Results of the Victorian state election, 1985 (Legislative Assembly A-L)

Victorian state election, 2 March 1985[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 2,641,477
Votes cast 2,462,226 Turnout 93.21 −0.76
Informal votes 66,107 Informal 2.68 +0.07
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 1,198,262 50.01 0.00 47 -2
  Liberal 1,003,003 41.86 +3.53 31 +7
  National 174,727 7.29 +2.32 10 +2
  Independent 12,828 0.54 +0.54 0 ±0
  Other 7,299 0.30 0 ±0
Total 2,396,119     88  
Two-party-preferred
  Labor 1,214,832 50.7 –3.1
  Liberal 1,181,287 49.3 +3.1

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

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

Victorian state election, 1985: Albert Park[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bunna Walsh 15,186 62.2 +0.6
Liberal Barry Semmens 9,616 37.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 25,432 96.7
Informal votes 860 3.3
Turnout 26,292 88.2
Labor hold Swing -3.5

Ballarat North

Victorian state election, 1985: Ballarat North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Evans 16,497 57.1 +5.0
Labor Steve Bracks 12,377 42.9 -0.5
Total formal votes 28,874 98.2
Informal votes 518 1.8
Turnout 29,392 94.5
Liberal hold Swing +3.2

Ballarat South

Victorian state election, 1985: Ballarat South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Sheehan 14,780 51.8 +2.6
Liberal Clive Bubb 13,764 48.2 +2.7
Total formal votes 28,544 98.2
Informal votes 518 1.8
Turnout 29,062 94.7
Labor hold Swing -0.4

Balwyn

Victorian state election, 1985: Balwyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Ramsay 17,994 65.4 +8.2
Labor Frank Pederick 9,509 34.6 -0.2
Total formal votes 27,503 98.1
Informal votes 543 1.9
Turnout 28,046 92.5
Liberal hold Swing +4.9

Bellarine

Victorian state election, 1985: Bellarine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Graham Ernst 14,738 53.0 +1.4
Liberal Hugh McKenzie 13,098 47.0 +6.0
Total formal votes 27,836 98.1
Informal votes 526 1.9
Turnout 28,362 94.7
Labor hold Swing -2.2

Benalla

Victorian state election, 1985: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Pat McNamara 13,031 47.4 +13.4
Labor Grant Triffett 8,922 32.5 -1.7
Liberal Leonard Crocombe 5,529 20.1 -7.7
Total formal votes 27,482 98.3
Informal votes 460 1.7
Turnout 27,942 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Pat McNamara 18,163 66.1 +3.2
Labor Grant Triffett 9,319 33.9 -3.2
National hold Swing +3.2

Benambra

Victorian state election, 1985: Benambra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lou Lieberman 18,525 69.6 +11.3
Labor Virginia Coghill 8,105 30.4 -2.0
Total formal votes 26,630 98.0
Informal votes 533 2.0
Turnout 27,163 91.3
Liberal hold Swing +3.1

Bendigo East

Victorian state election, 1985: Bendigo East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Reid 12,493 44.2 +1.9
Liberal Michael John 10,929 38.7 -2.8
National Barry McNaught 4,819 17.1 +13.2
Total formal votes 28,241 98.4
Informal votes 452 1.6
Turnout 28,693 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael John 15,218 53.9 +2.6
Labor John Reid 13,023 46.1 -2.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.6

Bendigo West

Victorian state election, 1985: Bendigo West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Kennedy 15,687 53.7 +4.0
Liberal Alexander Sandner 9,371 32.1 -6.0
National Reginald Holt 4,142 14.2 +9.2
Total formal votes 29,200 98.2
Informal votes 520 1.8
Turnout 29,720 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Kennedy 16,264 55.7 +1.0
Liberal Alexander Sandner 12,936 44.3 -1.0
Labor hold Swing +1.0

Bennettswood

Victorian state election, 1985: Bennettswood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roger Pescott 14,266 49.2 +4.2
Labor Doug Newton 13,993 48.3 +1.6
Independent Raymond Nilsen 716 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 28,975 97.7
Informal votes 689 2.3
Turnout 29,664 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roger Pescott 14,717 50.8 +2.0
Labor Doug Newton 14,254 49.2 -2.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +2.0

Bentleigh

Victorian state election, 1985: Bentleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Hockley 13,758 50.1 +0.2
Liberal Peter Norman 13,696 49.9 +8.0
Total formal votes 27,454 97.5
Informal votes 713 2.5
Turnout 28,167 94.3
Labor hold Swing -4.4

