Results of the 1982 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)

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Victorian state election, 3 April 1982
Legislative Council
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Enrolled voters2,453,642
Votes cast2,302,973 Turnout 93.86+0.64
Informal votes72,167Informal3.13–0.40
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeats
won		Seats
held
  Labor 1,105,65049.56+4.231220
  Liberal 874,73639.21–4.53820
  National 122,6375.50+0.3724
  Democrats 112,0985.03+2.1700
  Democratic Labor 11,7800.53+0.3800
  Independent 3,9040.18–1.8700
Total2,230,805  2244

This is a list of Legislative Council results for the Victorian 1982 state election. 22 of the 44 seats were contested.

Results by province

Ballarat

1982 Victorian state election: Ballarat Province [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rob Knowles 42,65348.3−3.7
Labor Stephen Blomeley39,35244.6−3.4
Democrats June Johnson6,3197.2+7.2
Total formal votes88,23498.0+0.5
Informal votes1,8342.0−0.5
Turnout 90,15895.0+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Knowles 45,63751.7−0.3
Labor Stephen Blomeley42,68748.3+0.3
Liberal hold Swing −0.3

Bendigo

1982 Victorian state election: Bendigo Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fabian Reid34,31240.0+3.9
Liberal Bruce Reid 30,87135.9+2.8
National Clarence Rodda14,92217.4−5.0
Democrats Marlene Gunn5,7886.7−1.7
Total formal votes85,89397.9+0.4
Informal votes1,8162.1−0.4
Turnout 87,70995.2+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Reid 46,48754.1−1.1
Labor Fabian Reid39,40645.9+1.1
Liberal hold Swing −1.1

Boronia

1982 Victorian state election: Boronia Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Judith Dixon 61,64248.2+2.1
Liberal Kevin Foley 51,02439.9−9.8
Democrats David Barter12,1809.5+9.5
Democratic Labor Shane McCarthy3,1332.4+2.4
Total formal votes127,97997.8+0.6
Informal votes2,8702.2−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Judith Dixon 69,69454.5+6.5
Liberal Kevin Foley 58,28545.5−6.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.5

Central Highlands

1982 Victorian state election: Central Highlands Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Anthony Marshall43,11944.2−0.8
Liberal Jock Granter 42,52143.6−11.4
National Brian Trewin6,1626.3+6.3
Democrats David Johnston5,7715.9+5.9
Total formal votes97,57397.6+0.5
Informal votes2,4292.4−0.5
Turnout 100,00293.2+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jock Granter 49,65550.9−4.1
Labor Anthony Marshall47,91849.1+4.1
Liberal hold Swing −4.1

Chelsea

1982 Victorian state election: Chelsea Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mal Sandon 72,11558.0+6.4
Liberal Neil Stacey 52,12542.0−6.4
Total formal votes124,24096.4+0.1
Informal votes4,6863.6−0.1
Turnout 128,92693.80.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.4

Doutta Galla

1982 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Landeryou 86,36166.0+7.5
Liberal Pamela Philpot44,51834.0−7.5
Total formal votes130,87995.1+0.1
Informal votes6,7054.9−0.1
Turnout 137,58494.9+0.6
Labor hold Swing +7.5

East Yarra

1982 Victorian state election: East Yarra Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Haddon Storey 52,67153.7−2.6
Labor Doug Walpole 35,44236.1+3.4
Democrats Keith Bruckner9,98510.2−0.9
Total formal votes98,09897.8+0.2
Informal votes2,1652.2−0.2
Turnout 100,26392.7+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Haddon Storey 57.9−4.5
Labor Doug Walpole 42.1+4.5
Liberal hold Swing −4.5

Geelong

1982 Victorian state election: Geelong Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor David Henshaw 48,45755.7+6.7
Liberal Glyn Jenkins 35,87241.2−5.9
Democratic Labor Michael O'Keefe2,7113.1−0.8
Total formal votes87,04097.2+0.2
Informal votes2,4582.8−0.2
Turnout 89,49894.5+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Henshaw 56.5+5.6
Liberal Glyn Jenkins 43.5−5.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.6

Gippsland

1982 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Barry Murphy 35,23542.9+2.7
Liberal James Taylor 23,72328.9−2.8
National John Vinall16,05319.6+3.0
Democrats James Gilbert4,9606.0−2.2
Independent Bruce Ingle2,1182.6+0.3
Total formal votes82,08996.9+1.0
Informal votes2,5913.1−1.0
Turnout 84,68093.8+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Murphy 41,10950.1+5.0
Liberal James Taylor 40,98049.9−5.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.0

Higinbotham

1982 Victorian state election: Higinbotham Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Geoffrey Connard 49,96749.2−5.5
Labor Geoffrey Fleming43,67443.0−2.3
Democrats Barry Preston7,8217.7+7.7
Total formal votes101,46297.6+0.4
Informal votes2,4542.4−0.4
Turnout 103,91694.5+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoffrey Connard 53,01252.3−2.4
Labor Geoffrey Fleming48,45047.7+2.4
Liberal hold Swing −2.4

Melbourne

1982 Victorian state election: Melbourne Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Barry Pullen 55,34861.2−1.3
Liberal Craig Baxter27,93530.9−6.6
Democrats Stephen Duthy7,1757.9+7.9
Total formal votes90,45895.5+0.7
Informal votes4,2454.5−0.7
Turnout 94,70389.0+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Pullen 65.9+3.4
Liberal Craig Baxter34.1−3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

Melbourne North

1982 Victorian state election: Melbourne North Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Caroline Hogg 74,10073.9+20.8
Liberal Geoffrey Lutz26,22926.1−0.2
Total formal votes100,32994.70.0
Informal votes5,5785.30.0
Turnout 105,90792.3+1.1
Labor hold Swing +5.3

Melbourne West

1982 Victorian state election: Melbourne West Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joan Kirner 71,79366.5+13.7
Liberal Matthew Matich25,21023.4−5.6
Democrats Darryl Carlton8,6078.0+2.7
Democratic Labor Margaret Reed2,3022.1+2.1
Total formal votes107,91294.70.0
Informal votes6,0265.30.0
Turnout 113,93893.9+1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joan Kirner 71.7+6.8
Liberal Matthew Matich28.3−6.8
Labor hold Swing +6.8

Monash

1982 Victorian state election: Monash Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Guest 49,42051.9−7.7
Labor Peter Bergin38,15140.1−0.3
Democrats Theresa Cunningham7,5858.0+8.0
Total formal votes95,15697.4+0.5
Informal votes2,5272.6−0.5
Turnout 97,68392.1+1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Guest 55.2−4.4
Labor Peter Bergin44.8+4.4
Liberal hold Swing −4.4

North Eastern

1982 Victorian state election: North Eastern Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National David Evans 37,09642.0+1.2
Labor Nicola Paola26,28029.8+5.5
Liberal Robert Crosby23,11626.2−3.1
Independent Brian Lumsden1,7862.0+2.0
Total formal votes88,27897.5+1.3
Informal votes2,2912.5−1.3
Turnout 90,56994.1−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
National David Evans 59,87167.8+3.2
Labor Nicola Paola28,40732.2+32.2
National hold Swing N/A

North Western

1982 Victorian state election: North Western Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Bernie Dunn 38,37149.9+4.2
Labor John Anderson20,05126.1+2.1
Liberal Ian Milburn18,42024.0−6.3
Total formal votes76,84297.4+0.2
Informal votes2,0102.6−0.2
Turnout 78,85294.6−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Bernie Dunn 55,98472.9+10.0
Labor John Anderson20,85827.1+27.1
National hold Swing N/A

Nunawading

1982 Victorian state election: Nunawading Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Vernon Hauser 53,09645.7−4.1
Labor Laurie McArthur 51,89544.7+5.8
Democrats Jeffrey McAlpine11,1799.6−1.7
Total formal votes116,17097.9+0.3
Informal votes2,5062.1−0.3
Turnout 118,67694.9+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie McArthur 58,46150.3+6.1
Liberal Vernon Hauser 57,70949.7−6.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.1

South Eastern

1982 Victorian state election: South Eastern Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Roy Ward 43,30744.1−2.1
Labor Bora Eric38,25439.2+5.9
National Leslie Handley10,03310.3−4.7
Democrats Harold Fraser5,9136.1+0.6
Total formal votes97,50797.7+0.2
Informal votes2,2832.3−0.2
Turnout 99,79093.5+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roy Ward 53,93255.3−6.2
Labor Bora Eric43,57544.7+6.2
Liberal hold Swing −6.2

Templestowe

1982 Victorian state election: Templestowe Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mike Arnold 57,30248.1−1.4
Liberal Ralph Howard 51,09842.9−7.6
Democrats Geoffrey Loftus-Hills10,7019.0+9.0
Total formal votes119,90197.7+0.3
Informal votes2,8182.3−0.3
Turnout 121,91993.8+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mike Arnold 62,94652.9+3.4
Liberal Ralph Howard 56,15547.1−3.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.4

Thomastown

1982 Victorian state election: Thomastown Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Kennan 86,10272.1+3.7
Liberal Rae Kennett33,36127.9−3.7
Total formal votes119,46394.8+0.3
Informal votes6,4885.2−0.3
Turnout 125,95194.7+0.9
Labor hold Swing +3.7

Waverley

1982 Victorian state election: Waverley Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tony Van Vliet 57,04748.9+4.1
Liberal Brian Joyce47,93841.2−2.9
Democrats Kenneth Mylius8,1146.9−1.1
Democratic Labor E.J. Woods3,6343.1+3.1
Total formal votes116,73396.8+0.9
Informal votes3,8433.2−0.9
Turnout 120,57694.7+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Van Vliet 62,98254.0+3.4
Liberal Brian Joyce53,75146.0−3.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.4

Western

1982 Victorian state election: Western Province
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bruce Chamberlain 49,66162.6+11.9
Labor Allan Sargent29,61837.4+3.8
Total formal votes79,27998.1+0.2
Informal votes1,5451.9−0.2
Turnout 80,82495.20.0
Liberal hold Swing −1.4

See also

References

  1. ↑ Aitkin, Colin A. Hughes, Don (1986). Voting for the Australian upper houses, 1890-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN   090977918X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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