Results of the Victorian state election, 1979 (Legislative Assembly M-Z)

Victorian state election, 5 May 1979[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 2,350,407
Votes cast 2,193,037 Turnout 93.30 0.62
Informal votes 66,016 Informal 3.01 0.47
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 962,123 45.23 +2.80 32 +11
  Liberal 881,366 41.44 -4.44 41 -11
  National 119,385 5.61 -1.46 8 +1
  Democrats 114,053 5.36 * 0 ±0
  Independent 30,102 1.42 -0.31 0 -1
  Democratic Labor 10,907 0.51 -2.06 0 ±0
  Other 9,085 0.43 +0.11 0 ±0
Total 2,127,021     81  
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal 1,073,415 50.5 –5.3
  Labor 1,053,606 49.5 +5.3

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1979 election for electorates from M to Z.

Results by electoral district

Malvern

Victorian state election, 1979: Malvern[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 15,167 59.7 -6.0
Labor Kenneth Penaluna 8,295 32.7 +4.1
Independent Martin Cahill 1,921 7.6 +7.6
Total formal votes 25,383 97.8 -0.2
Informal votes 560 2.2 +0.2
Turnout 25,943 90.2 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 16,506 65.0 -5.8
Labor Kenneth Penaluna 8,875 35.0 +5.8
Liberal hold Swing -5.8

Melbourne

Victorian state election, 1979: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Keith Remington 12,129 58.8 -3.6
Liberal John Campbell 6,001 29.1 -5.7
Democrats Trevor Cooke 1,769 8.6 +8.6
Communist Roger Wilson 725 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 20,624 94.3 -1.6
Informal votes 1,247 5.7 +1.6
Turnout 21,871 86.1 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Remington 13,608 66.0 +1.2
Liberal John Campbell 7,016 34.0 -1.2
Labor hold Swing +1.2

Mentone

Victorian state election, 1979: Mentone
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Templeton 13,491 51.4 -4.5
Labor Barry Hirt 11,190 42.6 +4.7
Democratic Labor Desmond Burke 1,589 6.0 -0.2
Total formal votes 26,270 97.8 -0.4
Informal votes 590 2.2 +0.4
Turnout 26,860 93.0 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Templeton 14,851 56.5 -4.4
Labor Barry Hirt 11,419 43.5 +4.4
Liberal hold Swing -4.4

Midlands

Victorian state election, 1979: Midlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Ebery 12,069 49.1 +8.9
Labor John Brumby 10,042 40.9 +3.9
Democrats Janice Russell 2,457 10.0 +10.0
Total formal votes 24,568 98.4 -0.1
Informal votes 397 1.6 +0.1
Turnout 24,965 94.1 -0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Ebery 13,524 55.0 -5.7
Labor John Brumby 11,044 45.0 +5.7
Liberal hold Swing -5.7

Mildura

Victorian state election, 1979: Mildura
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Milton Whiting 13,033 56.1 +4.3
Labor Harry Sugars 5,912 25.5 +2.1
Liberal David Mattiske 4,269 18.4 -3.1
Total formal votes 23,214 96.5 -1.4
Informal votes 843 3.5 +1.4
Turnout 24,057 94.1 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Milton Whiting 16,794 72.3 -1.9
Labor Harry Sugars 6,420 27.7 +1.9
National hold Swing -1.9

Mitcham

Victorian state election, 1979: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal George Cox 11,807 44.3 -11.2
Labor Michael Shatin 11,799 44.3 -0.2
Democrats Frank Andrewartha 2,227 8.4 +8.4
Australia Party Peter Allan 801 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 26,634 97.8 +0.4
Informal votes 607 2.2 -0.4
Turnout 27,241 94.5 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal George Cox 13,512 50.7 -4.8
Labor Michael Shatin 13,122 49.3 +4.8
Liberal hold Swing -4.8

Monbulk

Victorian state election, 1979: Monbulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Borthwick 12,619 46.3 -10.3
Labor Francesco Cafarella 11,400 41.8 -1.6
Democrats Malcolm Matheson 2,938 10.8 +10.8
Australia Party Ian Wood 301 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 27,258 97.5 -0.3
Informal votes 693 2.5 +0.3
Turnout 27,951 92.4 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Borthwick 14,224 52.2 -4.4
Labor Francesco Cafarella 13,034 47.8 +4.4
Liberal hold Swing -4.4

Morwell

Victorian state election, 1979: Morwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Derek Amos 14,946 60.8 -1.4
Liberal Ian Lockwood 6,239 25.4 +2.1
National Gary Black 1,808 7.3 +7.3
Democrats Ross Ollquist 1,230 5.0 +5.0
Independent Robert McCracken 372 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 24,595 97.2 -1.1
Informal votes 713 2.8 +1.1
Turnout 25,308 94.2 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Derek Amos 16,384 66.6 +3.0
Liberal Ian Lockwood 8,211 33.4 -3.0
Labor hold Swing +3.0

Murray Valley

Victorian state election, 1979: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Ken Jasper 11,936 49.8 +3.4
Labor Abigail Donlon 6,802 28.4 +2.9
Liberal Brian Lumsden 5,242 21.9 +0.7
Total formal votes 23,980 96.4 -1.2
Informal votes 889 3.6 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Jasper 16,895 70.5 -1.6
Labor Abigail Donlon 7,085 29.5 +1.6
National hold Swing -1.6

Narracan

Victorian state election, 1979: Narracan
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jim Balfour 11,023 43.8 +8.2
Labor William Rutherford 10,675 42.4 +4.8
National Douglas Hatfield 2,275 9.0 -13.5
Democrats Alan Petschack 1,221 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 25,194 98.0 -0.6
Informal votes 521 2.0 +0.6
Turnout 25,715 94.4 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Balfour 13,878 55.1 -5.1
Labor William Rutherford 11,316 44.9 +5.1
Liberal hold Swing -5.1

Niddrie

Victorian state election, 1979: Niddrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Simpson 14,701 54.8 +5.9
Liberal Roslyn Crago 8,974 33.4 -9.6
Independent Cecil Kirchner 1,692 6.3 +6.3
Democrats Bruce McNeill 1,476 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 26,843 96.2 -0.5
Informal votes 1,057 3.8 +0.5
Turnout 27,900 95.7 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Simpson 16,020 59.7 +7.7
Liberal Roslyn Crago 10,823 40.3 -7.7
Labor hold Swing +7.7

Noble Park

Victorian state election, 1979: Noble Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Peter Collins 14,947 51.0 -5.1
Labor Tony Van Vliet 14,352 49.0 +5.1
Total formal votes 29,299 95.9 -1.1
Informal votes 1,259 4.1 +1.1
Turnout 30,558 94.4 +0.9
Liberal hold Swing -5.1

Northcote

Victorian state election, 1979: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Frank Wilkes 17,897 70.2 +6.0
Liberal Lilian Heath 6,821 26.7 -9.1
Independent Ian Hughes 793 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 25,511 95.9 -0.4
Informal votes 1,103 4.1 +0.4
Turnout 26,614 90.7 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Wilkes 18,336 71.9 +7.7
Liberal Lilian Heath 7,175 28.1 -7.7
Labor hold Swing +7.7

Oakleigh

Victorian state election, 1979: Oakleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Race Mathews 12,072 46.3 +7.1
Liberal Alan Scanlan 10,753 41.2 -5.2
Democrats Domenico Quadara 1,921 7.4 +7.4
Democratic Labor Elaine Mulholland 910 3.5 +3.5
Australia Party David Heath 433 1.7 -2.5
Total formal votes 26,089 97.0 -0.6
Informal votes 816 3.0 +0.6
Turnout 26,905 93.3 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Race Mathews 13,497 51.7 +3.0
Liberal Alan Scanlan 12,592 48.3 -3.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.0

Polwarth

Victorian state election, 1979: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Cec Burgin 12,751 53.8 -1.2
Labor Ronald Wheaton 6,084 25.7 +4.4
National Gilbert Anderson 3,593 15.2 -3.7
Democrats Kathleen May 1,254 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 23,682 98.1 -0.3
Informal votes 467 1.9 +0.3
Turnout 24,149 96.0 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 16,264 68.7 -7.9
Labor Ronald Wheaton 7,418 31.3 +7.9
Liberal hold Swing -7.9

Portland

Victorian state election, 1979: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Don McKellar 10,294 42.5 +0.9
Labor Bill Lewis 8,166 33.7 +1.0
National Roger Hallam 5,765 23.8 +2.0
Total formal votes 24,225 98.6 -0.2
Informal votes 24,569 95.4 -0.1
Turnout 24,569 95.4 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don McKellar 14,063 58.0 -6.7
Labor Bill Lewis 10,162 42.0 +6.7
Liberal hold Swing -6.7

Prahran

Victorian state election, 1979: Prahran
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob Miller 10,517 46.1 +5.6
Liberal Tony De Domenico 9,960 43.6 -7.9
Democrats Peter Bowden 2,059 9.0 +9.0
Independent Trevor McCandless 291 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 22,827 96.7 -0.3
Informal votes 780 3.3 +0.3
Turnout 23,607 88.2 +3.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Miller 11,630 50.9 +6.6
Liberal Tony De Domenico 11,197 49.1 -6.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.6

Preston

Victorian state election, 1979: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Carl Kirkwood 17,295 71.5 +5.7
Liberal Elie Obeid 6,890 28.5 -5.7
Total formal votes 24,185 95.4 -0.8
Informal votes 1,163 4.6 +0.8
Turnout 25,348 91.8 -0.1
Labor hold Swing +5.7

Reservoir

Victorian state election, 1979: Reservoir
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jim Simmonds 18,129 67.4 +4.6
Liberal Hugh Luscombe 7,191 26.7 -6.9
Democrats Arno Vann 1,589 5.9 +5.9
Total formal votes 26,909 95.6 -0.9
Informal votes 1,233 4.4 +0.9
Turnout 28,142 93.7 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Simmonds 19,095 71.0 +6.9
Liberal Hugh Luscombe 7,814 29.0 -6.9
Labor hold Swing +6.9

Richmond

Victorian state election, 1979: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Theo Sidiropoulos 15,495 64.8 -6.1
Liberal Wendy Leigh 4,987 20.9 -5.4
Democrats Vivian Keating 2,995 12.5 +12.5
Independent Astridis Lalopoulos 430 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 23,907 94.6 -1.5
Informal votes 1,356 5.4 +1.5
Turnout 25,263 87.4 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Theo Sidiropoulos 16,830 70.4 -2.9
Liberal Wendy Leigh 7,077 29.6 +2.9
Labor hold Swing -2.9

Ringwood

Victorian state election, 1979: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Peter McArthur 13,364 47.8 -11.2
Labor Robert Wallace 11,435 40.9 -0.1
Democrats Max Capon 2,841 10.2 +10.2
Australia Party Wilfrid Thiele 332 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 27,972 97.6 +0.1
Informal votes 683 2.4 -0.1
Turnout 28,655 94.1 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter McArthur 15,141 54.1 -4.9
Labor Robert Wallace 12,831 45.9 +4.9
Liberal hold Swing -4.9

Ripon

Victorian state election, 1979: Ripon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tom Austin 11,738 46.9 +8.7
Labor Alex Pope 10,664 42.6 +4.2
National Robert Peck 2,637 10.5 -10.0
Total formal votes 25,039 98.2 -0.3
Informal votes 446 1.8 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Austin 13,819 55.2 -4.7
Labor Alex Pope 11,220 44.8 +4.7
Liberal hold Swing -4.7

Rodney

Victorian state election, 1979: Rodney
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Eddie Hann 14,226 58.6 -5.6
Liberal Victor Kuhle 4,120 17.0 +0.1
Labor Stephen Jones 4,089 16.8 +1.8
Democrats Janet Powell 1,851 7.6 +7.6
Total formal votes 24,286 97.6 -0.8
Informal votes 603 2.4 +0.8
Turnout 24,889 95.3 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Eddie Hann 19,046 78.4 -4.7
Labor Stephen Jones 5,240 21.6 +4.7
National hold Swing -4.7

St Kilda

Victorian state election, 1979: St Kilda
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Brian Dixon 10,112 44.9 -7.7
Labor David Hardy 9,977 44.3 +5.2
Democrats Douglas Davidson 1,327 5.9 +5.9
Democratic Labor John Cotter 1,125 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 22,541 95.4 -1.2
Informal votes 1,088 4.6 +1.2
Turnout 23,629 87.5 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brian Dixon 11,312 50.2 -5.9
Labor David Hardy 11,229 49.8 +5.9
Liberal hold Swing -5.9

Sandringham

Victorian state election, 1979: Sandringham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Max Crellin 11,638 45.3 -8.4
Labor Neville Garner 10,892 42.4 +0.2
Democrats Graeme Evans 3,142 12.2 +12.2
Total formal votes 25,672 98.1 -0.2
Informal votes 498 1.9 +0.2
Turnout 26,170 93.3 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Crellin 13,304 51.6 -5.8
Labor Neville Garner 12,368 48.2 +5.8
Liberal hold Swing -5.8

Shepparton

Victorian state election, 1979: Shepparton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Peter Ross-Edwards 12,362 50.0 -4.1
Labor Marjorie Gillies 6,598 26.7 +7.3
Liberal Haset Sali 5,756 23.3 +1.7
Total formal votes 24,716 96.1 -1.8
Informal votes 993 3.9 +1.8
Turnout 25,709 95.6 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Ross-Edwards 17,502 70.8 -6.9
Labor Marjorie Gillies 7,214 29.2 +6.9
National hold Swing -6.9

South Barwon

Victorian state election, 1979: South Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Aurel Smith 15,310 56.6 -2.0
Labor Eric Young 11,728 43.4 +6.8
Total formal votes 27,038 97.9 -0.3
Informal votes 566 2.1 +0.3
Turnout 27,604 95.1 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing -6.4

Springvale

Victorian state election, 1979: Springvale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kevin King 12,781 46.4 +0.8
Liberal Norman Billing 11,795 42.8 -11.6
Democrats James Wright 2,111 7.7 +7.7
Independent Edward Woods 887 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 27,574 96.2 -0.3
Informal votes 1,084 3.8 +0.3
Turnout 28,658 94.3 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin King 13,980 50.7 +5.1
Liberal Norman Billing 13,594 49.3 -5.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.1

