| Victorian state election, 20 March 1976[1]
Legislative Council
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|---|
| Enrolled voters | 2,267,282 | | |
| Votes cast | 2,102,674 | | Turnout | 92.7 | –0.8 |
| Informal votes | 65,997 | | Informal | 3.1 | +0.7 |
| Summary of votes by party |
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats
won | Seats
held |
| | Liberal | 988,681 | 48.3 | +5.2 | 15 | 26 |
| | Labor | 872,076 | 42.6 | +1.8 | 5 | 9 |
| | National | 160,708 | 7.9 | +1.5 | 2 | 5 |
| | Democratic Labor | 12,601 | 0.6 | –8.1 | 0 | 0 |
| | Australia | 2,611 | 0.1 | –0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | 10,127 | 0.5 | * | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2,046,804 | | | 22 | 40 |
This is a list of Legislative Council results for the Victorian 1976 state election. 22 of the 40 seats were contested.
Results by province Edit
Ballarat Edit
Bendigo Edit
Boronia Edit
Central Highlands Edit
- Two party preferred vote was estimated.
Chelsea Edit
Doutta Galla Edit
East Yarra Edit
Geelong Edit
Gippsland Edit
Higinbotham Edit
Melbourne Edit
Melbourne North Edit
Melbourne West Edit
Monash Edit
North Eastern Edit
- Two party preferred vote was estimated.
North Western Edit
- Two candidate preferred vote was estimated.
Nunawading Edit
South Eastern Edit
Templestowe Edit
Thomastown Edit
Waverley Edit
Western Edit
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1976". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
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Victorian state election 20 March 1976 1 Legislative Council lt lt 1973 1979 gt gt Enrolled voters 2 267 282Votes cast 2 102 674 Turnout 92 7 0 8Informal votes 65 997 Informal 3 1 0 7Summary of votes by partyParty Primary votes Swing Seatswon Seatsheld Liberal 988 681 48 3 5 2 15 26 Labor 872 076 42 6 1 8 5 9 National 160 708 7 9 1 5 2 5 Democratic Labor 12 601 0 6 8 1 0 0 Australia 2 611 0 1 0 9 0 0 Independent 10 127 0 5 0 0Total 2 046 804 22 40This is a list of Legislative Council results for the Victorian 1976 state election 22 of the 40 seats were contested Contents 1 Results by province 1 1 Ballarat 1 2 Bendigo 1 3 Boronia 1 4 Central Highlands 1 5 Chelsea 1 6 Doutta Galla 1 7 East Yarra 1 8 Geelong 1 9 Gippsland 1 10 Higinbotham 1 11 Melbourne 1 12 Melbourne North 1 13 Melbourne West 1 14 Monash 1 15 North Eastern 1 16 North Western 1 17 Nunawading 1 18 South Eastern 1 19 Templestowe 1 20 Thomastown 1 21 Waverley 1 22 Western 2 See also 3 ReferencesResults by province EditBallarat Edit 1976 Victorian state election Ballarat Province Party Candidate Votes Liberal Rob Knowles 45 545 58 9Labor Ronald Corbett 31 783 41 1Total formal votes 77 328 97 4Informal votes 2 056 2 6Turnout 79 384 95 0Liberal hold SwingBendigo Edit 1976 Victorian state election Bendigo Province Party Candidate Votes Labor Elaine Knight 26 652 34 4Liberal Bruce Reid 25 863 33 4National Michael Clarke 21 821 28 1Democratic Labor Ronald Gane 3 206 4 1Total formal votes 77 542 98 0Informal votes 1 604 2 0Turnout 79 146 95 3Two party preferred resultLiberal Bruce Reid 47 153 60 8Labor Elaine Knight 30 389 39 2Liberal hold SwingBoronia Edit 1976 Victorian state election Boronia Province Party Candidate Votes Liberal Kevin Foley 59 075 57 4Labor Stuart Russell 43 847 42 6Total formal votes 102 922 97 1Informal votes 3 032 2 9Turnout 105 954 93 0Liberal hold SwingCentral Highlands Edit 1976 Victorian state election Central Highlands Province Party Candidate Votes Liberal Jock Granter 37 876 49 3Labor Max McDonald 27 876 36 3National Pat McNamara 8 465 11 0Independent Peter Brown 2 611 3 4Total formal votes 76 828 97 4Informal votes 2 048 2 6Turnout 78 876 92 1Two party preferred resultLiberal Jock Granter 60 7Labor Max McDonald 39 3Liberal hold SwingTwo party preferred vote was estimated Chelsea Edit 1976 Victorian state election Chelsea Province Party Candidate Votes Liberal Neil Stacey 53 970 51 2Labor Michael Duffy 51 521 48 8Total formal votes 105 491 96 8Informal votes 3 512 3 2Turnout 109 003 92 5Liberal hold SwingDoutta Galla Edit 1976 Victorian state election Doutta Galla Province Party Candidate Votes Labor Bill Landeryou 58 121 53 6Liberal Rex Webb 50 384 46 4Total formal votes 108 505 95 7Informal votes 4 926 4 3Turnout 113 431 93 8Labor hold SwingEast Yarra Edit 1976 Victorian state election East Yarra Province Party Candidate Votes Liberal Haddon Storey 66 998 64 8Labor Robert Gurry 36 306 35 2Total formal votes 103 304 97 7Informal votes 2 428 2 3Turnout 105 732 91 8Liberal hold SwingGeelong Edit 1976 Victorian state election Geelong Province Party Candidate Votes Liberal Glyn Jenkins 41 401 52 5Labor Rod Mackenzie 37 413 47 5Total formal votes 78 814 96 9Informal votes 2 544 3 1Turnout 81 358 95 7Liberal hold SwingGippsland Edit 1976 Victorian state election Gippsland Province Party Candidate Votes Labor Eric Kent 28 096 38 2Liberal James Taylor 21 769 29 6National John Vinall 18 796 25 5Democratic Labor Leslie Hilton 4 941 6 7Total formal votes 73 602 97 8Informal votes 1 683 2 2Turnout 75 285 93 3Two party preferred resultLiberal James Taylor 42 238 57 4Labor Eric Kent 31 364 42 6Liberal gain from Labor SwingHiginbotham Edit 1976 Victorian state election Higinbotham Province Party Candidate Votes Liberal Murray Hamilton 65 031 63 1Labor Russell Shearn 39 696 37 9Total formal votes 104 727 97 6Informal votes 2 566 2 4Turnout 107 293 92 9Liberal hold SwingMelbourne Edit 1976 Victorian state election Melbourne Province Party Candidate Votes Labor Ivan Trayling 58 113 57 8Liberal Bryce McNair 42 483 42 2Total formal votes 100 596 95 2Informal votes 5 119 4 8Turnout 105 715 85 8Labor hold SwingMelbourne North Edit 1976 Victorian state election Melbourne North Province Party Candidate Votes Labor John Walton 65 513 63 5Liberal Geoff Lutz 37 629 36 5Total formal votes 103 142 95 1Informal votes 5 356 4 9Turnout 108 498 91 6Labor hold SwingMelbourne West Edit 1976 Victorian state election Melbourne West Province Party Candidate Votes Labor Bon Thomas 60 144 59 9Liberal Peter Stirling 40 339 40 2Total formal votes 100 483 94 9Informal votes 5 407 5 1Turnout 105 890 92 2Labor hold SwingMonash Edit 1976 Victorian state election Monash Province Party Candidate Votes Liberal James Guest 65 408 64 7Labor Johan Hulskamp 35 660 35 3Total formal votes 101 068 96 9Informal votes 3 189 3 1Turnout 104 257 89 9Liberal hold SwingNorth Eastern Edit 1976 Victorian state election North Eastern Province Party Candidate Votes National David Evans 41 836 53 5Labor Lewis Lee 18 782 24 0Liberal George Ikinger 17 638 22 5Total formal votes 78 256 97 3Informal votes 2 208 2 7Turnout 80 464 94 4Two party preferred resultNational David Evans 72 6Labor Lewis Gee 27 4National hold SwingTwo party preferred vote was estimated North Western Edit 1976 Victorian state election North Western Province Party Candidate Votes National Bernie Dunn 37 083 51 2Liberal William Armstrong 21 627 29 9Labor Edward McCormack 13 686 18 9Total formal votes 72 396 97 7Informal votes 1 711 2 3Turnout 74 107 94 3Two candidate preferred resultNational Bernie Dunn 66 3Liberal William Armstrong 33 7National hold SwingTwo candidate preferred vote was estimated Nunawading Edit 1976 Victorian state election Nunawading Province Party Candidate Votes Liberal Vernon Hauser 65 006 60 2Labor John Madden 43 049 39 8Total formal votes 108 055 97 6Informal votes 2 612 2 4Turnout 110 667 93 6Liberal hold SwingSouth Eastern Edit 1976 Victorian state election South Eastern Province Party Candidate Votes Liberal Roy Ward 35 254 45 6Labor Merton Ryan 22 434 29 0National William Gleeson 15 159 19 6Democratic Labor Noel Gleeson 4 454 5 8Total formal votes 77 301 98 0Informal votes 1 598 2 0Turnout 78 899 92 6Two party preferred resultLiberal Roy Ward 51 347 66 4Labor Merton Ryan 25 954 33 6Liberal hold SwingTemplestowe Edit 1976 Victorian state election Templestowe Province Party Candidate Votes Liberal Ralph Howard 60 572 57 8Labor Pauline Toner 44 172 42 2Total formal votes 104 744 97 6Informal votes 2 516 2 4Turnout 107 260 93 0Liberal hold SwingThomastown Edit 1976 Victorian state election Thomastown Province Party Candidate Votes Labor Dolph Eddy 62 466 61 2Liberal John Fletcher 39 546 38 8Total formal votes 102 012 95 5Informal votes 4 851 4 5Turnout 106 863 93 3Labor hold SwingWaverley Edit 1976 Victorian state election Waverley Province Party Candidate Votes Liberal Don Saltmarsh 59 058 57 2Labor Anthony Scarcella 44 146 42 8Total formal votes 103 204 96 5Informal votes 3 754 3 5Turnout 106 958 93 3Liberal hold SwingWestern Edit 1976 Victorian state election Western Province Party Candidate Votes Liberal Bruce Chamberlain 36 209 47 4Labor Thomas Windsor 22 600 29 6National Linden Cameron 17 548 23 0Total formal votes 76 357 98 4Informal votes 1 277 1 6Turnout 77 634 95 2Two party preferred resultLiberal Bruce Chamberlain 52 214 68 4Labor Thomas Windsor 24 143 31 6Liberal hold SwingSee also Edit1976 Victorian state election Candidates of the 1976 Victorian state election Members of the Victorian Legislative Council 1976 1979References Edit Carr Adam Victoria Legislative Council Election 1976 Psephos Election Archive Retrieved 29 September 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Results of the 1976 Victorian state election Legislative Council amp oldid 1153549604, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
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