title: Electoral results for the district of Geelong
text: # Electoral results for the district of Geelong
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Geelong in Victorian state elections.
  
  ## Members for Geelong
  
  First incarnation (1856–1859, 4 members) :
  
  | Member | Term | Member | Term | Member | Term | Member | Term |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sir Charles Sladen | 1856–1857 | Alexander Fyfe | 1856–1857 | Charles Read | 1856–1858 | John Brooke | 1856–1859 |
  | Alexander Thomson | 1857–1859 | George Board | 1858–1859 | James Harrison | 1858–1859 | John Brooke | 1856–1859 |
  
  Second incarnation (1877–1889, 3 members) :
  
  | Member | Term | Member | Term | Member | Term |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Charles Kernot | 1877–1880 | Robert de Bruce Johnstone | 1877–1881 | Sir Graham Berry | 1877–1886 |
  | Charles Andrews Sr. | 1880 | Robert de Bruce Johnstone | 1877–1881 | Sir Graham Berry | 1877–1886 |
  | Charles Kernot | 1880–1882 | George Cunningham | 1881–1886 | Sir Graham Berry | 1877–1886 |
  | Joseph Connor | 1882–1886 | George Cunningham | 1881–1886 | Sir Graham Berry | 1877–1886 |
  | John Donaghy | 1886–1889 | James Munro | 1886–1889 | Charles Andrews Sr. | 1886–1889 |
  
  Third incarnation (1889–1904, 2 members) :
  
  | Member | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | James Munro | 1889–1892 | Charles Andrews Sr. | 1889–1894 |
  | John Rout Hopkins | 1892–1894 | Charles Andrews Sr. | 1889–1894 |
  | H. B. Higgins | 1894–1900 | William Gurr | 1894–1902 |
  | Charles Andrews Jr. | 1900–1904 | George Martin | 1902–1904 |
  
  Fourth incarnation (1904–1976, 1 member) :
  
  | Member | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | William Colechin | Labor | 1904–1907 |
  | | William Gurr | Ministerialist | 1907–1908 |
  | | William Plain | Labor | 1908–1916 |
  | | William Plain | Nationalist | 1916–1917 |
  | | Robert Purnell | Nationalist | 1917–1920 |
  | | William Brownbill | Labor | 1920–1932 |
  | | Edward Austin | United Australia | 1932–1935 |
  | | William Brownbill | Labor | 1935–1938 |
  | | Fanny Brownbill | Labor | 1938–1948 |
  | | Edward Montgomery | Liberal | 1948–1950 |
  | | James Dunn | Labor | 1950–1955 |
  | | Sir Thomas Maltby | Liberal | 1955–1961 |
  | | Hayden Birrell | Liberal | 1961–1976 |
  | Fifth incarnation (1985–present, 1 member) ||||
  | Member | Member | Party | Term |
  | | Hayden Shell | Labor | 1985–1992 |
  | | Ann Henderson | Liberal | 1992–1999 |
  | | Ian Trezise | Labor | 1999–2014 |
  | | Christine Couzens | Labor | 2014–present |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 2020s
  
  2022 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Christine Couzens | 20,754 | 46.4 | +4.5 |
  | | Liberal | James Bennett-Hullin | 12,194 | 27.2 | +5.3 |
  | | Greens | Aleisha Smith | 6,849 | 15.3 | +6.3 |
  | | Family First | Madeleine Parker-Hill | 2,051 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
  | | Animal Justice | Bob Motta | 1,465 | 3.3 | +0.2 |
  | | Independent (Socialist Alliance) | Angela Carr | 994 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
  | | Independent | Stephen Juhasz | 455 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 44,762 | 95.9 | +0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,918 | 4.1 | −0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,680 | 89.1 | −1.1 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Christine Couzens | 28,965 | 64.7 | +4.4 |
  | | Liberal | James Bennett-Hullin | 15,797 | 35.3 | −4.4 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.4 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2010s
  
  2018 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Christine Couzens | 16,680 | 40.37 | −0.66 |
  | | Independent | Darryn Lyons | 10,194 | 24.67 | +24.67 |
  | | Liberal | Freya Fidge | 8,327 | 20.15 | −17.68 |
  | | Greens | Lois Newman | 3,922 | 9.49 | −2.51 |
  | | Animal Justice | Jacki Jacka | 1,173 | 2.84 | +2.84 |
  | | Victorian Socialists | Sarah Hathway | 464 | 1.12 | −0.04 |
  | | Independent | Gottfried Wolf | 300 | 0.73 | +0.73 |
  | | Independent | Stephen Juhasz | 256 | 0.62 | +0.62 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,316 | 95.49 | +0.27 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,950 | 4.51 | −0.27 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,266 | 90.94 | −2.95 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Christine Couzens | 24,847 | 60.14 | +4.11 |
  | | Liberal | Freya Fidge | 16,469 | 39.86 | −4.11 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Christine Couzens | 23,250 | 56.23 | +0.20 |
  | | Independent | Darryn Lyons | 18,098 | 43.77 | +43.77 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  2014 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Christine Couzens | 16,516 | 41.0 | −1.3 |
  | | Liberal | Paula Kontelj | 15,232 | 37.8 | −2.3 |
  | | Greens | Bruce Lindsay | 4,833 | 12.0 | +1.2 |
  | | Shooters and Fishers | Pedro Pegan | 1,021 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
  | | Family First | Ruth Clark | 962 | 2.4 | +0.3 |
  | | Independent | Douglas Mann | 659 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
  | | Country Alliance | Tony Leen | 564 | 1.4 | +0.0 |
  | | Socialist Alliance | Sarah Hathway | 468 | 1.2 | +0.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,255 | 95.2 | −0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,020 | 4.8 | +0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,275 | 93.9 | −3.1 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Christine Couzens | 22,556 | 56.0 | +2.1 |
  | | Liberal | Paula Kontelj | 17,699 | 44.0 | −2.1 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.1 | |
  
  2010 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Alastair Thomson | 15,472 | 43.01 | +7.66 |
  | | Labor | Ian Trezise | 14,809 | 41.17 | -7.82 |
  | | Greens | Bruce Lindsay | 4,131 | 11.48 | +2.38 |
  | | Family First | Len Lengyel | 688 | 1.91 | -2.92 |
  | | Independent | Samantha Schultz | 444 | 1.23 | +1.23 |
  | | Country Alliance | Matthew Schmidt | 430 | 1.20 | +1.20 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,974 | 95.93 | -0.37 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,528 | 4.07 | +0.37 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,502 | 93.61 | +1.56 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Ian Trezise | 18,702 | 51.98 | -6.35 |
  | | Liberal | Alastair Thomson | 17,275 | 48.02 | +6.35 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.35 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2000s
  
  2006 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Ian Trezise | 17,069 | 48.99 | -1.61 |
  | | Liberal | Scott Dixon | 12,317 | 35.35 | -2.62 |
  | | Greens | Bruce Lindsay | 3,169 | 9.10 | +1.75 |
  | | Family First | Gary Plumridge | 1,684 | 4.83 | +4.83 |
  | | People Power | Elsie Teer | 603 | 1.73 | +1.73 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,842 | 96.30 | -0.53 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,339 | 3.70 | +0.53 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,181 | 92.05 | -1.73 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Ian Trezise | 20,213 | 58.33 | +0.23 |
  | | Liberal | Scott Dixon | 14,441 | 41.67 | -0.23 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.23 | |
  
  2002 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Ian Trezise | 17,680 | 50.6 | +5.3 |
  | | Liberal | Stretch Kontelj | 13,266 | 38.0 | -10.5 |
  | | Greens | Elsie Teer | 2,568 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
  | | Independent | Miles Hodge | 967 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
  | | Independent | Andrea Battistella | 233 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
  | | Independent | Richard Nixon | 228 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,942 | 96.8 | -0.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,145 | 3.2 | +0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,087 | 93.8 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Ian Trezise | 20,300 | 58.1 | +8.5 |
  | | Liberal | Stretch Kontelj | 14,638 | 41.9 | -8.5 |
  | | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.5 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1990s
  
  1999 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ann Henderson | 14,719 | 47.5 | -5.1 |
  | | Labor | Ian Trezise | 14,001 | 45.2 | +0.1 |
  | | Independent | Rosemary Faris | 1,292 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
  | | Independent | Luke Grose | 641 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
  | | Independent | John O'Dea | 331 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,984 | 97.5 | -0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 802 | 2.5 | +0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,786 | 94.0 | -0.3 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Ian Trezise | 15,500 | 50.03 | +3.5 |
  | | Liberal | Ann Henderson | 15,484 | 49.97 | -3.5 |
  | | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.5 | |
  
  1996 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ann Henderson | 16,543 | 52.6 | +6.8 |
  | | Labor | Philip Wight | 14,171 | 45.1 | +4.2 |
  | | Natural Law | Robert Nieuwenhuis | 731 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,445 | 97.8 | +0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 705 | 2.2 | -0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,150 | 94.3 | -0.6 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Ann Henderson | 16,818 | 53.5 | +2.8 |
  | | Labor | Philip Wight | 14,615 | 46.5 | -2.8 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.8 | |
  
  1992 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ann Henderson | 14,388 | 45.8 | +1.9 |
  | | Labor | Hayden Shell | 12,848 | 40.9 | -8.9 |
  | | Geelong Community | Roger Kent | 4,201 | 13.4 | +13.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,437 | 97.2 | +0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 914 | 2.8 | -0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,351 | 94.9 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Ann Henderson | 15,890 | 50.7 | +3.3 |
  | | Labor | Hayden Shell | 15,478 | 49.3 | -3.3 |
  | | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +3.3 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  1988 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Hayden Shell | 13,276 | 50.01 | -6.05 |
  | | Liberal | Ann Henderson | 11,876 | 44.74 | +0.80 |
  | | Call to Australia | Ian Winter | 1,394 | 5.25 | +5.25 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,546 | 97.15 | -0.54 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 778 | 2.85 | +0.54 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,324 | 91.80 | -0.97 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Hayden Shell | 13,941 | 52.52 | -3.54 |
  | | Liberal | Ann Henderson | 12,601 | 47.48 | +3.54 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.54 | |
  
  1985 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Hayden Shell | 15,946 | 56.1 | +4.6 |
  | | Liberal | Clive Pugh | 12,501 | 43.9 | +2.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,447 | 97.7 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 672 | 2.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,119 | 92.8 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.2 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  1973 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Hayden Birrell | 11,481 | 49.1 | +3.3 |
  | | Labor | John O'Brien | 9,211 | 39.4 | -1.4 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John Timberlake | 1,882 | 8.1 | -5.4 |
  | | Australia | Guenter Sahr | 790 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,364 | 97.8 | -0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 531 | 2.2 | +0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,895 | 93.2 | -1.9 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Hayden Birrell | 13,619 | 58.3 | +0.3 |
  | | Labor | John O'Brien | 9,745 | 41.7 | -0.3 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.3 | |
  
  1970 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Hayden Birrell | 9,823 | 45.8 | -2.5 |
  | | Labor | John Woolfe | 8,741 | 40.8 | +2.4 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John Timberlake | 2,884 | 13.4 | +0.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,448 | 97.9 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 468 | 2.1 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,916 | 95.1 | +1.0 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Hayden Birrell | 12,439 | 58.0 | -1.6 |
  | | Labor | John Woolfe | 9,009 | 42.0 | +1.6 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.6 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  1967 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Hayden Birrell | 9,983 | 48.3 | +0.8 |
  | | Labor | Ronald McKenzie | 7,944 | 38.4 | -0.2 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John Timberlake | 2,761 | 13.4 | -0.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,688 | 97.7 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 485 | 2.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,173 | 94.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Hayden Birrell | 12,326 | 59.6 | -0.3 |
  | | Labor | Ronald McKenzie | 8,362 | 40.4 | +0.3 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.3 | |
  
  1964 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Hayden Birrell | 10,266 | 48.5 | +2.3 |
  | | Labor | Robert Robertson | 8,180 | 38.7 | +0.7 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Desmond Guinane | 2,698 | 12.8 | -3.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,144 | 98.3 | +0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 356 | 1.7 | -0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,500 | 95.5 | +1.7 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | Hayden Birrell | 12,678 | 60.0 | +0.8 |
  | | Labor | Robert Robertson | 8,466 | 40.0 | -0.8 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
  
  1961 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Hayden Birrell | 9,241 | 46.2 | +2.8 |
  | | Labor | William King | 7,590 | 38.0 | +0.1 |
  | | Democratic Labor | William Mithen | 3,159 | 15.8 | +3.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,990 | 98.0 | -0.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 411 | 2.0 | +0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,401 | 93.8 | +1.0 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | Hayden Birrell | 11,839 | 59.2 | +2.8 |
  | | Labor | William King | 8,151 | 40.8 | -2.8 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +2.8 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  1958 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Thomas Maltby | 8,444 | 43.4 |
  | | Labor | George Poyser | 7,371 | 37.9 |
  | | Democratic Labor | George Taylor | 2,305 | 11.9 |
  | | Independent | Albert Woodward | 1,313 | 6.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,433 | 98.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 255 | 1.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,688 | 92.8 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | Thomas Maltby | 10,954 | 56.4 |
  | | Labor | George Poyser | 8,479 | 43.6 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |
  
  1955 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Thomas Maltby | 11,172 | 51.5 |
  | | Labor | George Poyser | 8,069 | 37.2 |
  | | Independent | Norman Mackay | 1,358 | 6.3 |
  | | Victorian Liberal | Charles Plummer | 1,081 | 5.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,680 | 98.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 436 | 2.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,116 | 93.7 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | Thomas Maltby | 13,367 | 61.7 |
  | | Labor | George Poyser | 8,313 | 38.3 |
  | | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | |
  
  1952 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | James Dunn | 13,684 | 69.8 | +13.9 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Geoffrey Thom | 5,929 | 30.2 | -13.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,613 | 98.9 | -0.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 215 | 1.1 | +0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,828 | 93.3 | -1.8 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +13.9 | |
  
  1950 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | James Dunn | 11,405 | 55.9 | -2.0 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Edward Montgomery | 9,014 | 44.1 | +2.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,419 | 99.6 | +0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 90 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,509 | 95.1 | +0.7 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.0 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1940s
  
  1948 Geelong state by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Edward Montgomery | 9,659 | 49.6 | +7.5 |
  | | Labor | M J Travers | 8,777 | 45.1 | -12.8 |
  | | Communist | S Baker | 1,045 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,481 | 97.4 | -1.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 529 | 2.6 | +1.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,010 | 91.9 | -2.5 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Edward Montgomery | 10,147 | 52.1 | +10.0 |
  | | Labor | M. J. Travers | 9,334 | 47.9 | -10.0 |
  | | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +10.0 | |
  
  1947 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Fanny Brownbill | 11,852 | 57.9 | -42.1 |
  | | Liberal | Edward Montgomery | 8,623 | 42.1 | +42.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,475 | 99.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 152 | 0.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,627 | 94.4 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1945 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Fanny Brownbill | unopposed | | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
  
  1943 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Fanny Brownbill | unopposed | | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
  
  1940 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Fanny Brownbill | 12,456 | 67.3 | -32.7 |
  | | United Australia | Nathaniel White | 6,041 | 32.7 | +32.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,497 | 99.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 117 | 0.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,614 | 95.4 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1930s
  
  1938 Geelong state by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Fanny Brownbill | 10,523 | 58.3 | -41.7 |
  | | United Australia | Robert Weddell | 7,526 | 41.7 | +41.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,049 | 99.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 181 | 1.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,230 | 94.8 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1937 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | William Brownbill | unopposed | | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
  
  1935 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | William Brownbill | 9,567 | 54.1 | +10.5 |
  | | United Australia | Edward Austin | 8,112 | 45.9 | +13.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,679 | 99.1 | +0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 157 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,836 | 95.6 | +0.3 |
  | | Labor gain from United Australia | Labor gain from United Australia | Swing | +6.0 | |
  
  1932 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | William Brownbill | 7,403 | 43.6 | -19.8 |
  | | United Australia | Edward Austin | 5,540 | 32.7 | -3.9 |
  | | Independent | John Lister | 4,027 | 23.7 | +23.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,970 | 98.8 | -0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 204 | 1.2 | +0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,174 | 95.3 | -0.2 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | United Australia | Edward Austin | 8,815 | 51.9 | +15.3 |
  | | Labor | William Brownbill | 8,155 | 48.1 | -15.3 |
  | | United Australia gain from Labor | United Australia gain from Labor | Swing | +15.3 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1920s
  
  1929 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | William Brownbill | 10,667 | 63.4 | +6.1 |
  | | Nationalist | Sidney Dickins | 6,159 | 36.6 | -6.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,826 | 99.1 | +0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 158 | 0.9 | -0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,984 | 95.5 | +2.3 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.1 | |
  
  1927 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | William Brownbill | 9,317 | 57.3 |
  | | Nationalist | Julius Solomon | 6,940 | 42.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,257 | 99.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 160 | 1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,417 | 93.2 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
  
  1924 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | William Brownbill | 6,197 | 55.6 | +0.8 |
  | | Nationalist | Thomas Maltby | 4,943 | 44.4 | -0.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,140 | 99.7 | +0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 37 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,177 | 72.5 | +7.3 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
  
  1921 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | William Brownbill | 5,316 | 54.8 | -1.8 |
  | | Nationalist | William Thwaites | 4,391 | 45.2 | +1.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,707 | 99.3 | +4.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 73 | 0.7 | -4.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,780 | 65.2 | -9.3 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.8 | |
  
  1920 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | William Brownbill | 5,839 | 56.6 | +7.4 |
  | | Nationalist | Robert Purnell | 4,471 | 43.4 | -7.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,310 | 95.3 | -2.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 513 | 4.7 | +2.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,823 | 74.5 | +5.6 |
  | | Labor gain from Nationalist | Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | +7.4 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1910s
  
  1917 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nationalist | Robert Purnell | 4,868 | 50.8 |
  | | Labor | William Brownbill | 4,717 | 49.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,585 | 97.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 234 | 2.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,819 | 68.9 |
  | | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | N/A |
  
  1917 Geelong state by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nationalist | Robert Purnell | 5,163 | 55.0 |
  | | Labor | Thomas McCormick | 4,220 | 45.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,383 | 97.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 265 | 2.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,648 | 70.2 |
  | | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | N/A |
  
  1914 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | William Plain | unopposed | | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
  
  1911 Victorian state election: Geelong :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | William Plain | 5,026 | 59.4 | +4.0 |
  | | Liberal | Albyn Morley | 3,431 | 40.6 | +26.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,457 | 99.4 | -0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 0.6 | +0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,509 | 73.9 | +17.1 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  