# Electoral results for the district of Bendigo East

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

## Members for Bendigo East

First incarnation (1904–1927) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Alfred Shrapnell Bailes | Unaligned | 1904–1907 |
| | Thomas Glass | Labour | 1907–1911 |
| | Alfred Hampson | Labor | 1911–1915 |
| | Luke Clough | Labor | 1915–1927 |
| Second incarnation (1985–present) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Michael John | Liberal | 1985–1999 |
| | Jacinta Allan | Labor | 1999–present |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s
#### 2022

2022 Victorian state election: Bendigo East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jacinta Allan | 22,010 | 48.3 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal | Darin Schade | 12,478 | 27.4 | +6.5 |
| | Greens | Michael Tolhurst | 3,944 | 8.7 | +0.7 |
| | One Nation | Ben Mihail | 2,597 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Ind. (Australia One) | James Laurie | 1,603 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Animal Justice | Vyonne McLelland-Howe | 1,574 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Family First | Evelyn Keetelaar | 1,362 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 45,568 | 95.4 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,184 | 4.6 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,752 | 89.9 | −2.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jacinta Allan | 27,727 | 60.8 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal | Darin Schade | 17,841 | 39.2 | +1.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −1.3 | |

### Elections in the 2010s
#### 2018

2018 Victorian state election: Bendigo East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jacinta Allan | 21,693 | 50.35 | +4.07 |
| | Liberal | Ian Ellis | 8,987 | 20.86 | −20.06 |
| | National | Gaelle Broad | 6,864 | 15.93 | +15.93 |
| | Greens | Nakita Thomson | 3,465 | 8.04 | +0.76 |
| | Democratic Labour | Helen Leach | 1,080 | 2.51 | +2.51 |
| | Independent | Michael Belardinelli | 999 | 2.32 | +2.32 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,088 | 95.62 | −0.90 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,976 | 4.38 | +0.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,064 | 92.16 | −2.79 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jacinta Allan | 26,776 | 62.11 | +7.12 |
| | Liberal | Ian Ellis | 16,332 | 37.89 | −7.12 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.12 | |

#### 2014

Victorian state election, 2014: Bendigo East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jacinta Allan | 18,651 | 46.3 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal | Greg Bickley | 16,492 | 40.9 | +6.9 |
| | Greens | Jennifer Alden | 2,935 | 7.3 | +1.0 |
| | Family First | Glenis Bradshaw | 963 | 2.4 | +1.1 |
| | Country Alliance | Cameron Dowling | 714 | 1.8 | −1.7 |
| | Rise Up Australia | Lynette Bell | 550 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,305 | 96.5 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,456 | 3.5 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,761 | 95.0 | +2.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jacinta Allan | 22,187 | 55.0 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal | Greg Bickley | 18,118 | 45.0 | −1.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.9 | |

#### 2010

2010 Victorian state election: Bendigo East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jacinta Allan | 16,079 | 43.85 | -3.03 |
| | Liberal | Michael Langdon | 12,864 | 35.08 | +0.56 |
| | Greens | Tim Bardsley | 2,295 | 6.26 | -0.94 |
| | National | Peter Schwarz | 2,196 | 5.99 | -0.42 |
| | Country Alliance | Rod Leunig | 1,275 | 3.48 | +3.48 |
| | Sex Party | Gary Hillier | 824 | 2.25 | +2.25 |
| | Family First | Belinda Guerra | 447 | 1.22 | -3.12 |
| | Democratic Labor | James Stewart | 412 | 1.12 | +1.12 |
| | Christian Democrats | Ben Veitz | 275 | 0.75 | +0.75 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 36,667 | 95.25 | −0.78 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,827 | 4.75 | +0.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,494 | 94.51 | +0.75 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jacinta Allan | 19,797 | 53.82 | -1.53 |
| | Liberal | Michael Langdon | 16,989 | 46.18 | +1.53 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.53 | |

### Elections in the 2000s
#### 2006

2006 Victorian state election: Bendigo East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jacinta Allan | 16,038 | 46.88 | -9.55 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Gibbins | 11,809 | 34.52 | +6.6 |
| | Greens | John Bardsley | 2,464 | 7.20 | +0.54 |
| | National | John Manning | 2,193 | 6.41 | -2.57 |
| | Family First | Gail Hardy | 1,486 | 4.34 | +4.34 |
| | People Power | Colin James | 224 | 0.65 | +0.65 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,214 | 96.03 | −2.10 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,413 | 3.97 | +2.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,627 | 93.76 | −1.00 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jacinta Allan | 19,008 | 55.35 | -7.61 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Gibbins | 15,332 | 44.65 | +7.61 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -7.61 | |

#### 2002

2002 Victorian state election: Bendigo East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jacinta Allan | 18,639 | 56.4 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal | Lisa Ruffell | 9,223 | 27.9 | -16.2 |
| | National | Tracee Spiby | 2,966 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| | Greens | David Petersen | 2,201 | 6.7 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,029 | 98.1 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 631 | 1.9 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,660 | 94.8 | −0.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jacinta Allan | 20,795 | 63.0 | +10.1 |
| | Liberal | Lisa Ruffell | 12,232 | 37.0 | -10.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.1 | |