Berwick

Victorian state election, 1985: Berwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Maclellan 15,144 53.1 +0.8
Labor Philip Staindl 13,378 46.9 -0.8
Total formal votes 28,522 97.7
Informal votes 684 2.3
Turnout 29,206 94.0
Liberal hold Swing +0.8

Box Hill

Victorian state election, 1985: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Margaret Ray 14,336 50.8 +2.3
Liberal George Cox 12,621 44.7 +4.5
Independent Peter Allan 1,277 4.5 +0.8
Total formal votes 28,234 98.1
Informal votes 553 1.9
Turnout 28,787 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Margaret Ray 14,710 52.1 -3.4
Liberal George Cox 13,524 47.9 +3.4
Labor hold Swing -3.4

Brighton

Victorian state election, 1985: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Stockdale 17,301 62.1 +4.0
Labor Leslie Heimann 10,560 37.9 +6.0
Total formal votes 27,861 97.4
Informal votes 737 2.6
Turnout 28,598 91.9
Liberal hold Swing +3.8

Broadmeadows

Victorian state election, 1985: Broadmeadows
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Culpin 17,301 70.0 -3.8
Liberal Mark Sinclair 7,405 30.0 +11.1
Total formal votes 24,706 95.1
Informal votes 1,268 4.9
Turnout 25,974 93.2
Labor hold Swing -6.8

Brunswick

Victorian state election, 1985: Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Roper 18,371 70.6 -1.1
Liberal Gregory Dinncen 7,657 29.4 +8.9
Total formal votes 26,028 94.9
Informal votes 1,389 5.1
Turnout 27,417 89.8
Labor hold Swing -6.7

Bulleen

Victorian state election, 1985: Bulleen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Perrin 15,645 57.8 +7.9
Labor John Scomparin 11,429 42.2 +0.4
Total formal votes 27,074 97.3
Informal votes 749 2.7
Turnout 27,823 94.1
Liberal hold Swing +3.4

Bundoora

Victorian state election, 1985: Bundoora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Cain 16,184 60.6 -0.2
Liberal Alistair Urquhart 8,713 32.6 -0.9
Weekend Trading Frank Penhalluriack 1,826 6.8 +6.8
Total formal votes 26,723 98.0
Informal votes 545 2.0
Turnout 27,268 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Cain 16,648 62.3 -2.0
Liberal Alistair Urquhart 10,075 37.7 +2.0
Labor hold Swing -2.0

Burwood

Victorian state election, 1985: Burwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeff Kennett 15,117 55.6 +6.2
Labor Eric Hobsbawn 12,083 44.4 +3.0
Total formal votes 27,200 97.8
Informal votes 622 2.2
Turnout 27,822 93.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.5

Carrum

Victorian state election, 1985: Carrum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ian Cathie 15,440 59.4 +0.5
Liberal Bruce Bowie 10,540 40.6 +2.3
Total formal votes 25,980 97.2
Informal votes 740 2.8
Turnout 26,720 93.1
Labor hold Swing -1.5

Caulfield

Victorian state election, 1985: Caulfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ted Tanner 15,460 57.3 +8.6
Labor Jack Diamond 11,527 42.7 -0.5
Total formal votes 26,987 96.8
Informal votes 877 3.2
Turnout 27,864 90.6
Liberal hold Swing +4.1

Clayton

Victorian state election, 1985: Clayton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gerard Vaughan 16,303 59.8 +1.2
Liberal Alan Sandbach 10,945 40.2 +7.2
Total formal votes 27,248 96.2
Informal votes 1,083 3.8
Turnout 28,331 94.0
Labor hold Swing -2.7

Coburg

Victorian state election, 1985: Coburg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Gavin 19,235 70.4 -2.4
Liberal Antonino Boeti 8,070 29.6 +11.7
Total formal votes 27,305 96.0
Informal votes 1,124 4.0
Turnout 28,429 92.6
Labor hold Swing -5.3

Dandenong

Victorian state election, 1985: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Terry Norris 15,970 61.1 +3.9
Liberal Ian Fotheringham 10,182 38.9 -0.7
Total formal votes 26,152 96.1
Informal votes 1,046 3.9
Turnout 27,198 92.0
Labor hold Swing +2.2

Dandenong North

Victorian state election, 1985: Dandenong North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jan Wilson 15,436 59.1 +0.6
Liberal George Grech 10,679 40.9 +3.3
Total formal votes 26,115 96.5
Informal votes 942 3.5
Turnout 27,057 94.4
Labor hold Swing -2.6

Derrimut

Victorian state election, 1985: Derrimut
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Cunningham 17,326 65.6 -3.3
Liberal Helen Hurley 9,078 34.4 +9.2
Total formal votes 26,404 96.4
Informal votes 989 3.6
Turnout 27,393 93.9
Labor hold Swing -8.1

Doncaster

Victorian state election, 1985: Doncaster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Morris Williams 14,635 55.6 +5.5
Labor William Poppins 11,666 44.4 +3.8
Total formal votes 26,301 97.8
Informal votes 600 2.2
Turnout 26,901 94.5
Liberal hold Swing +1.4

Doveton

Victorian state election, 1985: Doveton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rob Jolly 17,116 64.9 +1.6
Liberal Matthew Starr 9,264 35.1 -0.7
Total formal votes 26,380 96.8
Informal votes 870 3.2 +0.4
Turnout 27,250 94.0
Labor hold Swing +0.4

Dromana

Victorian state election, 1985: Dromana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ron Wells 14,523 52.4 +9.7
Labor Allison Ogden 13,179 47.6 +3.0
Total formal votes 27,702 98.3
Informal votes 487 1.7
Turnout 28,189 93.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.8

Essendon

Victorian state election, 1985: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Rowe 16,964 62.1 -1.8
Liberal Brian Dodgson 10,360 37.9 +3.7
Total formal votes 27,324 96.7
Informal votes 935 3.3
Turnout 28,259 91.8
Labor hold Swing -2.9

Evelyn

Victorian state election, 1985: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Plowman 13,899 49.9 +6.6
Labor Graham Ihlein 12,594 45.2 +0.3
Independent Gaye Gelly 1,360 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 27,853 97.9
Informal votes 601 2.1
Turnout 28,454 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Plowman 13,899 52.8 +4.1
Labor Graham Ihlein 13,137 47.2 -4.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.1

Footscray

Victorian state election, 1985: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Fordham 20,516 73.4 -2.7
Liberal Hugh Cameron 7,455 26.6 +3.0
Total formal votes 27,971 95.2
Informal votes 1,401 4.8
Turnout 29,372 91.4
Labor hold Swing -3.0

Forest Hill

Victorian state election, 1985: Forest Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Richardson 14,543 53.9 +7.2
Labor John Madden 12,452 46.1 +1.4
Total formal votes 26,995 97.5
Informal votes 679 2.5
Turnout 27,674 94.7
Liberal hold Swing +3.3

Frankston North

Victorian state election, 1985: Frankston North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jane Hill 15,712 57.9 +0.7
Liberal Robert Garnett 10,139 37.3 +0.8
Independent Judy Hale 1,292 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 27,143 97.5
Informal votes 690 2.5
Turnout 27,833 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jane Hill 16,014 59.0 -2.9
Liberal Robert Garnett 11,129 41.0 +2.9
Labor hold Swing -2.9

Frankston South

Victorian state election, 1985: Frankston South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graeme Weideman 14,384 53.6 +4.1
Labor Geoffrey Holland 12,441 46.4 +5.2
Total formal votes 26,825 97.7
Informal votes 635 2.3
Turnout 27,460 93.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.4

Geelong

Victorian state election, 1985: Geelong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Hayden Shell 15,946 56.1 +4.6
Liberal Clive Pugh 12,501 43.9 +2.7
Total formal votes 28,447 97.7
Informal votes 672 2.3
Turnout 29,119 92.8
Labor hold Swing +1.2

Geelong North

Victorian state election, 1985: Geelong North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neil Trezise 17,408 65.8 -3.3
Liberal John Lucas 9,068 34.2 +3.3
Total formal votes 26,476 96.6
Informal votes 929 3.4
Turnout 27,405 93.7
Labor hold Swing -3.3

Gippsland East

Victorian state election, 1985: Gippsland East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bruce Evans 13,078 49.6 +5.5
Labor Clifford Harding 8,081 30.7 -1.7
Liberal David McInnes 5,196 19.7 +0.4
Total formal votes 26,355 98.5
Informal votes 406 1.5
Turnout 26,761 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Bruce Evans 17,794 67.5 +3.3
Labor Clifford Harding 8,561 32.5 -3.3
National hold Swing +3.3

