Electoral results for the Division of Corangamite
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Corangamite in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until the present.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Manifold | Protectionist | 1901–1903 | |
| John Gratton Wilson | Free Trade/Anti-Socialist | 1903–1909 | |
| Liberal | 1909–1910 | ||
| James Scullin | Labor | 1910–1913 | |
| Chester Manifold | Liberal | 1913–1917 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1918 | ||
| William Gibson | Victorian Farmers' Union/Country | 1918–1929 | |
| Richard Crouch | Labor | 1929–1931 | |
| William Gibson | Country | 1931–1934 | |
| Geoffrey Street | United Australia | 1934–1940 | |
| Allan McDonald | United Australia | 1940–1945 | |
| Liberal | 1945–1953 | ||
| Dan Mackinnon | Liberal | 1953–1966 | |
| Tony Street | Liberal | 1966–1984 | |
| Stewart McArthur | Liberal | 1984–2007 | |
| Darren Cheeseman | Labor | 2007–2013 | |
| Sarah Henderson | Liberal | 2013–2019 | |
| Libby Coker | Labor | 2019–present | |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Libby Coker | 38,814 | 37.31 | −1.09 | |
| Liberal | Darcy Dunstan | 35,488 | 34.12 | +0.10 | |
| Greens | Mitch Pope | 14,925 | 14.35 | −0.98 | |
| Independent | Kate Lockhart | 4,565 | 4.39 | +4.39 | |
| One Nation | Colin Seabrook | 3,343 | 3.21 | +0.77 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Harley Mackenzie | 3,161 | 3.04 | +3.04 | |
| Trumpet of Patriots | James Jackson | 2,452 | 2.36 | +1.51 | |
| Libertarian | Paul Barker | 1,272 | 1.22 | −1.23 | |
| Total formal votes | 104,020 | 96.28 | +0.14 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,023 | 3.72 | −0.14 | ||
| Turnout | 108,043 | 94.67 | +6.61 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Libby Coker | 60,381 | 58.05 | +0.21 | |
| Liberal | Darcy Dunstan | 43,639 | 41.95 | −0.21 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +0.21 | |||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Libby Coker | 38,573 | 38.20 | +2.41 | |
| Liberal | Stephanie Asher | 34,463 | 34.13 | −8.26 | |
| Greens | Alex Marshall | 15,349 | 15.20 | +6.49 | |
| United Australia | Daniel Abou-Zeid | 3,233 | 3.20 | +1.02 | |
| One Nation | Luke Sorensen | 2,548 | 2.52 | +2.52 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Barker | 2,526 | 2.50 | +2.50 | |
| Animal Justice | Meg Watkins | 1,986 | 1.97 | −0.17 | |
| Justice | Jean-Marie D'Argent | 1,421 | 1.41 | −1.22 | |
| Federation | Stephen Juhasz | 868 | 0.86 | +0.86 | |
| Total formal votes | 100,967 | 96.11 | +0.06 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,088 | 3.89 | −0.06 | ||
| Turnout | 105,055 | 93.26 | +1.01 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Libby Coker | 58,160 | 57.60 | +6.55 | |
| Liberal | Stephanie Asher | 42,807 | 42.40 | −6.55 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +6.55 | |||

indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.Elections in the 2010s
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sarah Henderson | 43,017 | 42.33 | −1.34 | |
| Labor | Libby Coker | 36,047 | 35.47 | +1.41 | |
| Greens | Simon Northeast | 9,184 | 9.04 | −3.05 | |
| Independent | Damien Cole | 5,131 | 5.05 | +5.05 | |
| Justice | Mandy Grimley | 2,724 | 2.68 | +0.41 | |
| United Australia | Neil Harvey | 2,257 | 2.22 | +2.22 | |
| Animal Justice | Naomi Adams | 2,143 | 2.11 | −0.13 | |
| Rise Up Australia | Ian Erskine | 1,117 | 1.10 | −0.07 | |
| Total formal votes | 101,620 | 96.03 | +0.73 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,196 | 3.97 | −0.73 | ||
| Turnout | 105,816 | 94.82 | +3.83 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Libby Coker | 51,895 | 51.07 | +1.04 | |
| Liberal | Sarah Henderson | 49,725 | 48.93 | −1.04 | |
| Labor notional hold | Swing | +1.04 | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sarah Henderson | 45,687 | 46.42 | −1.83 | |
| Labor | Libby Coker | 30,267 | 30.75 | −1.28 | |
| Greens | Patchouli Paterson | 11,273 | 11.45 | −0.41 | |
| Justice | Patrice Nelson | 3,039 | 3.09 | +3.09 | |
| Family First | Alan Barron | 1,906 | 1.94 | +0.96 | |
| Animal Justice | Andy Meddick | 1,739 | 1.77 | +1.77 | |
| Independent | Michael Lawrence | 1,519 | 1.54 | +1.54 | |
| Drug Law Reform | Courtney Dalton | 1,269 | 1.29 | +1.29 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Louis Rowe | 871 | 0.89 | +0.89 | |
| Rise Up Australia | Nick Steel | 847 | 0.86 | +0.57 | |
| Total formal votes | 98,417 | 95.00 | −0.57 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,181 | 5.00 | +0.57 | ||
