# Electoral results for the district of Williamstown

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

## Members for Williamstown

| Member | Party | Term |
| John Foster | Unaffiliated | 1856–1857 |
| George Perry | Unaffiliated | 1857–1859 |
| George Frederic Verdon | Liberal | 1859–1868 |
| Thomas Mason | Unaffiliated | 1868–1871 |
| Alfred Clark | Liberal | 1871–1887 |
| James Mirams | Liberal | 1887–1889 |
| William Carter | Labor | 1889–1894 |
| James Styles | Labor | 1894–1900 |
| Alexander Ramsay | Liberal | 1900–1904 |
| John Lemmon | Labor | 1904–1955 |
| Larry Floyd | Labor | 1955–1973 |
| Gordon Stirling | Labor | 1973–1988 |
| Joan Kirner | Labor | 1988–1994 |
| Steve Bracks | Labor | 1994–2007 |
| Wade Noonan | Labor | 2007–2018 |
| Melissa Horne | Labor | 2018–present |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s
#### 2022

2022 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Melissa Horne | 16,173 | 41.5 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal | Daria Kellander | 10,928 | 28.0 | +7.7 |
| | Greens | Suzette Rodoreda | 6,013 | 15.4 | +2.1 |
| | Democratic Labour | Rochelle Fisher | 1,632 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Victorian Socialists | Julien Q. Macandili | 1,528 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| | Animal Justice | Patricia Mackevicius | 1,049 | 2.7 | +0.5 |
| | Freedom | Alexander Ansalone | 976 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| | Family First | Joshua Mosely | 675 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,974 | 95.4 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,878 | 4.6 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,852 | 88.9 | +2.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Melissa Horne | 24,726 | 63.4 | −6.5 |
| | Liberal | Daria Kellander | 14,248 | 36.6 | +6.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −6.5 | |

### Elections in the 2010s
#### 2018

2018 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Melissa Horne | 21,839 | 50.36 | +5.72 |
| | Liberal | Pallavee Joshi | 7,832 | 18.06 | −9.98 |
| | Greens | Sam Long | 6,960 | 16.05 | −4.67 |
| | Independent | Peter Hemphill | 4,407 | 10.16 | +10.16 |
| | Animal Justice | Virginia Saint-James | 1,251 | 2.88 | +2.88 |
| | Independent | Lisa Bentley | 1,081 | 2.49 | +2.49 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,370 | 95.23 | +0.24 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,173 | 4.77 | −0.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,543 | 89.44 | −2.65 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Melissa Horne | 31,273 | 72.07 | +5.53 |
| | Liberal | Pallavee Joshi | 12,118 | 27.93 | −5.53 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.53 | |

#### 2014

2014 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Wade Noonan | 18,417 | 44.6 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal | Alan Shea | 11,569 | 28.0 | −2.7 |
| | Greens | Simon Crawford | 8,547 | 20.7 | −1.9 |
| | Voice for the West | Libby Krepp | 2,268 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| | Independent | Khalil Wehbe | 457 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,258 | 95.0 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,175 | 5.0 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,433 | 92.1 | +0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Wade Noonan | 27,441 | 66.5 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | Alan Shea | 13,849 | 33.5 | −3.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.3 | |

#### 2010

2010 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Wade Noonan | 15,859 | 46.75 | −14.95 |
| | Liberal | David McConnell | 11,023 | 32.50 | +11.82 |
| | Greens | Paul Fogarty | 7,040 | 20.75 | +8.39 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,922 | 94.52 | −0.15 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,965 | 5.48 | +0.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,887 | 92.10 | +0.31 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Wade Noonan | 20,973 | 61.84 | −12.41 |
| | Liberal | David McConnell | 12,941 | 38.16 | +12.41 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −12.41 | |

