VICTORIA ==================================================================== LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 3 APRIL 1982 ==================================================================== Shows ministerial and parliamentary offices held by MLCs in the period from 3 April 1982 to 2 May 1985 Voting figures are taken from “Legislative Council, Statistics Relating to the General Election Held on Saturday the 3rd April 1982,” Government Printer Melbourne 1982. Labor continued its advance in the Council at this election, winning seven more seats from the Liberals (Boronia, Chelsea, Geelong, Gippsland, Nunawading, Templestowe and Waverley). This left Labor andthe Liberals with 20 seats each, and the four Nationals holding the balance. SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS ================================================================================ Voters enrolled: 2,453,642 Total votes cast: 2,302,974 93.9 Informal votes: 72,169 03.1 Formal votes: 2,230,805 96.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % 1979 1982 Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Party 874,736 39.2 -04.5 12 8 -07 20 National Party 122,637 05.5 -00.4 2 2 4 Australian Labor Party 1,105,650 49.6 +03.8 8 12 +07 20 Australian Democrats 114,809 05.1 +02.2 - - - Democratic Labor Party 9,069 00.4 +00.2 - - - Others 3,905 00.2 - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,230,804 22 22 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The table shows members elected in 1979, for terms ending in 1985, and members elected at this election, for terms ending in 1988. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTING BY PROVINCE ==================================================================== BALLARAT PROVINCE 94,948 enrolled, 90,158 (95.0%) voted ==================================================================== 1976 majority: Liberal over Labor 08.9 1978 by-election majority: Labor over Liberal 00.4 1979 majority: Liberal over Labor 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L Blomeley Labor Party 39,352 44.6 -03.4 June F Johnson Aust Democrats 6,319 07.2 Hon Robert I Knowles * Liberal Party 42,653 48.3 -03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,834 (02.0%) informal 88,324 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Johnson’s 6,319 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blomeley 3,335 52.8 42,687 48.3 +00.3 KNOWLES * 2,984 47.2 45,637 51.7 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 6,319 88,324 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Ian Knowles (born 1947): Elected 1976, 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Ballarat Province 1982-85 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clive Bubb (1936-2004): Elected 1979 Bubb unsuccessfully contested the Legislative Assembly seat of Ballarat South in 1985. Died 11 October 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BENDIGO PROVINCE 92,109 enrolled, 87,709 (95.2%) voted ==================================================================== 1976 majority: Liberal over Labor 10.8 1979 majority: Liberal over Labor 05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marlene G Gunn Aust Democrats 5,788 06.7 -01.7 Fabian J Reid Labor Party 34,312 39.9 +03.8 Hon Bruce Reid * Liberal Party 30,871 35.9 +02.8 Clarence C Rodda National Party 14,922 17.4 -05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,816 (02.1%) informal 85,893 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gunn’s 5,788 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- F J Reid 3,709 64.1 38,021 44.3 N B Reid * 1,336 23.1 32,207 37.5 Rodda 743 12.8 15,665 18.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 5,788 85,893 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Rodda’s 15,665 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- F J Reid 1,385 08.8 39,406 45.9 +01.1 N B REID * 14,280 91.2 46,487 54.1 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 15,665 85,893 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicholas Bruce Reid (born 1935): Elected 1976, 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Bendigo Province 1982-85 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John William Storrier Radford (1930-2001): Elected 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bendigo Province was abolished in 1985. Radford retired in 1985. Died 27 November 2001. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BORONIA PROVINCE 138,347 enrolled, 130,849 (94.6%) voted ==================================================================== 1976 majority: Liberal over Labor 07.4 1979 majority: Liberal over Labor 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Barter Aust Democrats 12,180 09.5 Judith L Dixon Labor Party 61,642 48.2 +02.1 Hon Dr Kevin J Foley * Liberal Party 51,024 39.9 -09.8 Kevin M McCarthy Democratic Labor 3,133 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,870 (02.2%) informal 127,979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McCarthy’s 3,133 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barter 496 15.8 12,676 09.9 Dixon 488 15.6 62,130 48.5 Foley * 2,149 68.6 53,173 41.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3,133 127,979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Barter’s 12,676 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- DIXON 7,564 59.7 69,694 54.5 Foley * 5,112 40.3 58,285 45.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 12,676 127,979 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin James Foley (born 1938): Born 1976. Defeated 1982 Later career: Professor of Economics, Bond University. Professor, Centre for Management Quality Research RMIT. Professor, Faculty of Business, University of Technology Sydney. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Judith Lorraine Dixon (born 1945): Elected 1982 Born: 29 April 1945, Melbourne Career: Educated Melbourne University, Monash University. Secondary teacher. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Boronia Province 1982-85 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hilda Gracia Baylor (born 1929): Elected 1979 Baylor contested the Legislative Assembly seat of Warrandyte in 1985. -------------------------------------------------------------------- CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCE 107,313 enrolled, 100,002 (93.2%) voted ==================================================================== 1976 majority: Liberal over Labor 10.7 e 1979 majority: Liberal over Labor 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Jock Granter * Liberal Party 42,521 43.6 -11.4 David E Johnston Aust Democrats 5,771 05.9 Anthony J Marshall Labor Party 43,119 44.2 -00.8 Brian T Trewin National Party 6,162 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,429 (02.4%) informal 97,573 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Johnston’s 5,771 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Granter * 2,037 35.3 44,558 45.7 Marshall 3,258 56.5 46,377 47.5 Trewin 476 08.2 6,638 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 5,771 97,573 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Trewin’s 6,638 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GRANTER * 5,097 76.8 49,655 50.9 -04.1 Marshall 1,541 23.2 47,918 49.1 +04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 6,638 97,573 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick James Granter (1921-2012): Elected 1964, 1970, 1976, 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for Police and Emergency Services to 8 April 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Central Highlands Province 1982-85 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Sheppard Grimwade (1933-89): Elected 1967, 1973, 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- President of the Legislative Council -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHELSEA PROVINCE 137,494 enrolled, 128,926 (93.8%) voted ==================================================================== 1976 majority: Liberal over Labor 01.2 1979 majority: Labor over Liberal 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Malcolm J SANDON Labor Party 72,115 58.0 +06.8 Hon Neil Stacey * Liberal Party 52,125 42.0 -06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4,686 (03.6%) informal 124,240 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neil Frank Stacey (born 1934): Elected 1976. Defeated 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Malcolm John Sandon (born 1945): Elected 1982 Born: 16 September 1945, Melbourne Career: Educated Simon Fraser University, Canada. University politics tutor and lecturer. Industrial officer Municipal Officers Association. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Chelsea Province 1982-85 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Eric Kent (1919-2019): Elected 1970. Defeated 1976. Elected 1979 Kent retired in 1985. Died 26 April 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of Agriculture 8 April 1982 to 2 May 1985 -------------------------------------------------------------------- DOUTTA GALLA PROVINCE 145,030 enrolled, 137,584 (94.9%) voted ==================================================================== 1976 majority: Labor over Liberal 03.6 1976 by-election majority: Labor over Liberal 09.0 1979 majority: Labor over Liberal 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William A LANDERYOU * Labor Party 86,361 66.0 +07.5 Pamela J Philpot Liberal Party 44,518 34.0 -07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6,705 (04.9%) informal 130,879 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Albert Landeryou (born 1941): Elected 1976, 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for Economic Development 8 April 1982 to to 21 December 1982 Minister for Tourism 8 April 1982 to to 21 December 1982 Minister for Industrial Affairs 21 December 1982 to 31 August 1983 Minister of Labour and Industry 21 December 1982 to 31 August 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Doutta Galla Province 1982-85 -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Ronald White (born 1944): Elected 1976 by, 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for Minerals and Energy from 8 April 1982 Minister of Water Supply from 8 April 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EAST YARRA PROVINCE 108,131 enrolled, 100,263 (92.7%) voted ==================================================================== 1976 majority: Liberal over Labor 14.8 1979 majority: Liberal over Labor 11.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keith F Bruckner Aust Democrats 9,985 10.2 -00.9 Hon Haddon STOREY * Liberal Party 52,671 53.7 -02.6 Douglas T Walpole Labor Party 35,442 36.1 +03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,165 (02.2%) informal 98,098 08.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Walpole, see Melbourne Province, 1992. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Haddon Storey (born 1930): Elected 1971 by, 1976, 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Attorney-General to 8 April 1982 Minister for Federal Affairs to 8 April 1982 Minister of Consumer Affairs to 8 April 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for East Yarra Province 1982-85 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Montgomery Campbell (1920-96): Elected 1964 by, 1973, 1979 Resigned 29 March 1983 Died 9 June 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- GEELONG PROVINCE 94,727 enrolled, 89,498 (94.5%) voted ==================================================================== 1976 majority: Liberal over Labor 02.5 1979 majority: Labor over Liberal 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- David E HENSHAW Labor Party 48,457 55.7 +06.7 Hon Glyn Jenkins * Liberal Party 35,872 41.2 -06.0 Michael J O’Keeffe Aust Democrats 2,711 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,458 (02.7%) informal 87,040 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Owen Glyndwr Jenkins (1927-2014): Elected 1970, 1976. Defeated 1982 Died 21 August 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of Water Supply 5 June 1981 to 8 April 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Ernest Henshaw (1931-2008): Elected 1982 Born: 20 December 1931, Perth Career: Educated University of WA. Research scientist, CSIRO. MBE 1970. South Barwon City Council. Grandson of Ernest Henshaw, WA MLA. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Geelong Province 1982-85 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roderick Alexander Mackenzie (born 1933): Elected 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of Forests 8 April 1982 to 1 September 1983 Minister of Lands 8 April 1982 to 1 September 1983 Minister of Soldier Settlement 8 April 1982 to 1 September 1983 Minister for Conservation, Forests and Lands from 1 September 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- GIPPSLAND PROVINCE 90,260 enrolled, 84,680 (93.8%) voted ==================================================================== 1976 majority: Liberal over Labor 07.4 1979 majority: Liberal over Labor 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James R Gilbert Aust Democrats 4,960 06.0 -02.2 Bruce F H Ingle 2,118 02.6 Barry A Murphy Labor Party 35,235 42.9 +02.7 Hon James A Taylor * Liberal Party 23,723 28.9 -03.8 John C Vinall National Party 16,053 19.6 +02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,591 (03.1%) informal 82,089 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ingle’s 2,118 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gilbert 520 24.6 5,480 06.7 Murphy 399 18.8 35,634 43.4 Taylor * 344 16.2 24,067 29.3 Vinall 855 40.4 16,908 20.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2,118 82,089 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Gilbert’s 5,480 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murphy 3,493 63.7 39,127 47.7 Taylor * 1,346 24.6 25,413 31.0 Vinall 641 11.7 17,549 21.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 5,480 82,089 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Vinall’s 17,549 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MURPHY 1,982 11.3 41,109 50.1 +05.0 Taylor * 15,567 88.7 40,980 49.9 -05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 17,549 82,089 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Allister Taylor (born 1934): Elected 1970. Defeated 1973. Elected 1976. Defeated 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Alan Murphy (born 1939): Elected 1982 Born: 13 May 1939, Bairnsdale Career: Employee State Electricity Commission. Official, Federated Engine Drivers' and Firemen's Association. ALP organiser. Morwell Shire Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Gippsland Province 1982-85 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard John Long (born 1924): Elected 1973, 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HIGINBOTHAM PROVINCE 110,024 enrolled, 103,916 (94.4%) voted ==================================================================== 1976 majority: Liberal over Labor 13.1 1979 majority: Liberal over Labor 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey P Connard + Liberal Party 49,967 49.2 -05.5 Geoffrey P Fleming Labor Party 43,674 43.0 -02.3 Barry D Preston Aust Democrats 7,821 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,454 (02.4%) informal 101,462 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Preston’s 7,821 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CONNARD + 3,045 38.9 53,012 52.2 -02.5 Fleming 4,776 61.1 48,450 47.8 +02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 7,821 101,462 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey Phillip Connard (1925-2013): Elected 1982 Born: 13 October 1925, Melbourne Career: Educated Victorian College of Pharmacy. Pharmacist. Secretary Pharmacy Guild of Australia. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Higinbotham Province 1982-85 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Lawson (born 1927): Elected 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE PROVINCE 106,459 enrolled, 94,703 (89.0%) voted ==================================================================== 1976 majority: Labor over Liberal 07.8 1979 majority: Labor over Liberal 12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Craig W Baxter Liberal Party 27,935 30.9 -06.6 Stephen W Duthy Aust Democrats 7,175 07.9 Barry T PULLEN + Labor Party 55,348 61.2 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4,245 (04.5%) informal 90,458 15.