### Elections in the 1990s
#### 1999

1999 Victorian state election: Bendigo East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jacinta Allan | 15,478 | 48.4 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal | Michael John | 14,123 | 44.2 | -8.1 |
| | Greens | Bruce Rivendell | 1,552 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| | Reform | Alf Thorpe | 828 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,981 | 98.3 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 567 | 1.7 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,548 | 95.5 | +0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jacinta Allan | 16,977 | 53.1 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal | Michael John | 15,004 | 46.9 | -8.1 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.1 | |

#### 1996

1996 Victorian state election: Bendigo East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Michael John | 16,035 | 52.3 | -1.6 |
| | Labor | Julie Flynn | 12,803 | 41.8 | +4..9 |
| | Independent | Geoff Ferns | 1,107 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| | Natural Law | Susan Griffith | 712 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,657 | 98.7 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 406 | 1.3 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,063 | 94.7 | −1.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Michael John | 16,842 | 55.0 | -4.1 |
| | Labor | Julie Flynn | 13,771 | 45.0 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.1 | |

#### 1992

1992 Victorian state election: Bendigo East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Michael John | 15,755 | 53.9 | +13.6 |
| | Labor | Bill Murray | 10,760 | 36.8 | -4.9 |
| | Independent | Michael Carty | 1,651 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Independent | Gayle Joyberry | 1,042 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,208 | 97.8 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 649 | 2.2 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,857 | 96.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Michael John | 17,245 | 59.1 | +4.0 |
| | Labor | Bill Murray | 11,959 | 40.9 | -4.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.0 | |

### Elections in the 1980s
#### 1988

1988 Victorian state election: Bendigo East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bob Cameron | 12,179 | 41.09 | -3.15 |
| | Liberal | Michael John | 12,010 | 40.52 | +1.82 |
| | National | Leon Waddington | 3,908 | 13.19 | -3.87 |
| | Call to Australia | Vic Upson | 1,541 | 5.20 | +5.20 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,638 | 97.97 | −0.45 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 614 | 2.03 | +0.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,252 | 93.75 | −1.47 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Michael John | 16,505 | 55.70 | +1.81 |
| | Labor | Bob Cameron | 13,127 | 44.30 | -1.81 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.81 | |

#### 1985

1985 Victorian state election: Bendigo East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Reid | 12,493 | 44.2 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal | Michael John | 10,929 | 38.7 | -2.8 |
| | National | Barry McNaught | 4,819 | 17.1 | +13.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,241 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 452 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,693 | 95.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Michael John | 15,218 | 53.9 | +2.6 |
| | Labor | John Reid | 13,023 | 46.1 | -2.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.6 | |

#### 1924

1924 Victorian state election: Bendigo East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Luke Clough | 3,327 | 60.2 | +0.2 |
| | Nationalist | John Michelsen | 2,202 | 39.8 | -0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,529 | 99.5 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 28 | 0.5 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,557 | 67.7 | +5.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.2 | |

#### 1921

1921 Victorian state election: Bendigo East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Luke Clough | 3,250 | 60.0 | +1.4 |
| | Nationalist | Tom Brennan | 2,163 | 40.0 | -1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,413 | 99.3 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 39 | 0.7 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,452 | 61.9 | −9.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.4 | |

#### 1920

1920 Victorian state election: Bendigo East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Luke Clough | 3,409 | 58.6 | +3.5 |
| | Nationalist | Edwin Ham | 2,410 | 41.4 | -3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,819 | 98.3 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 103 | 1.7 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,922 | 71.0 | +5.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.5 | |

### Elections in the 1910s
#### 1917

1917 Victorian state election: Bendigo East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Luke Clough | 3,112 | 55.1 | -2.7 |
| | Nationalist | Walter McRobert | 1,640 | 29.1 | |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Currie | 892 | 15.8 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,634 | 97.7 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 132 | 2.3 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,766 | 65.9 | +6.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Luke Clough | | 56.7 | -1.1 |
| | Nationalist | Walter McRobert | | 43.3 | +1.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.1 | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

#### 1915 by-election

The 1915 Bendigo East state by-election was held on 4 February 1915 following the resignation of incumbent MP Alfred Hampson. Hampson, a Labor Party member, resigned in order to contest the federal Bendigo by-election, which he won days later on 6 February.
1915 Bendigo East state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Luke Clough | 2,813 | 52.5 | -5.3 |
| | Liberal | David Andrew | 2,540 | 47.5 | +5.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,353 | 97.0 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 167 | 3.0 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,520 | 58.1 | −1.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.3 | |

#### 1914

1914 Victorian state election: Bendigo East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alfred Hampson | 3,126 | 57.8 | -1.4 |
| | Liberal | John Curnow | 2,287 | 42.2 | +16.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,413 | 97.1 | −1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 164 | 2.9 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,577 | 59.1 | −2.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.9 | |

#### 1911

1911 Victorian state election: Bendigo East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alfred Hampson | 3,380 | 59.2 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal | Luke Murphy | 1,475 | 25.8 | -19.1 |
| | Independent Liberal | George Knight | 850 | 14.9 | +14.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,705 | 98.4 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 95 | 1.6 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,800 | 61.5 | +5.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Alfred Hampson | | 60.7 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal | Luke Murphy | | 39.3 | -5.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.6 | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.