Electoral results for the district of Thomastown

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

Members for Thomastown edit

Member Party Term
  Beth Gleeson Labor 1985–1989
  Peter Batchelor Labor 1990–2010
  Bronwyn Halfpenny Labor 2010–present

Election results edit

Elections in the 2020s edit

2022 Victorian state election: Thomastown[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bronwyn Halfpenny 19,396 51.7 −10.1
Liberal Gurdawar Singh 9,003 24.0 +8.8
Victorian Socialists Kelly Cvetkova 2,873 7.7 +4.8
Family First Colleen McNamara 2,571 6.9 +6.9
Greens Matt Sinapi 2,557 6.8 +2.7
Animal Justice Evie Levens 1,076 2.9 +0.4
Total formal votes 37,476 92.3 +4.4
Informal votes 3,104 7.7 −4.4
Turnout 40,580 85.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bronwyn Halfpenny 24,658 66.0 −11.4
Liberal Gurdawar Singh 12,705 34.0 +11.4
Labor hold Swing −11.4

Elections in the 2010s edit

2018 Victorian state election: Thomastown[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bronwyn Halfpenny 17,653 62.8 -3.9
Liberal Gurdawar Singh 4,191 14.9 -2.1
Independent Nikola Stavreski 1,630 5.8 +5.8
Independent Alahna Desiato 1,304 4.6 +4.6
Greens Cynthia Smith 1,038 3.7 -1.5
Victorian Socialists Kath Larkin 802 2.9 +2.9
Animal Justice Tess Nagorka-Tsindos 589 2.1 +2.1
Independent Ibrahim Saba 471 1.7 +1.7
Reason David Thirkettle-Watts 425 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 28,103 87.5 -5.5
Informal votes 2,584 12.5 +5.5
Turnout 32,106 72.0 −19.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bronwyn Halfpenny 26,592 77.2 -1.2
Liberal Gurdawar Singh 7,852 22.8 +1.2
Labor hold Swing -1.2
2014 Victorian state election: Thomastown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bronwyn Halfpenny 22,786 66.7 +3.4
Liberal Nitin Gursahani 5,801 17.0 −6.1
Family First Trent Schneider-Johnson 2,047 6.0 +1.3
Greens Ian Williamson 1,775 5.2 −3.2
Independent Thomas Di Palma 1,753 5.1 +5.1
Total formal votes 34,162 93.0 +0.3
Informal votes 2,584 7.0 −0.3
Turnout 36,746 92.3 −1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bronwyn Halfpenny 26,611 78.4 +6.8
Liberal Nitin Gursahani 7,317 21.6 −6.8
Labor hold Swing +6.8
2010 Victorian state election: Thomastown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bronwyn Halfpenny 19,190 61.29 -12.73
Liberal Michael Burge 7,591 24.25 +9.47
Greens Andrew Calleja 2,952 9.43 +2.87
Family First Jacquie McIntosh 1,576 5.03 +0.39
Total formal votes 31,309 92.02 +0.14
Informal votes 2,716 7.98 -0.14
Turnout 34,025 92.33 -0.66
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bronwyn Halfpenny 22,025 70.19 -10.88
Liberal Michael Burge 9,356 29.81 +10.88
Labor hold Swing -10.88

Elections in the 2000s edit

2006 Victorian state election: Thomastown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Batchelor 23,058 74.0 -1.8
Liberal Simon Coles 4,605 14.8 -1.8
Greens Jen Hargrave 2,044 6.6 -1.0
Family First Tim Rebbechi 1,444 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 31,151 91.9 -2.5
Informal votes 2,753 8.1 +2.5
Turnout 33,904 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Batchelor 25,152 81.1 -0.6
Liberal Simon Coles 5,872 18.9 +0.6
Labor hold Swing -0.6
2002 Victorian state election: Thomastown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Batchelor 25,473 75.8 +2.0
Liberal Adam Woolcock 5,561 16.6 -9.2
Greens Zhivan Rendevski 2,562 7.6 +7.6
Total formal votes 33,596 94.4 -1.0
Informal votes 1,994 5.6 +1.0
Turnout 35,590 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Batchelor 27,451 81.7 +7.6
Liberal Adam Woolcock 6,132 18.3 -7.6
Labor hold Swing +7.6

Elections in the 1990s edit

1999 Victorian state election: Thomastown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Batchelor 23,305 73.9 +3.0
Liberal Michael Gidley 8,212 26.1 -1.3
Total formal votes 31,517 95.5 -1.0
Informal votes 1,479 4.5 +1.0
Turnout 32,996 93.2
Labor hold Swing +1.9
1996 Victorian state election: Thomastown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Batchelor 22,235 70.9 +13.6
Liberal Anthony Bradstreet 8,561 27.3 +3.3
Natural Law Lester O'Donnell 543 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 31,339 99.6 +7.7
Informal votes 114 0.4 -7.7
Turnout 31,453 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Batchelor 22,556 72.0 +2.0
Liberal Anthony Bradstreet 8,776 28.0 -2.0
Labor hold Swing +2.0
1992 Victorian state election: Thomastown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Batchelor 16,592 57.4 -8.3
Liberal Riza Kozanoglu 6,929 24.0 -1.6
Independent Jim Thomev 3,097 10.7 +10.7
Independent Christos Karamoshos 1,014 3.5 +3.5
Independent Marianna Cuni 849 2.9 +2.9
Independent Ken Mantell 428 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 28,909 91.9 +0.8
Informal votes 2,541 8.1 -0.8
Turnout 31,450 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Batchelor 20,172 70.0 +0.9
Liberal Riza Kozanoglu 8,648 30.0 -0.9
Labor hold Swing +0.9
1990 Thomastown state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Batchelor 13,873 48.52 -23.85
Liberal Michael Fusco 6,574 22.99 -4.64
Democrats Christine Craik 5,572 19.49 +19.49
Independent Monica Harte 1,531 5.35 +5.35
Independent Steve Pollock 645 2.26 +2.26
Independent John Murray 243 0.85 +0.85
Independent Earle Keegel 157 0.55 +0.55
Total formal votes 28,595 87.26 -4.65
Informal votes 4,174 12.74 +4.65
Turnout 32,769 90.76 -1.90
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Batchelor 15,335 53.68 -18.69
Democrats Christine Craik 13,234 46.32 +46.32
Labor hold Swing -18.69

Elections in the 1980s edit

1988 Victorian state election: Thomastown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Beth Gleeson 21,324 72.37 -1.53
Liberal Michael Fusco 8,141 27.63 +1.53
Total formal votes 29,465 91.91 -3.45
Informal votes 2,595 8.09 +3.45
Turnout 32,060 92.66 -1.83
Labor hold Swing -1.53
1985 Victorian state election: Thomastown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Beth Gleeson 19,802 73.9 -1.0
Liberal Adam Barr 6,994 26.1 +11.4
Total formal votes 26,796 95.4
Informal votes 1,303 4.6
Turnout 28,099 94.5
Labor hold Swing -6.6

References edit

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