Results of the 1979 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

Victorian state election, 5 May 1979^[1] Legislative Assembly << 1976–1982 >>
Enrolled voters		2,350,407
Votes cast		2,193,037		Turnout	93.30	0.62
Informal votes		66,016		Informal	3.01	0.47
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	962,123	45.23	+2.80	32	+11
	Liberal	881,366	41.44	-4.44	41	-11
	National	119,385	5.61	-1.46	8	+1
	Democrats	114,053	5.36	*	0	±0
	Independent	30,102	1.42	-0.31	0	-1
	Democratic Labor	10,907	0.51	-2.06	0	±0
	Other	9,085	0.43	+0.11	0	±0
Total		2,127,021			81
Two-party-preferred
	Liberal	1,073,415	50.5	–5.3
	Labor	1,053,606	49.5	+5.3

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1979 Victoria, Australia, election.

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

1979 Victorian state election: Albert Park^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bunna Walsh	14,212	59.7	−3.4
	Liberal	Donald Gillies	7,302	30.7	−6.2
	Democrats	Marilyn Blair	2,278	9.6	+9.6
Total formal votes			23,792	96.4	+0.3
Informal votes			879	3.6	−0.3
Turnout			24,671	88.4	+2.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bunna Walsh	15,237	64.0	+0.9
	Liberal	Donald Gillies	8,555	36.0	−0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.9

Ascot Vale

1979 Victorian state election: Ascot Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Edmunds	16,901	68.3	+5.0
	Liberal	Murray Kellam	7,859	31.7	−5.0
Total formal votes			24,760	95.2	−0.9
Informal votes			1,241	4.8	+0.9
Turnout			26,001	92.5	+0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.0

Ballarat North

1979 Victorian state election: Ballarat North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Evans	14,324	56.3	−0.5
	Labor	Bill Horrocks	11,108	43.7	+6.1
Total formal votes			25,432	97.6	−0.7
Informal votes			616	2.4	+0.7
Turnout			26,048	94.9	−0.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.6

Ballarat South

1979 Victorian state election: Ballarat South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joan Chambers	11,671	45.6	−8.5
	Labor	Frank Sheehan	11,474	44.9	−1.0
	Democrats	June Johnson	1,597	6.2	+6.2
	Independent	Glendon Ludbrook	841	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			25,583	97.9	+0.5
Informal votes			542	2.1	−0.5
Turnout			26,125	94.8	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Joan Chambers	12,889	50.4	−3.8
	Labor	Frank Sheehan	12,694	49.6	+3.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.8

Balwyn

1979 Victorian state election: Balwyn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Ramsay	15,206	58.6	−4.9
	Labor	Ann Jackson	7,924	30.6	+2.6
	Democrats	Ralph Corrie	2,800	10.8	+10.8
Total formal votes			25,930	98.1	−0.3
Informal votes			505	1.9	+0.3
Turnout			26,435	92.7	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Ramsay	17,112	66.0	−3.3
	Labor	Ann Jackson	8,818	34.0	+3.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.3

Benalla

1979 Victorian state election: Benalla
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Tom Trewin	9,991	42.3	−1.8
	Labor	Brian Cousins	7,768	32.9	+6.0
	Liberal	Alan Jones	5,883	24.9	+2.4
Total formal votes			23,642	97.8	−0.6
Informal votes			522	2.2	+0.6
Turnout			24,164	93.4	−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Tom Trewin	15,460	65.4	−4.7
	Labor	Brian Cousins	8,182	34.6	+4.7
	National hold		Swing	−4.7

Benambra

1979 Victorian state election: Benambra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lou Lieberman	13,382	52.5	+26.5
	Labor	Max Edgar	6,164	24.2	+0.2
	National	John Bidgood	4,966	19.5	−17.1
	Independent	Dudley Schubert	959	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			25,501	97.3	−0.5
Informal votes			693	2.7	+0.5
Turnout			26,164	92.9	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Lou Lieberman	17,626	69.1	−0.7
	Labor	Max Edgar	7,875	30.9	+0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.7

Bendigo

1979 Victorian state election: Bendigo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Daryl McClure	10,829	42.6	−11.0
	Labor	Elaine Knight	10,742	42.2	−4.2
	Democrats	Christopher Stoltz	3,861	15.2	+15.2
Total formal votes			25,432	98.2	−0.5
Informal votes			467	1.8	+0.5
Turnout			25,899	95.2	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Daryl McClure	13,016	51.2	−2.4
	Labor	Elaine Knight	12,416	48.8	+2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.4

Bennettswood

1979 Victorian state election: Bennettswood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Keith McCance	13,220	50.1	−5.2
	Labor	Doug Newton	10,426	39.5	+0.2
	Democrats	Alan Swindon	2,749	10.4	+10.4
Total formal votes			26,395	98.1	−0.1
Informal votes			520	1.9	+0.1
Turnout			26,915	94.6	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Keith McCance	14,806	56.1	−4.0
	Labor	Doug Newton	11,589	43.9	+4.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.0

Bentleigh

1979 Victorian state election: Bentleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Hockley	12,949	50.2	+11.3
	Liberal	Bob Suggett	12,853	49.8	−3.0
Total formal votes			25,802	97.2	−0.8
Informal votes			736	2.8	+0.8
Turnout			26,538	95.1	+0.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.5

Berwick

1979 Victorian state election: Berwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rob Maclellan	15,942	53.0	+2.9
	Labor	Judith Wallace	11,383	37.8	+4.5
	Democrats	Grace Bayliss	2,754	9.2	+9.2
Total formal votes			30,079	97.6	−0.7
Informal votes			738	2.4	+0.7
Turnout			30,817	93.1	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rob Maclellan	17,509	58.2	−6.9
	Labor	Judith Wallace	12,570	41.8	+6.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.9

Box Hill

1979 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Donald Mackinnon	12,426	47.4	−6.4
	Labor	Adrian Moore	10,504	40.1	+1.2
	Democrats	Esther Poelman	3,255	12.4	+12.4
Total formal votes			26,185	97.8	−0.1
Informal votes			583	2.2	+0.1
Turnout			26,768	92.8	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Donald Mackinnon	14,035	53.6	−6.0
	Labor	Adrian Moore	12,150	46.4	+6.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.0

Brighton

1979 Victorian state election: Brighton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jeannette Patrick	15,260	62.7	+0.9
	Labor	Christopher Kennedy	9,062	37.3	+8.6
Total formal votes			24,322	97.6	−0.5
Informal votes			598	2.4	+0.5
Turnout			24,920	91.4	−0.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.4

Broadmeadows

1979 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Wilton	21,000	68.4	+5.2
	Liberal	Norman Walker	5,255	17.1	−19.7
	Democrats	Barbara Duncan	4,462	14.5	+14.5
Total formal votes			30,717	94.0	−1.3
Informal votes			1,947	6.0	+1.3
Turnout			32,664	93.4	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Wilton	23,210	75.6	+12.4
	Liberal	Norman Walker	7,507	24.4	−12.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.4

Brunswick

1979 Victorian state election: Brunswick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Roper	17,268	70.2	+7.7
	Liberal	Geoff Leigh	5,762	23.4	−4.6
	Communist	Philip Herington	1,580	6.4	+6.4
Total formal votes			24,610	95.6	+1.3
Informal votes			1,128	4.4	−1.3
Turnout			25,738	89.8	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Roper	18,570	75.5	+10.8
	Liberal	Geoff Leigh	6,040	24.5	−10.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.8

Bundoora

1979 Victorian state election: Bundoora
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Cain	16,957	59.6	+6.3
	Liberal	Anthony Cree	10,509	36.9	−9.8
	Independent	Jamie Bogle	1,005	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			28,471	97.1	−0.6
Informal votes			837	2.9	+0.6
Turnout			29,308	94.4	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Cain	17,251	60.6	+7.3
	Liberal	Anthony Cree	11,220	39.4	−7.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.3

Burwood

1979 Victorian state election: Burwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jeff Kennett	13,599	54.2	−3.6
	Labor	Douglas Bennett	8,938	35.6	+1.6
	Democrats	Veronica Lysaght	2,548	10.2	+10.2
Total formal votes			25,085	98.3	−0.1
Informal votes			428	1.7	+0.1
Turnout			25,513	92.9	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jeff Kennett	14,815	59.1	−5.5
	Labor	Douglas Bennett	10,270	40.9	+5.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.5

Carrum

1979 Victorian state election: Carrum
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ian Cathie	15,198	55.5	+0.5
	Liberal	Hugh Falconer	9,613	35.1	−9.9
	Democrats	Wendy Kleeman	2,321	8.5	+8.5
	Australia	Brenda Heath	250	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			27,382	97.3	+0.1
Informal votes			750	2.7	−0.1
Turnout			28,132	93.2	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ian Cathie	16,936	61.9	+6.9
	Liberal	Hugh Falconer	10,446	38.1	−6.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.9

Caulfield

1979 Victorian state election: Caulfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ted Tanner	9,752	40.2	−20.6
	Labor	Gilbert Wright	7,419	30.6	−3.6
	Independent	Charles Francis	4,510	18.6	+18.6
	Democrats	Allan Blankfield	2,573	10.6	+10.6
Total formal votes			24,254	96.7	−0.2
Informal votes			834	3.3	+0.2
Turnout			25,088	89.8	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ted Tanner	13,043	53.8	−11.5
	Labor	Gilbert Wright	11,211	46.2	+11.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−11.5

Coburg

1979 Victorian state election: Coburg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Gavin	11,647	45.7	+2.4
	Independent	Jack Mutton	7,183	28.2	−0.3
	Liberal	Nicholas Kosenko	4,602	18.0	−5.1
	Democrats	Kenneth Goss	840	3.3	+3.3
	Democratic Labor	John Flint	801	3.1	−2.0
	Independent	Raymond Berbling	439	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			25,512	93.6	−3.0
Informal votes			1,751	6.4	+3.0
Turnout			27,263	94.8	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Gavin	17,731	69.5	+3.0
	Liberal	Nicholas Kosenko	7,781	30.5	−3.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Gavin	13,072	51.2	+6.6
	Independent	Jack Mutton	12,440	48.8	−6.6
	Labor gain from Independent		Swing	+6.6

Dandenong

1979 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rob Jolly	16,692	51.1	−4.1
	Liberal	Francis Holohan	12,469	38.2	−6.6
	Democrats	Janice Bateman	3,244	9.9	+9.9
	Socialist Workers	Ruth Egg	250	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			32,655	96.3	−0.5
Informal votes			1,236	3.7	+0.5
Turnout			33,891	94.2	+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rob Jolly	18,444	56.5	+1.3
	Liberal	Francis Holohan	14,211	43.5	−1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.3

Doncaster

1979 Victorian state election: Doncaster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Morris Williams	15,268	54.1	+0.9
	Labor	Jean Downing	9,629	34.1	+7.2
	Democrats	Sydney Poulter	3.166	11.2	+11.2
	Australia	Max Mand	147	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			28,210	97.8	−0.7
Informal votes			632	2.2	+0.7
Turnout			28,842	94.7	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Morris Williams	17,191	60.9	−5.0
	Labor	Jean Downing	11,019	39.1	+5.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.0

Dromana

1979 Victorian state election: Dromana
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roberts Dunstan	13,911	48.5	−11.1
	Labor	David Hassett	10,878	38.0	+1.3
	Democrats	Laurence Amor	2,043	7.1	+7.1
	National	Kenneth Spunner	1,835	6.4	+6.4
Total formal votes			28,667	97.6	−0.8
Informal votes			708	2.4	+0.8
Turnout			29,375	92.3	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roberts Dunstan	16,254	56.7	−6.2
	Labor	David Hassett	12,413	43.3	+6.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.2

Essendon

1979 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Rowe	12,864	50.8	+0.8
	Liberal	Ian Hocking	10,487	41.4	−8.6
	Democratic Labor	Paul McManus	1,993	7.9	+7.9
Total formal votes			25,344	97.3	+0.1
Informal votes			702	2.7	−0.1
Turnout			26,046	94.4	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Rowe	13,045	51.5	+1.6
	Liberal	Ian Hocking	12,299	48.5	−1.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+1.6

Evelyn

1979 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Plowman	14,076	47.4	−4.6
	Labor	William Thomas	12,591	42.4	+2.9
	Democrats	John Couzens	3,044	10.3	+10.3
Total formal votes			29,711	97.4	−0.6
Informal votes			794	2.6	+0.6
Turnout			30,505	92.8	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Plowman	15,995	53.8	−5.8
	Labor	William Thomas	13,716	46.2	+5.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.8

Footscray

1979 Victorian state election: Footscray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert Fordham	17,010	69.5	−2.1
	Liberal	John Huntington	6,153	25.1	−3.3
	Socialist Workers	Peter Abrahamson	1,308	5.4	+5.4
Total formal votes			24,471	94.3	−1.2
Informal votes			1,474	5.7	+1.2
Turnout			25,945	92.5	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Robert Fordham	18,187	74.3	+2.8
	Liberal	John Huntington	6,284	25.7	−2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.8

Forest Hill

1979 Victorian state election: Forest Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Richardson	14,745	50.3	−8.0
	Labor	Anne Blackburn	11,576	39.5	+3.1
	Democrats	John Goodall	2,841	9.7	+9.7
	Independent	Wilhelm Kapphan	177	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			29,339	98.0	−0.3
Informal votes			594	2.0	+0.3
Turnout			29,933	94.4	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Richardson	16,131	55.0	−8.1
	Labor	Anne Blackburn	13,208	45.0	+8.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−8.1

Frankston

1979 Victorian state election: Frankston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graeme Weideman	15,706	52.1	−7.2
	Labor	Archibald Stewart	11,774	39.1	+2.6
	Democrats	William Towers	2,649	8.8	+8.8
Total formal votes			30,129	97.9	−0.5
Informal votes			646	2.1	+0.5
Turnout			30,775	93.5	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Graeme Weideman	17,235	57.2	−5.5
	Labor	Archibald Stewart	12,894	42.8	+5.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.5

Geelong East

1979 Victorian state election: Geelong East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Graham Ernst	11,713	47.7	−0.8
	Liberal	Phil Gude	10,953	44.6	−6.9
	Democrats	Reginald Swetten	1,153	4.7	+4.7
	Democratic Labor	Roderick Jordan	752	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			24,571	97.9	+0.9
Informal votes			534	2.1	−0.9
Turnout			25,105	94.5	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Graham Ernst	12,702	51.7	+3.2
	Liberal	Phil Gude	11,869	48.3	−3.2
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.2

Geelong North

1979 Victorian state election: Geelong North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Trezise	16,645	65.2	+2.6
	Liberal	John Dow	8,870	34.8	−2.6
Total formal votes			25,515	95.9	−0.9
Informal votes			1,097	4.1	+0.9
Turnout			26,612	93.9	+0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.6

