title: Electoral results for the Waverley Province
text: # Electoral results for the Waverley Province
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the Waverley Province in Victorian state elections.
  
  ## Members for Waverley Province
  
  | Member 1 | Party | Year |
  | - | - | - |
  | Don Saltmarsh | Liberal | 1976 | Member 2 | Member 2 | Party |
  | Don Saltmarsh | Liberal | 1979 | | Cyril Kennedy | Labor |
  | Tony Van Vliet | Labor | 1982 | | Cyril Kennedy | Labor |
  | Brian Mier | Labor | 1982 | | Cyril Kennedy | Labor |
  | Brian Mier | Labor | 1985 | | Cyril Kennedy | Labor |
  | Brian Mier | Labor | 1988 | | Cyril Kennedy | Labor |
  | Brian Mier | Labor | 1992 | | Andrew Brideson | Liberal |
  | Maree Luckins | Liberal | 1996 | | Andrew Brideson | Liberal |
  | Maree Luckins | Liberal | 1999 | | Andrew Brideson | Liberal |
  | John Lenders | Labor | 2002 | | Andrew Brideson | Liberal |
  
      Vliet died 16 October 1982
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 2000s
  
  2002 Victorian state election: Waverley Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | John Lenders | 67,950 | 54.0 | +6.2 |
  | | Liberal | Denise McGill | 43,226 | 34.3 | -9.7 |
  | | Greens | Heather Welsh | 11,238 | 8.9 | +8.8 |
  | | Democrats | Polly Morgan | 3,447 | 2.7 | -4.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 125,861 | 96.2 | +0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,915 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 130,776 | 92.9 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | John Lenders | 78,478 | 62.4 | +9.8 |
  | | Liberal | Denise McGill | 47,362 | 37.6 | -9.8 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.8 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1990s
  
  1999 Victorian state election: Waverley Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Andrew Brideson | 57,252 | 47.0 | -3.9 |
  | | Labor | Stuart Morris | 54,573 | 44.8 | +4.3 |
  | | Democrats | Polly Morgan | 9,869 | 8.1 | +1.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 121,694 | 96.3 | -1.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,686 | 3.7 | +1.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 126,380 | 93.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Andrew Brideson | 61,735 | 50.7 | -4.1 |
  | | Labor | Stuart Morris | 59,959 | 49.3 | +4.1 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.1 | |
  
  1996 Victorian state election: Waverley Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Maree Luckins | 62,281 | 50.9 | -1.7 |
  | | Labor | Garth Head | 49,573 | 40.5 | +1.2 |
  | | Democrats | Richard Grummet | 8,450 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Matt Cody | 1,960 | 1.6 | -2.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 122,264 | 97.4 | +2.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,266 | 2.6 | -2.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 125,530 | 94.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Maree Luckins | 66,917 | 54.8 | -0.1 |
  | | Labor | Garth Head | 55,085 | 45.2 | +0.1 |
  | | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | -0.1 | |
  
  1992 Victorian state election: Waverley Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Andrew Brideson | 63,180 | 52.6 | +4.6 |
  | | Labor | Cyril Kennedy | 47,270 | 39.4 | -12.6 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Matthew Cody | 4,615 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
  | | Independent | Elizabeth Billing | 3,349 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
  | | Independent | Stephen Bingle | 1,616 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 120,030 | 94.9 | -0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,420 | 5.1 | +0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 126,450 | 96.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Andrew Brideson | 65,806 | 54.9 | +6.9 |
  | | Labor | Cyril Kennedy | 54,013 | 45.1 | -6.9 |
  | | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +6.9 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  1988 Victorian state election: Waverley Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Brian Mier | 56,169 | 53.7 | +4.8 |
  | | Liberal | Savvas Grigoropoulos | 48,381 | 46.3 | +5.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 104,550 | 95.3 | -1.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,157 | 4.7 | +1.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 109,707 | 92.7 | -1.1 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.9 | |
  
  1985 Victorian state election: Waverley Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Cyril Kennedy | 53,713 | 48.9 | |
  | | Liberal | Robert Clark | 45,362 | 41.3 | |
  | | Call to Australia | William Watson | 6,471 | 5.9 | |
  | | Democrats | Jeffrey McAlpine | 4,200 | 3.8 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 109,746 | 96.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,524 | 3.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113,270 | 93.8 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Cyril Kennedy | 59,921 | 54.6 | +0.8 |
  | | Liberal | Robert Clark | 49,825 | 45.4 | -0.8 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
  
  1982 Waverley Province state by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Brian Mier | 55,983 | 50.3 | +1.4 |
  | | Liberal | Bruce Atkinson | 47,061 | 42.3 | +1.2 |
  | | Democrats | Kenneth Mylius | 4,644 | 4.2 | -2.8 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Edward Wood | 3,240 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
  | | Independent | Wilfrid Thiele | 373 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 111,301 | 97.0 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,476 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 114,777 | 87.9 | -6.8 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Brian Mier | | 53.2 | -0.8 |
  | | Liberal | Bruce Atkinson | | 46.8 | +0.8 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.8 | |
  
  * This by-election was caused by the death of Tony Van Vliet. Two party preferred vote was estimated.
  
  1982 Victorian state election: Waverley Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Tony Van Vliet | 57,047 | 48.9 | +4.1 |
  | | Liberal | Brian Joyce | 47,938 | 41.2 | -2.9 |
  | | Democrats | Kenneth Mylius | 8,114 | 6.9 | -1.1 |
  | | Democratic Labor | E.J. Woods | 3,634 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 116,733 | 96.8 | +0.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,843 | 3.2 | -0.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 120,576 | 94.7 | +1.2 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Tony Van Vliet | 62,982 | 54.0 | +3.4 |
  | | Liberal | Brian Joyce | 53,751 | 46.0 | -3.4 |
  | | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.4 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  1979 Victorian state election: Waverley Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Cyril Kennedy | 49,097 | 44.8 | +2.0 |
  | | Liberal | William McDonald | 48,309 | 44.1 | -13.1 |
  | | Democrats | Frederick Steinicke | 8,813 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
  | | Independent | Stephen Buttery | 3,284 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 109,503 | 95.9 | -0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,675 | 4.1 | +0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 114,178 | 93.5 | +0.2 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Cyril Kennedy | 55,376 | 50.6 | +6.3 |
  | | Liberal | William McDonald | 54,127 | 49.4 | -6.3 |
  | | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.3 | |
  
  1976 Victorian state election: Waverley Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Don Saltmarsh | 59,058 | 57.2 |
  | | Labor | Anthony Scarcella | 44,146 | 42.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 103,204 | 96.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,754 | 3.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106,958 | 93.3 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
  