Electoral results for the district of Brighton

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

Members for Brighton

MemberPartyTerm
  Jonathan Binns Were Unaligned 1856–1857
  Charles Ebden Unaligned 1857–1861
  George Higinbotham Unaligned 1861-1861
  William Brodribb Unaligned 1861–1862
  George Higinbotham Unaligned 1862–1871
  Sir Thomas Bent Unaligned 1871–1894
  William Moule Unaligned 1894–1900
  Sir Thomas Bent Unaligned 1900–1909
  Oswald Snowball Liberal 1909–1928
  Nationalist
  Ian MacFarlan Nationalist 1928–1945
  United Australia
  Independent
  Raymond Tovell Liberal 1945–1955
  Electoral Reform League
  Sir John Rossiter Liberal 1955–1976
  Jeannette Patrick Liberal 1976–1985
  Alan Stockdale Liberal 1985–1999
  Louise Asher Liberal 1999–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Victorian state election, 2014: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Louise Asher 21,145 55.5 −3.0
Labor Louise Crawford 8,973 23.6 +3.5
Greens Margaret Beavis 6,619 17.4 +0.1
Independent Jane Touzeau 1,350 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 38,087 96.4 −0.1
Informal votes 1,425 3.6 +0.1
Turnout 39,512 92.1 −0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Louise Asher 22,777 59.8 −4.6
Labor Louise Crawford 15,330 40.2 +4.6
Liberal hold Swing −4.6
Victorian state election, 2010: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Louise Asher 21,375 62.51 +7.60
Labor Tom Daley 6,661 19.48 -6.27
Greens Margaret Beavis 5,465 15.98 +2.69
Family First Laurence Giddings 353 1.03 -0.77
Independent A.L. Thompson 343 1.00 +1.00
Total formal votes 34,197 96.57 −0.57
Informal votes 1,215 3.43 +0.57
Turnout 35,412 92.30 +0.59
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Louise Asher 23,091 67.56 +6.63
Labor Tom Daley 11,089 32.44 -6.63
Liberal hold Swing +6.63

Elections in the 2000s

Victorian state election, 2006: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Louise Asher 18,067 54.91 +1.72
Labor Jane Shelton 8,473 25.75 -5.14
Greens Jonathan Walters 4,372 13.29 -2.63
Independent Clifford Hayes 1,398 4.25 +4.25
Family First Mark Freeman 592 1.80 +1.80
Total formal votes 32,902 97.14 -0.53
Informal votes 968 2.86 +0.53
Turnout 33,870 91.71 +1.58
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Louise Asher 20,041 60.93 +3.52
Labor Jane Shelton 12,853 39.07 -3.52
Liberal hold Swing +3.52
Victorian state election, 2002: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Louise Asher 17,094 53.2 -4.2
Labor Rachelle Sapir 9,926 30.9 +6.3
Greens Clive Davies 5,116 15.9 +15.9
Total formal votes 32,136 97.7 -0.2
Informal votes 765 2.3 +0.2
Turnout 32,901 90.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Louise Asher 18,447 57.4 -7.2
Labor Rachelle Sapir 13,686 42.6 +7.2
Liberal hold Swing -7.2

Elections in the 1990s

Victorian state election, 1999: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Louise Asher 17,701 57.9 -8.8
Labor Irene Dunsmuir 6,973 22.8 -7.3
Independent Alex Del Porto 5,920 19.4 +19.4
Total formal votes 30,594 97.9 -0.4
Informal votes 664 2.1 +0.4
Turnout 31,258 91.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Louise Asher 20,061 65.6 -2.5
Labor Irene Dunsmuir 10,529 34.4 +2.5
Liberal hold Swing -2.5
Victorian state election, 1996: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Alan Stockdale 20,299 66.6 -3.6
Labor Mario Lucas 9,165 30.1 +6.5
Natural Law Jacinta Lynch 1,009 3.3 -1.7
Total formal votes 30,473 98.2 +1.5
Informal votes 549 1.8 -1.5
Turnout 31,022 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Stockdale 20,738 68.1 -4.7
Labor Mario Lucas 9,702 31.9 +4.7
Liberal hold Swing -4.7
Victorian state election, 1992: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Alan Stockdale 20,936 70.3 +8.8
Labor Leigh Jones 7,016 23.5 -12.4
Natural Law Keith Pryor 1,491 5.0 +5.0
Pensioner and CIR John Casley 355 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 29,798 96.7 -0.4
Informal votes 1,004 3.3 +0.4
Turnout 30,802 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Stockdale 21,686 72.8 +10.2
Labor Leigh Johns 8,092 27.2 -10.2
Liberal hold Swing +10.2

