title: Electoral results for the district of Moonee Ponds
text: # Electoral results for the district of Moonee Ponds
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Moonee Ponds in Victorian state elections.
  
  ## Members for Moonee Ponds
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Samuel Merrifield | Labor | 1945–1955 |
  | Jack Holden | Liberal | 1955–1967 |
  | Tom Edmunds | Labor | 1967–1976 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  1973 Victorian state election: Moonee Ponds :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Tom Edmunds | 12,991 | 54.1 | +1.5 |
  | | Liberal | William Lawrence | 8,282 | 34.5 | +2.1 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Michael McMahon | 2,758 | 11.5 | -3.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,031 | 95.9 | -0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,017 | 4.1 | +0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,048 | 94.5 | -0.7 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Tom Edmunds | 13,405 | 55.8 | +1.0 |
  | | Liberal | William Lawrence | 10,626 | 44.2 | -1.0 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
  
  1970 Victorian state election: Moonee Ponds :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Tom Edmunds | 12,146 | 52.6 | +5.0 |
  | | Liberal | John Williams | 7,485 | 32.4 | -0.1 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Barry O'Brien | 3,479 | 15.0 | 0.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,110 | 96.1 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 934 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,044 | 95.2 | +1.0 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Tom Edmunds | 12,668 | 54.8 | +3.5 |
  | | Liberal | John Williams | 10,442 | 45.2 | -3.5 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  1967 Victorian state election: Moonee Ponds :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Tom Edmunds | 11,280 | 47.6 | +1.4 |
  | | Liberal | Jack Holden | 7,716 | 32.5 | -3.4 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Barry O'Brien | 3,554 | 15.0 | -2.8 |
  | | Independent | Lancelot Hutchinson | 1,165 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,715 | 96.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 960 | 3.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,675 | 94.2 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Tom Edmunds | 12,168 | 51.3 | +4.2 |
  | | Liberal | Jack Holden | 11,547 | 48.7 | -4.2 |
  | | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.2 | |
  
  1964 Victorian state election: Moonee Ponds :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Tom Edmunds | 7,903 | 43.3 | +1.8 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Jack Holden | 7,293 | 39.9 | +1.1 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Barry O'Brien | 3,078 | 16.8 | -1.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,274 | 97.4 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 481 | 2.6 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,755 | 93.9 | -0.7 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | Jack Holden | 10,224 | 56.0 | +0.1 |
  | | Labor | Tom Edmunds | 8,050 | 44.0 | -0.1 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +0.1 | |
  
  1961 Victorian state election: Moonee Ponds :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Tom Edmunds | 7,724 | 41.5 | +3.8 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Jack Holden | 7,222 | 38.8 | -3.1 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Paul Gunn | 3,360 | 18.1 | -0.3 |
  | | Independent | Peter Kirchner | 306 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,612 | 97.2 | -1.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 529 | 2.8 | +1.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,141 | 94.6 | -0.3 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | Jack Holden | 10,406 | 55.9 | -4.5 |
  | | Labor | Tom Edmunds | 8,206 | 44.1 | +4.5 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -4.5 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  1958 Victorian state election: Moonee Ponds :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal and Country | Jack Holden | 8,128 | 41.9 |
  | | Labor | Thomas Moloney | 7,306 | 37.7 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Paul Gunn | 3,565 | 18.4 |
  | | Independent | Lancelot Hutchinson | 379 | 2.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,378 | 98.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 328 | 1.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,706 | 94.9 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | Jack Holden | 11,694 | 60.4 |
  | | Labor | Thomas Moloney | 7,684 | 39.6 |
  | | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |
  
  1955 Victorian state election: Moonee Ponds :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Samuel Merrifield | 9,389 | 46.0 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Jack Holden | 6,846 | 33.5 |
  | | Labor (A-C) | Harold Hilbert | 4,167 | 20.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,402 | 98.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 272 | 1.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,674 | 93.9 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal and Country | Jack Holden | 10,633 | 52.1 |
  | | Labor | Samuel Merrifield | 9,769 | 47.9 |
  | | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | |
  
  1952 Victorian state election: Moonee Ponds :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Samuel Merrifield | unopposed | | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
  
  1950 Victorian state election: Moonee Ponds :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Samuel Merrifield | 14,073 | 56.0 | +1.2 |
  | | Liberal and Country | John Rossiter | 7,902 | 31.4 | -13.8 |
  | | Independent | Brian O'Callaghan | 3,154 | 12.6 | +12.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,129 | 99.1 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 228 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,357 | 95.4 | +0.5 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Samuel Merrifield | 14,388 | 57.2 | +2.4 |
  | | Liberal and Country | John Rossiter | 10,741 | 42.8 | -2.4 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.4 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1940s
  
  1947 Victorian state election: Moonee Ponds :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Samuel Merrifield | 13,982 | 54.8 | -45.2 |
  | | Liberal | Wallace Crichton | 11,534 | 45.2 | +45.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,516 | 99.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 229 | 0.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,745 | 94.9 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1945 Victorian state election: Moonee Ponds :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Samuel Merrifield | unopposed | | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
  