# Electoral results for the district of Clayton

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

## Members for Clayton

| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Gerard Vaughan | Labor | 1985–1996 |
| | Hong Lim | Labor | 1996–2014 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2010s

2010 Victorian state election: Clayton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Hong Lim | 15,843 | 54.34 | -7.85 |
| | Liberal | Justin Scott | 8,833 | 30.29 | +6.54 |
| | Greens | Matthew Billman | 2,782 | 9.54 | +0.13 |
| | Democratic Labor | Peter Bolling | 976 | 3.35 | +3.35 |
| | Family First | Darren Reid | 723 | 2.48 | -0.90 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,157 | 94.16 | −0.08 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,808 | 5.84 | +0.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,965 | 91.50 | −2.99 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Hong Lim | 19,071 | 65.31 | -4.96 |
| | Liberal | Justin Scott | 10,129 | 34.69 | +4.96 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.96 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Clayton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Hong Lim | 18,496 | 62.19 | -4.23 |
| | Liberal | Michael Carty | 7,064 | 23.75 | +0.70 |
| | Greens | Siobhan Isherwood | 2,798 | 9.41 | +1.60 |
| | Family First | Emyr Aditya | 1,006 | 3.38 | +3.38 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Simon Hall | 377 | 1.27 | +1.27 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,741 | 94.24 | −1.44 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,818 | 5.76 | +1.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,559 | 94.49 | +2.72 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Hong Lim | 20,884 | 70.27 | -3.57 |
| | Liberal | Michael Carty | 8,836 | 29.73 | +3.57 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.57 | |
2002 Victorian state election: Clayton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Hong Lim | 20,223 | 66.4 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal | Andrew Wong | 7,017 | 23.0 | -14.9 |
| | Greens | George Kirby | 2,377 | 7.8 | +7.6 |
| | Democrats | Daniel Berk | 831 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,448 | 95.7 | +0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,374 | 4.3 | −0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,882 | 91.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Hong Lim | 22,479 | 73.8 | +11.9 |
| | Liberal | Andrew Wong | 7,962 | 26.2 | -11.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +11.9 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Clayton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Hong Lim | 20,037 | 61.7 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal | Collin Lok | 12,441 | 38.3 | -2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,478 | 95.6 | −1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,503 | 4.4 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,981 | 92.7 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.1 | |
1996 Victorian state election: Clayton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Hong Lim | 17,852 | 55.5 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal | Norman Kennedy | 12,346 | 38.4 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | Eileen Blake-Lazarus | 1,501 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| | Natural Law | Raymond Schlager | 490 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,189 | 96.9 | +3.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,042 | 3.1 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,231 | 93.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Hong Lim | 19,141 | 59.6 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal | Norman Kennedy | 12,979 | 40.4 | -1.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.2 | |
1992 Victorian state election: Clayton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Gerard Vaughan | 15,377 | 51.5 | -6.7 |
| | Liberal | George Emmanouil | 11,285 | 37.8 | +3.6 |
| | Independent | Sue Phillips | 1,132 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| | Independent | Bryan Rogerson | 907 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| | Independent | Philip Kelada | 611 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | Jimmy Emmanuel | 558 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,870 | 93.3 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,158 | 6.7 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,028 | 93.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Gerard Vaughan | 17,391 | 58.4 | -2.6 |
| | Liberal | George Emmanouil | 12,400 | 41.6 | +2.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.6 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Clayton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Gerard Vaughan | 14,794 | 56.56 | -3.27 |
| | Liberal | Lauris White | 9,401 | 35.94 | -4.23 |
| | Call to Australia | Daryl Esmore | 1,482 | 5.67 | +5.67 |
| | Independent | Stephen Bingle | 477 | 1.82 | +1.82 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,154 | 94.36 | −1.82 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,564 | 5.64 | +1.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,718 | 92.23 | −1.73 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Gerard Vaughan | 15,412 | 58.94 | -0.89 |
| | Liberal | Lauris White | 10,737 | 41.06 | +0.89 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.89 | |
1985 Victorian state election: Clayton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Gerard Vaughan | 16,303 | 59.8 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal | Alan Sandbach | 10,945 | 40.2 | +7.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,248 | 96.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,083 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,331 | 94.0 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.7 | |