Hotham

The seat was created in 1969.

1969

D.L.Chipp (Lib)			23776 (48.2%)
K.W.Nolan (AP)			1238 (2.5%)
I.C.Radnell (DLP)		4563 (9.3%)
K.E.Vaughan (ALP)		19717 (40.0%)
Informal			1379

After preferences:

D.L.Chipp (Lib)			28667 (58.2%)
K.E.Vaughan (ALP)		20627 (41.8%)

1972

H.J.Beven (DLP)			4211 (8.0%)
D.L.Chipp (Lib)			25242 (48.1%)
B.Johnston (ALP)		21796 (41.5%)
I.C.Kenner (Ind)		846 (1.6%)
J.Murray (Ind)			418 (0.8%)
Informal			1453

After preferences:

D.L.Chipp (Lib)			30003 (57.1%)
B.Johnston (ALP)		22510 (42.9%)

1974

D.L.Chipp (Lib)			27826 (48.1%)
R.Franklin (AP)			801 (1.4%)
F.J.Gaffy (DLP)			2163 (3.7%)
J.Murray (RP)			177 (0.3%)
A.B.Ross (ALP)			26822 (46.4%)
Informal			1118

After preferences:

D.L.Chipp (Lib)			30235 (52.3%)
A.B.Ross (ALP)			27554 (47.7%)

1975

D.L.Chipp (Lib)			32278 (54.3%)
F.J.Gaffy (DLP)			1948 (3.3%)
J.Murray (Ind)			555 (0.9%)
A.B.Ross (ALP)			24623 (41.4%)
Informal			979

Estimated two-party preferred: Lib 57.3%, ALP 42.7%

1977

J.R.Johnston (Lib)		27663 (40.4%)
A.B.Ross (ALP)			26144 (38.1%)
K.I.Weaver (Dem)		12587 (18.4%)
E.J.Woods (DLP)			2153 (3.1%)
Informal			2099

After preferences:

J.R.Johnston (Lib)		35450 (51.7%)
A.B.Ross (ALP)			33097 (48.3%)

1980

R.Groves (Dem)			8138 (11.2%)
J.R.Johnston (Lib)		28054 (38.7%)
L.Kent (ALP)			35201 (48.5%)
E.J.Woods (DLP)			1128 (1.6%)
Informal			2250

After preferences:

J.R.Johnston (Lib)		33344 (46.0%)
L.Kent (ALP)			39177 (54.0%)

1983

Peter Bolitho (Lib)		28656 (37.5%)
Erwin Frenkel (Dem)		4683 (6.1%)
Lewis Kent (ALP)		43083 (56.4%)
Informal			1850

After preferences:

Peter Bolitho (Lib)		30975 (40.5%)
Lewis Kent (ALP)		45447 (59.5%)

1984

(Redistribution: ALP +0.3%)

E.J.Woods (DLP)			1845 (3.1%)
M.J.Heffernan (Lib)		20736 (34.9%)
L.Kent (ALP)			31821 (53.5%)
G.Chipp (Dem)			5028 (8.5%)
Informal			6505

After preferences:

M.J.Heffernan (Lib)		24865 (41.8%)
L.Kent (ALP)			34551 (58.2%)

1987

Peter McCall (Lib)		25432 (40.5%)
Lewis Kent (ALP)		33035 (52.6%)
Len de Koning (Dem)		4402 (7.0%)
Informal			4543

After preferences:

Peter McCall (Lib)		27328 (43.5%)
Lewis Kent (ALP)		35535 (56.5%)

1990

(Redistribution: ALP +2.1%)

Erdam Aydin (Lib)		24278 (36.2%)
Daryl Esmore (CTA)		1874 (2.8%)
Vincent Alfonso (Ind)		3025 (4.5%)
Phillip Anderson (Dem)		7388 (11.0%)
Simon Crean (ALP)		29570 (44.1%)
Peter Stamatopoulos (SPA)	918 (1.4%)
Informal			3410

After preferences:

Erdam Aydin (Lib)		30668 (45.8%)
Simon Crean (ALP)		36309 (54.2%)

1993

Robert Hicks (Lib)		25308 (35.3%)
Sue Phillips (Ind)		876 (1.2%)
Petar Pjesivac (Ind)		765 (1.1%)
Gabrielle de Wan (NL)		482 (0.7%)
Simon Crean (ALP)		42514 (59.3%)
Giancarlo Squillac-Ciotti (Dem)	1743 (2.4%)
Informal			2419

After preferences:

Robert Hicks (Lib)		26511 (37.0%)
Simon Crean (ALP)		45119 (63.0%)	

1996

(Redistribution: ALP -3.9%)

Simon Crean (ALP)		44182 (55.0%)
John Casley (AAFI)		1176 (1.5%)
Brad Starkie (Dem)		4271 (5.3%)
John Cordon (NL)		303 (0.4%)
Emma Rush (Grn)			1511 (1.9%)
Brad Maunsell (Lib)		28834 (35.9%)
Informal			2468

After preferences:

Simon Crean (ALP)		48437 (60.6%)
Brad Maunsell (Lib)		31546 (39.4%)

1998

Alan Salter (ON)		2559 (3.2%)
Simon Crean (ALP)		46107 (57.0%)
John Pesutto (Lib)		26059 (32.2%)
Stan Rosenthal (Unity)		841 (1.0%)
Polly Morgan (Dem)		3720 (4.6%)
John Cordon (NL)		137 (0.2%)
Susan Walters (Grn)		1492 (1.8%)
Informal			3058

After preferences:

Simon Crean (ALP)		51451 (63.6%)
John Pesutto (Lib)		29464 (36.4%)

2001

Ollie Bennett (Grn)		3544 (4.3%)
Simon Hall (CEC)		598 (0.7%)
Priscilla Ruffolo (Lib)		28579 (35.1%)
Jessica Joss (Dem)		4383 (5.4%)
Simon Crean (ALP)		44351 (54.4%)
Informal			3005 (3.6%)

After preferences

Simon Crean (ALP)		49694 (61.0%)
Priscilla Ruffolo (Lib)		31761 (39.0%)
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