9.6 −0.3
Country Alliance Deb Meester 1,853 5.2 −2.2
Independent Phil Piper 1,093 3.1 +3.1
Rise Up Australia Patrick Winterton 1,076 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 35,745 94.5 −1.1
Informal votes 2,082 5.5 +1.1
Turnout 37,827 94.0 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Ryan 23,503 65.7 −6.9
Labor Lynn Psaila 12,289 34.3 +6.9
National hold Swing −6.9
2010 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter Ryan 22,479 63.82 +22.36
Labor Steve Boyce 6,647 18.87 -3.37
Greens Kate Jackson 3,495 9.92 +3.26
Country Alliance John Hirt 2,602 7.39 +7.39
Total formal votes 35,223 95.62 +0.24
Informal votes 1,615 4.38 -0.24
Turnout 36,838 93.94 +0.30
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Ryan 25,573 72.59 +6.86
Labor Steve Boyce 9,655 27.41 -6.86
National hold Swing +6.86

Elections in the 2000s[]

2006 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter Ryan 13,818 41.5 +2.8
Labor Steve Boyce 7,413 22.2 -6.3
Liberal Simon Wilson 6,100 18.3 -2.8
Independent Jo McCubbin 2,281 6.8 +6.8
Greens Jackie Dargaville 2,221 6.7 -5.0
Family First Clare Heath 1,357 4.1 +4.1
CEC Theo Alblas 135 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 33,325 95.4 -1.6
Informal votes 1,615 4.6 +1.6
Turnout 34,940 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Ryan 21,932 65.8 +4.9
Labor Steve Boyce 11,393 34.2 -4.9
National hold Swing +4.9
2002 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter Ryan 12,891 38.7 -4.6
Labor Gregg Cook 9,505 28.5 -0.8
Liberal Jim Forbes 7,015 21.1 +14.4
Greens Chris Aitken 3,905 11.7 +11.7
Total formal votes 33,316 97.0 -0.5
Informal votes 1,027 3.0 +0.5
Turnout 34,343 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Ryan 20,274 60.9 +2.9
Labor Gregg Cook 13,042 39.1 -2.9
National hold Swing +2.9

Elections in the 1990s[]

1999 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter Ryan 15,130 50.5 -17.2
Labor Howard Emanuel 9,955 33.2 +4.7
Independent Mal Sayers 4,411 14.7 +14.7
Natural Law Rohin Clarke 456 1.5 -2.2
Total formal votes 29,952 97.4 -0.9
Informal votes 800 2.6 +0.9
Turnout 30,752 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Ryan 17,238 57.5 -11.9
Labor Howard Emanuel 12,740 42.5 +11.9
National hold Swing -11.9
1996 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter Ryan 20,747 67.7 +2.4
Labor Jim Walton 8,739 28.5 +5.4
Natural Law Colin Barnes 1,151 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 30,637 98.3 +0.5
Informal votes 538 1.7 -0.5
Turnout 31,175 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Ryan 21,258 69.4 -4.5
Labor Jim Walton 9,353 30.6 +4.5
National hold Swing -4.5
1992 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter Ryan 19,879 65.3 +17.2
Labor Brian Burleigh 7,035 23.1 -3.1
Independent Roger Stephens 2,596 8.5 +8.5
Independent Vaughan Wareham 934 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 30,444 97.7 -0.3
Informal votes 706 2.3 +0.3
Turnout 31,150 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Ryan 22,490 73.9 +2.9
Labor Brian Burleigh 7,937 26.1 -2.9
National hold Swing +2.9

Elections in the 1980s[]

1988 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tom Wallace 13,951 48.00 -0.93
Labor Keith Vardy 7,845 26.99 +1.57
Liberal Anne-Marie McBeath 6,562 22.58 -3.07
Call to Australia Leslie Howlett 709 2.44 +2.44
Total formal votes 29,067 97.99 -0.47
Informal votes 596 2.01 +0.47
Turnout 29,663 93.18 +0.12
Two-party-preferred result
National Tom Wallace 20,375 70.17 +1.90
Labor Keith Vardy 8,662 29.83 +29.83
National hold Swing +1.90
1985 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tom Wallace 13,592 48.9 +16.4
Liberal Neil McInnes 7,125 25.6 -10.3
Labor Max Semken 7,061 25.4 -0.6
Total formal votes 27,778 98.5
Informal votes 435 1.5
Turnout 28,213 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Tom Wallace 19,945 71.8 +3.5
Labor Max Semken 7,833 28.2 -3.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Tom Wallace 18,960 68.3
Liberal Neil McInnes 8,812 31.7
National hold Swing
1982 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Neil McInnes 9,269 36.0 -1.4
National Tom Wallace 8,224 32.0 +1.7
Labor Reginald Smith 6,734 26.2 +2.7
Democrats Wilma Western 1,492 5.8 -3.0
Total formal votes 25,719 98.2 +0.9
Informal votes 462 1.8 -0.9
Turnout 26,181 93.8 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Tom Wallace 17,836 69.3 +2.2
Labor Reginald Smith 7,883 30.7 -2.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Tom Wallace 15,068 58.6 +1.7
Liberal Neil McInnes 10,651 41.4 -1.7
National hold Swing +1.7

