Electoral results for the district of Footscray

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

Members for Footscray

First incarnation (1877–1904)
MemberPartyTerm
  Mark King Unaligned 1877–1879
  William Clark Unaligned 1879–1894
  John Hancock Labor 1894–1899
  Samuel Mauger Independent 1900–1901
  Jacob Fotheringham Liberal 1901–1902
  Alexander McDonald Liberal 1902–1904
Second incarnation (1927–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  George Prendergast Labor 1927–1937
  John Mullens Labor 1937–1945
  Jack Holland Labor 1945–1955
  Roy Schintler Labor 1955–1958
  Ernie Shepherd Labor 1958
  William Divers Labor 1958–1970
  Robert Fordham Labor 1970–1992
  Bruce Mildenhall Labor 1992–2006
  Marsha Thomson Labor 2006–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Victorian state election, 2014: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Marsha Thomson 17,542 45.1 −1.4
Liberal Kim Vu 10,386 26.7 +1.9
Greens Rod Swift 6,682 17.2 −0.6
Independent Catherine Cumming 2,985 7.7 +0.5
Voice for the West Ken Betts 1,272 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 38,867 94.1 +0.3
Informal votes 2,422 5.9 −0.3
Turnout 41,289 89.5 +2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Marsha Thomson 25,065 64.5 −1.4
Liberal Kim Vu 13,802 35.5 +1.4
Labor hold Swing −1.4
Victorian state election, 2010: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Marsha Thomson 14,611 42.61 -9.88
Liberal Ken Betts 8,703 25.38 +8.67
Greens Janet Rice 7,126 20.78 +8.67
Independent Catherine Cumming 3,240 9.45 -5.45
Socialist Alliance Margarita Windisch 614 1.79 +0.33
Total formal votes 34,294 94.52 +1.37
Informal votes 1,989 5.48 -1.37
Turnout 36,283 90.06 -0.27
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Marsha Thomson 22,637 66.26 -8.41
Liberal Ken Betts 11,529 33.74 +8.41
Labor hold Swing -8.41

Elections in the 2000s

Victorian state election, 2006: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Marsha Thomson 16,471 52.49 -6.82
Liberal Cam Nation 5,244 16.71 +1.74
Independent Catherine Cumming 4,675 14.90 +4.51
Greens Greg Ferrington 3,799 12.11 +1.96
Family First Ron Berchy 734 2.34 +2.34
Socialist Alliance Margarita Windisch 457 1.46 -1.25
Total formal votes 31,380 93.15 -0.20
Informal votes 2,306 6.85 +0.20
Turnout 33,686 90.33 +0.58
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Marsha Thomson 23,428 74.67 -0.23
Liberal Cam Nation 7,948 25.33 +0.23
Labor hold Swing -0.23
Victorian state election, 2002: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bruce Mildenhall 18,589 59.3 -7.5
Liberal Conrad D'Souza 4,691 15.0 -17.0
Independent Catherine Cumming 3,255 10.4 +10.4
Greens Janet Rice 3,181 10.1 +10.1
Socialist Alliance Justine Kamprad 848 2.7 +2.7
Independent Martin Nguyen 778 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 31,342 93.3 -1.8
Informal votes 2,234 6.7 +1.8
Turnout 33,576 89.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bruce Mildenhall 23,444 74.8 +7.0
Liberal Conrad D'Souza 7,878 25.2 -7.0
Labor hold Swing +7.0

Elections in the 1990s

Victorian state election, 1999: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bruce Mildenhall 19,916 67.6 -0.4
Liberal Dina Lynch 9,533 32.4 +2.6
Total formal votes 29,449 95.1 -0.7
Informal votes 1,503 4.9 +0.7
Turnout 30,952 90.6
Labor hold Swing -1.8
Victorian state election, 1996: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bruce Mildenhall 19,770 68.0 +10.2
Liberal David Sisson 8,661 29.8 +3.0
Natural Law James Ryan 625 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 29,056 95.8 +3.1
Informal votes 1,261 4.2 -3.1
Turnout 30,317 91.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bruce Mildenhall 20,142 69.4 +3.2
Liberal David Sisson 8,897 30.6 -3.2
Labor hold Swing +3.2
Victorian state election, 1992: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bruce Mildenhall 16,408 57.9 -9.5
Liberal Chris MacGregor 7,606 26.8 +1.0
Independent Libby Krepp 2,123 7.5 +7.5
Independent Hans Paas 1,060 3.7 +3.7
Independent David Connolly 680 2.4 +2.4
Independent Colleen Hartland 486 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 28,363 92.8 +0.8
Informal votes 2,207 7.2 -0.8
Turnout 30,570 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bruce Mildenhall 18,719 66.2 -6.1
Liberal Chris MacGregor 9,562 33.8 +6.1
Labor hold Swing -6.1

