Results of the Victorian state election, 1988 (Legislative Council)

Victorian state election, 1 October 1988
Legislative Council
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Enrolled voters 2,739,614
Votes cast 2,529,569 Turnout 92.33 –0.86
Informal votes 109,578 Informal 4.33 +1.32
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats
won		 Seats
held
  Labor 1,164,796 48.13 +0.85 9 19
  Liberal 1,052,591 43.50 +2.35 10 19
  National 181,074 7.48 +0.81 3 6
  Call to Australia 5,363 0.22 –0.49 0 0
  Independent 16,167 0.67 +0.45 0 0
Total 2,419,991     22 44

This is a list of Legislative Council results for the Victorian 1988 state election. 22 of the 44 seats were contested.

Results by province

Ballarat

Victorian state election, 1988: Ballarat Province[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Rob Knowles 59,963 49.2 +0.2
Labor Glendon Ludbrook 53,807 44.1 +0.1
National Anne Scott 8,170 6.7 +6.7
Total formal votes 121,940 97.5 -0.5
Informal votes 3,143 2.5 +0.5
Turnout 125,083 94.2 -0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Knowles 66,508 54.5 +3.6
Labor Glendon Ludbrook 55,429 45.5 -3.6
Liberal hold Swing +3.6

Boronia

Victorian state election, 1988: Boronia Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Gerald Ashman 56,754 51.2 +3.2
Labor Judith Dixon 54,133 48.8 +3.2
Total formal votes 110,887 96.1 -1.4
Informal votes 4,514 3.9 +1.4
Turnout 115,401 94.2 -0.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +1.7

Central Highlands

Victorian state election, 1988: Central Highlands Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Andre Haermeyer 54,233 45.2 +2.6
Liberal Geoff Craige 49,442 41.2 -5.5
National Ted Drane 16,319 13.6 +13.6
Total formal votes 119,994 96.9 -0.8
Informal votes 3,876 3.1 +0.8
Turnout 123,870 93.2 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Craige 62,153 51.8 -1.5
Labor Andre Haermeyer 50,958 48.2 +1.5
Liberal hold Swing -1.5

Chelsea

Victorian state election, 1988: Chelsea Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Burwyn Davidson 54,959 50.5 -1.7
Liberal Michael O'Brien 49,707 45.7 -2.1
Independent Ken Glyde 4,074 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 108,740 96.0 -1.0
Informal votes 4,562 4.0 +1.0
Turnout 113,302 92.4 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Burwyn Davidson 57,092 52.5 +0.3
Liberal Michael O'Brien 51,171 47.8 -0.3
Labor hold Swing +0.3

Doutta Galla

Victorian state election, 1988: Doutta Galla Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Landeryou 66,700 58.9 -5.0
Liberal Graeme Cameron 46,629 41.1 +5.0
Total formal votes 113,329 92.3 -2.9
Informal votes 9,463 7.7 +2.9
Turnout 122,792 92.7 -1.5
Labor hold Swing -5.0

East Yarra

Victorian state election, 1988: East Yarra Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Haddon Storey 62,522 60.3 +2.3
Labor Terry Monagle 41,217 39.7 +5.4
Total formal votes 103,739 96.6 -1.1
Informal votes 3,604 3.4 +1.1
Turnout 107,343 90.8 -1.2
Liberal hold Swing -1.5

Eumemmerring

Victorian state election, 1988: Eumemmerring Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob Ives 62,602 56.5 -3.3
Liberal Janice Bateman 48,166 43.5 +3.3
Total formal votes 110,768 92.9 -2.5
Informal votes 8,449 7.1 +2.5
Turnout 119,217 92.2 -1.3
Labor hold Swing -3.3

Geelong

Victorian state election, 1988: Geelong Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor David Henshaw 54,291 48.4 -4.7
Liberal John Lucas 47,838 42.7 +0.9
Call to Australia Dirk Terpstra 5,363 4.8 +4.8
Independent James Jordan 4,623 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 112,115 96.5 -1.0
Informal votes 4,108 3.5 +1.0
Turnout 116,223 93.1 -1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Henshaw 57,218 51.1 -4.6
Liberal John Lucas 54,857 48.9 +4.6
Labor hold Swing -4.6

Gippsland

Victorian state election, 1988: Gippsland Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Alan Hollway 42,209 37.5 +0.5
National Peter Hall 33,108 29.4 +3.7
Liberal James Taylor 32,110 28.5 -0.2
Independent Glen Mann 3,178 2.8 +2.8
Independent Bruce Ingle 1,947 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 112,552 97.1 -0.6
Informal votes 3,367 2.9 +0.6
Turnout 115,919 93.6 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Hall 65,204 58.0 +58.0
Labor Alan Hollway 47,223 42.0 -0.9
National gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Higinbotham

Victorian state election, 1988: Higinbotham Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Geoffrey Connard 58,905 57.1 +4.7
Labor Kevin McCosh 44,283 42.9 +1.7
Total formal votes 103,188 96.3 -0.9
Informal votes 4,011 3.7 +0.9
Turnout 107,199 91.6 -0.8
Liberal hold Swing +1.5

Jika Jika

Victorian state election, 1988: Jika Jika Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Theo Theophanous 67,052 65.4 -2.5
Liberal John Badham 35,467 34.6 +2.5
Total formal votes 102,519 93.1 -2.4
Informal votes 7,559 6.9 +2.4
Turnout 110,078 91.5 -1.0
Labor hold Swing -2.5

Melbourne

Victorian state election, 1988: Melbourne Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Barry Pullen 63,140 66.0 +2.8
Liberal Katherine Edgar 32,562 34.0 +3.5
Total formal votes 95,702 93.4 -2.0
Informal votes 6,759 6.6 +2.0
Turnout 102,461 87.0 -1.6
Labor hold Swing -0.4

Melbourne North

Victorian state election, 1988: Melbourne North Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Caroline Hogg 66,350 65.4 -2.2
Liberal Simon St John 35,182 34.6 +2.2
Total formal votes 101,532 93.0 -2.2
Informal votes 7,652 7.0 +2.2
Turnout 109,184 91.7 -2.0
Labor hold Swing -2.2

Melbourne West

Victorian state election, 1988: Melbourne West Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Licia Kokocinski 69,482 63.4 +0.5
Liberal Darren Olney 40,123 36.6 +7.6
Total formal votes 109,605 92.9 -2.8
Informal votes 8,399 7.1 +2.8
Turnout 118,004 91.6 -0.9
Labor hold Swing -3.5

Monash

Victorian state election, 1988: Monash Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal James Guest 48,378 50.8 +2.0
Labor Perce White 46,919 49.2 +3.7
Total formal votes 95,297 95.5 -1.4
Informal votes 4,465 4.5 +1.4
Turnout 99,762 87.2 -1.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.2

North Eastern

Victorian state election, 1988: North Eastern Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National David Evans 55,467 47.8 -3.2
Labor Ewan Paterson 31,793 27.4 +2.7
Liberal Ian Cumming 28,799 24.8 +3.4
Total formal votes 116,059 97.6 -0.1
Informal votes 2,854 2.4 +0.1
Turnout 118,913 93.0 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
National David Evans 82,492 71.1 +2.3
Labor Ewan Paterson 33,559 28.9 -2.3
National hold Swing +2.3

North Western

Victorian state election, 1988: North Western Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Ron Best 42,721 37.6 0.0
Labor Linda Freedman 39,252 34.5 +1.4
Liberal Derek Bowman 31,705 27.9 -1.4
Total formal votes 113,678 97.7 -0.5
Informal votes 2,640 2.3 +0.5
Turnout 116,318 93.3 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Ron Best 71,164 62.6 0.0
Labor Linda Freedman 42,514 37.4 0.0
National hold Swing 0.0

Nunawading

Victorian state election, 1988: Nunawading Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal George Cox 56,764 51.1 +5.0
Labor Laurie McArthur 54,308 48.9 +3.1
Total formal votes 111,072 96.7 -1.0
Informal votes 3,782 3.3 +1.0
Turnout 114,854 93.4 -0.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +1.1

South Eastern

Victorian state election, 1988: South Eastern Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ken Smith 70,536 54.8 +1.6
Labor Denise Hassett 58,245 45.2 +4.7
Total formal votes 128,781 96.7 -1.1
Informal votes 4,375 3.3 +1.1
Turnout 133,156 93.1 -0.6
Liberal hold Swing -1.5

Templestowe

Victorian state election, 1988: Templestowe Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bruce Skeggs 59,288 52.5 +2.8
Labor Mike Arnold 53,664 47.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 112,952 96.1 -1.4
Informal votes 4,586 3.9 +1.4
Turnout 117,538 93.3 -0.6
Liberal hold Swing -0.3

Waverley

Victorian state election, 1988: Waverley Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Brian Mier 56,169 53.7 +4.8
Liberal Savvas Grigoropoulos 48,381 46.3 +5.0
Total formal votes 104,550 95.3 -1.6
Informal votes 5,157 4.7 +1.6
Turnout 109,707 92.7 -1.1
Labor hold Swing -0.9

Western

Victorian state election, 1988: Western Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bruce Chamberlain 53,370 48.1 +6.8
Labor Kevin Watt 29,988 27.0 -0.6
National James Saunders 25,289 22.8 -8.3
Independent Julie Jennings 2,345 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 110,992 98.0 -0.4
Informal votes 2,253 2.0 +0.4
Turnout 113,245 94.7 -0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Chamberlain 77,111 69.5 +24.2
Labor Kevin Watt 33,870 30.5 +30.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A

See also

References

  1. ↑ Statistics for the General Election Held on Saturday, 1 October 1988. Victoria: Government Printer. 1988.
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