title: Electoral results for the Western Province (Victoria)
text: # Electoral results for the Western Province (Victoria)
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the Western Province in Victorian state elections.
  
  ## Members for Western Province
  
  | Member 1 | Party | Year | Member 2 | Party | Member 3 | Member 4 | Member 5 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Stephen Henty | | 1856 | Charles Vaughan | | James Palmer | Andrew Cruikshank | Daniel Tierney |
  | Stephen Henty | | 1858 | Charles Vaughan | | James Palmer | Henry Miller | Daniel Tierney |
  | Stephen Henty | | 1858 | Charles Vaughan | | James Palmer | Henry Miller | Daniel Tierney |
  | Stephen Henty | | 1859 | Charles Vaughan | | James Palmer | Henry Miller | Niel Black |
  | Stephen Henty | | 1860 | Charles Vaughan | | James Palmer | Henry Miller | Niel Black |
  | Stephen Henty | | 1862 | Charles Vaughan | | James Palmer | Henry Miller | Niel Black |
  | Stephen Henty | | 1864 | Charles Sladen | | James Palmer | Henry Miller | Niel Black |
  | Stephen Henty | | 1864 | Charles Sladen | | James Palmer | Henry Miller | Niel Black |
  | Stephen Henty | | 1866 | Charles Sladen | | James Palmer | James Strachan | Niel Black |
  | Stephen Henty | | 1866 | Charles Sladen | | James Palmer | James Strachan | Niel Black |
  | Stephen Henty | | 1868 | Robert Simson | | James Palmer | James Strachan | Niel Black |
  | Stephen Henty | | 1870 | Robert Simson | | Thomas McKellar | James Strachan | Niel Black |
  | William Skene | | 1870 | Robert Simson | | Thomas McKellar | James Strachan | Niel Black |
  | William Skene | | 1872 | Robert Simson | | Thomas McKellar | James Strachan | Niel Black |
  | William Skene | | 1874 | Robert Simson | | Thomas McKellar | Thomas Bromell | Niel Black |
  | William Skene | | 1875 | Robert Simson | | Samuel Wilson | Thomas Bromell | Niel Black |
  | Charles Sladen | | 1876 | Robert Simson | | Samuel Wilson | Thomas Bromell | Niel Black |
  | Charles Sladen | | 1878 | William Ross | | Samuel Wilson | Thomas Bromell | Niel Black |
  | Charles Sladen | | 1880 | William Ross | | Samuel Wilson | Thomas Bromell | Robert Simson |
  | Charles Sladen | | 1880 | William Ross | | Samuel Wilson | Thomas Bromell | Robert Simson |
  | Charles Sladen | | 1881 | William Ross | | Thomas Cumming | Thomas Bromell | Robert Simson |
  | Nathan Thornley | | 1882 | William Ross | | Thomas Cumming | | |
  | Nathan Thornley | | 1884 | William Ross | | Thomas Cumming | | |
  | Nathan Thornley | | 1886 | William Ross | | Thomas Cumming | | |
  | Nathan Thornley | | 1888 | Samuel Cooke | | Thomas Cumming | | |
  | Nathan Thornley | | 1888 | Samuel Cooke | | Agar Wynne | | |
  | Nathan Thornley | | 1890 | Samuel Cooke | | Agar Wynne | | |
  | Nathan Thornley | | 1892 | Samuel Cooke | | Agar Wynne | | |
  | Nathan Thornley | | 1894 | Samuel Cooke | | Agar Wynne | | |
  | Nathan Thornley | | 1896 | Samuel Cooke | | Agar Wynne | | |
  | Nathan Thornley | | 1898 | Samuel Cooke | | Agar Wynne | | |
  | Nathan Thornley | | 1900 | Samuel Cooke | | Agar Wynne | | |
  | Nathan Thornley | | 1901 | Walter Manifold | | Agar Wynne | | |
  | Nathan Thornley | | 1902 | Walter Manifold | | Agar Wynne | | |
  | Robert Ritchie | | 1903 | Walter Manifold | | Agar Wynne | | |
  | Robert Ritchie | | 1903 | Walter Manifold | | Alexander MacLeod | | |
  | Robert Ritchie | | 1904 | Walter Manifold | | | | |
  | Edward White | | 1907 | Walter Manifold | | | | |
  | Edward White | | 1910 | Walter Manifold | | | | |
  | Edward White | | 1913 | Walter Manifold | | | | |
  | Edward White | | 1916 | Walter Manifold | | | | |
  | Edward White | Nationalist | 1917 | Walter Manifold | Nationalist | | | |
  | Edward White | Nationalist | 1919 | Walter Manifold | Nationalist | | | |
  | Edward White | Nationalist | 1922 | Walter Manifold | Nationalist | | | |
  | Edward White | Nationalist | 1924 | Marcus Saltau | Nationalist | | | |
  | Edward White | Nationalist | 1925 | Marcus Saltau | Nationalist | | | |
  | Edward White | Nationalist | 1928 | Marcus Saltau | Nationalist | | | |
  | William Williamson | Independent | 1931 | Marcus Saltau | Nationalist | | | |
  | William Williamson | Independent | 1931 | Marcus Saltau | United Australia | | | |
  | William Williamson | Independent | 1934 | Marcus Saltau | United Australia | | | |
  | Leonard Rodda | Country | 1937 | Marcus Saltau | United Australia | | | |
  | Leonard Rodda | Country | 1940 | Robert Rankin | Country | | | |
  | Leonard Rodda | Country | 1943 | Robert Rankin | Country | | | |
  | Leonard Rodda | Country | 1943 | Robert Rankin | Country | | | |
  | Leonard Rodda | Country | 1945 | Robert Rankin | Country | | | |
  | Leonard Rodda | Country | 1946 | Robert Rankin | Country | | | |
  | Hugh MacLeod | Independent | 1946 | Robert Rankin | Country | | | |
  | Hugh MacLeod | Liberal and Country | 1949 | Robert Rankin | Liberal and Country | | | |
  | Hugh MacLeod | Liberal and Country | 1949 | Robert Rankin | Liberal and Country | | | |
  | Hugh MacLeod | Electoral Reform | 1952 | Robert Rankin | Liberal and Country | | | |
  | Hugh MacLeod | Electoral Reform | 1952 | David Arnott | Labor | | | |
  | Ronald Mack | Liberal and Country | 1955 | David Arnott | Labor | | | |
  | Ronald Mack | Liberal and Country | 1958 | Kenneth Gross | Liberal and Country | | | |
  | Ronald Mack | Liberal and Country | 1961 | Kenneth Gross | Liberal and Country | | | |
  | Ronald Mack | Liberal and Country | 1964 | Kenneth Gross | Liberal and Country | | | |
  | Ronald Mack | Liberal | 1965 | Kenneth Gross | Liberal | | | |
  | Ronald Mack | Liberal | 1967 | Kenneth Gross | Liberal | | | |
  | Clive Mitchell | Country | 1968 | Kenneth Gross | Liberal | | | |
  | Clive Mitchell | Country | 1970 | Kenneth Gross | Liberal | | | |
  | Digby Crozier | Liberal | 1973 | Kenneth Gross | Liberal | | | |
  | Digby Crozier | Liberal | 1976 | Bruce Chamberlain | Liberal | | | |
  | Digby Crozier | Liberal | 1979 | Bruce Chamberlain | Liberal | | | |
  | Digby Crozier | Liberal | 1982 | Bruce Chamberlain | Liberal | | | |
  | Roger Hallam | National | 1985 | Bruce Chamberlain | Liberal | | | |
  | Roger Hallam | National | 1988 | Bruce Chamberlain | Liberal | | | |
  | Roger Hallam | National | 1992 | Bruce Chamberlain | Liberal | | | |
  | Roger Hallam | National | 1996 | Bruce Chamberlain | Liberal | | | |
  | Roger Hallam | National | 1999 | Bruce Chamberlain | Liberal | | | |
  | David Koch | Liberal | 2002 | John Vogels | Liberal | | | |
  
      Rodda resigned in July 1943, re-elected in October 1943
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 2000s
  
  2002 Victorian state election: Western by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | David Koch | 46,321 | 38.8 | +38.8 |
  | | Labor | Stephen Clegg | 40,984 | 34.3 | -0.7 |
  | | National | David Miller | 21,263 | 17.8 | -41.7 |
  | | Greens | Sally-Anne Brown | 10,973 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 119,541 | 96.7 | -1.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,019 | 3.3 | +1.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,560 | 94.5 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | David Koch | 66,953 | 56.0 | +56.0 |
  | | Labor | Stephen Clegg | 52,588 | 44.0 | +5.9 |
  | | Liberal gain from National | Liberal gain from National | Swing | N/A | |
  
  This election followed the vacancy caused by the resignation of Roger Hallam, who resigned. The by-election was conducted on the same day as the 2002 election, but used the old electoral boundaries.
  
  2002 Victorian state election: Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | John Vogels | 56,497 | 40.0 | +32.5 |
  | | Labor | Lesley Jackson | 54,815 | 38.8 | +0.8 |
  | | National | Greg Walcott | 20,142 | 14.3 | -34.9 |
  | | Greens | Viola Spokes | 9,823 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 141,277 | 96.8 | -0.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,611 | 3.2 | +0.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 145,888 | 94.9 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | John Vogels | 76,772 | 54.3 | -4.7 |
  | | Labor | Lesley Jackson | 64,505 | 45.7 | +4.7 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.7 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1990s
  
  1999 Victorian state election: Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Roger Hallam | 71,778 | 59.5 | +59.5 |
  | | Labor | Peter Mitchell | 42,151 | 35.0 | +4.4 |
  | | Reform | Leigh McDonald | 6,617 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 120,546 | 97.8 | -0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,737 | 2.2 | +0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,283 | 95.4 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Roger Hallam | 74,660 | 61.9 | +61.9 |
  | | Labor | Peter Mitchell | 45,884 | 38.1 | +2.8 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +61.9 | |
  
  1996 Victorian state election: Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Bruce Chamberlain | 73,811 | 60.5 | +60.5 |
  | | Labor | Elizabeth Wilson | 37,351 | 30.6 | +3.2 |
  | | Democrats | Don Anderson | 8,085 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Christine Dodd | 2,837 | 2.3 | -2.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 122,084 | 98.2 | +0.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,276 | 1.8 | -0.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 124,360 | 95.8 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Bruce Chamberlain | 78,769 | 64.7 | -6.0 |
  | | Labor | Elizabeth Wilson | 42,897 | 35.3 | +6.0 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -6.0 | |
  
  1992 Victorian state election: Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Roger Hallam | 82,017 | 67.6 | +45.9 |
  | | Labor | David Broderick | 33,198 | 27.3 | -0.7 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Christine Dodd | 6,186 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 121,401 | 97.2 | -0.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,461 | 2.8 | +0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 124,862 | 96.6 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Roger Hallam | 85,770 | 70.7 | +70.7 |
  | | Labor | David Broderick | 35,590 | 29.3 | -2.0 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  1988 Victorian state election: Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Bruce Chamberlain | 53,370 | 48.1 | +6.8 |
  | | Labor | Kevin Watt | 29,988 | 27.0 | -0.6 |
  | | National | James Saunders | 25,289 | 22.8 | -8.3 |
  | | Independent | Julie Jennings | 2,345 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 110,992 | 98.0 | -0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,253 | 2.0 | +0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113,245 | 94.7 | -0.6 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Bruce Chamberlain | 77,111 | 69.5 | +24.2 |
  | | Labor | Kevin Watt | 33,870 | 30.5 | +30.5 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1985 Victorian state election: Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Henry Wyld | 45,393 | 41.3 |
  | | National | Roger Hallam | 34,157 | 31.1 |
  | | Labor | Brian Clarke | 30,335 | 27.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 109,885 | 98.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,802 | 1.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,687 | 95.3 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Roger Hallam | 60,064 | 54.7 |
  | | Liberal | Henry Wyld | 49,821 | 45.3 |
  | | National gain from Liberal | National gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
  
  1982 Victorian state election: Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Bruce Chamberlain | 49,661 | 62.6 | +11.9 |
  | | Labor | Allan Sargent | 29,618 | 37.4 | +3.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 79,279 | 98.1 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,545 | 1.9 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80,824 | 95.2 | 0.0 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.4 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  1979 Victorian state election: Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Digby Crozier | 39,262 | 50.8 | +3.4 |
  | | Labor | Henry Birrell | 25,969 | 33.6 | +4.0 |
  | | National | Clive Mitchell | 12,126 | 15.7 | -7.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 77,357 | 97.9 | -0.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,640 | 2.1 | +0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,997 | 95.2 | 0.0 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  1976 Victorian state election: Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Bruce Chamberlain | 36,209 | 47.4 |
  | | Labor | Thomas Windsor | 22,600 | 29.6 |
  | | National | Linden Cameron | 17,548 | 23.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 76,357 | 98.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,277 | 1.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,634 | 95.2 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Bruce Chamberlain | 52,214 | 68.4 |
  | | Labor | Thomas Windsor | 24,143 | 31.6 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
  
