1985 Victorian state election


The 1985 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 2 March 1985, was for the 50th Parliament of Victoria. It was held in the Australian state of Victoria to elect all 88 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 22 members of the 44-member Legislative Council. Since the previous election, the number of members of the Legislative Assembly was increased by 7 to 88.
Lindsay Thompson, who led the Liberal Party to a defeat at the 1982 election with a 17-seat swing against it, resigned the leadership of the party on 5 November 1982. He was succeeded by Jeff Kennett. At the election, the incumbent Labor Party government led by John Cain maintained its electoral support, though the Liberal Party did increase the number of seats. It was the first time since Federation that a Labor government had been reelected in Victoria.

Results

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Seats changing hands

Post-election pendulum

LABOR SEATS ---
Marginal---
BentleighGordon HockleyALP0.1%
WarrandyteLou HillALP0.2%
Ballarat SouthFrank SheehanALP1.8%
MentonePeter SpykerALP2.0%
Box HillMargaret RayALP2.1%
RingwoodKay SetchesALP2.7%
St KildaAndrew McCutcheonALP2.7%
BellarineGraham ErnstALP3.0%
MitchamJohn HarrowfieldALP3.7%
MonbulkNeil PopeALP3.7%
WhittleseaMax McDonaldALP4.6%
GreensboroughPauline TonerALP5.1%
WantirnaCarolyn HirshALP5.3%
Bendigo WestDavid KennedyALP5.7%
Fairly safe---
GeelongHayden ShellALP6.1%
OakleighRace MathewsALP6.1%
WerribeeKen CoghillALP6.2%
SpringvaleEddie MicallefALP7.0%
MorwellValerie CallisterALP7.4%
Frankston NorthJane HillALP9.0%
Dandenong NorthJan WilsonALP9.1%
CarrumIan CathieALP9.4%
ClaytonGerard VaughanALP9.8%
Safe---
DandenongTerry NorrisALP11.1%
KnoxSteve CrabbALP11.4%
Pascoe ValeTom EdmundsALP11.4%
KeilorGeorge SeitzALP11.5%
EssendonBarry RoweALP12.1%
Albert ParkBunna WalshALP12.2%
BundooraJohn CainALP12.3%
NiddrieJack SimpsonALP13.0%
DovetonRob JollyALP14.9%
MelbourneKeith RemingtonALP15.2%
DerrimutDavid CunninghamALP15.6%
Geelong NorthNeil TreziseALP15.8%
ReservoirJim SimmondsALP18.7%
WilliamstownGordon StirlingALP18.8%
PrestonCarl KirkwoodALP19.6%
BroadmeadowsJack CulpinALP20.0%
CoburgPeter GavinALP20.4%
BrunswickTom RoperALP20.6%
St AlbansAlex AndrianopoulosALP21.0%
SunshineBill FogartyALP21.1%
RichmondTheo SidiropoulosALP21.4%
NorthcoteFrank WilkesALP21.8%
FootscrayRobert FordhamALP23.4%
ThomastownBeth GleesonALP23.9%