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results, 1979, victorian, state, election, legislative, assembly, victorian, state, election, 1979, legislative, assembly, 1976, 1982, enrolled, voters, 407votes, cast, turnout, 62informal, votes, informal, 47summary, votes, partyparty, primary, votes, swing, . Victorian state election 5 May 1979 1 Legislative Assembly lt lt 1976 1982 gt gt Enrolled voters 2 350 407Votes cast 2 193 037 Turnout 93 30 0 62Informal votes 66 016 Informal 3 01 0 47Summary of votes by partyParty 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 0Total 2 127 021 81 Two party preferred Liberal 1 073 415 50 5 5 3 Labor 1 053 606 49 5 5 3This is a list of electoral district results for the 1979 Victoria Australia election Contents 1 Results by electoral district 1 1 Albert Park 1 2 Ascot Vale 1 3 Ballarat North 1 4 Ballarat South 1 5 Balwyn 1 6 Benalla 1 7 Benambra 1 8 Bendigo 1 9 Bennettswood 1 10 Bentleigh 1 11 Berwick 1 12 Box Hill 1 13 Brighton 1 14 Broadmeadows 1 15 Brunswick 1 16 Bundoora 1 17 Burwood 1 18 Carrum 1 19 Caulfield 1 20 Coburg 1 21 Dandenong 1 22 Doncaster 1 23 Dromana 1 24 Essendon 1 25 Evelyn 1 26 Footscray 1 27 Forest Hill 1 28 Frankston 1 29 Geelong East 1 30 Geelong North 1 31 Geelong West 1 32 Gippsland East 1 33 Gippsland South 1 34 Gisborne 1 35 Glenhuntly 1 36 Glenroy 1 37 Greensborough 1 38 Hawthorn 1 39 Heatherton 1 40 Ivanhoe 1 41 Keilor 1 42 Kew 1 43 Knox 1 44 Lowan 1 45 Malvern 1 46 Melbourne 1 47 Mentone 1 48 Midlands 1 49 Mildura 1 50 Mitcham 1 51 Monbulk 1 52 Morwell 1 53 Murray Valley 1 54 Narracan 1 55 Niddrie 1 56 Noble Park 1 57 Northcote 1 58 Oakleigh 1 59 Polwarth 1 60 Portland 1 61 Prahran 1 62 Preston 1 63 Reservoir 1 64 Richmond 1 65 Ringwood 1 66 Ripon 1 67 Rodney 1 68 St Kilda 1 69 Sandringham 1 70 Shepparton 1 71 South Barwon 1 72 Springvale 1 73 Sunshine 1 74 Swan Hill 1 75 Syndal 1 76 Wantirna 1 77 Warrandyte 1 78 Warrnambool 1 79 Werribee 1 80 Westernport 1 81 Williamstown 2 See also 3 ReferencesResults by electoral district editAlbert Park edit 1979 Victorian state election Albert Park 2 Party Candidate Votes Labor Bunna Walsh 14 212 59 7 3 4Liberal Donald Gillies 7 302 30 7 6 2Democrats Marilyn Blair 2 278 9 6 9 6Total formal votes 23 792 96 4 0 3Informal votes 879 3 6 0 3Turnout 24 671 88 4 2 7Two party preferred resultLabor Bunna Walsh 15 237 64 0 0 9Liberal Donald Gillies 8 555 36 0 0 9Labor hold Swing 0 9Ascot Vale edit 1979 Victorian state election Ascot Vale Party Candidate Votes Labor Tom Edmunds 16 901 68 3 5 0Liberal Murray Kellam 7 859 31 7 5 0Total formal votes 24 760 95 2 0 9Informal votes 1 241 4 8 0 9Turnout 26 001 92 5 0 1Labor hold Swing 5 0Ballarat North edit 1979 Victorian state election Ballarat North Party Candidate Votes Liberal Tom Evans 14 324 56 3 0 5Labor Bill Horrocks 11 108 43 7 6 1Total formal votes 25 432 97 6 0 7Informal votes 616 2 4 0 7Turnout 26 048 94 9 0 5Liberal hold Swing 5 6Ballarat South edit 1979 Victorian state election Ballarat South Party Candidate Votes Liberal Joan Chambers 11 671 45 6 8 5Labor Frank Sheehan 11 474 44 9 1 0Democrats June Johnson 1 597 6 2 6 2Independent Glendon Ludbrook 841 3 3 3 3Total formal votes 25 583 97 9 0 5Informal votes 542 2 1 0 5Turnout 26 125 94 8 0 1Two party preferred resultLiberal Joan Chambers 12 889 50 4 3 8Labor Frank Sheehan 12 694 49 6 3 8Liberal hold Swing 3 8Balwyn edit 1979 Victorian state election Balwyn Party Candidate Votes Liberal Jim Ramsay 15 206 58 6 4 9Labor Ann Jackson 7 924 30 6 2 6Democrats Ralph Corrie 2 800 10 8 10 8Total formal votes 25 930 98 1 0 3Informal votes 505 1 9 0 3Turnout 26 435 92 7 0 5Two party preferred resultLiberal Jim Ramsay 17 112 66 0 3 3Labor Ann Jackson 8 818 34 0 3 3Liberal hold Swing 3 3Benalla edit 1979 Victorian state election Benalla Party Candidate Votes National Tom Trewin 9 991 42 3 1 8Labor Brian Cousins 7 768 32 9 6 0Liberal Alan Jones 5 883 24 9 2 4Total formal votes 23 642 97 8 0 6Informal votes 522 2 2 0 6Turnout 24 164 93 4 0 4Two party preferred resultNational Tom Trewin 15 460 65 4 4 7Labor Brian Cousins 8 182 34 6 4 7National hold Swing 4 7Benambra edit 1979 Victorian state election Benambra Party Candidate Votes Liberal Lou Lieberman 13 382 52 5 26 5Labor Max Edgar 6 164 24 2 0 2National John Bidgood 4 