Electoral results for the district of Benalla

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

Contents

Members for Benalla

Member Party Term
  John Carlisle Comm Liberal 1904–1917
  Economy 1917–1918
  Nationalist 1918–1920
  Farmers Union 1920–1920
  Country 1920-1926
  Independent 1926–1927
  Edward Cleary Country 1927–1930
  Country Progressive 1930–1936
  Frederick Cook Independent 1936–1939
  Liberal-Country 1939–1943
  Country 1943–1961
  Tom Trewin Country 1961–1975
National Country 1975–1982
  Pat McNamara National 1982–2000
  Denise Allen Labor 2000–2002
  Bill Sykes National 2002–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Victorian state election, 2010: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bill Sykes 21,072 63.28 +21.15
Labor Rowena Allen 6,124 18.39 -6.81
Greens Kammy Cordner Hunt 2,756 8.28 +1.18
Country Alliance Rochelle Hunt 2,546 7.65 +7.65
Independent Nicholas Williams 804 2.41 +2.41
Total formal votes 33,302 95.97 -0.50
Informal votes 1,398 4.03 +0.50
Turnout 34,700 93.82 +0.67
Two-candidate preferred result
National Bill Sykes 24,354 73.06 +5.55
Labor Rowena Allen 8,978 26.94 -5.55
National hold Swing +5.55

Elections in the 2000s

Victorian state election, 2006: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bill Sykes 13,533 42.1 +15.6
Labor Rob Mitchell 8,094 25.2 -16.1
Liberal Hamish McMillan 7,396 23.0 -3.1
Greens Kammy Cordner Hunt 2,756 7.1 +0.9
Family First James A. Rainey 819 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 32,124 96.4 -1.2
Informal votes 1,211 3.6 +1.2
Turnout 33,335 93.1
Two-candidate preferred result
National Bill Sykes 21,687 67.5 +15.5
Labor Rob Mitchell 10,437 32.5 -15.5
National hold Swing +15.5
Victorian state election, 2002: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Denise Allen 13,129 41.3 -1.8
National Bill Sykes 8,414 26.5 -26.3
Liberal Andrew Dwyer 8,306 26.1 +22.3
Greens Peter Stewart 1,961 6.2 +6.1
Total formal votes 31,810 97.6 +1.0
Informal votes 791 2.4 -1.0
Turnout 32,601 94.0 +1.0
Two-candidate preferred result
National Bill Sykes 16,531 52.0 -4.7
Labor Denise Allen 15,279 48.0 +4.7
National hold Swing -4.7
Benalla state by-election, 2000[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Denise Allen 12,514 42.07 −0.52
National Bill Sykes 12,244 41.16 −16.25
Independent Geoff Rowe 2,072 6.97 +6.97
Independent Bill Hill 1,983 6.67 +6.67
Greens Janet Mackenzie 597 2.01 +2.01
Independent Maurie Smith 234 0.79 +0.79
Reform Alf Thorpe 101 0.34 +0.34
Total formal votes 29,745 97.22 +0.79
Informal votes 849 2.78 –0.79
Turnout 30,594 89.60 −3.35
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Denise Allen 14,991 50.40 +7.81
National Bill Sykes 14,754 49.60 −7.81
Labor gain from National Swing 7.81

Elections in the 1990s

Victorian state election, 1999: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Pat McNamara 17,543 57.4 -7.9
Labor Denise Allen 13,013 42.6 +7.9
Total formal votes 30,556 96.4 -1.6
Informal votes 1,128 3.6 +1.6
Turnout 31,684 93.0 -1.9
National hold Swing -7.9
Victorian state election, 1996: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Pat McNamara 18,055 58.9 -9.3
Labor Zuvele Leschen 7,250 23.6 -3.2
Independent Bill Hill 4,711 15.4 +15.4
Independent Brian Lumsden 382 1.2 -3.8
Natural Law James Charlwood 275 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 30,673 98.1 +0.3
Informal votes 601 1.9 -0.3
Turnout 31,274 94.9 -0.9
Two-candidate preferred result
National Pat McNamara 19,969 65.3 -5.5
Labor Zuvele Leschen 10,628 34.7 +5.5
National hold Swing -5.5
Victorian state election, 1992: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Pat McNamara 20,306 68.2 +25.8
Labor Anne Cox 7,984 26.8 -0.3
Independent Brian Lumsden 1,491 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 29,781 97.7 -0.2
Informal votes 686 2.3 +0.2
Turnout 30,467 95.8
Two-candidate preferred result
National Pat McNamara 21,085 70.8 +0.2
Labor Anne Cox 8,687 29.2 -0.2
National hold Swing +0.2

References

  1. ^ Report on the Benalla District by-election, Victorian Electoral Commission