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Results of the 1985 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)

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Victorian state election, 2 March 1985
Legislative Council
<< 1982–1988 >>

Enrolled voters 2,641,477
Votes cast 2,461,708 Turnout 93.19 –0.67
Informal votes 74,202 Informal 3.01 –0.12
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats
won 		Seats
held
  Labor 1,128,747 47.28 –2.28 11 23
  Liberal 982,418 41.15 +1.94 8 16
  National 159,299 6.67 +1.17 3 5
  Democrats 95,045 3.98 –1.05 0 0
  Call to Australia 16,849 0.71 +0.71 0 0
  Independent 5,148 0.22 +0.04 0 0
Total 2,387,506     22 44

This is a list of Legislative Council results for the Victorian 1985 state election. 22 of the 44 seats were contested.

Results by province

Ballarat

1985 Victorian state election: Ballarat Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dick de Fegely 55,702 49.0
Labor Roger Lowrey 49,966 44.0
Democrats William Ross 8,009 7.0
Total formal votes 113,677 98.0
Informal votes 2,347 2.0
Turnout 116,024 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dick de Fegely 57,851 50.9 −1.0
Labor Roger Lowrey 55,806 49.1 +1.0
Liberal hold Swing −1.0

Boronia

1985 Victorian state election: Boronia Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gerald Clarke 51,150 48.0
Labor Jean McLean 48,531 45.6
Democrats Sid Spindler 6,831 6.4
Total formal votes 106,512 97.5
Informal votes 2,761 2.5
Turnout 109,273 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jean McLean 53,794 50.5 −1.6
Liberal Gerald Clarke 52,712 49.5 +1.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing −1.6

Central Highlands

1985 Victorian state election: Central Highlands Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fred Grimwade 51,045 46.7
Labor Peter Fennell 46,570 42.6
Democrats Janet Powell 5,920 5.4
Call to Australia Brent Melville 5,763 5.3
Total formal votes 109,298 97.7
Informal votes 2,622 2.3
Turnout 111,920 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Fred Grimwade 58,298 53.3 +2.4
Labor Peter Fennell 50,958 46.7 −2.4
Liberal hold Swing +2.4

Chelsea

1985 Victorian state election: Chelsea Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maureen Lyster 55,866 52.2
Liberal Michael Herbst 51,171 47.8
Total formal votes 107,037 97.0
Informal votes 3,321 3.0
Turnout 110,358 93.2
Labor hold Swing −2.9

Doutta Galla

1985 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David White 68,820 63.9
Liberal Pamela Philpot 38,898 36.1
Total formal votes 107,718 95.2
Informal votes 5,462 4.8
Turnout 113,180 94.2
Labor hold Swing −6.0

East Yarra

1985 Victorian state election: East Yarra Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mark Birrell 63,782 58.0
Labor Bernard Ziegenbein 37,766 34.3
Democrats Margaret Cole 8,490 7.7
Total formal votes 110,038 97.7
Informal votes 2,616 2.3
Turnout 112,654 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mark Birrell 68,003 61.8 +4.4
Labor Bernard Ziegenbein 42,035 38.2 −4.4
Liberal hold Swing +3.4

Eumemmerring

1985 Victorian state election: Eumemmerring Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Van Buren 62,352 59.8
Liberal John Ferwerda 41,846 40.2
Total formal votes 104,198 95.4
Informal votes 5,042 4.6
Turnout 109,240 93.5
Labor hold Swing +0.9

Geelong

1985 Victorian state election: Geelong Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rod Mackenzie 58,009 53.1
Liberal Joss Manders 45,661 41.8
Democrats Laurence Levy 5,604 5.1
Total formal votes 109,274 97.5
Informal votes 2,796 2.5
Turnout 112,070 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rod Mackenzie 60,867 55.7 −1.1
Liberal Joss Manders 48,407 44.3 +1.1
Labor hold Swing −1.1

Gippsland

1985 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reginald Smith 40,085 37.0
Liberal Dick Long 31,055 28.7
National Anthony Stewart 27,839 25.7
Call to Australia Cornelius Gordyn 4,615 4.3
Democrats Catherine Stewart 2,649 2.5
Independent Ben Buckley 2,005 1.9
Total formal votes 108,248 97.7
Informal votes 2,576 2.3
Turnout 110,824 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dick Long 61,780 57.1 +4.7
Labor Reginald Smith 46,328 42.9 −4.7
Liberal hold Swing +4.7

Higinbotham

1985 Victorian state election: Higinbotham Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Lawson 57,733 52.4
Labor Denis Oakley 45,329 41.2
Democrats Anton Hermann 7,039 6.4
Total formal votes 110,101 97.3
Informal votes 3,113 2.7
Turnout 113,214 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Lawson 61,216 55.6 +2.3
Labor Denis Oakley 48,885 44.4 −2.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.3

Jika Jika

1985 Victorian state election: Jika Jika Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Crawford 73,242 67.9
Liberal David Gandolfo 34,690 32.1
Total formal votes 107,932 95.5
Informal votes 5,058 4.5
Turnout 112,990 92.5
Labor hold Swing −2.1

Melbourne

1985 Victorian state election: Melbourne Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Evan Walker 65,653 63.2
Liberal Vincent Volpe 31,621 30.4
Democrats Simon James 6,560 6.3
Total formal votes 103,834 95.4
Informal votes 4,966 4.6
Turnout 108,800 88.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Evan Walker 68,946 66.4 −4.5
Liberal Vincent Volpe 34,888 33.6 +4.5
Labor hold Swing −4.5

Melbourne North

1985 Victorian state election: Melbourne North Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Giovanni Sgro 71,366 67.6
Liberal Brett Pullyblank 34,135 32.4
Total formal votes 105,501 95.2
Informal votes 5,359 4.8
Turnout 110,860 93.6
Labor hold Swing −4.1

Melbourne West

1985 Victorian state election: Melbourne West Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joan Coxsedge 68,229 62.9
Liberal Matthew Matich 31,474 29.0
Democrats Johannus Paas 8,821 8.1
Total formal votes 108,524 95.7
Informal votes 4,929 4.3
Turnout 113,453 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joan Coxsedge 72,603 66.9 −4.8
Liberal Matthew Matich 35,921 33.1 +4.8
Labor hold Swing −4.8

Monash

1985 Victorian state election: Monash Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reg Macey 51,526 48.8
Labor Bob Miller 48,071 45.5
Democrats David Collyer 6,033 5.7
Total formal votes 105,630 96.9
Informal votes 3,352 3.1
Turnout 108,982 89.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Reg Macey 53,433 50.6 +2.1
Labor Bob Miller 52,177 49.4 −2.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.1

North Eastern

1985 Victorian state election: North Eastern Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bill Baxter 56,159 51.0
Labor Ewan Paterson 27,239 24.7
Liberal Stephen Blair 23,557 21.4
Independent Michael Else 3,143 2.9
Total formal votes 110,098 97.7
Informal votes 2,624 2.3
Turnout 112,722 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Bill Baxter 75,747 68.8 0.0
Labor Ewan Paterson 34,351 31.2 0.0
National hold Swing 0.0

North Western

1985 Victorian state election: North Western Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Wright 41,144 37.6
Labor Phillip Eddy 36,168 33.1
Liberal Bill Ebery 32,041 29.3
Total formal votes 109,353 98.2
Informal votes 2,048 1.8
Turnout 111,401 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Wright 68,412 62.6 +16.2
Labor Phillip Eddy 40,867 37.4 −16.2
National hold Swing +16.2

Nunawading

1985 Victorian state election: Nunawading Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rosemary Varty 50,584 46.1
Labor Bob Ives 50,220 45.8
Democrats Michael Nardella 8,855 8.1
Total formal votes 109,659 97.7
Informal votes 2,561 2.3
Turnout 112,220 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Ives 54,822* 50.0 −3.6
Liberal Rosemary Varty 54,821 50.0 +3.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing −3.6
  • Includes the casting vote by the returning officer.
  • This result was overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns and a by-election was held.

South Eastern

1985 Victorian state election: South Eastern Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Hunt 60,266 53.2
Labor Bora Eric 45,784 40.5
Democrats Irene Fisher 7,117 6.3
Total formal votes 113,167 97.8
Informal votes 2,567 2.2
Turnout 115,734 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Hunt 63,713 56.3 +2.7
Labor Bora Eric 49,454 43.7 −2.7
Liberal hold Swing +2.7

Templestowe

1985 Victorian state election: Templestowe Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Miles 53,726 49.7
Labor Gary Greenway 45,433 42.0
Democrats Kenneth Peak 8,917 8.3
Total formal votes 108,076 97.5
Informal votes 2,756 2.5
Turnout 110,832 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Miles 57,104 52.8 +2.3
Labor Gary Greenway 50,958 47.2 −2.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.3

Waverley

1985 Victorian state election: Waverley Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Cyril Kennedy 53,713 48.9
Liberal Robert Clark 45,362 41.3
Call to Australia William Watson 6,471 5.9
Democrats Jeffrey McAlpine 4,200 3.8
Total formal votes 109,746 96.9
Informal votes 3,524 3.1
Turnout 113,270 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Cyril Kennedy 59,921 54.6 +0.8
Liberal Robert Clark 49,825 45.4 −0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.8

Western

1985 Victorian state election: Western Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Wyld 45,393 41.3
National Roger Hallam 34,157 31.1
Labor Brian Clarke 30,335 27.6
Total formal votes 109,885 98.4
Informal votes 1,802 1.6
Turnout 111,687 95.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Roger Hallam 60,064 54.7
Liberal Henry Wyld 49,821 45.3
National gain from Liberal Swing N/A

See also

References

  1. Statistics relating to the general election held on 2 March 1985 : together with summary of provisions relating to qualifications and enrolment of electors, postal voting, absent voting, unerolled voting, &c. / prepared by the Chief Electoral Officer for the State of Victoria. Victorian Electoral Office. 1985.
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