Results of the Victorian legislative election, 2006
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[edit] Total Result for Legislative Assembly
| Votes Cast | 3,109,537 | Turnout | 92.72% | ||
| Informal Votes | 141,871 | Informal % | 4.56% | ||
| Party | Primary Votes | % | Seats | change | |
| Australian Labor Party | 1,277,849 | 43.06% | 55 | -7 | |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 1,022,078 | 34.44% | 23 | +6 | |
| National Party of Australia | 153,288 | 5.17% | 9 | +2 | |
| Australian Greens | 297,874 | 10.04% | 0 | none | |
| Other (minor parties and independents) | 216,577 | 7.3% | 1 | -1 | |
| Total | 88 | ||||
Other refers to:
- Family First - 4.29%
- People Power Party - 0.51%
- Citizen's Electoral Council - 0.17%
- Socialist Alliance - 0.04%
- Independents and other - 2.29%
[edit] Total Result for Legislative Council
| Votes Cast | 3,110,172 | Turnout | 92.73% | ||
| Informal Votes | 133,243 | Informal % | 4.28% | ||
| Party | Primary Votes | % | Seats | ||
| Australian Labor Party | 1,234,082 | 41.45% | 19 | ||
| Liberal Party of Australia | 1,028,421 | 34.55% | 15 | ||
| Australian Greens | 314,847 | 10.58% | 3 | ||
| National Party of Australia | 131,946 | 4.43% | 2 | ||
| Family First | 114,739 | 3.85% | 0 | ||
| Democratic Labor Party | 58,722 | 1.97% | 1 | ||
| Other Candidates | 94,172 | 3.17% | 0 | ||
| Total | 2,976,929 | 40 | |||
Parties represented under the category "Other Candidates" include:
- People Power Party - 1.02%
- Australian Democrats - 0.83%
- Country Alliance - 0.45%
- Christian Democratic Party - 0.2%
- Socialist Alliance - 0.04%
- Independent candidates - 0.63%
[edit] Electoral Districts and Regions
[edit] Legislative Assembly Results by District
| Composition of the Legislative Assembly of the 55th Parliament of Victoria | 2006 result | ||||||||
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| District | Sitting Member | Political Party | Margin | Status | Retain/Gain | Swing | Person Elected | ||
| Albert Park | John Thwaites | ALP | 4.80% | Fairly Safe | retain | -2.8% | John Thwaites | ||
| Altona | Lynne Kosky | ALP | 24.70% | Very Safe | retain | -4.5% | Lynne Kosky | ||
| Ballarat East | Geoff Howard | ALP | 7.62% | Safe | retain | -0.9% | Geoff Howard | ||
| Ballarat West | Karen Overington | ALP | 9.01% | Safe | retain | -1.0% | Karen Overington | ||
| Bass | Ken Smith | Liberal | 0.65% | Marginal | retain | +4.9% | Ken Smith | ||
| Bayswater | Peter Lockwood | ALP | 2.75% | Marginal | gain | -5.6% | Heidi Victoria | ||
| Bellarine | Lisa Neville | ALP | 8.26% | Safe | retain | -0.3% | Lisa Neville | ||
| Benalla | Bill Sykes | National | 1.98% | Marginal | retain | +15.5% | Bill Sykes | ||
| Benambra | Tony Plowman | Liberal | 4.04% | Fairly Safe | retain | +3.7% | Bill Tilley | ||
| Bendigo East | Jacinta Allan | ALP | 12.97% | Safe | retain | -7.7% | Jacinta Allan | ||
| Bendigo West | Bob Cameron | ALP | 15.95% | Safe | retain | -5.3% | Bob Cameron | ||
