Electoral results for the district of Dromana

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

Members for Dromana

Member Party Term
  Roberts Dunstan Liberal 1967–1982
  David Hassett Labor 1982–1985
  Dr Ron Wells Liberal 1985–1992
  Tony Hyams Liberal 1992–1996
  Martin Dixon Liberal 1996–2002

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Dromana[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Martin Dixon 17,900 54.4 +3.5
Labor Diane Thompson 13,542 41.2 +7.0
Democratic Labor Pat Crea 951 2.9 +2.9
Natural Law Jan Charlwood 490 1.5 +0.6
Total formal votes 32,883 97.6 −0.8
Informal votes 799 2.4 +0.8
Turnout 33,682 93.5 −0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Martin Dixon 18,480 56.2 −1.9
Labor Diane Thompson 14,403 43.8 +1.9
Liberal hold Swing −1.9
1996 Victorian state election: Dromana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Martin Dixon 16,032 51.0 −7.2
Labor Ian Pugh 10,739 34.1 +0.1
Independent Paul McGuinness 3,582 11.4 +11.4
Independent Neale Adams 808 2.6 +2.6
Natural Law Jan Charlwood 286 0.9 −0.9
Total formal votes 31,447 98.4 +1.4
Informal votes 510 1.6 −1.4
Turnout 31,957 94.2 −1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Martin Dixon 18,229 58.1 −3.9
Labor Ian Pugh 13,165 41.9 +3.9
Liberal hold Swing −3.9
1992 Victorian state election: Dromana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tony Hyams 17,487 58.2 +8.1
Labor Kenneth Templar 10,222 34.0 −11.5
Natural Law Irenee Orr 2,331 7.8 +7.8
Total formal votes 30,040 97.0 −0.4
Informal votes 936 3.0 +0.4
Turnout 30,976 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tony Hyams 18,587 62.0 +10.8
Labor Kenneth Templar 11,409 38.0 −10.8
Liberal hold Swing +10.8

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Dromana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ron Wells 15,857 50.81 −1.62
Labor Robert Reilly 14,013 44.90 −2.67
Independent Cecil Gill 799 2.56 +2.56
Independent Florence Bubb 541 1.73 +1.73
Total formal votes 31,210 97.48 −0.79
Informal votes 807 2.52 +0.79
Turnout 32,017 93.09 −0.55
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ron Wells 16,175 51.83 −0.60
Labor Robert Reilly 15,032 48.17 +0.60
Liberal hold Swing −0.60
1985 Victorian state election: Dromana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ron Wells 14,523 52.4 +9.7
Labor Allison Ogden 13,179 47.6 +3.0
Total formal votes 27,702 98.3
Informal votes 487 1.7
Turnout 28,189 93.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.8
1982 Victorian state election: Dromana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ron Wells 13,977 43.5 −5.0
Labor David Hassett 13,788 42.9 +4.9
Democrats Maurice Freeman 1,860 5.8 −1.3
Independent Ian Bendle 1,463 4.6 +4.6
Independent Kenneth Payne 1,026 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 32,114 97.7 +0.1
Informal votes 743 2.3 −0.1
Turnout 32,857 92.5 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Hassett 16,380 51.0 +7.7
Liberal Ron Wells 15,734 49.0 −7.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.7

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Dromana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 13,911 48.5 −11.1
Labor David Hassett 10,878 38.0 +1.3
Democrats Laurence Amor 2,043 7.1 +7.1
National Kenneth Spunner 1,835 6.4 +6.4
Total formal votes 28,667 97.6 −0.8
Informal votes 708 2.4 +0.8
Turnout 29,375 92.3 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 16,254 56.7 −6.2
Labor David Hassett 12,413 43.3 +6.2
Liberal hold Swing −6.2
1976 Victorian state election: Dromana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 14,895 59.6 +3.9
Labor Geoffrey Eastwood 9,173 36.7 −0.2
Democratic Labor John Cass 939 3.8 −1.2
Total formal votes 25,007 98.4
Informal votes 415 1.6
Turnout 25,422 90.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 15,740 62.9 +1.5
Labor Geoffrey Eastwood 9,267 37.1 −1.5
Liberal hold Swing +1.5
1973 Victorian state election: Dromana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 14,666 54.8 +0.3
Labor Jim Snow 10,144 37.9 +3.6
Democratic Labor Elizabeth Barton 1,943 7.3 −3.9
Total formal votes 26,753 97.9 +0.1
Informal votes 583 2.1 −0.1
Turnout 27,336 92.4 −1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 16,318 61.0 −3.9
Labor Jim Snow 10,435 39.0 +3.9
Liberal hold Swing −3.9
1970 Victorian state election: Dromana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 11,520 54.5 −0.8
Labor Neil McIntosh 7,239 34.3 +4.7
Democratic Labor Josephus Gobel 2,369 11.2 +1.7
Total formal votes 21,128 97.8 −0.1
Informal votes 484 2.2 +0.1
Turnout 21,612 93.9 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 13,534 64.1 −4.3
Labor Neil McIntosh 7,594 35.9 +4.3
Liberal hold Swing −4.3

Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Dromana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 9,949 55.3 −3.1
Labor Barrie Rimmer 5,330 29.6 +1.9
Democratic Labor Michael Kearney 1,710 9.5 −4.3
Country William Weston 1,003 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 17,992 97.9
Informal votes 376 2.1
Turnout 18,368 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 12,306 68.4 −1.8
Labor Barrie Rimmer 5,686 31.6 +1.8
Liberal hold Swing −1.8

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "1999 Victorian State Election Results" (PDF). ABC.