title: Electoral results for the district of Geelong West
text: # Electoral results for the district of Geelong West
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Geelong West in Victorian state elections.
  
  ## Members
  
  First incarnation (1859–1877, 2 members) :
  
  | Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | John Henry Brooke | 1859 – 1864 | James Harrison | 1859 – 1860 |
  | John Henry Brooke | 1859 – 1864 | Nicholas Foott | 1860 – 1868 |
  | George Brown | 1864 – 1865 | Nicholas Foott | 1860 – 1868 |
  | Richard Heath | 1866 – 1867 | Nicholas Foott | 1860 – 1868 |
  | James Gattie Carr | 1868 – 1870 | Graham Berry | 1868 – 1877 |
  | Robert de Bruce Johnstone | 1870 – 1877 | Graham Berry | 1868 – 1877 |
  
      Foott died 24 September 1868, replaced by Graham Berry in October 1868.
      Johnstone and Berry went on to represent the re-created Geelong from 1877.
  
  Second incarnation (1955–1967) :
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Colin MacDonald | Labor | 1955–1958 |
  | Max Gillett | Liberal and Country | 1958–1964 |
  | Neil Trezise | Labor | 1964–1967 |
  
  Third incarnation (1976–1985) :
  
  | Member | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Hayden Birrell | Liberal | 1976–1982 |
  | | Hayden Shell | Labor | 1982–1985 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  1982 Victorian state election: Geelong West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Hayden Shell | 11,814 | 49.6 | +4.5 |
  | | Liberal | Michael Henderson | 10,367 | 43.5 | -5.4 |
  | | Democrats | Penelope Collet | 1,662 | 7.0 | +1.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,843 | 98.1 | +0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 464 | 1.9 | -0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,307 | 94.2 | +0.4 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Hayden Shell | 12,610 | 52.9 | +3.7 |
  | | Liberal | Michael Henderson | 11,233 | 47.1 | -3.7 |
  | | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.7 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  1979 Victorian state election: Geelong West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Hayden Birrell | 11,640 | 48.9 | -6.3 |
  | | Labor | Hayden Shell | 10,725 | 45.1 | +0.3 |
  | | Democrats | Guenter Sahr | 1,436 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,801 | 97.7 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 561 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,362 | 93.8 | -1.3 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Hayden Birrell | 12,092 | 50.8 | -4.4 |
  | | Labor | Hayden Shell | 11,709 | 49.2 | +4.4 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.4 | |
  
  1976 Victorian state election: Geelong West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Hayden Birrell | 13,111 | 55.2 | +10.9 |
  | | Labor | Kevin Kirby | 10,658 | 44.8 | -0.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,769 | 97.7 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 551 | 2.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,320 | 95.1 | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.5 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  1964 Victorian state election: Geelong West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Neil Trezise | 12,794 | 48.5 | +0.5 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Max Gillett | 10,029 | 38.0 | -0.6 |
  | | Democratic Labor | James Mahoney | 3,585 | 13.6 | +0.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,408 | 98.1 | +0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 508 | 1.9 | -0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,916 | 95.5 | +1.0 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Neil Trezise | 13,236 | 50.1 | +0.3 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Max Gillett | 13,172 | 49.9 | -0.3 |
  | | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | +0.3 | |
  
  1961 Victorian state election: Geelong West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Neil Trezise | 11,510 | 48.0 | +0.5 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Max Gillett | 9,244 | 38.6 | -0.8 |
  | | Democratic Labor | James Mahoney | 3,207 | 13.4 | +0.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,961 | 98.0 | -0.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 496 | 2.0 | +0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,457 | 94.5 | +1.3 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | Max Gillett | 12,032 | 50.2 | +0.1 |
  | | Labor | Neil Trezise | 11,929 | 49.8 | -0.1 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +0.1 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  1958 Victorian state election: Geelong West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Colin MacDonald | 10,107 | 47.5 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Max Gillett | 8,388 | 39.4 |
  | | Democratic Labor | James Mahoney | 2,797 | 13.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,292 | 98.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 331 | 1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,623 | 93.2 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | Max Gillett | 10,658 | 50.1 |
  | | Labor | Colin MacDonald | 10,634 | 49.9 |
  | | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | |
  
  1955 Victorian state election: Geelong West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Geoffrey Thom | 8,237 | 38.2 |
  | | Labor | Colin MacDonald | 6,921 | 32.1 |
  | | Independent | James Dunn | 2,720 | 12.6 |
  | | Labor (A-C) | James Mahoney | 2,359 | 10.9 |
  | | Independent | James Dowsett | 1,315 | 6.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,552 | 97.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 585 | 2.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,137 | 93.4 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Colin MacDonald | 11,589 | 53.8 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Geoffrey Thom | 9,963 | 46.2 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
  