Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1982–1985
# Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1982–1985

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council between 1982 and 1985. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each triennial election, half of these members were elected at the 1979 state election with terms expiring in 1985, while the other half were elected at the 1982 state election with terms expiring in 1988.

| Name | Party | Province | Term expires | Term of office |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Mike Arnold | Labor | Templestowe | 1988 | 1982–1988 |
| Bill Baxter | National | North Eastern | 1985 | 1978–1984; 1985–2006 |
| Gracia Baylor | Liberal | Boronia | 1985 | 1979–1985 |
| Mark Birrell | Liberal | East Yarra | 1985 | 1983–2002 |
| Peter Block | Liberal | Nunawading | 1985 | 1973–1985 |
| Clive Bubb | Liberal | Ballarat | 1985 | 1979–1985 |
| Glyde Butler | Labor | Thomastown | 1985 | 1979–1985 |
| Bill Campbell | Liberal | East Yarra | 1985 | 1964–1983 |
| Hon Bruce Chamberlain | Liberal | Western | 1988 | 1976–2002 |
| Geoffrey Connard | Liberal | Higinbotham | 1988 | 1982–1996 |
| Joan Coxsedge | Labor | Melbourne West | 1985 | 1979–1992 |
| Hon Digby Crozier | Liberal | Western | 1985 | 1973–1985 |
| 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 | 1985 | 1967–1987 |
| James Guest | Liberal | Monash | 1988 | 1976–1996 |
| Don Hayward | Liberal | Monash | 1985 | 1979–1985 |
| David Henshaw | Labor | Geelong | 1988 | 1982–1996 |
| Caroline Hogg | Labor | Melbourne North | 1988 | 1982–1999 |
| Hon Vasey Houghton | Liberal | Templestowe | 1985 | 1967–1985 |
| Hon Alan Hunt | Liberal | South Eastern | 1985 | 1961–1992 |
| Jim Kennan | Labor | Thomastown | 1988 | 1982–1988 |
| Cyril Kennedy | Labor | Waverley | 1985 | 1979–1992 |
| Eric Kent | Labor | Chelsea | 1985 | 1970–1976, 1979–1985 |
| Joan Kirner | Labor | Melbourne West | 1988 | 1982–1988 |
| Hon Rob Knowles | Liberal | Ballarat | 1988 | 1976–1999 |
| Bill Landeryou | Labor | Doutta Galla | 1988 | 1976–1992 |
| Robert Lawson | Liberal | Higinbotham | 1985 | 1979–1992 |
| Dick Long | Liberal | Gippsland | 1985 | 1973–1992 |
| Laurie McArthur | Labor | Nunawading | 1988 | 1982–1988 |
| Rod Mackenzie | Labor | Geelong | 1985 | 1979–1992 |
| Brian Mier | Labor | Waverley | 1988 | 1982–1996 |
| Barry Murphy | Labor | Gippsland | 1988 | 1982–1988 |
| Barry Pullen | Labor | Melbourne | 1988 | 1982–1999 |
| John Radford | Liberal | Bendigo | 1985 | 1979–1985 |
| Bruce Reid | Liberal | Bendigo | 1988 | 1976–1988 |
| Mal Sandon | Labor | Chelsea | 1988 | 1982–1988 |
| Giovanni Sgro | Labor | Melbourne North | 1985 | 1979–1992 |
| Hon Haddon Storey | Liberal | East Yarra | 1988 | 1971–1996 |
| Evan Walker | Labor | Melbourne | 1985 | 1979–1992 |
| Roy Ward | Liberal | South Eastern | 1988 | 1970–1988 |
| David White | Labor | Doutta Galla | 1985 | 1976–1996 |
| Ken Wright | National | North Western | 1985 | 1973–1992 |

    $^1$ Labor candidate Tony Van Vliet was elected as the member for Waverley at the 1982 state election but died on 16 October 1982 before he could be sworn in. Labor candidate Brian Mier won the resulting by-election on 4 December 1982.
    $^2$ In April 1983, East Yarra Liberal MLC Bill Campbell resigned. Liberal candidate Mark Birrell won the resulting by-election on 7 May 1983.
    $^3$ In October 1984, North Eastern National MLC Bill Baxter resigned to contest the federal seat of Indi at the 1984 election. No by-election was held due to the proximity of the 1985 state election.

## Sources

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