Electoral results for the district of Sunshine

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

Members for Sunshine

First incarnation (1945-1955)
MemberPartyTerm
  Ernie Shepherd Australian Labor Party 1945–1955
Second incarnation (1967-2002)
  Denis Lovegrove Australian Labor Party 1967–1973
  Bill Fogarty Australian Labor Party 1973–1988
  Ian Baker Australian Labor Party 1988–1999
  Telmo Languiller Australian Labor Party 1999–2002

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

Victorian state election, 1999: Sunshine[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Telmo Languiller 19,826 58.8 -8.8
Liberal Simon Morgan 9,100 27.0 -2.7
Independent Ian Baker 4,780 14.2 +14.2
Total formal votes 33,706 94.4 -0.8
Informal votes 1,987 5.6 +0.8
Turnout 35,693 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Telmo Languiller 23,643 70.1 +1.0
Liberal Simon Morgan 10,062 29.9 -1.0
Labor hold Swing +1.0
Victorian state election, 1996: Sunshine
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ian Baker 22,038 67.6 +9.0
Liberal Mark Forytarz 9,665 29.7 +0.9
Natural Law Paul Treacy 876 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 32,579 95.2 +3.0
Informal votes 1,637 4.8 -3.0
Turnout 34,216 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ian Baker 22,499 69.1 +5.8
Liberal Mark Forytarz 10,064 30.9 -5.8
Labor hold Swing +5.8
Victorian state election, 1992: Sunshine
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ian Baker 17,918 58.7 -2.3
Liberal Bernard Reilly 8,795 28.8 +0.9
Independent Marion Martin 1,628 5.3 +5.3
Independent Charles Skidmore 1,507 4.9 +4.9
Independent Z. A. Derwinski 684 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 30,532 92.2 +1.7
Informal votes 2,583 7.8 -1.7
Turnout 33,115 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ian Baker 19,296 63.3 -1.7
Liberal Bernard Reilly 11,172 36.7 +1.7
Labor hold Swing -1.7

Elections in the 1980s

Victorian state election, 1988: Sunshine
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ian Baker 16,285 66.40 -4.67
Liberal Julie Reid 6,423 26.19 -2.74
Independent Alan Finch 1,817 7.41 +7.41
Total formal votes 24,525 92.39 -3.15
Informal votes 2,020 7.61 +3.15
Turnout 26,545 90.71 -1.65
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ian Baker 17,513 71.49 +0.42
Liberal Julie Reid 6,984 28.51 -0.42
Labor hold Swing +0.42
Victorian state election, 1985: Sunshine
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Fogarty 19,032 71.1 -3.2
Liberal Aldous Hicks 7,748 28.9 +6.8
Total formal votes 26,780 95.5
Informal votes 1,251 4.5
Turnout 28,031 92.4
Labor hold Swing -5.1
Victorian state election, 1982: Sunshine
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Fogarty 19,848 72.7 +0.6
Liberal Mario De Bono 6,113 22.4 -0.9
Democrats Algimantas Kacinskas 1,351 5.0 +0.4
Total formal votes 27,312 94.9 +0.6
Informal votes 1,474 5.1 -0.6
Turnout 28,786 94.8 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Fogarty 20,625 75.5 +1.0
Liberal Mario De Bono 6,687 24.5 -1.0
Labor hold Swing +1.0

Elections in the 1970s

Victorian state election, 1979: Sunshine
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Fogarty 19,188 72.1 +7.9
Liberal Andreas Zafiropoulos 6,198 23.3 -1.9
Democrats Algimantas Kacinskas 1,232 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 26,618 94.3 -1.0
Informal votes 1,620 5.7 +1.0
Turnout 28,238 94.8 +2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Fogarty 19,832 74.5 +2.9
Liberal Andreas Zafiropoulos 6,786 25.5 -2.9
Labor hold Swing +2.9
Victorian state election, 1976: Sunshine
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Fogarty 16,715 64.2 -0.2
Liberal David More 6,563 25.2 +0.6
Independent Charles Skidmore 2,771 10.6 +10.6
Total formal votes 26,049 95.3
Informal votes 1,282 4.7
Turnout 27,331 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Fogarty 18,651 71.6 +5.9
Liberal David More 7,398 28.4 -5.9
Labor hold Swing +5.9
Victorian state election, 1973: Sunshine
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Fogarty 15,362 62.1 +1.3
Liberal Ian Ryan 6,311 25.5 +2.9
Democratic Labor Mary Barnes 3,065 12.4 -4.2
Total formal votes 24,738 95.5 +0.6
Informal votes 1,177 4.5 -0.6
Turnout 25,915 93.7 -2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Fogarty 15,821 64.0 +0.7
Liberal Ian Ryan 8,917 36.0 -0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7
Victorian state election, 1970: Sunshine
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Denis Lovegrove 13,976 60.8 +2.5
Liberal Vaclav Ubl 5,202 22.6 +1.2
Democratic Labor Robert Charles 3,808 16.6 +0.1
Total formal votes 22,986 94.9 -0.1
Informal votes 1,241 5.1 +0.1
Turnout 24,227 94.8 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Denis Lovegrove 14,548 63.3 +0.6
Liberal Vaclav Ubl 8,438 36.7 -0.6
Labor hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1960s

Victorian state election, 1967: Sunshine
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Denis Lovegrove 13,223 58.3 -6.3
Liberal Peter Ross 4,863 21.4 +2.5
Democratic Labor Robert Charles 3,728 16.4 -0.2
Independent Roy Hartley 854 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 22,668 95.0
Informal votes 1,199 5.0
Turnout 23,867 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Denis Lovegrove 14,209 62.7 -4.2
Liberal Peter Ross 8,459 37.3 +4.2
Labor hold Swing -4.2

Elections in the 1950s

Victorian state election, 1952: Sunshine
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ernie Shepherd unopposed
Labor hold Swing
Victorian state election, 1950: Sunshine
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ernie Shepherd 20,369 77.8 +8.8
Liberal and Country Marguerite James 5,823 22.2 -8.8
Total formal votes 26,192 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 258 1.0 0.0
Turnout 26,450 95.1 +0.8
Labor hold Swing +8.8

References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "1999 Victorian State Election Results" (PDF). ABC.
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