The 1979 Victorian state election was held on 5 May 1979.

Seat changes Bendigo Liberal MLC Fred Grimwade contested Central Highlands. Boronia Liberal MLC Peter Block contested Nunawading. Monash Liberal MLC Charles Hider contested the lower house seat of Glenhuntly. Northern National MLC Stuart McDonald contested Bendigo.

Retiring Members Note: Liberal MLA Athol Guy (Gisborne) had resigned prior to the election; no by-election was held.

Labor Val Doube MLA (Albert Park) Alan Lind MLA (Dandenong) Doug Elliot MLC (Melbourne) John Galbally MLC (Melbourne North)

Liberal Neville Hudson MLA (Werribee) Sam Loxton MLA (Prahran) Ian McLaren MLA (Bennettswood) Joe Rafferty MLA (Glenhuntly) Bill Stephen MLA (Ballarat South) Sir Kenneth Wheeler MLA (Essendon) William Fry MLC (Higinbotham) Stan Gleeson MLC (South 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 Democrats candidates Other candidates Albert Park Labor Bunna Walsh Donald Gillies Marilyn Blair Ascot Vale Labor Tom Edmunds Murray Kellam Ballarat North Liberal Bill Horrocks Tom Evans Ballarat South Liberal Frank Sheehan Joan Chambers June Johnson Glendon Ludbrook (Ind)Balwyn Liberal Ann Jackson Jim Ramsay Ralph Corrie Benalla National Brian Cousins Alan Jones Tom Trewin Benambra Liberal Max Edgar Lou Lieberman John Bidgood Dudley Schubert (Ind)Bendigo Liberal Elaine Knight Daryl McClure Christopher Stoltz Bennettswood Liberal Doug Newton Keith McCance Alan Swindon Bentleigh Liberal Gordon Hockley Bob Suggett Berwick Liberal Judith Wallace Rob Maclellan Grace Bayliss Box Hill Liberal Adrian Moore Donald Mackinnon Esther Poelman Brighton Liberal Christopher Kennedy Jeannette Patrick Broadmeadows Labor John Wilton Norman Walker Barbara Duncan Brunswick Labor Tom Roper Geoff Leigh Philip Herington (CPA)Bundoora Labor John Cain Anthony Cree Jamie Bogle (Ind)Burwood Liberal Douglas Bennett Jeff Kennett Veronica Lysaght Carrum Labor Ian Cathie Hugh Falconer Wendy Kleeman Brenda Heath (AP)Caulfield Liberal Gilbert Wright Ted Tanner Allan Blankfield Charles Francis (Ind)Coburg Independent Peter Gavin Nicholas Kosenko Kenneth Goss Raymond Berbling (Ind) John Flint (DLP) Jack Mutton (Ind)Dandenong Labor Rob Jolly Francis Holohan Janice Bateman Ruth Egg (SWP)Doncaster Liberal Jean Downing Morris Williams Sydney Poulter Max Mand (AP)Dromana Liberal David Hassett Roberts Dunstan Kenneth Spunner Laurence Amor Essendon Liberal Barry Rowe Ian Hocking Paul McManus (DLP)Evelyn Liberal Warren Thomas Jim Plowman John Couzens Footscray Labor Robert Fordham John Huntington Peter Abrahamson (SWP)Forest Hill Liberal Anne Blackburn John Richardson John Goodall Wilhelm Kapphan (Ind)Frankston Liberal Anna Stewart Graeme Weideman William Towers Geelong East Liberal Graham Ernst Phil Gude Reginald Swetten Roderick Jordan (DLP)Geelong North Labor Neil Trezise John Dow Geelong West Liberal Hayden Shell Hayden Birrell Guenter Sahr Gippsland East National Graeme McIntyre Philip Davis Bruce Evans Gippsland South National Ronald Neal David Kallady Neil McInnes Wilma Western Gisborne Liberal Ian Elliott Tom Reynolds Glenhuntly Liberal Gerard Vaughan Charles Hider Gail Farrell (AP) John Mulholland (DLP)Glenroy Labor Jack Culpin Donald McClelland Greensborough Labor Pauline Toner Ronald Turner Leo Bates Dorothy Prout (AP)Hawthorn Liberal Kevin Zervos Walter Jona Albertus Steegstra Heatherton Liberal Peter Spyker Llew Reese Sonia Sargood Ivanhoe Liberal Tony Sheehan Bruce Skeggs Mario Piraino Keilor Labor Jack Ginifer Vaclav Ubl Kew Liberal Wesley Blackmore Rupert Hamer Keith Bruckner Stan Keon (DLP)Knox Labor Steve Crabb Gerald Ashman Derek Kruse (Ind)Lowan Liberal David Drake-Feary Jim McCabe Bill McGrath Malvern Liberal Kenneth Penaluna Lindsay Thompson Martin Cahill (Ind)Melbourne Labor Keith Remington John Campbell Trevor Cooke Roger Wilson (CPA)Mentone Liberal Barry Hirt Bill Templeton Desmond Burke (DLP)Midlands Liberal John Brumby Bill Ebery Janice Russell Mildura National Harry Sugars David Mattiske Milton Whiting Mitcham Liberal Michael Shatin George Cox Frank Andrewartha Peter Allan (AP)Monbulk Liberal Frank Cafarella Bill Borthwick Malcolm Matheson Ian Wood (AP)Morwell Labor Derek Amos Ian Lockwood Gary Black Ross Ollquist Robert McCracken (Ind)Murray Valley National Abigail Donlon Brian Lumsden Ken Jasper Narracan Liberal William Rutherford Jim Balfour Douglas Hatfield Alan Petschack Niddrie Labor Jack Simpson Roslyn Crago Bruce McNeill Cecil Kirchner (Ind)Noble Park Labor Tony Van Vliet Peter Collins Northcote Labor Frank Wilkes Lilian Heath Ian Hughes (Ind)Oakleigh Liberal Race Mathews Alan Scanlan Domenico Quadara David Heath (AP) Elaine Mulholland (DLP)Polwarth Liberal Ronald Wheaton Cec Burgin Gilbert Anderson Kathleen May Portland Liberal Bill Lewis Don McKellar Roger Hallam Prahran Liberal Bob Miller Tony De Domenico Peter Bowden Trevor McCandless (Ind)Preston Labor Carl Kirkwood Elie Obeid Reservoir Labor Jim Simmonds Hugh Luscombe Arno Vann Richmond Labor Theo Sidiropoulos Wendy Leigh Vivian Keating Astridis Lalopoulos (Ind)Ringwood Liberal Robert Wallace Peter McArthur Max Capon Wilfrid Thiele (AP)Ripon Liberal Alex Pope Tom Austin Robert Peck Rodney National Stephen Jones Victor Kuhle Eddie Hann Janet Powell St Kilda Liberal David Hardy Brian Dixon Douglas Davidson John Cotter (AP)Sandringham Liberal Neville Garner Max Crellin Graeme Evans Shepparton National Marjorie Gillies Haset Sali Peter Ross-Edwards South Barwon Liberal Eric Young Aurel Smith Springvale Liberal Kevin King Norman Billing James Wright Edward Woods (Ind)Sunshine Labor Bill Fogarty Andreas Zafiropoulos Algimantas Kacinskas Swan Hill Liberal Geoffrey Ferns Alan Wood Keith Warne Syndal Liberal Russell Oakley Geoff Coleman Christopher Prawdzic Wantirna Liberal Jeffrey Kaufman Geoff Hayes Colin Styring John Benigno (AP)Warrandyte Liberal Richard Davies Norman Lacy Robyn Barker Dulcie Bethune (Ind)Warrnambool Liberal Vernon Delaney Ian Smith Ian Symons Gwenneth Trayling (Ind)Werribee Liberal Ken Coghill Stuart Southwick Charles Skidmore (Ind)Westernport Liberal Russell Joiner Alan Brown Lawrence Wintle Ronald Bowman Doug Jennings (Ind)Williamstown Labor Gordon Stirling Peter Morris

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 Labor David Williams Clive Bubb Bendigo Liberal Alan Calder John Radford Stuart McDonald Douglas Linford Boronia Liberal Richard Coughlin Gracia Baylor Peter Brown (Ind)Central Highlands Liberal Max McDonald Fred Grimwade Chelsea Liberal Eric Kent Geoffrey Connard Doutta Galla Labor David White Claus Salger East Yarra Liberal Jeanne Hendy Bill Campbell Michael McBride Geelong Liberal Rod Mackenzie Gordon Hall James Jordan (DLP)Gippsland Liberal Thomas Matthews Dick Long John King Ian Goldie Bruce Ingle (Ind)Higinbotham Liberal Geoffrey Fleming Robert Lawson Melbourne Labor Evan Walker Bill Stanley Melbourne North Labor Giovanni Sgro Geoff Lutz Eric Granger (Ind)Melbourne West Labor Joan Coxsedge Rino Baggio Ivan Pollock Alexander Knight (Ind)Monash Liberal Howard Smith Don Hayward North Eastern National Nicholas Paola Bill Hunter Bill Baxter Diane Teasdale North Western National Pamela Fowler Ian Milburn Ken Wright Nunawading Liberal Alan Wearne Peter Block Jeffrey McAlpine South Eastern Liberal Norman Spencer Alan Hunt Donald McRae Stefan Taficzuk Templestowe Liberal Mike Arnold Vasey Houghton Thomastown Labor Glyde Butler Kathleen Mulraney Waverley Liberal Cyril Kennedy William McDonald Frederick Steinicke Stephen Buttery (Ind)Western Liberal Henry Birrell Digby Crozier Clive Mitchell

References

Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive