# Electoral results for the district of Brunswick

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

## Members for Brunswick

First incarnation (1904–1955) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Frank Anstey | Labor | 1904–1910 |
| | James Jewell | Labor | 1910–1949 |
| | Peter Randles | Labor | 1949–1955 |
| | Peter Randles | Anti-Communist ALP | 1949–1955 |
| Second incarnation (1976–1992) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Tom Roper | Labor | 1976–1992 |
| Third incarnation (2002–present) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Carlo Carli | Labor | 2002–2010 |
| | Jane Garrett | Labor | 2010–2018 |
| | Tim Read | Greens | 2018–present |

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

2022 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Greens | Tim Read | 18,959 | 43.6 | +1.2 |
| | Labor | Mike Williams | 12,392 | 28.5 | −9.4 |
| | Liberal | Minh Quan Nguyen | 4,723 | 10.9 | +2.6 |
| | Victorian Socialists | Nahui Jimenez | 3,506 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| | Reason | Shea Evans | 1,933 | 4.4 | −0.3 |
| | Animal Justice | Rachel Lamarche-Beauchesne | 699 | 1.6 | −0.5 |
| | Independent | Anthony Helou | 551 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Family First | Lilian Sabry Shaker | 529 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Independent | Kenneth Charles Taylor | 153 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,445 | 96.2 | +2.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,733 | 3.8 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,178 | 86.4 | −0.9 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Labor | Mike Williams | 36,518 | 84.1 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal | Minh Quan Nguyen | 6,927 | 15.9 | +0.5 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Greens | Tim Read | 27,664 | 63.7 | +11.7 |
| | Labor | Mike Williams | 15,781 | 36.3 | −11.7 |
| | Greens hold | Greens hold | Swing | +11.7 | |

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

2018 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Greens | Tim Read | 17,599 | 40.06 | +0.42 |
| | Labor | Cindy O'Connor | 16,701 | 38.02 | +0.06 |
| | Liberal | Adam Wojtonis | 4,450 | 10.13 | −6.11 |
| | Reason | Catherine Deveny | 1,969 | 4.48 | +4.48 |
| | Independent | George Georgiou | 1,240 | 2.82 | +2.82 |
| | Animal Justice | Christopher Miles | 829 | 1.89 | +0.12 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Noel Collins | 613 | 1.40 | +1.40 |
| | Independent | Kerry Sourasis | 276 | 0.63 | +0.63 |
| | Independent | Christopher Anderson | 250 | 0.57 | +0.57 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,927 | 93.75 | −1.33 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,927 | 6.25 | +1.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,854 | 87.84 | −2.56 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Cindy O'Connor | 37,066 | 84.38 | +4.98 |
| | Liberal | Adam Wojtonis | 6,861 | 15.62 | −4.98 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Greens | Tim Read | 22,215 | 50.57 | +2.53 |
| | Labor | Cindy O'Connor | 21,712 | 49.43 | −2.53 |
| | Greens gain from Labor | Greens gain from Labor | Swing | +2.53 | |

#### 2014

Victorian state election, 2014: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Greens | Tim Read | 16,001 | 39.6 | +9.5 |
| | Labor | Jane Garrett | 15,318 | 38.0 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal | Giuseppe Vellotti | 6,554 | 16.2 | −0.9 |
| | Animal Justice | Ward Young | 714 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | People Power Victoria | Stella Kariofyllidis | 670 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Save The Planet | Dean O'Callaghan | 491 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Family First | Frank Giurleo | 396 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Christians | Babar Peters | 214 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,358 | 95.1 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,089 | 4.9 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,447 | 90.4 | +2.7 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Labor | Jane Garrett | 32,042 | 79.4 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal | Giuseppe Vellotti | 8,315 | 20.6 | −4.3 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jane Garrett | 21,075 | 52.2 | −1.4 |
| | Greens | Tim Read | 19,283 | 47.8 | +1.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −1.4 | |

#### 2010

2010 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jane Garrett | 13,129 | 36.02 | -11.74 |
| | Greens | Cyndi Dawes | 11,023 | 30.24 | +0.53 |
| | Liberal | Kyle Dadleh | 6,209 | 17.04 | -0.38 |
| | Independent | Phil Cleary | 3,914 | 10.74 | +10.74 |
| | Sex Party | Amy Mulcahy | 1,418 | 3.89 | +3.89 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Trent Hawkins | 405 | 1.11 | -0.93 |
| | Independent | Bill Cawte | 348 | 0.95 | +0.95 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 36,446 | 94.75 | +0.91 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,018 | 5.25 | −0.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,464 | 90.89 | +1.61 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Labor | Jane Garrett | 27,404 | 75.2 | -2.7 |
| | Liberal | Kyle Dadleh | 9,042 | 24.8 | +2.7 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jane Garrett | 19,545 | 53.52 | -0.13 |
| | Greens | Cyndi Dawes | 16,974 | 46.48 | +0.13 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.13 | |

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

2006 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Carlo Carli | 15,891 | 47.74 | -4.38 |
| | Greens | Cyndi Dawes | 9,890 | 29.71 | +5.37 |
| | Liberal | Vince Arborea | 5,800 | 17.42 | +1.01 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Vanessa Hearman | 645 | 1.94 | +0.19 |
| | Family First | James McDonald | 557 | 1.67 | +1.67 |
| | People Power | Christian Astourian | 505 | 1.52 | +1.52 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,288 | 93.84 | −0.66 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,186 | 6.16 | +0.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,474 | 89.28 | −2.01 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Labor | Carlo Carli | 25,915 | 77.9 | -0.2 |
| | Liberal | Vince Arborea | 7,372 | 22.1 | +0.2 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Carlo Carli | 17,940 | 53.65 | -5.65 |
| | Greens | Cyndi Dawes | 15,498 | 46.35 | +5.65 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.65 | |

#### 2002

2002 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Carlo Carli | 17,075 | 52.1 | -11.6 |
| | Greens | Pamela Curr | 7,972 | 24.3 | +18.4 |
| | Liberal | Rebecca Gauci | 5,375 | 16.4 | -10.5 |
| | Independent | Tony Morton | 857 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Independent | Ken Taylor | 752 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Judy McVey | 573 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Steven Bird | 154 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,758 | 94.5 | −1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,906 | 5.5 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,664 | 91.3 | |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Labor | Carlo Carli | 25,554 | 78.0 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal | Rebecca Gauci | 7,192 | 22.0 | −6.8 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Carlo Carli | 19,340 | 59.3 | -11.9 |
| | Greens | Pamela Curr | 13,281 | 40.7 | +40.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -11.9 | |

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

1988 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Roper | 15,521 | 63.95 | -6.93 |
| | Liberal | Louise Joyce | 6,885 | 28.37 | -1.05 |
| | Democratic Labor | Michael Rowe | 1,863 | 7.68 | +7.68 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,269 | 92.88 | −2.05 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,861 | 7.12 | +2.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,130 | 87.58 | −2.24 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Tom Roper | 16,172 | 66.67 | -3.91 |
| | Liberal | Louise Joyce | 8,083 | 33.33 | +3.91 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.91 | |

#### 1985

1985 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Roper | 18,371 | 70.6 | -1.1 |
| | Liberal | Gregory Dinncen | 7,657 | 29.4 | +8.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,028 | 94.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,389 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,417 | 89.8 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.7 | |

#### 1982

1982 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Roper | 19,092 | 75.7 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal | Brian Tuohy | 4,673 | 18.5 | -4.9 |
| | Australia | David Anderson | 1,014 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| | Independent | James Ferrari | 430 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,209 | 95.7 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,135 | 4.3 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,344 | 90.7 | +0.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Tom Roper | 19,890 | 78.9 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal | Brian Tuohy | 5,319 | 21.1 | -3.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.4 | |

