Results of the 1988 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

Victorian state election, 1 October 1988 Legislative Assembly << 1985–1992 >>
Enrolled voters		2,739,614
Votes cast		2,530,027		Turnout	92.35	-0.86
Informal votes		98,525		Informal	3.89	+1.21
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	1,131,750	46.55	–3.46	46	– 1
	Liberal	986,311	40.56	–1.30	33	+ 2
	National	188,776	7.76	+0.47	9	– 1
	Democrats	25,611	1.05	+1.05	0	± 0
	Call to Australia	25,543	1.05	+1.05	0	± 0
	Democratic Labour	6,018	0.25	+0.25	0	± 0
	Independent	67,493	2.78	+1.94	0	± 0
Total		2,431,502			88
Two-party-preferred
	Labor	1,202,294	49.49	–1.21
	Liberal	1,227,295	50.51	+1.21

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1988 election for the Legislative Assembly.

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

1988 Victorian state election: Albert Park^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bunna Walsh	11,939	51.15	−11.04
	Liberal	Andrew Lindsay	7,542	32.31	−5.50
	Independent	Anne Fahey	2,785	11.93	+11.93
	Independent	Kathleen Brown	1,076	4.61	+4.61
Total formal votes			23,342	95.66	−1.07
Informal votes			1,060	4.34	+1.07
Turnout			24,402	85.47	−2.69
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bunna Walsh	13,733	58.88	−3.31
	Liberal	Andrew Lindsay	9,589	41.12	+3.31
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.31

Ballarat North

1988 Victorian state election: Ballarat North^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Steve Elder	14,183	47.50	−9.63
	Labor	Steve Bracks	13,123	43.95	+1.08
	National	Geoffrey Mark	1,903	6.37	+6.37
	Independent	John Blanchard	653	2.19	+2.19
Total formal votes			29,862	98.21	−0.03
Informal votes			544	1.79	+0.03
Turnout			30,406	94.45	0.00
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Steve Elder	15,921	53.55	−3.58
	Labor	Steve Bracks	13,810	46.45	+3.58
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.58

Ballarat South

1988 Victorian state election: Ballarat South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Sheehan	14,320	46.47	−4.90
	Liberal	Joan Chambers	13,385	43.44	−5.19
	National	Donald Phelan	1,993	6.47	+6.47
	Democrats	Phil Henseleit	1,116	3.62	+3.62
Total formal votes			30,814	97.55	−0.67
Informal votes			775	2.45	+0.67
Turnout			31,589	94.32	−0.40
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Sheehan	15,457	50.17	−1.20
	Liberal	Joan Chambers	15,353	49.83	+1.20
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.20

Balwyn

1988 Victorian state election: Balwyn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Clark	16,816	64.28	−1.15
	Labor	George Theodoridis	9,344	35.72	+1.15
Total formal votes			26,160	97.41	−0.65
Informal votes			696	2.59	+0.65
Turnout			26,856	90.98	−1.51
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.15

Bellarine

1988 Victorian state election: Bellarine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Graham Ernst	13,865	46.07	−6.88
	Liberal	Margaret Byrne	12,360	41.07	−5.98
	National	John Foster	2,400	7.98	+7.98
	Democrats	Laurie Levy	1,469	4.88	+4.88
Total formal votes			30,094	97.53	−0.62
Informal votes			763	2.47	+0.62
Turnout			30,857	93.51	−1.16
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Graham Ernst	15,264	50.73	−2.22
	Liberal	Margaret Byrne	14,822	49.27	+2.22
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.22

Benalla

1988 Victorian state election: Benalla
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Pat McNamara	12,004	42.54	−4.88
	Labor	Barbara Stepan	8,394	29.75	−2.71
	Liberal	Margaret Stribling	6,333	22.44	+2.32
	Independent	Grant Triffett	909	3.22	+3.22
	Call to Australia	Win Wise	576	2.04	+2.04
Total formal votes			28,216	97.76	−0.59
Informal votes			646	2.24	+0.59
Turnout			28,862	92.36	−0.25
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Pat McNamara	19,173	67.95	+1.86
	Labor	Barbara Stepan	9,043	32.05	−1.86
	National hold		Swing	+1.86

