Bendigo
1966
N.L.Beaton (ALP) 23191 (51.7%)
W.F.Drechsler (DLP) 5640 (12.6%)
F.T.Dunphy (Lib) 16062 (35.8%)
Informal 697
Estimated 2-party vote: ALP 53.1%, Lib 46.9%
By-election (June 7, 1969)
P.G.Brennan (DLP) 5710 (12.9%)
R.W.Cambridge (Lib) 15106 (34.2%)
C.Candler (Ind) 595 (1.3%)
L.J.Hutchinson (Ind) 2750 (6.2%)
A.D.Kennedy (ALP) 20011 (45.3%)
Informal 693
After preferences:
R.W.Cambridge (Lib) 21751 (49.2%)
A.D.Kennedy (ALP) 22421 (50.8%)
1969
P.G.Brennan (DLP) 6102 (12.5%)
A.D.Kennedy (ALP) 24792 (50.8%)
M.W.Lee (Lib) 17897 (36.7%)
Informal 622
Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 52.0%, Lib 48.0%
1972
J.W.Bourchier (Lib) 13637 (26.7%)
P.G.Brennan (DLP) 4267 (8.4%)
A.D.Kennedy (ALP) 24326 (47.6%)
J.P.Pearce (CP) 8813 (17.3%)
Informal 636
After preferences:
J.W.Bourchier (Lib) 25604 (50.2%)
A.D.Kennedy (ALP) 25439 (49.8%)
1974
J.W.Bourchier (Lib) 22014 (38.6%)
P.G.Brennan (DLP) 3032 (5.3%)
A.D.Kennedy (ALP) 27231 (47.8%)
J.P.Pearce (Ind) 4087 (7.2%)
R.J.Stenton (AP) 596 (1.0%)
Informal 868
After preferences:
J.W.Bourchier (Lib) 28922 (50.8%)
A.D.Kennedy (ALP) 28038 (49.2%)
1975
S.A.Anderson (ALP) 25160 (42.5%)
J.W.Bourchier (Lib) 28594 (48.3%)
P.G.Brennan (DLP) 2663 (4.5%)
L.P.Irlam (Ind) 263 (0.4%)
H.M.O'Halloran (Nat) 2563 (4.3%)
Informal 812
After preferences:
S.A.Anderson (ALP) 25371 (42.8%)
J.W.Bourchier (Lib) 30939 (52.2%)
H.M.O'Halloran (Nat) 2933 (4.9%)
Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 56.0%, ALP 44.0%
1977
J.W.Bourchier (Lib) 30072 (48.0%)
P.G.Brennan (DLP) 3005 (4.8%)
D.P.Muldoon (ALP) 21620 (34.5%)
I.H.Price (Dem) 7905 (12.6%)
Informal 1210
After preferences:
J.W.Bourchier (Lib) 32558 (52.0%)
D.P.Muldoon (ALP) 21924 (35.0%)
I.H.Price (Dem) 8120 (13.0%)
Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 58.0%, ALP 42.0%
1980
J.W.Bourchier (Lib) 31468 (47.3%)
V.Dolby (ALP) 29257 (44.0%)
G.M.W.Hunter (Dem) 5828 (8.8%)
Informal 919
After preferences:
J.W.Bourchier (Lib) 34122 (51.3%)
V.Dolby (ALP) 32431 (48.7%)
1983
John Bourchier (Lib) 30352 (43.2%)
John Brumby (ALP) 34908 (49.7%)
Robert Denahy (DLP) 1859 (2.6%)
Neil Jewell (Dem) 3078 (4.4%)
Informal 968
After preferences:
John Bourchier (Lib) 33166 (47.2%)
John Brumby (ALP) 37031 (52.8%)
1984
(Redistribution: ALP -0.7%)
V.J.Jordan (DLP) 1361 (2.2%)
R.S.O.Holt (Nat) 5599 (8.9%)
D.H.R.McClure (Lib) 23197 (36.7%)
N.L.Rixon (Dem) 2017 (3.2%)
J.M.Brumby (ALP) 31047 (49.1%)
Informal 3377
After preferences:
D.H.R.McClure (Lib) 30247 (48.0%)
J.M.Brumby (ALP) 32786 (52.0%)
1987
Kaye Swanton (Dem) 2700 (4.1%)
John Somerville (Ind) 330 (0.5%)
John Brumby (ALP) 32312 (48.5%)
John Radford (Lib) 16508 (24.8%)
Ron Best (Nat) 14703 (22.1%)
Sharyne O'Grady (Ind) 126 (0.2%)
Informal 2661
After preferences:
John Brumby (ALP) 35577 (53.4%)
John Radford (Lib) 31036 (46.6%)
1990
(Redistribution: ALP +0.5%)
Joan Ansell (Ind) 880 (1.3%)
Ian Keeling (Dem) 5566 (8.0%)
Russell Castley (Ind) 420 (0.6%)
John Brumby (ALP) 28197 (40.5%)
Bruce Reid (Lib) 23592 (33.9%)
Denis English (Nat) 9330 (13.4%)
Vic Upson (CTA) 1578 (2.3%)
Informal 1684
After preferences:
John Brumby (ALP) 33949 (48.9%)
Bruce Reid (Lib) 35539 (51.1%)
1993
Joe Helper (ALP) 33785 (46.1%)
Don Semmens (Dem) 2198 (3.0%)
Sharon Hill (NL) 393 (0.5%)
Pamela Taylor (CTA) 1717 (2.3%)
Bruce Reid (Lib) 33527 (45.7%)
Doug Harrison (Ind) 330 (0.5%)
Julie Oberin (Ind) 1335 (1.8%)
Informal 1607
After preferences:
Joe Helper (ALP) 36579 (49.9%)
Bruce Reid (Lib) 36677 (50.1%)
1996
(Redistribution: ALP +1.5%)
Joe Helper (ALP) 33206 (42.8%)
Bruce Reid (Lib) 34703 (44.8%)
Doug Ralph (Grn) 2534 (3.3%)
John Bulbrook (AAFI) 1019 (1.3%)
Susan Griffith (NL) 233 (0.3%)
Don Semmens (Dem) 4371 (5.6%)
Pamela Taylor (CTA) 1483 (1.9%)
Informal 1619
After preferences:
Joe Helper (ALP) 37938 (49.1%)
Bruce Reid (Lib) 39298 (50.9%)
1998
Alan McDonald (NL) 526 (0.7%)
Max Turner (Lib) 28004 (35.9%)
Alan Tilley (Dem) 3533 (4.5%)
Gayle Maddigan (Unity) 361 (0.5%)
Scott Mitchell (Nat) 2479 (3.2%)
Alfred Thorpe (Ref) 1108 (1.4%)
Peter Biggs (AF) 332 (0.4%)
Karel Zegers (ON) 5159 (6.6%)
Steve Gibbons (ALP) 33483 (42.9%)
Lyn Speirs (CEC) 126 (0.2%)
David Rhys Jones (Grn) 2080 (2.7%)
Peter Morley (Ind) 846 (1.1%)
Informal 3366
After preferences:
Max Turner (Lib) 36311 (46.5%)
Steve Gibbons (ALP) 41726 (53.5%)
2001
Steve Gibbons (ALP) 35630 (43.5%)
Ron Barrow (Ind) 744 (0.9%)
Karel Zegers (Ind) 1387 (1.7%)
John Pasquarelli (Ind) 1073 (1.3%)
Helen Lilley (Dem) 2620 (3.2%)
Maurie Sharkey (Lib) 32311 (39.4%)
Neil Smith (ON) 2039 (2.5%)
Bruce Rivendell (Grn) 4279 (5.2%)
Phil Arnold (CDP) 1857 (2.3%)
Informal 3165 (3.7%)
After preferences
Steve Gibbons (ALP) 43892 (53.6%)
Maurie Sharkey (Lib) 38048 (46.4%)
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