# Electoral results for the Boronia Province

This is a list of electoral results for the Boronia Province in Victorian state elections.

## Members for Boronia Province

| Year | Member | Party | Member | Party |
| 1967 | Gilbert Chandler | Liberal | | |
| 1970 | Gilbert Chandler | Liberal | Vernon Hauser | Liberal |
| 1973 | Peter Block | Liberal | Vernon Hauser | Liberal |
| 1976 | Peter Block | Liberal | Kevin Foley | Liberal |
| 1979 | Gracia Baylor | Liberal | Kevin Foley | Liberal |
| 1982 | Gracia Baylor | Liberal | Judith Dixon | Labor |
| 1985 | Jean McLean | Labor | Judith Dixon | Labor |
| 1988 | Jean McLean | Labor | Gerald Ashman | Liberal |
| 1992 | | | | | Gerald Ashman | Liberal |

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

1988 Victorian state election: Boronia Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gerald Ashman | 56,754 | 51.2 | +3.2 |
| | Labor | Judith Dixon | 54,133 | 48.8 | +3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 110,887 | 96.1 | −1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,514 | 3.9 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115,401 | 94.2 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +1.7 | |
1985 Victorian state election: Boronia Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gerald Clarke | 51,150 | 48.0 | |
| | Labor | Jean McLean | 48,531 | 45.6 | |
| | Democrats | Sid Spindler | 6,831 | 6.4 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 106,512 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,761 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 109,273 | 95.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jean McLean | 53,794 | 50.5 | -1.6 |
| | Liberal | Gerald Clarke | 52,712 | 49.5 | +1.6 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | -1.6 | |
1982 Victorian state election: Boronia Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Judith Dixon | 61,642 | 48.2 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Foley | 51,024 | 39.9 | -9.8 |
| | Democrats | David Barter | 12,180 | 9.5 | +9.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Shane McCarthy | 3,133 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 127,979 | 97.8 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,870 | 2.2 | −0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Judith Dixon | 69,694 | 54.5 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Foley | 58,285 | 45.5 | -6.5 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.5 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Boronia Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gracia Baylor | 56,703 | 49.7 | -7.7 |
| | Labor | Richard Coughlin | 52,627 | 46.1 | +3.5 |
| | Independent | Peter Brown | 4,730 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 114,060 | 97.2 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,266 | 2.8 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 117,326 | 94.2 | +1.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Gracia Baylor | 59,359 | 52.0 | -5.4 |
| | Labor | Richard Coughlin | 54,701 | 48.0 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -5.4 | |
1976 Victorian state election: Boronia Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Kevin Foley | 59,075 | 57.4 |
| | Labor | Stuart Russell | 43,847 | 42.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 102,922 | 97.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,032 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 105,954 | 93.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
1973 Victorian state election: Boronia Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter Block | 93,740 | 52.8 | +9.1 |
| | Labor | Niall Brennan | 72,120 | 40.6 | -3.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Cornelius Gleeson | 11,612 | 6.5 | -6.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 177,472 | 97.0 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,439 | 3.0 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 182,911 | 93.7 | −2.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Peter Block | | 58.7 | +4.3 |
| | Labor | Niall Brennan | | 41.3 | -4.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.3 | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1970 Victorian state election: Boronia Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Vernon Hauser | 61,198 | 43.7 | -7.2 |
| | Labor | Niall Brennan | 61,101 | 43.6 | +7.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Edmund Burgi | 17,731 | 12.7 | -0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 140,030 | 96.1 | −1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,588 | 3.9 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 145,618 | 95.7 | +2.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Vernon Hauser | 76,158 | 54.4 | -8.3 |
| | Labor | Niall Brennan | 63,872 | 45.6 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -8.3 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Boronia Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Gilbert Chandler | 59,278 | 50.9 |
| | Labor | William French | 41,882 | 36.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Frederick Rosenbrock | 15,196 | 13.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 116,356 | 97.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,529 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 119,885 | 93.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Gilbert Chandler | | 62.7 |
| | Labor | William French | | 37.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.