Electoral results for the district of Gippsland South
# Electoral results for the district of Gippsland South

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

## Members for Gippsland South

| Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - |
| Angus McMillan | Unaligned | 1859–1860 |
| George Hedley | Unaligned | 1859–1860 |
| John Johnson | Unaligned | 1862–1864 |
| Peter Snodgrass | Unaligned | 1864–1867 |
| Thomas McCombie | Unaligned | 1867–1869 |
| George Macartney | Unaligned | 1869–1871 |
| Francis Mason | Unaligned | 1871–1877 |
| George Macartney | Unaligned | 1877–1878 |
| Francis Mason | Unaligned | 1878–1886 |
| Arthur Groom | Unaligned | 1886–1889 |
| Francis Mason | Unaligned | 1889–1902 |
| Thomas Livingston | Ministerialist | 1902–1922 |
| Thomas Livingston | Commonwealth Liberal | 1902–1922 |
| Thomas Livingston | Nationalist | 1902–1922 |
| Walter West | Nationalist | 1922–1927 |
| Henry Bodman | Independent | 1927 |
| Walter West | Nationalist | 1927–1929 |
| Sir Herbert Hyland | Country | 1929–1970 |
| James Taylor | Liberal | 1970–1973 |
| Neil McInnes | National | 1973–1982 |
| Neil McInnes | Liberal | 1973–1982 |
| Tom Wallace | National | 1982–1992 |
| Peter Ryan | National | 1992–2015 |
| Danny O'Brien | National | 2015–present |

## Election results

### Elections in the 2020s

2022 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Danny O'Brien | 22,566 | 53.3 | −5.3 |
| | Labor | Denise Ryan | 9,920 | 23.4 | −4.8 |
| | Greens | Jay Tiziani-Simpson | 3,538 | 8.3 | −0.9 |
| | Independent | Clay Esler | 2,414 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Freedom | Angela Newnham | 1,357 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| | Animal Justice | Helen Jeges | 1,350 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| | Family First | Paul Furlong | 1,218 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,363 | 94.7 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,354 | 5.3 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,717 | 90.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Danny O'Brien | 27,645 | 65.2 | +1.2 |
| | Labor | Denise Ryan | 14,723 | 34.8 | −1.2 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +1.2 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Danny O'Brien | 22,813 | 61.9 | +4.6 |
| | Labor | Denise Ryan | 10,464 | 28.4 | +6.5 |
| | Greens | Ian Onley | 3,573 | 9.7 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 36,850 | 94.5 | −0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,131 | 5.5 | +0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,981 | 91.6 | -2.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Danny O'Brien | 24,110 | 65.3 | -0.4 |
| | Labor | Denise Ryan | 12,797 | 34.7 | +0.4 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | -0.4 | |

2015 Gippsland South state by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Danny O'Brien | 15,101 | 45.2 | −12.0 |
| | Liberal | Scott Rossetti | 8,873 | 26.6 | +26.6 |
| | Greens | Andrea Millsom | 5,244 | 15.7 | +6.1 |
| | Independent | Deb Meester | 1,151 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| | Independent | Warren Sanders | 1,126 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| | Independent | Viv Pepper | 1,108 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim McDonald | 449 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | Gerard J. Donohue | 330 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,382 | 94.5 | −0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,946 | 5.5 | +0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,328 | 86.9 | −7.1 |
| | National | Danny O'Brien | 17,019 | 51.0 | n/a |
| | Liberal | Scott Rossetti | 9,509 | 28.5 | n/a |
| | Greens | Andrea Millsom | 6,854 | 20.5 | n/a |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | n/a | |

2014 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Peter Ryan | 20,468 | 57.3 | −6.6 |
| | Labor | Lynn Psaila | 7,819 | 21.9 | +3.0 |
| | Greens | Ian Onley | 3,436 | 9.6 | −0.3 |
| | Country Alliance | Deb Meester | 1,853 | 5.2 | −2.2 |
| | Independent | Phil Piper | 1,093 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| | Rise Up Australia | Patrick Winterton | 1,076 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,745 | 94.5 | −1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,082 | 5.5 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,827 | 94.0 | +1.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Peter Ryan | 23,503 | 65.7 | −6.9 |
| | Labor | Lynn Psaila | 12,289 | 34.3 | +6.9 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | −6.9 | |

2010 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Peter Ryan | 22,479 | 63.82 | +22.36 |
| | Labor | Steve Boyce | 6,647 | 18.87 | -3.37 |
| | Greens | Kate Jackson | 3,495 | 9.92 | +3.26 |
| | Country Alliance | John Hirt | 2,602 | 7.39 | +7.39 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,223 | 95.62 | +0.24 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,615 | 4.38 | -0.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,838 | 93.94 | +0.30 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Peter Ryan | 25,573 | 72.59 | +6.86 |
| | Labor | Steve Boyce | 9,655 | 27.41 | -6.86 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +6.86 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Peter Ryan | 13,818 | 41.5 | +2.8 |
| | Labor | Steve Boyce | 7,413 | 22.2 | -6.3 |
| | Liberal | Simon Wilson | 6,100 | 18.3 | -2.8 |
| | Independent | Jo McCubbin | 2,281 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| | Greens | Jackie Dargaville | 2,221 | 6.7 | -5.0 |
| | Family First | Clare Heath | 1,357 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Theo Alblas | 135 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,325 | 95.4 | -1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,615 | 4.6 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,940 | 93.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Peter Ryan | 21,932 | 65.8 | +4.9 |
| | Labor | Steve Boyce | 11,393 | 34.2 | -4.9 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +4.9 | |

2002 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Peter Ryan | 12,891 | 38.7 | -4.6 |
| | Labor | Gregg Cook | 9,505 | 28.5 | -0.8 |
| | Liberal | Jim Forbes | 7,015 | 21.1 | +14.4 |
| | Greens | Chris Aitken | 3,905 | 11.7 | +11.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,316 | 97.0 | -0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,027 | 3.0 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,343 | 94.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Peter Ryan | 20,274 | 60.9 | +2.9 |
| | Labor | Gregg Cook | 13,042 | 39.1 | -2.9 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +2.9 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Peter Ryan | 15,130 | 50.5 | -17.2 |
| | Labor | Howard Emanuel | 9,955 | 33.2 | +4.7 |
| | Independent | Mal Sayers | 4,411 | 14.7 | +14.7 |
| | Natural Law | Rohin Clarke | 456 | 1.5 | -2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,952 | 97.4 | -0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 800 | 2.6 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,752 | 93.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Peter Ryan | 17,238 | 57.5 | -11.9 |
| | Labor | Howard Emanuel | 12,740 | 42.5 | +11.9 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | -11.9 | |

1996 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Peter Ryan | 20,747 | 67.7 | +2.4 |
| | Labor | Jim Walton | 8,739 | 28.5 | +5.4 |
| | Natural Law | Colin Barnes | 1,151 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,637 | 98.3 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 538 | 1.7 | -0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,175 | 94.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Peter Ryan | 21,258 | 69.4 | -4.5 |
| | Labor | Jim Walton | 9,353 | 30.6 | +4.5 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | -4.5 | |

1992 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Peter Ryan | 19,879 | 65.3 | +17.2 |
| | Labor | Brian Burleigh | 7,035 | 23.1 | -3.1 |
| | Independent | Roger Stephens | 2,596 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| | Independent | Vaughan Wareham | 934 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,444 | 97.7 | -0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 706 | 2.3 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,150 | 95.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Peter Ryan | 22,490 | 73.9 | +2.9 |
| | Labor | Brian Burleigh | 7,937 | 26.1 | -2.9 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +2.9 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Tom Wallace | 13,951 | 48.00 | -0.93 |
| | Labor | Keith Vardy | 7,845 | 26.99 | +1.57 |
| | Liberal | Anne-Marie McBeath | 6,562 | 22.58 | -3.07 |
| | Call to Australia | Leslie Howlett | 709 | 2.44 | +2.44 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,067 | 97.99 | -0.47 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 596 | 2.01 | +0.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,663 | 93.18 | +0.12 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Tom Wallace | 20,375 | 70.17 | +1.90 |
| | Labor | Keith Vardy | 8,662 | 29.83 | +29.83 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +1.90 | |

1985 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Tom Wallace | 13,592 | 48.9 | +16.4 |
| | Liberal | Neil McInnes | 7,125 | 25.6 | -10.3 |
| | Labor | Max Semken | 7,061 | 25.4 | -0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,778 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 435 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,213 | 93.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Tom Wallace | 19,945 | 71.8 | +3.5 |
| | Labor | Max Semken | 7,833 | 28.2 | -3.5 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Tom Wallace | 18,960 | 68.3 | |
| | Liberal | Neil McInnes | 8,812 | 31.7 | |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | | |

1982 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Neil McInnes | 9,269 | 36.0 | -1.4 |
| | National | Tom Wallace | 8,224 | 32.0 | +1.7 |
| | Labor | Reginald Smith | 6,734 | 26.2 | +2.7 |
| | Democrats | Wilma Western | 1,492 | 5.8 | -3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,719 | 98.2 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 462 | 1.8 | -0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,181 | 93.8 | +0.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Tom Wallace | 17,836 | 69.3 | +2.2 |
| | Labor | Reginald Smith | 7,883 | 30.7 | -2.2 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Tom Wallace | 15,068 | 58.6 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | Neil McInnes | 10,651 | 41.4 | -1.7 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +1.7 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | David Kallady | 8,998 | 37.4 | +8.3 |
| | National | Neil McInnes | 7,293 | 30.3 | -15.2 |
| | Labor | Ronald Neal | 5,660 | 23.5 | +2.7 |
| | Democrats | Wilma Western | 2,110 | 8.8 | +8.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,061 | 97.3 | -0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 657 | 2.7 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,718 | 92.9 | -0.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Neil McInnes | 16,142 | 67.1 | -9.0 |
| | Labor | Ronald Neal | 7,919 | 32.9 | +9.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Neil McInnes | 13,688 | 56.9 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal | David Kallady | 10,373 | 43.1 | -5.6 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +5.6 | |

1976 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Neil McInnes | 10,611 | 45.5 | +15.1 |
| | Liberal | David Kallady | 6,797 | 29.1 | -10.0 |
| | Labor | Russel Wilson | 4,851 | 20.8 | -2.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Leonard Carroll | 1,083 | 4.6 | -2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,342 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 439 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,781 | 93.6 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Neil McInnes | 11,964 | 51.3 | -1.0 |
| | Liberal | David Kallady | 11,378 | 48.7 | +1.0 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | -1.0 | |

1973 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | James Taylor | 8,377 | 41.4 | +14.3 |
| | Country | Neil McInnes | 5,962 | 29.4 | -8.3 |
| | Labor | Russel Wilson | 4,380 | 21.6 | -1.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Condon | 1,527 | 7.5 | -4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,246 | 97.9 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 429 | 2.1 | -0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,675 | 93.5 | -1.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Neil McInnes | 10,129 | 50.03 | +6.4 |
| | Liberal | James Taylor | 10,117 | 49.97 | -6.4 |
| | Country gain from Liberal | Country gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.4 | |

1970 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | John Vinall | 6,886 | 37.7 | -19.6 |
| | Liberal | James Taylor | 4,944 | 27.1 | +14.8 |
| | Labor | Thomas Matthews | 4,160 | 22.8 | +4.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Condon | 2,252 | 12.4 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,242 | 97.7 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 437 | 2.3 | -1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,679 | 94.5 | +1.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | James Taylor | 12,904 | 70.7 | -7.7 |
| | Labor | Thomas Matthews | 5,338 | 29.3 | +7.7 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | James Taylor | 10,273 | 56.3 | +56.3 |
| | Country | John Vinall | 7,969 | 43.7 | -34.7 |
| | Liberal gain from Country | Liberal gain from Country | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Herbert Hyland | 9,716 | 57.3 | -13.4 |
| | Labor | Derek Amos | 3,075 | 18.1 | +18.1 |
| | Liberal | Harold Suter | 2,094 | 12.3 | -2.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Geoffrey Farrell | 1,888 | 11.1 | -3.7 |
| | Independent | John Mansfield | 119 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | John Routledge | 69 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,961 | 96.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 587 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,548 | 93.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Herbert Hyland | 13,299 | 78.4 | +4.7 |
| | Labor | Derek Amos | 3,662 | 21.6 | +21.6 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +4.7 | |

1964 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Herbert Hyland | 16,090 | 70.4 | +15.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Geoffrey Farrell | 3,492 | 15.3 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal and Country | Peter Martin | 3,275 | 14.3 | +4.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,857 | 97.7 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 546 | 2.3 | -0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,403 | 94.5 | +0.1 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Herbert Hyland | 17,728 | 77.6 | +0.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Geoffrey Farrell | 5,129 | 22.4 | +22.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -2.7 | |

1961 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Herbert Hyland | 11,879 | 55.3 | -21.5 |
| | Labor | Albert Thexton | 4,181 | 19.5 | +19.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Geoffrey Farrell | 2,918 | 13.6 | -9.6 |
| | Liberal and Country | Leslie Horsfield | 2,156 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
| | Independent | Bryan Fitzgerald | 340 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,474 | 97.2 | -0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 626 | 2.8 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,100 | 94.4 | -0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Herbert Hyland | 16,471 | 76.7 | -0.1 |
| | Labor | Albert Thexton | 5,003 | 23.3 | +23.3 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1958 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Herbert Hyland | 15,600 | 76.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Hansen | 4,711 | 23.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,311 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 466 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,777 | 94.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

