Electoral results for the district of Prahran

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

Members for Prahran[]

Member		Party	Term
	Edward Dixon	Unaligned	1889–1894
	Frederick Gray	Labor	1894–1900
	Donald Mackinnon	Liberal	1900–1920
	Alexander Parker	Labor	1920–1921
	Richard Fetherston	Nationalist	1921–1924
	Arthur Jackson	Labor	1924–1932
	John Ellis	United Australia	1932–1944
		Liberal	1944–1945
	Bill Quirk	Labor	1945–1948
	Frank Crean	Labor	1949–1951
	Robert Pettiona	Labor	1951–1955
	Sam Loxton	Liberal	1955–1979
	Bob Miller	Labor	1979–1985
	Don Hayward	Liberal	1985–1996
	Leonie Burke	Liberal	1996–2002
	Tony Lupton	Labor	2002–2010
	Clem Newton-Brown	Liberal	2010–2014
	Sam Hibbins	Greens	2014–present

Election results[]

Elections in the 2010s[]

2018 Victorian state election: Prahran^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Katie Allen	13,956	34.53	−10.29
	Labor	Neil Pharaoh	11,702	28.95	+3.04
	Greens	Sam Hibbins	11,347	28.07	+3.32
	Democratic Labour	Leon Kofmansky	933	2.31	+2.31
	Animal Justice	Jennifer Long	900	2.23	−0.04
	Reason	Tom Tomlin	830	2.05	+2.05
	Sustainable Australia	Dennis Bilic	468	1.16	+1.16
	Aussie Battler	Wendy Patterson	156	0.39	+0.39
	Independent	Alan Menadue	130	0.32	+0.10
Total formal votes			40,422	94.77	−0.12
Informal votes			2,229	5.23	+0.12
Turnout			42,651	84.67	−3.80
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neil Pharaoh	23,263	57.55	+7.58
	Liberal	Katie Allen	17,159	42.45	−7.58
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Greens	Sam Hibbins	23,224	57.45	+7.08
	Liberal	Katie Allen	17,198	42.55	−7.08
	Greens hold		Swing	+7.08

2014 Victorian state election: Prahran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Clem Newton-Brown	16,582	44.81	−2.14
	Labor	Neil Pharaoh	9,586	25.91	−1.87
	Greens	Sam Hibbins	9,160	24.75	+4.96
	Animal Justice	Eleonora Gullone	837	2.26	+2.26
	Family First	Alan Walker	282	0.76	+0.17
	Independent	Jason Goldsmith	247	0.67	+0.67
	Independent	Steve Stefanopoulos	227	0.61	+0.61
	Independent	Alan Menadue	82	0.22	+0.22
Total formal votes			37,003	94.89	−1.88
Informal votes			1,991	5.11	+1.88
Turnout			38,994	88.47	−0.34
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Clem Newton-Brown	18,580	50.03	−4.6
	Labor	Neil Pharaoh	18,555	49.97	+4.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Greens	Sam Hibbins	18,640	50.37	+50.37
	Liberal	Clem Newton-Brown	18,363	49.63	−5.17
	Greens gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

2010 Victorian state election: Prahran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Clem Newton-Brown	16,197	47.95	+6.08
	Labor	Tony Lupton	9,384	27.78	−8.94
	Greens	Meni Christofakis	6,685	19.79	−0.34
	Sex Party	Christian Vega	1,073	3.18	+3.18
	Independent	Katharine Anderson	239	0.71	+0.71
	Family First	Simon Ronchi	198	0.59	−0.69
Total formal votes			33,776	96.77	+0.46
Informal votes			1,128	3.23	−0.46
Turnout			34,904	88.91	+3.94
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Clem Newton-Brown	18,460	54.80	+8.33
	Labor	Tony Lupton	15,226	45.20	−8.33
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+8.33

Elections in the 2000s[]

2006 Victorian state election: Prahran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Clem Newton-Brown	13,136	41.9	+0.9
	Labor	Tony Lupton	11,518	36.7	−1.3
	Greens	Justin Walker	6,315	20.1	+2.1
	Family First	Gary Pinto	402	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			31,371	96.3	−0.8
Informal votes			1,201	3.7	+0.8
Turnout			32,572	85.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Lupton	16,800	53.6	−0.8
	Liberal	Clem Newton-Brown	14,571	46.4	+0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.8

