Electoral results for the district of Mitcham (Victoria)

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

Members for Mitcham

2010 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dee Ryall	15,717	46.55	+7.09
	Labor	Tony Robinson	11,669	34.56	−5.56
	Greens	Sheridan Lewis	4,024	11.92	+0.33
	Sex Party	Paul Elliott	963	2.85	+2.85
	Family First	Daniel Ha	758	2.25	−2.28
	Democratic Labor	Barry O'Shea	632	1.87	+1.87
Total formal votes			33,763	96.55	+0.06
Informal votes			1,208	3.45	−0.06
Turnout			34,971	94.38	−0.10
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dee Ryall	17,852	52.90	+4.77
	Labor	Tony Robinson	15,895	47.10	−4.77
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.77

2006 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Robinson	13,305	40.1	−7.7
	Liberal	Philip Daw	13,085	39.5	+1.6
	Greens	Rob Redman	3,843	11.6	+1.0
	Family First	Miriam Rawson	1,501	4.5	+4.5
	Independent	Peter Allan	936	2.8	+2.8
	People Power	Sharon Partridge	490	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			33,160	96.5	−0.9
Informal votes			1,205	3.5	+0.9
Turnout			34,365	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Robinson	17,234	52.0	−5.7
	Liberal	Philip Daw	15,926	48.0	+5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.7

2002 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Robinson	16,097	47.8	+3.0
	Liberal	Russell Hannan	12,735	37.9	−9.9
	Greens	Bill Pemberton	3,559	10.6	+10.6
	Independent	Kaele Way	946	2.8	+2.8
	Independent	Liz Turner	307	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			33,644	97.4	−0.4
Informal votes			906	2.6	+0.4
Turnout			34,550	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Robinson	19,405	57.7	+7.7
	Liberal	Russell Hannan	14,239	42.3	−7.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.7

1999 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Munroe	15,043	47.2	−6.4
	Labor	Tony Robinson	14,411	45.2	+4.7
	Independent	Chris Aubrey	1,529	4.8	+4.8
	Hope	Tim Petherbridge	894	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			31,877	97.8	−0.3
Informal votes			729	2.2	+0.3
Turnout			32,606	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Robinson	16,110	50.5	+5.8
	Liberal	Andrew Munroe	15,767	49.5	−5.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.8

1997 Mitcham state by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Robinson	13,206	46.3	+5.8
	Liberal	Andrew Munroe	8,764	30.7	−22.9
	Democrats	John McLaren	1,857	6.5	+6.5
	Independent	Peter Stokes	1,356	4.7	+4.7
	Greens	Robyn Evans	1,021	3.6	+3.6
	Independent	Tim Petherbridge	551	1.9	+1.9
	Independent	Rob Wootton	498	1.7	+1.7
	Independent	Adam Kliska	257	0.9	+0.9
	Shooters	David McDermott	245	0.9	+0.9
	Reform	Mike Dunn	204	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Steve Raskovy	88	0.3	+0.3
	Abolish Child Support	Abolish Child Support	69	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Adrian Stagg	55	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Basil Smith	48	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Neville Ford	42	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Shalam Kalinkara	42	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			28,549	96.5	−1.6
Informal votes			1,040	3.5	+1.6
Turnout			29,589	87.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Robinson	17,214	60.5	+15.8
	Liberal	Andrew Munroe	11,247	39.5	−15.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+15.8

1996 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Pescott	16,951	53.6	−0.8
	Labor	Julie Warren	12,791	40.5	+3.1
	Independent	Howard Tankey	1,539	4.9	+4.9
	Natural Law	Andrew Stenberg	333	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			31,614	98.1	+1.1
Informal votes			620	1.9	−1.1
Turnout			32,234	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Pescott	17,446	55.3	−3.2
	Labor	Julie Warren	14,088	44.7	+3.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.2

1992 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Pescott	16,735	54.4	+11.6
	Labor	John Harrowfield	11,504	37.4	−8.9
	Independent	Gilbert Boffa	2,516	8.2	+8.2
Total formal votes			30,755	97.0	−0.2
Informal votes			962	3.0	+0.2
Turnout			31,717	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Pescott	17,966	58.5	+10.8
	Labor	John Harrowfield	12,726	41.5	−10.8
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+10.8

1988 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Harrowfield	12,380	45.98	−7.73
	Liberal	Matthew Starr	11,548	42.89	−3.40
	Democrats	Louise Enders	1,830	6.80	+6.80
	Call to Australia	Johan Elsmann	1,164	4.32	+4.32
Total formal votes			26,922	97.10	−0.42
Informal votes			805	2.90	+0.42
Turnout			27,727	93.72	−0.71
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Harrowfield	14,247	52.95	−0.76
	Liberal	Matthew Starr	12,661	47.05	+0.76
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.76

1985 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Harrowfield	14,928	53.7	+4.9
	Liberal	Bruce Camfield	12,868	46.3	+5.6
Total formal votes			27,796	97.5
Informal votes			708	2.5
Turnout			28,504	94.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.1

1982 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Harrowfield	13,581	50.0	+5.7
	Liberal	George Cox	11,075	40.8	−3.5
	Democrats	Ross Roberts	1,702	6.3	−2.1
	Democratic Labor	Ada Kowal	785	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			27,143	97.9	+0.1
Informal votes			573	2.1	−0.1
Turnout			27,716	95.3	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Harrowfield	14,638	53.9	+4.6
	Liberal	George Cox	12,505	46.1	−4.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.6

1979 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Cox	11,807	44.3	−11.2
	Labor	Michael Shatin	11,799	44.3	−0.2
	Democrats	Frank Andrewartha	2,227	8.4	+8.4
	Australia	Peter Allan	801	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			26,634	97.8	+0.4
Informal votes			607	2.2	−0.4
Turnout			27,241	94.5	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	George Cox	13,512	50.7	−4.8
	Labor	Michael Shatin	13,122	49.3	+4.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.8

1976 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Cox	14,294	55.5	+9.7
	Labor	Gordon Henderson	11,444	44.5	+2.4
Total formal votes			25,738	97.4
Informal votes			693	2.6
Turnout			26,431	93.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.7

1973 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dorothy Goble	14,278	47.3	+7.7
	Labor	John Hyslop	12,156	40.3	−1.0
	Democratic Labor	Marianne Crowe	1,637	5.4	−6.8
	Australia	Ethel Beaumont	1,619	5.4	+5.4
	Defence of Government Schools	Ray Nilsen	503	1.7	−5.2
Total formal votes			30,193	97.8	+0.6
Informal votes			692	2.2	−0.6
Turnout			30,885	93.3	−1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dorothy Goble	16,661	55.2	+2.9
	Labor	John Hyslop	13,532	44.8	−2.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.9

1970 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Hyslop	11,146	41.3	+0.1
	Liberal	Dorothy Goble	10,693	39.6	−6.2
	Democratic Labor	Marianne Crowe	3,294	12.2	−0.8
	Defence of Government Schools	Ray Nilsen	1,870	6.9	+6.9
Total formal votes			27,003	97.2	−0.7
Informal votes			774	2.8	+0.7
Turnout			27,777	94.8	−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dorothy Goble	14,122	52.3	−4.7
	Labor	John Hyslop	12,881	47.7	+4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.7

1967 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dorothy Goble	11,329	45.7	−4.2
	Labor	Graham Walsh	10,203	41.2	+5.8
	Democratic Labor	Gerald Shinnick	3,231	13.1	−1.6
Total formal votes			24,763	97.9
Informal votes			534	2.1
Turnout			25,297	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dorothy Goble	14,116	57.0	−5.5
	Labor	Graham Walsh	10,647	43.0	+5.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.5

"Mitcham District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2011.