Results of the 1985 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

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Victorian state election, 2 March 1985 [1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters2,641,477
Votes cast2,462,226 Turnout 93.21−0.76
Informal votes66,107Informal2.68+0.07
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 1,198,26250.010.0047-2
  Liberal 1,003,00341.86+3.5331+7
  National 174,7277.29+2.3210+2
  Independent 12,8280.54+0.540±0
 Other7,2990.300±0
Total2,396,119  88 
Two-party-preferred
  Labor 1,214,83250.7–3.1
  Liberal 1,181,28749.3+3.1

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1985 election for the Legislative Assembly.

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

1985 Victorian state election: Albert Park [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bunna Walsh 15,18662.2+0.6
Liberal Barry Semmens9,61637.8+5.8
Total formal votes25,43296.7
Informal votes8603.3
Turnout 26,29288.2
Labor hold Swing -3.5

Ballarat North

1985 Victorian state election: Ballarat North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Evans 16,49757.1+5.0
Labor Steve Bracks 12,37742.9−0.5
Total formal votes28,87498.2
Informal votes5181.8
Turnout 29,39294.5
Liberal hold Swing +3.2

Ballarat South

1985 Victorian state election: Ballarat South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Sheehan 14,78051.8+2.6
Liberal Clive Bubb 13,76448.2+2.7
Total formal votes28,54498.2
Informal votes5181.8
Turnout 29,06294.7
Labor hold Swing -0.4

Balwyn

1985 Victorian state election: Balwyn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Ramsay 17,99465.4+8.2
Labor Frank Pederick9,50934.6−0.2
Total formal votes27,50398.1
Informal votes5431.9
Turnout 28,04692.5
Liberal hold Swing +4.9

Bellarine

1985 Victorian state election: Bellarine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Graham Ernst 14,73853.0+1.4
Liberal Hugh McKenzie13,09847.0+6.0
Total formal votes27,83698.1
Informal votes5261.9
Turnout 28,36294.7
Labor hold Swing -2.2

Benalla

1985 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Pat McNamara 13,03147.4+13.4
Labor Grant Triffett8,92232.5−1.7
Liberal Leonard Crocombe5,52920.1−7.7
Total formal votes27,48298.3
Informal votes4601.7
Turnout 27,94292.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Pat McNamara 18,16366.1+3.2
Labor Grant Triffett9,31933.9−3.2
National hold Swing +3.2

Benambra

1985 Victorian state election: Benambra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Lou Lieberman 18,52569.6+11.3
Labor Virginia Coghill8,10530.4−2.0
Total formal votes26,63098.0
Informal votes5332.0
Turnout 27,16391.3
Liberal hold Swing +3.1

Bendigo East

1985 Victorian state election: Bendigo East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Reid12,49344.2+1.9
Liberal Michael John 10,92938.7−2.8
National Barry McNaught4,81917.1+13.2
Total formal votes28,24198.4
Informal votes4521.6
Turnout 28,69395.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael John 15,21853.9+2.6
Labor John Reid13,02346.1−2.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.6

Bendigo West

1985 Victorian state election: Bendigo West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor David Kennedy 15,68753.7+4.0
Liberal Alexander Sandner9,37132.1−6.0
National Reginald Holt4,14214.2+9.2
Total formal votes29,20098.2
Informal votes5201.8
Turnout 29,72095.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Kennedy 16,26455.7+1.0
Liberal Alexander Sandner12,93644.3−1.0
Labor hold Swing +1.0

Bennettswood

1985 Victorian state election: Bennettswood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Roger Pescott 14,26649.2+4.2
Labor Doug Newton 13,99348.3+1.6
Independent Ray Nilsen7162.5+2.5
Total formal votes28,97597.7
Informal votes6892.3
Turnout 29,66494.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roger Pescott 14,71750.8+2.0
Labor Doug Newton 14,25449.2−2.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +2.0

Bentleigh

1985 Victorian state election: Bentleigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gordon Hockley 13,75850.1+0.2
Liberal Peter Norman13,69649.9+8.0
Total formal votes27,45497.5
Informal votes7132.5
Turnout 28,16794.3
Labor hold Swing -4.4

