# Electoral results for the district of Brunswick East

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

## Members for Brunswick East

| Member | Party | Term |
| Leo Fennessy | Labor | 1955–1970 |
| David Bornstein | Labor | 1970–1975 |
| Ron McAlister | Labor | 1975–1976 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1970s

1975 Brunswick East state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ron McAlister | 10,366 | 60.5 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal | John Coughlin | 4,628 | 27.0 | +0.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Desmond Burke | 1,378 | 8.0 | -0.2 |
| | Australia | Hugh Jeffrey | 777 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,149 | 94.8 | +3.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 944 | 5.2 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,093 | 75.8 | −15.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
1973 Victorian state election: Brunswick East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | David Bornstein | 11,878 | 59.1 | -1.4 |
| | Liberal | William Marriott | 5,200 | 26.9 | +1.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Anthony Staunton | 1,647 | 8.2 | -6.2 |
| | Australia | Jonathon Sutton | 980 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| | Communist | George Zangalis | 398 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,103 | 91.5 | −1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,874 | 8.5 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,977 | 91.1 | −1.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | David Bornstein | 13,072 | 65.0 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal | William Marriott | 7,031 | 35.0 | -2.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.4 | |
1970 Victorian state election: Brunswick East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | David Bornstein | 12,384 | 60.5 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal | James Guest | 5,151 | 25.1 | +1.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Anthony Staunton | 2,949 | 14.4 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,484 | 93.3 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,463 | 6.7 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,947 | 92.4 | −0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | David Bornstein | 12,826 | 62.6 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal | James Guest | 7,658 | 37.4 | -1.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.6 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Brunswick East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Leo Fennessy | 11,583 | 55.5 | -0.4 |
| | Liberal | Anthony Wreford | 4,952 | 23.7 | +0.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Peter McCabe | 2,932 | 14.1 | -5.8 |
| | Independent | John Daley | 1,402 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,869 | 92.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,737 | 7.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,606 | 92.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Leo Fennessy | 12,773 | 61.0 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal | Anthony Wreford | 8,096 | 39.0 | -1.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.3 | |
1964 Victorian state election: Brunswick East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Leo Fennessy | 7,574 | 55.4 | -8.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | Neil McDonell | 2,975 | 21.8 | +7.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | James Abikhair | 2,767 | 20.2 | -2.4 |
| | Communist | Rex Mortimer | 352 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,668 | 93.3 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 977 | 6.7 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,645 | 92.9 | +0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Leo Fennessy | 8,306 | 60.7 | -6.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | Neil McDonell | 5,362 | 39.3 | +6.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.2 | |
1961 Victorian state election: Brunswick East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Leo Fennessy | 9,385 | 63.5 | +5.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Allan Swain | 3,337 | 22.6 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | Warren Mills | 2,059 | 13.9 | -10.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,781 | 94.2 | −3.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 902 | 5.8 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,683 | 92.3 | −0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Leo Fennessy | 9,896 | 66.9 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | Warren Mills | 4,885 | 33.1 | -6.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.3 | |
* The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Brunswick East.

### Elections in the 1950s

1958 Victorian state election: Brunswick East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Leo Fennessy | 9,565 | 57.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | Bill Burns | 3,944 | 23.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Allan Swain | 3,018 | 18.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,527 | 97.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 468 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,995 | 92.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Leo Fennessy | 10,018 | 60.6 |
| | Liberal and Country | Bill Burns | 6,509 | 39.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1955 Victorian state election: Brunswick East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Leo Fennessy | 9,277 | 54.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | Alfred Wall | 4,141 | 24.5 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Joseph O'Carroll | 3,492 | 20.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,910 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 431 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,341 | 93.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Leo Fennessy | 9,801 | 58.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | Alfred Wall | 7,109 | 42.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |