This is a list of electoral results for the Nunawading Province in Victorian state elections.
Members for Nunawading Province
Member 1 | Party | Year |
| Vernon Hauser | Liberal | 1976 | Member 2 | Party |
1979 | | Peter Block | Liberal |
| Laurie McArthur | Labor | 1982 |
1985 | | Bob Ives | Labor |
1985 | | Rosemary Varty | Liberal |
| George Cox | Liberal | 1988 |
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Election results
Elections in the 1980s
1988 Victorian state election: Nunawading Province[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | George Cox | 56,764 | 51.1 | +5.0 |
| Labor | Laurie McArthur | 54,308 | 48.9 | +3.1 |
Total formal votes | 111,072 | 96.7 | -1.0 |
Informal votes | 3,782 | 3.3 | +1.0 |
Turnout | 114,854 | 93.4 | -0.6 |
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +1.1 | |
[2] 1985 Nunawading Province state by-election Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Rosemary Varty | 51,006 | 49.2 | +3.1 |
| Labor | Robert S Ives | 40,578 | 39.2 | -6.6 |
| Democrats | Michael Nardella | 4,760 | 4.6 | -3.5 |
| Call to Australia | William A Watson | 2,682 | 2.6 | |
| Nuclear Disarmament | Jennifer M Cotterell | 2,530 | 2.4 | |
| Democratic Labor | Peter A Ferwerda | 1,361 | 1.3 | |
| | Basil J Smith | 438 | 0.4 | |
| | Brian R Lumsden | 204 | 0.2 | |
| | Wilhelm Kapphan | 75 | 0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 103,634 | | |
Informal votes | 2,055 | 1.9 | |
Turnout | 105,689 | | |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Liberal | Rosemary Varty | 52,086 | 50.3 | |
| Labor | Robert Ives | 40,818 | 39.4 | |
| Democrats | Michael Nardella | 4,947 | 4.8 | |
| Call to Australia | William A Watson | 3,120 | 3.0 | |
| Nuclear Disarmament | Jennifer Cotterell | 2,649 | 2.6 | |
| hold | Swing | | |
- A full distribution of preferences was not carried out, as Varty recorded a majority after the fifth count.
- Includes the casting vote by the returning officer.
- This result was overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns and a by-election was held.
Elections in the 1970s
References
- ^ Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1988". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "Victoria - Legislative Council - Election of 2 March 1985". Psephos. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1985". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1982". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1979". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1976". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 11 October 2020.