| Turnout | 103,598 | 93.94 | −1.60 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Sarah Henderson | 52,291 | 53.13 | −0.81 | |
| Labor | Libby Coker | 46,126 | 46.87 | +0.81 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.81 | |||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sarah Henderson | 44,778 | 48.25 | +3.15 | |
| Labor | Darren Cheeseman | 29,728 | 32.03 | −7.29 | |
| Greens | Lloyd Davies | 11,007 | 11.86 | +0.34 | |
| Palmer United | Buddy Rojek | 2,026 | 2.18 | +2.18 | |
| Sex Party | Jayden Millard | 1,726 | 1.86 | +1.86 | |
| Family First | Peter Wray | 908 | 0.98 | −0.99 | |
| Independent | Adrian Whitehead | 694 | 0.75 | +0.75 | |
| National | Andrew Black | 598 | 0.64 | +0.64 | |
| Christians | Alan Barron | 499 | 0.54 | +0.54 | |
| Country Alliance | Warren Jackman | 408 | 0.44 | +0.44 | |
| Rise Up Australia | Helen Rashleigh | 273 | 0.29 | +0.29 | |
| Protectionist | Nick Steel | 156 | 0.17 | +0.17 | |
| Total formal votes | 92,801 | 95.57 | −1.24 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,304 | 4.43 | +1.24 | ||
| Turnout | 97,105 | 95.46 | +0.56 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Sarah Henderson | 50,057 | 53.94 | +4.22 | |
| Labor | Darren Cheeseman | 42,744 | 46.06 | −4.22 | |
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +4.22 | |||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sarah Henderson | 42,155 | 44.99 | +0.29 | |
| Labor | Darren Cheeseman | 37,043 | 39.53 | −2.38 | |
| Greens | Mike Lawrence | 10,713 | 11.43 | +3.46 | |
| Family First | Ann Wojczuk | 1,850 | 1.97 | −1.59 | |
| Independent | Sally-Anne Brown | 1,418 | 1.51 | +1.51 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nathan Timmins | 520 | 0.55 | +0.36 | |
| Total formal votes | 93,699 | 96.78 | −0.69 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,117 | 3.22 | +0.69 | ||
| Turnout | 96,816 | 95.32 | −1.15 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Darren Cheeseman | 47,235 | 50.41 | −0.44 | |
| Liberal | Sarah Henderson | 46,464 | 49.59 | +0.44 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −0.44 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 40,408 | 44.70 | −7.35 | |
| Labor | Darren Cheeseman | 37,886 | 41.91 | +5.16 | |
| Greens | Fiona Nelson | 7,202 | 7.97 | +0.46 | |
| Family First | Jan Edwards | 3,217 | 3.56 | +0.82 | |
| Democrats | Gabrielle Killeen | 1,512 | 1.67 | +1.67 | |
| Liberty & Democracy | Sukrit Sabhlok | 169 | 0.19 | +0.19 | |
| Total formal votes | 90,394 | 97.47 | +0.51 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,347 | 2.53 | −0.51 | ||
| Turnout | 92,741 | 96.45 | +0.39 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Darren Cheeseman | 45,968 | 50.85 | +6.17 | |
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 44,426 | 49.15 | −6.17 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.17 | |||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 44,060 | 52.05 | +4.89 | |
| Labor | Peter McMullin | 31,105 | 36.75 | +3.20 | |
| Greens | Stephen Chenery | 6,355 | 7.51 | +1.19 | |
| Family First | Christine Modra | 2,318 | 2.74 | +2.74 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Chris Johnson | 491 | 0.58 | +0.58 | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Andrew Bailey | 313 | 0.37 | +0.37 | |
| Total formal votes | 84,642 | 96.96 | +0.37 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,652 | 3.04 | −0.37 | ||
| Turnout | 87,294 | 96.06 | −0.18 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 46,828 | 55.32 | −0.05 | |
| Labor | Peter McMullin | 37,814 | 44.68 | +0.05 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.05 | |||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 37,929 | 47.42 | +1.40 | |
| Labor | Michael Bjork-Billings | 26,569 | 33.21 | −2.87 | |
| Democrats | Robyn Hodge | 5,128 | 6.41 | +0.02 | |
| Greens | Iain Lygo | 5,098 | 6.37 | +3.30 | |
| One Nation | Graham Hills | 1,982 | 2.48 | −3.07 | |
| Liberals for Forests | Nigel Strauss | 1,960 | 2.45 | +2.45 | |
| Independent | Simon Arundell | 1,326 | 1.66 | −0.53 | |
| Total formal votes | 79,992 | 96.62 | −0.83 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,798 | 3.38 | +0.83 | ||
| Turnout | 82,790 | 96.86 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 44,529 | 55.67 | +1.17 | |
| Labor | Michael Bjork-Billings | 35,463 | 44.33 | −1.17 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.17 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 34,336 | 46.02 | −6.64 | |
| Labor | Michael Bjork-Billings | 26,923 | 36.08 | +0.22 | |
| Democrats | Jeffrey Paull | 4,765 | 6.39 | −5.10 | |
| One Nation | Duncan Maclean | 4,140 | 5.55 | +5.55 | |
| Greens | Adrian Whitehead | 2,292 | 3.07 | +3.07 | |
| Independent | Simon Arundell | 1,634 | 2.19 | +2.19 | |
| Unity | Robert Harwood | 525 | 0.70 | +0.70 | |
| Total formal votes | 74,615 | 97.45 | −0.33 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,949 | 2.55 | +0.33 | ||
| Turnout | 76,564 | 95.79 | −0.90 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 40,665 | 54.50 | −3.19 | |
| Labor | Michael Bjork-Billings | 33,950 | 45.50 | +3.19 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −3.19 | |||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 38,445 | 52.66 | +0.18 | |
| Labor | Bernie Eades | 26,179 | 35.86 | −1.80 | |
| Democrats | Pamela Johnson | 8,382 | 11.48 | +8.22 | |
| Total formal votes | 73,006 | 97.78 | +0.22 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,655 | 2.22 | −0.22 | ||
| Turnout | 74,661 | 96.70 | −0.08 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 41,939 | 57.69 | +1.73 | |
| Labor | Bernie Eades | 30,761 | 42.31 | −1.73 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.73 | |||
1993
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 38,133 | 53.40 | −0.82 | |
| Labor | Bernie Eades | 26,199 | 36.69 | +6.12 | |
| Democrats | Greta Pearce | 2,208 | 3.09 | −7.90 | |
| Independent | Norm Powell | 2,203 | 3.09 | +3.09 | |
| Independent | John Warnock | 1,231 | 1.72 | +1.72 | |
| Call to Australia | Terry Winter | 866 | 1.21 | −2.19 | |
| Natural Law | Isaac Golden | 567 | 0.79 | +0.79 | |
| Total formal votes | 71,407 | 97.54 | −0.14 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,798 | 2.46 | +0.14 | ||
| Turnout | 73,205 | 96.77 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 40,655 | 56.97 | −3.82 | |
| Labor | Bernie Eades | 30,701 | 43.03 | +3.82 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −3.82 | |||
1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 36,516 | 54.2 | +4.8 | |
| Labor | Ian Caldwell | 20,582 | 30.6 | −9.5 | |
| Democrats | Rob Mann | 7,399 | 11.0 | +4.7 | |
| Call to Australia | John Andrews | 2,293 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Independent | Bruce Wilson | 549 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 67,339 | 97.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,595 | 2.3 | |||
| Turnout | 68,934 | 96.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 40,867 | 60.8 | +5.1 | |
| Labor | Ian Caldwell | 26,356 | 39.2 | −5.1 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.1 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 32,341 | 48.3 | +0.4 | |
| Labor | Ian Caldwell | 27,620 | 41.2 | −0.7 | |
| Democrats | Rob Mann | 4,225 | 6.3 | +2.8 | |
| National | John McDonald | 2,813 | 4.2 | +0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 66,999 | 96.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 2,504 | 3.6 | |||
| Turnout | 69,503 | 95.9 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 36,572 | 54.6 | +1.2 | |
| Labor | Ian Caldwell | 30,411 | 45.4 | −1.2 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.2 | |||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 29,487 | 47.9 | −5.9 | |
| Labor | Gavan O'Connor | 25,772 | 41.9 | −4.3 | |
| Democrats | Robert Mann | 2,178 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
| National | Bruce Webster | 2,028 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
| Democratic Labor | James Jordan | 1,559 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Pensioner | Roy Charles | 552 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 61,576 | 94.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 3,846 | 5.9 | |||
| Turnout | 65,422 | 97.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 32,886 | 53.4 | −0.4 | |
| Labor | Gavan O'Connor | 28,660 | 46.6 | +0.4 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.4 | |||
1984 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 32,083 | 46.7 | −11.5 | |
| Labor | Gavan O'Connor | 25,517 | 37.1 | −4.7 | |
| National | David Seymour | 9,794 | 14.2 | +14.2 | |
| Democratic Labor | Joseph Lam | 1,336 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 68,730 | 98.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,096 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 69,826 | 92.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 40,837 | 59.4 | +1.2 | |
| Labor | Gavan O'Connor | 27,893 | 40.6 | −1.2 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.2 | |||
