Electoral results for the district of Portland

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

Members for Portland

First incarnation (1856–1904), Two members (1856–1859)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Hugh Childers None 1856–1857   Daniel Hughes None 1856–1859
  John Findlay None 1857–1859
  Norman McLeod None 1859–1860
  William Haines None 1860–1864
  John MacPherson None 1864–1865
  Butler Aspinall None 1866–1867
  James Butters None 1868–1871
  Howard Spensley None 1871–1873
  Thomas Must None 1873–1877
  Thomas Cope None 1877–1880
  Henry Wrixon None 1880–1894
  Donald Norman McLeod None 1894–1900
  Ewen Cameron Conservative 1900–1904
Second incarnation (1945–2002)
MemberPartyTerm
  Robert Holt ALP 1945–1947
  Harry Hedditch Country 1947–1949
  Liberal and Country 1949–1950
  Robert Holt ALP 1950–1955
  George Gibbs Liberal 1955–1967
  Don McKellar Liberal 1967–1970
  Bill Lewis ALP 1970–1973
  Don McKellar Liberal 1973–1985
  Digby Crozier Liberal 1985–1988
  Denis Napthine Liberal 1988–2002

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

Victorian state election, 1999: Portland[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Denis Napthine 12,093 44.4 -11.3
Labor Lesley Ann Jackson 8,016 29.4 -5.1
Independent Patrick Kempton 7,153 26.2 +26.2
Total formal votes 27,262 98.1 -0.2
Informal votes 515 1.9 +0.2
Turnout 27,777 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Denis Napthine 14,868 54.5 -5.9
Labor Lesley Ann Jackson 12,394 45.5 +5.9
Liberal hold Swing -5.9
Victorian state election, 1996: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Denis Napthine 15,801 55.7 -11.4
Labor Bill Sharrock 9,781 34.5 +1.6
Independent Bernard Wallace 2,156 7.6 +7.6
Natural Law Marguerite White 626 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 28,364 98.3 +1.0
Informal votes 476 1.7 -1.0
Turnout 28,840 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Denis Napthine 17,074 60.4 -6.7
Labor Bill Sharrock 11,177 39.6 +6.7
Liberal hold Swing -6.7
Victorian state election, 1992: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Denis Napthine 19,409 67.1 +20.5
Labor Bill Sharrock 9,522 32.9 -0.6
Total formal votes 28,931 97.3 -1.1
Informal votes 789 2.7 +1.1
Turnout 29,720 96.1
Liberal hold Swing +4.5

Elections in the 1980s

Victorian state election, 1988: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Denis Napthine 12,451 46.10 -4.16
Labor Bill Sharrock 9,359 34.65 +0.39
National Graeme Dawson 5,197 19.24 +3.76
Total formal votes 27,007 98.36 -0.22
Informal votes 451 1.64 +0.22
Turnout 27,458 93.56 -1.29
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Denis Napthine 16,527 61.22 -1.69
Labor Bill Sharrock 9,359 38.78 +1.69
Liberal hold Swing -1.69
Victorian state election, 1985: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Digby Crozier 13,562 50.3 -5.4
Labor Bill Sharrock 9,244 34.3 -4.2
National James Patterson 4,176 15.5 +15.5
Total formal votes 26,982 98.6
Informal votes 388 1.4
Turnout 27,370 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Digby Crozier 17,080 63.3 +4.7
Labor Bill Sharrock 9,902 36.7 -4.7
Liberal hold Swing +4.7
Victorian state election, 1982: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Don McKellar 13,903 55.5 +13.0
Labor Bill Sharrock 9,606 38.4 +4.7
Independent David Wilson 1,523 6.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 25,032 98.8 +0.2
Informal votes 315 1.2 -0.2
Turnout 25,347 95.6 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don McKellar 14,714 58.8 +0.8
Labor Bill Sharrock 10,318 41.2 -0.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.8

Elections in the 1970s

Victorian state election, 1979: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Don McKellar 10,294 42.5 +0.9
Labor Bill Lewis 8,166 33.7 +1.0
National Roger Hallam 5,765 23.8 +2.0
Total formal votes 24,225 98.6 -0.2
Informal votes 24,569 95.4 -0.1
Turnout 24,569 95.4 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don McKellar 14,063 58.0 -6.7
Labor Bill Lewis 10,162 42.0 +6.7
Liberal hold Swing -6.7
Victorian state election, 1976: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Don McKellar 9,992 41.6 +3.5
Labor Bill Lewis 7,839 32.7 -10.2
National Clive Mitchell 5,246 21.8 +8.2
Democratic Labor Patrick Healy 932 3.9 -1.5
Total formal votes 24,009 98.8
Informal votes 290 1.2
Turnout 24,299 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don McKellar 15,530 64.7 +11.1
Labor Bill Lewis 8,479 35.3 -11.1
Liberal hold Swing +11.1
Victorian state election, 1973: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Lewis 7,754 41.7 +3.4
Liberal Don McKellar 7,119 38.3 +6.1
Country Diana Silvester 2,709 14.6 -6.1
Democratic Labor Maurice Purcell 1,004 5.4 -3.3
Total formal votes 18,586 98.2 -0.3
Informal votes 333 1.8 +0.3
Turnout 18,919 95.6 -1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don McKellar 10,245 54.6 +7.4
Labor Bill Lewis 8,341 45.4 -7.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.4
Victorian state election, 1970: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Lewis 6,807 38.3 +5.6
Liberal Don McKellar 5,726 32.2 +3.1
Country Alma Uebergang 3,681 20.7 -8.1
Democratic Labor Adrian McInerney 1,547 8.7 -0.8
Total formal votes 17,761 98.5 +0.4
Informal votes 272 1.5 -0.4
Turnout 18,033 96.7 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Lewis 9,371 52.8 +6.4
Liberal Don McKellar 8,390 47.2 -6.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.4

Elections in the 1960s

Victorian state election, 1967: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John McClure 5,638 32.7 -2.2
Liberal Don McKellar 5,017 29.1 -3.3
Country Clive Mitchell 4,966 28.8 +5.6
Democratic Labor Frederick Baulch 1,641 9.5 0.0
Total formal votes 17,262 98.1
Informal votes 338 1.9
Turnout 17,600 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don McKellar 9,246 53.6 -5.2
Labor John McClure 8,016 46.4 +5.2
Liberal hold Swing -5.2
Victorian state election, 1964: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country George Gibbs 7,948 36.1 +3.0
Labor George Gowty 6,784 30.8 -2.3
Democratic Labor John Russell 3,730 16.9 -1.9
Country Leonard Mibus 3,577 16.2 +1.1
Total formal votes 22,039 98.6 -0.1
Informal votes 313 1.4 +0.1
Turnout 22,352 95.8 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country George Gibbs 14,289 64.8 +2.5
Labor George Gowty 7,750 35.2 -2.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing +2.5
Victorian state election, 1961: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Gowty 7,163 33.1 -3.9
Liberal and Country George Gibbs 7,160 33.1 -13.3
Democratic Labor John Russell 4,056 18.8 +2.2
Country Stewart Price 3,255 15.1 +15.1
Total formal votes 21,634 98.7 -0.6
Informal votes 291 1.3 +0.6
Turnout 21,925 96.4 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country George Gibbs 13,477 62.3 +2.3
Labor George Gowty 8,157 37.7 -2.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing +2.3

Elections in the 1950s

Victorian state election, 1958: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country George Gibbs 9,741 46.4
Labor Malcolm Gladman 7,781 37.0
Democratic Labor John Russell 3,482 16.6
Total formal votes 21,004 99.3
Informal votes 155 0.7
Turnout 21,159 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country George Gibbs 12,603 60.0
Labor Malcolm Gladman 8,401 40.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing
Victorian state election, 1955: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Malcolm Gladman 6,753 37.3
Liberal and Country George Gibbs 5,629 31.1
Country Cyril Brimblecombe 2,886 16.0
Labor (A-C) William O'Sullivan 2,818 15.6
Total formal votes 18,086 98.5
Informal votes 275 1.5
Turnout 18,361 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country George Gibbs 10,495 58.0
Labor Malcolm Gladman 7,591 42.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing
Victorian state election, 1952: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Robert Holt 9,543 64.8 +13.5
Liberal and Country Howard Turner 5,190 35.2 -3.0
Total formal votes 14,733 99.2 -0.3
Informal votes 117 0.8 +0.3
Turnout 14,850 96.1 -0.1
Labor hold Swing +12.5
Victorian state election, 1950: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Robert Holt 7,392 51.3 +3.8
Liberal and Country Harold Hedditch 5,508 38.2 +15.4
Country Charles Buerckner 1,510 10.5 -19.1
Total formal votes 14,410 99.5 +0.3
Informal votes 71 0.5 -0.3
Turnout 14,481 96.2 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Holt 7,543 52.3 +2.8
Liberal and Country Harold Hedditch 6,867 47.7 +47.7
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +2.8

References

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