title: Electoral results for the district of Melton
text: # Electoral results for the district of Melton
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Melton in Victorian state elections.
  
  ## Members for Melton
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | David Cunningham | Labor | 1992–1999 |
  | Don Nardella | Labor | 1999–2017 |
  | Don Nardella | Independent | 2017–2018 |
  | Steve McGhie | Labor | 2018–present |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 2020s
  
  2022 Victorian state election: Melton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Steve McGhie | 14,193 | 37.73 | +3.33 |
  | | Liberal | Graham Watt | 9,155 | 24.34 | +7.94 |
  | | Independent | Ian Birchall | 3,403 | 9.05 | -4.15 |
  | | Independent | Jarrod James Bingham | 2,186 | 5.81 | +0.80 |
  | | Greens | Praise Morris | 1,711 | 4.55 | -0.05 |
  | | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Paul Blackborrow | 1,682 | 4.47 | +4.47 |
  | | Democratic Labour | Ashley Alp | 1,629 | 4.33 | +1.53 |
  | | Family First | Richard Brunt | 946 | 2.51 | +2.51 |
  | | Animal Justice | Fiona Adin-James | 743 | 1.98 | −0.72 |
  | | Freedom | Tony Dobran | 717 | 1.91 | +1.91 |
  | | Justice | Samantha Jane Donald | 663 | 1.76 | +1.76 |
  | | New Democrats | Jasleen Kaur | 242 | 0.64 | +0.64 |
  | | Health Australia | Lucienne Ciappara | 219 | 0.58 | +0.58 |
  | | Independent | Jason Spencer Perera | 130 | 0.35 | +0.35 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,619 | 88.86 | –1.08 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,716 | 11.14 | +1.08 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,335 | 84.42 | –3.30 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Steve McGhie | 20,538 | 54.59 | −0.41 |
  | | Liberal | Graham Watt | 17,081 | 45.41 | +0.41 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −0.41 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2010s
  
  2018 Victorian state election: Melton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Steve McGhie | 14,691 | 34.93 | −15.52 |
  | | Liberal | Ryan Farrow | 7,844 | 18.65 | −12.20 |
  | | Independent | Ian Birchall | 4,402 | 10.47 | +10.47 |
  | | Independent | Bob Turner | 4,108 | 9.77 | +9.77 |
  | | Independent | Jarrod Bingham | 2,842 | 6.76 | +6.76 |
  | | Independent | Sophie Ramsey | 2,260 | 5.37 | +5.37 |
  | | Greens | Harkirat Singh | 1,980 | 4.71 | −2.56 |
  | | Animal Justice | Tania Milton | 1,185 | 2.82 | +2.82 |
  | | Democratic Labour | Victor Bennett | 1,166 | 2.77 | +2.77 |
  | | Independent | Daryl Lang | 878 | 2.09 | +2.09 |
  | | Independent | Grant Stirling | 424 | 1.01 | +1.01 |
  | | Victorian Socialists | Ron Guy | 275 | 0.65 | +0.65 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,055 | 89.94 | −1.93 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,704 | 10.06 | +1.93 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,759 | 87.72 | −4.84 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Steve McGhie | 22,830 | 54.29 | −6.93 |
  | | Liberal | Ryan Farrow | 19,225 | 45.71 | +6.93 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −6.93 | |
  
  2014 Victorian state election: Melton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Don Nardella | 19,272 | 50.5 | +0.4 |
  | | Liberal | Daryl Lang | 11,783 | 30.8 | +0.9 |
  | | Greens | Marie-Anne Cooper | 2,777 | 7.3 | −1.5 |
  | | Voice for the West | Monika Thomas | 1,544 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
  | | Independent | Matt DeLeon | 1,392 | 3.6 | +0.2 |
  | | Christians | Mabor Chaudhuol | 532 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
  | | Country Alliance | Sav Mangion | 443 | 1.2 | −1.3 |
  | | Independent | Victor Bennett | 338 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
  | | Independent | Mohamad Aljofan | 114 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,195 | 91.9 | −0.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,379 | 8.1 | +0.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,574 | 92.6 | +4.0 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Don Nardella | 23,495 | 61.2 | −2.4 |
  | | Liberal | Daryl Lang | 14,885 | 38.8 | +2.4 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −2.4 | |
  
  2010 Victorian state election: Melton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Don Nardella | 18,520 | 49.44 | -5.00 |
  | | Liberal | Braidy Kean | 11,615 | 31.01 | +3.17 |
  | | Greens | Katrina Bradfield | 3,247 | 8.67 | +2.24 |
  | | Family First | Samir Sabeh | 1,431 | 3.82 | -2.80 |
  | | Independent | Matt DeLeon | 1,260 | 3.36 | +3.36 |
  | | Country Alliance | Sav Mangion | 893 | 2.38 | +2.38 |
  | | Socialist Alliance | Ron Guy | 494 | 1.32 | +1.32 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,460 | 92.75 | -1.35 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,926 | 7.25 | +1.35 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,386 | 92.55 | -0.49 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Don Nardella | 23,525 | 62.78 | -0.76 |
  | | Liberal | Braidy Kean | 13,947 | 37.22 | +0.76 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.76 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2000s
  
  2006 Victorian state election: Melton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Don Nardella | 18,442 | 54.4 | -0.7 |
  | | Liberal | Graham Hooper | 9,430 | 27.8 | +2.9 |
  | | Family First | Pamela Lee | 2,242 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
  | | Greens | Jeremy Sanders | 2,177 | 6.4 | -1.0 |
  | | Independent | John Southall | 856 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
  | | Independent | John Goodman | 729 | 2.2 | -1.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,876 | 94.1 | -1.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,123 | 5.9 | +1.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,999 | 93.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Don Nardella | 21,513 | 63.5 | -1.8 |
  | | Liberal | Graham Hooper | 12,345 | 36.5 | +1.8 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.8 | |
  
  2002 Victorian state election: Melton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Don Nardella | 17,535 | 55.1 | +0.7 |
  | | Liberal | Richard Gough | 7,919 | 24.9 | -17.2 |
  | | Greens | Ken Stewart | 2,355 | 7.4 | +6.9 |
  | | Independent | John Hyett | 2,199 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
  | | Independent | John Goodman | 1,028 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
  | | Independent | Terry Muscat | 669 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
  | | Independent | Frank McColl | 111 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,816 | 95.5 | -0.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,495 | 4.5 | +0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,311 | 93.9 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Don Nardella | 20,764 | 65.3 | +8.7 |
  | | Liberal | Richard Gough | 11,022 | 34.7 | -8.7 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.7 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1990s
  
  1999 Victorian state election: Melton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Don Nardella | 24,237 | 61.3 | -0.8 |
  | | Liberal | John McGeary | 15,294 | 38.7 | +0.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 39,531 | 95.5 | -1.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,862 | 4.5 | +1.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,393 | 94.0 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
  
  1996 Victorian state election: Melton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | David Cunningham | 21,238 | 62.2 | +9.1 |
  | | Liberal | Margaret Wood | 12,928 | 37.8 | +2.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,166 | 96.7 | +1.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,178 | 3.3 | -1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,344 | 93.6 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.2 | |
  
  1992 Victorian state election: Melton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | David Cunningham | 15,184 | 53.0 | -3.7 |
  | | Liberal | Therese Samson | 10,159 | 35.5 | +3.9 |
  | | Independent | Peter Taylor | 1,903 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
  | | Independent | David Toms | 1,377 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,623 | 95.1 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,462 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,085 | 95.3 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | David Cunningham | 16,883 | 60.0 | -2.1 |
  | | Liberal | Therese Samson | 11,236 | 40.0 | +2.1 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.1 | |
  