title: Electoral results for the district of Wantirna
text: # Electoral results for the district of Wantirna
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Wantirna in Victorian state elections.
  
  ## Members for Wantirna
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Geoff Hayes | Liberal Party | 1976-1982 |
  | Don Saltmarsh | Liberal Party | 1982-1985 |
  | Carolyn Hirsh | Labor Party | 1985-1992 |
  | Kim Wells | Liberal Party | 1992-2002 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1990s
  
  1999 Victorian state election: Wantirna :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Kim Wells | 21,579 | 61.9 | -0.3 |
  | | Labor | Chrys Abraham | 13,301 | 38.1 | +2.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,880 | 97.4 | -0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 931 | 2.6 | +0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,811 | 94.3 | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.2 | |
  
  1996 Victorian state election: Wantirna :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Kim Wells | 19,930 | 62.2 | +2.8 |
  | | Labor | Peter Bertolus | 11,491 | 35.8 | +4.6 |
  | | Natural Law | Terrie Caven | 645 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,066 | 98.0 | +1.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 665 | 2.0 | -1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,731 | 93.3 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Kim Wells | 20,240 | 63.1 | -1.0 |
  | | Labor | Peter Bertolus | 11,814 | 36.9 | +1.0 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.0 | |
  
  1992 Victorian state election: Wantirna :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Kim Wells | 17,683 | 59.4 | +11.4 |
  | | Labor | Peter Lockwood | 9,313 | 31.3 | -17.8 |
  | | Independent | John Le Fevre | 2,789 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,784 | 96.5 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,076 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,860 | 96.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Kim Wells | 19,046 | 64.1 | +14.2 |
  | | Labor | Peter Lockwood | 10,653 | 35.9 | -14.2 |
  | | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +14.2 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  1988 Victorian state election: Wantirna :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Carolyn Hirsh | 14,696 | 51.70 | -3.56 |
  | | Liberal | Rob Llewellyn | 12,585 | 44.27 | -0.47 |
  | | Call to Australia | John Taylor | 1,144 | 4.02 | +4.02 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,425 | 96.72 | -0.62 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 965 | 3.28 | +0.62 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,390 | 94.67 | -0.69 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Carolyn Hirsh | 15,048 | 52.94 | -2.32 |
  | | Liberal | Rob Llewellyn | 13,374 | 47.06 | +2.32 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.32 | |
  
  1985 Victorian state election: Wantirna :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Carolyn Hirsh | 14,624 | 55.3 | +3.1 |
  | | Liberal | Karen Dettmann | 11,838 | 44.7 | +5.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,462 | 97.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 724 | 2.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,186 | 95.4 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.1 | |
  
  1982 Victorian state election: Wantirna :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Don Saltmarsh | 18,899 | 46.5 | -5.9 |
  | | Labor | Carolyn Hirsh | 17,922 | 44.1 | +8.5 |
  | | Democrats | Colin Styring | 3,783 | 9.3 | -1.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,604 | 98.3 | +0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 698 | 1.7 | -0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,302 | 94.7 | +0.7 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Don Saltmarsh | 20,653 | 50.8 | -6.8 |
  | | Labor | Carolyn Hirsh | 19,971 | 49.2 | +6.8 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -6.8 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  1979 Victorian state election: Wantirna :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Geoff Hayes | 17,840 | 52.4 | -8.5 |
  | | Labor | Jeffrey Kaufman | 12,131 | 35.6 | +2.0 |
  | | Democrats | Colin Styring | 3,602 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
  | | Australia | John Benigno | 482 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,055 | 97.9 | -0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 714 | 2.1 | +0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,769 | 94.0 | +1.0 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Geoff Hayes | 19,618 | 57.6 | -8.2 |
  | | Labor | Jeffrey Kaufman | 14,437 | 42.4 | +8.2 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -8.2 | |
  
  1976 Victorian state election: Wantirna :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Geoff Hayes | 16,600 | 60.9 | +7.3 |
  | | Labor | Christopher Miller | 9,170 | 33.6 | -0.8 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Clement Elliot | 1,491 | 5.5 | +0.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,261 | 98.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 475 | 1.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,736 | 93.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Geoff Hayes | 17,942 | 65.8 | +4.1 |
  | | Labor | Christopher Miller | 9,319 | 34.2 | -4.1 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.1 | |
  