| Bentleigh | Rob Hudson | ALP | 4.75% | Fairly Safe | retain | +1.6% | Rob Hudson | ||
| Box Hill | Robert Clark | Liberal | 1.10% | Marginal | retain | +4.1% | Robert Clark | ||
| Brighton | Louise Asher | Liberal | 7.42% | Safe | retain | +3.5% | Louise Asher | ||
| Broadmeadows | John Brumby | ALP | 30.79% | Very Safe | retain | +1.4% | John Brumby | ||
| Brunswick | Carlo Carli | ALP | 9.30% | Safe | retain | -4.7% | Carlo Carli | ||
| Bulleen | Nicholas Kotsiras | Liberal | 2.65% | Marginal | retain | +5.8% | Nicholas Kotsiras | ||
| Bundoora | Sheryl Garbutt | ALP | 17.58% | Safe | retain | -2.5% | Colin Brooks | ||
| Burwood | Bob Stensholt | ALP | 5.10% | Fairly Safe | retain | -1.4% | Bob Stensholt | ||
| Carrum | Jenny Lindell | ALP | 12.17% | Safe | retain | -5.5% | Jenny Lindell | ||
| Caulfield | Helen Shardey | Liberal | 2.26% | Marginal | retain | +5.3% | Helen Shardey | ||
| Clayton | Hong Lim | ALP | 23.85% | Very Safe | retain | -3.5% | Hong Lim | ||
| Cranbourne | Jude Perera | ALP | 10.80% | Safe | retain | +0.5% | Jude Perera | ||
| Dandenong | John Pandazopoulos | ALP | 20.32% | Very Safe | retain | -1.6% | John Pandazopoulos | ||
| Derrimut | Telmo Languiller | ALP | 27.31% | Very Safe | retain | -3.0% | Telmo Languiller | ||
| Doncaster | Victor Perton | Liberal | 0.78% | Marginal | retain | +7.3% | Mary Wooldrige | ||
| Eltham | Steve Herbert | ALP | 4.80% | Fairly Safe | retain | +1.7% | Steve Herbert | ||
| Essendon | Judy Maddigan | ALP | 15.92% | Safe | retain | -4.2% | Judy Maddigan | ||
| Evelyn | Heather McTaggart | ALP | 0.34% | Very Marginal | gain | -3.1% | Christine Fyffe | ||
| Ferntree Gully | Anne Eckstein | ALP | 2.29% | Marginal | gain | -2.3% | Nick Wakeling | ||
| Footscray | Bruce Mildenhall | ALP | 24.91% | Very Safe | retain | -0.3% | Marsha Thompson | ||
| Forest Hill | Kirstie Marshall | ALP | 5.79% | Fairly Safe | retain | -5.0% | Kirstie Marshall | ||
| Frankston | Alistair Harkness | ALP | 5.78% | Fairly Safe | retain | -2.6% | Alistair Harkness | ||
| Geelong | Ian Trezise | ALP | 8.11% | Safe | retain | +0.2% | Ian Trezise | ||
| Gembrook | Tammy Lobato | ALP | 1.59% | Marginal | retain | -0.9% | Tammy Lobato | ||
| Gippsland East | Craig Ingram | Independent | 11.75% | Safe | retain | -2.6% | Craig Ingram | ||
| Gippsland South | Peter Ryan | National | 10.86% | Safe | retain | +5.0% | Peter Ryan | ||
| Hastings | Rosy Buchanan | ALP | 0.86% | Marginal | gain | -1.8% | Neale Burgess | ||
| Hawthorn | Ted Baillieu | Liberal | 5.89% | Fairly Safe | retain | +6.4% | Ted Baillieu | ||
| Ivanhoe | Craig Langdon | ALP | 12.50% | Safe | retain | -2.0% | Craig Langdon | ||
| Keilor | George Seitz | ALP | 18.05% | Safe | retain | +1.4% | George Seitz | ||
| Kew | Andrew McIntosh | Liberal | 5.99% | Fairly Safe | retain | +3.6% | Andrew McIntosh | ||
| Kilsyth | Dympna Beard | ALP | 2.10% | Marginal | gain | -2.4% | David Hodgett | ||
| Kororoit | Andre Haermeyer | ALP | 27.06% | Very Safe | retain | -1.4% | Andre Haermeyer | ||
