Results of the 1982 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

Victorian state election, 3 April 1982^[1] Legislative Assembly << 1979–1985 >>
Enrolled voters		2,453,642
Votes cast		2,305,773		Turnout	93.97	−0.67
Informal votes		60,272		Informal	2.61	−0.40
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	1,122,887	50.01	+4.77	49	+17
	Liberal	860,669	38.33	−3.11	24	−17
	Democrats	119,083	5.30	+0.10	0	±0
	National	111,579	4.97	−0.64	8	±0
	Democratic Labor	7,635	0.34	−0.17	0	±0
	Independent	23,648	1.05	+1.05	0	±0
Total		2,245,501			81
Two-party-preferred
	Labor	1,207,197	53.8	+4.5
	Liberal	1,037,506	46.2	–4.5

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1982 election.

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

1982 Victorian state election: Albert Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bunna Walsh	15,104	62.6	+2.9
	Liberal	Reg Macey	7,476	31.0	+0.3
	Democrats	Ian Dawes	1,546	6.4	-3.2
Total formal votes			24,126	96.8	+0.4
Informal votes			786	3.2	−0.4
Turnout			24,912	89.9	+1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bunna Walsh	15,993	66.3	+2.3
	Liberal	Reg Macey	8,133	33.7	-2.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.3

Ascot Vale

1982 Victorian state election: Ascot Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Edmunds	17,797	71.7	+3.4
	Liberal	David Hayward	7,012	28.3	-3.4
Total formal votes			24,809	95.4	+0.2
Informal votes			1,190	4.6	−0.2
Turnout			25,999	93.7	+1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

Ballarat North

1982 Victorian state election: Ballarat North^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Evans	13,873	52.9	-3.4
	Labor	Bill Horrocks	11,107	42.4	-1.3
	Democrats	William Ross	1,231	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			26,211	98.6	+0.9
Informal votes			383	1.4	−0.9
Turnout			26,594	94.2	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tom Evans	14,396	54.9	-1.4
	Labor	Bill Horrocks	11,815	45.1	+1.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.4

Ballarat South

1982 Victorian state election: Ballarat South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Sheehan	13,069	48.8	+3.9
	Liberal	Joan Chambers	12,291	45.9	+0.2
	Democrats	Stuart Kelly	1,442	5.4	-0.9
Total formal votes			26,802	98.6	+0.6
Informal votes			391	1.4	−0.6
Turnout			27,193	95.0	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Sheehan	13,916	51.9	+2.3
	Liberal	Joan Chambers	12,886	48.1	-2.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+2.3

Balwyn

1982 Victorian state election: Balwyn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Ramsay	15,047	58.1	-0.5
	Labor	Nora Sparrow	8,857	34.2	+3.6
	Democrats	Russel White	1,995	7.7	-3.1
Total formal votes			25,899	98.5	+0.4
Informal votes			385	1.5	−0.4
Turnout			26,284	93.4	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Ramsay	15,895	61.4	-4.6
	Labor	Nora Sparrow	10,004	38.6	+4.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.6

Benalla

1982 Victorian state election: Benalla
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Pat McNamara	9,027	36.7	-5.6
	Labor	James Ure	8,291	33.7	+0.8
	Liberal	Andrew Mein	6,303	25.6	+0.7
	Democrats	Rita Dart	975	4.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			24,596	98.5	+0.7
Informal votes			382	1.5	−0.7
Turnout			24,978	93.5	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Pat McNamara	15,593	63.4	-2.0
	Labor	James Ure	9,003	36.6	+2.0
	National hold		Swing	-2.0

Benambra

1982 Victorian state election: Benambra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lou Lieberman	15,413	56.7	+4.2
	Labor	Joe Murphy	8,679	32.0	+7.8
	National	Charles Ross	3,071	11.3	-8.2
Total formal votes			27,163	97.7	+0.3
Informal votes			643	2.3	−0.3
Turnout			27,806	92.2	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Lou Lieberman	18,177	66.9	-2.2
	Labor	Joe Murphy	8,986	33.1	+2.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.2

Bendigo

1982 Victorian state election: Bendigo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Kennedy	12,456	47.6	+5.4
	Liberal	Daryl McClure	10,038	38.3	-4.3
	Democrats	Ian Price	1,365	5.2	-10.0
	Independent	Richard Turner	1,222	4.7	+4.7
	Independent	Christopher Stoltz	726	2.8	+2.8
	Independent	Joe Pearce	389	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			26,196	97.5	−0.7
Informal votes			682	2.5	+0.7
Turnout			26,878	95.7	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Kennedy	14,372	54.9	+6.1
	Liberal	Daryl McClure	11,824	45.1	-6.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.1

Bennettswood

1982 Victorian state election: Bennettswood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Keith McCance	12,400	46.2	-3.9
	Labor	Doug Newton	12,104	45.1	+5.6
	Democrats	Alan Swindon	2,330	8.7	-1.7
Total formal votes			26,834	98.1	+0.1
Informal votes			509	1.9	−0.1
Turnout			27,343	95.4	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Doug Newton	13,517	50.4	+6.5
	Liberal	Keith McCance	13,317	49.6	-6.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.5

Bentleigh

1982 Victorian state election: Bentleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Hockley	13,055	51.0	+0.8
	Liberal	Ronald Turner	10,477	40.9	-8.9
	Democrats	Brian Kidd	1,397	5.5	+5.5
	Independent	William Horner	682	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			25,605	97.8	+0.6
Informal votes			577	2.2	−0.6
Turnout			26,182	95.7	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Hockley	14,199	55.4	+5.2
	Liberal	Ronald Turner	11,412	44.6	-5.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.2

Berwick

1982 Victorian state election: Berwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rob Maclellan	18,621	51.2	-1.8
	Labor	Philip Staindl	17,732	48.8	+11.0
Total formal votes			36,353	97.4	−0.2
Informal votes			965	2.6	+0.2
Turnout			37,318	93.8	+0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-7.0

Box Hill

1982 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Margaret Ray	12,214	46.4	+6.3
	Liberal	Donald Mackinnon	10,980	41.7	-5.7
	Democrats	Reginald Jones	1,851	7.0	-5.4
	Independent	Peter Allan	1,259	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			26,304	98.1	+0.3
Informal votes			510	1.9	−0.3
Turnout			26,814	94.4	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Margaret Ray	14,082	53.5	+7.1
	Liberal	Donald Mackinnon	12,222	46.5	-7.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.1

Brighton

1982 Victorian state election: Brighton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jeannette Patrick	13,807	57.8	-4.9
	Labor	Garry Moore	7,804	32.7	-4.6
	Democrats	George Dart	2,263	9.5	+9.5
Total formal votes			23,874	98.3	+0.7
Informal votes			418	1.7	−0.7
Turnout			24,292	93.6	+2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jeannette Patrick	14,769	61.9	-0.8
	Labor	Garry Moore	9,108	38.1	+0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.8

Broadmeadows

1982 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Wilton	26,065	74.5	+6.1
	Democrats	Barbara Duncan	4,496	12.9	-1.6
	Liberal	Ross Owen	4,438	12.7	-4.4
Total formal votes			34,999	94.4	+0.4
Informal votes			2,093	5.6	−0.4
Turnout			37,092	94.9	+1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Wilton	28,650	81.9	+6.3
	Liberal	Ross Owen	6,349	18.1	-6.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.3

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and Democrat candidates for Broadmeadows.

Brunswick

1982 Victorian state election: Brunswick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Roper	19,092	75.7	+5.5
	Liberal	Brian Tuohy	4,673	18.5	-4.9
	Australia	David Anderson	1,014	4.0	+4.0
	Independent	James Ferrari	430	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			25,209	95.7	+0.1
Informal votes			1,135	4.3	−0.1
Turnout			26,344	90.7	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Roper	19,890	78.9	+3.4
	Liberal	Brian Tuohy	5,319	21.1	-3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

Bundoora

1982 Victorian state election: Bundoora
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Cain	19,894	64.2	+4.6
	Liberal	Peter Clarke	9,789	31.6	-5.3
	Democrats	Peter Shaw	1,297	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			30,980	97.5	+0.4
Informal votes			777	2.5	−0.4
Turnout			31,757	94.6	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Cain	20,623	66.6	+6.0
	Liberal	Peter Clarke	10,357	33.4	-6.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.0

Burwood

1982 Victorian state election: Burwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jeff Kennett	12,809	52.6	-1.6
	Labor	Paul Trewern	9,269	38.1	+2.5
	Democrats	Harold Jeffrey	2,278	9.4	-0.8
Total formal votes			24,356	98.4	+0.1
Informal votes			388	1.6	−0.1
Turnout			24,744	94.1	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jeff Kennett	13,777	56.6	-2.5
	Labor	Paul Trewern	10,579	43.4	+2.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.5

Carrum

1982 Victorian state election: Carrum
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ian Cathie	17,786	62.7	+7.2
	Liberal	Derek Bunyan	9,599	33.8	-1.3
	Democrats	William Towers	999	3.5	-5.0
Total formal votes			28,384	97.0	−0.3
Informal votes			837	3.0	+0.3
Turnout			29,221	93.2	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ian Cathie	18,360	64.7	+2.8
	Liberal	Derek Bunyan	10,024	35.3	-2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.8

Caulfield

1982 Victorian state election: Caulfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ted Tanner	12,909	53.5	+13.3
	Labor	Jack Diamond	9,221	38.2	+7.6
	Democrats	Beverley Broadbent	2,017	8.4	-2.2
Total formal votes			24,147	97.3	+0.6
Informal votes			640	2.7	−0.6
Turnout			24,787	91.9	+2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ted Tanner	13,766	57.0	+3.2
	Labor	Jack Diamond	10,381	43.0	-3.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.2

