title: Candidates of the 1976 Victorian state election
text: # Candidates of the 1976 Victorian state election
  
  The 1976 Victorian state election was held on 20 March 1976.
  
  ## Seat changes
  
  * Following the redistribution, the following members of the Legislative Assembly contested different seats:
     * Tom Austin (Hampden, Liberal) contested Ripon.
     * Bill Baxter (Murray Valley, National) contested Benambra.
     * Norman Billing (Heatherton, Liberal) contested Springvale.
     * Hayden Birrell (Geelong, Liberal) contested Geelong West.
     * Esmond Curnow (Kara Kara, Labor) contested Bendigo.
     * Tom Edmunds (Moonee Ponds, Labor) contested Ascot Vale.
     * Jack Ginifer (Deer Park, Labor) contested Keilor.
     * Geoff Hayes (Scoresby, Liberal) contested Wantirna.
     * Norman Lacy (Ringwood, Liberal) contested Warrandyte.
     * Rob Maclellan (Gippsland West, Liberal) contested Berwick.
     * Llew Reese (Moorabbin, Liberal) contested Heatherton.
     * Tom Roper (Brunswick West, Labor) contested Brunswick.
     * Aurel Smith (Bellarine, Liberal) contested South Barwon.
     * Morris Williams (Box Hill, Liberal) contested Doncaster.
  * Bruce Chamberlain MLA (Dundas, Liberal) contested Western Province.
  * The following members of the Legislative Council contested different seats:
     * Michael Clarke (Northern, National) contested Bendigo Province.
     * Dolph Eddy (Doutta Galla, Labor) contested Thomastown Province.
     * Jock Granter (Bendigo, Liberal) contested Central Highlands Province.
     * Vernon Hauser (Boronia, Liberal) contested Nunawading Province.
     * Glyn Jenkins (South Western, Liberal) contested Geelong Province.
  
  ## Retiring Members
  
  ### Labor
  
  * Ron McAlister MLA (Brunswick East)
  
  ### Liberal
  
  * Dorothy Goble MLA (Mitcham)
  * Jim MacDonald MLA (Glen Iris)
  * Edward Meagher MLA (Frankston)
  * John Rossiter MLA (Brighton)
  * Sir Edgar Tanner MLA (Caulfield)
  * Vernon Wilcox MLA (Camberwell)
  * Ray Wiltshire MLA (Syndal)
  * Murray Byrne MLC (Ballarat)
  * Sir Raymond Garrett MLC (Templestowe)
  * Graham Nicol MLC (Monash)
  
  ### National
  
  * Tom Mitchell MLA (Benambra)
  * Ivan Swinburne MLC (North Eastern)
  
  ## 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.
  
  | Electorate | Held by | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | National candidates | DLP candidates | Other candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Albert Park | Labor | Val Doube | Timothy Hinchcliffe | | | |
  | Ascot Vale | Labor | Tom Edmunds | Edmond Murphy | | | |
  | Ballarat North | Liberal | Jeremy Harper | Tom Evans | | Dennis O'Reilly | |
  | Ballarat South | Liberal | Frank Sheehan | Bill Stephen | | | |
  | Balwyn | Liberal | Paul Gibson | Jim Ramsay | | John Hansen | Peter King (AP) |
  | Benalla | National | John Dennis | Leo Gorman | Tom Trewin | Christopher Cody | |
  | Benambra | National | Ken Coghill | Lou Lieberman | Bill Baxter | Kevin Redfern | Robert Wiltshire (Ind) |
  | Bendigo | Liberal | Esmond Curnow | Daryl McClure | | | |
  | Bennettswood | Liberal | Peter Bruce | Ian McLaren | | James Tighe | |
  | Bentleigh | Liberal | Lindsay Thomas | Bob Suggett | | Peter Madden | John Stoker (WP) |
  | Berwick | Liberal | Judith Wallace | Rob Maclellan | Ronald Irwin | Michael Houlihan | |
  | Box Hill | Liberal | Howard Hodgens | Donald Mackinnon | | James Brosnan | |
  | Brighton | Liberal | Robert Gerrand | Jeannette Patrick | | Peter Lawlor | Ian Mullins (AP) |
  | Broadmeadows | Labor | John Wilton | Donald McClelland | | | |
  | Brunswick | Labor | Tom Roper | Alfredo Kouris | | | Stephen Cope (Ind) Robert Douglas (Ind) Anthony Errichiello (Ind) Leslie Johns (Ind) Grahame Kermonde (Ind) Marian Kermonde (Ind) Ronald Moran (Ind) Angelo Russo (Ind) |
  | Bundoora | Labor | John Cain | Dorothy Baker | | | |
  | Burwood | Liberal | Douglas Bennett | Jeff Kennett | | Joseph Stanley | Michael Boffa (WP) |
  | Carrum | Labor | Ian Cathie | Allan Coombes | | | |
  | Caulfield | Liberal | Gilbert Wright | Charles Francis | | Mary Lane | |
  | Coburg | Independent | Peter Gavin | Nicholas Kosenko | | Helen Hart | Jack Mutton (Ind) |
  | Dandenong | Labor | Alan Lind | James Grayling | | | |
  | Doncaster | Liberal | Francis Smith | Morris Williams | | Margaret Coogan | Edward Ajani (Ind) |
  | Dromana | Liberal | Geoffrey Eastwood | Roberts Dunstan | | John Cass | |
  | Essendon | Liberal | Barry Rowe | Kenneth Wheeler | | | |
  | Evelyn | Liberal | Warren Thomas | Jim Plowman | Errol Simon | Francis Feltham | |
  | Footscray | Labor | Robert Fordham | James Kapoudaglis | | | |
  | Forest Hill | Liberal | Neville Gay | John Richardson | | Francis Poole | |
  | Frankston | Liberal | Alison Ogden | Graeme Weideman | | John Glynn | |
  | Geelong East | Liberal | Dennis O'Brien | Phil Gude | | | |
  | Geelong North | Labor | Neil Trezise | Stanley Yates | | | |
  | Geelong West | Liberal | Kevin Kirby | Hayden Birrell | | | |
  | Gippsland East | National | | Geoffrey Ramsden | Bruce Evans | Robert McMahon | Geoffrey Cox (Ind) |
  | Gippsland South | National | Russel Wilson | David Kallady | Neil McInnes | Leonard Carroll | |
  | Gisborne | Liberal | George Beardsley | Athol Guy | Robert Cooper | Paul McManus | |
  | Glenhuntly | Liberal | Gerard Vaughan | Joe Rafferty | | Terence Farrell | |
  | Glenroy | Labor | Jack Culpin | Francis Mott | | | |
  | Greensborough | Liberal | Brian McKinlay | Monte Vale | | | |
  | Hawthorn | Liberal | Evan Walker | Walter Jona | | Daniel Condon | Jennifer Relf (Ind) |
  | Heatherton | Liberal | Peter Spyker | Llew Reese | | | |
  | Ivanhoe | Liberal | John Lelleton | Bruce Skeggs | | Margaret Rush | |
  | Keilor | Labor | Jack Ginifer | Vaclav Ubl | | | Spyros Kokkinos (Ind) |
  | Kew | Liberal | Gary Jungwirth | Rupert Hamer | | Francis Duffy | Charles Barrington (Ind) Margaret Tighe (Ind) |
  | Knox | Liberal | Steve Crabb | Bruce Fasham | | | |
  | Lowan | Liberal | Brian Brooke | Jim McCabe | Howard Ellis | Kevin Dunn | Francis Petering (Ind) |
  | Malvern | Liberal | Evelyn Watson | Lindsay Thompson | | John Cotter | |
  | Melbourne | Labor | Barry Jones | Bruce Atkinson | | | Lou-Anne Barker (Ind) |
  | Mentone | Liberal | Barry Hirt | Bill Templeton | | Desmond Burke | |
  | Midlands | Liberal | Donal Harvey | Bill Ebery | Clarence Rodda | Audrey Drechsler | |
  | Mildura | National | Noel Treharne | Lloyd Beasy | Milton Whiting | Stanley Croughan | |
  | Mitcham | Liberal | Gordon Henderson | George Cox | | | |
  | Monbulk | Liberal | Stuart Morris | Bill Borthwick | | | |
  | Morwell | Labor | Derek Amos | Frank Hall | James Davis | John Mann | |
  | Murray Valley | National | Abigail Donlon | Brian Lumsden | Ken Jasper | Patrick Payne | |
  | Narracan | Liberal | Pat Bartholomeusz | Jim Balfour | Arthur Hewson | Brian Handley | |
  | Niddrie | Labor | Jack Simpson | Peter Kirchner | | | Lancelot Hutchinson (Ind) |
  | Noble Park | Liberal | Tony Van Vliet | Peter Collins | | | |
  | Northcote | Labor | Frank Wilkes | Gillford Brown | | | |
  | Oakleigh | Liberal | Sam Papasavas | Alan Scanlan | | | Trevor Cooke (AP) Leslie Kausman (Ind) |
  | Polwarth | Liberal | Ronald Wheaton | Cec Burgin | Frederick Sadler | Thomas Fleming | |
  | Portland | Liberal | Bill Lewis | Don McKellar | Clive Mitchell | Patrick Healy | |
  | Prahran | Liberal | Morris Milder | Sam Loxton | | | Paul Krutulis (WP) Michael Salvaris (Ind) |
  | Preston | Labor | Carl Kirkwood | John Miles | | | |
  | Reservoir | Labor | Jim Simmonds | Tony De Domenico | | | Matthew Curie (Ind) |
  | Richmond | Labor | Clyde Holding | John Rush | | | Andrew Jamieson (Ind) |
  | Ringwood | Liberal | Robert Wallace | Peter McArthur | | | |
  | Ripon | Labor | Alexander Pope | Tom Austin | Rob Borbidge | Francis O'Brien | |
  | Rodney | National | Michael Smith | Graham Arthur | Eddie Hann | David Kane | |
  | Sandringham | Liberal | Vivienne Brophy | Max Crellin | | Salvatore Pinzone | |
  | Shepparton | National | Stephen Fletcher | Bill Hunter | Peter Ross-Edwards | Martha Bennetts | |
  | South Barwon | Liberal | Raymond Hughan | Aurel Smith | | James Jordan | |
  | Springvale | Liberal | Kevin King | Norman Billing | | | |
  | St Kilda | Liberal | David Hardy | Brian Dixon | | | Frederick Gray (Ind) Peter Lake (Ind) Ronald Petersen (Ind) |
  | Sunshine | Labor | Bill Fogarty | David More | | | Charles Skidmore (Ind) |
  | Swan Hill | Liberal | Graeme Lechte | Alan Wood | James Mitchell | Daniel Mason | |
  | Syndal | Liberal | John Perryman | Geoff Coleman | | | |
  | Wantirna | Liberal | Christopher Miller | Geoff Hayes | | Clement Elliot | |
  | Warrandyte | Liberal | Frederick Davis | Norman Lacy | | | |
  | Warrnambool | Liberal | Vernon Delaney | Ian Smith | Murray Lane | Peter Burke | |
  | Werribee | Labor | Anthony Robinson | Neville Hudson | | | Walter Lockhart (WP) |
  | Westernport | Liberal | John Daley | Doug Jennings | Michael Woods | Kevin Leydon | |
  | Williamstown | Labor | Gordon Stirling | Wallace Feeney | | | |
  
  ## 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.
  
  | Province | Held by | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | National candidates | Other candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ballarat | Liberal | Ronald Corbett | Rob Knowles | | |
  | Bendigo | Liberal | Elaine Knight | Bruce Reid | Michael Clarke | Ronald Gane (DLP) |
  | Boronia | Liberal | Stuart Russell | Kevin Foley | | |
  | Central Highlands | Liberal | Max McDonald | Jock Granter | Pat McNamara | Peter Brown (Ind) |
  | Chelsea | Liberal | Michael Duffy | Neil Stacey | | |
  | Doutta Galla | Labor | Bill Landeryou | Rex Webb | | |
  | East Yarra | Liberal | Robert Gurry | Haddon Storey | | |
  | Geelong | Liberal | Rod Mackenzie | Glyn Jenkins | | |
  | Gippsland | Labor | Eric Kent | James Taylor | John Vinall | Leslie Hilton (DLP) |
  | Higinbotham | Liberal | Russell Shearn | Murray Hamilton | | |
  | Melbourne | Labor | Ivan Trayling | Bryce McNair | | |
  | Melbourne North | Labor | John Walton | Geoff Lutz | | |
  | Melbourne West | Labor | Bon Thomas | Peter Stirling | | |
  | Monash | Liberal | Johan Hulskamp | James Guest | | |
  | North Eastern | National | Lewis Gee | George Ikinger | David Evans | |
  | North Western | National | Edward McCormack | William Armstrong | Bernie Dunn | |
  | Nunawading | Liberal | John Madden | Vernon Hauser | | |
  | South Eastern | Liberal | Merton Ryan | Roy Ward | William Gleeson | Noel Gleeson (DLP) |
  | Templestowe | Liberal | Pauline Toner | Ralph Howard | | |
  | Thomastown | Labor | Dolph Eddy | John Fletcher | | |
  | Waverley | Liberal | Anthony Scarcella | Don Saltmarsh | | |
  | Western | Liberal | Thomas Windsor | Bruce Chamberlain | Linden Cameron | |
  