# Electoral results for the district of Elsternwick

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

## Members for Elsternwick

| Member | Party | Term |
| John Don | Liberal Party | 1945–1955 |
| John Don | Electoral Reform League | 1945–1955 |
| Richard Gainey | Liberal Party | 1955–1967 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1960s

1964 Victorian state election: Elsternwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Richard Gainey | 11,233 | 58.5 | +2.9 |
| | Labor | Robert Garlick | 5,196 | 27.1 | -0.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Edward Preece | 2,756 | 14.4 | -2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,185 | 98.0 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 384 | 2.0 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,569 | 93.7 | −0.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Richard Gainey | 13,575 | 70.8 | +1.0 |
| | Labor | Robert Garlick | 5,610 | 29.2 | -1.0 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
1961 Victorian state election: Elsternwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Richard Gainey | 10,618 | 55.6 | -3.3 |
| | Labor | George Smith | 5,287 | 27.7 | +1.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Edward Preece | 3,174 | 16.6 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,079 | 97.9 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 407 | 2.1 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,486 | 94.6 | +1.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Richard Gainey | 13,316 | 69.8 | -2.1 |
| | Labor | George Smith | 5,763 | 30.2 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -2.1 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1958 Victorian state election: Elsternwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Richard Gainey | 11,638 | 58.9 |
| | Labor | George Smith | 5,108 | 25.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Rex Keane | 3,025 | 15.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,771 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 358 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,129 | 92.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Richard Gainey | 14,209 | 71.9 |
| | Labor | George Smith | 5,562 | 28.1 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1955 Victorian state election: Elsternwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Victorian Liberal | John Don | 8,401 | 43.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Richard Gainey | 6,918 | 35.8 |
| | Independent Labor | Donald Tottey | 4,002 | 20.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,321 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 477 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,798 | 93.5 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Richard Gainey | 9,950 | 51.5 |
| | Victorian Liberal | John Don | 9,371 | 48.5 |
| | Liberal and Country gain from Victorian Liberal | Liberal and Country gain from Victorian Liberal | Swing | |
1952 Victorian state election: Elsternwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Maynes | 8,453 | 42.4 | +3.2 |
| | Electoral Reform | John Don | 8,389 | 42.1 | +42.1 |
| | Independent | Andrew Sinclair | 3,075 | 15.4 | +15.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,917 | 98.2 | −1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 370 | 1.8 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,287 | 94.5 | +1.3 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Electoral Reform | John Don | 11,152 | 55.5 | +55.5 |
| | Labor | John Maynes | 8,865 | 44.5 | +5.3 |
| | Electoral Reform gain from Liberal and Country | Electoral Reform gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | N/A | |
1950 Victorian state election: Elsternwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | John Don | 12,932 | 60.8 | -3.4 |
| | Labor | Harold Lorback | 8,351 | 39.2 | +3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,283 | 99.3 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 144 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,427 | 93.2 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -3.4 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Victorian state election: Elsternwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Don | 14,256 | 64.2 | +14.3 |
| | Labor | Gregory Gowans | 7,955 | 35.8 | +35.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,211 | 99.3 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 159 | 0.7 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,370 | 91.8 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
1945 Victorian state election: Elsternwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Don | 10,019 | 49.9 |
| | Independent | Karl Dorr | 5,357 | 26.7 |
| | Ministerial Liberal | Roy Schilling | 4,880 | 23.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,056 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 456 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,512 | 88.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Don | 11,347 | 56.6 |
| | Independent | Karl Dorr | 8,709 | 43.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |