title: Electoral results for the district of Gippsland West
text: # Electoral results for the district of Gippsland West
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Gippsland West in Victorian state elections.
  
  ## Members for Gippsland West
  
  First incarnation (1889–1976) :
  
  | Member | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Arthur Groom | None | 1889–1892 |
  | | George Turner | None | 1892–1900 |
  | | Arthur Nichols | Ministerialist/Independent | 1900–1902 |
  | | John Mackey | Ministerialist | 1902–1909 |
  | | John Mackey | Commonwealth Liberal | 1909–1917 |
  | | John Mackey | Nationalist | 1917–1924 |
  | | Arthur Walter | Country | 1924–1929 |
  | | Matthew Bennett | Country | 1929–1950 |
  | | Leslie Cochrane | Country | 1950–1970 |
  | | Rob Maclellan | Liberal | 1970–1976 |
  | Second incarnation (1985–2002) ||||
  | Member | Member | Party | Term |
  | | Alan Brown | Liberal | 1985–1996 |
  | | Susan Davies | Independent | 1997–2002 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1990s
  
  1999 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Gerard McRae | 11,502 | 38.0 | -19.8 |
  | | Independent | Susan Davies | 10,819 | 35.7 | +35.7 |
  | | Labor | Pauline Taylor | 5,487 | 18.1 | -15.1 |
  | | National | Wesley Head | 1,973 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
  | | Independent | Mike Lowry | 385 | 1.3 | -7.7 |
  | | Natural Law | Martin Richardson | 128 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,294 | 97.4 | -0.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 821 | 2.6 | +0.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,115 | 94.9 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Gerard McRae | 17,095 | 56.4 | -6.2 |
  | | Labor | Pauline Taylor | 13,199 | 43.6 | +6.2 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Independent | Susan Davies | 16,360 | 54.0 | +54.0 |
  | | Liberal | Gerard McRae | 13,934 | 46.0 | -16.6 |
  | | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | +54.0 | |
  
  1997 Gippsland West state by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | M. Coleman | 11,214 | 41.4 | -16.4 |
  | | Independent | Susan Davies | 8,844 | 32.6 | +32.6 |
  | | Reform | Ray Mathieson | 2,555 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
  | | Independent | Mike Lowry | 1,867 | 6.9 | -2.1 |
  | | Independent | D. Turnbull | 1,361 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
  | | Shooters | Neville Sayers | 1,275 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,116 | 97.5 | -0.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 708 | 2.5 | +0.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,824 | 88.7 | |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Independent | Susan Davies | 13,606 | 50.3 | +50.3 |
  | | Liberal | M. Coleman | 13,447 | 49.7 | -12.9 |
  | | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | +50.3 | |
  
  1996 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Alan Brown | 16,944 | 57.7 | -7.5 |
  | | Labor | Susan Davies | 9,755 | 33.2 | +3.7 |
  | | Independent | Mike Lowry | 2,646 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,345 | 98.3 | +0.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 513 | 1.7 | -0.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,858 | 95.2 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Alan Brown | 18,356 | 62.6 | -5.3 |
  | | Labor | Susan Davies | 10,956 | 37.4 | +5.3 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -5.3 | |
  
  1992 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Alan Brown | 18,000 | 65.3 | +13.6 |
  | | Labor | Anwyn Martin | 8,158 | 29.6 | -6.9 |
  | | Natural Law | Trevor Witt | 1,424 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,582 | 97.4 | -0.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 738 | 2.6 | +0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,320 | 96.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Alan Brown | 18,700 | 67.9 | +5.5 |
  | | Labor | Anwyn Martin | 8,847 | 32.1 | -5.5 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.5 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  1988 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Alan Brown | 16,670 | 52.57 | +3.28 |
  | | Labor | Anwyn Martin | 11,539 | 36.39 | +0.47 |
  | | National | Philip Westwood | 3,500 | 11.04 | -3.75 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,709 | 97.65 | -0.59 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 762 | 2.35 | +0.59 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,471 | 93.74 | -1.03 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Alan Brown | 19,832 | 62.58 | +0.48 |
  | | Labor | Anwyn Martin | 11,859 | 37.42 | -0.48 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.48 | |
  
  1985 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Alan Brown | 14,561 | 49.3 | -0.8 |
  | | Labor | Geoffrey Bull | 10,611 | 35.9 | -0.5 |
  | | National | William Ronald | 4,368 | 14.8 | +11.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,540 | 98.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 529 | 1.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,069 | 94.8 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Alan Brown | 18,343 | 62.1 | +2.0 |
  | | Labor | Geoffrey Bull | 11,196 | 37.9 | -2.0 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  1973 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Rob Maclellan | 8,780 | 45.6 | +10.8 |
  | | Labor | Miles Cahill | 5,812 | 30.2 | +0.5 |
  | | Country | William Belfrage | 2,114 | 11.0 | -13.1 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Noel Gleeson | 1,285 | 6.7 | -4.7 |
  | | Country | Hugh Hendry | 1,254 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,245 | 97.5 | -0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 485 | 2.5 | +0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,730 | 94.5 | -0.9 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Rob Maclellan | 13,052 | 67.8 | +15.2 |
  | | Labor | Miles Cahill | 6,193 | 32.2 | -15.2 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +15.2 | |
  
  1970 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Rob Maclellan | 6,066 | 34.8 | +8.4 |
  | | Labor | James Hudson | 5,162 | 29.7 | +3.9 |
  | | Country | Robert Anderson | 4,195 | 24.1 | -10.8 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Michael Houlihan | 1,982 | 11.4 | -0.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,405 | 97.7 | +0.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 407 | 2.3 | -0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,812 | 95.4 | -0.2 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Rob Maclellan | 9,161 | 52.6 | +16.0 |
  | | Labor | James Hudson | 8,244 | 47.4 | +47.4 |
  | | Liberal gain from Country | Liberal gain from Country | Swing | N/A | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  1967 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Leslie Cochrane | 5,862 | 34.9 | -0.6 |
  | | Liberal | Harry Marson | 4,436 | 26.4 | +0.8 |
  | | Labor | Alastair MacKillop | 4,337 | 25.8 | 0.0 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Michael Houlihan | 2,005 | 11.9 | +0.4 |
  | | Independent | Peter Milner | 147 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,787 | 97.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 491 | 2.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,278 | 95.6 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Leslie Cochrane | 11,882 | 71.0 | +9.5 |
  | | Labor | Alastair MacKillop | 4,905 | 29.0 | +29.0 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Leslie Cochrane | 10,298 | 61.4 | -0.1 |
  | | Liberal | Harry Marson | 6,489 | 38.6 | +0.1 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -0.1 | |
  
  1964 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Leslie Cochrane | 8,939 | 41.8 | +2.2 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Harry Marson | 5,054 | 23.6 | +2.1 |
  | | Labor | Donald McLeod | 4,814 | 22.5 | -2.7 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Kevin Scanlon | 2,592 | 12.1 | -1.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,339 | 98.0 | +0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 442 | 2.0 | -0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,841 | 95.5 | +0.4 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Leslie Cochrane | 15,691 | 73.3 | -0.3 |
  | | Labor | Donald McLeod | 5,708 | 26.7 | +0.3 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Leslie Cochrane | 13,813 | 64.6 | -9.0 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Harry Marson | 7,586 | 35.4 | +35.4 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -9.0 | |
  
  1961 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Leslie Cochrane | 8,224 | 39.6 | -2.9 |
  | | Labor | Daniel Kent | 5,237 | 25.2 | -0.8 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Toni Garside | 4,463 | 21.5 | +1.8 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Kevin Scanlon | 2,847 | 13.7 | +1.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,771 | 97.6 | -0.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 508 | 2.4 | +0.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,279 | 95.1 | -0.2 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Leslie Cochrane | 15,284 | 73.6 | +3.2 |
  | | Labor | Daniel Kent | 5,487 | 26.4 | -3.2 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +3.2 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  1958 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Leslie Cochrane | 8,738 | 42.5 |
  | | Labor | James Longstaff | 5,340 | 26.0 |
  | | Liberal and Country | James Hosking | 4,050 | 19.7 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Kevin Scanlon | 2,437 | 11.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,585 | 98.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 309 | 1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,894 | 95.3 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Leslie Cochrane | 14,502 | 70.4 |
  | | Labor | James Longstaff | 6,083 | 29.6 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |
  
  1955 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Leslie Cochrane | 12,419 | 58.9 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Colin Ferres | 6,938 | 32.9 |
  | | Communist | Walter Doig | 1,716 | 8.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,073 | 97.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 552 | 2.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,625 | 94.5 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Leslie Cochrane | 13,277 | 63.0 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Colin Ferres | 7,796 | 37.0 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |
  
  1952 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Leslie Cochrane | 6,989 | 45.3 | +3.6 |
  | | Labor | Thomas Holland | 5,574 | 36.2 | +36.2 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Mac Steward | 2,857 | 18.5 | -22.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,420 | 98.6 | +0.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 215 | 1.4 | -0.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,635 | 94.2 | +0.3 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Leslie Cochrane | 9,293 | 60.3 | +6.9 |
  | | Labor | Thomas Holland | 6,127 | 39.7 | +39.7 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1950 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Leslie Cochrane | 6,137 | 41.8 | -4.7 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Basil Morris | 6,047 | 41.1 | +12.8 |
  | | Independent | Mac Steward | 2,517 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,701 | 97.7 | -1.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 349 | 2.3 | +1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,050 | 93.9 | +0.7 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Leslie Cochrane | 7,844 | 53.4 | -3.4 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Basil Morris | 6,857 | 46.6 | +3.4 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -3.4 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1940s
  
  1947 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Matthew Bennett | 6,636 | 46.5 | -7.4 |
  | | Liberal | Basil Morris | 4,047 | 28.3 | +28.3 |
  | | Labor | Fred Rush | 3,599 | 25.2 | -7.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,282 | 99.2 | +0.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 121 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,403 | 93.2 | +5.4 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Matthew Bennett | 8,118 | 56.8 | |
  | | Liberal | Basil Morris | 6,164 | 43.2 | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1945 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Matthew Bennett | 6,707 | 53.9 |
  | | Labor | Robert Baker | 4,044 | 32.5 |
  | | Independent | George Calderwood | 1,687 | 13.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,438 | 98.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 193 | 1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,631 | 87.8 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |
  
  1943 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Matthew Bennett | 6,949 | 67.9 | -32.1 |
  | | Independent | Ernest Watkin | 2,279 | 22.3 | +22.3 |
  | | Independent | Bartholomew Goulding | 1,013 | 9.9 | +9.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,241 | 97.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 255 | 2.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,496 | 87.0 | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1940 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Matthew Bennett | 7,086 | 68.2 | -31.8 |
  | | Liberal Country | Clement McCrostie | 1,676 | 16.2 | +16.2 |
  | | Independent | Harold Edwards | 1,630 | 15.7 | +15.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,392 | 97.7 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 244 | 2.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,636 | 92.9 | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  ### Elections in the 1930s
  
  1937 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Matthew Bennett | unopposed | | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  1935 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Matthew Bennett | 7,861 | 74.2 | -25.8 |
  | | Independent | George Burhop | 2,739 | 25.8 | +25.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,600 | 98.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 183 | 1.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,783 | 94.4 | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1932 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Matthew Bennett | unopposed | | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1920s
  
  1929 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Matthew Bennett | 3,688 | 37.5 | +14.9 |
  | | Labor | Robert Garlick | 3,447 | 35.1 | -1.9 |
  | | Nationalist | Reginald James | 2,698 | 27.4 | +7.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,833 | 99.0 | +2.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 102 | 1.0 | -2.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,935 | 93.8 | +2.3 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Matthew Bennett | 6,080 | 61.8 | +9.1 |
  | | Labor | Robert Garlick | 3,753 | 38.2 | -9.1 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +9.1 | |
  
  1929 Gippsland West state by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Thomas Houlihan | 3,933 | 43.0 | +5.8 |
  | | Country | Matthew Bennett | 2,658 | 29.0 | +6.4 |
  | | Nationalist | Reginald James | 2,559 | 28.0 | +7.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,150 | 99.0 | +2.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 82 | 1.0 | -2.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,232 | 89.9 | -1.6 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Matthew Bennett | 5,034 | 55.0 | +2.3 |
  | | Labor | Thomas Houlihan | 4,116 | 45.0 | -2.3 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +2.3 | |
  
  1927 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Thomas Houlihan | 3,299 | 37.2 |
  | | Country | Arthur Walter | 2,006 | 22.6 |
  | | Nationalist | James Wilson | 1,793 | 20.2 |
  | | Independent | Arthur a'Beckett | 768 | 8.7 |
  | | Country Progressive | John Dowd | 579 | 6.5 |
  | | Australian Liberal | Robert Garlick | 424 | 4.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,869 | 96.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 339 | 3.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,208 | 91.5 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Arthur Walter | 4,673 | 52.7 |
  | | Labor | Thomas Houlihan | 4,196 | 47.3 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |
  
  1924 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Arthur Walter | 2,830 | 47.6 | +47.6 |
  | | Nationalist | Ernest Bremner | 1,602 | 27.0 | -73.0 |
  | | Labor | John McKellar | 1,510 | 25.4 | +25.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,942 | 99.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 53 | 0.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,995 | 63.9 | |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Arthur Walter | 3,966 | 66.8 | +66.8 |
  | | Nationalist | Ernest Bremner | 1,976 | 33.2 | -66.8 |
  | | Country gain from Nationalist | Country gain from Nationalist | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1924 Gippsland West state by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Arthur Walter | 1,683 | 34.5 |
  | | Nationalist | Ernest Bremner | 1,251 | 25.7 |
  | | Labor | John McKellar | 1,175 | 24.1 |
  | | Ind. Nationalist | John Campbell | 555 | 11.4 |
  | | Independent Country | John McQueen | 208 | 4.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,015 | 97.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 143 | 2.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,158 | 53.3 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Arthur Walter | 3,094 | 63.5 |
  | | Nationalist | Ernest Bremner | 1,788 | 36.5 |
  | | Country gain from Nationalist | Country gain from Nationalist | Swing | N/A |
  
  1921 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nationalist | John Mackey | unopposed | | |
  | | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
  
  1920 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nationalist | John Mackey | unopposed | | |
  | | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1910s
  
  1917 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nationalist | John Mackey | unopposed | | |
  | | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
  
  1914 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | John Mackey | unopposed | | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
  
  1911 Victorian state election: Gippsland West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | John Mackey | 3,229 | 65.9 | N/A |
  | | Labor | Ebenezer Brown | 972 | 19.8 | +19.8 |
  | | Independent Liberal | Hugh Copeland | 701 | 14.3 | +14.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,902 | 98.5 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 77 | 1.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,979 | 61.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | John Mackey | | 78.8 | |
  | | Labor | Ebenezer Brown | | 21.2 | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Two party preferred vote was estimated.
  