Elections in the 1970s[]

1979 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Kallady 8,998 37.4 +8.3
National Neil McInnes 7,293 30.3 -15.2
Labor Ronald Neal 5,660 23.5 +2.7
Democrats Wilma Western 2,110 8.8 +8.8
Total formal votes 24,061 97.3 -0.8
Informal votes 657 2.7 +0.8
Turnout 24,718 92.9 -0.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Neil McInnes 16,142 67.1 -9.0
Labor Ronald Neal 7,919 32.9 +9.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Neil McInnes 13,688 56.9 +5.6
Liberal David Kallady 10,373 43.1 -5.6
National hold Swing +5.6
1976 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Neil McInnes 10,611 45.5 +15.1
Liberal David Kallady 6,797 29.1 -10.0
Labor Russel Wilson 4,851 20.8 -2.6
Democratic Labor Leonard Carroll 1,083 4.6 -2.5
Total formal votes 23,342 98.1
Informal votes 439 1.9
Turnout 23,781 93.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Neil McInnes 11,964 51.3 -1.0
Liberal David Kallady 11,378 48.7 +1.0
National hold Swing -1.0
1973 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Taylor 8,377 41.4 +14.3
Country Neil McInnes 5,962 29.4 -8.3
Labor Russel Wilson 4,380 21.6 -1.2
Democratic Labor John Condon 1,527 7.5 -4.9
Total formal votes 20,246 97.9 +0.2
Informal votes 429 2.1 -0.2
Turnout 20,675 93.5 -1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Neil McInnes 10,129 50.03 +6.4
Liberal James Taylor 10,117 49.97 -6.4
Country gain from Liberal Swing +6.4
1970 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Vinall 6,886 37.7 -19.6
Liberal James Taylor 4,944 27.1 +14.8
Labor Thomas Matthews 4,160 22.8 +4.7
Democratic Labor John Condon 2,252 12.4 +1.3
Total formal votes 18,242 97.7 +1.1
Informal votes 437 2.3 -1.1
Turnout 18,679 94.5 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Taylor 12,904 70.7 -7.7
Labor Thomas Matthews 5,338 29.3 +7.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal James Taylor 10,273 56.3 +56.3
Country John Vinall 7,969 43.7 -34.7
Liberal gain from Country Swing N/A

Elections in the 1960s[]

1967 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Herbert Hyland 9,716 57.3 -13.4
Labor Derek Amos 3,075 18.1 +18.1
Liberal Harold Suter 2,094 12.3 -2.2
Democratic Labor Geoffrey Farrell 1,888 11.1 -3.7
Independent John Mansfield 119 0.7 +0.7
Independent John Routledge 69 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 16,961 96.6
Informal votes 587 3.4
Turnout 17,548 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Herbert Hyland 13,299 78.4 +4.7
Labor Derek Amos 3,662 21.6 +21.6
Country hold Swing +4.7
1964 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Herbert Hyland 16,090 70.4 +15.1
Democratic Labor Geoffrey Farrell 3,492 15.3 +1.7
Liberal and Country Peter Martin 3,275 14.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 22,857 97.7 +0.5
Informal votes 546 2.3 -0.5
Turnout 23,403 94.5 +0.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Herbert Hyland 17,728 77.6 +0.9
Democratic Labor Geoffrey Farrell 5,129 22.4 +22.4
Country hold Swing -2.7
1961 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Herbert Hyland 11,879 55.3 -21.5
Labor Albert Thexton 4,181 19.5 +19.5
Democratic Labor Geoffrey Farrell 2,918 13.6 -9.6
Liberal and Country Leslie Horsfield 2,156 10.0 +10.0
Independent Bryan Fitzgerald 340 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 21,474 97.2 -0.6
Informal votes 626 2.8 +0.6
Turnout 22,100 94.4 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Herbert Hyland 16,471 76.7 -0.1
Labor Albert Thexton 5,003 23.3 +23.3
Country hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1950s[]

1958 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Herbert Hyland 15,600 76.8
Democratic Labor John Hansen 4,711 23.2
Total formal votes 20,311 97.8
Informal votes 466 2.2
Turnout 20,777 94.9
Country hold Swing
1955 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Herbert Hyland unopposed
Country hold Swing
1952 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Herbert Hyland 9,899 55.1 -21.5
Labor Sydney Crofts 8,071 44.9 +44.9
Total formal votes 17,970 99.0 -1.7
Informal votes 169 1.0 +1.7
Turnout 18,150 93.8 -1.3
Country hold Swing N/A
1950 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Herbert Hyland 11,544 76.6 +7.4
Liberal and Country Davy Bertram 3,525 23.4 +23.4
Total formal votes 15,069 97.3 -1.9
Informal votes 410 2.7 +1.9
Turnout 15,479 95.1 0.0
Country hold Swing N/A

References[]

  • "Gippsland South District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  1. ^ Gippsland South District By-election 2015, Victorian Electoral Commission.
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