1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tony Street | 40,694 | 58.2 | +1.6 | |
| Labor | Gavan O'Connor | 29,231 | 41.8 | +10.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 69,925 | 98.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,190 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 71,115 | 97.2 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −4.6 | |||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tony Street | 37,913 | 56.6 | −1.9 | |
| Labor | Neil Gedge | 20,959 | 31.3 | +4.9 | |
| Democrats | Kathleen May | 5,031 | 7.5 | −2.4 | |
| Democratic Labor | Bernie Finn | 3,043 | 4.5 | +0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 66,946 | 98.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,164 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 68,110 | 96.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Tony Street | 62.8 | −5.0 | ||
| Labor | Neil Gedge | 37.2 | +5.0 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −5.0 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tony Street | 37,163 | 58.5 | −5.3 | |
| Labor | Shirley Ambrose | 16,786 | 26.4 | −4.4 | |
| Democrats | Kathleen May | 6,275 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
| Democratic Labor | Francis O'Brien | 2,756 | 4.3 | +0.3 | |
| Independent | Neil McDonald | 548 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 63,528 | 98.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,101 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 64,629 | 97.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Tony Street | 67.8 | −0.2 | ||
| Labor | Shirley Ambrose | 32.2 | +0.2 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.2 | |||
1975
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tony Street | 38,253 | 65.0 | +6.6 | |
| Labor | Shirley Ambrose | 17,433 | 29.6 | −4.6 | |
| Democratic Labor | Francis O'Brien | 2,360 | 4.0 | −1.4 | |
| Australia | Ian Slater | 538 | 0.9 | −1.1 | |
| Independent | Brian Costin | 305 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 58,889 | 98.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 800 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 59,689 | 97.5 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Tony Street | 69.2 | +5.7 | ||
| Labor | Shirley Ambrose | 30.8 | −5.7 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.7 | |||
1974
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tony Street | 32,960 | 58.4 | +5.0 | |
| Labor | Edwin Morris | 19,280 | 34.2 | −3.2 | |
| Democratic Labor | Francis O'Brien | 3,076 | 5.4 | −3.8 | |
| Australia | Ian Slater | 1,126 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 56,442 | 98.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 792 | 1.4 | |||
| Turnout | 57,234 | 96.6 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Tony Street | 63.5 | +1.8 | ||
| Labor | Edwin Morris | 36.5 | −1.8 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tony Street | 26,769 | 53.4 | −2.2 | |
| Labor | Edwin Morris | 18,729 | 37.4 | +4.2 | |
| Democratic Labor | Francis O'Brien | 4,594 | 9.2 | −2.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 50,092 | 99.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 530 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 50,622 | 97.6 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Tony Street | 61.7 | −2.9 | ||
| Labor | Edwin Morris | 38.3 | +2.9 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −2.9 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
1969
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tony Street | 25,900 | 55.6 | +6.6 | |
| Labor | Neil Moorfoot | 15,447 | 33.2 | +7.4 | |
| Democratic Labor | Francis O'Brien | 5,216 | 11.2 | −0.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 46,563 | 98.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 770 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 47,333 | 97.2 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Tony Street | 64.6 | −9.0 | ||
| Labor | Neil Moorfoot | 35.4 | +9.0 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −9.0 | |||
1966
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tony Street | 22,334 | 47.6 | −9.9 | |
| Labor | Lindsay Romey | 11,419 | 24.3 | −4.8 | |
| Country | Gilbert Anderson | 7,585 | 16.1 | +16.1 | |
| Democratic Labor | Brian Cronin | 5,634 | 12.0 | −1.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 46,972 | 97.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,160 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 48,132 | 97.2 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Tony Street | 72.1 | +2.5 | ||