966 19 5 17 1Independent Dudley Schubert 959 3 8 3 8Total formal votes 25 501 97 3 0 5Informal votes 693 2 7 0 5Turnout 26 164 92 9 0 3Two party preferred resultLiberal Lou Lieberman 17 626 69 1 0 7Labor Max Edgar 7 875 30 9 0 7Liberal hold Swing 0 7Bendigo edit 1979 Victorian state election Bendigo Party Candidate Votes Liberal Daryl McClure 10 829 42 6 11 0Labor Elaine Knight 10 742 42 2 4 2Democrats Christopher Stoltz 3 861 15 2 15 2Total formal votes 25 432 98 2 0 5Informal votes 467 1 8 0 5Turnout 25 899 95 2 0 6Two party preferred resultLiberal Daryl McClure 13 016 51 2 2 4Labor Elaine Knight 12 416 48 8 2 4Liberal hold Swing 2 4Bennettswood edit 1979 Victorian state election Bennettswood Party Candidate Votes Liberal Keith McCance 13 220 50 1 5 2Labor Doug Newton 10 426 39 5 0 2Democrats Alan Swindon 2 749 10 4 10 4Total formal votes 26 395 98 1 0 1Informal votes 520 1 9 0 1Turnout 26 915 94 6 0 4Two party preferred resultLiberal Keith McCance 14 806 56 1 4 0Labor Doug Newton 11 589 43 9 4 0Liberal hold Swing 4 0Bentleigh edit 1979 Victorian state election Bentleigh Party Candidate Votes Labor Gordon Hockley 12 949 50 2 11 3Liberal Bob Suggett 12 853 49 8 3 0Total formal votes 25 802 97 2 0 8Informal votes 736 2 8 0 8Turnout 26 538 95 1 0 9Labor gain from Liberal Swing 9 5Berwick edit 1979 Victorian state election Berwick Party Candidate Votes Liberal Rob Maclellan 15 942 53 0 2 9Labor Judith Wallace 11 383 37 8 4 5Democrats Grace Bayliss 2 754 9 2 9 2Total formal votes 30 079 97 6 0 7Informal votes 738 2 4 0 7Turnout 30 817 93 1 1 0Two party preferred resultLiberal Rob Maclellan 17 509 58 2 6 9Labor Judith Wallace 12 570 41 8 6 9Liberal hold Swing 6 9Box Hill edit 1979 Victorian state election Box Hill Party Candidate Votes Liberal Donald Mackinnon 12 426 47 4 6 4Labor Adrian Moore 10 504 40 1 1 2Democrats Esther Poelman 3 255 12 4 12 4Total formal votes 26 185 97 8 0 1Informal votes 583 2 2 0 1Turnout 26 768 92 8 0 2Two party preferred resultLiberal Donald Mackinnon 14 035 53 6 6 0Labor Adrian Moore 12 150 46 4 6 0Liberal hold Swing 6 0Brighton edit 1979 Victorian state election Brighton Party Candidate Votes Liberal Jeannette Patrick 15 260 62 7 0 9Labor Christopher Kennedy 9 062 37 3 8 6Total formal votes 24 322 97 6 0 5Informal votes 598 2 4 0 5Turnout 24 920 91 4 0 9Liberal hold Swing 5 4Broadmeadows edit 1979 Victorian state election Broadmeadows Party Candidate Votes Labor John Wilton 21 000 68 4 5 2Liberal Norman Walker 5 255 17 1 19 7Democrats Barbara Duncan 4 462 14 5 14 5Total formal votes 30 717 94 0 1 3Informal votes 1 947 6 0 1 3Turnout 32 664 93 4 0 6Two party preferred resultLabor John Wilton 23 210 75 6 12 4Liberal Norman Walker 7 507 24 4 12 4Labor hold Swing 12 4Brunswick edit 1979 Victorian state election Brunswick Party Candidate Votes Labor Tom Roper 17 268 70 2 7 7Liberal Geoff Leigh 5 762 23 4 4 6Communist Philip Herington 1 580 6 4 6 4Total formal votes 24 610 95 6 1 3Informal votes 1 128 4 4 1 3Turnout 25 738 89 8 0 7Two party preferred resultLabor Tom Roper 18 570 75 5 10 8Liberal Geoff Leigh 6 040 24 5 10 8Labor hold Swing 10 8Bundoora edit 1979 Victorian state election Bundoora Party Candidate Votes Labor John Cain 16 957 59 6 6 3Liberal Anthony Cree 10 509 36 9 9 8Independent Jamie Bogle 1 005 3 5 3 5Total formal votes 28 471 97 1 0 6Informal votes 837 2 9 0 6Turnout 29 308 94 4 0 5Two party preferred resultLabor John Cain 17 251 60 6 7 3Liberal Anthony Cree 11 220 39 4 7 3Labor hold Swing 7 3Burwood edit 1979 Victorian state election Burwood Party Candidate Votes Liberal Jeff Kennett 13 599 54 2 3 6Labor Douglas Bennett 8 938 35 6 1 6Democrats Veronica Lysaght 2 548 10 2 10 2Total formal votes 25 085 98 3 0 1Informal votes 428 1 7 0 1Turnout 25 513 92 9 0 0Two party preferred resultLiberal Jeff Kennett 14 815 59 1 5 5Labor Douglas Bennett 10 270 40 9 5 5Liberal hold Swing 5 5Carrum edit 1979 Victorian state election Carrum Party Candidate Votes Labor Ian Cathie 15 198 55 5 0 5Liberal Hugh Falconer 9 613 35 1 9 9Democrats Wendy Kleeman 2 321 8 5 8 5Australia Brenda Heath 250 0 9 0 9Total formal votes 27 382 97 3 0 1Informal votes 750 2 7 0 1Turnout 28 132 93 2 1 2Two party preferred resultLabor Ian Cathie 16 936 61 9 6 9Liberal Hugh Falconer 10 446 38 1 6 9Labor hold Swing 6 