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Victorian state election, 5 May 1979
Legislative Assembly
<< 1976–1982 >>

Enrolled voters 2,350,407
Votes cast 2,193,037 Turnout 93.30 0.62
Informal votes 66,016 Informal 3.01 0.47
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 962,123 45.23 +2.80 32 +11
  Liberal 881,366 41.44 -4.44 41 -11
  National 119,385 5.61 -1.46 8 +1
  Democrats 114,053 5.36 * 0 ±0
  Independent 30,102 1.42 -0.31 0 -1
  Democratic Labor 10,907 0.51 -2.06 0 ±0
  Other 9,085 0.43 +0.11 0 ±0
Total 2,127,021     81  
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal 1,073,415 50.5 –5.3
  Labor 1,053,606 49.5 +5.3

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1979 Victoria, Australia, election.

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

1979 Victorian state election: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bunna Walsh 14,212 59.7 −3.4
Liberal Donald Gillies 7,302 30.7 −6.2
Democrats Marilyn Blair 2,278 9.6 +9.6
Total formal votes 23,792 96.4 +0.3
Informal votes 879 3.6 −0.3
Turnout 24,671 88.4 +2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bunna Walsh 15,237 64.0 +0.9
Liberal Donald Gillies 8,555 36.0 −0.9
Labor hold Swing +0.9

Ascot Vale

1979 Victorian state election: Ascot Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Edmunds 16,901 68.3 +5.0
Liberal Murray Kellam 7,859 31.7 −5.0
Total formal votes 24,760 95.2 −0.9
Informal votes 1,241 4.8 +0.9
Turnout 26,001 92.5 +0.1
Labor hold Swing +5.0

Ballarat North

1979 Victorian state election: Ballarat North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Evans 14,324 56.3 −0.5
Labor Bill Horrocks 11,108 43.7 +6.1
Total formal votes 25,432 97.6 −0.7
Informal votes 616 2.4 +0.7
Turnout 26,048 94.9 −0.5
Liberal hold Swing −5.6

Ballarat South

1979 Victorian state election: Ballarat South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joan Chambers 11,671 45.6 −8.5
Labor Frank Sheehan 11,474 44.9 −1.0
Democrats June Johnson 1,597 6.2 +6.2
Independent Glendon Ludbrook 841 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 25,583 97.9 +0.5
Informal votes 542 2.1 −0.5
Turnout 26,125 94.8 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joan Chambers 12,889 50.4 −3.8
Labor Frank Sheehan 12,694 49.6 +3.8
Liberal hold Swing −3.8

Balwyn

1979 Victorian state election: Balwyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Ramsay 15,206 58.6 −4.9
Labor Ann Jackson 7,924 30.6 +2.6
Democrats Ralph Corrie 2,800 10.8 +10.8
Total formal votes 25,930 98.1 −0.3
Informal votes 505 1.9 +0.3
Turnout 26,435 92.7 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Ramsay 17,112 66.0 −3.3
Labor Ann Jackson 8,818 34.0 +3.3
Liberal hold Swing −3.3

Benalla

1979 Victorian state election: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tom Trewin 9,991 42.3 −1.8
Labor Brian Cousins 7,768 32.9 +6.0
Liberal Alan Jones 5,883 24.9 +2.4
Total formal votes 23,642 97.8 −0.6
Informal votes 522 2.2 +0.6
Turnout 24,164 93.4 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Tom Trewin 15,460 65.4 −4.7
Labor Brian Cousins 8,182 34.6 +4.7
National hold Swing −4.7

Benambra

1979 Victorian state election: Benambra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lou Lieberman 13,382 52.5 +26.5
Labor Max Edgar 6,164 24.2 +0.2
National John Bidgood 4,966 19.5 −17.1
Independent Dudley Schubert 959 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 25,501 97.3 −0.5
Informal votes 693 2.7 +0.5
Turnout 26,164 92.9 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lou Lieberman 17,626 69.1 −0.7
Labor Max Edgar 7,875 30.9 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing −0.7

Bendigo

1979 Victorian state election: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Daryl McClure 10,829 42.6 −11.0
Labor Elaine Knight 10,742 42.2 −4.2
Democrats Christopher Stoltz 3,861 15.2 +15.2
Total formal votes 25,432 98.2 −0.5
Informal votes 467 1.8 +0.5
Turnout 25,899 95.2 −0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Daryl McClure 13,016 51.2 −2.4
Labor Elaine Knight 12,416 48.8 +2.4
Liberal hold Swing −2.4

Bennettswood

1979 Victorian state election: Bennettswood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Keith McCance 13,220 50.1 −5.2
Labor Doug Newton 10,426 39.5 +0.2
Democrats Alan Swindon 2,749 10.4 +10.4
Total formal votes 26,395 98.1 −0.1
Informal votes 520 1.9 +0.1
Turnout 26,915 94.6 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Keith McCance 14,806 56.1 −4.0
Labor Doug Newton 11,589 43.9 +4.0
Liberal hold Swing −4.0

