Electoral results for the district of Lowan

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

Members for Lowan[]

First incarnation (1889–1945)
Member Party Term
  Richard Baker Unaligned 1889–1894
  Sir William Irvine Unaligned 1894–1906
  Robert Stanley Ministerialist 1906–1911
  Comm Liberal
  James Menzies Comm Liberal 1911–1920
  Nationalist
  Marcus Wettenhall Farmers Union 1920–1935
  Country
  Hamilton Lamb Country 1935–1943
  Wilfred Mibus Country 1944–1945
Second incarnation (1955–1992)
Member Party Term
  Wilfred Mibus Liberal & Country 1955–1964
  Country
  Jim McCabe Liberal 1964–1967
  Ray Buckley Country 1967–1970
  Jim McCabe Liberal 1970–1979
  Bill McGrath National Country 1979–1982
  National 1982–1992
Third incarnation (2002–present)
Member Party Term
  Hugh Delahunty National 2002–2014
  Emma Kealy National 2014–present

Election results[]

Elections in the 2010s[]

2018 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Emma Kealy 25,554 67.0 +12.9
Labor Maurice Billi 7,675 20.1 +1.5
Independent Barry Shea 2,468 6.5 +6.5
Greens Nkandu Beltz 2,037 5.3 -3.2
Victorian Socialists Trevor Grenfell 434 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 38,168 95.0 −0.5
Informal votes 2,002 5.0 +0.5
Turnout 40,170 93.5 −1.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Emma Kealy 28,056 73.5 +2.2
Labor Maurice Billi 10,121 26.5 -2.2
National hold Swing +2.2
2014 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Emma Kealy 21,087 54.1 −13.2
Labor Bob Scates 7,243 18.6 −3.6
Independent Katrina Rainsford 5,532 14.2 +14.2
Greens Nkandu Beltz 3,324 8.5 +2.9
Country Alliance Steve Price 1,796 4.6 +4.5
Total formal votes 38,982 95.5 −0.7
Informal votes 1,851 4.5 +0.7
Turnout 40,833 95.0 −0.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Emma Kealy 27,773 71.3 −0.7
Labor Bob Scates 11,199 28.7 +0.7
National hold Swing −0.7
2010 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Hugh Delahunty 23,702 67.42 +19.75
Labor Mandy Kirsopp 7,783 22.14 -0.23
Greens Ben Wilkie 1,966 5.59 +1.34
Family First Randall Reimer 1,704 4.85 +1.50
Total formal votes 35,155 96.27 -0.15
Informal votes 1,363 3.73 +0.15
Turnout 36,518 94.91 +0.17
Two-party-preferred result
National Hugh Delahunty 25,337 72.08 0.00
Labor Mandy Kirsopp 9,812 27.92 0.00
National hold Swing 0.00

Elections in the 2000s[]

2006 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Hugh Delahunty 16,624 47.7 +7.0
Labor Paul Battista 7,803 22.4 -4.7
Liberal Katrina Rainsford 7,798 22.4 -5.2
Greens Rob Daly 1,483 4.3 -0.3
Family First Graeme Presser 1,168 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 34,876 96.4 -1.1
Informal votes 1,295 3.6 +1.1
Turnout 36,171 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Hugh Delahunty 25,169 72.1 +5.0
Labor Paul Battista 9,748 27.9 -5.0
National hold Swing +5.0
2002 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Hugh Delahunty 14,568 40.7 +21.9
Liberal Howard Templeton 9,871 27.6 -9.3
Labor Charles Williams 9,683 27.1 +4.3
Greens David Brain 1,658 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 35,780 97.5 -0.3
Informal votes 917 2.5 +0.3
Turnout 36,697 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Hugh Delahunty 24,001 67.1 +5.2
Labor Charles Williams 11,779 32.9 -5.2
National hold Swing +5.2

Elections in the 1980s[]

1988 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bill McGrath 16,468 61.03 -2.13
Liberal Roderick Coutts 6,003 22.25 +4.03
Labor Robert Luciani 4,511 16.72 -1.90
Total formal votes 26,982 98.62 -0.29
Informal votes 377 1.38 +0.29
Turnout 27,359 95.42 -0.41
Two-party-preferred result
National Bill McGrath 22,134 82.04 +2.17
Labor Robert Luciani 4,845 17.96 -2.17
National hold Swing +2.17
  • The two party preferred vote was not counted between the National and Liberal candidates for Lowan.
1985 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bill McGrath 17,138 63.2 +14.8
Labor William Albon 5,052 18.6 -3.7
Liberal John Mann 4,944 18.2 -9.0
Total formal votes 27,134 98.9
Informal votes 300 1.1
Turnout 27,434 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Bill McGrath 21,761 80.2 +4.5
Labor William Albon 5,373 19.8 -4.5
National hold Swing +4.5
1982 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bill McGrath 12,508 52.2 +20.4
Liberal Robert Kosch 5,701 23.8 -20.8
Labor David Drake-Feary 5,354 22.3 -1.3
Democrats Zelma Furey 402 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 23,965 98.5 0.0
Informal votes 352 1.5 0.0
Turnout 24,317 95.1 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Bill McGrath 18,095 75.5 +4.0
Labor David Drake-Feary 5,870 24.5 -4.0
National hold Swing +4.0
  • The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the National and Liberal candidates for Lowan.

