Results of the 1979 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

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Victorian state election, 5 May 1979 [1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters2,350,407
Votes cast2,193,037 Turnout 93.300.62
Informal votes66,016Informal3.010.47
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 962,12345.23+2.8032+11
  Liberal 881,36641.44-4.4441-11
  National 119,3855.61-1.468+1
  Democrats 114,0535.36*0±0
  Independent 30,1021.42-0.310-1
  Democratic Labor 10,9070.51-2.060±0
 Other9,0850.43+0.110±0
Total2,127,021  81 
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal 1,073,41550.5–5.3
  Labor 1,053,60649.5+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 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bunna Walsh 14,21259.7−3.4
Liberal Donald Gillies7,30230.7−6.2
Democrats Marilyn Blair2,2789.6+9.6
Total formal votes23,79296.4+0.3
Informal votes8793.6−0.3
Turnout 24,67188.4+2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bunna Walsh 15,23764.0+0.9
Liberal Donald Gillies8,55536.0−0.9
Labor hold Swing +0.9

Ascot Vale

1979 Victorian state election: Ascot Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Edmunds 16,90168.3+5.0
Liberal Murray Kellam 7,85931.7−5.0
Total formal votes24,76095.2−0.9
Informal votes1,2414.8+0.9
Turnout 26,00192.5+0.1
Labor hold Swing +5.0

Ballarat North

1979 Victorian state election: Ballarat North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Evans 14,32456.3−0.5
Labor Bill Horrocks11,10843.7+6.1
Total formal votes25,43297.6−0.7
Informal votes6162.4+0.7
Turnout 26,04894.9−0.5
Liberal hold Swing -5.6

Ballarat South

1979 Victorian state election: Ballarat South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joan Chambers 11,67145.6−8.5
Labor Frank Sheehan 11,47444.9−1.0
Democrats June Johnson1,5976.2+6.2
Independent Glendon Ludbrook8413.3+3.3
Total formal votes25,58397.9+0.5
Informal votes5422.1−0.5
Turnout 26,12594.8+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joan Chambers 12,88950.4−3.8
Labor Frank Sheehan 12,69449.6+3.8
Liberal hold Swing -3.8

Balwyn

1979 Victorian state election: Balwyn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Ramsay 15,20658.6−4.9
Labor Ann Jackson7,92430.6+2.6
Democrats Ralph Corrie2,80010.8+10.8
Total formal votes25,93098.1−0.3
Informal votes5051.9+0.3
Turnout 26,43592.7+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Ramsay 17,11266.0−3.3
Labor Ann Jackson8,81834.0+3.3
Liberal hold Swing -3.3

Benalla

1979 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Tom Trewin 9,99142.3−1.8
Labor Brian Cousins7,76832.9+6.0
Liberal Alan Jones5,88324.9+2.4
Total formal votes23,64297.8−0.6
Informal votes5222.2+0.6
Turnout 24,16493.4−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Tom Trewin 15,46065.4−4.7
Labor Brian Cousins8,18234.6+4.7
National hold Swing -4.7

Benambra

1979 Victorian state election: Benambra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Lou Lieberman 13,38252.5+26.5
Labor Max Edgar6,16424.2+0.2
National John Bidgood4,96619.5−17.1
Independent Dudley Schubert9593.8+3.8
Total formal votes25,50197.3−0.5
Informal votes6932.7+0.5
Turnout 26,16492.9+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lou Lieberman 17,62669.1−0.7
Labor Max Edgar7,87530.9+0.7
Liberal hold Swing -0.7

Bendigo

1979 Victorian state election: Bendigo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Daryl McClure 10,82942.6−11.0
Labor Elaine Knight10,74242.2−4.2
Democrats Christopher Stoltz3,86115.2+15.2
Total formal votes25,43298.2−0.5
Informal votes4671.8+0.5
Turnout 25,89995.2−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Daryl McClure 13,01651.2−2.4
Labor Elaine Knight12,41648.8+2.4
Liberal hold Swing -2.4

Bennettswood

1979 Victorian state election: Bennettswood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Keith McCance 13,22050.1−5.2
Labor Doug Newton 10,42639.5+0.2
Democrats Alan Swindon2,74910.4+10.4
Total formal votes26,39598.1−0.1
Informal votes5201.9+0.1
Turnout 26,91594.6+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Keith McCance 14,80656.1−4.0
Labor Doug Newton 11,58943.9+4.0
Liberal hold Swing -4.0

Bentleigh

1979 Victorian state election: Bentleigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gordon Hockley 12,94950.2+11.3
Liberal Bob Suggett 12,85349.8−3.0
Total formal votes25,80297.2−0.8
Informal votes7362.8+0.8
Turnout 26,53895.1+0.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.5

