# Electoral results for the district of Reservoir

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

## Members for Reservoir

| Member | Party | Term |
| William Ruthven | Labor | 1955–1961 |
| Dr Harry Jenkins, Snr. | Labor | 1961–1969 |
| Jim Simmonds | Labor | 1969–1992 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Reservoir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Simmonds | 14,352 | 55.49 | -13.17 |
| | Liberal | Richard Michelsons | 7,163 | 27.69 | -3.65 |
| | Independent | Alan Hogan | 4,350 | 16.82 | +16.82 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,865 | 93.13 | −2.65 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,908 | 6.87 | +2.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,773 | 92.36 | −1.47 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Simmonds | 17,174 | 66.41 | -2.25 |
| | Liberal | Richard Michelsons | 8,688 | 33.59 | +2.25 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.25 | |
1985 Victorian state election: Reservoir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Simmonds | 18,837 | 68.7 | -2.2 |
| | Liberal | Rae Kennett | 8,597 | 31.3 | +2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,434 | 95.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,209 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,643 | 93.8 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.4 | |
1982 Victorian state election: Reservoir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Simmonds | 19,387 | 71.6 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal | Rodney Blackwood | 7,695 | 28.4 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,082 | 95.1 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,391 | 4.9 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,473 | 94.9 | +1.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Reservoir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Simmonds | 18,129 | 67.4 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal | Hugh Luscombe | 7,191 | 26.7 | -6.9 |
| | Democrats | Arno Vann | 1,589 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,909 | 95.6 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,233 | 4.4 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,142 | 93.7 | +0.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Simmonds | 19,095 | 71.0 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal | Hugh Luscombe | 7,814 | 29.0 | -6.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.9 | |
1976 Victorian state election: Reservoir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Simmonds | 16,639 | 62.8 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal | Tony De Domenico | 8,904 | 33.6 | +3.4 |
| | Independent | Matthew Curie | 972 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,515 | 96.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 949 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,464 | 93.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Simmonds | 17,007 | 64.1 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal | Tony De Domenico | 9,508 | 35.9 | -5.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.5 | |
1973 Victorian state election: Reservoir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Simmonds | 15,856 | 56.8 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | Elizabeth McDonnell | 8,388 | 30.0 | +3.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Joseph Fitzgerald | 3,690 | 13.2 | -5.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,934 | 95.8 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,231 | 4.2 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,165 | 94.1 | −1.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Simmonds | 16,410 | 58.7 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal | Elizabeth McDonnell | 11,524 | 41.3 | -0.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
1970 Victorian state election: Reservoir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Simmonds | 13,595 | 55.3 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal | Robert Pritchard | 6,442 | 26.2 | -1.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Joseph Fitzgerald | 4,560 | 18.5 | +4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,597 | 95.9 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,053 | 4.1 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,650 | 95.9 | 0.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Simmonds | 14,279 | 58.0 | -1.3 |
| | Liberal | Robert Pritchard | 10,318 | 42.0 | +1.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.3 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1969 Reservoir state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Simmonds | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1967 Victorian state election: Reservoir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry Jenkins | 12,994 | 55.1 | -0.1 |
| | Liberal | Peter Allaway | 6,561 | 27.8 | +3.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Frederick Whitling | 3,427 | 14.5 | -2.6 |
| | Communist | William Barnes | 444 | 1.9 | -1.6 |
| | Independent | James Christie | 148 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,574 | 95.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,036 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,610 | 95.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Harry Jenkins | 13,983 | 59.3 | -0.8 |
| | Liberal | Peter Allaway | 9,591 | 40.7 | +0.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.8 | |
1964 Victorian state election: Reservoir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry Jenkins | 14,337 | 53.9 | -0.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | Peter Coupe | 6,645 | 25.0 | +5.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Frederick Whitling | 4,618 | 17.4 | -4.6 |
| | Communist | William Barnes | 987 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,587 | 97.0 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 810 | 3.0 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,397 | 95.6 | −0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Harry Jenkins | 15,918 | 59.9 | -1.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | Peter Coupe | 10,669 | 40.1 | +1.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.9 | |
1961 Victorian state election: Reservoir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry Jenkins | 14,110 | 54.8 | -4.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Frederick Whitling | 5,656 | 22.0 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | David Welsh | 4,909 | 19.1 | -5.6 |
| | Communist | John Arrowsmith | 1,066 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,741 | 97.1 | −1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 763 | 2.9 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,504 | 96.1 | +0.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Harry Jenkins | 15,918 | 61.8 | -0.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | David Welsh | 9,823 | 38.2 | +0.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.2 | |
* The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Reservoir.

### Elections in the 1950s

1958 Victorian state election: Reservoir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | William Ruthven | 14,043 | 59.7 |
| | Liberal and Country | Hubert Joelson | 5,806 | 24.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Frederick Whitling | 3,690 | 15.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,539 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 428 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,967 | 95.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | William Ruthven | 14,596 | 62.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | Hubert Joelson | 8,943 | 38.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1955 Victorian state election: Reservoir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | William Ruthven | 12,247 | 55.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | Frederick Capp | 6,593 | 29.6 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Edmund Morrissey | 3,405 | 15.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,245 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 427 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,672 | 96.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | William Ruthven | 12,758 | 57.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | Frederick Capp | 9,487 | 42.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |