Electoral results for the district of Altona

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Altona in Victorian state elections from 1992 to the present.

Members for Altona

Member Party Term
  Carole Marple Labor 1992–1996
  Lynne Kosky Labor 1996–2010
  Jill Hennessy Labor 2010–2022

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Altona[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jill Hennessy 24,112 51.40 −0.54
Liberal Christian Martinu 11,194 23.86 −7.58
Independent Tony Hooper 5,861 12.50 +12.50
Greens Emma-Jane Byrne 4,217 8.99 −1.04
Independent Maria Aylward 1,522 3.24 +3.24
Total formal votes 46,906 94.56 +0.01
Informal votes 2,699 5.44 −0.01
Turnout 49,605 89.51 −3.13
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jill Hennessy 30,264 64.57 +2.01
Liberal Christian Martinu 16,607 35.43 −2.01
Labor hold Swing +2.01
2014 Victorian state election: Altona[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jill Hennessy 20,608 52.3 +1.3
Liberal Nihal Samara 12,486 31.7 −1.7
Greens Chris De Bono 3,799 9.6 −0.7
Christians Anthony O'Neill 994 2.5 +2.5
Voice for the West Jemal Hiabu 902 2.3 +2.3
Independent Brijender Nain 614 1.6 −0.4
Total formal votes 39,403 94.6 +1.5
Informal votes 2,267 5.4 −1.5
Turnout 41,670 86.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jill Hennessy 24,708 62.6 +0.2
Liberal Nihal Samara 14,750 37.4 −0.2
Labor hold Swing +0.2
2010 Victorian state election: Altona
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jill Hennessy 22,954 51.02 –9.59
Liberal Mark Rose 14,944 33.22 +9.33
Greens David Strangward 4,516 10.04 +1.62
Family First Elizabeth Mumby 1,582 3.52 –3.56
Independent Brijender Nain 991 2.20 +2.20
Total formal votes 44,987 94.68 +0.79
Informal votes 2,529 5.32 –0.79
Turnout 47,516 92.92 –0.77
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jill Hennessy 27,886 61.96 –8.25
Liberal Mark Rose 17,117 38.04 +8.25
Labor hold Swing –8.25
2010 Altona state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jill Hennessy 18,249 47.50 −13.11
Liberal Mark Rose 13,427 34.95 +11.06
Greens David Strangward 4,006 10.43 +2.01
Independent Liz Mumby 693 1.80 +1.80
Independent Brijender Nain 634 1.65 +1.65
Independent Brian Shaw 623 1.62 +1.62
Socialist Alliance Margarita Windisch 607 1.58 +1.58
Independent Andrew Rixon 182 0.47 +0.47
Total formal votes 38,421 95.18 +1.29
Informal votes 1,947 4.82 −1.29
Turnout 40,368 93.69 −9.03
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jill Hennessy 22,252 57.93 −12.28
Liberal Mark Rose 16,160 42.07 +12.28
Labor hold Swing −12.28

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Altona
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lynne Kosky 22,332 60.61 −7.52
Liberal Ian Soylemez 8,804 23.89 +1.01
Greens Andreas Bischof 3,101 8.42 −0.57
Family First David Bernard 2,609 7.08 +7.08
Total formal votes 36,846 93.89 −1.99
Informal votes 2,398 6.11 +1.99
Turnout 39,244 93.69 +0.03
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lynne Kosky 25,869 70.21 −4.48
Liberal Ian Soylemez 10,974 29.79 +4.48
Labor hold Swing −4.48
2002 Victorian state election: Altona
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lynne Kosky 21,888 68.13 +3.47
Liberal Steve Lambrinakos 7,349 22.88 −12.46
Greens Tony Briffa 2,888 8.99 +8.99
Total formal votes 32,125 95.88 −0.36
Informal votes 1,381 4.12 +0.36
Turnout 33,506 93.66 −0.96
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lynne Kosky 23,995 74.69 +10.06
Liberal Steve Lambrinakos 8,130 25.31 −10.06
Labor hold Swing +10.06

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Altona
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lynne Kosky 21,545 64.7 +6.5
Liberal Steve Lambrinakos 11,774 35.3 −6.5
Total formal votes 33,319 96.2 −0.9
Informal votes 1,303 3.8 +0.9
Turnout 34,622 94.6
Labor hold Swing +6.5
1996 Victorian state election: Altona
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lynne Kosky 17,323 56.8 +3.8
Liberal Teresa Thompson 12,045 39.5 +6.0
Natural Law Marco Andreacchio 1,145 3.8 −1.9
Total formal votes 30,513 97.2 +1.7
Informal votes 895 2.8 −1.7
Turnout 31,408 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lynne Kosky 17,739 58.2 −2.7
Liberal Teresa Thompson 12,737 41.8 +2.7
Labor hold Swing −2.7
1992 Victorian state election: Altona
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Carole Marple 14,651 52.9 −8.0
Liberal Timothy Warner 9,268 33.5 +2.2
Independent Peter Haberecht 2,196 7.9 +7.9
Natural Law Leon Staropoli 1,564 5.7 +5.7
Total formal votes 27,679 95.4 +1.1
Informal votes 1,334 4.6 −1.1
Turnout 29,013 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Carole Marple 16,810 60.9 −3.9
Liberal Timothy Warner 10,807 39.1 +3.9
Labor hold Swing −3.9

References

  1. ^ State Election 2018: Altona District, VEC.
  2. ^ State Election 2014: Altona District, VEC.
  • "Altona District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2011.