Electoral results for the district of Monbulk

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

Members for Monbulk

MemberPartyTerm
  Bill Borthwick Liberal 1967–1982
  Neil Pope Labor 1982–1992
  Steve McArthur Liberal 1992–2002
  James Merlino Labor 2002–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Victorian state election, 2014: Monbulk[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Mark Verschuur 15,063 40.1 −4.6
Labor James Merlino 14,096 37.5 +3.4
Greens Michael Clarke 5,029 13.4 −1.6
Animal Justice Jennifer McAdam 1,079 2.9 +2.9
Family First Amelia Mason 786 2.1 −0.0
Democratic Labour Ron Prendergast 433 1.2 −0.4
Rise Up Australia Ana Rojas 427 1.1 +1.1
Independent Jordan Crook 342 0.9 +0.9
Country Alliance Craig Jenkin 293 0.8 −0.2
Total formal votes 37,548 94.8 −0.7
Informal votes 2,044 5.2 +0.7
Turnout 39,592 94.5 −1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Merlino 20,643 55.0 +6.1
Liberal Mark Verschuur 16,905 45.0 −6.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.1
Victorian state election, 2010: Monbulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Matt Mills 14,506 42.55 +5.16
Labor James Merlino 12,318 36.14 -4.47
Greens Jo Tenner 5,244 15.38 -0.78
Democratic Labor Elizabeth Coyne 618 1.81 +1.81
Family First Rajeeva Gunasekera 610 1.79 -2.37
Country Alliance Simon Picknell 528 1.55 +1.55
Independent Lawrence Mobsby 264 0.77 +0.77
Total formal votes 34,088 95.56 -0.29
Informal votes 1,582 4.44 +0.29
Turnout 35,670 94.15 +0.18
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Merlino 17,762 52.08 -4.45
Liberal Matt Mills 16,345 47.92 +4.45
Labor hold Swing -4.45

Elections in the 2000s

Victorian state election, 2006: Monbulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor James Merlino 13,263 40.6 -3.0
Liberal Clive Larkman 12,212 37.4 -0.0
Greens Robert Stephen 5,278 16.2 +0.4
Family First Carl Huybers 1,359 4.2 +4.2
People Power Joanne Stride 547 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 32,659 95.8 -1.3
Informal votes 1,415 4.2 +1.3
Turnout 34,074 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Merlino 18,511 56.7 -1.6
Liberal Clive Larkman 14,148 43.3 +1.6
Labor hold Swing -1.6
Victorian state election, 2002: Monbulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor James Merlino 14,303 43.6 +3.0
Liberal Steve McArthur 12,285 37.4 -11.6
Greens Craig Smith 5,182 15.8 +8.8
Democrats Tony Holland 537 1.6 +1.6
Christian Democrats Wolf Voigt 532 1.6 +0.4
Total formal votes 32,839 97.1 -0.2
Informal votes 974 2.9 +0.2
Turnout 33,813 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Merlino 19,132 58.3 +10.7
Liberal Steve McArthur 13,707 41.7 -10.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +10.7

Elections in the 1990s

Victorian state election, 1999: Monbulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Steve McArthur 15,206 49.8 -2.7
Labor Leslie Wood 12,266 40.2 +2.0
Greens Robyn Holtham 1,928 6.3 +6.3
Democratic Labor Frank Feltham 443 1.5 +1.5
Christian Democrats Wolf Voigt 414 1.4 +1.4
Natural Law Lorna Scurfield 258 0.8 -0.5
Total formal votes 30,515 97.2 -0.8
Informal votes 870 2.8 +0.8
Turnout 31,385 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Steve McArthur 16,241 53.2 -2.0
Labor Leslie Wood 14,306 46.8 +2.0
Liberal hold Swing -2.0
Victorian state election, 1996: Monbulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Steve McArthur 15,684 52.5 +1.7
Labor Philip Staindl 11,390 38.2 +2.0
Independent Louis Delacretaz 2,024 6.8 +6.8
Natural Law Jennifer Brain 390 1.3 -0.6
Independent Terry Lonergan 358 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 29,846 98.1 +1.1
Informal votes 586 1.9 -1.1
Turnout 30,432 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Steve McArthur 16,442 55.2 -0.1
Labor Philip Staindl 13,325 44.8 +0.1
Liberal hold Swing -0.1
Victorian state election, 1992: Monbulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Steve McArthur 14,584 50.8 +8.4
Labor Neil Pope 10,368 36.1 -16.0
Independent Jenny Saulwick 1,646 5.7 +5.7
Democrats John McLaren 1,568 5.5 +5.2
Natural Law Bill Watson 542 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 28,708 96.9 -0.3
Informal votes 907 3.1 +0.3
Turnout 29,615 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Steve McArthur 15,814 55.3 +9.6
Labor Neil Pope 12,771 44.7 -9.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.6

Elections in the 1980s

Victorian state election, 1988: Monbulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Neil Pope 14,384 51.89 -1.82
Liberal Nola Vulling 12,167 43.89 -2.40
Call to Australia Christopher Shirreff 1,168 4.21 +4.21
Total formal votes 27,719 97.26 -0.50
Informal votes 781 2.74 +0.50
Turnout 28,500 92.77 +0.14
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neil Pope 14,840 53.54 -0.17
Liberal Nola Vulling 12,879 46.46 +0.17
Labor hold Swing -0.17
Victorian state election, 1985: Monbulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Neil Pope 14,239 53.7 +12.3
Liberal Raymond Yates 12,270 46.3 +7.1
Total formal votes 26,509 97.8
Informal votes 608 2.2
Turnout 27,117 92.6
Labor hold Swing +0.9
Victorian state election, 1982: Monbulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Neil Pope 12,477 41.8 0.0
Liberal Bill Borthwick 11,727 39.3 -7.0
Independent Bert Wainer 2,892 9.7 +9.7
Democrats Milton Blake 2,001 6.7 -4.1
Independent Jean Langworthy 737 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 29,834 97.5 0.0
Informal votes 748 2.5 0.0
Turnout 30,582 93.4 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neil Pope 15,809 53.0 +5.2
Liberal Bill Borthwick 14,025 47.0 -5.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.2

Elections in the 1970s

Victorian state election, 1979: Monbulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Borthwick 12,619 46.3 -10.3
Labor Francesco Cafarella 11,400 41.8 -1.6
Democrats Malcolm Matheson 2,938 10.8 +10.8
Australia Party Ian Wood 301 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 27,258 97.5 -0.3
Informal votes 693 2.5 +0.3
Turnout 27,951 92.4 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Borthwick 14,224 52.2 -4.4
Labor Francesco Cafarella 13,034 47.8 +4.4
Liberal hold Swing -4.4
Victorian state election, 1976: Monbulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Borthwick 13,978 56.6 +5.0
Labor Stuart Morris 10,704 43.4 +2.7
Total formal votes 24,682 97.8
Informal votes 561 2.2
Turnout 25,243 91.5
Liberal hold Swing +0.1
Victorian state election, 1973: Monbulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Borthwick 17,494 51.7 +4.4
Labor Vernon Allison 13,690 40.5 -1.4
Australia Party David Barford 1,431 4.2 +4.2
Democratic Labor Franciscus Hallewas 1,215 3.6 -7.2
Total formal votes 33,830 97.7 +0.6
Informal votes 788 2.3 -0.6
Turnout 34,618 92.2 -1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Borthwick 19,099 56.5 -0.2
Labor Vernon Allison 14,731 43.5 +0.2
Liberal hold Swing -0.2
Victorian state election, 1970: Monbulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Borthwick 12,582 47.3 -3.6
Labor James Simmonds 11,151 41.9 +5.6
Democratic Labor George Noone 2,865 10.8 -0.8
Total formal votes 26,598 97.1 +0.3
Informal votes 791 2.9 -0.3
Turnout 27,389 94.1 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Borthwick 15,079 56.7 -4.6
Labor James Simmonds 11,519 43.3 +4.6
Liberal hold Swing -4.6

Elections in the 1960s

Victorian state election, 1967: Monbulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Borthwick 11,621 50.9 -2.6
Labor Margaret Howells 8,290 36.3 +0.8
Democratic Labor Noel Clarke 2,642 11.6 +0.5
Independent Ronald Pike 290 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 22,843 96.8
Informal votes 750 3.2
Turnout 23,593 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Borthwick 14,012 61.3 -1.6
Labor Margaret Howells 8,831 38.7 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing -1.6

References

  1. ↑ State Election 2014: Monbulk District, VEC.
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