Electoral results for the district of Mornington

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

Members for Mornington
First incarnation (1859–1967)
MemberPartyTerm
  William Lyall Unaligned 1859–1861
  Henry Champman Unaligned 1861–1862
  Sir James McCulloch Unaligned 1862–1872
  James Purves Unaligned 1872–1880
  James Gibb Unaligned 1880–1886
  Louis Smith Unaligned 1886–1894
  Alfred Downward Unaligned 1894–1929
  Herbert Downward Country 1929–1932
  Alfred Kirton United Australia 1932–1947
  Country
  William Leggatt Liberal 1947–1956
  Roberts Dunstan Liberal 1956–1967
Second incarnation (1985–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Robin Cooper Liberal 1985–2006
  David Morris Liberal 2006–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s
2018 Victorian state election: Mornington[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Morris 20,963 50.59 −8.20
Labor Ryan White 14,204 34.28 +6.99
Greens David Sinclair 4,060 9.80 −1.91
Animal Justice Tyson Jack 2,208 5.33 +5.33
Total formal votes 41,435 95.47 −0.49
Informal votes 1,964 4.53 +0.49
Turnout 43,399 91.98 −2.22
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Morris 22,775 55.00 −7.61
Labor Ryan White 18,638 45.01 +7.61
Liberal hold Swing−7.61
2014 Victorian state election: Mornington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Morris 23,184 58.8 −2.8
Labor Rebecca Wright 10,762 27.3 +2.2
Greens Matthew McLaren 4,618 11.7 +1.2
Rise Up Australia Peter Moldovan 453 1.2 +1.1
Country Alliance Marion Barnes 416 1.1 −0.1
Total formal votes 39,433 96.0 −0.2
Informal votes 1,660 4.0 +0.2
Turnout 41,093 94.2 +2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Morris 24,711 62.6 −3.6
Labor Rebecca Wright 14,759 37.4 +3.6
Liberal hold Swing−3.6
2010 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Morris 22,238 61.44 +5.67
Labor James Dooley 9,119 25.19 -2.99
Greens Martin Rush 3,823 10.56 +0.43
Independent Matt Taylor 606 1.67 +1.67
Country Alliance Stephen Schafer 411 1.14 +1.14
Total formal votes 36,197 96.11 -0.40
Informal votes 1,464 3.89 +0.40
Turnout 37,661 93.70 +0.33
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Morris 23,915 66.03 +4.18
Labor James Dooley 12,305 33.97 -4.18
Liberal hold Swing+4.18

Elections in the 2000s
2006 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Morris 18,561 55.8 +6.4
Labor William Puls 9,379 28.2 -11.1
Greens Malcolm Jones 3,370 10.1 -1.3
Family First Thea Clarke 1,083 3.3 +3.3
People Power Mark Fleming 890 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 33,283 96.5 -1.2
Informal votes 1,203 3.5 +1.2
Turnout 34,486 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Morris 20,582 61.9 +10.1
Labor William Puls 12,695 38.1 -10.1
Liberal hold Swing+10.1
2002 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robin Cooper 15,608 49.4 -10.0
Labor Judith Graley 12,424 39.3 +8.5
Greens Paula Johnson 3,591 11.4 +9.2
Total formal votes 31,623 97.7 -0.3
Informal votes 730 2.3 +0.3
Turnout 32,353 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robin Cooper 16,388 51.8 -10.0
Labor Judith Graley 15,235 48.2 +10.0
Liberal hold Swing-10.0

