Results of the Victorian state election, 1982 (Legislative Council)

Victorian state election, 3 April 1982 Legislative Council << 1979 — 1985 >>
Enrolled voters		2,453,642
Votes cast		2,302,973		Turnout	93.86	+0.64
Informal votes		72,167		Informal	3.13	–0.40
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats won	Seats held
	Labor	1,105,650	49.56	+4.23	11	19
	Liberal	874,736	39.21	–4.53	9	21
	National	122,637	5.50	+0.37	2	4
	Democrats	112,098	5.03	+2.17	0	0
	Democratic Labor	11,780	0.53	+0.38	0	0
	Independent	3,904	0.18	–1.87	0	0
Total		2,230,805			22	44

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

Victorian state election, 1982: Ballarat Province[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rob Knowles	42,653	48.3	-3.7
	Labor	Stephen Blomeley	39,352	44.6	-3.4
	Democrats	June Johnson	6,319	7.2	+7.2
Total formal votes			88,234	98.0	+0.5
Informal votes			1,834	2.0	-0.5
Turnout			90,158	95.0	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rob Knowles	45,637	51.7	-0.3
	Labor	Stephen Blomeley	42,687	48.3	+0.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.3

Bendigo

Victorian state election, 1982: Bendigo Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fabian Reid	34,312	40.0	+3.9
	Liberal	Bruce Reid	30,871	35.9	+2.8
	National	Clarence Rodda	14,922	17.4	-5.0
	Democrats	Marlene Gunn	5,788	6.7	-1.7
Total formal votes			85,893	97.9	+0.4
Informal votes			1,816	2.1	-0.4
Turnout			87,709	95.2	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Reid	46,487	54.1	-1.1
	Labor	Fabian Reid	39,406	45.9	+1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.1

Boronia

Victorian state election, 1982: Boronia Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Judith Dixon	61,642	48.2	+2.1
	Liberal	Kevin Foley	51,024	39.9	-9.8
	Democrats	David Barter	12,180	9.5	+9.5
	Democratic Labor	Shane McCarthy	3,133	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			127,979	97.8	+0.6
Informal votes			2,870	2.2	-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Judith Dixon	69,694	54.5	+6.5
	Liberal	Kevin Foley	58,285	45.5	-6.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.5

Central Highlands

Victorian state election, 1982: Central Highlands Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Anthony Marshall	43,119	44.2	-0.8
	Liberal	Jock Granter	42,521	43.6	-11.4
	National	Brian Trewin	6,162	6.3	+6.3
	Democrats	David Johnston	5,771	5.9	+5.9
Total formal votes			97,573	97.6	+0.5
Informal votes			2,429	2.4	-0.5
Turnout			100,002	93.2	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jock Granter	49,655	50.9	-4.1
	Labor	Anthony Marshall	47,918	49.1	+4.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.1

Chelsea

Victorian state election, 1982: Chelsea Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mal Sandon	72,115	58.0	+6.4
	Liberal	Neil Stacey	52,125	42.0	-6.4
Total formal votes			124,240	96.4	+0.1
Informal votes			4,686	3.6	-0.1
Turnout			128,926	93.8	0.0
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.4

Doutta Galla

Victorian state election, 1982: Doutta Galla Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Landeryou	86,361	66.0	+7.5
	Liberal	Pamela Philpot	44,518	34.0	-7.5
Total formal votes			130,879	95.1	+0.1
Informal votes			6,705	4.9	-0.1
Turnout			137,584	94.9	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.5

East Yarra

Victorian state election, 1982: East Yarra Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Haddon Storey	52,671	53.7	-2.6
	Labor	Doug Walpole	35,442	36.1	+3.4
	Democrats	Keith Bruckner	9,985	10.2	-0.9
Total formal votes			98,098	97.8	+0.2
Informal votes			2,165	2.2	-0.2
Turnout			100,263	92.7	+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

• Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Geelong

Victorian state election, 1982: Geelong Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Henshaw	48,457	55.7	+6.7
	Liberal	Glyn Jenkins	35,872	41.2	-5.9
	Democratic Labor	Michael O'Keefe	2,711	3.1	-0.8
Total formal votes			87,040	97.2	+0.2
Informal votes			2,458	2.8	-0.2
Turnout			89,498	94.5	+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

• Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Gippsland

Victorian state election, 1982: Gippsland Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Murphy	35,235	42.9	+2.7
	Liberal	James Taylor	23,723	28.9	-2.8
	National	John Vinall	16,053	19.6	+3.0
	Democrats	James Gilbert	4,960	6.0	-2.2
	Independent	Bruce Ingle	2,118	2.6	+0.3
Total formal votes			82,089	96.9	+1.0
Informal votes			2,591	3.1	-1.0
Turnout			84,680	93.8	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Murphy	41,109	50.1	+5.0
	Liberal	James Taylor	40,980	49.9	-5.0
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.0

Higinbotham

Victorian state election, 1982: Higinbotham Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoffrey Connard	49,967	49.2	-5.5
	Labor	Geoffrey Fleming	43,674	43.0	-2.3
	Democrats	Barry Preston	7,821	7.7	+7.7
Total formal votes			101,462	97.6	+0.4
Informal votes			2,454	2.4	-0.4
Turnout			103,916	94.5	+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Geoffrey Connard	53,012	52.3	-2.4
	Labor	Geoffrey Fleming	48,450	47.7	+2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.4

Melbourne

Victorian state election, 1982: Melbourne Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Pullen	55,348	61.2	-1.3
	Liberal	Craig Baxter	27,935	30.9	-6.6
	Democrats	Stephen Duthy	7,175	7.9	+7.9
Total formal votes			90,458	95.5	+0.7
Informal votes			4,245	4.5	-0.7
Turnout			94,703	89.0	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Pullen		65.9	+3.4
	Liberal	Craig Baxter		34.1	-3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

• Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Melbourne North

Victorian state election, 1982: Melbourne North Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Caroline Hogg	74,100	73.9	+20.8
	Liberal	Geoffrey Lutz	26,229	26.1	-0.2
Total formal votes			100,329	94.7	0.0
Informal votes			5,578	5.3	0.0
Turnout			105,907	92.3	+1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.3

Melbourne West

Victorian state election, 1982: Melbourne West Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joan Kirner	71,793	66.5	+13.7
	Liberal	Matthew Matich	25,210	23.4	-5.6
	Democrats	Darryl Carlton	8,607	8.0	+2.7
	Democratic Labor	Margaret Reed	2,302	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			107,912	94.7	0.0
Informal votes			6,026	5.3	0.0
Turnout			113,938	93.9	+1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joan Kirner		71.7	+6.8
	Liberal	Matthew Matich		28.3	-6.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.8

• Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Monash

Victorian state election, 1982: Monash Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Guest	49,420	51.9	-7.7
	Labor	Peter Bergin	38,151	40.1	-0.3
	Democrats	Theresa Cunningham	7,585	8.0	+8.0
Total formal votes			95,156	97.4	+0.5
Informal votes			2,527	2.6	-0.5
Turnout			97,683	92.1	+1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	James Guest		55.2	-4.4
	Labor	Peter Bergin		44.8	+4.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.4

• Two party preferred vote was estimated.

North Eastern

Victorian state election, 1982: North Eastern Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	David Evans	37,096	42.0	+1.2
	Labor	Nicola Paola	26,280	29.8	+5.5
	Liberal	Robert Crosby	23,116	26.2	-3.1
	Independent	Brian Lumsden	1,786	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			88,278	97.5	+1.3
Informal votes			2,291	2.5	-1.3
Turnout			90,569	94.1	-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National	David Evans	59,871	67.8	+3.2
	Labor	Nicola Paola	28,407	32.2	+32.2
	National hold		Swing	N/A

North Western

Victorian state election, 1982: North Western Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bernie Dunn	38,371	49.9	+4.2
	Labor	John Anderson	20,051	26.1	+2.1
	Liberal	Ian Milburn	18,420	24.0	-6.3
Total formal votes			76,842	97.4	+0.2
Informal votes			2,010	2.6	-0.2
Turnout			78,852	94.6	-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bernie Dunn	55,984	72.9	+10.0
	Labor	John Anderson	20,858	27.1	+27.1
	National hold		Swing	N/A

Nunawading

Victorian state election, 1982: Nunawading Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Vernon Hauser	53,096	45.7	-4.1
	Labor	Laurie McArthur	51,895	44.7	+5.8
	Democrats	Jeffrey McAlpine	11,179	9.6	-1.7
Total formal votes			116,170	97.9	+0.3
Informal votes			2,506	2.1	-0.3
Turnout			118,676	94.9	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Laurie McArthur	58,461	50.3	+6.1
	Liberal	Vernon Hauser	57,709	49.7	-6.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.1

South Eastern

Victorian state election, 1982: South Eastern Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roy Ward	43,307	44.1	-2.1
	Labor	Bora Eric	38,254	39.2	+5.9
	National	Leslie Handley	10,033	10.3	-4.7
	Democrats	Harold Fraser	5,913	6.1	+0.6
Total formal votes			97,507	97.7	+0.2
Informal votes			2,283	2.3	-0.2
Turnout			99,790	93.5	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roy Ward	53,932	55.3	-6.2
	Labor	Bora Eric	43,575	44.7	+6.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.2

Templestowe

Victorian state election, 1982: Templestowe Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mike Arnold	57,302	48.1	-1.4
	Liberal	Ralph Howard	51,098	42.9	-7.6
	Democrats	Geoffrey Loftus-Hills	10,701	9.0	+9.0
Total formal votes			119,901	97.7	+0.3
Informal votes			2,818	2.3	-0.3
Turnout			121,919	93.8	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mike Arnold	62,946	52.9	+3.4
	Liberal	Ralph Howard	56,155	47.1	-3.4
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.4

Thomastown

Victorian state election, 1982: Thomastown Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Kennan	86,102	72.1	+3.7
	Liberal	Rae Kennett	33,361	27.9	-3.7
Total formal votes			119,463	94.8	+0.3
Informal votes			6,488	5.2	-0.3
Turnout			125,951	94.7	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.7

Waverley

Victorian state election, 1982: Waverley Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Van Vliet	57,047	48.9	+4.1
	Liberal	Brian Joyce	47,938	41.2	-2.9
	Democrats	Kenneth Mylius	8,114	6.9	-1.1
	Democratic Labor	E.J. Woods	3,634	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			116,733	96.8	+0.9
Informal votes			3,843	3.2	-0.9
Turnout			120,576	94.7	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Van Vliet	62,982	54.0	+3.4
	Liberal	Brian Joyce	53,751	46.0	-3.4
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.4

Western

Victorian state election, 1982: Western Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Chamberlain	49,661	62.6	+11.9
	Labor	Allan Sargent	29,618	37.4	+3.8
Total formal votes			79,279	98.1	+0.2
Informal votes			1,545	1.9	-0.2
Turnout			80,824	95.2	0.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.4

See also

• Victorian state election, 1982
• Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1982–1985

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.