| Lara | Peter Loney | ALP | 22.35% | Very Safe | retain | -4.4% | John Eren | ||
| Lowan | Hugh Delahunty | National | 17.09% | Safe | retain | +5.0% | Hugh Delahunty | ||
| Lyndhurst | Tim Holding | ALP | 25.09% | Very Safe | retain | -3.6% | Tim Holding | ||
| Macedon | Joanne Duncan | ALP | 9.26% | Safe | retain | -1.0% | Joanne Duncan | ||
| Malvern | Robert Doyle | Liberal | 10.19% | Safe | retain | +2.1% | Michael O’Brien | ||
| Melbourne | Bronwyn Pike | ALP | 1.93% | Marginal | retain | +0.1% | Bronwyn Pike | ||
| Melton | Don Nardella | ALP | 15.33% | Safe | retain | -1.8% | Don Nardella | ||
| Mildura | Russell Savage | Independent | 18.46% | Safe | gain | -24.6% | Peter Crisp | ||
| Mill Park | Lily D'Ambrosio | ALP | 26.79% | Safe | retain | -6.0% | Lily D'Ambrosio | ||
| Mitcham | Tony Robinson | ALP | 7.69% | Fairly Safe | retain | -5.7% | Tony Robinson | ||
| Monbulk | James Merlino | ALP | 8.27% | Safe | retain | -1.6% | James Merlino | ||
| Mordialloc | Janice Munt | ALP | 4.54% | Fairly Safe | retain | -1.0% | Janice Munt | ||
| Mornington | Robin Cooper | Liberal | 1.83% | Marginal | retain | +10.1% | David Morris | ||
| Morwell | Brendan Jenkins | ALP | 4.87% | Fairly Safe | gain | -7.0% | Russell Northe | ||
| Mount Waverley | Maxine Morand | ALP | 2.30% | Marginal | retain | -2.0% | Maxine Morand | ||
| Mulgrave | Daniel Andrews | ALP | 16.23% | Safe | retain | -0.4% | Daniel Andrews | ||
| Murray Valley | Ken Jasper | National | 13.90% | Safe | retain | +7.9% | Ken Jasper | ||
| Narracan | Ian Maxfield | ALP | 6.83% | Fairly Safe | gain | -9.5% | Gary Blackwood | ||
| Narre Warren North | Luke Donnellan | ALP | 9.71% | Safe | retain | -0.5% | Luke Donnellan | ||
| Narre Warren South | Dale Wilson | ALP | 12.61% | Safe | retain | -1.7% | Judith Graley | ||
| Nepean | Martin Dixon | Liberal | 0.18% | Very Marginal | retain | +9.2% | Martin Dixon | ||
| Niddrie | Rob Hulls | ALP | 16.61% | Safe | retain | -5.4% | Rob Hulls | ||
| Northcote | Mary Delahunty | ALP | 7.91% | Fairly Safe | retain | +0.6% | Fiona Richardson | ||
| Oakleigh | Ann Barker | ALP | 15.22% | Safe | retain | -2.8% | Ann Barker | ||
| Pascoe Vale | Christine Campbell | ALP | 24.21% | Very Safe | retain | -1.4% | Christine Campbell | ||
| Polwarth | Terry Mulder | Liberal | 9.54% | Safe | retain | +1.2% | Terry Mulder | ||
| Prahran | Tony Lupton | ALP | 4.43% | Fairly Safe | retain | -0.8% | Tony Lupton | ||
| Preston | Michael Leighton | ALP | 25.76% | Very Safe | retain | -0.5% | Robin Scott | ||
| Richmond | Richard Wynne | ALP | 3.10% | Marginal | retain | +0.5 | Richard Wynne | ||
| Ripon | Joe Helper | ALP | 7.44% | Safe | retain | -3.1% | Joe Helper | ||
| Rodney | Noel Maughan | National | 9.96% | Safe | retain | -5.6% | Paul Weller | ||
| Sandringham | Murray Thompson | Liberal | 3.04% | Marginal | retain | +5.7% | Murray Thompson | ||
| Scoresby | Kim Wells | Liberal | 3.33% | Marginal | retain | +7.9% | Kim Wells | ||
