# Electoral results for the district of Gisborne

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

## Members for Gisborne

| Member | Party | Term |
| Julian Doyle | Liberal | 1967–1971 |
| Athol Guy | Liberal | 1971–1979 |
| Tom Reynolds | Liberal | 1979–1999 |
| Jo Duncan | Labor | 1999–2002 |

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

1999 Victorian state election: Gisborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Rob Knowles | 14,084 | 41.9 | -13.8 |
| | Labor | Jo Duncan | 13,589 | 40.4 | -0.4 |
| | Independent | Deb Dunn | 3,394 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| | Democrats | Russell Mowatt | 1,260 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| | Greens | Lawrie Hall | 678 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | George Reynolds | 643 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,648 | 97.2 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 981 | 2.8 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,629 | 95.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jo Duncan | 17,371 | 51.6 | +9.4 |
| | Liberal | Rob Knowles | 16,277 | 48.4 | -9.4 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.4 | |
1996 Victorian state election: Gisborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Tom Reynolds | 17,630 | 55.7 | -7.2 |
| | Labor | Mark Ridgeway | 12,918 | 40.8 | +3.7 |
| | Call to Australia | Frank Colosimo | 667 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Natural Law | Mark Brady | 457 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,672 | 98.0 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 631 | 2.0 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,303 | 95.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Tom Reynolds | 18,293 | 57.8 | -5.1 |
| | Labor | Mark Ridgeway | 13,337 | 42.2 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -5.1 | |
1992 Victorian state election: Gisborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Tom Reynolds | 18,478 | 62.9 | +7.7 |
| | Labor | Barry Rowe | 10,905 | 37.1 | -5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,383 | 97.1 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 865 | 2.9 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,248 | 95.6 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.5 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Gisborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Tom Reynolds | 18,061 | 54.46 | -3.06 |
| | Labor | Eric Dearricott | 13,964 | 42.11 | -0.37 |
| | Independent | Glenn Torney | 1,138 | 3.43 | +3.43 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,163 | 97.46 | −0.83 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 866 | 2.54 | +0.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,029 | 93.46 | −1.28 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Tom Reynolds | 18,697 | 56.38 | -1.14 |
| | Labor | Eric Dearricott | 14,466 | 43.62 | +1.14 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.14 | |
1985 Victorian state election: Gisborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Tom Reynolds | 16,400 | 57.5 | +10.5 |
| | Labor | Douglas Bishop | 12,114 | 42.5 | -2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,514 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 495 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,009 | 94.7 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +6.5 | |
1982 Victorian state election: Gisborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Tom Reynolds | 16,473 | 49.1 | -2.9 |
| | Labor | Philip Coman | 15,921 | 47.4 | -0.6 |
| | Independent | Kottarammukallel Sebastian | 1,189 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,583 | 98.4 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 548 | 1.6 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,131 | 94.5 | +0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Tom Reynolds | 17,092 | 50.9 | -1.1 |
| | Labor | Philip Coman | 16,491 | 49.1 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.1 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Gisborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Tom Reynolds | 15,284 | 52.0 | -0.5 |
| | Labor | Ian Elliott | 14,098 | 48.0 | +13.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,382 | 97.4 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 774 | 2.6 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,156 | 94.2 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -12.2 | |
1976 Victorian state election: Gisborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Athol Guy | 13,159 | 52.5 | +2.2 |
| | Labor | George Beardsley | 8,669 | 34.6 | -1.7 |
| | National | Robert Cooper | 1,738 | 6.9 | +3.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Richard McManus | 1,484 | 5.9 | -3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,050 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 439 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,489 | 94.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Athol Guy | 16,083 | 64.2 | +2.3 |
| | Labor | George Beardsley | 8,967 | 35.8 | -2.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.3 | |
1973 Victorian state election: Gisborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Athol Guy | 14,810 | 47.2 | 0.0 |
| | Labor | Ernest Jamieson | 12,579 | 40.1 | +2.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Maurice Flynn | 2,736 | 8.7 | -4.3 |
| | Country | Peter Holzgrefe | 1,258 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,383 | 97.7 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 736 | 2.3 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,119 | 92.7 | −1.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Athol Guy | 18,243 | 58.1 | -1.7 |
| | Labor | Ernest Jamieson | 13,140 | 41.9 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.7 | |
1971 Gisborne state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ernest Jamieson | 9,386 | 41.6 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal | Athol Guy | 8,262 | 36.6 | -10.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Maurice Flynn | 3,367 | 14.9 | +1.9 |
| | Independent Country | Peter Holzgrefe | 1,540 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,555 | 97.9 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 494 | 2.1 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,049 | 85.3 | −9.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Athol Guy | 12,363 | 54.8 | -5.0 |
| | Labor | Ernest Jamieson | 10,192 | 45.2 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -5.0 | |
1970 Victorian state election: Gisborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Julian Doyle | 10,473 | 47.2 | +5.0 |
| | Labor | Robert Harrison | 8,457 | 38.1 | +8.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Raymond Studham | 2,885 | 13.0 | -3.4 |
| | Independent | Roy Hartley | 389 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,204 | 97.1 | +2.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 658 | 2.9 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,862 | 94.6 | +1.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Julian Doyle | 13,282 | 59.8 | -5.4 |
| | Labor | Robert Harrison | 8,922 | 40.2 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -5.4 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Gisborne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Julian Doyle | 7,398 | 42.2 | +1.1 |
| | Labor | Michael Nolan | 5,166 | 29.5 | -5.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | John McMahon | 2,872 | 16.4 | -4.2 |
| | Country | George Duncan | 1,847 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
| | Independent | Peter Hatherley | 61 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Derek Hobler | 52 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | Jeffrey Hatswell | 49 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | Warren Nicol | 46 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | Peter Kensett | 25 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,516 | 94.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 948 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,464 | 92.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Julian Doyle | 11,422 | 65.2 | +3.4 |
| | Labor | Michael Nolan | 6,094 | 34.8 | -3.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.4 | |