Electoral results for the district of Preston

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

Members for Preston

MemberPartyTerm
  William Ruthven Labor 1945–1955
  Charlie Ring Labor 1955–1970
  Carl Kirkwood Labor 1970–1988
  Michael Leighton Labor 1988–2006
  Robin Scott Labor 2006–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Victorian state election, 2014: Preston[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Robin Scott 17,607 48.4 −5.5
Liberal John Forster 7,694 21.2 −5.1
Greens Rose Ljubicic 5,869 16.1 −3.0
Independent Gaetano Greco 4,103 11.3 +11.3
Family First Rachel Ward 1,091 3.0 +2.7
Total formal votes 36,364 94.7 +1.2
Informal votes 2,043 5.3 −1.2
Turnout 38,407 90.8 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robin Scott 27,199 74.7 +4.5
Liberal John Forster 9,235 25.3 −4.5
Labor hold Swing +4.5
Victorian state election, 2010: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Robin Scott 17,400 52.65 -8.93
Liberal Adin McGarvie 8,593 26.00 +5.67
Greens Trent McCarthy 7,058 21.35 +7.67
Total formal votes 33,051 93.71 +0.49
Informal votes 2,219 6.29 -0.49
Turnout 35,270 91.23 +0.08
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robin Scott 23,250 70.38 -4.92
Liberal Adin McGarvie 9,783 29.62 +4.92
Labor hold Swing -4.92

Elections in the 2000s

Victorian state election, 2006: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Robin Scott 19,809 61.6 -5.1
Liberal Peter Hammond 6,539 20.3 +1.5
Greens Chris Chaplin 4,400 13.7 +0.4
Family First Christopher Field 1,141 3.5 +3.5
CEC Robert Barwick 281 0.9 -0.3
Total formal votes 32,170 93.2 -2.3
Informal votes 2,339 6.8 +2.3
Turnout 34,509 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robin Scott 24,222 75.3 -1.9
Liberal Peter Hammond 7,944 24.7 +1.9
Labor hold Swing -1.9
Victorian state election, 2002: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Michael Leighton 22,271 66.7 -0.5
Liberal Lawrence Dean 6,267 18.8 -10.6
Greens Chris Chaplin 4,458 13.3 +13.0
CEC Noelene Isherwood 415 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 33,411 95.5 -0.2
Informal votes 1,575 4.5 +0.2
Turnout 34,986 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Leighton 25,785 77.2 +8.4
Liberal Lawrence Dean 7,617 22.8 -8.4
Labor hold Swing +8.4

Elections in the 1990s

Victorian state election, 1999: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Michael Leighton 20,087 67.2 +3.3
Liberal Ruth Padgett 8,769 29.3 -4.6
Natural Law Michael Dickins 1,052 3.5 +1.2
Total formal votes 29,908 95.7 -0.1
Informal votes 1,339 4.3 +0.1
Turnout 31,247 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Leighton 20,522 68.6 +3.3
Liberal Ruth Padgett 9,384 31.4 -3.3
Labor hold Swing +3.3
Victorian state election, 1996: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Michael Leighton 18,890 63.8 +4.2
Liberal Ruth Padgett 10,026 33.9 +1.7
Natural Law Richard Barnes 685 2.3 +0.9
Total formal votes 29,601 95.8 +2.1
Informal votes 1,292 4.2 -2.1
Turnout 30,893 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Leighton 19,332 65.3 -0.9
Liberal Ruth Padgett 10,254 34.7 +0.9
Labor hold Swing -0.9
Victorian state election, 1992: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Michael Leighton 17,403 59.6 -3.1
Liberal George Prillwitz 9,382 32.1 +3.9
Independent Rose-Marie Celestin 1,148 3.9 +3.9
Independent Justin Armstrong 824 2.8 +2.8
Natural Law Richard Barnes 427 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 29,184 93.7 +0.3
Informal votes 1,958 6.3 -0.3
Turnout 31,142 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Leighton 19,278 66.2 -2.4
Liberal George Prillwitz 9,854 33.8 +2.4
Labor hold Swing -2.4

Elections in the 1980s

Victorian state election, 1988: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Michael Leighton 18,026 71.07 +1.50
Liberal Peter Papaemmanouil 7,336 28.93 -1.50
Total formal votes 25,362 92.94 -2.84
Informal votes 1,928 7.06 +2.84
Turnout 27,290 90.40 -0.91
Labor hold Swing +1.50
Victorian state election, 1985: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Carl Kirkwood 19,473 69.6 -1.5
Liberal Mark Leaman 8,517 30.4 +20.0
Total formal votes 27,990 95.8
Informal votes 1,234 4.2
Turnout 29,224 91.3
Labor hold Swing -5.3
Victorian state election, 1982: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Carl Kirkwood 17,544 74.5 +3.0
Democrats Kenneth Peak 6,015 25.5 +25.5
Total formal votes 23,559 94.6 -0.8
Informal votes 1,338 5.4 +0.8
Turnout 24,897 93.1 +1.3
Labor hold Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1970s

Victorian state election, 1979: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Carl Kirkwood 17,295 71.5 +5.7
Liberal Elie Obeid 6,890 28.5 -5.7
Total formal votes 24,185 95.4 -0.8
Informal votes 1,163 4.6 +0.8
Turnout 25,348 91.8 -0.1
Labor hold Swing +5.7
Victorian state election, 1976: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Carl Kirkwood 16,869 65.8 +10.8
Liberal John Miles 8,781 34.2 +2.4
Total formal votes 25,650 96.2
Informal votes 1,009 3.8
Turnout 26,659 91.9
Labor hold Swing +7.1
Victorian state election, 1973: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Carl Kirkwood 12,456 54.7 +0.2
Liberal Gerard Clarke 7,728 33.9 +6.0
Democratic Labor Maurice Horwood 1,786 7.8 -9.7
Independent Timothy Galbally 814 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 22,784 95.2 -0.1
Informal votes 1,138 4.8 +0.1
Turnout 23,922 93.1 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carl Kirkwood 13,130 57.6 +0.5
Liberal Gerard Clarke 9,654 42.4 -0.5
Labor hold Swing +0.5
Victorian state election, 1970: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Carl Kirkwood 11,958 54.5 +3.7
Liberal Bruce Spicer 6,127 27.9 -3.0
Democratic Labor Maurice Horwood 3,844 17.5 -0.8
Total formal votes 21,929 95.3 -0.3
Informal votes 1,071 4.7 +0.3
Turnout 23,000 94.7 -0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carl Kirkwood 12,534 57.1 +3.6
Liberal Bruce Spicer 9,395 42.9 -3.6
Labor hold Swing +3.6

Elections in the 1960s

Victorian state election, 1967: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Charlie Ring 11,395 50.8 -2.5
Liberal James Spicer 6,936 30.9 +3.2
Democratic Labor Maurice Horwood 4,115 18.3 -0.3
Total formal votes 22,446 95.6
Informal votes 1,029 4.4
Turnout 23,475 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charlie Ring 12,013 53.5 -2.8
Liberal James Spicer 10,433 46.5 +2.8
Labor hold Swing -2.8
Victorian state election, 1964: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Charlie Ring 13,417 55.6 +0.8
Liberal and Country Henry Newland 6,000 24.9 +3.2
Democratic Labor Michael Lucy 4,695 19.5 -4.6
Total formal votes 24,112 97.6 +0.1
Informal votes 586 2.4 -0.1
Turnout 24,698 95.2 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charlie Ring 15,918 59.9 -1.9
Liberal and Country Henry Newland 10,669 40.1 +1.9
Labor hold Swing -1.9
Victorian state election, 1961: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Charlie Ring 13,435 54.8 +0.7
Democratic Labor Michael Lucy 5,904 24.1 +0.4
Liberal and Country Colin Pritchard 5,168 21.1 -1.1
Total formal votes 24,507 97.5 -0.3
Informal votes 619 2.5 +0.3
Turnout 25,126 94.8 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charlie Ring 14,320 58.4 +0.8
Liberal and Country Colin Pritchard 10,187 41.6 -0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.8

Elections in the 1950s

Victorian state election, 1958: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Charlie Ring 13,014 54.1
Democratic Labor Michael Lucy 5,708 23.7
Liberal and Country Neville Crocker 5,355 22.2
Total formal votes 24,077 97.8
Informal votes 534 2.2
Turnout 24,611 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charlie Ring 13,870 57.6
Liberal and Country Michael Lucy 10,207 42.4
Labor hold Swing
Victorian state election, 1955: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Charlie Ring 11,429 52.4
Liberal and Country Arthur Block 6,881 31.5
Labor (A-C) Thomas Hartnedy 3,515 16.1
Total formal votes 21,825 97.6
Informal votes 542 2.4
Turnout 22,367 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charlie Ring 11,955 54.8
Liberal and Country Arthur Block 9,870 45.2
Labor hold Swing
Victorian state election, 1952: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Ruthven unopposed
Labor hold Swing
Victorian state election, 1950: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Ruthven 17,007 64.0 +7.0
Liberal and Country Vernon Hauser 9,561 36.0 -7.0
Total formal votes 26,568 99.2 -0.1
Informal votes 216 0.8 +0.1
Turnout 26,784 95.9 +0.3
Labor hold Swing +7.0

References

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