Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1985–1988
# Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1985–1988

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council between 1985 and 1988. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each periodic election, half of these members were elected at the 1982 state election with terms expiring in 1988, while the other half were elected at the 1985 state election with terms expiring in 1992.

Until the passage of the Constitution (Duration of Parliament) Act 1984 (No. 10106), one of several reforms enacted by the Cain Labor government, elections for the Legislative Assembly were termed the "triennial elections", but they were renamed "periodic elections" with the duration of Parliaments after 1988 being extended to four years.

A redistribution in 1984 took effect from the 1985 election.

| Name | Party | Province | Term expires | Term of office |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Mike Arnold | Labor | Templestowe | 1988 | 1982–1988 |
| Bill Baxter | National | North Eastern | 1992 | 1978–1984; 1985–2006 |
| Mark Birrell | Liberal | East Yarra | 1992 | 1983–2002 |
| Bruce Chamberlain | Liberal | Western | 1988 | 1976–2002 |
| Geoffrey Connard | Liberal | Higinbotham | 1988 | 1982–1996 |
| Joan Coxsedge | Labor | Melbourne West | 1992 | 1979–1992 |
| George Crawford | Labor | Jika Jika | 1992 | 1985–1992 |
| Dick de Fegely | Liberal | Ballarat | 1992 | 1985–1999 |
| Judith Dixon | Labor | Boronia | 1988 | 1982–1988 |
| Bernie Dunn | National | North Western | 1988 | 1969–1988 |
| David Evans | National | North Eastern | 1988 | 1976–1996 |
| Jock Granter | Liberal | Central Highlands | 1988 | 1964–1988 |
| Fred Grimwade | Liberal | Central Highlands | 1992 | 1967–1987 |
| James Guest | Liberal | Monash | 1988 | 1976–1996 |
| Roger Hallam | Liberal | Western | 1992 | 1985–2002 |
| David Henshaw | Labor | Geelong | 1988 | 1982–1996 |
| Caroline Hogg | Labor | Melbourne North | 1988 | 1982–1999 |
| Alan Hunt | Liberal | South Eastern | 1992 | 1961–1992 |
| Jim Kennan | Labor | Thomastown | 1988 | 1982–1988 |
| Cyril Kennedy | Labor | Waverley | 1992 | 1979–1992 |
| Joan Kirner | Labor | Melbourne West | 1988 | 1982–1988 |
| Rob Knowles | Liberal | Ballarat | 1988 | 1976–1999 |
| Bill Landeryou | Labor | Doutta Galla | 1988 | 1976–1992 |
| Robert Lawson | Liberal | Higinbotham | 1992 | 1979–1992 |
| Dick Long | Liberal | Gippsland | 1992 | 1973–1992 |
| Maureen Lyster | Labor | Chelsea | 1992 | 1985–1992 |
| Laurie McArthur | Labor | Nunawading | 1988 | 1982–1988 |
| Reg Macey | Liberal | Monash | 1992 | 1985–1992 |
| Rod Mackenzie | Labor/Independent | Geelong | 1992 | 1979–1992 |
| Jean McLean | Labor | Boronia | 1992 | 1985–1999 |
| Brian Mier | Labor | Waverley | 1988 | 1982–1996 |
| John Miles | Liberal | Templestowe | 1992 | 1985–1992 |
| Barry Murphy | Labor | Gippsland | 1988 | 1982–1988 |
| Barry Pullen | Labor | Melbourne | 1988 | 1982–1999 |
| Bruce Reid | Liberal | Bendigo | 1988 | 1976–1988 |
| Mal Sandon | Labor | Chelsea | 1988 | 1982–1988 |
| Giovanni Sgro | Labor | Melbourne North | 1992 | 1979–1992 |
| Haddon Storey | Liberal | East Yarra | 1988 | 1971–1996 |
| Marie Tehan | Liberal | Central Highlands | 1992 | 1987–1992 |
| Fred Van Buren | Labor | Eumemmerring | 1992 | 1985–1992 |
| Rosemary Varty | Liberal | Nunawading | 1992 | 1985–1999 |
| Evan Walker | Labor | Melbourne | 1992 | 1979–1992 |
| Roy Ward | Liberal | South Eastern | 1988 | 1970–1988 |
| David White | Labor | Doutta Galla | 1992 | 1976–1996 |
| Ken Wright | National | North Western | 1992 | 1973–1992 |

    $^1$ The result in Nunawading Province was extremely close at the 1985 election, and Labor candidate Bob Ives was initially declared the victor. The result was overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns before he could take his seat, and Liberal candidate Rosemary Varty won the resulting by-election in August 1985.
    $^2$ In February 1987, Central Highlands Liberal MLC Fred Grimwade resigned. Liberal candidate Marie Tehan won the resulting by-election in April.
    $^3$ Geelong MLC Rod Mackenzie was elected as a representative of the Labor Party, but resigned from the party on 14 December 1987. He served out the remainder of his term as an independent.

## Sources

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