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Thomas Pullen (born 1939): Elected 1982 Born: 1 November 1939, Melbourne Career: Educated Melbourne University, RMIT. Civil engineer. Commonwealth public servant. Fitzroy City Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Melbourne Province 1982-85 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Evan Herbert Walker (1935-2015): Elected 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for Conservation 8 April 1982 to 1 September 1983 Minister for Planning 8 April 1982 to 1 September 1983 Minister for Planning and Environment from 1 September 1983 Minister of Public Works from 8 September 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE NORTH PROVINCE 114,771 enrolled, 105,907 (92.3%) voted ==================================================================== 1976 majority: Labor over Liberal 13.5 1979 majority: Labor over Liberal 08.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Caroline J HOGG + Labor Party 74,100 73.9 +20.9 Geoffrey K Lutz Liberal Party 26,229 26.1 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5,578 (05.3%) informal 100,329 23.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Caroline Jennifer Hogg (born 1942): Elected 1982 Born: 1942, Somerset UK Career: To Australia as child. Educated Adelaide University. Teacher. Collingwood City Council, Mayor 1978. Wife of Bob Hogg, Federal Secretary ALP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Melbourne North Province 1982-85 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Giovanni Antonio Sgro (born 1931): Elected 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE WEST PROVINCE 121,381 enrolled, 113,938 (93.9%) voted ==================================================================== 1976 majority: Labor over Liberal 09.9 1979 majority: Labor over Liberal 14.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darryl J Carlton Aust Democrats 8,607 08.0 +02.7 Joan E KIRNER + Labor Party 71,793 66.5 +13.6 Matthew J Matich Liberal Party 25,210 23.4 -05.6 Margaret J Reed Democratic Labor 2,302 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6,026 (05.3%) informal 107,912 21.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joan Elizabeth Kirner (1938-2015): Elected 1982 Born: 20 June 1938, Melbourne Career: Educated Melbourne University. Technical teacher. President, executive officer, Victorian Federation of State Schools' Parents Clubs. Member, Australian Schools Commission. President, Australian Council of State School Organisations. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Melbourne West Province 1982-85 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joan Marjorie Coxsedge (born 1931): Elected 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MONASH PROVINCE 106,024 enrolled, 97,683 (92.1%) voted ==================================================================== 1976 majority: Liberal over Labor 14.7 1979 majority: Liberal over Labor 09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Bergin Labor Party 38,151 40.1 +00.3 Theresa Cunningham Aust Democrats 7,585 08.0 Hon James V C GUEST * Liberal Party 49,420 51.4 -08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,527 (02.6%) informal 95,156 05.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Vincent Chester Guest (born 1937): Elected 1976, 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Monash Province 1982-85 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald Keith Hayward (born 1932): Elected 1979 Hayward contested the Legislative Assembly seat of Prahran in 1985. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-EASTERN PROVINCE 96,240 enrolled, 90,569 (94.1%) voted ==================================================================== 1976 majority: National over Labor 22.6 e 1978 by-election majority: National over Liberal 17.8 1979 majority: National over Liberal 14.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert F Crosby Liberal Party 23,116 26.2 -03.1 Hon David M Evans * National Party 37,096 42.0 +01.8 Brian R Lumsden 1,786 02.0 Nicola Paola Labor Party 26,280 29.8 +05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,291 (02.5%) informal 88,278 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lumsden’s 1,786 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crosby 525 29.4 23,641 26.8 Evans * 823 46.1 37,919 43.0 Paola 438 24.5 26,718 30.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,786 88,278 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Crosby’s 23,641 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- EVANS * 21,952 92.9 59,871 67.8 +03.2 Paola 1,689 07.1 28,407 32.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 23,641 88,278 17.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Mylor Evans (born 1934): Elected 1976, 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for North-Eastern Province 1982-85 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Robert Baxter (born 1946): Elected 1973. Defeated 1976. Elected 1978 by, 1979 Resigned 24 October 1984 Later career: Unsuccessfully contested federal seat of Indi, December 1984. See North-Eastern Province by-election, 1985. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCE 83,355 enrolled, 78,852 (94.6%) voted ==================================================================== 1976 majority: National over Liberal 16.3 e 1979 majority: National over Liberal 12.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John L Anderson Labor Party 20,051 26.1 +02.1 Hon Bernard P Dunn * National Party 38,371 49.9 +04.2 Ian B Milburn Liberal Party 18,420 24.0 -06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,010 (02.5%) informal 76,842 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Milburn’s 18,420 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anderson 807 04.4 20,858 27.1 DUNN * 17,613 95.6 55,984 72.9 +10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 18,420 76,842 22.