Electoral results for the district of Swan Hill

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

Members for Swan Hill

MemberPartyTerm
  John Gray Ministerialist 1904–1917
  Independent
  Commonwealth Liberal
  Nationalist
  Percy Stewart Farmers Union 1917–1919
  Francis Old Farmers Union 1919–1945
  Country
  John Hipworth Country 1945–1949
  Liberal 1949–1952
  Harold Stirling Country 1952–1968
  Henry Broad Country 1968–1973
  Alan Wood Liberal 1973–1983
  Barry Steggall National 1983–2002
  Peter Walsh National 2002–2014

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Victorian state election, 2010: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Peter Walsh 22,086 75.04 +27.61
Labor Sharon Garrick 4,802 16.32 -2.19
Greens Morgana Russell 1,326 4.51 +0.57
Family First Garion Pearse 1,219 4.14 +0.81
Total formal votes 29,433 95.33 +0.00
Informal votes 1,441 4.67 +0.00
Turnout 30,874 93.35 -0.42
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Walsh 23,343 79.33 +5.93
Labor Sharon Garrick 6,081 20.67 -5.93
National hold Swing +5.93

Elections in the 2000s

Victorian state election, 2006: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Peter Walsh 14,302 47.4 +12.5
Liberal Suellen Tomamichel 7,541 25.0 -1.6
Labor Glenn Morrison 5,582 18.5 -7.9
Greens Simon Roberts 1,189 3.9 -1.3
Family First Martin Jones 1,004 3.3 +3.3
CEC Trudy Campbell 534 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 30,152 95.3 -1.5
Informal votes 1,476 4.7 +1.5
Turnout 31,628 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Walsh 22,152 73.4 +9.2
Labor Glenn Morrison 8,029 26.6 -9.2
National hold Swing +9.2
Victorian state election, 2002: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Peter Walsh 11,066 34.9 -5.8
Liberal Suellen Tomamichel 8,438 26.6 +18.7
Labor Graeme Hill 8,384 26.4 +4.4
Independent Rob Sonogan 2,217 7.0 +7.0
Greens Jacquie Kelly 1,635 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 31,740 96.8 +0.2
Informal votes 1,038 3.2 -0.2
Turnout 32,778 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Walsh 20,362 64.2 +2.2
Labor Graeme Hill 11,378 35.8 -2.2
National hold Swing +2.2

Elections in the 1990s

Victorian state election, 1999: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Barry Steggall 12,378 45.2 -13.8
Independent Carl Ditterich 6,192 22.6 +22.6
Labor Dallas Williams 5,511 20.1 +2.7
Independent Bill Maher 1,435 5.2 +5.2
One Nation Bill Croft 1,383 5.1 +5.1
Independent Gerrit Schorel 257 0.9 +0.9
Independent Leigh Bonney 219 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 27,375 96.3 -2.0
Informal votes 1,066 3.7 +2.0
Turnout 28,441 94.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Barry Steggall 14,450 52.8 -16.2
Independent Carl Ditterich 12,925 47.2 +47.2
National hold Swing -16.2
Victorian state election, 1996: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Barry Steggall 17,007 59.0 -16.4
Independent Tom Bowles 6,270 21.8 +21.8
Labor Vera Alcock 5,027 17.4 +0.6
Natural Law Chris Hadzilias 505 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 28,809 98.3 +0.7
Informal votes 509 1.7 -0.7
Turnout 29,318 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Barry Steggall 19,782 69.0 -10.4
Labor Vera Alcock 8,908 31.0 +10.4
National hold Swing -10.4
Victorian state election, 1992: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Barry Steggall 22,361 75.4 +16.3
Labor Vera Alcock 4,981 16.8 -3.4
Independent Geoff Burnside 2,306 7.8 +7.8
Total formal votes 29,648 97.6 -0.6
Informal votes 731 2.4 +0.6
Turnout 30,379 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Barry Steggall 23,551 79.4 +1.9
Labor Vera Alcock 6,092 20.6 -1.9
National hold Swing +1.9

Elections in the 1980s

Victorian state election, 1988: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Barry Steggall 15,539 60.74 +2.38
Labor Ronald Stanton 5,132 20.06 -0.64
Liberal Daphne Wilkins 4,912 19.20 -1.74
Total formal votes 25,583 98.20 -0.29
Informal votes 468 1.80 +0.29
Turnout 26,051 92.99 -1.25
Two-party-preferred result
National Barry Steggall 19,940 77.96 +2.17
Labor Ronald Stanton 5,638 22.04 +22.04
National hold Swing +2.17
Victorian state election, 1985: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Barry Steggall 15,192 58.4 +38.6
Liberal Ian Ray 5,450 20.9 -35.7
Labor Ronald Stanton 5,388 20.7 +0.5
Total formal votes 26,030 98.5
Informal votes 398 1.5
Turnout 26,428 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Barry Steggall 20,199 77.6 +3.7
Labor Ronald Stanton 5,831 22.4 -3.7
National gain from Liberal Swing N/A
Swan Hill state by-election, 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Barry Steggall 10,444 44.2 +25.5
Liberal William Richards 7,517 31.8 -26.9
Labor Ronald Stanton 5,648 23.9 +4.7
Total formal votes 23,609 99.1 +0.8
Informal votes 203 0.9 -0.8
Turnout 23,812 88.3 -6.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Barry Steggall 14,736 62.4 +62.4
Liberal William Richards 8,873 37.6 -39.4
National gain from Liberal Swing N/A
Victorian state election, 1982: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Alan Wood 14,493 58.7 -0.3
Labor Ian Hardie 4,748 19.2 +1.5
National David Shannon 4,611 18.7 -4.7
Democrats John Greig 858 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 24,710 98.3 -0.1
Informal votes 414 1.7 +0.1
Turnout 25,124 94.6 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Wood 19,024 77.0 +2.2
Labor Ian Hardie 5,686 23.0 -2.2
Liberal hold Swing +2.2

Elections in the 1970s

Victorian state election, 1979: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Alan Wood 14,371 59.0 +10.7
National Keith Warne 5,698 23.4 -11.9
Labor Geoffrey Ferns 4,300 17.7 +3.4
Total formal votes 24,369 98.4 -0.2
Informal votes 394 1.6 +0.2
Turnout 24,763 95.5 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Wood 18,223 74.8 -8.4
Labor Geoffrey Ferns 6,146 25.2 +8.4
Liberal hold Swing -8.4
Victorian state election, 1976: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Alan Wood 11,318 48.3 +17.3
National James Mitchell 8,258 35.3 -3.5
Labor Graeme Lechte 3,352 14.3 -8.8
Democratic Labor Daniel Mason 494 2.1 -5.0
Total formal votes 23,422 98.6
Informal votes 331 1.4
Turnout 23,753 94.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Alan Wood 14,097 60.2 +9.2
National James Mitchell 9,325 39.8 -9.2
Liberal hold Swing +9.2
Victorian state election, 1973: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Henry Broad 7,148 38.9 -1.0
Liberal Alan Wood 5,965 32.5 +12.1
Labor Patricia Fraser 3,958 21.5 -4.9
Democratic Labor Rodger Donohue 1,305 7.1 -6.2
Total formal votes 18,376 97.6 +0.4
Informal votes 453 2.4 -0.4
Turnout 18,829 95.1 -0.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Alan Wood 9,421 51.3 +51.3
Country Henry Broad 8,955 48.7 -21.6
Liberal gain from Country Swing N/A
Victorian state election, 1970: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Henry Broad 6,960 39.9 -17.3
Labor Jack McLean 4,605 26.4 +11.7
Liberal Laurence Troy 3,564 20.4 +8.9
Democratic Labor Rodger Donohue 2,312 13.3 -3.3
Total formal votes 17,441 97.2 -0.4
Informal votes 495 2.8 +0.4
Turnout 17,936 95.8 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Henry Broad 12,268 70.3 -11.4
Labor Jack McLean 5,173 29.7 +11.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Henry Broad 11,437 65.6 -16.1
Liberal Laurence Troy 6,004 34.4 +34.4
Country hold Swing -16.1

Elections in the 1960s

Victorian state election, 1967: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Harold Stirling 9,842 57.2 -0.8
Democratic Labor John Carty 2,865 16.6 +5.5
Labor Robert Dorning 2,522 14.7 -8.6
Liberal Bernard Treseder 1,985 11.5 +3.9
Total formal votes 17,214 97.6
Informal votes 417 2.4
Turnout 17,631 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Harold Stirling 14,064 81.7 +7.0
Labor Robert Dorning 3,150 18.3 -7.0
Country hold Swing +7.0
Victorian state election, 1964: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Harold Stirling 7,182 38.7 +11.3
Country Thomas Mellor 4,405 23.8 +23.8
Labor Jack McLean 3,396 18.3 +5.2
Democratic Labor John McMahon 2,118 11.4 -1.7
Liberal and Country Bernard Treseder 1,438 7.8 -11.2
Total formal votes 18,539 96.4 -0.6
Informal votes 686 3.6 +0.6
Turnout 19,225 95.6 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Harold Stirling 14,589 78.7 -6.7
Labor Jack McLean 3,950 21.3 +6.7
Country hold Swing -6.7
Victorian state election, 1961: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Herbert Hilton 5,041 27.4 +27.4
Country Harold Stirling 4,514 24.5 -42.9
Liberal and Country Gordon Harrison 3,494 19.0 +19.0
Democratic Labor John McMahon 2,415 13.1 +13.1
Labor Clarence Wohlers 1,812 9.8 +9.8
Independent John Hipworth 1,150 6.2 -26.4
Total formal votes 18,426 97.0 -0.9
Informal votes 566 3.0 +0.9
Turnout 18,992 96.4 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Harold Stirling 15,740 85.4 -1.0
Labor Clarence Wohlers 2,686 14.6 +1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Harold Stirling 11,087 60.2 -7.2
Country Herbert Hilton 7,339 39.8 +39.8
Country hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1950s

Victorian state election, 1958: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Harold Stirling 12,402 67.4
Independent John Hipworth 6,006 32.6
Total formal votes 18,408 97.9
Informal votes 399 2.1
Turnout 18,807 95.3
Country hold Swing
Victorian state election, 1955: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Harold Stirling 8,105 46.4
Independent Duncan Douglas 5,824 33.4
Independent John Hipworth 3,528 20.2
Total formal votes 17,457 98.0
Informal votes 348 2.0
Turnout 17,805 94.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Harold Stirling 9,472 54.2
Independent Duncan Douglas 7,985 45.8
Country hold Swing
Victorian state election, 1952: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Harold Stirling 5,171 39.1 -9.2
Electoral Reform John Hipworth 4,082 30.9 +30.9
Independent Duncan Douglas 3,970 30.0 +30.0
Total formal votes 13,223 97.9 -1.2
Informal votes 278 2.1 +1.2
Turnout 13,501 94.3 -0.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Harold Stirling 9,124 57.4 +9.1
Electoral Reform John Hipworth 5,504 41.6 +41.6
Country gain from Liberal and Country Swing N/A
Victorian state election, 1950: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country John Hipworth 6,792 51.7 +51.7
Country Samuel Lockhart 6,339 48.3 -16.6
Total formal votes 13,131 99.1 -0.2
Informal votes 124 0.9 +0.2
Turnout 13,255 94.4 0.0
Liberal and Country gain from Country Swing N/A

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