Berwick

1979 Victorian state election: Berwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rob Maclellan 15,94253.0+2.9
Labor Judith Wallace11,38337.8+4.5
Democrats Grace Bayliss2,7549.2+9.2
Total formal votes30,07997.6−0.7
Informal votes7382.4+0.7
Turnout 30,81793.1+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Maclellan 17,50958.2−6.9
Labor Judith Wallace12,57041.8+6.9
Liberal hold Swing -6.9

Box Hill

1979 Victorian state election: Box Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Donald Mackinnon 12,42647.4−6.4
Labor Adrian Moore10,50440.1+1.2
Democrats Esther Poelman3,25512.4+12.4
Total formal votes26,18597.8−0.1
Informal votes5832.2+0.1
Turnout 26,76892.8+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Donald Mackinnon 14,03553.6−6.0
Labor Adrian Moore12,15046.4+6.0
Liberal hold Swing -6.0

Brighton

1979 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jeannette Patrick 15,26062.7+0.9
Labor Christopher Kennedy9,06237.3+8.6
Total formal votes24,32297.6−0.5
Informal votes5982.4+0.5
Turnout 24,92091.4−0.9
Liberal hold Swing -5.4

Broadmeadows

1979 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Wilton 21,00068.4+5.2
Liberal Norman Walker5,25517.1−19.7
Democrats Barbara Duncan4,46214.5+14.5
Total formal votes30,71794.0−1.3
Informal votes1,9476.0+1.3
Turnout 32,66493.4+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Wilton 23,21075.6+12.4
Liberal Norman Walker7,50724.4−12.4
Labor hold Swing +12.4

Brunswick

1979 Victorian state election: Brunswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Roper 17,26870.2+7.7
Liberal Geoff Leigh 5,76223.4−4.6
Communist Philip Herington1,5806.4+6.4
Total formal votes24,61095.6+1.3
Informal votes1,1284.4−1.3
Turnout 25,73889.8−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Roper 18,57075.5+10.8
Liberal Geoff Leigh 6,04024.5−10.8
Labor hold Swing +10.8

Bundoora

1979 Victorian state election: Bundoora
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Cain 16,95759.6+6.3
Liberal Anthony Cree10,50936.9−9.8
Independent Jamie Bogle1,0053.5+3.5
Total formal votes28,47197.1−0.6
Informal votes8372.9+0.6
Turnout 29,30894.4+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Cain 17,25160.6+7.3
Liberal Anthony Cree11,22039.4−7.3
Labor hold Swing +7.3

Burwood

1979 Victorian state election: Burwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jeff Kennett 13,59954.2−3.6
Labor Douglas Bennett8,93835.6+1.6
Democrats Veronica Lysaght2,54810.2+10.2
Total formal votes25,08598.3−0.1
Informal votes4281.7+0.1
Turnout 25,51392.90.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jeff Kennett 14,81559.1−5.5
Labor Douglas Bennett10,27040.9+5.5
Liberal hold Swing -5.5

Carrum

1979 Victorian state election: Carrum
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ian Cathie 15,19855.5+0.5
Liberal Hugh Falconer9,61335.1−9.9
Democrats Wendy Kleeman2,3218.5+8.5
Australia Brenda Heath2500.9+0.9
Total formal votes27,38297.3+0.1
Informal votes7502.7−0.1
Turnout 28,13293.2+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ian Cathie 16,93661.9+6.9
Liberal Hugh Falconer10,44638.1−6.9
Labor hold Swing +6.9

Caulfield

1979 Victorian state election: Caulfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ted Tanner 9,75240.2−20.6
Labor Gilbert Wright7,41930.6−3.6
Independent Charles Francis 4,51018.6+18.6
Democrats Allan Blankfield2,57310.6+10.6
Total formal votes24,25496.7−0.2
Informal votes8343.3+0.2
Turnout 25,08889.8+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ted Tanner 13,04353.8−11.5
Labor Gilbert Wright11,21146.2+11.5
Liberal hold Swing -11.5

Coburg

1979 Victorian state election: Coburg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Gavin 11,64745.7+2.4
Independent Jack Mutton 7,18328.2−0.3
Liberal Nicholas Kosenko4,60218.0−5.1
Democrats Kenneth Goss8403.3+3.3
Democratic Labor John Flint8013.1−2.0
Independent Raymond Berbling4391.7+1.7
Total formal votes25,51293.6−3.0
Informal votes1,7516.4+3.0
Turnout 27,26394.8+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Gavin 17,73169.5+3.0
Liberal Nicholas Kosenko7,78130.5−3.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Peter Gavin 13,07251.2+6.6
Independent Jack Mutton 12,44048.8−6.6
Labor gain from Independent Swing +6.6

Dandenong

1979 Victorian state election: Dandenong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Rob Jolly 16,69251.1−4.1
Liberal Francis Holohan12,46938.2−6.6
Democrats Janice Bateman3,2449.9+9.9
Socialist Workers Ruth Egg2500.8+0.8
Total formal votes32,65596.3−0.5
Informal votes1,2363.7+0.5
Turnout 33,89194.2+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rob Jolly 18,44456.5+1.3
Liberal Francis Holohan14,21143.5−1.3
Labor hold Swing +1.3

Doncaster

1979 Victorian state election: Doncaster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Morris Williams 15,26854.1+0.9
Labor Jean Downing9,62934.1+7.2
Democrats Sydney Poulter3.16611.2+11.2
Australia Max Mand1470.5+0.5
Total formal votes28,21097.8−0.7
Informal votes6322.2+0.7
Turnout 28,84294.7+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Morris Williams 17,19160.9−5.0
Labor Jean Downing11,01939.1+5.0
Liberal hold Swing -5.0

Dromana

1979 Victorian state election: Dromana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 13,91148.5−11.1
Labor David Hassett 10,87838.0+1.3
Democrats Laurence Amor2,0437.1+7.1
National Kenneth Spunner1,8356.4+6.4
Total formal votes28,66797.6−0.8
Informal votes7082.4+0.8
Turnout 29,37592.3+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 16,25456.7−6.2
Labor David Hassett 12,41343.3+6.2
Liberal hold Swing -6.2

Essendon

1979 Victorian state election: Essendon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Barry Rowe 12,86450.8+0.8
Liberal Ian Hocking10,48741.4−8.6
Democratic Labor Paul McManus1,9937.9+7.9
Total formal votes25,34497.3+0.1
Informal votes7022.7−0.1
Turnout 26,04694.4+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Rowe 13,04551.5+1.6
Liberal Ian Hocking12,29948.5−1.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +1.6

Evelyn

1979 Victorian state election: Evelyn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Plowman 14,07647.4−4.6
Labor William Thomas12,59142.4+2.9
Democrats John Couzens3,04410.3+10.3
Total formal votes29,71197.4−0.6
Informal votes7942.6+0.6
Turnout 30,50592.8+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Plowman 15,99553.8−5.8
Labor William Thomas13,71646.2+5.8
Liberal hold Swing -5.8

Footscray

1979 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Fordham 17,01069.5−2.1
Liberal John Huntington6,15325.1−3.3
Socialist Workers Peter Abrahamson1,3085.4+5.4
Total formal votes24,47194.3−1.2
Informal votes1,4745.7+1.2
Turnout 25,94592.50.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Fordham 18,18774.3+2.8
Liberal John Huntington6,28425.7−2.8
Labor hold Swing +2.8

Forest Hill

1979 Victorian state election: Forest Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Richardson 14,74550.3−8.0
Labor Anne Blackburn11,57639.5+3.1
Democrats John Goodall2,8419.7+9.7
Independent Wilhelm Kapphan1770.6+0.6
Total formal votes29,33998.0−0.3
Informal votes5942.0+0.3
Turnout 29,93394.4+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Richardson 16,13155.0−8.1
Labor Anne Blackburn13,20845.0+8.1
Liberal hold Swing -8.1

Frankston

1979 Victorian state election: Frankston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Graeme Weideman 15,70652.1−7.2
Labor Archibald Stewart11,77439.1+2.6
Democrats William Towers2,6498.8+8.8
Total formal votes30,12997.9−0.5
Informal votes6462.1+0.5
Turnout 30,77593.5+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graeme Weideman 17,23557.2−5.5
Labor Archibald Stewart12,89442.8+5.5
Liberal hold Swing -5.5

Geelong East

1979 Victorian state election: Geelong East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Graham Ernst 11,71347.7−0.8
Liberal Phil Gude 10,95344.6−6.9
Democrats Reginald Swetten1,1534.7+4.7
Democratic Labor Roderick Jordan7523.1+3.1
Total formal votes24,57197.9+0.9
Informal votes5342.1−0.9
Turnout 25,10594.5+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graham Ernst 12,70251.7+3.2
Liberal Phil Gude 11,86948.3−3.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.2

Geelong North

1979 Victorian state election: Geelong North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Neil Trezise 16,64565.2+2.6
Liberal John Dow8,87034.8−2.6
Total formal votes25,51595.9−0.9
Informal votes1,0974.1+0.9
Turnout 26,61293.9+0.7
Labor hold Swing +2.6

