Electoral results for the district of Gisborne

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

Members for Gisborne[]

Member Party Term
  Julian Doyle Liberal 1967–1971
  Athol Guy Liberal 1971–1979
  Tom Reynolds Liberal 1979–1999
  Jo Duncan Labor 1999–2002

Election results[]

Elections in the 1990s[]

1999 Victorian state election: Gisborne[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Knowles 14,084 41.9 -13.8
Labor Jo Duncan 13,589 40.4 -0.4
Independent Deb Dunn 3,394 10.1 +10.1
Democrats Russell Mowatt 1,260 3.7 +3.7
Greens Lawrie Hall 678 2.0 +2.0
Independent George Reynolds 643 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 33,648 97.2 -0.9
Informal votes 981 2.8 +0.9
Turnout 34,629 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jo Duncan 17,371 51.6 +9.4
Liberal Rob Knowles 16,277 48.4 -9.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.4
1996 Victorian state election: Gisborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Reynolds 17,630 55.7 -7.2
Labor Mark Ridgeway 12,918 40.8 +3.7
Call to Australia Frank Colosimo 667 2.1 +2.1
Natural Law Mark Brady 457 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 31,672 98.0 +0.9
Informal votes 631 2.0 -0.9
Turnout 32,303 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Reynolds 18,293 57.8 -5.1
Labor Mark Ridgeway 13,337 42.2 +5.1
Liberal hold Swing -5.1
1992 Victorian state election: Gisborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Reynolds 18,478 62.9 +7.7
Labor Barry Rowe 10,905 37.1 -5.5
Total formal votes 29,383 97.1 -0.4
Informal votes 865 2.9 +0.4
Turnout 30,248 95.6
Liberal hold Swing +5.5

Elections in the 1980s[]

1988 Victorian state election: Gisborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Reynolds 18,061 54.46 -3.06
Labor Eric Dearricott 13,964 42.11 -0.37
Independent Glenn Torney 1,138 3.43 +3.43
Total formal votes 33,163 97.46 -0.83
Informal votes 866 2.54 +0.83
Turnout 34,029 93.46 -1.28
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Reynolds 18,697 56.38 -1.14
Labor Eric Dearricott 14,466 43.62 +1.14
Liberal hold Swing -1.14
1985 Victorian state election: Gisborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Reynolds 16,400 57.5 +10.5
Labor Douglas Bishop 12,114 42.5 -2.8
Total formal votes 28,514 98.3
Informal votes 495 1.7
Turnout 29,009 94.7
Liberal hold Swing +6.5
1982 Victorian state election: Gisborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Reynolds 16,473 49.1 -2.9
Labor Philip Coman 15,921 47.4 -0.6
Independent Kottarammukallel Sebastian 1,189 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 33,583 98.4 +1.0
Informal votes 548 1.6 -1.0
Turnout 34,131 94.5 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Reynolds 17,092 50.9 -1.1
Labor Philip Coman 16,491 49.1 +1.1
Liberal hold Swing -1.1

Elections in the 1970s[]

1979 Victorian state election: Gisborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Reynolds 15,284 52.0 -0.5
Labor Ian Elliott 14,098 48.0 +13.4
Total formal votes 29,382 97.4 -0.9
Informal votes 774 2.6 +0.9
Turnout 30,156 94.2 +0.1
Liberal hold Swing -12.2
1976 Victorian state election: Gisborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Athol Guy 13,159 52.5 +2.2
Labor George Beardsley 8,669 34.6 -1.7
National Robert Cooper 1,738 6.9 +3.0
Democratic Labor Richard McManus 1,484 5.9 -3.4
Total formal votes 25,050 98.3
Informal votes 439 1.7
Turnout 25,489 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Athol Guy 16,083 64.2 +2.3
Labor George Beardsley 8,967 35.8 -2.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.3
1973 Victorian state election: Gisborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Athol Guy 14,810 47.2 0.0
Labor Ernest Jamieson 12,579 40.1 +2.0
Democratic Labor Maurice Flynn 2,736 8.7 -4.3
Country Peter Holzgrefe 1,258 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 31,383 97.7 +0.6
Informal votes 736 2.3 -0.6
Turnout 32,119 92.7 -1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Athol Guy 18,243 58.1 -1.7
Labor Ernest Jamieson 13,140 41.9 +1.7
Liberal hold Swing -1.7
1970 Victorian state election: Gisborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Julian Doyle 10,473 47.2 +5.0
Labor Robert Harrison 8,457 38.1 +8.6
Democratic Labor Raymond Studham 2,885 13.0 -3.4
Independent Roy Hartley 389 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 22,204 97.1 +2.2
Informal votes 658 2.9 -2.2
Turnout 22,862 94.6 +1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Julian Doyle 13,282 59.8 -5.4
Labor Robert Harrison 8,922 40.2 +5.4
Liberal hold Swing -5.4

Elections in the 1960s[]

1967 Victorian state election: Gisborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Julian Doyle 7,398 42.2 +1.1
Labor Michael Nolan 5,166 29.5 -5.8
Democratic Labor John McMahon 2,872 16.4 -4.2
Country George Duncan 1,847 10.5 +10.5
Independent Peter Hatherley 61 0.4 +0.4
Independent Derek Hobler 52 0.3 +0.3
Independent Jeffrey Hatswell 49 0.3 +0.3
Independent Warren Nicol 46 0.3 +0.3
Independent Peter Kensett 25 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 17,516 94.9
Informal votes 948 5.1
Turnout 18,464 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Julian Doyle 11,422 65.2 +3.4
Labor Michael Nolan 6,094 34.8 -3.4
Liberal hold Swing +3.4

References[]

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