# Candidates of the 1985 Victorian state election

The 1985 Victorian state election was held on 2 March 1985.

## Seat changes

A number of members contested different seats to the ones they held:
* A group of Liberal MLCs contested Legislative Assembly seats:
** Boronia MLC Gracia Baylor contested Warrandyte.
** Ballarat MLC Clive Bubb contested Ballarat South.
** Western MLC Digby Crozier contested Portland.
** Monash MLC Don Hayward contested Prahran.
* Liberal MLA Bill Ebery (Midlands) contested the Legislative Council province of North Western.
* Labor MLA Bob Miller (Prahran) contested the Legislative Council province of Monash.
* A number of MLAs contested different seats:
** Ascot Vale Labor MLA Tom Edmunds contested Pascoe Vale.
** Bendigo Labor MLA David Kennedy contested Bendigo West.
** Dandenong Labor MLA Rob Jolly contested Doveton.
** Dromana Labor MLA David Hassett contested Mornington.
** Evelyn Labor MLA Max McDonald contested Whittlesea.
** Frankston Labor MLA Jane Hill contested Frankston North.
** Geelong East Labor MLA Graham Ernst contested Bellarine.
** Geelong West Labor MLA Hayden Shell contested Geelong.
** Glenhuntly Labor MLA Gerard Vaughan contested Clayton.
** Glenroy Labor MLA Jack Culpin contested Broadmeadows.
** Heatherton Labor MLA Peter Spyker contested Mentone.
** Noble Park Labor MLA Terry Norris contested Dandenong.
** Sandringham Labor MLA Graham Ihlein contested Evelyn.
** Westernport Liberal MLA Alan Brown contested Gippsland West.

## Retiring Members
### Labor

* John Wilton MLA (Broadmeadows)
* Glyde Butler MLC (Thomastown)
* Eric Kent MLC (Chelsea)

### Liberal

* Cec Burgin MLA (Polwarth)
* Walter Jona MLA (Hawthorn)
* Don McKellar MLA (Portland)
* Jeannette Patrick MLA (Brighton)
* Don Saltmarsh MLA (Wantirna)
* Peter Block MLC (Nunawading)
* Vasey Houghton MLC (Templestowe)
* John Radford MLC (Bendigo)

## Legislative Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | National candidates | Other candidates |
| Albert Park | Labor | Bunna Walsh | Barry Semmens | | |
| Ballarat North | Liberal | Steve Bracks | Tom Evans | | |
| Ballarat South | Labor | Frank Sheehan | Clive Bubb | | |
| Balwyn | Liberal | Frank Pederick | Jim Ramsay | | |
| Bellarine | Labor | Graham Ernst | Hugh McKenzie | | |
| Benalla | National | Grant Triffett | Leonard Crocombe | Pat McNamara | |
| Benambra | Liberal | Virginia Coghill | Lou Lieberman | | |
| Bendigo East | Liberal | John Reid | Michael John | Barry McNaught | |
| Bendigo West | Labor | David Kennedy | Alexander Sandner | Reginald Holt | |
| Bennettswood | Labor | Doug Newton | Roger Pescott | | Ray Nilsen (Ind) |
| Bentleigh | Labor | Gordon Hockley | Peter Norman | | |
| Berwick | Liberal | Philip Staindl | Rob Maclellan | | |
| Box Hill | Labor | Margaret Ray | George Cox | | Peter Allan (Ind) |
| Brighton | Liberal | Leslie Heimann | Alan Stockdale | | |
| Broadmeadows | Labor | Jack Culpin | Mark Sinclair | | |
| Brunswick | Labor | Tom Roper | Gregory Dinneen | | |
| Bulleen | Liberal | John Scomparin | David Perrin | | |
| Bundoora | Labor | John Cain | Alistair Urquhart | | Frank Penhalluriack (WTP) |
| Burwood | Liberal | Eric Hobsbawn | Jeff Kennett | | |
| Carrum | Labor | Ian Cathie | Bruce Bowie | | |
| Caulfield | Liberal | Jack Diamond | Ted Tanner | | |
| Clayton | Labor | Gerard Vaughan | Alan Sandbach | | |
| Coburg | Labor | Peter Gavin | Antonino Boeti | | |
| Dandenong | Labor | Terry Norris | Ian Fotheringham | | |
| Dandenong North | Labor | Jan Wilson | George Grech | | |
| Derrimut | Labor | David Cunningham | Helen Hurley | | |
| Doncaster | Liberal | William Poppins | Morris Williams | | |
| Doveton | Labor | Rob Jolly | Matthew Starr | | |
| Dromana | Labor | Allison Ogden | Ron Wells | | |
| Essendon | Labor | Barry Rowe | Brian Dodgson | | |
| Evelyn | Labor | Graham Ihlein | Jim Plowman | | Gaye Gelly (Ind) |
| Footscray | Labor | Robert Fordham | Hugh Cameron | | |
| Forest Hill | Liberal | John Madden | John Richardson | | |
| Frankston North | Labor | Jane Hill | Robert Garnett | | Judy Hale (Ind) |
| Frankston South | Liberal | Geoffrey Holland | Graeme Weideman | | |
| Geelong | Labor | Hayden Shell | Clive Pugh | | |
| Geelong North | Labor | Neil Trezise | John Lucas | | |
| Gippsland East | National | Clifford Harding | David McInnes | Bruce Evans | |
| Gippsland South | National | Max Semken | Neil McInnes | Tom Wallace | |
| Gippsland West | Liberal | Geoffrey Bull | Alan Brown | William Ronald | |
| Gisborne | Liberal | Douglas Bishop | Tom Reynolds | | |
| Glen Waverley | Liberal | John Candappa | Ross Smith | | |
| Greensborough | Labor | Pauline Toner | Andrew Cove | | |
| Hawthorn | Liberal | Jill Eastwood | Phil Gude | | |
| Ivanhoe | Labor | Tony Sheehan | Vin Heffernan | | |
| Keilor | Labor | George Seitz | Graham Anderson | | |
| Kew | Liberal | Annamaria Dierer | Prue Sibree | | |
| Knox | Labor | Steve Crabb | Jill Hall | | Thomas Tyrer (PTP) |
| Lowan | National | William Albon | John Mann | Bill McGrath | |
| Malvern | Liberal | Max Dumais | Geoff Leigh | | |
| Melbourne | Labor | Keith Remington | Peter Jones | | Janet Walk (PTP) |
| Mentone | Labor | Peter Spyker | Bill Templeton | | |
| Mildura | National | Lindsay Leake | Diana Duck | Milton Whiting | |
| Mitcham | Labor | John Harrowfield | Bruce Camfield | | |
| Monbulk | Labor | Neil Pope | Raymond Yates | | |
| Mornington | Labor | David Hassett | Robin Cooper | | |
| Morwell | Labor | Valerie Callister | Graeme Bond | Terie Porter | Geoffrey Francis (Ind) |
| Murray Valley | National | Jill Milthorpe | Bill Hunter | Ken Jasper | |
| Narracan | Labor | Robin Matthews | John Delzoppo | Julia Ettery | John McNamara (Ind) |
| Niddrie | Labor | Jack Simpson | Mark Pallett | | |
| Northcote | Labor | Frank Wilkes | William Hamilton | | |
| Oakleigh | Labor | Race Mathews | Norman Kennedy | | Antonios Pashos (Ind) |
| Pascoe Vale | Labor | Tom Edmunds | Vincenzo D'Aquino | | |
| Polwarth | Liberal | Jeffery Rootes | Ian Smith | David Seymour | |
| Portland | Liberal | William Sharrock | Digby Crozier | James Patterson | |
| Prahran | Liberal | Hendrik van Leeuwen | Don Hayward | | Norman Long (Ind) Alan Parker (PTP) |
| Preston | Labor | Carl Kirkwood | Mark Leaman | | |
| Reservoir | Labor | Jim Simmonds | Rae Kennett | | |
| Richmond | Labor | Theo Sidiropoulos | John Sevior | | |
| Ringwood | Labor | Kay Setches | Michael Dobson | | |
| Ripon | Liberal | John McQuilten | Tom Austin | | |
| Rodney | National | Denise MacDonald | John Adams | Eddie Hann | |
| St Albans | Labor | Alex Andrianopoulos | Martin Power | | |
| St Kilda | Labor | Andrew McCutcheon | Richard Stevenson | | |
| Sandringham | Liberal | Ann Corcoran | David Lea | | |
| Shepparton | National | David Wauchope | Alan Fitzgerald | Peter Ross-Edwards | |
| South Barwon | Liberal | Harry Naylor | Harley Dickinson | | |
| Springvale | Labor | Eddie Micallef | Therese Marley | | |
| Sunshine | Labor | Bill Fogarty | Aldous Hicks | | |
| Swan Hill | National | Ronald Stanton | Ian Ray | Barry Steggall | |
| Syndal | Labor | David Gray | Geoff Coleman | | Edward Hawthorn (Ind) |
| Thomastown | Labor | Beth Gleeson | Adam Barr | | |
| Wantirna | Labor | Carolyn Hirsh | Karen Dettmann | | |
| Warrandyte | Labor | Lou Hill | Gracia Baylor | | Timothy Connellan (Ind) |
| Warrnambool | Liberal | Peter Cox | Adam Kempton | John McGrath | |
| Werribee | Labor | Ken Coghill | Thomas Hudson | | Robert Wolstenholme (WTP) |
| Whittlesea | Labor | Max McDonald | Haydn Gregson | | |
| Williamstown | Labor | Gordon Stirling | David Allan | | |

## Legislative Council

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
| Province | Held by | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | National candidates | Democrats candidates | Other candidates |
| Ballarat | Liberal | Roger Lowrey | Dick de Fegely | | William Ross | |
| Boronia | Labor | Jean McLean | Gerald Clarke | | Sid Spindler | |
| Central Highlands | Liberal | Peter Fennell | Fred Grimwade | | Janet Powell | Brent Melville (CTA) |
| Chelsea | Labor | Maureen Lyster | Michael Herbst | | | |
| Doutta Galla | Labor | David White | Pamela Philpot | | | |
| East Yarra | Liberal | Bernard Ziegenbein | Mark Birrell | | Margaret Cole | |
| Eumemmerring | Labor | Fred Van Buren | John Ferwerda | | | |
| Geelong | Labor | Rod Mackenzie | Joss Manders | | Laurence Levy | |
| Gippsland | Liberal | Reginald Smith | Dick Long | Anthony Stewart | Catherine Stewart | Ben Buckley (Ind) Cornelius Gordyn (CTA) |
| Higinbotham | Liberal | Denis Oakley | Robert Lawson | | Anton Hermann | |
| Jika Jika | Labor | George Crawford | David Gandolfo | | | |
| Melbourne | Labor | Evan Walker | Vincent Volpe | | Simon James | |
| Melbourne North | Labor | Giovanni Sgro | Brett Pullyblank | | | |
| Melbourne West | Labor | Joan Coxsedge | Matthew Matich | | Johannus Paas | |
| Monash | Labor | Bob Miller | Reg Macey | | David Collyer | |
| North Eastern | National | Ewan Paterson | Stephen Blair | Bill Baxter | | Michael Else (Ind) |
| North Western | National | Phillip Eddy | Bill Ebery | Ken Wright | | |
| Nunawading | Labor | Bob Ives | Rosemary Varty | | Michael Nardella | |
| South Eastern | Liberal | Bora Eric | Alan Hunt | | Irene Fisher | |
| Templestowe | Liberal | Gary Greenway | John Miles | | Kenneth Peak | |
| Waverley | Labor | Cyril Kennedy | Robert Clark | | Jeffrey McAlpine | William Watson (CTA) |
| Western | Liberal | Brian Clarke | Henry Wyld | Roger Hallam | | |