1982 Victorian state election
{{Short description|Australian state election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1982 Victoria state election
| country = Victoria
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1979 Victorian state election
| previous_year = 1979
| next_election = 1985 Victorian state election
| next_year = 1985
| seats_for_election = All 81 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
and 22 (of the 44) seats in the Victorian Legislative Council
41 seats needed for a majority
| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1982|4|3}}
| image1 = {{CSS image crop |Image = John Cain Junior June 2016 (cropped).jpg|bSize = 155|cWidth = 130|cHeight = 170|oTop = 0|oLeft = 12|Location = center}}
| leader1 = {{nowrap|John Cain Jr.}}
| leader_since1 = 9 September 1981
| party1 = Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)
| leaders_seat1 = Bundoora
| popular_vote1 = 1,122,887
| percentage1 = 50.01%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 4.77
| last_election1 = 32 seats
| seats1 = 49 seats
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 17
| image2 = {{CSS image crop |Image = Lindsay Thompson with Japanese MP (cropped).jpg|bSize = 180|cWidth = 130|cHeight = 170|oTop = 36|oLeft = 22|Location = center}}
| leader2 = {{nowrap|Lindsay Thompson}}
| leader_since2 = 5 June 1981
| party2 = Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)
| leaders_seat2 = Malvern
| popular_vote2 = 860,669
| percentage2 = 38.33%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 3.11
| last_election2 = 41 seats
| seats2 = 24 seats
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 17
| image3 = {{CSS image crop |Image = Peter Ross-Edwards 1974 (cropped).jpg|bSize = 130|cWidth = 130|cHeight = 170|oTop = 10|oLeft = 0|Location = center}}
| leader3 = {{nowrap|Peter Ross-Edwards}}
| leader_since3 = 17 June 1970
| party3 = National Party of Australia – Victoria
| leaders_seat3 = Shepparton
| popular_vote3 = 111,579
| percentage3 = 4.97%
| swing3 = {{decrease}} 0.64
| last_election3 = 8 seats
| seats3 = 8 seats
| seat_change3 = {{steady}} 0
| 1blank = TPP
| 2blank = TPP swing
| 1data1 = 53.78%
| 2data1 = {{increase}} 4.25
| 1data2 = 46.22%
| 2data2 = {{decrease}} 4.25
| map_image = 1982 Victorian state election.svg
| map_size = 400px
| map_caption = Results in each electorate.
| title = Premier
| before_election = Lindsay Thompson
| before_party = Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)
| after_election = John Cain Jr.
| after_party = Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)
}}
The 1982 Victoria state election was held on Saturday, 3 April 1982, was for the 49th Parliament of Victoria to elect 81 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 22 members of the 44-member Legislative Council.
Lindsay Thompson succeeded Rupert Hamer as Liberal Party leader and Premier on 5 June 1981, and John Cain Jr. replaced Frank Wilkes as Labor Party leader in September 1981. The incumbent Liberal government led by Lindsay Thompson was defeated by the Labor Party led by John Cain with a swing of 17 seats. The ALP returned to government in Victoria for the first time in 27 years.
Results
=Legislative Assembly=
{{see also|Results of the 1982 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)}}
{{Australian elections/Title row
| title = Victorian state election, 3 April 1982[http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=912 Election held on 3 April 1982], Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
| house = Legislative Assembly
| series = Victorian state election
| back = 1979
| forward = 1985
| enrolled = 2,453,642
| total_votes = 2,305,773
| turnout % = 93.97
| turnout chg = −0.67
| informal = 60,272
| informal % = 2.61
| informal chg = −0.40
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary
| government = yes
| party_id = Labor VIC
| votes = 1,122,887
|votes % = 50.01
| votes chg = +4.77
| seats = 49
| seats chg = +17
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary
| party_id = Liberal VIC
| votes = 860,669
|votes % = 38.33
| votes chg = −3.11
| seats = 24
| seats chg = −17
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary
| party_id = Democrats
| votes = 119,083
|votes % = 5.30
| votes chg = +0.10
| seats = 0
| seats chg = ±0
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary
| party_id = Nationals VIC
| votes = 111,579
|votes % = 4.97
| votes chg = −0.64
| seats = 8
| seats chg = ±0
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary
| party_id = Democratic Labour
| votes = 7,635
|votes % = 0.34
| votes chg = −0.17
| seats = 0
| seats chg = ±0
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary
| party_id = Independent
| votes = 23,648
|votes % = 1.05
| votes chg = -0.37
| seats = 0
| seats chg = ±0
}}
{{Australian elections/Total row
| total_votes = 2,245,501
| total_seats = 81
}}
{{Australian elections/2PP summary
| party id 1 = Labor VIC
| 2pp votes 1 = 1,207,197
| 2pp % 1 = 53.8
| 2pp chg 1 = +4.5
| party id 2 = Liberal VIC
| 2pp votes 2 = 1,037,506
| 2pp % 2 = 46.2
| 2pp chg 2 = –4.5
}}
{{end}}
=Legislative Council=
{{see also|Results of the 1982 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)}}
{{Australian elections/Title row
| title = Victorian state election, 3 April 1982
| house = Legislative Council
| series = Victorian state election
| back = 1979
| forward = 1985
| staggered = yes
| enrolled = 2,453,642
| total_votes = 2,302,973
| turnout % = 93.86
| turnout chg = +0.64
| informal = 72,167
| informal % = 3.13
| informal chg = –0.40
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary
| party_id = Labor VIC
| votes = 1,105,650
|votes % = 49.56
| votes chg = +4.23
| seats = 12
| seats held = 20
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary
| party_id = Liberal VIC
| votes = 874,736
|votes % = 39.21
| votes chg = –4.53
| seats = 8
| seats held = 20
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary
| party_id = Nationals VIC
| votes = 122,637
|votes % = 5.50
| votes chg = +0.37
| seats = 2
| seats held = 4
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary
| party_id = Democrats
| votes = 112,098
|votes % = 5.03
| votes chg = +2.17
| seats = 0
| seats held = 0
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary
| party_id = Democratic Labour
| votes = 11,780
|votes % = 0.53
| votes chg = +0.38
| seats = 0
| seats held = 0
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary
| party_id = Independent
| votes = 3,904
|votes % = 0.18
| votes chg = –1.87
| seats = 0
| seats held = 0
}}
{{Australian elections/Total row
| total_votes = 2,230,805
| total_seats = 22
| total_held = 44
}}
{{end}}
Seats changing hands
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan=2| Seat
! colspan=4 | Pre-1982 ! rowspan=2 | Swing ! colspan=4 | Post-1982 |
|---|
| colspan=2 | Party
! Member ! Margin ! Margin ! Member ! colspan=2 | Party |
| Ballarat South
|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |Liberal | style="text-align:right;"| 0.4 | style="text-align:right;"| -2.3 | style="text-align:right;"| 1.9 |Labor |{{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
| Bendigo
|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |Liberal | style="text-align:right;"| 1.2 | style="text-align:right;"| -6.1 | style="text-align:right;"| 4.9 |Labor |{{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
| Bennettswood
|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |Liberal | style="text-align:right;"| 6.1 | style="text-align:right;"| -6.5 | style="text-align:right;"| 0.4 |Labor |{{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
| Box Hill
|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |Liberal | style="text-align:right;"| 3.6 | style="text-align:right;"| -7.1 | style="text-align:right;"| 3.5 |Labor |{{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
| Dromana
|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |Liberal | style="text-align:right;"| 6.7 | style="text-align:right;"| -7.7 | style="text-align:right;"| 1.0 |Labor |{{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
| Evelyn
|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |Liberal | style="text-align:right;"| 3.8 | style="text-align:right;"| -8.1 | style="text-align:right;"| 4.3 |Labor |{{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
| Frankston
|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |Liberal | style="text-align:right;"| 7.2 | style="text-align:right;"| -7.3 | style="text-align:right;"| 0.1 |Labor |{{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
| Geelong West
|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |Liberal | style="text-align:right;"| 0.8 | style="text-align:right;"| -3.7 | style="text-align:right;"| 2.9 |Labor |{{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
| Ivanhoe
|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |Liberal | style="text-align:right;"| 3.4 | style="text-align:right;"| -3.9 | style="text-align:right;"| 0.5 |Labor |{{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
| Mitcham
|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |Liberal | style="text-align:right;"| 0.7 | style="text-align:right;"| -4.6 | style="text-align:right;"| 3.9 |Labor |{{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
| Monbulk
|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |Liberal | style="text-align:right;"| 2.2 | style="text-align:right;"| -5.2 | style="text-align:right;"| 3.0 |Labor |{{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
| Noble Park
|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |Liberal | style="text-align:right;"| 1.0 | style="text-align:right;"| -7.1 | style="text-align:right;"| 6.1 |Labor |{{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
| Ringwood
|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |Liberal | style="text-align:right;"| 4.1 | style="text-align:right;"| -6.2 | style="text-align:right;"| 2.1 |Labor |{{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
| St Kilda
|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |Liberal | style="text-align:right;"| 0.2 | style="text-align:right;"| -4.3 | style="text-align:right;"| 4.1 |Labor |{{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
| Sandringham
|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |Liberal | style="text-align:right;"| 1.8 | style="text-align:right;"| -3.3 | style="text-align:right;"| 1.5 |Labor |{{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
| Syndal
|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |Liberal | style="text-align:right;"| 0.7 | style="text-align:right;"| -4.5 | style="text-align:right;"| 3.8 |Labor |{{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
| Warrandyte
|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |Liberal | style="text-align:right;"| 6.1 | style="text-align:right;"| -8.1 | style="text-align:right;"| 2.0 |Labor |{{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
- Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
Post-election pendulum
| class="toccolours" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="float:left; margin-right:.5em; margin-top:.4em; font-size:90%;" |
| colspan=4 align="center" |Labor seats (49) |
| colspan=4 align="center" bgcolor="red" |{{color|white|Marginal}} |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Frankston
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Jane Hill | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |0.1% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Bennettswood
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Doug Newton | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |0.4% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Ivanhoe
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Tony Sheehan | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |0.5% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Dromana
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |David Hassett | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |1.0% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Sandringham
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Graham Ihlein | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |1.5% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Ballarat South
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Frank Sheehan | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |1.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Warrandyte
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Lou Hill | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |2.0% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Ringwood
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Kay Setches | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |2.1% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Geelong West
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Hayden Shell | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |2.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Monbulk
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Neil Pope | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |3.0% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Box Hill
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Margaret Ray | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |3.5% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Prahran
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Bob Miller | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |3.7% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Syndal
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |David Gray | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |3.8% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Mitcham
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |John Harrowfield | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |3.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | St Kilda
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Andrew McCutcheon | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |4.1% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Evelyn
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Max McDonald | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |4.3% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Glenhuntly
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Gerard Vaughan | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |4.6% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Bendigo
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |David Kennedy | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |4.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Bentleigh
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Gordon Hockley | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |5.4% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Oakleigh
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Race Mathews | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |5.9% |
| colspan=4 align="center" bgcolor="red" |{{color|white|Fairly safe}} |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | Noble Park
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |Terry Norris | align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |6.1% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | Geelong East
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |Graham Ernst | align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |6.3% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | Springvale
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |Kevin King | align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |6.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | Greensborough
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |Pauline Toner | align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |8.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | Essendon
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |Barry Rowe | align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |9.4% |
| colspan=4 align="center" bgcolor="red" |{{color|white|Safe}} |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Heatherton
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Peter Spyker | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |10.3% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Knox
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Steve Crabb | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |11.3% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Carrum
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Ian Cathie | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |14.7% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Morwell
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Valerie Callister | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |15.2% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Dandenong
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Rob Jolly | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |15.3% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Albert Park
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Bunna Walsh | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |16.3% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Bundoora
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |John Cain | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |16.6% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Niddrie
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Jack Simpson | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |16.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Geelong North
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Neil Trezise | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |18.1% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Werribee
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Ken Coghill | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |18.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Melbourne
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Keith Remington | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |19.4% |
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Glenroy
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Jack Culpin | align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |21.2% |
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Reservoir
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Jim Simmonds | align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |21.6% |
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Williamstown
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Gordon Stirling | align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |21.6% |
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Ascot Vale
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Tom Edmunds | align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |21.7% |
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Keilor
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |George Seitz | align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |22.1% |
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Northcote
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Frank Wilkes | align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |23.5% |
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Preston
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Carl Kirkwood | align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |24.5% v DEM |
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Coburg