Geelong West

1979 Victorian state election: Geelong West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hayden Birrell	11,640	48.9	−6.3
	Labor	Hayden Shell	10,725	45.1	+0.3
	Democrats	Guenter Sahr	1,436	6.0	+6.0
Total formal votes			23,801	97.7	0.0
Informal votes			561	2.3	0.0
Turnout			24,362	93.8	−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Hayden Birrell	12,092	50.8	−4.4
	Labor	Hayden Shell	11,709	49.2	+4.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.4

Gippsland East

1979 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bruce Evans	9,807	41.3	−4.6
	Labor	Graeme McIntyre	7,421	31.2	+31.2
	Liberal	Philip Davis	6,549	27.5	+6.0
Total formal votes			23,777	96.6	−1.2
Informal votes			844	3.4	+1.2
Turnout			24,621	92.7	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bruce Evans	16,005	67.3	−3.4
	Labor	Graeme McIntyre	7,919	32.9	+32.9
	National hold		Swing	−3.4

Gippsland South

1979 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Kallady	8,998	37.4	+8.3
	National	Neil McInnes	7,293	30.3	−15.2
	Labor	Ronald Neal	5,660	23.5	+2.7
	Democrats	Wilma Western	2,110	8.8	+8.8
Total formal votes			24,061	97.3	−0.8
Informal votes			657	2.7	+0.8
Turnout			24,718	92.9	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Neil McInnes	16,142	67.1	−9.0
	Labor	Ronald Neal	7,919	32.9	+9.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Neil McInnes	13,688	56.9	+5.6
	Liberal	David Kallady	10,373	43.1	−5.6
	National hold		Swing	+5.6

Gisborne

1979 Victorian state election: Gisborne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Reynolds	15,284	52.0	−0.5
	Labor	Ian Elliott	14,098	48.0	+13.4
Total formal votes			29,382	97.4	−0.9
Informal votes			774	2.6	+0.9
Turnout			30,156	94.2	+0.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−12.2

Glenhuntly

1979 Victorian state election: Glenhuntly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gerard Vaughan	11,078	46.1	+4.8
	Liberal	Charles Hider	10,751	44.7	−7.2
	Australia	Gail Farrell	1,190	5.0	+5.0
	Democratic Labor	John Mulholland	1,023	4.3	−2.9
Total formal votes			24,042	97.0	−0.5
Informal votes			734	3.0	+0.5
Turnout			24,776	93.1	+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gerard Vaughan	12,396	51.6	+9.7
	Liberal	Charles Hider	11,646	48.4	−9.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.7

Glenroy

1979 Victorian state election: Glenroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Culpin	16,695	66.7	+7.8
	Liberal	Donald McClelland	8,338	33.3	−7.8
Total formal votes			25,033	96.1	−0.2
Informal votes			1,027	3.9	+0.2
Turnout			26,060	94.4	+0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.8

Greensborough

1979 Victorian state election: Greensborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Pauline Toner	15,266	48.1	+0.8
	Liberal	Ronald Turner	12,929	40.7	−12.0
	Democrats	Leo Bates	3,369	10.6	+10.6
	Australia	Dorothy Prout	161	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			31,725	98.4	+0.3
Informal votes			529	1.6	−0.3
Turnout			32,254	92.9	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Pauline Toner	17,091	53.9	+6.7
	Liberal	Ronald Turner	14,634	46.1	−6.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.7

Hawthorn

1979 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Walter Jona	12,903	54.7	+0.4
	Labor	Kevin Zervos	8,620	36.6	−1.4
	Democrats	Alberta Steegstra	2,050	8.7	+8.7
Total formal votes			23,573	97.6	−0.4
Informal votes			581	2.4	+0.4
Turnout			24,154	89.3	−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Walter Jona	14,102	59.8	−0.9
	Labor	Kevin Zervos	9,471	40.2	+0.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.9

Heatherton

1979 Victorian state election: Heatherton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Spyker	12,897	46.1	+1.5
	Liberal	Llew Reese	11,866	42.4	−13.0
	Democrats	Sonia Sargood	3,201	11.5	+11.5
Total formal votes			27,964	96.5	−0.4
Informal votes			1,000	3.5	+0.4
Turnout			28,964	93.7	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Spyker	14,276	51.0	+6.4
	Liberal	Llew Reese	13,688	49.0	−6.4
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.4

Ivanhoe

1979 Victorian state election: Ivanhoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Skeggs	13,483	48.3	−5.7
	Labor	Tony Sheehan	11,279	40.4	+2.3
	Democrats	Mario Piraino	3,146	11.3	+11.3
Total formal votes			27,908	97.6	−0.5
Informal votes			689	2.4	+0.5
Turnout			28,597	93.9	+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Skeggs	14,902	53.4	−7.7
	Labor	Tony Sheehan	13,006	46.6	+7.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−7.7

Keilor

1979 Victorian state election: Keilor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Ginifer	20,648	65.2	+7.0
	Liberal	Vaclav Ubl	11,006	34.8	−4.6
Total formal votes			31,654	94.0	−1.3
Informal votes			2,036	6.0	+1.3
Turnout			33,690	94.2	+1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.0

Kew

1979 Victorian state election: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rupert Hamer	14,096	54.4	−3.3
	Labor	Wesley Blackmore	8,102	31.3	+5.1
	Democrats	Keith Bruckner	1,894	7.3	+7.3
	Democratic Labor	Stan Keon	1,827	7.1	+2.9
Total formal votes			25,919	97.7	−0.4
Informal votes			597	2.3	+0.4
Turnout			26,516	91.2	−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rupert Hamer	15,875	61.2	−8.8
	Labor	Wesley Blackmore	10,044	38.8	+8.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−8.8

Knox

1979 Victorian state election: Knox
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Crabb	16,187	56.1	+4.3
	Liberal	Gerald Ashman	11,772	40.8	−7.9
	Independent	Derek Kruse	922	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			28,881	97.7	+0.3
Informal votes			669	2.3	−0.3
Turnout			29,550	95.0	+2.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Crabb	16,876	58.4	+7.1
	Liberal	Gerald Ashman	12,005	41.6	−7.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.1

Lowan

1979 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim McCabe	10,564	44.6	+1.1
	National	Bill McGrath	7,535	31.8	+5.1
	Labor	David Drake-Feary	5,599	23.6	+2.3
Total formal votes			23,698	98.5	+0.4
Informal votes			353	1.5	−0.4
Turnout			24,051	95.2	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bill McGrath	16,941	71.5	−3.0
	Labor	David Drake-Feary	6,757	28.5	+3.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Bill McGrath	11,976	50.5	+12.2
	Liberal	Jim McCabe	11,722	49.5	−12.2
	National gain from Liberal		Swing	+12.2

Malvern

1979 Victorian state election: Malvern^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lindsay Thompson	15,167	59.7	−6.0
	Labor	Kenneth Penaluna	8,295	32.7	+4.1
	Independent	Martin Cahill	1,921	7.6	+7.6
Total formal votes			25,383	97.8	−0.2
Informal votes			560	2.2	+0.2
Turnout			25,943	90.2	−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Lindsay Thompson	16,506	65.0	−5.8
	Labor	Kenneth Penaluna	8,875	35.0	+5.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.8

Melbourne

1979 Victorian state election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Keith Remington	12,129	58.8	−3.6
	Liberal	John Campbell	6,001	29.1	−5.7
	Democrats	Trevor Cooke	1,769	8.6	+8.6
	Communist	Roger Wilson	725	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			20,624	94.3	−1.6
Informal votes			1,247	5.7	+1.6
Turnout			21,871	86.1	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Keith Remington	13,608	66.0	+1.2
	Liberal	John Campbell	7,016	34.0	−1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.2

Mentone

1979 Victorian state election: Mentone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Templeton	13,491	51.4	−4.5
	Labor	Barry Hirt	11,190	42.6	+4.7
	Democratic Labor	Desmond Burke	1,589	6.0	−0.2
Total formal votes			26,270	97.8	−0.4
Informal votes			590	2.2	+0.4
Turnout			26,860	93.0	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Templeton	14,851	56.5	−4.4
	Labor	Barry Hirt	11,419	43.5	+4.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.4

Midlands

1979 Victorian state election: Midlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Ebery	12,069	49.1	+8.9
	Labor	John Brumby	10,042	40.9	+3.9
	Democrats	Janice Russell	2,457	10.0	+10.0
Total formal votes			24,568	98.4	−0.1
Informal votes			397	1.6	+0.1
Turnout			24,965	94.1	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Ebery	13,524	55.0	−5.7
	Labor	John Brumby	11,044	45.0	+5.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.7

Mildura

1979 Victorian state election: Mildura
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Milton Whiting	13,033	56.1	+4.3
	Labor	Harry Sugars	5,912	25.5	+2.1
	Liberal	David Mattiske	4,269	18.4	−3.1
Total formal votes			23,214	96.5	−1.4
Informal votes			843	3.5	+1.4
Turnout			24,057	94.1	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Milton Whiting	16,794	72.3	−1.9
	Labor	Harry Sugars	6,420	27.7	+1.9
	National hold		Swing	−1.9

Mitcham

1979 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Cox	11,807	44.3	−11.2
	Labor	Michael Shatin	11,799	44.3	−0.2
	Democrats	Frank Andrewartha	2,227	8.4	+8.4
	Australia	Peter Allan	801	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			26,634	97.8	+0.4
Informal votes			607	2.2	−0.4
Turnout			27,241	94.5	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	George Cox	13,512	50.7	−4.8
	Labor	Michael Shatin	13,122	49.3	+4.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.8

Monbulk

1979 Victorian state election: Monbulk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Borthwick	12,619	46.3	−10.3
	Labor	Francesco Cafarella	11,400	41.8	−1.6
	Democrats	Malcolm Matheson	2,938	10.8	+10.8
	Australia	Ian Wood	301	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			27,258	97.5	−0.3
Informal votes			693	2.5	+0.3
Turnout			27,951	92.4	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Borthwick	14,224	52.2	−4.4
	Labor	Francesco Cafarella	13,034	47.8	+4.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.4

Morwell

1979 Victorian state election: Morwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Derek Amos	14,946	60.8	−1.4
	Liberal	Ian Lockwood	6,239	25.4	+2.1
	National	Gary Black	1,808	7.3	+7.3
	Democrats	Ross Ollquist	1,230	5.0	+5.0
	Independent	Robert McCracken	372	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			24,595	97.2	−1.1
Informal votes			713	2.8	+1.1
Turnout			25,308	94.2	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Derek Amos	16,384	66.6	+3.0
	Liberal	Ian Lockwood	8,211	33.4	−3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.0

Murray Valley

1979 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ken Jasper	11,936	49.8	+3.4
	Labor	Abigail Donlon	6,802	28.4	+2.9
	Liberal	Brian Lumsden	5,242	21.9	+0.7
Total formal votes			23,980	96.4	−1.2
Informal votes			889	3.6	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ken Jasper	16,895	70.5	−1.6
	Labor	Abigail Donlon	7,085	29.5	+1.6
	National hold		Swing	−1.6

Narracan

1979 Victorian state election: Narracan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Balfour	11,023	43.8	+8.2
	Labor	William Rutherford	10,675	42.4	+4.8
	National	Douglas Hatfield	2,275	9.0	−13.5
	Democrats	Alan Petschack	1,221	4.9	+4.9
Total formal votes			25,194	98.0	−0.6
Informal votes			521	2.0	+0.6
Turnout			25,715	94.4	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Balfour	13,878	55.1	−5.1
	Labor	William Rutherford	11,316	44.9	+5.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.1

Niddrie

1979 Victorian state election: Niddrie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Simpson	14,701	54.8	+5.9
	Liberal	Roslyn Crago	8,974	33.4	−9.6
	Independent	Cecil Kirchner	1,692	6.3	+6.3
	Democrats	Bruce McNeill	1,476	5.5	+5.5
Total formal votes			26,843	96.2	−0.5
Informal votes			1,057	3.8	+0.5
Turnout			27,900	95.7	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Simpson	16,020	59.7	+7.7
	Liberal	Roslyn Crago	10,823	40.3	−7.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.7

Noble Park

1979 Victorian state election: Noble Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Collins	14,947	51.0	−5.1
	Labor	Tony Van Vliet	14,352	49.0	+5.1
Total formal votes			29,299	95.9	−1.1
Informal votes			1,259	4.1	+1.1
Turnout			30,558	94.4	+0.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.1

Northcote

1979 Victorian state election: Northcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Wilkes	17,897	70.2	+6.0
	Liberal	Lilian Heath	6,821	26.7	−9.1
	Independent	Ian Hughes	793	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			25,511	95.9	−0.4
Informal votes			1,103	4.1	+0.4
Turnout			26,614	90.7	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Wilkes	18,336	71.9	+7.7
	Liberal	Lilian Heath	7,175	28.1	−7.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.7

Oakleigh

1979 Victorian state election: Oakleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Race Mathews	12,072	46.3	+7.1
	Liberal	Alan Scanlan	10,753	41.2	−5.2
	Democrats	Domenico Quadara	1,921	7.4	+7.4
	Democratic Labor	Elaine Mulholland	910	3.5	+3.5
	Australia	David Heath	433	1.7	−2.5
Total formal votes			26,089	97.0	−0.6
Informal votes			816	3.0	+0.6
Turnout			26,905	93.3	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Race Mathews	13,497	51.7	+3.0
	Liberal	Alan Scanlan	12,592	48.3	−3.0
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.0

Polwarth

1979 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Cec Burgin	12,751	53.8	−1.2
	Labor	Ronald Wheaton	6,084	25.7	+4.4
	National	Gilbert Anderson	3,593	15.2	−3.7
	Democrats	Kathleen May	1,254	5.3	+5.3
Total formal votes			23,682	98.1	−0.3
Informal votes			467	1.9	+0.3
Turnout			24,149	96.0	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Cec Burgin	16,264	68.7	−7.9
	Labor	Ronald Wheaton	7,418	31.3	+7.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−7.9

Portland

1979 Victorian state election: Portland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don McKellar	10,294	42.5	+0.9
	Labor	Bill Lewis	8,166	33.7	+1.0
	National	Roger Hallam	5,765	23.8	+2.0
Total formal votes			24,225	98.6	−0.2
Informal votes			24,569	95.4	−0.1
Turnout			24,569	95.4	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don McKellar	14,063	58.0	−6.7
	Labor	Bill Lewis	10,162	42.0	+6.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.7

