Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1985–1988

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This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council between 1985 and 1988. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each periodic election, half of these members were elected at the 1982 state election with terms expiring in 1988, while the other half were elected at the 1985 state election with terms expiring in 1992.

Until the passage of the Constitution (Duration of Parliament) Act 1984 (No. 10106), one of several reforms enacted by the Cain Labor government, elections for the Legislative Assembly were termed the "triennial elections", but they were renamed "periodic elections" with the duration of Parliaments after 1988 being extended to four years.

A redistribution in 1984 took effect from the 1985 election.

NameParty Province Term expiresTerm of office
Mike Arnold Labor Templestowe 19881982–1988
Bill Baxter National North Eastern 19921978–1984; 1985–2006
Mark Birrell Liberal East Yarra 19921983–2002
Bruce Chamberlain Liberal Western 19881976–2002
Geoffrey Connard Liberal Higinbotham 19881982–1996
Joan Coxsedge Labor Melbourne West 19921979–1992
George Crawford Labor Jika Jika 19921985–1992
Dick de Fegely Liberal Ballarat 19921985–1999
Judith Dixon Labor Boronia 19881982–1988
Bernie Dunn National North Western 19881969–1988
David Evans NationalNorth Eastern19881976–1996
Jock Granter Liberal Central Highlands 19881964–1988
Fred Grimwade [2] LiberalCentral Highlands19921967–1987
James Guest Liberal Monash 19881976–1996
Roger Hallam LiberalWestern19921985–2002
David Henshaw Labor Geelong 19881982–1996
Caroline Hogg Labor Melbourne North 19881982–1999
Alan Hunt Liberal South Eastern 19921961–1992
Jim Kennan Labor Thomastown 19881982–1988
Cyril Kennedy Labor Waverley 19921979–1992
Joan Kirner LaborMelbourne West19881982–1988
Rob Knowles LiberalBallarat19881976–1999
Bill Landeryou Labor Doutta Galla 19881976–1992
Robert Lawson LiberalHiginbotham19921979–1992
Dick Long Liberal Gippsland 19921973–1992
Maureen Lyster Labor Chelsea 19921985–1992
Laurie McArthur Labor Nunawading 19881982–1988
Reg Macey LiberalMonash19921985–1992
Rod Mackenzie Labor/Independent [3] Geelong19921979–1992
Jean McLean LaborBoronia19921985–1999
Brian Mier LaborWaverley19881982–1996
John Miles LiberalTemplestowe19921985–1992
Barry Murphy LaborGippsland19881982–1988
Barry Pullen Labor Melbourne 19881982–1999
Bruce Reid Liberal Bendigo 19881976–1988
Mal Sandon LaborChelsea19881982–1988
Giovanni Sgro LaborMelbourne North19921979–1992
Haddon Storey LiberalEast Yarra19881971–1996
Marie Tehan [2] LiberalCentral Highlands19921987–1992
Fred Van Buren Labor Eumemmerring 19921985–1992
Rosemary Varty [1] LiberalNunawading19921985–1999
Evan Walker LaborMelbourne19921979–1992
Roy Ward LiberalSouth Eastern19881970–1988
David White LaborDoutta Galla19921976–1996
Ken Wright NationalNorth Western19921973–1992
1 The result in Nunawading Province was extremely close at the 1985 election, and Labor candidate Bob Ives was initially declared the victor. The result was overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns before he could take his seat, and Liberal candidate Rosemary Varty won the resulting by-election in August 1985.
2 In February 1987, Central Highlands Liberal MLC Fred Grimwade resigned. Liberal candidate Marie Tehan won the resulting by-election in April.
3 Geelong MLC Rod Mackenzie was elected as a representative of the Labor Party, but resigned from the party on 14 December 1987. He served out the remainder of his term as an independent.

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