# Electoral results for the district of Shepparton

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

## Members for Shepparton

First incarnation (1945–1955) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | John McDonald | Country | 1945–1955 |
| Second incarnation (1967–present) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Peter Ross-Edwards | Country | 1967–1975 |
| | Peter Ross-Edwards | National | 1975–1991 |
| | Don Kilgour | National | 1991–2002 |
| | Jeanette Powell | National | 2002–2014 |
| | Suzanna Sheed | Independent | 2014–2022 |
| | Kim O'Keeffe | National | 2022–present |

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

2022 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Kim O'Keeffe | 13,242 | 32.06 | +19.03 |
| | Independent | Suzanna Sheed | 12,146 | 29.41 | −8.99 |
| | Liberal | Cheryl Hammer | 8,491 | 20.56 | −6.00 |
| | Labor | Liam Cowan | 3,285 | 7.95 | −3.61 |
| | Greens | Ian Christoe | 1,056 | 2.56 | +0.14 |
| | Democratic Labour | Sueie McGrath | 882 | 2.14 | +2.14 |
| | Family First | Alison White | 877 | 2.12 | +2.12 |
| | Freedom | Diane M. Teasdale | 807 | 1.95 | +1.95 |
| | Animal Justice | Katherine Taylor | 515 | 1.25 | +1.25 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,301 | 93.94 | −0.58 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,663 | 6.06 | +0.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,964 | 86.21 | −3.37 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | National | Kim O'Keeffe | 30,704 | 74.34 | +74.34 |
| | Labor | Liam Cowan | 10,597 | 25.66 | −12.62 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Kim O'Keeffe | 23,455 | 56.79 | +56.79 |
| | Independent | Suzanna Sheed | 17,846 | 43.21 | −12.09 |
| | National gain from Independent | National gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |

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

2018 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Suzanna Sheed | 15,856 | 38.40 | +5.68 |
| | Liberal | Cheryl Hammer | 10,967 | 26.56 | +26.56 |
| | National | Peter Schwarz | 5,382 | 13.03 | −22.32 |
| | Labor | Bill Heath | 4,772 | 11.56 | −6.32 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Murray Willaton | 3,314 | 8.03 | +8.03 |
| | Greens | Nickee Freeman | 999 | 2.42 | −0.96 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,290 | 94.52 | +0.36 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,396 | 5.48 | −0.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,686 | 89.58 | −3.24 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Cheryl Hammer | 25,484 | 61.72 | −1.56 |
| | Labor | Bill Heath | 15,806 | 38.28 | +1.56 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Suzanna Sheed | 22,833 | 55.30 | +2.67 |
| | Liberal | Cheryl Hammer | 18,457 | 44.70 | +44.70 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 2014

Victorian state election, 2014: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Greg Barr | 14,272 | 35.4 | −18.4 |
| | Independent | Suzanna Sheed | 13,211 | 32.7 | +32.7 |
| | Labor | Rodney Higgins | 7,218 | 17.9 | +1.7 |
| | Country Alliance | Michael Bourke | 3,310 | 8.2 | −11.5 |
| | Greens | Damien Stevens | 1,365 | 3.4 | −1.3 |
| | Independent | Diane Teasdale | 994 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,370 | 94.2 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,504 | 5.8 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,874 | 92.8 | −1.1 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | National | Greg Barr | 25,546 | 63.3 | −12.6 |
| | Labor | Rodney Higgins | 14,824 | 36.7 | +12.6 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Suzanna Sheed | 21,247 | 52.6 | +52.6 |
| | National | Greg Barr | 19,123 | 47.4 | −28.5 |
| | Independent gain from National | Independent gain from National | Swing | N/A | |

#### 2010

2010 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Jeanette Powell | 17,609 | 52.9 | +4.5 |
| | Country Alliance | Dennis Patterson | 6,826 | 20.5 | +20.5 |
| | Labor | Anthony Fullarton | 5,245 | 15.8 | −3.2 |
| | Greens | Lachlan Slade | 1,631 | 4.9 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Paul Wickham | 958 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Family First | Malcolm Moore | 769 | 2.3 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | Shannon Smith | 232 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,270 | 94.4 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,955 | 5.6 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,225 | 92.4 | −1.1 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | National | Jeanette Powell | 25,376 | 76.0 | +1.3 |
| | Labor | Anthony Fullarton | 8,027 | 24.0 | −1.3 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Jeanette Powell | 20,041 | 60.2 | −14.4 |
| | Country Alliance | Dennis Patterson | 13,329 | 39.8 | +39.8 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | −14.4 | |

### Elections in the 2000s
#### 2006

2006 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Jeanette Powell | 15,743 | 48.4 | +19.6 |
| | Liberal | Stephen Merrylees | 8,427 | 25.9 | −4.1 |
| | Labor | James Taylor | 6,174 | 19.0 | −2.9 |
| | Greens | Doug Ralph | 1,519 | 4.7 | +1.4 |
| | Family First | Neil Meyer | 640 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,503 | 96.0 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,346 | 4.0 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,849 | 93.5 | |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | National | Jeanette Powell | 24,264 | 74.7 | +9.5 |
| | Labor | James Taylor | 8,239 | 25.3 | −9.5 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Jeanette Powell | 21,677 | 66.7 | +12.4 |
| | Liberal | Stephen Merrylees | 10,838 | 33.3 | −12.4 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +12.4 | |

#### 2002

2002 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Stephen Merrylees | 9,662 | 30.0 | +30.0 |
| | National | Jeanette Powell | 9,268 | 28.8 | −11.7 |
| | Labor | Alan Calder | 7,050 | 21.9 | −2.7 |
| | Independent | Chris Hazelman | 5,129 | 15.9 | −18.9 |
| | Greens | John Griffiths | 1,057 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,166 | 96.4 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,202 | 3.6 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,368 | 93.3 | |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | National | Jeanette Powell | 20,933 | 65.1 | +2.8 |
| | Labor | Alan Calder | 11,209 | 34.9 | −2.8 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Jeanette Powell | 17,458 | 54.3 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal | Stephen Merrylees | 14,708 | 45.7 | +45.7 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | −0.1 | |

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

1999 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Don Kilgour | 12,355 | 39.9 | −26.0 |
| | Independent | Chris Hazelman | 10,965 | 35.4 | +35.4 |
| | Labor | Wendy Boyle | 7,616 | 24.6 | −3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,936 | 97.3 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 865 | 2.7 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,801 | 94.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Don Kilgour | 19,267 | 62.1 | −7.4 |
| | Labor | Wendy Boyle | 11,743 | 37.9 | +7.4 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Don Kilgour | 16,724 | 54.1 | −15.5 |
| | Independent | Chris Hazelman | 14,212 | 45.9 | +45.9 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | −15.5 | |

#### 1996

1996 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Don Kilgour | 20,078 | 66.0 | −3.5 |
| | Labor | John Sheen | 8,466 | 27.8 | −2.7 |
| | Independent | Bruce Little | 1,886 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,430 | 97.6 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 752 | 2.4 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,182 | 94.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Don Kilgour | 21,161 | 69.6 | +0.1 |
| | Labor | John Sheen | 9,254 | 30.4 | −0.1 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +0.1 | |

#### 1992

1992 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Don Kilgour | 20,385 | 69.5 | +14.8 |
| | Labor | John Sheen | 8,962 | 30.5 | +3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,347 | 96.8 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 974 | 3.2 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,321 | 95.8 | |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | −2.0 | |

#### 1991 by-election

1991 Shepparton state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Don Kilgour | 14,132 | 51.6 | −3.1 |
| | Independent | Valerie McDougall | 10,600 | 38.7 | +38.7 |
| | Independent Labor | Frank Purcell | 2,662 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,394 | 97.9 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 598 | 2.1 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,992 | 87.1 | −6.9 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | N/A | |

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

1988 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Peter Ross-Edwards | 15,570 | 54.68 | −1.96 |
| | Labor | David Wauchope | 7,581 | 26.62 | +0.59 |
| | Liberal | John Menzies | 5,323 | 18.69 | +1.36 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,474 | 97.56 | −0.48 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 711 | 2.44 | +0.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,185 | 93.95 | +0.15 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Peter Ross-Edwards | 20,353 | 71.50 | −1.03 |
| | Labor | David Wauchope | 8,112 | 28.50 | +1.03 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | −1.03 | |

#### 1985

1985 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Peter Ross-Edwards | 15,428 | 56.6 | +9.0 |
| | Labor | David Wauchope | 7,090 | 26.0 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal | Alan Fitzgerald | 4,721 | 17.3 | −5.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,239 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 545 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,784 | 93.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Peter Ross-Edwards | 19,830 | 72.8 | +4.9 |
| | Labor | David Wauchope | 7,409 | 27.2 | −4.9 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +4.9 | |

#### 1982

1982 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Peter Ross-Edwards | 13,021 | 48.2 | −1.8 |
| | Labor | Marjorie Gillies | 7,994 | 29.6 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal | Bill Hunter | 5,979 | 22.2 | −1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,994 | 97.7 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 635 | 2.3 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,629 | 95.0 | −0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Peter Ross-Edwards | 18,429 | 68.3 | −2.5 |
| | Labor | Marjorie Gillies | 8,565 | 31.7 | +2.5 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | −2.5 | |

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

1979 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Peter Ross-Edwards | 12,362 | 50.0 | −4.1 |
| | Labor | Marjorie Gillies | 6,598 | 26.7 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal | Haset Sali | 5,756 | 23.3 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,716 | 96.1 | −1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 993 | 3.9 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,709 | 95.6 | +0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Peter Ross-Edwards | 17,502 | 70.8 | −6.9 |
| | Labor | Marjorie Gillies | 7,214 | 29.2 | +6.9 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | −6.9 | |

#### 1976

1976 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Peter Ross-Edwards | 12,753 | 54.1 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal | Bill Hunter | 5,099 | 21.6 | −1.8 |
| | Labor | Stephen Fletcher | 4,570 | 19.4 | −3.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Martha Bennetts | 1,154 | 4.9 | −4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,576 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 497 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,073 | 95.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Peter Ross-Edwards | 18,308 | 77.7 | +5.6 |
| | Labor | Stephen Fletcher | 5,268 | 22.3 | −5.6 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +5.6 | |

#### 1973

1973 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Peter Ross-Edwards | 9,468 | 44.5 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal | Bill Hunter | 4,975 | 23.4 | +12.6 |
| | Labor | Patrick Golden | 4,925 | 23.2 | +5.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Arthur Garner | 1,896 | 8.9 | −1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,264 | 97.0 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 658 | 3.0 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,922 | 95.6 | −0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Peter Ross-Edwards | 15,422 | 72.6 | −0.4 |
| | Labor | Patrick Golden | 5,842 | 27.4 | +0.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | −0.4 | |

#### 1970

1970 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Peter Ross-Edwards | 7,676 | 41.6 | +5.6 |
| | Independent | Bill Hunter | 3,586 | 19.4 | +1.7 |
| | Labor | Graham Romanes | 3,332 | 18.1 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal | Linton Laws | 1,995 | 10.8 | −6.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Bruno D'Elia | 1,875 | 10.1 | −1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,464 | 95.8 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 810 | 4.2 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,274 | 96.2 | +0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Peter Ross-Edwards | 13,479 | 73.0 | −4.6 |
| | Labor | Graham Romanes | 4,985 | 27.0 | +4.6 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Peter Ross-Edwards | 9,412 | 51.0 | −1.0 |
| | Independent | Bill Hunter | 9,052 | 49.0 | +1.0 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | −1.0 | |

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

1967 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Peter Ross-Edwards | 6,206 | 36.0 | −19.2 |
| | Independent | Bill Hunter | 3,042 | 17.7 | +17.7 |
| | Labor | Neil Frankland | 3,042 | 17.7 | +17.7 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Gribben | 2,969 | 17.2 | −9.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Bruce Morison | 1,974 | 11.4 | −6.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,233 | 94.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 958 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,191 | 96.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Peter Ross-Edwards | 13,374 | 77.6 | |
| | Labor | Neil Frankland | 3,859 | 22.4 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Peter Ross-Edwards | 8,952 | 51.9 | −6.9 |
| | Independent | Bill Hunter | 8,281 | 48.1 | +48.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | −6.9 | |

### Elections in the 1950s
#### 1952

1952 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | John McDonald | 7,367 | 46.4 | +4.7 |
| | Labor | Gordon Anderson | 6,231 | 39.2 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | Ian McIntosh | 2,293 | 14.4 | −9.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,891 | 98.6 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 217 | 1.4 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,108 | 95.0 | +0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | John McDonald | 9,124 | 57.4 | −4.1 |
| | Labor | Gordon Anderson | 6,767 | 42.6 | +4.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | −4.1 | |

#### 1950

1950 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | John McDonald | 6,395 | 41.6 | −26.9 |
| | Labor | Gordon Anderson | 5,263 | 34.3 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Harold Causer | 3,698 | 24.1 | +24.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,356 | 99.1 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 133 | 0.9 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,489 | 94.9 | +0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | John McDonald | 9,439 | 61.5 | −7.0 |
| | Labor | Gordon Anderson | 5,917 | 39.5 | +7.0 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | −7.0 | |

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

1947 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | John McDonald | 9,861 | 68.5 | +5.5 |
| | Labor | Edward Newman | 4,525 | 31.5 | −5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,386 | 99.0 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 143 | 1.0 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,529 | 94.1 | +6.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +5.5 | |

#### 1945

1945 Victorian state election: Shepparton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | John McDonald | 8,116 | 63.0 |
| | Labor | Frederick Hargreaves | 4,775 | 37.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,891 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 91 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,982 | 87.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |