title: Electoral results for the district of Swan Hill
text: # Electoral results for the district of Swan Hill
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Swan Hill in Victorian state elections.
  
  ## Members for Swan Hill
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | John Gray | Ministerialist | 1904–1917 |
  | John Gray | Independent | 1904–1917 |
  | John Gray | Commonwealth Liberal | 1904–1917 |
  | John Gray | Nationalist | 1904–1917 |
  | Percy Stewart | Farmers Union | 1917–1919 |
  | Francis Old | Farmers Union | 1919–1945 |
  | Francis Old | Country | 1919–1945 |
  | John Hipworth | Country | 1945–1949 |
  | John Hipworth | Liberal | 1949–1952 |
  | Harold Stirling | Country | 1952–1968 |
  | Henry Broad | Country | 1968–1973 |
  | Alan Wood | Liberal | 1973–1983 |
  | Barry Steggall | National | 1983–2002 |
  | Peter Walsh | National | 2002–2014 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 2010s
  
  2010 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Peter Walsh | 22,086 | 75.04 | +27.61 |
  | | Labor | Sharon Garrick | 4,802 | 16.32 | -2.19 |
  | | Greens | Morgana Russell | 1,326 | 4.51 | +0.57 |
  | | Family First | Garion Pearse | 1,219 | 4.14 | +0.81 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,433 | 95.33 | +0.00 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,441 | 4.67 | +0.00 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,874 | 93.35 | -0.42 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Peter Walsh | 23,343 | 79.33 | +5.93 |
  | | Labor | Sharon Garrick | 6,081 | 20.67 | -5.93 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +5.93 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2000s
  
  2006 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Peter Walsh | 14,302 | 47.4 | +12.5 |
  | | Liberal | Suellen Tomamichel | 7,541 | 25.0 | -1.6 |
  | | Labor | Glenn Morrison | 5,582 | 18.5 | -7.9 |
  | | Greens | Simon Roberts | 1,189 | 3.9 | -1.3 |
  | | Family First | Martin Jones | 1,004 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
  | | Citizens Electoral Council | Trudy Campbell | 534 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,152 | 95.3 | -1.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,476 | 4.7 | +1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,628 | 93.8 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Peter Walsh | 22,152 | 73.4 | +9.2 |
  | | Labor | Glenn Morrison | 8,029 | 26.6 | -9.2 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +9.2 | |
  
  2002 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Peter Walsh | 11,066 | 34.9 | -5.8 |
  | | Liberal | Suellen Tomamichel | 8,438 | 26.6 | +18.7 |
  | | Labor | Graeme Hill | 8,384 | 26.4 | +4.4 |
  | | Independent | Rob Sonogan | 2,217 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
  | | Greens | Jacquie Kelly | 1,635 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,740 | 96.8 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,038 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,778 | 94.6 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Peter Walsh | 20,362 | 64.2 | +2.2 |
  | | Labor | Graeme Hill | 11,378 | 35.8 | -2.2 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +2.2 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1990s
  
  1999 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Barry Steggall | 12,378 | 45.2 | -13.8 |
  | | Independent | Carl Ditterich | 6,192 | 22.6 | +22.6 |
  | | Labor | Dallas Williams | 5,511 | 20.1 | +2.7 |
  | | Independent | Bill Maher | 1,435 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
  | | One Nation | Bill Croft | 1,383 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
  | | Independent | Gerrit Schorel | 257 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
  | | Independent | Leigh Bonney | 219 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,375 | 96.3 | -2.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,066 | 3.7 | +2.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,441 | 94.5 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Barry Steggall | 16,864 | 61.4 | -7.6 |
  | | Labor | Dallas Williams | 10,619 | 38.6 | +7.6 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Barry Steggall | 14,450 | 52.8 | -16.2 |
  | | Independent | Carl Ditterich | 12,925 | 47.2 | +47.2 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | -16.2 | |
  
