Electoral results for the district of Ripon

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

Members for Ripon

First incarnation (1945–1955)
MemberPartyTerm
  Ernie Morton Labor 1945–1947
  Rutherford Guthrie Liberal 1947–1950
  Ernie Morton Labor 1950–1955
Second incarnation (1976–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Tom Austin Liberal 1976–1992
  Steve Elder Liberal 1992–1999
  Joe Helper Labor 1999–2014
  Louise Staley Liberal 2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Victorian state election, 2014: Ripon[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Daniel McGlone 14,059 35.1 −3.7
Liberal Louise Staley 13,118 32.8 +4.2
National Scott Turner 7,342 18.3 −2.7
Greens Rod May 2,856 7.1 +1.2
Family First Danielle Fowler 897 2.2 −0.7
Country Alliance Trevor Domaschenz 495 1.2 −1.5
Democratic Labour Mitchell Lee 490 1.2 +1.2
Rise Up Australia Peter Mulcahy 448 1.1 +1.1
Christians Kevin Loiterton 352 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 40,057 93.6 −1.6
Informal votes 2,732 6.4 +1.6
Turnout 42,789 94.8 +1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Louise Staley 20,329 50.8 −0.9
Labor Daniel McGlone 19,728 49.2 +0.9
Liberal hold Swing −0.9
Victorian state election, 2010: Ripon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Joe Helper 14,169 42.06 -4.73
Liberal Vic Dunn 11,596 34.42 -0.84
National Wendy McIvor 3,850 11.43 +2.92
Greens Steve Morse 2,084 6.19 +0.23
Country Alliance Scott Watts 1,211 3.59 +3.59
Family First Jesse Boer 776 2.30 -1.18
Total formal votes 33,686 95.36 -0.94
Informal votes 1,640 4.64 +0.94
Turnout 35,326 93.90 -0.17
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Helper 17,777 52.72 -1.63
Liberal Vic Dunn 15,940 47.28 +1.63
Labor hold Swing -1.63

Elections in the 2000s

Victorian state election, 2006: Ripon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Joe Helper 15,461 46.8 -5.6
Liberal Vic Dunn 11,650 35.3 +1.4
National Robyn Smith 2,811 8.5 +0.7
Greens Steven Morse 1,970 6.0 +1.2
Family First Leanne Rawson 1,149 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 33,041 96.3 -0.9
Informal votes 1,268 3.7 +0.9
Turnout 34,309 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Helper 17,964 54.3 -3.1
Liberal Vic Dunn 15,090 45.7 +3.1
Labor hold Swing -3.1
Victorian state election, 2002: Ripon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Joe Helper 17,439 52.4 +3.1
Liberal Rob de Fegely 11,278 33.9 -9.5
National Kevin Erwin 2,588 7.8 +2.8
Greens Phil Millar 1,581 4.8 +4.6
Independent John McCallum 367 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 33,253 97.2 -0.3
Informal votes 967 2.8 +0.3
Turnout 34,220 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Helper 19,097 57.4 +5.8
Liberal Rob de Fegely 14,155 42.6 -5.8
Labor hold Swing +5.8

Elections in the 1990s

Victorian state election, 1999: Ripon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Joe Helper 15,579 52.6 +8.8
Liberal Steve Elder 14,045 47.4 -5.0
Total formal votes 29,624 97.8 -0.5
Informal votes 668 2.2 +0.5
Turnout 30,292 95.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.2
Victorian state election, 1996: Ripon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Steve Elder 15,678 52.5 -1.2
Labor Hilary Hunt 13,098 43.8 +7.2
Call to Australia Kingston Eldridge 564 1.9 +1.9
Natural Law Martin Magee 548 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 29,888 98.3 +0.5
Informal votes 522 1.7 -0.5
Turnout 30,410 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Steve Elder 16,303 54.6 -2.5
Labor Hilary Hunt 13,567 45.4 +2.5
Liberal hold Swing -2.5
Victorian state election, 1992: Ripon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Steve Elder 16,028 53.7 -0.3
Labor Hilary Hunt 10,922 36.6 -6.7
Independent Gwenda Allgood 2,902 9.7 +9.7
Total formal votes 29,852 97.8 +0.0
Informal votes 664 2.2 -0.0
Turnout 30,516 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Steve Elder 17,057 57.1 +1.1
Labor Hilary Hunt 12,795 42.9 -1.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.1

Elections in the 1980s

Victorian state election, 1988: Ripon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tom Austin 16,120 56.90 +0.38
Labor John McQuilten 12,208 43.10 -0.38
Total formal votes 28,328 97.59 -0.66
Informal votes 699 2.41 +0.66
Turnout 29,027 94.62 -0.88
Liberal hold Swing +0.38
Victorian state election, 1985: Ripon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tom Austin 15,861 56.5 +2.1
Labor John McQuilten 12,204 43.5 -2.0
Total formal votes 28,065 98.2
Informal votes 501 1.8
Turnout 28,566 95.5
Liberal hold Swing +2.0
Victorian state election, 1982: Ripon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tom Austin 13,974 54.7 +7.8
Labor Ian Bryant 11,553 45.3 +2.7
Total formal votes 25,527 98.1 -0.1
Informal votes 485 1.9 +0.1
Turnout 26,012 95.2 -0.2
Liberal hold Swing -0.5

Elections in the 1970s

Victorian state election, 1979: Ripon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tom Austin 11,738 46.9 +8.7
Labor Alex Pope 10,664 42.6 +4.2
National Robert Peck 2,637 10.5 -10.0
Total formal votes 25,039 98.2 -0.3
Informal votes 446 1.8 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Austin 13,819 55.2 -4.7
Labor Alex Pope 11,220 44.8 +4.7
Liberal hold Swing -4.7
Victorian state election, 1976: Ripon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Alexander Pope 9,277 38.4 -9.0
Liberal Tom Austin 9,216 38.2 +4.8
National Rob Borbidge 4,941 20.5 +6.5
Democratic Labor Francis O'Brien 713 2.9 -2.3
Total formal votes 24,147 98.5
Informal votes 366 1.5
Turnout 24,513 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Austin 14,473 59.9 +10.3
Labor Alexander Pope 9,674 40.1 -10.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +10.3

Elections in the 1950s

Victorian state election, 1952: Ripon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ernie Morton 8,726 59.9 +10.9
Liberal and Country Rutherford Guthrie 5,846 40.1 +0.6
Total formal votes 14,572 99.1 -0.5
Informal votes 133 0.9 +0.5
Turnout 14,705 95.5 -0.3
Labor hold Swing +8.4
Victorian state election, 1950: Ripon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ernie Morton 6,991 49.0 +2.9
Liberal and Country Rutherford Guthrie 5,640 39.5 +9.7
Country Allan Vanstan 1,642 11.5 -12.6
Total formal votes 14,273 99.6 +0.1
Informal votes 50 0.4 -0.1
Turnout 14,323 95.8 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Morton 7,351 51.5 +3.7
Liberal and Country Rutherford Guthrie 6,922 48.5 -3.7
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +3.7

References

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