Sunshine

Victorian state election, 1979: Sunshine
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Fogarty 19,188 72.1 +7.9
Liberal Andreas Zafiropoulos 6,198 23.3 -1.9
Democrats Algimantas Kacinskas 1,232 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 26,618 94.3 -1.0
Informal votes 1,620 5.7 +1.0
Turnout 28,238 94.8 +2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Fogarty 19,832 74.5 +2.9
Liberal Andreas Zafiropoulos 6,786 25.5 -2.9
Labor hold Swing +2.9

Swan Hill

Victorian state election, 1979: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Alan Wood 14,371 59.0 +10.7
National Keith Warne 5,698 23.4 -11.9
Labor Geoffrey Ferns 4,300 17.7 +3.4
Total formal votes 24,369 98.4 -0.2
Informal votes 394 1.6 +0.2
Turnout 24,763 95.5 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Wood 18,223 74.8 -8.4
Labor Geoffrey Ferns 6,146 25.2 +8.4
Liberal hold Swing -8.4

Syndal

Victorian state election, 1979: Syndal
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Geoff Coleman 12,586 46.4 -9.7
Labor Russell Oakley 12,183 44.9 +1.0
Democrats Christopher Prawdzic 2,354 8.7 +8.7
Total formal votes 27,123 96.8 -0.5
Informal votes 881 3.2 +0.5
Turnout 28,004 94.0 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Coleman 13,752 50.7 -5.4
Labor Russell Oakley 13,371 49.3 +5.4
Liberal hold Swing -5.4

Wantirna

Victorian state election, 1979: Wantirna
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Geoff Hayes 17,840 52.4 -8.5
Labor Jeffrey Kaufman 12,131 35.6 +2.0
Democrats Colin Styring 3,602 10.6 +10.6
Australia Party John Benigno 482 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 34,055 97.9 -0.4
Informal votes 714 2.1 +0.4
Turnout 34,769 94.0 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Hayes 19,618 57.6 -8.2
Labor Jeffrey Kaufman 14,437 42.4 +8.2
Liberal hold Swing -8.2

Warrandyte

Victorian state election, 1979: Warrandyte
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Norman Lacy 14,644 49.5 -11.1
Labor Richard Davies 11,057 37.4 -2.0
Democrats Robyn Barker 3,669 12.4 +12.4
Independent Dulcie Bethune 203 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 29,573 98.3 +0.4
Informal votes 522 1.7 -0.4
Turnout 30,095 93.9 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Norman Lacy 16,586 56.1 -4.5
Labor Richard Davies 12,987 43.9 +4.5
Liberal hold Swing -4.5

Warrnambool

Victorian state election, 1979: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ian Smith 12,258 51.1 +4.3
Labor Vernon Delaney 7,975 33.2 +2.0
National Ian Symons 3,051 12.7 -2.4
Independent Gwenneth Trayling 708 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 23,992 97.8 -0.9
Informal votes 536 2.2 +0.9
Turnout 24,528 95.3 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 14,983 62.4 -2.8
Labor Vernon Delaney 9,009 37.6 +2.8
Liberal hold Swing -2.8

Werribee

Victorian state election, 1979: Werribee
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ken Coghill 17,653 56.3 +7.5
Liberal Stuart Southwick 11,728 37.4 -9.6
Independent Charles Skidmore 1,962 6.3 +6.3
Total formal votes 31,343 97.3 -0.2
Informal votes 880 2.7 +0.2
Turnout 32,223 93.3 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Coghill 18,214 58.1 +8.2
Liberal Stuart Southwick 13,129 41.9 -8.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.2

Westernport

Victorian state election, 1979: Westernport
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Alan Brown 9,589 33.5 -12.7
Labor Russell Joiner 9,271 32.4 +0.3
Independent Doug Jennings 6,819 23.8 +23.8
National Lawrence Wintle 1,574 5.5 -12.7
Democrats Ronald Bowman 1,404 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 28,657 97.7 -0.4
Informal votes 684 2.3 +0.4
Turnout 29,341 93.7 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Brown 17,172 59.9 -6.4
Labor Russell Joiner 11,485 40.1 +6.4
Liberal hold Swing -6.4

Williamstown

Victorian state election, 1979: Williamstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Gordon Stirling 17,612 66.8 +3.8
Liberal Peter Morris 8,758 33.2 -3.8
Total formal votes 26,370 94.9 +0.8
Informal votes 1,403 5.1 -0.8
Turnout 27,773 94.1 +1.2
Labor hold Swing +3.8

See also

References

  1. ↑ Election held on 5 May 1979, 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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