# Electoral results for the district of St Kilda

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

## Members for St Kilda

Two members initially, one after the redistribution of 1889.
| Member 1 | Party | Term | Member 2 | Party | Term |
| Thomas Fellows | Unaligned | 1856–1858 | Frederick James Sargood | Unaligned | 1856–1857 |
| John Crews | Unaligned | 1858–1859 | Henry Chapman | Unaligned | 1858–1859 |
| Sir Archibald Michie | Unaligned | 1859–1861 | James Johnston | Unaligned | 1859–1864 |
| Kenric Brodribb | Unaligned | 1861–1864 | James Johnston | Unaligned | 1859–1864 |
| Sir Archibald Michie | Unaligned | 1864–1865 | John Crews | Unliagned | 1864–1865 |
| Joshua Snowball | Unaligned | 1866–1867 | Brice Bunny | Unaligned | 1866–1867 |
| Thomas Fellows | Unaligned | 1868–1872 | Cole Aspinall | Unaligned | 1868–1870 |
| Murray Smith | Unaligned | 1873–1877 | James Stephen | Unaligned | 1870–1874 |
| Godfrey Carter | Unaligned | 1877–1883 | Edward Dixon | Unaligned | 1874–1880 |
| Sir Matthew Davies | Unaligned | 1883–1889 | Joseph Harris | Unaligned | 1880–1889 |
| Sir George Turner | Unaligned | 1889–1901 |
| William Williams | Liberal | 1901–1902 |
| Robert McCutcheon | Ministerialist/ Independent Liberal | 1902–1917 |
| Agar Wynne | Unaligned | 1917–1920 |
| Frederic Eggleston | Nationalist | 1920–1927 |
| Burnett Gray | Liberal | 1927–1932 |
| Sir Archie Michaelis | United Australia Party/ Liberal Party | 1932–1952 |
| John Bourke | Labor Party | 1952–1955 |
| Baron Snider | Liberal Party | 1955–1964 |
| Brian Dixon | Liberal Party | 1964–1982 |
| Andrew McCutcheon | Labor Party | 1982–1992 |

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

1988 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Andrew McCutcheon | 11,652 | 49.83 | -2.82 |
| | Liberal | John Callanan | 9,988 | 42.72 | -4.63 |
| | Democrats | Geoffrey Brooks | 1,742 | 7.45 | +7.45 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,382 | 95.33 | −1.12 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,146 | 4.67 | +1.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,528 | 87.10 | −1.81 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Andrew McCutcheon | 12,993 | 55.57 | +2.92 |
| | Liberal | John Callanan | 10,389 | 44.43 | -2.92 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.92 | |
1985 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Andrew McCutcheon | 13,918 | 52.7 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal | Richard Stevenson | 12,518 | 47.3 | +4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,436 | 96.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 973 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,409 | 88.9 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.2 | |
1982 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Andrew McCutcheon | 11,701 | 50.9 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal | Brian Dixon | 9,406 | 40.9 | -4.0 |
| | Democrats | Susanne McDougall | 1,022 | 4.5 | -1.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Daniel Condon | 703 | 3.1 | -1.9 |
| | Australia | Joseph Johnson | 143 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,975 | 95.9 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 993 | 4.1 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,968 | 90.1 | +2.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Andrew McCutcheon | 12,431 | 54.1 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal | Brian Dixon | 10,544 | 45.9 | -4.3 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.3 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Brian Dixon | 10,112 | 44.9 | -7.7 |
| | Labor | David Hardy | 9,977 | 44.3 | +5.2 |
| | Democrats | Douglas Davidson | 1,327 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Cotter | 1,125 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,541 | 95.4 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,088 | 4.6 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,629 | 87.5 | +1.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Brian Dixon | 11,312 | 50.2 | -5.9 |
| | Labor | David Hardy | 11,229 | 49.8 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -5.9 | |
1976 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Brian Dixon | 13,430 | 52.6 | +6.2 |
| | Labor | David Hardy | 9,969 | 39.1 | -5.0 |
| | Independent | Peter Lake | 1,042 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Independent | Ronald Petersen | 853 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Independent | Frederick Gray | 217 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,511 | 96.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 908 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,419 | 86.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Brian Dixon | 14,304 | 56.1 | +2.7 |
| | Labor | David Hardy | 11,207 | 43.9 | -2.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.7 | |
1973 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Brian Dixon | 11,974 | 50.4 | +4.4 |
| | Labor | Robin Beaumont | 9,627 | 40.5 | +0.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Hughes | 1,220 | 5.1 | -4.4 |
| | Australia | Beverley Broadbent | 957 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,778 | 96.1 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 975 | 3.9 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,753 | 89.6 | −2.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Brian Dixon | 13,394 | 56.3 | +0.4 |
| | Labor | Robin Beaumont | 10,384 | 43.7 | -0.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.4 | |
1970 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Brian Dixon | 10,318 | 46.0 | -5.5 |
| | Labor | David Bottomley | 9,031 | 40.3 | +4.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Hughes | 2,123 | 9.5 | -2.9 |
| | Defence of Government Schools | Lancelot Hutchinson | 775 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Independent | Neville Penton | 180 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,427 | 95.0 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,177 | 5.0 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,604 | 91.6 | +2.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Brian Dixon | 12,541 | 55.9 | -6.2 |
| | Labor | David Bottomley | 9,886 | 44.1 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -6.2 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Brian Dixon | 11,906 | 51.5 | +2.2 |
| | Labor | Brian Zouch | 8,326 | 36.0 | -1.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Hughes | 2,870 | 12.4 | -0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,102 | 95.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 975 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,077 | 89.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Brian Dixon | 14,346 | 62.1 | +1.8 |
| | Labor | Brian Zouch | 8,756 | 37.9 | -1.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.8 | |
1964 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Brian Dixon | 7,916 | 48.1 | +1.6 |
| | Labor | Juliet Dahlitz | 6,676 | 40.5 | +1.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Hughes | 1,883 | 11.4 | -3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,475 | 96.6 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 571 | 3.4 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,046 | 91.8 | +1.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Brian Dixon | 9,626 | 58.4 | 0.0 |
| | Labor | Juliet Dahlitz | 6,849 | 41.6 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | 0.0 | |
1961 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Baron Snider | 7,537 | 46.5 | -0.4 |
| | Labor | Leslie Atherton | 6,329 | 39.0 | -0.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Hughes | 2,348 | 14.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,214 | 96.7 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 557 | 3.3 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,771 | 90.3 | −0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Baron Snider | 9,466 | 58.4 | +0.6 |
| | Labor | Leslie Atherton | 6,748 | 41.6 | -0.6 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1958 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Baron Snider | 8,312 | 46.9 |
| | Labor | Paul Fraser | 6,923 | 39.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Hughes | 2,484 | 14.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,719 | 97.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 535 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,254 | 90.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Baron Snider | 10,237 | 57.8 |
| | Labor | Paul Fraser | 7,482 | 42.2 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |
1955 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Baron Snider | 7,238 | 44.1 |
| | Labor | John Bourke | 6,967 | 42.4 |
| | Victorian Liberal | Arnold Blashki | 1,755 | 10.7 |
| | Independent | Maxwell Fisher | 454 | 2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,414 | 96.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 589 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,003 | 91.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Baron Snider | 8,768 | 53.4 |
| | Labor | John Bourke | 7,646 | 46.6 |
| | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | |
1952 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Bourke | 10,724 | 54.5 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Archie Michaelis | 5,594 | 28.4 | -23.9 |
| | Electoral Reform | Geoffrey Kiddle | 3,378 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,696 | 97.7 | −1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 469 | 2.3 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,165 | 93.6 | +0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Bourke | 11,062 | 56.2 | +8.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Archie Michaelis | 8,634 | 43.8 | -8.5 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | +8.5 | |
1950 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Archie Michaelis | 11,477 | 52.3 | +52.3 |
| | Labor | John Bourke | 10,464 | 47.7 | +5.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,941 | 99.1 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 192 | 0.9 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,133 | 93.3 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal and Country gain from Independent | Liberal and Country gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Liberal | Archie Michaelis | 13,527 | 58.1 | +28.2 |
| | Labor | Bill Bourke | 9,748 | 41.9 | -2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,275 | 98.8 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 277 | 1.2 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,552 | 91.2 | +5.2 |
| | Independent Liberal hold | Independent Liberal hold | Swing | +7.6 | |
1945 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | George Dethbridge | 9,326 | 44.8 |
| | Ministerial Liberal | Archie Michaelis | 6,229 | 29.9 |
| | Liberal | Leslie Lord | 5,284 | 25.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,839 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 534 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,373 | 86.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Ministerial Liberal | Archie Michaelis | 10,532 | 50.5 |
| | Labor | George Dethbridge | 10,307 | 49.5 |
| | Ministerial Liberal gain from Liberal | Ministerial Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing | |
1943 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Archie Michaelis | 15,135 | 53.9 | +0.6 |
| | Labor | Marjorie Bennett | 10,503 | 37.4 | +37.4 |
| | Independent | Ethel Pace | 2,428 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,066 | 96.6 | −1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 987 | 3.4 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,053 | 86.4 | −5.6 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
1940 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Archie Michaelis | 14,885 | 53.3 | -13.4 |
| | Independent | Francis Dawkins | 13,060 | 46.7 | +46.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,945 | 98.2 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 504 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,449 | 92.0 | −0.5 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1937 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Archie Michaelis | 17,559 | 66.7 | +12.1 |
| | Labor | Marks Feinberg | 8,783 | 33.3 | +33.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,342 | 98.2 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 476 | 1.8 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,818 | 92.5 | −3.8 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |
1935 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Archie Michaelis | 13,582 | 54.6 | -1.3 |
| | Independent | Cyril Nelson | 11,317 | 45.4 | +45.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,899 | 97.9 | −1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 546 | 2.1 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,445 | 96.3 | +1.5 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | -1.3 | |
1932 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Archie Michaelis | 13,662 | 55.9 | +10.5 |
| | Ind. United Australia | Burnett Gray | 10,780 | 44.1 | -10.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,442 | 99.0 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 237 | 1.0 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,679 | 94.8 | +1.2 |
| | United Australia gain from Ind. United Australia | United Australia gain from Ind. United Australia | Swing | +10.5 | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Australian Liberal | Burnett Gray | 13,253 | 54.6 | +4.2 |
| | Nationalist | Robert Morley | 11,035 | 45.4 | +16.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,288 | 99.2 | +2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 207 | 0.8 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,495 | 93.6 | +1.7 |
| | Australian Liberal hold | Australian Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
1927 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Australian Liberal | Burnett Gray | 11,227 | 50.4 |
| | Nationalist | Frederic Eggleston | 6,456 | 29.0 |
| | Independent | Florence Johnson | 4,597 | 20.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,280 | 97.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 660 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,940 | 91.9 |
| | Australian Liberal gain from Nationalist | Australian Liberal gain from Nationalist | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
1924 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Frederic Eggleston | unopposed | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
1921 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Frederic Eggleston | 10,104 | 74.8 | +49.1 |
| | Labor | Walter Gorman | 3,399 | 25.2 | +3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,503 | 99.6 | +6.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 55 | 0.4 | −6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,558 | 39.8 | −15.1 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |
1920 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Frederic Eggleston | 4,472 | 25.7 | |
| | Labor | Walter Gorman | 3,782 | 21.7 | -2.5 |
| | Nationalist | Alban Morley | 3,317 | 19.0 | |
| | Nationalist | Henry Barnet | 2,859 | 16.4 | |
| | Nationalist | Albert Sculthorpe | 1,621 | 9.3 | |
| | Nationalist | Anthony O'Dwyer | 1,371 | 7.9 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,422 | 93.1 | −3.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,300 | 6.9 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,722 | 54.9 | +6.7 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Frederic Eggleston | 11,065 | 63.5 | |
| | Nationalist | Alban Morley | 6,357 | 36.5 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Agar Wynne | 5,309 | 38.0 | |
| | Nationalist | John Macfarlan | 5,279 | 37.8 | |
| | Labor | George McGowan | 3,374 | 24.2 | -11.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,962 | 96.7 | −1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 470 | 3.3 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,432 | 48.2 | +11.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Agar Wynne | 7,126 | 51.0 | |
| | Nationalist | John Macfarlan | 6,836 | 49.0 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |
1914 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert McCutcheon | 5,975 | 64.5 | -1.2 |
| | Labor | Robert Smart | 3,287 | 35.5 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,262 | 98.4 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 151 | 1.6 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,413 | 37.2 | −13.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.2 | |
1911 Victorian state election: St Kilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert McCutcheon | 6,288 | 65.7 | +3.6 |
| | Labor | George Mead | 3,285 | 34.3 | +34.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,573 | 98.1 | −1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 183 | 1.9 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,756 | 50.4 | +13.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |