Electoral results for the district of Warrnambool

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

Members for Warrnambool[]

First incarnation (1856-1955)
Member Party Term
  George Horne   1856–1861
    1861
  John Wood   1861–1864
  John Dane   1864–1865
    1866–1874
  Sir James McCulloch   1874–1878
  James Francis   1878–1884
  John Murray   1884–1916
  James Deany Nationalist/Economy Party 1916–1927
  Henry Bailey Labor 1927–1932
  James Fairbairn United Australia 1932–1933
  United Australia 1933–1935
  Henry Bailey Country 1935–1950
  Sir Ronald Mack Liberal 1950–1952
  Malcolm Gladman Labor 1952–1955
Second incarnation (1967–2002)
  Ian Smith Liberal 1967–1983
  Adam Kempton Liberal 1983–1985
  John McGrath National 1985–1999
  John Vogels Liberal 1999–2002

Election results[]

Elections in the 1990s[]

1999 Victorian state election: Warrnambool[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Vogels 12,739 40.2 +40.2
Labor Roy Reekie 9,993 31.5 +2.9
National Greg Walsh 5,550 17.5 -40.3
Independent Maggie Lindop 1,864 5.9 -6.7
Greens Gillian Blair 740 2.3 +2.3
Independent Robert O'Brien 435 1.4 +1.4
Reform Barry Wilson 379 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 31,700 97.1 -1.1
Informal votes 962 2.9 +1.1
Turnout 32,662 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Vogels 18,682 58.9 +58.9
Labor Roy Reekie 13,018 41.1 +4.9
Liberal gain from National Swing N/A
1996 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John McGrath 18,357 57.8 -18.0
Labor Peter Steele 9,071 28.6 +4.4
Independent Maggie Lindop 3,986 12.6 +12.6
Natural Law Lee Kenos 320 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 31,734 98.2 +0.2
Informal votes 595 1.8 -0.2
Turnout 32,329 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
National John McGrath 20,188 63.8 -12.0
Labor Peter Steele 11,448 36.2 +12.0
National hold Swing -12.0
1992 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John McGrath 23,400 75.8 +25.8
Labor William Thompson 7,454 24.2 +2.5
Total formal votes 30,854 97.9 -0.6
Informal votes 649 2.1 +0.6
Turnout 31,503 97.1
National hold Swing -1.4

Elections in the 1980s[]

1988 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John McGrath 14,838 52.44 +20.25
Liberal Eda Ritchie 7,244 25.60 -15.84
Labor Peter Steele 6,213 21.96 -4.41
Total formal votes 28,295 98.62 -0.35
Informal votes 397 1.38 +0.35
Turnout 28,692 94.94 +0.21
Two-party-preferred result
National John McGrath 21,866 77.28
Labor Peter Steele 6,429 22.72
National hold Swing
  • The two party preferred vote was not counted between the National and Liberal candidates for Warrnambool.
1985 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Adam Kempton 11,417 41.4 -17.7
National John McGrath 8,871 32.2 +32.2
Labor Peter Cox 7,265 26.4 -8.6
Total formal votes 27,553 99.0
Informal votes 288 1.0
Turnout 27,841 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
National John McGrath 18,130 65.8 +0.7
Labor Peter Cox 9,423 34.2 -0.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
National John McGrath 15,578 56.5 +56.5
Liberal Adam Kempton 11,975 43.5 -21.6
National gain from Liberal Swing N/A
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John McGrath 9,114 37.2 +37.2
Liberal Adam Kempton 7,797 31.8 -27.1
Labor Peter Cox 7,595 31.0 -4.3
Total formal votes 24,506 99.2 +0.6
Informal votes 208 0.8 -0.6
Turnout 24,714 91.6 -3.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Adam Kempton 13,676 55.8 -5.5
National John McGrath 10,830 44.2 +5.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1982 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Smith 14,640 58.9 +7.8
Labor Paul Martin 8,780 35.3 +2.1
Democrats Kathleen May 1,455 5.9 +5.9
Total formal votes 24,875 98.6 +0.8
Informal votes 353 1.4 -0.8
Turnout 25,228 95.2 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 15,258 61.3 -1.1
Labor Paul Martin 9,617 38.7 +1.1
Liberal hold Swing -1.1

Elections in the 1970s[]

1979 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Smith 12,258 51.1 +4.3
Labor Vernon Delaney 7,975 33.2 +2.0
National Ian Symons 3,051 12.7 -2.4
Independent Gwenneth Trayling 708 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 23,992 97.8 -0.9
Informal votes 536 2.2 +0.9
Turnout 24,528 95.3 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 14,983 62.4 -2.8
Labor Vernon Delaney 9,009 37.6 +2.8
Liberal hold Swing -2.8
1976 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Smith 11,036 46.8 +6.5
Labor Vernon Delaney 7,365 31.2 -1.6
National Murray Lane 3,556 15.1 -0.1
Democratic Labor Peter Burke 1,643 7.0 -4.8
Total formal votes 23,600 98.7
Informal votes 308 1.3
Turnout 23,908 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 15,387 65.2 +2.1
Labor Vernon Delaney 8,213 34.8 -2.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.1
1973 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Smith 8,796 43.7 +7.0
Labor Ken Sanders 5,702 28.4 -0.2
Country Harold Stephenson 3,033 15.1 +3.3
Democratic Labor Francis Hasell 2,583 12.8 -6.2
Total formal votes 20,114 98.4 +0.2
Informal votes 320 1.6 -0.2
Turnout 20,434 96.3 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 13,815 68.7 +9.9
Labor Ken Sanders 6,299 31.7 -9.9
Liberal hold Swing +9.9
1970 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Smith 6,650 36.7 +8.1
Labor Donald Grossman 5,181 28.6 +3.7
Democratic Labor Francis Hasell 3,448 19.0 -2.6
Country Cyril Boyle 2,138 11.8 -3.2
Def. of Govt Schools Robert McCosh 711 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 18,128 98.2 +0.2
Informal votes 334 1.8 -0.2
Turnout 18,462 96.7 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 10,652 58.8 -10.6
Labor Donald Grossman 7,476 41.2 +10.6
Liberal hold Swing -10.6

Elections in the 1960s[]

1967 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Smith 5,064 28.6 -13.9
Labor Vincent Ayres 4,404 24.9 -2.3
Democratic Labor Patrick Bourke 3,824 21.6 -0.2
Country Cyril Boyle 2,655 15.0 +6.6
Independent George Gibbs 1,759 9.9 +9.9
Total formal votes 17,706 98.0
Informal votes 352 2.0
Turnout 18,058 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 12,285 69.4 +0.5
Labor Vincent Ayres 5,421 30.6 -0.5
Liberal hold Swing +0.5

Elections in the 1950s[]

1952 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Malcolm Gladman 7,256 51.1 +9.3
Liberal and Country Ronald Mack 6,957 48.9 +14.8
Total formal votes 14,213 99.4 0.0
Informal votes 87 0.6 0.0
Turnout 14,300 96.1 -0.3
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +2.1
1950 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Farrell 5,804 41.8 +1.2
Liberal and Country Ronald Mack 4,745 34.1 +34.1
Country Henry Bailey 3,349 24.1 -35.3
Total formal votes 13,898 99.4 0.0
Informal votes 89 0.6 0.0
Turnout 13,987 96.4 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ronald Mack 7,102 51.1 +51.1
Labor James Farrell 6,796 48.9 +8.3
Liberal and Country gain from Country Swing N/A

References[]

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