Electoral results for the district of Melbourne
# Electoral results for the district of Melbourne

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

## Members for Melbourne

| Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - |
| Archibald Michie | None | 1856–1859 |
| David Moore | None | 1856–1859 |
| William Stawell | None | 1856–1857 |
| Henry Langlands | None | 1857–1859 |
| James Service | None | 1857–1859 |
| Geoffrey Carter | None | 1889–1900 |
| Edward Findley | Labor | 1900–1901 |
| James Boyd | Ministerialist | 1901–1908 |
| Alexander Rogers | Labor | 1908–1924 |
| Tom Hayes | Labor | 1924–1955 |
| Tom Hayes | Labor (Anti-Communist) | 1955–1955 |
| Arthur Clarey | Labor | 1955–1972 |
| Barry Jones | Labor | 1972–1977 |
| Keith Remington | Labor | 1977–1988 |
| Neil Cole | Labor | 1988–1999 |
| Bronwyn Pike | Labor | 1999–2012 |
| Jennifer Kanis | Labor | 2012–2014 |
| Ellen Sandell | Greens | 2014–present |

## Election results

### Elections in the 2020s

2022 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Greens | Ellen Sandell | 15,855 | 37.3 | −1.3 |
| | Labor | Rebecca Thistleton | 13,033 | 30.6 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal | George Palackalody | 7,522 | 17.7 | +0.3 |
| | Victorian Socialists | Colleen Bolger | 2,323 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| | Reason | Nicola Foxworthy | 1,601 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| | Animal Justice | Rabin Bangaar | 701 | 1.6 | −0.3 |
| | Family First | Michael Janson | 535 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Freedom | Steven J. Smith | 521 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Independent Indigenous | Laylah Al-Saimary | 428 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,519 | 96.6 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,485 | 3.4 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,004 | 80.7 | +0.1 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Labor | Rebecca Thistleton | 31,895 | 75.0 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | George Palackalody | 10,624 | 25.0 | −0.6 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Greens | Ellen Sandell | 25,593 | 60.2 | +8.5 |
| | Labor | Rebecca Thistleton | 16,926 | 39.8 | −8.5 |
| | Greens hold | Greens hold | Swing | +8.5 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Greens | Ellen Sandell | 15,755 | 38.85 | −2.59 |
| | Labor | Jennifer Kanis | 14,568 | 35.92 | +6.65 |
| | Liberal | Darin Schade | 6,920 | 17.06 | −7.03 |
| | Reason | Leo Close | 1,513 | 3.73 | +3.73 |
| | Animal Justice | Lawrence Pope | 830 | 2.05 | −0.12 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Rookes | 410 | 1.01 | +1.01 |
| | Independent | Peter Hanlon | 328 | 0.81 | +0.81 |
| | Aussie Battler | Kim Fuhrmann | 233 | 0.57 | +0.57 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,557 | 95.29 | −1.21 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,004 | 4.71 | +1.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,561 | 84.46 | −3.08 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Labor | Jennifer Kanis | 30,521 | 75.25 | +4.79 |
| | Liberal | Darin Schade | 10,036 | 24.75 | −4.79 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Greens | Ellen Sandell | 20,816 | 51.33 | −1.04 |
| | Labor | Jennifer Kanis | 19,741 | 48.68 | +1.04 |
| | Greens hold | Greens hold | Swing | −1.04 | |

2014 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Greens | Ellen Sandell | 15,333 | 41.4 | +8.9 |
| | Labor | Jennifer Kanis | 10,830 | 29.3 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal | Ed Huntingford | 8,913 | 24.1 | −4.7 |
| | Animal Justice | Kate Elliott | 802 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| | Christians | Neville Chisholm | 491 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Voice for the West | Tehiya Umer | 325 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Family First | Kerry Sutherland | 306 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,000 | 96.5 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,343 | 3.5 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,343 | 87.5 | +2.3 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Labor | Jennifer Kanis | 26,071 | 70.46 | +6.05 |
| | Liberal | Ed Huntingford | 10,929 | 29.54 | −6.05 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Greens | Ellen Sandell | 19,401 | 52.4 | +7.1 |
| | Labor | Jennifer Kanis | 17,599 | 47.6 | −7.1 |
| | Greens gain from Labor | Greens gain from Labor | Swing | +7.1 | |

