title: Electoral results for the North Western Province (Victoria)
text: # Electoral results for the North Western Province (Victoria)
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the North Western Province in Victorian state elections.
  
  ## Members for North Western Province
  
  | Member 1 | Party | Year | Member 2 | Party | Member 3 | Member 4 | Member 5 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Dennis Keogh | | 1856 | John Allan | | William Mitchell | John Patterson | George Urquhart |
  | Dennis Keogh | | 1858 | Alexander Fraser | | William Mitchell | John Patterson | George Urquhart |
  | Dennis Keogh | | 1858 | Alexander Fraser | | David Wilkie | John Patterson | George Urquhart |
  | Dennis Keogh | | 1859 | Alexander Fraser | | David Wilkie | William Mitchell | George Urquhart |
  | Dennis Keogh | | 1860 | Alexander Fraser | | David Wilkie | William Mitchell | George Rolfe |
  | Francis Robertson | | 1860 | Alexander Fraser | | David Wilkie | William Mitchell | George Rolfe |
  | Francis Robertson | | 1860 | Alexander Fraser | | David Wilkie | William Mitchell | George Rolfe |
  | Francis Robertson | | 1862 | Alexander Fraser | | David Wilkie | William Mitchell | William Campbell |
  | Nicholas Fitzgerald | | 1864 | Alexander Fraser | | David Wilkie | William Mitchell | William Campbell |
  | Nicholas Fitzgerald | | 1866 | Alexander Fraser | | David Wilkie | William Mitchell | William Campbell |
  | Nicholas Fitzgerald | | 1868 | Alexander Fraser | | Francis Robertson | William Mitchell | William Campbell |
  | Nicholas Fitzgerald | | 1870 | Alexander Fraser | | Francis Robertson | William Mitchell | William Campbell |
  | Nicholas Fitzgerald | | 1872 | Alexander Fraser | | Francis Robertson | William Mitchell | William Campbell |
  | Nicholas Fitzgerald | | 1874 | Alexander Fraser | | Francis Robertson | William Mitchell | William Campbell |
  | Nicholas Fitzgerald | | 1876 | Alexander Fraser | | Francis Robertson | William Mitchell | William Campbell |
  | Nicholas Fitzgerald | | 1878 | Alexander Fraser | | Francis Robertson | William Mitchell | William Campbell |
  | Nicholas Fitzgerald | | 1880 | Alexander Fraser | | Francis Robertson | William Mitchell | William Campbell |
  | Nicholas Fitzgerald | | 1881 | William Stanbridge | | Francis Robertson | William Mitchell | William Campbell |
  | Nicholas Fitzgerald | | 1882 | William Stanbridge | | Francis Robertson | William Mitchell | William Zeal |
  | | | 1882 | George Young | | James Bell | David Coutts | |
  | | | 1884 | George Young | | James Bell | David Coutts | |
  | | | 1886 | George Young | | James Bell | David Coutts | |
  | | | 1888 | George Young | | James Bell | David Coutts | |
  | Joseph Pratt | | 1889 | George Young | | James Bell | David Coutts | |
  | Joseph Pratt | | 1890 | George Young | | James Bell | David Coutts | |
  | Joseph Pratt | | 1891 | Duncan McBryde | | James Bell | David Coutts | |
  | Joseph Pratt | | 1892 | Duncan McBryde | | James Bell | David Coutts | |
  | Joseph Pratt | | 1894 | Duncan McBryde | | James Bell | David Coutts | |
  | Joseph Pratt | | 1895 | Duncan McBryde | | James Bell | David Coutts | |
  | Joseph Pratt | | 1896 | Pharez Phillips | | James Bell | David Coutts | |
  | Joseph Pratt | | 1897 | Pharez Phillips | | James Bell | Thomas Comrie | |
  | Joseph Pratt | | 1898 | Pharez Phillips | | James Bell | Thomas Comrie | |
  | Joseph Pratt | | 1900 | Pharez Phillips | | James Bell | Thomas Comrie | |
  | Joseph Pratt | | 1901 | Henry Williams | | James Bell | Thomas Comrie | |
  | Joseph Pratt | | 1901 | Henry Williams | | James Bell | Thomas Comrie | |
  | Joseph Pratt | | 1902 | Henry Williams | | James Bell | Thomas Comrie | |
  | Joseph Pratt | | 1903 | Richard Rees | | James Bell | Thomas Comrie | |
  | Joseph Pratt | | 1904 | Richard Rees | | | | |
  | Frederick Hagelthorn | | 1907 | Richard Rees | | | | |
  | Frederick Hagelthorn | | 1910 | Richard Rees | | | | |
  | Frederick Hagelthorn | | 1913 | Richard Rees | | | | |
  | Frederick Hagelthorn | | 1916 | Richard Rees | | | | |
  | George Goudie | Country | 1919 | Richard Rees | | | | |
  | George Goudie | Country | 1919 | William Crockett | VFU | | | |
  | George Goudie | Country | 1922 | William Crockett | VFU | | | |
  | George Goudie | Country | 1925 | William Crockett | VFU | | | |
  | George Goudie | Country | 1926 | William Crockett | Country Progressive | | | |
  | George Goudie | Country | 1928 | William McCann | Country Progressive | | | |
  | George Goudie | Country | 1930 | William McCann | Country | | | |
  | George Goudie | Country | 1931 | William McCann | Country | | | |
  | George Goudie | Country | 1932 | Henry Pye | Country | | | |
  | George Goudie | Country | 1934 | Henry Pye | Country | | | |
  | George Goudie | Country | 1937 | Henry Pye | Country | | | |
  | George Goudie | Country | 1940 | Henry Pye | Country | | | |
  | George Goudie | Country | 1942 | Percy Byrnes | Country | | | |
  | George Goudie | Country | 1943 | Percy Byrnes | Country | | | |
  | George Goudie | Country | 1946 | Percy Byrnes | Country | | | |
  | Colin McNally | Country | 1949 | Percy Byrnes | Country | | | |
  | Colin McNally | Country | 1952 | Percy Byrnes | Country | | | |
  | Arthur Mansell | Country | 1952 | Percy Byrnes | Country | | | |
  | Arthur Mansell | Country | 1955 | Percy Byrnes | Country | | | |
  | Arthur Mansell | Country | 1958 | Percy Byrnes | Country | | | |
  | Arthur Mansell | Country | 1961 | Percy Byrnes | Country | | | |
  | Arthur Mansell | Country | 1964 | Percy Byrnes | Country | | | |
  | Arthur Mansell | Country | 1967 | Percy Byrnes | Country | | | |
  | Arthur Mansell | Country | 1969 | Bernie Dunn | National | | | |
  | Arthur Mansell | Country | 1970 | Bernie Dunn | National | | | |
  | Ken Wright | National | 1973 | Bernie Dunn | National | | | |
  | Ken Wright | National | 1976 | Bernie Dunn | National | | | |
  | Ken Wright | National | 1979 | Bernie Dunn | National | | | |
  | Ken Wright | National | 1982 | Bernie Dunn | National | | | |
  | Ken Wright | National | 1985 | Bernie Dunn | National | | | |
  | Ken Wright | National | 1988 | Ron Best | National | | | |
  | Barry Bishop | National | 1992 | Ron Best | National | | | |
  | Barry Bishop | National | 1996 | Ron Best | National | | | |
  | Barry Bishop | National | 1999 | Ron Best | National | | | |
  | Barry Bishop | National | 2002 | Damian Drum | National | | | |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 2000s
  
  2002 Victorian state election: North Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Marg Lewis | 47,302 | 36.1 | -4.6 |
  | | National | Damian Drum | 30,494 | 23.2 | -27.2 |
  | | Liberal | Peter Kennedy | 29,776 | 22.7 | +21.0 |
  | | Independent | Laurie Whelan | 16,308 | 12.4 | +12.4 |
  | | Greens | Julie Rivendell | 7,328 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 131,208 | 96.7 | -1.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,472 | 3.3 | +1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,680 | 93.8 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Damian Drum | 66,200 | 50.5 | -5.3 |
  | | Labor | Marg Lewis | 65,008 | 49.5 | +5.3 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | -5.3 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1990s
  
  1999 Victorian state election: North Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Barry Bishop | 62,789 | 51.6 | -5.6 |
  | | Labor | Judith Kidd | 49,952 | 41.1 | +7.3 |
  | | Democrats | Andrew Van Diesen | 8,855 | 7.3 | +1.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 121,596 | 97.7 | -0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,913 | 2.3 | +0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 124,509 | 94.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Barry Bishop | 67,257 | 55.3 | -6.3 |
  | | Labor | Judith Kidd | 54,332 | 44.7 | +6.3 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | -6.3 | |
  
  1996 Victorian state election: North Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Ron Best | 69,081 | 57.2 | +2.1 |
  | | Labor | Gary Thorn | 40,796 | 33.8 | +3.4 |
  | | Democrats | Don Semmens | 6,856 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
  | | Independent | Gary Schorel | 2,473 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Peter Ferwerda | 1,479 | 1.2 | -0.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 120,685 | 98.1 | +0.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,375 | 1.9 | -0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,060 | 94.9 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Ron Best | 74,137 | 61.6 | -3.5 |
  | | Labor | Gary Thorn | 46,181 | 38.4 | +3.5 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | -3.5 | |
  
  1992 Victorian state election: North Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Barry Bishop | 64,950 | 55.2 | +17.3 |
  | | Labor | Bob Cameron | 35,760 | 30.4 | -3.8 |
  | | Independent | Elizabeth Cox | 14,677 | 12.5 | +12.5 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Gavan Grimes | 2,297 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 117,684 | 97.4 | -0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,119 | 2.6 | +0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 120,803 | 96.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Barry Bishop | 76,641 | 65.1 | +2.3 |
  | | Labor | Bob Cameron | 41,004 | 34.9 | -2.3 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +2.3 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  1988 Victorian state election: North Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Ron Best | 42,721 | 37.6 | 0.0 |
  | | Labor | Linda Freedman | 39,252 | 34.5 | +1.4 |
  | | Liberal | Derek Bowman | 31,705 | 27.9 | -1.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 113,678 | 97.7 | -0.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,640 | 2.3 | +0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 116,318 | 93.3 | -1.0 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Ron Best | 71,164 | 62.6 | 0.0 |
  | | Labor | Linda Freedman | 42,514 | 37.4 | 0.0 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | 0.0 | |
  
  1985 Victorian state election: North Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Ken Wright | 41,144 | 37.6 | |
  | | Labor | Phillip Eddy | 36,168 | 33.1 | |
  | | Liberal | Bill Ebery | 32,041 | 29.3 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 109,353 | 98.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,048 | 1.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,401 | 94.2 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Ken Wright | 68,412 | 62.6 | +16.2 |
  | | Labor | Phillip Eddy | 40,867 | 37.4 | -16.2 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +16.2 | |
  
  1982 Victorian state election: North Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Bernie Dunn | 38,371 | 49.9 | +4.2 |
  | | Labor | John Anderson | 20,051 | 26.1 | +2.1 |
  | | Liberal | Ian Milburn | 18,420 | 24.0 | -6.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 76,842 | 97.4 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,010 | 2.6 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,852 | 94.6 | -0.6 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Bernie Dunn | 55,984 | 72.9 | +10.0 |
  | | Labor | John Anderson | 20,858 | 27.1 | +27.1 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  1979 Victorian state election: North Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Ken Wright | 34,310 | 45.7 | -5.5 |
  | | Liberal | Ian Milburn | 22,768 | 30.3 | +0.4 |
  | | Labor | Pamela Fowler | 18,019 | 24.0 | +5.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 75,097 | 97.2 | -0.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,193 | 2.8 | +0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,290 | 95.2 | +0.9 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Ken Wright | 47,267 | 62.9 | -3.4 |
  | | Liberal | Ian Milburn | 27,830 | 37.1 | +3.4 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | -3.4 | |
  
  1976 Victorian state election: North Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Bernie Dunn | 37,083 | 51.2 |
  | | Liberal | William Armstrong | 21,627 | 29.9 |
  | | Labor | Edward McCormack | 13,686 | 18.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 72,396 | 97.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,711 | 2.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,107 | 94.3 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Bernie Dunn | | 66.3 |
  | | Liberal | William Armstrong | | 33.7 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | |
  
  * Two candidate preferred vote was estimated.
  
  1973 Victorian state election: North Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Ken Wright | 18,440 | 40.1 | -2.5 |
  | | Labor | Margaret Davies | 11,787 | 25.6 | -1.3 |
  | | Liberal | Heather Mitchell | 11,303 | 24.6 | +6.8 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Stanley Croughan | 4,470 | 9.7 | -3.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 46,000 | 96.8 | +0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,521 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,521 | 95.1 | -0.9 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Ken Wright | 31,060 | 67.5 | -0.9 |
  | | Labor | Margaret Davies | 14,940 | 32.5 | +0.9 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -0.9 | |
  
  1970 Victorian state election: North Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Bernie Dunn | 18,749 | 42.6 | -8.3 |
  | | Labor | Pamela Fowler | 11,825 | 26.9 | +6.9 |
  | | Liberal | Heather Mitchell | 7,812 | 17.8 | +0.8 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Stanley Croughan | 5,600 | 12.7 | +0.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,986 | 96.5 | -0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,599 | 3.5 | +0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,585 | 96.0 | +0.1 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Bernie Dunn | 30,101 | 68.4 | -2.9 |
  | | Labor | Pamela Fowler | 13,885 | 31.6 | +2.9 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -2.9 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  1967 Victorian state election: North-Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Arthur Mansell | 22,435 | 50.9 |
  | | Labor | Bruce Phayer | 8,816 | 20.0 |
  | | Liberal | Walter Scown | 7,474 | 17.0 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Daniel Cooper | 5,337 | 12.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 44,062 | 96.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,369 | 3.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,431 | 95.9 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Arthur Mansell | | 71.3 |
  | | Labor | Walter Scown | | 29.7 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |
  
  * Two party preferred vote was estimated.
  
  1964 Victorian state election: North-Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Percy Byrnes | 25,410 | 57.7 | +6.6 |
  | | Labor | Kevin Raymond | 7,905 | 17.9 | -1.6 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Kathleen Richardson | 6,844 | 15.5 | -3.0 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Desmond Cotter | 3,916 | 8.9 | -1.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 44,075 | 97.5 | +0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 45,206 | 95.8 | -0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,206 | 95.8 | -0.1 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Percy Byrnes | | 77.2 | +2.7 |
  | | Labor | Kevin Raymond | | 22.8 | -2.7 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +2.7 | |
  
  * Two party preferred vote was estimated.
  
  1961 Victorian state election: North Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Arthur Mansell | 22,181 | 51.1 | -23.5 |
  | | Labor | Thomas Gilhooley | 8,472 | 19.5 | +19.5 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Geoffrey Harding | 8,040 | 18.5 | +18.5 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Michael Howley | 4,701 | 10.8 | +10.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,394 | 96.9 | -1.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,399 | 3.1 | +1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,793 | 95.9 | +2.0 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Arthur Mansell | | 74.5 | -0.1 |
  | | Labor | Thomas Gilhooley | | 25.5 | +25.5 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Two party preferred vote was estimated.
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  1958 Victorian Legislative Council election: North Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Percy Byrnes | 32,150 | 74.6 | -25.4 |
  | | Independent | Albert Allnutt | 10,966 | 25.4 | +25.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,116 | 98.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 699 | 1.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,815 | 93.9 | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  