1982 Victorian state election

The 1982 Victoria state election was held on Saturday, 3 April 1982, 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 (1955).

Results

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Seats changing hands

Seat Pre-1982 Swing Post-1982 Party Member Margin Margin Member PartyBallarat South LiberalJoan Chambers 0.4 -2.3 1.9Frank SheehanLabor Bendigo LiberalDaryl McClure 1.2 -6.1 4.9David KennedyLabor Bennettswood LiberalKeith McCance 6.1 -6.5 0.4Doug NewtonLabor Box Hill LiberalDonald Mackinnon 3.6 -7.1 3.5Margaret RayLabor Dromana LiberalRon Wells 6.7 -7.7 1.0David HassettLabor Evelyn LiberalJim Plowman 3.8 -8.1 4.3Max McDonaldLabor Frankston LiberalGraeme Weideman 7.2 -7.3 0.1Jane HillLabor Geelong West LiberalHayden Birrell 0.8 -3.7 2.9Hayden ShellLabor Ivanhoe LiberalBruce Skeggs 3.4 -3.9 0.5Tony SheehanLabor Mitcham LiberalGeorge Cox 0.7 -4.6 3.9John HarrowfieldLabor Monbulk LiberalBill Borthwick 2.2 -5.2 3.0Neil PopeLabor Noble Park LiberalPeter Collins 1.0 -7.1 6.1Terry NorrisLabor Ringwood LiberalPeter McArthur 4.1 -6.2 2.1Kay SetchesLabor St Kilda LiberalBrian Dixon 0.2 -4.3 4.1Andrew McCutcheonLabor Sandringham LiberalMax Crellin 1.8 -3.3 1.5Graham IhleinLabor Syndal LiberalGeoff Coleman 0.7 -4.5 3.8David GrayLabor Warrandyte LiberalNorman Lacy 6.1 -8.1 2.0Lou HillLabor  Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.

Post-election pendulum

Labor seats (49) FrankstonJane HillALP0.1% BennettswoodDoug NewtonALP0.4% IvanhoeTony SheehanALP0.5% DromanaDavid HassettALP1.0% SandringhamGraham IhleinALP1.5% Ballarat SouthFrank SheehanALP1.9% WarrandyteLou HillALP2.0% RingwoodKay SetchesALP2.1% Geelong WestHayden ShellALP2.9% MonbulkNeil PopeALP3.0% Box HillMargaret RayALP3.5% PrahranBob MillerALP3.7% SyndalDavid GrayALP3.8% MitchamJohn HarrowfieldALP3.9% St KildaAndrew McCutcheonALP4.1% EvelynMax McDonaldALP4.3% GlenhuntlyGerard VaughanALP4.6% BendigoDavid KennedyALP4.9% BentleighGordon HockleyALP5.4% OakleighRace MathewsALP5.9% Noble ParkTerry NorrisALP6.1% Geelong EastGraham ErnstALP6.3% SpringvaleKevin KingALP6.9% GreensboroughPauline TonerALP8.9% EssendonBarry RoweALP9.4% HeathertonPeter SpykerALP10.3% KnoxSteve CrabbALP11.3% CarrumIan CathieALP14.7% MorwellValerie CallisterALP15.2% DandenongRob JollyALP15.3% Albert ParkBunna WalshALP16.3% BundooraJohn CainALP16.6% NiddrieJack SimpsonALP16.9% Geelong NorthNeil TreziseALP18.1% WerribeeKen CoghillALP18.9% MelbourneKeith RemingtonALP19.4%GlenroyJack CulpinALP21.2%ReservoirJim SimmondsALP21.6%WilliamstownGordon StirlingALP21.6%Ascot ValeTom EdmundsALP21.7%KeilorGeorge SeitzALP22.1%NorthcoteFrank WilkesALP23.5%PrestonCarl KirkwoodALP24.5% v DEMCoburgPeter GavinALP24.8%SunshineBill FogartyALP25.5%FootscrayRobert FordhamALP26.3%RichmondTheo SidiropoulosALP26.3%BrunswickTom RoperALP28.9%BroadmeadowsJohn WiltonALP31.9% Liberal/National seats (32)Forest HillJohn RichardsonLIB0.2%WantirnaDon SaltmarshLIB0.8%GisborneTom ReynoldsLIB0.9%South BarwonHarley DickinsonLIB1.1%BerwickRob MaclellanLIB1.2%MentoneBill TempletonLIB1.2%MidlandsBill EberyLIB1.3%NarracanJohn DelzoppoLIB1.7%HawthornWalter JonaLIB2.6%WesternportAlan BrownLIB3.9%RiponTom AustinLIB4.7%Ballarat NorthTom EvansLIB4.9%DoncasterMorris WilliamsLIB5.5%BurwoodJeff KennettLIB6.6%CaulfieldTed TannerLIB7.0%Gippsland SouthTom WallaceNAT8.6% v LIBPortlandDon McKellarLIB8.8%KewPrue SibreeLIB10.1%WarrnamboolIan SmithLIB11.3%BalwynJim RamsayLIB11.4%BrightonJeannette PatrickLIB11.9%BenallaPat McNamaraNAT13.4%MalvernLindsay ThompsonLIB13.6%Gippsland EastBruce EvansNAT14.1%MilduraMilton WhitingNAT16.7%BenambraLou LiebermanLIB16.9%PolwarthCec BurginLIB16.9%SheppartonPeter Ross-EdwardsNAT18.3%Murray ValleyKen JasperNAT19.0%LowanBill McGrathNAT25.5%RodneyEddie HannNAT26.9%Swan HillAlan WoodLIB27.0%

See also Candidates of the 1982 Victorian state election

References