Electoral results for the district of Broadmeadows

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

Members for Broadmeadows

Member		Party	Term
	Harry Kane	Liberal and Country	1955–1962
	John Wilton	Labor	1962–1985
	Jack Culpin	Labor	1985–1988
	Jim Kennan	Labor	1988–1993
	John Brumby	Labor	1993–2011
	Frank McGuire	Labor	2011–2022
	Kathleen Matthews-Ward	Labor	2022–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Broadmeadows.[edit]

2022 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kathleen Matthews-Ward	15,899	45.7	−10.8
	Liberal	Baris Duzova	8,044	23.1	+8.0
	Greens	Joe Aguilus	2,908	8.4	+0.5
	Victorian Socialists	Omar Hassan	2,795	8.0	+3.2
	Family First	Bienne Tam	1,611	4.6	+4.6
	Independent	Mohamad Elmustapha	1,316	3.8	+3.8
	Animal Justice	Candace Feild	1,030	3.0	+2.3
	Reason	Ben Sutter	815	2.3	+2.3
	Ind. (Socialist Alliance)	Arie Huybregts	362	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			34,780	89.2	−1.5
Informal votes			4,198	10.8	+1.5
Turnout			38,978	80.5	−3.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kathleen Matthews-Ward	22,781	65.5	−9.7
	Liberal	Baris Duzova	11,999	34.5	+9.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−9.7

Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank McGuire	21,784	68.3	+4.1
	Liberal	Jenny Dow	5,257	16.5	−0.7
	Greens	Sheriden Tate	2,581	8.1	+2.5
	Victorian Socialists	Jerome Small	2,270	7.1	+7.1
Total formal votes			31,892	89.9	−1.6
Informal votes			3,589	10.1	+1.6
Turnout			35,481	81.3	−6.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank McGuire	25,876	80.3	+2.5
	Liberal	Jenny Dow	6,353	19.7	−2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

2014 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank McGuire	21,584	64.2	+3.4
	Liberal	Evren Onder	5,797	17.2	−8.7
	Family First	Wayne Knight	2,221	6.6	+5.4
	Greens	Jaime De Loma-Osorio Ricon	1,884	5.6	−2.5
	Voice for the West	Mohamed Hassan	1,642	4.9	+4.9
	Independent	John Rinaldi	508	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			33,636	91.5	−0.8
Informal votes			3,133	8.5	+0.8
Turnout			36,769	88.1	−2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank McGuire	26,126	77.8	+7.8
	Liberal	Evren Onder	7,442	22.2	−7.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.8

2011 Broadmeadows state by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank McGuire	14,305	53.4	−8.9
	Independent	Celal Sahin	5,396	20.2	+20.2
	Greens	Graham Dawson	1,626	6.1	−1.4
	Independent	Graeme Marr	1,620	6.1	+6.1
	Democratic Labor	Mark Hobart	1,501	5.6	+3.1
	Sex Party	Merinda Davis	1,343	5.0	+5.0
	Independent	Peter Byrne	530	2.0	−0.4
	Independent	Joseph Kaliniy	277	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Gerrit Schorel-Hlavka	173	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			26,771	90.5	−1.9
Informal votes			2,810	9.5	+1.9
Turnout			29,581	78.5	−10.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Frank McGuire	18,704	69.9	−1.1
	Independent	Celal Sahin	8,067	30.1	+30.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.1

2010 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Brumby	19,125	62.29	−5.35
	Liberal	Samli Ozturk	7,761	25.28	+12.38
	Greens	Jaime De Loma-Osorio	2,304	7.50	+0.90
	Democratic Labor	Kevin Butler	778	2.53	+2.53
	Independent	Peter Byrne	737	2.40	+2.40
Total formal votes			30,705	92.42	+0.68
Informal votes			2,517	7.58	−0.68
Turnout			33,222	88.77	−1.65
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Brumby	21,811	70.98	−10.91
	Liberal	Samli Ozturk	8,919	29.02	+10.91
	Labor hold		Swing	−10.91

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Brumby	20,600	67.64	−7.86
	Liberal	Daniel Parsons	3,928	12.90	−2.90
	Greens	Emily Taylor	2,010	6.60	+2.10
	Family First	Gerard Hines	1,444	4.74	+4.74
	Citizens Electoral Council	Sleirman Yohanna	1,381	4.53	+1.74
	People Power	Marlene Ebejer	632	2.08	+2.08
	Independent	Will Marshall	459	1.51	+1.51
Total formal votes			30,454	91.74	−2.66
Informal votes			2,743	8.26	+2.66
Turnout			33,197	90.42	+0.21
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Brumby	24,878	81.89	+1.11
	Liberal	Daniel Parsons	5,500	18.11	−1.11
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.11

2002 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Brumby	24,060	75.5	+3.5
	Liberal	Bentleigh Gibson	5,035	15.8	−6.0
	Greens	Karin Geradts	1,433	4.5	+4.5
	Citizens Electoral Council	Sleirman Yohanna	888	2.8	+2.8
	Independent	Joseph Kaliniy	453	1.4	+0.6
Total formal votes			31,869	94.4	−0.1
Informal votes			1,891	5.6	+0.1
Turnout			33,760	90.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Brumby	25,736	80.8	+5.9
	Liberal	Bentleigh Gibson	6,123	19.2	−5.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.9

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Brumby	22,768	71.7	+0.0
	Liberal	Paul Tay	6,889	21.7	−1.7
	Independent	Graeme Marr	1,022	3.2	+3.2
	Independent	Abboud Haidar	789	2.5	+2.5
	Independent	Joseph Kaliniy	269	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			31,687	94.3	−2.7
Informal votes			1,898	5.7	+2.7
Turnout			33,585	91.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Brumby	23,651	74.7	−0.4
	Liberal	Paul Tay	8,019	25.3	+0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.4

1996 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Brumby	22,249	71.7	+11.9
	Liberal	Anthony Fernandez	7,271	23.4	−3.1
	Independent	Sue Phillips	1,513	4.9	+4.9
Total formal votes			31,033	97.1	+2.3
Informal votes			942	2.9	−2.3
Turnout			31,975	92.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Brumby	23,298	75.1	+5.7
	Liberal	Anthony Fernandez	7,712	24.9	−5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.7

1993 Broadmeadows state by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Brumby	16,316	66.8	+7.0
	Independent	S Rutherford	4,973	20.4	+20.4
	Independent	Sue Phillips	1,357	5.6	+5.6
	Independent	Joseph Kaliniy	1,129	4.6	+4.6
	Independent	B Young	661	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			24,436	93.6	−1.1
Informal votes			1,667	6.4	+1.1
Turnout			26,103	81.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed in this by-election.

1992 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Kennan	16,380	59.8	+1.8
	Liberal	Geoff Lutz	7,259	26.5	+4.6
	Independent	Lynda Blundell	3,768	13.7	+13.7
Total formal votes			27,407	94.7	+0.9
Informal votes			1,523	5.3	−0.9
Turnout			28,930	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Kennan	18,995	69.4	+6.8
	Liberal	Geoff Lutz	8,369	30.6	−6.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.8

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Kennan	12,489	55.17	−14.86
	Independent	Jack Culpin	5,256	23.22	+23.22
	Liberal	Carol Lutz	4,892	21.61	+21.61
Total formal votes			22,637	93.50	−1.62
Informal votes			1,573	6.50	+1.62
Turnout			24,210	91.44	−1.79
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Kennan	13,541	59.85	−10.18
	Liberal	Carol Lutz	9,085	40.15	+10.18
	Labor hold		Swing	−10.18

• The two party preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and Independent candidates for Broadmeadows.

1985 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Culpin	17,301	70.0	−3.8
	Liberal	Mark Sinclair	7,405	30.0	+11.1
Total formal votes			24,706	95.1
Informal votes			1,268	4.9
Turnout			25,974	93.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.8

1982 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Wilton	26,065	74.5	+6.1
	Democrats	Barbara Duncan	4,496	12.9	−1.6
	Liberal	Ross Owen	4,438	12.7	−4.4
Total formal votes			34,999	94.4	+0.4
Informal votes			2,093	5.6	−0.4
Turnout			37,092	94.9	+1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Wilton	28,650	81.9	+6.3
	Liberal	Ross Owen	6,349	18.1	−6.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.3

• The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and Democrat candidates for Broadmeadows.