Elections in the 1990s
1999 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robin Cooper 17,821 53.0 -6.2
Labor Gwen Cornelius 12,198 36.3 -0.8
Independent Vivienne Nicholson 2,816 8.4 +8.4
Independent Snez Plunkett 783 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 33,618 97.6 -0.4
Informal votes 813 2.4 +0.4
Turnout 34,431 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robin Cooper 18,733 55.7 -5.6
Labor Gwen Cornelius 14,880 44.3 +5.6
Liberal hold Swing-5.6
1996 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robin Cooper 18,291 59.2 -0.6
Labor Dean Fletcher 11,467 37.1 +4.1
Natural Law Suzanne Edwards 1,125 3.6 -3.5
Total formal votes 30,883 98.1 +1.3
Informal votes 610 1.9 -1.3
Turnout 31,493 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robin Cooper 18,908 61.3 -1.6
Labor Dean Fletcher 11,954 38.7 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing-1.6
1992 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robin Cooper 16,760 59.8 +10.4
Labor Carlyle La'Brooy 9,262 33.0 -10.8
Natural Law Jan Charlwood 2,015 7.2 +7.2
Total formal votes 28,037 96.7 +0.0
Informal votes 944 3.3 -0.0
Turnout 28,981 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robin Cooper 17,620 62.9 +11.6
Labor Carlyle La'Brooy 10,406 37.1 -11.6
Liberal hold Swing+11.6

Elections in the 1980s
1988 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robin Cooper 16,363 49.93 -2.06
Labor Barry Smith 14,017 42.77 -5.24
Democrats Peter Carroll 2,393 7.30 +7.30
Total formal votes 32,773 96.77 -0.95
Informal votes 1,093 3.23 +0.95
Turnout 33,866 92.49 +0.11
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robin Cooper 17,050 52.03 +0.04
Labor Barry Smith 15,719 47.97 -0.04
Liberal hold Swing+0.04
1985 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robin Cooper 14,376 52.0 +7.6
Labor David Hassett 13,275 48.0 +3.8
Total formal votes 27,651 97.7
Informal votes 644 2.3
Turnout 28,295 92.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing+3.4

Elections in the 1960s
1964 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Roberts Dunstan 17,629 57.8 +0.3
Labor Ken Stafford 8,678 28.5 +1.9
Democratic Labor John Cass 4,196 13.8 -2.1
Total formal votes 30,503 98.0 -0.3
Informal votes 626 2.0 +0.3
Turnout 31,129 92.8 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Roberts Dunstan 21,195 69.5 -1.6
Labor Ken Stafford 9,308 30.5 +1.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing-1.6
1961 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Roberts Dunstan 14,856 57.5 -6.0
Labor Brian Pigott 6,854 26.6 -9.9
Democratic Labor John Cass 4,108 15.9 +15.9
Total formal votes 25,818 98.3 -0.1
Informal votes 455 1.7 +0.1
Turnout 26,273 93.2 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Roberts Dunstan 18,148 71.1 +7.6
Labor Brian Pigott 7,670 28.9 -7.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing+7.6

Elections in the 1950s
1958 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Roberts Dunstan 13,728 63.5
Labor Gordon Anstee 7,897 36.5
Total formal votes 21,625 98.4
Informal votes 341 1.6
Turnout 21,966 93.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1955 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William Leggatt 14,327 65.2
Victorian Liberal Fred Jarman 7,646 34.8
Total formal votes 21,973 96.2
Informal votes 870 3.8
Turnout 28,843 92.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1952 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Norman Parker 7,970 41.2 +13.6
Liberal and Country William Leggatt 7,162 37.0 -22.5
Electoral Reform Gerard Hirst 2,918 15.1 +15.1
Independent Morton Moyes 1,317 6.8 +6.8
Total formal votes 19,367 98.2 -0.8
Informal votes 350 1.8 +0.8
Turnout 19,717 93.0 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country William Leggatt 10,858 56.1 -13.7
Labor Norman Parker 8,509 43.9 +13.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing-13.7
1950 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William Leggatt 9,847 59.5 +6.6
Labor Alexander Higgins 4,566 27.6 -1.3
Independent Albert Allnutt 2,133 12.9 +12.9
Total formal votes 16,546 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 170 1.0 0.0
Turnout 16,716 93.0 +1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country William Leggatt 11,554 69.8 +0.6
Labor Alexander Higgins 4,992 30.2 -0.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing+0.6

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