Electoral results for the district of Williamstown
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Victoria, Australia, district election results
This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Williamstown in Victorian state elections.
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Foster | Unaffiliated | 1856–1857 | |
| George Perry | Unaffiliated | 1857–1859 | |
| George Frederic Verdon | Liberal | 1859–1868 | |
| Thomas Mason | Unaffiliated | 1868–1871 | |
| Alfred Clark | Liberal | 1871–1887 | |
| James Mirams | Liberal | 1887–1889 | |
| William Carter | Labor | 1889–1894 | |
| James Styles | Labor | 1894–1900 | |
| Alexander Ramsay | Liberal | 1900–1904 | |
| John Lemmon | Labor | 1904–1955 | |
| Larry Floyd | Labor | 1955–1973 | |
| Gordon Stirling | Labor | 1973–1988 | |
| Joan Kirner | Labor | 1988–1994 | |
| Steve Bracks | Labor | 1994–2007 | |
| Wade Noonan | Labor | 2007–2018 | |
| Melissa Horne | Labor | 2018–present | |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2022
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Melissa Horne | 16,173 | 41.5 | −8.2 | |
| Liberal | Daria Kellander | 10,928 | 28.0 | +7.7 | |
| Greens | Suzette Rodoreda | 6,013 | 15.4 | +2.1 | |
| Democratic Labour | Rochelle Fisher | 1,632 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
| Victorian Socialists | Julien Q. Macandili | 1,528 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| Animal Justice | Patricia Mackevicius | 1,049 | 2.7 | +0.5 | |
| Freedom | Alexander Ansalone | 976 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Family First | Joshua Mosely | 675 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 38,974 | 95.4 | +0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,878 | 4.6 | −0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 40,852 | 88.9 | +2.7 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Melissa Horne | 24,726 | 63.4 | −6.5 | |
| Liberal | Daria Kellander | 14,248 | 36.6 | +6.5 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −6.5 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
2018
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2018 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Melissa Horne | 21,839 | 50.36 | +5.72 | |
| Liberal | Pallavee Joshi | 7,832 | 18.06 | −9.98 | |
| Greens | Sam Long | 6,960 | 16.05 | −4.67 | |
| Independent | Peter Hemphill | 4,407 | 10.16 | +10.16 | |
| Animal Justice | Virginia Saint-James | 1,251 | 2.88 | +2.88 | |
| Independent | Lisa Bentley | 1,081 | 2.49 | +2.49 | |
| Total formal votes | 43,370 | 95.23 | +0.24 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,173 | 4.77 | −0.24 | ||
| Turnout | 45,543 | 89.44 | −2.65 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Melissa Horne | 31,273 | 72.07 | +5.53 | |
| Liberal | Pallavee Joshi | 12,118 | 27.93 | −5.53 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +5.53 | |||
2014
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2014 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Wade Noonan | 18,417 | 44.6 | −0.3 | |
| Liberal | Alan Shea | 11,569 | 28.0 | −2.7 | |
| Greens | Simon Crawford | 8,547 | 20.7 | −1.9 | |
| Voice for the West | Libby Krepp | 2,268 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
| Independent | Khalil Wehbe | 457 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,258 | 95.0 | +0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,175 | 5.0 | −0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 43,433 | 92.1 | +0.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Wade Noonan | 27,441 | 66.5 | +3.3 | |
| Liberal | Alan Shea | 13,849 | 33.5 | −3.3 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.3 | |||
2010
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Wade Noonan | 15,859 | 46.75 | −14.95 | |
| Liberal | David McConnell | 11,023 | 32.50 | +11.82 | |
| Greens | Paul Fogarty | 7,040 | 20.75 | +8.39 | |
| Total formal votes | 33,922 | 94.52 | −0.15 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,965 | 5.48 | +0.15 | ||
| Turnout | 35,887 | 92.10 | +0.31 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Wade Noonan | 20,973 | 61.84 | −12.41 | |
| Liberal | David McConnell | 12,941 | 38.16 | +12.41 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −12.41 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
2007 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 2007 Williamstown state by-election § Results.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Wade Noonan | 16,775 | 55.74 | –5.96 | |
| Greens | Janet Rice | 6,592 | 21.90 | +9.54 | |
| Independent | Catherine Cumming | 2,703 | 8.98 | +8.98 | |
| Family First | Veronica Hayes | 1,472 | 4.89 | +0.44 | |
| Democratic Labor | Vern Hughes | 789 | 2.59 | +2.59 | |
| Independent | Janis Rossiter | 648 | 2.15 | +2.15 | |
| Independent | Vivienne Millington | 485 | 1.61 | +1.61 | |
| Independent | Nathan Tavendale | 331 | 1.10 | +1.10 | |
| Independent | Wajde Assaf | 311 | 1.03 | +0.22 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,111 | 93.21 | –1.16 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,193 | 6.79 | +1.16 | ||
| Turnout | 32,304 | 84.93 | −6.86 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Wade Noonan | 19,278 | 64.10 | −10.20 | |
| Greens | Janet Rice | 10,797 | 35.90 | +35.90 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
2006
