Victoria, Australia, district election results
This is a list of electoral results for the Silvan Province in Victorian state elections.
Members for Silvan Province
Member 1 | Party | Year |
| Rosemary Varty | Liberal | 1992 | Member 2 | Party |
1996 | | Wendy Smith | Liberal |
| Andrew Olexander | Liberal | 1999 |
2002 | | Carolyn Hirsh | Labor |
| Independent | 2005 | | Independent |
Election results
Elections in the 2000s
2002 Victorian state election: Silvan Province[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Wendy Smith | 59,906 | 44.4 | -8.4 |
| Labor | Carolyn Hirsh | 56,588 | 41.9 | +3.5 |
| Greens | Michael Abson | 14,793 | 11.0 | +10.7 |
| Democrats | Tony Carden | 2,333 | 1.7 | -4.1 |
| Hope | Leo Tischler | 1,347 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
Total formal votes | 134,967 | 96.7 | −0.4 |
Informal votes | 4,549 | 3.3 | +0.4 |
Turnout | 139,516 | 93.5 | |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Carolyn Hirsh | 69,885 | 51.8 | +8.3 |
| Liberal | Wendy Smith | 65,082 | 48.2 | -8.3 |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.3 | |
Elections in the 1990s
1999 Victorian state election: Silvan Province[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Andrew Olexander | 66,992 | 53.1 | -2.9 |
| Labor | Mark Tunstall | 48,266 | 38.2 | +3.5 |
| Democrats | Amanda Leeper | 7,375 | 5.8 | -0.1 |
| Christian Democrats | Ray Levick | 2,116 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Independent | Steve Raskovy | 1,471 | 1.2 | +0.4 |
Total formal votes | 126,220 | 97.2 | −0.6 |
Informal votes | 3,685 | 2.8 | +0.6 |
Turnout | 129,905 | 93.9 | |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Liberal | Andrew Olexander | 71,662 | 56.8 | -3.6 |
| Labor | Mark Tunstall | 54,475 | 43.2 | +3.6 |
| Liberal hold | Swing | -3.6 | |
1996 Victorian state election: Silvan Province[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Wendy Smith | 68,604 | 56.0 | -1.7 |
| Labor | Kathy Jackson | 42,540 | 34.7 | -1.3 |
| Democrats | John McLaren | 7,318 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Natural Law | Sue Cawthorn | 1,928 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Democratic Labor | Alan Jansen | 1,143 | 0.9 | -5.3 |
| Independent | Steve Raskovy | 952 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
Total formal votes | 122,485 | 97.8 | +1.2 |
Informal votes | 2,748 | 2.2 | −1.2 |
Turnout | 125,233 | 95.0 | |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Liberal | Wendy Smith | 73,821 | 60.4 | +0.4 |
| Labor | Kathy Jackson | 48,423 | 39.6 | -0.4 |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.4 | |
References
- ^ Green, Antony. "2002 Victorian state election" (PDF).
- ^ Green, Antony. "1999 Victorian state election" (PDF).
- ^ Green, Antony. "1996 Victorian state election" (PDF).
- ^ Green, Antony. "1992 Victorian state election" (PDF).