Elections in the 1980s

Victorian state election, 1988: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Alan Stockdale 16,651 61.88 -0.22
Labor Jennifer Huppert 9,642 35.83 -2.07
Independent John Casley 617 2.29 +2.29
Total formal votes 26,910 97.14 -0.28
Informal votes 792 2.86 +0.28
Turnout 27,702 92.08 +0.14
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Stockdale 16,968 63.05 +0.95
Labor Jennifer Huppert 9,942 36.95 -0.95
Liberal hold Swing +0.95
Victorian state election, 1985: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Alan Stockdale 17,301 62.1 +4.0
Labor Leslie Heimann 10,560 37.9 +6.0
Total formal votes 27,861 97.4
Informal votes 737 2.6
Turnout 28,598 91.9
Liberal hold Swing +3.8
Victorian state election, 1982: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jeannette Patrick 13,807 57.8 -4.9
Labor Garry Moore 7,804 32.7 -4.6
Democrats George Dart 2,263 9.5 +9.5
Total formal votes 23,874 98.3 +0.7
Informal votes 418 1.7 -0.7
Turnout 24,292 93.6 +2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jeannette Patrick 14,769 61.9 -0.8
Labor Garry Moore 9,108 38.1 +0.8
Liberal hold Swing -0.8

Elections in the 1970s

Victorian state election, 1979: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jeannette Patrick 15,260 62.7 +0.9
Labor Cyril Kennedy 9,062 37.3 +8.6
Total formal votes 24,322 97.6 -0.5
Informal votes 598 2.4 +0.5
Turnout 24,920 91.4 -0.9
Liberal hold Swing -5.4
Victorian state election, 1976: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jeannette Patrick 15,925 61.8 +3.9
Labor Robert Gerrand 7,404 28.7 +0.3
Australia Party Ian Mullins 1,267 4.9 +4.9
Democratic Labor Peter Lawlor 1,168 4.5 -0.9
Total formal votes 25,764 98.1
Informal votes 492 1.9
Turnout 26,256 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jeannette Patrick 17,533 68.1 -0.3
Labor Robert Gerrand 8,231 31.9 +0.3
Liberal hold Swing -0.3
Victorian state election, 1973: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Rossiter 13,807 58.5 +14.8
Labor Peter Hansen 6,372 27.0 -4.4
Australia Party Frederick Funnell 2,150 9.1 +9.1
Democratic Labor Peter Lawlor 1,285 5.4 -3.7
Total formal votes 23,614 98.0 +0.2
Informal votes 471 2.0 -0.2
Turnout 24,085 93.1 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Rossiter 15,975 67.7 +2.1
Labor Peter Hansen 7,639 32.3 -2.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.1
Victorian state election, 1970: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Rossiter 9,812 43.7 -16.3
Labor Peter Hansen 7,048 31.4 +4.6
Independent Malcolm Wallace-Mitchell 3,562 15.8 +15.8
Democratic Labor Keith Linard 2,053 9.1 -4.0
Total formal votes 22,475 97.8 +0.3
Informal votes 516 2.2 -0.3
Turnout 22,991 93.0 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Rossiter 14,742 65.6 -5.6
Labor Peter Hansen 7,733 34.4 +5.6
Liberal hold Swing -5.6

Elections in the 1960s

Victorian state election, 1967: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Rossiter 13,661 60.0 -5.0
Labor Bill Walsh 6,106 26.8 +4.0
Democratic Labor John Wagstaff 2,984 13.1 +0.9
Total formal votes 22,751 97.5
Informal votes 584 2.5
Turnout 23,335 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Rossiter 16,198 71.2 -4.2
Labor Bill Walsh 6,553 28.8 +4.2
Liberal hold Swing -4.2
Victorian state election, 1964: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 11,727 61.0 +2.7
Labor Andrew Reid 5,000 26.0 -1.7
Democratic Labor Edwin McSweeney 2,481 12.9 -1.0
Total formal votes 19,208 98.4 +0.1
Informal votes 310 1.6 -0.1
Turnout 19,518 92.4 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 13,836 72.0 +1.8
Labor Andrew Reid 5,372 28.0 -1.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.8
Victorian state election, 1961: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 11,218 58.3 -8.7
Labor Geoffrey Blunden 5,333 27.7 -5.3
Democratic Labor Edwin McSweeney 2,678 13.9 +13.9
Total formal votes 19,229 98.3 -0.1
Informal votes 323 1.7 +0.1
Turnout 19,552 93.7 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 13,494 70.2 +3.2
Labor Geoffrey Blunden 5,735 29.8 -3.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing +3.2

Elections in the 1950s

Victorian state election, 1958: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 13,250 67.0
Labor Reginald Hayes 6,537 33.0
Total formal votes 19,787 98.4
Informal votes 317 1.6
Turnout 20,104 93.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing
Victorian state election, 1955: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 9,363 53.3
Victorian Liberal Raymond Tovell 4,947 28.1
Independent Marcella Sullivan 3,269 18.6
Total formal votes 17,579 98.1
Informal votes 347 1.9
Turnout 17,926 92.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 10,998 62.6
Victorian Liberal Raymond Tovell 6,581 37.4
Liberal and Country gain from Victorian Liberal Swing
Victorian state election, 1952: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Electoral Reform Ray Tovell 12,167 48.2 +48.2
Independent Allistair Bruce 5,786 22.9 +22.9
Liberal and Country Raymond Trickey 4,874 19.3 -80.7
Independent Grace Stratton 1,244 4.9 +4.9
Independent Finlay Julyan 1,174 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 25,245 97.6
Informal votes 631 2.4
Turnout 25,876 94.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Electoral Reform Ray Tovell 15,729 62.3 +62.3
Independent Allistair Bruce 9,516 37.7 +37.7
Electoral Reform gain from Liberal and Country Swing N/A
Victorian state election, 1950: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Ray Tovell unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

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