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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