Electoral results for the district of Polwarth

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

Members for Polwarth

Member Party Term
  Charles Forrest Unaligned 1889–1894
  Thomas Baker Unaligned 1894–1897
  Charles Forrest Unaligned 1897–1911
  John Johnstone Comm. Liberal 1911–1917
  James McDonald Nationalist 1917–1929
  Economy 1929–1931
  United Australia 1931–1933
  Allan McDonald United Australia 1933–1940
  Edward Guye Country 1940–1950
  LCP 1950–1958
  Tom Darcy LCP / Liberal 1958–1970
  Cec Burgin Liberal 1970–1985
  Ian Smith Liberal 1985–1999
  Terry Mulder Liberal 1999–2015
  Richard Riordan Liberal 2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022 Victorian state election: Polwarth[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Riordan 19,540 42.5 −3.3
Labor Hutch Hussein 13,484 29.3 −1.4
Greens Hilary McAllister 7,661 16.7 +6.0
Independent Denes C. Borsos 2,017 4.4 +4.4
Family First Hollie Hunter 1,166 2.5 +2.5
Animal Justice Elisha Atchison 1,101 2.4 −1.3
Justice Joseph Vincent Remenyi 1,033 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 46,002 95.8 +0.6
Informal votes 1,949 3.8 −0.6
Turnout 47,951 90.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Richard Riordan 23,823 51.8 −0.4
Labor Hutch Hussein 22,179 48.2 +0.4
Liberal hold Swing −0.4

Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Polwarth[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Riordan 20,629 51.14 −4.26
Labor Douglas Johnston 13,338 33.06 +5.08
Greens Courtney Gardner 3,949 9.79 −1.24
Animal Justice Damien Pitts 1,636 4.06 +4.06
Victorian Socialists Brendan Murphy 788 1.95 +1.95
Total formal votes 40,340 95.00 −1.10
Informal votes 2,122 5.00 +1.10
Turnout 42,462 92.52 −2.36
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Richard Riordan 22,360 55.40 −5.24
Labor Douglas Johnston 17,999 44.60 +5.24
Liberal hold Swing −5.24
2015 Polwarth state by-election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Riordan 17,760 49.7 −5.7
Greens Joe Miles 5,689 15.9 +4.9
National David O'Brien 4,287 12.0 +12.0
Democratic Labour Carmel Kavanagh 2,900 8.1 +8.1
Sex Party Meredith Doig 2,135 6.0 +6.0
Country Melinda Cass 2,039 5.7 +0.1
Christians Geoff Rogers 574 1.6 +1.6
Independent Brendan Eckel 373 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 35,757 94.8 −1.3
Informal votes 1,948 5.2 +1.3
Turnout 37,705 86.0 (−8.9)
After distribution of preferences
Liberal Richard Riordan 17,976 50.3 n/a
Greens Joe Miles 5,829 16.3 n/a
National David O'Brien 4,409 12.3 n/a
Democratic Labour Carmel Kavanagh 3,115 8.7 n/a
Sex Party Meredith Doig 2,246 6.3 n/a
Country Melinda Cass 2,182 6.1 n/a
Liberal hold Swing n/a
2014 Victorian state election: Polwarth[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Terry Mulder 21,861 55.4 −0.5
Labor Libby Coker 11,045 28.0 +1.1
Greens Simon Northeast 4,352 11.0 +2.8
Country Alliance Philip Edge 2,206 5.6 +1.7
Total formal votes 39,464 96.1 −0.1
Informal votes 1,599 3.9 +0.1
Turnout 41,063 94.9 +1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Terry Mulder 23,944 60.6 −3.2
Labor Libby Coker 15,541 39.4 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing −3.2
2010 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Terry Mulder 21,245 55.31 +1.79
Labor Brian Crook 10,432 27.16 −1.76
Greens Natalie Atherden 3,235 8.42 −1.19
Country Alliance Garry Kerr 1,502 3.91 +3.91
Family First John Modra 1,211 3.15 −1.11
Independent Grant Beale 784 2.04 +2.04
Total formal votes 38,409 96.15 −0.34
Informal votes 1,539 3.85 +0.34
Turnout 39,948 94.94 +1.00
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Terry Mulder 24,351 63.29 +2.60
Labor Brian Crook 14,127 36.71 −2.60
Liberal hold Swing +2.60

