Electoral results for the district of Mitcham (Victoria)

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

Members for Mitcham

Member		Party	Term
	Dorothy Goble	Liberal	1967–1976
	George Cox	Liberal	1976–1982
	John Harrowfield	Labor	1982–1992
	Roger Pescott	Liberal	1992–1997
	Tony Robinson	Labor	1997–2010
	Dee Ryall	Liberal	2010–2014

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Victorian state election, 2010: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dee Ryall	15,717	46.55	+7.09
	Labor	Tony Robinson	11,669	34.56	-5.56
	Greens	Sheridan Lewis	4,024	11.92	+0.33
	Sex Party	Paul Elliott	963	2.85	+2.85
	Family First	Daniel Ha	758	2.25	-2.28
	Democratic Labor	Barry O'Shea	632	1.87	+1.87
Total formal votes			33,763	96.55	+0.06
Informal votes			1,208	3.45	-0.06
Turnout			34,971	94.38	-0.10
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dee Ryall	17,852	52.90	+4.77
	Labor	Tony Robinson	15,895	47.10	-4.77
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.77

Elections in the 2000s

Victorian state election, 2006: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Robinson	13,305	40.1	-7.7
	Liberal	Philip Daw	13,085	39.5	+1.6
	Greens	Rob Redman	3,843	11.6	+1.0
	Family First	Miriam Rawson	1,501	4.5	+4.5
	Independent	Peter Allan	936	2.8	+2.8
	People Power	Sharon Partridge	490	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			33,160	96.5	-0.9
Informal votes			1,205	3.5	+0.9
Turnout			34,365	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Robinson	17,234	52.0	-5.7
	Liberal	Philip Daw	15,926	48.0	+5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.7

Victorian state election, 2002: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Robinson	16,097	47.8	+3.0
	Liberal	Russell Hannan	12,735	37.9	-9.9
	Greens	Bill Pemberton	3,559	10.6	+10.6
	Independent	Kaele Way	946	2.8	+2.8
	Independent	Liz Turner	307	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			33,644	97.4	-0.4
Informal votes			906	2.6	+0.4
Turnout			34,550	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Robinson	19,405	57.7	+7.7
	Liberal	Russell Hannan	14,239	42.3	-7.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.7

Elections in the 1990s

Victorian state election, 1999: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Munroe	15,043	47.2	-6.4
	Labor	Tony Robinson	14,411	45.2	+4.7
	Independent	Chris Aubrey	1,529	4.8	+4.8
	Hope	Tim Petherbridge	894	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			31,877	97.8	-0.3
Informal votes			729	2.2	+0.3
Turnout			32,606	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Robinson	16,110	50.5	+5.8
	Liberal	Andrew Munroe	15,767	49.5	-5.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.8

Mitcham state by-election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Robinson	13,206	46.3	+5.8
	Liberal	Andrew Munroe	8,764	30.7	-22.9
	Democrats	John McLaren	1,857	6.5	+6.5
	Independent	Peter Stokes	1,356	4.7	+4.7
	Greens	Robyn Evans	1,021	3.6	+3.6
	Independent	Tim Petherbridge	551	1.9	+1.9
	Independent	Rob Wootton	498	1.7	+1.7
	Independent	Adam Kliska	257	0.9	+0.9
	Shooters	David McDermott	245	0.9	+0.9
	Reform	Mike Dunn	204	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Steve Raskovy	88	0.3	+0.3
	Abolish Child Support	Abolish Child Support	69	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Adrian Stagg	55	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Basil Smith	48	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Neville Ford	42	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Shalam Kalinkara	42	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			28,549	96.5	-1.6
Informal votes			1,040	3.5	+1.6
Turnout			29,589	87.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Robinson	17,214	60.5	+15.8
	Liberal	Andrew Munroe	11,247	39.5	-15.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+15.8

Victorian state election, 1996: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Pescott	16,951	53.6	-0.8
	Labor	Julie Warren	12,791	50.5	+3.1
	Independent	Howard Tankey	1,539	4.9	+4.9
	Natural Law	Andrew Stenberg	333	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			31,614	98.1	+1.1
Informal votes			620	1.9	-1.1
Turnout			32,234	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Pescott	17,446	55.3	-3.2
	Labor	Julie Warren	14,088	44.7	+3.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.2