Bentleigh

1979 Victorian state election: Bentleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Hockley 12,949 50.2 +11.3
Liberal Bob Suggett 12,853 49.8 −3.0
Total formal votes 25,802 97.2 −0.8
Informal votes 736 2.8 +0.8
Turnout 26,538 95.1 +0.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.5

Berwick

1979 Victorian state election: Berwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Maclellan 15,942 53.0 +2.9
Labor Judith Wallace 11,383 37.8 +4.5
Democrats Grace Bayliss 2,754 9.2 +9.2
Total formal votes 30,079 97.6 −0.7
Informal votes 738 2.4 +0.7
Turnout 30,817 93.1 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Maclellan 17,509 58.2 −6.9
Labor Judith Wallace 12,570 41.8 +6.9
Liberal hold Swing −6.9

Box Hill

1979 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald Mackinnon 12,426 47.4 −6.4
Labor Adrian Moore 10,504 40.1 +1.2
Democrats Esther Poelman 3,255 12.4 +12.4
Total formal votes 26,185 97.8 −0.1
Informal votes 583 2.2 +0.1
Turnout 26,768 92.8 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Donald Mackinnon 14,035 53.6 −6.0
Labor Adrian Moore 12,150 46.4 +6.0
Liberal hold Swing −6.0

Brighton

1979 Victorian state election: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeannette Patrick 15,260 62.7 +0.9
Labor Christopher Kennedy 9,062 37.3 +8.6
Total formal votes 24,322 97.6 −0.5
Informal votes 598 2.4 +0.5
Turnout 24,920 91.4 −0.9
Liberal hold Swing −5.4

Broadmeadows

1979 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Wilton 21,000 68.4 +5.2
Liberal Norman Walker 5,255 17.1 −19.7
Democrats Barbara Duncan 4,462 14.5 +14.5
Total formal votes 30,717 94.0 −1.3
Informal votes 1,947 6.0 +1.3
Turnout 32,664 93.4 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Wilton 23,210 75.6 +12.4
Liberal Norman Walker 7,507 24.4 −12.4
Labor hold Swing +12.4

Brunswick

1979 Victorian state election: Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Roper 17,268 70.2 +7.7
Liberal Geoff Leigh 5,762 23.4 −4.6
Communist Philip Herington 1,580 6.4 +6.4
Total formal votes 24,610 95.6 +1.3
Informal votes 1,128 4.4 −1.3
Turnout 25,738 89.8 −0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Roper 18,570 75.5 +10.8
Liberal Geoff Leigh 6,040 24.5 −10.8
Labor hold Swing +10.8

Bundoora

1979 Victorian state election: Bundoora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Cain 16,957 59.6 +6.3
Liberal Anthony Cree 10,509 36.9 −9.8
Independent Jamie Bogle 1,005 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 28,471 97.1 −0.6
Informal votes 837 2.9 +0.6
Turnout 29,308 94.4 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Cain 17,251 60.6 +7.3
Liberal Anthony Cree 11,220 39.4 −7.3
Labor hold Swing +7.3

Burwood

1979 Victorian state election: Burwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeff Kennett 13,599 54.2 −3.6
Labor Douglas Bennett 8,938 35.6 +1.6
Democrats Veronica Lysaght 2,548 10.2 +10.2
Total formal votes 25,085 98.3 −0.1
Informal votes 428 1.7 +0.1
Turnout 25,513 92.9 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jeff Kennett 14,815 59.1 −5.5
Labor Douglas Bennett 10,270 40.9 +5.5
Liberal hold Swing −5.5

Carrum

1979 Victorian state election: Carrum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ian Cathie 15,198 55.5 +0.5
Liberal Hugh Falconer 9,613 35.1 −9.9
Democrats Wendy Kleeman 2,321 8.5 +8.5
Australia Brenda Heath 250 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 27,382 97.3 +0.1
Informal votes 750 2.7 −0.1
Turnout 28,132 93.2 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ian Cathie 16,936 61.9 +6.9
Liberal Hugh Falconer 10,446 38.1 −6.9
Labor hold Swing +6.9

Caulfield

1979 Victorian state election: Caulfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ted Tanner 9,752 40.2 −20.6
Labor Gilbert Wright 7,419 30.6 −3.6
Independent Charles Francis 4,510 18.6 +18.6
Democrats Allan Blankfield 2,573 10.6 +10.6
Total formal votes 24,254 96.7 −0.2
Informal votes 834 3.3 +0.2
Turnout 25,088 89.8 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ted Tanner 13,043 53.8 −11.5
Labor Gilbert Wright 11,211 46.2 +11.5
Liberal hold Swing −11.5

Coburg

1979 Victorian state election: Coburg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Gavin 11,647 45.7 +2.4
Independent Jack Mutton 7,183 28.2 −0.3
Liberal Nicholas Kosenko 4,602 18.0 −5.1
Democrats Kenneth Goss 840 3.3 +3.3
Democratic Labor John Flint 801 3.1 −2.0
Independent Raymond Berbling 439 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 25,512 93.6 −3.0
Informal votes 1,751 6.4 +3.0
Turnout 27,263 94.8 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Gavin 17,731 69.5 +3.0
Liberal Nicholas Kosenko 7,781 30.5 −3.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Peter Gavin 13,072 51.2 +6.6
Independent Jack Mutton 12,440 48.8 −6.6
Labor gain from Independent Swing +6.6

Dandenong

1979 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rob Jolly 16,692 51.1 −4.1
Liberal Francis Holohan 12,469 38.2 −6.6
Democrats Janice Bateman 3,244 9.9 +9.9
Socialist Workers Ruth Egg 250 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 32,655 96.3 −0.5
Informal votes 1,236 3.7 +0.5
Turnout 33,891 94.2 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rob Jolly 18,444 56.5 +1.3
Liberal Francis Holohan 14,211 43.5 −1.3
Labor hold Swing +1.3

Doncaster

1979 Victorian state election: Doncaster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Morris Williams 15,268 54.1 +0.9
Labor Jean Downing 9,629 34.1 +7.2
Democrats Sydney Poulter 3.166 11.2 +11.2
Australia Max Mand 147 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 28,210 97.8 −0.7
Informal votes 632 2.2 +0.7
Turnout 28,842 94.7 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Morris Williams 17,191 60.9 −5.0
Labor Jean Downing 11,019 39.1 +5.0
Liberal hold Swing −5.0

Dromana

1979 Victorian state election: Dromana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 13,911 48.5 −11.1
Labor David Hassett 10,878 38.0 +1.3
Democrats Laurence Amor 2,043 7.1 +7.1
National Kenneth Spunner 1,835 6.4 +6.4
Total formal votes 28,667 97.6 −0.8
Informal votes 708 2.4 +0.8
Turnout 29,375 92.3 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 16,254 56.7 −6.2
Labor David Hassett 12,413 43.3 +6.2
Liberal hold Swing −6.2

Essendon

1979 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Rowe 12,864 50.8 +0.8
Liberal Ian Hocking 10,487 41.4 −8.6
Democratic Labor Paul McManus 1,993 7.9 +7.9
Total formal votes 25,344 97.3 +0.1
Informal votes 702 2.7 −0.1
Turnout 26,046 94.4 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Rowe 13,045 51.5 +1.6
Liberal Ian Hocking 12,299 48.5 −1.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +1.6

Evelyn

1979 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Plowman 14,076 47.4 −4.6
Labor William Thomas 12,591 42.4 +2.9
Democrats John Couzens 3,044 10.3 +10.3
Total formal votes 29,711 97.4 −0.6
Informal votes 794 2.6 +0.6
Turnout 30,505 92.8 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Plowman 15,995 53.8 −5.8
Labor William Thomas 13,716 46.2 +5.8
Liberal hold Swing −5.8

Footscray

1979 Victorian state election: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Fordham 17,010 69.5 −2.1
Liberal John Huntington 6,153 25.1 −3.3
Socialist Workers Peter Abrahamson 1,308 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 24,471 94.3 −1.2
Informal votes 1,474 5.7 +1.2
Turnout 25,945 92.5 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Fordham 18,187 74.3 +2.8
Liberal John Huntington 6,284 25.7 −2.8
Labor hold Swing +2.8

Forest Hill

1979 Victorian state election: Forest Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Richardson 14,745 50.3 −8.0
Labor Anne Blackburn 11,576 39.5 +3.1
Democrats John Goodall 2,841 9.7 +9.7
Independent Wilhelm Kapphan 177 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 29,339 98.0 −0.3
Informal votes 594 2.0 +0.3
Turnout 29,933 94.4 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Richardson 16,131 55.0 −8.1
Labor Anne Blackburn 13,208 45.0 +8.1
Liberal hold Swing −8.1

Frankston

1979 Victorian state election: Frankston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graeme Weideman 15,706 52.1 −7.2
Labor Archibald Stewart 11,774 39.1 +2.6
Democrats William Towers 2,649 8.8 +8.8
Total formal votes 30,129 97.9 −0.5
Informal votes 646 2.1 +0.5
Turnout 30,775 93.5 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graeme Weideman 17,235 57.2 −5.5
Labor Archibald Stewart 12,894 42.8 +5.5
Liberal hold Swing −5.5

Geelong East

1979 Victorian state election: Geelong East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Graham Ernst 11,713 47.7 −0.8
Liberal Phil Gude 10,953 44.6 −6.9
Democrats Reginald Swetten 1,153 4.7 +4.7
Democratic Labor Roderick Jordan 752 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 24,571 97.9 +0.9
Informal votes 534 2.1 −0.9
Turnout 25,105 94.5 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graham Ernst 12,702 51.7 +3.2
Liberal Phil Gude 11,869 48.3 −3.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.2

