Electoral results for the district of Wonthaggi
# Electoral results for the district of Wonthaggi

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

## Members for Wonthaggi

| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - | - |
| | William McKenzie | Labor | 1927–1947 |
| | William Buckingham | Country | 1947–1955 |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1950s

1952 Victorian state election: Wonthaggi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | William Buckingham | 8,176 | 56.4 | +15.4 |
| | Labor | Percy Vagg | 5,843 | 40.3 | +5.1 |
| | Communist | Robert Hamilton | 484 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,503 | 98.6 | -0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 207 | 1.4 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,710 | 94.9 | -0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | William Buckingham | 8,224 | 56.7 | -6.4 |
| | Labor | Percy Vagg | 6,279 | 43.3 | +6.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -6.4 | |

1950 Victorian state election: Wonthaggi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | William Buckingham | 6,016 | 41.0 | -16.0 |
| | Labor | Percy Vagg | 5,161 | 35.2 | -7.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Robert McIndoe | 3,499 | 23.8 | +23.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,676 | 99.5 | -0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 79 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,755 | 95.5 | +0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | William Buckingham | 9,256 | 63.1 | +6.1 |
| | Labor | Percy Vagg | 5,470 | 36.9 | -6.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +6.1 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Victorian state election: Wonthaggi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | William Buckingham | 8,317 | 57.0 | +14.3 |
| | Labor | William McKenzie | 5,281 | 43.0 | -14.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,598 | 99.6 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 64 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,662 | 95.3 | +5.4 |
| | Country gain from Labor | Country gain from Labor | Swing | +14.3 | |

1945 Victorian state election: Wonthaggi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | William McKenzie | 7,589 | 57.3 |
| | Country | Alexander Shackleford | 5,658 | 42.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,247 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 108 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,355 | 89.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

1943 Victorian state election: Wonthaggi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | William McKenzie | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

1940 Victorian state election: Wonthaggi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | William McKenzie | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1937 Victorian state election: Wonthaggi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | William McKenzie | 8,334 | 89.6 | +31.3 |
| | Communist | Alfred Watt | 963 | 10.4 | +2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,297 | 98.9 | -0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 101 | 1.1 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,398 | 93.7 | -1.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

1935 Victorian state election: Wonthaggi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | William McKenzie | 5,754 | 58.3 | +6.2 |
| | Country | Francis Minchin | 3,335 | 33.8 | -5.5 |
| | Communist | Ralph Gibson | 786 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,875 | 99.0 | -0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 104 | 1.0 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,979 | 95.5 | +0.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | William McKenzie | | 64.6 | +10.6 |
| | Country | Francis Minchin | | 35.4 | -10.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.6 | |

* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

1932 Victorian state election: Wonthaggi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | William McKenzie | 5,191 | 52.1 | -47.9 |
| | Country | Francis Minchin | 3,910 | 39.3 | +39.3 |
| | Independent | William Easton | 855 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,956 | 99.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 93 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,049 | 94.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | William McKenzie | | 54.0 | -46.0 |
| | Country | Francis Minchin | | 46.0 | +46.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Victorian state election: Wonthaggi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | William McKenzie | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

1927 Victorian state election: Wonthaggi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | William McKenzie | 4,548 | 52.4 |
| | Country | Herbert Hyland | 1,654 | 18.9 |
| | Country | Peter Hudson | 1,123 | 12.8 |
| | Nationalist | William Walker | 876 | 10.0 |
| | Australian Liberal | William Easton | 509 | 5.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,746 | 97.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 237 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,983 | 93.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

* Preferences were not distributed.
