# Electoral results for the district of Springvale

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

## Members for Springvale

| Member | Party | Term |
| Norman Billing | Liberal Party | 1976–1979 |
| Kevin King | Labor Party | 1979–1983 |
| Eddie Micallef | Labor Party | 1983–1999 |
| Tim Holding | Labor Party | 1999–2002 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Springvale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tim Holding | 18,230 | 57.9 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal | John Campbell | 11,152 | 35.4 | -2.7 |
| | Independent | Barbara Liu-Hyland | 1,680 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| | Independent | Robert Bisset | 398 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,460 | 95.5 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,476 | 4.5 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,936 | 92.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Tim Holding | 19,114 | 60.8 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal | John Campbell | 12,322 | 39.2 | -2.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.9 | |
1996 Victorian state election: Springvale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Eddie Micallef | 17,076 | 55.0 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | Miriam Hillenga | 11,850 | 38.2 | -1.3 |
| | Independent | Andrew Hooper-Nguyen | 2,110 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,036 | 96.7 | +2.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,054 | 3.3 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,090 | 94.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Eddie Micallef | 17,941 | 57.9 | -0.1 |
| | Liberal | Miriam Hillenga | 13,066 | 42.1 | +0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.1 | |
1992 Victorian state election: Springvale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Eddie Micallef | 15,569 | 51.7 | -7.6 |
| | Liberal | Mario Dodic | 11,902 | 39.5 | +2.5 |
| | Independent | Lorna Stevenson | 2,656 | 8.8 | +8.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,127 | 94.2 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,842 | 5.8 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,969 | 95.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Eddie Micallef | 17,420 | 58.0 | -3.0 |
| | Liberal | Mario Dodic | 12,603 | 42.0 | +3.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.0 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Springvale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Eddie Micallef | 14,900 | 52.86 | -4.15 |
| | Liberal | Kieran Magee | 10,479 | 39.68 | -3.31 |
| | Call to Australia | Jodie Rickard | 1,320 | 5.00 | +5.00 |
| | National | Wernfried Klimek | 650 | 2.46 | +2.46 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,409 | 92.73 | −3.21 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,071 | 7.27 | +3.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,480 | 93.20 | −0.57 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Eddie Micallef | 14,900 | 56.42 | -0.59 |
| | Liberal | Kieran Magee | 11,509 | 43.38 | +0.59 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.59 | |
1985 Victorian state election: Springvale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Eddie Micallef | 15,207 | 57.0 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | Therese Marley | 11,465 | 43.0 | +2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,672 | 95.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,130 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,802 | 93.8 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.8 | |
1983 Springvale state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Eddie Micallef | 16,682 | 57.3 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal | Jordan Topalides | 9,692 | 33.3 | -4.8 |
| | DLP−Call to Australia | John Mulholland | 1,921 | 6.6 | +3.6 |
| | Social Democrats | Peter Allan | 803 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,098 | 97.7 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 681 | 2.3 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,779 | 87.9 | −6.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Eddie Micallef | | 60.0 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal | Jordan Topalides | | 40.0 | -3.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.1 | |
1982 Victorian state election: Springvale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Kevin King | 15,798 | 53.5 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal | Graeme Duggan | 11,228 | 38.1 | -4.7 |
| | Democrats | Morag Thorne | 1,601 | 5.4 | -2.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Elaine Mulholland | 885 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,512 | 96.9 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 948 | 3.1 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,460 | 94.4 | +0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Kevin King | 16,808 | 56.9 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal | Graeme Duggan | 12,704 | 43.1 | -6.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.2 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Springvale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Kevin King | 12,781 | 46.4 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal | Norman Billing | 11,795 | 42.8 | -11.6 |
| | Democrats | James Wright | 2,111 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| | Independent | Edward Woods | 887 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,574 | 96.2 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,084 | 3.8 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,658 | 94.3 | +1.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Kevin King | 13,980 | 50.7 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal | Norman Billing | 13,594 | 49.3 | -5.1 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.1 | |
1976 Victorian state election: Springvale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Norman Billing | 13,737 | 54.4 | +7.1 |
| | Labor | Kevin King | 11,498 | 45.6 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,235 | 96.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 926 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,161 | 93.3 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.5 | |