Electoral results for the district of Malvern

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

Members for Malvern

MemberPartyTerm
  Trevor Oldham Liberal 1945–1953
  Sir John Bloomfield Liberal 1953–1970
  Lindsay Thompson Liberal 1970–1982
  Geoff Leigh Liberal 1982–1992
  Robert Doyle Liberal 1992–2006
  Michael O'Brien Liberal 2006–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Malvern[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael O'Brien 19,003 51.25 −11.38
Labor Oliver Squires 11,141 30.05 +8.66
Greens Polly Morgan 4,659 12.56 −3.42
Sustainable Australia Michaela Moran 1,161 3.13 +3.13
Animal Justice Candace Feild 1,116 3.01 +3.01
Total formal votes 37,080 96.06 +0.08
Informal votes 1,522 3.94 −0.08
Turnout 38,602 89.99 −2.54
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael O'Brien 20,814 56.10 −10.15
Labor Oliver Squires 16,285 43.90 +10.15
Liberal hold Swing−10.15
2014 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael O'Brien 22,642 62.6 −2.8
Labor Les Tarczon 7,730 21.4 +2.0
Greens James Bennett 5,780 16.0 +1.9
Total formal votes 36,152 96.0 −0.9
Informal votes 1,515 4.0 +0.9
Turnout 37,667 92.5 +2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael O'Brien 23,958 66.3 −4.3
Labor Les Tarczon 12,205 33.7 +4.3
Liberal hold Swing−4.3
2010 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael O'Brien 22,160 65.29 +8.41
Labor Nick Voulanas 6,584 19.40 -7.75
Greens Sam Hibbins 4,807 14.16 +1.60
Family First Miranda de la Masse-Homsy 390 1.15 -0.39
Total formal votes 33,941 96.84 -0.19
Informal votes 1,109 3.16 +0.19
Turnout 35,050 92.73 +6.01
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael O'Brien 23,881 70.44 +9.12
Labor Nick Voulanas 10,023 29.56 -9.12
Liberal hold Swing+9.12

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael O'Brien 17,927 56.9 +1.8
Labor Paul Vout 8,555 27.1 -2.7
Greens Tania Giles 3,959 12.6 -0.8
People Power Deborah Holmes 590 1.9 +1.9
Family First Ann Grauer 484 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 31,515 97.0 -0.4
Informal votes 964 3.0 +0.4
Turnout 32,479 86.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael O'Brien 19,313 61.3 +1.1
Labor Paul Vout 12,180 38.7 -1.1
Liberal hold Swing+1.1
2002 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Doyle 18,036 55.1 -10.8
Labor Rolf Sorensen 9,758 29.8 -4.0
Greens Robert Trafficante 4,389 13.4 +13.3
Independent Norman Pollack 524 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 32,707 97.4 -0.4
Informal votes 874 2.6 +0.4
Turnout 33,581 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Doyle 19,669 60.2 -5.9
Labor Rolf Sorensen 13,014 39.8 +5.9
Liberal hold Swing-5.9

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Doyle 21,129 66.6 +0.2
Labor Jude Wallace 10,583 33.4 +2.8
Total formal votes 31,712 97.8 -0.3
Informal votes 697 2.2 +0.3
Turnout 32,409 90.2
Liberal hold Swing-1.0
1996 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Doyle 20,990 66.4 -2.3
Labor Gabriel Hermes 9,667 30.6 +6.6
Natural Law Robert Johnson 933 3.0 -4.4
Total formal votes 31,590 98.2 +1.0
Informal votes 581 1.8 -1.0
Turnout 32,171 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Doyle 21,349 67.6 -4.9
Labor Gabriel Hermes 10,215 32,4 +4.9
Liberal hold Swing-4.9
1992 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Doyle 21,065 68.7 +5.6
Labor Anthony van der Craats 7,342 24.0 -12.5
Natural Law Lesley Mendelson 2,243 7.3 +7.3
Total formal votes 30,650 97.2 +0.4
Informal votes 876 2.8 -0.4
Turnout 31,526 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Doyle 22,196 72.5 +9.2
Labor Anthony van der Craats 8,426 27.5 -9.2
Liberal hold Swing+9.2

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Malvern[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Leigh 15,429 61.95 +2.14
Labor Philip Cottier 9,478 38.05 -2.14
Total formal votes 24,907 96.81 -0.90
Informal votes 820 3.19 +0.90
Turnout 25,727 89.91 -1.05
Liberal hold Swing+2.14
1985 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Leigh 15,920 59.8 +4.3
Labor Max Dumais 10,697 40.2 +2.8
Total formal votes 26,617 97.7
Informal votes 624 2.3
Turnout 27,241 2.3
Liberal hold Swing+0.5
1982 Malvern state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Leigh 12,950 60.5 -0.3
Labor Rodney Charls 6,747 31.5 -1.2
Democrats Joseph Serve 1,390 6.5 +1.4
Independent Peter Allan 311 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 21,398 98.2 0.0
Informal votes 393 1.8 0.0
Turnout 21,791 80.0 -12.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Leigh 64.0 +0.4
Labor Rodney Charls 36.0 -0.4
Liberal hold Swing+0.4
1982 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 14,980 60.8 +1.0
Labor Kenneth Penaluna 8,068 32.7 0.0
Democrats Brian Stockton 1,259 5.1 +5.1
Independent Joseph McCarthy 333 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 24,640 98.2 +0.4
Informal votes 455 1.8 -0.4
Turnout 25,095 92.4 -2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 15,682 63.6 -1.4
Labor Kenneth Penaluna 8,958 36.4 +1.4
Liberal hold Swing-1.4

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Malvern[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 15,167 59.7 -6.0
Labor Kenneth Penaluna 8,295 32.7 +4.1
Independent Martin Cahill 1,921 7.6 +7.6
Total formal votes 25,383 97.8 -0.2
Informal votes 560 2.2 +0.2
Turnout 25,943 90.2 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 16,506 65.0 -5.8
Labor Kenneth Penaluna 8,875 35.0 +5.8
Liberal hold Swing-5.8
1976 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 17,225 65.7 +6.6
Labor Evelyn Watson 7,496 28.6 -3.8
Democratic Labor John Cotter 1,503 5.7 -0.7
Total formal votes 26,224 98.0
Informal votes 530 2.0
Turnout 26,754 90.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 18,578 70.8 +5.0
Labor Evelyn Watson 7,646 29.2 -5.0
Liberal hold Swing+5.0
1973 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 16,219 65.9 +5.3
Labor Andrew Homer 7,132 29.0 -0.3
Democratic Labor Edward Preece 1,276 5.2 -4.9
Total formal votes 24,627 97.9 +0.6
Informal votes 519 2.1 -0.6
Turnout 25,146 90.8 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 17,303 70.3 +1.1
Labor Andrew Homer 7,324 29.7 -1.1
Liberal hold Swing+1.1
1970 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 13,801 60.6 -3.0
Labor Christopher Gaffney 6,670 29.3 +5.4
Democratic Labor Thomas O'Reilly 2,303 10.1 -2.4
Total formal votes 22,774 97.3 -0.1
Informal votes 624 2.7 +0.1
Turnout 23,398 90.6 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 15,759 69.2 -5.0
Labor Christopher Gaffney 7,015 30.8 +5.0
Liberal hold Swing-5.0

Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Bloomfield 14,703 63.6 -2.3
Labor Thomas Evans 5,522 23.9 +0.6
Democratic Labor John Olle 2,896 12.5 +1.6
Total formal votes 23,121 97.4
Informal votes 610 2.6
Turnout 23,731 91.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Bloomfield 17,164 74.2 -1.0
Labor Thomas Evans 5,957 25.8 +1.0
Liberal hold Swing-1.0
1964 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Bloomfield 11,148 65.7 +2.4
Labor Adrianus Knulst 3,859 22.7 +0.7
Democratic Labor James Harkin 1,971 11.6 -3.2
Total formal votes 16,978 98.1 +0.3
Informal votes 321 1.9 -0.3
Turnout 17,299 91.2 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Bloomfield 12,824 75.5 -0.3
Labor Adrianus Knulst 4,154 24.5 +0.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing-0.3
1961 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Bloomfield 10,775 63.3 -6.2
Labor James McGarvin 3,737 22.0 +22.0
Democratic Labor Thomas Canty 2,513 14.8 +14.8
Total formal votes 17,025 97.8 +2.7
Informal votes 379 2.2 -2.7
Turnout 17,404 91.1 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Bloomfield 13,011 75.8 -1.2
Labor James McGarvin 4,014 24.2 +1.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing-1.2

Elections in the 1950s

1958 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Bloomfield 12,109 69.5
Independent M. Brown 5,306 30.5
Total formal votes 17,415 95.1
Informal votes 896 4.9
Turnout 18,311 91.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1955 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Bloomfield 11,440 70.5
Victorian Liberal M. Brown 4,796 29.5
Total formal votes 16,236 95.4
Informal votes 779 4.6
Turnout 17,015 91.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1952 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Trevor Oldham 7,081 36.5 -21.4
Labor Francis Gaffy 6,589 33.9 +0.8
Electoral Reform Reginald Schilling 3,956 20.4 +20.4
Independent M. Brown 1,788 9.2 +0.1
Total formal votes 19,414 97.6 -1.0
Informal votes 475 2.4 +1.0
Turnout 19,889 92.0 -0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Trevor Oldham 11,487 59.2 -5.9
Labor Francis Gaffy 7,927 40.8 +5.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing-5.9
1950 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Trevor Oldham 11,949 57.9 -5.1
Labor Alexander Cahill 6,828 33.1 +33.1
Independent Coralie Brown 1,868 9.0 -5.2
Total formal votes 20,645 98.6 +3.3
Informal votes 292 1.4 -3.3
Turnout 20,937 92.7 +2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Trevor Oldham 13,439 65.1 -5.0
Labor Alexander Cahill 7,206 34.9 +34.9
Liberal and Country hold SwingN/A

References

  • "Malvern District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  1. State Election 2018: Malvern District, VEC.
  2. Statistics for the General Election Held on Saturday, 1 October 1988. Victoria: Government Printer. 1988.
  3. Hughes, Colin A., Don Aitken (1987). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0909779244.
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