| Seymour | Ben Hardman | ALP | 9.50% | Safe | retain | -2.8% | Ben Hardman | ||
| Shepparton | Jeanette Powell | National | 4.28% | Marginal | retain | +12.4% | Jeanette Powell | ||
| South Barwon | Michael Crutchfield | ALP | 5.02% | Fairly Safe | retain | -2.7% | Michael Crutchfield | ||
| South-West Coast | Denis Napthine | Liberal | 0.75% | Very Marginal | retain | -3.3% | Denis Napthine | ||
| Swan Hill | Peter Walsh | National | 14.16% | Safe | retain | +12.5% | Peter Walsh | ||
| Tarneit | Mary Gillett | ALP | 17.41% | Safe | retain | -4.9% | Tim Pallas | ||
| Thomastown | Peter Batchelor | ALP | 31.75% | Very Safe | retain | -0.6% | Peter Batchelor | ||
| Warrandyte | Phil Honeywood | Liberal | 6.36% | Fairly Safe | retain | +2.6% | Ryan Smith | ||
| Williamstown | Steve Bracks | ALP | 25.72% | Very Safe | retain | -1.4% | Steve Bracks | ||
| Yan Yean | Danielle Green | ALP | 9.54% | Safe | retain | -1.6% | Danielle Green | ||
| Yuroke | Liz Beattie | ALP | 22.89% | Very Safe | retain | -2.7% | Liz Beattie | ||
| Source: Victorian Electoral Commission[1] | |||||||||
[edit] Legislative Council Results by Region
[edit] Eastern Metropolitan Region
| Votes Cast | 388,126 | Turnout | 93.99% | |||
| Informal Votes | 12,179 | Informal % | 3.14% | |||
| Party | Primary Votes | % | Quotas | Seats | ||
| Australian Labor Party | 135,264 | 35.98% | 2.1619 | 2 | ||
| Liberal Party of Australia | 168,583 | 44.84% | 2.6905 | 3 | ||
| Australian Greens | 39,587 | 10.53% | 0.6318 | 0 | ||
| Family First Party | 16,670 | 4.43% | 0.2660 | 0 | ||
| Australian Democrats | 5,225 | 1.39% | 0.834 | 0 | ||
| Other | 10,618 | 2.82% | 0.169 | - | ||
| Total | 375,947 | 5 | ||||
Elected MPs:
- 1st elected: Richard Dalla-Riva (Liberal)
- 2nd elected: Shaun Leane (Labor)
- 3rd elected: Bruce Atkinson (Liberal)
- 4th elected: Brian Tee (Labor)
- 5th elected: Jan Kronberg (Liberal)
Candidates from the Democratic Labor Party and the People Power Party also ran for the Eastern Metropolitan Region.
[edit] Eastern Victoria Region
| Votes Cast | 391,826 | Turnout | 93.81% | |||
| Informal Votes | 12,625 | Informal % | 3.22% | |||
| Party | Primary Votes | % | Quotas | Seats | ||
| Australian Labor Party | 132,334 | 34.90% | 2.094 | 2 | ||
| Liberal Party of Australia | 148,734 | 39.22% | 2.353 | 2 | ||
| National Party of Australia | 32,623 | 8.60% | 0.516 | 1 | ||
| Australian Greens | 34,745 | 9.16% | 0.550 | 0 | ||
| Family First Party | 16,895 | 4.46% | 0.267 | 0 | ||
| Other | 13,870 | 3.66% | 0.220 | 0 | ||
| Total | 379,201 | 5 | ||||
Elected MPs:
- 1st elected: Philip Davis (Liberal)
- 2nd elected: Matt Viney (Labor)
- 3rd elected: Edward O'Donohue (Liberal)
- 4th elected: Johan Scheffer (Labor)
- 5th elected: Peter Hall (Nationals)
Candidates from: the Democratic Labor Party, the People Power Party, the Country Alliance and the Christian Democratic Party also ran for the Eastern Victoria Region, as did independent candidates.
[edit] Northern Metropolitan Region
| Votes Cast | 381,879 | Turnout | 91.12% | |||
| Informal Votes | 21,730 | Informal % | 5.69% | |||
| Party | Primary Votes | % | Quotas | Seats | ||
| Australian Labor Party | 176,303 | 48.95% | 2.937 | 3 | ||
| Liberal Party of Australia | 83,634 | 23.22% | 1.393 | 1 | ||
| Australian Greens | 61,465 | 17.07% | 1.024 | 1 | ||
| Family First Party | 10,117 | 2.81% | 0.169 | 0 | ||
| Australian Democrats | 4,521 | 1.26% | 0.075 | 0 | ||
| Other | 24,109 | 6.69% | 0.402 | 0 | ||
| Total | 360,149 | 5 | ||||
Elected MPs:
- 1st elected: Theo Theophanous (Labor)
- 2nd elected: Matthew Guy (Liberal)
- 3rd elected: Jenny Mikakos (Labor)
- 4th elected: Greg Barber (Greens)
- 5th elected: Nazih Elasmar (Labor)
Candidates from the Democratic Labor Party and the People Power Party also ran for the Northern Metropolitan Region, as did independent candidates.
[edit] Northern Victoria Region
| Votes Cast | 380,817 | Turnout | 93.33% | |||
| Informal Votes | 15,426 | Informal % | 4.05% | |||
| Party | Primary Votes | % | Quotas | Seats | ||
| Australian Labor Party | 110,015 | 30.11% | 1.807 | 2 | ||
| Liberal Party of Australia | 106,483 | 29.15% | 1.749 | 2 | ||
| National Party of Australia | 77,421 | 21.19% | 1.271 | 1 | ||
| Australian Greens | 26,603 | 7.28% | 0.437 | 0 | ||
| Family First Party | 13,381 | 3.66% | 0.220 | 0 | ||
| Other | 31,440 | 8.61% | 0.516 | 0 | ||
| Total | 365,343 | 5 | ||||
Elected MPs:
- 1st elected: Candy Broad (Labor)
- 2nd elected: Wendy Lovell (Liberal)
- 3rd elected: Damian Drum (Nationals)
- 4th elected: Donna Petrovich (Liberal)
- 5th elected: Kaye Darveniza (Labor)
Candidates from: the Democratic Labor Party, the Country Alliance, the People Power Party and the Christian Democratic Party also ran for the Northern Victoria Region, as did independent candidates.
[edit] Southern Metropolitan Region
| Votes Cast | 373,225 | Turnout | 90.24% | |||
| Informal Votes | 11,420 | Informal % | 3.06% | |||
| Party | Primary Votes | % | Quotas | Seats | ||
| Australian Labor Party | 112,762 | 31.17% | 1.870 | 2 | ||
| Liberal Party of Australia | 167,202 | 46.21% | 2.773 | 2 | ||
| Australian Greens | 56,816 | 15.70% | 0.942 | 1 | ||
| Family First Party | 7,894 | 2.18% | 0.131 | 0 | ||
| Australian Democrats | 6,219 | 1.72% | 0.103 | 0 | ||
| Other | 10,912 | 3.02% | 0.181 | 0 | ||
| Total | 361,805 | 5 | ||||
Elected MPs:
- 1st elected: David Davis (Liberal)
- 2nd elected: John Lenders (Labor)
- 3rd elected: Andrea Coote (Liberal)
- 4th elected: Sue Pennicuik (Greens)
- 5th elected: Evan Thornley (Labor)
Candidates from the People Power Party and the Democratic Labor Party also ran for the Southern Metropolitan Region, as did independent candidates.
[edit] South Eastern Metropolitan Region
| Votes Cast | 385,747 | Turnout | 93.41% | |||
| Informal Votes | 20,200 | Informal % | 5.24% | |||
| Party | Primary Votes | % | Quotas | Seats | ||
| Australian Labor Party | 181,986 | 49.78% | 2.987 | 3 | ||
| Liberal Party of Australia | 123,067 | 33.67% | 2.020 | 2 | ||
| Australian Greens | 26,408 | 7.22% | 0.434 | 0 | ||
| Family First Party | 19,238 | 5.26% | 0.316 | 0 | ||
| Australian Democrats | 4,967 | 1.36% | 0.812 | 0 | ||
| Other | 9,881 | 2.70% | 0.162 | 0 | ||
| Total | 365,547 | 5 | ||||
Elected MPs:
- 1st elected: Gavin Jennings (Labor)
- 2nd elected: Gordon Rich-Phillips (Liberal)
- 3rd elected: Adem Somyürek (Labor)
- 4th elected: Inga Peulich (Liberal)
- 5th elected: Bob Smith (Labor)
Candidates from: the Democratic Labor Party, the People Power Party and the Christian Democratic Party also ran for the South Eastern Metropolitan Region, as did independent candidates.
[edit] Western Metropolitan Region
| Votes Cast | 399,486 | Turnout | 92.51% | |||
| Informal Votes | 25,075 | Informal % | 6.28 | |||
| Party | Primary Votes | % | Quotas | Seats | ||
| Australian Labor Party | 219,706 | 58.68% | 3.521 | 3 | ||
| Liberal Party of Australia | 91,604 | 24.47% | 1.468 | 1 | ||
| Australian Greens | 35,201 | 9.40% | 0.564 | 1 | ||
| Family First Party | 15,032 | 4.01% | 0.241 | 0 | ||
| Australian Democrats | 3,741 | 1.00% | 0.060 | 0 | ||
| Other | 9,127 | 2.44% | 0.146 | 0 | ||
| Total | 374,411 | 5 | ||||
Elected MPs:
- 1st elected: Justin Madden (Labor)
- 2nd elected: Bernie Finn (Liberal)
- 3rd elected: Khalil Eideh (Labor)
- 4th elected: Martin Pakula (Labor)
- 5th elected: Colleen Hartland (Greens)
Candidates from the Democratic Labor Party and the People Power Party also ran for the Western Metropolitan Region.
[edit] Western Victoria Region
| Votes Cast | 409,066 | Turnout | 93.46% | |||
| Informal Votes | 14,588 | Informal % | 3.57% | |||
| Party | Primary Votes | % | Quotas | Seats | ||
| Australian Labor Party | 165,712 | 42.01% | 2.520 | 2 | ||
| Liberal Party of Australia | 139,114 | 35.27% | 2.116 | 2 | ||
| National Party of Australia | 21,902 | 5.55% | 0.333 | 0 | ||
| Australian Greens | 34,022 | 8.62% | 0.518 | 0 | ||
| Democratic Labor Party | 10,485 | 2.66% | 0.160 | 1 | ||
| Other | 23,243 | 5.90% | 0.354 | 0 | ||
| Total | 394,478 | 5 | ||||
Elected MPs
- 1st elected: Jaala Pulford (Labor)
- 2nd elected: John Vogels (Liberal)
- 3rd elected: Gayle Tierney (Labor)
- 4th elected: David Koch (Liberal)
- 5th elected: Peter Kavanagh (DLP)
Candidates from the Family First Party, the Country Alliance, the People Power Party and the Socialist Alliance also ran for the Western Victoria Region, as did independent candidates.