Geelong North

1979 Victorian state election: Geelong North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neil Trezise 16,645 65.2 +2.6
Liberal John Dow 8,870 34.8 −2.6
Total formal votes 25,515 95.9 −0.9
Informal votes 1,097 4.1 +0.9
Turnout 26,612 93.9 +0.7
Labor hold Swing +2.6

Geelong West

1979 Victorian state election: Geelong West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hayden Birrell 11,640 48.9 −6.3
Labor Hayden Shell 10,725 45.1 +0.3
Democrats Guenter Sahr 1,436 6.0 +6.0
Total formal votes 23,801 97.7 0.0
Informal votes 561 2.3 0.0
Turnout 24,362 93.8 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Hayden Birrell 12,092 50.8 −4.4
Labor Hayden Shell 11,709 49.2 +4.4
Liberal hold Swing −4.4

Gippsland East

1979 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bruce Evans 9,807 41.3 −4.6
Labor Graeme McIntyre 7,421 31.2 +31.2
Liberal Philip Davis 6,549 27.5 +6.0
Total formal votes 23,777 96.6 −1.2
Informal votes 844 3.4 +1.2
Turnout 24,621 92.7 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Bruce Evans 16,005 67.3 −3.4
Labor Graeme McIntyre 7,919 32.9 +32.9
National hold Swing −3.4

Gippsland South

1979 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
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 24,061 97.3 −0.8
Informal votes 657 2.7 +0.8
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 Swing +5.6

Gisborne

1979 Victorian state election: Gisborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Reynolds 15,284 52.0 −0.5
Labor Ian Elliott 14,098 48.0 +13.4
Total formal votes 29,382 97.4 −0.9
Informal votes 774 2.6 +0.9
Turnout 30,156 94.2 +0.1
Liberal hold Swing −12.2

Glenhuntly

1979 Victorian state election: Glenhuntly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gerard Vaughan 11,078 46.1 +4.8
Liberal Charles Hider 10,751 44.7 −7.2
Australia Gail Farrell 1,190 5.0 +5.0
Democratic Labor John Mulholland 1,023 4.3 −2.9
Total formal votes 24,042 97.0 −0.5
Informal votes 734 3.0 +0.5
Turnout 24,776 93.1 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gerard Vaughan 12,396 51.6 +9.7
Liberal Charles Hider 11,646 48.4 −9.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.7

Glenroy

1979 Victorian state election: Glenroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Culpin 16,695 66.7 +7.8
Liberal Donald McClelland 8,338 33.3 −7.8
Total formal votes 25,033 96.1 −0.2
Informal votes 1,027 3.9 +0.2
Turnout 26,060 94.4 +0.5
Labor hold Swing +7.8

Greensborough

1979 Victorian state election: Greensborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pauline Toner 15,266 48.1 +0.8
Liberal Ronald Turner 12,929 40.7 −12.0
Democrats Leo Bates 3,369 10.6 +10.6
Australia Dorothy Prout 161 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 31,725 98.4 +0.3
Informal votes 529 1.6 −0.3
Turnout 32,254 92.9 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pauline Toner 17,091 53.9 +6.7
Liberal Ronald Turner 14,634 46.1 −6.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.7

Hawthorn

1979 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Walter Jona 12,903 54.7 +0.4
Labor Kevin Zervos 8,620 36.6 −1.4
Democrats Alberta Steegstra 2,050 8.7 +8.7
Total formal votes 23,573 97.6 −0.4
Informal votes 581 2.4 +0.4
Turnout 24,154 89.3 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Walter Jona 14,102 59.8 −0.9
Labor Kevin Zervos 9,471 40.2 +0.9
Liberal hold Swing −0.9

Heatherton

1979 Victorian state election: Heatherton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Spyker 12,897 46.1 +1.5
Liberal Llew Reese 11,866 42.4 −13.0
Democrats Sonia Sargood 3,201 11.5 +11.5
Total formal votes 27,964 96.5 −0.4
Informal votes 1,000 3.5 +0.4
Turnout 28,964 93.7 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Spyker 14,276 51.0 +6.4
Liberal Llew Reese 13,688 49.0 −6.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.4

Ivanhoe

1979 Victorian state election: Ivanhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Skeggs 13,483 48.3 −5.7
Labor Tony Sheehan 11,279 40.4 +2.3
Democrats Mario Piraino 3,146 11.3 +11.3
Total formal votes 27,908 97.6 −0.5
Informal votes 689 2.4 +0.5
Turnout 28,597 93.9 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Skeggs 14,902 53.4 −7.7
Labor Tony Sheehan 13,006 46.6 +7.7
Liberal hold Swing −7.7