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bernard Phillip Dunn (born 1944): Elected 1969 by, 1970, 1976, 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for North-Western Province 1982-85 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth Irving Mackenzie Wright (born 1925): Elected 1973, 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NUNAWADING PROVINCE 125,028 enrolled, 118,676 (94.9%) voted ==================================================================== 1976 majority: Liberal over Labor 10.2 1979 majority: Liberal over Labor 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Vernon T Hauser * Liberal Party 53,096 45.7 -04.1 Jeffrey P McAlpine Aust Democrats 11,179 09.6 -01.7 Lawrence A McArthur Labor Party 51,895 44.7 +05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,506 (02.3%) informal 116,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McAlpine’s 11,179 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hauser * 4,613 41.3 57,709 49.7 -06.1 McARTHUR 6,566 58.7 58,461 50.3 +06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 11,179 116,170 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vernon Thomas Hauser (born 1928): Elected 1970, 1976. Defeated 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence Alexander McArthur (1930-96): Elected 1982 Born: 20 August 1930, Hamilton Career: Educated Ballarat Teachers College. Teacher. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Nunawading Province 1982-85 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter David Block (1935-92): Elected 1973, 1979 Block retired in 1985. Died 19 October 1992 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH-EASTERN PROVINCE 106,741 enrolled, 99,790 (93.5%) voted ==================================================================== 1976 majority: Liberal over Labor 16.4 1979 majority: Liberal over Labor 11.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bora Eric Labor Party 38,254 39.2 +05.9 Harold A Fraser Aust Democrats 5,913 06.1 +00.6 Leslie C Handley National Party 10,033 10.3 -04.7 Hon Roy Ward * Liberal Party 43,307 44.4 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,283 (02.3%) informal 97,507 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Fraser’s 5,913 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric 3,247 54.9 41,501 42.6 Handley 1,076 18.2 11,109 11.4 Ward * 1,590 26.9 44,897 46.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 5,913 97,507 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Handley’s 11,109 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric 2,074 18.7 43,575 44.7 +06.2 WARD * 9,035 81.3 53,932 55.3 -06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 11,109 97,507 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hector Roy Ward (1923-2006): Elected 1970, 1976, 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for South-Eastern Province 1982-85 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan John Hunt (1927-2013): Elected 1961, 1967, 1973, 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of Education to 8 April 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- TEMPLESTOWE PROVINCE 129,930 enrolled, 121,919 (93.8%) voted ==================================================================== 1976 majority: Liberal over Labor 07.8 1979 majority: Liberal over Labor 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael J Arnold Labor Party 57,302 48.1 -01.4 Hon Dr Ralph W Howard * Liberal Party 51,098 42.9 -07.6 Geoffrey D Loftus-Hills Aust Democrats 10,701 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,818 (02.3%) informal 119,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Loftus-Hills’s 10,701 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARNOLD 5,644 52.7 62,946 52.9 +03.4 Howard * 5,057 47.3 56,155 47.1 -03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 10,701 119,101 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph William Howard (1931-2013): Elected 1976. Defeated 1982 Died 19 December 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael John Arnold (born 1944): Elected 1982 Born: 13 February 1944, Melbourne Career: Educated Melbourne University. Solicitor. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Templestowe Province 1982-85 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Vasey Houghton (1921-2001): Elected 1967, 1973, 1979 Houghton retired in 1985. Died 11 January 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of Lands to 8 April 1982 Minister of Soldier Settlement to 8 April 1982 Minister for Conservation to 8 April 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- THOMASTOWN PROVINCE 133,053 enrolled, 125,951 (94.7%) voted ==================================================================== 1976 majority: Labor over Liberal 11.2 1979 majority: Labor over Liberal 18.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James H KENNAN + Labor Party 86,102 72.1 +01.7 Rae E Kennett Liberal Party 33,361 27.9 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6,488 (05.2%) informal 119,463 22.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Harley Kennan (1946-2010): Elected 1982 Born: 25 February 1946, Melbourne Career: Educated Melbourne University. Barrister 1971. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Attorney-General from 8 September 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Thomastown Province 1982-85 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Glyde Algernon Surtees Butler (1932-2000): Elected 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomastown Province was abolished in 1985. Butler retired in 1985. Died 18 September 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WAVERLEY PROVINCE 127,347 enrolled, 120,576 (94.7%) voted ==================================================================== 1976 majority: Liberal over Labor 07.2 1979 majority: Labor over Liberal 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian J Joyce + Liberal Party 47,938 41.1 -03.0 Kenneth S Mylius Aust Democrats 8,114 07.0 -01.1 Tony Van Vliet Labor Party 57,047 48.9 +04.1 Edward J Woods Democratic Labor 3,634 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3,843 (03.2%) informal 116,733 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Woods’s 3,634 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joyce + 2,436 67.0 50,374 43.2 Mylius 477 13.1 8,591 07.4 Van Vliet 721 19.8 57,768 49.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3,634 116,733 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mylius’s 8,591 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joyce + 3,377 39.3 53,751 46.0 -03.4 VAN VLIET 5,214 60.7 62,982 54.0 +03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 8,591 116,733 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Antonius Peter Van Vliet (1933-82): Elected 1982 Born: 22 October 1933, Netherlands Career: To Australia as child. Educated Melbourne University. Teacher. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Died 16 October 1982 (before being sworn in) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Waverley Province 1982-85 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cyril James Kennedy (born 1932): Elected 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN PROVINCE 84,930 enrolled, 80,824 (95.2%) voted ==================================================================== 1976 majority: Liberal over Labor 18.4 1979 majority: Liberal over Labor 13.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Bruce A CHAMBERLAIN * Liberal Party 49,661 62.6 +11.8 Allan J Sargent Labor Party 29,618 37.4 +03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,545 (01.9%) informal 79,279 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Anthony Chamberlain (1939-2005): Elected 1976, 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Western Province 1982-85 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Digby Glen Crozier (born 1927): Elected 1973, 1979 Crozier contested the Legislative Assembly seat of Portland in 1985. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for Minerals and Energy to 8 April 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTIONS 1982-85 ==================================================================== WAVERLEY PROVINCE 130,615 enrolled, 114,777 (87.9%) voted ==================================================================== 4 December 1982, following the death of Tony Van Vliet -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1982 majority: Labor over Liberal 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce N Atkinson Liberal Party 47,061 42.3 +01.2 Brian W MIER + Labor Party 55,983 50.3 +01.4 Kenneth S Mylius Aust Democrats 4,644 04.2 -02.8 Wilfrid Thiele 373 00.3 Edward J Wood Democratic Labor 3,240 02.9 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3,476 (03.0%) informal 111,301 03.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Atkinson, see Koonung Province 1992. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian William Mier (1935-2009): Elected 1982 by Born: 21 February 1935, Melbourne Career: Educated RMIT. VFL Footballer for Footscray. Plumber. Official, Plumbers and Gasfitters Employees Union. -------------------------------------------------------------------- EAST YARRA PROVINCE 108,727 enrolled, 86,361 (79.4%) voted ==================================================================== 7 May 1983, following the resignation of Hon William M Campbell -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1982 majority: Liberal over Labor 08.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark A BIRRELL + Liberal Party 48,460 56.9 +03.2 Robert S Ives Labor Party 34,549 40.6 +04.5 Isaac Lahav 2,100 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,252 (01.4%) informal 85,109 08.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Ives, see Eumemmerring Province 1988. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Alexander Birrell (born 1958): Elected 1983 by Born: 7 February 1958, Melbourne Career: Educated Monash University. Barrister 1983. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-EASTERN PROVINCE 104,249 enrolled, 88,619 (85.0%) voted ==================================================================== 2 February 1985, following the resignation of Hon William Baxter -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1982 majority: National over Labor 17.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William R BAXTER + National Party 48,720 61.4 +19.6 Stephen G Blair Liberal Party 30,581 38.6 +12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9,318 (10.5%) informal 79,301 11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baxter was MLA for Murray Valley 1973-76, MLC for North-Eastern Province 1978-84. He contested the by-election caused by his own resignation following his failure to win the federal seat of Indi in December 1984. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Robert Baxter (born 1946): Elected 1973. Defeated 1976. Elected 1978 by, 1979. Resigned 1984. Elected 1985 by --------------------------------------------------------------------