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2006 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Steve Bracks | 20,010 | 61.7 | −2.9 | |
| Liberal | Alan Evers-Buckland | 6,706 | 20.7 | +1.9 | |
| Greens | Michael Faltermaier | 4,008 | 12.4 | +2.2 | |
| Family First | Veronica Hayes | 1,443 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Independent | Wajde Assaf | 264 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 32,431 | 94.4 | −2.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,933 | 5.6 | +2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 34,364 | 91.8 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Steve Bracks | 24,066 | 74.3 | −1.4 | |
| Liberal | Alan Evers-Buckland | 8,346 | 25.7 | +1.4 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.4 | |||
2002
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2002 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Steve Bracks | 21,600 | 64.6 | −1.9 | |
| Liberal | Alan Evers-Buckland | 6,274 | 18.8 | −10.8 | |
| Greens | Michele Finey | 3,422 | 10.2 | +10.2 | |
| Independent | John Westbury | 2,122 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 33,418 | 96.6 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,178 | 3.4 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 34,596 | 92.2 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Steve Bracks | 25,295 | 75.7 | +7.6 | |
| Liberal | Alan Evers-Buckland | 8,114 | 24.3 | −7.6 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +7.6 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
1999
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Steve Bracks | 20,468 | 66.7 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal | Alan Evers-Buckland | 8,877 | 28.9 | −4.3 | |
| Independent | Noel Dyson | 1,341 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,686 | 96.4 | −0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,155 | 3.6 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 31,841 | 92.3 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Steve Bracks | 21,011 | 68.5 | +2.9 | |
| Liberal | Alan Evers-Buckland | 9,671 | 31.5 | −2.9 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
1996
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1996 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Steve Bracks | 19,440 | 63.9 | +5.3 | |
| Liberal | Jeff Bird | 10,116 | 33.3 | +4.1 | |
| Natural Law | Yasmin Horsham | 845 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,401 | 96.6 | +2.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,069 | 3.4 | −2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 31,470 | 92.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Steve Bracks | 19,926 | 65.6 | +1.4 | |
| Liberal | Jeff Bird | 10,454 | 34.4 | −1.4 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
1994 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1994 Williamstown state by-election § Results.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Steve Bracks | 15,362 | 57.5 | −1.2 | |
| Democrats | Lyn Allison | 6,252 | 23.4 | +23.4 | |
| Independent | Chris McConville | 5,109 | 19.1 | +19.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 26,723 | 94.1 | −0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,684 | 5.9 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 28,407 | 85.7 | −9.0 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Steve Bracks | 16,309 | 61.0 | −3.1 | |
| Democrats | Lyn Allison | 10,410 | 39.0 | +39.0 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
1992
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1992 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Joan Kirner | 17,167 | 58.7 | −7.5 | |
| Liberal | Jeff Bird | 8,543 | 29.2 | +2.2 | |
| Independent | Vern Hughes | 1,299 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Independent | Paul Holmes | 1,218 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
| Independent | Daniel Cumming | 1,038 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,265 | 94.3 | +1.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,755 | 5.7 | −1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 31,020 | 94.6 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Joan Kirner | 18,734 | 64.2 | −7.0 | |
| Liberal | Jeff Bird | 10,465 | 35.8 | +7.0 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −7.0 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
1988
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Joan Kirner | 17,154 | 63.29 | −5.48 | |
| Liberal | Stuart Mackley | 8,181 | 30.18 | −1.05 | |
| Independent | Richard Kirby | 1,770 | 6.53 | +6.53 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,105 | 93.92 | −2.27 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,756 | 6.08 | +2.27 | ||
| Turnout | 28,861 | 92.41 | −0.87 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Joan Kirner | 18,338 | 67.72 | −1.05 | |
| Liberal | Stuart Mackley | 8,743 | 32.28 | +1.05 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.05 | |||
1985
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1985 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Gordon Stirling | 19,014 | 68.8 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal | David Allan | 8,633 | 31.2 | +5.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,647 | 96.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,094 | 3.8 | |||
| Turnout | 28,741 | 93.3 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | −2.8 | |||
1982
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1982 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Gordon Stirling | 18,245 | 68.2 | +1.4 | |
| Liberal | Paul Carter | 6,913 | 25.9 | −7.3 | |
| Democrats | Peter Dalton | 1,578 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 26,736 | 95.7 | +0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,198 | 4.3 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 27,934 | 94.3 | +0.2 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Gordon Stirling | 19,152 | 71.6 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal | Paul Carter | 7,584 | 28.4 | −4.8 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +4.8 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
1979
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1979 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Gordon Stirling | 17,612 | 66.8 | +3.8 | |
| Liberal | Peter Morris | 8,758 | 33.2 | −3.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 26,370 | 94.9 | +0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,403 | 5.1 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 27,773 | 94.1 | +1.2 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.8 | |||
1976
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Gordon Stirling | 16,221 | 63.0 | +2.7 | |
| Liberal | Wallace Feeney | 9,514 | 37.0 | +4.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 25,735 | 94.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,609 | 5.9 | |||
| Turnout | 27,344 | 92.9 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.9 | |||
1973
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Gordon Stirling | 16,744 | 59.8 | −4.0 | |
| Liberal | John Coughlin | 9,090 | 32.5 | +9.5 | |
| Democratic Labor | Norman Way | 2,146 | 7.7 | −5.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,980 | 95.4 | −0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,362 | 4.6 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 29,342 | 94.5 | −0.1 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Gordon Stirling | 17,066 | 61.0 | −4.8 | |
| Liberal | John Coughlin | 10,914 | 39.0 | +4.8 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −4.8 | |||
1970
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1970 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Larry Floyd | 16,322 | 63.8 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal | Richard Groom | 5,880 | 23.0 | +10.1 | |
| Democratic Labor | Norman Way | 3,389 | 13.2 | −8.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 25,591 | 95.8 | +0.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,111 | 4.2 | −0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 26,702 | 94.8 | +0.8 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Larry Floyd | 16,831 | 65.8 | −2.6 | |
| Liberal | Richard Groom | 8,760 | 34.2 | +2.6 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −2.6 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
1967
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1967 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Larry Floyd | 14,591 | 61.4 | 0.0 | |
| Democratic Labor | John Bacon | 5,113 | 21.5 | +3.9 | |
| Liberal | Robert Lawson | 3,077 | 12.9 | −7.2 | |
| Communist | Ian Daykin | 999 | 4.2 | +3.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 23,780 | 95.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,205 | 4.8 | |||
| Turnout | 24,985 | 94.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Larry Floyd | 16,257 | 68.4 | +3.8 | |
| Liberal | Robert Lawson | 7,523 | 31.6 | −3.8 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.8 | |||
- The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Williamstown.
1964
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1964 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Larry Floyd | 11,145 | 65.7 | −4.5 | |
| Liberal and Country | Robert Lawson | 3,046 | 18.0 | +6.9 | |
| Democratic Labor | Kenneth Berrie | 2,351 | 13.9 | −1.1 | |
| Communist | William Tregear | 410 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 16,952 | 96.9 | 0.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 535 | 3.1 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 17,487 | 94.5 | +0.7 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Larry Floyd | 11,866 | 70.0 | −5.4 | |
| Liberal and Country | Robert Lawson | 5,086 | 30.0 | +5.4 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −5.4 | |||
1961
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1961 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Larry Floyd | 12,236 | 70.2 | +1.7 | |
| Democratic Labor | John Twomey | 2,703 | 15.5 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal and Country | Neil McNeill | 1,929 | 11.1 | −3.6 | |
| Communist | William Smith | 570 | 3.3 | +0.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 17,438 | 96.9 | −1.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 563 | 3.1 | +1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 18,001 | 93.8 | −0.7 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Larry Floyd | 13,154 | 75.4 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal and Country | Neil McNeill | 4,284 | 24.6 | −2.4 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.4 | |||
- The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Williamstown.
