Candidates of the 1985 Victorian state election
The 1985 Victorian state election was held on 2 March 1985.
Seat changes
[edit]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
[edit]Labor
[edit]- John Wilton MLA (Broadmeadows)
- Glyde Butler MLC (Thomastown)
- Eric Kent MLC (Chelsea)
Liberal
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]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.
