1976 Victorian state election


The 1976 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 20 March 1976, was for the 47th Parliament of Victoria. It was held in the Australian state of Victoria to elect 81 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 22 members of the 44-member Legislative Council. Since the previous election, there was an increase in the number of members of the Legislative Assembly by 8 and in the number of Council members by 8, though only 4 were elected at the 1976 election.
Since the last election, the number of Legislative Assembly members was increased from 73 to 81 and the number of seats in the Legislative Council was increased from 36 to 44.
The incumbent Liberal government led by Rupert Hamer was returned with an increased majority.

Results

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Seats changing hands

Post-election pendulum

LIBERAL SEATS ---
Marginal---
EssendonKenneth WheelerLIB0.05%
WerribeeNeville HudsonLIB0.05%
OakleighAlan ScanlanLIB1.3%
Geelong EastBruce EvansLIB1.5%
BenambraLou LiebermanLIB1.8% v NAT
GreensboroughMonte ValeLIB2.7%
BendigoDaryl McClureLIB3.6%
Ballarat SouthBill StephenLIB4.1%
SpringvaleNorman BillingLIB4.4%
Geelong WestHayden BirrellLIB5.2%
HeathertonLlew ReeseLIB5.4%
MitchamGeorge CoxLIB5.5%
PrahranSam LoxtonLIB5.7%
Fairly safe---
Noble ParkPeter CollinsLIB6.1%
St KildaBrian DixonLIB6.1%
SyndalGeoff ColemanLIB6.1%
MonbulkBill BorthwickLIB6.6%
SandringhamMax CrellinLIB7.4%
GlenhuntlyJoe RaffertyLIB8.1%
RingwoodPeter McArthurLIB9.0%
BentleighBob SuggettLIB9.3%
Box HillDonald MackinnonLIB9.6%
EvelynJim PlowmanLIB9.6%
RiponTom AustinLIB9.9%
Safe---
BennettswoodIan McLarenLIB10.1%
NarracanJim BalfourLIB10.2%
Swin HillAlan WoodLIB10.2% v NAT
WarrandyteNorman LacyLIB10.6%
HawthornWalter JonaLIB10.7%
MidlandsBill EberyLIB10.7%
MentoneBill TempletonLIB10.9%
IvanhoeBruce SkeggsLIB11.1%
LowanJim McCabeLIB11.7% v NAT
Ballarat NorthTom EvansLIB11.9%
FrankstonGraeme WeidemanLIB12.7%
DromanaRoberts DunstanLIB12.9%
South BarwonAurel SmithLIB13.0%
Forest HillJohn RichardsonLIB13.1%
GisborneAthol GuyLIB14.2%
BurwoodJeff KennettLIB14.6%
PortlandDon McKellarLIB14.7%
BerwickRob MaclellanLIB15.1%
WarrnamboolIan SmithLIB15.2%
CaulfieldCharles FrancisLIB15.3%
WantirnaGeoff HayesLIB15.8%
DoncasterMorris WilliamsLIB15.9%
WesternportDoug JenningsLIB16.3%
BrightonJeannette PatrickLIB18.1%
BalwynJim RamsayLIB19.3%
KewRupert HamerLIB20.0%
MalvernLindsay ThompsonLIB20.8%
PolwarthCec BurginLIB26.6%