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Terry Mulder 19,598 53.5 +5.2
Labor Darren Cheeseman 10,665 29.1 −1.9
Greens Natalie Atherden 3,520 9.6 +0.8
Family First Trevor Pearce 1,561 4.3 +4.3
National Charles Neal 1,276 3.5 −6.8
Total formal votes 36,620 96.5 +0.3
Informal votes 1,334 3.5 −0.3
Turnout 37,954 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Terry Mulder 22,220 60.7 +1.2
Labor Darren Cheeseman 14,394 39.3 −1.2
Liberal hold Swing +1.2
2002 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Terry Mulder 17,342 48.3 +5.0
Labor Steve Gartland 11,141 31.0 +8.3
National Doug Chant 3,700 10.3 −6.6
Greens Natalie Atherden 3,163 8.8 +5.2
Independent Andrew Mitchell 570 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 35,916 96.2 −1.5
Informal votes 1,416 3.8 +1.5
Turnout 37,332 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Terry Mulder 21,413 59.5 −3.5
Labor Steve Gartland 14,557 40.5 +3.5
Liberal hold Swing −3.5

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Terry Mulder 12,668 41.0 −10.0
Labor Steve Gartland 7,393 23.9 −4.5
National Paul Couch 5,116 16.6 +16.6
Independent Brian Crook 4,574 14.8 −3.8
Greens Sally-Anne Brown 1,161 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 30,912 97.8 −0.3
Informal votes 686 2.2 +0.3
Turnout 31,598 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Terry Mulder 18,675 60.4 +2.3
Labor Steve Gartland 12,237 39.6 −2.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.3
1996 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Smith 15,631 50.9 −14.9
Labor Fran Lehmann 8,715 28.4 −5.7
Independent Brian Crook 5,719 18.6 +18.6
Natural Law Leah Rust 616 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 30,681 98.1 +1.3
Informal votes 582 1.9 −1.3
Turnout 31,263 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 17,747 58.1 −7.7
Labor Fran Lehmann 12,779 41.9 +7.7
Liberal hold Swing −7.7
1992 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Smith 19,764 65.8 +12.7
Labor Fran Lehmann 10,252 34.2 +1.7
Total formal votes 30,016 96.9 −1.0
Informal votes 971 3.1 +1.0
Turnout 30,987 95.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.7

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Smith 15,716 54.04 −0.42
Labor Paul Kennelly 8,799 30.26 +0.89
National Michael Evans 4,565 15.70 −0.47
Total formal votes 29,080 97.88 −0.56
Informal votes 630 2.12 +0.56
Turnout 29,710 94.64 −1.34
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 19,213 66.07 −1.60
Labor Paul Kennelly 9,867 33.93 +1.60
Liberal hold Swing −1.60
1985 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Smith 16,907 54.5 −6.7
Labor Jeffery Rootes 8,401 29.4 −1.0
National David Seymour 4,626 16.2 +16.2
Total formal votes 28,608 98.4
Informal votes 453 1.6
Turnout 29,061 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 19,539 68.3 +3.3
Labor Jeffery Rootes 9,069 31.7 −3.3
Liberal hold Swing +3.3
1982 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cec Burgin 15,241 63.1 +9.3
Labor Angus McIvor 6,734 27.9 +2.2
Democrats Douglas Mason 2,183 9.0 +3.7
Total formal votes 24,158 98.6 +0.5
Informal votes 350 1.4 −0.5
Turnout 24,508 95.8 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 16,169 66.9 −1.8
Labor Angus McIvor 7,989 33.1 +1.8
Liberal hold Swing −1.8

