# Electoral results for the district of Cranbourne

This is a list of electoral results for the istrict of Cranbourne in Victorian state elections.

## Members for Cranbourne

| Member | Party | Term |
| Gary Rowe | Liberal | 1992–2002 |
| Jude Perera | Labor | 2002–2018 |
| Pauline Richards | Labor | 2018–present |

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

2022 Victorian state election: Cranbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pauline Richards | 18,853 | 46.2 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal | Jagdeep Singh | 11,230 | 27.5 | −6.9 |
| | Greens | Kiran Vempati | 2,282 | 5.6 | +1.6 |
| | Family First | Bradley Harvey | 2,249 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| | Democratic Labour | Chris Norton | 2,044 | 5.0 | +3.4 |
| | Freedom | Gerardine Frances Hansen | 1,790 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| | Justice | Peter Bernard Philpott | 1,126 | 2.7 | −1.9 |
| | Animal Justice | Gwynne Brennan | 1,006 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| | Independent | Ravi Ragupathy | 242 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,822 | 92.7 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,234 | 7.3 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,056 | 86.1 | +6.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pauline Richards | 24,073 | 59.0 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal | Jagdeep Singh | 16,749 | 41.0 | +0.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −0.3 | |

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

2018 Victorian state election: Cranbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pauline Richards | 25,725 | 50.29 | +6.91 |
| | Liberal | Ann-Marie Hermans | 16,483 | 32.22 | −9.08 |
| | Justice | Jason Soultanidis | 2,288 | 4.47 | +4.47 |
| | Greens | Jake Tilton | 2,008 | 3.93 | −0.24 |
| | Transport Matters | Tarlochan Singh | 1,827 | 3.57 | +3.57 |
| | Australia First | Susan Jakobi | 1,265 | 2.47 | +2.47 |
| | Democratic Labour | Edward Sok | 933 | 1.82 | +1.82 |
| | Independent | Norman Fosberry | 465 | 0.91 | +0.91 |
| | Independent | Ravi Ragupathy | 164 | 0.32 | +0.32 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 51,158 | 92.37 | −1.07 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,227 | 7.63 | +1.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,385 | 89.60 | −3.82 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pauline Richards | 31,291 | 60.98 | +8.65 |
| | Liberal | Ann-Marie Hermans | 20,021 | 39.02 | −8.65 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.65 | |

#### 2014

Victorian state election, 2014: Cranbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jude Perera | 17,365 | 43.4 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal | Geoff Ablett | 16,536 | 41.3 | +0.9 |
| | Greens | Nagaraj Nayak | 1,668 | 4.2 | −2.7 |
| | Sex Party | Laith Graham | 1,110 | 2.8 | +2.6 |
| | Rise Up Australia | Jonathan Eli | 995 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| | Family First | Pamela Keenan | 979 | 2.4 | −1.6 |
| | Independent | Rosemary Blake | 824 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Christians | Rania Michael | 560 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,037 | 93.4 | −0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,810 | 6.6 | +0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,847 | 93.4 | +10.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jude Perera | 20,954 | 52.3 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal | Geoff Ablett | 19,083 | 47.7 | −1.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.3 | |

#### 2010

2010 Victorian state election: Cranbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jude Perera | 17,803 | 42.49 | −12.61 |
| | Liberal | Geoff Ablett | 16,565 | 39.53 | +6.50 |
| | Greens | Hilary Bray | 3,475 | 8.29 | +2.58 |
| | Family First | Steve Funke | 1,410 | 3.36 | −2.80 |
| | Democratic Labor | Luke O'Connor | 1,358 | 3.24 | +3.24 |
| | Independent | Amanda Stapledon | 921 | 2.20 | +2.20 |
| | Independent | Bob Halsall | 372 | 0.89 | +0.89 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,904 | 93.83 | −0.52 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,754 | 6.17 | +0.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,658 | 92.89 | −0.67 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jude Perera | 21,774 | 51.84 | −9.45 |
| | Liberal | Geoff Ablett | 20,229 | 48.16 | +9.45 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −9.45 | |

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

2006 Victorian state election: Cranbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jude Perera | 19,719 | 55.10 | +0.86 |
| | Liberal | Luke Martin | 11,818 | 33.03 | −3.47 |
| | Family First | Mark Hermans | 2,206 | 6.16 | +6.16 |
| | Greens | Hilary Bray | 2,042 | 5.71 | −2.13 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,785 | 94.35 | −1.88 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,144 | 5.65 | +1.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,929 | 93.56 | −0.07 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jude Perera | 21,927 | 61.29 | +0.50 |
| | Liberal | Luke Martin | 13,851 | 38.71 | −0.50 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.50 | |

#### 2002

2002 Victorian state election: Cranbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jude Perera | 16,619 | 54.2 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal | Gary Rowe | 11,185 | 36.5 | −10.4 |
| | Greens | Gareth Kennedy | 2,402 | 7.8 | +7.4 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Heather Stanton | 435 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,641 | 96.2 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,202 | 3.8 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,843 | 93.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jude Perera | 18,614 | 60.8 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal | Gary Rowe | 12,000 | 39.2 | −9.7 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.7 | |

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

1999 Victorian state election: Cranbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gary Rowe | 20,444 | 54.2 | −4.8 |
| | Labor | Jude Perera | 14,892 | 39.5 | −1.5 |
| | Independent | Carol McCormack | 2,379 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,715 | 97.4 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 997 | 2.6 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,712 | 94.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Gary Rowe | 21,002 | 55.7 | −3.4 |
| | Labor | Jude Perera | 16,708 | 44.3 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.4 | |

#### 1996

1996 Victorian state election: Cranbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gary Rowe | 20,912 | 59.1 | +4.4 |
| | Labor | Dale Wilson | 14,501 | 40.9 | −4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,413 | 97.3 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 990 | 2.7 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,403 | 95.6 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.4 | |

#### 1992

1992 Victorian state election: Cranbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gary Rowe | 15,949 | 51.8 | +6.1 |
| | Labor | Ray Bastin | 11,271 | 36.6 | −10.6 |
| | Independent | Donald Brooke | 763 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| | Independent | Lorelle O'Riley | 703 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Independent | Bill McCluskey | 652 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Natural Law | Gary Nelson | 558 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Independent | Carol Fisher | 542 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Independent | Eddy Van Eck | 336 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,774 | 96.0 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,267 | 4.0 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,041 | 96.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Gary Rowe | 16,771 | 54.7 | +6.1 |
| | Labor | Ray Bastin | 13,886 | 45.3 | −6.1 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +6.1 | |