Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1979–1982
# Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1979–1982

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1979 to 1982, as elected at the 1979 state election:

| Name | Party | Electorate | Term in office |
| - | - | - | - |
| Derek Amos | Labor | Morwell | 1970–1981 |
| Hon Tom Austin | Liberal | Ripon | 1972–1992 |
| Hon Jim Balfour | Liberal | Narracan | 1955–1982 |
| Hayden Birrell | Liberal | Geelong West | 1961–1982 |
| Bill Borthwick | Liberal | Monbulk | 1960–1982 |
| Alan Brown | Liberal | Westernport | 1979–1996 |
| Cec Burgin | Liberal | Polwarth | 1970–1985 |
| John Cain | Labor | Bundoora | 1976–1992 |
| Valerie Callister | Labor | Morwell | 1981–1984, 1984–1988 |
| Ian Cathie | Labor | Carrum | 1976–1988 |
| Joan Chambers | Liberal | Ballarat South | 1979–1982 |
| Ken Coghill | Labor | Werribee | 1979–1996 |
| Geoff Coleman | Liberal | Syndal | 1976–1982, 1985–1999 |
| Peter Collins | Liberal | Noble Park | 1976–1982 |
| George Cox | Liberal | Mitcham | 1976–1982 |
| Steve Crabb | Labor | Knox | 1976–1992 |
| Max Crellin | Liberal | Sandringham | 1970–1982 |
| Jack Culpin | Labor | Glenroy | 1976–1988 |
| Hon Brian Dixon | Liberal | St Kilda | 1964–1982 |
| Hon Roberts Dunstan | Liberal | Dromana | 1956–1982 |
| Bill Ebery | Liberal | Midlands | 1973–1985 |
| Tom Edmunds | Labor | Ascot Vale | 1967–1988 |
| Graham Ernst | Labor | Geelong East | 1979–1992 |
| Bruce Evans | National | Gippsland East | 1961–1992 |
| Tom Evans | Liberal | Ballarat North | 1960–1988 |
| Bill Fogarty | Labor | Sunshine | 1973–1988 |
| Robert Fordham | Labor | Footscray | 1970–1992 |
| Peter Gavin | Labor | Coburg | 1979–1992 |
| Jack Ginifer | Labor | Keilor | 1966–1982 |
| Hon Rupert Hamer | Liberal | Kew | 1971–1981 |
| Eddie Hann | National | Rodney | 1973–1989 |
| Hon Geoff Hayes | Liberal | Wantirna | 1967–1982 |
| Gordon Hockley | Labor | Bentleigh | 1979–1988 |
| Ken Jasper | National | Murray Valley | 1976–2010 |
| Rob Jolly | Labor | Dandenong | 1979–1992 |
| Hon Walter Jona | Liberal | Hawthorn | 1964–1985 |
| Hon Jeff Kennett | Liberal | Burwood | 1976–1999 |
| Kevin King | Labor | Springvale | 1979–1983 |
| Carl Kirkwood | Labor | Preston | 1970–1988 |
| Hon Norman Lacy | Liberal | Warrandyte | 1973–1982 |
| Hon Lou Lieberman | Liberal | Benambra | 1976–1992 |
| Donald Mackinnon | Liberal | Box Hill | 1976–1982 |
| Hon Rob Maclellan | Liberal | Berwick | 1970–2002 |
| Race Mathews | Labor | Oakleigh | 1979–1992 |
| Bill McGrath | National | Lowan | 1979–1999 |
| Don McKellar | Liberal | Portland | 1967–1970, 1973–1985 |
| Peter McArthur | Liberal | Ringwood | 1976–1982 |
| Keith McCance | Liberal | Bennettswood | 1979–1982 |
| Daryl McClure | Liberal | Bendigo | 1973–1982 |
| Neil McInnes | National/Liberal | Gippsland South | 1973–1982 |
| Bob Miller | Labor | Prahran | 1979–1985 |
| Jeannette Patrick | Liberal | Brighton | 1976–1985 |
| Hon Jim Plowman | Liberal | Evelyn | 1973–1982, 1985–1999 |
| Hon Jim Ramsay | Liberal | Balwyn | 1973–1988 |
| Keith Remington | Labor | Melbourne | 1977–1988 |
| Tom Reynolds | Liberal | Gisborne | 1979–1999 |
| John Richardson | Liberal | Forest Hill | 1976–2002 |
| Tom Roper | Labor | Brunswick | 1973–1994 |
| Peter Ross-Edwards | National | Shepparton | 1967–1991 |
| Barry Rowe | Labor | Essendon | 1979–1992 |
| Prue Sibree | Liberal | Kew | 1981–1988 |
| Theo Sidiropoulos | Labor | Richmond | 1977–1988 |
| Jim Simmonds | Labor | Reservoir | 1969–1992 |
| Jack Simpson | Labor | Niddrie | 1976–1988 |
| Bruce Skeggs | Liberal | Ivanhoe | 1973–1982 |
| Aurel Smith | Liberal | South Barwon | 1967–1982 |
| Hon Ian Smith | Liberal | Warrnambool | 1967–1983, 1985–1999 |
| Peter Spyker | Labor | Heatherton | 1979–1992 |
| Gordon Stirling | Labor | Williamstown | 1973–1988 |
| Ted Tanner | Liberal | Caulfield | 1979–1996 |
| Bill Templeton | Liberal | Mentone | 1967–1985 |
| Hon Lindsay Thompson | Liberal | Malvern | 1970–1982 |
| Pauline Toner | Labor | Greensborough | 1977–1989 |
| Neil Trezise | Labor | Geelong North | 1964–1992 |
| Tom Trewin | National | Benalla | 1961–1982 |
| Gerard Vaughan | Labor | Glenhuntly | 1979–1996 |
| Bunna Walsh | Labor | Albert Park | 1979–1992 |
| Graeme Weideman | Liberal | Frankston | 1976–1982, 1985–1996 |
| Milton Whiting | National | Mildura | 1962–1988 |
| Frank Wilkes | Labor | Northcote | 1957–1988 |
| Morris Williams | Liberal | Doncaster | 1973–1988 |
| John Wilton | Labor | Broadmeadows | 1962–1985 |
| Alan Wood | Liberal | Swan Hill | 1973–1983 |

    $^1$ Gippsland South MLA Neil McInnes was elected as a representative of the National Party, but defected to the Liberal Party in August 1980.
    $^2$ In April 1981, the Labor member for Morwell, Derek Amos, resigned due to ill health. Labor candidate Valerie Callister won the resulting by-election on 27 June 1981.
    $^3$ In July 1981, the Liberal member for Kew and Premier of Victoria, Rupert Hamer, resigned. Liberal candidate Prue Sibree won the resulting by-election on 15 August 1981.
