Results of the Victorian state election, 1976 (Legislative Assembly M-Z)

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 M to Z.

Results by electoral district

Malvern

Victorian state election, 1976: Malvern[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 17,225 65.7 +6.6
Labor Evelyn Watson 7,496 28.6 -3.8
Democratic Labor John Cotter 1,503 5.7 -0.7
Total formal votes 26,224 98.0
Informal votes 530 2.0
Turnout 26,754 90.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 18,578 70.8 +5.0
Labor Evelyn Watson 7,646 29.2 -5.0
Liberal hold Swing +5.0

Melbourne

Victorian state election, 1976: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Barry Jones 15,104 62.4 +4.5
Liberal Bruce Atkinson 8,415 34.7 +6.1
Independent Lou-Anne Barker 696 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 24,215 95.9
Informal votes 1,023 4.1
Turnout 25,238 86.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Jones 15,685 64.8 +3.0
Liberal Bruce Atkinson 8,530 35.2 -3.0
Labor hold Swing +3.0

Mentone

Victorian state election, 1976: Mentone
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Templeton 14,777 55.9 +6.6
Labor Barry Hirt 10,021 37.9 -3.6
Democratic Labor Desmond Burke 1,650 6.2 -0.7
Total formal votes 26,448 98.2
Informal votes 490 1.8
Turnout 26,938 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Templeton 16,097 60.9 +4.8
Labor Barry Hirt 10,351 39.1 -4.8
Liberal hold Swing +4.8

Midlands

Victorian state election, 1976: Midlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Ebery 9,294 40.2 -0.6
Labor Donal Harvey 8,548 37.0 -7.7
National Clarence Rodda 4,271 18.5 +10.3
Democratic Labor Audrey Drechsler 1,010 4.4 -1.8
Total formal votes 23,123 98.5
Informal votes 346 1.5
Turnout 23,469 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Ebery 14,031 60.7 +7.5
Labor Donal Harvey 9,092 39.3 -7.5
Liberal hold Swing +7.5

Mildura

Victorian state election, 1976: Mildura
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Milton Whiting 11,521 51.8 -7.2
Labor Noel Treharne 5,197 23.4 -1.2
Liberal Lloyd Beasy 4,773 21.5 +10.7
Democratic Labor Stanley Croughan 752 3.4 -1.9
Total formal votes 22,243 97.9
Informal votes 472 2.1
Turnout 22,715 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Milton Whiting 16,494 74.2 +0.3
Labor Noel Treharne 5,749 25.8 -0.3
National hold Swing +0.3

Mitcham

Victorian state election, 1976: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal George Cox 14,294 55.5 +9.7
Labor Gordon Henderson 11,444 44.5 +2.4
Total formal votes 25,738 97.4
Informal votes 693 2.6
Turnout 26,431 93.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.7

Monbulk

Victorian state election, 1976: Monbulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bill Borthwick 13,978 56.6 +5.0
Labor Stuart Morris 10,704 43.4 +2.7
Total formal votes 24,682 97.8
Informal votes 561 2.2
Turnout 25,243 91.5
Liberal hold Swing +0.1

Morwell

Victorian state election, 1976: Morwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Derek Amos 14,832 62.2 +3.7
Liberal Frank Hall 5,551 23.3 -1.6
National James Davis 2,444 10.3 +0.6
Democratic Labor John Mann 1,022 4.3 -2.6
Total formal votes 23,849 98.3
Informal votes 409 1.7
Turnout 24,258 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Derek Amos 15,178 63.6 +2.7
Liberal Frank Hall 8,671 36.4 -2.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7

Murray Valley

Victorian state election, 1976: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Ken Jasper 10,812 46.4 +2.0
Labor Abigail Donlon 5,934 25.5 -3.9
Liberal Brian Lumsden 4,942 21.2 +4.0
Democratic Labor Patrick Payne 1,590 6.8 -2.1
Total formal votes 23,278 97.6
Informal votes 561 2.4
Turnout 23,839 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Jasper 16,776 72.1 +3.6
Labor Abigail Donlon 6,502 27.9 -3.6
National hold Swing +3.6

Narracan

Victorian state election, 1976: Narracan
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Pat Bartholomeusz 8,897 37.6 -4.3
Liberal Jim Balfour 8,443 35.6 -3.1
National Arthur Hewson 5,331 22.5 +9.7
Democratic Labor Brian Handley 1,020 4.3 -2.4
Total formal votes 23,691 98.6
Informal votes 337 1.4
Turnout 24,028 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Balfour 14,265 60.2 +3.8
Labor Pat Bartholomeusz 9,426 39.8 -3.8
Liberal hold Swing +3.8

Niddrie

Victorian state election, 1976: Niddrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Simpson 12,571 48.9 -4.0
Liberal Peter Kirchner 11,067 43.0 +6.4
Independent Lancelot Hutchinson 2,078 8.1 +8.1
Total formal votes 25,716 96.7
Informal votes 876 3.3
Turnout 26,592 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Simpson 13,378 52.0 -2.1
Liberal Peter Kirchner 12,338 48.0 +2.1
Labor hold Swing -2.1

Noble Park

Victorian state election, 1976: Noble Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Peter Collins 15,462 56.1 +9.0
Labor Tony Van Vliet 12,086 43.9 -2.5
Total formal votes 28,404 97.0
Informal votes 856 3.0
Turnout 28,404 93.5
Liberal hold Swing +3.2

Northcote

Victorian state election, 1976: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Frank Wilkes 16,809 64.2 +5.8
Liberal Gillford Brown 9,388 35.8 +4.6
Total formal votes 26,197 96.3
Informal votes 1,002 3.7
Turnout 27,199 90.7
Labor hold Swing +4.3

Oakleigh

Victorian state election, 1976: Oakleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Alan Scanlan 12,411 46.4 -2.6
Labor Sam Papasavas 10,450 39.1 -2.7
Independent Leslie Kausman 2,766 10.4 +10.4
Australia Party Trevor Cooke 1,110 4.2 +2.4
Total formal votes 26,737 97.6
Informal votes 658 2.4
Turnout 27,395 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Scanlan 13,706 51.3 -5.2
Labor Sam Papasavas 13,031 48.7 +5.2
Liberal hold Swing -5.2

Polwarth

Victorian state election, 1976: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Cec Burgin 12,976 55.0 +0.6
Labor Ronald Wheaton 5,018 21.3 -0.9
National Frederick Sadler 4,455 18.9 +4.1
Democratic Labor Thomas Fleming 1,132 4.8 -3.8
Total formal votes 23,581 98.4
Informal votes 383 1.6
Turnout 23,964 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 18,059 76.6 +2.3
Labor Ronald Wheaton 5,522 23.4 -2.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.3

Portland

Victorian state election, 1976: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Don McKellar 9,992 41.6 +3.5
Labor Bill Lewis 7,839 32.7 -10.2
National Clive Mitchell 5,246 21.8 +8.2
Democratic Labor Patrick Healy 932 3.9 -1.5
Total formal votes 24,009 98.8
Informal votes 290 1.2
Turnout 24,299 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don McKellar 15,530 64.7 +11.1
Labor Bill Lewis 8,479 35.3 -11.1
Liberal hold Swing +11.1

Prahran

Victorian state election, 1976: Prahran
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Sam Loxton 12,414 51.5 +0.3
Labor Morris Milder 9,760 40.5 -2.2
Independent Michael Salvaris 1,086 4.5 +4.5
Workers Paul Krutulis 858 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 24,118 97.0
Informal votes 753 3.0
Turnout 24,871 84.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sam Loxton 13,419 55.7 -0.8
Labor Morris Milder 10,699 44.3 +0.8
Liberal hold Swing -0.8

Preston

Victorian state election, 1976: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Carl Kirkwood 16,869 65.8 +10.8
Liberal John Miles 8,781 34.2 +2.4
Total formal votes 25,650 96.2
Informal votes 1,009 3.8
Turnout 26,659 91.9
Labor hold Swing +7.1

Reservoir

Victorian state election, 1976: Reservoir
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jim Simmonds 16,639 62.8 +8.6
Liberal Tony De Domenico 8,904 33.6 +3.4
Independent Matthew Curie 972 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 26,515 96.5
Informal votes 949 3.5
Turnout 27,464 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Simmonds 17,007 64.1 +5.5
Liberal Tony De Domenico 9,508 35.9 -5.5
Labor hold Swing +5.5

Richmond

Victorian state election, 1976: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Clyde Holding 18,340 70.9 +6.3
Liberal John Rush 6,804 26.3 +3.6
Independent Andrew Jamieson 732 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 25,876 96.1
Informal votes 1,050 3.9
Turnout 26,926 87.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clyde Holding 18,963 73.3 +6.8
Liberal John Rush 6,913 26.7 -6.8
Labor hold Swing +6.8

Ringwood

Victorian state election, 1976: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Peter McArthur 15,288 59.0 +9.7
Labor Robert Wallace 10,637 41.0 +1.4
Total formal votes 25,925 97.5
Informal votes 673 2.5
Turnout 26,598 93.2
Liberal hold Swing +2.4

Ripon

Victorian state election, 1976: Ripon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Alexander Pope 9,277 38.4 -9.0
Liberal Tom Austin 9,216 38.2 +4.8
National Rob Borbidge 4,941 20.5 +6.5
Democratic Labor Francis O'Brien 713 2.9 -2.3
Total formal votes 24,147 98.5
Informal votes 366 1.5
Turnout 24,513 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Austin 14,473 59.9 +10.3
Labor Alexander Pope 9,674 40.1 -10.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +10.3

Rodney

Victorian state election, 1976: Rodney
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Eddie Hann 15,196 64.2 +11.7
Liberal Graham Arthur 4,009 16.9 +0.7
Labor Michael Smith 3,556 15.0 -6.5
Democratic Labor David Kane 924 3.9 -6.0
Total formal votes 23,685 98.4
Informal votes 372 1.6
Turnout 24,057 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Eddie Hann 19,680 83.1 +6.9
Labor Michael Smith 4,005 16.9 -6.9
National hold Swing +6.9

Sandringham

Victorian state election, 1976: Sandringham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Max Crellin 14,220 53.7 -0.5
Labor Vivienne Brophy 11,177 42.2 +2.1
Democratic Labor Salvatore Pinzone 1,069 4.0 -1.7
Total formal votes 26,466 98.3
Informal votes 461 1.7
Turnout 26,927 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Crellin 15,182 57.4 -1.9
Labor Vivienne Brophy 11,284 42.6 +1.9
Liberal hold Swing -1.9

Shepparton

Victorian state election, 1976: Shepparton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Peter Ross-Edwards 12,753 54.1 +9.6
Liberal Bill Hunter 5,099 21.6 -1.8
Labor Stephen Fletcher 4,570 19.4 -3.8
Democratic Labor Martha Bennetts 1,154 4.9 -4.0
Total formal votes 23,576 97.9
Informal votes 497 2.1
Turnout 24,073 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Ross-Edwards 18,308 77.7 +5.6
Labor Stephen Fletcher 5,268 22.3 -5.6
National hold Swing +5.6

South Barwon

Victorian state election, 1976: South Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Aurel Smith 14,093 58.6 +4.2
Labor Raymond Hughan 8,786 36.6 -0.2
Democratic Labor James Jordan 1,159 4.8 -1.7
Total formal votes 24,038 98.2
Informal votes 434 1.8
Turnout 24,472 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Aurel Smith 15,136 63.0 +0.9
Labor Raymond Hughan 8,902 37.0 -0.9
Liberal hold Swing +0.9

Springvale

Victorian state election, 1976: Springvale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Norman Billing 13,737 54.4 +7.1
Labor Kevin King 11,498 45.6 +1.1
Total formal votes 25,235 96.5
Informal votes 926 3.5
Turnout 26,161 93.3
Liberal hold Swing +0.5

St Kilda

Victorian state election, 1976: St Kilda
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Brian Dixon 13,430 52.6 +6.2
Labor David Hardy 9,969 39.1 -5.0
Independent Peter Lake 1,042 4.1 +4.1
Independent Ronald Petersen 853 3.3 +3.3
Independent Frederick Gray 217 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 25,511 96.6
Informal votes 908 3.4
Turnout 26,419 86.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brian Dixon 14,304 56.1 +2.7
Labor David Hardy 11,207 43.9 -2.7
Liberal hold Swing +2.7

Sunshine

Victorian state election, 1976: Sunshine
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Fogarty 16,715 64.2 -0.2
Liberal David More 6,563 25.2 +0.6
Independent Charles Skidmore 2,771 10.6 +10.6
Total formal votes 26,049 95.3
Informal votes 1,282 4.7
Turnout 27,331 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Fogarty 18,651 71.6 +5.9
Liberal David More 7,398 28.4 -5.9
Labor hold Swing +5.9

Swan Hill

Victorian state election, 1976: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Alan Wood 11,318 48.3 +17.3
National James Mitchell 8,258 35.3 -3.5
Labor Graeme Lechte 3,352 14.3 -8.8
Democratic Labor Daniel Mason 494 2.1 -5.0
Total formal votes 23,422 98.6
Informal votes 331 1.4
Turnout 23,753 94.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Alan Wood 14,097 60.2 +9.2
National James Mitchell 9,325 39.8 -9.2
Liberal hold Swing +9.2

Syndal

Victorian state election, 1976: Syndal
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Geoff Coleman 14,898 56.1 +7.5
Labor John Perryman 11,638 43.9 +4.0
Total formal votes 26,536 97.3
Informal votes 748 2.7
Turnout 27,284 93.5
Liberal hold Swing -1.0

Wantirna

Victorian state election, 1976: Wantirna
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Geoff Hayes 16,600 60.9 +7.3
Labor Christopher Miller 9,170 33.6 -0.8
Democratic Labor Clement Elliot 1,491 5.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 27,261 98.3
Informal votes 475 1.7
Turnout 27,736 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Hayes 17,942 65.8 +4.1
Labor Christopher Miller 9,319 34.2 -4.1
Liberal hold Swing +4.1

Warrandyte

Victorian state election, 1976: Warrandyte
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Norman Lacy 16,235 60.6 +8.4
Labor Frederick Davis 10,553 39.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 26,788 97.9
Informal votes 583 2.1
Turnout 27,371 93.2
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

Warrnambool

Victorian state election, 1976: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ian Smith 11,036 46.8 +6.5
Labor Vernon Delaney 7,365 31.2 -1.6
National Murray Lane 3,556 15.1 -0.1
Democratic Labor Peter Burke 1,643 7.0 -4.8
Total formal votes 23,600 98.7
Informal votes 308 1.3
Turnout 23,908 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 15,387 65.2 +2.1
Labor Vernon Delaney 8,213 34.8 -2.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.1

Werribee

Victorian state election, 1976: Werribee
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Anthony Robinson 12,422 48.8 0.0
Liberal Neville Hudson 11,959 47.0 +7.2
Workers Walter Lockhart 1,086 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 25,467 97.5
Informal votes 647 2.5
Turnout 26,114 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Neville Hudson 12,745 50.05 +0.2
Labor Anthony Robinson 12,722 49.95 -0.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +0.2

Westernport

Victorian state election, 1976: Westernport
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Doug Jennings 11,237 46.2 -1.6
Labor John Daley 7,812 32.1 -0.3
National Michael Woods 4,429 18.2 +5.0
Democratic Labor Kevin Leydon 866 3.6 -3.0
Total formal votes 24,344 98.1
Informal votes 462 1.9
Turnout 24,806 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Doug Jennings 16,146 66.3 +1.6
Labor John Daley 8,198 33.7 -1.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

Williamstown

Victorian state election, 1976: Williamstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Gordon Stirling 16,221 63.0 +2.7
Liberal Wallace Feeney 9,514 37.0 +4.8
Total formal votes 25,735 94.1
Informal votes 1,609 5.9
Turnout 27,344 92.9
Labor hold Swing +1.9

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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