Electoral results for the district of Werribee

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

Members for Werribee

First incarnation (1976–2002)
Member Party Term
  Neville Hudson Liberal 1976–1979
  Ken Coghill Labor 1979–1996
  Mary Gillett Labor 1996–2002
Second incarnation (2014–present)
Member Party Term
  Tim Pallas Labor 2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022 Victorian state election: Werribee[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tim Pallas 17,512 45.4 −0.6
Liberal Mia Shaw 9,779 25.3 +8.7
Greens Jack Boddeke 2,613 6.8 +0.3
Independent Paul Hopper 2,278 5.9 +5.9
Victorian Socialists Sue Munro 1,391 3.6 +3.6
Family First Matthew Emerson 964 2.5 +2.5
Democratic Labour Kathryn Breakwell 767 2.0 −1.2
Animal Justice Josh Segrave 730 1.9 +1.9
Justice Patricia Anne Wicks 709 1.8 +1.8
Freedom Mark Strother 663 1.7 +1.7
Transport Matters Trevor Russell Collins 360 0.9 +0.9
New Democrats Prashant Tandon 319 0.8 +0.8
Health Australia Karen Hogan 260 0.7 +0.7
Independent Patrizia Barcatta 213 0.6 +0.6
Independent Heni Cazlynn Kwan 45 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 38,603 90.3 −3.0
Informal votes 4,156 9.7 +3.0
Turnout 42,759 85.6 −3.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tim Pallas 23,517 60.9 −2.4
Liberal Mia Shaw 15,086 39.1 +2.4
Labor hold Swing −3.1

Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Werribee[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tim Pallas 17,539 45.41 −11.20
Independent Joe Garra 7,685 19.90 +19.90
Liberal Gayle Murphy 6,641 17.19 −11.55
Greens Jay Dessi 2,522 6.53 −1.96
Independent Rachel Carling-Jenkins 2,086 5.40 +5.40
Democratic Labour Kathryn Breakwell 1,175 3.04 +3.04
Independent Pratibha Sharma 628 1.63 +1.63
Independent Thanh Nga Ly 346 0.90 +0.90
Total formal votes 38,622 93.25 −0.38
Informal votes 2,796 6.75 +0.38
Turnout 41,418 89.49 −3.25
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tim Pallas 24,209 62.55 −3.10
Liberal Gayle Murphy 14,494 37.45 +3.10
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Tim Pallas 22,701 58.78 −6.88
Independent Joe Garra 15,921 41.22 +41.22
Labor hold Swing N/A
2014 Victorian state election: Werribee[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tim Pallas 20,338 56.6 +8.1
Liberal Tarun Singh 10,327 28.7 −3.7
Greens Bro Sheffield-Brotherton 3,049 8.5 −0.9
Christians Anne Okumu 1,167 3.2 +3.2
Voice for the West Nhan Hoang Tran 1,045 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 35,926 93.6 −0.6
Informal votes 2,446 6.4 +0.6
Turnout 38,372 92.7 −1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tim Pallas 23,607 65.7 +4.2
Liberal Tarun Singh 12,349 34.4 −4.2
Labor hold Swing +4.2

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Werribee[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mary Gillett 22,652 59.1 +12.8
Liberal David McLaren 14,120 36.9 −6.7
Greens Cynthia Manson 913 2.4 +2.4
Independent Gary Impson 353 0.9 +0.9
Independent Batman Backhouse 258 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 38,296 96.9 −0.6
Informal votes 1,221 3.1 +0.6
Turnout 39,517 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mary Gillett 23,540 61.5 +10.7
Liberal David McLaren 14,754 38.5 −10.7
Labor hold Swing +10.7
1996 Victorian state election: Werribee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mary Douglas 16,395 46.4 −2.2
Liberal Trish Vejby 15,396 43.6 +8.8
Independent Dennis McIntosh 3,560 10.1 +10.1
Total formal votes 35,351 97.5 +0.4
Informal votes 908 2.5 −0.4
Turnout 36,259 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mary Douglas 17,943 50.8 −7.5
Liberal Trish Vejby 17,386 49.2 +7.5
Labor hold Swing −7.5
1992 Victorian state election: Werribee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Coghill 14,857 48.6 −6.8
Liberal Anne Canterbury 10,632 34.8 +3.3
Independent Shane Bourke 5,102 16.7 +16.7
Total formal votes 30,591 97.1 +0.5
Informal votes 927 2.9 −0.5
Turnout 31,518 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Coghill 17,797 58.3 −1.7
Liberal Anne Canterbury 12,729 41.7 +1.7
Labor hold Swing −1.7

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Werribee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Coghill 18,788 56.21 +2.42
Liberal Alexander Mather 10,509 31.44 −6.98
Independent John Gibbons 4,125 12.34 +12.34
Total formal votes 33,421 96.22 −1.71
Informal votes 1,350 3.88 +1.71
Turnout 34,772 94.10 +1.25
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Coghill 20,204 60.51 +4.05
Liberal Alexander Mather 13,187 39.49 −4.05
Labor hold Swing +4.05
1985 Victorian state election: Werribee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Coghill 14,376 53.8 −8.6
Liberal Thomas Hudson 10,268 38.4 +8.4
Weekend Trading Robert Wolstenholme 2,083 7.8 +7.8
Total formal votes 26,727 97.8
Informal votes 592 2.2
Turnout 27,319 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Coghill 15,021 56.2 −10.4
Liberal Thomas Hudson 11,706 43.8 +10.4
Labor hold Swing −10.4
1982 Victorian state election: Werribee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Coghill 24,932 64.7 +8.4
Liberal John Kelly 10,782 28.0 −9.4
Democrats Ivan Pollock 2,838 7.4 +7.4
Total formal votes 38,552 97.4 +0.1
Informal votes 1,044 2.6 −0.1
Turnout 39,596 94.3 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Coghill 26,566 68.9 +10.8
Liberal John Kelly 11,986 31.1 −10.8
Labor hold Swing +10.8

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Werribee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Coghill 17,653 56.3 +7.5
Liberal Stuart Southwick 11,728 37.4 −9.6
Independent Charles Skidmore 1,962 6.3 +6.3
Total formal votes 31,343 97.3 −0.2
Informal votes 880 2.7 +0.2
Turnout 32,223 93.3 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Coghill 18,214 58.1 +8.2
Liberal Stuart Southwick 13,129 41.9 −8.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.2
1976 Victorian state election: Werribee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Anthony Robinson 12,422 48.8 0.0
Liberal Neville Hudson 11,959 47.0 +7.2
Workers Walter Lockhart 1,086 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 25,467 97.5
Informal votes 647 2.5
Turnout 26,114 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Neville Hudson 12,745 50.05 +0.2
Labor Anthony Robinson 12,722 49.95 −0.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +0.2

References

  1. ^ Werribee District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. ^ State Election 2018: Werribee District, VEC.
  4. ^ State Election 2014: Werribee District, VEC.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1999 Victorian State Election Results" (PDF). ABC.