Results of the 1996 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)

This is a list of Legislative Council results for the Victorian 1996 state election. 22 of the 44 seats were contested.

Victorian state election, 30 March 1996[1]
Legislative Council

Enrolled voters 3,000,076
Votes cast 2,826,467 Turnout 94.21 –1.01
Informal votes 72,800 Informal 2.58 –1.53
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats
won		 Seats
held
  Liberal 1,208,168 43.87 +0.38 14 28
  Labor 1,114,843 40.49 +1.93 5 10
  National 182,494 6.63 –2.11 3 6
  Democrats 157,798 5.73 +5.42 0 0
  Democratic Labor 43,553 1.58 –2.96 0 0
  Natural Law 14,129 0.51 –0.11 0 0
  Call to Australia 5,576 0.20 +0.12 0 0
  Friendly Migrant Workers 1,339 0.05 +0.05 0 0
  Independent 25,767 0.94 –2.15 0 0
Total 2,753,667     22 44
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal/National 1,482,617 53.96 –2.69
  Labor 1,264,879 46.04 +2.69

Results by province

Ballarat
1996 Victorian state election: Ballarat Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Knowles 62,107 51.7 -2.2
Labor Catherine Laffey 49,943 41.5 +0.7
Democrats Myrna Rance 4,687 3.9 +3.9
Call to Australia David Cocking 2,163 1.8 +1.8
Democratic Labor Brian Lugar 1,343 1.1 -4.2
Total formal votes 120,243 98.2 +1.1
Informal votes 2,258 1.8 -1.1
Turnout 122,501 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Knowles 65,312 54.4 -0.9
Labor Catherine Laffey 54,796 45.6 +0.9
Liberal hold Swing-0.9

Central Highlands
1996 Victorian state election: Central Highlands Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Craige 68,100 54.1 -4.4
Labor Geoff Cooper 47,608 37.8 +2.3
Democrats Ray Doensen 7,904 6.3 +6.3
Democratic Labor Christian Schalken 2,248 1.8 -4.2
Total formal votes 125,860 97.7 +1.0
Informal votes 2,951 2.3 -1.0
Turnout 128,811 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Craige 72,329 57.6 -3.3
Labor Geoff Cooper 53,259 42.4 +3.3
Liberal hold Swing-3.3

Chelsea
1996 Victorian state election: Chelsea Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cameron Boardman 61,122 50.7 +0.7
Labor Burwyn Davidson 50,902 42.2 +1.7
Democrats Kaylyn Raynor 5,694 4.7 +4.7
Democratic Labor Mechelina Schalken 1,480 1.2 -3.2
Natural Law Lee Fergusson 1,394 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 120,592 97.5 +1.9
Informal votes 3,155 2.5 -1.9
Turnout 123,747 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cameron Boardman 64,158 53.3 -0.9
Labor Burwyn Davidson 56,315 46.7 +0.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing-0.9

Doutta Galla
1996 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Monica Gould 75,717 57.8 +6.4
Liberal Jody Allatt 47,467 36.2 +0.1
Democrats John Davey 4,782 3.7 +3.7
Democratic Labor Gloria Brook 2,997 2.3 -4.4
Total formal votes 130,963 95.6 +2.3
Informal votes 5,984 4.4 -2.3
Turnout 136,947 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Monica Gould 79,968 61.2 +3.2
Liberal Jody Allatt 50,727 38.8 -3.2
Labor hold Swing+3.2

East Yarra
1996 Victorian state election: East Yarra Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Davis 72,536 57.3 -6.2
Labor Morley Muralitharan 38,297 30.2 +0.1
Democrats Pierre Harcourt 11,372 9.0 +9.0
Natural Law Lesley Mendelson 2,335 1.8 +1.8
Democratic Labor John Murphy 2,130 1.7 -4.7
Total formal votes 126,670 98.3 +1.5
Informal votes 2,199 1.7 -1.5
Turnout 128,869 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Davis 78,558 62.2 -4.2
Labor Morley Muralitharan 47,736 37.8 +4.2
Liberal hold Swing-4.2

Eumemmerring
1996 Victorian state election: Eumemmerring Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Neil Lucas 64,976 48.8 -3.8
Labor Bob Ives 57,243 43.0 +1.8
Democrats John Hastie 5,478 4.1 +4.1
Call to Australia Lynne Dickson 3,413 2.6 +2.6
Democratic Labor Teresa Crea 2,056 1.5 -4.6
Total formal votes 133,166 96.9 +2.0
Informal votes 4,273 3.1 -2.0
Turnout 137,439 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Neil Lucas 70,196 52.8 -2.3
Labor Bob Ives 62,780 47.2 +2.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing-2.3

Geelong
1996 Victorian state election: Geelong Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Cover 63,930 51.2 +6.7
Labor Carole Marple 54,008 43.3 +3.3
Democrats Gerald Desmarais 5,599 4.5 +4.5
Democratic Labor Bill Verhoef 1,332 1.1 -0.4
Total formal votes 124,869 97.8 +1.3
Informal votes 2,852 2.2 -1.3
Turnout 127,721 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Cover 66,366 53.3 +0.1
Labor Carole Marple 58,143 46.7 -0.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing+0.1

Gippsland
1996 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter Hall 67,637 55.7 +55.7
Labor Christian Zahra 40,837 33.6 +0.8
Democrats Greg Kerr 5,720 4.7 +4.7
Independent Ben Buckley 5,375 4.4 -0.2
Democratic Labor Michael Rowe 1,872 1.5 -2.4
Total formal votes 121,441 97.9 +0.6
Informal votes 2,560 2.1 -0.6
Turnout 124,001 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Hall 73,844 61.0 -0.9
Labor Christian Zahra 47,253 39.0 +0.9
National hold Swing-0.9

Higinbotham
1996 Victorian state election: Higinbotham Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Ross 69,727 56.7 -5.3
Labor Ken Wilson 42,032 34.2 +3.2
Democrats Diane Barry 9,655 7.9 +7.9
Democratic Labor Gail King 1,507 1.2 -1.5
Total formal votes 122,921 98.0 +1.6
Informal votes 2,549 2.0 -1.6
Turnout 125,470 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Ross 74,580 60.8 -3.9
Labor Ken Wilson 48,149 39.2 +3.9
Liberal hold Swing-3.9

Jika Jika
1996 Victorian state election: Jika Jika Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Theo Theophanous 70,387 55.3 -0.2
Liberal George Prillwitz 43,170 33.9 -3.0
Democrats Yanko Kalincev 9,137 7.2 +7.2
Democratic Labor Bill Jansen 2,764 2.2 -5.4
Natural Law Byron Rigby 1,834 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 127,292 96.4 +1.9
Informal votes 4,805 3.6 -1.9
Turnout 132,097 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Theo Theophanous 79,806 62.8 +1.5
Liberal George Prillwitz 47,262 37.2 -1.5
Labor hold Swing+1.5

Koonung
1996 Victorian state election: Koonung Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gerald Ashman 72,025 56.5 -1.4
Labor Chrys Abraham 45,323 35.5 -1.3
Democrats Damian Wise 7,066 5.5 +5.5
Democratic Labor Paul Cahill 1,810 1.4 -3.9
Independent Jill Bannan 1,336 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 127,560 97.8 +1.6
Informal votes 2,865 2.2 -1.6
Turnout 130,425 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gerald Ashman 75,800 59.6 -0.3
Labor Chrys Abraham 51,431 40.4 +0.3
Liberal hold Swing-0.3

Melbourne
1996 Victorian state election: Melbourne Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Pullen 70,215 54.9 +3.2
Liberal Stuart McCraith 42,862 33.5 -2.1
Democrats Robert Stone 10,766 8.4 +1.4
Democratic Labor John Mulholland 2,283 1.8 -0.2
Natural Law Ngaire Mason 1,701 1.3 -2.3
Total formal votes 127,827 96.9 +2.5
Informal votes 4,097 3.1 -2.5
Turnout 131,924 90.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Pullen 81,343 63.8 +4.9
Liberal Stuart McCraith 46,128 36.2 -4.9
Labor hold Swing+4.9

Melbourne North
1996 Victorian state election: Melbourne North Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Caroline Hogg 71,022 57.7 +2.6
Liberal Julie Beattie 44,334 36.0 -2.3
Democrats Morris Moretta 4,762 3.9 +3.9
Democratic Labor Hank Ferwerda 1,708 1.4 -5.3
Friendly Migrant Workers Joseph Kaliniy 1,339 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 123,165 96.3 +2.2
Informal votes 4,699 3.7 -2.2
Turnout 127,864 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Caroline Hogg 75,831 61.7 +1.9
Liberal Julie Beattie 47,131 38.3 -1.9
Labor hold Swing+1.9

Melbourne West
1996 Victorian state election: Melbourne West Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sang Nguyen 59,414 47.6 +2.7
Liberal Chris MacGregor 41,861 33.5 +3.7
Independent Les Twentyman 12,878 10.3 -12.6
Democratic Labor Kevin Carroll 4,876 3.9 +1.6
Democrats Alan Parker 3,867 3.1 +3.1
Natural Law Panayiota Stamatopoulou 1,064 0.9 +0.9
Independent Joe Santana 853 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 124,813 96.1 +1.4
Informal votes 5,053 3.9 -1.4
Turnout 129,866 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sang Nguyen 76,203 61.2 +5.6
Liberal Chris MacGregor 48,360 38.8 -5.6
Labor hold Swing+5.6

Monash
1996 Victorian state election: Monash Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Katsambanis 66,966 51.7 -4.8
Labor Nicholas Gold 49,805 38.5 +3.4
Democrats Julie Peters 8,467 6.5 +6.5
Natural Law Joan Dickins 2,451 1.9 +1.9
Democratic Labor Terry O'Hanlon 1,036 0.8 -3.6
Independent Jonathan Heath 767 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 129,492 97.6 +1.9
Informal votes 3,134 2.4 -1.9
Turnout 132,626 90.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Katsambanis 70,709 54.8 -5.5
Labor Nicholas Gold 58,386 45.2 +5.5
Liberal hold Swing-5.5

North Eastern
1996 Victorian state election: North Eastern Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Jeanette Powell 45,776 37.0 -31.3
Liberal Glen Nichols 40,020 32.4 +32.4
Labor Rachelle Valente 31,629 25.6 -1.0
Democrats John Clarke 4,862 3.9 +3.9
Democratic Labor Gavan Grimes 1,364 1.1 -4.0
Total formal votes 123,651 97.7 +0.7
Informal votes 2,854 2.3 -0.7
Turnout 126,505 94.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Jeanette Powell 76,220 61.8 -9.2
Liberal Glen Nichols 47,027 38.2 +38.2
National hold SwingN/A

North Western
1996 Victorian state election: North Western Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ron Best 69,081 57.2 +2.1
Labor Gary Thorn 40,796 33.8 +3.4
Democrats Don Semmens 6,856 5.7 +5.7
Independent Gary Schorel 2,473 2.0 +2.0
Democratic Labor Peter Ferwerda 1,479 1.2 -0.7
Total formal votes 120,685 98.1 +0.7
Informal votes 2,375 1.9 -0.7
Turnout 123,060 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Ron Best 74,137 61.6 -3.5
Labor Gary Thorn 46,181 38.4 +3.5
National hold Swing-3.5

Silvan
1996 Victorian state election: Silvan Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wendy Smith 68,604 56.0 -1.7
Labor Kathy Jackson 42,540 34.7 -1.3
Democrats John McLaren 7,318 6.0 +6.0
Natural Law Sue Cawthorn 1,928 1.6 +1.6
Democratic Labor Alan Jansen 1,143 0.9 -5.3
Independent Steve Raskovy 952 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 122,485 97.8 +1.2
Informal votes 2,748 2.2 -1.2
Turnout 125,233 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wendy Smith 73,821 60.4 +0.4
Labor Kathy Jackson 48,423 39.6 -0.4
Liberal hold Swing+0.4

South Eastern
1996 Victorian state election: South Eastern Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ken Smith 71,864 56.6 -0.6
Labor Jude Perera 45,005 35.4 +2.0
Democrats Glen Maddock 6,192 4.9 +4.9
Democratic Labor Pat Crea 1,461 1.1 -2.4
Natural Law Alan Shield 1,422 1.1 -4.8
Independent Bill McCluskey 1,133 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 127,077 97.8 +1.3
Informal votes 2,846 2.2 -1.3
Turnout 129,923 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ken Smith 76,236 60.1 -2.2
Labor Jude Perera 50,660 39.9 +2.2
Liberal hold Swing-2.2

Templestowe
1996 Victorian state election: Templestowe Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Carlo Furletti 70,405 54.8 -4.7
Labor Heather Garth 45,196 35.2 +0.4
Democrats Angela Carter 11,079 8.6 +8.6
Democratic Labor Frances Murphy 1,867 1.5 -1.2
Total formal votes 128,547 97.7 +1.8
Informal votes 3,001 2.3 -1.8
Turnout 131,548 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Carlo Furletti 75,925 59.2 -2.5
Labor Heather Garth 52,392 40.8 +2.5
Liberal hold Swing-2.5

Waverley
1996 Victorian state election: Waverley Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Maree Luckins 62,281 50.9 -1.7
Labor Garth Head 49,573 40.5 +1.2
Democrats Richard Grummet 8,450 6.9 +6.9
Democratic Labor Matt Cody 1,960 1.6 -2.2
Total formal votes 122,264 97.4 +2.5
Informal votes 3,266 2.6 -2.5
Turnout 125,530 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Maree Luckins 66,917 54.8 -0.1
Labor Garth Head 55,085 45.2 +0.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing-0.1

Western
1996 Victorian state election: Western Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Chamberlain 73,811 60.5 +60.5
Labor Elizabeth Wilson 37,351 30.6 +3.2
Democrats Don Anderson 8,085 6.6 +6.6
Democratic Labor Christine Dodd 2,837 2.3 -2.8
Total formal votes 122,084 98.2 +0.9
Informal votes 2,276 1.8 -0.9
Turnout 124,360 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Chamberlain 78,769 64.7 -6.0
Labor Elizabeth Wilson 42,897 35.3 +6.0
Liberal hold Swing-6.0

By-elections

There was a Legislative Council by-election that took place on election day following the resignation of MLCs elected at the 1992 election.

Doutta Galla
1996 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tayfun Eren 73,796 57.0 +5.6
Liberal R McClymont 48,506 37.5 +1.3
Independent S Bingle 7,103 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 129,405 95.6 +2.2
Informal votes 6,011 4.4 -2.2
Turnout 135,416 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tayfun Eren 77,348 59.8
Liberal R McClymont 52,057 40.2
Labor hold Swing

This election was caused by the vacancy following the resignation of David White, who unsuccessfully contested the lower house seat of Tullamarine.

See also

References
  1. Hughes (2002) p.319.
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