| Labor | Lindsay Romey | 27.9 | −2.5 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
1963
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Dan Mackinnon | 26,347 | 57.5 | +4.7 | |
| Labor | Fred Black | 13,324 | 29.1 | +0.1 | |
| Democratic Labor | Francis O'Brien | 6,139 | 13.4 | −4.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 45,810 | 99.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 335 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 46,145 | 97.5 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Dan Mackinnon | 69.6 | +1.3 | ||
| Labor | Fred Black | 30.4 | −1.3 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.3 | |||
1961
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Dan Mackinnon | 23,319 | 52.8 | −1.0 | |
| Labor | Desmond Hulme | 12,829 | 29.0 | +2.3 | |
| Democratic Labor | Patrick Bourke | 8,032 | 18.2 | +0.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 44,180 | 98.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 668 | 1.5 | |||
| Turnout | 44,848 | 96.9 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Dan Mackinnon | 68.3 | −2.4 | ||
| Labor | Desmond Hulme | 31.7 | +2.4 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −2.4 | |||
Elections in the 1950s
1958
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Dan Mackinnon | 22,724 | 53.8 | −7.0 | |
| Labor | Edwin Morris | 11,299 | 26.7 | +0.6 | |
| Democratic Labor | Patrick Bourke | 7,526 | 17.8 | +4.8 | |
| Independent | Elsie Brushfield | 728 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 42,277 | 98.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 824 | 1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 43,101 | 96.6 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Dan Mackinnon | 70.7 | −0.5 | ||
| Labor | Edwin Morris | 29.3 | +0.5 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.5 | |||
1955
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Dan Mackinnon | 24,349 | 60.8 | +2.3 | |
| Labor | Edwin Morris | 10,463 | 26.1 | −15.4 | |
| Labor (A-C) | Leo O'Brien | 5,210 | 13.0 | +13.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 40,022 | 98.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 809 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 40,831 | 96.1 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Dan Mackinnon | 71.2 | +12.7 | ||
| Labor | Edwin Morris | 28.8 | −12.7 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +12.7 | |||
1954
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Dan Mackinnon | 22,253 | 57.6 | −1.1 | |
| Labor | Angus McLean | 16,407 | 42.4 | +1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 38,660 | 99.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 244 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 38,904 | 97.2 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −1.1 | |||
1953 by-election
1951
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Allan McDonald | 22,087 | 58.7 | +1.2 | |
| Labor | Angus McLean | 15,535 | 41.3 | +1.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 37,622 | 99.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 357 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 37,979 | 97.0 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −1.3 | |||
Elections in the 1940s
1949
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Allan McDonald | 21,670 | 57.5 | +1.1 | |
| Labor | Henry Stacpoole | 14,936 | 39.6 | −3.9 | |
| Independent | Elsie Brushfield | 1,080 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 37,686 | 99.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 286 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 37,972 | 97.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Allan McDonald | 60.0 | +3.6 | ||
| Labor | Henry Stacpoole | 40.0 | −3.6 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.6 | |||
1946
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Allan McDonald | 25,999 | 54.9 | +7.7 | |
| Labor | Henry Stacpoole | 21,317 | 45.1 | +0.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 47,316 | 99.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 393 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 47,709 | 94.7 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
1943
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Australia | Allan McDonald | 21,655 | 47.2 | −9.0 | |
| Labor | Harold Miller | 20,691 | 45.1 | +1.3 | |
