Electoral results for the district of Northcote

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

Members for Northcote

Member Party Term
  John Cain Labor 1927–1957
  Frank Wilkes Labor 1957–1988
  Tony Sheehan Labor 1988–1998
  Mary Delahunty Labor 1998–2006
  Fiona Richardson Labor 2006–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Victorian state election, 2014: Northcote[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fiona Richardson 15,928 41.0 −3.1
Greens Trent McCarthy 14,101 36.3 +4.4
Liberal Anthony D'Angelo 6,407 16.5 −3.2
The Basics Rock 'n' Roll Jamie McCarney 1,043 2.7 +2.7
Animal Justice Georgina Purcell 678 1.7 +1.7
Independent Bryony Edwards 324 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 38,871 95.8 −0.0
Informal votes 1,713 4.2 +0.0
Turnout 40,584 91.7 +2.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Fiona Richardson 21,783 56.0 −4.2
Greens Trent McCarthy 17,088 44.0 +4.2
Labor hold Swing −4.2
Victorian state election, 2010: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fiona Richardson 15,917 44.94 -7.63
Greens Anne Martinelli 10,927 30.85 +3.44
Liberal Steve Moran 6,863 19.37 +4.08
Sex Party Robert Bishop 1,098 3.10 +3.10
Independent Darren Lewin-Hill 404 1.14 -0.39
Independent Dominic Marino 213 0.60 +0.60
Total formal votes 35,422 95.76 +0.41
Informal votes 1,567 4.24 -0.41
Turnout 36,989 91.50 +0.97
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Fiona Richardson 21,666 61.23 +2.71
Greens Anne Martinelli 13,716 38.77 -2.71
Labor hold Swing +2.71

Elections in the 2000s

Victorian state election, 2006: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fiona Richardson 17,508 52.6 -2.6
Greens Alex Bhathal 9,131 27.4 +2.0
Liberal Graham Watt 5,092 15.3 -1.5
Family First Daniel Willis 1,065 3.2 +3.2
Independent Darren Lewin-Hill 511 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 33,307 95.3 -0.5
Informal votes 1,625 4.7 +0.5
Turnout 34,932 90.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Fiona Richardson 19,484 58.5 +0.6
Greens Alex Bhathal 13,813 41.5 -0.6
Labor hold Swing +0.6
Victorian state election, 2002: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mary Delahunty 18,229 55.2 -11.2
Greens Sarah Nicholson 8,394 25.4 +25.4
Liberal Graham Watt 5,550 16.8 -9.2
Socialist Alliance Jackie Lynch 598 1.8 +1.8
CEC Paul Gallagher 260 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 33,031 95.8 -0.1
Informal votes 1,434 4.2 +0.1
Turnout 34,465 91.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Mary Delahunty 19,103 57.9 -14.7
Greens Sarah Nicholson 13,892 42.1 +42.1
Labor hold Swing -14.7

Elections in the 1990s

Victorian state election, 1999: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mary Delahunty 20,681 66.1 +6.5
Liberal Elizabeth Richardson 8,124 26.0 -2.2
Independent Susanna Duffy 2,480 7.9 +7.9
Total formal votes 31,285 96.0 -0.2
Informal votes 1,306 4.0 +0.2
Turnout 32,591 91.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mary Delahunty 22,733 72.7 +2.8
Liberal Elizabeth Richardson 8,552 27.3 -2.8
Labor hold Swing +2.8
Northcote state by-election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mary Delahunty 16,954 60.0 +0.4
Democrats Kern Saunders 7,439 26.3 +26.3
One Nation Nikolas Kavalenka 1,690 6.0 +6.0
Greens Gurm Sekhon 1,081 3.8 +3.8
Independent Denis Evans 555 2.0 +2.0
Independent Maurice Sibelle 472 1.7 +1.7
Abolish Child Support Abboud Haidar 75 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 28,266 95.4 -0.8
Informal votes 1,373 4.6 +0.8
Turnout 29,639 85.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Mary Delahunty 18,351 65.0 -4.9
Democrats Kern Saunders 9,891 35.0 +35.0
Labor hold Swing -4.9
Victorian state election, 1996: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Sheehan 18,550 59.6 +4.5
Liberal Alex Hay 8,783 28.2 +0.4
Independent Greg Barber 2,421 7.8 +7.8
Independent Jonathan Hogge 823 2.6 +2.6
Natural Law Michael Dickins 554 1.8 +0.2
Total formal votes 31,131 96.2 +3.2
Informal votes 1,238 3.8 -3.2
Turnout 32,369 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Sheehan 21,646 69.9 +4.7
Liberal Alex Hay 9,336 30.1 -4.7
Labor hold Swing +4.7
Victorian state election, 1992: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Sheehan 16,288 55.1 -16.5
Liberal Nicholas Kotsiras 8,212 27.8 -0.6
Independent Carolyn Purdue 2,337 7.9 +7.9
Independent Frank Ryan 1,228 4.2 +4.2
Natural Law Michael Dickins 473 1.6 +1.6
Independent Joe Kenwright 320 1.1 +1.1
Call to Australia Ken Cook 257 0.9 +0.9
Independent John Graham 236 0.8 +0.8
Independent Dimitrios Karmis 201 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 29,552 93.0 +0.1
Informal votes 2,234 7.0 -0.1
Turnout 31,786 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Sheehan 19,213 65.2 -6.5
Liberal Nicholas Kotsiras 10,271 34.8 +6.5
Labor hold Swing -6.5

Elections in the 1980s

Victorian state election, 1988: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Sheehan 17,900 71.67 -0.17
Liberal Ross Lane 7,075 28.33 +0.17
Total formal votes 24,975 93.10 -2.41
Informal votes 1,851 6.90 +2.41
Turnout 26,826 89.73 -1.02
Labor hold Swing -0.17
Victorian state election, 1985: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 19,120 71.8 -2.8
Liberal William Hamilton 7,495 28.2 +2.8
Total formal votes 26,615 95.5
Informal votes 1,252 4.5
Turnout 27,867 90.8
Labor hold Swing -2.8
Victorian state election, 1982: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 19,113 73.5 +3.3
Liberal Gerard Clarke 6,898 26.5 -0.2
Total formal votes 26,011 95.5 -0.4
Informal votes 1,217 4.5 +0.4
Turnout 27,228 92.6 +1.9
Labor hold Swing +1.6

Elections in the 1970s

Victorian state election, 1979: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 17,897 70.2 +6.0
Liberal Lilian Heath 6,821 26.7 -9.1
Independent Ian Hughes 793 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 25,511 95.9 -0.4
Informal votes 1,103 4.1 +0.4
Turnout 26,614 90.7 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Wilkes 18,336 71.9 +7.7
Liberal Lilian Heath 7,175 28.1 -7.7
Labor hold Swing +7.7
Victorian state election, 1976: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 16,809 64.2 +5.8
Liberal Gillford Brown 9,388 35.8 +4.6
Total formal votes 26,197 96.3
Informal votes 1,002 3.7
Turnout 27,199 90.7
Labor hold Swing +4.3
Victorian state election, 1973: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 13,438 58.7 -2.3
Liberal Michael Galli 6,990 30.6 +30.6
Democratic Labor Albert Dowsey 2,448 10.7 -28.3
Total formal votes 22,876 95.8 +1.6
Informal votes 1,013 4.2 -1.6
Turnout 23,889 93.4 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Wilkes 13,805 60.3 -0.7
Liberal Michael Galli 9,071 39.7 +0.7
Labor hold Swing -0.7
Victorian state election, 1970: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 13,061 61.0 +6.9
Democratic Labor Albert Dowsey 8,338 39.0 +23.2
Total formal votes 21,399 94.3 -1.9
Informal votes 1,287 5.7 +1.9
Labor hold Swing +4.5

Elections in the 1960s

Victorian state election, 1967: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 12,121 54.1 +0.7
Liberal Peter Falconer 6,748 30.1 -0.2
Democratic Labor John Little 3,527 15.8 -0.5
Total formal votes 22,396 96.2
Informal votes 877 3.8
Turnout 23,273 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Wilkes 12,650 56.5 +0.8
Liberal Peter Falconer 9,746 43.5 -0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.8
Victorian state election, 1964: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 9,973 56.0 -1.0
Liberal and Country Max Crellin 4,772 26.8 +8.7
Democratic Labor John Little 3,061 17.2 -7.7
Total formal votes 17,806 96.6 -0.2
Informal votes 617 3.4 +0.2
Turnout 18,423 94.7 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Wilkes 10,432 58.6 -2.1
Liberal and Country Max Crellin 7,374 41.4 +2.1
Labor hold Swing -2.1
Victorian state election, 1961: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 10,551 57.0 -2.9
Democratic Labor Thomas Walsh 4,620 24.9 +1.7
Liberal and Country Julian Sullivan 3,349 18.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 18,520 96.8 -1.2
Informal votes 614 3.2 +1.2
Turnout 19,134 94.9 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Wilkes 11,244 60.7 -2.6
Liberal and Country Julian Sullivan 7,276 39.3 +2.6
Labor hold Swing -2.6

Elections in the 1950s

Victorian state election, 1958: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 11,980 59.9
Democratic Labor Thomas Walsh 4,631 23.1
Liberal and Country Edward Wells 3,394 17.0
Total formal votes 20,005 98.0
Informal votes 414 2.0
Turnout 20,419 94.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Frank Wilkes 12,674 63.3
Democratic Labor Thomas Walsh 7,331 36.7
Labor hold Swing
Victorian state election, 1955: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Cain 10,655 60.9
Liberal and Country Neil McDay 3,953 22.6
Labor (A-C) David Woodhouse 2,890 16.5
Total formal votes 17,498 98.3
Informal votes 294 1.7
Turnout 17,792 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Cain 11,089 63.4
Liberal and Country Neil McDay 6,409 36.6
Labor hold Swing
Victorian state election, 1952: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Cain unopposed
Labor hold Swing
Victorian state election, 1950: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Cain 17,040 70.0 +6.2
Liberal and Country Thomas Templeton 7,301 30.0 -6.2
Total formal votes 24,341 96.7 +1.2
Informal votes 171 0.7 -1.2
Turnout 24,512 96.7 +1.2
Labor hold Swing +6.2

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