title: Electoral results for the Doutta Galla Province
text: # Electoral results for the Doutta Galla Province
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the Doutta Galla Province in Victorian state elections.
  
  ## Members for Doutta Galla Province
  
  | Year | Member | Party | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1937 | Percy Clarey | Labor | | |
  | 1940 | Percy Clarey | Labor | Paul Jones | Labor |
  | 1943 | Percy Clarey | Labor | Paul Jones | Labor |
  | 1946 | Percy Clarey | Labor | Paul Jones | Labor |
  | 1949 | Bill Slater | Labor | Paul Jones | Labor |
  | 1952 | Bill Slater | Labor | Paul Jones | Labor |
  | 1955 | Bill Slater | Labor | Paul Jones | Labor (A-C) |
  | 1955 | Bill Slater | Labor | Paul Jones | Labor (A-C) |
  | 1958 | Bill Slater | Labor | Samuel Merrifield | Labor |
  | 1960 | John Tripovich | Labor | Samuel Merrifield | Labor |
  | 1961 | John Tripovich | Labor | Samuel Merrifield | Labor |
  | 1964 | John Tripovich | Labor | Samuel Merrifield | Labor |
  | 1967 | John Tripovich | Labor | Samuel Merrifield | Labor |
  | 1970 | John Tripovich | Labor | Dolph Eddy | Labor |
  | 1973 | John Tripovich | Labor | Dolph Eddy | Labor |
  | 1976 | John Tripovich | Labor | Bill Landeryou | Labor |
  | 1976 | David White | Labor | Bill Landeryou | Labor |
  | 1979 | David White | Labor | Bill Landeryou | Labor |
  | 1982 | David White | Labor | Bill Landeryou | Labor |
  | 1985 | David White | Labor | Bill Landeryou | Labor |
  | 1988 | David White | Labor | Bill Landeryou | Labor |
  | 1992 | David White | Labor | Bill Landeryou | Labor |
  | 1993 | David White | Labor | John Brumby | Labor |
  | 1993 | David White | Labor | Monica Gould | Labor |
  | 1996 | Tayfun Eren | Labor | Monica Gould | Labor |
  | 1999 | Justin Madden | Labor | Monica Gould | Labor |
  | 2002 | Justin Madden | Labor | Monica Gould | Labor |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 2000s
  
  2002 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Monica Gould | 84,236 | 66.1 | -0.4 |
  | | Liberal | Christina Tutone | 31,808 | 24.9 | -8.6 |
  | | Greens | Jules Beckwith | 8,714 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
  | | Democrats | Robert Livesay | 2,753 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 127,511 | 94.6 | -0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7,210 | 5.4 | +0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 134,721 | 93.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Monica Gould | 91,581 | 71.9 | +5.5 |
  | | Liberal | Christina Tutone | 35,797 | 28.1 | -5.5 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.5 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1990s
  
  1999 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Justin Madden | 93,833 | 65.6 | +7.8 |
  | | Liberal | Philip Daw | 49,202 | 34.4 | -1.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 143,035 | 95.1 | -0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7,441 | 4.9 | +0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 150,476 | 95.0 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.4 | |
  
  1996 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Tayfun Eren | 73,796 | 57.0 | +5.6 |
  | | Liberal | R McClymont | 48,506 | 37.5 | +1.3 |
  | | Independent | S Bingle | 7,103 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 129,405 | 95.6 | +2.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,011 | 4.4 | -2.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,416 | 93.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Tayfun Eren | 77,348 | 59.8 | |
  | | Liberal | R McClymont | 52,057 | 40.2 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
  
  This election was caused by the vacancy following the resignation of David White, who unsuccessfully contested the lower house seat of Tullamarine.
  
  1996 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Monica Gould | 75,717 | 57.8 | +6.4 |
  | | Liberal | Jody Allatt | 47,467 | 36.2 | +0.1 |
  | | Democrats | John Davey | 4,782 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Gloria Brook | 2,997 | 2.3 | -4.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 130,963 | 95.6 | +2.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,984 | 4.4 | -2.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 136,947 | 94.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Monica Gould | 79,968 | 61.2 | +3.2 |
  | | Liberal | Jody Allatt | 50,727 | 38.8 | -3.2 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.2 | |
  
  September 1993 Doutta Galla Province state by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Monica Gould | 76,441 | 70.1 | +18.7 |
  | | Independent | Stephen Bingle | 32,666 | 29.9 | +29.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 109,107 | 90.5 | -2.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11,431 | 9.5 | +2.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 120,538 | 77.8 | -17.8 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * This by-election was caused by the resignation of John Brumby, who successfully contested the 1993 Broadmeadows state by-election and moved to the Lower House after being elected leader of the Labor party.
  
  February 1993 Doutta Galla Province state by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | John Brumby | 75,299 | 68.3 | +16.9 |
  | | Independent | Z A Derwinski | 17,769 | 16.1 | +16.1 |
  | | Democrats | Kathie Gizycki | 17,213 | 15.6 | +15.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 110,281 | 91.2 | -2.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 10,703 | 8.8 | +2.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 120,984 | 78.8 | -16.2 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * This by-election was caused by the resignation of Bill Landeryou. Preferences were not distributed.
  
  1992 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | David White | 60,466 | 51.4 | -7.6 |
  | | Liberal | George Korytsky | 42,551 | 36.2 | -4.7 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Gloria Brook | 7,837 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
  | | Independent | Glenn Campbell | 6,772 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 117,626 | 93.3 | +1.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 8,394 | 6.7 | -1.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 126,020 | 95.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | David White | 68,027 | 58.0 | -1.1 |
  | | Liberal | George Korytsky | 49,257 | 42.0 | +1.1 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.1 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  1988 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Bill Landeryou | 66,700 | 58.9 | -5.0 |
  | | Liberal | Graeme Cameron | 46,629 | 41.1 | +5.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 113,329 | 92.3 | -2.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 9,463 | 7.7 | +2.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 122,792 | 92.7 | -1.5 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.0 | |
  
  1985 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | David White | 68,820 | 63.9 |
  | | Liberal | Pamela Philpot | 38,898 | 36.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 107,718 | 95.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,462 | 4.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113,180 | 94.2 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.0 |
  
  1982 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Bill Landeryou | 86,361 | 66.0 | +7.5 |
  | | Liberal | Pamela Philpot | 44,518 | 34.0 | -7.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 130,879 | 95.1 | +0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,705 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 137,584 | 94.9 | +0.6 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.5 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  1979 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | David White | 69,342 | 58.5 | +4.9 |
  | | Liberal | Claus Salger | 49,192 | 41.5 | -4.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 118,534 | 95.0 | +0.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,246 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 124,780 | 94.3 | +0.5 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.9 | |
  
  1976 Doutta Galla Province state by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | David White | 60,684 | 57.2 | +3.6 |
  | | Liberal | Geoffrey Lutz | 38,606 | 36.4 | -10.0 |
  | | Independent | David A White | 6,849 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 106,139 | 96.4 | +0.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,955 | 3.6 | -0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 110,094 | N/A | N/A |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * This by-election was caused by the death of John Tripovich. Preferences were not distributed.
  
  1976 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Bill Landeryou | 58,121 | 53.6 |
  | | Liberal | Rex Webb | 50,384 | 46.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 108,505 | 95.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,926 | 4.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113,431 | 93.8 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
  
  1973 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | John Tripovich | 67,210 | 51.9 | -2.8 |
  | | Liberal | Frank Mott | 43,441 | 33.5 | +3.6 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Hubert Evans | 18,850 | 14.6 | -0.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 129,501 | 94.1 | -0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 8,132 | 5.9 | +0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 137,633 | 93.7 | 0.0 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | John Tripovich | | 53.3 | -2.9 |
  | | Liberal | Frank Mott | | 46.7 | +2.9 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.9 | |
  
  * Two party preferred vote was estimated.
  
  1970 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Dolph Eddy | 60,974 | 54.7 | +4.9 |
  | | Liberal | William Pearce | 33,348 | 29.9 | -4.6 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Hubert Evans | 17,135 | 15.4 | -0.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 111,457 | 94.3 | -0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,786 | 5.7 | +0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 118,243 | 93.7 | +0.2 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Dolph Eddy | | 56.2 | +4.8 |
  | | Liberal | William Pearce | | 43.8 | -4.8 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.8 | |
  
  * Two party preferred vote was estimated.
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  1967 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | John Tripovich | 53,073 | 49.8 |
  | | Liberal | Gabrielle Adams | 36,831 | 34.5 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Alfred Gerrard | 16,731 | 15.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 106,635 | 94.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,140 | 5.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 112,775 | 93.5 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | John Tripovich | 54,784 | 51.4 |
  | | Liberal | Gabrielle Adams | 51,851 | 48.6 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
  
  1964 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Samuel Merrifield | 45,486 | 49.3 | +0.6 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Victor French | 30,810 | 33.4 | +2.0 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Peter McCabe | 15,886 | 17.2 | -2.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 92,182 | 95.6 | +0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,237 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 96,419 | 94.0 | +0.4 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Samuel Merrifield | 47,120 | 51.1 | +0.6 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Victor French | 45,062 | 48.9 | -0.6 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
  
  1961 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | John Tripovich | 44,708 | 48.7 | -4.3 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Kenneth Jones | 28,895 | 31.4 | +0.3 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Barry O'Brien | 18,300 | 19.9 | +3.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 91,903 | 95.3 | -2.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,489 | 4.7 | +2.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 96,392 | 93.6 | +1.6 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | John Tripovich | 46,391 | 50.5 | -5.7 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Kenneth Jones | 45,512 | 49.5 | +5.7 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.7 | |
  
  1960 Doutta Galla Province state by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | John Tripovich | 52,892 | 65.9 | +12.9 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Barry O'Brien | 27,359 | 34.1 | +18.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 80,251 | 96.2 | -1.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,195 | 3.8 | +1.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,446 | 80.6 | -11.4 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * This by-election was caused by the death of Bill Slater.
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  1958 Victorian Legislative Council election: Doutta Galla Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Samuel Merrifield | 50,548 | 53.0 | -17.5 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Nicholas Dawe | 29,656 | 31.1 | +31.1 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Herbert Morris | 15,219 | 16.0 | -13.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 95,423 | 98.1 | +1.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,858 | 1.9 | -1.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 97,281 | 92.0 | +1.0 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Samuel Merrifield | | 56.2 | |
  | | Liberal and Country | Nicholas Dawe | | 43.8 | |
  | | Labor gain from Democratic Labor | Labor gain from Democratic Labor | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Two party preferred vote was estimated.
  