| Independent | Elsie Brushfield | 1,856 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
| Independent Country | Sydney Donaldson | 1,643 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 45,845 | 98.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 515 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 46,360 | 96.6 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| United Australia | Allan McDonald | 24,342 | 53.1 | −3.1 | |
| Labor | Harold Miller | 21,503 | 46.9 | +3.1 | |
| United Australia hold | Swing | +3.1 | |||
1940
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Australia | Allan McDonald | 26,665 | 56.2 | +2.3 | |
| Labor | Harold Miller | 20,801 | 43.8 | −2.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 47,466 | 99.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 371 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 47,837 | 95.7 | |||
| United Australia hold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
1937
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Australia | Geoffrey Street | 25,788 | 53.9 | +13.8 | |
| Labor | Arthur Haywood | 22,096 | 46.1 | +9.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 47,884 | 99.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 494 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 48,378 | 96.5 | |||
| United Australia hold | Swing | −5.7 | |||
1934
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Australia | Geoffrey Street | 15,400 | 36.8 | +36.8 | |
| Labor | Arthur Haywood | 15,222 | 36.4 | −0.7 | |
| Country | Gordon McGregor | 5,217 | 12.5 | −40.0 | |
| Country | Gordon Bristow | 4,334 | 10.4 | +10.4 | |
| Independent | Bevis Walters | 1,676 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,849 | 96.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,687 | 3.9 | |||
| Turnout | 43,536 | 95.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| United Australia | Geoffrey Street | 23,296 | 55.7 | +55.7 | |
| Labor | Arthur Haywood | 18,553 | 44.3 | +7.2 | |
| United Australia gain from Country | Swing | −7.2 | |||
1931
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | William Gibson | 25,985 | 62.9 | +15.0 | |
| Labor | Richard Crouch | 15,321 | 37.1 | −15.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,306 | 98.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 540 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 41,846 | 95.7 | |||
| Country gain from Labor | Swing | +15.0 | |||
Elections in the 1920s
1929
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Richard Crouch | 20,924 | 52.1 | +5.1 | |
| Country | William Gibson | 19,244 | 47.9 | −5.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 40,168 | 98.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 461 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 40,629 | 95.3 | |||
| Labor gain from Country | Swing | +5.1 | |||
1928
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | William Gibson | 20,501 | 53.0 | −2.5 | |
| Labor | Richard Crouch | 18,211 | 47.0 | +2.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 38,712 | 97.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 959 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 39,671 | 95.4 | |||
| Country hold | Swing | −2.5 | |||
1925
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | William Gibson | 21,557 | 55.5 | +27.0 | |
| Labor | William Nicol | 17,297 | 44.5 | +0.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 38,854 | 98.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 502 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 39,356 | 92.2 | |||
| Country hold | Swing | +1.6 | |||
1922
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Richard Crouch | 10,788 | 44.5 | +5.0 | |
| Country | William Gibson | 6,908 | 28.5 | −8.2 | |
| Nationalist | Allan McDonald | 6,530 | 27.0 | +3.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 24,226 | 97.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 688 | 2.8 | |||
| Turnout | 24,914 | 62.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Country | William Gibson | 13,059 | 53.9 | −4.3 | |
| Labor | Richard Crouch | 11,167 | 46.1 | +4.3 | |
| Country hold | Swing | −4.3 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
1919
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Edward Malone | 10,280 | 37.4 | −2.2 | |
| Victorian Farmers | William Gibson | 8,632 | 31.4 | +31.4 | |
| Nationalist | Allan McDonald | 8,563 | 31.2 | −29.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,475 | 96.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 969 | 3.4 | |||