  1996 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Barry Steggall | 17,007 | 59.0 | -16.4 |
  | | Independent | Tom Bowles | 6,270 | 21.8 | +21.8 |
  | | Labor | Vera Alcock | 5,027 | 17.4 | +0.6 |
  | | Natural Law | Chris Hadzilias | 505 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,809 | 98.3 | +0.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 509 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,318 | 95.2 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Barry Steggall | 19,782 | 69.0 | -10.4 |
  | | Labor | Vera Alcock | 8,908 | 31.0 | +10.4 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | -10.4 | |
  
  1992 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Barry Steggall | 22,361 | 75.4 | +16.3 |
  | | Labor | Vera Alcock | 4,981 | 16.8 | -3.4 |
  | | Independent | Geoff Burnside | 2,306 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,648 | 97.6 | -0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 731 | 2.4 | +0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,379 | 96.3 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Barry Steggall | 23,551 | 79.4 | +1.9 |
  | | Labor | Vera Alcock | 6,092 | 20.6 | -1.9 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  1988 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Barry Steggall | 15,539 | 60.74 | +2.38 |
  | | Labor | Ronald Stanton | 5,132 | 20.06 | -0.64 |
  | | Liberal | Daphne Wilkins | 4,912 | 19.20 | -1.74 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,583 | 98.20 | -0.29 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 468 | 1.80 | +0.29 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,051 | 92.99 | -1.25 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Barry Steggall | 19,940 | 77.96 | +2.17 |
  | | Labor | Ronald Stanton | 5,638 | 22.04 | +22.04 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +2.17 | |
  
  1985 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Barry Steggall | 15,192 | 58.4 | +38.6 |
  | | Liberal | Ian Ray | 5,450 | 20.9 | -35.7 |
  | | Labor | Ronald Stanton | 5,388 | 20.7 | +0.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,030 | 98.5 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 398 | 1.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,428 | 94.2 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Barry Steggall | 20,199 | 77.6 | +3.7 |
  | | Labor | Ronald Stanton | 5,831 | 22.4 | -3.7 |
  | | National gain from Liberal | National gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Liberal and National candidates for Swan Hill.
  
  1983 Swan Hill state by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Barry Steggall | 10,444 | 44.2 | +25.5 |
  | | Liberal | William Richards | 7,517 | 31.8 | -26.9 |
  | | Labor | Ronald Stanton | 5,648 | 23.9 | +4.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,609 | 99.1 | +0.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 203 | 0.9 | -0.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,812 | 88.3 | -6.3 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Barry Steggall | 14,736 | 62.4 | +62.4 |
  | | Liberal | William Richards | 8,873 | 37.6 | -39.4 |
  | | National gain from Liberal | National gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1982 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Alan Wood | 14,493 | 58.7 | -0.3 |
  | | Labor | Ian Hardie | 4,748 | 19.2 | +1.5 |
  | | National | David Shannon | 4,611 | 18.7 | -4.7 |
  | | Democrats | John Greig | 858 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,710 | 98.3 | -0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 414 | 1.7 | +0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,124 | 94.6 | -0.9 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Alan Wood | 19,024 | 77.0 | +2.2 |
  | | Labor | Ian Hardie | 5,686 | 23.0 | -2.2 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.2 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  1979 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Alan Wood | 14,371 | 59.0 | +10.7 |
  | | National | Keith Warne | 5,698 | 23.4 | -11.9 |
  | | Labor | Geoffrey Ferns | 4,300 | 17.7 | +3.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,369 | 98.4 | -0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 394 | 1.6 | +0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,763 | 95.5 | +0.8 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Alan Wood | 18,223 | 74.8 | -8.4 |
  | | Labor | Geoffrey Ferns | 6,146 | 25.2 | +8.4 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -8.4 | |
  
  * The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Liberal and National candidates for Swan Hill.
  
  1976 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Alan Wood | 11,318 | 48.3 | +17.3 |
  | | National | James Mitchell | 8,258 | 35.3 | -3.5 |
  | | Labor | Graeme Lechte | 3,352 | 14.3 | -8.8 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Daniel Mason | 494 | 2.1 | -5.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,422 | 98.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 331 | 1.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,753 | 94.7 | |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Alan Wood | 14,097 | 60.2 | +9.2 |
  | | National | James Mitchell | 9,325 | 39.8 | -9.2 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +9.2 | |
  
  1973 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Henry Broad | 7,148 | 38.9 | -1.0 |
  | | Liberal | Alan Wood | 5,965 | 32.5 | +12.1 |
  | | Labor | Patricia Fraser | 3,958 | 21.5 | -4.9 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Rodger Donohue | 1,305 | 7.1 | -6.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,376 | 97.6 | +0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 453 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,829 | 95.1 | -0.7 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Alan Wood | 9,421 | 51.3 | +51.3 |
  | | Country | Henry Broad | 8,955 | 48.7 | -21.6 |
  | | Liberal gain from Country | Liberal gain from Country | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1970 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Henry Broad | 6,960 | 39.9 | -17.3 |
  | | Labor | Jack McLean | 4,605 | 26.4 | +11.7 |
  | | Liberal | Laurence Troy | 3,564 | 20.4 | +8.9 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Rodger Donohue | 2,312 | 13.3 | -3.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,441 | 97.2 | -0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 495 | 2.8 | +0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,936 | 95.8 | +0.2 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Henry Broad | 12,268 | 70.3 | -11.4 |
  | | Labor | Jack McLean | 5,173 | 29.7 | +11.4 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Henry Broad | 11,437 | 65.6 | -16.1 |
  | | Liberal | Laurence Troy | 6,004 | 34.4 | +34.4 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -16.1 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  1968 Swan Hill state by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Henry Broad | 8,080 | 47.9 | -9.3 |
  | | Liberal | Gordon Harrison | 4,424 | 26.3 | +14.8 |
  | | Labor | John McLean | 4,350 | 25.8 | +11.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,854 | 98.6 | +1.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 244 | 1.4 | -1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,098 | 91.9 | -3.7 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Henry Broad | 9,492 | 56.3 | |
  | | Liberal | Gordon Harrison | 7,362 | 43.7 | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1967 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Harold Stirling | 9,842 | 57.2 | -0.8 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John Carty | 2,865 | 16.6 | +5.5 |
  | | Labor | Robert Dorning | 2,522 | 14.7 | -8.6 |
  | | Liberal | Bernard Treseder | 1,985 | 11.5 | +3.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,214 | 97.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 417 | 2.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,631 | 95.6 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Harold Stirling | 14,064 | 81.7 | +7.0 |
  | | Labor | Robert Dorning | 3,150 | 18.3 | -7.0 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +7.0 | |
  
  1964 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Harold Stirling | 7,182 | 38.7 | +11.3 |
  | | Country | Thomas Mellor | 4,405 | 23.8 | +23.8 |
  | | Labor | Jack McLean | 3,396 | 18.3 | +5.2 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John McMahon | 2,118 | 11.4 | -1.7 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Bernard Treseder | 1,438 | 7.8 | -11.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,539 | 96.4 | -0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 686 | 3.6 | +0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,225 | 95.6 | -0.8 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Harold Stirling | 14,589 | 78.7 | -6.7 |
  | | Labor | Jack McLean | 3,950 | 21.3 | +6.7 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -6.7 | |
  
