Results of the 1996 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)

Victorian state election, 30 March 1996 Legislative Council << 1992–1999 >>
Enrolled voters		3,000,076
Votes cast		2,826,467		Turnout	94.21	–1.01
Informal votes		72,800		Informal	2.58	–1.53
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats won	Seats held
	Liberal	1,208,168	43.87	+0.38	14	28
	Labor	1,114,843	40.49	+1.93	5	10
	National	182,494	6.63	–2.11	3	6
	Democrats	157,798	5.73	+5.42	0	0
	Democratic Labor	43,553	1.58	–2.96	0	0
	Natural Law	14,129	0.51	–0.11	0	0
	Call to Australia	5,576	0.20	+0.12	0	0
	Friendly Migrant Workers	1,339	0.05	+0.05	0	0
	Independent	25,767	0.94	–2.15	0	0
Total		2,753,667			22	44
Two-party-preferred
	Liberal/National	1,482,617	53.96	–2.69
	Labor	1,264,879	46.04	+2.69

This is a list of Legislative Council results for the Victorian 1996 state election. 22 of the 44 seats were contested.

Results by province

Ballarat

1996 Victorian state election: Ballarat Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rob Knowles	62,107	51.7	−2.2
	Labor	Catherine Laffey	49,943	41.5	+0.7
	Democrats	Myrna Rance	4,687	3.9	+3.9
	Call to Australia	David Cocking	2,163	1.8	+1.8
	Democratic Labor	Brian Lugar	1,343	1.1	−4.2
Total formal votes			120,243	98.2	+1.1
Informal votes			2,258	1.8	−1.1
Turnout			122,501	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rob Knowles	65,312	54.4	−0.9
	Labor	Catherine Laffey	54,796	45.6	+0.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.9

Central Highlands

1996 Victorian state election: Central Highlands Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoff Craige	68,100	54.1	−4.4
	Labor	Geoff Cooper	47,608	37.8	+2.3
	Democrats	Ray Doensen	7,904	6.3	+6.3
	Democratic Labor	Christian Schalken	2,248	1.8	−4.2
Total formal votes			125,860	97.7	+1.0
Informal votes			2,951	2.3	−1.0
Turnout			128,811	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Geoff Craige	72,329	57.6	−3.3
	Labor	Geoff Cooper	53,259	42.4	+3.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.3

Chelsea

1996 Victorian state election: Chelsea Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Cameron Boardman	61,122	50.7	+0.7
	Labor	Burwyn Davidson	50,902	42.2	+1.7
	Democrats	Kaylyn Raynor	5,694	4.7	+4.7
	Democratic Labor	Mechelina Schalken	1,480	1.2	−3.2
	Natural Law	Lee Fergusson	1,394	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			120,592	97.5	+1.9
Informal votes			3,155	2.5	−1.9
Turnout			123,747	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Cameron Boardman	64,158	53.3	−0.9
	Labor	Burwyn Davidson	56,315	46.7	+0.9
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	−0.9

Doutta Galla

1996 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Monica Gould	75,717	57.8	+6.4
	Liberal	Jody Allatt	47,467	36.2	+0.1
	Democrats	John Davey	4,782	3.7	+3.7
	Democratic Labor	Gloria Brook	2,997	2.3	−4.4
Total formal votes			130,963	95.6	+2.3
Informal votes			5,984	4.4	−2.3
Turnout			136,947	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Monica Gould	79,968	61.2	+3.2
	Liberal	Jody Allatt	50,727	38.8	−3.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.2

East Yarra

1996 Victorian state election: East Yarra Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Davis	72,536	57.3	−6.2
	Labor	Morley Muralitharan	38,297	30.2	+0.1
	Democrats	Pierre Harcourt	11,372	9.0	+9.0
	Natural Law	Lesley Mendelson	2,335	1.8	+1.8
	Democratic Labor	John Murphy	2,130	1.7	−4.7
Total formal votes			126,670	98.3	+1.5
Informal votes			2,199	1.7	−1.5
Turnout			128,869	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Davis	78,558	62.2	−4.2
	Labor	Morley Muralitharan	47,736	37.8	+4.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.2

Eumemmerring

1996 Victorian state election: Eumemmerring Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Neil Lucas	64,976	48.8	−3.8
	Labor	Bob Ives	57,243	43.0	+1.8
	Democrats	John Hastie	5,478	4.1	+4.1
	Call to Australia	Lynne Dickson	3,413	2.6	+2.6
	Democratic Labor	Teresa Crea	2,056	1.5	−4.6
Total formal votes			133,166	96.9	+2.0
Informal votes			4,273	3.1	−2.0
Turnout			137,439	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Neil Lucas	70,196	52.8	−2.3
	Labor	Bob Ives	62,780	47.2	+2.3
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	−2.3

Geelong

1996 Victorian state election: Geelong Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian Cover	63,930	51.2	+6.7
	Labor	Carole Marple	54,008	43.3	+3.3
	Democrats	Gerald Desmarais	5,599	4.5	+4.5
	Democratic Labor	Bill Verhoef	1,332	1.1	−0.4
Total formal votes			124,869	97.8	+1.3
Informal votes			2,852	2.2	−1.3
Turnout			127,721	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Cover	66,366	53.3	+0.1
	Labor	Carole Marple	58,143	46.7	−0.1
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+0.1

Gippsland

1996 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter Hall	67,637	55.7	+55.7
	Labor	Christian Zahra	40,837	33.6	+0.8
	Democrats	Greg Kerr	5,720	4.7	+4.7
	Independent	Ben Buckley	5,375	4.4	−0.2
	Democratic Labor	Michael Rowe	1,872	1.5	−2.4
Total formal votes			121,441	97.9	+0.6
Informal votes			2,560	2.1	−0.6
Turnout			124,001	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter Hall	73,844	61.0	−0.9
	Labor	Christian Zahra	47,253	39.0	+0.9
	National hold		Swing	−0.9

Higinbotham

1996 Victorian state election: Higinbotham Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Ross	69,727	56.7	−5.3
	Labor	Ken Wilson	42,032	34.2	+3.2
	Democrats	Diane Barry	9,655	7.9	+7.9
	Democratic Labor	Gail King	1,507	1.2	−1.5
Total formal votes			122,921	98.0	+1.6
Informal votes			2,549	2.0	−1.6
Turnout			125,470	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Ross	74,580	60.8	−3.9
	Labor	Ken Wilson	48,149	39.2	+3.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.9

Jika Jika

1996 Victorian state election: Jika Jika Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Theo Theophanous	70,387	55.3	−0.2
	Liberal	George Prillwitz	43,170	33.9	−3.0
	Democrats	Yanko Kalincev	9,137	7.2	+7.2
	Democratic Labor	Bill Jansen	2,764	2.2	−5.4
	Natural Law	Byron Rigby	1,834	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			127,292	96.4	+1.9
Informal votes			4,805	3.6	−1.9
Turnout			132,097	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Theo Theophanous	79,806	62.8	+1.5
	Liberal	George Prillwitz	47,262	37.2	−1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.5

Koonung

1996 Victorian state election: Koonung Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gerald Ashman	72,025	56.5	−1.4
	Labor	Chrys Abraham	45,323	35.5	−1.3
	Democrats	Damian Wise	7,066	5.5	+5.5
	Democratic Labor	Paul Cahill	1,810	1.4	−3.9
	Independent	Jill Bannan	1,336	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			127,560	97.8	+1.6
Informal votes			2,865	2.2	−1.6
Turnout			130,425	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Gerald Ashman	75,800	59.6	−0.3
	Labor	Chrys Abraham	51,431	40.4	+0.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.3

Melbourne

1996 Victorian state election: Melbourne Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Pullen	70,215	54.9	+3.2
	Liberal	Stuart McCraith	42,862	33.5	−2.1
	Democrats	Robert Stone	10,766	8.4	+1.4
	Democratic Labor	John Mulholland	2,283	1.8	−0.2
	Natural Law	Ngaire Mason	1,701	1.3	−2.3
Total formal votes			127,827	96.9	+2.5
Informal votes			4,097	3.1	−2.5
Turnout			131,924	90.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Pullen	81,343	63.8	+4.9
	Liberal	Stuart McCraith	46,128	36.2	−4.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.9

Melbourne North

1996 Victorian state election: Melbourne North Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Caroline Hogg	71,022	57.7	+2.6
	Liberal	Julie Beattie	44,334	36.0	−2.3
	Democrats	Morris Moretta	4,762	3.9	+3.9
	Democratic Labor	Hank Ferwerda	1,708	1.4	−5.3
	Friendly Migrant Workers	Joseph Kaliniy	1,339	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			123,165	96.3	+2.2
Informal votes			4,699	3.7	−2.2
Turnout			127,864	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Caroline Hogg	75,831	61.7	+1.9
	Liberal	Julie Beattie	47,131	38.3	−1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.9

Melbourne West

1996 Victorian state election: Melbourne West Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sang Nguyen	59,414	47.6	+2.7
	Liberal	Chris MacGregor	41,861	33.5	+3.7
	Independent	Les Twentyman	12,878	10.3	−12.6
	Democratic Labor	Kevin Carroll	4,876	3.9	+1.6
	Democrats	Alan Parker	3,867	3.1	+3.1
	Natural Law	Panayiota Stamatopoulou	1,064	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	Joe Santana	853	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			124,813	96.1	+1.4
Informal votes			5,053	3.9	−1.4
Turnout			129,866	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sang Nguyen	76,203	61.2	+5.6
	Liberal	Chris MacGregor	48,360	38.8	−5.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.6

Monash

1996 Victorian state election: Monash Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Katsambanis	66,966	51.7	−4.8
	Labor	Nicholas Gold	49,805	38.5	+3.4
	Democrats	Julie Peters	8,467	6.5	+6.5
	Natural Law	Joan Dickins	2,451	1.9	+1.9
	Democratic Labor	Terry O'Hanlon	1,036	0.8	−3.6
	Independent	Jonathan Heath	767	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			129,492	97.6	+1.9
Informal votes			3,134	2.4	−1.9
Turnout			132,626	90.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Katsambanis	70,709	54.8	−5.5
	Labor	Nicholas Gold	58,386	45.2	+5.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.5

North Eastern

1996 Victorian state election: North Eastern Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Jeanette Powell	45,776	37.0	−31.3
	Liberal	Glen Nichols	40,020	32.4	+32.4
	Labor	Rachelle Valente	31,629	25.6	−1.0
	Democrats	John Clarke	4,862	3.9	+3.9
	Democratic Labor	Gavan Grimes	1,364	1.1	−4.0
Total formal votes			123,651	97.7	+0.7
Informal votes			2,854	2.3	−0.7
Turnout			126,505	94.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Jeanette Powell	76,220	61.8	−9.2
	Liberal	Glen Nichols	47,027	38.2	+38.2
	National hold		Swing	N/A

North Western

1996 Victorian state election: North Western Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ron Best	69,081	57.2	+2.1
	Labor	Gary Thorn	40,796	33.8	+3.4
	Democrats	Don Semmens	6,856	5.7	+5.7
	Independent	Gary Schorel	2,473	2.0	+2.0
	Democratic Labor	Peter Ferwerda	1,479	1.2	−0.7
Total formal votes			120,685	98.1	+0.7
Informal votes			2,375	1.9	−0.7
Turnout			123,060	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ron Best	74,137	61.6	−3.5
	Labor	Gary Thorn	46,181	38.4	+3.5
	National hold		Swing	−3.5

Silvan

1996 Victorian state election: Silvan Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wendy Smith	68,604	56.0	−1.7
	Labor	Kathy Jackson	42,540	34.7	−1.3
	Democrats	John McLaren	7,318	6.0	+6.0
	Natural Law	Sue Cawthorn	1,928	1.6	+1.6
	Democratic Labor	Alan Jansen	1,143	0.9	−5.3
	Independent	Steve Raskovy	952	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			122,485	97.8	+1.2
Informal votes			2,748	2.2	−1.2
Turnout			125,233	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wendy Smith	73,821	60.4	+0.4
	Labor	Kathy Jackson	48,423	39.6	−0.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.4

South Eastern

1996 Victorian state election: South Eastern Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ken Smith	71,864	56.6	−0.6
	Labor	Jude Perera	45,005	35.4	+2.0
	Democrats	Glen Maddock	6,192	4.9	+4.9
	Democratic Labor	Pat Crea	1,461	1.1	−2.4
	Natural Law	Alan Shield	1,422	1.1	−4.8
	Independent	Bill McCluskey	1,133	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			127,077	97.8	+1.3
Informal votes			2,846	2.2	−1.3
Turnout			129,923	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ken Smith	76,236	60.1	−2.2
	Labor	Jude Perera	50,660	39.9	+2.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.2

Templestowe

1996 Victorian state election: Templestowe Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Carlo Furletti	70,405	54.8	−4.7
	Labor	Heather Garth	45,196	35.2	+0.4
	Democrats	Angela Carter	11,079	8.6	+8.6
	Democratic Labor	Frances Murphy	1,867	1.5	−1.2
Total formal votes			128,547	97.7	+1.8
Informal votes			3,001	2.3	−1.8
Turnout			131,548	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Carlo Furletti	75,925	59.2	−2.5
	Labor	Heather Garth	52,392	40.8	+2.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.5

Waverley

1996 Victorian state election: Waverley Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Maree Luckins	62,281	50.9	−1.7
	Labor	Garth Head	49,573	40.5	+1.2
	Democrats	Richard Grummet	8,450	6.9	+6.9
	Democratic Labor	Matt Cody	1,960	1.6	−2.2
Total formal votes			122,264	97.4	+2.5
Informal votes			3,266	2.6	−2.5
Turnout			125,530	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Maree Luckins	66,917	54.8	−0.1
	Labor	Garth Head	55,085	45.2	+0.1
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	−0.1

Western

1996 Victorian state election: Western Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Chamberlain	73,811	60.5	+60.5
	Labor	Elizabeth Wilson	37,351	30.6	+3.2
	Democrats	Don Anderson	8,085	6.6	+6.6
	Democratic Labor	Christine Dodd	2,837	2.3	−2.8
Total formal votes			122,084	98.2	+0.9
Informal votes			2,276	1.8	−0.9
Turnout			124,360	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Chamberlain	78,769	64.7	−6.0
	Labor	Elizabeth Wilson	42,897	35.3	+6.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.0

By-elections

1996 Victorian Legislative Council by-elections

30 March 1996
1 seat in the Legislative Council
First party   Party Labor Seats before 1 Seats won 1 Seat change

There was a Legislative Council by-election that took place on election day following the resignation of MLCs elected at the 1992 election.

Doutta Galla

1996 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tayfun Eren	73,796	57.0	+5.6
	Liberal	R McClymont	48,506	37.5	+1.3
	Independent	S Bingle	7,103	5.5	+5.5
Total formal votes			129,405	95.6	+2.2
Informal votes			6,011	4.4	−2.2
Turnout			135,416	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tayfun Eren	77,348	59.8
	Liberal	R McClymont	52,057	40.2
	Labor hold		Swing

This election was caused by the vacancy following the resignation of David White, who unsuccessfully contested the lower house seat of Tullamarine.

See also

• 1996 Victorian state election
• Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1996–1999