Keilor

1979 Victorian state election: Keilor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Ginifer 20,648 65.2 +7.0
Liberal Vaclav Ubl 11,006 34.8 −4.6
Total formal votes 31,654 94.0 −1.3
Informal votes 2,036 6.0 +1.3
Turnout 33,690 94.2 +1.3
Labor hold Swing +5.0

Kew

1979 Victorian state election: Kew
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rupert Hamer 14,096 54.4 −3.3
Labor Wesley Blackmore 8,102 31.3 +5.1
Democrats Keith Bruckner 1,894 7.3 +7.3
Democratic Labor Stan Keon 1,827 7.1 +2.9
Total formal votes 25,919 97.7 −0.4
Informal votes 597 2.3 +0.4
Turnout 26,516 91.2 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rupert Hamer 15,875 61.2 −8.8
Labor Wesley Blackmore 10,044 38.8 +8.8
Liberal hold Swing −8.8

Knox

1979 Victorian state election: Knox
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steve Crabb 16,187 56.1 +4.3
Liberal Gerald Ashman 11,772 40.8 −7.9
Independent Derek Kruse 922 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 28,881 97.7 +0.3
Informal votes 669 2.3 −0.3
Turnout 29,550 95.0 +2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Crabb 16,876 58.4 +7.1
Liberal Gerald Ashman 12,005 41.6 −7.1
Labor hold Swing +7.1

Lowan

1979 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim McCabe 10,564 44.6 +1.1
National Bill McGrath 7,535 31.8 +5.1
Labor David Drake-Feary 5,599 23.6 +2.3
Total formal votes 23,698 98.5 +0.4
Informal votes 353 1.5 −0.4
Turnout 24,051 95.2 −0.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Bill McGrath 16,941 71.5 −3.0
Labor David Drake-Feary 6,757 28.5 +3.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Bill McGrath 11,976 50.5 +12.2
Liberal Jim McCabe 11,722 49.5 −12.2
National gain from Liberal Swing +12.2

Malvern

1979 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 15,167 59.7 −6.0
Labor Kenneth Penaluna 8,295 32.7 +4.1
Independent Martin Cahill 1,921 7.6 +7.6
Total formal votes 25,383 97.8 −0.2
Informal votes 560 2.2 +0.2
Turnout 25,943 90.2 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 16,506 65.0 −5.8
Labor Kenneth Penaluna 8,875 35.0 +5.8
Liberal hold Swing −5.8

Melbourne

1979 Victorian state election: Melbourne
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 20,624 94.3 −1.6
Informal votes 1,247 5.7 +1.6
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 Swing +1.2

Mentone

1979 Victorian state election: Mentone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Templeton 13,491 51.4 −4.5
Labor Barry Hirt 11,190 42.6 +4.7
Democratic Labor Desmond Burke 1,589 6.0 −0.2
Total formal votes 26,270 97.8 −0.4
Informal votes 590 2.2 +0.4
Turnout 26,860 93.0 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Templeton 14,851 56.5 −4.4
Labor Barry Hirt 11,419 43.5 +4.4
Liberal hold Swing −4.4

Midlands

1979 Victorian state election: Midlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Ebery 12,069 49.1 +8.9
Labor John Brumby 10,042 40.9 +3.9
Democrats Janice Russell 2,457 10.0 +10.0
Total formal votes 24,568 98.4 −0.1
Informal votes 397 1.6 +0.1
Turnout 24,965 94.1 −0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Ebery 13,524 55.0 −5.7
Labor John Brumby 11,044 45.0 +5.7
Liberal hold Swing −5.7

Mildura

1979 Victorian state election: Mildura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Milton Whiting 13,033 56.1 +4.3
Labor Harry Sugars 5,912 25.5 +2.1
Liberal David Mattiske 4,269 18.4 −3.1
Total formal votes 23,214 96.5 −1.4
Informal votes 843 3.5 +1.4
Turnout 24,057 94.1 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Milton Whiting 16,794 72.3 −1.9
Labor Harry Sugars 6,420 27.7 +1.9
National hold Swing −1.9

Mitcham

1979 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Cox 11,807 44.3 −11.2
Labor Michael Shatin 11,799 44.3 −0.2
Democrats Frank Andrewartha 2,227 8.4 +8.4
Australia Peter Allan 801 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 26,634 97.8 +0.4
Informal votes 607 2.2 −0.4
Turnout 27,241 94.5 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal George Cox 13,512 50.7 −4.8
Labor Michael Shatin 13,122 49.3 +4.8
Liberal hold Swing −4.8

Monbulk

1979 Victorian state election: Monbulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Borthwick 12,619 46.3 −10.3
Labor Francesco Cafarella 11,400 41.8 −1.6
Democrats Malcolm Matheson 2,938 10.8 +10.8
Australia Ian Wood 301 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 27,258 97.5 −0.3
Informal votes 693 2.5 +0.3
Turnout 27,951 92.4 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Borthwick 14,224 52.2 −4.4
Labor Francesco Cafarella 13,034 47.8 +4.4
Liberal hold Swing −4.4

Morwell

1979 Victorian state election: Morwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Derek Amos 14,946 60.8 −1.4
Liberal Ian Lockwood 6,239 25.4 +2.1
National Gary Black 1,808 7.3 +7.3
Democrats Ross Ollquist 1,230 5.0 +5.0
Independent Robert McCracken 372 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 24,595 97.2 −1.1
Informal votes 713 2.8 +1.1
Turnout 25,308 94.2 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Derek Amos 16,384 66.6 +3.0
Liberal Ian Lockwood 8,211 33.4 −3.0
Labor hold Swing +3.0

Murray Valley

1979 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Jasper 11,936 49.8 +3.4
Labor Abigail Donlon 6,802 28.4 +2.9
Liberal Brian Lumsden 5,242 21.9 +0.7
Total formal votes 23,980 96.4 −1.2
Informal votes 889 3.6 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Jasper 16,895 70.5 −1.6
Labor Abigail Donlon 7,085 29.5 +1.6
National hold Swing −1.6

Narracan

1979 Victorian state election: Narracan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Balfour 11,023 43.8 +8.2
Labor William Rutherford 10,675 42.4 +4.8
National Douglas Hatfield 2,275 9.0 −13.5
Democrats Alan Petschack 1,221 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 25,194 98.0 −0.6
Informal votes 521 2.0 +0.6
Turnout 25,715 94.4 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Balfour 13,878 55.1 −5.1
Labor William Rutherford 11,316 44.9 +5.1
Liberal hold Swing −5.1

Niddrie

1979 Victorian state election: Niddrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Simpson 14,701 54.8 +5.9
Liberal Roslyn Crago 8,974 33.4 −9.6
Independent Cecil Kirchner 1,692 6.3 +6.3
Democrats Bruce McNeill 1,476 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 26,843 96.2 −0.5
Informal votes 1,057 3.8 +0.5
Turnout 27,900 95.7 −0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Simpson 16,020 59.7 +7.7
Liberal Roslyn Crago 10,823 40.3 −7.7
Labor hold Swing +7.7

Noble Park

1979 Victorian state election: Noble Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Collins 14,947 51.0 −5.1
Labor Tony Van Vliet 14,352 49.0 +5.1
Total formal votes 29,299 95.9 −1.1
Informal votes 1,259 4.1 +1.1
Turnout 30,558 94.4 +0.9
Liberal hold Swing −5.1

Northcote

1979 Victorian state election: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 17,897 70.2 +6.0
Liberal Lilian Heath 6,821 26.7 −9.1
Independent Ian Hughes 793 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 25,511 95.9 −0.4
Informal votes 1,103 4.1 +0.4
Turnout 26,614 90.7 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Wilkes 18,336 71.9 +7.7
Liberal Lilian Heath 7,175 28.1 −7.7
Labor hold Swing +7.7

Oakleigh

1979 Victorian state election: Oakleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Race Mathews 12,072 46.3 +7.1
Liberal Alan Scanlan 10,753 41.2 −5.2
Democrats Domenico Quadara 1,921 7.4 +7.4
Democratic Labor Elaine Mulholland 910 3.5 +3.5
Australia David Heath 433 1.7 −2.5
Total formal votes 26,089 97.0 −0.6
Informal votes 816 3.0 +0.6
Turnout 26,905 93.3 −0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Race Mathews 13,497 51.7 +3.0
Liberal Alan Scanlan 12,592 48.3 −3.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.0

Polwarth

1979 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cec Burgin 12,751 53.8 −1.2
Labor Ronald Wheaton 6,084 25.7 +4.4
National Gilbert Anderson 3,593 15.2 −3.7
Democrats Kathleen May 1,254 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 23,682 98.1 −0.3
Informal votes 467 1.9 +0.3
Turnout 24,149 96.0 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 16,264 68.7 −7.9
Labor Ronald Wheaton 7,418 31.3 +7.9
Liberal hold Swing −7.9

Portland

1979 Victorian state election: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don McKellar 10,294 42.5 +0.9
Labor Bill Lewis 8,166 33.7 +1.0
National Roger Hallam 5,765 23.8 +2.0
Total formal votes 24,225 98.6 −0.2
Informal votes 24,569 95.4 −0.1
Turnout 24,569 95.4 −0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don McKellar 14,063 58.0 −6.7
Labor Bill Lewis 10,162 42.0 +6.7
Liberal hold Swing −6.7

Prahran

1979 Victorian state election: Prahran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Miller 10,517 46.1 +5.6
Liberal Tony De Domenico 9,960 43.6 −7.9
Democrats Peter Bowden 2,059 9.0 +9.0
Independent Trevor McCandless 291 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 22,827 96.7 −0.3
Informal votes 780 3.3 +0.3
Turnout 23,607 88.2 +3.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Miller 11,630 50.9 +6.6
Liberal Tony De Domenico 11,197 49.1 −6.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.6