Coburg

1982 Victorian state election: Coburg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Gavin	18,656	70.2	+24.5
	Liberal	Bozidar Jovanovic	5,464	20.5	+2.5
	Independent	Ernest Hadley	2,476	9.3	+9.3
Total formal votes			26,596	96.1	+2.5
Informal votes			1,067	3.9	−2.5
Turnout			27,663	94.3	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Gavin	19,894	74.8	+5.3
	Liberal	Bozidar Jovanovic	6,702	25.2	-5.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.3

Dandenong

1982 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rob Jolly	23,360	65.3	+14.2
	Liberal	Mario Dodic	12,406	34.7	-3.5
Total formal votes			35,766	95.9	−0.4
Informal votes			1,530	4.1	+0.4
Turnout			37,296	94.2	0.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.8

Doncaster

1982 Victorian state election: Doncaster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Morris Williams	16,026	51.9	-2.2
	Labor	Peter Cleeland	12,242	39.7	+5.6
	Democrats	Lynden Kenyon	2,594	8.4	-2.8
Total formal votes			30,862	98.0	+0.2
Informal votes			643	2.0	−0.2
Turnout			31,505	95.4	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Morris Williams	17,128	55.5	-5.4
	Labor	Peter Cleeland	13,734	44.5	+5.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.4

Dromana

1982 Victorian state election: Dromana
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ron Wells	13,977	43.5	-5.0
	Labor	David Hassett	13,788	42.9	+4.9
	Democrats	Maurice Freeman	1,860	5.8	-1.3
	Independent	Ian Bendle	1,463	4.6	+4.6
	Independent	Kenneth Payne	1,026	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			32,114	97.7	+0.1
Informal votes			743	2.3	−0.1
Turnout			32,857	92.5	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Hassett	16,380	51.0	+7.7
	Liberal	Ron Wells	15,734	49.0	-7.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.7

Essendon

1982 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Rowe	14,396	57.3	+6.5
	Liberal	Graeme Goodson	9,770	38.9	-2.5
	Democrats	Alan Powell	780	3.1	+3.1
	Australia	Richard Wright	176	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			25,122	97.2	−0.1
Informal votes			719	2.8	+0.1
Turnout			25,841	95.1	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Rowe	14,932	59.4	+7.9
	Liberal	Graeme Goodson	10,190	40.6	-7.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.9

Evelyn

1982 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Max McDonald	16,858	49.0	+6.6
	Liberal	Jim Plowman	14,224	41.4	-6.0
	Democrats	Bruce McFarlane	2,264	6.6	-3.7
	Independent	Peter Gompertz	1,042	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			34,388	98.0	+0.6
Informal votes			710	2.0	−0.6
Turnout			35,098	93.3	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Max McDonald	16,858	54.3	+8.1
	Liberal	Jim Plowman	15,732	45.7	-8.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.1

Footscray

1982 Victorian state election: Footscray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert Fordham	19,018	76.3	+6.8
	Liberal	John Huntington	5,915	23.7	-1.4
Total formal votes			24,933	94.8	+0.5
Informal votes			1,372	5.2	−0.5
Turnout			26,305	93.4	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.0

Forest Hill

1982 Victorian state election: Forest Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Richardson	14,816	46.9	-3.4
	Labor	Anne Blackburn	14,286	45.2	+5.7
	Democrats	Ross Larson	2,476	7.8	-1.9
Total formal votes			31,578	98.2	+0.2
Informal votes			581	1.8	−0.2
Turnout			32,159	95.2	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Richardson	15,842	50.2	-4.8
	Labor	Anne Blackburn	15,736	49.8	+4.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.8

Frankston

1982 Victorian state election: Frankston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graeme Weideman	15,268	46.3	-5.8
	Labor	Jane Hill	14,478	43.9	+4.8
	Democrats	Laurence Amor	3,204	9.7	+0.9
Total formal votes			32,950	98.1	+0.2
Informal votes			640	1.9	−0.2
Turnout			33,590	93.6	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jane Hill	16,513	50.1	+7.3
	Liberal	Graeme Weideman	16,437	49.9	-7.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.3

Geelong East

1982 Victorian state election: Geelong East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Graham Ernst	13,726	53.6	+5.9
	Liberal	Raymond Carey	9,977	39.0	-5.6
	Democrats	Robert Mann	1,059	4.1	-0.6
	Democratic Labor	James Jordan	855	3.3	+0.2
Total formal votes			25,617	97.9	0.0
Informal votes			561	2.1	0.0
Turnout			26,178	94.0	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Graham Ernst	14,421	56.3	+4.6
	Liberal	Raymond Carey	11,196	43.7	-4.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.6

Geelong North

1982 Victorian state election: Geelong North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Trezise	18,831	68.1	+2.9
	Liberal	Gregory Arrowsmith	8,808	31.9	-2.9
Total formal votes			27,639	96.1	+0.2
Informal votes			1,117	3.9	−0.2
Turnout			28,756	94.8	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.9

Geelong West

1982 Victorian state election: Geelong West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hayden Shell	11,814	49.6	+4.5
	Liberal	Michael Henderson	10,367	43.5	-5.4
	Democrats	Penelope Collet	1,662	7.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			23,843	98.1	+0.4
Informal votes			464	1.9	−0.4
Turnout			24,307	94.2	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Hayden Shell	12,610	52.9	+3.7
	Liberal	Michael Henderson	11,233	47.1	-3.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.7

Gippsland East

1982 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bruce Evans	11,202	43.6	+2.3
	Labor	Dan Luscombe	8,370	32.6	+1.4
	Liberal	John Riggall	5,029	19.6	-7.9
	Democrats	Ian Glover	1,069	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			25,670	97.7	+1.1
Informal votes			612	2.3	−1.1
Turnout			26,282	92.9	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bruce Evans	16,446	64.1	-3.2
	Labor	Dan Luscombe	9,224	35.9	+3.2
	National hold		Swing	-3.2

Gippsland South

1982 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Neil McInnes	9,269	36.0	-1.4
	National	Tom Wallace	8,224	32.0	+1.7
	Labor	Reginald Smith	6,734	26.2	+2.7
	Democrats	Wilma Western	1,492	5.8	-3.0
Total formal votes			25,719	98.2	+0.9
Informal votes			462	1.8	−0.9
Turnout			26,181	93.8	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Tom Wallace	17,836	69.3	+2.2
	Labor	Reginald Smith	7,883	30.7	-2.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Tom Wallace	15,068	58.6	+1.7
	Liberal	Neil McInnes	10,651	41.4	-1.7
	National hold		Swing	+1.7

Gisborne

1982 Victorian state election: Gisborne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Reynolds	16,473	49.1	-2.9
	Labor	Philip Coman	15,921	47.4	-0.6
	Independent	Kottarammukallel Sebastian	1,189	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			33,583	98.4	+1.0
Informal votes			548	1.6	−1.0
Turnout			34,131	94.5	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tom Reynolds	17,092	50.9	-1.1
	Labor	Philip Coman	16,491	49.1	+1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.1

Glenhuntly

1982 Victorian state election: Glenhuntly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gerard Vaughan	12,304	50.4	+4.3
	Liberal	Peter Norman	10,326	42.3	-2.4
	Democrats	Fred Ingamells	1,766	7.2	+7.2
Total formal votes			24,396	97.6	+0.6
Informal votes			590	2.4	−0.6
Turnout			24,986	93.1	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gerard Vaughan	13,319	54.6	+3.0
	Liberal	Peter Norman	11,077	45.4	-3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.0

Glenroy

1982 Victorian state election: Glenroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Culpin	18,118	71.2	+4.5
	Liberal	Donald Roberts	7,314	28.8	-4.5
Total formal votes			24,363	95.8	−0.3
Informal votes			1,027	3.9	+0.3
Turnout			25,432	90.7	−3.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.5

Greensborough

1982 Victorian state election: Greensborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Pauline Toner	19,688	53.6	+5.5
	Liberal	John Dobinson	13,667	37.2	-3.6
	Democrats	Antony Siddons	3,373	9.2	-1.4
Total formal votes			36,728	98.6	+0.2
Informal votes			526	1.4	−0.2
Turnout			37,254	95.3	+2.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Pauline Toner	21,627	58.9	+5.0
	Liberal	John Dobinson	15,101	41.1	-5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.0

Hawthorn

1982 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Walter Jona	11,509	50.0	-4.7
	Labor	Jennifer Eastwood	9,889	42.9	+6.3
	Democrats	Mark Harris	1,638	7.1	-1.6
Total formal votes			23,036	98.0	+0.4
Informal votes			461	2.0	−0.4
Turnout			23,497	90.9	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Walter Jona	12,118	52.6	-7.2
	Labor	Jennifer Eastwood	10,918	47.4	+7.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-7.2

Heatherton

1982 Victorian state election: Heatherton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Spyker	16,746	55.3	+9.2
	Liberal	Geoff Leigh	10,924	36.1	-6.3
	Democrats	Michael Johnson	2,619	8.7	-2.8
Total formal votes			30,289	97.1	+0.6
Informal votes			902	2.9	−0.6
Turnout			31,191	95.3	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Spyker	18,252	60.3	+9.3
	Liberal	Geoff Leigh	12,037	39.7	-9.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.3

Ivanhoe

1982 Victorian state election: Ivanhoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Sheehan	13,492	47.2	+6.8
	Liberal	Bruce Skeggs	13,426	47.0	-1.3
	Democrats	Harold Shepherd	1,677	5.9	-5.4
Total formal votes			28,595	98.1	+0.5
Informal votes			561	1.9	−0.5
Turnout			29,156	94.5	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Sheehan	14,449	50.5	+3.9
	Liberal	Bruce Skeggs	14,144	49.5	-3.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.9

Keilor

1982 Victorian state election: Keilor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Ginifer	27,955	72.1	+6.9
	Liberal	Graham Robertson	10,822	27.9	-6.9
Total formal votes			38,777	94.3	+0.3
Informal votes			2,345	5.7	−0.3
Turnout			41,122	94.9	+0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.9

Kew

1982 Victorian state election: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Prue Sibree	14,123	55.8	+1.4
	Labor	George Theodoridis	8,615	34.0	+2.7
	Democrats	Veronica Lysaght	2,569	10.2	+2.9
Total formal votes			25,307	98.1	+0.4
Informal votes			499	1.9	−0.4
Turnout			25,806	92.7	+1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Prue Sibree	15,215	60.1	-1.1
	Labor	George Theodoridis	10,092	39.9	+1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.1

Knox

1982 Victorian state election: Knox
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Crabb	18,071	57.2	+1.1
	Liberal	Peter Evans	11,272	35.7	-5.1
	Democrats	Dennis Ryan	2,237	7.1	+7.1
Total formal votes			31,580	98.1	+0.4
Informal votes			621	1.9	−0.4
Turnout			32,201	95.3	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Crabb	19,357	61.3	+2.9
	Liberal	Peter Evans	12,223	38.7	-2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.9

Lowan

1982 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bill McGrath	12,508	52.2	+20.4
	Liberal	Robert Kosch	5,701	23.8	-20.8
	Labor	David Drake-Feary	5,354	22.3	-1.3
	Democrats	Zelma Furey	402	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			23,965	98.5	0.0
Informal votes			352	1.5	0.0
Turnout			24,317	95.1	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bill McGrath	18,095	75.5	+4.0
	Labor	David Drake-Feary	5,870	24.5	-4.0
	National hold		Swing	+4.0

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the National and Liberal candidates for Lowan.

Malvern

1982 Victorian state election: Malvern^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lindsay Thompson	14,980	60.8	+1.0
	Labor	Kenneth Penaluna	8,068	32.7	0.0
	Democrats	Brian Stockton	1,259	5.1	+5.1
	Independent	Joseph McCarthy	333	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			24,640	98.2	+0.4
Informal votes			455	1.8	−0.4
Turnout			25,095	92.4	−2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Lindsay Thompson	15,682	63.6	-1.4
	Labor	Kenneth Penaluna	8,958	36.4	+1.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.4

Melbourne

1982 Victorian state election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Keith Remington	12,819	62.9	+4.1
	Liberal	John Simmonds	5,102	25.0	-4.1
	Democrats	Catherine Stewart	1,350	6.6	-2.0
	Independent	Cecil Murgatroyd	626	3.1	+3.1
	Communist	Roger Wilson	479	2.4	-1.1
Total formal votes			20,376	95.7	+1.4
Informal votes			911	4.3	−1.4
Turnout			21,287	90.0	+3.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Keith Remington	14,147	69.4	+3.4
	Liberal	John Simmonds	6,229	30.6	-3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

Mentone

1982 Victorian state election: Mentone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Templeton	13,480	51.2	-0.2
	Labor	David Tindal	12,855	48.8	+6.2
Total formal votes			26,335	97.9	+0.1
Informal votes			557	2.1	−0.1
Turnout			26,892	94.1	+1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.3

Midlands

1982 Victorian state election: Midlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Calder	11,894	44.9	+4.0
	Liberal	Bill Ebery	10,997	41.5	-7.6
	National	Ian Richardson	2,172	8.2	+8.2
	Democrats	George Hunter	1,421	5.4	-4.6
Total formal votes			26,484	98.2	−0.2
Informal votes			477	1.8	+0.2
Turnout			26,961	94.9	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Ebery	13,582	51.3	-3.7
	Labor	Alan Calder	12,902	48.7	+3.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.7

Mildura

1982 Victorian state election: Mildura
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Milton Whiting	13,097	54.0	-2.1
	Labor	Lindsay Leake	7,233	29.8	+4.3
	Liberal	Ron Wilson	2,714	11.2	-7.2
	Democrats	Donald Wilson	1,225	5.1	+5.1
Total formal votes			24,269	97.4	+0.9
Informal votes			635	2.6	−0.9
Turnout			24,904	93.0	−1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Milton Whiting	16,197	66.7	-5.6
	Labor	Lindsay Leake	8,072	33.3	+5.6
	National hold		Swing	-5.6

Mitcham

1982 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Harrowfield	13,581	50.0	+5.7
	Liberal	George Cox	11,075	40.8	-3.5
	Democrats	Ross Roberts	1,702	6.3	-2.1
	Democratic Labor	Ada Kowal	785	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			27,143	97.9	+0.1
Informal votes			573	2.1	−0.1
Turnout			27,716	95.3	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Harrowfield	14,638	53.9	+4.6
	Liberal	George Cox	12,505	46.1	-4.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.6

Monbulk

1982 Victorian state election: Monbulk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Pope	12,477	41.8	0.0
	Liberal	Bill Borthwick	11,727	39.3	-7.0
	Independent	Bert Wainer	2,892	9.7	+9.7
	Democrats	Milton Blake	2,001	6.7	-4.1
	Independent	Jean Langworthy	737	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			29,834	97.5	0.0
Informal votes			748	2.5	0.0
Turnout			30,582	93.4	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neil Pope	15,809	53.0	+5.2
	Liberal	Bill Borthwick	14,025	47.0	-5.2
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.2

