Electoral results for the district of Eltham

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

Members for Eltham

Member Party Term
  Wayne Phillips Liberal 1992–2002
  Steve Herbert Labor 2002–2014
  Vicki Ward Labor 2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022 Victorian state election: Eltham[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vicki Ward 19,509 44.5 −5.3
Liberal Jason McClintock 15,615 35.6 −1.2
Greens Alex Grimes 5,897 13.5 +3.0
Family First Hugh Stubley 1,118 2.5 +2.5
Animal Justice Catriona Marshall 995 2.3 +2.3
Democratic Labour Leila Karimi 710 1.6 −0.2
Total formal votes 43,844 96.7 +1.2
Informal votes 1,507 3.3 −1.2
Turnout 45,351 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Vicki Ward 25,870 59.0 −1.5
Liberal Jason McClintock 17,974 41.0 +1.5
Labor hold Swing −1.5

Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Eltham[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vicki Ward 19,831 49.22 +8.63
Liberal Nick McGowan 15,639 38.81 −5.13
Greens Matthew Goodman 4,208 10.44 −0.96
Democratic Labour Peter O'Brien 614 1.52 +1.52
Total formal votes 40,292 96.16 +0.45
Informal votes 1,610 3.84 −0.45
Turnout 41,902 93.49 −1.42
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Vicki Ward 23,802 59.07 +6.38
Liberal Nick McGowan 16,490 40.93 −6.38
Labor hold Swing +6.38
2014 Victorian state election: Eltham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Steven Briffa 17,727 43.9 −0.9
Labor Vicki Ward 16,374 40.6 +1.9
Greens Liezl Shnookal 4,600 11.4 −1.5
Independent Chris Byrne 555 1.4 +1.4
Family First Janna Fenn 490 1.2 −0.7
Christians Michael Janson 345 0.9 +0.9
Independent Ryan Ebert 251 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 40,342 95.7 −0.2
Informal votes 1,808 4.3 +0.2
Turnout 42,150 94.9 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Vicki Ward 21,258 52.7 +1.9
Liberal Steven Briffa 19,084 47.3 −1.9
Labor hold Swing +1.9
2010 Victorian state election: Eltham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Hart 16,047 44.87 +5.68
Labor Steve Herbert 13,792 38.57 −5.85
Greens James Searle 4,747 13.27 −0.13
Family First Shane Porter 619 1.73 −1.27
Democratic Labor Trudi Aiashi 557 1.56 +1.56
Total formal votes 35,762 95.99 −0.72
Informal votes 1,494 4.01 +0.72
Turnout 37,256 94.58 −0.03
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Herbert 18,184 50.80 −5.68
Liberal Andrew Hart 17,612 49.20 +5.68
Labor hold Swing −5.68

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Eltham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steve Herbert 15,541 44.42 −0.24
Liberal Craig Ondarchie 13,712 39.19 −2.83
Greens Damian Magner 4,689 13.40 +0.08
Family First Shane Porter 1,048 3.00 +3.00
Total formal votes 34,990 96.71 −1.27
Informal votes 1,189 3.29 +1.27
Turnout 36,179 94.61 −0.36
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Herbert 19,788 56.41 +1.71
Liberal Craig Ondarchie 15,289 43.59 −1.71
Labor hold Swing +1.71
2002 Victorian state election: Eltham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steve Herbert 15,739 44.7 +6.0
Liberal Wayne Phillips 14,810 42.0 −8.4
Greens Merinda Gray 4,695 13.3 +10.3
Total formal votes 35,244 98.0 +0.4
Informal votes 728 2.0 −0.4
Turnout 35,972 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Herbert 19,309 54.8 +8.5
Liberal Wayne Phillips 15,935 45.2 −8.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.5

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Eltham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wayne Phillips 18,696 50.3 −4.4
Labor Pam Hanney 14,325 38.5 +0.2
Independent Margaret Jennings 1,310 3.5 +3.5
Greens Jeremy Whitehead 1,237 3.3 +3.3
Democrats Sean Carter 966 2.6 +2.6
Independent June English 546 1.5 +1.5
Natural Law Wendy Rosenfeldt 98 0.3 −0.8
Total formal votes 37,178 97.6 −0.9
Informal votes 907 2.4 +0.9
Turnout 38,085 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wayne Phillips 19,960 53.5 −3.3
Labor Pam Hanney 17,315 46.5 +3.3
Liberal hold Swing −3.3
1996 Victorian state election: Eltham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wayne Phillips 19,624 54.7 −2.3
Labor Sigmund Jorgensen 13,744 38.3 +3.4
Independent Gavin Gray 2,136 6.0 +6.0
Natural Law Peter Jackson 389 1.1 −2.5
Total formal votes 35,893 98.6 +1.3
Informal votes 522 1.4 −1.3
Turnout 36,415 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wayne Phillips 20,328 56.8 −3.2
Labor Sigmund Jorgensen 15,467 43.2 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing −3.2
1992 Victorian state election: Eltham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wayne Phillips 18,823 57.0 +11.9
Labor Alan Baker 11,514 34.9 −19.0
Independent Bob West 1,504 4.6 +4.6
Natural Law Steve Davies 1,185 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 33,026 97.3 +0.2
Informal votes 915 2.7 −0.2
Turnout 33,941 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wayne Phillips 19,794 60.0 +14.6
Labor Alan Baker 13,175 40.0 −14.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +14.6

References

  • "Eltham District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  1. ^ Eltham District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ State Election 2018: Eltham District, VEC.