2002 Victorian state election: Prahran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Leonie Burke	12,713	41.0	−10.7
	Labor	Tony Lupton	11,772	38.0	−1.4
	Greens	Dinesh Mathew	5,591	18.0	+11.4
	Democrats	John Gourlay	504	1.6	+1.6
	Independent	Abraham Lincoln	419	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			30,999	97.1	−0.2
Informal votes			921	2.9	+0.2
Turnout			31,920	86.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Lupton	16,869	54.4	+9.1
	Liberal	Leonie Burke	14,130	45.6	−9.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.1

Elections in the 1990s[]

1999 Victorian state election: Prahran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Leonie Burke	16,789	51.0	−1.8
	Labor	Joseph O'Reilly	13,056	39.7	−3.9
	Greens	Wendy Salter	2,282	6.9	+6.9
	Democratic Labor	Frances Murphy	609	1.9	+1.9
	Natural Law	Margaret Dawson	164	0.5	−3.1
Total formal votes			32,900	97.3	−0.4
Informal votes			904	2.7	+0.4
Turnout			33,804	86.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Leonie Burke	17,785	54.0	−0.6
	Labor	Joseph O'Reilly	15,126	46.0	+0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.6

1996 Victorian state election: Prahran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Leonie Burke	17,135	52.8	−1.9
	Labor	Nicky Kepert	14,133	43.6	+8.1
	Natural Law	Jan Allison	1,157	3.6	+0.0
Total formal votes			32,425	97.7	+1.8
Informal votes			770	2.3	−1.8
Turnout			33,195	87.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Leonie Burke	17,673	54.6	−3.2
	Labor	Nicky Kepert	14,697	45.4	+3.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.2

1992 Victorian state election: Prahran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Hayward	16,502	54.8	+6.4
	Labor	Cynthia Levey	10,682	35.4	−11.3
	Greens	Francesca Davidson	1,863	6.2	+6.2
	Natural Law	Greg Broszczyk	1,086	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			30,133	95.9	+0.6
Informal votes			1,291	4.1	−0.6
Turnout			31,424	89.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Hayward	17,387	57.8	+7.5
	Labor	Cynthia Levey	12,678	42.2	−7.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.5

Elections in the 1980s[]

1988 Victorian state election: Prahran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Hayward	13,531	56.05	+2.62
	Labor	Roman Jade	10,020	41.50	+0.28
	Call to Australia	Neil Baluch	592	2.45	+2.45
Total formal votes			24,143	95.91	−1.28
Informal votes			1,029	4.09	+1.28
Turnout			25,172	86.46	−1.80
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Hayward	13,864	57.42	+0.48
	Labor	Roman Jade	10,279	42.58	−0.48
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.48

1985 Victorian state election: Prahran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Hayward	14,582	53.4	+3.9
	Labor	Hendrik van Leeuwen	11,250	41.2	−3.4
	Independent	Norman Long	746	2.7	+2.7
	Public Transport	Alan Parker	714	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			27,292	97.2
Informal votes			788	2.8
Turnout			28,080	88.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Hayward	15,502	56.8	+5.1
	Labor	Hendrik van Leeuwen	11,790	43.2	−5.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.1

1982 Victorian state election: Prahran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Miller	11,241	50.6	+4.5
	Liberal	Peter Thomson	9,746	43.9	+0.3
	Democrats	Pamela Hoobin	1,038	4.7	−4.3
	Socialist	Trevor McCandless	195	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			22,220	97.6	+0.9
Informal votes			546	2.4	−0.9
Turnout			22,766	89.1	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Miller	11,935	53.7	+2.8
	Liberal	Peter Thomson	10,285	46.3	−2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.8

Elections in the 1970s[]

1979 Victorian state election: Prahran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Miller	10,517	46.1	+5.6
	Liberal	Anthony De Domenico	9,960	43.6	−7.9
	Democrats	Peter Bowden	2,059	9.0	+9.0
	Independent	Trevor McCandless	291	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			22,827	96.7	−0.3
Informal votes			780	3.3	+0.3
Turnout			23,607	88.2	+3.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Miller	11,630	50.9	+6.6
	Liberal	Anthony De Domenico	11,197	49.1	−6.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.6

