# Electoral results for the district of Footscray

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

## Members for Footscray

First incarnation (1877–1904) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Mark Last King | Unaligned | 1877–1879 |
| | William Clark | Unaligned | 1879–1894 |
| | John Hancock | Labor | 1894–1899 |
| | Samuel Mauger | Independent | 1900–1901 |
| | Jacob Fotheringham | Liberal | 1901–1902 |
| | Alexander McDonald | Liberal | 1902–1904 |
| Second incarnation (1927–present) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | George Prendergast | Labor | 1927–1937 |
| | Jack Mullens | Labor | 1937–1945 |
| | Jack Holland | Labor | 1945–1955 |
| | Roy Schintler | Labor | 1955–1958 |
| | Ernie Shepherd | Labor | 1958 |
| | Bill Divers | Labor | 1958–1970 |
| | Robert Fordham | Labor | 1970–1992 |
| | Bruce Mildenhall | Labor | 1992–2006 |
| | Marsha Thomson | Labor | 2006–2018 |
| | Katie Hall | Labor | 2018–present |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s

2022 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Katie Hall | 17,387 | 43.10 | −11.70 |
| | Greens | Elena Pereyra | 9,045 | 22.42 | +2.22 |
| | Liberal | Emete Joesika | 7,214 | 17.88 | +0.78 |
| | Victorian Socialists | Jorge Jorquera | 3,769 | 9.34 | +9.34 |
| | Democratic Labour | Alan Williams | 1,098 | 2.72 | +2.72 |
| | Animal Justice | Shohre Mansouri Jajaee | 989 | 2.45 | −3.55 |
| | Family First | Russell Muir | 838 | 2.08 | +2.08 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,340 | 96.06 | +2.10 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,654 | 3.94 | −2.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,994 | 85.95 | −0.27 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Labor | Katie Hall | 30,523 | 75.66 | −3.04 |
| | Liberal | Emete Joesika | 9,817 | 24.34 | +3.04 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Katie Hall | 21,880 | 54.24 | −24.46 |
| | Greens | Elena Pereyra | 18,460 | 45.76 | +45.76 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Katie Hall | 23,877 | 57.12 | +11.98 |
| | Liberal | Emete Joesika | 7,753 | 18.55 | −8.18 |
| | Greens | Angus McAlpine | 6,996 | 16.74 | −0.46 |
| | Animal Justice | Shan Sun | 3,177 | 7.60 | +7.60 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,803 | 93.96 | −0.17 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,686 | 6.04 | +0.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,489 | 86.22 | −3.32 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Katie Hall | 32,642 | 78.11 | +13.62 |
| | Liberal | Emete Joesika | 9,147 | 21.89 | −13.62 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +13.62 | |
2014 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Marsha Thomson | 17,542 | 45.1 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal | Kim Vu | 10,386 | 26.7 | +1.9 |
| | Greens | Rod Swift | 6,682 | 17.2 | −0.6 |
| | Independent | Catherine Cumming | 2,985 | 7.7 | +0.5 |
| | Voice for the West | Ken Betts | 1,272 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,867 | 94.1 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,422 | 5.9 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,289 | 89.5 | +2.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Marsha Thomson | 25,065 | 64.5 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal | Kim Vu | 13,802 | 35.5 | +1.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −1.4 | |
2010 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Marsha Thomson | 14,611 | 42.61 | -9.88 |
| | Liberal | Ken Betts | 8,703 | 25.38 | +8.67 |
| | Greens | Janet Rice | 7,126 | 20.78 | +8.67 |
| | Independent | Catherine Cumming | 3,240 | 9.45 | -5.45 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Margarita Windisch | 614 | 1.79 | +0.33 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,294 | 94.52 | +1.37 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,989 | 5.48 | −1.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,283 | 90.06 | −0.27 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Marsha Thomson | 22,637 | 66.26 | -8.41 |
| | Liberal | Ken Betts | 11,529 | 33.74 | +8.41 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -8.41 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Marsha Thomson | 16,471 | 52.49 | -6.82 |
| | Liberal | Cam Nation | 5,244 | 16.71 | +1.74 |
| | Independent | Catherine Cumming | 4,675 | 14.90 | +4.51 |
| | Greens | Greg Ferrington | 3,799 | 12.11 | +1.96 |
| | Family First | Ron Berchy | 734 | 2.34 | +2.34 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Margarita Windisch | 457 | 1.46 | -1.25 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,380 | 93.15 | −0.20 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,306 | 6.85 | +0.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,686 | 90.33 | +0.58 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Marsha Thomson | 23,428 | 74.67 | -0.23 |
| | Liberal | Cam Nation | 7,948 | 25.33 | +0.23 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.23 | |
2002 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bruce Mildenhall | 18,589 | 59.3 | -7.5 |
| | Liberal | Conrad D'Souza | 4,691 | 15.0 | -17.0 |
| | Independent | Catherine Cumming | 3,255 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| | Greens | Janet Rice | 3,181 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Justine Kamprad | 848 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | Martin Nguyen | 778 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,342 | 93.3 | −1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,234 | 6.7 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,576 | 89.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bruce Mildenhall | 23,444 | 74.8 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal | Conrad D'Souza | 7,878 | 25.2 | -7.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.0 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bruce Mildenhall | 19,916 | 67.6 | -0.4 |
| | Liberal | Dina Lynch | 9,533 | 32.4 | +2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,449 | 95.1 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,503 | 4.9 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,952 | 90.6 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.8 | |
1996 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bruce Mildenhall | 19,770 | 68.0 | +10.2 |
| | Liberal | David Sisson | 8,661 | 29.8 | +3.0 |
| | Natural Law | James Ryan | 625 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,056 | 95.8 | +3.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,261 | 4.2 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,317 | 91.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bruce Mildenhall | 20,142 | 69.4 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal | David Sisson | 8,897 | 30.6 | -3.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.2 | |