1955 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Herbert Hyland | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

1952 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Herbert Hyland | 9,899 | 55.1 | -21.5 |
| | Labor | Sydney Crofts | 8,071 | 44.9 | +44.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,970 | 99.0 | -1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 169 | 1.0 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,150 | 93.8 | -1.3 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

1950 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Herbert Hyland | 11,544 | 76.6 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal and Country | Davy Bertram | 3,525 | 23.4 | +23.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,069 | 97.3 | -1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 410 | 2.7 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,479 | 95.1 | 0.0 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Herbert Hyland | 9,648 | 69.2 | +6.2 |
| | Labor | Percy Vagg | 4,294 | 30.8 | -6.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,942 | 99.2 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 105 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,047 | 95.1 | +5.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +6.2 | |

1945 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Herbert Hyland | 7,788 | 63.0 |
| | Labor | Cecil Shellew | 4,576 | 37.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,364 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 94 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,458 | 89.7 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

1943 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Herbert Hyland | 9,372 | 83.5 | -16.5 |
| | Independent | Maurice Manning | 1,853 | 16.5 | +16.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,225 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 148 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,373 | 87.4 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

1940 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Herbert Hyland | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1937 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Herbert Hyland | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

1935 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Herbert Hyland | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

1932 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Herbert Hyland | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Herbert Hyland | 4,175 | 43.1 | +17.6 |
| | Nationalist | Walter West | 2,900 | 29.9 | -0.5 |
| | Labor | Morris Mulcahy | 2,610 | 27.0 | +3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,685 | 98.9 | +2.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 106 | 1.1 | -2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,791 | 92.2 | 0.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Herbert Hyland | 5,999 | 61.9 | +61.9 |
| | Nationalist | Walter West | 3,686 | 39.1 | -9.3 |
| | Country gain from Independent | Country gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |

1927 Gippsland South state by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Michael Buckley | 3,557 | 40.3 | +16.6 |
| | Nationalist | Walter West | 2,641 | 29.9 | -0.5 |
| | Country | Robert Morley | 1,708 | 19.4 | +3.2 |
| | Nationalist | Thomas McGalliard | 538 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| | Independent | George Carter | 380 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,824 | 97.8 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 198 | 2.2 | -1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,022 | 92.0 | +0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Walter West | 4,752 | 53.9 | +5.5 |
| | Labor | Michael Buckley | 4,072 | 46.1 | +46.1 |
| | Nationalist gain from Independent | Nationalist gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |

1927 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Walter West | 2,727 | 30.4 |
| | Labor | Michael Buckley | 2,126 | 23.7 |
| | Independent | Henry Bodman | 1,821 | 20.3 |
| | Country | Thomas Anderson | 1,448 | 16.2 |
| | Country | David White | 838 | 9.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,960 | 96.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 303 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,263 | 92.2 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Henry Bodman | 4,621 | 51.6 |
| | Nationalist | Walter West | 4,339 | 48.4 |
| | Independent gain from Nationalist | Independent gain from Nationalist | Swing | |

1924 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Walter West | unopposed | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |

1922 Gippsland South state by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Walter West | 2,124 | 39.6 | -23.7 |
| | Victorian Farmers | Matthew Boland | 2,017 | 37.6 | +0.9 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Henry York | 1,223 | 22.8 | +22.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,364 | 98.2 | -1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 101 | 1.8 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,465 | 56.0 | +7.3 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Walter West | 2,980 | 55.6 | -7.7 |
| | Victorian Farmers | Matthew Boland | 2,384 | 44.4 | +7.7 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -7.7 | |

1921 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Livingston | 2,980 | 63.3 | +5.5 |
| | Victorian Farmers | David White | 1,725 | 36.7 | -5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,705 | 99.6 | +3.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 19 | 0.4 | -3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,724 | 48.7 | -10.7 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +5.5 | |

1920 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Livingston | 3,212 | 57.8 | +3.3 |
| | Victorian Farmers | Thomas McGalliard | 2,346 | 42.2 | +22.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,558 | 96.6 | -0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 198 | 3.4 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,756 | 59.4 | +11.8 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Livingston | 2,533 | 54.5 |
| | Nationalist | Thomas McGalliard | 1,203 | 25.9 |
| | Victorian Farmers | James McQueen | 915 | 19.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,651 | 97.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 141 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,792 | 47.6 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | |

* Preferences were not distributed.

1914 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Thomas Livingston | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

1911 Victorian state election: Gippsland South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Thomas Livingston | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