Benambra

1988 Victorian state election: Benambra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lou Lieberman	16,424	56.54	−13.02
	Labor	Julie Nelson	7,670	26.40	−4.04
	National	Judith Brewer	4,955	17.06	+17.06
Total formal votes			29,049	97.66	−0.38
Informal votes			696	2.34	+0.38
Turnout			29,745	90.87	−0.38
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Lou Lieberman	20,788	71.59	+2.03
	Labor	Julie Nelson	8,250	28.41	−2.03
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.03

Bendigo East

1988 Victorian state election: Bendigo East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Cameron	12,179	41.09	−3.15
	Liberal	Michael John	12,010	40.52	+1.82
	National	Leon Waddington	3,908	13.19	−3.87
	Call to Australia	Vic Upson	1,541	5.20	+5.20
Total formal votes			29,638	97.97	−0.45
Informal votes			614	2.03	+0.45
Turnout			30,252	93.75	−1.47
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael John	16,505	55.70	+1.81
	Labor	Bob Cameron	13,127	44.30	−1.81
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.81

Bendigo West

1988 Victorian state election: Bendigo West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Kennedy	13,881	44.97	−8.75
	Liberal	William Maltby	9,534	30.89	−1.20
	National	Peter McNaught	4,549	14.74	+0.55
	Democrats	Peter Shaw-Truex	1,138	3.69	+3.69
	Independent	Harold Hall	891	2.89	+2.89
	Call to Australia	Graeme Furlong	876	2.84	+2.84
Total formal votes			30,869	97.39	−0.86
Informal votes			828	2.61	+0.86
Turnout			31,697	94.15	−0.80
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Kennedy	15,697	50.88	−8.76
	Liberal	William Maltby	15,155	49.12	+8.76
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.76

Bennettswood

1988 Victorian state election: Bennettswood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Pescott	14,159	50.25	+1.01
	Labor	Nigel De Kretser	12,089	42.91	−5.38
	Democrats	Geoff Carr	1,927	6.84	+6.84
Total formal votes			28,175	96.80	−0.88
Informal votes			931	3.20	+0.88
Turnout			29,106	93.88	−0.50
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Pescott	14,710	52.22	+1.42
	Labor	Nigel De Kretser	13,461	47.78	−1.42
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.42

Bentleigh

1988 Victorian state election: Bentleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ann Barker	11,444	44.60	−5.51
	Liberal	Peter Norman	11,130	43.41	−6.48
	Democrats	Anne Martin	902	3.52	+3.52
	Weekend Trading Party	Frank Penhalluriack	830	3.23	+3.23
	Independent	Alan Salter	536	2.09	+2.09
	Call to Australia	Phillip McGibbony	480	1.87	+1.87
	Independent	Janette de San Sinforiano	329	1.28	+1.28
Total formal votes			25,660	95.88	−1.59
Informal votes			1,103	4.12	+1.59
Turnout			26,763	93.57	−0.70
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ann Barker	13,175	51.36	+1.25
	Liberal	Peter Norman	12,475	48.64	−1.25
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.25

Berwick

1988 Victorian state election: Berwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rob Maclellan	16,777	49.49	−3.61
	Labor	Philip Huggins	14,593	43.05	−3.85
	Democrats	Jyan Mayfield	2,530	7.46	+7.46
Total formal votes			33,900	97.37	−0.29
Informal votes			915	2.63	+0.29
Turnout			34,815	93.21	−0.78
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rob Maclellan	17,425	51.40	−1.70
	Labor	Philip Huggins	16,475	48.60	+1.70
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.70

Box Hill

1988 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Margaret Ray	12,460	47.46	−3.32
	Liberal	Helen Shardey	11,142	42.44	−2.26
	Democrats	George Demetriou	1,128	4.30	+4.30
	Call to Australia	William Watson	974	3.71	+3.71
	Independent	Peter Allan	551	2.10	−2.42
Total formal votes			26,255	97.00	−1.08
Informal votes			812	3.00	+1.08
Turnout			27,067	92.90	−0.43
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Margaret Ray	13,669	52.09	+0.24
	Liberal	Helen Shardey	12,574	47.91	−0.24
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.24

Brighton

1988 Victorian state election: Brighton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Stockdale	16,651	61.88	−0.22
	Labor	Jennifer Huppert	9,642	35.83	−2.07
	Independent	John Casley	617	2.29	+2.29
Total formal votes			26,910	97.14	−0.28
Informal votes			792	2.86	+0.28
Turnout			27,702	92.08	+0.14
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alan Stockdale	16,968	63.05	+0.95
	Labor	Jennifer Huppert	9,942	36.95	−0.95
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.95

Broadmeadows

1988 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Kennan	12,489	55.17	−14.86
	Independent	Jack Culpin	5,256	23.22	+23.22
	Liberal	Carol Lutz	4,892	21.61	+21.61
Total formal votes			22,637	93.50	−1.62
Informal votes			1,573	6.50	+1.62
Turnout			24,210	91.44	−1.79
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Kennan	13,541	59.85	−10.18
	Liberal	Carol Lutz	9,085	40.15	+10.18
	Labor hold		Swing	−10.18

The two party preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and Independent candidates for Broadmeadows.

Brunswick

1988 Victorian state election: Brunswick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Roper	15,521	63.95	−6.93
	Liberal	Louise Joyce	6,885	28.37	−1.05
	Democratic Labor	Michael Rowe	1,863	7.68	+7.68
Total formal votes			24,269	92.88	−2.05
Informal votes			1,861	7.12	+2.05
Turnout			26,130	87.58	−2.24
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Roper	16,172	66.67	−3.91
	Liberal	Louise Joyce	8,083	33.33	+3.91
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.91

Bulleen

1988 Victorian state election: Bulleen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Perrin	16,588	59.22	+1.43
	Labor	David Redfearn	11,424	40.78	−1.43
Total formal votes			28,012	95.54	−1.77
Informal votes			1,308	4.46	+1.77
Turnout			29,320	92.86	−1.23
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.43

Bundoora

1988 Victorian state election: Bundoora
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Cain	16,255	60.21	−0.35
	Liberal	John Goodfellow	10,741	39.79	+7.18
Total formal votes			26,996	96.08	−1.92
Informal votes			1,100	3.92	+1.92
Turnout			28,096	93.13	−1.35
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.69

Burwood

1988 Victorian state election: Burwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jeff Kennett	13,759	52.90	−2.68
	Labor	Eric Hobsbawn	10,938	42.06	−2.36
	Call to Australia	Barbara McCrohan	1,310	5.04	+5.04
Total formal votes			26,007	97.58	−0.18
Informal votes			644	2.42	+0.18
Turnout			26,651	92.32	−0.81
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jeff Kennett	14,458	55.59	+0.01
	Labor	Eric Hobsbawn	11,549	44.41	−0.01
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.01

Carrum

1988 Victorian state election: Carrum
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mal Sandon	15,308	57.49	−1.94
	Liberal	Marie McIntosh	11,320	42.51	+1.94
Total formal votes			26,628	95.94	−1.29
Informal votes			1,127	4.06	+1.29
Turnout			27,755	91.64	−1.47
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.94

Caulfield

1988 Victorian state election: Caulfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ted Tanner	13,531	55.10	−2.19
	Labor	David Jackson	11,026	44.90	+2.19
Total formal votes			24,557	95.21	−1.64
Informal votes			1,235	4.79	+1.64
Turnout			25,792	89.30	−1.29
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.19

Clayton

1988 Victorian state election: Clayton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gerard Vaughan	14,794	56.56	−3.27
	Liberal	Lauris White	9,401	35.94	−4.23
	Call to Australia	Daryl Esmore	1,482	5.67	+5.67
	Independent	Stephen Bingle	477	1.82	+1.82
Total formal votes			26,154	94.36	−1.82
Informal votes			1,564	5.64	+1.82
Turnout			27,718	92.23	−1.73
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gerard Vaughan	15,412	58.94	−0.89
	Liberal	Lauris White	10,737	41.06	+0.89
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.89

Coburg

1988 Victorian state election: Coburg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Gavin	15,353	61.27	−9.17
	Liberal	Erdem Aydin	5,911	23.59	−5.97
	Independent	Norma Willoughby	3,793	15.14	+15.14
Total formal votes			25,057	93.70	−2.35
Informal votes			1,685	6.30	+2.35
Turnout			26,742	91.16	−1.48
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Gavin	16,364	65.31	−5.13
	Liberal	Erdem Aydin	8,691	34.69	+5.13
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.13

Dandenong

1988 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Norris	14,996	62.57	+1.50
	Liberal	Poh Loh	8,971	37.43	−1.50
Total formal votes			23,967	93.12	−3.03
Informal votes			1,772	6.88	+3.03
Turnout			25,739	89.46	−2.52
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.50

Dandenong North

1988 Victorian state election: Dandenong North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jan Wilson	14,824	58.05	−1.06
	Liberal	Peter McNeil	10,713	41.95	+1.06
Total formal votes			25,537	93.14	−3.38
Informal votes			1,882	6.86	+3.38
Turnout			27,419	92.16	−2.21
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.06

Derrimut

1988 Victorian state election: Derrimut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Cunningham	16,239	57.74	−7.88
	Liberal	Helen Hurley	8,534	30.35	−4.03
	Independent	Michael Newman	3,349	11.91	+11.91
Total formal votes			28,122	93.73	−2.66
Informal votes			1,880	6.27	+2.66
Turnout			30,002	93.01	−0.93
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Cunningham	17,759	63.27	−2.35
	Liberal	Helen Hurley	10,310	36.73	+2.35
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.35

Doncaster

1988 Victorian state election: Doncaster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Victor Perton	14,885	52.95	−2.69
	Labor	Steven Tsitas	11,163	39.71	−4.65
	Independent	Wayne Wright	1,084	3.86	+3.86
	Call to Australia	Guy Salthouse	977	3.48	+3.48
Total formal votes			28,109	96.41	−1.36
Informal votes			1,048	3.59	+1.36
Turnout			29,157	93.56	−0.93
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Victor Perton	16,143	57.43	+1.79
	Labor	Steven Tsitas	11,964	42.57	−1.79
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.79

Doveton

1988 Victorian state election: Doveton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rob Jolly	20,697	58.28	−6.60
	Liberal	Rodney Lavin	14,816	41.72	+6.60
Total formal votes			35,513	94.41	−2.40
Informal votes			2,101	5.59	+2.40
Turnout			37,614	93.56	−0.39
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.60

Dromana

1988 Victorian state election: Dromana
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ron Wells	15,857	50.81	−1.62
	Labor	Robert Reilly	14,013	44.90	−2.67
	Independent	Cecil Gill	799	2.56	+2.56
	Independent	Florence Bubb	541	1.73	+1.73
Total formal votes			31,210	97.48	−0.79
Informal votes			807	2.52	+0.79
Turnout			32,017	93.09	−0.55
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ron Wells	16,175	51.83	−0.60
	Labor	Robert Reilly	15,032	48.17	+0.60
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.60

Essendon

1988 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Rowe	13,862	55.55	−6.53
	Liberal	Thomas Hilbert	10,404	41.70	+3.78
	Call to Australia	Karl Benden	686	2.75	+2.75
Total formal votes			24,952	95.43	−1.26
Informal votes			1,194	4.57	+1.26
Turnout			26,146	89.57	−2.21
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Rowe	14,156	56.74	−5.34
	Liberal	Thomas Hilbert	10,404	43.26	+5.34
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.34

Evelyn

1988 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Plowman	16,393	52.78	+2.88
	Labor	Geoff Cooper	13,690	44.07	−1.15
	Independent	Earle Keegel	978	3.15	+3.15
Total formal votes			31,061	97.30	−0.59
Informal votes			863	2.70	+0.59
Turnout			31,924	93.51	−0.24
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Plowman	16,774	54.00	+1.17
	Labor	Geoffrey Cooper	14,287	46.00	−1.17
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.17

Footscray

1988 Victorian state election: Footscray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert Fordham	17,635	68.52	−4.83
	Liberal	Ernest Zanatta	6,370	24.75	−1.90
	Independent	Elizabeth Doughney	1,732	6.73	+6.73
Total formal votes			25,737	91.77	−3.46
Informal votes			2,307	8.23	+3.46
Turnout			28,044	89.16	−2.24
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Robert Fordham	18,967	73.70	+0.35
	Liberal	Ernest Zanatta	6,767	26.30	−0.35
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.35

Forest Hill

1988 Victorian state election: Forest Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Richardson	14,557	52.88	−0.99
	Labor	John Madden	12,971	47.12	+0.99
Total formal votes			27,528	96.07	−1.48
Informal votes			1,127	3.93	+1.48
Turnout			28,655	93.81	−0.90
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.99

Frankston North

1988 Victorian state election: Frankston North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jane Hill	15,770	56.48	−1.41
	Liberal	Olga Venables	10,379	37.17	−0.18
	Independent	Mike Toldy	1,772	6.35	+6.35
Total formal votes			27,921	96.18	−1.34
Informal votes			1,110	3.82	+1.34
Turnout			29,031	92.58	−0.64
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jane Hill	16,427	58.83	−0.69
	Liberal	Olga Venables	11,494	41.17	+0.69
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.69

Frankston South

1988 Victorian state election: Frankston South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graeme Weideman	15,415	54.91	+1.29
	Labor	Tony Moore	12,656	45.09	−1.29
Total formal votes			28,071	96.88	−0.81
Informal votes			903	3.12	+0.81
Turnout			28,974	92.16	−0.95
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.29

Geelong

1988 Victorian state election: Geelong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hayden Shell	13,276	50.01	−6.05
	Liberal	Ann Henderson	11,876	44.74	+0.80
	Call to Australia	Ian Winter	1,394	5.25	+5.25
Total formal votes			26,546	97.15	−0.54
Informal votes			778	2.85	+0.54
Turnout			27,324	91.80	−0.97
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Hayden Shell	13,941	52.52	−3.54
	Liberal	Ann Henderson	12,601	47.48	+3.54
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.54

Geelong North

1988 Victorian state election: Geelong North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Trezise	16,802	61.61	−4.14
	Liberal	Michael King	9,230	33.84	−0.41
	Call to Australia	Ernest Andrews	1,240	4.55	+4.55
Total formal votes			27,272	94.81	−1.80
Informal votes			1,493	5.19	+1.80
Turnout			28,765	93.23	−0.51
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neil Trezise	17,457	64.02	−1.73
	Liberal	Michael King	9,810	35.98	+1.73
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.73

Gippsland East

1988 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bruce Evans	13,218	46.99	−2.63
	Labor	Jan Devink	8,232	29.26	−1.40
	Liberal	William Young	6,162	21.91	+2.19
	Call to Australia	Robert Watson	518	1.84	+1.84
Total formal votes			28,130	97.91	−0.57
Informal votes			601	2.09	+0.57
Turnout			28,713	92.44	−0.27
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bruce Evans	19,384	69.42	+1.90
	Labor	Jan Devink	8,538	30.58	−1.90
	National hold		Swing	+1.90

Gippsland South

1988 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Tom Wallace	13,951	48.00	−0.93
	Labor	Keith Vardy	7,845	26.99	+1.57
	Liberal	Anne-Marie McBeath	6,562	22.58	−3.07
	Call to Australia	Leslie Howlett	709	2.44	+2.44
Total formal votes			29,067	97.99	−0.47
Informal votes			596	2.01	+0.47
Turnout			29,663	93.18	+0.12
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Tom Wallace	20,375	70.17	+1.90
	Labor	Keith Vardy	8,662	29.83	+29.83
	National hold		Swing	+1.90

Gippsland West

1988 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Brown	16,670	52.57	+3.28
	Labor	Anwyn Martin	11,539	36.39	+0.47
	National	Philip Westwood	3,500	11.04	−3.75
Total formal votes			31,709	97.65	−0.59
Informal votes			762	2.35	+0.59
Turnout			32,471	93.74	−1.03
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alan Brown	19,832	62.58	+0.48
	Labor	Anwyn Martin	11,859	37.42	−0.48
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.48

Gisborne

1988 Victorian state election: Gisborne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Reynolds	18,061	54.46	−3.06
	Labor	Eric Dearricott	13,964	42.11	−0.37
	Independent	Glenn Torney	1,138	3.43	+3.43
Total formal votes			33,163	97.46	−0.83
Informal votes			866	2.54	+0.83
Turnout			34,029	93.46	−1.28
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tom Reynolds	18,697	56.38	−1.14
	Labor	Eric Dearricott	14,466	43.62	+1.14
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.14

Glen Waverley

1988 Victorian state election: Glen Waverley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ross Smith	16,045	55.88	−4.20
	Labor	Ronald Kirkwood	11,415	39.75	−0.17
	Call to Australia	Peter Olney	1,254	4.37	+4.37
Total formal votes			28,714	96.53	−1.01
Informal votes			1,032	3.47	+1.01
Turnout			29,746	94.58	−0.95
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ross Smith	16,787	58.46	−1.62
	Labor	Ronald Kirkwood	11,927	41.54	+1.62
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.62

Greensborough

1988 Victorian state election: Greensborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Pauline Toner	16,622	56.07	+0.98
	Liberal	Robert Manuell	13,022	43.93	−0.98
Total formal votes			29,644	96.76	−1.05
Informal votes			992	3.24	+1.05
Turnout			30,636	93.92	+0.17
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.98

Hawthorn

1988 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Phil Gude	15,213	58.03	+2.28
	Labor	Bridget Groves	11,001	41.97	−2.28
Total formal votes			26,214	96.82	−0.61
Informal votes			861	3.18	+0.61
Turnout			27,075	89.33	−1.15
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.28

Ivanhoe

1988 Victorian state election: Ivanhoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Vin Heffernan	13,931	50.33	−1.30
	Labor	Patricia Moynihan	11,671	42.16	−6.21
	Democrats	Howard McCallum	2,079	7.51	+7.51
Total formal votes			27,681	97.26	−0.48
Informal votes			780	2.74	+0.48
Turnout			28,461	92.94	−0.61
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Vin Heffernan	14,505	52.40	+0.77
	Labor	Patricia Moynihan	13,176	47.60	−0.77
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.77

Keilor

1988 Victorian state election: Keilor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Seitz	18,601	57.86	−3.60
	Liberal	Chris Dimitrijevic	11,346	35.30	−3.24
	Democratic Labor	Shane McCarthy	1,274	3.96	+3.96
	Independent	Charles Campagnac	925	2.88	+2.88
Total formal votes			32,146	94.22	−2.35
Informal votes			1,972	5.78	+2.35
Turnout			34,118	92.34	−2.13
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	George Seitz	19,726	61.39	−0.07
	Liberal	Chris Dimitrijevic	12,404	38.61	+0.07
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.07

Kew

1988 Victorian state election: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jan Wade	15,715	61.00	+0.80
	Labor	Tim Muffet	10,048	39.00	−0.80
Total formal votes			25,763	96.51	−0.58
Informal votes			932	3.49	+0.58
Turnout			26,695	90.37	−1.54
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.80

Knox

1988 Victorian state election: Knox
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Crabb	14,173	53.27	−6.05
	Liberal	Bruce Bingham	10,311	38.75	+1.84
	Call to Australia	Kenneth Morgan	1,077	4.05	+4.05
	Independent	Stephen Gillies	1,047	3.93	+3.93
Total formal votes			26,608	96.66	−1.21
Informal votes			918	3.34	+1.21
Turnout			27,526	93.45	−0.73
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Crabb	14,896	55.99	−4.63
	Liberal	Bruce Bingham	11,709	44.01	+4.63
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.63

Lowan

1988 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bill McGrath	16,468	61.03	−2.13
	Liberal	Roderick Coutts	6,003	22.25	+4.03
	Labor	Robert Luciani	4,511	16.72	−1.90
Total formal votes			26,982	98.62	−0.29
Informal votes			377	1.38	+0.29
Turnout			27,359	95.42	−0.41
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bill McGrath	22,134	82.04	+2.17
	Labor	Robert Luciani	4,845	17.96	−2.17
	National hold		Swing	+2.17

The two party preferred vote was not counted between the National and Liberal candidates for Lowan.

Malvern

1988 Victorian state election: Malvern^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoff Leigh	15,429	61.95	+2.14
	Labor	Philip Cottier	9,478	38.05	−2.14
Total formal votes			24,907	96.81	−0.90
Informal votes			820	3.19	+0.90
Turnout			25,727	89.91	−1.05
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.14

Melbourne

1988 Victorian state election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Cole	15,270	68.03	+7.07
	Liberal	Catherine Dossetor	7,177	31.97	−0.19
Total formal votes			22,447	93.47	−2.22
Informal votes			1,569	6.53	+2.22
Turnout			24,016	84.87	−0.61
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.71

Mentone

1988 Victorian state election: Mentone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Spyker	12,971	48.58	−3.39
	Liberal	Maxwell Read	11,976	44.85	−3.18
	Democrats	Sarah Austin	1,240	4.64	+4.64
	Independent	John Murray	515	1.93	+1.93
Total formal votes			26,702	97.00	−0.43
Informal votes			825	3.00	+0.43
Turnout			27,527	93.02	−0.66
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Spyker	13,989	52.40	+0.43
	Liberal	Maxwell Read	12,707	47.60	−0.43
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.43

Mildura

1988 Victorian state election: Mildura
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	John Arnold	10,594	38.26	−20.43
	Liberal	Craig Bildstien	8,849	31.96	+13.54
	Labor	Lindsay Leake	5,962	21.53	−1.36
	Independent	David Caccianiga	2,287	8.26	+8.26
Total formal votes			27,692	97.52	−0.37
Informal votes			703	2.48	+0.37
Turnout			28,395	92.52	−0.08
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Craig Bildstien	14,096	50.96	+50.96
	National	John Arnold	13,565	49.04	−26.55
	Liberal gain from National		Swing	N/A

Mitcham

1988 Victorian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Harrowfield	12,380	45.98	−7.73
	Liberal	Matthew Starr	11,548	42.89	−3.40
	Democrats	Louise Enders	1,830	6.80	+6.80
	Call to Australia	Johan Elsmann	1,164	4.32	+4.32
Total formal votes			26,922	97.10	−0.42
Informal votes			805	2.90	+0.42
Turnout			27,727	93.72	−0.71
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Harrowfield	14,247	52.95	−0.76
	Liberal	Matthew Starr	12,661	47.05	+0.76
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.76

Monbulk

1988 Victorian state election: Monbulk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Pope	14,384	51.89	−1.82
	Liberal	Nola Vulling	12,167	43.89	−2.40
	Call to Australia	Christopher Shirreff	1,168	4.21	+4.21
Total formal votes			27,719	97.26	−0.50
Informal votes			781	2.74	+0.50
Turnout			28,500	92.77	+0.14
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neil Pope	14,840	53.54	−0.17
	Liberal	Nola Vulling	12,879	46.46	+0.17
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.17

Mornington

1988 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robin Cooper	16,363	49.93	−2.06
	Labor	Barry Smith	14,017	42.77	−5.24
	Democrats	Peter Carroll	2,393	7.30	+7.30
Total formal votes			32,773	96.77	−0.95
Informal votes			1,093	3.23	+0.95
Turnout			33,866	92.49	+0.11
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robin Cooper	17,050	52.03	+0.04
	Labor	Barry Smith	15,719	47.97	−0.04
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.04

Morwell

1988 Victorian state election: Morwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Keith Hamilton	11,675	42.03	−10.68
	Liberal	Norman Olsen	5,577	20.08	−5.53
	Independent	Barry Murphy	3,687	13.27	+13.27
	National	Alan Witchell	3,507	12.63	+4.23
	Independent	Geoffrey Francis	2,597	9.35	+9.35
	Democrats	James Richards	733	2.64	+2.64
Total formal votes			27,776	96.61	−1.20
Informal votes			975	3.39	+1.20
Turnout			28,751	94.28	+0.65
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Keith Hamilton	14,654	52.79	−6.08
	Liberal	Norman Olsen	13,105	47.21	+6.08
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.08