2012 Melbourne state by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Greens | Cathy Oke | 10,197 | 36.52 | +4.60 |
| | Labor | Jennifer Kanis | 9,321 | 33.38 | –2.29 |
| | Sex Party | Fiona Patten | 1,832 | 6.56 | +3.67 |
| | Independent | Stephen Mayne | 1,325 | 4.74 | +4.74 |
| | Independent Liberal | David Nolte | 1,302 | 4.66 | +4.66 |
| | Independent | Berhan Ahmed | 1,127 | 4.04 | +4.04 |
| | Family First | Ashley Fenn | 841 | 3.01 | +3.01 |
| | Democratic Labor | Michael Murphy | 521 | 1.87 | +1.87 |
| | Christians | Maria Bengtsson | 342 | 1.22 | +1.22 |
| | Independent | Joseph Toscano | 208 | 0.74 | +0.74 |
| | Independent | Kate Borland | 207 | 0.74 | +0.74 |
| | Independent | Adrian Whitehead | 169 | 0.61 | +0.61 |
| | Independent Socialist Equality | Patrick O'Connor | 162 | 0.58 | +0.58 |
| | Independent Democrat | David Collyer | 160 | 0.57 | +0.57 |
| | Independent Secular | John Perkins | 162 | 0.58 | +0.58 |
| | Independent | Gerrit Schorel-Hlavka | 66 | 0.24 | +0.24 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,925 | 90.66 | –5.65 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,878 | 9.34 | +5.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,803 | 68.62 | –18.31 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jennifer Kanis | 14,384 | 51.51 | –4.66 |
| | Greens | Cathy Oke | 13,541 | 48.49 | +4.66 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | –4.66 | |

2010 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bronwyn Pike | 13,116 | 35.67 | -8.89 |
| | Greens | Brian Walters | 11,735 | 31.92 | +4.51 |
| | Liberal | Luke Martin | 10,281 | 27.96 | +5.88 |
| | Sex Party | Rory Killen | 1,061 | 2.89 | +2.89 |
| | Independent | Peter Lazzari | 231 | 0.63 | +0.63 |
| | Independent | John Perkins | 201 | 0.55 | +0.55 |
| | Independent | Maxine Fensom | 142 | 0.39 | +0.39 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 36,767 | 96.31 | -0.01 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,409 | 3.69 | +0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,176 | 86.93 | +2.09 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Labor | Bronwyn Pike | 23,683 | 64.41 | -7.0 |
| | Liberal | Luke Martin | 13,084 | 35.59 | +7.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bronwyn Pike | 20,510 | 55.76 | +3.88 |
| | Greens | Brian Walters | 16,273 | 44.24 | -3.88 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.88 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bronwyn Pike | 14,149 | 44.6 | -0.7 |
| | Greens | Richard Di Natale | 8,704 | 27.4 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal | Steve Papas | 7,009 | 22.1 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | Kevin Chamberlin | 866 | 2.7 | -3.2 |
| | People Power | Isabell Collins | 526 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Family First | Rebecca Gebbing | 496 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,750 | 96.3 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,214 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,964 | 84.8 | |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Labor | Bronwyn Pike | 22,677 | 71.4 | -0.7 |
| | Liberal | Steve Papas | 9,070 | 28.6 | +0.7 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bronwyn Pike | 16,512 | 52.0 | +0.1 |
| | Greens | Richard Di Natale | 15,238 | 48.0 | -0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.1 | |

2002 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bronwyn Pike | 12,882 | 45.3 | -12.7 |
| | Greens | Richard Di Natale | 6,880 | 24.2 | +24.2 |
| | Liberal | Sue Bourke | 5,971 | 21.0 | -15.3 |
| | Independent | Kevin Chamberlin | 1,690 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Arun Pradhan | 290 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | Maxine Fensom | 253 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Jeremy Beck | 242 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Independent | Michael Cebon | 214 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,422 | 95.9 | -0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,212 | 4.1 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,634 | 87.5 | |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Labor | Bronwyn Pike | 20,510 | 72.2 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal | Sue Bourke | 7,910 | 27.8 | -9.8 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bronwyn Pike | 14,757 | 51.9 | -10.4 |
| | Greens | Richard Di Natale | 13,665 | 48.1 | +48.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Bronwyn Pike | 20,572 | 59.3 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal | Lana McLean | 12,122 | 35.0 | +4.2 |
| | Independent | Jorge Jorquera | 1,986 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,680 | 96.3 | -0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,334 | 3.7 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,014 | 87.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bronwyn Pike | 22,122 | 63.8 | -2.1 |
| | Liberal | Lana McLean | 12,568 | 36.2 | +2.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.1 | |

