# Electoral results for the district of Ballarat East

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

## Members for Ballarat East

First incarnation (1859–1889) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | John Humffray | Unaligned | 1859–1864 |
| | John Cathie | Unaligned | 1859–1864 |
| | Charles Jones | Unaligned | 1864–1867 |
| | Charles Dyte | Unaligned | 1864–1871 |
| | John Humffray | Unaligned | 1868–1871 |
| | John James | Unaligned | 1871–1886 |
| | Robert Walsh | Unaligned | 1871–1874 |
| | Townsend McDermott | Unaligned | 1874–1877 |
| | Daniel Brophy | Unaligned | 1877–1880 |
| | James Russell | Unaligned | 1880 |
| | Daniel Brophy | Unaligned | 1880–1883 |
| | James Russell | Unaligned | 1883–1889 |
| | Edward Murphy | Unaligned | 1886–1889 |
| Second incarnation (1889–1927) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | John Dunn | Comm Liberal | 1889–1894 |
| | Robert McGregor | Comm Liberal | 1894–1924 |
| | Robert McGregor | Nationalist | 1894–1924 |
| | William McAdam | Labor | 1924–1927 |
| Third incarnation (1992–present) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Barry Traynor | Liberal | 1992–1999 |
| | Geoff Howard | Labor | 1999–2014 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2010s

2010 Victorian state election: Ballarat East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ben Taylor | 15,758 | 43.40 | +9.80 |
| | Labor | Geoff Howard | 14,076 | 38.77 | −4.18 |
| | Greens | Linda Zibell | 5,363 | 14.77 | +3.01 |
| | Family First | Gary Greville | 1,109 | 3.05 | −2.03 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 36,306 | 95.69 | −0.47 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,636 | 4.31 | +0.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,942 | 93.50 | +1.58 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Geoff Howard | 18,702 | 51.51 | −5.13 |
| | Liberal | Ben Taylor | 17,604 | 48.49 | +5.13 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.13 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Ballarat East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Geoff Howard | 14,292 | 42.95 | −5.87 |
| | Liberal | Geoff Hayes | 11,183 | 33.60 | −2.44 |
| | Greens | Michele Harvie | 3,915 | 11.76 | −1.36 |
| | Independent | Dianne Hadden | 2,199 | 6.61 | +6.61 |
| | Family First | Grace Bailey | 1,690 | 5.08 | +5.08 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,279 | 96.16 | −0.82 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,328 | 3.84 | +0.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,607 | 91.92 | −2.27 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Geoff Howard | 18,850 | 56.64 | −0.97 |
| | Liberal | Geoff Hayes | 14,429 | 43.36 | +0.97 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −0.97 | |
2002 Victorian state election: Ballarat East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Geoff Howard | 16,268 | 48.82 | −5.07 |
| | Liberal | Gerard FitzGerald | 12,010 | 36.04 | −10.27 |
| | Greens | Scott Kinnear | 4,373 | 13.12 | +13.12 |
| | Independent | Suresh Pathy | 402 | 1.21 | +1.21 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Valiant Halborg | 271 | 0.81 | +0.81 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,324 | 96.98 | −0.72 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,037 | 3.02 | +0.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,361 | 94.19 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Geoff Howard | 19,300 | 57.80 | +4.11 |
| | Liberal | Gerard FitzGerald | 14,092 | 42.20 | −4.11 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.11 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Ballarat East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Geoff Howard | 16,100 | 53.7 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal | Barry Traynor | 13,886 | 46.3 | −3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,986 | 97.7 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 706 | 2.3 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,692 | 94.4 | |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.7 | |
1996 Victorian state election: Ballarat East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Barry Traynor | 14,232 | 48.3 | −1.9 |
| | Labor | Frank Sheehan | 14,110 | 47.9 | +2.4 |
| | Independent | Ralph Manno | 481 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Call to Australia | Ray Suttie | 415 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Natural Law | Alan McDonald | 241 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,479 | 98.4 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 473 | 1.6 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,952 | 94.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Barry Traynor | 14,736 | 50.1 | −1.6 |
| | Labor | Frank Sheehan | 14,709 | 49.9 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.6 | |
1992 Victorian state election: Ballarat East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Barry Traynor | 14,133 | 50.1 | +5.9 |
| | Labor | Frank Sheehan | 12,818 | 45.5 | −0.5 |
| | Independent | Petra Krjutschkow | 1,242 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,193 | 97.5 | +0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 716 | 2.5 | −0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,909 | 95.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Barry Traynor | 14,529 | 51.6 | +1.1 |
| | Labor | Frank Sheehan | 13,654 | 48.4 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.1 | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1924 Victorian state election: Ballarat East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Robert McGregor | 3,533 | 48.9 | −10.3 |
| | Labor | William McAdam | 3,403 | 47.1 | +6.3 |
| | Independent Labor | Alfred Elliott | 290 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,226 | 98.7 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 97 | 1.3 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,323 | 75.1 | +3.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | William McAdam | 3,613 | 50.0 | +9.2 |
| | Nationalist | Robert McGregor | 3,609 | 50.0 | −9.2 |
| | Labor gain from Nationalist | Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | +9.2 | |
1921 Victorian state election: Ballarat East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Robert McGregor | 4,055 | 59.2 | +5.1 |
| | Labor | John Kean | 2,797 | 40.8 | −5.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,852 | 99.2 | +1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 53 | 0.8 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,905 | 71.2 | −3.5 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +5.1 | |
1920 Victorian state election: Ballarat East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Robert McGregor | 3,952 | 54.1 | −1.2 |
| | Labor | Walter Dalton | 3,357 | 45.9 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,309 | 97.5 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 189 | 2.5 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,498 | 74.7 | +4.1 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | −1.2 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Victorian state election: Ballarat East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Robert McGregor | 3,788 | 55.3 | +1.7 |
| | Labor | Andrew McKissock | 3,064 | 44.7 | −1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,852 | 97.0 | −1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 211 | 3.0 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,063 | 70.6 | +0.4 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +1.7 | |
1914 Victorian state election: Ballarat East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert McGregor | 4,079 | 53.6 | −6.5 |
| | Labor | James Harrison | 3,524 | 46.4 | +10.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,603 | 98.5 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 113 | 1.5 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,716 | 70.2 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −8.3 | |
1911 Victorian state election: Ballarat East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert McGregor | 4,377 | 60.1 | +7.6 |
| | Labor | David Russell | 2,651 | 36.4 | −11.1 |
| | Independent | James McNeil | 259 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,287 | 98.2 | −1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 133 | 1.8 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,420 | 71.8 | +12.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Robert McGregor | | 61.9 | +9.4 |
| | Labor | David Russell | | 38.1 | −9.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +9.4 | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.