# Electoral results for the district of Greensborough

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

## Members for Greensborough

| Member | Party | Term |
| Monte Vale | Liberal | 1967–1970 |
| Bob Fell | Labor | 1970–1973 |
| Monte Vale | Liberal | 1973 |
| Monte Vale | Liberal | 1973–1977 |
| Pauline Toner | Labor | 1977–1989 |
| Sherryl Garbutt | Labor | 1989–1992 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1980s

1989 Greensborough state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Sherryl Garbutt | 11,862 | 40.12 | -15.95 |
| | Liberal | Margaret Brown | 11,363 | 38.43 | -5.50 |
| | Democrats | Peter Allan | 4,671 | 15.80 | +15.80 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Mulholland | 706 | 2.39 | +2.39 |
| | Independent | Barbara Gilchrist | 479 | 1.62 | +1.62 |
| | Independent | Lance Hutchinson | 387 | 1.31 | +1.31 |
| | Independent | Raelene Jones | 100 | 0.34 | +0.34 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,568 | 96.94 | +0.18 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 932 | 3.06 | −0.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,500 | 90.25 | −3.67 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Sherryl Garbutt | 15,229 | 51.55 | -4.52 |
| | Liberal | Margaret Brown | 14,314 | 48.45 | +4.52 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.52 | |
1988 Victorian state election: Greensborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pauline Toner | 16,622 | 56.07 | +0.98 |
| | Liberal | Robert Manuell | 13,022 | 43.93 | -0.98 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,644 | 96.76 | −1.05 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 992 | 3.24 | +1.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,636 | 93.92 | +0.17 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.98 | |
1985 Victorian state election: Greensborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pauline Toner | 14,632 | 55.1 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal | Andrew Cove | 11,930 | 44.9 | +8.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,562 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 595 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,157 | 93.8 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.7 | |
1982 Victorian state election: Greensborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pauline Toner | 19,688 | 53.6 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal | John Dobinson | 13,667 | 37.2 | -3.6 |
| | Democrats | Antony Siddons | 3,373 | 9.2 | -1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 36,728 | 98.6 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 526 | 1.4 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,254 | 95.3 | +2.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pauline Toner | 21,627 | 58.9 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal | John Dobinson | 15,101 | 41.1 | -5.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.0 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Greensborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pauline Toner | 15,266 | 48.1 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Turner | 12,929 | 40.7 | -12.0 |
| | Democrats | Leo Bates | 3,369 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
| | Australia | Dorothy Prout | 161 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,725 | 98.4 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 529 | 1.6 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,254 | 92.9 | −0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pauline Toner | 17,091 | 53.9 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Turner | 14,634 | 46.1 | -6.7 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.7 | |
1977 Greensborough state election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pauline Toner | 11,551 | 42.7 | -4.6 |
| | Liberal | William Foster | 9,199 | 34.0 | -18.6 |
| | Democrats | David Ross | 4,744 | 17.5 | +17.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Christopher Curtis | 1,591 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,085 | 98.6 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 384 | 1.4 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,469 | 87.2 | −5.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pauline Toner | 14,519 | 53.6 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal | William Foster | 12,566 | 46.4 | -6.3 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.3 | |
1976 Victorian state election: Greensborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Monte Vale | 14,648 | 52.7 | +10.4 |
| | Labor | Brian McKinlay | 13,120 | 47.3 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,768 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 531 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,299 | 93.1 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
1973 Greensborough state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Monte Vale | 20,323 | 47.3 | +4.9 |
| | Labor | Bob Fell | 17,724 | 41.2 | -2.6 |
| | Australia | Flora Miller | 2,533 | 6.0 | +0.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Christopher Curtis | 2,395 | 5.6 | -1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,975 | 98.7 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 559 | 1.3 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,534 | 88.2 | −6.0 |
| After distribution of preferences ||||||
| | Liberal | Monte Vale | 22,269 | 51.8 | |
| | Labor | Bob Fell | 18,053 | 42.0 | |
| | Australia | Flora Miller | 2,653 | 6.2 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed to completion.
1973 Victorian state election: Greensborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bob Fell | 19,155 | 43.8 | -0.5 |
| | Liberal | Monte Vale | 18,524 | 42.4 | +6.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Ernest Dobson | 2,886 | 6.6 | -5.6 |
| | Australia | Flora Miller | 2,546 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| | Independent | David Close | 590 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,701 | 97.7 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,018 | 2.3 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,719 | 94.2 | −1.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Monte Vale | 21,853 | 50.01 | +2.0 |
| | Labor | Bob Fell | 21,848 | 49.99 | -2.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +2.0 | |
* This result was declared void and a by-election was held on 13 October 1973, in which Monte Vale retained this seat for the Liberal party.
1970 Victorian state election: Greensborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bob Fell | 15,026 | 44.3 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | Monte Vale | 12,087 | 35.7 | -4.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Raymond Morrissey | 4,132 | 12.2 | -4.8 |
| | Defence of Government Schools | Dorothy Frost | 2,661 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,906 | 97.8 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 748 | 2.2 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,654 | 95.4 | +1.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bob Fell | 17,642 | 52.0 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal | Monte Vale | 16,264 | 48.0 | -5.3 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.3 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Greensborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bob Fell | 11,487 | 42.8 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal | Monte Vale | 10,800 | 40.2 | -2.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Bill Barry | 4,566 | 17.0 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,853 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 629 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,482 | 94.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Monte Vale | 14,306 | 53.3 | -1.7 |
| | Labor | Bob Fell | 12,547 | 46.7 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.7 | |