| Turnout | 28,444 | 80.3 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Victorian Farmers | William Gibson | 16,864 | 61.4 | +61.4 | |
| Labor | Edward Malone | 10,611 | 38.6 | −1.0 | |
| Victorian Farmers hold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
1918 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | James Scullin | 10,630 | 42.5 | +2.9 | |
| Victorian Farmers | William Gibson | 6,604 | 26.4 | +26.4 | |
| Nationalist | George Knox | 5,737 | 22.9 | −37.5 | |
| Ind. Nationalist | Russell Coldham | 1,174 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
| Returned Soldiers | Thomas Leaper | 895 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 25,040 | 98.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 516 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 25,553 | 73.2 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Victorian Farmers | William Gibson | 14,096 | 56.3 | +56.3 | |
| Labor | James Scullin | 10,944 | 43.7 | +4.1 | |
| Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist | Swing | −4.1 | |||
1917
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | Chester Manifold | 18,432 | 60.4 | +8.8 | |
| Labor | Christopher Bennett | 12,067 | 39.6 | −8.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,499 | 98.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 562 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 31,061 | 84.6 | |||
| Nationalist hold | Swing | +8.8 | |||
1914
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Chester Manifold | 16,575 | 51.6 | −0.6 | |
| Labor | Thomas Burke | 15,535 | 48.4 | +0.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 32,110 | 98.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 530 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 32,640 | 85.8 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.6 | |||
1913
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Chester Manifold | 16,572 | 52.2 | +6.1 | |
| Labor | James Scullin | 15,173 | 47.8 | −6.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 31,745 | 99.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 281 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 32,026 | 81.2 | |||
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +6.1 | |||
1910
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Scullin | 11,300 | 54.7 | +29.4 | |
| Liberal | Gratton Wilson | 9,350 | 45.3 | −29.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 20,650 | 98.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 385 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 21,035 | 68.6 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +29.4 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
1906
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Socialist | Gratton Wilson | 7,475 | 43.9 | +8.7 | |
| Protectionist | Desmond Dunne | 5,237 | 30.8 | +8.1 | |
| Labour | Thomas Carey | 4,306 | 25.3 | +25.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 17,018 | 95.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 765 | 4.3 | |||
| Turnout | 17,783 | 61.3 | |||
| Anti-Socialist hold | Swing | +4.4 | |||
1903
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Gratton Wilson | 4,600 | 35.2 | +35.2 | |
| Ind. Protectionist | Desmond Dunne | 4,036 | 30.8 | +30.8 | |
| Protectionist | Agar Wynne | 2,968 | 22.7 | −49.5 | |
| Ind. Protectionist | John Woods | 1,484 | 11.3 | −16.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 13,088 | 99.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 138 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 13,226 | 55.5 | |||
| Free Trade gain from Protectionist | Swing | +35.2 | |||
1901
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Chester Manifold | 3,886 | 72.2 | +72.2 | |
| Ind. Protectionist | John Woods | 1,495 | 27.8 | +27.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 5,381 | 99.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 34 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 5,415 | 48.6 | |||
| Protectionist win | (new seat) | ||||
References
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- ^ Corangamite, VIC, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Corangamite, VIC, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
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- ^ 2013 results for Corangamite, AEC.
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- ^ "By-Elections 1983-1984". Psephos.
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