# Electoral results for the district of Syndal

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

## Members for Syndal

| Member | Party | Term |
| Ray Wiltshire | Liberal | 1967–1976 |
| Geoff Coleman | Liberal | 1976–1982 |
| David Gray | Labor | 1982–1985 |
| Geoff Coleman | Liberal | 1985–1992 |

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

1988 Victorian state election: Syndal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Geoff Coleman | 11,905 | 46.23 | -3.51 |
| | Labor | James Claven | 11,241 | 43.65 | -3.76 |
| | Democrats | Martin Maguire | 1,575 | 6.12 | +6.12 |
| | Call to Australia | Ronald Marshman | 1,032 | 4.01 | +4.01 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,753 | 96.54 | −0.96 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 922 | 3.46 | +0.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,675 | 93.24 | −2.10 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Geoff Coleman | 13,044 | 50.66 | -0.69 |
| | Labor | James Claven | 12,704 | 49.34 | +0.69 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.69 | |
1985 Victorian state election: Syndal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Geoff Coleman | 13,492 | 49.7 | +6.3 |
| | Labor | David Gray | 12,862 | 47.4 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | Edward Hawthorn | 773 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,127 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 696 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,823 | 95.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Geoff Coleman | 13,929 | 51.4 | +1.5 |
| | Labor | David Gray | 13,198 | 48.6 | -1.5 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +1.5 | |
1982 Victorian state election: Syndal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | David Gray | 13,567 | 49.3 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal | Geoff Coleman | 11,153 | 40.5 | -5.9 |
| | Democrats | Fraser Hercus | 1,802 | 6.6 | -2.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Paul Carroll | 1,008 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,530 | 97.8 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 608 | 2.2 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,138 | 94.6 | +0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | David Gray | 14,826 | 53.8 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal | Geoff Coleman | 12,704 | 46.2 | -4.5 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.5 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Syndal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Geoff Coleman | 12,586 | 46.4 | -9.7 |
| | Labor | Russell Oakley | 12,183 | 44.9 | +1.0 |
| | Democrats | Christopher Prawdzic | 2,354 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,123 | 96.8 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 881 | 3.2 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,004 | 94.0 | +0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Geoff Coleman | 13,752 | 50.7 | -5.4 |
| | Labor | Russell Oakley | 13,371 | 49.3 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -5.4 | |
1976 Victorian state election: Syndal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Geoff Coleman | 14,898 | 56.1 | +7.5 |
| | Labor | John Perryman | 11,638 | 43.9 | +4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,536 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 748 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,284 | 93.5 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.0 | |
1973 Victorian state election: Syndal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ray Wiltshire | 20,029 | 52.3 | +5.6 |
| | Labor | Christopher Miller | 13,386 | 35.0 | -3.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Daniel McCabe | 2,724 | 7.2 | -7.6 |
| | Australia | Kenneth Mylius | 2,135 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,292 | 97.9 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 801 | 2.1 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,093 | 94.4 | −1.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Ray Wiltshire | 23,217 | 60.6 | +2.2 |
| | Labor | Christopher Miller | 15,075 | 39.4 | -2.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.2 | |
1970 Victorian state election: Syndal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ray Wiltshire | 15,341 | 46.7 | -3.3 |
| | Labor | Peter Setford | 12,667 | 38.5 | +2.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Daniel McCabe | 4,872 | 14.8 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,880 | 97.8 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 731 | 2.2 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,611 | 95.7 | +0.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Ray Wiltshire | 19,210 | 58.4 | -3.6 |
| | Labor | Peter Setford | 13,670 | 41.6 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.6 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Syndal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ray Wiltshire | 13,400 | 50.0 | -4.0 |
| | Labor | Robert Fordham | 9,634 | 35.9 | +4.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Rose | 3,761 | 14.0 | -0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,795 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 567 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,362 | 95.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Ray Wiltshire | 16,597 | 62.0 | -4.3 |
| | Labor | Robert Fordham | 10,198 | 38.0 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.3 | |