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Victorian state election, 30 March 1996[1]
Legislative Council
<< 1992–1999 >>

Enrolled voters 3,000,076
Votes cast 2,826,467 Turnout 94.21 –1.01
Informal votes 72,800 Informal 2.58 –1.53
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats
won 		Seats
held
  Liberal 1,208,168 43.87 +0.38 14 28
  Labor 1,114,843 40.49 +1.93 5 10
  National 182,494 6.63 –2.11 3 6
  Democrats 157,798 5.73 +5.42 0 0
  Democratic Labor 43,553 1.58 –2.96 0 0
  Natural Law 14,129 0.51 –0.11 0 0
  Call to Australia 5,576 0.20 +0.12 0 0
  Friendly Migrant Workers 1,339 0.05 +0.05 0 0
  Independent 25,767 0.94 –2.15 0 0
Total 2,753,667     22 44
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal/National 1,482,617 53.96 –2.69
  Labor 1,264,879 46.04 +2.69

This is a list of Legislative Council results for the Victorian 1996 state election. 22 of the 44 seats were contested.

Results by province

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Ballarat

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1996 Victorian state election: Ballarat Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Knowles 62,107 51.7 −2.2
Labor Catherine Laffey 49,943 41.5 +0.7
Democrats Myrna Rance 4,687 3.9 +3.9
Call to Australia David Cocking 2,163 1.8 +1.8
Democratic Labor Brian Lugar 1,343 1.1 −4.2
Total formal votes 120,243 98.2 +1.1
Informal votes 2,258 1.8 −1.1
Turnout 122,501 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Knowles 65,312 54.4 −0.9
Labor Catherine Laffey 54,796 45.6 +0.9
Liberal hold Swing −0.9

Central Highlands

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1996 Victorian state election: Central Highlands Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Craige 68,100 54.1 −4.4
Labor Geoff Cooper 47,608 37.8 +2.3
Democrats Ray Doensen 7,904 6.3 +6.3
Democratic Labor Christian Schalken 2,248 1.8 −4.2
Total formal votes 125,860 97.7 +1.0
Informal votes 2,951 2.3 −1.0
Turnout 128,811 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Craige 72,329 57.6 −3.3
Labor Geoff Cooper 53,259 42.4 +3.3
Liberal hold Swing −3.3

Chelsea

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1996 Victorian state election: Chelsea Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cameron Boardman 61,122 50.7 +0.7
Labor Burwyn Davidson 50,902 42.2 +1.7
Democrats Kaylyn Raynor 5,694 4.7 +4.7
Democratic Labor Mechelina Schalken 1,480 1.2 −3.2
Natural Law Lee Fergusson 1,394 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 120,592 97.5 +1.9
Informal votes 3,155 2.5 −1.9
Turnout 123,747 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cameron Boardman 64,158 53.3 −0.9
Labor Burwyn Davidson 56,315 46.7 +0.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing −0.9

Doutta Galla

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1996 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Monica Gould 75,717 57.8 +6.4
Liberal Jody Allatt 47,467 36.2 +0.1
Democrats John Davey 4,782 3.7 +3.7
Democratic Labor Gloria Brook 2,997 2.3 −4.4
Total formal votes 130,963 95.6 +2.3
Informal votes 5,984 4.4 −2.3
Turnout 136,947 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Monica Gould 79,968 61.2 +3.2
Liberal Jody Allatt 50,727 38.8 −3.2
Labor hold Swing +3.2

East Yarra

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1996 Victorian state election: East Yarra Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Davis 72,536 57.3 −6.2
Labor Morley Muralitharan 38,297 30.2 +0.1
Democrats Pierre Harcourt 11,372 9.0 +9.0
Natural Law Lesley Mendelson 2,335 1.8 +1.8
Democratic Labor John Murphy 2,130 1.7 −4.7
Total formal votes 126,670 98.3 +1.5
Informal votes 2,199 1.7 −1.5
Turnout 128,869 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Davis 78,558 62.2 −4.2
Labor Morley Muralitharan 47,736 37.8 +4.2
Liberal hold Swing −4.2

Eumemmerring

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1996 Victorian state election: Eumemmerring Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Neil Lucas 64,976 48.8 −3.8
Labor Bob Ives 57,243 43.0 +1.8
Democrats John Hastie 5,478 4.1 +4.1
Call to Australia Lynne Dickson 3,413 2.6 +2.6
Democratic Labor Teresa Crea 2,056 1.5 −4.6
Total formal votes 133,166 96.9 +2.0
Informal votes 4,273 3.1 −2.0
Turnout 137,439 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Neil Lucas 70,196 52.8 −2.3
Labor Bob Ives 62,780 47.2 +2.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing −2.3

Geelong

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1996 Victorian state election: Geelong Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Cover 63,930 51.2 +6.7
Labor Carole Marple 54,008 43.3 +3.3
Democrats Gerald Desmarais 5,599 4.5 +4.5
Democratic Labor Bill Verhoef 1,332 1.1 −0.4
Total formal votes 124,869 97.8 +1.3
Informal votes 2,852 2.2 −1.3
Turnout 127,721 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Cover 66,366 53.3 +0.1
Labor Carole Marple 58,143 46.7 −0.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +0.1

