Electoral results for the district of Preston
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Victoria, Australia, district election results
This is a list of electoral results for the district of Preston in Victorian state elections.
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Ruthven | Labor | 1945–1955 | |
| Charlie Ring | Labor | 1955–1970 | |
| Carl Kirkwood | Labor | 1970–1988 | |
| Michael Leighton | Labor | 1988–2006 | |
| Robin Scott | Labor | 2006–2022 | |
| Nathan Lambert | Labor | 2022–present | |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2022
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Nathan Lambert | 14,999 | 37.6 | −14.7 | |
| Liberal | Amanda Paliouras | 6,883 | 17.3 | +0.6 | |
| Greens | Patchouli Paterson | 6,027 | 15.1 | +0.5 | |
| Independent | Gaetano Greco | 5,473 | 13.7 | +7.2 | |
| Victorian Socialists | Steph Price | 2,458 | 6.2 | +2.4 | |
| Freedom | Angelique Matias | 1,150 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Reason | Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins | 890 | 2.2 | −0.7 | |
| Family First | Raouf Soliman | 885 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
| Animal Justice | Rachel Unicomb | 822 | 2.1 | −0.8 | |
| Independent | Brian Sanaghan | 270 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 39,857 | 92.2 | −0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,392 | 7.8 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 43,249 | 85.9 | +0.3 | ||
| Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
| Labor | Nathan Lambert | 27,769 | 69.7 | –8.6 | |
| Liberal | Amanda Paliouras | 12,088 | 30.3 | +8.6 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Nathan Lambert | 20,761 | 52.1 | −19.2 | |
| Greens | Patchouli Paterson | 19,096 | 47.9 | +19.2 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | –19.2 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
2018
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2018 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Robin Scott | 19,409 | 51.97 | +3.55 | |
| Liberal | Guido Lilio | 6,083 | 16.29 | −4.87 | |
| Greens | Susanne Newton | 5,636 | 15.09 | −1.05 | |
| Independent | Gaetano Greco | 2,570 | 6.88 | +6.88 | |
| Victorian Socialists | Stephanie Price | 1,453 | 3.89 | +3.89 | |
| Reason | Margee Glover | 1,116 | 2.99 | +2.99 | |
| Animal Justice | Nadine Richings | 1,079 | 2.89 | +2.89 | |
| Total formal votes | 37,346 | 93.29 | −1.39 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,687 | 6.71 | +1.39 | ||
| Turnout | 40,033 | 88.46 | −2.34 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Robin Scott | 29,318 | 78.50 | +3.85 | |
| Liberal | Guido Lilio | 8,028 | 21.50 | −3.85 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Robin Scott | 26,372 | 70.70 | −3.95 | |
| Greens | Susanne Newton | 10,928 | 29.30 | +3.95 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −3.95 | |||
2014
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2014 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Robin Scott | 17,607 | 48.4 | −5.5 | |
| Liberal | John Forster | 7,694 | 21.2 | −5.1 | |
| Greens | Rose Ljubicic | 5,869 | 16.1 | −3.0 | |
| Independent | Gaetano Greco | 4,103 | 11.3 | +11.3 | |
| Family First | Rachel Ward | 1,091 | 3.0 | +2.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 36,364 | 94.7 | +1.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,043 | 5.3 | −1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 38,407 | 90.8 | +0.2 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Robin Scott | 27,199 | 74.7 | +4.5 | |
| Liberal | John Forster | 9,235 | 25.3 | −4.5 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +4.5 | |||
2010
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Robin Scott | 17,400 | 52.65 | −8.93 | |
| Liberal | Adin McGarvie | 8,593 | 26.00 | +5.67 | |
| Greens | Trent McCarthy | 7,058 | 21.35 | +7.67 | |
| Total formal votes | 33,051 | 93.71 | +0.49 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,219 | 6.29 | −0.49 | ||
| Turnout | 35,270 | 91.23 | +0.08 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Robin Scott | 23,250 | 70.38 | −4.92 | |
| Liberal | Adin McGarvie | 9,783 | 29.62 | +4.92 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −4.92 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
2006
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2006 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Robin Scott | 19,809 | 61.6 | −5.1 | |
| Liberal | Peter Hammond | 6,539 | 20.3 | +1.5 | |
| Greens | Chris Chaplin | 4,400 | 13.7 | +0.4 | |
| Family First | Christopher Field | 1,141 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Robert Barwick | 281 | 0.9 | −0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 32,170 | 93.2 | −2.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,339 | 6.8 | +2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 34,509 | 91.2 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Robin Scott | 24,222 | 75.3 | −1.9 | |
| Liberal | Peter Hammond | 7,944 | 24.7 | +1.9 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.9 | |||
2002
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2002 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Michael Leighton | 22,271 | 66.7 | −0.5 | |
| Liberal | Lawrence Dean | 6,267 | 18.8 | −10.6 | |
| Greens | Chris Chaplin | 4,458 | 13.3 | +13.0 | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Noelene Isherwood | 415 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 33,411 | 95.5 | −0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,575 | 4.5 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 34,986 | 91.6 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Michael Leighton | 25,785 | 77.2 | +8.4 | |
| Liberal | Lawrence Dean | 7,617 | 22.8 | −8.4 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +8.4 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
1999
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Michael Leighton | 20,087 | 67.2 | +3.3 | |
| Liberal | Ruth Padgett | 8,769 | 29.3 | −4.6 | |
| Natural Law | Michael Dickins | 1,052 | 3.5 | +1.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,908 | 95.7 | −0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,339 | 4.3 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 31,247 | 92.5 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Michael Leighton | 20,522 | 68.6 | +3.3 | |
| Liberal | Ruth Padgett | 9,384 | 31.4 | −3.3 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.3 | |||
1996
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1996 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Michael Leighton | 18,890 | 63.8 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal | Ruth Padgett | 10,026 | 33.9 | +1.7 | |
| Natural Law | Richard Barnes | 685 | 2.3 | +0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,601 | 95.8 | +2.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,292 | 4.2 | −2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 30,893 | 93.3 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Michael Leighton | 19,332 | 65.3 | −0.9 | |
| Liberal | Ruth Padgett | 10,254 | 34.7 | +0.9 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −0.9 | |||
1992
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1992 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Michael Leighton | 17,403 | 59.6 | −3.1 | |
| Liberal | George Prillwitz | 9,382 | 32.1 | +3.9 | |
| Independent | Rose-Marie Celestin | 1,148 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| Independent | Justin Armstrong | 824 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Natural Law | Richard Barnes | 427 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,184 | 93.7 | +0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,958 | 6.3 | −0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 31,142 | 94.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Michael Leighton | 19,278 | 66.2 | −2.4 | |
| Liberal | George Prillwitz | 9,854 | 33.8 | +2.4 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −2.4 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
1988
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Michael Leighton | 18,026 | 71.07 | +1.50 | |
| Liberal | Peter Papaemmanouil | 7,336 | 28.93 | −1.50 | |
| Total formal votes | 25,362 | 92.94 | −2.84 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,928 | 7.06 | +2.84 | ||
| Turnout | 27,290 | 90.40 | −0.91 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.50 | |||
1985
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1985 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Carl Kirkwood | 19,473 | 69.6 | −1.5 | |
| Liberal | Mark Leaman | 8,517 | 30.4 | +20.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,990 | 95.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,234 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 29,224 | 91.3 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | −5.3 | |||
1982
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1982 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Carl Kirkwood | 17,544 | 74.5 | +3.0 | |
| Democrats | Kenneth Peak | 6,015 | 25.5 | +25.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 23,559 | 94.6 | −0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,338 | 5.4 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 24,897 | 93.1 | +1.3 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.0 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
1979
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1979 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Carl Kirkwood | 17,295 | 71.5 | +5.7 | |
| Liberal | Elie Obeid | 6,890 | 28.5 | −5.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 24,185 | 95.4 | −0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,163 | 4.6 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 25,348 | 91.8 | −0.1 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +5.7 | |||
1976
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Carl Kirkwood | 16,869 | 65.8 | +10.8 | |
| Liberal | John Miles | 8,781 | 34.2 | +2.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 25,650 | 96.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,009 | 3.8 | |||
| Turnout | 26,659 | 91.9 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | +7.1 | |||
1973
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Carl Kirkwood | 12,456 | 54.7 | +0.2 | |
| Liberal | Gerard Clarke | 7,728 | 33.9 | +6.0 | |
| Democratic Labor | Maurice Horwood | 1,786 | 7.8 | −9.7 | |
| Independent | Timothy Galbally | 814 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,784 | 95.2 | −0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,138 | 4.8 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 23,922 | 93.1 | −1.6 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Carl Kirkwood | 13,130 | 57.6 | +0.5 | |
| Liberal | Gerard Clarke | 9,654 | 42.4 | −0.5 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
1970
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1970 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Carl Kirkwood | 11,958 | 54.5 | +3.7 | |
| Liberal | Bruce Spicer | 6,127 | 27.9 | −3.0 | |
| Democratic Labor | Maurice Horwood | 3,844 | 17.5 | −0.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 21,929 | 95.3 | −0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,071 | 4.7 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 23,000 | 94.7 | −0.7 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Carl Kirkwood | 12,534 | 57.1 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal | Bruce Spicer | 9,395 | 42.9 | −3.6 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.6 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