1996 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Neil Cole | 17,276 | 53.6 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal | Chin Tan | 9,907 | 30.8 | -2.1 |
| | Independent | Gurm Sekhon | 1,965 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| | Independent | Trevor Huggard | 1,930 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| | Independent | Di Quin | 808 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| | Natural Law | Amara Clarke | 320 | 1.0 | -0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,206 | 97.0 | +3.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,006 | 3.0 | -3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,212 | 88.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Neil Cole | 21,145 | 65.9 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal | Chin Tan | 10,935 | 34.1 | -3.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.8 | |

1992 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Neil Cole | 14,731 | 51.5 | -15.9 |
| | Liberal | Kate Nunan | 9,391 | 32.8 | +1.5 |
| | Democrats | Bryce Vissel | 2,319 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| | Independent | Dean Reynolds | 824 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Independent | Dave Holmes | 658 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Natural Law | Tony Botsman | 517 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Independent | John Dobinson | 156 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,596 | 94.0 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,826 | 6.0 | -0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,422 | 90.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Neil Cole | 17,721 | 62.1 | -5.8 |
| | Liberal | Kate Nunan | 10,807 | 37.9 | +5.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.8 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Neil Cole | 15,270 | 68.03 | +7.07 |
| | Liberal | Catherine Dossetor | 7,177 | 31.97 | -0.19 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,447 | 93.47 | -2.22 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,569 | 6.53 | +2.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,016 | 84.87 | -0.61 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.71 | |

1985 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Keith Remington | 15,155 | 61.0 | -3.4 |
| | Liberal | Peter Jones | 7,996 | 32.2 | +7.9 |
| | Public Transport | Janet Walk | 1,709 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,860 | 95.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,121 | 4.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,981 | 85.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Keith Remington | 16,209 | 65.2 | -6.1 |
| | Liberal | Peter Jones | 8,651 | 34.8 | +6.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.1 | |

1982 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Keith Remington | 12,819 | 62.9 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal | John Simmonds | 5,102 | 25.0 | -4.1 |
| | Democrats | Catherine Stewart | 1,350 | 6.6 | -2.0 |
| | Independent | Cecil Murgatroyd | 626 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| | Communist | Roger Wilson | 479 | 2.4 | -1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,376 | 95.7 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 911 | 4.3 | -1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,287 | 90.0 | +3.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Keith Remington | 14,147 | 69.4 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal | John Simmonds | 6,229 | 30.6 | -3.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.4 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Keith Remington | 12,129 | 58.8 | -3.6 |
| | Liberal | John Campbell | 6,001 | 29.1 | -5.7 |
| | Democrats | Trevor Cooke | 1,769 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| | Communist | Roger Wilson | 725 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,624 | 94.3 | -1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,247 | 5.7 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,871 | 86.1 | -0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Keith Remington | 13,608 | 66.0 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal | John Campbell | 7,016 | 34.0 | -1.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.2 | |

1977 Melbourne state by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Keith Remington | 10,026 | 56.8 | -5.6 |
| | Liberal | Anthony Cree | 4,769 | 27.0 | -7.7 |
| | Democrats | Peter Bowden | 2,853 | 16.2 | +16.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,648 | 97.4 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 470 | 2.6 | -1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,118 | 66.8 | -19.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

* Preferences were not distributed.

1976 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Barry Jones | 15,104 | 62.4 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal | Bruce Atkinson | 8,415 | 34.7 | +6.1 |
| | Independent | Lou-Anne Barker | 696 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,215 | 95.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,023 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,238 | 86.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Barry Jones | 15,685 | 64.8 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | Bruce Atkinson | 8,530 | 35.2 | -3.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.0 | |

1973 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Barry Jones | 12,582 | 57.0 | -3.5 |
| | Liberal | Michael Wallwork | 6,244 | 28.3 | +2.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Anna Linard | 1,682 | 7.6 | -6.2 |
| | Australia | Michele Turner | 1,558 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,066 | 94.4 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,306 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,372 | 87.4 | -3.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Barry Jones | 13,769 | 62.4 | -0.2 |
| | Liberal | Michael Wallwork | 8,297 | 37.6 | +0.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.2 | |

1972 Melbourne state by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Barry Jones | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

1970 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Arthur Clarey | 12,768 | 60.5 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | Allan Waite | 5,428 | 25.7 | +0.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Michael McMahon | 2,908 | 13.8 | -1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,104 | 94.2 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,289 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,393 | 90.8 | +2.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Arthur Clarey | 13,204 | 62.6 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal | Allan Waite | 7,900 | 37.4 | -0.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.7 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Arthur Clarey | 12,904 | 59.6 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | Anthony Gilligan | 5,436 | 25.1 | -0.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | James Whitehead | 3,302 | 15.3 | -2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,642 | 94.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,329 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,971 | 88.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Arthur Clarey | 13,399 | 61.9 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal | Anthony Gilligan | 8,243 | 38.1 | -3.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.5 | |

1964 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Arthur Clarey | 6,044 | 49.3 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | William Burns | 3,860 | 31.5 | +3.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Thomas Brennan | 2,348 | 19.2 | -2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,252 | 95.5 | +1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 575 | 4.5 | -1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,827 | 90.2 | +0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Arthur Clarey | 6,248 | 51.0 | -2.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | William Burns | 6,004 | 49.0 | +2.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.8 | |

1961 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Arthur Clarey | 6,340 | 48.0 | -2.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | William Burns | 3,742 | 28.3 | +5.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Tom Hayes | 2,909 | 22.0 | -5.3 |
| | Independent | Henry Roche | 209 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,200 | 93.6 | -2.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 896 | 6.4 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,096 | 90.0 | +1.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Arthur Clarey | 7,101 | 53.8 | -0.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | William Burns | 6,099 | 46.2 | +0.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.5 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1958 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Arthur Clarey | 8,129 | 50.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Tom Hayes | 4,430 | 27.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | Martha Yuille | 3,645 | 22.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,804 | 96.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 600 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,804 | 89.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Arthur Clarey | 8,793 | 54.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Tom Hayes | 7,411 | 45.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

1955 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Arthur Clarey | 6,913 | 48.9 |
| | Liberal and Country | Alan Etherington | 3,703 | 26.2 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Tom Hayes | 3,520 | 24.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,136 | 95.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 597 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,733 | 90.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Arthur Clarey | 9,132 | 64.6 |
| | Liberal and Country | Alan Etherington | 5,004 | 35.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

1952 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Tom Hayes | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

1950 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Tom Hayes | 14,219 | 66.0 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | John Eddy | 7,340 | 34.0 | -6.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,559 | 98.3 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 368 | 1.7 | -1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,927 | 90.5 | +1.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.2 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Tom Hayes | 13,642 | 59.8 | -40.2 |
| | Liberal | George Crowther | 9,189 | 40.2 | +40.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,831 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 647 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,478 | 88.7 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

1945 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Tom Hayes | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

1943 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Tom Hayes | 11,273 | 65.3 | -34.7 |
| | Independent | John Somerville | 5,991 | 34.7 | +34.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,264 | 96.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 686 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,950 | 75.7 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

1940 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Tom Hayes | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1937 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Tom Hayes | 10,902 | 63.0 | -1.5 |
| | United Australia | Reginald Archer | 6,407 | 37.0 | +1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,309 | 97.0 | -2.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 537 | 3.0 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,846 | 88.4 | -6.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.5 | |

1935 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Tom Hayes | 11,320 | 64.5 | +9.4 |
| | United Australia | Charles Lucas | 6,239 | 35.5 | -3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,559 | 96.7 | -0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 600 | 3.3 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,159 | 87.5 | -2.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.3 | |

1932 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Tom Hayes | 9,289 | 55.1 | -44.9 |
| | United Australia | William Hendry | 6,610 | 39.2 | +39.2 |
| | Communist | Ernie Thornton | 953 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,852 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 472 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,324 | 90.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Tom Hayes | | 60.2 | -39.8 |
| | United Australia | William Hendry | | 39.8 | +39.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Tom Hayes | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

1927 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Tom Hayes | 12,115 | 66.6 |
| | Australian Liberal | Carlyle Ferguson | 6,071 | 33.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,186 | 97.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 489 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,675 | 81.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

1924 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Tom Hayes | 3,385 | 76.7 | -23.3 |
| | Nationalist | Wilfred Kent Hughes | 1,030 | 23.3 | +23.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,415 | 99.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 23 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,438 | 57.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

1921 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Alexander Rogers | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

1920 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Alexander Rogers | 4,037 | 80.9 | |
| | Nationalist | Alfred Buchanan | 951 | 19.1 | +19.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,988 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 79 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,067 | 57.2 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Alexander Rogers | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

1914 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Alexander Rogers | 2,799 | 64.0 | -11.1 |
| | Liberal | Henry Hall | 1,574 | 36.0 | +11.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,373 | 96.5 | -1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 159 | 3.5 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,532 | 44.8 | -11.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -11.1 | |

1911 Victorian state election: Melbourne :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Alexander Rogers | 3,233 | 75.1 | +39.5 |
| | Liberal | Tom Brennan | 1,070 | 24.9 | -5.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,303 | 98.3 | -1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 76 | 1.7 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,379 | 56.7 | +17.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