### Elections in the 2000s
#### 2007 by-election

Williamstown state by-election, 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Wade Noonan | 16,775 | 55.74 | –5.96 |
| | Greens | Janet Rice | 6,592 | 21.90 | +9.54 |
| | Independent | Catherine Cumming | 2,703 | 8.98 | +8.98 |
| | Family First | Veronica Hayes | 1,472 | 4.89 | +0.44 |
| | Democratic Labor | Vern Hughes | 789 | 2.59 | +2.59 |
| | Independent | Janis Rossiter | 648 | 2.15 | +2.15 |
| | Independent | Vivienne Millington | 485 | 1.61 | +1.61 |
| | Independent | Nathan Tavendale | 331 | 1.10 | +1.10 |
| | Independent | Wajde Assaf | 311 | 1.03 | +0.22 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,111 | 93.21 | –1.16 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,193 | 6.79 | +1.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,304 | 84.93 | −6.86 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Wade Noonan | 19,278 | 64.10 | N/A |
| | Greens | Janet Rice | 10,797 | 35.90 | N/A |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 2006

2006 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Steve Bracks | 20,010 | 61.7 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal | Alan Evers-Buckland | 6,706 | 20.7 | +1.9 |
| | Greens | Michael Faltermaier | 4,008 | 12.4 | +2.2 |
| | Family First | Veronica Hayes | 1,443 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| | Independent | Wajde Assaf | 264 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,431 | 94.4 | −2.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,933 | 5.6 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,364 | 91.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Steve Bracks | 24,066 | 74.3 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal | Alan Evers-Buckland | 8,346 | 25.7 | +1.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −1.4 | |

#### 2002

2002 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Steve Bracks | 21,600 | 64.6 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal | Alan Evers-Buckland | 6,274 | 18.8 | −10.8 |
| | Greens | Michele Finey | 3,422 | 10.2 | +10.2 |
| | Independent | John Westbury | 2,122 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,418 | 96.6 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,178 | 3.4 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,596 | 92.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Steve Bracks | 25,295 | 75.7 | +7.6 |
| | Liberal | Alan Evers-Buckland | 8,114 | 24.3 | −7.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.6 | |

### Elections in the 1990s
#### 1999

1999 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Steve Bracks | 20,468 | 66.7 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal | Alan Evers-Buckland | 8,877 | 28.9 | −4.3 |
| | Independent | Noel Dyson | 1,341 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,686 | 96.4 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,155 | 3.6 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,841 | 92.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Steve Bracks | 21,011 | 68.5 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal | Alan Evers-Buckland | 9,671 | 31.5 | −2.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.9 | |

#### 1996

1996 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Steve Bracks | 19,440 | 63.9 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal | Jeff Bird | 10,116 | 33.3 | +4.1 |
| | Natural Law | Yasmin Horsham | 845 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,401 | 96.6 | +2.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,069 | 3.4 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,470 | 92.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Steve Bracks | 19,926 | 65.6 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal | Jeff Bird | 10,454 | 34.4 | −1.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.4 | |

#### 1994 by-election

1994 Williamstown state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Steve Bracks | 15,362 | 57.5 | −1.2 |
| | Democrats | Lyn Allison | 6,252 | 23.4 | +23.4 |
| | Independent | Chris McConville | 5,109 | 19.1 | +19.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,723 | 94.1 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,684 | 5.9 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,407 | 85.7 | −9.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Steve Bracks | 16,309 | 61.0 | −3.1 |
| | Democrats | Lyn Allison | 10,410 | 39.0 | +39.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1992

1992 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joan Kirner | 17,167 | 58.7 | −7.5 |
| | Liberal | Jeff Bird | 8,543 | 29.2 | +2.2 |
| | Independent | Vern Hughes | 1,299 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| | Independent | Paul Holmes | 1,218 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Independent | Daniel Cumming | 1,038 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,265 | 94.3 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,755 | 5.7 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,020 | 94.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Joan Kirner | 18,734 | 64.2 | −7.0 |
| | Liberal | Jeff Bird | 10,465 | 35.8 | +7.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −7.0 | |

### Elections in the 1980s
#### 1988

1988 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joan Kirner | 17,154 | 63.29 | −5.48 |
| | Liberal | Stuart Mackley | 8,181 | 30.18 | −1.05 |
| | Independent | Richard Kirby | 1,770 | 6.53 | +6.53 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,105 | 93.92 | −2.27 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,756 | 6.08 | +2.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,861 | 92.41 | −0.87 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Joan Kirner | 18,338 | 67.72 | −1.05 |
| | Liberal | Stuart Mackley | 8,743 | 32.28 | +1.05 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −1.05 | |

#### 1985

1985 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Gordon Stirling | 19,014 | 68.8 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | David Allan | 8,633 | 31.2 | +5.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,647 | 96.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,094 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,741 | 93.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −2.8 | |

#### 1982

1982 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Gordon Stirling | 18,245 | 68.2 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal | Paul Carter | 6,913 | 25.9 | −7.3 |
| | Democrats | Peter Dalton | 1,578 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,736 | 95.7 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,198 | 4.3 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,934 | 94.3 | +0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Gordon Stirling | 19,152 | 71.6 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal | Paul Carter | 7,584 | 28.4 | −4.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.8 | |

### Elections in the 1970s
#### 1979

1979 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Gordon Stirling | 17,612 | 66.8 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal | Peter Morris | 8,758 | 33.2 | −3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,370 | 94.9 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,403 | 5.1 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,773 | 94.1 | +1.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.8 | |

#### 1976

1976 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Gordon Stirling | 16,221 | 63.0 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | Wallace Feeney | 9,514 | 37.0 | +4.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,735 | 94.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,609 | 5.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,344 | 92.9 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.9 | |

#### 1973

1973 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Gordon Stirling | 16,744 | 59.8 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal | John Coughlin | 9,090 | 32.5 | +9.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Norman Way | 2,146 | 7.7 | −5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,980 | 95.4 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,362 | 4.6 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,342 | 94.5 | −0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Gordon Stirling | 17,066 | 61.0 | −4.8 |
| | Liberal | John Coughlin | 10,914 | 39.0 | +4.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −4.8 | |

#### 1970

1970 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Larry Floyd | 16,322 | 63.8 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal | Richard Groom | 5,880 | 23.0 | +10.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Norman Way | 3,389 | 13.2 | −8.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,591 | 95.8 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,111 | 4.2 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,702 | 94.8 | +0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Larry Floyd | 16,831 | 65.8 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal | Richard Groom | 8,760 | 34.2 | +2.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −2.6 | |

### Elections in the 1960s
#### 1967

1967 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Larry Floyd | 14,591 | 61.4 | 0.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Bacon | 5,113 | 21.5 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal | Robert Lawson | 3,077 | 12.9 | −7.2 |
| | Communist | Ian Daykin | 999 | 4.2 | +3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,780 | 95.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,205 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,985 | 94.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Larry Floyd | 16,257 | 68.4 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal | Robert Lawson | 7,523 | 31.6 | −3.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.8 | |
* The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Williamstown.

#### 1964

1964 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Larry Floyd | 11,145 | 65.7 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Robert Lawson | 3,046 | 18.0 | +6.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Kenneth Berrie | 2,351 | 13.9 | −1.1 |
| | Communist | William Tregear | 410 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,952 | 96.9 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 535 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,487 | 94.5 | +0.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Larry Floyd | 11,866 | 70.0 | −5.4 |
| | Liberal and Country | Robert Lawson | 5,086 | 30.0 | +5.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.4 | |

#### 1961

1961 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Larry Floyd | 12,236 | 70.2 | +1.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Twomey | 2,703 | 15.5 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | Neil McNeill | 1,929 | 11.1 | −3.6 |
| | Communist | William Smith | 570 | 3.3 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,438 | 96.9 | −1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 563 | 3.1 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,001 | 93.8 | −0.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Larry Floyd | 13,154 | 75.4 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal and Country | Neil McNeill | 4,284 | 24.6 | −2.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.4 | |
* The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Williamstown.

### Elections in the 1950s
#### 1958

1958 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Larry Floyd | 12,734 | 68.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Joy Head | 2,728 | 14.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Edward Purchase | 2,641 | 14.2 |
| | Communist | William Tregear | 492 | 2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,595 | 97.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 403 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,998 | 94.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Larry Floyd | 13,573 | 73.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | Joy Head | 5,022 | 27.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

#### 1955

1955 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Larry Floyd | 11,690 | 63.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | James Wilkie | 3,918 | 21.2 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Herbert Stackpoole | 2,846 | 15.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,454 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 263 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,717 | 94.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Larry Floyd | 12,117 | 65.6 |
| | Liberal and Country | James Wilkie | 6,337 | 34.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1952

1952 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Lemmon | 16,673 | 64.9 | −0.3 |
| | Independent | Ernest Jackson | 5,472 | 21.3 | +21.3 |
| | Communist | Alexander Dobbin | 3,559 | 13.8 | +4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,704 | 98.0 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 525 | 2.0 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,229 | 94.0 | −1.3 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Lemmon | 18,453 | 71.8 | −1.4 |
| | Independent | Ernest Jackson | 7,251 | 28.2 | +28.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1950

1950 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Lemmon | 16,560 | 65.2 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Bruce Edwards | 6,571 | 25.9 | −0.8 |
| | Communist | Alex Dobbin | 2,264 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,395 | 98.8 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 308 | 1.2 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,703 | 95.3 | +0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Lemmon | 18,598 | 73.2 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | Bruce Edwards | 6,797 | 26.8 | −1.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.9 | |

### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1947

1947 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Lemmon | 15,901 | 63.4 | +12.3 |
| | Liberal | Clifford Rankine | 6,697 | 26.7 | +5.1 |
| | Independent Labor | George Paine | 2,492 | 9.9 | +9.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,090 | 99.0 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 264 | 1.0 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,354 | 95.0 | +5.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1945

1945 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John Lemmon | 11,421 | 51.1 |
| | Communist | Alexander Dobbin | 6,091 | 27.3 |
| | Liberal | William Gray | 4,828 | 21.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,340 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 381 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,721 | 89.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1943

1943 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Lemmon | 13,526 | 57.9 | −1.4 |
| | Independent | George Paine | 9,846 | 42.1 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,372 | 98.4 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 382 | 1.6 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,754 | 89.7 | −3.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −1.4 | |

#### 1940

1940 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Lemmon | 13,279 | 59.3 | −1.7 |
| | Independent | George Payne | 9,119 | 40.7 | +40.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,398 | 98.7 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 303 | 1.3 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,701 | 93.4 | −2.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1930s
#### 1937

1937 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Lemmon | 13,534 | 61.0 | −39.0 |
| | United Australia | James Gray | 8,660 | 39.0 | +39.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,194 | 99.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 233 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,427 | 96.0 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1935

1935 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Lemmon | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

#### 1932

1932 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Lemmon | 11,367 | 55.7 | −44.3 |
| | Independent | George Paine | 6,161 | 30.2 | +30.2 |
| | Independent | Ernest Jackson | 2,874 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,402 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 398 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,800 | 95.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Elections in the 1920s
#### 1929

1929 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Lemmon | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

#### 1927

1927 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John Lemmon | 13,626 | 71.7 |
| | Nationalist | Francis Wilcher | 5,375 | 28.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,001 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 195 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,196 | 94.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1924

1924 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Lemmon | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

#### 1921

1921 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Lemmon | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

#### 1920

1920 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Lemmon | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1910s
#### 1917

1917 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John Lemmon | 6,565 | 72.3 |
| | Nationalist | George Greenslade | 2,517 | 27.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,082 | 95.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 453 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,535 | 43.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A |

#### 1914

1914 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Lemmon | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

#### 1911

1911 Victorian state election: Williamstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Lemmon | 7,020 | 74.3 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal | John Packer | 2,431 | 25.7 | +3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,547 | 98.9 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 106 | 1.1 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,557 | 59.4 | +10.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −3.8 | |