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Victorian state election, 3 April 1982
Legislative Council
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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

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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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