Prahran

1979 Victorian state election: Prahran
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Miller	10,517	46.1	+5.6
	Liberal	Tony De Domenico	9,960	43.6	−7.9
	Democrats	Peter Bowden	2,059	9.0	+9.0
	Independent	Trevor McCandless	291	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			22,827	96.7	−0.3
Informal votes			780	3.3	+0.3
Turnout			23,607	88.2	+3.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Miller	11,630	50.9	+6.6
	Liberal	Tony De Domenico	11,197	49.1	−6.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.6

Preston

1979 Victorian state election: Preston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Carl Kirkwood	17,295	71.5	+5.7
	Liberal	Elie Obeid	6,890	28.5	−5.7
Total formal votes			24,185	95.4	−0.8
Informal votes			1,163	4.6	+0.8
Turnout			25,348	91.8	−0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.7

Reservoir

1979 Victorian state election: Reservoir
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Simmonds	18,129	67.4	+4.6
	Liberal	Hugh Luscombe	7,191	26.7	−6.9
	Democrats	Arno Vann	1,589	5.9	+5.9
Total formal votes			26,909	95.6	−0.9
Informal votes			1,233	4.4	+0.9
Turnout			28,142	93.7	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Simmonds	19,095	71.0	+6.9
	Liberal	Hugh Luscombe	7,814	29.0	−6.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.9

Richmond

1979 Victorian state election: Richmond
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Theo Sidiropoulos	15,495	64.8	−6.1
	Liberal	Wendy Leigh	4,987	20.9	−5.4
	Democrats	Vivian Keating	2,995	12.5	+12.5
	Independent	Astridis Lalopoulos	430	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			23,907	94.6	−1.5
Informal votes			1,356	5.4	+1.5
Turnout			25,263	87.4	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Theo Sidiropoulos	16,830	70.4	−2.9
	Liberal	Wendy Leigh	7,077	29.6	+2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.9

Ringwood

1979 Victorian state election: Ringwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter McArthur	13,364	47.8	−11.2
	Labor	Robert Wallace	11,435	40.9	−0.1
	Democrats	Max Capon	2,841	10.2	+10.2
	Australia	Wilfrid Thiele	332	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			27,972	97.6	+0.1
Informal votes			683	2.4	−0.1
Turnout			28,655	94.1	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter McArthur	15,141	54.1	−4.9
	Labor	Robert Wallace	12,831	45.9	+4.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.9

Ripon

1979 Victorian state election: Ripon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Austin	11,738	46.9	+8.7
	Labor	Alex Pope	10,664	42.6	+4.2
	National	Robert Peck	2,637	10.5	−10.0
Total formal votes			25,039	98.2	−0.3
Informal votes			446	1.8	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tom Austin	13,819	55.2	−4.7
	Labor	Alex Pope	11,220	44.8	+4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.7

Rodney

1979 Victorian state election: Rodney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Eddie Hann	14,226	58.6	−5.6
	Liberal	Victor Kuhle	4,120	17.0	+0.1
	Labor	Stephen Jones	4,089	16.8	+1.8
	Democrats	Janet Powell	1,851	7.6	+7.6
Total formal votes			24,286	97.6	−0.8
Informal votes			603	2.4	+0.8
Turnout			24,889	95.3	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Eddie Hann	19,046	78.4	−4.7
	Labor	Stephen Jones	5,240	21.6	+4.7
	National hold		Swing	−4.7

St Kilda

1979 Victorian state election: St Kilda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Brian Dixon	10,112	44.9	−7.7
	Labor	David Hardy	9,977	44.3	+5.2
	Democrats	Douglas Davidson	1,327	5.9	+5.9
	Democratic Labor	John Cotter	1,125	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			22,541	95.4	−1.2
Informal votes			1,088	4.6	+1.2
Turnout			23,629	87.5	+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Brian Dixon	11,312	50.2	−5.9
	Labor	David Hardy	11,229	49.8	+5.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.9

Sandringham

1979 Victorian state election: Sandringham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Max Crellin	11,638	45.3	−8.4
	Labor	Neville Garner	10,892	42.4	+0.2
	Democrats	Graeme Evans	3,142	12.2	+12.2
Total formal votes			25,672	98.1	−0.2
Informal votes			498	1.9	+0.2
Turnout			26,170	93.3	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Crellin	13,304	51.6	−5.8
	Labor	Neville Garner	12,368	48.2	+5.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.8

Shepparton

1979 Victorian state election: Shepparton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter Ross-Edwards	12,362	50.0	−4.1
	Labor	Marjorie Gillies	6,598	26.7	+7.3
	Liberal	Haset Sali	5,756	23.3	+1.7
Total formal votes			24,716	96.1	−1.8
Informal votes			993	3.9	+1.8
Turnout			25,709	95.6	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter Ross-Edwards	17,502	70.8	−6.9
	Labor	Marjorie Gillies	7,214	29.2	+6.9
	National hold		Swing	−6.9

South Barwon

1979 Victorian state election: South Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Aurel Smith	15,310	56.6	−2.0
	Labor	Eric Young	11,728	43.4	+6.8
Total formal votes			27,038	97.9	−0.3
Informal votes			566	2.1	+0.3
Turnout			27,604	95.1	+0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.4

Springvale

1979 Victorian state election: Springvale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kevin King	12,781	46.4	+0.8
	Liberal	Norman Billing	11,795	42.8	−11.6
	Democrats	James Wright	2,111	7.7	+7.7
	Independent	Edward Woods	887	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			27,574	96.2	−0.3
Informal votes			1,084	3.8	+0.3
Turnout			28,658	94.3	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kevin King	13,980	50.7	+5.1
	Liberal	Norman Billing	13,594	49.3	−5.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.1

Sunshine

1979 Victorian state election: Sunshine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Fogarty	19,188	72.1	+7.9
	Liberal	Andreas Zafiropoulos	6,198	23.3	−1.9
	Democrats	Algimantas Kacinskas	1,232	4.6	+4.6
Total formal votes			26,618	94.3	−1.0
Informal votes			1,620	5.7	+1.0
Turnout			28,238	94.8	+2.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Fogarty	19,832	74.5	+2.9
	Liberal	Andreas Zafiropoulos	6,786	25.5	−2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.9

Swan Hill

1979 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Wood	14,371	59.0	+10.7
	National	Keith Warne	5,698	23.4	−11.9
	Labor	Geoffrey Ferns	4,300	17.7	+3.4
Total formal votes			24,369	98.4	−0.2
Informal votes			394	1.6	+0.2
Turnout			24,763	95.5	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alan Wood	18,223	74.8	−8.4
	Labor	Geoffrey Ferns	6,146	25.2	+8.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−8.4

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Liberal and National candidates for Swan Hill.

Syndal

1979 Victorian state election: Syndal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoff Coleman	12,586	46.4	−9.7
	Labor	Russell Oakley	12,183	44.9	+1.0
	Democrats	Christopher Prawdzic	2,354	8.7	+8.7
Total formal votes			27,123	96.8	−0.5
Informal votes			881	3.2	+0.5
Turnout			28,004	94.0	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Geoff Coleman	13,752	50.7	−5.4
	Labor	Russell Oakley	13,371	49.3	+5.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.4

Wantirna

1979 Victorian state election: Wantirna
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoff Hayes	17,840	52.4	−8.5
	Labor	Jeffrey Kaufman	12,131	35.6	+2.0
	Democrats	Colin Styring	3,602	10.6	+10.6
	Australia	John Benigno	482	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			34,055	97.9	−0.4
Informal votes			714	2.1	+0.4
Turnout			34,769	94.0	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Geoff Hayes	19,618	57.6	−8.2
	Labor	Jeffrey Kaufman	14,437	42.4	+8.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−8.2

Warrandyte

1979 Victorian state election: Warrandyte
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Norman Lacy	14,644	49.5	−11.1
	Labor	Richard Davies	11,057	37.4	−2.0
	Democrats	Robyn Barker	3,669	12.4	+12.4
	Independent	Dulcie Bethune	203	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			29,573	98.3	+0.4
Informal votes			522	1.7	−0.4
Turnout			30,095	93.9	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Norman Lacy	16,586	56.1	−4.5
	Labor	Richard Davies	12,987	43.9	+4.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.5

Warrnambool

1979 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian Smith	12,258	51.1	+4.3
	Labor	Vernon Delaney	7,975	33.2	+2.0
	National	Ian Symons	3,051	12.7	−2.4
	Independent	Gwenneth Trayling	708	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			23,992	97.8	−0.9
Informal votes			536	2.2	+0.9
Turnout			24,528	95.3	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Smith	14,983	62.4	−2.8
	Labor	Vernon Delaney	9,009	37.6	+2.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.8

Werribee

1979 Victorian state election: Werribee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Coghill	17,653	56.3	+7.5
	Liberal	Stuart Southwick	11,728	37.4	−9.6
	Independent	Charles Skidmore	1,962	6.3	+6.3
Total formal votes			31,343	97.3	−0.2
Informal votes			880	2.7	+0.2
Turnout			32,223	93.3	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken Coghill	18,214	58.1	+8.2
	Liberal	Stuart Southwick	13,129	41.9	−8.2
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.2

Westernport

1979 Victorian state election: Westernport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Brown	9,589	33.5	−12.7
	Labor	Russell Joiner	9,271	32.4	+0.3
	Independent	Doug Jennings	6,819	23.8	+23.8
	National	Lawrence Wintle	1,574	5.5	−12.7
	Democrats	Ronald Bowman	1,404	4.9	+4.9
Total formal votes			28,657	97.7	−0.4
Informal votes			684	2.3	+0.4
Turnout			29,341	93.7	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alan Brown	17,172	59.9	−6.4
	Labor	Russell Joiner	11,485	40.1	+6.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.4

Williamstown

1979 Victorian state election: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Stirling	17,612	66.8	+3.8
	Liberal	Peter Morris	8,758	33.2	−3.8
Total formal votes			26,370	94.9	+0.8
Informal votes			1,403	5.1	−0.8
Turnout			27,773	94.1	+1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.8

References

^ Election held on 5 May 1979, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
^ 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[1] Election held on 5 May 1979, 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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

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