Candidates of the 1982 Victorian state election
# Candidates of the 1982 Victorian state election

The 1982 Victorian state election was held on 3 April 1982.

## Retiring Members

### Labor

* Dolph Eddy MLC (Thomastown)
* Bon Thomas MLC (Melbourne West)
* Ivan Trayling MLC (Melbourne)
* John Walton MLC (Melbourne North)

### Liberal

* Jim Balfour MLA (Narracan)
* Hayden Birrell MLA (Geelong West)
* Roberts Dunstan MLA (Dromana)
* Geoff Hayes MLA (Wantirna)
* Aurel Smith MLA (South Barwon)
* Murray Hamilton MLC (Higinbotham)

### National

* Tom Trewin MLA (Benalla)

## Legislative Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | National candidates | Democrats candidates | Other candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Albert Park | Labor | Bunna Walsh | Reg Macey | | Ian Dawes | |
| Ascot Vale | Labor | Tom Edmunds | David Hayward | | | |
| Ballarat North | Liberal | Bill Horrocks | Tom Evans | | William Ross | |
| Ballarat South | Liberal | Frank Sheehan | Joan Chambers | | Stuart Kelly | |
| Balwyn | Liberal | Nora Sparrow | Jim Ramsay | | Russel White | |
| Benalla | National | James Ure | Andrew Mein | Pat McNamara | Rita Dart | |
| Benambra | Liberal | Joe Murphy | Lou Lieberman | Charles Ross | | |
| Bendigo | Liberal | David Kennedy | Daryl McClure | | Ian Price | Joe Pearce (Ind) Christopher Stoltz (Ind) Richard Turner (Ind) |
| Bennettswood | Liberal | Doug Newton | Keith McCance | | Alan Swindon | |
| Bentleigh | Labor | Gordon Hockley | Ronald Turner | | Brian Kidd | William Horner (Ind) |
| Berwick | Liberal | Philip Staindl | Rob Maclellan | | | |
| Box Hill | Liberal | Margaret Ray | Donald Mackinnon | | Reginald Jones | Peter Allan (Ind) |
| Brighton | Liberal | Garry Moore | Jeannette Patrick | | George Dart | |
| Broadmeadows | Labor | John Wilton | Ross Owen | | Barbara Duncan | |
| Brunswick | Labor | Tom Roper | Brian Tuohy | | David Anderson | James Ferrari (Ind) |
| Bundoora | Labor | John Cain | Peter Clarke | | Peter Shaw | |
| Burwood | Liberal | Paul Trewern | Jeff Kennett | | Harold Jeffrey | |
| Carrum | Labor | Ian Cathie | Derek Bunyan | | William Towers | |
| Caulfield | Liberal | Jack Diamond | Ted Tanner | | Beverley Broadbent | |
| Coburg | Labor | Peter Gavin | Božidar Jovanović | | | Dr Peter Hadley (Ind) |
| Dandenong | Labor | Rob Jolly | Mario Dodic | | | |
| Doncaster | Liberal | Peter Cleeland | Morris Williams | | Lynden Kenyon | |
| Dromana | Liberal | David Hassett | Ron Wells | | Maurice Freeman | Ian Bendle (Ind) Kenneth Payne (Ind) |
| Essendon | Labor | Barry Rowe | Graeme Goodson | | Alan Powell | Richard Wright (AP) |
| Evelyn | Liberal | Max McDonald | Jim Plowman | | Bruce McFarlane | Peter Gompertz (Ind) |
| Footscray | Labor | Robert Fordham | John Huntington | | | |
| Forest Hill | Liberal | Anne Blackburn | John Richardson | | Ross Larson | |
| Frankston | Liberal | Jane Hill | Graeme Weideman | | Laurence Amor | |
| Geelong East | Labor | Graham Ernst | Raymond Carey | | Robert Mann | James Jordan (DLP) |
| Geelong North | Labor | Neil Trezise | Gregory Arrowsmith | | | |
| Geelong West | Liberal | Hayden Shell | Michael Henderson | | Penelope Collet | |
| Gippsland East | National | Dan Luscombe | John Riggall | Bruce Evans | Ian Glover | |
| Gippsland South | National | Reginald Smith | Neil McInnes | Tom Wallace | Wilma Western | |
| Gisborne | Liberal | Philip Coman | Tom Reynolds | | | Kottarammukallel Sebastian (Ind) |
| Glenhuntly | Labor | Gerard Vaughan | Peter Norman | | Fred Ingamells | |
| Glenroy | Labor | Jack Culpin | Donald Roberts | | | |
| Greensborough | Labor | Pauline Toner | John Dobinson | | Antony Siddons | |
| Hawthorn | Liberal | Jennifer Eastwood | Walter Jona | | Mark Harris | |
| Heatherton | Labor | Peter Spyker | Geoff Leigh | | Michael Johnson | |
| Ivanhoe | Liberal | Tony Sheehan | Bruce Skeggs | | Harold Shepherd | |
| Keilor | Labor | Jack Ginifer | Graham Robertson | | | |
| Kew | Liberal | George Theodoridis | Prue Sibree | | Veronica Lysaght | |
| Knox | Labor | Steve Crabb | Peter Evans | | Dennis Ryan | |
| Lowan | National | David Drake-Feary | Robert Kosch | Bill McGrath | Zelma Furey | |
| Malvern | Liberal | Kenneth Penaluna | Lindsay Thompson | | Brian Stockton | Joseph McCarthy (Ind) |
| Melbourne | Labor | Keith Remington | John Simmonds | | Catherine Stewart | Cecil G. Murgatroyd (Ind) Roger Wilson (CPA) |
| Mentone | Liberal | David Tindal | Bill Templeton | | | |
| Midlands | Liberal | Alan Calder | Bill Ebery | Ian Richardson | George Hunter | |
| Mildura | National | Lindsay Leake | Ron Wilson | Milton Whiting | Donald Wilson | |
| Mitcham | Liberal | John Harrowfield | George Cox | | Ross Roberts | Ada Kowal (DLP) |
| Monbulk | Liberal | Neil Pope | Bill Borthwick | | Milton Blake | Jean Langworthy (Ind) Bert Wainer (Ind) |
| Morwell | Labor | Valerie Callister | David Little | Gordon Robertson | Ross Ollquist | |
| Murray Valley | National | Jill Millthorpe | William Scott | Ken Jasper | | |
| Narracan | Liberal | Richard Gubbins | John Delzoppo | Douglas Hatfield | Nancye Yeates | Brian Handley (DLP) |
| Niddrie | Labor | Jack Simpson | Brian Dodgson | | Frank Trifiletti | |
| Noble Park | Liberal | Terry Norris | Peter Collins | | Geoffrey Earl | |
| Northcote | Labor | Frank Wilkes | Gerard Clarke | | | |
| Oakleigh | Labor | Race Mathews | Francis Callaghan | | Malcolm Haddrick | John Mulholland (DLP) |
| Polwarth | Liberal | Angus McIvor | Cec Burgin | | Douglas Mason | |
| Portland | Liberal | William Sharrock | Don McKellar | | | David Wilson (Ind) |
| Prahran | Labor | Bob Miller | Peter Thomson | | Pamela Hoobin | Trevor McCandless (SPA) |
| Preston | Labor | Carl Kirkwood | | | Kenneth Peak | |
| Reservoir | Labor | Jim Simmonds | Rodney Blackwood | | | |
| Richmond | Labor | Theo Sidiropoulos | Jordan Topalides | | Bruce Errol | |
| Ringwood | Liberal | Kay Setches | Peter McArthur | | Michael Nardella | Robin Gardini (Ind) John Garratt (DLP) Wilfrid Thiele (Ind) |
| Ripon | Liberal | Ian Bryant | Tom Austin | | | |
| Rodney | National | Gregory Leeder | Clive Pilley | Eddie Hann | Douglas Linford | |
| St Kilda | Liberal | Andrew McCutcheon | Brian Dixon | | Susanne McDougall | Daniel Condon (DLP) Joseph Johnson (AP) |
| Sandringham | Liberal | Graham Ihlein | Max Crellin | | Nathan Crafti | |
| Shepparton | National | Marjorie Gillies | Bill Hunter | Peter Ross-Edwards | | |
| South Barwon | Liberal | Eric Young | Harley Dickinson | | Kenneth Oliver | |
| Springvale | Labor | Kevin King | Graeme Duggan | | Morag Thorne | Elaine Mulholland (DLP) |
| Sunshine | Labor | Bill Fogarty | Mario De Bono | | Gus Kacinskas | |
| Swan Hill | Liberal | Ian Hardie | Alan Wood | David Shannon | John Greig | |
| Syndal | Liberal | David Gray | Geoff Coleman | | Fraser Hercus | Paul Carroll (DLP) |
| Wantirna | Liberal | Carolyn Hirsh | Don Saltmarsh | | Colin Styring | |
| Warrandyte | Liberal | Lou Hill | Norman Lacy | | Lynette Bartold | Peter Ferwerda (DLP) Diane Teasdale (Ind) |
| Warrnambool | Liberal | Paul Martin | Ian Smith | | Kathleen May | |
| Werribee | Labor | Ken Coghill | John Kelly | | Ivan Pollock | |
| Westernport | Liberal | Russell Joiner | Alan Brown | | Leslie Reubens | Lester Wyatt (Ind) |
| Williamstown | Labor | Gordon Stirling | Paul Carter | | Peter Dalton | |