1976 Victorian state election: Prahran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sam Loxton	12,414	51.5	+0.3
	Labor	Morris Milder	9,760	40.5	−2.2
	Independent	Michael Salvaris	1,086	4.5	+4.5
	Workers	Paul Krutulis	858	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			24,118	97.0
Informal votes			753	3.0
Turnout			24,871	84.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sam Loxton	13,419	55.7	−0.8
	Labor	Morris Milder	10,699	44.3	+0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.8

1973 Victorian state election: Prahran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sam Loxton	11,306	48.1	+6.0
	Labor	Murray Pearce	10,305	43.9	+4.1
	Democratic Labor	John Johnston	1,891	8.1	−0.5
Total formal votes			23,502	96.7	+1.5
Informal votes			795	3.3	−1.5
Turnout			24,297	87.7	−1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sam Loxton	12,955	55.1	+0.1
	Labor	Murray Pearce	10,547	44.9	−0.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.1

1970 Victorian state election: Prahran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sam Loxton	9,188	42.1	−2.3
	Labor	Ivan Trayling	8,681	39.8	+4.2
	Democratic Labor	John Johnston	1,877	8.6	0.0
	Independent	James Banks	1,460	6.7	+6.7
	Def. of Govt Schools	David Tuck	601	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			21,807	95.2	+0.2
Informal votes			1,092	4.8	−0.2
Turnout			22,899	88.7	−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sam Loxton	11,983	55.0	+1.2
	Labor	Ivan Trayling	9,824	45.0	−1.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.2

Elections in the 1960s[]

1967 Victorian state election: Prahran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sam Loxton	9,845	44.4	+0.1
	Labor	John Dyer	7,902	35.6	−9.2
	Independent	George Gahan	2,378	10.7	+10.7
	Democratic Labor	Gavan Grimes	1,906	8.6	−2.3
	Independent	John Ketelhorn	148	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			22,179	95.0
Informal votes			1,159	5.0
Turnout			23,338	89.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sam Loxton	11,934	53.8	+0.2
	Labor	John Dyer	10,245	46.2	−0.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.2

1964 Victorian state election: Prahran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Sam Loxton	7,464	45.8	+4.1
	Labor	Robert Pettiona	6,709	41.1	−4.2
	Democratic Labor	Gordon Haberman	1,794	10.5	−2.5
	Independent	John Amurry	430	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			16,307	96.6	−0.5
Informal votes			567	3.4	+0.5
Turnout			16,874	92.3	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Sam Loxton	14,289	64.8	+2.5
	Labor	Robert Pettiona	7,750	35.2	−2.5
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+2.5

1961 Victorian state election: Prahran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Gahan	7,430	45.3	+2.0
	Liberal and Country	Sam Loxton	6,839	41.7	−2.0
	Democratic Labor	Gordon Haberman	2,137	13.0	0.0
Total formal votes			16,406	97.1	−0.8
Informal votes			486	2.9	+0.8
Turnout			16,892	92.3	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Sam Loxton	8,648	52.7	−2.2
	Labor	George Gahan	7,758	47.3	+2.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−2.2

Elections in the 1950s[]

1958 Victorian state election: Prahran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Sam Loxton	7,798	43.7
	Labor	Robert Pettiona	7,734	43.3
	Democratic Labor	Gordon Haberman	2,325	13.0
Total formal votes			17,857	97.9
Informal votes			375	2.1
Turnout			18,232	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Sam Loxton	9,794	54.9
	Labor	Robert Pettiona	8,063	45.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

1955 Victorian state election: Prahran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert Pettiona	7,738	47.3
	Liberal and Country	Sam Loxton	5,847	35.7
	Labor (A-C)	James Johnson	2,238	13.7
	Independent	Leonard Bennett	553	3.4
Total formal votes			16,376	96.6
Informal votes			576	3.4
Turnout			16,952	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Sam Loxton	8,195	50.04
	Labor	Robert Pettiona	8,181	49.96
	Liberal and Country gain from Labor		Swing

1952 Victorian state election: Prahran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert Pettiona	13,009	61.6	+6.0
	Liberal and Country	Charles Gawith	8,114	38.4	−6.0
Total formal votes			21,123	98.2	−0.8
Informal votes			380	1.8	+0.8
Turnout			21,503	92.2	−2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.0

1950 Victorian state election: Prahran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Crean	12,879	55.6	+5.4
	Liberal and Country	Charles Barrington	10,267	44.4	−5.4
Total formal votes			23,146	99.0	+0.1
Informal votes			223	1.0	−0.1
Turnout			23,369	94.2	+3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.4

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