Berwick

1985 Victorian state election: Berwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rob Maclellan 15,14453.1+0.8
Labor Philip Staindl13,37846.9−0.8
Total formal votes28,52297.7
Informal votes6842.3
Turnout 29,20694.0
Liberal hold Swing +0.8

Box Hill

1985 Victorian state election: Box Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Margaret Ray 14,33650.8+2.3
Liberal George Cox 12,62144.7+4.5
Independent Peter Allan1,2774.5+0.8
Total formal votes28,23498.1
Informal votes5531.9
Turnout 28,78793.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Margaret Ray 14,71052.1−3.4
Liberal George Cox 13,52447.9+3.4
Labor hold Swing -3.4

Brighton

1985 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alan Stockdale 17,30162.1+4.0
Labor Leslie Heimann10,56037.9+6.0
Total formal votes27,86197.4
Informal votes7372.6
Turnout 28,59891.9
Liberal hold Swing +3.8

Broadmeadows

1985 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Culpin 17,30170.0−3.8
Liberal Mark Sinclair7,40530.0+11.1
Total formal votes24,70695.1
Informal votes1,2684.9
Turnout 25,97493.2
Labor hold Swing -6.8

Brunswick

1985 Victorian state election: Brunswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Roper 18,37170.6−1.1
Liberal Gregory Dinncen7,65729.4+8.9
Total formal votes26,02894.9
Informal votes1,3895.1
Turnout 27,41789.8
Labor hold Swing -6.7

Bulleen

1985 Victorian state election: Bulleen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Perrin 15,64557.8+7.9
Labor John Scomparin11,42942.2+0.4
Total formal votes27,07497.3
Informal votes7492.7
Turnout 27,82394.1
Liberal hold Swing +3.4

Bundoora

1985 Victorian state election: Bundoora
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Cain 16,18460.6−0.2
Liberal Alistair Urquhart8,71332.6−0.9
Weekend Trading Frank Penhalluriack 1,8266.8+6.8
Total formal votes26,72398.0
Informal votes5452.0
Turnout 27,26894.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Cain 16,64862.3−2.0
Liberal Alistair Urquhart10,07537.7+2.0
Labor hold Swing -2.0

Burwood

1985 Victorian state election: Burwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jeff Kennett 15,11755.6+6.2
Labor Eric Hobsbawn12,08344.4+3.0
Total formal votes27,20097.8
Informal votes6222.2
Turnout 27,82293.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.5

Carrum

1985 Victorian state election: Carrum
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ian Cathie 15,44059.4+0.5
Liberal Bruce Bowie10,54040.6+2.3
Total formal votes25,98097.2
Informal votes7402.8
Turnout 26,72093.1
Labor hold Swing -1.5

Caulfield

1985 Victorian state election: Caulfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ted Tanner 15,46057.3+8.6
Labor Jack Diamond11,52742.7−0.5
Total formal votes26,98796.8
Informal votes8773.2
Turnout 27,86490.6
Liberal hold Swing +4.1

Clayton

1985 Victorian state election: Clayton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gerard Vaughan 16,30359.8+1.2
Liberal Alan Sandbach10,94540.2+7.2
Total formal votes27,24896.2
Informal votes1,0833.8
Turnout 28,33194.0
Labor hold Swing -2.7

Coburg

1985 Victorian state election: Coburg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Gavin 19,23570.4−2.4
Liberal Antonino Boeti8,07029.6+11.7
Total formal votes27,30596.0
Informal votes1,1244.0
Turnout 28,42992.6
Labor hold Swing -5.3

Dandenong

1985 Victorian state election: Dandenong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Terry Norris 15,97061.1+3.9
Liberal Ian Fotheringham10,18238.9−0.7
Total formal votes26,15296.1
Informal votes1,0463.9
Turnout 27,19892.0
Labor hold Swing +2.2

Dandenong North

1985 Victorian state election: Dandenong North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jan Wilson 15,43659.1+0.6
Liberal George Grech10,67940.9+3.3
Total formal votes26,11596.5
Informal votes9423.5
Turnout 27,05794.4
Labor hold Swing -2.6

