# Electoral results for the district of Knox

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

## Members for Knox

| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Steve Crabb | Labor Party | 1976–1992 |
| | Hurtle Lupton | Liberal Party | 1992–2002 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Knox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hurtle Lupton | 20,481 | 56.0 | -0.9 |
| | Labor | Christopher Smith | 14,684 | 40.1 | -0.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Ken Wells | 1,408 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 36,573 | 97.5 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 943 | 2.5 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,516 | 94.3 | −0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Hurtle Lupton | 20,962 | 57.3 | -0.6 |
| | Labor | Christopher Smith | 15,611 | 42.7 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.6 | |
1996 Victorian state election: Knox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hurtle Lupton | 18,916 | 56.9 | +6.7 |
| | Labor | Christopher Smith | 13,376 | 40.2 | +3.8 |
| | Natural Law | Leah Mandylas | 951 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,243 | 98.0 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 689 | 2.0 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,932 | 94.9 | −1.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Hurtle Lupton | 19,234 | 57.9 | +1.8 |
| | Labor | Christopher Smith | 13,981 | 42.1 | -1.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.8 | |
1992 Victorian state election: Knox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hurtle Lupton | 15,281 | 50.2 | +9.2 |
| | Labor | Carolyn Hirsh | 11,081 | 36.4 | -16.6 |
| | Independent | Peter Herbert | 2,350 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| | Independent | Bill Johnson | 1,725 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,437 | 97.0 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 926 | 3.0 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,363 | 95.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Hurtle Lupton | 17,005 | 56.1 | +11.1 |
| | Labor | Carolyn Hirsh | 13,292 | 43.9 | -11.1 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +11.1 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Knox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Steve Crabb | 14,173 | 53.27 | -6.05 |
| | Liberal | Bruce Bingham | 10,311 | 38.75 | +1.84 |
| | Call to Australia | Kenneth Morgan | 1,077 | 4.05 | +4.05 |
| | Independent | Stephen Gillies | 1,047 | 3.93 | +3.93 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,608 | 96.66 | −1.21 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 918 | 3.34 | +1.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,526 | 93.45 | −0.73 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Steve Crabb | 14,896 | 55.99 | -4.63 |
| | Liberal | Bruce Bingham | 11,709 | 44.01 | +4.63 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.63 | |
1985 Victorian state election: Knox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Steve Crabb | 15,236 | 59.3 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal | Jill Hall | 9,480 | 36.9 | +1.9 |
| | Public Transport | Thomas Tyrer | 967 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,683 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 559 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,242 | 94.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Steve Crabb | 15,769 | 61.4 | -0.7 |
| | Liberal | Jill Hall | 9,914 | 38.6 | +0.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.7 | |
1982 Victorian state election: Knox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Steve Crabb | 18,071 | 57.2 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal | Peter Evans | 11,272 | 35.7 | -5.1 |
| | Democrats | Dennis Ryan | 2,237 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,580 | 98.1 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 621 | 1.9 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,201 | 95.3 | +0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Steve Crabb | 19,357 | 61.3 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal | Peter Evans | 12,223 | 38.7 | -2.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.9 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Knox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Steve Crabb | 16,187 | 56.1 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal | Gerald Ashman | 11,772 | 40.8 | -7.9 |
| | Independent | Derek Kruse | 922 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,881 | 97.7 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 669 | 2.3 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,550 | 95.0 | +2.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Steve Crabb | 16,876 | 58.4 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal | Gerald Ashman | 12,005 | 41.6 | -7.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.1 | |
1976 Victorian state election: Knox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Steve Crabb | 13,573 | 51.3 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal | Bruce Fasham | 12,874 | 48.7 | +5.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,447 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 717 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,164 | 92.5 | |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.1 | |