Geelong West

1979 Victorian state election: Geelong West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Hayden Birrell 11,64048.9−6.3
Labor Hayden Shell 10,72545.1+0.3
Democrats Guenter Sahr1,4366.0+6.0
Total formal votes23,80197.70.0
Informal votes5612.30.0
Turnout 24,36293.8−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Hayden Birrell 12,09250.8−4.4
Labor Hayden Shell 11,70949.2+4.4
Liberal hold Swing -4.4

Gippsland East

1979 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Bruce Evans 9,80741.3−4.6
Labor Graeme McIntyre7,42131.2+31.2
Liberal Philip Davis 6,54927.5+6.0
Total formal votes23,77796.6−1.2
Informal votes8443.4+1.2
Turnout 24,62192.7+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Bruce Evans 16,00567.3−3.4
Labor Graeme McIntyre7,91932.9+32.9
National hold Swing -3.4

Gippsland South

1979 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Kallady8,99837.4+8.3
National Neil McInnes 7,29330.3−15.2
Labor Ronald Neal5,66023.5+2.7
Democrats Wilma Western2,1108.8+8.8
Total formal votes24,06197.3−0.8
Informal votes6572.7+0.8
Turnout 24,71892.9−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Neil McInnes 16,14267.1−9.0
Labor Ronald Neal7,91932.9+9.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Neil McInnes 13,68856.9+5.6
Liberal David Kallady10,37343.1−5.6
National hold Swing +5.6

Gisborne

1979 Victorian state election: Gisborne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Reynolds 15,28452.0−0.5
Labor Ian Elliott14,09848.0+13.4
Total formal votes29,38297.4−0.9
Informal votes7742.6+0.9
Turnout 30,15694.2+0.1
Liberal hold Swing -12.2

Glenhuntly

1979 Victorian state election: Glenhuntly
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gerard Vaughan 11,07846.1+4.8
Liberal Charles Hider 10,75144.7−7.2
Australia Gail Farrell1,1905.0+5.0
Democratic Labor John Mulholland1,0234.3−2.9
Total formal votes24,04297.0−0.5
Informal votes7343.0+0.5
Turnout 24,77693.1+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gerard Vaughan 12,39651.6+9.7
Liberal Charles Hider 11,64648.4−9.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.7

Glenroy

1979 Victorian state election: Glenroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Culpin 16,69566.7+7.8
Liberal Donald McClelland8,33833.3−7.8
Total formal votes25,03396.1−0.2
Informal votes1,0273.9+0.2
Turnout 26,06094.4+0.5
Labor hold Swing +7.8

Greensborough

1979 Victorian state election: Greensborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Pauline Toner 15,26648.1+0.8
Liberal Ronald Turner12,92940.7−12.0
Democrats Leo Bates3,36910.6+10.6
Australia Dorothy Prout1610.5+0.5
Total formal votes31,72598.4+0.3
Informal votes5291.6−0.3
Turnout 32,25492.9−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pauline Toner 17,09153.9+6.7
Liberal Ronald Turner14,63446.1−6.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.7

Hawthorn

1979 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Walter Jona 12,90354.7+0.4
Labor Kevin Zervos8,62036.6−1.4
Democrats Alberta Steegstra2,0508.7+8.7
Total formal votes23,57397.6−0.4
Informal votes5812.4+0.4
Turnout 24,15489.3−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Walter Jona 14,10259.8−0.9
Labor Kevin Zervos9,47140.2+0.9
Liberal hold Swing -0.9

Heatherton

1979 Victorian state election: Heatherton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Spyker 12,89746.1+1.5
Liberal Llew Reese 11,86642.4−13.0
Democrats Sonia Sargood3,20111.5+11.5
Total formal votes27,96496.5−0.4
Informal votes1,0003.5+0.4
Turnout 28,96493.7+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Spyker 14,27651.0+6.4
Liberal Llew Reese 13,68849.0−6.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.4

Ivanhoe

1979 Victorian state election: Ivanhoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bruce Skeggs 13,48348.3−5.7
Labor Tony Sheehan 11,27940.4+2.3
Democrats Mario Piraino3,14611.3+11.3
Total formal votes27,90897.6−0.5
Informal votes6892.4+0.5
Turnout 28,59793.9+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Skeggs 14,90253.4−7.7
Labor Tony Sheehan 13,00646.6+7.7
Liberal hold Swing -7.7