Derrimut

1985 Victorian state election: Derrimut
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor David Cunningham 17,32665.6−3.3
Liberal Helen Hurley9,07834.4+9.2
Total formal votes26,40496.4
Informal votes9893.6
Turnout 27,39393.9
Labor hold Swing -8.1

Doncaster

1985 Victorian state election: Doncaster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Morris Williams 14,63555.6+5.5
Labor William Poppins11,66644.4+3.8
Total formal votes26,30197.8
Informal votes6002.2
Turnout 26,90194.5
Liberal hold Swing +1.4

Doveton

1985 Victorian state election: Doveton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Rob Jolly 17,11664.9+1.6
Liberal Matthew Starr9,26435.1−0.7
Total formal votes26,38096.8
Informal votes8703.2+0.4
Turnout 27,25094.0
Labor hold Swing +0.4

Dromana

1985 Victorian state election: Dromana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ron Wells 14,52352.4+9.7
Labor Allison Ogden13,17947.6+3.0
Total formal votes27,70298.3
Informal votes4871.7
Turnout 28,18993.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.8

Essendon

1985 Victorian state election: Essendon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Barry Rowe 16,96462.1−1.8
Liberal Brian Dodgson10,36037.9+3.7
Total formal votes27,32496.7
Informal votes9353.3
Turnout 28,25991.8
Labor hold Swing -2.9

Evelyn

1985 Victorian state election: Evelyn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Plowman 13,89949.9+6.6
Labor Graham Ihlein 12,59445.2+0.3
Independent Gaye Gelly1,3604.9+4.9
Total formal votes27,85397.9
Informal votes6012.1
Turnout 28,45493.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Plowman 13,89952.8+4.1
Labor Graham Ihlein 13,13747.2−4.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.1

Footscray

1985 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Fordham 20,51673.4−2.7
Liberal Hugh Cameron7,45526.6+3.0
Total formal votes27,97195.2
Informal votes1,4014.8
Turnout 29,37291.4
Labor hold Swing -3.0

Forest Hill

1985 Victorian state election: Forest Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Richardson 14,54353.9+7.2
Labor John Madden12,45246.1+1.4
Total formal votes26,99597.5
Informal votes6792.5
Turnout 27,67494.7
Liberal hold Swing +3.3

Frankston North

1985 Victorian state election: Frankston North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jane Hill 15,71257.9+0.7
Liberal Robert Garnett10,13937.3+0.8
Independent Judy Hale1,2924.8+4.8
Total formal votes27,14397.5
Informal votes6902.5
Turnout 27,83393.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jane Hill 16,01459.0−2.9
Liberal Robert Garnett11,12941.0+2.9
Labor hold Swing -2.9

Frankston South

1985 Victorian state election: Frankston South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Graeme Weideman 14,38453.6+4.1
Labor Geoffrey Holland12,44146.4+5.2
Total formal votes26,82597.7
Informal votes6352.3
Turnout 27,46093.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.4

Geelong

1985 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Hayden Shell 15,94656.1+4.6
Liberal Clive Pugh12,50143.9+2.7
Total formal votes28,44797.7
Informal votes6722.3
Turnout 29,11992.8
Labor hold Swing +1.2

Geelong North

1985 Victorian state election: Geelong North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Neil Trezise 17,40865.8−3.3
Liberal John Lucas9,06834.2+3.3
Total formal votes26,47696.6
Informal votes9293.4
Turnout 27,40593.7
Labor hold Swing -3.3

Gippsland East

1985 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Bruce Evans 13,07849.6+5.5
Labor Clifford Harding8,08130.7−1.7
Liberal David McInnes5,19619.7+0.4
Total formal votes26,35598.5
Informal votes4061.5
Turnout 26,76192.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Bruce Evans 17,79467.5+3.3
Labor Clifford Harding8,56132.5−3.3
National hold Swing +3.3

Gippsland South

1985 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Tom Wallace 13,59248.9+16.4
Liberal Neil McInnes 7,12525.6−10.3
Labor Max Semken7,06125.4−0.6
Total formal votes27,77898.5
Informal votes4351.5
Turnout 28,21393.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Tom Wallace 19,94571.8+3.5
Labor Max Semken7,83328.2−3.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Tom Wallace 18,96068.3
Liberal Neil McInnes 8,81231.7
National hold Swing

