Electoral results for the district of Bendigo West

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

Members for Bendigo West

2022 Victorian state election: Bendigo West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Maree Edwards	18,704	46.47	−7.01
	Liberal	Ken Price	10,057	24.99	−2.10
	Greens	James Searle	4,634	11.51	−1.54
	Legalise Cannabis	Wayne Taylor	2,175	5.40	+5.40
	Family First	Steve Serpell	1,704	4.23	+4.23
	Animal Justice	Victoria Maxwell	1,040	2.58	−3.80
	Independent	Matt Bansemer	979	2.43	+2.43
	Freedom	Richard James Woolley	606	1.51	+1.51
	Independent	Marilyn Nuske	349	0.87	+0.87
Total formal votes			40,248	94.47	−0.69
Informal votes			2,401	5.63	+0.69
Turnout			42,649	89.21	−1.95
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Maree Edwards	25,967	64.35	−4.20
	Liberal	Ken Price	14,388	35.65	+4.20
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.20

2018 Victorian state election: Bendigo West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Maree Edwards	20,979	53.5	+5.6
	Liberal	Kevin Finn	10,636	27.1	−5.2
	Greens	Laurie Whelan	5,116	13.0	+1.2
	Animal Justice	Marilyn Nuske	2,501	6.4	+6.4
Total formal votes			39,232	95.0	−0.6
Informal votes			2,041	5.0	+0.6
Turnout			41,273	91.1	−2.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Maree Edwards	26,883	68.5	+6.3
	Liberal	Kevin Finn	12,339	31.5	−6.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.3

2014 Victorian state election: Bendigo West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Maree Edwards	18,247	47.9	+8.2
	Liberal	Michael Langdon	12,328	32.3	+12.4
	Greens	John Brownstein	4,482	11.8	+1.0
	Family First	Amanda Moskalewicz	1,311	3.4	+1.6
	Country Alliance	Elise Chapman	1,071	2.8	−0.8
	Rise Up Australia	Sandra Caddy	692	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			38,131	95.6	+1.0
Informal votes			1,753	4.4	−1.0
Turnout			39,884	93.8	+2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Maree Edwards	23,702	62.2	+4.0
	Liberal	Michael Langdon	14,419	37.8	−4.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.0

2010 Victorian state election: Bendigo West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Maree Edwards	14,431	39.34	−9.12
	National	Steven Oliver	7,965	21.71	+15.41
	Liberal	Anita Donlon	7,343	20.02	−9.16
	Greens	Sue-Ellen Radford	3,999	10.90	−0.07
	Country Alliance	Trevor Phillips	1,328	3.62	+3.62
	Family First	Frances Wintle	671	1.83	−3.25
	Democratic Labor	Sandra Caddy	584	1.59	+1.59
	Christian Democrats	Anne Foster	361	0.98	+0.98
Total formal votes			36,682	94.52	−1.63
Informal votes			2,127	5.48	+1.63
Turnout			38,809	93.11	+0.22
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Maree Edwards	19,417	52.93	−7.63
	National	Steven Oliver	17,265	47.07	+47.07
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.63

2006 Victorian state election: Bendigo West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Cameron	17,120	48.46	−7.97
	Liberal	Bruce McClure	10,310	29.18	+6.14
	Greens	Sue-Ellen Radford	3,877	10.97	+0.79
	National	Glenn Murrells	2,227	6.30	−3.88
	Family First	Rachel Harrison	1,796	5.08	+5.08
Total formal votes			35,330	96.15	−1.39
Informal votes			1,413	3.85	+1.39
Turnout			36,743	92.89	−1.05
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Cameron	21,447	60.56	−5.38
	Liberal	Bruce McClure	13,965	39.44	+5.38
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.38

2002 Victorian state election: Bendigo West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Cameron	19,865	56.43	+0.04
	Liberal	Geoff Austerberry	8,112	23.04	−12.92
	National	Robin Taylor	3,642	10.35	+10.35
	Greens	Doug Ralph	3,583	10.18	+5.90
Total formal votes			35,202	97.54	−0.53
Informal votes			888	2.46	+0.53
Turnout			36,090	93.94	−0.86
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Cameron	23,203	65.94	+4.68
	Liberal	Geoff Austerberry	11,986	34.06	−4.68
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.68

1999 Victorian state election: Bendigo West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Cameron	18,315	56.4	+12.7
	Liberal	Felix Cappy	11,679	36.0	−7.0
	Greens	Anne Hall	1,391	4.3	+4.3
	Independent	Alan Howard	1,092	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			32,477	98.1	−0.4
Informal votes			638	1.9	+0.4
Turnout			33,115	94.8	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Cameron	19,893	61.3	+9.6
	Liberal	Felix Cappy	12,582	38.7	−9.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.6

1996 Victorian state election: Bendigo West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Cameron	13,849	43.7	−1.8
	Liberal	Max Turner	13,632	43.0	+7.3
	Independent	Willi Carney	1,936	6.1	+6.1
	Independent	Karen Brown	1,153	3.6	+3.6
	Shooters	Tom Comini	974	3.1	+3.1
	Natural Law	Robert Freethy	152	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			31,696	98.5	+0.7
Informal votes			491	1.5	−0.7
Turnout			32,187	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Cameron	16,371	51.7	+2.8
	Liberal	Max Turner	15,281	48.3	−2.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+2.8

1992 Victorian state election: Bendigo West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Kennedy	13,763	45.5	−0.1
	Liberal	Max Turner	10,788	35.7	+5.3
	National	Tony Southcombe	3,995	13.2	−1.2
	Independent	Brian Keogh	1,683	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			30,229	97.7	+0.3
Informal votes			703	2.3	−0.3
Turnout			30,932	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Turner	15,433	51.1	+2.7
	Labor	David Kennedy	14,760	48.9	−2.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+2.7

1988 Victorian state election: Bendigo West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Kennedy	13,881	44.97	−8.75
	Liberal	William Maltby	9,534	30.89	−1.20
	National	Peter McNaught	4,549	14.74	+0.55
	Democrats	Peter Shaw-Truex	1,138	3.69	+3.69
	Independent	Harold Hall	891	2.89	+2.89
	Call to Australia	Graeme Furlong	876	2.84	+2.84
Total formal votes			30,869	97.39	−0.86
Informal votes			828	2.61	+0.86
Turnout			31,697	94.15	−0.80
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Kennedy	15,697	50.88	−4.80
	Liberal	William Maltby	15,155	49.12	+4.80
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.80

1985 Victorian state election: Bendigo West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Kennedy	15,687	53.7	+4.0
	Liberal	Alexander Sandner	9,371	32.1	−6.0
	National	Reginald Holt	4,142	14.2	+9.2
Total formal votes			29,200	98.2
Informal votes			520	1.8
Turnout			29,720	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Kennedy	16,264	55.7	+1.0
	Liberal	Alexander Sandner	12,936	44.3	−1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.0

1924 Victorian state election: Bendigo West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Cook	3,425	51.3	+3.9
	Nationalist	Edwin Ham	3,247	48.7	−3.9
Total formal votes			6,672	99.1	−0.4
Informal votes			58	0.9	+0.4
Turnout			6,730	74.6	+8.5
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+3.9

1921 Victorian state election: Bendigo West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	David Smith	3,259	52.6	+14.1
	Labor	Thomas Jude	2,937	47.4	+10.5
Total formal votes			6,196	99.5	+4.2
Informal votes			34	0.5	−4.2
Turnout			6,230	66.1	−5.6
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+1.7

1920 Victorian state election: Bendigo West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	David Smith	2,408	38.4	−21.4
	Labor	Thomas Jude	2,322	37.1	−3.1
	Independent	David Andrew	1,537	24.5	+24.5
Total formal votes			6,267	95.3	−2.4
Informal votes			308	4.7	+2.4
Turnout			6,575	71.7	+11.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	David Smith	3,173	50.9	−8.9
	Labor	Thomas Jude	3,058	49.1	+8.9
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−8.9

1917 Victorian state election: Bendigo West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Labor	David Smith	3,344	59.8	+26.7
	Labor	Arthur Cook	2,244	40.2	+16.9
Total formal votes			5,588	97.2	−0.4
Informal votes			161	2.8	+0.4
Turnout			5,749	60.3	−4.4
	National Labor gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

1914 Victorian state election: Bendigo West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Andrew	2,879	43.5	−5.2
	Independent	David Smith	2,190	33.1	+33.1
	Labor	Arthur Cook	1,543	23.3	−28.0
Total formal votes			6,612	97.6	−0.8
Informal votes			166	2.4	+2.4
Turnout			6,778	64.7	+3.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	David Smith	3,315	50.1	+50.1
	Liberal	David Andrew	3,297	49.9	+1.2
	Independent gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

1911 Victorian state election: Bendigo West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Smith	3,405	51.3	N/A
	Liberal	David Andrew	3,226	48.7	+48.7
Total formal votes			6,631	99.2
Informal votes			53	0.8
Turnout			6,684	64.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

"Bendigo West District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.

^ Bendigo West District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.