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cec Burgin 12,751 53.8 −1.2
Labor Ronald Wheaton 6,084 25.7 +4.4
National Gilbert Anderson 3,593 15.2 −3.7
Democrats Kathleen May 1,254 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 23,682 98.1 −0.3
Informal votes 467 1.9 +0.3
Turnout 24,149 96.0 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 16,264 68.7 −7.9
Labor Ronald Wheaton 7,418 31.3 +7.9
Liberal hold Swing −7.9
1976 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cec Burgin 12,976 55.0 +0.6
Labor Ronald Wheaton 5,018 21.3 −0.9
National Frederick Sadler 4,455 18.9 +4.1
Democratic Labor Thomas Fleming 1,132 4.8 −3.8
Total formal votes 23,581 98.4
Informal votes 383 1.6
Turnout 23,964 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 18,059 76.6 +2.3
Labor Ronald Wheaton 5,522 23.4 −2.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.3
1973 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cec Burgin 10,162 53.7 +13.5
Labor Bill Pargeter 4,223 22.3 +0.8
Country John Younis 3,123 16.5 −11.6
Democratic Labor Michael Dwyer 1,403 7.4 −2.8
Total formal votes 18,911 98.3 +0.2
Informal votes 311 1.7 −0.2
Turnout 19,242 96.4 −0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 14,166 74.9 +24.5
Labor Bill Pargeter 4,745 25.1 +25.1
Liberal hold Swing +24.5
1970 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cec Burgin 6,991 40.2 −8.6
Country Douglas Wade 4,891 28.1 +9.2
Labor John O'Brien 3,746 21.5 +1.7
Democratic Labor Leonard Eyre 1,777 10.2 −2.4
Total formal votes 17,405 98.1 +0.4
Informal votes 340 1.9 −0.4
Turnout 17,745 96.9 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 10,213 58.7 −18.9
Labor John O'Brien 7,192 41.3 +18.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 8,771 50.4 −27.2
Country Douglas Wade 8,634 49.6 +49.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Darcy 8,201 48.8 −11.7
Labor Alfred Cartwright 3,320 19.8 −4.3
Country John McCue 3,168 18.9 +18.9
Democratic Labor Leonard Eyre 2,112 12.6 −2.8
Total formal votes 16,801 97.7
Informal votes 390 2.3
Turnout 17,191 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Darcy 13,031 77.6 +3.9
Labor Alfred Cartwright 3,770 22.4 −3.9
Liberal hold Swing +3.9
1964 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Tom Darcy 15,128 59.9 +17.2
Labor Edwin Morris 6,522 25.8 −0.2
Democratic Labor Thomas Fleming 3,594 14.2 −1.3
Total formal votes 25,244 98.7 +0.3
Informal votes 322 1.3 −0.3
Turnout 25,566 96.1 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Tom Darcy 18,184 72.0 +0.4
Labor Edwin Morris 7,060 28.0 −0.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.4
1961 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Tom Darcy 9,983 42.7 +2.2
Labor Edwin Morris 6,066 26.0 +2.3
Country Lloyd Kidman 3,673 15.7 −7.7
Democratic Labor Alan Bruce 3,630 15.5 +3.1
Total formal votes 23,352 98.4 −0.5
Informal votes 380 1.6 +0.5
Turnout 23,732 95.7 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Tom Darcy 16,718 71.6 −1.0
Labor Edwin Morris 6,634 28.4 +1.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing −1.0

Elections in the 1950s

1958 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Tom Darcy 8,807 40.5
Labor William King 5,160 23.7
Country Ronald McDonough 5,086 23.4
Democratic Labor Michael Finlay 2,702 12.4
Total formal votes 21,755 98.9
Informal votes 249 1.1
Turnout 22,004 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Tom Darcy 15,793 72.6
Labor William King 5,962 27.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1955 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Edward Guye 10,543 54.6
Labor Phillip Denning 4,817 24.9
Country Ronald Harris 3,963 20.5
Total formal votes 19,323 98.9
Informal votes 220 1.1
Turnout 19,543 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Edward Guye 14,110 73.0
Labor Phillip Denning 5,213 27.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1952 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Edward Guye 8,340 57.6 0.0
Labor Clair Larson 6,142 42.4 +9.9
Total formal votes 14,482 99.0 −0.5
Informal votes 146 1.0 +0.5
Turnout 14,628 95.3 −0.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing −8.9
1950 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Edward Guye 8,094 57.6 −9.3
Labor Edwin Morris 4,575 32.5 −0.6
Country John Horne 1,391 9.9 +9.9
Total formal votes 14,060 99.5 +0.1
Informal votes 68 0.5 −0.1
Turnout 14,128 95.9 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Edward Guye 9,346 66.5 −0.4
Labor Edwin Morris 4,714 33.5 +0.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing −0.4

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Edward Guye 9,028 66.9 +4.3
Labor Edwin Morris 4,462 33.1 −4.3
Total formal votes 13,490 99.4 +0.3
Informal votes 79 0.6 −0.3
Turnout 13,569 95.1 +5.7
Country hold Swing +4.3
1945 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Edward Guye 7,625 62.6
Labor Thomas Carmody 4,555 37.4
Total formal votes 12,180 99.1
Informal votes 111 0.9
Turnout 12,291 89.4
Country hold Swing
1943 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Edward Guye 6,911 66.6 +25.0
Labor Arthur Jackson 3,466 33.4 +33.4
Total formal votes 10,377 99.4 +0.3
Informal votes 57 0.6 −0.3
Turnout 10,434 87.8 −6.6
Country gain from United Australia Swing N/A
1940 Polwarth state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Keith McGarvie 3,955 36.2 −22.2
Country Edward Guye 3,521 32.2 −9.4
Labor Arthur Jackson 3,445 31.5 +31.5
Total formal votes 10,921 99.5 +0.4
Informal votes 53 0.5 −0.4
Turnout 10,974 90.3 −4.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Edward Guye 6,395 58.5 +16.9
United Australia Keith McGarvie 4,526 41.5 −16.9
Country gain from United Australia Swing +16.9
1940 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Allan McDonald 6,494 58.4 +2.6
Country Leonard Parker 4,623 41.6 −2.6
Total formal votes 11,117 99.1 −0.3
Informal votes 98 0.9 +0.3
Turnout 11,215 94.4 −0.8
United Australia hold Swing +2.6

Elections in the 1930s

1937 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Allan McDonald 6,220 55.8 −44.2
Country Leonard Parker 4,923 44.2 +44.2
Total formal votes 11,143 99.4
Informal votes 63 0.6
Turnout 11,206 95.2
United Australia hold Swing N/A
1935 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Allan McDonald unopposed
United Australia hold Swing
1933 Polwarth state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Allan McDonald 4,343 41.4 −25.0
Labor John Dedman 3,409 32.5 +32.5
Country George Howey 2,728 26.0 −7.6
Total formal votes 10,480 99.4 +1.1
Informal votes 62 0.6 −1.1
Turnout 10,542 92.1 −2.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Allan McDonald 6,388 61.0 −5.4
Labor John Dedman 4,092 39.0 +39.0
United Australia hold Swing N/A
1932 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia James McDonald 6,981 66.4 +11.5
Country Leonard Parker 3,535 33.6 +33.6
Total formal votes 10,516 98.3 −1.5
Informal votes 183 1.7 +1.5
Turnout 10,699 94.6 −0.5
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James McDonald 5,843 54.9 −45.1
Labor Phillip Hill 4,800 45.1 +45.1
Total formal votes 10,643 99.8
Informal votes 23 0.2
Turnout 10,666 95.1
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
1927 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James McDonald unopposed
Nationalist hold Swing
1924 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James McDonald 4,112 56.1 −3.2
Labor William Nichol 3,217 43.9 +3.2
Total formal votes 7,329 99.7 +0.3
Informal votes 26 0.3 −0.3
Turnout 7,355 64.0 −0.6
Nationalist hold Swing −3.2
1921 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James McDonald 4,311 59.3 +16.2
Labor John Linahan 2,955 40.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 7,266 99.4 +3.7
Informal votes 43 0.6 −3.7
Turnout 7,309 64.6 −7.5
Nationalist hold Swing +2.3
1920 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James McDonald 3,259 43.1 −22.3
Labor John Linahan 2,729 36.0 +1.4
Victorian Farmers John Black 1,583 20.9 +20.9
Total formal votes 7,571 95.7 −1.9
Informal votes 342 4.3 +1.9
Turnout 7,913 72.1 +9.1
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist James McDonald 4,313 57.0 −1.9
Labor John Linahan 3,258 43.0 +1.9
Nationalist hold Swing −1.9

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James McDonald 2,964 44.1
Labor Edward Smith 2,327 34.6 −2.4
Nationalist John Hancock 1,128 16.8
Nationalist Edgar Churches 305 4.5
Total formal votes 6,724 97.6 +0.2
Informal votes 169 2.4 −0.2
Turnout 6,893 63.0 −1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist James McDonald 3,963 58.9 −4.1
Labor Edward Smith 2,761 41.1 +4.1
Nationalist hold Swing −4.1
1917 Polwarth state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James McDonald 2,071 56.0 N/A
Nationalist Charles Meredith 1,629 44.0 N/A
Total formal votes 3,700 98.3 +0.9
Informal votes 63 1.7 −0.9
Turnout 3,763 33.1 −31.3
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
1914 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Johnstone 4,389 63.0 +0.5
Labor John Considine 2,576 37.0 −0.5
Total formal votes 6,965 97.4 −1.9
Informal votes 189 2.6 +1.9
Turnout 7,154 64.4 −12.4
Liberal hold Swing +0.5
1911 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Johnstone 5,046 62.5 +3.2
Labor John McDonald 3,021 37.5 +5.9
Total formal votes 8,067 99.3 −0.4
Informal votes 54 0.7 +0.4
Turnout 8,121 76.8 +18.7
Liberal hold Swing N/A

References

  • "Polwarth District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  1. ^ Polwarth District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ State Election 2018: Polwarth District, VEC.
  3. ^ State District By-elections 2015: Polwarth District, VEC.
  4. ^ State Election 2014: Polwarth District[permanent dead link‍], VEC.