Electoral results for the district of Box Hill

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

Members for Box Hill

MemberPartyTerm
  Bob Gray Labor 1945–1947
  George Reid Liberal 1947–1952
  Bob Gray Labor 1952–1955
  (Sir) George Reid Liberal 1955–1973
  Morris Williams Liberal 1973–1976
  Donald Mackinnon Liberal 1976–1982
  Margaret Ray Labor 1982–1992
  Robert Clark Liberal 1992–2018
  Paul Hamer Labor 2018–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Box Hill[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Clark 17,352 45.25 −5.89
Labor Paul Hamer 15,360 40.05 +9.38
Greens Sophia Sun 5,639 14.70 +0.22
Total formal votes 38,351 95.40 −0.85
Informal votes 1,850 4.60 +0.85
Turnout 40,201 91.40 −2.00
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Hamer 19,982 52.10 +7.80
Liberal Robert Clark 18,369 47.90 −7.80
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+7.80
2014 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Clark 19,944 51.1 −2.4
Labor Stefanie Perri 11,964 30.7 +1.8
Greens Bill Pemberton 5,649 14.5 +0.3
Christians Frank Reale 978 2.5 +2.5
Independent Geoffrey Stokie 470 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 39,005 96.2 −0.5
Informal votes 1,520 3.8 +0.5
Turnout 40,525 93.4 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Clark 21,744 55.7 −3.7
Labor Stefanie Perri 17,298 44.3 +3.7
Liberal hold Swing−3.7
2010 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Clark 20,415 58.31 +8.82
Labor Peter Chandler 8,978 25.64 −7.11
Greens Timothy Baxter 4,952 14.14 +0.03
Family First Gary Ong 666 1.90 −0.76
Total formal votes 35,011 96.81 +0.13
Informal votes 1,155 3.19 −0.13
Turnout 36,166 92.98 +0.11
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Clark 22,346 63.80 +8.58
Labor Peter Chandler 12,677 36.20 −8.58
Liberal hold Swing+8.58

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Clark 16,872 49.49 +2.70
Labor Robert Chong 11,165 32.75 −4.76
Greens Peter Campbell 4,809 14.11 −1.59
Family First Gary Ong 908 2.66 +2.66
People Power Christine Cummins 339 0.99 +0.99
Total formal votes 34,093 96.68 −0.63
Informal votes 1,171 3.32 +0.63
Turnout 35,264 92.87 −0.53
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Clark 18,827 55.22 +4.13
Labor Robert Chong 15,267 44.78 −4.13
Liberal hold Swing+4.13
2002 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Clark 15,935 46.79 −9.34
Labor Robert Chong 12,777 37.51 −1.96
Greens Helen Harris 5,347 15.70 +15.70
Total formal votes 34,059 97.31 −0.56
Informal votes 943 2.69 +0.56
Turnout 35,002 93.40 +1.05
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Clark 17,424 51.19 −6.41
Labor Robert Chong 16,614 48.81 +6.41
Liberal hold Swing−6.41

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Clark 17,299 56.1 −3.0
Labor Claire Thorn 12,166 39.5 +1.2
Hope June Walters 1,356 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 30,821 97.9 −0.4
Informal votes 671 2.1 +0.4
Turnout 31,492 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Clark 17,754 57.6 −2.7
Labor Claire Thorn 13,067 42.4 +2.7
Liberal hold Swing−2.7
1996 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Clark 18,270 59.1 −1.2
Labor Rod Beecham 11,826 38.3 +5.6
Natural Law Graeme Browne 798 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 30,894 98.3 +1.0
Informal votes 541 1.7 −1.0
Turnout 31,435 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Clark 18,623 60.3 −2.9
Labor Rod Beecham 12,243 39.7 +2.9
Liberal hold Swing−2.9
1992 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Clark 18,547 60.3 +5.1
Labor Margaret Ray 10,066 32.7 −8.7
Independent John Baird 1,843 6.0 +6.0
Independent David Shimmins 307 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 30,763 97.3 +0.2
Informal votes 850 2.7 −0.2
Turnout 31,613 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Clark 19,423 63.2 +6.2
Labor Margaret Ray 11,298 36.8 −6.2
Liberal hold Swing+6.2

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Margaret Ray 12,460 47.46 −3.32
Liberal Helen Shardey 11,142 42.44 −2.26
Democrats George Demetriou 1,128 4.30 +4.30
Call to Australia William Watson 974 3.71 +3.71
Independent Peter Allan 551 2.10 −2.42
Total formal votes 26,255 97.00 −1.08
Informal votes 812 3.00 +1.08
Turnout 27,067 92.90 −0.43
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Margaret Ray 13,669 52.09 +0.24
Liberal Helen Shardey 12,574 47.91 −0.24
Labor hold Swing+0.24
1985 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Margaret Ray 14,336 50.8 +2.3
Liberal George Cox 12,621 44.7 +4.5
Independent Peter Allan 1,277 4.5 +0.8
Total formal votes 28,234 98.1
Informal votes 553 1.9
Turnout 28,787 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Margaret Ray 14,710 52.1 −3.4
Liberal George Cox 13,524 47.9 +3.4
Labor hold Swing−3.4
1982 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Margaret Ray 12,214 46.4 +6.3
Liberal Donald Mackinnon 10,980 41.7 −5.7
Democrats Reginald Jones 1,851 7.0 −5.4
Independent Peter Allan 1,259 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 26,304 98.1 +0.3
Informal votes 510 1.9 −0.3
Turnout 26,814 94.4 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Margaret Ray 14,082 53.5 +7.1
Liberal Donald Mackinnon 12,222 46.5 −7.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+7.1

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald Mackinnon 12,426 47.4 −6.4
Labor Adrian Moore 10,504 40.1 +1.2
Democrats Esther Poelman 3,255 12.4 +12.4
Total formal votes 26,185 97.8 −0.1
Informal votes 583 2.2 +0.1
Turnout 26,768 92.8 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Donald Mackinnon 14,035 53.6 −6.0
Labor Adrian Moore 12,150 46.4 +6.0
Liberal hold Swing−6.0
1976 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald Mackinnon 14,089 53.8 +5.0
Labor Howard Hodgens 10,191 38.9 −0.2
Democratic Labor James Brosnan 1,890 7.2 +0.9
Total formal votes 26,170 97.9
Informal votes 550 2.1
Turnout 26,720 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Donald Mackinnon 15,601 59.6 +2.5
Labor Howard Hodgens 10,869 40.4 −2.5
Liberal hold Swing+2.5
1973 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Morris Williams 22,201 52.2 +8.5
Labor Keith Remington 14,667 34.5 −2.5
Democratic Labor James Brosnan 3,180 7.5 −5.8
Australia John Franceschini 2,459 5.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 42,507 97.9 +0.4
Informal votes 907 2.1 −0.4
Turnout 43,414 94.1 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Morris Williams 25,886 60.9 −0.1
Labor Keith Remington 16,619 39.1 +0.1
Liberal hold Swing−0.1
1970 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Reid 15,356 45.6 −3.3
Labor Maurice Sevior 12,451 37.0 +4.7
Democratic Labor James Marmion 4,482 13.3 −2.3
Independent John Clarkson 1,365 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 32,792 97.5 −0.2
Informal votes 862 2.5 +0.2
Turnout 33,654 95.3 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal George Reid 20,521 61.0 −3.5
Labor Maurice Sevior 12,271 39.0 +3.5
Liberal hold Swing−3.5

Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Reid 13,185 48.9 −3.8
Labor Frank Walsh 8,714 32.3 +0.2
Democratic Labor Edmund Burgi 4,205 15.6 +0.6
Independent Rodney Northover 849 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 26,953 97.7
Informal votes 641 2.3
Turnout 27,594 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal George Reid 17,395 64.5 −1.2
Labor Frank Walsh 9,558 35.5 +1.2
Liberal hold Swing−1.2
1964 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Reid 19,356 55.0 −0.2
Labor Charles Mathews 10,555 30.0 +2.0
Democratic Labor Edmund Burgi 5,300 15.0 −1.8
Total formal votes 35,211 98.4 +0.2
Informal votes 565 1.6 −0.2
Turnout 35,776 94.8 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country George Reid 23,861 67.8 −1.7
Labor Charles Mathews 11,350 32.2 +1.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing−1.7
1961 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Reid 15,546 55.2 −3.0
Labor William O'Grady 7,873 28.0 −2.3
Democratic Labor Edmund Burgi 4,717 16.8 +5.4
Total formal votes 28,143 98.2 −0.5
Informal votes 525 1.8 +0.5
Turnout 28,661 93.9 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country George Reid 19,557 69.5 +1.5
Labor William O'Grady 8,579 30.5 −1.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing+1.5

Elections in the 1950s

1958 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Reid 13,013 58.2
Labor William Betton 6,774 30.3
Democratic Labor Edmund Burgi 2,556 11.4
Total formal votes 22,343 98.7
Informal votes 294 1.3
Turnout 22,637 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country George Reid 15,185 68.0
Labor William Betton 7,158 32.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1955 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Reid 13,073 45.9
Labor Bob Gray 9,969 35.0
Independent Leslie McCredden 2,854 10.0
Labor (A-C) Maurice Weston 1,986 7.0
Independent Leslie Bawden 624 2.2
Total formal votes 28,506 97.7
Informal votes 668 2.3
Turnout 29,174 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country George Reid 16,166 56.7
Labor Bob Gray 12,340 43.3
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing
1952 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Gray 17,661 52.2 +7.6
Liberal and Country George Reid 12,987 38.3 −17.1
Independent Lyndhurst Mullett 3,218 9.5 +9.5
Total formal votes 33,866 98.4 −0.8
Informal votes 560 1.6 +0.8
Turnout 34,426 93.4 −1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Gray 18,305 54.0 +9.4
Liberal and Country George Reid 15,561 46.0 −9.4
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing+9.4
1950 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Reid 15,942 55.4 +11.2
Labor Bob Gray 12,819 44.6 +5.8
Total formal votes 28,761 99.2 +0.2
Informal votes 220 0.8 −0.2
Turnout 28,981 94.4 +0.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing−3.0

References

  • "Box Hill District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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