## Legislative Council

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

| Province | Held by | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | National candidates | Democrats candidates | Other candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ballarat | Liberal | Stephen Blomeley | Rob Knowles | | June Johnson | |
| Bendigo | Liberal | Fabian Reid | Bruce Reid | Clarence Rodda | Marlene Gunn | |
| Boronia | Liberal | Judith Dixon | Kevin Foley | | David Barter | Shane McCarthy (DLP) |
| Central Highlands | Liberal | Anthony Marshall | Jock Granter | Brian Trewin | David Johnston | |
| Chelsea | Liberal | Mal Sandon | Neil Stacey | | | |
| Doutta Galla | Labor | Bill Landeryou | Pamela Philpot | | | |
| East Yarra | Liberal | Doug Walpole | Haddon Storey | | Keith Bruckner | |
| Geelong | Liberal | David Henshaw | Glyn Jenkins | | | Michael O'Keefe (DLP) |
| Gippsland | Liberal | Barry Murphy | James Taylor | John Vinall | James Gilbert | Bruce Ingle (Ind) |
| Higinbotham | Liberal | Geoffrey Fleming | Geoffrey Connard | | Barry Preston | |
| Melbourne | Labor | Barry Pullen | Craig Baxter | | Stephen Duthy | |
| Melbourne North | Labor | Caroline Hogg | Geoff Lutz | | | |
| Melbourne West | Labor | Joan Kirner | Matthew Matich | | Darryl Carlton | Margaret Reed (DLP) |
| Monash | Liberal | Peter Bergin | James Guest | | Theresa Cunningham | |
| North Eastern | National | Nicola Paola | Robert Crosby | David Evans | | Brian Lumsden (Ind) |
| North Western | National | John Anderson | Ian Milburn | Bernie Dunn | | |
| Nunawading | Liberal | Laurie McArthur | Vernon Hauser | | Jeffrey McAlpine | |
| South Eastern | Liberal | Bora Eric | Roy Ward | Leslie Handley | Harold Fraser | |
| Templestowe | Liberal | Mike Arnold | Ralph Howard | | Geoffrey Loftus-Hills | |
| Thomastown | Labor | Jim Kennan | Rae Kennett | | | |
| Waverley | Liberal | Tony Van Vliet | Brian Joyce | | Kenneth Mylius | E.J. Woods (DLP) |
| Western | Liberal | Allan Sargent | Bruce Chamberlain | | | |
