title: Electoral results for the Gippsland Province
text: # Electoral results for the Gippsland Province
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the Gippsland Province in Victorian state elections.
  
  ## Members for Gippsland Province
  
  | Member 1 | Party | Year | Member 2 | Party | Member 3 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | John Dougharty | | 1882 | William Pearson Sr. | | William McCulloch |
  | John Dougharty | | 1884 | William Pearson Sr. | | William McCulloch |
  | John Dougharty | | 1886 | William Pearson Sr. | | William McCulloch |
  | George Davis | | 1888 | William Pearson Sr. | | William McCulloch | Member 4 | Member 4 | Party |
  | George Davis | | 1889 | William Pearson Sr. | | William McCulloch | | Charles Sargeant | |
  | George Davis | | 1890 | William Pearson Sr. | | William McCulloch | | Charles Sargeant | |
  | George Davis | | 1892 | William Pearson Sr. | | William McCulloch | | Charles Sargeant | |
  | George Davis | | 1893 | Edward Crooke | | William McCulloch | | Charles Sargeant | |
  | George Davis | | 1894 | Edward Crooke | | William McCulloch | | Charles Sargeant | |
  | George Davis | | 1895 | Edward Crooke | | William McCulloch | | Charles Sargeant | |
  | George Davis | | 1896 | Edward Crooke | | William McCulloch | | Charles Sargeant | |
  | William Pearson Jr. | | 1896 | Edward Crooke | | William McCulloch | | Charles Sargeant | |
  | William Pearson Jr. | | 1898 | Edward Crooke | | William McCulloch | | Charles Sargeant | |
  | William Pearson Jr. | | 1898 | Edward Crooke | | William McCulloch | | Joseph Hoddinott | |
  | William Pearson Jr. | | 1900 | Edward Crooke | | William McCulloch | | Joseph Hoddinott | |
  | William Pearson Jr. | | 1901 | Edward Crooke | | William McCulloch | | Joseph Hoddinott | |
  | William Pearson Jr. | | 1902 | Edward Crooke | | William McCulloch | | Joseph Hoddinott | |
  | William Pearson Jr. | | 1903 | Edward Crooke | | Samuel Vary | | Joseph Hoddinott | |
  | William Pearson Jr. | | 1904 | Edward Crooke | | | | | |
  | William Pearson Jr. | | 1907 | Edward Crooke | | | | | |
  | William Pearson Jr. | | 1910 | Edward Crooke | | | | | |
  | William Pearson Jr. | | 1913 | Edward Crooke | | | | | |
  | William Pearson Jr. | | 1916 | Edward Crooke | | | | | |
  | George M. Davis | Nationalist | 1917 | Edward Crooke | | | | | |
  | George M. Davis | Nationalist | 1919 | Edward Crooke | | | | | |
  | George M. Davis | Nationalist | 1922 | Martin McGregor | Nationalist | | | | |
  | George M. Davis | Nationalist | 1925 | Martin McGregor | Nationalist | | | | |
  | George M. Davis | Nationalist | 1928 | Martin McGregor | Nationalist | | | | |
  | George M. Davis | Nationalist | 1931 | Martin McGregor | Nationalist | | | | |
  | George M. Davis | United Australia | 1931 | Martin McGregor | United Australia | | | | |
  | George M. Davis | United Australia | 1934 | Martin McGregor | United Australia | | | | |
  | George M. Davis | United Australia | 1936 | James M. Balfour | Country | | | | |
  | William MacAulay | Country | 1937 | James M. Balfour | Country | | | | |
  | William MacAulay | Liberal Country | 1938 | James M. Balfour | Country | | | | |
  | William MacAulay | Liberal Country | 1940 | James M. Balfour | Country | | | | |
  | William MacAulay | Country | 1943 | James M. Balfour | Country | | | | |
  | William MacAulay | Country | 1943 | Trevor Harvey | Country | | | | |
  | William MacAulay | Country | 1946 | Trevor Harvey | Country | | | | |
  | William MacAulay | Country | 1949 | Trevor Harvey | Country | | | | |
  | William MacAulay | Country | 1952 | Trevor Harvey | Country | | | | |
  | William MacAulay | Country | 1953 | Bill Fulton | Country | | | | |
  | William MacAulay | Country | 1955 | Bill Fulton | Country | | | | |
  | Bob May | Country | 1957 | Bill Fulton | Country | | | | |
  | Bob May | Country | 1958 | Bill Fulton | Country | | | | |
  | Bob May | Country | 1961 | Bill Fulton | Country | | | | |
  | Bob May | Country | 1964 | Arthur Hewson | Country | | | | |
  | Bob May | Country | 1967 | Arthur Hewson | Country | | | | |
  | Bob May | Country | 1970 | Eric Kent | Labor | | | | |
  | Dick Long | Liberal | 1973 | Eric Kent | Labor | | | | |
  | Dick Long | Liberal | 1976 | James Taylor | Liberal | | | | |
  | Dick Long | Liberal | 1979 | James Taylor | Liberal | | | | |
  | Dick Long | Liberal | 1982 | Barry Murphy | Labor | | | | |
  | Dick Long | Liberal | 1985 | Barry Murphy | Labor | | | | |
  | Dick Long | Liberal | 1988 | Peter Hall | National | | | | |
  | Philip Davis | Liberal | 1992 | Peter Hall | National | | | | |
  | Philip Davis | Liberal | 1996 | Peter Hall | National | | | | |
  | Philip Davis | Liberal | 1999 | Peter Hall | National | | | | |
  | Philip Davis | Liberal | 2002 | Peter Hall | National | | | | |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 2000s
  
  2002 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Don Wishart | 52,917 | 39.5 | +0.8 |
  | | National | Peter Hall | 36,086 | 27.0 | +27.0 |
  | | Liberal | Peter Tyler | 31,120 | 23.3 | -17.6 |
  | | Greens | Madelon Lane | 9,910 | 7.4 | +7.0 |
  | | Democrats | Jo McCubbin | 3,767 | 2.8 | -3.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 133,800 | 96.6 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,674 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 138,474 | 94.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Peter Hall | 69,590 | 52.0 | +0.1 |
  | | Labor | Don Wishart | 64,210 | 48.0 | -0.1 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +0.1 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1990s
  
  1999 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Don Wishart | 47,503 | 39.8 | +6.2 |
  | | Liberal | Philip Davis | 46,447 | 38.9 | +38.9 |
  | | Independent | Doug Treasure | 11,179 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
  | | Democrats | Jo McCubbin | 6,802 | 5.7 | +1.0 |
  | | Independent | Phil Seabrook | 3,957 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
  | | Independent | John O'Brien | 3,516 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 119,404 | 96.5 | -1.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,330 | 3.5 | +1.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,734 | 94.3 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Philip Davis | 60,046 | 50.3 | +50.3 |
  | | Labor | Don Wishart | 59,358 | 49.7 | +10.7 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +50.3 | |
  
  1996 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Peter Hall | 67,637 | 55.7 | +55.7 |
  | | Labor | Christian Zahra | 40,837 | 33.6 | +0.8 |
  | | Democrats | Greg Kerr | 5,720 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
  | | Independent | Ben Buckley | 5,375 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Michael Rowe | 1,872 | 1.5 | -2.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 121,441 | 97.9 | +0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,560 | 2.1 | -0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 124,001 | 95.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Peter Hall | 73,844 | 61.0 | -0.9 |
  | | Labor | Christian Zahra | 47,253 | 39.0 | +0.9 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | -0.9 | |
  
  1992 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Philip Davis | 62,713 | 52.5 | +23.9 |
  | | Labor | Judith Stone | 39,235 | 32.8 | -4.7 |
  | | Independent | Paul Newnham | 7,398 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
  | | Independent | Ben Buckley | 5,522 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Michael Rowe | 4,691 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 119,559 | 97.3 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,313 | 2.7 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 122,872 | 95.8 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Philip Davis | 73,891 | 61.9 | +3.9 |
  | | Labor | Judith Stone | 45,489 | 38.1 | -3.9 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.9 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  1988 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Alan Hollway | 42,209 | 37.5 | +0.5 |
  | | National | Peter Hall | 33,108 | 29.4 | +3.7 |
  | | Liberal | James Taylor | 32,110 | 28.5 | -0.2 |
  | | Independent | Glen Mann | 3,178 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
  | | Independent | Bruce Ingle | 1,947 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 112,552 | 97.1 | -0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,367 | 2.9 | +0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115,919 | 93.6 | +0.1 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Peter Hall | 65,204 | 58.0 | +58.0 |
  | | Labor | Alan Hollway | 47,223 | 42.0 | -0.9 |
  | | National gain from Liberal | National gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1985 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Reginald Smith | 40,085 | 37.0 | |
  | | Liberal | Dick Long | 31,055 | 28.7 | |
  | | National | Anthony Stewart | 27,839 | 25.7 | |
  | | Call to Australia | Cornelius Gordyn | 4,615 | 4.3 | |
  | | Democrats | Catherine Stewart | 2,649 | 2.5 | |
  | | Independent | Ben Buckley | 2,005 | 1.9 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 108,248 | 97.7 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,576 | 2.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 110,824 | 93.4 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Dick Long | 61,780 | 57.1 | +4.7 |
  | | Labor | Reginald Smith | 46,328 | 42.9 | -4.7 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.7 | |
  
