Electoral results for the district of Kew

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

Members for Kew

Member		Party	Term
	Wilfrid Kent Hughes	Nationalist	1927–1931
		United Australia	1931–1945
		Liberal / LCP	1945–1949
	Arthur Rylah	LCP / Liberal	1949–1971
	Rupert Hamer	Liberal	1971–1981
	Prue Sibree	Liberal	1981–1988
	Jan Wade	Liberal	1988–1999
	Andrew McIntosh	Liberal	1999–2014
	Tim Smith	Liberal	2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Victorian state election, 2014: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tim Smith	22,552	57.2	−3.4
	Labor	James Gaffey	10,448	26.5	+3.2
	Greens	Lynn Frankes	6,433	16.3	+1.9
Total formal votes			39,433	95.9	−0.8
Informal votes			1,691	4.1	+0.8
Turnout			41,124	93.7	+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tim Smith	23,899	60.6	−5.0
	Labor	James Gaffey	15,510	39.4	+5.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.0

Victorian state election, 2010: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew McIntosh	19,878	60.09	+6.35
	Labor	Kate Jackson	7,750	23.43	-3.96
	Greens	Emma Henley	4,879	14.75	-1.34
	Family First	Timothy Hunter	576	1.74	-0.21
Total formal votes			33,083	96.65	-0.64
Informal votes			1,145	3.35	+0.64
Turnout			34,228	92.75	+1.12
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Andrew McIntosh	21,560	65.19	+5.63
	Labor	Kate Jackson	11,512	34.81	-5.63
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.63

Elections in the 2000s

Victorian state election, 2006: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew McIntosh	17,269	53.7	+4.2
	Labor	Maree Williams	8,801	27.4	-3.7
	Greens	Emma Henley	5,170	16.1	-1.3
	Family First	Wallis Pattinsonn	628	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	John Dobinson	267	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			32,135	97.3	+0.1
Informal votes			896	2.7	-0.1
Turnout			33,031	91.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Andrew McIntosh	19,131	59.6	+3.6
	Labor	Maree Williams	12,990	40.4	-3.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.6

Victorian state election, 2002: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew McIntosh	15,807	49.5	-12.2
	Labor	Maree Williams	9,926	31.1	-2.8
	Greens	Cheryl Clark	5,543	17.4	+17.4
	Democrats	Mary Dettman	638	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			31,914	97.2	-0.4
Informal votes			930	2.8	+0.4
Turnout			32,844	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Andrew McIntosh	17,865	56.0	-7.8
	Labor	Maree Williams	14,049	44.0	+7.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-7.8

Elections in the 1990s

Victorian state election, 1999: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew McIntosh	19,594	61.8	-1.9
	Labor	Jonathan Lewes	10,751	33.9	+1.1
	Hope	Peter Hale	1,380	4.3	+4.3
Total formal votes			31,725	97.6	-0.6
Informal votes			795	2.4	+0.6
Turnout			32,520	91.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Andrew McIntosh	20,247	63.8	-1.2
	Labor	Jonathan Lewes	11,478	36.2	+1.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.2

Victorian state election, 1996: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jan Wade	19,946	63.7	-4.2
	Labor	Bill Elms	10,275	32.8	+9.2
	Natural Law	Gabrielle Dewan	1,101	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			31,322	98.2	+1.2
Informal votes			587	1.8	-1.2
Turnout			31,909	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jan Wade	20,339	65.0	-6.5
	Labor	Bill Elms	10,949	35.0	+6.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.5

Victorian state election, 1992: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jan Wade	20,484	67.9	+5.6
	Labor	Wayne Clarke	7,115	23.6	-14.2
	Independent	Jonathan Shepherd	2,570	8.5	+8.5
Total formal votes			30,169	97.0	+0.3
Informal votes			946	3.0	-0.3
Turnout			31,115	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jan Wade	21,553	71.5	+9.3
	Labor	Wayne Clarke	8,578	28.5	-9.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.3

Elections in the 1980s

Victorian state election, 1988: Kew[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jan Wade	15,715	61.00	+0.80
	Labor	Tim Muffet	10,048	39.00	-0.80
Total formal votes			25,763	96.51	-0.58
Informal votes			932	3.49	+0.58
Turnout			26,695	90.37	-1.54
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.80

Kew state by-election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jan Wade	12,824	54.56	-5.64
	Labor	Tim Muffet	4,897	20.84	-18.96
	Democrats	Sonia O'Brien	4,607	19.60	+19.60
	Democratic Labor	Mark Beshara	798	3.40	+3.40
	Independent	Bill Thiele	377	1.60	+1.60
Total formal votes			23,503	97.16
Informal votes			686	2.84
Turnout			24,189	81.40
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jan Wade		65.4	+5.2
	Labor	Tim Muffet		34.6	-5.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.2

Victorian state election, 1985: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Prue Sibree	16,403	60.2	+4.4
	Labor	Annamaria Dierer	10,843	39.8	+5.8
Total formal votes			27,246	97.1
Informal votes			818	2.9
Turnout			28,064	91.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.3

Victorian state election, 1982: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Prue Sibree	14,123	55.8	+1.4
	Labor	George Theodoridis	8,615	34.0	+2.7
	Democrats	Veronica Lysaght	2,569	10.2	+2.9
Total formal votes			25,307	98.1	+0.4
Informal votes			499	1.9	-0.4
Turnout			25,806	92.7	+1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Prue Sibree	15,215	60.1	-1.1
	Labor	George Theodoridis	10,092	39.9	+1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.1

Kew state by-election, 1981
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Prue Sibree	9,877	49.5	-4.9
	Labor	Iain Messer	5,998	30.1	-1.2
	Democrats	Veronica Lysaght	2,327	11.7	+4.4
	Democratic Labor	Daniel Condon	1,277	6.4	-0.7
	Independent	Peter Allan	323	1.6	+1.6
	Independent	Kevin Tehan	154	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			19,956	97.4	-0.3
Informal votes			533	2.6	+0.3
Turnout			20,489	71.2	-20.0
After distribution of preferences
	Liberal	Prue Sibree	10,211	51.2	N/A
	Labor	Iain Messer	6,145	30.8	N/A
	Democrats	Veronica Lysaght	3,600	18.0	N/A
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1970s

Victorian state election, 1979: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rupert Hamer	14,096	54.4	-3.3
	Labor	Wesley Blackmore	8,102	31.3	+5.1
	Democrats	Keith Bruckner	1,894	7.3	+7.3
	Democratic Labor	Standish Keon	1,827	7.1	+2.9
Total formal votes			25,919	97.7	-0.4
Informal votes			597	2.3	+0.4
Turnout			26,516	91.2	-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rupert Hamer	15,875	61.2	-8.8
	Labor	Wesley Blackmore	10,044	38.8	+8.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-8.8

Victorian state election, 1976: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rupert Hamer	15,379	57.7	-6.0
	Labor	Gary Jungwirth	6,997	26.2	-1.7
	Independent	Charles Barrington	1,713	6.4	+6.4
	Independent	Margaret Tighe	1,455	5.5	+5.5
	Democratic Labor	Francis Duffy	1,121	4.2	-4.1
Total formal votes			26,665	98.1
Informal votes			516	1.9
Turnout			27,181	91.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rupert Hamer	18,670	70.0	-1.1
	Labor	Gary Jungwirth	7,995	30.0	+1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.1

Victorian state election, 1973: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rupert Hamer	16,018	64.7	+23.0
	Labor	James Hilson	6,603	26.7	+0.9
	Democratic Labor	Francis Duffy	2,148	8.7	-5.1
Total formal votes			24,769	98.0	+1.2
Informal votes			494	2.0	-1.2
Turnout			25,263	90.3	-2.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rupert Hamer	17,844	72.0	+12.6
	Labor	James Hilson	6,925	28.0	-12.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+12.6

Victorian state election, 1970: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Arthur Rylah	9,692	41.7	-12.9
	Labor	Rosslyn Ives	5,987	25.8	-1.1
	Democratic Labor	Francis Duffy	3,212	13.8	-4.7
	Independent	Bertram Wainer	2,624	11.3	+11.3
	Independent	Dorothy Buchanan	1,727	7.4	+7.4
Total formal votes			23,242	96.8	-0.4
Informal votes			756	3.2	+0.4
Turnout			23,998	93.0	-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Arthur Rylah	13,808	59.4	-10.9
	Labor	Rosslyn Ives	9,434	40.6	+10.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-10.9

Elections in the 1960s

Victorian state election, 1967: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Arthur Rylah	12,712	54.6	-3.3
	Labor	Eric Sibly	6,261	26.9	+0.6
	Democratic Labor	Francis Duffy	4,305	18.5	+2.7
Total formal votes			23,278	97.2
Informal votes			664	2.8
Turnout			23,942	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Arthur Rylah	16,372	70.3	-1.1
	Labor	Eric Sibly	6,906	29.7	+1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.1

Victorian state election, 1964: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Arthur Rylah	11,319	59.3	-0.2
	Labor	William Cooper	4,785	25.1	+2.3
	Democratic Labor	Francis Duffy	2,991	15.7	-0.2
Total formal votes			19,095	98.1	+0.5
Informal votes			378	1.9	-0.5
Turnout			19,473	91.0	-0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Arthur Rylah	13,861	72.6	-0.6
	Labor	William Cooper	5,234	27.4	+0.6
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-0.6

Victorian state election, 1961: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Arthur Rylah	11,452	59.5	-3.1
	Labor	William Cooper	4,384	22.8	+3.3
	Democratic Labor	Francis Duffy	3,068	15.9	+0.2
	Communist	Eric Thornton	357	1.8	-0.4
Total formal votes			19,261	97.6	-0.5
Informal votes			466	2.4	+0.5
Turnout			19,727	91.9	-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Arthur Rylah	14,096	73.2	-3.0
	Labor	William Cooper	5,165	26.8	+3.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-3.0

Elections in the 1950s

Victorian state election, 1958: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Arthur Rylah	12,375	62.6
	Labor	Kevin Lynch	3,845	19.5
	Democratic Labor	John Buchanan	3,108	15.7
	Communist	Ralph Gibson	425	2.2
Total formal votes			19,753	98.1
Informal votes			372	1.9
Turnout			20,125	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Arthur Rylah	15,058	76.2
	Labor	Kevin Lynch	4,695	23.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Victorian state election, 1955: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Arthur Rylah	14,152	71.6
	Labor	Norman Williams	4,883	24.7
	Communist	Ralph Gibson	731	3.7
Total formal votes			19,766	98.0
Informal votes			401	2.0
Turnout			20,167	91.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Arthur Rylah	14,225	72.0
	Labor	Norman Williams	5,541	28.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Victorian state election, 1952: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Arthur Rylah	7,780	37.4	-62.6
	Labor	Norman Williams	6,696	32.2	+32.2
	Electoral Reform	John Eddy	6,303	30.3	+30.3
Total formal votes			20,779	98.0
Informal votes			418	2.0
Turnout			21,197	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Arthur Rylah	13,076	62.9	-37.1
	Labor	Norman Williams	7,703	37.1	+37.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Victorian state election, 1950: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Arthur Rylah	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

References

• "Kew District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

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