Electoral results for the Nunawading Province

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

Members for Nunawading Province
Member 1 Party Year
  Vernon Hauser Liberal 1976 Member 2 Party
1979   Peter Block Liberal
  Laurie McArthur Labor 1982
1985   Bob Ives Labor
1985   Rosemary Varty Liberal
  George Cox Liberal 1988
 

Election results

Elections in the 1980s
1988 Victorian state election: Nunawading Province[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Cox 56,764 51.1 +5.0
Labor Laurie McArthur 54,308 48.9 +3.1
Total formal votes 111,072 96.7 -1.0
Informal votes 3,782 3.3 +1.0
Turnout 114,854 93.4 -0.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing+1.1

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1985 Nunawading Province state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rosemary Varty 51,006 49.2 +3.1
Labor Robert S Ives 40,578 39.2 -6.6
Democrats Michael Nardella 4,760 4.6 -3.5
Call to Australia William A Watson 2,682 2.6
Nuclear Disarmament Jennifer M Cotterell 2,530 2.4
Democratic Labor Peter A Ferwerda 1,361 1.3
Basil J Smith 438 0.4
Brian R Lumsden 204 0.2
Wilhelm Kapphan 75 0.1
Total formal votes 103,634
Informal votes 2,055 1.9
Turnout 105,689
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rosemary Varty 52,086 50.3
Labor Robert Ives 40,818 39.4
Democrats Michael Nardella 4,947 4.8
Call to Australia William A Watson 3,120 3.0
Nuclear Disarmament Jennifer Cotterell 2,649 2.6
hold Swing
  • A full distribution of preferences was not carried out, as Varty recorded a majority after the fifth count.
1985 Victorian state election: Nunawading Province[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rosemary Varty 50,584 46.1
Labor Bob Ives 50,220 45.8
Democrats Michael Nardella 8,855 8.1
Total formal votes 109,659 97.7
Informal votes 2,561 2.3
Turnout 112,220 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Ives 54,822* 50.0 -3.6
Liberal Rosemary Varty 54,821 50.0 +3.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing-3.6
  • Includes the casting vote by the returning officer.
  • This result was overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns and a by-election was held.
1982 Victorian state election: Nunawading Province[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Vernon Hauser 53,096 45.7 -4.1
Labor Laurie McArthur 51,895 44.7 +5.8
Democrats Jeffrey McAlpine 11,179 9.6 -1.7
Total formal votes 116,170 97.9 +0.3
Informal votes 2,506 2.1 -0.3
Turnout 118,676 94.9 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie McArthur 58,461 50.3 +6.1
Liberal Vernon Hauser 57,709 49.7 -6.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+6.1

Elections in the 1970s
1979 Victorian state election: Nunawading Province[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Block 55,983 49.8 -10.4
Labor Alan Wearne 43,709 38.9 -0.9
Democrats Jeffrey McAlpine 12,644 11.3 +11.3
Total formal votes 112,336 97.6 0.0
Informal votes 2,706 2.4 0.0
Turnout 115,042 94.0 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Block 62,697 55.8 -4.4
Labor Alan Wearne 49,639 44.2 +4.4
Liberal hold Swing-4.4
1976 Victorian state election: Nunawading Province[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Vernon Hauser 65,006 60.2
Labor John Madden 43,049 39.8
Total formal votes 108,055 97.6
Informal votes 2,612 2.4
Turnout 110,667 93.6
Liberal hold Swing

References
  1. Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1988". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. Carr, Adam. "Victoria - Legislative Council - Election of 2 March 1985". Psephos. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1985". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1982". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1979". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1976". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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