9Caulfield edit 1979 Victorian state election Caulfield Party Candidate Votes Liberal Ted Tanner 9 752 40 2 20 6Labor Gilbert Wright 7 419 30 6 3 6Independent Charles Francis 4 510 18 6 18 6Democrats Allan Blankfield 2 573 10 6 10 6Total formal votes 24 254 96 7 0 2Informal votes 834 3 3 0 2Turnout 25 088 89 8 0 7Two party preferred resultLiberal Ted Tanner 13 043 53 8 11 5Labor Gilbert Wright 11 211 46 2 11 5Liberal hold Swing 11 5Coburg edit 1979 Victorian state election Coburg Party Candidate Votes Labor Peter Gavin 11 647 45 7 2 4Independent Jack Mutton 7 183 28 2 0 3Liberal Nicholas Kosenko 4 602 18 0 5 1Democrats Kenneth Goss 840 3 3 3 3Democratic Labor John Flint 801 3 1 2 0Independent Raymond Berbling 439 1 7 1 7Total formal votes 25 512 93 6 3 0Informal votes 1 751 6 4 3 0Turnout 27 263 94 8 1 2Two party preferred resultLabor Peter Gavin 17 731 69 5 3 0Liberal Nicholas Kosenko 7 781 30 5 3 0Two candidate preferred resultLabor Peter Gavin 13 072 51 2 6 6Independent Jack Mutton 12 440 48 8 6 6Labor gain from Independent Swing 6 6Dandenong edit 1979 Victorian state election Dandenong Party Candidate Votes Labor Rob Jolly 16 692 51 1 4 1Liberal Francis Holohan 12 469 38 2 6 6Democrats Janice Bateman 3 244 9 9 9 9Socialist Workers Ruth Egg 250 0 8 0 8Total formal votes 32 655 96 3 0 5Informal votes 1 236 3 7 0 5Turnout 33 891 94 2 1 3Two party preferred resultLabor Rob Jolly 18 444 56 5 1 3Liberal Francis Holohan 14 211 43 5 1 3Labor hold Swing 1 3Doncaster edit 1979 Victorian state election Doncaster Party Candidate Votes Liberal Morris Williams 15 268 54 1 0 9Labor Jean Downing 9 629 34 1 7 2Democrats Sydney Poulter 3 166 11 2 11 2Australia Max Mand 147 0 5 0 5Total formal votes 28 210 97 8 0 7Informal votes 632 2 2 0 7Turnout 28 842 94 7 0 7Two party preferred resultLiberal Morris Williams 17 191 60 9 5 0Labor Jean Downing 11 019 39 1 5 0Liberal hold Swing 5 0Dromana edit 1979 Victorian state election Dromana Party Candidate Votes Liberal Roberts Dunstan 13 911 48 5 11 1Labor David Hassett 10 878 38 0 1 3Democrats Laurence Amor 2 043 7 1 7 1National Kenneth Spunner 1 835 6 4 6 4Total formal votes 28 667 97 6 0 8Informal votes 708 2 4 0 8Turnout 29 375 92 3 1 6Two party preferred resultLiberal Roberts Dunstan 16 254 56 7 6 2Labor David Hassett 12 413 43 3 6 2Liberal hold Swing 6 2Essendon edit 1979 Victorian state election Essendon Party Candidate Votes Labor Barry Rowe 12 864 50 8 0 8Liberal Ian Hocking 10 487 41 4 8 6Democratic Labor Paul McManus 1 993 7 9 7 9Total formal votes 25 344 97 3 0 1Informal votes 702 2 7 0 1Turnout 26 046 94 4 0 5Two party preferred resultLabor Barry Rowe 13 045 51 5 1 6Liberal Ian Hocking 12 299 48 5 1 6Labor gain from Liberal Swing 1 6Evelyn edit 1979 Victorian state election Evelyn Party Candidate Votes Liberal Jim Plowman 14 076 47 4 4 6Labor William Thomas 12 591 42 4 2 9Democrats John Couzens 3 044 10 3 10 3Total formal votes 29 711 97 4 0 6Informal votes 794 2 6 0 6Turnout 30 505 92 8 1 2Two party preferred resultLiberal Jim Plowman 15 995 53 8 5 8Labor William Thomas 13 716 46 2 5 8Liberal hold Swing 5 8Footscray edit 1979 Victorian state election Footscray Party Candidate Votes Labor Robert Fordham 17 010 69 5 2 1Liberal John Huntington 6 153 25 1 3 3Socialist Workers Peter Abrahamson 1 308 5 4 5 4Total formal votes 24 471 94 3 1 2Informal votes 1 474 5 7 1 2Turnout 25 945 92 5 0 0Two party preferred resultLabor Robert Fordham 18 187 74 3 2 8Liberal John Huntington 6 284 25 7 2 8Labor hold Swing 2 8Forest Hill edit 1979 Victorian state election Forest Hill Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Richardson 14 745 50 3 8 0Labor Anne Blackburn 11 576 39 5 3 1Democrats John Goodall 2 841 9 7 9 7Independent Wilhelm Kapphan 177 0 6 0 6Total formal votes 29 339 98 0 0 3Informal votes 594 2 0 0 3Turnout 29 933 94 4 0 6Two party preferred resultLiberal John Richardson 16 131 55 0 8 1Labor Anne Blackburn 13 208 45 0 8 1Liberal hold Swing 8 1Frankston edit 1979 Victorian state election Frankston Party Candidate Votes Liberal Graeme Weideman 15 706 52 1 7 2Labor Archibald Stewart 11 774 39 1 2 6Democrats William Towers 2 649 8 8 8 8Total formal votes 30 129 97 9 0 5Informal votes 646 2 1 0 5Turnout 30 775 93 5 1 2Two party preferred resultLiberal Graeme Weideman 17 235 57 2 5 