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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