  1961 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Herbert Hilton | 5,041 | 27.4 | +27.4 |
  | | Country | Harold Stirling | 4,514 | 24.5 | -42.9 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Gordon Harrison | 3,494 | 19.0 | +19.0 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John McMahon | 2,415 | 13.1 | +13.1 |
  | | Labor | Clarence Wohlers | 1,812 | 9.8 | +9.8 |
  | | Independent | John Hipworth | 1,150 | 6.2 | -26.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,426 | 97.0 | -0.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 566 | 3.0 | +0.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,992 | 96.4 | +1.1 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Harold Stirling | 15,740 | 85.4 | -1.0 |
  | | Labor | Clarence Wohlers | 2,686 | 14.6 | +1.0 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Harold Stirling | 11,087 | 60.2 | -7.2 |
  | | Country | Herbert Hilton | 7,339 | 39.8 | +39.8 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  1958 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Harold Stirling | 12,402 | 67.4 |
  | | Independent | John Hipworth | 6,006 | 32.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,408 | 97.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 399 | 2.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,807 | 95.3 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |
  
  1955 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Harold Stirling | 8,105 | 46.4 |
  | | Independent | Duncan Douglas | 5,824 | 33.4 |
  | | Independent | John Hipworth | 3,528 | 20.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,457 | 98.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 348 | 2.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,805 | 94.5 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Harold Stirling | 9,472 | 54.2 |
  | | Independent | Duncan Douglas | 7,985 | 45.8 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |
  
  1952 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Harold Stirling | 5,171 | 39.1 | -9.2 |
  | | Electoral Reform | John Hipworth | 4,082 | 30.9 | +30.9 |
  | | Independent | Duncan Douglas | 3,970 | 30.0 | +30.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,223 | 97.9 | -1.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 278 | 2.1 | +1.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,501 | 94.3 | -0.1 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Harold Stirling | 9,124 | 57.4 | +9.1 |
  | | Electoral Reform | John Hipworth | 5,504 | 41.6 | +41.6 |
  | | Country gain from Liberal and Country | Country gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1950 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | John Hipworth | 6,792 | 51.7 | +51.7 |
  | | Country | Samuel Lockhart | 6,339 | 48.3 | -16.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,131 | 99.1 | -0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 124 | 0.9 | +0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,255 | 94.4 | 0.0 |
  | | Liberal and Country gain from Country | Liberal and Country gain from Country | Swing | N/A | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1940s
  
  1947 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | John Hipworth | 8,324 | 64.9 | +25.4 |
  | | Labor | Philip Meehan | 3,360 | 26.2 | -4.3 |
  | | Independent Country | Stanley Taylor | 1,145 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,829 | 99.3 | +1.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 90 | 0.7 | -1.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,919 | 94.4 | +7.6 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  1945 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent Country | John Hipworth | 4,515 | 39.5 |
  | | Labor | William Kent | 3,493 | 30.5 |
  | | Country | Francis Old | 3,429 | 30.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,437 | 98.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 208 | 1.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,645 | 86.8 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Independent Country | John Hipworth | 6,962 | 60.9 |
  | | Labor | William Kent | 4,475 | 39.1 |
  | | Independent Country gain from Country | Independent Country gain from Country | Swing | |
  
  1943 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Francis Old | 4,590 | 62.7 | +3.5 |
  | | Labor | William Kent | 2,727 | 37.3 | +37.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,317 | 97.0 | -1.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 223 | 3.0 | +1.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,540 | 84.6 | -9.4 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1940 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Francis Old | 5,030 | 59.2 | -5.0 |
  | | Country | Percy Byrnes | 1,776 | 20.9 | -5.1 |
  | | Country | Launcelot Nind | 1,686 | 19.8 | +19.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,492 | 98.4 | -0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 138 | 1.6 | +0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,630 | 94.0 | +0.9 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  ### Elections in the 1930s
  
