Electoral results for the district of Murray Valley

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

Members for Murray Valley

Member		Party	Term
	George Moss	Country	1945–1973
	Bill Baxter	Country	1973–1975
		National Country	1975–1976
	Ken Jasper	National Country	1976–1982
		National	1982–2010
	Tim McCurdy	National	2010–2014

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Victorian state election, 2010: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Tim McCurdy	18,357	53.83	+2.92
	Labor	Lachlan Enshaw	7,065	20.72	-1.20
	Independent	Roberto Paino	3,339	9.79	+9.79
	Country Alliance	Peter Watson	2,668	7.82	+7.82
	Greens	Doug Ralph	1,598	4.69	-0.75
	Family First	Ray Hungerford	1,073	3.15	-1.00
Total formal votes			34,100	94.87	-1.43
Informal votes			1,845	5.13	+1.43
Turnout			35,945	93.75	+0.59
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Tim McCurdy	23,604	69.04	-2.72
	Labor	Lachlan Enshaw	10,587	30.96	+2.72
	National hold		Swing	-2.72

Elections in the 2000s

Victorian state election, 2006: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ken Jasper	16,781	50.9	+7.8
	Labor	Lauren O'Neill	7,224	21.9	-8.9
	Liberal	Nick McHugh	5,795	17.6	-2.9
	Greens	Carol Kunert	1,794	5.4	-0.1
	Family First	Garry Duke	1,368	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			32,962	96.3	-0.8
Informal votes			1,265	3.7	+0.8
Turnout			34,227	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ken Jasper	23,637	71.8	+7.9
	Labor	Lauren O'Neill	9,302	28.2	-7.9
	National hold		Swing	+7.9

Victorian state election, 2002: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ken Jasper	13,778	43.1	-22.3
	Labor	Lauren O'Neill	9,846	30.8	-3.5
	Liberal	Don Joyce	6,565	20.5	+20.2
	Greens	Trisha Scott	1,764	5.5	+5.5
Total formal votes			31,953	97.1	+0.1
Informal votes			964	2.9	-0.1
Turnout			32,917	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ken Jasper	20,416	63.9	-1.8
	Labor	Lauren O'Neill	11,537	36.1	+1.8
	National hold		Swing	-1.8

Elections in the 1990s

Victorian state election, 1999: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ken Jasper	20,899	65.9	-5.3
	Labor	Zuvele Leschen	10,811	34.1	+8.4
Total formal votes			31,710	97.0	-1.4
Informal votes			990	3.0	+1.4
Turnout			32,700	94.0
	National hold		Swing	-6.5

Victorian state election, 1996: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ken Jasper	22,774	71.2	-2.8
	Labor	Michelle MacDonald	8,230	25.7	-0.3
	Natural Law	Patricia Jackson	974	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			31,978	98.4	+0.9
Informal votes			530	1.6	-0.9
Turnout			32,508	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ken Jasper	23,154	72.4	-1.6
	Labor	Michelle MacDonald	8,809	27.6	+1.6
	National hold		Swing	-1.6

Victorian state election, 1992: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ken Jasper	22,744	74.0	+15.3
	Labor	Maria Keller	7,999	26.0	+0.2
Total formal votes			30,743	97.4	-0.6
Informal votes			806	2.6	+0.6
Turnout			31,549	95.1
	National hold		Swing	+2.2

Elections in the 1980s

Victorian state election, 1988: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ken Jasper	17,354	58.17	-0.84
	Labor	Jill Milthorpe	7,813	26.19	-0.49
	Liberal	Diane Mathieson	4,664	15.63	+1.32
Total formal votes			29,831	98.09	-0.10
Informal votes			581	1.91	+0.10
Turnout			30,412	92.53	-1.57
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ken Jasper	21,286	71.37	-0.76
	Labor	Jill Milthorpe	8,539	28.63	+0.76
	National hold		Swing	-0.76

Victorian state election, 1985: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ken Jasper	16,880	59.0	+5.3
	Labor	Jill Milthorpe	7,633	26.7	-3.8
	Liberal	William Hunter	4,093	14.3	-1.3
Total formal votes			28,606	98.2
Informal votes			526	1.8
Turnout			29,132	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ken Jasper	20,654	72.2	+3.9
	Labor	Jill Milthorpe	7,952	27.8	-3.9
	National hold		Swing	+3.9

Victorian state election, 1982: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ken Jasper	14,347	56.7	+6.9
	Labor	Jill Millthorpe	7,685	30.4	+2.0
	Liberal	William Scott	3,278	13.0	-8.9
Total formal votes			25,310	98.0	+1.6
Informal votes			512	2.0	-1.6
Turnout			25,822	95.0	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ken Jasper	17,462	69.0	-1.5
	Labor	Jill Millthorpe	7,848	31.0	+1.5
	National hold		Swing	-1.5

Elections in the 1970s

Victorian state election, 1979: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ken Jasper	11,936	49.8	+3.4
	Labor	Abigail Donlon	6,802	28.4	+2.9
	Liberal	Brian Lumsden	5,242	21.9	+0.7
Total formal votes			23,980	96.4	-1.2
Informal votes			889	3.6	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ken Jasper	16,895	70.5	-1.6
	Labor	Abigail Donlon	7,085	29.5	+1.6
	National hold		Swing	-1.6

Victorian state election, 1976: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ken Jasper	10,812	46.4	+2.0
	Labor	Abigail Donlon	5,934	25.5	-3.9
	Liberal	Brian Lumsden	4,942	21.2	+4.0
	Democratic Labor	Patrick Payne	1,590	6.8	-2.1
Total formal votes			23,278	97.6
Informal votes			561	2.4
Turnout			23,839	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ken Jasper	16,776	72.1	+3.6
	Labor	Abigail Donlon	6,502	27.9	-3.6
	National hold		Swing	+3.6

Victorian state election, 1973: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bill Baxter	7,927	40.1	+3.3
	Labor	Donald Boag	5,463	27.6	+3.9
	Liberal	Robert Crosby	4,808	24.3	-3.2
	Democratic Labor	David Kane	1,591	7.9	-4.1
Total formal votes			19,789	97.5	+0.5
Informal votes			496	2.5	-0.5
Turnout			20,285	92.9	-1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bill Baxter	13,717	69.3	-3.6
	Labor	Donald Boag	6,072	30.7	+3.6
	Country hold		Swing	-3.6

Victorian state election, 1970: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	George Moss	6,583	36.8	-16.8
	Liberal	Robert Crosby	4,909	27.5	+12.6
	Labor	Valda Reid	4,231	23.7	+4.8
	Democratic Labor	John Patterson	2,139	12.0	-0.6
Total formal votes			17,862	97.0	+0.1
Informal votes			557	3.0	-0.1
Turnout			18,419	94.5	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Moss	13,016	72.9	-4.8
	Labor	Valda Reid	4,846	27.1	+4.8
	Country hold		Swing	-4.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Country	George Moss	11,041	61.8	-15.9
	Liberal	Robert Crosby	6,821	38.2	+38.2
	Country hold		Swing	-15.9

Elections in the 1960s

Victorian state election, 1967: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	George Moss	9,255	53.6	-7.4
	Labor	Robert Cross	3,265	18.9	+12.5
	Liberal	Albert Baker	2,580	14.9	+0.4
	Democratic Labor	John Patterson	2,167	12.6	-5.5
Total formal votes			17,267	96.9
Informal votes			543	3.1
Turnout			17,810	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Moss	13,419	77.7	+7.2
	Labor	Robert Cross	3,848	22.3	+22.3
	Country hold		Swing	+7.2

Victorian state election, 1964: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	George Moss	13,612	60.0	+11.4
	Liberal and Country	Thomas Gribben	5,112	22.5	+12.7
	Democratic Labor	John Patterson	3,978	17.5	+2.6
Total formal votes			22,702	97.2	-0.2
Informal votes			645	2.8	+0.2
Turnout			23,347	95.2	-0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Country	George Moss	14,408	63.5	-6.6
	Liberal and Country	Thomas Gribben	8,294	36.5	+36.5
	Country hold		Swing	-6.6

Victorian state election, 1961: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	George Moss	10,437	48.6	-10.2
	Labor	Ronald Kirby	5,750	26.8	+0.1
	Democratic Labor	John Patterson	3,194	14.9	+0.4
	Liberal and Country	Bruno Marmo	2,116	9.8	+9.8
Total formal votes			21,497	97.4	-0.9
Informal votes			584	2.6	+0.9
Turnout			22,081	95.8	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Moss	15,078	70.1	-1.0
	Labor	Ronald Kirby	6,419	29.9	+1.0
	Country hold		Swing	-1.0

Elections in the 1950s

Victorian state election, 1958: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	George Moss	12,036	58.8
	Labor	Neil Frankland	5,471	26.7
	Democratic Labor	John Patterson	2,974	14.5
Total formal votes			20,481	98.3
Informal votes			345	1.7
Turnout			20,826	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Moss	14,564	71.1
	Labor	Neil Frankland	5,917	28.9
	Country hold		Swing

Victorian state election, 1955: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	George Moss	11,386	57.7
	Labor	Kenneth Lenne	5,001	25.3
	Labor (A-C)	Stewart Morvell	3,344	16.9
Total formal votes			19,731	98.6
Informal votes			278	1.4
Turnout			20,009	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Moss	14,395	73.0
	Labor	Kenneth Lenne	5,336	27.0
	Country hold		Swing

Victorian state election, 1952: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Findlay	6,846	44.8	+7.5
	Country	George Moss	6,617	43.3	+4.1
	Liberal and Country	James Mosbey	1,820	11.9	-11.6
Total formal votes			15,283	98.9	-0.3
Informal votes			171	1.1	+0.3
Turnout			15,454	93.9	-1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Moss	7,996	52.3	-6.9
	Labor	William Findlay	7,287	47.7	+6.9
	Country hold		Swing	-6.9

Victorian state election, 1950: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	George Moss	5,697	39.2	-21.8
	Labor	Neil Stewart	5,418	37.3	-1.7
	Liberal and Country	James Tilson	3,423	23.5	+23.5
Total formal votes			14,538	99.2	0.0
Informal votes			113	0.8	0.0
Turnout			14,651	95.5	+2.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Moss	8,609	59.2	-1.8
	Labor	Neil Stewart	5,929	40.8	+1.8
	Country hold		Swing	-1.8

References

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