title: Electoral results for the district of Doncaster
text: # Electoral results for the district of Doncaster
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Doncaster in Victorian state elections.
  
  ## Members for Doncaster
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Morris Williams | Liberal | 1976–1988 |
  | Victor Perton | Liberal | 1988–2006 |
  | Mary Wooldridge | Liberal | 2006–2014 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 2010s
  
  2010 Victorian state election: Doncaster :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Mary Wooldridge | 20,417 | 62.73 | +12.18 |
  | | Labor | Charles Pick | 8,500 | 26.12 | -6.55 |
  | | Greens | Nick Carson | 2,616 | 8.04 | +0.64 |
  | | Family First | Ken Smithies | 1,015 | 3.12 | -1.16 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,548 | 95.28 | -0.73 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,614 | 4.72 | +0.73 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,162 | 93.54 | +0.00 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Mary Wooldridge | 22,020 | 67.61 | +9.49 |
  | | Labor | Charles Pick | 10,549 | 32.39 | -9.49 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +9.49 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2000s
  
  2006 Victorian state election: Doncaster :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Mary Wooldridge | 16,127 | 50.55 | +2.57 |
  | | Labor | Lidia Argondizzo | 10,423 | 32.67 | -10.08 |
  | | Greens | Chris Gymer | 2,360 | 7.40 | -1.87 |
  | | Independent | Irene Goonan | 1,628 | 5.10 | +5.10 |
  | | Family First | Dot Peak | 1,367 | 4.28 | +4.28 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,905 | 96.01 | -0.86 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,325 | 3.99 | +0.86 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,230 | 93.54 | +0.48 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Mary Wooldridge | 18,541 | 58.12 | +7.35 |
  | | Labor | Lidia Argondizzo | 13,359 | 41.88 | -7.35 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +7.35 | |
  
  2002 Victorian state election: Doncaster :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Victor Perton | 15,324 | 48.0 | -11.8 |
  | | Labor | Kate Dunn | 13,652 | 42.7 | +9.4 |
  | | Greens | Kerry Dawborn | 2,960 | 9.3 | +4.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,936 | 96.9 | -0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,033 | 3.1 | +0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,969 | 93.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Victor Perton | 16,213 | 50.8 | -11.5 |
  | | Labor | Kate Dunn | 15,723 | 49.2 | +11.5 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -11.5 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1990s
  
  1999 Victorian state election: Doncaster :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Victor Perton | 19,707 | 60.8 | -3.1 |
  | | Labor | Jessie McCallum | 10,579 | 32.6 | -0.3 |
  | | Greens | Sam Fyfield | 1,497 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
  | | Hope | Geoff Dawe | 629 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,412 | 97.3 | -0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 915 | 2.7 | +0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,327 | 92.8 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Victor Perton | 20,518 | 63.3 | -1.7 |
  | | Labor | Jessie McCallum | 11,892 | 36.7 | +1.7 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.7 | |
  
  1996 Victorian state election: Doncaster :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Victor Perton | 20,472 | 63.9 | -4.1 |
  | | Labor | Kevin Jensen | 10,547 | 32.9 | +1.0 |
  | | Natural Law | George Rose | 1,003 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,022 | 97.6 | +1.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 795 | 2.4 | -1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,817 | 94.6 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Victor Perton | 20,783 | 65.0 | -3.1 |
  | | Labor | Kevin Jensen | 11,215 | 35.0 | +3.1 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.1 | |
  
  1992 Victorian state election: Doncaster :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Victor Perton | 20,997 | 68.1 | +10.6 |
  | | Labor | Chris Nisiforou | 9,848 | 31.9 | -10.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,845 | 96.1 | -0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,248 | 3.9 | +0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,093 | 95.6 | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +10.6 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  1988 Victorian state election: Doncaster :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Victor Perton | 14,885 | 52.95 | -2.69 |
  | | Labor | Steven Tsitas | 11,163 | 39.71 | -4.65 |
  | | Independent | Wayne Wright | 1,084 | 3.86 | +3.86 |
  | | Call to Australia | Guy Salthouse | 977 | 3.48 | +3.48 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,109 | 96.41 | -1.36 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,048 | 3.59 | +1.36 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,157 | 93.56 | -0.93 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Victor Perton | 16,143 | 57.43 | +1.79 |
  | | Labor | Steven Tsitas | 11,964 | 42.57 | -1.79 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.79 | |
  
  1985 Victorian state election: Doncaster :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Morris Williams | 14,635 | 55.6 | +5.5 |
  | | Labor | William Poppins | 11,666 | 44.4 | +3.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,301 | 97.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 600 | 2.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,901 | 94.5 | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.4 | |
  
  1982 Victorian state election: Doncaster :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Morris Williams | 16,026 | 51.9 | -2.2 |
  | | Labor | Peter Cleeland | 12,242 | 39.7 | +5.6 |
  | | Democrats | Lynden Kenyon | 2,594 | 8.4 | -2.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,862 | 98.0 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 643 | 2.0 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,505 | 95.4 | +0.7 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Morris Williams | 17,128 | 55.5 | -5.4 |
  | | Labor | Peter Cleeland | 13,734 | 44.5 | +5.4 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -5.4 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  1979 Victorian state election: Doncaster :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Morris Williams | 15,268 | 54.1 | +0.9 |
  | | Labor | Jean Downing | 9,629 | 34.1 | +7.2 |
  | | Democrats | Sydney Poulter | 3.166 | 11.2 | +11.2 |
  | | Australia | Max Mand | 147 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,210 | 97.8 | -0.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 632 | 2.2 | +0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,842 | 94.7 | +0.7 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Morris Williams | 17,191 | 60.9 | -5.0 |
  | | Labor | Jean Downing | 11,019 | 39.1 | +5.0 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -5.0 | |
  
  1976 Victorian state election: Doncaster :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Morris Williams | 14,014 | 53.2 | -1.6 |
  | | Labor | Francis Smith | 7,078 | 26.9 | -5.3 |
  | | Independent | Edward Ajani | 4,331 | 16.4 | +16.4 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Margaret Coogan | 915 | 3.5 | -3.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,338 | 96.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 920 | 3.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,740 | 94.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Morris Williams | 17,360 | 65.9 | +2.3 |
  | | Labor | Francis Smith | 8,978 | 34.1 | -2.3 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.3 | |
  