5Labor Archibald Stewart 12 894 42 8 5 5Liberal hold Swing 5 5Geelong East edit 1979 Victorian state election Geelong East Party Candidate Votes Labor Graham Ernst 11 713 47 7 0 8Liberal Phil Gude 10 953 44 6 6 9Democrats Reginald Swetten 1 153 4 7 4 7Democratic Labor Roderick Jordan 752 3 1 3 1Total formal votes 24 571 97 9 0 9Informal votes 534 2 1 0 9Turnout 25 105 94 5 0 7Two party preferred resultLabor Graham Ernst 12 702 51 7 3 2Liberal Phil Gude 11 869 48 3 3 2Labor gain from Liberal Swing 3 2Geelong North edit 1979 Victorian state election Geelong North Party Candidate Votes Labor Neil Trezise 16 645 65 2 2 6Liberal John Dow 8 870 34 8 2 6Total formal votes 25 515 95 9 0 9Informal votes 1 097 4 1 0 9Turnout 26 612 93 9 0 7Labor hold Swing 2 6Geelong West edit 1979 Victorian state election Geelong West Party Candidate Votes Liberal Hayden Birrell 11 640 48 9 6 3Labor Hayden Shell 10 725 45 1 0 3Democrats Guenter Sahr 1 436 6 0 6 0Total formal votes 23 801 97 7 0 0Informal votes 561 2 3 0 0Turnout 24 362 93 8 1 3Two party preferred resultLiberal Hayden Birrell 12 092 50 8 4 4Labor Hayden Shell 11 709 49 2 4 4Liberal hold Swing 4 4Gippsland East edit 1979 Victorian state election Gippsland East Party Candidate Votes National Bruce Evans 9 807 41 3 4 6Labor Graeme McIntyre 7 421 31 2 31 2Liberal Philip Davis 6 549 27 5 6 0Total formal votes 23 777 96 6 1 2Informal votes 844 3 4 1 2Turnout 24 621 92 7 0 3Two party preferred resultNational Bruce Evans 16 005 67 3 3 4Labor Graeme McIntyre 7 919 32 9 32 9National hold Swing 3 4Gippsland South edit 1979 Victorian state election Gippsland South Party Candidate Votes Liberal David Kallady 8 998 37 4 8 3National Neil McInnes 7 293 30 3 15 2Labor Ronald Neal 5 660 23 5 2 7Democrats Wilma Western 2 110 8 8 8 8Total formal votes 24 061 97 3 0 8Informal votes 657 2 7 0 8Turnout 24 718 92 9 0 7Two party preferred resultNational Neil McInnes 16 142 67 1 9 0Labor Ronald Neal 7 919 32 9 9 0Two candidate preferred resultNational Neil McInnes 13 688 56 9 5 6Liberal David Kallady 10 373 43 1 5 6National hold Swing 5 6Gisborne edit 1979 Victorian state election Gisborne Party Candidate Votes Liberal Tom Reynolds 15 284 52 0 0 5Labor Ian Elliott 14 098 48 0 13 4Total formal votes 29 382 97 4 0 9Informal votes 774 2 6 0 9Turnout 30 156 94 2 0 1Liberal hold Swing 12 2Glenhuntly edit 1979 Victorian state election Glenhuntly Party Candidate Votes Labor Gerard Vaughan 11 078 46 1 4 8Liberal Charles Hider 10 751 44 7 7 2Australia Gail Farrell 1 190 5 0 5 0Democratic Labor John Mulholland 1 023 4 3 2 9Total formal votes 24 042 97 0 0 5Informal votes 734 3 0 0 5Turnout 24 776 93 1 1 3Two party preferred resultLabor Gerard Vaughan 12 396 51 6 9 7Liberal Charles Hider 11 646 48 4 9 7Labor gain from Liberal Swing 9 7Glenroy edit 1979 Victorian state election Glenroy Party Candidate Votes Labor Jack Culpin 16 695 66 7 7 8Liberal Donald McClelland 8 338 33 3 7 8Total formal votes 25 033 96 1 0 2Informal votes 1 027 3 9 0 2Turnout 26 060 94 4 0 5Labor hold Swing 7 8Greensborough edit 1979 Victorian state election Greensborough Party Candidate Votes Labor Pauline Toner 15 266 48 1 0 8Liberal Ronald Turner 12 929 40 7 12 0Democrats Leo Bates 3 369 10 6 10 6Australia Dorothy Prout 161 0 5 0 5Total formal votes 31 725 98 4 0 3Informal votes 529 1 6 0 3Turnout 32 254 92 9 0 2Two party preferred resultLabor Pauline Toner 17 091 53 9 6 7Liberal Ronald Turner 14 634 46 1 6 7Labor gain from Liberal Swing 6 7Hawthorn edit 1979 Victorian state election Hawthorn Party Candidate Votes Liberal Walter Jona 12 903 54 7 0 4Labor Kevin Zervos 8 620 36 6 1 4Democrats Alberta Steegstra 2 050 8 7 8 7Total formal votes 23 573 97 6 0 4Informal votes 581 2 4 0 4Turnout 24 154 89 3 1 3Two party preferred resultLiberal Walter Jona 14 102 59 8 0 9Labor Kevin Zervos 9 471 40 2 0 9Liberal hold Swing 0 9Heatherton edit 1979 Victorian state election Heatherton Party Candidate Votes Labor Peter Spyker 12 897 46 1 1 5Liberal Llew Reese 11 866 42 4 13 0Democrats Sonia Sargood 3 201 11 5 11 5Total formal votes 27 964 96 5 0 4Informal votes 1 000 3 5 0 4Turnout 28 964 93 7 0 3Two party preferred resultLabor Peter Spyker 14 276 51 0 6 4Liberal Llew Reese 13 688 49 0 6 4Labor gain from Liberal Swing 6 4Ivanhoe edit 1979 Victorian state