1979 Victorian state election
The 1979 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 5 May 1979, was for the 48th Parliament of Victoria. It was held in the Australian state of Victoria to elect 81 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 22 members of the 44-member Legislative Council.
The incumbent Liberal government led by Rupert Hamer was returned with a significantly reduced majority.Results
Legislative Council
Seats changing hands
- Members in italics did not recontest their seats.
- In addition, Labor retained the seat of Greensborough, which it had won from the Liberals in a by-election.
Post-election pendulum
| LIBERAL SEATS | - | - | - |
| Marginal | - | - | - |
| St Kilda | Brian Dixon | LIB | 0.2% |
| Ballarat South | Joan Chambers | LIB | 0.4% |
| Mitcham | George Cox | LIB | 0.7% |
| Syndal | Geoff Coleman | LIB | 0.7% |
| Geelong West | Hayden Birrell | LIB | 0.8% |
| Noble Park | Peter Collins | LIB | 1.0% |
| Bendigo | Daryl McClure | LIB | 1.2% |
| Sandringham | Max Crellin | LIB | 1.6% |
| Gisborne | Tom Reynolds | LIB | 2.0% |
| Monbulk | Bill Borthwick | LIB | 2.2% |
| Ivanhoe | Bruce Skeggs | LIB | 3.4% |
| Box Hill | Donald Mackinnon | LIB | 3.6% |
| Caulfield | Ted Tanner | LIB | 3.8% |
| Evelyn | Jim Plowman | LIB | 3.8% |
| Ringwood | Peter McArthur | LIB | 4.1% |
| Forest Hill | John Richardson | LIB | 5.0% |
| Midlands | Bill Ebery | LIB | 5.0% |
| Narracan | Jim Balfour | LIB | 5.1% |
| Ripon | Tom Austin | LIB | 5.2% |
| Fairly safe | - | - | - |
| Bennettswood | Keith McCance | LIB | 6.1% |
| Warrandyte | Norman Lacy | LIB | 6.1% |
| Ballarat North | Tom Evans | LIB | 6.3% |
| Mentone | Bill Templeton | LIB | 6.5% |
| South Barwon | Aurel Smith | LIB | 6.6% |
| Dromana | Roberts Dunstan | LIB | 6.7% |
| Frankston | Graeme Weideman | LIB | 7.2% |
| Wantirna | Geoff Hayes | LIB | 7.6% |
| Portland | Don McKellar | LIB | 8.0% |
| Berwick | Rob Maclellan | LIB | 8.2% |
| Burwood | Jeff Kennett | LIB | 9.1% |
| Hawthorn | Walter Jona | LIB | 9.8% |
| Westernport | Alan Brown | LIB | 9.9% |
| Safe | - | - | - |
| Doncaster | Morris Williams | LIB | 10.9% |
| Kew | Rupert Hamer | LIB | 11.2% |
| Warrnambool | Ian Smith | LIB | 12.4% |
| Brighton | Jeannette Patrick | LIB | 12.7% |
| Malvern | Lindsay Thompson | LIB | 15.0% |
| Balwyn | Jim Ramsay | LIB | 16.0% |
| Polwarth | Cec Burgin | LIB | 18.7% |
| Benambra | Lou Lieberman | LIB | 19.1% |
| Swan Hill | Alan Wood | LIB | 24.8% |