Gippsland West

1985 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alan Brown 14,56149.3−0.8
Labor Geoffrey Bull10,61135.9−0.5
National William Ronald4,36814.8+11.2
Total formal votes29,54098.2
Informal votes5291.8
Turnout 30,06994.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Brown 18,34362.1+2.0
Labor Geoffrey Bull11,19637.9−2.0
Liberal hold Swing +2.0

Gisborne

1985 Victorian state election: Gisborne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Reynolds 16,40057.5+10.5
Labor Douglas Bishop12,11442.5−2.8
Total formal votes28,51498.3
Informal votes4951.7
Turnout 29,00994.7
Liberal hold Swing +6.5

Glen Waverley

1985 Victorian state election: Glen Waverley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ross Smith 16,50260.1+8.2
Labor John Candappa10,96339.9+1.0
Total formal votes27,46597.5
Informal votes6942.5
Turnout 28,15995.5
Liberal hold Swing +4.3

Greensborough

1985 Victorian state election: Greensborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Pauline Toner 14,63255.1+1.2
Liberal Andrew Cove11,93044.9+8.3
Total formal votes26,56297.8
Informal votes5952.2
Turnout 27,15793.8
Labor hold Swing -3.7

Hawthorn

1985 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Phil Gude 15,60555.7+4.3
Labor Jill Eastwood12,38744.3+3.2
Total formal votes27,99297.4
Informal votes7382.6
Turnout 28,73090.5
Liberal hold Swing +1.5

Ivanhoe

1985 Victorian state election: Ivanhoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Vin Heffernan 14,66551.6+6.4
Labor Tony Sheehan 13,74048.4+0.1
Total formal votes28,40597.7
Informal votes6572.3
Turnout 29,06293.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +2.7

Keilor

1985 Victorian state election: Keilor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Seitz 16,63661.5−5.4
Liberal Graham Andersen10,43238.5+8.2
Total formal votes27,06896.6
Informal votes9623.4
Turnout 28,03094.5
Labor hold Swing -7.5

Kew

1985 Victorian state election: Kew
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Prue Sibree 16,40360.2+4.4
Labor Annamaria Dierer10,84339.8+5.8
Total formal votes27,24697.1
Informal votes8182.9
Turnout 28,06491.9
Liberal hold Swing -0.3

Knox

1985 Victorian state election: Knox
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Steve Crabb 15,23659.3+1.2
Liberal Jill Hall9,48036.9+1.9
Public Transport Thomas Tyrer9673.8+3.8
Total formal votes25,68397.9
Informal votes5592.1
Turnout 26,24294.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Crabb 15,76961.4−0.7
Liberal Jill Hall9,91438.6+0.7
Labor hold Swing -0.7

Lowan

1985 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Bill McGrath 17,13863.2+14.8
Labor William Albon5,05218.6−3.7
Liberal John Mann4,94418.2−9.0
Total formal votes27,13498.9
Informal votes3001.1
Turnout 27,43495.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Bill McGrath 21,76180.2+4.5
Labor William Albon5,37319.8−4.5
National hold Swing +4.5

Malvern

1985 Victorian state election: Malvern
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Geoff Leigh 15,92059.8+4.3
Labor Max Dumais10,69740.2+2.8
Total formal votes26,61797.7
Informal votes6242.3
Turnout 27,2412.3
Liberal hold Swing +0.5

Melbourne

1985 Victorian state election: Melbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Keith Remington 15,15561.0−3.4
Liberal Peter Jones7,99632.2+7.9
Public Transport Janet Walk1,7096.9+6.9
Total formal votes24,86095.7
Informal votes1,1214.3
Turnout 25,98185.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Remington 16,20965.2−6.1
Liberal Peter Jones8,65134.8+6.1
Labor hold Swing -6.1

Mentone

1985 Victorian state election: Mentone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Spyker 14,40652.0+0.1
Liberal Bill Templeton 13,31548.0−4.9
Total formal votes27,72197.4
Informal votes7312.6
Turnout 28,45293.7
Labor notional  hold Swing -1.7

Mildura

1985 Victorian state election: Mildura
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Milton Whiting 15,28358.7+4.7
Labor Lindsay Leake5,95922.9−6.9
Liberal Diana Duck4,79618.4+7.2
Total formal votes26,03897.9
Informal votes5602.1
Turnout 26,59892.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Milton Whiting 19,00873.0+5.7
Labor Lindsay Leake7,05027.0−5.7
National hold Swing +5.7

Mitcham

1985 Victorian state election: Mitcham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Harrowfield 14,92853.7+4.9
Liberal Bruce Camfield12,86846.3+5.6
Total formal votes27,79697.5
Informal votes7082.5
Turnout 28,50494.4
Labor hold Swing +0.1

Monbulk

1985 Victorian state election: Monbulk
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Neil Pope 14,23953.7+12.3
Liberal Raymond Yates12,27046.3+7.1
Total formal votes26,50997.8
Informal votes6082.2
Turnout 27,11792.6
Labor hold Swing +0.9

Mornington

1985 Victorian state election: Mornington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robin Cooper 14,37652.0+7.6
Labor David Hassett 13,27548.0+3.8
Total formal votes27,65197.7
Informal votes6442.3
Turnout 28,29592.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.4

Morwell

1985 Victorian state election: Morwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Valerie Callister 14,47252.7−7.9
Liberal Graeme Bond6,97625.4+1.3
Independent Geoffrey Francis3,70113.5+13.5
National Terie Porter2,3058.4−0.5
Total formal votes27,45497.8
Informal votes6162.2
Turnout 28,07093.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Valerie Callister 15,75957.4−7.4
Liberal Graeme Bond11,69542.6+7.4
Labor hold Swing -7.4

Murray Valley

1985 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Ken Jasper 16,88059.0+5.3
Labor Jill Milthorpe7,63326.7−3.8
Liberal Bill Hunter4,09314.3−1.3
Total formal votes28,60698.2
Informal votes5261.8
Turnout 29,13294.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Jasper 20,65472.2+3.9
Labor Jill Milthorpe7,95227.8−3.9
National hold Swing +3.9

Narracan

1985 Victorian state election: Narracan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robin Matthews12,61946.3+0.4
Liberal John Delzoppo 11,88043.6+5.8
National Julia Ettery1,9057.0−1.8
Independent John McNamara8423.1+3.1
Total formal votes27,24698.0
Informal votes5642.0
Turnout 27,81094.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Delzoppo 13,71650.4+1.8
Labor Robin Matthews13,52249.6−1.8
Liberal notional  gain from Labor Swing +1.8

Niddrie

1985 Victorian state election: Niddrie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Simpson 17,17763.0+0.6
Liberal Mark Pallett10,09437.0+9.0
Total formal votes27,27196.4
Informal votes1,0163.6
Turnout 28,28795.2
Labor hold Swing -5.2

Northcote

1985 Victorian state election: Northcote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 19,12071.8−2.8
Liberal William Hamilton7,49528.2+2.8
Total formal votes26,61595.5
Informal votes1,2524.5
Turnout 27,86790.8
Labor hold Swing -2.8

Oakleigh

1985 Victorian state election: Oakleigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Race Mathews 14,37453.8−0.6
Liberal Norman Kennedy11,49343.0+5.1
Independent Antonios Pashos8463.2+3.2
Total formal votes26,71397.1
Informal votes7832.9
Turnout 27,49691.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Race Mathews 14,98656.1−3.0
Liberal Norman Kennedy11,72743.9+3.0
Labor hold Swing -3.0

Pascoe Vale

1985 Victorian state election: Pascoe Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Edmunds 16,78361.4+1.3
Liberal Vincenzo D'Aquino10,57138.6+2.3
Total formal votes27,35496.4
Informal votes1,0113.6
Turnout 28,36594.3
Labor hold Swing 0.0

Polwarth

1985 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Smith 16,90754.5−6.7
Labor Jeffery Rootes8,40129.4−1.0
National David Seymour4,62616.2+16.2
Total formal votes28,60898.4
Informal votes4531.6
Turnout 29,06196.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 19,53968.3+3.3
Labor Jeffery Rootes9,06931.7−3.3
Liberal hold Swing +3.3

Portland

1985 Victorian state election: Portland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Digby Crozier 13,56250.3−5.4
Labor William Sharrock9,24434.3−4.2
National James Patterson4,17615.5+15.5
Total formal votes26,98298.6
Informal votes3881.4
Turnout 27,37094.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Digby Crozier 17,08063.3+4.7
Labor William Sharrock9,90236.7−4.7
Liberal hold Swing +4.7

Prahran

1985 Victorian state election: Prahran
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Don Hayward 14,58253.4+3.9
Labor Hendrik van Leeuwen11,25041.2−3.4
Independent Norman Long7462.7+2.7
Public Transport Alan Parker7142.6+2.6
Total formal votes27,29297.2
Informal votes7882.8
Turnout 28,08088.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don Hayward 15,50256.8+5.1
Labor Hendrik van Leeuwen11,79043.2−5.1
Liberal hold Swing +5.1

Preston

1985 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Carl Kirkwood 19,47369.6−1.5
Liberal Mark Leaman8,51730.4+20.0
Total formal votes27,99095.8
Informal votes1,2344.2
Turnout 29,22491.3
Labor hold Swing -5.3

Reservoir

1985 Victorian state election: Reservoir
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Simmonds 18,83768.7−2.2
Liberal Rae Kennett8,59731.3+2.4
Total formal votes27,43495.8
Informal votes1,2094.2
Turnout 28,64393.8
Labor hold Swing -2.4

Richmond

1985 Victorian state election: Richmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Theo Sidiropoulos 18,39671.4+2.1
Liberal John Sevior7,36628.6+10.0
Total formal votes25,76295.2
Informal votes1,2904.8
Turnout 27,05287.1
Labor hold Swing -6.5

Ringwood

1985 Victorian state election: Ringwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kay Setches 14,46652.7+5.5
Liberal Michael Dobson12,98647.3+6.8
Total formal votes27,45297.9
Informal votes5932.1
Turnout 28,04593.9
Labor hold Swing +0.1

Ripon

1985 Victorian state election: Ripon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Austin 15,86156.5+2.1
Labor John McQuilten 12,20443.5−2.0
Total formal votes28,06598.2
Informal votes5011.8
Turnout 28,56695.5
Liberal hold Swing +2.0

Rodney

1985 Victorian state election: Rodney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Eddie Hann 19,89370.4+8.2
Labor Denise MacDonald5,43019.2−0.4
Liberal John Adams2,91710.3−4.3
Total formal votes28,24098.6
Informal votes3931.4
Turnout 28,63394.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Eddie Hann 22,62080.1+2.0
Labor Denise MacDonald5,62019.9−2.0
National hold Swing +2.0

St Albans

1985 Victorian state election: St Albans
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alex Andrianopoulos 19,64271.0−5.1
Liberal Martin Power8,03329.0+6.4
Total formal votes27,67593.8
Informal votes1,8236.2
Turnout 29,49893.4
Labor hold Swing -6.2

St Kilda

1985 Victorian state election: St Kilda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Andrew McCutcheon 13,91852.7+3.6
Liberal Richard Stevenson12,51847.3+4.4
Total formal votes26,43696.4
Informal votes9733.6
Turnout 27,40988.9
Labor hold Swing +0.2

Sandringham

1985 Victorian state election: Sandringham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Lea 15,33054.9+4.9
Labor Ann Corcoran 12,60345.1+1.3
Total formal votes27,93397.8
Informal votes6402.2
Turnout 28,57392.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +2.3

Shepparton

1985 Victorian state election: Shepparton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Peter Ross-Edwards 15,42856.6+9.0
Labor David Wauchope7,09026.0−4.0
Liberal Alan Fitzgerald4,72117.3−5.0
Total formal votes27,23998.0
Informal votes5452.0
Turnout 27,78493.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Ross-Edwards 19,83072.8+4.9
Labor David Wauchope7,40927.2−4.9
National hold Swing +4.9

