# Electoral results for the Central Highlands Province

This is a list of electoral results for the Central Highlands Province in Victorian state elections.

## Members for Central Highlands Province

| Member 1 | Party | Year |
| Jock Granter | Liberal | 1976 | Member 2 | Member 2 | Party |
| Jock Granter | Liberal | 1979 | | Fred Grimwade | Liberal |
| Jock Granter | Liberal | 1982 | | Fred Grimwade | Liberal |
| Jock Granter | Liberal | 1985 | | Fred Grimwade | Liberal |
| Jock Granter | Liberal | 1987 | | Marie Tehan | Liberal |
| Geoff Craige | Liberal | 1988 | | Marie Tehan | Liberal |
| Geoff Craige | Liberal | 1992 | | Graeme Stoney | Liberal |
| Geoff Craige | Liberal | 1996 | | Graeme Stoney | Liberal |
| Geoff Craige | Liberal | 1999 | | Graeme Stoney | Liberal |
| Rob Mitchell | Labor | 2002 | | Graeme Stoney | Liberal |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2000s

2002 Victorian state election: Central Highlands Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Rob Mitchell | 57,245 | 44.3 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal | Cath Marriott | 48,352 | 37.4 | -16.6 |
| | Greens | Janet MacKenzie | 12,206 | 9.4 | +8.4 |
| | National | Rozi Parisotto | 9,563 | 7.4 | +6.5 |
| | Democrats | Jos Vandersman | 1,925 | 1.5 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 129,291 | 96.7 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,470 | 3.3 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 133,761 | 94.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Rob Mitchell | 70,460 | 54.5 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal | Cath Marriott | 58,831 | 45.5 | -9.8 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.8 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election Central Highlands Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Graeme Stoney | 70,353 | 53.3 | -0.8 |
| | Labor | Rob Mitchell | 61,686 | 46.7 | +8.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 132,039 | 96.8 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,368 | 3.2 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 136,407 | 94.2 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.3 | |
1996 Victorian state election: Central Highlands Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Geoff Craige | 68,100 | 54.1 | -4.4 |
| | Labor | Geoff Cooper | 47,608 | 37.8 | +2.3 |
| | Democrats | Ray Doensen | 7,904 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Christian Schalken | 2,248 | 1.8 | -4.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 125,860 | 97.7 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,951 | 2.3 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 128,811 | 95.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Geoff Craige | 72,329 | 57.6 | -3.3 |
| | Labor | Geoff Cooper | 53,259 | 42.4 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.3 | |
1992 Victorian state election: Central Highlands Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Graeme Stoney | 69,009 | 58.5 | +18.8 |
| | Labor | Janet Kaylock | 41,891 | 35.5 | -8.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Rosemary Maurus | 7,072 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 117,972 | 96.7 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,040 | 3.3 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 122,012 | 96.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Graeme Stoney | 71,733 | 60.9 | +7.7 |
| | Labor | Janet Kaylock | 46,099 | 39.1 | -7.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +7.7 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Central Highlands Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Andre Haermeyer | 54,233 | 45.2 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal | Geoff Craige | 49,442 | 41.2 | -5.5 |
| | National | Ted Drane | 16,319 | 13.6 | +13.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 119,994 | 96.9 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,876 | 3.1 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,870 | 93.2 | −0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Geoff Craige | 62,153 | 51.8 | -1.5 |
| | Labor | Andre Haermeyer | 50,958 | 48.2 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.5 | |
1987 Central Highlands Province state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Marie Tehan | 43,983 | 42.7 | -4.0 |
| | Labor | Bernard O'Brien | 36,932 | 35.9 | -10.8 |
| | National | Kenneth Adamson | 10,491 | 10.2 | +10.2 |
| | Democrats | John Benton | 5,280 | 5.1 | -0.3 |
| | Independent | John Easton | 3,453 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Francis Feltham | 1,921 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Independent | Brian Lumsden | 946 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 103,066 | 97.1 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,105 | 2.9 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106,111 | 86.3 | −7.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Marie Tehan | 60,077 | 58.4 | +5.1 |
| | Labor | Bernard O'Brien | 42,870 | 41.6 | -5.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.1 | |
1985 Victorian state election: Central Highlands Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Fred Grimwade | 51,045 | 46.7 | |
| | Labor | Peter Fennell | 46,570 | 42.6 | |
| | Democrats | Janet Powell | 5,920 | 5.4 | |
| | Call to Australia | Brent Melville | 5,763 | 5.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 109,298 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,622 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,920 | 93.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Fred Grimwade | 58,298 | 53.3 | +2.4 |
| | Labor | Peter Fennell | 50,958 | 46.7 | -2.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.4 | |
1982 Victorian state election: Central Highlands Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Anthony Marshall | 43,119 | 44.2 | -0.8 |
| | Liberal | Jock Granter | 42,521 | 43.6 | -11.4 |
| | National | Brian Trewin | 6,162 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| | Democrats | David Johnston | 5,771 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 97,573 | 97.6 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,429 | 2.4 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,002 | 93.2 | +0.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Jock Granter | 49,655 | 50.9 | -4.1 |
| | Labor | Anthony Marshall | 47,918 | 49.1 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.1 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Central Highlands Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Fred Grimwade | 47,916 | 55.0 | +5.7 |
| | Labor | Max McDonald | 39,138 | 45.0 | +8.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 87,054 | 97.1 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,039 | 2.5 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89,666 | 92.5 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -5.7 | |
1976 Victorian state election: Central Highlands Province :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Jock Granter | 37,876 | 49.3 |
| | Labor | Max McDonald | 27,876 | 36.3 |
| | National | Pat McNamara | 8,465 | 11.0 |
| | Independent | Peter Brown | 2,611 | 3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 76,828 | 97.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,048 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,876 | 92.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Jock Granter | | 60.7 |
| | Labor | Max McDonald | | 39.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.