Electoral results for the district of Ballarat West
This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Ballarat West in Victorian state elections.
Members for Ballarat West
| First incarnation (1859–1904) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| John Bailey | Unaligned | 1859–1861 | |
| Robert Serjeant | Unaligned | 1859–1861 | |
| Duncan Gillies | Unaligned | 1861–1868 | |
| William Collard Smith | Unaligned | 1861–1864 | |
| Robert Lewis | Unaligned | 1864 | |
| William Vale | Unaligned | 1864–65, 1865–69 | |
| Charles Jones | Unaligned | 1868–69, 1869, 1869–71 | |
| John James | Unaligned | 1869–1870 | |
| Sir Archibald Michie | Unaligned | 1870–1871 | |
| Joseph Jones | Unaligned | 1871–1875 | |
| William Collard Smith | Unaligned | 1871–1892 | |
| George Fincham | Unaligned | 1875–1886 | |
| Henry Bell | Unaligned | 1877–1886 | |
| Charles Jones | Unaligned | 1886–1889 | |
| Richard Vale | Unaligned | 1886–1889 | |
| Joseph Kirton | Unaligned | 1889–1894 | |
| Richard Vale | Unaligned | 1892–1902 | |
| William Collard Smith | Unaligned | 1894 | |
| Joseph Kirton | Unaligned | 1894–1904 | |
| Richard Vale | Unaligned | 1892–1902 | |
| Charles Shoppee | Ministerialist | 1902–1904 | |
| Second incarnation (1904–1927) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Harry Bennett | Labor | 1904–1907 | |
| Joseph Kirton | Unaligned | 1907–1908 | |
| Andrew McKissock | Labor | 1908–1911 | |
| Matthew Baird | Commonwealth Liberal | 1911–1917 | |
| Economy | 1917–1918 | ||
| Nationalist | 1918–1927 | ||
| Third incarnation (1992–2014) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Paul Jenkins | Liberal | 1992–1999 | |
| Karen Overington | Labor | 1999–2010 | |
| Sharon Knight | Labor | 2010–2014 | |
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Craig Coltman | 17,230 | 43.60 | +5.66 | |
| Labor | Sharon Knight | 16,446 | 41.62 | −5.49 | |
| Greens | Leon Dwyer | 3,876 | 9.81 | −0.08 | |
| Family First | Dale Butterfield | 1,284 | 3.25 | −1.78 | |
| Country Alliance | Carl Wesley | 681 | 1.72 | +1.72 | |
| Total formal votes | 39,517 | 95.78 | −0.56 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,740 | 4.22 | +0.56 | ||
| Turnout | 41,257 | 93.84 | +1.55 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Sharon Knight | 20,175 | 51.05 | −5.55 | |
| Liberal | Craig Coltman | 19,342 | 48.95 | +5.55 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −5.55 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Karen Overington | 17,292 | 47.11 | -5.33 | |
| Liberal | Shane Brennan | 13,934 | 37.96 | +1.23 | |
| Greens | Belinda Coates | 3,631 | 9.89 | +2.93 | |
| Family First | Dale Butterfield | 1,847 | 5.03 | +5.03 | |
| Total formal votes | 36,704 | 96.34 | -1.19 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,395 | 3.66 | +1.19 | ||
| Turnout | 38,099 | 92.29 | -2.34 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Karen Overington | 20,761 | 56.56 | -2.44 | |
| Liberal | Shane Brennan | 15,948 | 43.44 | +2.44 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | -2.44 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Karen Overington | 19,221 | 52.44 | +1.43 | |
| Liberal | Judy Verlin | 13,461 | 36.73 | -12.26 | |
| Greens | Faye Backstrom | 2,552 | 6.96 | +6.96 | |
| Independent | Geoff Sullivan | 912 | 2.49 | +2.49 | |
| Christian Democrats | Rob Donker | 507 | 1.38 | +1.38 | |
| Total formal votes | 36,653 | 97.53 | -0.08 | ||
| Informal votes | 929 | 2.47 | +0.08 | ||
| Turnout | 37,582 | 94.63 | -0.17 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Karen Overington | 21,625 | 59.00 | +7.99 | |
| Liberal | Judy Verlin | 15,027 | 41.00 | -7.99 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +7.99 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Karen Overington | 15,527 | 51.0 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal | Judy Verlin | 14,910 | 49.0 | -2.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,437 | 97.6 | -0.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 744 | 2.4 | +0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 31,181 | 94.8 | |||
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Paul Jenkins | 14,706 | 49.5 | +0.7 | |
| Labor | Robyn Mason | 13,623 | 45.8 | +3.6 | |
| Call to Australia | Jodie Rickard | 871 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Natural Law | Peter Smith | 530 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,730 | 98.2 | +1.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 550 | 1.8 | -1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 30,280 | 94.9 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Paul Jenkins | 15,265 | 51.4 | -1.3 | |
| Labor | Robyn Mason | 14,446 | 48.6 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Paul Jenkins | 14,091 | 48.8 | +2.9 | |
| Labor | Karen Overington | 12,204 | 42.3 | -3.4 | |
| Independent | Joan Chambers | 1,456 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
| Independent | David White | 721 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Independent | Noel Vodden | 410 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 28,882 | 97.2 | -0.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 833 | 2.8 | +0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 29,715 | 96.6 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Paul Jenkins | 15,210 | 52.7 | +1.0 | |
| Labor | Karen Overington | 13,640 | 47.3 | -1.0 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | Matthew Baird | 4,286 | 57.5 | -9.7 | |
| Labor | Mark Lazarus | 3,163 | 42.5 | +9.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 7,449 | 99.4 | -0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 42 | 0.6 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 7,491 | 75.1 | +7.7 | ||
| Nationalist hold | Swing | -9.7 | |||
References
- "Ballarat West District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
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