South Barwon

1985 Victorian state election: South Barwon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Harley Dickinson 14,21853.4+3.8
Labor Harry Naylor12,40646.6+2.8
Total formal votes26,22498.0
Informal votes5352.0
Turnout 27,15995.8
Liberal hold Swing +1.0

Springvale

1985 Victorian state election: Springvale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Eddie Micallef 15,20757.0+3.0
Liberal Therese Marley11,46543.0+2.5
Total formal votes26,67295.9
Informal votes1,1304.1
Turnout 27,80293.8
Labor hold Swing -0.8

Sunshine

1985 Victorian state election: Sunshine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Fogarty 19,03271.1−3.2
Liberal Aldous Hicks7,74828.9+6.8
Total formal votes26,78095.5
Informal votes1,2514.5
Turnout 28,03192.4
Labor hold Swing -5.1

Swan Hill

1985 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Barry Steggall 15,19258.4+38.6
Liberal Ian Ray5,45020.9−35.7
Labor Ronald Stanton5,38820.7+0.5
Total formal votes26,03098.5
Informal votes3981.5
Turnout 26,42894.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Barry Steggall 20,19977.6+3.7
Labor Ronald Stanton5,83122.4−3.7
National gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Syndal

1985 Victorian state election: Syndal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Geoff Coleman 13,49249.7+6.3
Labor David Gray 12,86247.4+0.8
Independent Edward Hawthorn7732.9+2.9
Total formal votes27,12797.5
Informal votes6962.5
Turnout 27,82395.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Coleman 13,92951.4+1.5
Labor David Gray 13,19848.6−1.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +1.5

Thomastown

1985 Victorian state election: Thomastown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Beth Gleeson 19,80273.9−1.0
Liberal Adam Barr6,99426.1+11.4
Total formal votes26,79695.4
Informal votes1,3034.6
Turnout 28,09994.5
Labor hold Swing -6.6

Wantirna

1985 Victorian state election: Wantirna
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Carolyn Hirsh 14,62455.3+3.1
Liberal Karen Dettmann11,83844.7+5.5
Total formal votes26,46297.3
Informal votes7242.7
Turnout 27,18695.4
Labor hold Swing -2.1

Warrandyte

1985 Victorian state election: Warrandyte
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lou Hill 12,87948.7+3.1
Liberal Gracia Baylor 12,27046.4+4.8
Independent Timothy Connellan1,2754.8+4.8
Total formal votes26,42498.2
Informal votes4831.8
Turnout 26,90794.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lou Hill 13,25450.2−4.5
Liberal Gracia Baylor 13,16749.8+4.5
Labor hold Swing -4.5

Warrnambool

1985 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Adam Kempton 11,41741.4−17.7
National John McGrath 8,87132.2+32.2
Labor Peter Cox7,26526.4−8.6
Total formal votes27,55399.0
Informal votes2881.0
Turnout 27,84194.7
Two-party-preferred result
National John McGrath 18,13065.8+0.7
Labor Peter Cox9,42334.2−0.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
National John McGrath 15,57856.5+56.5
Liberal Adam Kempton 11,97543.5−21.6
National gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Werribee

1985 Victorian state election: Werribee
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ken Coghill 14,37653.8−8.6
Liberal Thomas Hudson10,26838.4+8.4
Weekend TradingRobert Wolstenholme2,0837.8+7.8
Total formal votes26,72797.8
Informal votes5922.2
Turnout 27,31992.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Coghill 15,02156.2−10.4
Liberal Thomas Hudson11,70643.8+10.4
Labor hold Swing -10.4

Whittlesea

1985 Victorian state election: Whittlesea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Max McDonald 15,20954.6+3.6
Liberal Haydn Gregson12,64045.4+2.8
Total formal votes27,84997.7
Informal votes6522.3
Turnout 28,50194.4
Labor hold Swing -1.1

Williamstown

1985 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gordon Stirling 19,01468.8+0.6
Liberal David Allan8,63331.2+5.3
Total formal votes27,64796.2
Informal votes1,0943.8
Turnout 28,74193.3
Labor hold Swing -2.8

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