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

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1976 to 1979, as elected at the 1976 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 |
| Norman Billing | Liberal | Springvale | 1967–1979 |
| Hayden Birrell | Liberal | Geelong West | 1961–1982 |
| Bill Borthwick | Liberal | Monbulk | 1960–1982 |
| Cec Burgin | Liberal | Polwarth | 1970–1985 |
| John Cain | Labor | Bundoora | 1976–1992 |
| Ian Cathie | Labor | Carrum | 1976–1988 |
| 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 Val Doube | Labor | Albert Park | 1950–1961, 1970–1979 |
| Hon Roberts Dunstan | Liberal | Dromana | 1956–1982 |
| Bill Ebery | Liberal | Midlands | 1973–1985 |
| Tom Edmunds | Labor | Ascot Vale | 1967–1988 |
| 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 |
| Charles Francis | Liberal/Independent | Caulfield | 1976–1979 |
| Jack Ginifer | Labor | Keilor | 1966–1982 |
| Phil Gude | Liberal | Geelong East | 1976–1979, 1985–1999 |
| Athol Guy | Liberal | Gisborne | 1971–1979 |
| Hon Rupert Hamer | Liberal | Kew | 1971–1981 |
| Eddie Hann | National | Rodney | 1973–1989 |
| Hon Geoff Hayes | Liberal | Wantirna | 1967–1982 |
| Clyde Holding | Labor | Richmond | 1962–1977 |
| Neville Hudson | Liberal | Werribee | 1976–1979 |
| Ken Jasper | National | Murray Valley | 1976–2010 |
| Doug Jennings | Liberal/Independent | Westernport | 1976–1979 |
| Hon Walter Jona | Liberal | Hawthorn | 1964–1985 |
| Barry Jones | Labor | Melbourne | 1972–1977 |
| Hon Jeff Kennett | Liberal | Burwood | 1976–1999 |
| Carl Kirkwood | Labor | Preston | 1970–1988 |
| Norman Lacy | Liberal | Warrandyte | 1973–1982 |
| Hon Lou Lieberman | Liberal | Benambra | 1976–1992 |
| Alan Lind | Labor | Dandenong | 1952–1955, 1969–1979 |
| Sam Loxton | Liberal | Prahran | 1955–1979 |
| Donald Mackinnon | Liberal | Box Hill | 1976–1982 |
| Hon Rob Maclellan | Liberal | Berwick | 1970–2002 |
| Peter McArthur | Liberal | Ringwood | 1976–1982 |
| Jim McCabe | National | Lowan | 1964–1967, 1970–1979 |
| Daryl McClure | Liberal | Bendigo | 1973–1982 |
| Neil McInnes | National | Gippsland South | 1973–1982 |
| Don McKellar | Liberal | Portland | 1967–1970, 1973–1985 |
| Ian McLaren | Liberal | Bennettswood | 1945–1947, 1965–1979 |
| Jack Mutton | Independent | Coburg | 1967–1979 |
| Jeannette Patrick | Liberal | Brighton | 1976–1985 |
| Jim Plowman | Liberal | Evelyn | 1973–1982, 1985–1999 |
| Hon Joe Rafferty | Liberal | Glenhuntly | 1955–1979 |
| Hon Jim Ramsay | Liberal | Balwyn | 1973–1988 |
| Llew Reese | Liberal | Heatherton | 1967–1979 |
| Keith Remington | Labor | Melbourne | 1977–1988 |
| John Richardson | Liberal | Forest Hill | 1976–2002 |
| Tom Roper | Labor | Brunswick | 1973–1994 |
| Peter Ross-Edwards | National | Shepparton | 1967–1991 |
| Hon Alan Scanlan | Liberal | Oakleigh | 1961–1979 |
| 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 |
| Bill Stephen | Liberal | Ballarat South | 1964–1979 |
| Gordon Stirling | Labor | Williamstown | 1973–1988 |
| Bob Suggett | Liberal | Bentleigh | 1955–1979 |
| 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 |
| Monte Vale | Liberal | Greensborough | 1967–1970, 1973, 1973–1977 |
| Graeme Weideman | Liberal | Frankston | 1976–1982, 1985–1996 |
| Hon Sir Kenneth Wheeler | Liberal | Essendon | 1958–1979 |
| 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 |

    $^1$ On 10 September 1977, the Liberal member for Greensborough, Monte Vale, died. Labor candidate Pauline Toner won the resulting by-election on 5 November 1977.
    $^2$ Two Liberal MLAs, Charles Francis (Caulfield) and Doug Jennings (Westernport) were expelled from the Liberal Party in September 1977 after abstaining on an opposition no-confidence motion over Housing Commission of Victoria land deals. Both MLAs served out their terms as independents.
    $^3$ In November 1977, the Labor member for Melbourne, Barry Jones, resigned to contest the federal seat of Lalor at the 1977 federal election. Labor candidate Keith Remington won the resulting by-election on 17 December 1977.
    $^4$ In November 1977, the Labor member for Richmond, Clyde Holding, resigned to contest the federal seat of Melbourne Ports at the 1977 federal election. Labor candidate Theo Sidiropoulos won the resulting by-election on 17 December 1977.
    $^5$ Gisborne Liberal MLA Athol Guy resigned due to ill health in March 1979. No by-election was held due to the imminent 1979 state election.
