title: Candidates of the 1988 Victorian state election
text: # Candidates of the 1988 Victorian state election
  
  The 1988 Victorian state election was held on 1 October 1988.
  
  ## Seat changes
  
  A number of members contested different seats:
  
  * Thomastown Labor MLC Jim Kennan contested the lower house seat of Broadmeadows.
  * Melbourne West Labor MLC Joan Kirner contested the lower house seat of Williamstown.
  * Gippsland Labor MLC Barry Murphy contested the lower house seat of Morwell as an independent.
  * Chelsea Labor MLC Mal Sandon contested the lower house seat of Carrum.
  
  ## Retiring Members
  
  ### Labor
  
  * Valerie Callister MLA (Morwell)
  * Ian Cathie MLA (Carrum)
  * Tom Edmunds MLA (Pascoe Vale)
  * Bill Fogarty MLA (Sunshine)
  * Gordon Hockley MLA (Bentleigh)
  * Carl Kirkwood MLA (Preston)
  * Keith Remington MLA (Melbourne)
  * Theo Sidiropoulos MLA (Richmond)
  * Jack Simpson MLA (Niddrie)
  * Gordon Stirling MLA (Williamstown)
  * Frank Wilkes MLA (Northcote)
  
  ### Liberal
  
  * Digby Crozier MLA (Portland)
  * Jim Ramsay MLA (Balwyn)
  * Morris Williams MLA (Doncaster)
  * Jock Granter MLC (Central Highlands)
  * Bruce Reid MLC (Bendigo)
  * Roy Ward MLC (South Eastern)
  
  ### National
  
  * Milton Whiting MLA (Mildura)
  * Bernie Dunn MLC (North Western)
  
