Electoral results for the district of Shepparton

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

Members for Shepparton

First incarnation (1945–1955)
Member		Party	Term
	John McDonald	Country	1945–1955
Second incarnation (1967–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Peter Ross-Edwards	Country	1967–1975
		National Country	1975–1982
		National	1982–1991
	Don Kilgour	National	1991–2002
	Jeanette Powell	National	2002–2014
	Suzanna Sheed	Independent	2014–Present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Shepparton[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Suzanna Sheed	15,856	38.40	+5.68
	Liberal	Cheryl Hammer	10,967	26.56	+26.56
	National	Peter Schwarz	5,382	13.03	−22.32
	Labor	Bill Heath	4,772	11.56	−6.32
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Murray Willaton	3,314	8.03	+8.03
	Greens	Nickee Freeman	999	2.42	−0.96
Total formal votes			41,290	94.52	+0.36
Informal votes			2,396	5.48	−0.36
Turnout			43,686	89.58	−3.24
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Cheryl Hammer	25,484	61.72	−1.56
	Labor	Bill Heath	15,806	38.28	+1.56
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Suzanna Sheed	22,825	55.30	+2.78
	Liberal	Cheryl Hammer	18,450	44.70	+44.70
	Independent hold		Swing	+2.78

2014 Victorian state election: Shepparton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Greg Barr	14,272	35.35	-17.55
	Independent	Suzanna Sheed	13,211	32.72	+32.72
	Labor	Rodney Higgins	7,218	17.88	+2.08
	Country Alliance	Michael Bourke	3,310	8.20	-12.3
	Greens	Damien Stevens	1,365	3.38	-1.52
	Independent	Diane Teasdale	994	2.46	+2.46
Total formal votes			40,370	94.16	-0.24
Informal votes			2,504	5.84	+0.24
Turnout			42,874	92.82	+0.42
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Greg Barr	25,546	63.3	-12.6
	Labor	Rodney Higgins	14,824	36.7	+12.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Suzanna Sheed	21,247	52.63	+52.63
	National	Greg Barr	19,123	47.37	-12.83
	Independent gain from National		Swing	+32.72

2010 Victorian state election: Shepparton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Jeanette Powell	17,609	52.9	+4.5
	Country Alliance	Dennis Patterson	6,826	20.5	+20.5
	Labor	Anthony Fullarton	5,245	15.8	-3.2
	Greens	Lachlan Slade	1,631	4.9	+0.2
	Independent	Paul Wickham	958	2.9	+2.9
	Family First	Malcolm Moore	769	2.3	+0.3
	Independent	Shannon Smith	232	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			33,270	94.4	-0.6
Informal votes			1,955	5.6	+0.6
Turnout			35,225	92.4	-1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Jeanette Powell	25,376	76.0	+1.3
	Labor	Anthony Fullarton	8,027	24.0	-1.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Jeanette Powell	20,041	60.2	-6.5
	Country Alliance	Dennis Patterson	13,329	39.8	+39.8
	National hold		Swing	-14.4

Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Shepparton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Jeanette Powell	15,743	48.4	+19.6
	Liberal	Stephen Merrylees	8,427	25.9	-4.1
	Labor	James Taylor	6,174	19.0	-2.9
	Greens	Doug Ralph	1,519	4.7	+1.4
	Family First	Neil Meyer	640	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			32,503	96.0	-0.4
Informal votes			1,346	4.0	+0.4
Turnout			33,849	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Jeanette Powell	24,264	74.7	+9.5
	Labor	James Taylor	8,239	25.3	-9.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Jeanette Powell	21,677	66.7	+12.4
	Liberal	Stephen Merrylees	10,838	33.3	-12.4
	National hold		Swing	+12.4

2002 Victorian state election: Shepparton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stephen Merrylees	9,662	30.0	+30.0
	National	Jeanette Powell	9,268	28.8	-11.7
	Labor	Alan Calder	7,050	21.9	-2.7
	Independent	Chris Hazelman	5,129	15.9	-18.9
	Greens	John Griffiths	1,057	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			32,166	96.4	-0.9
Informal votes			1,202	3.6	+0.9
Turnout			33,368	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Jeanette Powell	20,933	65.1	+2.8
	Labor	Alan Calder	11,209	34.9	-2.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Jeanette Powell	17,458	54.3	-0.1
	Liberal	Stephen Merrylees	14,708	45.7	+45.7
	National hold		Swing	-0.1

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Shepparton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Don Kilgour	12,355	39.9	-26.0
	Independent	Chris Hazelman	10,965	35.4	+35.4
	Labor	Wendy Boyle	7,616	24.6	-3.2
Total formal votes			30,936	97.3	-0.3
Informal votes			865	2.7	+0.3
Turnout			31,801	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Don Kilgour	19,267	62.1	-7.4
	Labor	Wendy Boyle	11,743	37.9	+7.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Don Kilgour	16,724	54.1	-15.5
	Independent	Chris Hazelman	14,212	45.9	+45.9
	National hold		Swing	-15.5

1996 Victorian state election: Shepparton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Don Kilgour	20,078	66.0	-3.5
	Labor	John Sheen	8,466	27.8	-2.7
	Independent	Bruce Little	1,886	6.2	+6.2
Total formal votes			30,430	97.6	+0.8
Informal votes			752	2.4	-0.8
Turnout			31,182	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Don Kilgour	21,161	69.6	+0.1
	Labor	John Sheen	9,254	30.4	-0.1
	National hold		Swing	+0.1

1992 Victorian state election: Shepparton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Don Kilgour	20,385	69.5	+14.8
	Labor	John Sheen	8,962	30.5	+3.9
Total formal votes			29,347	96.8	-0.8
Informal votes			974	3.2	+0.8
Turnout			30,321	95.8
	National hold		Swing	-2.0

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Shepparton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter Ross-Edwards	15,570	54.68	-1.96
	Labor	David Wauchope	7,581	26.62	+0.59
	Liberal	John Menzies	5,323	18.69	+1.36
Total formal votes			28,474	97.56	-0.48
Informal votes			711	2.44	+0.48
Turnout			29,185	93.95	+0.15
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter Ross-Edwards	20,353	71.50	-1.03
	Labor	David Wauchope	8,112	28.50	+1.03
	National hold		Swing	-1.03

1985 Victorian state election: Shepparton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter Ross-Edwards	15,428	56.6	+9.0
	Labor	David Wauchope	7,090	26.0	-4.0
	Liberal	Alan Fitzgerald	4,721	17.3	-5.0
Total formal votes			27,239	98.0
Informal votes			545	2.0
Turnout			27,784	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter Ross-Edwards	19,830	72.8	+4.9
	Labor	David Wauchope	7,409	27.2	-4.9
	National hold		Swing	+4.9

1982 Victorian state election: Shepparton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter Ross-Edwards	13,021	48.2	-1.8
	Labor	Marjorie Gillies	7,994	29.6	+2.9
	Liberal	Bill Hunter	5,979	22.2	-1.1
Total formal votes			26,994	97.7	+1.6
Informal votes			635	2.3	-1.6
Turnout			27,629	95.0	-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter Ross-Edwards	18,429	68.3	-2.5
	Labor	Marjorie Gillies	8,565	31.7	+2.5
	National hold		Swing	-2.5

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Shepparton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter Ross-Edwards	12,362	50.0	-4.1
	Labor	Marjorie Gillies	6,598	26.7	+7.3
	Liberal	Haset Sali	5,756	23.3	+1.7
Total formal votes			24,716	96.1	-1.8
Informal votes			993	3.9	+1.8
Turnout			25,709	95.6	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter Ross-Edwards	17,502	70.8	-6.9
	Labor	Marjorie Gillies	7,214	29.2	+6.9
	National hold		Swing	-6.9

1976 Victorian state election: Shepparton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter Ross-Edwards	12,753	54.1	+9.6
	Liberal	Bill Hunter	5,099	21.6	-1.8
	Labor	Stephen Fletcher	4,570	19.4	-3.8
	Democratic Labor	Martha Bennetts	1,154	4.9	-4.0
Total formal votes			23,576	97.9
Informal votes			497	2.1
Turnout			24,073	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter Ross-Edwards	18,308	77.7	+5.6
	Labor	Stephen Fletcher	5,268	22.3	-5.6
	National hold		Swing	+5.6

1973 Victorian state election: Shepparton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Peter Ross-Edwards	9,468	44.5	+2.9
	Liberal	Bill Hunter	4,975	23.4	+12.6
	Labor	Patrick Golden	4,925	23.2	+5.1
	Democratic Labor	Arthur Garner	1,896	8.9	-1.2
Total formal votes			21,264	97.0	+1.2
Informal votes			658	3.0	-1.2
Turnout			21,922	95.6	-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Peter Ross-Edwards	15,422	72.6	-0.4
	Labor	Patrick Golden	5,842	27.4	+0.4
	Country hold		Swing	-0.4

1970 Victorian state election: Shepparton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Peter Ross-Edwards	7,676	41.6	+5.6
	Independent	Bill Hunter	3,586	19.4	+1.7
	Labor	Graham Romanes	3,332	18.1	+0.4
	Liberal	Linton Laws	1,995	10.8	-6.4
	Democratic Labor	Bruno D'Elia	1,875	10.1	-1.3
Total formal votes			18,464	95.8	+1.1
Informal votes			810	4.2	-1.1
Turnout			19,274	96.2	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Peter Ross-Edwards	13,479	73.0	-4.6
	Labor	Graham Romanes	4,985	27.0	+4.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Country	Peter Ross-Edwards	9,412	51.0	-1.0
	Independent	Bill Hunter	9,052	49.0	+1.0
	Country hold		Swing	-1.0

Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Shepparton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Peter Ross-Edwards	6,206	36.0	-19.2
	Independent	Bill Hunter	3,042	17.7	+17.7
	Labor	Neil Frankland	3,042	17.7	+17.7
	Liberal	Thomas Gribben	2,969	17.2	-9.7
	Democratic Labor	Bruce Morison	1,974	11.4	-6.5
Total formal votes			17,233	94.7
Informal votes			958	5.3
Turnout			18,191	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Peter Ross-Edwards	13,374	77.6
	Labor	Neil Frankland	3,859	22.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Country	Peter Ross-Edwards	8,952	51.9	-6.9
	Independent	Bill Hunter	8,281	48.1	+48.1
	Country hold		Swing	-6.9

Elections in the 1950s

1952 Victorian state election: Shepparton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	John McDonald	7,367	46.4	+4.7
	Labor	Gordon Anderson	6,231	39.2	+4.9
	Liberal and Country	Ian McIntosh	2,293	14.4	-9.7
Total formal votes			15,891	98.6	-0.5
Informal votes			217	1.4	+0.5
Turnout			16,108	95.0	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	John McDonald	9,124	57.4	-4.1
	Labor	Gordon Anderson	6,767	42.6	+4.1
	Country hold		Swing	-4.1

1950 Victorian state election: Shepparton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	John McDonald	6,395	41.6	-26.9
	Labor	Gordon Anderson	5,263	34.3	+2.8
	Liberal and Country	Harold Causer	3,698	24.1	+24.1
Total formal votes			15,356	99.1	+0.1
Informal votes			133	0.9	-0.1
Turnout			15,489	94.9	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	John McDonald	9,439	61.5	-7.0
	Labor	Gordon Anderson	5,917	39.5	+7.0
	Country hold		Swing	-7.0

References

• "Shepparton District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

1. State Election 2018: Shepparton District, VEC.