Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1976–1979
# Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1976–1979

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council between 1976 and 1979. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each triennial election, half of these members were elected at the 1973 state election with terms expiring in 1979, while the other half were elected at the 1976 state election with terms expiring in 1982.

The 1975 redistribution, which created four new seats in Greater Melbourne and abolished one (Northern Province) in the country, came into effect during the term.

| Name | Party | Province | Term expires | Term of office |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Bill Baxter | National | North Eastern | 1979 | 1978–1984; 1985–2006 |
| Peter Block | Liberal | Boronia | 1979 | 1973–1985 |
| Keith Bradbury | National | North Eastern | 1979 | 1953–1978 |
| Bill Campbell | Liberal | East Yarra | 1979 | 1964–1983 |
| Bruce Chamberlain | Liberal | Western | 1982 | 1976–2002 |
| Digby Crozier | Liberal | Western | 1979 | 1973–1985 |
| Hon Vance Dickie | Liberal | Ballarat | 1979 | 1956–1978 |
| Bernie Dunn | National | North Western | 1982 | 1969–1988 |
| Dolph Eddy | Labor | Thomastown | 1982 | 1970–1982 |
| Doug Elliot | Labor | Melbourne | 1979 | 1960–1979 |
| David Evans | National | North Eastern | 1982 | 1976–1996 |
| Kevin Foley | Liberal | Boronia | 1982 | 1976–1982 |
| Hon William Fry | Liberal | Higinbotham | 1979 | 1967–1979 |
| John Galbally | Labor | Melbourne North | 1979 | 1949–1979 |
| Stan Gleeson | Liberal | South Western | 1979 | 1965–1979 |
| Jock Granter | Liberal | Central Highlands | 1982 | 1964–1988 |
| Fred Grimwade | Liberal | Bendigo | 1979 | 1967–1987 |
| James Guest | Liberal | Monash | 1982 | 1976–1996 |
| Vernon Hauser | Liberal | Nunawading | 1982 | 1970–1982 |
| Murray Hamilton | Liberal | Higinbotham | 1982 | 1967–1982 |
| Charles Hider | Liberal | Monash | 1979 | 1970–1979 |
| Hon Vasey Houghton | Liberal | Templestowe | 1979 | 1967–1985 |
| Ralph Howard | Liberal | Templestowe | 1982 | 1976–1982 |
| Hon Alan Hunt | Liberal | South Eastern | 1979 | 1961–1992 |
| Glyn Jenkins | Liberal | Geelong | 1982 | 1970–1982 |
| Alexander Knight | Labor/Independent | Melbourne West | 1979 | 1963–1979 |
| Rob Knowles | Liberal | Ballarat | 1982 | 1976–1999 |
| Bill Landeryou | Labor | Doutta Galla | 1982 | 1976–1992 |
| Dick Long | Liberal | Gippsland | 1979 | 1973–1992 |
| Stuart McDonald | National | Northern | 1979 | 1967–1979 |
| Bruce Reid | Liberal | Bendigo | 1982 | 1976–1988 |
| Don Saltmarsh | Liberal | Waverley | 1982 | 1976–1982 |
| Neil Stacey | Liberal | Chelsea | 1982 | 1976–1982 |
| Haddon Storey | Liberal | East Yarra | 1982 | 1971–1996 |
| James Taylor | Liberal | Gippsland | 1982 | 1976–1982 |
| Bon Thomas | Labor | Melbourne West | 1982 | 1970–1982 |
| Ivan Trayling | Labor | Melbourne | 1982 | 1972–1982 |
| John Tripovich | Labor | Doutta Galla | 1979 | 1960–1976 |
| John Walton | Labor | Melbourne North | 1982 | 1958–1982 |
| Roy Ward | Liberal | South Eastern | 1982 | 1970–1988 |
| David White | Labor | Doutta Galla | 1979 | 1976–1996 |
| David Williams | Labor | Ballarat | 1979 | 1978–1979 |
| Ken Wright | National | North Western | 1979 | 1973–1992 |

    $^1$ On 6 August 1976, John Tripovich, Labor MLC for Doutta Galla, died. Labor candidate David White won the resulting by-election on 16 October 1976.
    $^2$ In April 1978, Keith Bradbury, National (Country) MLC for North Eastern, resigned. National candidate Bill Baxter won the resulting by-election on 24 June 1978.
    $^3$ In August 1978, Vance Dickie, Liberal MLC for Ballarat, resigned. Labor candidate David Williams won the resulting by-election on 28 October 1978.

## Sources

* Re-member (a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851). Parliament of Victoria.