### Elections in the 1970s
#### 1979

1979 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Roper | 17,268 | 70.2 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal | Geoff Leigh | 5,762 | 23.4 | -4.6 |
| | Communist | Philip Herington | 1,580 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,610 | 95.6 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,128 | 4.4 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,738 | 89.8 | −0.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Tom Roper | 18,570 | 75.5 | +10.8 |
| | Liberal | Geoff Leigh | 6,040 | 24.5 | -10.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.8 | |

#### 1976

1976 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Roper | 15,731 | 62.5 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal | Alfredos Kouris | 7,037 | 28.0 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | Stephen Cope | 744 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| | Independent | Marian Kermonde | 314 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | Grahame Kermonde | 287 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | Robert Douglas | 282 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | Leslie Johns | 248 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | Angelo Russo | 238 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | Anthony Errichiello | 208 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | Ronald Moran | 65 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,154 | 94.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,524 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,678 | 90.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Tom Roper | 16,286 | 64.7 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | Alfredos Kouris | 8,868 | 35.3 | -2.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.7 | |

### Elections in the 1950s
#### 1952

1952 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Randles | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

#### 1950

1950 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Randles | 16,626 | 71.0 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal and Country | Bruce Cann | 6,805 | 29.0 | -4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,431 | 98.6 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 342 | 1.4 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,773 | 94.8 | +0.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.4 | |

### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1949 by-election

1949 Brunswick state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Randles | 12,332 | 56.1 | -10.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | John Rossiter | 5,297 | 24.1 | -9.3 |
| | Blackburn-Mutton Labor | Daniel Healy | 4,354 | 19.8 | +19.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,983 | 97.5 | −1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 568 | 2.5 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,551 | 89.4 | −4.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1947

1947 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Jewell | 16,253 | 66.6 | -6.4 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Wall | 8,137 | 33.4 | +6.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,390 | 98.5 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 374 | 1.5 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,764 | 94.2 | +6.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.4 | |

#### 1945

1945 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | James Jewell | 16,211 | 73.0 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Wall | 5,991 | 27.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,202 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 300 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,502 | 87.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1943

1943 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Jewell | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

#### 1940

1940 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Jewell | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s
#### 1937

1937 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Jewell | 18,144 | 74.0 | -26.0 |
| | United Australia | Charles Hartley | 6,384 | 26.0 | +26.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,528 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 355 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,883 | 94.1 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1935

1935 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Jewell | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

#### 1932

1932 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Jewell | 14,410 | 62.0 | -38.0 |
| | United Australia | Henry Jones | 8,828 | 38.0 | +38.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,238 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 359 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,597 | 95.6 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1920s
#### 1929

1929 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Jewell | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

#### 1927

1927 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | James Jewell | 16,204 | 76.1 |
| | Nationalist | Leonard Smith | 5,102 | 23.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,306 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 363 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,669 | 94.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1924

1924 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Jewell | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

#### 1921

1921 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Jewell | 7,369 | 64.2 | +0.9 |
| | Nationalist | John March | 4,104 | 35.8 | -0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,473 | 99.4 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 67 | 0.6 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,540 | 46.1 | −15.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.9 | |

#### 1920

1920 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Jewell | 9,764 | 63.3 | -3.9 |
| | Nationalist | Albert Batley | 5,663 | 36.7 | +9.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,427 | 98.9 | +2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 165 | 1.1 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,592 | 61.3 | +12.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -8.5 | |

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

1917 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Jewell | 7,575 | 67.2 | +5.1 |
| | Nationalist | John March | 3,141 | 27.8 | -10.1 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | James Davis | 563 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,279 | 96.8 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 377 | 3.2 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,656 | 49.2 | +1.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | James Jewell | | 71.8 | +9.7 |
| | Nationalist | John March | | 28.2 | -9.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.7 | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

#### 1914

1914 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Jewell | 6,318 | 62.1 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Waxman | 3,849 | 37.9 | -0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,167 | 97.2 | −1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 298 | 2.8 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,465 | 48.2 | −10.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.2 | |

#### 1911

1911 Victorian state election: Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Jewell | 6,199 | 61.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | David Phillips | 3,809 | 38.1 | +38.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,008 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 106 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,114 | 58.2 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |