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Results of the 1976 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

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Victorian state election, 20 March 1976[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 2,267,282
Votes cast 2,101,414 Turnout 92.68 -0.86
Informal votes 53,417 Informal 2.54 -0.36
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal 939,481 45.87 +3.53 52 +6
  Labor 869,021 42.43 +0.82 21 +3
  National 144,818 7.07 +1.13 7 -1
  Democratic Labor 52,765 2.58 -5.22 0 ±0
  Independent 35,408 1.73 +1.18 1 ±0
  Other 6,504 0.32 -1.43 0 ±0
Total 2,047,997     81  
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal 1,142,262 55.8 +0.6
  Labor 905,735 44.2 –0.6

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1976 election.

Results by electoral district

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Albert Park

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1976 Victorian state election: Albert Park[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Val Doube 16,518 63.1 +3.4
Liberal Timothy Hinchcliffe 9,644 36.9 +4.1
Total formal votes 26,162 96.1
Informal votes 970 3.9
Turnout 27,132 85.7
Labor hold Swing +2.5

Ascot Vale

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1976 Victorian state election: Ascot Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Edmunds 16,445 63.3 +3.9
Liberal Edmond Murphy 9,535 36.7 +5.9
Total formal votes 25,980 96.1
Informal votes 1,043 3.9
Turnout 27,023 92.4
Labor hold Swing +2.9

Ballarat North

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1976 Victorian state election: Ballarat North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Evans 13,702 56.8 +4.1
Labor Jeremy Harper 9,057 37.5 -1.5
Democratic Labor Dennis O'Reilly 1,369 5.7 -2.3
Total formal votes 24,128 98.3
Informal votes 416 1.7
Turnout 24,544 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Evans 14,934 61.9 +1.9
Labor Jeremy Harper 9,194 38.1 -1.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.9

Ballarat South

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1976 Victorian state election: Ballarat South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Stephen 12,985 54.1 +11.4
Labor Frank Sheehan 11,001 45.9 +4.1
Total formal votes 23,986 97.4
Informal votes 635 2.6
Turnout 24,621 94.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.3

Balwyn

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1976 Victorian state election: Balwyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Ramsay 16,775 63.5 0.0
Labor Paul Gibson 7,399 28.0 -2.2
Democratic Labor John Hansen 1,190 4.5 -1.8
Australia Peter King 1,053 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 26,417 98.4
Informal votes 425 1.6
Turnout 26,842 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Ramsay 18,299 69.3 +0.2
Labor Paul Gibson 8,118 30.7 -0.2
Liberal hold Swing +0.2

Benalla

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1976 Victorian state election: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tom Trewin 10,160 44.1 +10.7
Labor John Dennis 6,205 26.9 -3.6
Liberal Leo Gorman 5,188 22.5 -3.9
Democratic Labor Christopher Cody 1,495 6.5 -3.0
Total formal votes 23,048 98.4
Informal votes 378 1.6
Turnout 23,426 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Tom Trewin 16,156 70.1 +3.9
Labor John Dennis 6,892 29.9 -3.9
National hold Swing +3.9

Benambra

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1976 Victorian state election: Benambra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bill Baxter 8,581 36.6 -6.2
Liberal Lou Lieberman 6,107 26.0 +4.0
Labor Ken Coghill 5,632 24.0 -3.9
Independent Robert Wiltshire 2,729 11.6 +11.6
Democratic Labor Kevin Redfern 420 1.8 -5.4
Total formal votes 23,469 97.8
Informal votes 530 2.2
Turnout 23,999 92.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Lou Lieberman 12,167 51.8 +51.8
National Bill Baxter 11,302 48.2 -21.7
Liberal gain from National Swing N/A

Bendigo

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1976 Victorian state election: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Daryl McClure 13,021 53.6 +15.6
Labor Esmond Curnow 11,290 46.4 -0.5
Total formal votes 24,625 98.7
Informal votes 314 1.3
Turnout 24,625 95.8
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

Bennettswood

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1976 Victorian state election: Bennettswood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian McLaren 14,732 55.3 +2.1
Labor Peter Bruce 10,471 39.3 -0.9
Democratic Labor James Tighe 1,430 5.4 -1.2
Total formal votes 26,633 98.2
Informal votes 477 1.8
Turnout 27,110 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian McLaren 16,019 60.1 +1.0
Labor Peter Bruce 10,614 39.9 -1.0
Liberal hold Swing +1.0

Bentleigh

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1976 Victorian state election: Bentleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Suggett 14,183 52.8 +0.1
Labor Lindsay Thomas 10,434 38.9 -0.3
Democratic Labor Peter Madden 1,532 5.7 -2.3
Workers John Stoker 693 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 26,842 98.0
Informal votes 539 2.0
Turnout 27,381 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Suggett 15,917 59.3 -0.6
Labor Lindsay Thomas 10,925 40.7 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing -0.6

Berwick

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1976 Victorian state election: Berwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Maclellan 12,454 50.1 -2.9
Labor Judith Wallace 8,272 33.3 -0.9
National Ronald Irwin 2,844 11.4 +6.4
Democratic Labor Michael Houlihan 1,303 5.2 -1.9
Total formal votes 24,873 98.3
Informal votes 439 1.7
Turnout 25,312 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Maclellan 16,187 65.1 +1.3
Labor Judith Wallace 8,686 34.9 -1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3

Box Hill

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1976 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald Mackinnon 14,089 53.8 +5.0
Labor Howard Hodgens 10,191 38.9 -0.2
Democratic Labor James Brosnan 1,890 7.2 +0.9
Total formal votes 26,170 97.9
Informal votes 550 2.1
Turnout 26,720 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Donald Mackinnon 15,601 59.6 +2.5
Labor Howard Hodgens 10,869 40.4 -2.5
Liberal hold Swing +2.5

Brighton

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1976 Victorian state election: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeannette Patrick 15,925 61.8 +3.9
Labor Robert Gerrand 7,404 28.7 +0.3
Australia Ian Mullins 1,267 4.9 +4.9
Democratic Labor Peter Lawlor 1,168 4.5 -0.9
Total formal votes 25,764 98.1
Informal votes 492 1.9
Turnout 26,256 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jeannette Patrick 17,533 68.1 -0.3
Labor Robert Gerrand 8,231 31.9 +0.3
Liberal hold Swing -0.3

Broadmeadows

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1976 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Wilton 16,613 63.2 +3.9
Liberal Ronald McClelland 9,663 36.8 +8.5
Total formal votes 26,276 95.3
Informal votes 1,298 4.7
Turnout 27,574 92.8
Labor hold Swing +2.6

Brunswick

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1976 Victorian state election: Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Roper 15,731 62.5 +4.2
Liberal Alfredos Kouris 7,037 28.0 +0.3
Independent Stephen Cope 744 3.0 +3.0
Independent Marian Kermonde 314 1.3 +1.3
Independent Grahame Kermonde 287 1.1 +1.1
Independent Robert Douglas 282 1.1 +1.1
Independent Leslie Johns 248 1.0 +1.0
Independent Angelo Russo 238 1.0 +1.0
Independent Anthony Errichiello 208 0.8 +0.8
Independent Ronald Moran 65 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 25,154 94.3
Informal votes 1,524 5.7
Turnout 26,678 90.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Roper 16,286 64.7 +2.7
Liberal Alfredos Kouris 8,868 35.3 -2.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7

Bundoora

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1976 Victorian state election: Bundoora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Cain 14,030 53.3 +4.2
Liberal Dorothy Baker 12,292 46.7 +8.9
Total formal votes 26,322 97.7
Informal votes 625 2.3
Turnout 26,947 93.9
Labor hold Swing +0.6

Burwood

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1976 Victorian state election: Burwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeff Kennett 14,926 57.8 -0.9
Labor Douglas Bennett 8,761 34.0 +3.4
Democratic Labor Joseph Stanley 1,680 6.5 -0.9
Workers Michael Boffa 437 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 25,804 98.4
Informal votes 412 1.6
Turnout 26,216 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jeff Kennett 16,679 64.6 -2.2
Labor Douglas Bennett 9,125 35.4 +2.2
Liberal hold Swing -2.2

Carrum

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1976 Victorian state election: Carrum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ian Cathie 14,137 55.0 +3.7
Liberal Allan Coombes 11,572 45.0 +5.4
Total formal votes 25,709 97.2
Informal votes 731 2.8
Turnout 26,440 92.0
Labor hold Swing +1.1

Caulfield

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1976 Victorian state election: Caulfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Francis 15,851 60.8 +6.3
Labor Gilbert Wright 8,930 34.2 -4.0
Democratic Labor Mary Lane 1,300 5.0 -1.3
Total formal votes 26,081 96.9
Informal votes 821 3.1
Turnout 26,902 89.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Charles Francis 17,021 65.3 +4.7
Labor Gilbert Wright 9,060 34.7 -4.7
Liberal hold Swing +4.7

Coburg

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1976 Victorian state election: Coburg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Gavin 11,324 43.3 -1.2
Independent Jack Mutton 7,452 28.5 +8.6
Liberal Nicholas Kosenko 6,044 23.1 -2.0
Democratic Labor Helen Hart 1,336 5.1 -5.4
Total formal votes 26,156 96.6
Informal votes 931 3.4
Turnout 27,087 93.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Jack Mutton 14,478 55.3 +2.4
Labor Peter Gavin 11,678 44.7 -2.4
Independent hold Swing +2.4

Dandenong

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1976 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alan Lind 15,568 55.2 +3.6
Liberal James Grayling 12,637 44.8 +4.1
Total formal votes 28,205 96.8
Informal votes 920 3.2
Turnout 29,125 92.9
Labor hold Swing +2.8

Doncaster

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1976 Victorian state election: Doncaster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Morris Williams 14,014 53.2 -1.6
Labor Francis Smith 7,078 26.9 -5.3
Independent Edward Ajani 4,331 16.4 +16.4
Democratic Labor Margaret Coogan 915 3.5 -3.2
Total formal votes 26,338 96.8
Informal votes 920 3.2
Turnout 26,740 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Morris Williams 17,360 65.9 +2.3
Labor Francis Smith 8,978 34.1 -2.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.3

Dromana

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1976 Victorian state election: Dromana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 14,895 59.6 +3.9
Labor Geoffrey Eastwood 9,173 36.7 -0.2
Democratic Labor John Cass 939 3.8 -1.2
Total formal votes 25,007 98.4
Informal votes 415 1.6
Turnout 25,422 90.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roberts Dunstan 15,740 62.9 +1.5
Labor Geoffrey Eastwood 9,267 37.1 -1.5
Liberal hold Swing +1.5

Essendon

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1976 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kenneth Wheeler 13,197 50.05 +8.1
Labor Barry Rowe 13,173 49.95 +5.7
Total formal votes 26,370 97.2
Informal votes 748 2.8
Turnout 27,118 93.9
Liberal hold Swing -2.8

Evelyn

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1976 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Plowman 13,081 52.0 +1.3
Labor Warren Thomas 9,934 39.5 -2.1
Democratic Labor Francis Feltham 1,115 4.4 -0.4
National Errol Simon 1,103 4.0 +3.7
Total formal votes 25,143 98.0
Informal votes 519 2.0
Turnout 25,662 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Plowman 14,997 59.6 +3.1
Labor Warren Thomas 10,146 40.4 -3.1
Liberal hold Swing +3.1

Footscray

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1976 Victorian state election: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Fordham 18,528 71.6 +10.4
Liberal James Kapoudaglis 7,368 28.4 +1.8
Total formal votes 25,896 95.5
Informal votes 1,216 4.5
Turnout 27,112 92.5
Labor hold Swing +8.9

Forest Hill

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1976 Victorian state election: Forest Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Richardson 16,065 58.3 +4.1
Labor Neville Gay 9,993 36.4 +2.0
Democratic Labor Francis Poole 1,388 5.1 -1.4
Total formal votes 27,446 98.3
Informal votes 470 1.7
Turnout 27,916 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Richardson 17,314 63.1 +0.9
Labor Neville Gay 10,132 36.9 -0.9
Liberal hold Swing +0.9

Frankston

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1976 Victorian state election: Frankston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graeme Weideman 16,247 59.3 +7.2
Labor Alison Ogden 10,005 36.5 -0.7
Democratic Labor John Glynn 1,154 4.2 -0.9
Total formal votes 27,406 98.4
Informal votes 446 1.6
Turnout 27,852 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Graeme Weideman 17,170 62.7 +3.3
Labor Alison Ogden 10,236 37.3 -3.3
Liberal hold Swing +3.3

Geelong East

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1976 Victorian state election: Geelong East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Phil Gude 11,637 51.5 +6.6
Labor Dennis O'Brien 10,971 48.5 +3.1
Total formal votes 22,608 97.0
Informal votes 691 3.0
Turnout 23,299 93.8
Liberal hold Swing -1.4

Geelong North

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1976 Victorian state election: Geelong North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neil Trezise 14,194 62.6 +3.5
Liberal Stanley Yates 8,464 37.4 +5.2
Total formal votes 22,658 96.8
Informal votes 759 3.2
Turnout 23,417 93.2
Labor hold Swing +2.5

Geelong West

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1976 Victorian state election: Geelong West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hayden Birrell 13,111 55.2 +10.9
Labor Kevin Kirby 10,658 44.8 -0.6
Total formal votes 23,769 97.7
Informal votes 551 2.3
Turnout 24,320 95.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.5

Gippsland East

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1976 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bruce Evans 10,484 45.9 +7.1
Independent Geoffrey Cox 6,419 28.1 +28.1
Liberal Geoffrey Ramsden 4,899 21.4 -2.9
Democratic Labor Robert McMahon 1,038 4.5 -1.5
Total formal votes 22,840 97.8
Informal votes 505 2.2
Turnout 23,345 92.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Bruce Evans 16,146 70.7 +3.3
Independent Geoffrey Cox 6,694 29.3 +29.3
National hold Swing N/A

Gippsland South

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1976 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Neil McInnes 10,611 45.5 +15.1
Liberal David Kallady 6,797 29.1 -10.0
Labor Russel Wilson 4,851 20.8 -2.6
Democratic Labor Leonard Carroll 1,083 4.6 -2.5
Total formal votes 23,342 98.1
Informal votes 439 1.9
Turnout 23,781 93.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Neil McInnes 11,964 51.3 -1.0
Liberal David Kallady 11,378 48.7 +1.0
National hold Swing -1.0

Gisborne

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1976 Victorian state election: Gisborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Athol Guy 13,159 52.5 +2.2
Labor George Beardsley 8,669 34.6 -1.7
National Robert Cooper 1,738 6.9 +3.0
Democratic Labor Paul McManus 1,484 5.9 -3.4
Total formal votes 25,050 98.3
Informal votes 439 1.7
Turnout 25,489 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Athol Guy 16,083 64.2 +2.3
Labor George Beardsley 8,967 35.8 -2.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.3

Glenhuntly

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1976 Victorian state election: Glenhuntly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joe Rafferty 13,183 51.9 +2.4
Labor Gerard Vaughan 10,487 41.3 +1.9
Democratic Labor Terence Farrell 1,751 6.9 -0.8
Total formal votes 25,421 97.5
Informal votes 658 2.5
Turnout 26,079 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joe Rafferty 14,759 58.1 +0.2
Labor Gerard Vaughan 10,662 41.9 -0.2
Liberal hold Swing +0.2

Glenroy

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1976 Victorian state election: Glenroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Culpin 14,804 58.9 +2.9
Liberal Francis Mott 10,319 41.1 +10.4
Total formal votes 25,123 96.3
Informal votes 970 3.7
Turnout 26,093 93.9
Labor hold Swing 0.0

Greensborough

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1976 Victorian state election: Greensborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Monte Vale 14,648 52.7 +10.4
Labor Brian McKinlay 13,120 47.3 +2.8
Total formal votes 27,768 98.1
Informal votes 531 1.9
Turnout 28,299 93.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.9

Hawthorn

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1976 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Walter Jona 13,580 54.3 +1.0
Labor Evan Walker 9,487 38.0 +2.9
Democratic Labor Daniel Condon 1,556 6.2 -1.2
Independent Jennifer Relf 361 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 24,984 98.0
Informal votes 506 2.0
Turnout 25,490 90.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Walter Jona 15,161 60.7 -1.1
Labor Evan Walker 9,823 39.3 +1.1
Liberal hold Swing -1.1

Heatherton

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1976 Victorian state election: Heatherton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Llew Reese 14,542 55.4 +5.7
Labor Peter Spyker 11,690 44.6 +1.4
Total formal votes 26,232 96.9
Informal votes 851 3.1
Turnout 27,083 93.4
Liberal hold Swing -0.3

Ivanhoe

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1976 Victorian state election: Ivanhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Skeggs 15,153 54.0 +7.2
Labor John Lelleton 10,691 38.1 -0.5
Democratic Labor Margaret Rush 2,196 7.8 -0.3
Total formal votes 28,040 98.1
Informal votes 544 1.9
Turnout 28,584 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Skeggs 17,129 61.1 +6.2
Labor John Lelleton 10,911 38.9 -6.2
Liberal hold Swing -6.2

Keilor

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1976 Victorian state election: Keilor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Ginifer 14,914 58.2 +1.3
Liberal Vaclav Ubl 10,112 39.4 +6.5
Independent Spyros Kokkinos 604 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 25,630 95.3
Informal votes 1,273 4.7
Turnout 26,903 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Ginifer 15,418 60.2 +2.1
Liberal Vaclav Ubl 10,212 39.8 -2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1

Kew

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1976 Victorian state election: Kew
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rupert Hamer 15,379 57.7 -6.0
Labor Gary Jungwirth 6,997 26.2 -1.7
Independent Charles Barrington 1,713 6.4 +6.4
Independent Margaret Tighe 1,455 5.5 +5.5
Democratic Labor Francis Duffy 1,121 4.2 -4.1
Total formal votes 26,665 98.1
Informal votes 516 1.9
Turnout 27,181 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rupert Hamer 18,670 70.0 -1.1
Labor Gary Jungwirth 7,995 30.0 +1.1
Liberal hold Swing -1.1

Knox

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1976 Victorian state election: Knox
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steve Crabb 13,573 51.3 +5.7
Liberal Bruce Fasham 12,874 48.7 +5.4
Total formal votes 26,447 97.4
Informal votes 717 2.6
Turnout 27,164 92.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +2.1

Lowan

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1976 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim McCabe 10,052 43.5 -0.1
National Howard Ellis 6,174 26.7 +6.3
Labor Brian Brooke 4,923 21.3 -6.8
Independent Francis Petering 1,164 5.0 +5.0
Democratic Labor Kevin Dunn 788 3.4 -1.5
Total formal votes 23,101 98.1
Informal votes 451 1.9
Turnout 23,552 95.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Jim McCabe 14,249 61.7 -5.8
National Howard Ellis 8,852 38.3 +38.3
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Malvern

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1976 Victorian state election: Malvern[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 17,225 65.7 +6.6
Labor Evelyn Watson 7,496 28.6 -3.8
Democratic Labor John Cotter 1,503 5.7 -0.7
Total formal votes 26,224 98.0
Informal votes 530 2.0
Turnout 26,754 90.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 18,578 70.8 +5.0
Labor Evelyn Watson 7,646 29.2 -5.0
Liberal hold Swing +5.0

Melbourne

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1976 Victorian state election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Jones 15,104 62.4 +4.5
Liberal Bruce Atkinson 8,415 34.7 +6.1
Independent Lou-Anne Barker 696 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 24,215 95.9
Informal votes 1,023 4.1
Turnout 25,238 86.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Jones 15,685 64.8 +3.0
Liberal Bruce Atkinson 8,530 35.2 -3.0
Labor hold Swing +3.0

Mentone

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1976 Victorian state election: Mentone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Templeton 14,777 55.9 +6.6
Labor Barry Hirt 10,021 37.9 -3.6
Democratic Labor Desmond Burke 1,650 6.2 -0.7
Total formal votes 26,448 98.2
Informal votes 490 1.8
Turnout 26,938 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Templeton 16,097 60.9 +4.8
Labor Barry Hirt 10,351 39.1 -4.8
Liberal hold Swing +4.8

Midlands

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1976 Victorian state election: Midlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Ebery 9,294 40.2 -0.6
Labor Donal Harvey 8,548 37.0 -7.7
National Clarence Rodda 4,271 18.5 +10.3
Democratic Labor Audrey Drechsler 1,010 4.4 -1.8
Total formal votes 23,123 98.5
Informal votes 346 1.5
Turnout 23,469 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Ebery 14,031 60.7 +7.5
Labor Donal Harvey 9,092 39.3 -7.5
Liberal hold Swing +7.5

Mildura

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1976 Victorian state election: Mildura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Milton Whiting 11,521 51.8 -7.2
Labor Noel Treharne 5,197 23.4 -1.2
Liberal Lloyd Beasy 4,773 21.5 +10.7
Democratic Labor Stanley Croughan 752 3.4 -1.9
Total formal votes 22,243 97.9
Informal votes 472 2.1
Turnout 22,715 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Milton Whiting 16,494 74.2 +0.3
Labor Noel Treharne 5,749 25.8 -0.3
National hold Swing +0.3

Mitcham

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1976 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Cox 14,294 55.5 +9.7
Labor Gordon Henderson 11,444 44.5 +2.4
Total formal votes 25,738 97.4
Informal votes 693 2.6
Turnout 26,431 93.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.7

Monbulk

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1976 Victorian state election: Monbulk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Borthwick 13,978 56.6 +5.0
Labor Stuart Morris 10,704 43.4 +2.7
Total formal votes 24,682 97.8
Informal votes 561 2.2
Turnout 25,243 91.5
Liberal hold Swing +0.1

Morwell

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1976 Victorian state election: Morwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Derek Amos 14,832 62.2 +3.7
Liberal Frank Hall 5,551 23.3 -1.6
National James Davis 2,444 10.3 +0.6
Democratic Labor John Mann 1,022 4.3 -2.6
Total formal votes 23,849 98.3
Informal votes 409 1.7
Turnout 24,258 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Derek Amos 15,178 63.6 +2.7
Liberal Frank Hall 8,671 36.4 -2.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7

Murray Valley

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1976 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ken Jasper 10,812 46.4 +2.0
Labor Abigail Donlon 5,934 25.5 -3.9
Liberal Brian Lumsden 4,942 21.2 +4.0
Democratic Labor Patrick Payne 1,590 6.8 -2.1
Total formal votes 23,278 97.6
Informal votes 561 2.4
Turnout 23,839 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Ken Jasper 16,776 72.1 +3.6
Labor Abigail Donlon 6,502 27.9 -3.6
National hold Swing +3.6

Narracan

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1976 Victorian state election: Narracan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Bartholomeusz 8,897 37.6 -4.3
Liberal Jim Balfour 8,443 35.6 -3.1
National Arthur Hewson 5,331 22.5 +9.7
Democratic Labor Brian Handley 1,020 4.3 -2.4
Total formal votes 23,691 98.6
Informal votes 337 1.4
Turnout 24,028 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Balfour 14,265 60.2 +3.8
Labor Pat Bartholomeusz 9,426 39.8 -3.8
Liberal hold Swing +3.8

Niddrie

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1976 Victorian state election: Niddrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Simpson 12,571 48.9 -4.0
Liberal Peter Kirchner 11,067 43.0 +6.4
Independent Lancelot Hutchinson 2,078 8.1 +8.1
Total formal votes 25,716 96.7
Informal votes 876 3.3
Turnout 26,592 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Simpson 13,378 52.0 -2.1
Liberal Peter Kirchner 12,338 48.0 +2.1
Labor hold Swing -2.1

Noble Park

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1976 Victorian state election: Noble Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Collins 15,462 56.1 +9.0
Labor Tony Van Vliet 12,086 43.9 -2.5
Total formal votes 28,404 97.0
Informal votes 856 3.0
Turnout 28,404 93.5
Liberal hold Swing +3.2

Northcote

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1976 Victorian state election: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 16,809 64.2 +5.8
Liberal Gillford Brown 9,388 35.8 +4.6
Total formal votes 26,197 96.3
Informal votes 1,002 3.7
Turnout 27,199 90.7
Labor hold Swing +4.3

Oakleigh

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1976 Victorian state election: Oakleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Scanlan 12,411 46.4 -2.6
Labor Sam Papasavas 10,450 39.1 -2.7
Independent Leslie Kausman 2,766 10.4 +10.4
Australia Trevor Cooke 1,110 4.2 +2.4
Total formal votes 26,737 97.6
Informal votes 658 2.4
Turnout 27,395 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alan Scanlan 13,706 51.3 -5.2
Labor Sam Papasavas 13,031 48.7 +5.2
Liberal hold Swing -5.2

Polwarth

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1976 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cec Burgin 12,976 55.0 +0.6
Labor Ronald Wheaton 5,018 21.3 -0.9
National Frederick Sadler 4,455 18.9 +4.1
Democratic Labor Thomas Fleming 1,132 4.8 -3.8
Total formal votes 23,581 98.4
Informal votes 383 1.6
Turnout 23,964 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Cec Burgin 18,059 76.6 +2.3
Labor Ronald Wheaton 5,522 23.4 -2.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.3

Portland

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1976 Victorian state election: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Don McKellar 9,992 41.6 +3.5
Labor Bill Lewis 7,839 32.7 -10.2
National Clive Mitchell 5,246 21.8 +8.2
Democratic Labor Patrick Healy 932 3.9 -1.5
Total formal votes 24,009 98.8
Informal votes 290 1.2
Turnout 24,299 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Don McKellar 15,530 64.7 +11.1
Labor Bill Lewis 8,479 35.3 -11.1
Liberal hold Swing +11.1

Prahran

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1976 Victorian state election: Prahran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sam Loxton 12,414 51.5 +0.3
Labor Morris Milder 9,760 40.5 -2.2
Independent Michael Salvaris 1,086 4.5 +4.5
Workers Paul Krutulis 858 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 24,118 97.0
Informal votes 753 3.0
Turnout 24,871 84.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sam Loxton 13,419 55.7 -0.8
Labor Morris Milder 10,699 44.3 +0.8
Liberal hold Swing -0.8

Preston

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1976 Victorian state election: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Carl Kirkwood 16,869 65.8 +10.8
Liberal John Miles 8,781 34.2 +2.4
Total formal votes 25,650 96.2
Informal votes 1,009 3.8
Turnout 26,659 91.9
Labor hold Swing +7.1

Reservoir

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1976 Victorian state election: Reservoir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Simmonds 16,639 62.8 +8.6
Liberal Tony De Domenico 8,904 33.6 +3.4
Independent Matthew Curie 972 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 26,515 96.5
Informal votes 949 3.5
Turnout 27,464 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Simmonds 17,007 64.1 +5.5
Liberal Tony De Domenico 9,508 35.9 -5.5
Labor hold Swing +5.5

Richmond

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1976 Victorian state election: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clyde Holding 18,340 70.9 +6.3
Liberal John Rush 6,804 26.3 +3.6
Independent Andrew Jamieson 732 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 25,876 96.1
Informal votes 1,050 3.9
Turnout 26,926 87.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clyde Holding 18,963 73.3 +6.8
Liberal John Rush 6,913 26.7 -6.8
Labor hold Swing +6.8

Ringwood

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1976 Victorian state election: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter McArthur 15,288 59.0 +9.7
Labor Robert Wallace 10,637 41.0 +1.4
Total formal votes 25,925 97.5
Informal votes 673 2.5
Turnout 26,598 93.2
Liberal hold Swing +2.4

Ripon

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1976 Victorian state election: Ripon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alexander Pope 9,277 38.4 -9.0
Liberal Tom Austin 9,216 38.2 +4.8
National Rob Borbidge 4,941 20.5 +6.5
Democratic Labor Francis O'Brien 713 2.9 -2.3
Total formal votes 24,147 98.5
Informal votes 366 1.5
Turnout 24,513 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Austin 14,473 59.9 +10.3
Labor Alexander Pope 9,674 40.1 -10.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +10.3

Rodney

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1976 Victorian state election: Rodney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Eddie Hann 15,196 64.2 +11.7
Liberal Graham Arthur 4,009 16.9 +0.7
Labor Michael Smith 3,556 15.0 -6.5
Democratic Labor David Kane 924 3.9 -6.0
Total formal votes 23,685 98.4
Informal votes 372 1.6
Turnout 24,057 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Eddie Hann 19,680 83.1 +6.9
Labor Michael Smith 4,005 16.9 -6.9
National hold Swing +6.9

Sandringham

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1976 Victorian state election: Sandringham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Max Crellin 14,220 53.7 -0.5
Labor Vivienne Brophy 11,177 42.2 +2.1
Democratic Labor Salvatore Pinzone 1,069 4.0 -1.7
Total formal votes 26,466 98.3
Informal votes 461 1.7
Turnout 26,927 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Crellin 15,182 57.4 -1.9
Labor Vivienne Brophy 11,284 42.6 +1.9
Liberal hold Swing -1.9

Shepparton

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1976 Victorian state election: Shepparton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Peter Ross-Edwards 12,753 54.1 +9.6
Liberal Bill Hunter 5,099 21.6 -1.8
Labor Stephen Fletcher 4,570 19.4 -3.8
Democratic Labor Martha Bennetts 1,154 4.9 -4.0
Total formal votes 23,576 97.9
Informal votes 497 2.1
Turnout 24,073 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Peter Ross-Edwards 18,308 77.7 +5.6
Labor Stephen Fletcher 5,268 22.3 -5.6
National hold Swing +5.6

South Barwon

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1976 Victorian state election: South Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Aurel Smith 14,093 58.6 +4.2
Labor Raymond Hughan 8,786 36.6 -0.2
Democratic Labor James Jordan 1,159 4.8 -1.7
Total formal votes 24,038 98.2
Informal votes 434 1.8
Turnout 24,472 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Aurel Smith 15,136 63.0 +0.9
Labor Raymond Hughan 8,902 37.0 -0.9
Liberal hold Swing +0.9

Springvale

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1976 Victorian state election: Springvale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norman Billing 13,737 54.4 +7.1
Labor Kevin King 11,498 45.6 +1.1
Total formal votes 25,235 96.5
Informal votes 926 3.5
Turnout 26,161 93.3
Liberal hold Swing +0.5

St Kilda

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1976 Victorian state election: St Kilda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brian Dixon 13,430 52.6 +6.2
Labor David Hardy 9,969 39.1 -5.0
Independent Peter Lake 1,042 4.1 +4.1
Independent Ronald Petersen 853 3.3 +3.3
Independent Frederick Gray 217 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 25,511 96.6
Informal votes 908 3.4
Turnout 26,419 86.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brian Dixon 14,304 56.1 +2.7
Labor David Hardy 11,207 43.9 -2.7
Liberal hold Swing +2.7

Sunshine

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1976 Victorian state election: Sunshine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Fogarty 16,715 64.2 -0.2
Liberal David More 6,563 25.2 +0.6
Independent Charles Skidmore 2,771 10.6 +10.6
Total formal votes 26,049 95.3
Informal votes 1,282 4.7
Turnout 27,331 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Fogarty 18,651 71.6 +5.9
Liberal David More 7,398 28.4 -5.9
Labor hold Swing +5.9

Swan Hill

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1976 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan Wood 11,318 48.3 +17.3
National James Mitchell 8,258 35.3 -3.5
Labor Graeme Lechte 3,352 14.3 -8.8
Democratic Labor Daniel Mason 494 2.1 -5.0
Total formal votes 23,422 98.6
Informal votes 331 1.4
Turnout 23,753 94.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Alan Wood 14,097 60.2 +9.2
National James Mitchell 9,325 39.8 -9.2
Liberal hold Swing +9.2

Syndal

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1976 Victorian state election: Syndal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Coleman 14,898 56.1 +7.5
Labor John Perryman 11,638 43.9 +4.0
Total formal votes 26,536 97.3
Informal votes 748 2.7
Turnout 27,284 93.5
Liberal hold Swing -1.0

Wantirna

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1976 Victorian state election: Wantirna
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Hayes 16,600 60.9 +7.3
Labor Christopher Miller 9,170 33.6 -0.8
Democratic Labor Clement Elliot 1,491 5.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 27,261 98.3
Informal votes 475 1.7
Turnout 27,736 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Hayes 17,942 65.8 +4.1
Labor Christopher Miller 9,319 34.2 -4.1
Liberal hold Swing +4.1

Warrandyte

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1976 Victorian state election: Warrandyte
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norman Lacy 16,235 60.6 +8.4
Labor Frederick Davis 10,553 39.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 26,788 97.9
Informal votes 583 2.1
Turnout 27,371 93.2
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

Warrnambool

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1976 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Smith 11,036 46.8 +6.5
Labor Vernon Delaney 7,365 31.2 -1.6
National Murray Lane 3,556 15.1 -0.1
Democratic Labor Peter Burke 1,643 7.0 -4.8
Total formal votes 23,600 98.7
Informal votes 308 1.3
Turnout 23,908 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Smith 15,387 65.2 +2.1
Labor Vernon Delaney 8,213 34.8 -2.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.1

Werribee

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1976 Victorian state election: Werribee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Anthony Robinson 12,422 48.8 0.0
Liberal Neville Hudson 11,959 47.0 +7.2
Workers Walter Lockhart 1,086 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 25,467 97.5
Informal votes 647 2.5
Turnout 26,114 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Neville Hudson 12,745 50.05 +0.2
Labor Anthony Robinson 12,722 49.95 -0.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +0.2

Westernport

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1976 Victorian state election: Westernport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Doug Jennings 11,237 46.2 -1.6
Labor John Daley 7,812 32.1 -0.3
National Michael Woods 4,429 18.2 +5.0
Democratic Labor Kevin Leydon 866 3.6 -3.0
Total formal votes 24,344 98.1
Informal votes 462 1.9
Turnout 24,806 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Doug Jennings 16,146 66.3 +1.6
Labor John Daley 8,198 33.7 -1.6
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

Williamstown

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1976 Victorian state election: Williamstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Stirling 16,221 63.0 +2.7
Liberal Wallace Feeney 9,514 37.0 +4.8
Total formal votes 25,735 94.1
Informal votes 1,609 5.9
Turnout 27,344 92.9
Labor hold Swing +1.9

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Election held on 20 March 1976, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
  2. ^ Hughes, Colin A., Don Aitken (1987). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0909779244.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Hughes, Colin A., Don Aitken (1987). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0909779244.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)