Electoral results for the district of Ringwood

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

Members for Ringwood[edit]

First incarnation (1958–1992)
Member Party Term
  Jim Manson Liberal 1958–1973
  Norman Lacy Liberal 1973–1976
  Peter McArthur Liberal 1976–1982
  Kay Setches Labor 1982–1992
Second incarnation (2014–present)
Member Party Term
  Dee Ryall Liberal 2014–2018
  Dustin Halse Labor 2018–2022
  Will Fowles Labor 2022–Present

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2022 Victorian state election: Ringwood[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Will Fowles 17,851 39.0 −3.3
Liberal Cynthia Watson 15,467 33.8 −9.9
Greens Reuben Steen 7,105 15.5 +2.1
Democratic Labour Gary Ryan 1,684 3.7 +3.7
Family First Richard Griffith-Jones 1,396 3.1 +3.1
Animal Justice Nick Rowe 1,212 2.6 +2.2
Freedom Robyn M. Siemer 1,038 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 45753 96.5 +1.5
Informal votes 1,676 3.5 −1.5
Turnout 47429 91.1 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Will Fowles 26,322 57.5 +4.3
Liberal Cynthia Watson 19,431 42.5 −4.3
Labor hold Swing +4.3

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2018 Victorian state election: Ringwood[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dee Ryall 15,883 44.21 −3.90
Labor Dustin Halse 15,121 42.08 +9.60
Greens Robert Humphreys 4,926 13.71 +2.95
Total formal votes 35,930 94.83 −0.83
Informal votes 1,958 5.17 +0.83
Turnout 37,888 91.74 −2.03
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dustin Halse 18,978 52.82 +7.89
Liberal Dee Ryall 16,952 47.18 −7.89
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.89
2014 Victorian state election: Ringwood[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dee Ryall 17,440 48.1 −1.6
Labor Tony Clark 11,777 32.5 +0.7
Greens Brendan Powell 3,903 10.8 −1.1
Independent Michael Challinger 1,440 4.0 +4.0
Christians Karen Dobby 1,131 3.1 +3.1
People Power Victoria Steve Raskovy 287 0.8 +0.8
Country Alliance Brian Dungey 279 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 36,257 95.7 −0.6
Informal votes 1,643 4.3 +0.6
Turnout 37,900 93.8 −1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dee Ryall 19,919 55.1 −1.2
Labor Tony Clark 16,250 44.9 +1.2
Liberal hold Swing −1.2

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1988 Victorian state election: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kay Setches 13,203 46.9 -5.8
Liberal Bruce Camfield 12,383 44.0 -3.3
Democrats Sid Spindler 1,270 4.5 +4.5
Call to Australia Mark Ansell 783 2.8 +2.8
Independent James Cockell 515 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 28,154 97.1 -0.8
Informal votes 842 2.9 +0.8
Turnout 28,996 92.9 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kay Setches 14,358 51.7 -1.0
Liberal Bruce Camfield 13,606 48.3 +1.0
Labor hold Swing -1.0
1985 Victorian state election: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kay Setches 14,466 52.7 +5.5
Liberal Michael Dobson 12,986 47.3 +6.8
Total formal votes 27,452 97.9
Informal votes 593 2.1
Turnout 28,045 93.9
Labor hold Swing +0.1
1982 Victorian state election: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kay Setches 13,659 46.3 +5.4
Liberal Peter McArthur 12,123 41.1 -6.7
Democrats Michael Nardella 2,091 7.1 -3.1
Independent Robin Gardini 694 2.4 +2.4
Democratic Labor John Garratt 655 2.2 +2.2
Independent Wilfrid Thiele 271 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 29,493 97.8 +0.2
Informal votes 669 2.2 -0.2
Turnout 30,162 94.5 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kay Setches 15,360 52.1 +6.2
Liberal Peter McArthur 14,133 47.9 -6.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.2

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1979 Victorian state election: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter McArthur 13,364 47.8 -11.2
Labor Robert Wallace 11,435 40.9 -0.1
Democrats Max Capon 2,841 10.2 +10.2
Australia Wilfid Thiele 332 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 27,972 97.6 +0.1
Informal votes 683 2.4 -0.1
Turnout 28,655 94.1 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter McArthur 15,141 54.1 -4.9
Labor Robert Wallace 12,831 45.9 +4.9
Liberal hold Swing -4.9
1976 Victorian state election: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter McArthur 15,288 59.0 +9.7
Labor Robert Wallace 10,637 41.0 +1.4
Total formal votes 25,925 97.5
Informal votes 673 2.5
Turnout 26,598 93.2
Liberal hold Swing +2.4
1973 Victorian state election: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norman Lacy 18,965 51.0 +3.7
Labor Peter Fuller 13,739 36.9 -4.7
Australia Dulcie Bethune 2,649 7.1 +7.1
Democratic Labor Antonio De Sousa 1,840 5.0 -6.2
Total formal votes 37,193 98.2 +0.4
Informal votes 687 1.8 -0.4
Turnout 37,880 93.0 -2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norman Lacy 21,589 58.1 +1.3
Labor Peter Fuller 15,604 41.9 -1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3
1970 Victorian state election: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Manson 13,848 47.3 -3.1
Labor Beatrice Rosindell 12,166 41.6 +6.6
Democratic Labor Edmund Sablovs 3,268 11.2 -3.4
Total formal votes 29,282 97.8 +0.2
Informal votes 666 2.2 -0.2
Turnout 29,948 95.2 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Manson 16,626 56.8 -6.0
Labor Beatrice Rosindell 12,656 43.2 +6.0
Liberal hold Swing -6.0

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1967 Victorian state election: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Manson 12,374 50.3 -2.6
Labor Norma Sweetman 8,614 35.0 +1.4
Democratic Labor Graeme Madigan 3,586 14.6 +1.1
Total formal votes 24,574 97.6
Informal votes 607 2.4
Turnout 25,181 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Manson 15,421 62.8 -1.7
Labor Norma Sweetman 9,153 37.2 +1.7
Liberal hold Swing -1.7
1964 Victorian state election: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Jim Manson 19,350 50.3 +2.7
Labor Graham Walsh 13,580 35.3 -1.7
Democratic Labor Kevin Adamson 5,512 14.3 -1.1
Total formal votes 38,442 98.5 +0.1
Informal votes 576 1.5 -0.1
Turnout 39,018 95.2 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Jim Manson 24,136 62.5 +1.0
Labor Graham Walsh 14,306 37.5 -1.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.0
1961 Victorian state election: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Jim Manson 15,882 47.6 -2.0
Labor David Ould 12,346 37.0 -2.3
Democratic Labor William Johnson 5,134 15.4 +4.3
Total formal votes 33,362 98.4 -0.3
Informal votes 548 1.6 +0.3
Turnout 33,910 96.0 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Jim Manson 20,530 61.5 +2.3
Labor David Ould 12,832 38.5 -2.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing +2.3

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1958 Victorian state election: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Jim Manson 13,021 49.6
Labor William Webber 10,316 39.3
Democratic Labor Bruce Burne 2,917 11.1
Total formal votes 26,244 98.7
Informal votes 351 1.3
Turnout 26,595 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Jim Manson 15,551 59.2
Labor William Webber 10,703 40.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

References[edit]

  • "Ringwood District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  1. ^ Ringwood District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ State Election 2018: Ringwood District, VEC.
  3. ^ State Election 2014: Ringwood District Archived 9 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine, VEC.
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