Electoral results for the district of Lara

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

Members for Lara

Member Party Term
  Peter Loney Labor 2002–2006
  John Eren Labor 2006–2022
  Ella George Labor 2022–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

2022 Victorian state election: Lara[1][2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ella George 19,635 49.7 −8.2
Liberal Ralph Krein 8,460 21.4 −2.7
Greens Courtney Gardner 4,473 11.3 +3.8
Family First Steve Rankine 1,775 4.5 +4.5
Liberal Democrats Max Payne 1,688 4.3 +4.3
Animal Justice Peter Kelly 1,502 3.8 −3.1
Ind. (Socialist Alliance) Sarah Hathway 1,050 2.6 +2.6
Angry Victorians Ash Taylor 938 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 39,512 93.7 –0.4
Informal votes 2,677 6.3 +0.4
Turnout 42,189 86.2 –1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ella George 26,027 65.9 −3.3
Liberal Ralph Krein 13,485 34.1 +3.3
Labor hold Swing −3.3

Elections in the 2010s

2018

2018 Victorian state election: Lara[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Eren 22,951 57.92 +1.99
Liberal Melissa Di Pasquale 9,559 24.12 −4.78
Greens Amber Forbes 2,966 7.49 −1.41
Animal Justice Bronwen Baker 2,740 6.92 +6.92
Victorian Socialists Dean Cardigan 1,408 3.55 +3.55
Total formal votes 39,624 94.14 −1.26
Informal votes 2,467 5.86 +1.26
Turnout 42,091 89.51 −4.02
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Eren 27,430 69.14 +2.03
Liberal Melissa Di Pasquale 12,244 30.86 −2.03
Labor hold Swing +2.03

2014

Victorian state election, 2014: Lara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Eren 21,457 55.9 +2.9
Liberal Tony McManus 11,090 28.9 −2.3
Greens Gregory Lacey 3,413 8.9 +0.5
Family First Rami Fosberry 1,256 3.3 −1.6
Country Alliance George Reed 1,148 3.0 +0.8
Total formal votes 38,364 95.4 +0.9
Informal votes 1,851 4.6 −0.9
Turnout 40,215 93.5 +3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Eren 25,746 67.1 +3.3
Liberal Tony McManus 12,618 32.9 −3.3
Labor hold Swing +3.3

2010

2010 Victorian state election: Lara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Eren 20,778 53.61 −5.59
Liberal Robert Eyton 11,366 29.33 +3.39
Greens Rob Leach 3,401 8.77 +2.12
Family First Glenn Colla 2,324 6.00 −2.21
Country Alliance Keith McDermott 889 2.29 +2.29
Total formal votes 38,758 94.23 +0.25
Informal votes 2,373 5.77 −0.25
Turnout 41,131 93.29 +0.68
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Eren 25,299 65.40 −2.53
Liberal Robert Eyton 13,387 34.60 +2.53
Labor hold Swing −2.53

Elections in the 2000s

2006

2006 Victorian state election: Lara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Eren 23,872 67.7 −4.6
Liberal Angelo Kakouros 9,139 25.9 +0.3
Family First Peter Haines 2,894 8.2 +8.2
Greens Catherine Jones 2,344 6.7 +0.0
Total formal votes 35,237 94.0 −2.2
Informal votes 2,258 6.0 +2.2
Turnout 37,495 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Eren 23,872 67.7 −4.6
Liberal Angelo Kakouros 11,365 32.3 +4.6
Labor hold Swing −4.6

2002

2002 Victorian state election: Lara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Loney 22,673 65.0 +2.7
Liberal Linda Ristevski 8,921 25.6 −11.4
Greens Kim Baranowski 2,341 6.7 +6.2
Socialist Alliance Brigitte Ellery 965 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 34,900 96.2 −0.7
Informal votes 1,395 3.8 +0.7
Turnout 36,295 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Loney 25,211 72.3 +9.6
Liberal Linda Ristevski 9,638 27.7 −9.6
Labor hold Swing +9.6

References

  • "Lara District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  1. ^ Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. ^ VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. ^ Lara District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  4. ^ Full preference distributions – 2022 State election, Victorian Electoral Commission. [Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  5. ^ State Election 2018: Lara District, VEC.