Electoral results for the district of Wimmera
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This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Wimmera in Victorian state elections.
Members for Wimmera
[edit]Two members (1856–1859) | |||||||
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Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
William Hammill | None | 1856–1857 | James McCulloch | None | 1856–1859 | ||
John Quarterman | None | 1857–1859 |
One member (1859–1877) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Robert Firebrace | None | 1859–1861 | |
Samuel Wilson | None | 1861–1864 | |
James MacBain | None | 1864–1877 |
Two members (1877–1889) | |||||||
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Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
James MacBain | None | 1877–1880 | Robert Clark | None | 1877–1880 | ||
Walter Madden | None | 1880–1889 | William O'Callaghan | None | 1880–1883 | ||
Richard Baker | None | 1883–1889 |
One member (1992–2002) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Bill McGrath | National | 1992–1999 | |
Hugh Delahunty | National | 1999–2002 |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Hugh Delahunty | 9,866 | 32.4 | -24.5 | |
Liberal | Garry Cross | 9,450 | 31.1 | +31.1 | |
Labor | Les Power | 7,230 | 23.8 | +3.0 | |
One Nation | Bob Mackley | 1,630 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
Independent | Doug Hallam | 1,446 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Independent | Laurie Liston | 792 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Total formal votes | 30,414 | 97.2 | −1.4 | ||
Informal votes | 878 | 2.8 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 31,292 | 95.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Hugh Delahunty | 19,850 | 65.1 | -6.1 | |
Labor | Les Power | 10,648 | 34.9 | +6.1 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
National | Hugh Delahunty | 17,510 | 57.6 | -13.6 | |
Liberal | Garry Cross | 12,904 | 42.4 | +42.4 | |
National hold | Swing | -13.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Bill McGrath | 17,844 | 56.9 | -22.7 | |
Independent | Gary Cross | 6,727 | 21.5 | +21.5 | |
Labor | Les Power | 6,498 | 20.7 | +0.3 | |
Natural Law | Nick Kenos | 282 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 31,351 | 98.6 | +1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 441 | 1.4 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 31,792 | 95.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Bill McGrath | 22,275 | 71.2 | -8.4 | |
Labor | Les Power | 9,023 | 28.8 | +8.4 | |
National hold | Swing | -8.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Bill McGrath | 25,325 | 79.6 | +30.0 | |
Labor | Felix Blatt | 6,485 | 20.4 | -0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 31,810 | 97.6 | −0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 794 | 2.4 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 32,604 | 97.3 | |||
National hold | Swing | +2.0 |
References
[edit]- ^ Green, Antony. "1999 Victorian State Election Results" (PDF). ABC.