Morwell

1982 Victorian state election: Morwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Valerie Callister	16,045	60.6	-0.2
	Liberal	David Little	6,382	24.1	-1.3
	National	Gordon Robertson	2,347	8.9	+1.5
	Democrats	Ross Ollquist	1,713	6.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			26,487	97.8	+0.6
Informal votes			592	2.2	−0.6
Turnout			27,079	94.5	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Valerie Callister	17,265	65.2	-1.4
	Liberal	David Little	9,222	34.8	+1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.4

Murray Valley

1982 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ken Jasper	14,347	56.7	+6.9
	Labor	Jill Millthorpe	7,685	30.4	+2.0
	Liberal	William Scott	3,278	13.0	-8.9
Total formal votes			25,310	98.0	+1.6
Informal votes			512	2.0	−1.6
Turnout			25,822	95.0	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ken Jasper	17,462	69.0	-1.5
	Labor	Jill Millthorpe	7,848	31.0	+1.5
	National hold		Swing	-1.5

Narracan

1982 Victorian state election: Narracan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Richard Gubbins	11,909	44.4	+2.0
	Liberal	John Delzoppo	10,503	39.2	-4.6
	National	Douglas Hatfield	2,427	9.1	+0.1
	Democratic Labor	Brian Handley	1,070	4.0	+4.0
	Democrats	Nancye Yeates	922	3.4	-1.5
Total formal votes			26,831	97.7	−0.3
Informal votes			640	2.3	+0.3
Turnout			27,471	94.6	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Delzoppo	13,886	51.7	-3.4
	Labor	Richard Gubbins	12,945	48.3	+3.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.4

Niddrie

1982 Victorian state election: Niddrie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Simpson	17,395	61.6	+6.8
	Liberal	Brian Dodgson	8,234	29.2	-4.2
	Democrats	Frank Trifiletti	2,613	9.3	+3.8
Total formal votes			28,242	96.1	−0.1
Informal votes			1,146	3.9	+0.1
Turnout			29,388	95.9	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Simpson	18,897	66.9	+7.2
	Liberal	Brian Dodgson	9,345	33.1	-7.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.2

Noble Park

1982 Victorian state election: Noble Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Norris	17,833	53.3	+4.3
	Liberal	Peter Collins	14,017	41.9	-9.1
	Democrats	Geoffrey Earl	1,581	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			33,431	97.0	+1.1
Informal votes			1,025	3.0	−1.1
Turnout			34,456	94.9	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Norris	18,742	56.1	+7.1
	Liberal	Peter Collins	14,689	43.9	-7.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.1

Northcote

1982 Victorian state election: Northcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Wilkes	19,113	73.5	+3.3
	Liberal	Gerard Clarke	6,898	26.5	-0.2
Total formal votes			26,011	95.5	−0.4
Informal votes			1,217	4.5	+0.4
Turnout			27,228	92.6	+1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.6

Oakleigh

1982 Victorian state election: Oakleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Race Mathews	13,801	52.9	+6.6
	Liberal	Francis Callaghan	10,227	39.2	-2.0
	Democrats	Malcolm Haddrick	1,219	4.7	-2.7
	Democratic Labor	John Mulholland	833	3.2	-0.3
Total formal votes			26,080	98.0	+1.0
Informal votes			522	2.0	−1.0
Turnout			26,602	94.5	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Race Mathews	14,585	55.9	+4.2
	Liberal	Francis Callaghan	11,495	44.1	-4.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.2

Polwarth

1982 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Cec Burgin	15,241	63.1	+9.3
	Labor	Angus McIvor	6,734	27.9	+2.2
	Democrats	Douglas Mason	2,183	9.0	+3.7
Total formal votes			24,158	98.6	+0.5
Informal votes			350	1.4	−0.5
Turnout			24,508	95.8	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Cec Burgin	16,169	66.9	-1.8
	Labor	Angus McIvor	7,989	33.1	+1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.8

Portland

1982 Victorian state election: Portland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don McKellar	13,903	55.5	+13.0
	Labor	William Sharrock	9,606	38.4	+4.7
	Independent	David Wilson	1,523	6.1	+6.1
Total formal votes			25,032	98.8	+0.2
Informal votes			315	1.2	−0.2
Turnout			25,347	95.6	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don McKellar	14,714	58.8	+0.8
	Labor	William Sharrock	10,318	41.2	-0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.8

Prahran

1982 Victorian state election: Prahran
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Miller	11,241	50.6	+4.5
	Liberal	Peter Thomson	9,746	43.9	+0.3
	Democrats	Pamela Hoobin	1,038	4.7	-4.3
	Socialist	Trevor McCandless	195	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			22,220	97.6	+0.9
Informal votes			546	2.4	−0.9
Turnout			22,766	89.1	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Miller	11,935	53.7	+2.8
	Liberal	Peter Thomson	10,285	46.3	-2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.8

Preston

1982 Victorian state election: Preston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Carl Kirkwood	17,544	74.5	+3.0
	Democrats	Kenneth Peak	6,015	25.5	+25.5
Total formal votes			23,559	94.6	−0.8
Informal votes			1,338	5.4	+0.8
Turnout			24,897	93.1	+1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.0

Reservoir

1982 Victorian state election: Reservoir
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Simmonds	19,387	71.6	+4.2
	Liberal	Rodney Blackwood	7,695	28.4	+1.7
Total formal votes			27,082	95.1	−0.5
Informal votes			1,391	4.9	+0.5
Turnout			28,473	94.9	+1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.6

Richmond

1982 Victorian state election: Richmond
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Theo Sidiropoulos	16,680	69.3	+4.5
	Liberal	Jordan Topalides	4,473	18.6	-2.3
	Democrats	Bruce Errol	2,915	12.1	-0.4
Total formal votes			24,068	95.9	+1.3
Informal votes			1,034	4.1	−1.3
Turnout			25,102	87.8	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Theo Sidiropoulos	18,354	76.3	+5.9
	Liberal	Jordan Topalides	5,714	23.7	-5.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.9

Ringwood

1982 Victorian state election: Ringwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kay Setches	13,659	46.3	+5.4
	Liberal	Peter McArthur	12,123	41.1	-6.7
	Democrats	Michael Nardella	2,091	7.1	-3.1
	Independent	Robin Gardini	694	2.4	+2.4
	Democratic Labor	John Garratt	655	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	Wilfrid Thiele	271	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			29,493	97.8	+0.2
Informal votes			669	2.2	−0.2
Turnout			30,162	94.5	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kay Setches	15,360	52.1	+6.2
	Liberal	Peter McArthur	14,133	47.9	-6.2
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.2

Ripon

1982 Victorian state election: Ripon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Austin	13,974	54.7	+7.8
	Labor	Ian Bryant	11,553	45.3	+2.7
Total formal votes			25,527	98.1	−0.1
Informal votes			485	1.9	+0.1
Turnout			26,012	95.2	−0.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.5

Rodney

1982 Victorian state election: Rodney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Eddie Hann	15,525	60.4	+1.8
	Labor	Gregory Leeder	5,109	19.9	+3.1
	Liberal	Clive Pilley	4,004	15.6	-1.4
	Democrats	Douglas Linford	1,087	4.2	-3.4
Total formal votes			25,725	98.5	+0.9
Informal votes			395	1.5	−0.9
Turnout			16,120	95.5	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Eddie Hann	19,791	76.9	-1.5
	Labor	Gregory Leeder	5,934	23.1	+1.5
	National hold		Swing	-1.5

St Kilda

1982 Victorian state election: St Kilda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Andrew McCutcheon	11,701	50.9	+6.6
	Liberal	Brian Dixon	9,406	40.9	-4.0
	Democrats	Susanne McDougall	1,022	4.5	-1.4
	Democratic Labor	Daniel Condon	703	3.1	-1.9
	Australia	Joseph Johnson	143	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			22,975	95.9	+0.5
Informal votes			993	4.1	−0.5
Turnout			23,968	90.1	+2.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Andrew McCutcheon	12,431	54.1	+4.3
	Liberal	Brian Dixon	10,544	45.9	-4.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.3

Sandringham

1982 Victorian state election: Sandringham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Graham Ihlein	11,978	46.9	+4.5
	Liberal	Max Crellin	11,354	44.5	-0.8
	Democrats	Nathan Crafti	2,213	8.7	-3.5
Total formal votes			25,545	98.4	+0.3
Informal votes			421	1.6	−0.3
Turnout			25,966	94.5	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Graham Ihlein	13,169	51.5	+3.3
	Liberal	Max Crellin	12,376	48.5	-3.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.3

Shepparton

1982 Victorian state election: Shepparton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter Ross-Edwards	13,021	48.2	-1.8
	Labor	Marjorie Gillies	7,994	29.6	+2.9
	Liberal	Bill Hunter	5,979	22.2	-1.1
Total formal votes			26,994	97.7	+1.6
Informal votes			635	2.3	−1.6
Turnout			27,629	95.0	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter Ross-Edwards	18,429	68.3	-2.5
	Labor	Marjorie Gillies	8,565	31.7	+2.5
	National hold		Swing	-2.5

South Barwon

1982 Victorian state election: South Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harley Dickinson	14,536	49.2	-7.4
	Labor	Eric Young	12,997	44.0	+0.6
	Democrats	Kenneth Oliver	2,016	6.8	+6.8
Total formal votes			29,549	98.5	+0.6
Informal votes			452	1.5	−0.6
Turnout			30,001	94.3	−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harley Dickinson	14,680	51.1	-5.5
	Labor	Eric Young	14,055	48.9	+5.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.5

Springvale

1982 Victorian state election: Springvale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kevin King	15,798	53.5	+7.1
	Liberal	Graeme Duggan	11,228	38.1	-4.7
	Democrats	Morag Thorne	1,601	5.4	-2.3
	Democratic Labor	Elaine Mulholland	885	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			29,512	96.9	+0.7
Informal votes			948	3.1	−0.7
Turnout			30,460	94.4	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kevin King	16,808	56.9	+6.2
	Liberal	Graeme Duggan	12,704	43.1	-6.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.2

Sunshine

1982 Victorian state election: Sunshine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Fogarty	19,848	72.7	+0.6
	Liberal	Mario De Bono	6,113	22.4	-0.9
	Democrats	Algimantas Kacinskas	1,351	5.0	+0.4
Total formal votes			27,312	94.9	+0.6
Informal votes			1,474	5.1	−0.6
Turnout			28,786	94.8	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Fogarty	20,625	75.5	+1.0
	Liberal	Mario De Bono	6,687	24.5	-1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.0

Swan Hill

1982 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Wood	14,493	58.7	-0.3
	Labor	Ian Hardie	4,748	19.2	+1.5
	National	David Shannon	4,611	18.7	-4.7
	Democrats	John Greig	858	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			24,710	98.3	−0.1
Informal votes			414	1.7	+0.1
Turnout			25,124	94.6	−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alan Wood	19,024	77.0	+2.2
	Labor	Ian Hardie	5,686	23.0	-2.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.2

Syndal

1982 Victorian state election: Syndal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Gray	13,567	49.3	+4.4
	Liberal	Geoff Coleman	11,153	40.5	-5.9
	Democrats	Fraser Hercus	1,802	6.6	-2.1
	Democratic Labor	Paul Carroll	1,008	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			27,530	97.8	+1.0
Informal votes			608	2.2	−1.0
Turnout			28,138	94.6	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Gray	14,826	53.8	+4.5
	Liberal	Geoff Coleman	12,704	46.2	-4.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.5

Wantirna

1982 Victorian state election: Wantirna
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Saltmarsh	18,899	46.5	-5.9
	Labor	Carolyn Hirsh	17,922	44.1	+8.5
	Democrats	Colin Styring	3,783	9.3	-1.3
Total formal votes			40,604	98.3	+0.4
Informal votes			698	1.7	−0.4
Turnout			41,302	94.7	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Saltmarsh	20,653	50.8	-6.8
	Labor	Carolyn Hirsh	19,971	49.2	+6.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.8

Warrandyte

1982 Victorian state election: Warrandyte
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lou Hill	14,697	44.1	+6.7
	Liberal	Norman Lacy	14,444	43.3	-6.2
	Democrats	Lynette Bartold	2,636	7.9	-4.5
	Democratic Labor	Peter Ferwerda	842	2.5	+2.5
	Independent	Diane Teasdale	716	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			33,335	98.3	0.0
Informal votes			569	1.7	0.0
Turnout			33,904	94.5	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lou Hill	17,349	52.0	+8.1
	Liberal	Norman Lacy	15,986	48.0	-8.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.1

Warrnambool

1982 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian Smith	14,640	58.9	+7.8
	Labor	Paul Martin	8,780	35.3	+2.1
	Democrats	Kathleen May	1,455	5.9	+5.9
Total formal votes			24,875	98.6	+0.8
Informal votes			353	1.4	−0.8
Turnout			25,228	95.2	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Smith	15,258	61.3	-1.1
	Labor	Paul Martin	9,617	38.7	+1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.1

Werribee

1982 Victorian state election: Werribee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Coghill	24,932	64.7	+8.4
	Liberal	John Kelly	10,782	28.0	-9.4
	Democrats	Ivan Pollock	2,838	7.4	+7.4
Total formal votes			38,552	97.4	+0.1
Informal votes			1,044	2.6	−0.1
Turnout			39,596	94.3	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken Coghill	26,566	68.9	+10.8
	Liberal	John Kelly	11,986	31.1	-10.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.8

Westernport

1982 Victorian state election: Westernport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Brown	15,126	47.9	+14.4
	Labor	Russell Joiner	13,153	41.6	+9.2
	Independent	Lester Wyatt	1,944	6.2	+6.2
	Democrats	Leslie Reubens	1,372	4.3	-0.6
Total formal votes			31,595	98.3	+0.6
Informal votes			546	1.7	−0.6
Turnout			32,141	93.4	−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alan Brown	17,027	53.9	-6.0
	Labor	Russell Joiner	14,568	46.1	+6.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.0

Williamstown

1982 Victorian state election: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Stirling	18,245	68.2	+1.4
	Liberal	Paul Carter	6,913	25.9	-7.3
	Democrats	Peter Dalton	1,578	5.9	+5.9
Total formal votes			26,736	95.7	+0.8
Informal votes			1,198	4.3	−0.8
Turnout			27,934	94.3	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Stirling	19,152	71.6	+4.8
	Liberal	Paul Carter	7,584	28.4	-4.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.8

References

^ Election held on 3 April 1982, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
^ Hughes, Colin A., Don Aitken (1987). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0909779244.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Hughes, Colin A., Don Aitken (1987). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0909779244.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[1] Election held on 3 April 1982, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).

[2] Hughes, Colin A., Don Aitken (1987). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0909779244.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[3] Hughes, Colin A., Don Aitken (1987). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0909779244.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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