Electoral results for the district of Albert Park

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Albert Park in Victorian state elections from 1889 to the present.

Members for Albert Park

MemberPartyTerm
  John Nimmo Liberal 1889–1892
  John White Conservative 1892–1902
  George Elmslie Labor 1902–1918
  Joseph Hannan Labor 1918–1919
  Arthur Wallace Labor 1919–1927
  Robert Cuthertson Nationalist 1927–1929
  Arthur Wallace Labor 1929–1932
  Harry Drew United Australia 1932–1937
  Independent
  William Haworth United Australia 1937–1944
  Liberal 1944–1945
  Frank Crean Labor 1945–1947
  Roy Schilling Liberal 1947–1950
  Keith Sutton Labor 1950–1970
  Val Doube Labor 1970–1979
  Bunna Walsh Labor 1979–1992
  John Thwaites Labor 1992–2007
  Martin Foley Labor 2007–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Victorian state election, 2014: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Shannon Eeles 15,177 41.5 +1.7
Labor Martin Foley 11,826 32.3 +1.3
Greens David Collis 6,134 16.8 -0.1
Independent Tex Perkins 1,614 4.4 +4.4
Sex Party James Hurley 1,263 3.5 -0.1
Independent Steven Armstrong 289 0.8 +0.8
Family First Deborah Geyer 273 0.7 0.0
Total formal votes 36,576 95.9 -0.3
Informal votes 1,575 4.1 +0.3
Turnout 38,151 88.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martin Foley 19,370 53.0 +2.1
Liberal Shannon Eeles 17,206 47.0 -2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1
Victorian state election, 2010: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mark Lopez 15,234 38.29 +3.65
Labor Martin Foley 12,012 30.19 -10.86
Greens Ann Birrell 7,218 18.14 -0.93
Independent Serge Thomann 3,619 9.10 +9.10
Sex Party Katie Blakey 1,404 3.53 +3.53
Family First Josie Young 303 0.76 -0.32
Total formal votes 39,790 96.21 +0.54
Informal votes 1,568 3.79 -0.54
Turnout 41,358 87.72 +2.00
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martin Foley 20,713 52.06 -7.63
Liberal Mark Lopez 19,077 47.94 +7.63
Labor hold Swing -7.63

Elections in the 2000s

Albert Park state by-election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martin Foley 13,687 46.83 +5.78
Greens John Middleton 8,448 28.53 +9.46
Independent Nigel Strauss 1,702 5.75 +5.75
Democrats Paul Kavanagh 1,702 5.75 +5.75
Independent Prodos Marinakis 1,422 4.80 +4.80
Family First Cameron Eastman 1,306 4.41 +3.33
Democratic Labor Shane McCarthy 512 1.73 +1.73
Independent Adrian Jackson 354 1.20 −0.07
Independent John Dobinson 297 1.00 +1.00
Total formal votes 29,637 92.53 −3.14
Informal votes 2,392 7.47 +3.14
Turnout 32,029 70.67 −15.05
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Martin Foley 17,000 57.07 N/A
Greens John Middleton 12,788 42.93 N/A
Labor hold Swing N/A
Victorian state election, 2006: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Thwaites 14,787 41.05 −7.11
Liberal Clive Smith 12,479 34.64 +1.83
Greens John Middleton 6,871 19.07 +1.75
People Power Stratos Pavlis 771 2.14 +2.14
Independent Adrian Jackson 458 1.27 +1.27
Family First Sam Robertson 390 1.08 +1.08
CEC David Reece 269 0.75 +0.75
Total formal votes 36,025 95.67 −1.62
Informal votes 1,630 4.33 +1.62
Turnout 37,655 85.72 −2.75
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Thwaites 21,145 59.22 -3.28
Liberal Clive Smith 14,560 40.78 +3.28
Labor hold Swing -3.28
Victorian state election, 2002: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Thwaites 16,053 48.16 -8.26
Liberal Virginia Browne 10,936 32.81 -10.77
Greens John Middleton 5,774 17.32 +17.32
Independent Melanie Oke 571 1.71 +1.71
Total formal votes 33,334 97.29 +0.14
Informal votes 928 2.71 -0.14
Turnout 34,262 88.47 +0.43
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Thwaites 20,835 62.50 +6.08
Liberal Virginia Browne 12,499 37.50 -6.08
Labor hold Swing +6.08

