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Electoral results for the district of Mornington

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This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Mornington in Victorian state elections.

Members for Mornington

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First incarnation (1859–1967)
Member Party Term
  William Lyall Unaligned 1859–1861
  Henry Samuel Chapman Unaligned 1861–1862
  Sir James McCulloch Unaligned 1862–1872
  James Purves Unaligned 1872–1880
  James Gibb Unaligned 1880–1886
  Louis Smith Unaligned 1886–1894
  Alfred Downward Unaligned 1894–1929
  Herbert Downward Country 1929–1932
  Alfred Kirton United Australia 1932–1947
  Country
  William Leggatt Liberal 1947–1956
  Roberts Dunstan Liberal 1956–1967
Second incarnation (1985–present)
Member Party Term
  Robin Cooper Liberal 1985–2006
  David Morris Liberal 2006–2022
  Chris Crewther Liberal 2022–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2022 Victorian state election: Mornington[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chris Crewther 17,910 42.58 −8.01
Independent Kate Lardner 9,432 22.42 +22.42
Labor Georgia Fowler 9,246 21.98 −12.30
Greens Harry Sinclair 2,677 6.38 −3.42
Freedom Paul Pettitt 1,041 2.47 +2.47
Animal Justice Leonie Schween 740 1.76 −3.57
Independent Jane Agirtan 641 1.52 +1.52
Family First Ross Hayward 375 0.89 +0.89
Total formal votes 42,062 95.85 +0.38
Informal votes 1,823 4.15 −0.38
Turnout 43,885 91.34 −0.64
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Chris Crewther 24,514 58.28 +3.28
Labor Georgia Fowler 17,548 41.72 -3.28
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Chris Crewther 21,326 50.70 −4.30
Independent Kate Lardner 20,736 49.30 +49.30
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 2010s

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2018 Victorian state election: Mornington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Morris 20,963 50.59 −8.20
Labor Ryan White 14,204 34.28 +6.99
Greens David Sinclair 4,060 9.80 −1.91
Animal Justice Tyson Jack 2,208 5.33 +5.33
Total formal votes 41,435 95.47 −0.49
Informal votes 1,964 4.53 +0.49
Turnout 43,399 91.98 −2.22
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Morris 22,775 55.00 −7.61
Labor Ryan White 18,638 45.01 +7.61
Liberal hold Swing −7.61
2014 Victorian state election: Mornington[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Morris 23,184 58.8 −2.8
Labor Rebecca Wright 10,762 27.3 +2.2
Greens Matthew McLaren 4,618 11.7 +1.2
Rise Up Australia Peter Moldovan 453 1.2 +1.1
Country Alliance Marion Barnes 416 1.1 −0.1
Total formal votes 39,433 96.0 −0.2
Informal votes 1,660 4.0 +0.2
Turnout 41,093 94.2 +2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Morris 24,711 62.6 −3.6
Labor Rebecca Wright 14,759 37.4 +3.6
Liberal hold Swing −3.6
2010 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Morris 22,238 61.44 +5.67
Labor James Dooley 9,119 25.19 -2.99
Greens Martin Rush 3,823 10.56 +0.43
Independent Matt Taylor 606 1.67 +1.67
Country Alliance Stephen Schafer 411 1.14 +1.14
Total formal votes 36,197 96.11 −0.40
Informal votes 1,464 3.89 +0.40
Turnout 37,661 93.70 +0.33
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Morris 23,915 66.03 +4.18
Labor James Dooley 12,305 33.97 -4.18
Liberal hold Swing +4.18

Elections in the 2000s

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2006 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Morris 18,561 55.8 +6.4
Labor William Puls 9,379 28.2 -11.1
Greens Malcolm Jones 3,370 10.1 -1.3
Family First Thea Clarke 1,083 3.3 +3.3
People Power Mark Fleming 890 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 33,283 96.5 −1.2
Informal votes 1,203 3.5 +1.2
Turnout 34,486 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Morris 20,582 61.9 +10.1
Labor William Puls 12,695 38.1 -10.1
Liberal hold Swing +10.1
2002 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robin Cooper 15,608 49.4 -10.0
Labor Judith Graley 12,424 39.3 +8.5
Greens Paula Johnson 3,591 11.4 +9.2
Total formal votes 31,623 97.7 −0.3
Informal votes 730 2.3 +0.3
Turnout 32,353 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robin Cooper 16,388 51.8 -10.0
Labor Judith Graley 15,235 48.2 +10.0
Liberal hold Swing -10.0

Elections in the 1990s

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1999 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robin Cooper 17,821 53.0 -6.2
Labor Gwen Cornelius 12,198 36.3 -0.8
Independent Vivienne Nicholson 2,816 8.4 +8.4
Independent Snez Plunkett 783 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 33,618 97.6 −0.4
Informal votes 813 2.4 +0.4
Turnout 34,431 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robin Cooper 18,733 55.7 -5.6
Labor Gwen Cornelius 14,880 44.3 +5.6
Liberal hold Swing -5.6
1996 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robin Cooper 18,291 59.2 -0.6
Labor Dean Fletcher 11,467 37.1 +4.1
Natural Law Suzanne Edwards 1,125 3.6 -3.5
Total formal votes 30,883 98.1 +1.3
Informal votes 610 1.9 −1.3
Turnout 31,493 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robin Cooper 18,908 61.3 -1.6
Labor Dean Fletcher 11,954 38.7 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing -1.6
1992 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robin Cooper 16,760 59.8 +10.4
Labor Carlyle La'Brooy 9,262 33.0 -10.8
Natural Law Jan Charlwood 2,015 7.2 +7.2
Total formal votes 28,037 96.7 +0.0
Informal votes 944 3.3 −0.0
Turnout 28,981 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robin Cooper 17,620 62.9 +11.6
Labor Carlyle La'Brooy 10,406 37.1 -11.6
Liberal hold Swing +11.6

Elections in the 1980s

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1988 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robin Cooper 16,363 49.93 -2.06
Labor Barry Smith 14,017 42.77 -5.24
Democrats Peter Carroll 2,393 7.30 +7.30
Total formal votes 32,773 96.77 −0.95
Informal votes 1,093 3.23 +0.95
Turnout 33,866 92.49 +0.11
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robin Cooper 17,050 52.03 +0.04
Labor Barry Smith 15,719 47.97 -0.04
Liberal hold Swing +0.04
1985 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robin Cooper 14,376 52.0 +7.6
Labor David Hassett 13,275 48.0 +3.8
Total formal votes 27,651 97.7
Informal votes 644 2.3
Turnout 28,295 92.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.4

Elections in the 1960s

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1964 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Roberts Dunstan 17,629 57.8 +0.3
Labor Ken Stafford 8,678 28.5 +1.9
Democratic Labor John Cass 4,196 13.8 -2.1
Total formal votes 30,503 98.0 −0.3
Informal votes 626 2.0 +0.3
Turnout 31,129 92.8 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Roberts Dunstan 21,195 69.5 -1.6
Labor Ken Stafford 9,308 30.5 +1.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing -1.6
1961 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Roberts Dunstan 14,856 57.5 -6.0
Labor Brian Pigott 6,854 26.6 -9.9
Democratic Labor John Cass 4,108 15.9 +15.9
Total formal votes 25,818 98.3 −0.1
Informal votes 455 1.7 +0.1
Turnout 26,273 93.2 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Roberts Dunstan 18,148 71.1 +7.6
Labor Brian Pigott 7,670 28.9 -7.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing +7.6

Elections in the 1950s

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1958 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Roberts Dunstan 13,728 63.5
Labor Gordon Anstee 7,897 36.5
Total formal votes 21,625 98.4
Informal votes 341 1.6
Turnout 21,966 93.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1956 Mornington state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Roberts Dunstan 14,091 65.2 0.0
Labor Harold Thornell 7,523 34.8 +34.8
Total formal votes 21,614 98.9 +2.7
Informal votes 232 1.1 −2.7
Turnout 21,846 83.4 −9.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A
1955 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William Leggatt 14,327 65.2
Victorian Liberal Fred Jarman 7,646 34.8
Total formal votes 21,973 96.2
Informal votes 870 3.8
Turnout 28,843 92.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1952 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Norman Parker 7,970 41.2 +13.6
Liberal and Country William Leggatt 7,162 37.0 -22.5
Electoral Reform Gerard Hirst 2,918 15.1 +15.1
Independent Morton Moyes 1,317 6.8 +6.8
Total formal votes 19,367 98.2 −0.8
Informal votes 350 1.8 +0.8
Turnout 19,717 93.0 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country William Leggatt 10,858 56.1 -13.7
Labor Norman Parker 8,509 43.9 +13.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing -13.7
1950 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William Leggatt 9,847 59.5 +6.6
Labor Alexander Higgins 4,566 27.6 -1.3
Independent Albert Allnutt 2,133 12.9 +12.9
Total formal votes 16,546 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 170 1.0 0.0
Turnout 16,716 93.0 +1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country William Leggatt 11,554 69.8 +0.6
Labor Alexander Higgins 4,992 30.2 -0.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1940s

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1947 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Leggatt 7,854 52.9 +7.4
Labor Bertram Maslen 4,292 28.9 +28.9
Country Eric Rundle 2,692 18.1 -36.4
Total formal votes 14,838 99.0 +1.9
Informal votes 144 1.0 −1.9
Liberal gain from Country Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1945 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alfred Kirton 6,205 54.5
Liberal Frank Sharpe 5,188 45.5
Total formal votes 11,393 97.1
Informal votes 337 2.9
Turnout 11,730 83.8
Country hold Swing
1943 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alfred Kirton unopposed
Country hold Swing
1940 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alfred Kirton 8,885 69.8 +22.9
United Australia Harold Smith 3,852 30.2 -22.9
Total formal votes 12,737 98.7 −0.6
Informal votes 174 1.3 +0.6
Turnout 12,911 90.4 −1.9
Country gain from United Australia Swing +22.9

Elections in the 1930s

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1937 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Alfred Kirton 6,554 53.1 +0.6
Country George Bowden 5,780 46.9 -0.6
Total formal votes 12,334 99.3 +0.8
Informal votes 86 0.7 −0.8
Turnout 12,420 92.3 −0.6
United Australia hold Swing +0.6
1935 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Alfred Kirton 6,361 52.5 +1.1
Country George Bowden 5,758 47.5 +10.7
Total formal votes 12,119 98.5 −0.3
Informal votes 179 1.5 +0.3
Turnout 12,298 92.9 +2.1
United Australia hold Swing -4.8
1932 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Alfred Kirton 5,833 51.4 +8.0
Country Herbert Downward 4,181 36.8 +8.7
Labor John Graham 1,338 11.8 -13.0
Total formal votes 11,352 98.8 +0.4
Informal votes 136 1.2 −0.4
Turnout 11,488 90.8 −0.8
United Australia gain from Country Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1920s

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1929 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Alfred Kirton 4,531 43.4 +6.3
Country Herbert Downward 2,933 28.1 -14.4
Labor John Jack 2,587 24.8 +24.8
Independent Joseph Burch 381 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 10,432 98.4 +1.0
Informal votes 168 1.6 −1.0
Turnout 10,600 91.6 +2.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Herbert Downward 5,364 51.4 -2.2
Nationalist Alfred Kirton 5,068 48.6 +2.2
Country hold Swing -2.2
1927 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alfred Downward 3,884 42.5
Nationalist Alfred Kirton 3,388 37.1
Australian Liberal Cyril Croskell 1,866 20.4
Total formal votes 9,138 97.4
Informal votes 248 2.6
Turnout 9,386 89.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Alfred Downward 4,898 53.6
Nationalist Alfred Kirton 4,240 46.4
Country hold Swing
1924 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Dowling 3,733 41.2 +41.2
Country Alfred Downward 2,298 25.4 -22.0
Nationalist Frederick Hagelthorn 1,019 11.2 -20.6
Country Milton Wettenhall 843 9.3 +9.3
Independent William Easton 820 9.0 +9.0
Independent Percy Thompson 347 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 9,060 96.5 −1.0
Informal votes 328 3.5 +1.0
Turnout 9,388 55.0 +7.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Alfred Downward 4,865 53.7 +1.6
Labor William Dowling 4,195 46.3 +46.3
Country hold Swing N/A
1921 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Victorian Farmers Alfred Downward 3,485 47.4 -12.7
Nationalist William Cook 2,333 31.8 -8.1
Ind. Nationalist Albert Sambell 1,526 20.8 +20.8
Total formal votes 7,344 97.5 +3.3
Informal votes 192 2.5 −3.3
Turnout 7,536 47.9 −8.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Victorian Farmers Alfred Downward 3,827 52.1 -8.0
Nationalist Arthur Leadbeater 3,356 39.9 +8.0
Victorian Farmers hold Swing -8.0
1920 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Victorian Farmers Alfred Downward 5,062 60.1
Nationalist Arthur Leadbeater 3,356 39.9
Total formal votes 8,418 94.2 −2.6
Informal votes 517 5.8 +2.6
Turnout 8,935 56.6 +14.3
Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist Swing N/A
  • Alfred Downward was the sitting Nationalist MP for Mornington, but changed to the Victorian Farmers Union before this election.

Elections in the 1910s

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1917 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Alfred Downward 3,373 55.5
Nationalist Robert Anderson 2,701 44.5
Total formal votes 6,074 96.8 +0.3
Informal votes 200 3.2 −0.3
Turnout 6,274 42.3 −2.5
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
1914 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alfred Downward 3,735 63.0 +16.0
Labor Francis Murphy 2,193 37.0 +1.2
Total formal votes 5,928 96.5 −1.9
Informal votes 213 3.5 +1.9
Turnout 6,141 44.8 −16.2
Liberal hold Swing +0.3
1911 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alfred Downward 3,643 47.0 N/A
Labor Francis Murphy 2,775 35.8 +35.8
Independent Liberal George Burchett 1,331 17.2 +17.2
Total formal votes 7,749 98.4
Informal votes 126 1.6
Turnout 7,875 61.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alfred Downward 4,857 62.7 N/A
Labor Francis Murphy 2,892 37.3 +37.3
Liberal hold Swing N/A

References

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  • "Mornington District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2011.