Electoral results for the Chelsea Province

This is a list of electoral results for the Chelsea Province in Victorian state elections.

Members for Chelsea Province
Member 1 Party Year
  Neil Stacey Liberal 1976 Member 2 Party
1979   Eric Kent Labor
  Mal Sandon Labor 1982
1985   Maureen Lyster Labor
  Burwyn Davidson Labor 1988
1992   Sue Wilding Liberal
  Cameron Boardman Liberal 1996
1999   Bob Smith Labor
  Matt Viney Labor 2002

Election results

Elections in the 2000s
2002 Victorian state election: Chelsea Province[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Matt Viney 69,508 54.0 +5.5
Liberal Vanthida Lao 42,715 33.2 -11.9
Greens Hilary Bray 11,904 9.3 +8.7
Democrats Wendy Thacker 4,525 3.5 -0.5
Total formal votes 128,652 96.1 -0.2
Informal votes 5,234 3.9 +0.2
Turnout 133,886 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Matt Viney 80,160 61.7 +8.9
Liberal Vanthida Lao 49,825 38.3 -8.9
Labor hold Swing+8.9

Elections in the 1990s
1999 Victorian state election: Chelsea Province[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Smith 57,949 47.5 +5.3
Liberal Sue Wilding 56,642 46.4 -4.3
Democrats James Bennett 5,250 4.3 -0.4
Independent Michael Good 2,185 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 122,026 96.4 -1.1
Informal votes 4,621 3.6 +1.1
Turnout 126,647 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Smith 62,501 51.2 +4.5
Liberal Sue Wilding 59,525 48.8 -4.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+4.5
1996 Victorian state election: Chelsea Province[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cameron Boardman 61,122 50.7 +0.7
Labor Burwyn Davidson 50,902 42.2 +1.7
Democrats Kaylyn Raynor 5,694 4.7 +4.7
Democratic Labor Mechelina Schalken 1,480 1.2 -3.2
Natural Law Lee Fergusson 1,394 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 120,592 97.5 +1.9
Informal votes 3,155 2.5 -1.9
Turnout 123,747 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cameron Boardman 64,158 53.3 -0.9
Labor Burwyn Davidson 56,315 46.7 +0.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing-0.9
1992 Victorian state election: Chelsea Province[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sue Wilding 58,108 49.9 +4.7
Labor Maureen Lyster 47,127 40.5 -11.4
Independent Judith O'Dwyer 5,929 5.1 +5.1
Democratic Labor John Cass 5,199 4.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 116,363 95.5 +0.4
Informal votes 5,455 4.5 -0.4
Turnout 121,818 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sue Wilding 62,868 54.2 +7.6
Labor Maureen Lyster 53,161 45.8 -7.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing+7.6

Elections in the 1980s
1988 Victorian state election: Chelsea Province[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Burwyn Davidson 54,959 50.5 -1.7
Liberal Michael O'Brien 49,707 45.7 -2.1
Independent Ken Glyde 4,074 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 108,740 96.0 -1.0
Informal votes 4,562 4.0 +1.0
Turnout 113,302 92.4 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Burwyn Davidson 57,092 52.5 +0.3
Liberal Michael O'Brien 51,171 47.8 -0.3
Labor hold Swing+0.3
1985 Victorian state election: Chelsea Province[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maureen Lyster 55,866 52.2
Liberal Michael Herbst 51,171 47.8
Total formal votes 107,037 97.0
Informal votes 3,321 3.0
Turnout 110,358 93.2
Labor hold Swing-2.9
1982 Victorian state election: Chelsea Province[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mal Sandon 72,115 58.0 +6.4
Liberal Neil Stacey 52,125 42.0 -6.4
Total formal votes 124,240 96.4 +0.1
Informal votes 4,686 3.6 -0.1
Turnout 128,926 93.8 0.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+6.4

Elections in the 1970s
1979 Victorian state election: Chelsea Province[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Kent 59,381 51.2 +2.4
Liberal Geoffrey Connard 55,684 48.8 -2.4
Total formal votes 115,065 96.3 -0.5
Informal votes 4,369 3.7 +0.5
Turnout 119,434 93.8 +1.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+2.4
1976 Victorian state election: Chelsea Province[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Neil Stacey 53,970 51.2
Labor Michael Duffy 51,521 48.8
Total formal votes 105,491 96.8
Informal votes 3,512 3.2
Turnout 109,003 92.5
Liberal hold Swing

References
  1. Green, Antony. "2002 Victorian state election" (PDF).
  2. Green, Antony. "1999 Victorian state election" (PDF).
  3. Green, Antony. "1996 Victorian state election" (PDF).
  4. Green, Antony. "1992 Victorian state election" (PDF).
  5. Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1988". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  6. Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1985". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  7. Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1982". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  8. Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1979". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  9. Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1976". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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