Gippsland South

Victorian state election, 1985: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tom Wallace 13,592 48.9 +16.4
Liberal Neil McInnes 7,125 25.6 -10.3
Labor Max Semken 7,061 25.4 -0.6
Total formal votes 27,778 98.5
Informal votes 435 1.5
Turnout 28,213 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Tom Wallace 19,945 71.8 +3.5
Labor Max Semken 7,833 28.2 -3.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Tom Wallace 18,960 68.3
Liberal Neil McInnes 8,812 31.7
National hold Swing

Gippsland West

Victorian state election, 1985: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Brown 14,561 49.3 -0.8
Labor Geoffrey Bull 10,611 35.9 -0.5
National William Ronald 4,368 14.8 +11.2
Total formal votes 29,540 98.2
Informal votes 529 1.8
Turnout 30,069 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Brown 18,343 62.1 +2.0
Labor Geoffrey Bull 11,196 37.9 -2.0
Liberal hold Swing +2.0

Gisborne

Victorian state election, 1985: Gisborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Reynolds 16,400 57.5 +10.5
Labor Douglas Bishop 12,114 42.5 -2.8
Total formal votes 28,514 98.3
Informal votes 495 1.7
Turnout 29,009 94.7
Liberal hold Swing +6.5

Glen Waverley

Victorian state election, 1985: Glen Waverley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ross Smith 16,502 60.1 +8.2
Labor John Candappa 10,963 39.9 +1.0
Total formal votes 27,465 97.5
Informal votes 694 2.5
Turnout 28,159 95.5
Liberal hold Swing +4.3

Greensborough

Victorian state election, 1985: Greensborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pauline Toner 14,632 55.1 +1.2
Liberal Andrew Cove 11,930 44.9 +8.3
Total formal votes 26,562 97.8
Informal votes 595 2.2
Turnout 27,157 93.8
Labor hold Swing -3.7

Hawthorn

Victorian state election, 1985: Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Phil Gude 15,605 55.7 +4.3
Labor Jill Eastwood 12,387 44.3 +3.2
Total formal votes 27,992 97.4
Informal votes 738 2.6
Turnout 28,730 90.5
Liberal hold Swing +1.5

Ivanhoe

Victorian state election, 1985: Ivanhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Vin Heffernan 14,665 51.6 +6.4
Labor Tony Sheehan 13,740 48.4 +0.1
Total formal votes 28,405 97.7
Informal votes 657 2.3
Turnout 29,062 93.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +2.7

Keilor

Victorian state election, 1985: Keilor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Seitz 16,636 61.5 -5.4
Liberal Graham Andersen 10,432 38.5 +8.2
Total formal votes 27,068 96.6
Informal votes 962 3.4
Turnout 28,030 94.5
Labor hold Swing -7.5

Kew

Victorian state election, 1985: Kew
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Prue Sibree 16,403 60.2 +4.4
Labor Annamaria Dierer 10,843 39.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 27,246 97.1
Informal votes 818 2.9
Turnout 28,064 91.9
Liberal hold Swing -0.3

Knox

Victorian state election, 1985: Knox
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steve Crabb 15,236 59.3 +1.2
Liberal Jill Hall 9,480 36.9 +1.9
Public Transport Thomas Tyrer 967 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 25,683 97.9
Informal votes 559 2.1
Turnout 26,242 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Crabb 15,769 61.4 -0.7
Liberal Jill Hall 9,914 38.6 +0.7
Labor hold Swing -0.7

Lowan

Victorian state election, 1985: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bill McGrath 17,138 63.2 +14.8
Labor William Albon 5,052 18.6 -3.7
Liberal John Mann 4,944 18.2 -9.0
Total formal votes 27,134 98.9
Informal votes 300 1.1
Turnout 27,434 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Bill McGrath 21,761 80.2 +4.5
Labor William Albon 5,373 19.8 -4.5
National hold Swing +4.5

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Election held on 2 March 1985". Australian Politics and Elections Database. University of Western Australia.
  2. ↑ Statistics relating to the general election held on 2 March 1985 : together with summary of provisions relating to qualifications and enrolment of electors, postal voting, absent voting, unerolled voting, &c. / prepared by the Chief Electoral Officer for the State of Victoria. Victorian Electoral Office. 1985.
  3. ↑ "Cain's Historic Win - Legislative Assembly Results". The Age. 4 March 1985.
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