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Wilton	21,000	68.4	+5.2
	Liberal	Norman Walker	5,255	17.1	−19.7
	Democrats	Barbara Duncan	4,462	14.5	+14.5
Total formal votes			30,717	94.0	−1.3
Informal votes			1,947	6.0	+1.3
Turnout			32,664	93.4	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Wilton	23,210	75.6	+12.4
	Liberal	Norman Walker	7,507	24.4	−12.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.4

1976 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Wilton	16,613	63.2	+3.9
	Liberal	Ronald McClelland	9,663	36.8	+8.5
Total formal votes			26,276	95.3
Informal votes			1,298	4.7
Turnout			27,574	92.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.6

1973 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Wilton	25,142	58.8	+0.8
	Liberal	Claus Salger	12,004	28.1	+6.2
	Democratic Labor	Francis Dowling	5,638	13.2	−6.9
Total formal votes			42,784	94.9	+0.1
Informal votes			2,316	5.1	−0.1
Turnout			45,100	94.7	−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Wilton	25,988	60.7	−0.3
	Liberal	Claus Salger	16,796	39.3	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.3

1970 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Wilton	18,270	58.0	+2.9
	Liberal	Howard Thain	6,884	21.9	−4.5
	Democratic Labor	Francis Dowling	6,332	20.1	+1.6
Total formal votes			31,486	94.8	−1.1
Informal votes			1,742	5.2	+1.1
Turnout			33,228	95.6	+2.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Wilton	19,220	61.0	+3.1
	Liberal	Howard Thain	12,266	39.0	−3.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Wilton	14,087	55.1	−1.0
	Liberal	John Blaze	6,746	26.4	+1.9
	Democratic Labor	Francis Dowling	4,721	18.5	−0.9
Total formal votes			25,554	95.9
Informal votes			1,091	4.1
Turnout			26,645	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Wilton	14,795	57.9	+0.2
	Liberal	John Blaze	10,759	42.1	−0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.2

1964 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Wilton	24,101	49.0	+4.6
	Liberal and Country	Francis Robinson	15,537	31.6	−2.7
	Democratic Labor	James Marmion	9,520	19.4	+0.5
Total formal votes			49,158	97.5	0.0
Informal votes			1,026	2.5	0.0
Turnout			50,435	95.4	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Wilton	24,856	50.6	+3.6
	Liberal and Country	Francis Robinson	24,302	49.4	−3.6
	Labor gain from Liberal and Country		Swing	+3.6

1962 Broadmeadows state by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Wilton	22,700	54.3	+9.9
	Liberal and Country	Francis Robinson	11,737	28.1	−6.3
	Democratic Labor	John Donnellon	7,185	17.2	−1.8
	Independent	John Phillips	217	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			41,839	98.4	+0.9
Informal votes			686	1.6	−0.9
Turnout			42,525	91.1	−4.0
	Labor gain from Liberal and Country		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

1961 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joseph Smith	17,650	44.4	−2.6
	Liberal and Country	Harry Kane	13,651	34.3	−2.9
	Democratic Labor	John Donnellon	7,529	18.9	+3.1
	Independent	Anthony van der Loo	908	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			39,738	97.5	−1.1
Informal votes			1,026	2.5	+1.1
Turnout			40,764	95.1	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Harry Kane	21,076	53.0	+2.2
	Labor	Joseph Smith	18,662	47.0	−2.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+2.2

Elections in the 1950s

1958 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joseph Smith	13,279	47.0
	Liberal and Country	Harry Kane	10,504	37.2
	Democratic Labor	John Donnellon	4,455	15.8
Total formal votes			28,238	98.6
Informal votes			399	1.4
Turnout			28,637	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Harry Kane	14,335	50.8
	Labor	Joseph Smith	13,903	49.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

1955 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joseph Smith	11,043	42.9
	Liberal and Country	Harry Kane	9,572	37.1
	Country	James Webster	5,156	20.0
Total formal votes			25,771	98.5
Informal votes			394	1.5
Turnout			26,165	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Harry Kane	13,485	52.3
	Labor	Joseph Smith	12,286	47.7
	Liberal and Country gain from Labor		Swing

References

• "Broadmeadows District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2011.