Elections in the 1950s
1958
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1958 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Larry Floyd | 12,734 | 68.5 | ||
| Liberal and Country | Joy Head | 2,728 | 14.7 | ||
| Democratic Labor | Edward Purchase | 2,641 | 14.2 | ||
| Communist | William Tregear | 492 | 2.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 18,595 | 97.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 403 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 18,998 | 94.5 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Larry Floyd | 13,573 | 73.0 | ||
| Liberal and Country | Joy Head | 5,022 | 27.0 | ||
| 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) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Larry Floyd | 11,690 | 63.3 | ||
| Liberal and Country | James Wilkie | 3,918 | 21.2 | ||
| Labor (A-C) | Herbert Stackpoole | 2,846 | 15.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 18,454 | 98.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 263 | 1.4 | |||
| Turnout | 18,717 | 94.9 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Larry Floyd | 12,117 | 65.6 | ||
| Liberal and Country | James Wilkie | 6,337 | 34.4 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
1952
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1952 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Lemmon | 16,673 | 64.9 | −0.3 | |
| Independent | Ernest Jackson | 5,472 | 21.3 | +21.3 | |
| Communist | Alexander Dobbin | 3,559 | 13.8 | +4.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 25,704 | 98.0 | −0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 525 | 2.0 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 26,229 | 94.0 | −1.3 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | John Lemmon | 18,453 | 71.8 | −1.4 | |
| Independent | Ernest Jackson | 7,251 | 28.2 | +28.2 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
1950
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Lemmon | 16,560 | 65.2 | +1.8 | |
| Liberal and Country | Bruce Edwards | 6,571 | 25.9 | −0.8 | |
| Communist | Alex Dobbin | 2,264 | 8.9 | +8.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 25,395 | 98.8 | −0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 308 | 1.2 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 25,703 | 95.3 | +0.3 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | John Lemmon | 18,598 | 73.2 | +1.9 | |
| Liberal and Country | Bruce Edwards | 6,797 | 26.8 | −1.9 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.9 | |||
Elections in the 1940s
1947
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Lemmon | 15,901 | 63.4 | +12.3 | |
| Liberal | Clifford Rankine | 6,697 | 26.7 | +5.1 | |
| Independent Labor | George Paine | 2,492 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 25,090 | 99.0 | +0.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 264 | 1.0 | −0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 25,354 | 95.0 | +5.1 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
1945
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1945 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Lemmon | 11,421 | 51.1 | ||
| Communist | Alexander Dobbin | 6,091 | 27.3 | ||
| Liberal | William Gray | 4,828 | 21.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 22,340 | 98.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 381 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 22,721 | 89.9 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
1943
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1943 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Lemmon | 13,526 | 57.9 | −1.4 | |
| Independent | George Paine | 9,846 | 42.1 | +1.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 23,372 | 98.4 | −0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 382 | 1.6 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 23,754 | 89.7 | −3.7 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.4 | |||
1940
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1940 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Lemmon | 13,279 | 59.3 | −1.7 | |
| Independent | George Payne | 9,119 | 40.7 | +40.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,398 | 98.7 | −0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 303 | 1.3 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 22,701 | 93.4 | −2.6 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1930s
1937
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1937 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Lemmon | 13,534 | 61.0 | −39.0 | |
| United Australia | James Gray | 8,660 | 39.0 | +39.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,194 | 99.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 233 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 22,427 | 96.0 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
1935
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Lemmon | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
1932
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Lemmon | 11,367 | 55.7 | −44.3 | |
| Independent | George Paine | 6,161 | 30.2 | +30.2 | |
| Independent | Ernest Jackson | 2,874 | 14.1 | +14.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 20,402 | 98.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 398 | 1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 20,800 | 95.3 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Elections in the 1920s
1929
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1929 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Lemmon | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
1927
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Lemmon | 13,626 | 71.7 | ||
| Nationalist | Francis Wilcher | 5,375 | 28.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 19,001 | 99.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 195 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 19,196 | 94.2 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
1924
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1924 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Lemmon | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
1921
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1921 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Lemmon | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
1920
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1920 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Lemmon | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1910s
1917
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Lemmon | 6,565 | 72.3 | ||
| Nationalist | George Greenslade | 2,517 | 27.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 9,082 | 95.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 453 | 4.7 | |||
| Turnout | 9,535 | 43.0 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
1914
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1914 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Lemmon | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
1911
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1911 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Williamstown.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Lemmon | 7,020 | 74.3 | −3.8 | |
| Liberal | John Packer | 2,431 | 25.7 | +3.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 9,547 | 98.9 | −0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 106 | 1.1 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 9,557 | 59.4 | +10.7 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | −3.8 | |||
References
- "Williamstown 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.
- ↑ Williamstown District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ↑ State Election 2018: Williamstown District, VEC.
- ↑ State Election 2014: Williamstown District, VEC.
- ↑ "Williamstown District By-Election 2007: Williamstown District". Victorian Electoral Commission. 15 September 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
- ↑ "THE FIFTY-SIXTH PARLIAMENT ELECTED 25 NOVEMBER 2006". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ↑ "THE FIFTY-SECOND PARLIAMENT ELECTED 3 OCTOBER 1992". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ↑ Report on the Williamstown district by-election: 13 August 1994. Victorian Electoral Office. 1995.