election Ivanhoe Party Candidate Votes Liberal Bruce Skeggs 13 483 48 3 5 7Labor Tony Sheehan 11 279 40 4 2 3Democrats Mario Piraino 3 146 11 3 11 3Total formal votes 27 908 97 6 0 5Informal votes 689 2 4 0 5Turnout 28 597 93 9 1 3Two party preferred resultLiberal Bruce Skeggs 14 902 53 4 7 7Labor Tony Sheehan 13 006 46 6 7 7Liberal hold Swing 7 7Keilor edit 1979 Victorian state election Keilor Party Candidate Votes Labor Jack Ginifer 20 648 65 2 7 0Liberal Vaclav Ubl 11 006 34 8 4 6Total formal votes 31 654 94 0 1 3Informal votes 2 036 6 0 1 3Turnout 33 690 94 2 1 3Labor hold Swing 5 0Kew edit 1979 Victorian state election Kew Party Candidate Votes Liberal Rupert Hamer 14 096 54 4 3 3Labor Wesley Blackmore 8 102 31 3 5 1Democrats Keith Bruckner 1 894 7 3 7 3Democratic Labor Stan Keon 1 827 7 1 2 9Total formal votes 25 919 97 7 0 4Informal votes 597 2 3 0 4Turnout 26 516 91 2 0 4Two party preferred resultLiberal Rupert Hamer 15 875 61 2 8 8Labor Wesley Blackmore 10 044 38 8 8 8Liberal hold Swing 8 8Knox edit 1979 Victorian state election Knox Party Candidate Votes Labor Steve Crabb 16 187 56 1 4 3Liberal Gerald Ashman 11 772 40 8 7 9Independent Derek Kruse 922 3 2 3 2Total formal votes 28 881 97 7 0 3Informal votes 669 2 3 0 3Turnout 29 550 95 0 2 5Two party preferred resultLabor Steve Crabb 16 876 58 4 7 1Liberal Gerald Ashman 12 005 41 6 7 1Labor hold Swing 7 1Lowan edit 1979 Victorian state election Lowan Party Candidate Votes Liberal Jim McCabe 10 564 44 6 1 1National Bill McGrath 7 535 31 8 5 1Labor David Drake Feary 5 599 23 6 2 3Total formal votes 23 698 98 5 0 4Informal votes 353 1 5 0 4Turnout 24 051 95 2 0 1Two party preferred resultNational Bill McGrath 16 941 71 5 3 0Labor David Drake Feary 6 757 28 5 3 0Two candidate preferred resultNational Bill McGrath 11 976 50 5 12 2Liberal Jim McCabe 11 722 49 5 12 2National gain from Liberal Swing 12 2Malvern edit 1979 Victorian state election Malvern 3 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Lindsay Thompson 15 167 59 7 6 0Labor Kenneth Penaluna 8 295 32 7 4 1Independent Martin Cahill 1 921 7 6 7 6Total formal votes 25 383 97 8 0 2Informal votes 560 2 2 0 2Turnout 25 943 90 2 0 3Two party preferred resultLiberal Lindsay Thompson 16 506 65 0 5 8Labor Kenneth Penaluna 8 875 35 0 5 8Liberal hold Swing 5 8Melbourne edit 1979 Victorian state election Melbourne Party Candidate Votes Labor Keith Remington 12 129 58 8 3 6Liberal John Campbell 6 001 29 1 5 7Democrats Trevor Cooke 1 769 8 6 8 6Communist Roger Wilson 725 3 5 3 5Total formal votes 20 624 94 3 1 6Informal votes 1 247 5 7 1 6Turnout 21 871 86 1 0 2Two party preferred resultLabor Keith Remington 13 608 66 0 1 2Liberal John Campbell 7 016 34 0 1 2Labor hold Swing 1 2Mentone edit 1979 Victorian state election Mentone Party Candidate Votes Liberal Bill Templeton 13 491 51 4 4 5Labor Barry Hirt 11 190 42 6 4 7Democratic Labor Desmond Burke 1 589 6 0 0 2Total formal votes 26 270 97 8 0 4Informal votes 590 2 2 0 4Turnout 26 860 93 0 0 6Two party preferred resultLiberal Bill Templeton 14 851 56 5 4 4Labor Barry Hirt 11 419 43 5 4 4Liberal hold Swing 4 4Midlands edit 1979 Victorian state election Midlands Party Candidate Votes Liberal Bill Ebery 12 069 49 1 8 9Labor John Brumby 10 042 40 9 3 9Democrats Janice Russell 2 457 10 0 10 0Total formal votes 24 568 98 4 0 1Informal votes 397 1 6 0 1Turnout 24 965 94 1 0 7Two party preferred resultLiberal Bill Ebery 13 524 55 0 5 7Labor John Brumby 11 044 45 0 5 7Liberal hold Swing 5 7Mildura edit 1979 Victorian state election Mildura Party Candidate Votes National Milton Whiting 13 033 56 1 4 3Labor Harry Sugars 5 912 25 5 2 1Liberal David Mattiske 4 269 18 4 3 1Total formal votes 23 214 96 5 1 4Informal votes 843 3 5 1 4Turnout 24 057 94 1 1 2Two party preferred resultNational Milton Whiting 16 794 72 3 1 9Labor Harry Sugars 6 420 27 7 1 9National hold Swing 1 9Mitcham edit 1979 Victorian state election Mitcham Party Candidate Votes Liberal George Cox 11 807 44 3 11 2Labor Michael Shatin 11 799 44 3 0 2Democrats Frank Andrewartha 2 227 8 4 8 4Australia Peter Allan 801 3 0 3 0Total formal votes 26 634 97 8 0 4Informal votes 607 2 2 0 4Turnout 27 241 94 5 0 9Two party preferred resultLiberal George Cox 13 512 50 7 4 8Labor Michael Shatin 13 122 49 3 4 8Liberal hold