1992 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bruce Mildenhall | 16,408 | 57.9 | -9.5 |
| | Liberal | Chris MacGregor | 7,606 | 26.8 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | Libby Krepp | 2,123 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| | Independent | Hans Paas | 1,060 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| | Independent | David Connolly | 680 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Independent | Colleen Hartland | 486 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,363 | 92.8 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,207 | 7.2 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,570 | 93.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bruce Mildenhall | 18,719 | 66.2 | -6.1 |
| | Liberal | Chris MacGregor | 9,562 | 33.8 | +6.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.1 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Fordham | 17,635 | 68.52 | -4.83 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Zanatta | 6,370 | 24.75 | -1.90 |
| | Independent | Elizabeth Doughney | 1,732 | 6.73 | +6.73 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,737 | 91.77 | −3.46 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,307 | 8.23 | +3.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,044 | 89.16 | −2.24 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Robert Fordham | 18,967 | 73.70 | +0.35 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Zanatta | 6,767 | 26.30 | -0.35 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.35 | |
1985 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Fordham | 20,516 | 73.4 | -2.7 |
| | Liberal | Hugh Cameron | 7,455 | 26.6 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,971 | 95.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,401 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,372 | 91.4 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.0 | |
1982 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Fordham | 19,018 | 76.3 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal | John Huntington | 5,915 | 23.7 | -1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,933 | 94.8 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,372 | 5.2 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,305 | 93.4 | +0.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.0 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Fordham | 17,010 | 69.5 | -2.1 |
| | Liberal | John Huntington | 6,153 | 25.1 | -3.3 |
| | Socialist Workers | Peter Abrahamson | 1,308 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,471 | 94.3 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,474 | 5.7 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,945 | 92.5 | 0.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Robert Fordham | 18,187 | 74.3 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal | John Huntington | 6,284 | 25.7 | -2.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.8 | |
1976 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Fordham | 18,528 | 71.6 | +10.4 |
| | Liberal | James Kapoudaglis | 7,368 | 28.4 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,896 | 95.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,216 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,112 | 92.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.9 | |
1973 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Fordham | 13,736 | 62.1 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal | Edmond Murphy | 5,790 | 26.2 | -0.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Albert Bailey | 2,578 | 11.7 | -0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,104 | 94.5 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,276 | 5.5 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,380 | 94.3 | −0.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Robert Fordham | 14,123 | 63.9 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | Edmond Murphy | 7,981 | 36.1 | -0.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
1970 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Fordham | 13,517 | 61.4 | -2.8 |
| | Liberal | Claus Brumm | 5,782 | 26.3 | +8.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Robin Thomas | 2,706 | 12.3 | -5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,005 | 94.7 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,231 | 5.3 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,236 | 95.0 | +0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Robert Fordham | 13,923 | 63.3 | -4.6 |
| | Liberal | Claus Brumm | 8,082 | 36.7 | +4.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.6 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Divers | 14,433 | 65.2 | +1.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Robin Thomas | 4,091 | 18.2 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal | Graham Bungate | 3,971 | 17.6 | -1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,495 | 95.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,145 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,640 | 94.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Divers | 15,047 | 67.9 | -0.3 |
| | Liberal | Graham Bungate | 7,448 | 32.1 | +0.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.3 | |
* The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Footscray.
1964 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Divers | 11,316 | 62.1 | -3.6 |
| | Liberal and Country | Roland Hapke | 3,835 | 21.0 | +7.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Robert O'Connor | 2,053 | 11.3 | -9.6 |
| | Communist | David Davies | 1,020 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,224 | 96.2 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 720 | 3.8 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,944 | 94.5 | −1.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Divers | 12,542 | 68.9 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | Roland Hapke | 5,682 | 31.1 | 0.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | 0.0 | |
1961 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Divers | 12,196 | 65.7 | -10.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Walter Byrne | 3,870 | 20.9 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Peter Oliver | 2,485 | 13.4 | +2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,551 | 95.9 | −2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 790 | 4.1 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,341 | 95.6 | −0.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Divers | 12,776 | 68.9 | -9.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Peter Oliver | 5,775 | 31.1 | +9.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -9.5 | |
* The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Footscray.

