Electoral results for the district of Dromana

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

Members for Dromana

Member		Party	Term
	Roberts Dunstan	Liberal	1967–1982
	David Hassett	Labor	1982–1985
	Dr Ron Wells	Liberal	1985–1992
	Tony Hyams	Liberal	1992–1996
	Martin Dixon	Liberal	1996–2002

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Dromana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Martin Dixon	17,900	54.4	+3.5
	Labor	Diane Thompson	13,542	41.2	+7.0
	Democratic Labor	Pat Crea	951	2.9	+2.9
	Natural Law	Jan Charlwood	490	1.5	+0.6
Total formal votes			32,883	97.6	-0.8
Informal votes			799	2.4	+0.8
Turnout			33,682	93.5	-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Martin Dixon	18,480	56.2	-1.9
	Labor	Diane Thompson	14,403	43.8	+1.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.9

1996 Victorian state election: Dromana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Martin Dixon	16,032	51.0	-7.2
	Labor	Ian Pugh	10,739	34.1	+0.1
	Independent	Paul McGuinness	3,582	11.4	+11.4
	Independent	Neale Adams	808	2.6	+2.6
	Natural Law	Jan Charlwood	286	0.9	-0.9
Total formal votes			31,447	98.4	+1.4
Informal votes			510	1.6	-1.4
Turnout			31,957	94.2	-1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Martin Dixon	18,229	58.1	-3.9
	Labor	Ian Pugh	13,165	41.9	+3.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.9

1992 Victorian state election: Dromana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tony Hyams	17,487	58.2	+8.1
	Labor	Kenneth Templar	10,222	34.0	-11.5
	Natural Law	Irenee Orr	2,331	7.8	+7.8
Total formal votes			30,040	97.0	-0.4
Informal votes			936	3.0	+0.4
Turnout			30,976	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tony Hyams	18,587	62.0	+10.8
	Labor	Kenneth Templar	11,409	38.0	-10.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.8

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Dromana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ron Wells	15,857	50.81	-1.62
	Labor	Robert Reilly	14,013	44.90	-2.67
	Independent	Cecil Gill	799	2.56	+2.56
	Independent	Florence Bubb	541	1.73	+1.73
Total formal votes			31,210	97.48	-0.79
Informal votes			807	2.52	+0.79
Turnout			32,017	93.09	-0.55
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ron Wells	16,175	51.83	-0.60
	Labor	Robert Reilly	15,032	48.17	+0.60
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.60

1985 Victorian state election: Dromana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ron Wells	14,523	52.4	+9.7
	Labor	Allison Ogden	13,179	47.6	+3.0
Total formal votes			27,702	98.3
Informal votes			487	1.7
Turnout			28,189	93.6
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.8

1982 Victorian state election: Dromana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ron Wells	13,977	43.5	-5.0
	Labor	David Hassett	13,788	42.9	+4.9
	Democrats	Maurice Freeman	1,860	5.8	-1.3
	Independent	Ian Bendle	1,463	4.6	+4.6
	Independent	Kenneth Payne	1,026	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			32,114	97.7	+0.1
Informal votes			743	2.3	-0.1
Turnout			32,857	92.5	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Hassett	16,380	51.0	+7.7
	Liberal	Ron Wells	15,734	49.0	-7.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.7

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Dromana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roberts Dunstan	13,911	48.5	-11.1
	Labor	David Hassett	10,878	38.0	+1.3
	Democrats	Laurence Amor	2,043	7.1	+7.1
	National	Kenneth Spunner	1,835	6.4	+6.4
Total formal votes			28,667	97.6	-0.8
Informal votes			708	2.4	+0.8
Turnout			29,375	92.3	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roberts Dunstan	16,254	56.7	-6.2
	Labor	David Hassett	12,413	43.3	+6.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.2

1976 Victorian state election: Dromana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roberts Dunstan	14,895	59.6	+3.9
	Labor	Geoffrey Eastwood	9,173	36.7	-0.2
	Democratic Labor	John Cass	939	3.8	-1.2
Total formal votes			25,007	98.4
Informal votes			415	1.6
Turnout			25,422	90.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roberts Dunstan	15,740	62.9	+1.5
	Labor	Geoffrey Eastwood	9,267	37.1	-1.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.5

1973 Victorian state election: Dromana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roberts Dunstan	14,666	54.8	+0.3
	Labor	Jim Snow	10,144	37.9	+3.6
	Democratic Labor	Elizabeth Barton	1,943	7.3	-3.9
Total formal votes			26,753	97.9	+0.1
Informal votes			583	2.1	-0.1
Turnout			27,336	92.4	-1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roberts Dunstan	16,318	61.0	-3.9
	Labor	Jim Snow	10,435	39.0	+3.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.9

1970 Victorian state election: Dromana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roberts Dunstan	11,520	54.5	-0.8
	Labor	Neil McIntosh	7,239	34.3	+4.7
	Democratic Labor	Josephus Gobel	2,369	11.2	+1.7
Total formal votes			21,128	97.8	-0.1
Informal votes			484	2.2	+0.1
Turnout			21,612	93.9	-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roberts Dunstan	13,534	64.1	-4.3
	Labor	Neil McIntosh	7,594	35.9	+4.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.3

Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Dromana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roberts Dunstan	9,949	55.3	-3.1
	Labor	Barrie Rimmer	5,330	29.6	+1.9
	Democratic Labor	Michael Kearney	1,710	9.5	-4.3
	Country	William Weston	1,003	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			17,992	97.9
Informal votes			376	2.1
Turnout			18,368	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roberts Dunstan	12,306	68.4	-1.8
	Labor	Barrie Rimmer	5,686	31.6	+1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.8