  ## 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 | Andrew Lindsay | | Kathleen Brown (Ind) Anne Fahey (Ind) |
  | Ballarat North | Liberal | Steve Bracks | Steve Elder | Geoffrey Mark | John Blanchard (Ind) |
  | Ballarat South | Labor | Frank Sheehan | Joan Chambers | Donald Phelan | Phil Henseleit (Dem) |
  | Balwyn | Liberal | George Theodoridis | Robert Clark | | |
  | Bellarine | Labor | Graham Ernst | Margaret Byrne | John Foster | Laurie Levy (Dem) |
  | Benalla | National | Barbara Stepan | Margaret Stribling | Pat McNamara | Grant Triffett (Ind) Win Wise (CTA) |
  | Benambra | Liberal | Julie Nelson | Lou Lieberman | Judith Brewer | |
  | Bendigo East | Liberal | Bob Cameron | Michael John | Leon Waddington | Vic Upson (CTA) |
  | Bendigo West | Labor | David Kennedy | William Maltby | Peter McNaught | Graeme Furlong (CTA) Harold Hall (Ind) Peter Shaw-Truex (Dem) |
  | Bennettswood | Liberal | Nigel De Kretser | Roger Pescott | | Geoff Carr (Dem) |
  | Bentleigh | Labor | Ann Barker | Peter Norman | | Janette de San Sinforiano (Ind) Anne Martin (Dem) Phillip McGibbony (CTA) Frank Penhalluriack (WTP) Alan Salter (Ind) |
  | Berwick | Liberal | Philip Huggins | Rob Maclellan | | Jyan Mayfield (Dem) |
  | Box Hill | Labor | Margaret Ray | Helen Shardey | | Peter Allan (Ind) George Demetriou (Dem) William Watson (CTA) |
  | Brighton | Liberal | Jennifer Huppert | Alan Stockdale | | John Casley (Ind) |
  | Broadmeadows | Labor | Jim Kennan | Carol Lutz | | Jack Culpin (Ind) |
  | Brunswick | Labor | Tom Roper | Louise Joyce | | Michael Rowe (DLP) |
  | Bulleen | Liberal | David Redfearn | David Perrin | | |
  | Bundoora | Labor | John Cain | John Goodfellow | | |
  | Burwood | Liberal | Eric Hobsbawn | Jeff Kennett | | Barbara McCrohan (CTA) |
  | Carrum | Labor | Mal Sandon | Marie McIntosh | | |
  | Caulfield | Liberal | David Jackson | Ted Tanner | | |
  | Clayton | Labor | Gerard Vaughan | Lauris White | | Stephen Bingle (Ind) Daryl Esmore (CTA) |
  | Coburg | Labor | Peter Gavin | Erdem Aydin | | Norma Willoughby (Ind) |
  | Dandenong | Labor | Terry Norris | Poh Loh | | |
  | Dandenong North | Labor | Jan Wilson | Peter McNeil | | |
  | Derrimut | Labor | David Cunningham | Helen Hurley | | Michael Newman (Ind) |
  | Doncaster | Liberal | Steven Tsitas | Victor Perton | | Guy Salthouse (CTA) Wayne Wright (Ind) |
  | Doveton | Labor | Rob Jolly | Rodney Lavin | | |
  | Dromana | Liberal | Robert Reilly | Ron Wells | | Florence Bubb (Ind) Cecil Gill (Ind) |
  | Essendon | Labor | Barry Rowe | Thomas Hilbert | | Karl Benden (CTA) |
  | Evelyn | Liberal | Geoff Cooper | Jim Plowman | | Earle Keegel (Ind) |
  | Footscray | Labor | Robert Fordham | Ernest Zanatta | | Elizabeth Doughney (Ind) |
  | Forest Hill | Liberal | John Madden | John Richardson | | |
  | Frankston North | Labor | Jane Hill | Olga Venables | | Mike Toldy (Ind) |
  | Frankston South | Liberal | Tony Moore | Graeme Weideman | | |
  | Geelong | Labor | Hayden Shell | Ann Henderson | | Ian Winter (CTA) |
  | Geelong North | Labor | Neil Trezise | Michael King | | Ernest Andrews (CTA) |
  | Gippsland East | National | Jan Devink | William Young | Bruce Evans | Robert Watson (CTA) |
  | Gippsland South | National | Keith Vardy | Anne-Marie McBeath | Tom Wallace | Leslie Howlett (CTA) |
  | Gippsland West | Liberal | Anwyn Martin | Alan Brown | Philip Westwood | |
  | Gisborne | Liberal | Eric Dearricott | Tom Reynolds | | Glenn Torney (Ind) |
  | Glen Waverley | Liberal | Ronald Kirkwood | Ross Smith | | Peter Olney (CTA) |
  | Greensborough | Labor | Pauline Toner | Robert Manuell | | |
  | Hawthorn | Liberal | Bridget Groves | Phil Gude | | |
  | Ivanhoe | Liberal | Patricia Moynihan | Vin Heffernan | | Howard McCallum (Dem) |
  | Keilor | Labor | George Seitz | Chris Dimitrijevic | | Charles Campagnac (Ind) Shane McCarthy (DLP) |
  | Kew | Liberal | Tim Muffet | Jan Wade | | |
  | Knox | Labor | Steve Crabb | Bruce Bingham | | Stephen Gillies (Ind) Kenneth Morgan (CTA) |
  | Lowan | National | Robert Luciani | Roderick Coutts | Bill McGrath | |
  | Malvern | Liberal | Philip Cottier | Geoff Leigh | | |
  | Melbourne | Labor | Neil Cole | Catherine Dossetor | | |
  | Mentone | Labor | Peter Spyker | Maxwell Read | | Sarah Austin (Dem) John Murray (Ind) |
  | Mildura | National | Lindsay Leake | Craig Bildstien | John Arnold | David Caccianiga (Ind) |
  | Mitcham | Labor | John Harrowfield | Matthew Starr | | Johan Elsmann (CTA) Louise Enders (Dem) |
  | Monbulk | Labor | Neil Pope | Nola Vulling | | Christopher Shirreff (CTA) |
  | Mornington | Liberal | Barry Smith | Robin Cooper | | Peter Carroll (Dem) |
  | Morwell | Labor | Keith Hamilton | Norman Olsen | Alan Witchell | Geoffrey Francis (Ind) Barry Murphy (Ind) James Richards (Dem) |
  | Murray Valley | National | Jill Milthorpe | Diane Mathieson | Ken Jasper | |
  | Narracan | Liberal | Neil Young | John Delzoppo | Kenneth Ipsen | David White (Dem) |
  | Niddrie | Labor | Bob Sercombe | Susan Feltham | | Lance Hutchinson (Ind) |
  | Northcote | Labor | Tony Sheehan | Ross Lane | | |
  | Oakleigh | Labor | Race Mathews | Ian Pope | | Philip Mitchell (Ind) Heather Norling (Ind) Antonis Pashos (Ind) |
  | Pascoe Vale | Labor | Kelvin Thomson | Geoff Lutz | | Mark Beshara (DLP) Cath Price (Ind) |
  | Polwarth | Liberal | Paul Kennelly | Ian Smith | Michael Evans | |
  | Portland | Liberal | Bill Sharrock | Denis Napthine | Graeme Dawson | |
  | Prahran | Liberal | Roman Jade | Don Hayward | | Neil Baluch (CTA) |
  | Preston | Labor | Michael Leighton | Peter Papaemmanouil | | |
  | Reservoir | Labor | Jim Simmonds | Richard Michelsons | | Alan Hogan (Ind) |
  | Richmond | Labor | Demetri Dollis | David Monk | | Steve Florin (Ind) Bill Hampson (Ind) John Mulholland (DLP) |
  | Ringwood | Labor | Kay Setches | Bruce Camfield | | Mark Ansell (CTA) James Cockell (Ind) Sid Spindler (Dem) |
  | Ripon | Liberal | John McQuilten | Tom Austin | | |
  | Rodney | National | Leonard Blair | Margarita Dale | Eddie Hann | |
  | St Albans | Labor | Alex Andrianopoulos | George Korytsky | | Peter Portelli (Ind) |
  | St Kilda | Labor | Andrew McCutcheon | John Callanan | | Geoffrey Brooks (Dem) |
  | Sandringham | Liberal | Ian Pugh | David Lea | | John Minty (CTA) |
  | Shepparton | National | David Wauchope | John Menzies | Peter Ross-Edwards | |
  | South Barwon | Liberal | George Williams | Harley Dickinson | | Terry Winter (CTA) |
  | Springvale | Labor | Eddie Micallef | Kieran Magee | Wernfried Klimek | Jodie Rickard (CTA) |
  | Sunshine | Labor | Ian Baker | Julie Reid | | Alan Finch (Ind) |
  | Swan Hill | National | Ronald Stanton | Daphne Wilkins | Barry Steggall | |
  | Syndal | Liberal | James Claven | Geoff Coleman | | Martin Maguire (Dem) Ronald Marshman (CTA) |
  | Thomastown | Labor | Beth Gleeson | Michael Fusco | | |
  | Wantirna | Labor | Carolyn Hirsh | Rob Llewellyn | | John Taylor (CTA) |
  | Warrandyte | Labor | Lou Hill | Phil Honeywood | | Nelleke Arnold (CTA) David Ball (Dem) Harold Collins (Ind) Joy Lane (Ind) |
  | Warrnambool | National | Peter Steele | Eda Ritchie | John McGrath | |
  | Werribee | Labor | Ken Coghill | Alexander Mather | | John Gibbons (Ind) |
  | Whittlesea | Labor | Max McDonald | Geoffrey Parsons | | |
  | Williamstown | Labor | Joan Kirner | Stuart Mackley | | Richard Kirby (Ind) |
  
  ## 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 | Glendon Ludbrook | Rob Knowles | Anne Scott | |
  | Boronia | Labor | Judith Dixon | Gerald Ashman | | |
  | Central Highlands | Liberal | Andre Haermeyer | Geoff Craige | Edward Drane | |
  | Chelsea | Labor | Burwyn Davidson | Michael O'Brien | | Ken Glyde (Ind) |
  | Doutta Galla | Labor | Bill Landeryou | Graeme Cameron | | |
  | East Yarra | Liberal | Terry Monagle | Haddon Storey | | |
  | Eumemmerring | Labor | Bob Ives | Janice Bateman | | |
  | Geelong | Labor | David Henshaw | John Lucas | | James Jordan (Ind) Dirk Terpstra (CTA) |
  | Gippsland | Liberal | Alan Hollway | James Taylor | Peter Hall | Bruce Ingle (Ind) Glen Mann (Ind) |
  | Higinbotham | Liberal | Kevin McCosh | Geoffrey Connard | | |
  | Jika Jika | Labor | Theo Theophanous | John Badham | | |
  | Melbourne | Labor | Barry Pullen | Katherine Edgar | | |
  | Melbourne North | Labor | Caroline Hogg | Simon St John | | |
  | Melbourne West | Labor | Licia Kokocinski | Darren Olney | | |
  | Monash | Liberal | Perce White | James Guest | | |
  | North Eastern | National | Ewan Paterson | Ian Cumming | David Evans | |
  | North Western | National | Linda Freedman | Derek Bowman | Ron Best | |
  | Nunawading | Labor | Laurie McArthur | George Cox | | |
  | South Eastern | Liberal | Denise Hassett | Ken Smith | | |
  | Templestowe | Liberal | Mike Arnold | Bruce Skeggs | | |
  | Waverley | Labor | Brian Mier | Savvas Grigoropoulos | | |
  | Western | Liberal | Kevin Watt | Bruce Chamberlain | James Saunders | Julie Jennings (Ind) |
  