# Electoral results for the district of Ripon

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Ripon in Victorian state elections. The 2018 result was the subject of a legal challenge by the second placed Labor candidate.

## Members for Ripon

First incarnation (1945–1955) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Ernie Morton | Labor | 1945–1947 |
| | Rutherford Guthrie | Liberal | 1947–1950 |
| | Ernie Morton | Labor | 1950–1955 |
| Second incarnation (1976–present) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Tom Austin | Liberal | 1976–1992 |
| | Steve Elder | Liberal | 1992–1999 |
| | Joe Helper | Labor | 1999–2014 |
| | Louise Staley | Liberal | 2014–2022 |
| | Martha Haylett | Labor | 2022–present |

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

2022 Victorian state election: Ripon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Martha Haylett | 16,321 | 38.5 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal | Louise Staley | 15,305 | 36.2 | –0.6 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Luke Smith | 3,606 | 8.5 | +3.1 |
| | Greens | Earl James | 2,524 | 6.0 | +1.3 |
| | Family First | Craig George | 1,316 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| | Animal Justice | Holly Sitters | 1,145 | 2.7 | +0.3 |
| | Justice | Wren Louise Wilson | 940 | 2.2 | −1.8 |
| | Independent | Wayne Rigg | 872 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Independent | Bernard Quince | 312 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,341 | 93.2 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,111 | 6.8 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,452 | 89.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Martha Haylett | 22,438 | 53.0 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal | Louise Staley | 19,903 | 47.0 | –0.2 |
| | Labor notional hold | Labor notional hold | Swing | +0.2 | |
** Note: 2021 redistribution turned this seat to a notional Labor seat with 2.8% margin.

### Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Ripon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Louise Staley | 15,594 | 38.93 | +6.18 |
| | Labor | Sarah De Santis | 15,280 | 38.15 | +3.05 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Peter Fava | 2,622 | 6.55 | +6.55 |
| | Justice | Sandra Gibbs | 1,929 | 4.82 | +4.82 |
| | Greens | Serge Simic | 1,667 | 4.16 | −2.97 |
| | Democratic Labour | Peter Mulcahy | 1,315 | 3.28 | +2.06 |
| | Animal Justice | Anna Hills | 835 | 2.08 | +2.08 |
| | Independent | Jeff Truscott | 377 | 0.94 | +0.94 |
| | Victorian Socialists | Bronwyn Jennings | 219 | 0.55 | +0.55 |
| | Independent | Maria Mayer | 217 | 0.54 | +0.54 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,055 | 91.74 | −1.87 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,606 | 8.26 | +1.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,661 | 91.39 | −3.39 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Louise Staley | 20,035 | 50.02 | −0.99 |
| | Labor | Sarah De Santis | 20,020 | 49.98 | +0.99 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.99 | |
2014 Victorian state election: Ripon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Daniel McGlone | 14,059 | 35.1 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal | Louise Staley | 13,118 | 32.8 | +4.2 |
| | National | Scott Turner | 7,342 | 18.3 | −2.7 |
| | Greens | Rod May | 2,856 | 7.1 | +1.2 |
| | Family First | Danielle Fowler | 897 | 2.2 | −0.7 |
| | Country Alliance | Trevor Domaschenz | 495 | 1.2 | −1.5 |
| | Democratic Labour | Mitchell Lee | 490 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Rise Up Australia | Peter Mulcahy | 448 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Christians | Kevin Loiterton | 352 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,057 | 93.6 | −1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,732 | 6.4 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,789 | 94.8 | +1.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Louise Staley | 20,329 | 50.8 | −0.9 |
| | Labor | Daniel McGlone | 19,728 | 49.2 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | −0.9 | |
** Note: 2013 redistribution turned this seat to a notional Liberal seat with 1.6% margin.
2010 Victorian state election: Ripon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joe Helper | 14,169 | 42.06 | -4.73 |
| | Liberal | Vic Dunn | 11,596 | 34.42 | -0.84 |
| | National | Wendy McIvor | 3,850 | 11.43 | +2.92 |
| | Greens | Steve Morse | 2,084 | 6.19 | +0.23 |
| | Country Alliance | Scott Watts | 1,211 | 3.59 | +3.59 |
| | Family First | Jesse Boer | 776 | 2.30 | -1.18 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,686 | 95.36 | −0.94 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,640 | 4.64 | +0.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,326 | 93.90 | −0.17 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Joe Helper | 17,777 | 52.72 | -1.63 |
| | Liberal | Vic Dunn | 15,940 | 47.28 | +1.63 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.63 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Ripon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joe Helper | 15,461 | 46.8 | -5.6 |
| | Liberal | Vic Dunn | 11,650 | 35.3 | +1.4 |
| | National | Robyn Smith | 2,811 | 8.5 | +0.7 |
| | Greens | Steven Morse | 1,970 | 6.0 | +1.2 |
| | Family First | Leanne Rawson | 1,149 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,041 | 96.3 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,268 | 3.7 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,309 | 94.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Joe Helper | 17,964 | 54.3 | -3.1 |
| | Liberal | Vic Dunn | 15,090 | 45.7 | +3.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.1 | |
2002 Victorian state election: Ripon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joe Helper | 17,439 | 52.4 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal | Rob de Fegely | 11,278 | 33.9 | -9.5 |
| | National | Kevin Erwin | 2,588 | 7.8 | +2.8 |
| | Greens | Phil Millar | 1,581 | 4.8 | +4.6 |
| | Independent | John McCallum | 367 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,253 | 97.2 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 967 | 2.8 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,220 | 94.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Joe Helper | 19,097 | 57.4 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal | Rob de Fegely | 14,155 | 42.6 | -5.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.8 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Ripon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joe Helper | 15,579 | 52.6 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal | Steve Elder | 14,045 | 47.4 | -5.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,624 | 97.8 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 668 | 2.2 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,292 | 95.5 | |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.2 | |
1996 Victorian state election: Ripon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Steve Elder | 15,678 | 52.5 | -1.2 |
| | Labor | Hilary Hunt | 13,098 | 43.8 | +7.2 |
| | Call to Australia | Kingston Eldridge | 564 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Natural Law | Martin Magee | 548 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,888 | 98.3 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 522 | 1.7 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,410 | 95.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Steve Elder | 16,303 | 54.6 | -2.5 |
| | Labor | Hilary Hunt | 13,567 | 45.4 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.5 | |
1992 Victorian state election: Ripon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Steve Elder | 16,028 | 53.7 | -0.3 |
| | Labor | Hilary Hunt | 10,922 | 36.6 | -6.7 |
| | Independent | Gwenda Allgood | 2,902 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,852 | 97.8 | +0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 664 | 2.2 | −0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,516 | 96.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Steve Elder | 17,057 | 57.1 | +1.1 |
| | Labor | Hilary Hunt | 12,795 | 42.9 | -1.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.1 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Ripon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Tom Austin | 16,120 | 56.90 | +0.38 |
| | Labor | John McQuilten | 12,208 | 43.10 | -0.38 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,328 | 97.59 | −0.66 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 699 | 2.41 | +0.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,027 | 94.62 | −0.88 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.38 | |
1985 Victorian state election: Ripon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Tom Austin | 15,861 | 56.5 | +2.1 |
| | Labor | John McQuilten | 12,204 | 43.5 | -2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,065 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 501 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,566 | 95.5 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
1982 Victorian state election: Ripon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Tom Austin | 13,974 | 54.7 | +7.8 |
| | Labor | Ian Bryant | 11,553 | 45.3 | +2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,527 | 98.1 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 485 | 1.9 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,012 | 95.2 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.5 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Ripon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Tom Austin | 11,738 | 46.9 | +8.7 |
| | Labor | Alex Pope | 10,664 | 42.6 | +4.2 |
| | National | Robert Peck | 2,637 | 10.5 | -10.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,039 | 98.2 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 446 | 1.8 | +0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Tom Austin | 13,819 | 55.2 | -4.7 |
| | Labor | Alex Pope | 11,220 | 44.8 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.7 | |
1976 Victorian state election: Ripon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alexander Pope | 9,277 | 38.4 | -9.0 |
| | Liberal | Tom Austin | 9,216 | 38.2 | +4.8 |
| | National | Rob Borbidge | 4,941 | 20.5 | +6.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Francis O'Brien | 713 | 2.9 | -2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,147 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 366 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,513 | 95.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Tom Austin | 14,473 | 59.9 | +10.3 |
| | Labor | Alexander Pope | 9,674 | 40.1 | -10.3 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +10.3 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1952 Victorian state election: Ripon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ernie Morton | 8,726 | 59.9 | +10.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | Rutherford Guthrie | 5,846 | 40.1 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,572 | 99.1 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 133 | 0.9 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,705 | 95.5 | −0.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.4 | |
1950 Victorian state election: Ripon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ernie Morton | 6,991 | 49.0 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | Rutherford Guthrie | 5,640 | 39.5 | +9.7 |
| | Country | Allan Vanstan | 1,642 | 11.5 | -12.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,273 | 99.6 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 50 | 0.4 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,323 | 95.8 | −0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ernie Morton | 7,351 | 51.5 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal and Country | Rutherford Guthrie | 6,922 | 48.5 | -3.7 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | +3.7 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Victorian state election: Ripon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ernie Morton | 6,338 | 46.1 | -5.5 |
| | Liberal | Rutherford Guthrie | 4,103 | 29.8 | +29.8 |
| | Country | Leonard Rodda | 3,319 | 24.1 | -24.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,760 | 99.5 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 73 | 0.5 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,833 | 96.3 | +6.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Rutherford Guthrie | 7,185 | 52.2 | +52.2 |
| | Labor | Ernie Morton | 6,575 | 47.8 | -3.8 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |
1945 Victorian state election: Ripon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Ernie Morton | 6,424 | 51.6 |
| | Country | Alec McDonald | 6,031 | 48.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,455 | 99.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 69 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,524 | 90.0 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | |