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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