Elections in the 1990s

Victorian state election, 1999: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Thwaites 18,997 56.4 -2.4
Liberal Rob Rushford 14,671 43.6 +2.4
Total formal votes 33,668 97.1 -0.7
Informal votes 989 2.9 +0.7
Turnout 34,657 88.0
Labor hold Swing -2.4
Victorian state election, 1996: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Thwaites 18,789 57.1 +10.7
Liberal Eacham Curry 12,999 39.5 +0.1
Natural Law Heath Allison 1,135 3.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 32,923 97.8 +2.0
Informal votes 741 2.2 -2.0
Turnout 33,664 89.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Thwaites 19,328 58.8 +3.0
Liberal Eacham Curry 13,554 41.2 -3.0
Labor hold Swing +3.0
Victorian state election, 1992: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Thwaites 13,764 46.3 -6.5
Liberal Wendy Smith 11,702 39.4 +6.9
Independent Shane Tonks 1,505 5.1 +5.1
Independent Anne Fahey 1,358 4.6 -4.4
Independent Jill Rothwell 772 2.6 +2.6
Natural Law Caroline Hockley 602 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 29,703 95.8 +0.4
Informal votes 1,293 4.2 -0.4
Turnout 30,996 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Thwaites 16,539 55.8 -4.6
Liberal Wendy Smith 13,098 44.2 +4.6
Labor hold Swing -4.6

Elections in the 1980s

Victorian state election, 1988: Albert Park[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bunna Walsh 11,939 51.15 -11.04
Liberal Andrew Lindsay 7,542 32.31 -5.50
Independent Anne Fahey 2,785 11.93 +11.93
Independent Kathleen Brown 1,076 4.61 +4.61
Total formal votes 23,342 95.66 -1.07
Informal votes 1,060 4.34 +1.07
Turnout 24,402 85.47 -2.69
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bunna Walsh 13,733 58.88 -3.31
Liberal Andrew Lindsay 9,589 41.12 +3.31
Labor hold Swing -3.31
Victorian state election, 1985: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bunna Walsh 15,186 62.2 +0.6
Liberal Barry Semmens 9,616 37.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 25,432 96.7
Informal votes 860 3.3
Turnout 26,292 88.2
Labor hold Swing -3.5
Victorian state election, 1982: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bunna Walsh 15,104 62.6 +2.9
Liberal Reginald Macey 7,476 31.0 +0.3
Democrats Ian Dawes 1,546 6.4 -3.2
Total formal votes 24,126 96.8 +0.4
Informal votes 786 3.2 -0.4
Turnout 24,912 89.9 +1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bunna Walsh 15,993 66.3 +2.3
Liberal Reginald Macey 8,133 33.7 -2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3

Elections in the 1970s

Victorian state election, 1979: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bunna Walsh 14,212 59.7 -3.4
Liberal Donald Gillies 7,302 30.7 -6.2
Democrats Marilyn Blair 2,278 9.6 +9.6
Total formal votes 23,792 96.4 +0.3
Informal votes 879 3.6 -0.3
Turnout 24,671 88.4 +2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bunna Walsh 15,237 64.0 +0.9
Liberal Donald Gillies 8,555 36.0 -0.9
Labor hold Swing +0.9
Victorian state election, 1976: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Val Doube 16,518 63.1 +3.4
Liberal Timothy Hinchcliffe 9,644 36.9 +4.1
Total formal votes 26,162 96.1
Informal votes 970 3.9
Turnout 27,132 85.7
Labor hold Swing +2.5
Victorian state election, 1973: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Val Doube 12,920 65.2 +7.4
Liberal Norman Walker 5,290 26.7 -2.1
Democratic Labor Monica McGeoch 1,620 8.2 -5.2
Total formal votes 19,830 96.0 +0.6
Informal votes 827 4.0 -0.6
Turnout 20,657 91.2 -1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Val Doube 13,163 66.4 +6.6
Liberal Norman Walker 6,667 33.6 -6.6
Labor hold Swing +6.6
Victorian state election, 1970: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Val Doube 11,583 57.8 -2.1
Liberal Wallace Cameron 5,768 28.8 +5.9
Democratic Labor Monica McGeoch 2,692 13.4 -3.8
Total formal votes 20,043 95.4 +0.1
Informal votes 960 4.6 -0.1
Turnout 21,003 92.4 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Val Doube 11,987 59.8 -2.7
Liberal Wallace Cameron 8,056 40.2 +2.7
Labor hold Swing -2.7

Elections in the 1960s

Victorian state election, 1967: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Sutton 12,662 59.9 -1.4
Liberal Constantine Kondos 4,849 22.9 +1.0
Democratic Labor Victor Coppens 3,631 17.2 -0.4
Total formal votes 21,142 95.3
Informal votes 1,053 4.7
Turnout 22,195 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Sutton 13,206 62.5 -1.3
Liberal Constantine Kondos 7,936 37.5 +1.3
Labor hold Swing -1.3
Victorian state election, 1964: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Sutton 8,184 56.8 +0.7
Liberal and Country Geoffrey Ryan 3,256 22.6 +0.8
Democratic Labor Albert Jones 2,963 20.6 -1.5
Total formal votes 14,403 96.6
Informal votes 506 3.4
Turnout 14,909 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Sutton 8,678 59.9 +0.5
Liberal and Country Geoffrey Ryan 5,725 40.1 -0.5
Labor hold Swing +0.5
Victorian state election, 1961: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Sutton 8,736 56.1 +7.2
Democratic Labor Albert Jones 3,437 22.1 -1.7
Liberal and Country Thomas Merrett 3,404 21.8 -2.9
Total formal votes 15,577 96.6 -0.8
Informal votes 554 3.4 +0.8
Turnout 16,131 92.6 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Sutton 9,252 59.4 +5.0
Liberal and Country Thomas Merrett 6,325 40.6 -5.0
Labor hold Swing +5.0

Elections in the 1950s

Victorian state election, 1958: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Sutton 8,727 48.9
Liberal and Country Reginald Schilling 4,411 24.7
Democratic Labor Stan Corrigan 4,250 23.8
Communist Vida Little 442 2.5
Total formal votes 17,830 97.4
Informal votes 480 2.6
Turnout 18,310 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Sutton 9,703 54.4
Liberal and Country Reginald Schilling 8,127 45.6
Labor hold Swing
Victorian state election, 1955: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Sutton 7,379 47.6
Liberal and Country Thomas Merrett 4,542 29.3
Labor (A-C) Albert Jones 3,569 23.1
Total formal votes 15,490 97.7
Informal votes 363 2.3
Turnout 15,853 91.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Sutton 7,867 50.8
Liberal and Country Thomas Merrett 7,623 49.2
Labor hold Swing
Victorian state election, 1952: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Sutton 12,985 65.7 +14.4
Liberal and Country Desmond Byrne 6,770 34.3 -14.4
Total formal votes 19,755 97.9 -2.0
Informal votes 417 2.1 +2.0
Turnout 20,172 90.5 -0.2
Labor hold Swing +14.4
Victorian state election, 1950: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Sutton 11,807 51.3 +2.5
Liberal and Country Roy Schilling 11,230 48.7 -2.5
Total formal votes 23,037 99.1 -0.1
Informal votes 199 0.9 +0.1
Turnout 23,244 90.7 +1.1
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +2.5

References

  1. Statistics for the General Election Held on Saturday, 1 October 1988. Victoria: Government Printer. 1988.
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