  1973 Victorian state election: Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Digby Crozier | 23,061 | 37.8 | +3.8 |
  | | Labor | Donald Grossman | 19,404 | 31.8 | +0.2 |
  | | Country | Clive Mitchell | 12,725 | 20.8 | +0.6 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Alan Beattie | 5,898 | 9.7 | -4.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 61,088 | 97.8 | +0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,396 | 2.2 | -0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,484 | 95.9 | -0.9 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Digby Crozier | 38,562 | 63.1 | +8.2 |
  | | Labor | Donald Grossman | 22,526 | 36.9 | -8.2 |
  | | Liberal gain from Country | Liberal gain from Country | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1970 Victorian state election: Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Kenneth Gross | 19,372 | 34.0 | -3.1 |
  | | Labor | Thomas Windsor | 18,039 | 31.6 | +4.8 |
  | | Country | Linden Cameron | 11,517 | 20.2 | -2.2 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Alan Beattie | 8,081 | 14.2 | +0.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 57,009 | 97.7 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,320 | 2.3 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,329 | 96.8 | +0.1 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Kenneth Gross | 31,271 | 54.9 | -4.6 |
  | | Labor | Thomas Windsor | 25,738 | 45.1 | +4.6 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.6 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  1968 Western Province state by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Digby Crozier | 15,881 | 28.9 | -8.2 |
  | | Labor | T C Windsor | 15,216 | 27.7 | +0.9 |
  | | Country | Clive Mitchell | 13,497 | 24.5 | +2.1 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Alan Beattie | 6,539 | 11.9 | -1.8 |
  | | Independent | Malcolm Gladman | 3,873 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 55,006 | 98.6 | +1.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 761 | 1.4 | -1.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,767 | 93.4 | -3.3 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Clive Mitchell | 32,335 | 58.8 | +58.8 |
  | | Liberal | Digby Crozier | 22,671 | 41.2 | -18.4 |
  | | Country gain from Liberal | Country gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * This by-election was caused by the death of Ronald Mack.
  
  1967 Victorian state election: Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ronald Mack | 20,600 | 37.1 |
  | | Labor | Edward Lewis | 14,865 | 26.8 |
  | | Country | Linden Cameron | 12,431 | 22.4 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Alan Beattie | 7,626 | 13.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 55,522 | 97.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,433 | 2.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,955 | 96.7 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Ronald Mack | 33,094 | 59.6 |
  | | Labor | Edward Lewis | 22,428 | 40.4 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
  
  1964 Victorian state election: Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Kenneth Gross | 19,700 | 36.2 | -8.7 |
  | | Labor | Bill Lewis | 15,521 | 28.5 | -10.4 |
  | | Country | Linden Cameron | 12,366 | 22.7 | +22.7 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Johannes Smoes | 6,809 | 12.5 | -3.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 54,396 | 98.2 | -0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 975 | 1.8 | +0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,371 | 96.1 | -0.3 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | Kenneth Gross | 36,117 | 66.4 | +7.1 |
  | | Labor | Bill Lewis | 18,279 | 33.6 | -7.1 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +7.1 | |
  
  1961 Victorian state election: Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Ronald Mack | 24,168 | 44.9 | -2.3 |
  | | Labor | James McIntyre | 20,909 | 38.9 | -0.6 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Geoffrey White | 8,727 | 16.2 | +2.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 53,804 | 98.4 | -0.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 861 | 1.6 | +0.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,665 | 96.4 | +0.9 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | Ronald Mack | 31,894 | 59.3 | +1.6 |
  | | Labor | James McIntyre | 21,910 | 40.7 | -1.6 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +1.6 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  1958 Victorian Legislative Council election: Western Province :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Kenneth Gross | 25,004 | 47.2 | -1.6 |
  | | Labor | David Arnott | 20,917 | 39.5 | +8.6 |
  | | Democratic Labor | James Eveston | 7,047 | 13.3 | +2.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 52,968 | 99.2 | +0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 441 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,409 | 95.5 | +4.2 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | Kenneth Gross | 30,563 | 57.7 | -8.9 |
  | | Labor | David Arnott | 22,405 | 42.3 | +8.9 |
  | | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | -8.9 | |
  