Candidates of the 1976 Victorian state election
Legislative Council
Table:
Province

Held by

Labor candidates

Liberal candidates

National candidates

Other candidates

Ballarat
Liberal
Ronald Corbett
Rob Knowles

Bendigo
Liberal
Elaine Knight
Bruce Reid
Michael Clarke
Ronald Gane (DLP)

Boronia
Liberal
Stuart Russell
Kevin Foley

Central Highlands
Liberal
Max McDonald
Jock Granter
Pat McNamara
Peter Brown (Ind)

Chelsea
Liberal
Michael Duffy
Neil Stacey

Doutta Galla
Labor
Bill Landeryou
Rex Webb

East Yarra
Liberal
Robert Gurry
Haddon Storey

Geelong
Liberal
Rod Mackenzie
Glyn Jenkins

Gippsland
Labor
Eric Kent
James Taylor
John Vinall
Leslie Hilton (DLP)

Higinbotham
Liberal
Russell Shearn
Murray Hamilton

Melbourne
Labor
Ivan Trayling
Bryce McNair

Melbourne North
Labor
John Walton
Geoff Lutz

Melbourne West
Labor
Bon Thomas
Peter Stirling

Monash
Liberal
Johan Hulskamp
James Guest

North Eastern
National
Lewis Gee
George Ikinger
David Evans

North Western
National
Edward McCormack
William Armstrong
Bernie Dunn

Nunawading
Liberal
John Madden
Vernon Hauser

South Eastern
Liberal
Merton Ryan
Roy Ward
William Gleeson
Noel Gleeson (DLP)

Templestowe
Liberal
Pauline Toner
Ralph Howard

Thomastown
Labor
Dolph Eddy
John Fletcher

Waverley
Liberal
Anthony Scarcella
Don Saltmarsh

Western
Liberal
Thomas Windsor
Bruce Chamberlain
Linden Cameron

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