title: Electoral results for the district of Balwyn
text: # Electoral results for the district of Balwyn
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Balwyn in Victorian state elections.
  
  ## Members for Balwyn
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Alex Taylor | Liberal | 1955–1973 |
  | Jim Ramsay | Liberal | 1973–1988 |
  | Robert Clark | Liberal | 1988–1992 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  1988 Victorian state election: Balwyn :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Robert Clark | 16,816 | 64.28 | -1.15 |
  | | Labor | George Theodoridis | 9,344 | 35.72 | +1.15 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,160 | 97.41 | -0.65 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 696 | 2.59 | +0.65 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,856 | 90.98 | -1.51 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.15 | |
  
  1985 Victorian state election: Balwyn :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Jim Ramsay | 17,994 | 65.4 | +8.2 |
  | | Labor | Frank Pederick | 9,509 | 34.6 | -0.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,503 | 98.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 543 | 1.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,046 | 92.5 | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.9 | |
  
  1982 Victorian state election: Balwyn :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Jim Ramsay | 15,047 | 58.1 | -0.5 |
  | | Labor | Nora Sparrow | 8,857 | 34.2 | +3.6 |
  | | Democrats | Russel White | 1,995 | 7.7 | -3.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,899 | 98.5 | +0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 385 | 1.5 | -0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,284 | 93.4 | +0.7 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Jim Ramsay | 15,895 | 61.4 | -4.6 |
  | | Labor | Nora Sparrow | 10,004 | 38.6 | +4.6 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.6 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  1979 Victorian state election: Balwyn :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Jim Ramsay | 15,206 | 58.6 | -4.9 |
  | | Labor | Ann Jackson | 7,924 | 30.6 | +2.6 |
  | | Democrats | Ralph Corrie | 2,800 | 10.8 | +10.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,930 | 98.1 | -0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 505 | 1.9 | +0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,435 | 92.7 | +0.5 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Jim Ramsay | 17,112 | 66.0 | -3.3 |
  | | Labor | Ann Jackson | 8,818 | 34.0 | +3.3 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.3 | |
  
  1976 Victorian state election: Balwyn :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Jim Ramsay | 16,775 | 63.5 | 0.0 |
  | | Labor | Paul Gibson | 7,399 | 28.0 | -2.2 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John Hansen | 1,190 | 4.5 | -1.8 |
  | | Australia | Peter King | 1,053 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,417 | 98.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 425 | 1.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,842 | 92.2 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Jim Ramsay | 18,299 | 69.3 | +0.2 |
  | | Labor | Paul Gibson | 8,118 | 30.7 | -0.2 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.2 | |
  
  1973 Victorian state election: Balwyn :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Jim Ramsay | 17,009 | 62.9 | +8.4 |
  | | Labor | Joan Coxsedge | 8,290 | 30.7 | -1.4 |
  | | Democratic Labor | James Marmion | 1,729 | 6.4 | -6.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,028 | 98.3 | +0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 461 | 1.7 | -0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,489 | 92.2 | -1.2 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Jim Ramsay | 18,478 | 68.4 | +2.5 |
  | | Labor | Joan Coxsedge | 8,550 | 31.6 | -2.5 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.5 | |
  
  1970 Victorian state election: Balwyn :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Alex Taylor | 13,528 | 54.5 | -3.5 |
  | | Labor | Donald Phelan | 7,972 | 32.1 | +2.1 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John Hansen | 3,310 | 13.3 | +1.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,326 | 98.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 516 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,326 | 93.4 | 0.0 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Alex Taylor | 16,342 | 65.9 | -2.3 |
  | | Labor | Donald Phelan | 8,468 | 34.1 | +2.3 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.3 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  1967 Victorian state election: Balwyn :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Alex Taylor | 14,004 | 58.0 | -4.5 |
  | | Labor | Richard Dunstan | 7,248 | 30.0 | +4.3 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Andrew Gyles | 2,910 | 12.0 | +0.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,162 | 98.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 489 | 2.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,651 | 93.4 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Alex Taylor | 16,478 | 68.2 | -4.4 |
  | | Labor | Richard Dunstan | 7,684 | 31.8 | +4.4 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.4 | |
  
  1964 Victorian state election: Balwyn :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Alex Taylor | 16,397 | 62.3 | -0.1 |
  | | Labor | Tony Lamb | 6,746 | 25.6 | +1.3 |
  | | Democratic Labor | James Tighe | 3,168 | 12.0 | -1.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,311 | 98.6 | +0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 375 | 1.4 | -0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,686 | 93.8 | -0.3 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | Alex Taylor | 19,090 | 72.6 | -1.1 |
  | | Labor | Tony Lamb | 7,221 | 27.4 | +1.1 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -1.1 | |
  
  1961 Victorian state election: Balwyn :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Alex Taylor | 15,653 | 62.4 | +1.7 |
  | | Labor | Edmund Du Vergier | 6,104 | 24.3 | +1.8 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Leo Erwin | 3,346 | 13.3 | +2.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,113 | 98.5 | -0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 380 | 1.5 | +0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,493 | 94.1 | +0.1 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | Alex Taylor | 18,506 | 73.7 | -1.3 |
  | | Labor | Edmund Du Vergier | 6,607 | 26.3 | +1.3 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -1.3 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  1958 Victorian state election: Balwyn :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Alex Taylor | 14,351 | 60.7 |
  | | Labor | John MacPherson | 5,321 | 22.5 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Leo Erwin | 2,459 | 10.4 |
  | | Independent | Frank Block | 1,508 | 6.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,639 | 98.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 331 | 1.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,970 | 94.0 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | Alex Taylor | 17,723 | 75.0 |
  | | Labor | John MacPherson | 5,916 | 25.0 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |
  
  * Two party preferred vote was estimated.
  
  1955 Victorian state election: Balwyn :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Alex Taylor | 14,842 | 69.9 |
  | | Labor | Florence Rodan | 6,394 | 30.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,236 | 98.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 261 | 1.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,497 | 93.7 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |
  