Electoral results for the district of Forest Hill

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

Members for Forest Hill

MemberPartyTerm
  John Richardson Liberal 1976–2002
  Kirstie Marshall Labor 2002–2010
  Neil Angus Liberal 2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Victorian state election, 2014: Forest Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Neil Angus 18,340 49.7 +0.9
Labor Pauline Richards 12,984 35.2 −3.0
Greens Brewis Atkinson 3,289 8.9 +1.1
Animal Justice Kane Rogers 999 2.7 +2.7
Christians Lynne Maddison 561 1.5 +1.5
Family First Wendy Ross 508 1.4 −0.6
Country Alliance Melissa Trotter 211 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 36,892 95.7 −0.6
Informal votes 1,646 4.3 +0.6
Turnout 38,538 94.0 −1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Neil Angus 20,286 54.8 +1.3
Labor Pauline Richards 16,717 45.2 −1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3
Victorian state election, 2010: Forest Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Neil Angus 16,043 48.62 +4.28
Labor Kirstie Marshall 12,796 38.78 -3.29
Greens Andrew Henley 2,501 7.58 -1.06
Family First Ivan Stratov 632 1.92 -3.03
Sex Party Daniel Irwin 614 1.86 +1.86
Democratic Labor James Fung 411 1.25 +1.25
Total formal votes 32,997 96.29 -0.09
Informal votes 1,271 3.71 +0.09
Turnout 34,268 94.11 -0.06
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Neil Angus 17,550 53.17 +3.94
Labor Kirstie Marshall 15,458 46.83 -3.94
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.94

Elections in the 2000s

Victorian state election, 2006: Forest Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Neil Angus 14,757 44.34 +5.68
Labor Kirstie Marshall 14,002 42.07 -5.05
Greens Mick Kir 2,874 8.64 -0.27
Family First Stella Collins 1,648 4.95 +4.95
Total formal votes 33,281 96.38 -0.45
Informal votes 1,250 3.62 +0.45
Turnout 34,531 94.17 +0.03
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kirstie Marshall 16,920 50.82 -4.96
Liberal Neil Angus 16,375 49.18 +4.96
Labor hold Swing -4.96
Victorian state election, 2002: Forest Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kirstie Marshall 16,105 47.1 +4.9
Liberal Vasan Srinivasan 13,213 38.7 -16.7
Greens Adam Pepper 3,045 8.9 +8.9
Independent Noel Spurr 1,105 3.2 +3.2
Independent Rodney Campbell 708 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 34,176 96.8 -0.6
Informal votes 1,118 3.2 +0.6
Turnout 35,294 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kirstie Marshall 19,063 55.8 +12.0
Liberal Vasan Srinivasan 15,113 44.2 -12.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +12.0

Elections in the 1990s

Victorian state election, 1999: Forest Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Richardson 17,583 55.9 -3.8
Labor Julie Buxton 12,895 41.0 +3.3
Hope Sandra Hardiman 1,000 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 31,478 97.5 -0.6
Informal votes 816 2.5 +0.6
Turnout 32,294 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Richardson 17,974 57.1 -3.4
Labor Julie Buxton 13,503 42.9 +3.4
Liberal hold Swing -3.4
Victorian state election, 1996: Forest Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Richardson 18,637 59.6 -5.7
Labor David Finnerty 11,766 37.6 +3.0
Natural Law Deborah Shay 853 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 31,256 98.1 +2.1
Informal votes 608 1.9 -2.1
Turnout 31,864 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Richardson 18,793 60.5 -4.8
Labor David Finnerty 12,271 39.5 +4.8
Liberal hold Swing -4.8
Victorian state election, 1992: Forest Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Richardson 19,989 65.3 +11.9
Labor Helen Zenkis 10,600 34.7 -11.9
Total formal votes 30,589 96.0 -0.2
Informal votes 1,287 4.0 +0.2
Turnout 31,876 95.5
Liberal hold Swing +11.9

Elections in the 1980s

Victorian state election, 1988: Forest Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Richardson 14,557 52.88 -0.99
Labor John Madden 12,971 47.12 +0.99
Total formal votes 27,528 96.07 -1.48
Informal votes 1,127 3.93 +1.48
Turnout 28,655 93.81 -0.90
Liberal hold Swing -0.99
Victorian state election, 1985: Forest Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Richardson 14,543 53.9 +7.2
Labor John Madden 12,452 46.1 +1.4
Total formal votes 26,995 97.5
Informal votes 679 2.5
Turnout 27,674 94.7
Liberal hold Swing +3.3
Victorian state election, 1982: Forest Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Richardson 14,816 46.9 -3.4
Labor Anne Blackburn 14,286 45.2 +5.7
Democrats Ross Larson 2,476 7.8 -1.9
Total formal votes 31,578 98.2 +0.2
Informal votes 581 1.8 -0.2
Turnout 32,159 95.2 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Richardson 15,842 50.2 -4.8
Labor Anne Blackburn 15,736 49.8 +4.8
Liberal hold Swing -4.8

Elections in the 1970s

Victorian state election, 1979: Forest Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Richardson 14,745 50.3 -8.0
Labor Anne Blackburn 11,576 39.5 +3.1
Democrats John Goodall 2,841 9.7 +9.7
Independent Wilhelm Kapphan 177 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 29,339 98.0 -0.3
Informal votes 594 2.0 +0.3
Turnout 29,933 94.4 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Richardson 16,131 55.0 -8.1
Labor Anne Blackburn 13,208 45.0 +8.1
Liberal hold Swing -8.1
Victorian state election, 1976: Forest Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Richardson 16,065 58.3 +4.1
Labor Neville Gay 9,993 36.4 +2.0
Democratic Labor Francis Poole 1,388 5.1 -1.4
Total formal votes 27,446 98.3
Informal votes 470 1.7
Turnout 27,916 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Richardson 17,314 63.1 +0.9
Labor Neville Gay 10,132 36.9 -0.9
Liberal hold Swing +0.9

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