### Elections in the 1950s

1958 Footscray state by election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Divers | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1958 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Ernie Shepherd | 14,843 | 76.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Robert Kerr | 2,343 | 12.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | Bryan Tonkin | 2,200 | 11.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,386 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 404 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,790 | 96.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ernie Shepherd | 15,194 | 78.4 |
| | Liberal and Country | Bryan Tonkin | 4,192 | 21.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
* The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates.
1955 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Roy Schintler | 11,316 | 61.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | George Punshon | 3,725 | 20.1 |
| | Labor (A-C) | William Lloyd | 3,463 | 18.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,504 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 350 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,854 | 95.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Roy Schintler | 11,835 | 64.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | George Punshon | 6,669 | 36.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
1952 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Holland | 18,969 | 93.3 | +20.6 |
| | Communist | Francis Johnson | 1,362 | 6.7 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,331 | 96.3 | −2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 781 | 3.7 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,112 | 90.3 | −4.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1950 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Holland | 16,902 | 72.7 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Leonard Gordon | 5,061 | 21.8 | -6.3 |
| | Communist | John Arrowsmith | 1,295 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,258 | 98.4 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 378 | 1.6 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,636 | 94.3 | +1.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jack Holland | 18,067 | 77.7 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Leonard Gordon | 5,191 | 22.3 | -5.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.8 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Holland | 17,370 | 71.9 | -28.1 |
| | Liberal | William Massey | 6,782 | 28.1 | +28.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,152 | 98.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 286 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,438 | 92.9 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1945 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Holland | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1943 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Mullens | 11,514 | 39.3 | -60.7 |
| | Independent | Andrew Hansen | 7,128 | 24.3 | +24.3 |
| | Communist | Cecil Sharpley | 5,614 | 19.2 | +19.2 |
| | Independent | Alfred Lowe | 3,349 | 11.4 | +11.4 |
| | Independent | Robert Thorne | 1,680 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,285 | 95.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,498 | 4.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,783 | 90.1 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jack Mullens | 16,675 | 56.9 | -43.1 |
| | Independent | Andrew Hansen | 12,610 | 43.1 | +43.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1940 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Mullens | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1937 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Mullens | 13,857 | 54.9 | -29.4 |
| | United Australia | Edward Hanmer | 11,371 | 45.1 | +45.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,228 | 98.7 | +2.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 323 | 1.3 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,551 | 96.1 | +0.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1935 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Prendergast | 19,684 | 84.3 | +22.0 |
| | Communist | Alfred Watt | 3,674 | 15.7 | +15.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,358 | 95.9 | −2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,006 | 4.1 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,364 | 95.9 | −0.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1932 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Prendergast | 14,325 | 62.3 | -37.7 |
| | United Australia | John Toll | 8,666 | 37.7 | +37.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,991 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 402 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,393 | 96.7 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Prendergast | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1927 Victorian state election: Footscray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Prendergast | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |