Electoral results for the district of Murray Valley

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

Members for Murray Valley edit

Member Party Term
  George Moss Country 1945–1973
  Bill Baxter Country 1973–1975
  National Country 1975–1976
  Ken Jasper National Country 1976–1982
  National 1982–2010
  Tim McCurdy National 2010–2014

Election results edit

Elections in the 2010s edit

2010 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tim McCurdy 18,357 53.83 +2.92
Labor Lachlan Enshaw 7,065 20.72 -1.20
Independent Roberto Paino 3,339 9.79 +9.79
Country Alliance Peter Watson 2,668 7.82 +7.82
Greens Doug Ralph 1,598 4.69 -0.75
Family First Ray Hungerford 1,073 3.15 -1.00
Total formal votes 34,100 94.87 -1.43
Informal votes 1,845 5.13 +1.43
Turnout 35,945 93.75 +0.59
Two-party-preferred result
National Tim McCurdy 23,604 69.04 -2.72
Labor Lachlan Enshaw 10,587 30.96 +2.72
National hold Swing -2.72

Elections in the 2000s edit

2006 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Jasper 16,781 50.9 +7.8
Labor Lauren O'Neill 7,224 21.9 -8.9
Liberal Nick McHugh 5,795 17.6 -2.9
Greens Carol Kunert 1,794 5.4 -0.1
Family First Garry Duke 1,368 4.2 +4.2
Total formal votes 32,962 96.3 -0.8
Informal votes 1,265 3.7 +0.8
Turnout 34,227 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Jasper 23,637 71.8 +7.9
Labor Lauren O'Neill 9,302 28.2 -7.9
National hold Swing +7.9
2002 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Jasper 13,778 43.1 -22.3
Labor Lauren O'Neill 9,846 30.8 -3.5
Liberal Don Joyce 6,565 20.5 +20.2
Greens Trisha Scott 1,764 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 31,953 97.1 +0.1
Informal votes 964 2.9 -0.1
Turnout 32,917 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Jasper 20,416 63.9 -1.8
Labor Lauren O'Neill 11,537 36.1 +1.8
National hold Swing -1.8

Elections in the 1990s edit

1999 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Jasper 20,899 65.9 -5.3
Labor Zuvele Leschen 10,811 34.1 +8.4
Total formal votes 31,710 97.0 -1.4
Informal votes 990 3.0 +1.4
Turnout 32,700 94.0
National hold Swing -6.5
1996 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Jasper 22,774 71.2 -2.8
Labor Michelle MacDonald 8,230 25.7 -0.3
Natural Law Patricia Jackson 974 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 31,978 98.4 +0.9
Informal votes 530 1.6 -0.9
Turnout 32,508 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Jasper 23,154 72.4 -1.6
Labor Michelle MacDonald 8,809 27.6 +1.6
National hold Swing -1.6
1992 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Jasper 22,744 74.0 +15.3
Labor Maria Keller 7,999 26.0 +0.2
Total formal votes 30,743 97.4 -0.6
Informal votes 806 2.6 +0.6
Turnout 31,549 95.1
National hold Swing +2.2

Elections in the 1980s edit

1988 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Jasper 17,354 58.17 -0.84
Labor Jill Milthorpe 7,813 26.19 -0.49
Liberal Diane Mathieson 4,664 15.63 +1.32
Total formal votes 29,831 98.09 -0.10
Informal votes 581 1.91 +0.10
Turnout 30,412 92.53 -1.57
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Jasper 21,286 71.37 -0.76
Labor Jill Milthorpe 8,539 28.63 +0.76
National hold Swing -0.76
1985 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Jasper 16,880 59.0 +5.3
Labor Jill Milthorpe 7,633 26.7 -3.8
Liberal Bill Hunter 4,093 14.3 -1.3
Total formal votes 28,606 98.2
Informal votes 526 1.8
Turnout 29,132 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Jasper 20,654 72.2 +3.9
Labor Jill Milthorpe 7,952 27.8 -3.9
National hold Swing +3.9
1982 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Jasper 14,347 56.7 +6.9
Labor Jill Millthorpe 7,685 30.4 +2.0
Liberal William Scott 3,278 13.0 -8.9
Total formal votes 25,310 98.0 +1.6
Informal votes 512 2.0 -1.6
Turnout 25,822 95.0 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Jasper 17,462 69.0 -1.5
Labor Jill Millthorpe 7,848 31.0 +1.5
National hold Swing -1.5