  1982 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Barry Murphy | 35,235 | 42.9 | +2.7 |
  | | Liberal | James Taylor | 23,723 | 28.9 | -2.8 |
  | | National | John Vinall | 16,053 | 19.6 | +3.0 |
  | | Democrats | James Gilbert | 4,960 | 6.0 | -2.2 |
  | | Independent | Bruce Ingle | 2,118 | 2.6 | +0.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 82,089 | 96.9 | +1.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,591 | 3.1 | -1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84,680 | 93.8 | +0.3 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Barry Murphy | 41,109 | 50.1 | +5.0 |
  | | Liberal | James Taylor | 40,980 | 49.9 | -5.0 |
  | | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.0 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  1979 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Thomas Matthews | 30,624 | 40.2 | +2.0 |
  | | Liberal | Dick Long | 24,874 | 32.7 | +3.1 |
  | | National | John King | 12,678 | 16.7 | -8.8 |
  | | Democrats | Ian Goldie | 6,232 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
  | | Independent | Bruce Ingle | 1,718 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 76,126 | 95.9 | -1.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,280 | 4.1 | +1.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,406 | 93.5 | +0.2 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Dick Long | 41,788 | 54.9 | -2.5 |
  | | Labor | Thomas Matthews | 34,338 | 45.1 | +2.5 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.5 | |
  
  1976 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Eric Kent | 28,096 | 38.2 |
  | | Liberal | James Taylor | 21,769 | 29.6 |
  | | National | John Vinall | 18,796 | 25.5 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Leslie Hilton | 4,941 | 6.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 73,602 | 97.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,683 | 2.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,285 | 93.3 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | James Taylor | 42,238 | 57.4 |
  | | Labor | Eric Kent | 31,364 | 42.6 |
  | | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | |
  
  1973 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Thomas Matthews | 29,543 | 34.5 | +1.4 |
  | | Liberal | Dick Long | 25,392 | 29.6 | +3.2 |
  | | Country | Bob May | 22,663 | 26.4 | -0.4 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Gregory Answorth | 8,114 | 9.5 | -4.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 85,712 | 97.0 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,630 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,342 | 94.3 | -0.4 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Dick Long | 51,813 | 60.4 | +17.9 |
  | | Labor | Thomas Matthews | 33,899 | 39.6 | -17.9 |
  | | Liberal gain from Country | Liberal gain from Country | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1970 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Eric Kent | 25,992 | 33.1 | +3.9 |
  | | Country | Arthur Hewson | 21,037 | 26.8 | -9.0 |
  | | Liberal | Dick Long | 20,758 | 26.4 | +6.7 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Gregory Answorth | 10,839 | 13.8 | -1.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 78,626 | 96.8 | -0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,595 | 3.2 | +0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,221 | 94.7 | -0.1 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Eric Kent | 45,201 | 57.5 | +22.9 |
  | | Liberal | Dick Long | 33,425 | 42.5 | +42.5 |
  | | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | +22.9 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  1967 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Bob May | 27,009 | 35.8 |
  | | Labor | Ivan Maddern | 21,989 | 29.2 |
  | | Liberal | John Sullivan | 14,818 | 19.7 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John Hansen | 11,593 | 15.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,409 | 97.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,337 | 3.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,746 | 94.8 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Bob May | 49,349 | 65.4 |
  | | Labor | Ivan Maddern | 26,060 | 34.6 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |
  
  1964 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Arthur Hewson | 38,696 | 53.2 | +18.9 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Archie Tanner | 18,910 | 26.0 | +6.7 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John Hansen | 15,077 | 20.7 | +6.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 72,683 | 97.3 | +0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,008 | 2.7 | -0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,691 | 94.5 | +0.1 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  1961 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Bob May | 23,659 | 34.3 | -21.8 |
  | | Labor | George Evans | 22,246 | 32.3 | +2.4 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Archie Tanner | 13,328 | 19.3 | +19.3 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John Hansen | 9,781 | 14.2 | +0.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 69,014 | 97.2 | -1.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,005 | 2.8 | +1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,019 | 94.4 | +1.0 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Bob May | 43,306 | 62.7 | -4.6 |
  | | Labor | George Evans | 25,708 | 37.3 | +4.6 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -4.6 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  1958 Victorian Legislative Council election: Gippsland Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Bill Fulton | 36,878 | 56.1 | -16.1 |
  | | Labor | Frederick Gregory | 19,645 | 29.9 | +29.9 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John Hansen | 9,191 | 14.0 | -13.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 65,714 | 98.7 | +0.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 883 | 1.3 | -0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,597 | 93.4 | +2.4 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Bill Fulton | | 67.3 | |
  | | Labor | Frederick Gregory | | 32.7 | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Two party preferred vote was estimated.
  