Candidates of the 1985 Victorian state election

The 1985 Victorian state election was held on 2 March 1985.

Seat changes

A number of members contested different seats to the ones they held:

• A group of Liberal MLCs contested Legislative Assembly seats:
• Boronia MLC Gracia Baylor contested Warrandyte.
• Ballarat MLC Clive Bubb contested Ballarat South.
• Western MLC Digby Crozier contested Portland.
• Monash MLC Don Hayward contested Prahran.
• Liberal MLA Bill Ebery (Midlands) contested the Legislative Council province of North Western.
• Labor MLA Bob Miller (Prahran) contested the Legislative Council province of Monash.
• A number of MLAs contested different seats:
• Ascot Vale Labor MLA Tom Edmunds contested Pascoe Vale.
• Bendigo Labor MLA David Kennedy contested Bendigo West.
• Dandenong Labor MLA Rob Jolly contested Doveton.
• Dromana Labor MLA David Hassett contested Mornington.
• Evelyn Labor MLA Max McDonald contested Whittlesea.
• Frankston Labor MLA Jane Hill contested Frankston North.
• Geelong East Labor MLA Graham Ernst contested Bellarine.
• Geelong West Labor MLA Hayden Shell contested Geelong.
• Glenhuntly Labor MLA Gerard Vaughan contested Clayton.
• Glenroy Labor MLA Jack Culpin contested Broadmeadows.
• Heatherton Labor MLA Peter Spyker contested Mentone.
• Noble Park Labor MLA Terry Norris contested Dandenong.
• Sandringham Labor MLA Graham Ihlein contested Evelyn.
• Westernport Liberal MLA Alan Brown contested Gippsland West.

Retiring Members

Labor

• John Wilton MLA (Broadmeadows)
• Glyde Butler MLC (Thomastown)
• Eric Kent MLC (Chelsea)

Liberal

• Cec Burgin MLA (Polwarth)
• Walter Jona MLA (Hawthorn)
• Don McKellar MLA (Portland)
• Jeannette Patrick MLA (Brighton)
• Don Saltmarsh MLA (Wantirna)
• Peter Block MLC (Nunawading)
• Vasey Houghton MLC (Templestowe)
• John Radford MLC (Bendigo)

Legislative Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Legislative Council

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

References

• Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive