Electoral results for the district of Bentleigh

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

Members for Bentleigh

	Party	Term
Bob Suggett	Liberal	1967–1979
Gordon Hockley	Labor	1979–1988
Ann Barker	Labor	1988–1992
Inga Peulich	Liberal	1992–2002
Rob Hudson	Labor	2002–2010
Elizabeth Miller	Liberal	2010–2014
Nick Staikos	Labor	2014–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Victorian state election, 2014: Bentleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Elizabeth Miller	16,669	45.9	−1.4
	Labor	Nick Staikos	14,025	38.6	+0.1
	Greens	Sean Mulcahy	3,842	10.6	−0.4
	Sex Party	Ross McCawley	688	1.9	+1.9
	Family First	David Clark	451	1.2	+0.2
	Independent	Chandra Ojha	271	0.7	+0.7
	People Power Victoria	Sofia Telemzouguer	260	0.7	+0.7
	Rise Up Australia	Kelley Moldovan	124	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			36,330	94.8	−0.9
Informal votes			2,010	5.2	+0.9
Turnout			38,340	93.6	+2.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nick Staikos	18,449	50.8	+1.7
	Liberal	Elizabeth Miller	17,881	49.2	−1.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+1.7

Victorian state election, 2010: Bentleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Elizabeth Miller	16,296	47.00	+7.33
	Labor	Rob Hudson	13,643	39.35	-7.64
	Greens	Brett Hedger	3,545	10.22	+0.03
	Democratic Labor	Julian Coutts	524	1.51	+1.51
	Family First	Lex Graber	364	1.05	-1.67
	Independent	John Myers	300	0.87	+0.87
Total formal votes			34,672	95.55	-0.55
Informal votes			1,615	4.45	+0.55
Turnout			36,287	93.73	-0.26
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Elizabeth Miller	17,612	50.63	+6.95
	Labor	Rob Hudson	17,171	49.37	-6.95
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+6.95

Elections in the 2000s

Victorian state election, 2006: Bentleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rob Hudson	15,811	46.99	-0.64
	Liberal	James Gobbo	13,347	39.67	-2.37
	Greens	Peter D'Arcy	3,428	10.19	+0.67
	Family First	Michael Portelli	916	2.72	+2.72
	CEC	Colin Horne	144	0.43	-0.38
Total formal votes			33,646	96.10	-0.90
Informal votes			1,365	3.90	+0.90
Turnout			35,011	93.99	-0.01
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rob Hudson	18,950	56.32	+1.58
	Liberal	James Gobbo	14,696	43.68	-1.58
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.58

Victorian state election, 2002: Bentleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rob Hudson	15,983	47.6	+3.4
	Liberal	Inga Peulich	14,105	42.0	-8.0
	Greens	Penny Mitchell	3,195	9.5	+6.1
	CEC	Simon Hall	271	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			33,554	97.0	-0.2
Informal votes			1,039	3.0	+0.2
Turnout			34,593	94.0	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rob Hudson	18,368	54.7	+6.6
	Liberal	Inga Peulich	15,186	45.3	-6.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.6

Elections in the 1990s

Victorian state election, 1999: Bentleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Inga Peulich	15,679	49.9	-3.9
	Labor	Cartha Maloney	13,831	44.0	+0.1
	Greens	Nick Brunton	1,139	3.6	+3.6
	Democratic Labor	Gail King	492	1.6	+1.6
	Independent	Marcus Barber	296	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			31,437	97.3	-0.7
Informal votes			865	2.7	+0.7
Turnout			32,302	93.7	-1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Inga Peulich	16,300	51.9	-2.8
	Labor	Cartha Maloney	15,090	48.1	+2.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.8

Victorian state election, 1996: Bentleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Inga Peulich	16,957	53.7	+1.1
	Labor	Cartha Maloney	13,839	43.9	+7.1
	Natural Law	John Cordon	759	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			31,555	98.0	+1.5
Informal votes			636	2.0	-1.5
Turnout			32,191	95.1	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Inga Peulich	17,247	54.7	-3.5
	Labor	Cartha Maloney	14,280	45.3	+3.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.5

Victorian state election, 1992: Bentleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Inga Peulich	16,197	52.6	+9.4
	Labor	Ann Barker	11,316	36.8	-8.8
	Independent	John Little	2,037	6.6	+6.6
	Independent	Greg Alabaster	1,036	3.4	+3.4
	Independent	David James	184	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			30,770	96.5	+0.6
Informal votes			1,115	3.5	-0.6
Turnout			31,885	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Inga Peulich	17,856	58.2	+9.7
	Labor	Ann Barker	12,843	41.8	-9.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.7

Elections in the 1980s

Victorian state election, 1988: Bentleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ann Barker	11,444	44.60	-5.51
	Liberal	Peter Norman	11,130	43.41	-6.48
	Democrats	Anne Martin	902	3.52	+3.52
	Weekend Trading Party	Frank Penhalluriack	830	3.23	+3.23
	Independent	Alan Salter	536	2.09	+2.09
	Call to Australia	Phillip McGibbony	480	1.87	+1.87
	Independent	Janette de San Sinforiano	329	1.28	+1.28
Total formal votes			25,660	95.88	-1.59
Informal votes			1,103	4.12	+1.59
Turnout			26,763	93.57	-0.70
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ann Barker	13,175	51.36	+1.25
	Liberal	Peter Norman	12,475	48.64	-1.25
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.25

Victorian state election, 1985: Bentleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Hockley	13,758	50.1	+0.2
	Liberal	Peter Norman	13,696	49.9	+8.0
Total formal votes			27,454	97.5
Informal votes			713	2.5
Turnout			28,167	94.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.4

Victorian state election, 1982: Bentleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Hockley	13,055	51.0	+0.8
	Liberal	Ronald Turner	10,477	40.9	-8.9
	Democrats	Brian Kidd	1,397	5.5	+5.5
	Independent	William Horner	682	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			25,605	97.8	+0.6
Informal votes			577	2.2	-0.6
Turnout			26,182	95.7	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Hockley	14,199	55.4	+5.2
	Liberal	Ronald Turner	11,412	44.6	-5.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.2

Elections in the 1970s

Victorian state election, 1979: Bentleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Hockley	12,949	50.2	+11.3
	Liberal	Bob Suggett	12,853	49.8	-3.0
Total formal votes			25,802	97.2	-0.8
Informal votes			736	2.8	+0.8
Turnout			26,538	95.1	+0.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.5

Victorian state election, 1976: Bentleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bob Suggett	14,183	52.8	+0.1
	Labor	Lindsay Thomas	10,434	38.9	-0.3
	Democratic Labor	Peter Madden	1,532	5.7	-2.3
	Workers	John Stoker	693	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			26,842	98.0
Informal votes			539	2.0
Turnout			27,381	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bob Suggett	15,917	59.3	-0.6
	Labor	Lindsay Thomas	10,925	40.7	+0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.6

Victorian state election, 1973: Bentleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bob Suggett	13,944	52.4	+9.0
	Labor	Alexander McDonald	10,454	39.3	+1.5
	Democratic Labor	Peter Madden	2,226	8.4	-2.4
Total formal votes			26,624	98.0	+1.3
Informal votes			529	2.0	-1.3
Turnout			27,153	94.7	-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bob Suggett	15,830	59.5	+0.8
	Labor	Alexander McDonald	10,794	40.5	-0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.8

Victorian state election, 1970: Bentleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bob Suggett	10,689	43.4	+5.4
	Labor	Kenneth Williams	9,311	37.8	+4.3
	Democratic Labor	Peter Madden	2,655	10.8	+0.1
	Independent	Noel Allen	1,237	5.0	+5.0
	Independent	Mary Ovenden	719	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			24,611	96.7	-0.9
Informal votes			838	3.3	+0.9
Turnout			25,449	95.5	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bob Suggett	14,452	58.7	-3.5
	Labor	Kenneth Williams	10,159	41.3	+3.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.5

Elections in the 1960s

Victorian state election, 1967: Bentleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bob Suggett	9,184	38.0	-11.0
	Labor	Alexander McDonald	8,095	33.5	-3.9
	Independent	Harold Stevens	4,305	17.8	+17.8
	Democratic Labor	Robert Semmel	2,576	10.7	-2.9
Total formal votes			24,160	97.6
Informal votes			584	2.4
Turnout			24,744	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bob Suggett	15,018	62.2	+1.6
	Labor	Alexander McDonald	9,142	37.8	-1.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.6

References

"Bentleigh District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 November 2011.

Electoral results for the districts of the Victorian Legislative Assembly

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