Elections in the 1970s[]

1979 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim McCabe 10,564 44.6 +1.1
National Bill McGrath 7,535 31.8 +5.1
Labor David Drake-Feary 5,599 23.6 +2.3
Total formal votes 23,698 98.5 +0.4
Informal votes 353 1.5 -0.4
Turnout 24,051 95.2 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Bill McGrath 16,941 71.5 -3.0
Labor David Drake-Feary 6,757 28.5 +3.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Bill McGrath 11,976 50.5 +12.2
Liberal Jim McCabe 11,722 49.5 -12.2
National gain from Liberal Swing +12.2
1976 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim McCabe 10,052 43.5 -0.1
National Howard Ellis 6,174 26.7 +6.3
Labor Brian Brooke 4,923 21.3 -6.8
Independent Francis Petering 1,164 5.0 +5.0
Democratic Labor Kevin Dunn 788 3.4 -1.5
Total formal votes 23,101 98.1
Informal votes 451 1.9
Turnout 23,552 95.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Jim McCabe 14,249 61.7 -5.8
National Howard Ellis 8,852 38.3 +38.3
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1973 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim McCabe 8,220 44.9 +11.0
Labor Arthur Rowe 4,471 24.5 -2.1
Country Graeme Smith 3,966 21.7 -10.8
Democratic Labor Kevin Dunn 843 4.6 -2.4
Independent Clifford Dodds 785 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 18,285 98.3 0.0
Informal votes 309 1.7 0.0
Turnout 18,594 95.4 -1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim McCabe 13,260 72.5 +3.4
Labor Arthur Rowe 5,025 27.5 -3.4
Liberal hold Swing +3.4
1970 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim McCabe 6,008 33.9 -6.2
Country Ray Buckley 5,754 32.5 -1.1
Labor Gustav Lehmann 4,714 26.6 +5.9
Democratic Labor John Giles 1,240 7.0 +1.4
Total formal votes 17,716 98.3 -0.3
Informal votes 304 1.7 +0.3
Turnout 18,020 97.1 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim McCabe 12,241 69.1 -5.9
Labor Gustav Lehmann 5,475 30.9 +5.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Jim McCabe 9,940 56.1 +8.8
Country Ray Buckley 7,776 43.9 -8.8
Liberal gain from Country Swing +8.8

Elections in the 1960s[]

1967 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim McCabe 7,181 40.1 +2.3
Country Ray Buckley 6,024 33.6 -16.7
Labor Roslyn Snow 3,715 20.7 +17.1
Democratic Labor Michael Grimes 1,007 5.6 -2.7
Total formal votes 17,927 98.6
Informal votes 260 1.4
Turnout 18,187 96.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ray Buckley 13,439 75.0
Labor Roslyn Snow 4,488 25.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Ray Buckley 9,448 52.7 -3.3
Liberal Jim McCabe 8,479 47.3 +3.3
Country gain from Liberal Swing -3.3
  • In the redistribution, Lowan became a notionally Country party held seat.
1964 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Lloyd Atkin 9,167 45.7 +45.7
Liberal and Country Jim McCabe 9,146 45.6 -13.7
Democratic Labor Frits Albers 1,760 8.8 -1.8
Total formal votes 20,073 98.7 -0.1
Informal votes 261 1.3 +0.1
Turnout 20,334 96.2 +0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Jim McCabe 10,398 51.8 -16.5
Country Lloyd Atkin 9,675 48.2 +48.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing -16.5
1961 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Wilfred Mibus 11,699 59.3 +4.8
Labor James Redford 5,933 30.1 +30.1
Democratic Labor Derek Williams 2,091 10.6 -6.0
Total formal votes 19,723 98.8 +0.1
Informal votes 245 1.2 -0.1
Turnout 19,968 96.0 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Wilfred Mibus 13,477 68.3 -0.7
Labor James Redford 6,246 31.7 +0.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing -0.7

Elections in the 1950s[]

1958 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Wilfred Mibus 10,679 54.5
Country Ian McCann 5,664 28.9
Democratic Labor Edgar McMahon 3,258 16.6
Total formal votes 19,601 98.7
Informal votes 257 1.3
Turnout 19,858 96.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Wilfred Mibus 12,308 62.8
Country Ian McCann 7,293 37.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1955 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Wilfred Mibus 11,546 68.1
Country Griffith Perkins 5,418 31.9
Total formal votes 16,964 98.2
Informal votes 316 1.8
Turnout 17,280 96.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s[]

1944 Lowan state by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Tripovich 4,201 42.07 n/a
Country Wilfred Mibus 4,000 40.06 n/a
Unendorsed Country William Armstrong 1,785 17.88 n/a
Total formal votes 9,986 n/a n/a
Two-party-preferred result
Country Wilfred Mibus 5,223 52.30 n/a
Labor John Tripovich 4,763 47.70 n/a
Country hold Swing N/A

References[]

  • "Lowan District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  1. ^ "FINAL LOWAN FIGURES". . Vic.: National Library of Australia. 14 November 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
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