Candidates of the 1979 Victorian state election
Legislative Council
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.

Candidates of the 1979 Victorian state election

Section Title: Legislative Council
Table Section Text: Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.

Province	Held by	Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	National candidates	Democrats candidates	Other candidates

Ballarat	Labor	David Williams	Clive Bubb

Bendigo	Liberal	Alan Calder	John Radford	Stuart McDonald	Douglas Linford

Boronia	Liberal	Richard Coughlin	Gracia Baylor	Peter Brown (Ind)

Central Highlands	Liberal	Max McDonald	Fred Grimwade

Chelsea	Liberal	Eric Kent	Geoffrey Connard

Doutta Galla	Labor	David White	Claus Salger

East Yarra	Liberal	Jeanne Hendy	Bill Campbell	Michael McBride

Geelong	Liberal	Rod Mackenzie	Gordon Hall	James Jordan (DLP)

Gippsland	Liberal	Thomas Matthews	Dick Long	John King	Ian Goldie	Bruce Ingle (Ind)

Higinbotham	Liberal	Geoffrey Fleming	Robert Lawson

Melbourne	Labor	Evan Walker	Bill Stanley

Melbourne North	Labor	Giovanni Sgro	Geoff Lutz	Eric Granger (Ind)

Melbourne West	Labor	Joan Coxsedge	Rino Baggio	Ivan Pollock	Alexander Knight (Ind)

Monash	Liberal	Howard Smith	Don Hayward

North Eastern	National	Nicholas Paola	Bill Hunter	Bill Baxter	Diane Teasdale

North Western	National	Pamela Fowler	Ian Milburn	Ken Wright

Nunawading	Liberal	Alan Wearne	Peter Block	Jeffrey McAlpine

South Eastern	Liberal	Norman Spencer	Alan Hunt	Donald McRae	Stefan Taficzuk

Templestowe	Liberal	Mike Arnold	Vasey Houghton

Thomastown	Labor	Glyde Butler	Kathleen Mulraney

Waverley	Liberal	Cyril Kennedy	William McDonald	Frederick Steinicke	Stephen Buttery (Ind)

Western	Liberal	Henry Birrell	Digby Crozier	Clive Mitchell

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Liberal MLC Fred Grimwade contested Central Highlands.

final_sentence: Liberal MLC Fred Grimwade contested Central Highlands.