Victorian state election, 1992: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Pescott	16,735	54.4	+11.6
	Labor	John Harrowfield	11,504	37.4	-8.9
	Independent	Gilbert Boffa	2,516	8.2	+8.2
Total formal votes			30,755	97.0	-0.2
Informal votes			962	3.0	+0.2
Turnout			31,717	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Pescott	17,966	58.5	+10.8
	Labor	John Harrowfield	12,726	41.5	-10.8
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+10.8

Elections in the 1980s

Victorian state election, 1988: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Harrowfield	12,380	45.98	-7.73
	Liberal	Matthew Starr	11,548	42.89	-3.40
	Democrats	Louise Enders	1,830	6.80	+6.80
	Call to Australia	Johan Elsmann	1,164	4.32	+4.32
Total formal votes			26,922	97.10	-0.42
Informal votes			805	2.90	+0.42
Turnout			27,727	93.72	-0.71
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Harrowfield	14,247	52.95	-0.76
	Liberal	Matthew Starr	12,661	47.05	+0.76
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.76

Victorian state election, 1985: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Harrowfield	14,928	53.7	+4.9
	Liberal	Bruce Camfield	12,868	46.3	+5.6
Total formal votes			27,796	97.5
Informal votes			708	2.5
Turnout			28,504	94.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.1

Victorian state election, 1982: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Harrowfield	13,581	50.0	+5.7
	Liberal	George Cox	11,075	40.8	-3.5
	Democrats	Ross Roberts	1,702	6.3	-2.1
	Democratic Labor	Ada Kowal	785	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			27,143	97.9	+0.1
Informal votes			573	2.1	-0.1
Turnout			27,716	95.3	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Harrowfield	14,638	53.9	+4.6
	Liberal	George Cox	12,505	46.1	-4.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.6

Elections in the 1970s

Victorian state election, 1979: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Cox	11,807	44.3	-11.2
	Labor	Michael Shatin	11,799	44.3	-0.2
	Democrats	Frank Andrewartha	2,227	8.4	+8.4
	Australia Party	Peter Allan	801	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			26,634	97.8	+0.4
Informal votes			607	2.2	-0.4
Turnout			27,241	94.5	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	George Cox	13,512	50.7	-4.8
	Labor	Michael Shatin	13,122	49.3	+4.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.8

Victorian state election, 1976: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Cox	14,294	55.5	+9.7
	Labor	Gordon Henderson	11,444	44.5	+2.4
Total formal votes			25,738	97.4
Informal votes			693	2.6
Turnout			26,431	93.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.7

Victorian state election, 1973: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dorothy Goble	14,278	47.3	+7.7
	Labor	John Hyslop	12,156	40.3	-1.0
	Democratic Labor	Marianne Crowe	1,637	5.4	-6.8
	Australia Party	Ethel Beaumont	1,619	5.4	+5.4
	Def. of Govt Schools	Raymond Nilsen	503	1.7	-5.2
Total formal votes			30,193	97.8	+0.6
Informal votes			692	2.2	-0.6
Turnout			30,885	93.3	-1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dorothy Goble	16,661	55.2	+2.9
	Labor	John Hyslop	13,532	44.8	-2.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.9

Victorian state election, 1970: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Hyslop	11,146	41.3	+0.1
	Liberal	Dorothy Goble	10,693	39.6	-6.2
	Democratic Labor	Marianne Crowe	3,294	12.2	-0.8
	Def. of Govt Schools	Raymond Nilsen	1,870	6.9	+6.9
Total formal votes			27,003	97.2	-0.7
Informal votes			774	2.8	+0.7
Turnout			27,777	94.8	-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dorothy Goble	14,122	52.3	-4.7
	Labor	John Hyslop	12,881	47.7	+4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.7

Elections in the 1960s

Victorian state election, 1967: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dorothy Goble	11,329	45.7	-4.2
	Labor	Graham Walsh	10,203	41.2	+5.8
	Democratic Labor	Gerald Shinnick	3,231	13.1	-1.6
Total formal votes			24,763	97.9
Informal votes			534	2.1
Turnout			25,297	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dorothy Goble	14,116	57.0	-5.5
	Labor	Graham Walsh	10,647	43.0	+5.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.5

References

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