Swing 4 8Monbulk edit 1979 Victorian state election Monbulk Party Candidate Votes Liberal Bill Borthwick 12 619 46 3 10 3Labor Francesco Cafarella 11 400 41 8 1 6Democrats Malcolm Matheson 2 938 10 8 10 8Australia Ian Wood 301 1 1 1 1Total formal votes 27 258 97 5 0 3Informal votes 693 2 5 0 3Turnout 27 951 92 4 0 9Two party preferred resultLiberal Bill Borthwick 14 224 52 2 4 4Labor Francesco Cafarella 13 034 47 8 4 4Liberal hold Swing 4 4Morwell edit 1979 Victorian state election Morwell Party Candidate Votes Labor Derek Amos 14 946 60 8 1 4Liberal Ian Lockwood 6 239 25 4 2 1National Gary Black 1 808 7 3 7 3Democrats Ross Ollquist 1 230 5 0 5 0Independent Robert McCracken 372 1 5 1 5Total formal votes 24 595 97 2 1 1Informal votes 713 2 8 1 1Turnout 25 308 94 2 0 4Two party preferred resultLabor Derek Amos 16 384 66 6 3 0Liberal Ian Lockwood 8 211 33 4 3 0Labor hold Swing 3 0Murray Valley edit 1979 Victorian state election Murray Valley Party Candidate Votes National Ken Jasper 11 936 49 8 3 4Labor Abigail Donlon 6 802 28 4 2 9Liberal Brian Lumsden 5 242 21 9 0 7Total formal votes 23 980 96 4 1 2Informal votes 889 3 6 1 2Two party preferred resultNational Ken Jasper 16 895 70 5 1 6Labor Abigail Donlon 7 085 29 5 1 6National hold Swing 1 6Narracan edit 1979 Victorian state election Narracan Party Candidate Votes Liberal Jim Balfour 11 023 43 8 8 2Labor William Rutherford 10 675 42 4 4 8National Douglas Hatfield 2 275 9 0 13 5Democrats Alan Petschack 1 221 4 9 4 9Total formal votes 25 194 98 0 0 6Informal votes 521 2 0 0 6Turnout 25 715 94 4 0 3Two party preferred resultLiberal Jim Balfour 13 878 55 1 5 1Labor William Rutherford 11 316 44 9 5 1Liberal hold Swing 5 1Niddrie edit 1979 Victorian state election Niddrie Party Candidate Votes Labor Jack Simpson 14 701 54 8 5 9Liberal Roslyn Crago 8 974 33 4 9 6Independent Cecil Kirchner 1 692 6 3 6 3Democrats Bruce McNeill 1 476 5 5 5 5Total formal votes 26 843 96 2 0 5Informal votes 1 057 3 8 0 5Turnout 27 900 95 7 0 1Two party preferred resultLabor Jack Simpson 16 020 59 7 7 7Liberal Roslyn Crago 10 823 40 3 7 7Labor hold Swing 7 7Noble Park edit 1979 Victorian state election Noble Park Party Candidate Votes Liberal Peter Collins 14 947 51 0 5 1Labor Tony Van Vliet 14 352 49 0 5 1Total formal votes 29 299 95 9 1 1Informal votes 1 259 4 1 1 1Turnout 30 558 94 4 0 9Liberal hold Swing 5 1Northcote edit 1979 Victorian state election Northcote Party Candidate Votes Labor Frank Wilkes 17 897 70 2 6 0Liberal Lilian Heath 6 821 26 7 9 1Independent Ian Hughes 793 3 1 3 1Total formal votes 25 511 95 9 0 4Informal votes 1 103 4 1 0 4Turnout 26 614 90 7 0 0Two party preferred resultLabor Frank Wilkes 18 336 71 9 7 7Liberal Lilian Heath 7 175 28 1 7 7Labor hold Swing 7 7Oakleigh edit 1979 Victorian state election Oakleigh Party Candidate Votes Labor Race Mathews 12 072 46 3 7 1Liberal Alan Scanlan 10 753 41 2 5 2Democrats Domenico Quadara 1 921 7 4 7 4Democratic Labor Elaine Mulholland 910 3 5 3 5Australia David Heath 433 1 7 2 5Total formal votes 26 089 97 0 0 6Informal votes 816 3 0 0 6Turnout 26 905 93 3 0 1Two party preferred resultLabor Race Mathews 13 497 51 7 3 0Liberal Alan Scanlan 12 592 48 3 3 0Labor gain from Liberal Swing 3 0Polwarth edit 1979 Victorian state election Polwarth Party Candidate Votes Liberal Cec Burgin 12 751 53 8 1 2Labor Ronald Wheaton 6 084 25 7 4 4National Gilbert Anderson 3 593 15 2 3 7Democrats Kathleen May 1 254 5 3 5 3Total formal votes 23 682 98 1 0 3Informal votes 467 1 9 0 3Turnout 24 149 96 0 0 2Two party preferred resultLiberal Cec Burgin 16 264 68 7 7 9Labor Ronald Wheaton 7 418 31 3 7 9Liberal hold Swing 7 9Portland edit 1979 Victorian state election Portland Party Candidate Votes Liberal Don McKellar 10 294 42 5 0 9Labor Bill Lewis 8 166 33 7 1 0National Roger Hallam 5 765 23 8 2 0Total formal votes 24 225 98 6 0 2Informal votes 24 569 95 4 0 1Turnout 24 569 95 4 0 1Two party preferred resultLiberal Don McKellar 14 063 58 0 6 7Labor Bill Lewis 10 162 42 0 6 7Liberal hold Swing 6 7Prahran edit 1979 Victorian state election Prahran Party Candidate Votes Labor Bob Miller 10 517 46 1 5 6Liberal Tony De Domenico 9 960 43 6 7 9Democrats Peter Bowden 2 059 9 0 9 0Independent Trevor McCandless 291 1 3 1 3Total formal votes 22 827 96 7 0 3Informal votes 780 3 3 0 3Turnout 23 607 88 2 3 9Two party preferred resultLabor Bob Miller 11 630 50 9 6 6Liberal Tony De Domenico 11 197 49 1 6 6Labor gain from Liberal Swing 6 6Preston edit 1979 Victorian state election Preston Party Candidate Votes Labor Carl Kirkwood 17 295 71 5 5 7Liberal Elie Obeid 6 890 28 5 5 7Total formal votes 24 185 95 4 0 8Informal votes 1 163 4 6 0 8Turnout 25 348 91 8 0 1Labor hold Swing 5 7Reservoir edit 1979 Victorian state election Reservoir Party Candidate Votes Labor Jim Simmonds 18 129 67 4 4 6Liberal Hugh Luscombe 7 191 26 7 6 9Democrats Arno Vann 1 589 5 9 5 9Total formal votes 26 909 95 6 0 9Informal votes 1 233 4 4 0 9Turnout 28 142 93 7 0 7Two party preferred resultLabor Jim Simmonds 19 095 71 0 6 9Liberal Hugh Luscombe 7 814 29 0 6 9Labor hold Swing 6 9Richmond edit 1979 Victorian state election Richmond Party Candidate Votes Labor Theo Sidiropoulos 15 495 64 8 6 1Liberal Wendy Leigh 4 987 20 9 5 4Democrats Vivian Keating 2 995 12 5 12 5Independent Astridis Lalopoulos 430 1 8 1 8Total formal votes 23 907 94 6 1 5Informal votes 1 356 5 4 1 5Turnout 25 263 87 4 0 1Two party preferred resultLabor Theo Sidiropoulos 16 830 70 4 2 9Liberal Wendy Leigh 7 077 29 6 2 9Labor hold Swing 2 9Ringwood edit 1979 Victorian state election Ringwood Party Candidate Votes Liberal Peter McArthur 13 364 47 8 11 2Labor Robert Wallace 11 435 40 9 0 1Democrats Max Capon 2 841 10 2 10 2Australia Wilfrid Thiele 332 1 2 1 2Total formal votes 27 972 97 6 0 1Informal votes 683 2 4 0 1Turnout 28 655 94 1 0 9Two party preferred resultLiberal Peter McArthur 15 141 54 1 4 9Labor Robert Wallace 12 831 45 9 4 9Liberal hold Swing 4 9Ripon edit 1979 Victorian state election Ripon Party Candidate Votes Liberal Tom Austin 11 738 46 9 8 7Labor Alex Pope 10 664 42 6 4 2National Robert Peck 2 637 10 5 10 0Total formal votes 25 039 98 2 0 3Informal votes 446 1 8 0 3Two party preferred resultLiberal Tom Austin 13 819 55 2 4 7Labor Alex Pope 11 220 44 8 4 7Liberal hold Swing 4 7Rodney edit 1979 Victorian state election Rodney Party Candidate Votes National Eddie Hann 14 226 58 6 5 6Liberal Victor Kuhle 4 120 17 0 0 1Labor Stephen Jones 4 089 16 8 1 8Democrats Janet Powell 1 851 7 6 7 6Total formal votes 24 286 97 6 0 8Informal votes 603 2 4 0 8Turnout 24 889 95 3 0 2Two party preferred resultNational Eddie Hann 19 046 78 4 4 7Labor Stephen Jones 5 240 21 6 4 7National hold Swing 4 7St Kilda edit 1979 Victorian state election St Kilda Party Candidate Votes Liberal Brian Dixon 10 112 44 9 7 7Labor David Hardy 9 977 44 3 5 2Democrats Douglas Davidson 1 327 5 9 5 9Democratic Labor John Cotter 1 125 5 0 5 0Total formal votes 22 541 95 4 1 2Informal votes 1 088 4 6 1 2Turnout 23 629 87 5 1 3Two party preferred resultLiberal Brian Dixon 11 312 50 2 5 9Labor David Hardy 11 229 49 8 5 9Liberal hold Swing 5 9Sandringham edit 1979 Victorian state election Sandringham Party Candidate Votes Liberal Max Crellin 11 638 45 3 8 4Labor Neville Garner 10 892 42 4 0 2Democrats Graeme Evans 3 142 12 2 12 2Total formal votes 25 672 98 1 0 2Informal votes 498 1 9 0 2Turnout 26 170 93 3 0 9Two party preferred resultLiberal Max Crellin 13 304 51 6 5 8Labor Neville Garner 12 368 48 2 5 8Liberal hold Swing 5 8Shepparton edit 1979 Victorian state election Shepparton Party Candidate Votes National Peter Ross Edwards 12 362 50 0 4 1Labor Marjorie Gillies 6 598 26 7 7 3Liberal Haset Sali 5 756 23 3 1 7Total formal votes 24 716 96 1 1 8Informal votes 993 3 9 1 8Turnout 25 709 95 6 0 3Two party preferred resultNational Peter Ross Edwards 17 502 70 8 6 9Labor Marjorie Gillies 7 214 29 2 6 9National hold Swing 6 9South Barwon edit 1979 Victorian state election South Barwon Party Candidate Votes Liberal Aurel Smith 15 310 56 6 2 0Labor Eric Young 11 728 43 4 6 8Total formal votes 27 038 97 9 0 3Informal votes 566 2 1 0 3Turnout 27 604 95 1 0 6Liberal hold Swing 6 4Springvale edit 1979 Victorian state election Springvale Party Candidate Votes Labor Kevin King 12 781 46 4 0 8Liberal Norman Billing 11 795 42 8 11 6Democrats James Wright 2 111 7 7 7 7Independent Edward Woods 887 3 2 3 2Total formal votes 27 574 96 2 0 3Informal votes 1 084 3 8 0 3Turnout 28 658 94 3 1 0Two party preferred resultLabor Kevin King 13 980 50 7 5 1Liberal Norman Billing 13 594 49 3 5 1Labor gain from Liberal Swing 5 1Sunshine edit 1979 Victorian state election Sunshine Party Candidate Votes Labor Bill Fogarty 19 188 72 1 7 9Liberal Andreas Zafiropoulos 6 198 23 3 1 9Democrats Algimantas Kacinskas 1 232 4 6 4 6Total formal votes 26 618 94 3 1 0Informal votes 1 620 5 7 1 0Turnout 28 238 94 8 2 9Two party preferred resultLabor Bill Fogarty 19 832 74 5 2 9Liberal Andreas Zafiropoulos 6 786 25 5 2 9Labor hold Swing 2 9Swan Hill edit 1979 Victorian state election Swan Hill Party Candidate Votes Liberal Alan Wood 14 371 59 0 10 7National Keith Warne 5 698 23 4 11 9Labor Geoffrey Ferns 4 300 17 7 3 4Total formal votes 24 369 98 4 0 2Informal votes 394 1 6 0 2Turnout 24 763 95 5 0 8Two party preferred resultLiberal Alan Wood 18 223 74 8 8 4Labor Geoffrey Ferns 6 146 25 2 8 4Liberal hold Swing 8 4The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Liberal and National candidates for Swan Hill Syndal edit 1979 Victorian state election Syndal Party Candidate Votes Liberal Geoff Coleman 12 586 46 4 9 7Labor Russell Oakley 12 183 44 9 1 0Democrats Christopher Prawdzic 2 354 8 7 8 7Total formal votes 27 123 96 8 0 5Informal votes 881 3 2 0 5Turnout 28 004 94 0 0 5Two party preferred resultLiberal Geoff Coleman 13 752 50 7 5 4Labor Russell Oakley 13 371 49 3 5 4Liberal hold Swing 5 4Wantirna edit 1979 Victorian state election Wantirna Party Candidate Votes Liberal Geoff Hayes 17 840 52 4 8 5Labor Jeffrey Kaufman 12 131 35 6 2 0Democrats Colin Styring 3 602 10 6 10 6Australia John Benigno 482 1 4 1 4Total formal votes 34 055 97 9 0 4Informal votes 714 2 1 0 4Turnout 34 769 94 0 1 0Two party preferred resultLiberal Geoff Hayes 19 618 57 6 8 2Labor Jeffrey Kaufman 14 437 42 4 8 2Liberal hold Swing 8 2Warrandyte edit 1979 Victorian state election Warrandyte Party Candidate Votes Liberal Norman Lacy 14 644 49 5 11 1Labor Richard Davies 11 057 37 4 2 0Democrats Robyn Barker 3 669 12 4 12 4Independent Dulcie Bethune 203 0 7 0 7Total formal votes 29 573 98 3 0 4Informal votes 522 1 7 0 4Turnout 30 095 93 9 0 7Two party preferred resultLiberal Norman Lacy 16 586 56 1 4 5Labor Richard Davies 12 987 43 9 4 5Liberal hold Swing 4 5Warrnambool edit 1979 Victorian state election Warrnambool Party Candidate Votes Liberal Ian Smith 12 258 51 1 4 3Labor Vernon Delaney 7 975 33 2 2 0National Ian Symons 3 051 12 7 2 4Independent Gwenneth Trayling 708 3 0 3 0Total formal votes 23 992 97 8 0 9Informal votes 536 2 2 0 9Turnout 24 528 95 3 0 1Two party preferred resultLiberal Ian Smith 14 983 62 4 2 8Labor Vernon Delaney 9 009 37 6 2 8Liberal hold Swing 2 8Werribee edit 1979 Victorian state election Werribee Party Candidate Votes Labor Ken Coghill 17 653 56 3 7 5Liberal Stuart Southwick 11 728 37 4 9 6Independent Charles Skidmore 1 962 6 3 6 3Total formal votes 31 343 97 3 0 2Informal votes 880 2 7 0 2Turnout 32 223 93 3 1 6Two party preferred resultLabor Ken Coghill 18 214 58 1 8 2Liberal Stuart Southwick 13 129 41 9 8 2Labor gain from Liberal Swing 8 2Westernport edit 1979 Victorian state election Westernport Party Candidate Votes Liberal Alan Brown 9 589 33 5 12 7Labor Russell Joiner 9 271 32 4 0 3Independent Doug Jennings 6 819 23 8 23 8National Lawrence Wintle 1 574 5 5 12 7Democrats Ronald Bowman 1 404 4 9 4 9Total formal votes 28 657 97 7 0 4Informal votes 684 2 3 0 4Turnout 29 341 93 7 0 4Two party preferred resultLiberal Alan Brown 17 172 59 9 6 4Labor Russell Joiner 11 485 40 1 6 4Liberal hold Swing 6 4Williamstown edit 1979 Victorian state election Williamstown Party Candidate Votes Labor Gordon Stirling 17 612 66 8 3 8Liberal Peter Morris 8 758 33 2 3 8Total formal votes 26 370 94 9 0 8Informal votes 1 403 5 1 0 8Turnout 27 773 94 1 1 2Labor hold Swing 3 8See also edit1979 Victorian state election Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly 1979 1982References edit Election held on 5 May 1979 Australian Politics and Elections Database University of Western Australia 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 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link 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 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Results of the 1979 Victorian state election Legislative Assembly amp oldid 1153549613, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,