Electoral results for the district of Dandenong

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

Members for Dandenong
MemberPartyTerm
  William Keast Conservative 1904–1917
  Comm Liberal
  Nationalist
  Frank Groves Nationalist 1917–1929
  Herbert Cremean Labor 1929–1932
  Frank Groves United Australia 1932–1937
  Frank Field United Australia 1937–1947
  William Dawnay-Mould Liberal 1947–1952
  Electoral Reform League
  Les Coates Labor 1952–1955
  Ray Wiltshire Liberal 1955–1958
  Len Reid Liberal 1958–1969
  Alan Lind Labor 1969–1979
  Rob Jolly Labor 1979–1985
  Terry Norris Labor 1985–1992
  John Pandazopoulos Labor 1992–2014
  Gabrielle Williams Labor 2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s
2018 Victorian state election: Dandenong[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gabrielle Williams 21,313 66.1 +13.3
Liberal Virosh Perera 7,416 23.0 −6.0
Greens Rhonda Garad 2,399 7.4 −0.3
Transport Matters Afroz Ahmed 1,128 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 32,256 91.0 −0.7
Informal votes 3,181 9.0 +0.7
Turnout 35,437 83.7 −5.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gabrielle Williams 23,891 74.0 +11.1
Liberal Virosh Perera 8,409 26.0 −11.1
Labor hold Swing+11.1
2014 Victorian state election: Dandenong[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gabrielle Williams 17,891 52.8 +1.6
Liberal Joanna Palatsides 9,809 29.0 −0.1
Greens John Gulzari 2,611 7.7 −0.8
Family First Noelle Walker 2,097 6.2 +1.7
Rise Up Australia Carlton King 950 2.8 +2.8
Independent Dale Key 500 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 33,858 91.7 −0.8
Informal votes 3,064 8.3 +0.8
Turnout 36,922 89.6 −0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gabrielle Williams 21,389 62.9 −1.2
Liberal Joanna Palatsides 12,628 37.1 +1.2
Labor hold Swing−1.2
2010 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Pandazopoulos 14,934 50.53 -8.00
Liberal Dale Key 8,658 29.29 +4.38
Greens Matthew Kirwan 2,591 8.77 +0.50
Democratic Labor Christopher Blackburn 2,037 6.89 +6.89
Family First Damien Latcham 1,337 4.52 -3.77
Total formal votes 29,557 92.57 -0.50
Informal votes 2,373 7.43 +0.50
Turnout 31,930 89.86 -1.29
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Pandazopoulos 18,887 63.87 -4.80
Liberal Dale Key 10,686 36.13 +4.80
Labor hold Swing-4.80

Elections in the 2000s
2006 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Pandazopoulos 17,126 58.53 -6.85
Liberal Cameron Nicholls 7,287 24.91 -1.38
Family First Peter Dorian 2,426 8.29 +8.29
Greens Peter Blair 2,420 8.27 +1.97
Total formal votes 29,259 93.07 -1.19
Informal votes 2,178 6.93 +1.19
Turnout 31,437 91.15 -0.43
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Pandazopoulos 20,077 68.67 -1.64
Liberal Cameron Nicholls 9,162 31.33 +1.64
Labor hold Swing-1.64
2002 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Pandazopoulos 20,044 65.4 +6.1
Liberal John Kelly 8,062 26.3 -10.7
Greens Maree Kelly 1,933 6.3 +6.3
Independent Janet Cox 412 1.3 +1.3
Independent Earle Keegel 209 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 30,660 94.3 -1.2
Informal votes 1,867 5.7 +1.2
Turnout 32,527 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Pandazopoulos 21,554 70.3 +8.7
Liberal John Kelly 9,100 29.7 -8.7
Labor hold Swing+8.7

Elections in the 1990s
1999 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Pandazopoulos 23,129 55.8 +2.5
Liberal Astrid Miller 18,297 44.2 -2.5
Total formal votes 41,426 96.0 -0.4
Informal votes 1,733 4.0 +0.4
Turnout 43,159 93.7
Labor hold Swing+2.5
1996 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Pandazopoulos 17,908 49.6 +4.0
Liberal Colin Madden 15,912 44.1 +2.8
Independent Liz Mantell 1,115 3.1 +3.1
Call to Australia Ken Cook 786 2.2 +2.2
Natural Law Mary Anne Kruzycki 389 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 36,110 96.4 +3.0
Informal votes 1,338 3.6 -3.0
Turnout 37,448 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Pandazopoulos 19,226 53.3 +0.2
Liberal Colin Madden 16,837 46.7 -0.2
Labor hold Swing+0.2
1992 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Pandazopoulos 13,386 45.6 -15.2
Liberal Rodney Lavin 12,110 41.3 +2.6
Independent Christine Ware 1,824 6.2 +6.2
Independent Rob Wilson 1,584 5.4 +5.4
Independent Ron Coomber 435 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 29,339 93.4 -0.7
Informal votes 2,060 6.6 +0.7
Turnout 31,399 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Pandazopoulos 15,436 53.1 -8.1
Liberal Rodney Lavin 13,661 46.9 +8.1
Labor hold Swing-8.1

Elections in the 1980s
1988 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Norris 14,996 62.57 +1.50
Liberal Poh Loh 8,971 37.43 -1.50
Total formal votes 23,967 93.12 -3.03
Informal votes 1,772 6.88 +3.03
Turnout 25,739 89.46 -2.52
Labor hold Swing+1.50
1985 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Norris 15,970 61.1 +3.9
Liberal Ian Fotheringham 10,182 38.9 -0.7
Total formal votes 26,152 96.1
Informal votes 1,046 3.9
Turnout 27,198 92.0
Labor hold Swing+2.2
1982 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rob Jolly 23,360 65.3 +14.2
Liberal Mario Dodic 12,406 34.7 -3.5
Total formal votes 35,766 95.9 -0.4
Informal votes 1,530 4.1 +0.4
Turnout 37,296 94.2 0.0
Labor hold Swing+8.8

Elections in the 1970s
1979 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rob Jolly 16,692 51.1 -4.1
Liberal Francis Holohan 12,469 38.2 -6.6
Democrats Janice Bateman 3,244 9.9 +9.9
Socialist Workers Ruth Egg 250 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 32,655 96.3 -0.5
Informal votes 1,236 3.7 +0.5
Turnout 33,891 94.2 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rob Jolly 18,444 56.5 +1.3
Liberal Francis Holohan 14,211 43.5 -1.3
Labor hold Swing+1.3
1976 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alan Lind 15,568 55.2 +3.6
Liberal James Grayling 12,637 44.8 +4.1
Total formal votes 28,205 96.8
Informal votes 920 3.2
Turnout 29,125 92.9
Labor hold Swing+2.8
1973 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alan Lind 20,241 51.0 -0.4
Liberal Ivan Warner 16,331 41.1 +5.9
Democratic Labor Kevin Leydon 3,141 7.9 -5.6
Total formal votes 39,713 96.6 -0.3
Informal votes 1,386 3.4 +0.3
Turnout 41,099 95.0 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alan Lind 20,712 52.2 -1.2
Liberal Ivan Warner 19,001 47.8 +1.2
Labor hold Swing-1.2
1970 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alan Lind 15,627 51.4 +8.4
Liberal Wallace Werrett 10,706 35.2 -6.4
Democratic Labor Kevin Leydon 4,102 13.5 -1.8
Total formal votes 30,435 96.9 0.0
Informal votes 983 3.1 0.0
Turnout 31,418 95.8 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alan Lind 16,242 53.4 +6.6
Liberal Wallace Werrett 14,193 46.6 -6.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+6.6

Elections in the 1960s
1967 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alan Lind 10,632 43.0 +1.7
Liberal Len Reid 10,294 41.6 0.0
Democratic Labor Kevin Leydon 3,792 15.3 -0.7
Total formal votes 24,718 96.9
Informal votes 781 3.1
Turnout 25,499 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Len Reid 13,158 53.2 -0.9
Labor Alan Lind 11,560 46.8 +0.9
Liberal hold Swing-0.9
1964 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Len Reid 17,953 43.2 +2.1
Labor Alan Lind 16,558 39.9 -3.1
Democratic Labor Kevin Leydon 6,518 15.7 -0.2
Communist Francis McGarry 498 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 41,527 97.4 -0.5
Informal votes 1,099 2.6 +0.5
Turnout 42,626 94.6 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Len Reid 23,090 55.6 +0.3
Labor Alan Lind 18,437 44.4 -0.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing+0.3
1961 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alan Lind 14,949 43.0 +1.3
Liberal and Country Len Reid 14,290 41.1 -2.7
Democratic Labor John Simmons 5,538 15.9 +1.5
Total formal votes 34,777 97.9 -0.3
Informal votes 762 2.1 +0.3
Turnout 35,539 94.6 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Len Reid 19,232 55.3 +1.8
Labor Alan Lind 15,545 44.7 -1.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing+1.8

Elections in the 1950s
1958 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Len Reid 11,741 43.8
Labor Alan Lind 11,177 41.7
Democratic Labor Reginald Kearney 3,869 14.4
Total formal votes 27,278 98.2
Informal votes 491 1.8
Turnout 27,278 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Len Reid 14,326 53.5
Labor Alan Lind 12,461 46.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1955 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ray Wiltshire 16,130 47.7
Labor John Tripovich 12,678 37.5
Labor (A-C) Reginald Kearney 4,997 14.8
Total formal votes 33,805 98.2
Informal votes 604 1.8
Turnout 34,409 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ray Wiltshire 19,651 58.1
Labor John Tripovich 14,154 41.9
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing
1952 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Coates 23,350 55.4 +5.6
Electoral Reform William Dawnay-Mould 14,609 34.7 +34.7
Independent Walter Peterson 3,439 8.2 +8.2
Communist Arthur O'Donoghue 742 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 42,120 97.9 -1.2
Informal votes 888 2.1 +1.2
Turnout 43,028 94.1 -0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Les Coates 24,362 57.8 +8.0
Electoral Reform William Dawnay-Mould 17,778 42.2 +42.2
Labor gain from Liberal and Country SwingN/A
1950 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William Dawnay-Mould 16,521 50.2 +2.8
Labor Les Coates 16,391 49.8 +5.9
Total formal votes 32,912 99.1 +0.5
Informal votes 302 0.9 -0.5
Turnout 33,214 94.6 +0.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing-5.0

References
  • "Dandenong District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  1. State Election 2018: Dandenong District, VEC.
  2. State Election 2014: Dandenong District, VEC.
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