# Electoral results for the district of Toorak

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

## Members for Toorak

| Member | Party | Term |
| (Sir) Matthew Davies | | 1889–1892 |
| Alexander McKinley | | 1892–1894 |
| Robert Dyce Reid | | 1894–1897 |
| Duncan Gillies | Conservative–Liberal Coalition | 1897–1903 |
| George Fairbairn | Non-Labor | 1903–1906 |
| Norman Bayles | Ministerialist Independent Liberal Nationalist Economy Party | 1906–1920 |
| (Sir) Stanley Argyle | Nationalist | 1920–1931 |
| (Sir) Stanley Argyle | United Australia | 1931–1940 |
| Harold Thonemann | United Australia | 1941–1945 |
| Robert Bell Hamilton | Liberal | 1945–1948 |
| Edward Reynolds | Liberal / LCP | 1948–1952 |
| Horace Petty | Liberal and Country (LCP) | 1952–1964 |
| Philip Hudson | LCP / Liberal | 1964–1967 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1960s
#### 1964

1964 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Philip Hudson | 10,112 | 60.8 | -12.9 |
| | Labor | George Gahan | 5,060 | 30.5 | +30.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Rita McGuiness | 1,447 | 8.7 | -17.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,619 | 97.6 | +6.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 402 | 2.4 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,021 | 90.0 | +0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Philip Hudson | 11,341 | 68.3 | -5.4 |
| | Labor | George Gahan | 5,278 | 31.7 | +31.7 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +7.8 | |

#### 1961

1961 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Horace Petty | 11,356 | 73.7 | +12.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Speed | 4,054 | 26.3 | +26.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,410 | 91.0 | −7.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,428 | 9.0 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,838 | 89.8 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1950s
#### 1958

1958 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Horace Petty | 10,664 | 61.5 |
| | Labor | George Gahan | 6,682 | 38.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,346 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 399 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,807 | 95.3 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |

#### 1955

1955 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal and Country | Horace Petty | 10,408 | 64.2 |
| | Independent Labor | George Gahan | 3,578 | 22.1 |
| | Victorian Liberal | Geoffrey Kiddle | 2,225 | 13.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,211 | 95.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 698 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,909 | 91.4 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Horace Petty | 12,077 | 74.5 |
| | Independent Labor | George Gahan | 4,134 | 25.5 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | |

#### 1952

1952 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Henry Peagram | 8,925 | 43.7 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal and Country | Horace Petty | 7,424 | 36.4 | -21.3 |
| | Electoral Reform | Mabel Brookes | 4,068 | 19.9 | +19.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,417 | 98.3 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 343 | 1.7 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,760 | 90.7 | −4.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Horace Petty | 10,425 | 51.1 | -6.6 |
| | Labor | Henry Peagram | 9,992 | 48.9 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -6.6 | |

#### 1952 by-election

1952 Toorak state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Horace Petty | 9,160 | 50.8 | -6.9 |
| | Labor | Henry Peagram | 8,874 | 49.2 | +6.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,034 | 99.0 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 176 | 1.0 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,210 | 76.7 | −18.8 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -6.9 | |

#### 1950

1950 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Edward Reynolds | 12,509 | 57.7 | -1.3 |
| | Labor | Henry Peagram | 9,178 | 42.3 | +42.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,687 | 99.2 | +2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 176 | 0.8 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,863 | 95.5 | +7.6 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1948

1948 Toorak state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edward Reynolds | 11,725 | 60.8 | +1.8 |
| | Labor | Bill Bourke | 7,562 | 39.2 | +39.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,278 | 99.1 | +2.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 182 | 0.9 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,469 | 73.6 | −14.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1947

1947 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Hamilton | 13,178 | 59.0 | +37.5 |
| | Independent | Peter Ryan | 6,613 | 29.6 | +29.6 |
| | Independent Liberal | Edgar Morton | 2,542 | 11.4 | +11.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,333 | 97.1 | +3.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 666 | 2.9 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,999 | 87.9 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1945

1945 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Harold Thonemann | 5,627 | 28.3 |
| | Independent Labor | John Smith | 4,518 | 22.8 |
| | Independent Liberal | Robert Hamilton | 4,278 | 21.5 |
| | Independent Labor | Albert Nicholls | 3,316 | 16.7 |
| | Independent Liberal | Charles Kennett | 1,348 | 6.8 |
| | Ministerial Liberal | Robert Bruce | 766 | 3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,853 | 93.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,303 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,156 | 82.6 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent Liberal | Robert Hamilton | 11,813 | 59.5 |
| | Independent Labor | John Smith | 8,040 | 40.5 |
| | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing | |

#### 1943

1943 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Harold Thonemann | 11,485 | 47.0 | -53.0 |
| | Independent | Charles Kennett | 5,617 | 23.0 | +23.0 |
| | Independent | Garnet Kerr | 4,661 | 19.1 | +19.1 |
| | Independent | Francis Connelly | 2,677 | 11.0 | +11.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,440 | 95.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,081 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,521 | 84.4 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | United Australia | Harold Thonemann | 14,699 | 60.1 | -39.9 |
| | Independent | Charles Kennett | 9,741 | 39.9 | +39.9 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1941

1941 Toorak state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Harold Thonemann | 8,814 | 39.4 | -60.6 |
| | Labor | John Ryder | 5,832 | 26.1 | +26.1 |
| | Independent | Francis Connelly | 4,476 | 20.0 | +20.0 |
| | Independent | Charles Kennett | 2,771 | 12.4 | +12.4 |
| | Independent | Garnet Kerr | 455 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,348 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 588 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,936 | 83.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | United Australia | Harold Thonemann | 13,707 | 61.3 | |
| | Labor | John Ryder | 8,641 | 38.7 | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1940

1940 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Stanley Argyle | unopposed | | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

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

1937 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Stanley Argyle | 15,110 | 67.5 | -32.5 |
| | Labor | Frederick Botsman | 7,278 | 32.5 | +32.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,388 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 399 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,787 | 91.6 | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1935

1935 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Stanley Argyle | unopposed | | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | | |

#### 1932

1932 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Stanley Argyle | unopposed | | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | | |

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

1929 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Stanley Argyle | 12,662 | 63.1 | +14.6 |
| | Labor | Victor Stout | 7,408 | 36.9 | +5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 171 | 99.2 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 171 | 0.8 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,241 | 92.0 | +2.1 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +1.1 | |

#### 1927

1927 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nationalist | Stanley Argyle | 9,458 | 48.5 |
| | Labor | Charles Cope | 6,124 | 31.4 |
| | Australian Liberal | Horace Mason | 3,912 | 20.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,494 | 97.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 458 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,952 | 89.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Stanley Argyle | 12,084 | 62.0 |
| | Labor | Charles Cope | 7,410 | 38.0 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | |

#### 1924

1924 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Stanley Argyle | 7,741 | 66.9 | -33.1 |
| | Labor | Charles Cope | 3,826 | 33.1 | +33.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,567 | 99.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 89 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,656 | 47.7 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1921

1921 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Stanley Argyle | unopposed | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |

#### 1920

1920 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Stanley Argyle | 5,528 | 41.3 | +41.3 |
| | Labor | Victor Stout | 2,968 | 22.1 | +22.1 |
| | Nationalist | James Barrett | 2,519 | 18.8 | +18.8 |
| | Nationalist | Alfred Darroch | 2,381 | 17.8 | -17.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,396 | 93.1 | −2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 988 | 6.9 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,384 | 58.2 | +18.6 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Stanley Argyle | 8,182 | 61.1 | |
| | Nationalist | James Barrett | 5,214 | 38.9 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |

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

1917 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Norman Bayles | 5,756 | 64.3 | -12.5 |
| | Nationalist | Alfred Darroch | 3,190 | 35.7 | +35.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,946 | 95.2 | −2.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 453 | 4.8 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,399 | 39.6 | −2.6 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1914

1914 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Norman Bayles | 7,047 | 76.8 | +17.4 |
| | Labor | Philip Behrend | 2,129 | 23.2 | +3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,176 | 98.0 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 184 | 2.0 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,360 | 42.2 | −20.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1911

1911 Victorian state election: Toorak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Norman Bayles | 6,801 | 59.4 | +5.5 |
| | Independent Liberal | Frank Cornwall | 2,422 | 21.1 | -25.0 |
| | Labor | Henry Duke | 2,234 | 19.5 | +19.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,457 | 98.5 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 181 | 1.5 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,638 | 62.6 | +16.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Elections in the 1900s
#### 1906 by-election

1906 Toorak state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ind. Ministerialist | Norman Bayles | 1,528 | 63.7 | +63.7 |
| | Ministerialist | Louis Holmes | 869 | 36.2 | −24.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,397 | 99.95 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 0.05 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,409 | | |
| | Ind. Ministerialist gain from Ministerialist | Ind. Ministerialist gain from Ministerialist | Swing | | |