Electoral results for the district of Williamstown

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

Members for Williamstown

	Party	Term
John Foster	Unaffiliated	1856–1857
George Perry	Unaffiliated	1857–1859
George Frederic Verdon	Liberal	1859–1868
Thomas Mason	Unaffiliated	1868–1871
Alfred Clark	Liberal	1871–1887
James Mirams	Liberal	1887–1889
William Carter	Labor	1889–1894
James Styles	Labor	1894–1900
Alexander Ramsay	Commonwealth Liberal	1900–1904
John Lemmon	Labor	1904–1955
Larry Floyd	Labor	1955–1973
Gordon Stirling	Labor	1973–1988
Joan Kirner	Labor	1988–1994
Steve Bracks	Labor	1994–2007
Wade Noonan	Labor	2007–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Victorian state election, 2014: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Wade Noonan	18,417	44.6	−0.3
	Liberal	Alan Shea	11,569	28.0	−2.7
	Greens	Simon Crawford	8,547	20.7	−1.9
	Voice for the West	Libby Krepp	2,268	5.5	+5.5
	Independent	Khalil Wehbe	457	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			41,258	95.0	+0.4
Informal votes			2,175	5.0	−0.4
Turnout			43,433	92.1	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Wade Noonan	27,441	66.5	+3.3
	Liberal	Alan Shea	13,849	33.5	−3.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.3

Victorian state election, 2010: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Wade Noonan	15,859	46.75	-14.95
	Liberal	David McConnell	11,023	32.50	+11.82
	Greens	Paul Fogarty	7,040	20.75	+8.39
Total formal votes			33,922	94.52	-0.15
Informal votes			1,965	5.48	+0.15
Turnout			35,887	92.10	+0.31
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Wade Noonan	20,973	61.84	-12.41
	Liberal	David McConnell	12,941	38.16	+12.41
	Labor hold		Swing	-12.41

Elections in the 2000s

Williamstown state by-election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Wade Noonan	16,775	55.74	–5.96
	Greens	Janet Rice	6,592	21.90	+9.54
	Independent	Catherine Cumming	2,703	8.98	+8.98
	Family First	Veronica Hayes	1,472	4.89	+0.44
	Democratic Labor	Vern Hughes	789	2.59	+2.59
	Independent	Janis Rossiter	648	2.15	+2.15
	Independent	Vivienne Millington	485	1.61	+1.61
	Independent	Nathan Tavendale	331	1.10	+1.10
	Independent	Wajde Assaf	311	1.03	+0.22
Total formal votes			30,111	93.21	–1.16
Informal votes			2,193	6.79	+1.16
Turnout			32,304	84.93	-6.86
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Wade Noonan	19,278	64.10	N/A
	Greens	Janet Rice	10,797	35.90	N/A
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Victorian state election, 2006: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Bracks	20,010	61.7	-2.9
	Liberal	Alan Evers-Buckland	6,706	20.7	+1.9
	Greens	Michael Faltermaier	4,008	12.4	+2.2
	Family First	Veronica Hayes	1,443	4.4	+4.4
	Independent	Wajde Assaf	264	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			32,431	94.4	-2.2
Informal votes			1,933	5.6	+2.2
Turnout			34,364	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Bracks	24,066	74.3	-1.4
	Liberal	Alan Evers-Buckland	8,346	25.7	+1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.4

Victorian state election, 2002: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Bracks	21,600	64.6	-1.9
	Liberal	Alan Evers-Buckland	6,274	18.8	-10.8
	Greens	Michele Finey	3,422	10.2	+10.2
	Independent	John Westbury	2,122	6.3	+6.3
Total formal votes			33,418	96.6	+0.2
Informal votes			1,178	3.4	-0.2
Turnout			34,596	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Bracks	25,295	75.7	+7.6
	Liberal	Alan Evers-Buckland	8,114	24.3	-7.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.6

Elections in the 1990s

Victorian state election, 1999: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Bracks	20,468	66.7	+2.8
	Liberal	Alan Evers-Buckland	8,877	28.9	-4.3
	Independent	Noel Dyson	1,341	4.4	+4.4
Total formal votes			30,686	96.4	-0.2
Informal votes			1,155	3.6	+0.2
Turnout			31,841	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Bracks	21,011	68.5	+2.9
	Liberal	Alan Evers-Buckland	9,671	31.5	-2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.9

Victorian state election, 1996: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Bracks	19,440	63.9	+5.3
	Liberal	Jeff Bird	10,116	33.3	+4.1
	Natural Law	Yasmin Horsham	845	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			30,401	96.6	+2.3
Informal votes			1,069	3.4	-2.3
Turnout			31,470	92.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Bracks	19,926	65.6	+1.4
	Liberal	Jeff Bird	10,454	34.4	-1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.4

Williamstown state by-election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Bracks	15,362	57.5	-1.2
	Democrats	Lyn Allison	6,252	23.4	+23.4
	Independent	Chris McConville	5,109	19.1	+19.1
Total formal votes			26,723	94.1	-3.7
Informal votes			1,684	5.9	+3.7
Turnout			28,407	85.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Bracks	16,309	61.0	-3.1
	Democrats	Lyn Allison	10,410	39.0	+39.0
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Victorian state election, 1992: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joan Kirner	17,167	58.7	-7.5
	Liberal	Jeff Bird	8,543	29.2	+2.2
	Independent	Vern Hughes	1,299	4.4	+4.4
	Independent	Paul Holmes	1,218	4.2	+4.2
	Independent	Daniel Cumming	1,038	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			29,265	94.3	+1.0
Informal votes			1,755	5.7	-1.0
Turnout			31,020	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joan Kirner	18,734	64.2	-7.0
	Liberal	Jeff Bird	10,465	35.8	+7.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.0

Elections in the 1980s

Victorian state election, 1988: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joan Kirner	17,154	63.29	-5.48
	Liberal	Stuart Mackley	8,181	30.18	-1.05
	Independent	Richard Kirby	1,770	6.53	+6.53
Total formal votes			27,105	93.92	-2.27
Informal votes			1,756	6.08	+2.27
Turnout			28,861	92.41	-0.87
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joan Kirner	18,338	67.72	-1.05
	Liberal	Stuart Mackley	8,743	32.28	+1.05
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.05

Victorian state election, 1985: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Stirling	19,014	68.8	+0.6
	Liberal	David Allan	8,633	31.2	+5.3
Total formal votes			27,647	96.2
Informal votes			1,094	3.8
Turnout			28,741	93.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.8

Victorian state election, 1982: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Stirling	18,245	68.2	+1.4
	Liberal	Paul Carter	6,913	25.9	-7.3
	Democrats	Peter Dalton	1,578	5.9	+5.9
Total formal votes			26,736	95.7	+0.8
Informal votes			1,198	4.3	-0.8
Turnout			27,934	94.3	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Stirling	19,152	71.6	+4.8
	Liberal	Paul Carter	7,584	28.4	-4.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.8

Elections in the 1970s

Victorian state election, 1979: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Stirling	17,612	66.8	+3.8
	Liberal	Peter Morris	8,758	33.2	-3.8
Total formal votes			26,370	94.9	+0.8
Informal votes			1,403	5.1	-0.8
Turnout			27,773	94.1	+1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.8

Victorian state election, 1976: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Stirling	16,221	63.0	+2.7
	Liberal	Wallace Feeney	9,514	37.0	+4.8
Total formal votes			25,735	94.1
Informal votes			1,609	5.9
Turnout			27,344	92.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.9

Victorian state election, 1973: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Stirling	16,744	59.8	-4.0
	Liberal	John Coughlin	9,090	32.5	+9.5
	Democratic Labor	Norman Way	2,146	7.7	-5.5
Total formal votes			27,980	95.4	-0.4
Informal votes			1,362	4.6	+0.4
Turnout			29,342	94.5	-0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Stirling	17,066	61.0	-4.8
	Liberal	John Coughlin	10,914	39.0	+4.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.8

Victorian state election, 1970: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Larry Floyd	16,322	63.8	+2.4
	Liberal	Richard Groom	5,880	23.0	+10.1
	Democratic Labor	Norman Way	3,389	13.2	-8.3
Total formal votes			25,591	95.8	+0.6
Informal votes			1,111	4.2	-0.6
Turnout			26,702	94.8	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Larry Floyd	16,831	65.8	-2.6
	Liberal	Richard Groom	8,760	34.2	+2.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.6

Elections in the 1960s

Victorian state election, 1967: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Larry Floyd	14,591	61.4	0.0
	Democratic Labor	John Bacon	5,113	21.5	+3.9
	Liberal	Robert Lawson	3,077	12.9	-7.2
	Communist	Ian Daykin	999	4.2	+3.3
Total formal votes			23,780	95.2
Informal votes			1,205	4.8
Turnout			24,985	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Larry Floyd	16,257	68.4	+3.8
	Liberal	Robert Lawson	7,523	31.6	-3.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.8

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Williamstown.

Victorian state election, 1964: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Larry Floyd	11,145	65.7	-4.5
	Liberal and Country	Robert Lawson	3,046	18.0	+6.9
	Democratic Labor	Kenneth Berrie	2,351	13.9	-1.1
	Communist	William Tregear	410	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			16,952	96.9	0.0
Informal votes			535	3.1	0.0
Turnout			17,487	94.5	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Larry Floyd	11,866	70.0	-5.4
	Liberal and Country	Robert Lawson	5,086	30.0	+5.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.4

Victorian state election, 1961: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Larry Floyd	12,236	70.2	+1.7
	Democratic Labor	John Twomey	2,703	15.5	+1.3
	Liberal and Country	Neil McNeill	1,929	11.1	-3.6
	Communist	William Smith	570	3.3	+0.6
Total formal votes			17,438	96.9	-1.0
Informal votes			563	3.1	+1.0
Turnout			18,001	93.8	-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Larry Floyd	13,154	75.4	+2.4
	Liberal and Country	Neil McNeill	4,284	24.6	-2.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.4

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Williamstown.

Elections in the 1950s

Victorian state election, 1958: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Larry Floyd	12,734	68.5
	Liberal and Country	Joy Head	2,728	14.7
	Democratic Labor	Edward Purchase	2,641	14.2
	Communist	William Tregear	492	2.7
Total formal votes			18,595	97.9
Informal votes			403	2.1
Turnout			18,998	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Larry Floyd	13,573	73.0
	Liberal and Country	Joy Head	5,022	27.0
	Labor hold		Swing

Victorian state election, 1955: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Larry Floyd	11,690	63.3
	Liberal and Country	James Wilkie	3,918	21.2
	Labor (A-C)	Herbert Stackpoole	2,846	15.4
Total formal votes			18,454	98.6
Informal votes			263	1.4
Turnout			18,717	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Larry Floyd	12,117	65.6
	Liberal and Country	James Wilkie	6,337	34.4
	Labor hold		Swing

Victorian state election, 1952: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Lemmon	16,673	64.9	-0.3
	Independent	Ernest Jackson	5,472	21.3	+21.3
	Communist	Alexander Dobbin	3,559	13.8	+4.9
Total formal votes			25,704	98.0	-0.8
Informal votes			525	2.0	+0.8
Turnout			26,229	94.0	-1.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	John Lemmon	18,453	71.8	-1.4
	Independent	Ernest Jackson	7,251	28.2	+28.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Victorian state election, 1950: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Lemmon	16,560	65.2	+1.8
	Liberal and Country	Bruce Edwards	6,571	25.9	-0.8
	Communist	Alex Dobbin	2,264	8.9	+8.9
Total formal votes			25,395	98.8	-0.2
Informal votes			308	1.2	+0.2
Turnout			25,703	95.3	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Lemmon	18,598	73.2	+1.9
	Liberal and Country	Bruce Edwards	6,797	26.8	-1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.9

References

"Williamstown District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

Electoral results for the districts of the Victorian Legislative Assembly

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