Keilor

1979 Victorian state election: Keilor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Ginifer 20,64865.2+7.0
Liberal Vaclav Ubl11,00634.8−4.6
Total formal votes31,65494.0−1.3
Informal votes2,0366.0+1.3
Turnout 33,69094.2+1.3
Labor hold Swing +5.0

Kew

1979 Victorian state election: Kew
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rupert Hamer 14,09654.4−3.3
Labor Wesley Blackmore8,10231.3+5.1
Democrats Keith Bruckner1,8947.3+7.3
Democratic Labor Stan Keon 1,8277.1+2.9
Total formal votes25,91997.7−0.4
Informal votes5972.3+0.4
Turnout 26,51691.2−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rupert Hamer 15,87561.2−8.8
Labor Wesley Blackmore10,04438.8+8.8
Liberal hold Swing -8.8

Knox

1979 Victorian state election: Knox
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Steve Crabb 16,18756.1+4.3
Liberal Gerald Ashman 11,77240.8−7.9
Independent Derek Kruse9223.2+3.2
Total formal votes28,88197.7+0.3
Informal votes6692.3−0.3
Turnout 29,55095.0+2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Crabb 16,87658.4+7.1
Liberal Gerald Ashman 12,00541.6−7.1
Labor hold Swing +7.1

Lowan

1979 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim McCabe 10,56444.6+1.1
National Bill McGrath 7,53531.8+5.1
Labor David Drake-Feary5,59923.6+2.3
Total formal votes23,69898.5+0.4
Informal votes3531.5−0.4
Turnout 24,05195.2−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Bill McGrath 16,94171.5−3.0
Labor David Drake-Feary6,75728.5+3.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Bill McGrath 11,97650.5+12.2
Liberal Jim McCabe 11,72249.5−12.2
National gain from Liberal Swing +12.2

Malvern

1979 Victorian state election: Malvern [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 15,16759.7−6.0
Labor Kenneth Penaluna8,29532.7+4.1
Independent Martin Cahill1,9217.6+7.6
Total formal votes25,38397.8−0.2
Informal votes5602.2+0.2
Turnout 25,94390.2−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 16,50665.0−5.8
Labor Kenneth Penaluna8,87535.0+5.8
Liberal hold Swing -5.8

Melbourne

1979 Victorian state election: Melbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Keith Remington 12,12958.8−3.6
Liberal John Campbell6,00129.1−5.7
Democrats Trevor Cooke1,7698.6+8.6
Communist Roger Wilson7253.5+3.5
Total formal votes20,62494.3−1.6
Informal votes1,2475.7+1.6
Turnout 21,87186.1−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Remington 13,60866.0+1.2
Liberal John Campbell7,01634.0−1.2
Labor hold Swing +1.2

Mentone

1979 Victorian state election: Mentone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Templeton 13,49151.4−4.5
Labor Barry Hirt11,19042.6+4.7
Democratic Labor Desmond Burke1,5896.0−0.2
Total formal votes26,27097.8−0.4
Informal votes5902.2+0.4
Turnout 26,86093.0+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Templeton 14,85156.5−4.4
Labor Barry Hirt11,41943.5+4.4
Liberal hold Swing -4.4

Midlands

1979 Victorian state election: Midlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Ebery 12,06949.1+8.9
Labor John Brumby 10,04240.9+3.9
Democrats Janice Russell2,45710.0+10.0
Total formal votes24,56898.4−0.1
Informal votes3971.6+0.1
Turnout 24,96594.1−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Ebery 13,52455.0−5.7
Labor John Brumby 11,04445.0+5.7
Liberal hold Swing -5.7

Mildura

1979 Victorian state election: Mildura
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Milton Whiting 13,03356.1+4.3
Labor Harry Sugars5,91225.5+2.1
Liberal David Mattiske4,26918.4−3.1
Total formal votes23,21496.5−1.4
Informal votes8433.5+1.4
Turnout 24,05794.1+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Milton Whiting 16,79472.3−1.9
Labor Harry Sugars6,42027.7+1.9
National hold Swing -1.9

Mitcham

1979 Victorian state election: Mitcham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Cox 11,80744.3−11.2
Labor Michael Shatin11,79944.3−0.2
Democrats Frank Andrewartha2,2278.4+8.4
Australia Peter Allan8013.0+3.0
Total formal votes26,63497.8+0.4
Informal votes6072.2−0.4
Turnout 27,24194.5+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal George Cox 13,51250.7−4.8
Labor Michael Shatin13,12249.3+4.8
Liberal hold Swing -4.8

