Results of the Victorian state election, 1976 (Legislative Council)

Victorian state election, 20 March 1976[1]
Legislative Council
<< 1973 — 1979 >>

Enrolled voters 2,267,282
Votes cast 2,102,674 Turnout 92.7 –0.8
Informal votes 65,997 Informal 3.1 +0.7
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats
won		 Seats
held
  Liberal 988,681 48.3 +5.2 15 26
  Labor 872,076 42.6 +1.8 5 9
  National 160,708 7.9 +1.5 2 5
  Democratic Labor 12,601 0.6 –8.1 0 0
  Australia Party 2,611 0.1 –0.9 0 0
  Independent 10,127 0.5 * 0 0
Total 2,046,804     22 40

This is a list of Legislative Council results for the Victorian 1976 state election. 22 of the 40 seats were contested.

Results by province

Ballarat

Victorian state election, 1976: Ballarat Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Rob Knowles 45,545 58.9
Labor Ronald Corbett 31,783 41.1
Total formal votes 77,328 97.4
Informal votes 2,056 2.6
Turnout 79,384 95.0
Liberal hold Swing

Bendigo

Victorian state election, 1976: Bendigo Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Elaine Knight 26,652 34.4
Liberal Bruce Reid 25,863 33.4
National Michael Clarke 21,821 28.1
Democratic Labor Ronald Gane 3,206 4.1
Total formal votes 77,542 98.0
Informal votes 1,604 2.0
Turnout 79,146 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Reid 47,153 60.8
Labor Elaine Knight 30,389 39.2
Liberal hold Swing

Boronia

Victorian state election, 1976: Boronia Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Kevin Foley 59,075 57.4
Labor Stuart Russell 43,847 42.6
Total formal votes 102,922 97.1
Informal votes 3,032 2.9
Turnout 105,954 93.0
Liberal hold Swing

Central Highlands

Victorian state election, 1976: Central Highlands Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jock Granter 37,876 49.3
Labor Max McDonald 27,876 36.3
National Pat McNamara 8,465 11.0
Independent Peter Brown 2,611 3.4
Total formal votes 76,828 97.4
Informal votes 2,048 2.6
Turnout 78,876 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jock Granter 60.7
Labor Max McDonald 39.3
Liberal hold Swing

Chelsea

Victorian state election, 1976: Chelsea Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Neil Stacey 53,970 51.2
Labor Michael Duffy 51,521 48.8
Total formal votes 105,491 96.8
Informal votes 3,512 3.2
Turnout 109,003 92.5
Liberal hold Swing

Doutta Galla

Victorian state election, 1976: Doutta Galla Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Landeryou 58,121 53.6
Liberal Rex Webb 50,384 46.4
Total formal votes 108,505 95.7
Informal votes 4,926 4.3
Turnout 113,431 93.8
Labor hold Swing

East Yarra

Victorian state election, 1976: East Yarra Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Haddon Storey 66,998 64.8
Labor Robert Gurry 36,306 35.2
Total formal votes 103,304 97.7
Informal votes 2,428 2.3
Turnout 105,732 91.8
Liberal hold Swing

Geelong

Victorian state election, 1976: Geelong Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Glyn Jenkins 41,401 52.5
Labor Rod Mackenzie 37,413 47.5
Total formal votes 78,814 96.9
Informal votes 2,544 3.1
Turnout 81,358 95.7
Liberal hold Swing

Gippsland

Victorian state election, 1976: Gippsland Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Eric Kent 28,096 38.2
Liberal James Taylor 21,769 29.6
National John Vinall 18,796 25.5
Democratic Labor Leslie Hilton 4,941 6.7
Total formal votes 73,602 97.8
Informal votes 1,683 2.2
Turnout 75,285 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Taylor 42,238 57.4
Labor Eric Kent 31,364 42.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing

Higinbotham

Victorian state election, 1976: Higinbotham Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Murray Hamilton 65,031 63.1
Labor Russell Shearn 39,696 37.9
Total formal votes 104,727 97.6
Informal votes 2,566 2.4
Turnout 107,293 92.9
Liberal hold Swing

Melbourne

Victorian state election, 1976: Melbourne Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ivan Trayling 58,113 57.8
Liberal Bryce McNair 42,483 42.2
Total formal votes 100,596 95.2
Informal votes 5,119 4.8
Turnout 105,715 85.8
Labor hold Swing

Melbourne North

Victorian state election, 1976: Melbourne North Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Walton 65,513 63.5
Liberal Geoff Lutz 37,629 36.5
Total formal votes 103,142 95.1
Informal votes 5,356 4.9
Turnout 108,498 91.6
Labor hold Swing

Melbourne West

Victorian state election, 1976: Melbourne West Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bon Thomas 60,144 59.9
Liberal Peter Stirling 40,339 40.2
Total formal votes 100,483 94.9
Informal votes 5,407 5.1
Turnout 105,890 92.2
Labor hold Swing

Monash

Victorian state election, 1976: Monash Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal James Guest 65,408 64.7
Labor Johan Hulskamp 35,660 35.3
Total formal votes 101,068 96.9
Informal votes 3,189 3.1
Turnout 104,257 89.9
Liberal hold Swing

North Eastern

Victorian state election, 1976: North Eastern Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National David Evans 41,836 53.5
Labor Lewis Lee 18,782 24.0
Liberal George Ikinger 17,638 22.5
Total formal votes 78,256 97.3
Informal votes 2,208 2.7
Turnout 80,464 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
National David Evans 72.6
Labor Lewis Gee 27.4
National hold Swing

North Western

Victorian state election, 1976: North Western Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Bernie Dunn 37,083 51.2
Liberal William Armstrong 21,627 29.9
Labor Edward McCormack 13,686 18.9
Total formal votes 72,396 97.7
Informal votes 1,711 2.3
Turnout 74,107 94.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Bernie Dunn 66.3
Liberal William Armstrong 33.7
National hold Swing

Nunawading

Victorian state election, 1976: Nunawading Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Vernon Hauser 65,006 60.2
Labor John Madden 43,049 39.8
Total formal votes 108,055 97.6
Informal votes 2,612 2.4
Turnout 110,667 93.6
Liberal hold Swing

South Eastern

Victorian state election, 1976: South Eastern Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Roy Ward 35,254 45.6
Labor Merton Ryan 22,434 29.0
National William Gleeson 15,159 19.6
Democratic Labor Noel Gleeson 4,454 5.8
Total formal votes 77,301 98.0
Informal votes 1,598 2.0
Turnout 78,899 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roy Ward 51,347 66.4
Labor Merton Ryan 25,954 33.6
Liberal hold Swing

Templestowe

Victorian state election, 1976: Templestowe Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ralph Howard 60,572 57.8
Labor Pauline Toner 44,172 42.2
Total formal votes 104,744 97.6
Informal votes 2,516 2.4
Turnout 107,260 93.0
Liberal hold Swing

Thomastown

Victorian state election, 1976: Thomastown Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Dolph Eddy 62,466 61.2
Liberal John Fletcher 39,546 38.8
Total formal votes 102,012 95.5
Informal votes 4,851 4.5
Turnout 106,863 93.3
Labor hold Swing

Waverley

Victorian state election, 1976: Waverley Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Don Saltmarsh 59,058 57.2
Labor Anthony Scarcella 44,146 42.8
Total formal votes 103,204 96.5
Informal votes 3,754 3.5
Turnout 106,958 93.3
Liberal hold Swing

Western

Victorian state election, 1976: Western Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bruce Chamberlain 36,209 47.4
Labor Thomas Windsor 22,600 29.6
National Linden Cameron 17,548 23.0
Total formal votes 76,357 98.4
Informal votes 1,277 1.6
Turnout 77,634 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Chamberlain 52,214 68.4
Labor Thomas Windsor 24,143 31.6
Liberal hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1976". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
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