Gippsland

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1996 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter Hall 67,637 55.7 +55.7
Labor Christian Zahra 40,837 33.6 +0.8
Democrats Greg Kerr 5,720 4.7 +4.7
Independent Ben Buckley 5,375 4.4 −0.2
Democratic Labor Michael Rowe 1,872 1.5 −2.4
Total formal votes 121,441 97.9 +0.6
Informal votes 2,560 2.1 −0.6
Turnout 124,001 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Hall 73,844 61.0 −0.9
Labor Christian Zahra 47,253 39.0 +0.9
National hold Swing −0.9

Higinbotham

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1996 Victorian state election: Higinbotham Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Ross 69,727 56.7 −5.3
Labor Ken Wilson 42,032 34.2 +3.2
Democrats Diane Barry 9,655 7.9 +7.9
Democratic Labor Gail King 1,507 1.2 −1.5
Total formal votes 122,921 98.0 +1.6
Informal votes 2,549 2.0 −1.6
Turnout 125,470 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Ross 74,580 60.8 −3.9
Labor Ken Wilson 48,149 39.2 +3.9
Liberal hold Swing −3.9

Jika Jika

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1996 Victorian state election: Jika Jika Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Theo Theophanous 70,387 55.3 −0.2
Liberal George Prillwitz 43,170 33.9 −3.0
Democrats Yanko Kalincev 9,137 7.2 +7.2
Democratic Labor Bill Jansen 2,764 2.2 −5.4
Natural Law Byron Rigby 1,834 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 127,292 96.4 +1.9
Informal votes 4,805 3.6 −1.9
Turnout 132,097 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Theo Theophanous 79,806 62.8 +1.5
Liberal George Prillwitz 47,262 37.2 −1.5
Labor hold Swing +1.5

Koonung

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1996 Victorian state election: Koonung Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gerald Ashman 72,025 56.5 −1.4
Labor Chrys Abraham 45,323 35.5 −1.3
Democrats Damian Wise 7,066 5.5 +5.5
Democratic Labor Paul Cahill 1,810 1.4 −3.9
Independent Jill Bannan 1,336 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 127,560 97.8 +1.6
Informal votes 2,865 2.2 −1.6
Turnout 130,425 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gerald Ashman 75,800 59.6 −0.3
Labor Chrys Abraham 51,431 40.4 +0.3
Liberal hold Swing −0.3

Melbourne

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1996 Victorian state election: Melbourne Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Pullen 70,215 54.9 +3.2
Liberal Stuart McCraith 42,862 33.5 −2.1
Democrats Robert Stone 10,766 8.4 +1.4
Democratic Labor John Mulholland 2,283 1.8 −0.2
Natural Law Ngaire Mason 1,701 1.3 −2.3
Total formal votes 127,827 96.9 +2.5
Informal votes 4,097 3.1 −2.5
Turnout 131,924 90.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Pullen 81,343 63.8 +4.9
Liberal Stuart McCraith 46,128 36.2 −4.9
Labor hold Swing +4.9

Melbourne North

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1996 Victorian state election: Melbourne North Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Caroline Hogg 71,022 57.7 +2.6
Liberal Julie Beattie 44,334 36.0 −2.3
Democrats Morris Moretta 4,762 3.9 +3.9
Democratic Labor Hank Ferwerda 1,708 1.4 −5.3
Friendly Migrant Workers Joseph Kaliniy 1,339 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 123,165 96.3 +2.2
Informal votes 4,699 3.7 −2.2
Turnout 127,864 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Caroline Hogg 75,831 61.7 +1.9
Liberal Julie Beattie 47,131 38.3 −1.9
Labor hold Swing +1.9

Melbourne West

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1996 Victorian state election: Melbourne West Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sang Nguyen 59,414 47.6 +2.7
Liberal Chris MacGregor 41,861 33.5 +3.7
Independent Les Twentyman 12,878 10.3 −12.6
Democratic Labor Kevin Carroll 4,876 3.9 +1.6
Democrats Alan Parker 3,867 3.1 +3.1
Natural Law Panayiota Stamatopoulou 1,064 0.9 +0.9
Independent Joe Santana 853 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 124,813 96.1 +1.4
Informal votes 5,053 3.9 −1.4
Turnout 129,866 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sang Nguyen 76,203 61.2 +5.6
Liberal Chris MacGregor 48,360 38.8 −5.6
Labor hold Swing +5.6

Monash

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1996 Victorian state election: Monash Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Katsambanis 66,966 51.7 −4.8
Labor Nicholas Gold 49,805 38.5 +3.4
Democrats Julie Peters 8,467 6.5 +6.5
Natural Law Joan Dickins 2,451 1.9 +1.9
Democratic Labor Terry O'Hanlon 1,036 0.8 −3.6
Independent Jonathan Heath 767 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 129,492 97.6 +1.9
Informal votes 3,134 2.4 −1.9
Turnout 132,626 90.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Katsambanis 70,709 54.8 −5.5
Labor Nicholas Gold 58,386 45.2 +5.5
Liberal hold Swing −5.5

North Eastern

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1996 Victorian state election: North Eastern Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Jeanette Powell 45,776 37.0 −31.3
Liberal Glen Nichols 40,020 32.4 +32.4
Labor Rachelle Valente 31,629 25.6 −1.0
Democrats John Clarke 4,862 3.9 +3.9
Democratic Labor Gavan Grimes 1,364 1.1 −4.0
Total formal votes 123,651 97.7 +0.7
Informal votes 2,854 2.3 −0.7
Turnout 126,505 94.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Jeanette Powell 76,220 61.8 −9.2
Liberal Glen Nichols 47,027 38.2 +38.2
National hold Swing N/A

North Western

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1996 Victorian state election: North Western Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ron Best 69,081 57.2 +2.1
Labor Gary Thorn 40,796 33.8 +3.4
Democrats Don Semmens 6,856 5.7 +5.7
Independent Gary Schorel 2,473 2.0 +2.0
Democratic Labor Peter Ferwerda 1,479 1.2 −0.7
Total formal votes 120,685 98.1 +0.7
Informal votes 2,375 1.9 −0.7
Turnout 123,060 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Ron Best 74,137 61.6 −3.5
Labor Gary Thorn 46,181 38.4 +3.5
National hold Swing −3.5

Silvan

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1996 Victorian state election: Silvan Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wendy Smith 68,604 56.0 −1.7
Labor Kathy Jackson 42,540 34.7 −1.3
Democrats John McLaren 7,318 6.0 +6.0
Natural Law Sue Cawthorn 1,928 1.6 +1.6
Democratic Labor Alan Jansen 1,143 0.9 −5.3
Independent Steve Raskovy 952 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 122,485 97.8 +1.2
Informal votes 2,748 2.2 −1.2
Turnout 125,233 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wendy Smith 73,821 60.4 +0.4
Labor Kathy Jackson 48,423 39.6 −0.4
Liberal hold Swing +0.4

South Eastern

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1996 Victorian state election: South Eastern Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ken Smith 71,864 56.6 −0.6
Labor Jude Perera 45,005 35.4 +2.0
Democrats Glen Maddock 6,192 4.9 +4.9
Democratic Labor Pat Crea 1,461 1.1 −2.4
Natural Law Alan Shield 1,422 1.1 −4.8
Independent Bill McCluskey 1,133 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 127,077 97.8 +1.3
Informal votes 2,846 2.2 −1.3
Turnout 129,923 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ken Smith 76,236 60.1 −2.2
Labor Jude Perera 50,660 39.9 +2.2
Liberal hold Swing −2.2

Templestowe

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1996 Victorian state election: Templestowe Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Carlo Furletti 70,405 54.8 −4.7
Labor Heather Garth 45,196 35.2 +0.4
Democrats Angela Carter 11,079 8.6 +8.6
Democratic Labor Frances Murphy 1,867 1.5 −1.2
Total formal votes 128,547 97.7 +1.8
Informal votes 3,001 2.3 −1.8
Turnout 131,548 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Carlo Furletti 75,925 59.2 −2.5
Labor Heather Garth 52,392 40.8 +2.5
Liberal hold Swing −2.5

Waverley

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1996 Victorian state election: Waverley Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Maree Luckins 62,281 50.9 −1.7
Labor Garth Head 49,573 40.5 +1.2
Democrats Richard Grummet 8,450 6.9 +6.9
Democratic Labor Matt Cody 1,960 1.6 −2.2
Total formal votes 122,264 97.4 +2.5
Informal votes 3,266 2.6 −2.5
Turnout 125,530 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Maree Luckins 66,917 54.8 −0.1
Labor Garth Head 55,085 45.2 +0.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing −0.1

Western

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1996 Victorian state election: Western Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Chamberlain 73,811 60.5 +60.5
Labor Elizabeth Wilson 37,351 30.6 +3.2
Democrats Don Anderson 8,085 6.6 +6.6
Democratic Labor Christine Dodd 2,837 2.3 −2.8
Total formal votes 122,084 98.2 +0.9
Informal votes 2,276 1.8 −0.9
Turnout 124,360 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Chamberlain 78,769 64.7 −6.0
Labor Elizabeth Wilson 42,897 35.3 +6.0
Liberal hold Swing −6.0

By-elections

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1996 Victorian Legislative Council by-elections
← 1992
(none held)		 30 March 1996 1999 →
1 seat in the Legislative Council
  First party
 
Party Labor
Seats before 1
Seats won 1
Seat change Steady

There was a Legislative Council by-election that took place on election day following the resignation of MLCs elected at the 1992 election.

Doutta Galla

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1996 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tayfun Eren 73,796 57.0 +5.6
Liberal R McClymont 48,506 37.5 +1.3
Independent S Bingle 7,103 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 129,405 95.6 +2.2
Informal votes 6,011 4.4 −2.2
Turnout 135,416 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tayfun Eren 77,348 59.8
Liberal R McClymont 52,057 40.2
Labor hold Swing

This election was caused by the vacancy following the resignation of David White, who unsuccessfully contested the lower house seat of Tullamarine.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hughes (2002) p.319.
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