Electoral results for the district of Thomastown

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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.