Preston

1979 Victorian state election: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Carl Kirkwood 17,295 71.5 +5.7
Liberal Elie Obeid 6,890 28.5 −5.7
Total formal votes 24,185 95.4 −0.8
Informal votes 1,163 4.6 +0.8
Turnout 25,348 91.8 −0.1
Labor hold Swing +5.7

Reservoir

1979 Victorian state election: Reservoir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Simmonds 18,129 67.4 +4.6
Liberal Hugh Luscombe 7,191 26.7 −6.9
Democrats Arno Vann 1,589 5.9 +5.9
Total formal votes 26,909 95.6 −0.9
Informal votes 1,233 4.4 +0.9
Turnout 28,142 93.7 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Simmonds 19,095 71.0 +6.9
Liberal Hugh Luscombe 7,814 29.0 −6.9
Labor hold Swing +6.9

Richmond

1979 Victorian state election: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Theo Sidiropoulos 15,495 64.8 −6.1
Liberal Wendy Leigh 4,987 20.9 −5.4
Democrats Vivian Keating 2,995 12.5 +12.5
Independent Astridis Lalopoulos 430 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 23,907 94.6 −1.5
Informal votes 1,356 5.4 +1.5
Turnout 25,263 87.4 −0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Theo Sidiropoulos 16,830 70.4 −2.9
Liberal Wendy Leigh 7,077 29.6 +2.9
Labor hold Swing −2.9

Ringwood

1979 Victorian state election: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter McArthur 13,364 47.8 −11.2
Labor Robert Wallace 11,435 40.9 −0.1
Democrats Max Capon 2,841 10.2 +10.2
Australia Wilfrid Thiele 332 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 27,972 97.6 +0.1
Informal votes 683 2.4 −0.1
Turnout 28,655 94.1 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter McArthur 15,141 54.1 −4.9
Labor Robert Wallace 12,831 45.9 +4.9
Liberal hold Swing −4.9

Ripon

1979 Victorian state election: Ripon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Austin 11,738 46.9 +8.7
Labor Alex Pope 10,664 42.6 +4.2
National Robert Peck 2,637 10.5 −10.0
Total formal votes 25,039 98.2 −0.3
Informal votes 446 1.8 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Austin 13,819 55.2 −4.7
Labor Alex Pope 11,220 44.8 +4.7
Liberal hold Swing −4.7

Rodney

1979 Victorian state election: Rodney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Eddie Hann 14,226 58.6 −5.6
Liberal Victor Kuhle 4,120 17.0 +0.1
Labor Stephen Jones 4,089 16.8 +1.8
Democrats Janet Powell 1,851 7.6 +7.6
Total formal votes 24,286 97.6 −0.8
Informal votes 603 2.4 +0.8
Turnout 24,889 95.3 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Eddie Hann 19,046 78.4 −4.7
Labor Stephen Jones 5,240 21.6 +4.7
National hold Swing −4.7

St Kilda

1979 Victorian state election: St Kilda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brian Dixon 10,112 44.9 −7.7
Labor David Hardy 9,977 44.3 +5.2
Democrats Douglas Davidson 1,327 5.9 +5.9
Democratic Labor John Cotter 1,125 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 22,541 95.4 −1.2
Informal votes 1,088 4.6 +1.2
Turnout 23,629 87.5 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brian Dixon 11,312 50.2 −5.9
Labor David Hardy 11,229 49.8 +5.9
Liberal hold Swing −5.9

Sandringham

1979 Victorian state election: Sandringham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Max Crellin 11,638 45.3 −8.4
Labor Neville Garner 10,892 42.4 +0.2
Democrats Graeme Evans 3,142 12.2 +12.2
Total formal votes 25,672 98.1 −0.2
Informal votes 498 1.9 +0.2
Turnout 26,170 93.3 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Crellin 13,304 51.6 −5.8
Labor Neville Garner 12,368 48.2 +5.8
Liberal hold Swing −5.8

Shepparton

1979 Victorian state election: Shepparton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter Ross-Edwards 12,362 50.0 −4.1
Labor Marjorie Gillies 6,598 26.7 +7.3
Liberal Haset Sali 5,756 23.3 +1.7
Total formal votes 24,716 96.1 −1.8
Informal votes 993 3.9 +1.8
Turnout 25,709 95.6 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Ross-Edwards 17,502 70.8 −6.9
Labor Marjorie Gillies 7,214 29.2 +6.9
National hold Swing −6.9

South Barwon

1979 Victorian state election: South Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Aurel Smith 15,310 56.6 −2.0
Labor Eric Young 11,728 43.4 +6.8
Total formal votes 27,038 97.9 −0.3
Informal votes 566 2.1 +0.3
Turnout 27,604 95.1 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing −6.4

