Electoral results for the district of Melbourne

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

Members for Melbourne

Member		Party	Term
	Archibald Michie	None	1856–1859
	David Moore	None	1856–1859
	William Stawell	None	1856–1857
	Henry Langlands	None	1857–1859
	James Service	None	1857–1859
	Geoffrey Carter	None	1889–1900
	Edward Findley	Labor	1900–1901
	James Boyd	Ministerialist	1901–1908
	Alexander Rogers	Labor	1908–1924
	Tom Hayes	Labor	1924–1955
		Labor (Anti-Communist)	1955–1955
	Arthur Clarey	Labor	1955–1972
	Barry Jones	Labor	1972–1977
	Keith Remington	Labor	1977–1988
	Neil Cole	Labor	1988–1999
	Bronwyn Pike	Labor	1999–2012
	Jennifer Kanis	Labor	2012–2014
	Ellen Sandell	Greens	2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Victorian state election, 2014: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Greens	Ellen Sandell	15,333	41.4	+8.9
	Labor	Jennifer Kanis	10,830	29.3	−5.0
	Liberal	Ed Huntingford	8,913	24.1	−4.7
	Animal Justice	Kate Elliott	802	2.2	+2.2
	Christians	Neville Chisholm	491	1.3	+1.3
	Voice for the West	Tehiya Umer	325	0.9	+0.9
	Family First	Kerry Sutherland	306	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			37,000	96.5	+0.2
Informal votes			1,343	3.5	−0.2
Turnout			38,343	87.5	+2.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Greens	Ellen Sandell	19,401	52.4	+7.1
	Labor	Jennifer Kanis	17,599	47.6	−7.1
	Greens gain from Labor		Swing	+7.1

Melbourne state by-election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Greens	Cathy Oke	10,197	36.52	+4.60
	Labor	Jennifer Kanis	9,321	33.38	–2.29
	Sex Party	Fiona Patten	1,832	6.56	+3.67
	Independent	Stephen Mayne	1,325	4.74	+4.74
	Independent	David Nolte	1,302	4.66	+4.66
	Independent	Berhan Ahmed	1,127	4.04	+4.04
	Family First	Ashley Fenn	841	3.01	+3.01
	Democratic Labor	Michael Murphy	521	1.87	+1.87
	Christians	Maria Bengtsson	342	1.22	+1.22
	Independent	Joseph Toscano	208	0.74	+0.74
	Independent	Kate Borland	207	0.74	+0.74
	Independent	Adrian Whitehead	169	0.61	+0.61
	Independent	Patrick O'Connor	162	0.58	+0.58
	Independent	David Collyer	160	0.57	+0.57
	Independent	John Perkins	145	0.52	–0.03
	Independent	Gerrit Schorel-Hlavka	66	0.24	+0.24
Total formal votes			27,925	90.66	–5.65
Informal votes			2,878	9.34	+5.65
Turnout			30,803	68.62	–18.31
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Jennifer Kanis	14,384	51.51	–4.66
	Greens	Cathy Oke	13,541	48.49	+4.66
	Labor hold		Swing	–4.66

Victorian state election, 2010: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bronwyn Pike	13,116	35.67	-8.89
	Greens	Brian Walters	11,735	31.92	+4.51
	Liberal	Luke Martin	10,281	27.96	+5.88
	Sex Party	Rory Killen	1,061	2.89	+2.89
	Independent	Peter Lazzari	231	0.63	+0.63
	Independent	John Perkins	201	0.55	+0.55
	Independent	Maxine Fensom	142	0.39	+0.39
Total formal votes			36,767	96.31	-0.01
Informal votes			1,409	3.69	+0.01
Turnout			38,176	86.93	+2.09
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bronwyn Pike	23,683	64.41	-7.0
	Liberal	Luke Martin	13,084	35.59	+7.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Bronwyn Pike	20,510	55.76	+3.88
	Greens	Brian Walters	16,273	44.24	-3.88
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.88

Elections in the 2000s

Victorian state election, 2006: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bronwyn Pike	14,149	44.6	-0.7
	Greens	Richard Di Natale	8,704	27.4	+3.2
	Liberal	Steve Papas	7,009	22.1	+1.1
	Independent	Kevin Chamberlin	866	2.7	-3.2
	People Power	Isabell Collins	526	1.7	+1.7
	Family First	Rebecca Gebbing	496	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			31,750	96.3	+0.4
Informal votes			1,214	3.7	-0.4
Turnout			32,964	84.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bronwyn Pike	22,677	71.4	-0.7
	Liberal	Steve Papas	9,070	28.6	+0.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Bronwyn Pike	16,512	52.0	+0.1
	Greens	Richard Di Natale	15,238	48.0	-0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.1

Victorian state election, 2002: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bronwyn Pike	12,882	45.3	-12.7
	Greens	Richard Di Natale	6,880	24.2	+24.2
	Liberal	Sue Bourke	5,971	21.0	-15.3
	Independent	Kevin Chamberlin	1,690	5.9	+5.9
	Socialist Alliance	Arun Pradhan	290	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Maxine Fensom	253	0.9	+0.9
	CEC	Jeremy Beck	242	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	Michael Cebon	214	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			28,422	95.9	-0.4
Informal votes			1,212	4.1	+0.4
Turnout			29,634	87.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bronwyn Pike	20,510	72.2	+9.8
	Liberal	Sue Bourke	7,910	27.8	-9.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Bronwyn Pike	14,757	51.9	-10.4
	Greens	Richard Di Natale	13,665	48.1	+48.1
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1990s

Victorian state election, 1999: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bronwyn Pike	20,572	59.3	+5.7
	Liberal	Lana McLean	12,122	35.0	+4.2
	Independent	Jorge Jorquera	1,986	5.7	+5.7
Total formal votes			34,680	96.3	-0.7
Informal votes			1,334	3.7	+0.7
Turnout			36,014	87.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bronwyn Pike	22,122	63.8	-2.1
	Liberal	Lana McLean	12,568	36.2	+2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.1

Victorian state election, 1996: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Cole	17,276	53.6	+2.1
	Liberal	Chin Tan	9,907	30.8	-2.1
	Independent	Gurm Sekhon	1,965	6.1	+6.1
	Independent	Trevor Huggard	1,930	6.0	+6.0
	Independent	Di Quin	808	2.5	+2.5
	Natural Law	Amara Clarke	320	1.0	-0.8
Total formal votes			32,206	97.0	+3.0
Informal votes			1,006	3.0	-3.0
Turnout			33,212	88.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neil Cole	21,145	65.9	+3.8
	Liberal	Chin Tan	10,935	34.1	-3.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.8

Victorian state election, 1992: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Cole	14,731	51.5	-15.9
	Liberal	Kate Nunan	9,391	32.8	+1.5
	Democrats	Bryce Vissel	2,319	8.1	+8.1
	Independent	Dean Reynolds	824	2.9	+2.9
	Independent	Dave Holmes	658	2.3	+2.3
	Natural Law	Tony Botsman	517	1.8	+1.8
	Independent	John Dobinson	156	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			28,596	94.0	+0.7
Informal votes			1,826	6.0	-0.7
Turnout			30,422	90.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neil Cole	17,721	62.1	-5.8
	Liberal	Kate Nunan	10,807	37.9	+5.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.8

Elections in the 1980s

Victorian state election, 1988: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Cole	15,270	68.03	+7.07
	Liberal	Catherine Dossetor	7,177	31.97	-0.19
Total formal votes			22,447	93.47	-2.22
Informal votes			1,569	6.53	+2.22
Turnout			24,016	84.87	-0.61
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.71

Victorian state election, 1985: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Keith Remington	15,155	61.0	-3.4
	Liberal	Peter Jones	7,996	32.2	+7.9
	Public Transport	Janet Walk	1,709	6.9	+6.9
Total formal votes			24,860	95.7
Informal votes			1,121	4.3
Turnout			25,981	85.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Keith Remington	16,209	65.2	-6.1
	Liberal	Peter Jones	8,651	34.8	+6.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.1

Victorian state election, 1982: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Keith Remington	12,819	62.9	+4.1
	Liberal	John Simmonds	5,102	25.0	-4.1
	Democrats	Catherine Stewart	1,350	6.6	-2.0
	Independent	Cecil Murgatroyd	626	3.1	+3.1
	Communist	Roger Wilson	479	2.4	-1.1
Total formal votes			20,376	95.7	+1.4
Informal votes			911	4.3	-1.4
Turnout			21,287	90.0	+3.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Keith Remington	14,147	69.4	+3.4
	Liberal	John Simmonds	6,229	30.6	-3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

Elections in the 1970s

Victorian state election, 1979: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Keith Remington	12,129	58.8	-3.6
	Liberal	John Campbell	6,001	29.1	-5.7
	Democrats	Trevor Cooke	1,769	8.6	+8.6
	Communist	Roger Wilson	725	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			20,624	94.3	-1.6
Informal votes			1,247	5.7	+1.6
Turnout			21,871	86.1	-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Keith Remington	13,608	66.0	+1.2
	Liberal	John Campbell	7,016	34.0	-1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.2

Melbourne state by-election, 1977
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Keith Remington	10,026	56.8	-5.6
	Liberal	Anthony Cree	4,769	27.0	-7.7
	Democrats	Peter Bowden	2,853	16.2	+16.2
Total formal votes			17,648	97.4	+1.5
Informal votes			470	2.6	-1.5
Turnout			18,118	66.8	-19.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

Victorian state election, 1976: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Jones	15,104	62.4	+4.5
	Liberal	Bruce Atkinson	8,415	34.7	+6.1
	Independent	Lou-Anne Barker	696	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			24,215	95.9
Informal votes			1,023	4.1
Turnout			25,238	86.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Jones	15,685	64.8	+3.0
	Liberal	Bruce Atkinson	8,530	35.2	-3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.0

Victorian state election, 1973: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Jones	12,582	57.0	-3.5
	Liberal	Michael Wallwork	6,244	28.3	+2.6
	Democratic Labor	Anna Linard	1,682	7.6	-6.2
	Australia Party	Michele Turner	1,558	7.1	+7.1
Total formal votes			22,066	94.4	+0.2
Informal votes			1,306	5.6	-0.2
Turnout			23,372	87.4	-3.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Jones	13,769	62.4	-0.2
	Liberal	Michael Wallwork	8,297	37.6	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.2

Victorian state election, 1970: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Clarey	12,768	60.5	+0.9
	Liberal	Allan Waite	5,428	25.7	+0.6
	Democratic Labor	Michael McMahon	2,908	13.8	-1.5
Total formal votes			21,104	94.2	0.0
Informal votes			1,289	5.8	0.0
Turnout			22,393	90.8	+2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Clarey	13,204	62.6	+0.7
	Liberal	Allan Waite	7,900	37.4	-0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.7

Elections in the 1960s

Victorian state election, 1967: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Clarey	12,904	59.6	+2.7
	Liberal	Anthony Gilligan	5,436	25.1	-0.4
	Democratic Labor	James Whitehead	3,302	15.3	-2.3
Total formal votes			21,642	94.2
Informal votes			1,329	5.8
Turnout			22,971	88.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Clarey	13,399	61.9	+3.5
	Liberal	Anthony Gilligan	8,243	38.1	-3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.5

Victorian state election, 1964: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Clarey	6,044	49.3	+1.3
	Liberal and Country	William Burns	3,860	31.5	+3.2
	Democratic Labor	Thomas Brennan	2,348	19.2	-2.8
Total formal votes			12,252	95.5	+1.9
Informal votes			575	4.5	-1.9
Turnout			12,827	90.2	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Clarey	6,248	51.0	-2.8
	Liberal and Country	William Burns	6,004	49.0	+2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.8

Victorian state election, 1961: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Clarey	6,340	48.0	-2.2
	Liberal and Country	William Burns	3,742	28.3	+5.8
	Democratic Labor	Tom Hayes	2,909	22.0	-5.3
	Independent	Henry Roche	209	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			13,200	93.6	-2.8
Informal votes			896	6.4	+2.8
Turnout			14,096	90.0	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Clarey	7,101	53.8	-0.5
	Liberal and Country	William Burns	6,099	46.2	+0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.5

Elections in the 1950s

Victorian state election, 1958: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Clarey	8,129	50.2
	Democratic Labor	Tom Hayes	4,430	27.3
	Liberal and Country	Martha Yuille	3,645	22.5
Total formal votes			16,804	96.4
Informal votes			600	3.6
Turnout			16,804	89.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Clarey	8,793	54.3
	Democratic Labor	Tom Hayes	7,411	45.7
	Labor hold		Swing

Victorian state election, 1955: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Clarey	6,913	48.9
	Liberal and Country	Alan Etherington	3,703	26.2
	Labor (A-C)	Tom Hayes	3,520	24.9
Total formal votes			14,136	95.9
Informal votes			597	4.1
Turnout			14,733	90.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Clarey	9,132	64.6
	Liberal and Country	Alan Etherington	5,004	35.4
	Labor hold		Swing

Victorian state election, 1952: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Hayes	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Victorian state election, 1950: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Hayes	14,219	66.0	+6.2
	Liberal and Country	John Eddy	7,340	34.0	-6.2
Total formal votes			21,559	98.3	+1.1
Informal votes			368	1.7	-1.1
Turnout			21,927	90.5	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.2

References

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