Electoral results for the district of Ballarat North

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Ballarat North in Victorian state elections.

Members for Ballarat North

MemberPartyTerm
  Russell White Country 1955-1960
  Tom Evans Liberal and Country 1960-1965
  Liberal 1965-1988
  Steve Elder Liberal 1988-1992

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

Victorian state election, 1988: Ballarat North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Steve Elder 14,183 47.50 -9.63
Labor Steve Bracks 13,123 43.95 +1.08
National Geoffrey Mark 1,903 6.37 +6.37
Independent J. Blanchard 653 2.19 +2.19
Total formal votes 29,862 98.21
Informal votes 544 1.79
Turnout 30,406 94.45
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Steve Elder 15,921 53.55 -3.58
Labor Steve Bracks 13,810 46.45 +3.58
Liberal hold Swing -3.58
Ballarat North state by-election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Steve Elder 12,831 46.25 -10.88
Labor Steve Bracks 11,513 41.50 -1.37
National Geoffrey Mark 3,396 12.24 +12.24
Total formal votes 27,740 98.29
Informal votes 483 1.71
Turnout 28,223 89.86
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Steve Elder 15,715 56.65 -0.48
Labor Steve Bracks 12,025 43.35 +0.48
Liberal hold Swing -0.48
Victorian state election, 1985: Ballarat North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tom Evans 16,497 57.1 +5.0
Labor Steve Bracks 12,377 42.9 -0.5
Total formal votes 28,874 98.2
Informal votes 518 1.8
Turnout 29,392 94.5
Liberal hold Swing +3.2
Victorian state election, 1982: Ballarat North[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tom Evans 13,873 52.93 -3.39
Labor Bill Horrocks 11,107 42.38 -1.30
Democrats W.A. Ross 1,231 4.70 +4.70
Total formal votes 26,211 98.56 +0.92
Informal votes 383 1.44 -0.92
Turnout 26,594 94.25 -0.60
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Evans 14,396 54.92 -1.40
Labor Bill Horrocks 11,815 45.08 +1.40
Liberal hold Swing -1.40

Elections in the 1970s

Victorian state election, 1979: Ballarat North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tom Evans 14,324 56.32 -0.47
Labor Bill Horrocks 11,108 43.68 +6.14
Total formal votes 25,432 97.64 -0.67
Informal votes 616 2.36 +0.67
Turnout 26,048 94.85 -0.46
Liberal hold Swing -5.57
Victorian state election, 1976: Ballarat North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tom Evans 13,702 56.8 +4.1
Labor Jeremy Harper 9,057 37.5 -1.5
Democratic Labor Dennis O'Reilly 1,369 5.7 -2.3
Total formal votes 24,128 98.3
Informal votes 416 1.7
Turnout 24,544 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Evans 14,934 61.9 +1.9
Labor Jeremy Harper 9,194 38.1 -1.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.9
Victorian state election, 1973: Ballarat North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tom Evans 13,631 53.84 +4.34
Labor Jim Caddy 9,513 37.58 +2.56
Democratic Labor Moya Schaefer 2,171 8.58 -6.90
Total formal votes 25,315 98.08 +0.01
Informal votes 495 1.92 -0.01
Turnout 25,810 95.09 -1.05
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Evans 15,477 61.14 -2.70
Labor Jim Caddy 9,838 38.86 +2.70
Liberal hold Swing -2.70
Victorian state election, 1970: Ballarat North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tom Evans 11,266 49.50 -0.59
Labor Kevin Flynn 7,971 35.02 +2.09
Democratic Labor Walter Brown 3,522 15.48 -0.60
Total formal votes 22,759 98.07 -0.03
Informal votes 447 1.93 +0.03
Turnout 23,206 96.14 -0.54
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Evans 14,350 63.84 -0.69
Labor Kevin Flynn 8,229 36.16 +0.69
Liberal hold Swing -0.69

Elections in the 1960s

Victorian state election, 1967: Ballarat North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tom Evans 11,169 50.09 -0.51
Labor Kevin Flynn 7,342 32.93 +1.18
Democratic Labor Walter Brown 3,787 16.98 -0.66
Total formal votes 22,298 98.10 -0.56
Informal votes 431 1.90 +0.56
Turnout 22,729 96.68 -0.01
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Evans 14,388 64.53 -1.07
Labor Kevin Flynn 7,910 35.47 +1.07
Liberal hold Swing -1.07
Victorian state election, 1964: Ballarat North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Tom Evans 11,061 50.60 +14.67
Labor John Hayes 6,940 31.75 -5.07
Democratic Labor Walter Brown 3,857 17.64 -1.32
Total formal votes 21,858 98.66 +0.12
Informal votes 297 1.34 -0.12
Turnout 22,155 96.69 +0.99
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Tom Evans 14,339 65.60 +5.82
Labor John Hayes 7,519 34.40 -5.82
Liberal and Country hold Swing +5.82
Victorian state election, 1961: Ballarat North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Philip Gray 7,842 36.82 +7.13
Liberal and Country Tom Evans 7,653 35.93 +15.63
Democratic Labor Walter Brown 4,038 18.96 +3.24
Country Alexander Hoffert 1,765 8.29 -26.00
Total formal votes 21,298 98.54 -0.02
Informal votes 315 1.46 +0.02
Turnout 21,613 95.70 -0.57
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Tom Evans 12,732 59.78 +22.45
Labor Philip Gray 8,566 40.22 +40.22
Liberal and Country gain from Country Swing +22.45
Ballarat North state by-election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Philip Gray 6,870 33.55 +3.86
Liberal and Country Tom Evans 5,617 27.43 +7.13
Country Alexander Hoffert 3,891 19.00 -15.29
Democratic Labor Walter Brown 3,423 16.71 +0.99
Independent Albert Woodward 673 3.28 +3.28
Total formal votes 20,474 98.14 -0.42
Informal votes 389 1.86 +0.42
Turnout 20,863 93.92 -2.35
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Tom Evans 12,069 58.95 +21.62
Labor Philip Gray 8,405 41.05 +41.05
Liberal and Country gain from Country Swing +21.62

Elections in the 1950s

Victorian state election, 1958: Ballarat North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Russell White 7,151 34.29 -3.61
Labor Ron House 6,192 29.69 +4.93
Liberal and Country Tom Evans 4,233 20.30 +3.40
Democratic Labor James Meere 3,279 15.72 -4.72
Total formal votes 20,855 98.56 +0.14
Informal votes 304 1.44 -0.14
Turnout 21,159 96.27 -0.12
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Russell White 13,069 62.67 -8.58
Liberal and Country Tom Evans 7,786 37.33 +37.33
Country hold Swing -8.58
Victorian state election, 1955: Ballarat North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Russell White 7,405 37.90
Labor Jack Smethurst 4,840 24.76
Labor (A-C) Thomas Lane 3,996 20.44
Liberal and Country Arthur Nicholson 3,305 16.90
Total formal votes 19,546 98.42
Informal votes 313 1.58
Turnout 19,859 96.39
Two-party-preferred result
Country Russell White 13,927 71.25
Labor Jack Smethurst 5,619 28.75
Country win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ Cleary, Colin (2007). Ballarat Labor. Epsom, Victoria: Colin Cleary. ISBN 978-0-646-47526-4.
  2. ↑ Hughes, Colin A., Don Aitken (1987). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0909779244.
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