Candidates of the 1976 Victorian state election
Legislative Assembly
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.

Candidates of the 1976 Victorian state election

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

Electorate	Held by	Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	National candidates	DLP candidates	Other candidates

Albert Park	Labor	Val Doube	Timothy Hinchcliffe

Ascot Vale	Labor	Tom Edmunds	Edmond Murphy

Ballarat North	Liberal	Jeremy Harper	Tom Evans	Dennis O'Reilly

Ballarat South	Liberal	Frank Sheehan	Bill Stephen

Balwyn	Liberal	Paul Gibson	Jim Ramsay	John Hansen	Peter King (AP)

Benalla	National	John Dennis	Leo Gorman	Tom Trewin	Christopher Cody

Benambra	National	Ken Coghill	Lou Lieberman	Bill Baxter	Kevin Redfern	Robert Wiltshire (Ind)

Bendigo	Liberal	Esmond Curnow	Daryl McClure

Bennettswood	Liberal	Peter Bruce	Ian McLaren	James Tighe

Bentleigh	Liberal	Lindsay Thomas	Bob Suggett	Peter Madden	John Stoker (WP)

Berwick	Liberal	Judith Wallace	Rob Maclellan	Ronald Irwin	Michael Houlihan

Box Hill	Liberal	Howard Hodgens	Donald Mackinnon	James Brosnan

Brighton	Liberal	Robert Gerrand	Jeannette Patrick	Peter Lawlor	Ian Mullins (AP)

Broadmeadows	Labor	John Wilton	Ronald McClelland

Brunswick	Labor	Tom Roper	Alfredo Kouris	Stephen Cope (Ind) Robert Douglas (Ind) Anthony Errichiello (Ind) Leslie Johns (Ind) Grahame Kermonde (Ind) Marian Kermonde (Ind) Ronald Moran (Ind) Angelo Russo (Ind)

Bundoora	Labor	John Cain	Dorothy Baker

Burwood	Liberal	Douglas Bennett	Jeff Kennett	Joseph Stanley	Michael Boffa (WP)

Carrum	Labor	Ian Cathie	Allan Coombes

Caulfield	Liberal	Gilbert Wright	Charles Francis	Mary Lane

Coburg	Independent	Peter Gavin	Nicholas Kosenko	Helen Hart	Jack Mutton (Ind)

Dandenong	Labor	Alan Lind	James Grayling

Doncaster	Liberal	Francis Smith	Morris Williams	Margaret Coogan	Edward Ajani (Ind)

Dromana	Liberal	Geoffrey Eastwood	Roberts Dunstan	John Cass

Essendon	Liberal	Barry Rowe	Kenneth Wheeler

Evelyn	Liberal	Warren Thomas	Jim Plowman	Errol Simon	Francis Feltham

Footscray	Labor	Robert Fordham	James Kapoudaglis

Forest Hill	Liberal	Neville Gay	John Richardson	Francis Poole

Frankston	Liberal	Alison Ogden	Graeme Weideman	John Glynn

Geelong East	Liberal	Dennis O'Brien	Phil Gude

Geelong North	Labor	Neil Trezise	Stanley Yates

Geelong West	Liberal	Kevin Kirby	Hayden Birrell

Gippsland East	National	Geoffrey Ramsden	Bruce Evans	Robert McMahon	Geoffrey Cox (Ind)

Gippsland South	National	Russel Wilson	David Kallady	Neil McInnes	Leonard Carroll

Gisborne	Liberal	George Beardsley	Athol Guy	Robert Cooper	Paul McManus

Glenhuntly	Liberal	Gerard Vaughan	Joe Rafferty	Terence Farrell

Glenroy	Labor	Jack Culpin	Francis Mott

Greensborough	Liberal	Brian McKinlay	Monte Vale

Hawthorn	Liberal	Evan Walker	Walter Jona	Daniel Condon	Jennifer Relf (Ind)

Heatherton	Liberal	Peter Spyker	Llew Reese

Ivanhoe	Liberal	John Lelleton	Bruce Skeggs	Margaret Rush

Keilor	Labor	Jack Ginifer	Vaclav Ubl	Spyros Kokkinos (Ind)

Kew	Liberal	Gary Jungwirth	Rupert Hamer	Francis Duffy	Charles Barrington (Ind) Margaret Tighe (Ind)

Knox	Liberal	Steve Crabb	Bruce Fasham

Lowan	Liberal	Brian Brooke	Jim McCabe	Howard Ellis	Kevin Dunn	Francis Petering (Ind)

Malvern	Liberal	Evelyn Watson	Lindsay Thompson	John Cotter

Melbourne	Labor	Barry Jones	Bruce Atkinson	Lou-Anne Barker (Ind)

Mentone	Liberal	Barry Hirt	Bill Templeton	Desmond Burke

Midlands	Liberal	Donal Harvey	Bill Ebery	Clarence Rodda	Audrey Drechsler

Mildura	National	Noel Treharne	Lloyd Beasy	Milton Whiting	Stanley Croughan

Mitcham	Liberal	Gordon Henderson	George Cox

Monbulk	Liberal	Stuart Morris	Bill Borthwick

Morwell	Labor	Derek Amos	Frank Hall	James Davis	John Mann

Murray Valley	National	Abigail Donlon	Brian Lumsden	Ken Jasper	Patrick Payne

Narracan	Liberal	Pat Bartholomeusz	Jim Balfour	Arthur Hewson	Brian Handley

Niddrie	Labor	Jack Simpson	Peter Kirchner	Lancelot Hutchinson (Ind)

Noble Park	Liberal	Tony Van Vliet	Peter Collins

Northcote	Labor	Frank Wilkes	Gillford Brown

Oakleigh	Liberal	Sam Papasavas	Alan Scanlan	Trevor Cooke (AP) Leslie Kausman (Ind)

Polwarth	Liberal	Ronald Wheaton	Cec Burgin	Frederick Sadler	Thomas Fleming

Portland	Liberal	Bill Lewis	Don McKellar	Clive Mitchell	Patrick Healy

Prahran	Liberal	Morris Milder	Sam Loxton	Paul Krutulis (WP) Michael Salvaris (Ind)

Preston	Labor	Carl Kirkwood	John Miles

Reservoir	Labor	Jim Simmonds	Tony De Domenico	Matthew Currie (Ind)

Richmond	Labor	Clyde Holding	John Rush	Andrew Jamieson (Ind)

Ringwood	Liberal	Robert Wallace	Peter McArthur

Ripon	Labor	Alexander Pope	Tom Austin	Rob Borbidge	Francis O'Brien

Rodney	National	Michael Smith	Graham Arthur	Eddie Hann	David Kane

Sandringham	Liberal	Vivienne Brophy	Max Crellin	Salvatore Pinzone

Shepparton	National	Stephen Fletcher	Bill Hunter	Peter Ross-Edwards	Martha Bennetts

South Barwon	Liberal	Raymond Hughan	Aurel Smith	James Jordan

Springvale	Liberal	Kevin King	Norman Billing

St Kilda	Liberal	David Hardy	Brian Dixon	Frederick Gray (Ind) Peter Lake (Ind) Ronald Petersen (Ind)

Sunshine	Labor	Bill Fogarty	David More	Charles Skidmore (Ind)

Swan Hill	Liberal	Graeme Lechte	Alan Wood	James Mitchell	Daniel Mason

Syndal	Liberal	John Perryman	Geoff Coleman

Wantirna	Liberal	Christopher Miller	Geoff Hayes	Clement Elliot

Warrandyte	Liberal	Frederick Davis	Norman Lacy

Warrnambool	Liberal	Vernon Delaney	Ian Smith	Murray Lane	Peter Burke

Werribee	Labor	Anthony Robinson	Neville Hudson	Walter Lockhart (WP)

Westernport	Liberal	John Daley	Doug Jennings	Michael Woods	Kevin Leydon

Williamstown	Labor	Gordon Stirling	Wallace Feeney

Sentence(s)

Geoff Hayes (Liberal) contested Wantirna.

final_sentence: Geoff Hayes (Liberal) contested Wantirna.