Springvale

1979 Victorian state election: Springvale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin King 12,781 46.4 +0.8
Liberal Norman Billing 11,795 42.8 −11.6
Democrats James Wright 2,111 7.7 +7.7
Independent Edward Woods 887 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 27,574 96.2 −0.3
Informal votes 1,084 3.8 +0.3
Turnout 28,658 94.3 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin King 13,980 50.7 +5.1
Liberal Norman Billing 13,594 49.3 −5.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.1

Sunshine

1979 Victorian state election: Sunshine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Fogarty 19,188 72.1 +7.9
Liberal Andreas Zafiropoulos 6,198 23.3 −1.9
Democrats Algimantas Kacinskas 1,232 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 26,618 94.3 −1.0
Informal votes 1,620 5.7 +1.0
Turnout 28,238 94.8 +2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Fogarty 19,832 74.5 +2.9
Liberal Andreas Zafiropoulos 6,786 25.5 −2.9
Labor hold Swing +2.9

Swan Hill

1979 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Wood 14,371 59.0 +10.7
National Keith Warne 5,698 23.4 −11.9
Labor Geoffrey Ferns 4,300 17.7 +3.4
Total formal votes 24,369 98.4 −0.2
Informal votes 394 1.6 +0.2
Turnout 24,763 95.5 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Wood 18,223 74.8 −8.4
Labor Geoffrey Ferns 6,146 25.2 +8.4
Liberal hold Swing −8.4
  • The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Liberal and National candidates for Swan Hill.

Syndal

1979 Victorian state election: Syndal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Coleman 12,586 46.4 −9.7
Labor Russell Oakley 12,183 44.9 +1.0
Democrats Christopher Prawdzic 2,354 8.7 +8.7
Total formal votes 27,123 96.8 −0.5
Informal votes 881 3.2 +0.5
Turnout 28,004 94.0 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Coleman 13,752 50.7 −5.4
Labor Russell Oakley 13,371 49.3 +5.4
Liberal hold Swing −5.4

Wantirna

1979 Victorian state election: Wantirna
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Hayes 17,840 52.4 −8.5
Labor Jeffrey Kaufman 12,131 35.6 +2.0
Democrats Colin Styring 3,602 10.6 +10.6
Australia John Benigno 482 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 34,055 97.9 −0.4
Informal votes 714 2.1 +0.4
Turnout 34,769 94.0 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Hayes 19,618 57.6 −8.2
Labor Jeffrey Kaufman 14,437 42.4 +8.2
Liberal hold Swing −8.2

Warrandyte

1979 Victorian state election: Warrandyte
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norman Lacy 14,644 49.5 −11.1
Labor Richard Davies 11,057 37.4 −2.0
Democrats Robyn Barker 3,669 12.4 +12.4
Independent Dulcie Bethune 203 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 29,573 98.3 +0.4
Informal votes 522 1.7 −0.4
Turnout 30,095 93.9 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norman Lacy 16,586 56.1 −4.5
Labor Richard Davies 12,987 43.9 +4.5
Liberal hold Swing −4.5

Warrnambool

1979 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Smith 12,258 51.1 +4.3
Labor Vernon Delaney 7,975 33.2 +2.0
National Ian Symons 3,051 12.7 −2.4
Independent Gwenneth Trayling 708 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 23,992 97.8 −0.9
Informal votes 536 2.2 +0.9
Turnout 24,528 95.3 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 14,983 62.4 −2.8
Labor Vernon Delaney 9,009 37.6 +2.8
Liberal hold Swing −2.8

Werribee

1979 Victorian state election: Werribee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Coghill 17,653 56.3 +7.5
Liberal Stuart Southwick 11,728 37.4 −9.6
Independent Charles Skidmore 1,962 6.3 +6.3
Total formal votes 31,343 97.3 −0.2
Informal votes 880 2.7 +0.2
Turnout 32,223 93.3 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Coghill 18,214 58.1 +8.2
Liberal Stuart Southwick 13,129 41.9 −8.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.2

Westernport

1979 Victorian state election: Westernport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Brown 9,589 33.5 −12.7
Labor Russell Joiner 9,271 32.4 +0.3
Independent Doug Jennings 6,819 23.8 +23.8
National Lawrence Wintle 1,574 5.5 −12.7
Democrats Ronald Bowman 1,404 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 28,657 97.7 −0.4
Informal votes 684 2.3 +0.4
Turnout 29,341 93.7 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Brown 17,172 59.9 −6.4
Labor Russell Joiner 11,485 40.1 +6.4
Liberal hold Swing −6.4

Williamstown

1979 Victorian state election: Williamstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Stirling 17,612 66.8 +3.8
Liberal Peter Morris 8,758 33.2 −3.8
Total formal votes 26,370 94.9 +0.8
Informal votes 1,403 5.1 −0.8
Turnout 27,773 94.1 +1.2
Labor hold Swing +3.8

See also

References

  1. Election held on 5 May 1979, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
  2. Hughes, Colin A., Don Aitken (1987). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0909779244.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Hughes, Colin A., Don Aitken (1987). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0909779244.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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