Elections in the 1980s

Victorian state election, 1988: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Robert Fordham 17,635 68.52 -4.83
Liberal Ernest Zanatta 6,370 24.75 -1.90
Independent Elizabeth Doughney 1,732 6.73 +6.73
Total formal votes 25,737 91.77 -3.46
Informal votes 2,307 8.23 +3.46
Turnout 28,044 89.16 -2.24
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Fordham 18,967 73.70 +0.35
Liberal Ernest Zanatta 6,767 26.30 -0.35
Labor hold Swing +0.35
Victorian state election, 1985: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Robert Fordham 20,516 73.4 -2.7
Liberal Hugh Cameron 7,455 26.6 +3.0
Total formal votes 27,971 95.2
Informal votes 1,401 4.8
Turnout 29,372 91.4
Labor hold Swing -3.0
Victorian state election, 1982: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Robert Fordham 19,018 76.3 +6.8
Liberal John Huntington 5,915 23.7 -1.4
Total formal votes 24,933 94.8 +0.5
Informal votes 1,372 5.2 -0.5
Turnout 26,305 93.4 +0.9
Labor hold Swing +2.0

Elections in the 1970s

Victorian state election, 1979: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Robert Fordham 17,010 69.5 -2.1
Liberal John Huntington 6,153 25.1 -3.3
Socialist Workers Peter Abrahamson 1,308 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 24,471 94.3 -1.2
Informal votes 1,474 5.7 +1.2
Turnout 25,945 92.5 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Fordham 18,187 74.3 +2.8
Liberal John Huntington 6,284 25.7 -2.8
Labor hold Swing +2.8
Victorian state election, 1976: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Robert Fordham 18,528 71.6 +10.4
Liberal James Kapoudaglis 7,368 28.4 +1.8
Total formal votes 25,896 95.5
Informal votes 1,216 4.5
Turnout 27,112 92.5
Labor hold Swing +8.9
Victorian state election, 1973: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Robert Fordham 13,736 62.1 +0.7
Liberal Edmond Murphy 5,790 26.2 -0.2
Democratic Labor Albert Bailey 2,578 11.7 -0.6
Total formal votes 22,104 94.5 -0.2
Informal votes 1,276 5.5 +0.2
Turnout 23,380 94.3 -0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Fordham 14,123 63.9 +0.6
Liberal Edmond Murphy 7,981 36.1 -0.6
Labor hold Swing +0.6
Victorian state election, 1970: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Robert Fordham 13,517 61.4 -2.8
Liberal Claus Brumm 5,782 26.3 +8.7
Democratic Labor Robin Thomas 2,706 12.3 -5.9
Total formal votes 22,005 94.7 -0.5
Informal votes 1,231 5.3 +0.5
Turnout 23,236 95.0 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Fordham 13,923 63.3 -4.6
Liberal Claus Brumm 8,082 36.7 +4.6
Labor hold Swing -4.6

Elections in the 1960s

Victorian state election, 1967: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Divers 14,433 65.2 +1.7
Democratic Labor Robin Thomas 4,091 18.2 +5.2
Liberal Graham Bungate 3,971 17.6 -1.9
Total formal votes 22,495 95.2
Informal votes 1,145 4.8
Turnout 23,640 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Divers 15,047 67.9 -0.3
Liberal Graham Bungate 7,448 32.1 +0.3
Labor hold Swing -0.3
Victorian state election, 1964: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Divers 11,316 62.1 -3.6
Liberal and Country Roland Hapke 3,835 21.0 +7.6
Democratic Labor Robert O'Connor 2,053 11.3 -9.6
Communist David Davies 1,020 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 18,224 96.2 +0.3
Informal votes 720 3.8 -0.3
Turnout 18,944 94.5 -1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Divers 12,542 68.9 0.0
Liberal and Country Roland Hapke 5,682 31.1 0.0
Labor hold Swing 0.0
Victorian state election, 1961: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Divers 12,196 65.7 -10.9
Democratic Labor Walter Byrne 3,870 20.9 +8.8
Liberal and Country Peter Oliver 2,485 13.4 +2.1
Total formal votes 18,551 95.9 -2.1
Informal votes 790 4.1 +2.1
Turnout 19,341 95.6 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Divers 12,776 68.9 -9.5
Liberal and Country Peter Oliver 5,775 31.1 +9.5
Labor hold Swing -9.5

Elections in the 1950s

Victorian state election, 1958: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ernie Shepherd 14,843 76.6
Democratic Labor Robert Kerr 2,343 12.1
Liberal and Country Bryan Tonkin 2,200 11.3
Total formal votes 19,386 98.0
Informal votes 404 2.0
Turnout 19,790 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Shepherd 15,194 78.4
Liberal and Country Bryan Tonkin 4,192 21.6
Labor hold Swing
Victorian state election, 1955: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Roy Schintler 11,316 61.2
Liberal and Country George Punshon 3,725 20.1
Labor (A-C) William Lloyd 3,463 18.7
Total formal votes 18,504 98.1
Informal votes 350 1.9
Turnout 18,854 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roy Schintler 11,835 64.0
Liberal and Country George Punshon 6,669 36.0
Labor hold Swing
Victorian state election, 1952: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Holland 18,969 93.3 +20.6
Communist Francis Johnson 1,362 6.7 +1.1
Total formal votes 20,331 96.3 -2.1
Informal votes 781 3.7 +2.1
Turnout 21,112 90.3 -4.0
Labor hold Swing N/A
Victorian state election, 1950: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Holland 16,902 72.7 +0.8
Liberal and Country Leonard Gordon 5,061 21.8 -6.3
Communist John Arrowsmith 1,295 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 23,258 98.4 -0.4
Informal votes 378 1.6 +0.4
Turnout 23,636 94.3 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Holland 18,067 77.7 +5.8
Liberal and Country Leonard Gordon 5,191 22.3 -5.8
Labor hold Swing +5.8

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