title: Candidates of the 1985 Victorian state election
text: # 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.
  
  | Electorate | Held by | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | National candidates | Other candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Albert Park | Labor | Bunna Walsh | Barry Semmens | | |
  | Ballarat North | Liberal | Steve Bracks | Tom Evans | | |
  | Ballarat South | Labor | Frank Sheehan | Clive Bubb | | |
  | Balwyn | Liberal | Frank Pederick | Jim Ramsay | | |
  | Bellarine | Labor | Graham Ernst | Hugh McKenzie | | |
  | Benalla | National | Grant Triffett | Leonard Crocombe | Pat McNamara | |
  | Benambra | Liberal | Virginia Coghill | Lou Lieberman | | |
  | Bendigo East | Liberal | John Reid | Michael John | Barry McNaught | |
  | Bendigo West | Labor | David Kennedy | Alexander Sandner | Reginald Holt | |
  | Bennettswood | Labor | Doug Newton | Roger Pescott | | Ray Nilsen (Ind) |
  | Bentleigh | Labor | Gordon Hockley | Peter Norman | | |
  | Berwick | Liberal | Philip Staindl | Rob Maclellan | | |
  | Box Hill | Labor | Margaret Ray | George Cox | | Peter Allan (Ind) |
  | Brighton | Liberal | Leslie Heimann | Alan Stockdale | | |
  | Broadmeadows | Labor | Jack Culpin | Mark Sinclair | | |
  | Brunswick | Labor | Tom Roper | Gregory Dinneen | | |
  | Bulleen | Liberal | John Scomparin | David Perrin | | |
  | Bundoora | Labor | John Cain | Alistair Urquhart | | Frank Penhalluriack (WTP) |
  | Burwood | Liberal | Eric Hobsbawn | Jeff Kennett | | |
  | Carrum | Labor | Ian Cathie | Bruce Bowie | | |
  | Caulfield | Liberal | Jack Diamond | Ted Tanner | | |
  | Clayton | Labor | Gerard Vaughan | Alan Sandbach | | |
  | Coburg | Labor | Peter Gavin | Antonino Boeti | | |
  | Dandenong | Labor | Terry Norris | Ian Fotheringham | | |
  | Dandenong North | Labor | Jan Wilson | George Grech | | |
  | Derrimut | Labor | David Cunningham | Helen Hurley | | |
  | Doncaster | Liberal | William Poppins | Morris Williams | | |
  | Doveton | Labor | Rob Jolly | Matthew Starr | | |
  | Dromana | Labor | Allison Ogden | Ron Wells | | |
  | Essendon | Labor | Barry Rowe | Brian Dodgson | | |
  | Evelyn | Labor | Graham Ihlein | Jim Plowman | | Gaye Gelly (Ind) |
  | Footscray | Labor | Robert Fordham | Hugh Cameron | | |
  | Forest Hill | Liberal | John Madden | John Richardson | | |
  | Frankston North | Labor | Jane Hill | Robert Garnett | | Judy Hale (Ind) |
  | Frankston South | Liberal | Geoffrey Holland | Graeme Weideman | | |
  | Geelong | Labor | Hayden Shell | Clive Pugh | | |
  | Geelong North | Labor | Neil Trezise | John Lucas | | |
  | Gippsland East | National | Clifford Harding | David McInnes | Bruce Evans | |
  | Gippsland South | National | Max Semken | Neil McInnes | Tom Wallace | |
  | Gippsland West | Liberal | Geoffrey Bull | Alan Brown | William Ronald | |
  | Gisborne | Liberal | Douglas Bishop | Tom Reynolds | | |
  | Glen Waverley | Liberal | John Candappa | Ross Smith | | |
  | Greensborough | Labor | Pauline Toner | Andrew Cove | | |
  | Hawthorn | Liberal | Jill Eastwood | Phil Gude | | |
  | Ivanhoe | Labor | Tony Sheehan | Vin Heffernan | | |
  | Keilor | Labor | George Seitz | Graham Anderson | | |
  | Kew | Liberal | Annamaria Dierer | Prue Sibree | | |
  | Knox | Labor | Steve Crabb | Jill Hall | | Thomas Tyrer (PTP) |
  | Lowan | National | William Albon | John Mann | Bill McGrath | |
  | Malvern | Liberal | Max Dumais | Geoff Leigh | | |
  | Melbourne | Labor | Keith Remington | Peter Jones | | Janet Walk (PTP) |
  | Mentone | Labor | Peter Spyker | Bill Templeton | | |
  | Mildura | National | Lindsay Leake | Diana Duck | Milton Whiting | |
  | Mitcham | Labor | John Harrowfield | Bruce Camfield | | |
  | Monbulk | Labor | Neil Pope | Raymond Yates | | |
  | Mornington | Labor | David Hassett | Robin Cooper | | |
  | Morwell | Labor | Valerie Callister | Graeme Bond | Terie Porter | Geoffrey Francis (Ind) |
  | Murray Valley | National | Jill Milthorpe | Bill Hunter | Ken Jasper | |
  | Narracan | Labor | Robin Matthews | John Delzoppo | Julia Ettery | John McNamara (Ind) |
  | Niddrie | Labor | Jack Simpson | Mark Pallett | | |
  | Northcote | Labor | Frank Wilkes | William Hamilton | | |
  | Oakleigh | Labor | Race Mathews | Norman Kennedy | | Antonios Pashos (Ind) |
  | Pascoe Vale | Labor | Tom Edmunds | Vincenzo D'Aquino | | |
  | Polwarth | Liberal | Jeffery Rootes | Ian Smith | David Seymour | |
  | Portland | Liberal | William Sharrock | Digby Crozier | James Patterson | |
  | Prahran | Liberal | Hendrik van Leeuwen | Don Hayward | | Norman Long (Ind) Alan Parker (PTP) |
  | Preston | Labor | Carl Kirkwood | Mark Leaman | | |
  | Reservoir | Labor | Jim Simmonds | Rae Kennett | | |
  | Richmond | Labor | Theo Sidiropoulos | John Sevior | | |
  | Ringwood | Labor | Kay Setches | Michael Dobson | | |
  | Ripon | Liberal | John McQuilten | Tom Austin | | |
  | Rodney | National | Denise MacDonald | John Adams | Eddie Hann | |
  | St Albans | Labor | Alex Andrianopoulos | Martin Power | | |
  | St Kilda | Labor | Andrew McCutcheon | Richard Stevenson | | |
  | Sandringham | Liberal | Ann Corcoran | David Lea | | |
  | Shepparton | National | David Wauchope | Alan Fitzgerald | Peter Ross-Edwards | |
  | South Barwon | Liberal | Harry Naylor | Harley Dickinson | | |
  | Springvale | Labor | Eddie Micallef | Therese Marley | | |
  | Sunshine | Labor | Bill Fogarty | Aldous Hicks | | |
  | Swan Hill | National | Ronald Stanton | Ian Ray | Barry Steggall | |
  | Syndal | Labor | David Gray | Geoff Coleman | | Edward Hawthorn (Ind) |
  | Thomastown | Labor | Beth Gleeson | Adam Barr | | |
  | Wantirna | Labor | Carolyn Hirsh | Karen Dettmann | | |
  | Warrandyte | Labor | Lou Hill | Gracia Baylor | | Timothy Connellan (Ind) |
  | Warrnambool | Liberal | Peter Cox | Adam Kempton | John McGrath | |
  | Werribee | Labor | Ken Coghill | Thomas Hudson | | Robert Wolstenholme (WTP) |
  | Whittlesea | Labor | Max McDonald | Haydn Gregson | | |
  | Williamstown | Labor | Gordon Stirling | David Allan | | |
  
  ## 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 | Democrats candidates | Other candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ballarat | Liberal | Roger Lowrey | Dick de Fegely | | William Ross | |
  | Boronia | Labor | Jean McLean | Gerald Clarke | | Sid Spindler | |
  | Central Highlands | Liberal | Peter Fennell | Fred Grimwade | | Janet Powell | Brent Melville (CTA) |
  | Chelsea | Labor | Maureen Lyster | Michael Herbst | | | |
  | Doutta Galla | Labor | David White | Pamela Philpot | | | |
  | East Yarra | Liberal | Bernard Ziegenbein | Mark Birrell | | Margaret Cole | |
  | Eumemmerring | Labor | Fred Van Buren | John Ferwerda | | | |
  | Geelong | Labor | Rod Mackenzie | Joss Manders | | Laurence Levy | |
  | Gippsland | Liberal | Reginald Smith | Dick Long | Anthony Stewart | Catherine Stewart | Ben Buckley (Ind) Cornelius Gordyn (CTA) |
  | Higinbotham | Liberal | Denis Oakley | Robert Lawson | | Anton Hermann | |
  | Jika Jika | Labor | George Crawford | David Gandolfo | | | |
  | Melbourne | Labor | Evan Walker | Vincent Volpe | | Simon James | |
  | Melbourne North | Labor | Giovanni Sgro | Brett Pullyblank | | | |
  | Melbourne West | Labor | Joan Coxsedge | Matthew Matich | | Johannus Paas | |
  | Monash | Labor | Bob Miller | Reg Macey | | David Collyer | |
  | North Eastern | National | Ewan Paterson | Stephen Blair | Bill Baxter | | Michael Else (Ind) |
  | North Western | National | Phillip Eddy | Bill Ebery | Ken Wright | | |
  | Nunawading | Labor | Bob Ives | Rosemary Varty | | Michael Nardella | |
  | South Eastern | Liberal | Bora Eric | Alan Hunt | | Irene Fisher | |
  | Templestowe | Liberal | Gary Greenway | John Miles | | Kenneth Peak | |
  | Waverley | Labor | Cyril Kennedy | Robert Clark | | Jeffrey McAlpine | William Watson (CTA) |
  | Western | Liberal | Brian Clarke | Henry Wyld | Roger Hallam | | |
  