Elections in the 1970s edit

1979 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Jasper 11,936 49.8 +3.4
Labor Abigail Donlon 6,802 28.4 +2.9
Liberal Brian Lumsden 5,242 21.9 +0.7
Total formal votes 23,980 96.4 -1.2
Informal votes 889 3.6 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Jasper 16,895 70.5 -1.6
Labor Abigail Donlon 7,085 29.5 +1.6
National hold Swing -1.6
1976 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Jasper 10,812 46.4 +2.0
Labor Abigail Donlon 5,934 25.5 -3.9
Liberal Brian Lumsden 4,942 21.2 +4.0
Democratic Labor Patrick Payne 1,590 6.8 -2.1
Total formal votes 23,278 97.6
Informal votes 561 2.4
Turnout 23,839 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Jasper 16,776 72.1 +3.6
Labor Abigail Donlon 6,502 27.9 -3.6
National hold Swing +3.6
1973 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Baxter 7,927 40.1 +3.3
Labor Donald Boag 5,463 27.6 +3.9
Liberal Robert Crosby 4,808 24.3 -3.2
Democratic Labor David Kane 1,591 7.9 -4.1
Total formal votes 19,789 97.5 +0.5
Informal votes 496 2.5 -0.5
Turnout 20,285 92.9 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Baxter 13,717 69.3 -3.6
Labor Donald Boag 6,072 30.7 +3.6
Country hold Swing -3.6
1970 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Moss 6,583 36.8 -16.8
Liberal Robert Crosby 4,909 27.5 +12.6
Labor Valda Reid 4,231 23.7 +4.8
Democratic Labor John Patterson 2,139 12.0 -0.6
Total formal votes 17,862 97.0 +0.1
Informal votes 557 3.0 -0.1
Turnout 18,419 94.5 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 13,016 72.9 -4.8
Labor Valda Reid 4,846 27.1 +4.8
Country hold Swing -4.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country George Moss 11,041 61.8 -15.9
Liberal Robert Crosby 6,821 38.2 +38.2
Country hold Swing -15.9

Elections in the 1960s edit

1967 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Moss 9,255 53.6 -7.4
Labor Robert Cross 3,265 18.9 +12.5
Liberal Albert Baker 2,580 14.9 +0.4
Democratic Labor John Patterson 2,167 12.6 -5.5
Total formal votes 17,267 96.9
Informal votes 543 3.1
Turnout 17,810 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 13,419 77.7 +7.2
Labor Robert Cross 3,848 22.3 +22.3
Country hold Swing +7.2
1964 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Moss 13,612 60.0 +11.4
Liberal and Country Thomas Gribben 5,112 22.5 +12.7
Democratic Labor John Patterson 3,978 17.5 +2.6
Total formal votes 22,702 97.2 -0.2
Informal votes 645 2.8 +0.2
Turnout 23,347 95.2 -0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country George Moss 14,408 63.5 -6.6
Liberal and Country Thomas Gribben 8,294 36.5 +36.5
Country hold Swing -6.6
1961 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Moss 10,437 48.6 -10.2
Labor Ronald Kirby 5,750 26.8 +0.1
Democratic Labor John Patterson 3,194 14.9 +0.4
Liberal and Country Bruno Marmo 2,116 9.8 +9.8
Total formal votes 21,497 97.4 -0.9
Informal votes 584 2.6 +0.9
Turnout 22,081 95.8 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 15,078 70.1 -1.0
Labor Ronald Kirby 6,419 29.9 +1.0
Country hold Swing -1.0

Elections in the 1950s edit

1958 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Moss 12,036 58.8
Labor Neil Frankland 5,471 26.7
Democratic Labor John Patterson 2,974 14.5
Total formal votes 20,481 98.3
Informal votes 345 1.7
Turnout 20,826 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 14,564 71.1
Labor Neil Frankland 5,917 28.9
Country hold Swing
1955 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Moss 11,386 57.7
Labor Kenneth Lenne 5,001 25.3
Labor (A-C) Stewart Morvell 3,344 16.9
Total formal votes 19,731 98.6
Informal votes 278 1.4
Turnout 20,009 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 14,395 73.0
Labor Kenneth Lenne 5,336 27.0
Country hold Swing
1952 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Findlay 6,846 44.8 +7.5
Country George Moss 6,617 43.3 +4.1
Liberal and Country James Mosbey 1,820 11.9 -11.6
Total formal votes 15,283 98.9 -0.3
Informal votes 171 1.1 +0.3
Turnout 15,454 93.9 -1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 7,996 52.3 -6.9
Labor William Findlay 7,287 47.7 +6.9
Country hold Swing -6.9
1950 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Moss 5,697 39.2 -21.8
Labor Neil Stewart 5,418 37.3 -1.7
Liberal and Country James Tilson 3,423 23.5 +23.5
Total formal votes 14,538 99.2 0.0
Informal votes 113 0.8 0.0
Turnout 14,651 95.5 +2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 8,609 59.2 -1.8
Labor Neil Stewart 5,929 40.8 +1.8
Country hold Swing -1.8

Elections in the 1940s edit

1947 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Moss 8,003 61.0 +24.1
Labor Neil Stewart 5,117 39.0 -1.9
Total formal votes 13,120 99.2 +0.4
Informal votes 104 0.8 -0.4
Turnout 13,224 93.0 +7.5
Country hold Swing +6.3
1945 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John McCabe 4,679 40.9
Country George Moss 4,224 36.9
Independent Country Percy Snowden 2,551 22.3
Total formal votes 11,454 98.8
Informal votes 137 1.2
Turnout 11,591 85.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 6,263 54.7
Labor John McCabe 5,191 45.3
Country hold Swing

References edit

  • "Murray Valley District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2011.