Electoral results for the district of Boroondara
# Electoral results for the district of Boroondara

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

## Members for Boroondara

| Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - |
| George Smith | Unaligned | 1877 |
| Robert Smith | Unaligned | 1878–1882 |
| William Walker | Unaligned | 1882–1889 |

A new district, Eastern Suburbs, was created in 1889 covering much of the same area as Boroondara.

Boroondara was re-created in 1904.

| Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - |
| Sir Frank Madden | Liberal | 1904–1917 |
| Edmund Greenwood | Nationalist | 1917–1927 |
| Richard Linton | Nationalist | 1927–1931 |
| Richard Linton | UAP | 1931–1933 |
| Trevor Oldham | UAP | 1933–1945 |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1940s

1943 Victorian state election: Boroondara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Australia | Trevor Oldham | 19,517 | 58.4 | -12.0 |
| | Independent | Lila Monsbourgh | 13,881 | 41.6 | +41.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,398 | 97.9 | -0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 730 | 2.1 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,128 | 86.9 | -5.8 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

1940 Victorian state election: Boroondara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Australia | Trevor Oldham | 21,921 | 70.4 | -29.6 |
| | Independent | Reuben Kefford | 9,196 | 29.6 | +29.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,117 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 585 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,702 | 92.7 | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1937 Victorian state election: Boroondara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Australia | Trevor Oldham | unopposed | | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | | |

1935 Victorian state election: Boroondara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Australia | Trevor Oldham | unopposed | | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | | |

1933 Boroondara state by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Australia | Trevor Oldham | 8,068 | 35.8 |
| | Labor | Muriel Heagney | 4,632 | 20.5 |
| | United Australia | James Nettleton | 3,271 | 14.5 |
| | United Australia | Cedric Pullman | 2,610 | 11.6 |
| | United Australia | Danial Berriman | 1,732 | 7.7 |
| | United Australia | Robert Sylvester | 1,550 | 6.9 |
| | United Australia | James Fowler | 686 | 3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,549 | 95.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,101 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,650 | 91.6 |
| After distribution of preferences ||||||
| | United Australia | Trevor Oldham | 11,283 | 50.0 |
| | United Australia | James Nettleton | 5,772 | 25.6 |
| | Labor | Muriel Heagney | 5,494 | 24.4 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A |

* Preferences were not fully distributed.

1932 Victorian state election: Boroondara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Australia | Richard Linton | unopposed | | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Victorian state election: Boroondara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Richard Linton | 13,881 | 60.3 | +20.6 |
| | Labor | Robert Dodman | 9,152 | 39.7 | +11.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,033 | 99.1 | +3.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 204 | 0.9 | -3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,237 | 93.6 | +0.9 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -3.1 | |

1927 Victorian state election: Boroondara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Richard Linton | 7,712 | 39.7 |
| | Labor | Robert Dodman | 5,542 | 28.5 |
| | Independent | David Evans | 1,644 | 8.5 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Robert Sylvester | 1,590 | 8.2 |
| | Australian Liberal | Victor Ginn | 1,573 | 8.1 |
| | Independent | Louis Holmes | 1,375 | 7.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,436 | 96.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 798 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,234 | 92.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Richard Linton | 12,125 | 63.4 |
| | Labor | Robert Dodman | 7,311 | 37.6 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | |

1924 Victorian state election: Boroondara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Edmund Greenwood | 17,670 | 63.1 | -36.9 |
| | Independent Liberal | Philip Jacobs | 10,348 | 36.9 | +36.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,018 | 99.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 127 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,145 | 44.6 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |

1921 Victorian state election: Boroondara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Edmund Greenwood | unopposed | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |

1920 Victorian state election: Boroondara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Edmund Greenwood | 16,885 | 61.5 | +18.6 |
| | Nationalist | George Palmer | 6,721 | 24.5 | +24.5 |
| | Labor | William Wilcock | 3,858 | 14.0 | +14.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,464 | 93.6 | -3.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 573 | 6.4 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,340 | 60.5 | +14.8 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Victorian state election: Boroondara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Edmund Greenwood | 7,461 | 42.9 | |
| | Nationalist | Frank Madden | 4,839 | 27.8 | |
| | Nationalist | Frederick Francis | 2,654 | 15.2 | |
| | Nationalist | Walter Hiscock | 2,450 | 14.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,404 | 96.8 | -1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 573 | 3.2 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,977 | 45.7 | +6.8 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Edmund Greenwood | 11,258 | 66.7 | |
| | Nationalist | Frank Madden | 6,146 | 33.3 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |

1914 Victorian state election: Boroondara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Frank Madden | 7,929 | 69.2 | +8.8 |
| | Labor | Ralph Charrett | 3,537 | 30.8 | +30.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,466 | 98.3 | -1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 204 | 1.7 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,670 | 38.9 | -13.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

1911 Victorian state election: Boroondara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Frank Madden | 6,096 | 60.4 | +10.2 |
| | Independent Liberal | Harold Wilkinson | 3,993 | 39.6 | +39.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,089 | 99.4 | -0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 60 | 0.6 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,149 | 52.2 | +10.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
