Results of the Victorian state election, 1976 (Legislative Assembly A-L)

Victorian state election, 20 March 1976[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 2,267,282
Votes cast 2,101,414 Turnout 92.68 -0.86
Informal votes 53,417 Informal 2.54 -0.36
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal 939,481 45.87 +3.53 52 +6
  Labor 869,021 42.43 +0.82 21 +3
  National 144,818 7.07 +1.13 7 -1
  Democratic Labor 52,765 2.58 -5.22 0 ±0
  Independent 35,408 1.73 +1.18 1 ±0
  Other 6,504 0.32 -1.43 0 ±0
Total 2,047,997     81  
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal 1,142,262 55.8 +0.6
  Labor 905,735 44.2 –0.6

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1976 election for electorates from A to L.

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

Victorian state election, 1976: Albert Park[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Val Doube 16,518 63.1 +3.4
Liberal Timothy Hinchcliffe 9,644 36.9 +4.1
Total formal votes 26,162 96.1
Informal votes 970 3.9
Turnout 27,132 85.7
Labor hold Swing +2.5

Ascot Vale

Victorian state election, 1976: Ascot Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Edmunds 16,445 63.3 +3.9
Liberal Edmond Murphy 9,535 36.7 +5.9
Total formal votes 25,980 96.1
Informal votes 1,043 3.9
Turnout 27,023 92.4
Labor hold Swing +2.9

Ballarat North

Victorian state election, 1976: Ballarat North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tom Evans 13,702 56.8 +4.1
Labor Jeremy Harper 9,057 37.5 -1.5
Democratic Labor Dennis O'Reilly 1,369 5.7 -2.3
Total formal votes 24,128 98.3
Informal votes 416 1.7
Turnout 24,544 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Evans 14,934 61.9 +1.9
Labor Jeremy Harper 9,194 38.1 -1.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.9

Ballarat South

Victorian state election, 1976: Ballarat South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Stephen 12,985 54.1 +11.4
Labor Frank Sheehan 11,001 45.9 +4.1
Total formal votes 23,986 97.4
Informal votes 635 2.6
Turnout 24,621 94.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.3

Balwyn

Victorian state election, 1976: Balwyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jim Ramsay 16,775 63.5 0.0
Labor Paul Gibson 7,399 28.0 -2.2
Democratic Labor John Hansen 1,190 4.5 -1.8
Australia Party Peter King 1,053 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 26,417 98.4
Informal votes 425 1.6
Turnout 26,842 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Ramsay 18,299 69.3 +0.2
Labor Paul Gibson 8,118 30.7 -0.2
Liberal hold Swing +0.2

Benalla

Victorian state election, 1976: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Tom Trewin 10,160 44.1 +10.7
Labor John Dennis 6,205 26.9 -3.6
Liberal Leo Gorman 5,188 22.5 -3.9
Democratic Labor Christopher Cody 1,495 6.5 -3.0
Total formal votes 23,048 98.4
Informal votes 378 1.6
Turnout 23,426 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Tom Trewin 16,156 70.1 +3.9
Labor John Dennis 6,892 29.9 -3.9
National hold Swing +3.9

Benambra

Victorian state election, 1976: Benambra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Bill Baxter 8,581 36.6 -6.2
Liberal Lou Lieberman 6,107 26.0 +4.0
Labor Ken Coghill 5,632 24.0 -3.9
Independent Robert Wiltshire 2,729 11.6 +11.6
Democratic Labor Kevin Redfern 420 1.8 -5.4
Total formal votes 23,469 97.8
Informal votes 530 2.2
Turnout 23,999 92.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Lou Lieberman 12,167 51.8 +51.8
National Bill Baxter 11,302 48.2 -21.7
Liberal gain from National Swing N/A

Bendigo

Victorian state election, 1976: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Daryl McClure 13,021 53.6 +15.6
Labor Esmond Curnow 11,290 46.4 -0.5
Total formal votes 24,625 98.7
Informal votes 314 1.3
Turnout 24,625 95.8
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

Bennettswood

Victorian state election, 1976: Bennettswood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ian McLaren 14,732 55.3 +2.1
Labor Peter Bruce 10,471 39.3 -0.9
Democratic Labor James Tighe 1,430 5.4 -1.2
Total formal votes 26,633 98.2
Informal votes 477 1.8
Turnout 27,110 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian McLaren 16,019 60.1 +1.0
Labor Peter Bruce 10,614 39.9 -1.0
Liberal hold Swing +1.0

Bentleigh

Victorian state election, 1976: Bentleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bob Suggett 14,183 52.8 +0.1
Labor Lindsay Thomas 10,434 38.9 -0.3
Democratic Labor Peter Madden 1,532 5.7 -2.3
Workers John Stoker 693 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 26,842 98.0
Informal votes 539 2.0
Turnout 27,381 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Suggett 15,917 59.3 -0.6
Labor Lindsay Thomas 10,925 40.7 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing -0.6

Berwick

Victorian state election, 1976: Berwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Rob Maclellan 12,454 50.1 -2.9
Labor Judith Wallace 8,272 33.3 -0.9
National Ronald Irwin 2,844 11.4 +6.4
Democratic Labor Michael Houlihan 1,303 5.2 -1.9
Total formal votes 24,873 98.3
Informal votes 439 1.7
Turnout 25,312 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Maclellan 16,187 65.1 +1.3
Labor Judith Wallace 8,686 34.9 -1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3

Box Hill

Victorian state election, 1976: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Donald Mackinnon 14,089 53.8 +5.0
Labor Howard Hodgens 10,191 38.9 -0.2
Democratic Labor James Brosnan 1,890 7.2 +0.9
Total formal votes 26,170 97.9
Informal votes 550 2.1
Turnout 26,720 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Donald Mackinnon 15,601 59.6 +2.5
Labor Howard Hodgens 10,869 40.4 -2.5
Liberal hold Swing +2.5

Brighton

Victorian state election, 1976: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jeannette Patrick 15,925 61.8 +3.9
Labor Robert Gerrand 7,404 28.7 +0.3
Australia Party Ian Mullins 1,267 4.9 +4.9
Democratic Labor Peter Lawlor 1,168 4.5 -0.9
Total formal votes 25,764 98.1
Informal votes 492 1.9
Turnout 26,256 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jeannette Patrick 17,533 68.1 -0.3
Labor Robert Gerrand 8,231 31.9 +0.3
Liberal hold Swing -0.3

Broadmeadows

Victorian state election, 1976: Broadmeadows
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Wilton 16,613 63.2 +3.9
Liberal Ronald McClelland 9,663 36.8 +8.5
Total formal votes 26,276 95.3
Informal votes 1,298 4.7
Turnout 27,574 92.8
Labor hold Swing +2.6

Brunswick

Victorian state election, 1976: Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Roper 15,731 62.5 +4.2
Liberal Alfredos Kouris 7,037 28.0 +0.3
Independent Stephen Cope 744 3.0 +3.0
Independent Marian Kermonde 314 1.3 +1.3
Independent Grahame Kermonde 287 1.1 +1.1
Independent Robert Douglas 282 1.1 +1.1
Independent Leslie Johns 248 1.0 +1.0
Independent Angelo Russo 238 1.0 +1.0
Independent Anthony Errichiello 208 0.8 +0.8
Independent Ronald Moran 65 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 25,154 94.3
Informal votes 1,524 5.7
Turnout 26,678 90.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Roper 16,286 64.7 +2.7
Liberal Alfredos Kouris 8,868 35.3 -2.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7

Bundoora

Victorian state election, 1976: Bundoora
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Cain 14,030 53.3 +4.2
Liberal Dorothy Baker 12,292 46.7 +8.9
Total formal votes 26,322 97.7
Informal votes 625 2.3
Turnout 26,947 93.9
Labor hold Swing +0.6

Burwood

Victorian state election, 1976: Burwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jeff Kennett 14,926 57.8 -0.9
Labor Douglas Bennett 8,761 34.0 +3.4
Democratic Labor Joseph Stanley 1,680 6.5 -0.9
Workers Michael Boffa 437 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 25,804 98.4
Informal votes 412 1.6
Turnout 26,216 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jeff Kennett 16,679 64.6 -2.2
Labor Douglas Bennett 9,125 35.4 +2.2
Liberal hold Swing -2.2

Carrum

Victorian state election, 1976: Carrum
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ian Cathie 14,137 55.0 +3.7
Liberal Allan Coombes 11,572 45.0 +5.4
Total formal votes 25,709 97.2
Informal votes 731 2.8
Turnout 26,440 92.0
Labor hold Swing +1.1

Caulfield

Victorian state election, 1976: Caulfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Charles Francis 15,851 60.8 +6.3
Labor Gilbert Wright 8,930 34.2 -4.0
Democratic Labor Mary Lane 1,300 5.0 -1.3
Total formal votes 26,081 96.9
Informal votes 821 3.1
Turnout 26,902 89.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Charles Francis 17,021 65.3 +4.7
Labor Gilbert Wright 9,060 34.7 -4.7
Liberal hold Swing +4.7

Coburg

Victorian state election, 1976: Coburg
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Peter Gavin 11,324 43.3 -1.2
Independent Jack Mutton 7,452 28.5 +8.6
Liberal Nicholas Kosenko 6,044 23.1 -2.0
Democratic Labor Helen Hart 1,336 5.1 -5.4
Total formal votes 26,156 96.6
Informal votes 931 3.4
Turnout 27,087 93.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Jack Mutton 14,478 55.3 +2.4
Labor Peter Gavin 11,678 44.7 -2.4
Independent hold Swing +2.4

Dandenong

Victorian state election, 1976: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Alan Lind 15,568 55.2 +3.6
Liberal James Grayling 12,637 44.8 +4.1
Total formal votes 28,205 96.8
Informal votes 920 3.2
Turnout 29,125 92.9
Labor hold Swing +2.8

Doncaster

Victorian state election, 1976: Doncaster
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Morris Williams 14,014 53.2 -1.6
Labor Francis Smith 7,078 26.9 -5.3
Independent Edward Ajani 4,331 16.4 +16.4
Democratic Labor Margaret Coogan 915 3.5 -3.2
Total formal votes 26,338 96.8
Informal votes 920 3.2
Turnout 26,740 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Morris Williams 17,360 65.9 +2.3
Labor Francis Smith 8,978 34.1 -2.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.3

Dromana

Victorian state election, 1976: Dromana
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 14,895 59.6 +3.9
Labor Geoffrey Eastwood 9,173 36.7 -0.2
Democratic Labor John Cass 939 3.8 -1.2
Total formal votes 25,007 98.4
Informal votes 415 1.6
Turnout 25,422 90.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 15,740 62.9 +1.5
Labor Geoffrey Eastwood 9,267 37.1 -1.5
Liberal hold Swing +1.5

Essendon

Victorian state election, 1976: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 13,197 50.05 +8.1
Labor Barry Rowe 13,173 49.95 +5.7
Total formal votes 26,370 97.2
Informal votes 748 2.8
Turnout 27,118 93.9
Liberal hold Swing -2.8

Evelyn

Victorian state election, 1976: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jim Plowman 13,081 52.0 +1.3
Labor Warren Thomas 9,934 39.5 -2.1
Democratic Labor Francis Feltham 1,115 4.4 -0.4
National Errol Simon 1,103 4.0 +3.7
Total formal votes 25,143 98.0
Informal votes 519 2.0
Turnout 25,662 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Plowman 14,997 59.6 +3.1
Labor Warren Thomas 10,146 40.4 -3.1
Liberal hold Swing +3.1

Footscray

Victorian state election, 1976: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Robert Fordham 18,528 71.6 +10.4
Liberal James Kapoudaglis 7,368 28.4 +1.8
Total formal votes 25,896 95.5
Informal votes 1,216 4.5
Turnout 27,112 92.5
Labor hold Swing +8.9

Forest Hill

Victorian state election, 1976: Forest Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Richardson 16,065 58.3 +4.1
Labor Neville Gay 9,993 36.4 +2.0
Democratic Labor Francis Poole 1,388 5.1 -1.4
Total formal votes 27,446 98.3
Informal votes 470 1.7
Turnout 27,916 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Richardson 17,314 63.1 +0.9
Labor Neville Gay 10,132 36.9 -0.9
Liberal hold Swing +0.9

Frankston

Victorian state election, 1976: Frankston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Graeme Weideman 16,247 59.3 +7.2
Labor Alison Ogden 10,005 36.5 -0.7
Democratic Labor John Glynn 1,154 4.2 -0.9
Total formal votes 27,406 98.4
Informal votes 446 1.6
Turnout 27,852 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graeme Weideman 17,170 62.7 +3.3
Labor Alison Ogden 10,236 37.3 -3.3
Liberal hold Swing +3.3

Geelong East

Victorian state election, 1976: Geelong East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Phil Gude 11,637 51.5 +6.6
Labor Dennis O'Brien 10,971 48.5 +3.1
Total formal votes 22,608 97.0
Informal votes 691 3.0
Turnout 23,299 93.8
Liberal hold Swing -1.4

Geelong North

Victorian state election, 1976: Geelong North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Neil Trezise 14,194 62.6 +3.5
Liberal Stanley Yates 8,464 37.4 +5.2
Total formal votes 22,658 96.8
Informal votes 759 3.2
Turnout 23,417 93.2
Labor hold Swing +2.5

Geelong West

Victorian state election, 1976: Geelong West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Hayden Birrell 13,111 55.2 +10.9
Labor Kevin Kirby 10,658 44.8 -0.6
Total formal votes 23,769 97.7
Informal votes 551 2.3
Turnout 24,320 95.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.5

Gippsland East

Victorian state election, 1976: Gippsland East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Bruce Evans 10,484 45.9 +7.1
Independent Geoffrey Cox 6,419 28.1 +28.1
Liberal Geoffrey Ramsden 4,899 21.4 -2.9
Democratic Labor Robert McMahon 1,038 4.5 -1.5
Total formal votes 22,840 97.8
Informal votes 505 2.2
Turnout 23,345 92.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Bruce Evans 16,146 70.7 +3.3
Independent Geoffrey Cox 6,694 29.3 +29.3
National hold Swing N/A

Gippsland South

Victorian state election, 1976: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Neil McInnes 10,611 45.5 +15.1
Liberal David Kallady 6,797 29.1 -10.0
Labor Russel Wilson 4,851 20.8 -2.6
Democratic Labor Leonard Carroll 1,083 4.6 -2.5
Total formal votes 23,342 98.1
Informal votes 439 1.9
Turnout 23,781 93.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Neil McInnes 11,964 51.3 -1.0
Liberal David Kallady 11,378 48.7 +1.0
National hold Swing -1.0

Gisborne

Victorian state election, 1976: Gisborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Athol Guy 13,159 52.5 +2.2
Labor George Beardsley 8,669 34.6 -1.7
National Robert Cooper 1,738 6.9 +3.0
Democratic Labor Richard McManus 1,484 5.9 -3.4
Total formal votes 25,050 98.3
Informal votes 439 1.7
Turnout 25,489 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Athol Guy 16,083 64.2 +2.3
Labor George Beardsley 8,967 35.8 -2.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.3

Glenhuntly

Victorian state election, 1976: Glenhuntly
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Joe Rafferty 13,183 51.9 +2.4
Labor Gerard Vaughan 10,487 41.3 +1.9
Democratic Labor Terence Farrell 1,751 6.9 -0.8
Total formal votes 25,421 97.5
Informal votes 658 2.5
Turnout 26,079 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joe Rafferty 14,759 58.1 +0.2
Labor Gerard Vaughan 10,662 41.9 -0.2
Liberal hold Swing +0.2

Glenroy

Victorian state election, 1976: Glenroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Culpin 14,804 58.9 +2.9
Liberal Francis Mott 10,319 41.1 +10.4
Total formal votes 25,123 96.3
Informal votes 970 3.7
Turnout 26,093 93.9
Labor hold Swing 0.0

Greensborough

Victorian state election, 1976: Greensborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Monte Vale 14,648 52.7 +10.4
Labor Brian McKinlay 13,120 47.3 +2.8
Total formal votes 27,768 98.1
Informal votes 531 1.9
Turnout 28,299 93.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.9

Hawthorn

Victorian state election, 1976: Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Walter Jona 13,580 54.3 +1.0
Labor Evan Walker 9,487 38.0 +2.9
Democratic Labor Daniel Condon 1,556 6.2 -1.2
Independent Jennifer Relf 361 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 24,984 98.0
Informal votes 506 2.0
Turnout 25,490 90.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Walter Jona 15,161 60.7 -1.1
Labor Evan Walker 9,823 39.3 +1.1
Liberal hold Swing -1.1

Heatherton

Victorian state election, 1976: Heatherton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Llew Reese 14,542 55.4 +5.7
Labor Peter Spyker 11,690 44.6 +1.4
Total formal votes 26,232 96.9
Informal votes 851 3.1
Turnout 27,083 93.4
Liberal hold Swing -0.3

Ivanhoe

Victorian state election, 1976: Ivanhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bruce Skeggs 15,153 54.0 +7.2
Labor John Lelleton 10,691 38.1 -0.5
Democratic Labor Margaret Rush 2,196 7.8 -0.3
Total formal votes 28,040 98.1
Informal votes 544 1.9
Turnout 28,584 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Skeggs 17,129 61.1 +6.2
Labor John Lelleton 10,911 38.9 -6.2
Liberal hold Swing -6.2

Keilor

Victorian state election, 1976: Keilor
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Ginifer 14,914 58.2 +1.3
Liberal Vaclav Ubl 10,112 39.4 +6.5
Independent Spyros Kokkinos 604 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 25,630 95.3
Informal votes 1,273 4.7
Turnout 26,903 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Ginifer 15,418 60.2 +2.1
Liberal Vaclav Ubl 10,212 39.8 -2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1

Kew

Victorian state election, 1976: Kew
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Rupert Hamer 15,379 57.7 -6.0
Labor Gary Jungwirth 6,997 26.2 -1.7
Independent Charles Barrington 1,713 6.4 +6.4
Independent Margaret Tighe 1,455 5.5 +5.5
Democratic Labor Francis Duffy 1,121 4.2 -4.1
Total formal votes 26,665 98.1
Informal votes 516 1.9
Turnout 27,181 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rupert Hamer 18,670 70.0 -1.1
Labor Gary Jungwirth 7,995 30.0 +1.1
Liberal hold Swing -1.1

Knox

Victorian state election, 1976: Knox
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Steve Crabb 13,573 51.3 +5.7
Liberal Bruce Fasham 12,874 48.7 +5.4
Total formal votes 26,447 97.4
Informal votes 717 2.6
Turnout 27,164 92.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +2.1

Lowan

Victorian state election, 1976: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jim McCabe 10,052 43.5 -0.1
National Howard Ellis 6,174 26.7 +6.3
Labor Brian Brooke 4,923 21.3 -6.8
Independent Francis Petering 1,164 5.0 +5.0
Democratic Labor Kevin Dunn 788 3.4 -1.5
Total formal votes 23,101 98.1
Informal votes 451 1.9
Turnout 23,552 95.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Jim McCabe 14,249 61.7 -5.8
National Howard Ellis 8,852 38.3 +38.3
Liberal hold Swing N/A

See also

References

  1. ↑ Election held on 20 March 1976, 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.
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