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Peter Gavin | align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |24.8% |
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Sunshine
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Bill Fogarty | align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |25.5% |
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Footscray
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Robert Fordham | align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |26.3% |
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Richmond
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Theo Sidiropoulos | align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |26.3% |
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Brunswick
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Tom Roper | align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |28.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Broadmeadows
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |John Wilton | align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |31.9% |
| class="toccolours" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="float:left; margin-right:.5em; margin-top:.4em; font-size:90%;" |
| colspan=4 align="center"|Liberal/National seats (32) |
| colspan=4 align="center" bgcolor="Blue" |{{color|white|Marginal}} |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Forest Hill
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |John Richardson | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |0.2% |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Wantirna
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Don Saltmarsh | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |0.8% |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Gisborne
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Tom Reynolds | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |0.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |South Barwon
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Harley Dickinson | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |1.1% |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Berwick
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Rob Maclellan | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |1.2% |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Mentone
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Bill Templeton | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |1.2% |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Midlands
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Bill Ebery | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |1.3% |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Narracan
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |John Delzoppo | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |1.7% |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Hawthorn
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Walter Jona | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |2.6% |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Westernport
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Alan Brown | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |3.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Ripon
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Tom Austin | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |4.7% |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Ballarat North
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Tom Evans | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |4.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Doncaster
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Morris Williams | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |5.5% |
| colspan=4 align="center" bgcolor="blue" |{{color|white|Fairly safe}} |
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Burwood
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Jeff Kennett | align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="80D8F9" |6.6% |
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Caulfield
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Ted Tanner | align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="80D8F9" |7.0% |
| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Gippsland South
| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Tom Wallace | align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |NAT | align="center" bgcolor="98FB98" |8.6% v LIB |
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Portland
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Don McKellar | align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="80D8F9" |8.8% |
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| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Kew
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Prue Sibree | align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |10.1% |
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Warrnambool
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Ian Smith | align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |11.3% |
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Balwyn
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Jim Ramsay | align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |11.4% |
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Brighton
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Jeannette Patrick | align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |11.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Benalla
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Pat McNamara | align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |NAT | align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |13.4% |
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Malvern
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Lindsay Thompson | align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |13.6% |
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Gippsland East
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Bruce Evans | align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |NAT | align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |14.1% |
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Mildura
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Milton Whiting | align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |NAT | align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |16.7% |
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Benambra
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Lou Lieberman | align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |16.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Polwarth
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Cec Burgin | align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |16.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Shepparton
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Peter Ross-Edwards | align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |NAT | align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |18.3% |
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Murray Valley
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Ken Jasper | align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |NAT | align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |19.0% |
| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |Lowan
| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |Bill McGrath | align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |NAT | align="center" bgcolor="40C351" |25.5% |
| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |Rodney
| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |Eddie Hann | align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |NAT | align="center" bgcolor="40C351" |26.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |Swan Hill
| align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |Alan Wood | align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="44A6F1" |27.0% |
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