Monbulk

1979 Victorian state election: Monbulk
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Borthwick 12,61946.3−10.3
Labor Francesco Cafarella11,40041.8−1.6
Democrats Malcolm Matheson2,93810.8+10.8
Australia Ian Wood3011.1+1.1
Total formal votes27,25897.5−0.3
Informal votes6932.5+0.3
Turnout 27,95192.4+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Borthwick 14,22452.2−4.4
Labor Francesco Cafarella13,03447.8+4.4
Liberal hold Swing -4.4

Morwell

1979 Victorian state election: Morwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Derek Amos 14,94660.8−1.4
Liberal Ian Lockwood6,23925.4+2.1
National Gary Black1,8087.3+7.3
Democrats Ross Ollquist1,2305.0+5.0
Independent Robert McCracken3721.5+1.5
Total formal votes24,59597.2−1.1
Informal votes7132.8+1.1
Turnout 25,30894.2+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Derek Amos 16,38466.6+3.0
Liberal Ian Lockwood8,21133.4−3.0
Labor hold Swing +3.0

Murray Valley

1979 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Ken Jasper 11,93649.8+3.4
Labor Abigail Donlon6,80228.4+2.9
Liberal Brian Lumsden5,24221.9+0.7
Total formal votes23,98096.4−1.2
Informal votes8893.6+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Jasper 16,89570.5−1.6
Labor Abigail Donlon7,08529.5+1.6
National hold Swing -1.6

Narracan

1979 Victorian state election: Narracan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Balfour 11,02343.8+8.2
Labor William Rutherford10,67542.4+4.8
National Douglas Hatfield2,2759.0−13.5
Democrats Alan Petschack1,2214.9+4.9
Total formal votes25,19498.0−0.6
Informal votes5212.0+0.6
Turnout 25,71594.4+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Balfour 13,87855.1−5.1
Labor William Rutherford11,31644.9+5.1
Liberal hold Swing -5.1

Niddrie

1979 Victorian state election: Niddrie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Simpson 14,70154.8+5.9
Liberal Roslyn Crago8,97433.4−9.6
Independent Cecil Kirchner1,6926.3+6.3
Democrats Bruce McNeill1,4765.5+5.5
Total formal votes26,84396.2−0.5
Informal votes1,0573.8+0.5
Turnout 27,90095.7−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Simpson 16,02059.7+7.7
Liberal Roslyn Crago10,82340.3−7.7
Labor hold Swing +7.7

Noble Park

1979 Victorian state election: Noble Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Collins 14,94751.0−5.1
Labor Tony Van Vliet 14,35249.0+5.1
Total formal votes29,29995.9−1.1
Informal votes1,2594.1+1.1
Turnout 30,55894.4+0.9
Liberal hold Swing -5.1

Northcote

1979 Victorian state election: Northcote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 17,89770.2+6.0
Liberal Lilian Heath6,82126.7−9.1
Independent Ian Hughes7933.1+3.1
Total formal votes25,51195.9−0.4
Informal votes1,1034.1+0.4
Turnout 26,61490.70.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Wilkes 18,33671.9+7.7
Liberal Lilian Heath7,17528.1−7.7
Labor hold Swing +7.7

Oakleigh

1979 Victorian state election: Oakleigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Race Mathews 12,07246.3+7.1
Liberal Alan Scanlan 10,75341.2−5.2
Democrats Domenico Quadara1,9217.4+7.4
Democratic Labor Elaine Mulholland9103.5+3.5
Australia David Heath4331.7−2.5
Total formal votes26,08997.0−0.6
Informal votes8163.0+0.6
Turnout 26,90593.3−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Race Mathews 13,49751.7+3.0
Liberal Alan Scanlan 12,59248.3−3.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.0

Polwarth

1979 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cec Burgin 12,75153.8−1.2
Labor Ronald Wheaton6,08425.7+4.4
National Gilbert Anderson3,59315.2−3.7
Democrats Kathleen May1,2545.3+5.3
Total formal votes23,68298.1−0.3
Informal votes4671.9+0.3
Turnout 24,14996.0+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 16,26468.7−7.9
Labor Ronald Wheaton7,41831.3+7.9
Liberal hold Swing -7.9

Portland

1979 Victorian state election: Portland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Don McKellar 10,29442.5+0.9
Labor Bill Lewis 8,16633.7+1.0
National Roger Hallam 5,76523.8+2.0
Total formal votes24,22598.6−0.2
Informal votes24,56995.4−0.1
Turnout 24,56995.4−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don McKellar 14,06358.0−6.7
Labor Bill Lewis 10,16242.0+6.7
Liberal hold Swing -6.7

Prahran

1979 Victorian state election: Prahran
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Miller 10,51746.1+5.6
Liberal Tony De Domenico 9,96043.6−7.9
Democrats Peter Bowden2,0599.0+9.0
Independent Trevor McCandless2911.3+1.3
Total formal votes22,82796.7−0.3
Informal votes7803.3+0.3
Turnout 23,60788.2+3.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Miller 11,63050.9+6.6
Liberal Tony De Domenico 11,19749.1−6.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.6

Preston

1979 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Carl Kirkwood 17,29571.5+5.7
Liberal Elie Obeid6,89028.5−5.7
Total formal votes24,18595.4−0.8
Informal votes1,1634.6+0.8
Turnout 25,34891.8−0.1
Labor hold Swing +5.7

Reservoir

1979 Victorian state election: Reservoir
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Simmonds 18,12967.4+4.6
Liberal Hugh Luscombe7,19126.7−6.9
Democrats Arno Vann1,5895.9+5.9
Total formal votes26,90995.6−0.9
Informal votes1,2334.4+0.9
Turnout 28,14293.7+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Simmonds 19,09571.0+6.9
Liberal Hugh Luscombe7,81429.0−6.9
Labor hold Swing +6.9

Richmond

1979 Victorian state election: Richmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Theo Sidiropoulos 15,49564.8−6.1
Liberal Wendy Leigh4,98720.9−5.4
Democrats Vivian Keating2,99512.5+12.5
Independent Astridis Lalopoulos4301.8+1.8
Total formal votes23,90794.6−1.5
Informal votes1,3565.4+1.5
Turnout 25,26387.4−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Theo Sidiropoulos 16,83070.4−2.9
Liberal Wendy Leigh7,07729.6+2.9
Labor hold Swing -2.9

Ringwood

1979 Victorian state election: Ringwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter McArthur 13,36447.8−11.2
Labor Robert Wallace11,43540.9−0.1
Democrats Max Capon2,84110.2+10.2
Australia Wilfrid Thiele3321.2+1.2
Total formal votes27,97297.6+0.1
Informal votes6832.4−0.1
Turnout 28,65594.1+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter McArthur 15,14154.1−4.9
Labor Robert Wallace12,83145.9+4.9
Liberal hold Swing -4.9

Ripon

1979 Victorian state election: Ripon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Austin 11,73846.9+8.7
Labor Alex Pope10,66442.6+4.2
National Robert Peck2,63710.5−10.0
Total formal votes25,03998.2−0.3
Informal votes4461.8+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Austin 13,81955.2−4.7
Labor Alex Pope11,22044.8+4.7
Liberal hold Swing -4.7

Rodney

1979 Victorian state election: Rodney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Eddie Hann 14,22658.6−5.6
Liberal Victor Kuhle4,12017.0+0.1
Labor Stephen Jones4,08916.8+1.8
Democrats Janet Powell 1,8517.6+7.6
Total formal votes24,28697.6−0.8
Informal votes6032.4+0.8
Turnout 24,88995.3+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Eddie Hann 19,04678.4−4.7
Labor Stephen Jones5,24021.6+4.7
National hold Swing -4.7

St Kilda

1979 Victorian state election: St Kilda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Brian Dixon 10,11244.9−7.7
Labor David Hardy9,97744.3+5.2
Democrats Douglas Davidson1,3275.9+5.9
Democratic Labor John Cotter1,1255.0+5.0
Total formal votes22,54195.4−1.2
Informal votes1,0884.6+1.2
Turnout 23,62987.5+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brian Dixon 11,31250.2−5.9
Labor David Hardy11,22949.8+5.9
Liberal hold Swing -5.9

Sandringham

1979 Victorian state election: Sandringham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Max Crellin 11,63845.3−8.4
Labor Neville Garner10,89242.4+0.2
Democrats Graeme Evans3,14212.2+12.2
Total formal votes25,67298.1−0.2
Informal votes4981.9+0.2
Turnout 26,17093.3+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Crellin 13,30451.6−5.8
Labor Neville Garner12,36848.2+5.8
Liberal hold Swing -5.8

Shepparton

1979 Victorian state election: Shepparton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Peter Ross-Edwards 12,36250.0−4.1
Labor Marjorie Gillies6,59826.7+7.3
Liberal Haset Sali5,75623.3+1.7
Total formal votes24,71696.1−1.8
Informal votes9933.9+1.8
Turnout 25,70995.6+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Ross-Edwards 17,50270.8−6.9
Labor Marjorie Gillies7,21429.2+6.9
National hold Swing -6.9

South Barwon

1979 Victorian state election: South Barwon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Aurel Smith 15,31056.6−2.0
Labor Eric Young11,72843.4+6.8
Total formal votes27,03897.9−0.3
Informal votes5662.1+0.3
Turnout 27,60495.1+0.6
Liberal hold Swing -6.4

Springvale

1979 Victorian state election: Springvale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kevin King 12,78146.4+0.8
Liberal Norman Billing 11,79542.8−11.6
Democrats James Wright2,1117.7+7.7
Independent Edward Woods8873.2+3.2
Total formal votes27,57496.2−0.3
Informal votes1,0843.8+0.3
Turnout 28,65894.3+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin King 13,98050.7+5.1
Liberal Norman Billing 13,59449.3−5.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.1

Sunshine

1979 Victorian state election: Sunshine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Fogarty 19,18872.1+7.9
Liberal Andreas Zafiropoulos6,19823.3−1.9
Democrats Algimantas Kacinskas1,2324.6+4.6
Total formal votes26,61894.3−1.0
Informal votes1,6205.7+1.0
Turnout 28,23894.8+2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Fogarty 19,83274.5+2.9
Liberal Andreas Zafiropoulos6,78625.5−2.9
Labor hold Swing +2.9

Swan Hill

1979 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alan Wood 14,37159.0+10.7
National Keith Warne5,69823.4−11.9
Labor Geoffrey Ferns4,30017.7+3.4
Total formal votes24,36998.4−0.2
Informal votes3941.6+0.2
Turnout 24,76395.5+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Wood 18,22374.8−8.4
Labor Geoffrey Ferns6,14625.2+8.4
Liberal hold Swing -8.4

Syndal

1979 Victorian state election: Syndal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Geoff Coleman 12,58646.4−9.7
Labor Russell Oakley12,18344.9+1.0
Democrats Christopher Prawdzic2,3548.7+8.7
Total formal votes27,12396.8−0.5
Informal votes8813.2+0.5
Turnout 28,00494.0+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Coleman 13,75250.7−5.4
Labor Russell Oakley13,37149.3+5.4
Liberal hold Swing -5.4

Wantirna

1979 Victorian state election: Wantirna
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Geoff Hayes 17,84052.4−8.5
Labor Jeffrey Kaufman12,13135.6+2.0
Democrats Colin Styring3,60210.6+10.6
Australia John Benigno4821.4+1.4
Total formal votes34,05597.9−0.4
Informal votes7142.1+0.4
Turnout 34,76994.0+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Hayes 19,61857.6−8.2
Labor Jeffrey Kaufman14,43742.4+8.2
Liberal hold Swing -8.2

Warrandyte

1979 Victorian state election: Warrandyte
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Norman Lacy 14,64449.5−11.1
Labor Richard Davies11,05737.4−2.0
Democrats Robyn Barker3,66912.4+12.4
Independent Dulcie Bethune2030.7+0.7
Total formal votes29,57398.3+0.4
Informal votes5221.7−0.4
Turnout 30,09593.9+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norman Lacy 16,58656.1−4.5
Labor Richard Davies12,98743.9+4.5
Liberal hold Swing -4.5

Warrnambool

1979 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Smith 12,25851.1+4.3
Labor Vernon Delaney7,97533.2+2.0
National Ian Symons3,05112.7−2.4
Independent Gwenneth Trayling7083.0+3.0
Total formal votes23,99297.8−0.9
Informal votes5362.2+0.9
Turnout 24,52895.3+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 14,98362.4−2.8
Labor Vernon Delaney9,00937.6+2.8
Liberal hold Swing -2.8

Werribee

1979 Victorian state election: Werribee
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ken Coghill 17,65356.3+7.5
Liberal Stuart Southwick11,72837.4−9.6
Independent Charles Skidmore1,9626.3+6.3
Total formal votes31,34397.3−0.2
Informal votes8802.7+0.2
Turnout 32,22393.3+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Coghill 18,21458.1+8.2
Liberal Stuart Southwick13,12941.9−8.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.2

Westernport

1979 Victorian state election: Westernport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alan Brown 9,58933.5−12.7
Labor Russell Joiner9,27132.4+0.3
Independent Doug Jennings 6,81923.8+23.8
National Lawrence Wintle1,5745.5−12.7
Democrats Ronald Bowman1,4044.9+4.9
Total formal votes28,65797.7−0.4
Informal votes6842.3+0.4
Turnout 29,34193.7+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Brown 17,17259.9−6.4
Labor Russell Joiner11,48540.1+6.4
Liberal hold Swing -6.4

Williamstown

1979 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gordon Stirling 17,61266.8+3.8
Liberal Peter Morris8,75833.2−3.8
Total formal votes26,37094.9+0.8
Informal votes1,4035.1−0.8
Turnout 27,77394.1+1.2
Labor hold Swing +3.8

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  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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