  1937 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Francis Old | 5,540 | 64.2 | +21.6 |
  | | Country | Percy Byrnes | 2,246 | 26.0 | +26.0 |
  | | United Australia | Alfred Jager | 842 | 9.8 | +9.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,628 | 98.6 | +0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 126 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,754 | 93.1 | +1.1 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  1935 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Francis Old | 3,765 | 42.6 | -12.5 |
  | | Independent | Cyril Judd | 2,631 | 29.8 | +29.8 |
  | | Independent | Robert Roberts | 1,237 | 14.0 | +14.0 |
  | | Independent | William Sullivan | 1,196 | 13.6 | +13.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,829 | 98.2 | -0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 164 | 1.8 | +0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,993 | 92.0 | -1.1 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Francis Old | 4,496 | 50.9 | -8.7 |
  | | Independent | Cyril Judd | 4,333 | 49.1 | +49.1 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1932 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Francis Old | 3,381 | 40.0 | -16.7 |
  | | Independent Country | Ernest Gray | 1,958 | 23.2 | +23.2 |
  | | Independent | Phillip Purves | 1,826 | 21.6 | +21.6 |
  | | Country | Walton McManus | 1,278 | 15.1 | +15.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,443 | 98.8 | -0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 100 | 1.2 | +0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,543 | 93.1 | +2.3 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Francis Old | 5,030 | 59.6 | +2.9 |
  | | Independent Country | Ernest Gray | 3,413 | 40.4 | +40.4 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1920s
  
  1929 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Francis Old | 4,706 | 56.7 | +13.2 |
  | | Country Progressive | Thomas Connellan | 3,590 | 43.3 | +16.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,296 | 99.2 | +2.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 71 | 0.8 | -2.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,367 | 90.8 | +3.7 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1927 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Francis Old | 3,245 | 43.5 |
  | | Independent | William Sullivan | 2,190 | 29.4 |
  | | Country Progressive | Ernest Gray | 2,021 | 27.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,456 | 96.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 240 | 3.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,696 | 87.1 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Francis Old | 4,510 | 60.5 |
  | | Independent | William Sullivan | 2,946 | 39.5 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |
  
  1924 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Francis Old | 5,347 | 52.4 | -20.7 |
  | | Labor | Edward Nicholls | 3,187 | 31.2 | +31.2 |
  | | Nationalist | Ernest Gray | 1,663 | 16.3 | -10.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,197 | 98.0 | -0.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 211 | 2.0 | +0.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,408 | 48.5 | 0.0 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Francis Old | | 66.2 | -6.9 |
  | | Labor | Edward Nicholls | | 33.8 | +33.8 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Two party preferred vote was estimated.
  
  1921 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Victorian Farmers | Francis Old | 6,360 | 73.1 | -2.9 |
  | | Nationalist | Royden Patterson | 2,340 | 26.9 | +2.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,700 | 98.9 | +5.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 94 | 1.1 | -5.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,794 | 48.5 | -2.4 |
  | | Victorian Farmers hold | Victorian Farmers hold | Swing | -2.9 | |
  
  1920 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Victorian Farmers | Francis Old | 6,386 | 76.0 | +25.1 |
  | | Nationalist | Frank Hughes | 2,015 | 24.0 | +0.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,401 | 93.8 | -2.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 559 | 6.2 | +2.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,960 | 50.9 | -5.8 |
  | | Victorian Farmers hold | Victorian Farmers hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1910s
  
  1919 Swan Hill state by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Victorian Farmers | Francis Old | unopposed | | |
  | | Victorian Farmers hold | Victorian Farmers hold | Swing | | |
  
  1917 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Victorian Farmers | Percy Stewart | 3,877 | 50.9 | |
  | | Independent | Hugh McClelland | 1,972 | 25.9 | |
  | | Nationalist | John Gray | 1,774 | 23.3 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,623 | 96.3 | -0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 290 | 3.7 | +0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,913 | 56.7 | +11.2 |
  | | Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist | Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Two candidate preferred vote was not counted.
  
  1914 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | John Gray | 3,459 | 58.5 | -41.5 |
  | | Liberal | Hugh McClelland | 2,449 | 41.5 | +41.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,908 | 96.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 190 | 3.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,098 | 45.5 | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1911 Victorian state election: Swan Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | John Gray | unopposed | | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
  