This is a list of electoral results for the district of Clarinda in Victorian state elections. The district of Clarinda is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia, created for the 2014 state election and located in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs.
Members for Clarinda
| Member | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Lim | Labor | 2014–2018 |
| Meng Heang Tak | Labor | 2018–present |
Election Results
2022 Victorian State Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Meng Heang Tak | 18,441 | 45.5 | −9.1 |
| Liberal | Anthony Richardson | 11,593 | 28.6 | +1.0 |
| Greens | Jessamine Moffett | 3,227 | 7.9 | +0.9 |
| Independent | Caroline White | 3,167 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| Family First | Karen Hastings | 1,215 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Independent | Hung Vo | 1,122 | 2.8 | +0.0 |
| Animal Justice | Sue Litchfield | 1,005 | 2.5 | +0.3 |
| Freedom | Steve Wolfe | 794 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | 40,564 | 94.2 | +0.8 | |
| Informal votes | 2,477 | 5.8 | −0.8 | |
| Turnout | 43,041 | 88.8 | −0.6 |
Two-party-preferred result:
- Labor (Meng Heang Tak): 24,416 (60.2%) — swing −4.7
- Liberal (Anthony Richardson): 16,148 (39.8%) — swing +4.7
- Labor hold
2018 Victorian State Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Meng Heang Tak | 20,421 | 55.55 | +2.28 |
| Liberal | Gandhi Bevinakoppa | 9,083 | 24.71 | −4.43 |
| Greens | Josh Fergeus | 3,870 | 10.53 | −0.76 |
| Independent | Michael Gardner | 1,829 | 4.98 | +4.98 |
| Transport Matters | Zhi Gang Zhuang | 1,558 | 4.24 | +4.24 |
| Total formal votes | 36,761 | 93.29 | −0.57 | |
| Informal votes | 2,644 | 6.71 | +0.57 | |
| Turnout | 39,405 | 88.63 | −3.29 |
Two-party-preferred result:
- Labor (Meng Heang Tak): 24,788 (67.43%) — swing +1.58
- Liberal (Gandhi Bevinakoppa): 11,976 (32.58%) — swing −1.58
- Labor hold
2014 Victorian State Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Hong Lim | 20,029 | 53.3 | +1.0 |
| Liberal | Gandhi Bevinakoppa | 10,965 | 29.2 | −4.1 |
| Greens | James Talbot-Kamoen | 4,239 | 11.3 | +2.7 |
| Rise Up Australia | Melanie Vassiliou | 1,340 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Independent | James Marinis | 1,034 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Total formal votes | 37,700 | 93.9 | −0.0 | |
| Informal votes | 2,466 | 6.1 | +0.0 | |
| Turnout | 40,166 | 91.9 | +0.4 |
Two-party-preferred result:
- Labor (Hong Lim): 24,713 (65.8%) — swing +3.4
- Liberal (Gandhi Bevinakoppa): 12,833 (34.2%) — swing −3.4
- Labor hold
Summary
The district of Clarinda has been a safe Labor seat since its creation in 2014. Hong Lim held the seat from 2014 to 2018, and Meng Heang Tak has held it since 2018. Labor's two-party-preferred vote has ranged from 60.2% (2022) to 67.43% (2018), consistently well above the party's statewide result.
