Electoral results for the district of Gippsland West

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

Members for Gippsland West[]

First incarnation (1889–1976)
Member Party Term
  Arthur Groom None 1889–1892
  George Turner None 1892–1900
  Arthur Nichols Ministerialist/Independent 1900–1902
  John Mackey Ministerialist 1902–1909
  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1924
  Arthur Walter Country 1924–1929
  Matthew Bennett Country 1929–1950
  Leslie Cochrane Country 1950–1970
  Rob Maclellan Liberal 1970–1976
Second incarnation (1985–2002)
Member Party Term
  Alan Brown Liberal 1985–1996
  Susan Davies Independent 1997–2002

Election results[]

Elections in the 1990s[]

1999 Victorian state election: Gippsland West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gerard McRae 11,502 38.0 -19.8
Independent Susan Davies 10,819 35.7 +35.7
Labor Pauline Taylor 5,487 18.1 -15.1
National Wesley Head 1,973 6.5 +6.5
Independent Mike Lowry 385 1.3 -7.7
Natural Law Martin Richardson 128 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 30,294 97.4 -0.9
Informal votes 821 2.6 +0.9
Turnout 31,115 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gerard McRae 17,095 56.4 -6.2
Labor Pauline Taylor 13,199 43.6 +6.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Susan Davies 16,360 54.0 +54.0
Liberal Gerard McRae 13,934 46.0 -16.6
Independent gain from Liberal Swing +54.0
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal M. Coleman 11,214 41.4 -16.4
Independent Susan Davies 8,844 32.6 +32.6
Reform Ray Mathieson 2,555 9.4 +9.4
Independent Mike Lowry 1,867 6.9 -2.1
Independent D. Turnbull 1,361 5.0 +5.0
Shooters Neville Sayers 1,275 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 27,116 97.5 -0.8
Informal votes 708 2.5 +0.8
Turnout 27,824 88.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Susan Davies 13,606 50.3 +50.3
Liberal M. Coleman 13,447 49.7 -12.9
Independent gain from Liberal Swing +50.3
1996 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Brown 16,944 57.7 -7.5
Labor Susan Davies 9,755 33.2 +3.7
Independent Mike Lowry 2,646 9.0 +9.0
Total formal votes 29,345 98.3 +0.9
Informal votes 513 1.7 -0.9
Turnout 29,858 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Brown 18,356 62.6 -5.3
Labor Susan Davies 10,956 37.4 +5.3
Liberal hold Swing -5.3
1992 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Brown 18,000 65.3 +13.6
Labor Anwyn Martin 8,158 29.6 -6.9
Natural Law Trevor Witt 1,424 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 27,582 97.4 -0.5
Informal votes 738 2.6 +0.5
Turnout 28,320 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Brown 18,700 67.9 +5.5
Labor Anwyn Martin 8,847 32.1 -5.5
Liberal hold Swing +5.5

Elections in the 1980s[]

1988 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Brown 16,670 52.57 +3.28
Labor Anwyn Martin 11,539 36.39 +0.47
National Philip Westwood 3,500 11.04 -3.75
Total formal votes 31,709 97.65 -0.59
Informal votes 762 2.35 +0.59
Turnout 32,471 93.74 -1.03
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Brown 19,832 62.58 +0.48
Labor Anwyn Martin 11,859 37.42 -0.48
Liberal hold Swing +0.48
1985 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Brown 14,561 49.3 -0.8
Labor Geoffrey Bull 10,611 35.9 -0.5
National William Ronald 4,368 14.8 +11.2
Total formal votes 29,540 98.2
Informal votes 529 1.8
Turnout 30,069 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Brown 18,343 62.1 +2.0
Labor Geoffrey Bull 11,196 37.9 -2.0
Liberal hold Swing +2.0

Elections in the 1970s[]

1973 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Maclellan 8,780 45.6 +10.8
Labor Miles Cahill 5,812 30.2 +0.5
Country William Belfrage 2,114 11.0 -13.1
Democratic Labor Noel Gleeson 1,285 6.7 -4.7
Country Hugh Hendry 1,254 6.5 +6.5
Total formal votes 19,245 97.5 -0.2
Informal votes 485 2.5 +0.2
Turnout 19,730 94.5 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Maclellan 13,052 67.8 +15.2
Labor Miles Cahill 6,193 32.2 -15.2
Liberal hold Swing +15.2
1970 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Maclellan 6,066 34.8 +8.4
Labor James Hudson 5,162 29.7 +3.9
Country Robert Anderson 4,195 24.1 -10.8
Democratic Labor Michael Houlihan 1,982 11.4 -0.5
Total formal votes 17,405 97.7 +0.5
Informal votes 407 2.3 -0.5
Turnout 17,812 95.4 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Maclellan 9,161 52.6 +16.0
Labor James Hudson 8,244 47.4 +47.4
Liberal gain from Country Swing N/A

Elections in the 1960s[]

1967 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Leslie Cochrane 5,862 34.9 -0.6
Liberal Harry Marson 4,436 26.4 +0.8
Labor Alastair MacKillop 4,337 25.8 0.0
Democratic Labor Michael Houlihan 2,005 11.9 +0.4
Independent Peter Milner 147 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 16,787 97.2
Informal votes 491 2.8
Turnout 17,278 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Leslie Cochrane 11,882 71.0 +9.5
Labor Alastair MacKillop 4,905 29.0 +29.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Leslie Cochrane 10,298 61.4 -0.1
Liberal Harry Marson 6,489 38.6 +0.1
Country hold Swing -0.1
1964 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Leslie Cochrane 8,939 41.8 +2.2
Liberal and Country Harry Marson 5,054 23.6 +2.1
Labor Donald McLeod 4,814 22.5 -2.7
Democratic Labor Kevin Scanlon 2,592 12.1 -1.6
Total formal votes 21,339 98.0 +0.4
Informal votes 442 2.0 -0.4
Turnout 21,841 95.5 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Leslie Cochrane 15,691 73.3 -0.3
Labor Donald McLeod 5,708 26.7 +0.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Leslie Cochrane 13,813 64.6 -9.0
Liberal and Country Harry Marson 7,586 35.4 +35.4
Country hold Swing -9.0
1961 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Leslie Cochrane 8,224 39.6 -2.9
Labor Daniel Kent 5,237 25.2 -0.8
Liberal and Country Toni Garside 4,463 21.5 +1.8
Democratic Labor Kevin Scanlon 2,847 13.7 +1.9
Total formal votes 20,771 97.6 -0.9
Informal votes 508 2.4 +0.9
Turnout 21,279 95.1 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Leslie Cochrane 15,284 73.6 +3.2
Labor Daniel Kent 5,487 26.4 -3.2
Country hold Swing +3.2

Elections in the 1950s[]

1958 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Leslie Cochrane 8,738 42.5
Labor James Longstaff 5,340 26.0
Liberal and Country James Hosking 4,050 19.7
Democratic Labor Kevin Scanlon 2,437 11.8
Total formal votes 20,585 98.5
Informal votes 309 1.5
Turnout 20,894 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Leslie Cochrane 14,502 70.4
Labor James Longstaff 6,083 29.6
Country hold Swing
1955 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Leslie Cochrane 12,419 58.9
Liberal and Country Colin Ferres 6,938 32.9
Communist Walter Doig 1,716 8.2
Total formal votes 21,073 97.4
Informal votes 552 2.6
Turnout 21,625 94.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Leslie Cochrane 13,277 63.0
Liberal and Country Colin Ferres 7,796 37.0
Country hold Swing
1952 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Leslie Cochrane 6,989 45.3 +3.6
Labor Thomas Holland 5,574 36.2 +36.2
Liberal and Country Mac Steward 2,857 18.5 -22.6
Total formal votes 15,420 98.6 +0.9
Informal votes 215 1.4 -0.9
Turnout 15,635 94.2 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Leslie Cochrane 9,293 60.3 +6.9
Labor Thomas Holland 6,127 39.7 +39.7
Country hold Swing N/A
1950 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Leslie Cochrane 6,137 41.8 -4.7
Liberal and Country Basil Morris 6,047 41.1 +12.8
Independent Mac Steward 2,517 17.1 +17.1
Total formal votes 14,701 97.7 -1.5
Informal votes 349 2.3 +1.5
Turnout 15,050 93.9 +0.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Leslie Cochrane 7,844 53.4 -3.4
Liberal and Country Basil Morris 6,857 46.6 +3.4
Country hold Swing -3.4

References[]

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "1999 Victorian State Election Results" (PDF). ABC.
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