Electoral results for the district of Monbulk

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

Members for Monbulk

Member		Party	Term
	Bill Borthwick	Liberal	1967–1982
	Neil Pope	Labor	1982–1992
	Steve McArthur	Liberal	1992–2002
	James Merlino	Labor	2002–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Victorian state election, 2014: Monbulk[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mark Verschuur	15,063	40.1	−4.6
	Labor	James Merlino	14,096	37.5	+3.4
	Greens	Michael Clarke	5,029	13.4	−1.6
	Animal Justice	Jennifer McAdam	1,079	2.9	+2.9
	Family First	Amelia Mason	786	2.1	−0.0
	Democratic Labour	Ron Prendergast	433	1.2	−0.4
	Rise Up Australia	Ana Rojas	427	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Jordan Crook	342	0.9	+0.9
	Country Alliance	Craig Jenkin	293	0.8	−0.2
Total formal votes			37,548	94.8	−0.7
Informal votes			2,044	5.2	+0.7
Turnout			39,592	94.5	−1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	James Merlino	20,643	55.0	+6.1
	Liberal	Mark Verschuur	16,905	45.0	−6.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.1

Victorian state election, 2010: Monbulk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Matt Mills	14,506	42.55	+5.16
	Labor	James Merlino	12,318	36.14	-4.47
	Greens	Jo Tenner	5,244	15.38	-0.78
	Democratic Labor	Elizabeth Coyne	618	1.81	+1.81
	Family First	Rajeeva Gunasekera	610	1.79	-2.37
	Country Alliance	Simon Picknell	528	1.55	+1.55
	Independent	Lawrence Mobsby	264	0.77	+0.77
Total formal votes			34,088	95.56	-0.29
Informal votes			1,582	4.44	+0.29
Turnout			35,670	94.15	+0.18
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	James Merlino	17,762	52.08	-4.45
	Liberal	Matt Mills	16,345	47.92	+4.45
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.45

Elections in the 2000s

Victorian state election, 2006: Monbulk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Merlino	13,263	40.6	-3.0
	Liberal	Clive Larkman	12,212	37.4	-0.0
	Greens	Robert Stephen	5,278	16.2	+0.4
	Family First	Carl Huybers	1,359	4.2	+4.2
	People Power	Joanne Stride	547	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			32,659	95.8	-1.3
Informal votes			1,415	4.2	+1.3
Turnout			34,074	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	James Merlino	18,511	56.7	-1.6
	Liberal	Clive Larkman	14,148	43.3	+1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.6

Victorian state election, 2002: Monbulk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Merlino	14,303	43.6	+3.0
	Liberal	Steve McArthur	12,285	37.4	-11.6
	Greens	Craig Smith	5,182	15.8	+8.8
	Democrats	Tony Holland	537	1.6	+1.6
	Christian Democrats	Wolf Voigt	532	1.6	+0.4
Total formal votes			32,839	97.1	-0.2
Informal votes			974	2.9	+0.2
Turnout			33,813	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	James Merlino	19,132	58.3	+10.7
	Liberal	Steve McArthur	13,707	41.7	-10.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+10.7

Elections in the 1990s

Victorian state election, 1999: Monbulk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Steve McArthur	15,206	49.8	-2.7
	Labor	Leslie Wood	12,266	40.2	+2.0
	Greens	Robyn Holtham	1,928	6.3	+6.3
	Democratic Labor	Frank Feltham	443	1.5	+1.5
	Christian Democrats	Wolf Voigt	414	1.4	+1.4
	Natural Law	Lorna Scurfield	258	0.8	-0.5
Total formal votes			30,515	97.2	-0.8
Informal votes			870	2.8	+0.8
Turnout			31,385	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Steve McArthur	16,241	53.2	-2.0
	Labor	Leslie Wood	14,306	46.8	+2.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.0

Victorian state election, 1996: Monbulk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Steve McArthur	15,684	52.5	+1.7
	Labor	Philip Staindl	11,390	38.2	+2.0
	Independent	Louis Delacretaz	2,024	6.8	+6.8
	Natural Law	Jennifer Brain	390	1.3	-0.6
	Independent	Terry Lonergan	358	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			29,846	98.1	+1.1
Informal votes			586	1.9	-1.1
Turnout			30,432	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Steve McArthur	16,442	55.2	-0.1
	Labor	Philip Staindl	13,325	44.8	+0.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.1

Victorian state election, 1992: Monbulk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Steve McArthur	14,584	50.8	+8.4
	Labor	Neil Pope	10,368	36.1	-16.0
	Independent	Jenny Saulwick	1,646	5.7	+5.7
	Democrats	John McLaren	1,568	5.5	+5.2
	Natural Law	Bill Watson	542	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			28,708	96.9	-0.3
Informal votes			907	3.1	+0.3
Turnout			29,615	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Steve McArthur	15,814	55.3	+9.6
	Labor	Neil Pope	12,771	44.7	-9.6
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.6

Elections in the 1980s

Victorian state election, 1988: Monbulk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Pope	14,384	51.89	-1.82
	Liberal	Nola Vulling	12,167	43.89	-2.40
	Call to Australia	Christopher Shirreff	1,168	4.21	+4.21
Total formal votes			27,719	97.26	-0.50
Informal votes			781	2.74	+0.50
Turnout			28,500	92.77	+0.14
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neil Pope	14,840	53.54	-0.17
	Liberal	Nola Vulling	12,879	46.46	+0.17
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.17

Victorian state election, 1985: Monbulk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Pope	14,239	53.7	+12.3
	Liberal	Raymond Yates	12,270	46.3	+7.1
Total formal votes			26,509	97.8
Informal votes			608	2.2
Turnout			27,117	92.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.9

Victorian state election, 1982: Monbulk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Pope	12,477	41.8	0.0
	Liberal	Bill Borthwick	11,727	39.3	-7.0
	Independent	Bert Wainer	2,892	9.7	+9.7
	Democrats	Milton Blake	2,001	6.7	-4.1
	Independent	Jean Langworthy	737	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			29,834	97.5	0.0
Informal votes			748	2.5	0.0
Turnout			30,582	93.4	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neil Pope	15,809	53.0	+5.2
	Liberal	Bill Borthwick	14,025	47.0	-5.2
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.2

Elections in the 1970s

Victorian state election, 1979: Monbulk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Borthwick	12,619	46.3	-10.3
	Labor	Francesco Cafarella	11,400	41.8	-1.6
	Democrats	Malcolm Matheson	2,938	10.8	+10.8
	Australia Party	Ian Wood	301	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			27,258	97.5	-0.3
Informal votes			693	2.5	+0.3
Turnout			27,951	92.4	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Borthwick	14,224	52.2	-4.4
	Labor	Francesco Cafarella	13,034	47.8	+4.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.4

Victorian state election, 1976: Monbulk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Borthwick	13,978	56.6	+5.0
	Labor	Stuart Morris	10,704	43.4	+2.7
Total formal votes			24,682	97.8
Informal votes			561	2.2
Turnout			25,243	91.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.1

Victorian state election, 1973: Monbulk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Borthwick	17,494	51.7	+4.4
	Labor	Vernon Allison	13,690	40.5	-1.4
	Australia Party	David Barford	1,431	4.2	+4.2
	Democratic Labor	Franciscus Hallewas	1,215	3.6	-7.2
Total formal votes			33,830	97.7	+0.6
Informal votes			788	2.3	-0.6
Turnout			34,618	92.2	-1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Borthwick	19,099	56.5	-0.2
	Labor	Vernon Allison	14,731	43.5	+0.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.2

Victorian state election, 1970: Monbulk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Borthwick	12,582	47.3	-3.6
	Labor	James Simmonds	11,151	41.9	+5.6
	Democratic Labor	George Noone	2,865	10.8	-0.8
Total formal votes			26,598	97.1	+0.3
Informal votes			791	2.9	-0.3
Turnout			27,389	94.1	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Borthwick	15,079	56.7	-4.6
	Labor	James Simmonds	11,519	43.3	+4.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.6

Elections in the 1960s

Victorian state election, 1967: Monbulk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Borthwick	11,621	50.9	-2.6
	Labor	Margaret Howells	8,290	36.3	+0.8
	Democratic Labor	Noel Clarke	2,642	11.6	+0.5
	Independent	Ronald Pike	290	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			22,843	96.8
Informal votes			750	3.2
Turnout			23,593	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Borthwick	14,012	61.3	-1.6
	Labor	Margaret Howells	8,831	38.7	+1.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.6

References

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

1. State Election 2014: Monbulk District, VEC.