1967
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1967 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Charlie Ring | 11,395 | 50.8 | −2.5 | |
| Liberal | James Spicer | 6,936 | 30.9 | +3.2 | |
| Democratic Labor | Maurice Horwood | 4,115 | 18.3 | −0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,446 | 95.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,029 | 4.4 | |||
| Turnout | 23,475 | 95.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Charlie Ring | 12,013 | 53.5 | −2.8 | |
| Liberal | James Spicer | 10,433 | 46.5 | +2.8 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −2.8 | |||
1964
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1964 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Charlie Ring | 13,417 | 55.6 | +0.8 | |
| Liberal and Country | Henry Newland | 6,000 | 24.9 | +3.2 | |
| Democratic Labor | Michael Lucy | 4,695 | 19.5 | −4.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 24,112 | 97.6 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 586 | 2.4 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 24,698 | 95.2 | +0.4 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Charlie Ring | 14,121 | 58.5 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal and Country | Henry Newland | 9,991 | 41.5 | −0.1 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +0.1 | |||
1961
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1961 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Charlie Ring | 13,435 | 54.8 | +0.7 | |
| Democratic Labor | Michael Lucy | 5,904 | 24.1 | +0.4 | |
| Liberal and Country | Colin Pritchard | 5,168 | 21.1 | −1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 24,507 | 97.5 | −0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 619 | 2.5 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 25,126 | 94.8 | 0.0 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Charlie Ring | 14,320 | 58.4 | +0.8 | |
| Liberal and Country | Colin Pritchard | 10,187 | 41.6 | −0.8 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +0.8 | |||
- The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Preston.
Elections in the 1950s
1958
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1958 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Charlie Ring | 13,014 | 54.1 | ||
| Democratic Labor | Michael Lucy | 5,708 | 23.7 | ||
| Liberal and Country | Neville Crocker | 5,355 | 22.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 24,077 | 97.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 534 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 24,611 | 94.8 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Charlie Ring | 13,870 | 57.6 | ||
| Liberal and Country | Neville Crocker | 10,207 | 42.4 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
- Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1955
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1955 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Charlie Ring | 11,429 | 52.4 | ||
| Liberal and Country | Frank Block | 6,881 | 31.5 | ||
| Labor (A-C) | Thomas Hartnedy | 3,515 | 16.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 21,825 | 97.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 542 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 22,367 | 95.5 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Charlie Ring | 11,955 | 54.8 | ||
| Liberal and Country | Frank Block | 9,870 | 45.2 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
1952
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1952 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | William Ruthven | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
1950
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | William Ruthven | 17,007 | 64.0 | +7.0 | |
| Liberal and Country | Vernon Hauser | 9,561 | 36.0 | −7.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 26,568 | 99.2 | −0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 216 | 0.8 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 26,784 | 95.9 | +0.3 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +7.0 | |||
Elections in the 1940s
1947
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | William Ruthven | 14,221 | 57.0 | +9.7 | |
| Liberal | Frederick Lee | 10,727 | 43.0 | +43.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 24,948 | 99.3 | +0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 174 | 0.7 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 25,122 | 95.6 | +4.1 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
1945
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1945 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Preston.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | William Ruthven | 10,200 | 47.3 | ||
| Ministerial | Henry Zwar | 9,779 | 45.3 | ||
| Independent | Albert Davis | 1,590 | 7.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 21,569 | 98.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 335 | 1.5 | |||
| Turnout | 21,904 | 91.5 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | William Ruthven | 10,856 | 50.3 | ||
| Ministerial | Henry Zwar | 10,713 | 49.7 | ||
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
References
- "Preston District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ↑ Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ↑ VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ↑ Preston District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ↑ State Election 2018: Preston District, VEC.
- ↑ State Election 2014: Preston District[permanent dead link], VEC.