Murray Valley

1988 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ken Jasper	17,354	58.17	−0.84
	Labor	Jill Milthorpe	7,813	26.19	−0.49
	Liberal	Diane Mathieson	4,664	15.63	+1.32
Total formal votes			29,831	98.09	−0.10
Informal votes			581	1.91	+0.10
Turnout			30,412	92.53	−1.57
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ken Jasper	21,286	71.37	−0.76
	Labor	Jill Milthorpe	8,539	28.63	+0.76
	National hold		Swing	−0.76

Narracan

1988 Victorian state election: Narracan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Young	12,281	44.14	−2.18
	Liberal	John Delzoppo	11,612	41.73	−1.87
	National	Kenneth Ipsen	2,783	10.00	+3.01
	Democrats	David White	1,148	4.13	+4.13
Total formal votes			27,824	97.50	−0.47
Informal votes			713	2.50	+0.47
Turnout			28,537	93.85	−0.63
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Delzoppo	14,371	51.67	+1.31
	Labor	Neil Young	13,443	48.33	−1.31
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.31

Niddrie

1988 Victorian state election: Niddrie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Sercombe	14,717	54.23	−8.76
	Liberal	Susan Feltham	10,336	38.09	+1.08
	Independent	Lance Hutchinson	2,083	7.68	+7.68
Total formal votes			27,136	94.35	−2.06
Informal votes			1,625	5.65	+2.06
Turnout			28,761	93.91	−1.27
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Sercombe	15,763	58.11	−4.88
	Liberal	Susan Feltham	11,365	41.89	+4.88
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.88

Northcote

1988 Victorian state election: Northcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Sheehan	17,900	71.67	−0.17
	Liberal	Ross Lane	7,075	28.33	+0.17
Total formal votes			24,975	93.10	−2.41
Informal votes			1,851	6.90	+2.41
Turnout			26,826	89.73	−1.02
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.17

Oakleigh

1988 Victorian state election: Oakleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Race Mathews	12,645	50.41	−3.40
	Liberal	Ian Pope	9,560	38.11	−4.91
	Independent	Heather Norling	1,736	6.92	+6.92
	Independent	Antonis Pashos	919	3.66	+0.49
	Independent	Philip Mitchell	225	0.90	+0.90
Total formal votes			25,085	95.33	−1.82
Informal votes			1,228	4.67	+1.82
Turnout			26,313	91.54	−0.26
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Race Mathews	14,353	57.26	+2.37
	Liberal	Ian Pope	10,715	42.74	−2.37
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.37

Pascoe Vale

1988 Victorian state election: Pascoe Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kelvin Thomson	12,846	50.64	−10.71
	Liberal	Geoff Lutz	9,013	35.53	−3.12
	Independent	Cath Price	2,251	8.87	+8.87
	Democratic Labor	Mark Beshara	1,255	4.95	+4.95
Total formal votes			25,365	96.08	−0.36
Informal votes			1,035	3.92	+0.36
Turnout			26,400	92.10	−2.16
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kelvin Thomson	13,803	54.44	−6.91
	Liberal	Geoff Lutz	11,551	45.56	+6.91
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.91

Polwarth

1988 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian Smith	15,716	54.04	−0.42
	Labor	Paul Kennelly	8,799	30.26	+0.89
	National	Michael Evans	4,565	15.70	−0.47
Total formal votes			29,080	97.88	−0.56
Informal votes			630	2.12	+0.56
Turnout			29,710	94.64	−1.34
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Smith	19,213	66.07	−1.60
	Labor	Paul Kennelly	9,867	33.93	+1.60
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.60

Portland

1988 Victorian state election: Portland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Denis Napthine	12,451	46.10	−4.16
	Labor	Bill Sharrock	9,359	34.65	+0.39
	National	Graeme Dawson	5,197	19.24	+3.76
Total formal votes			27,007	98.36	−0.22
Informal votes			451	1.64	+0.22
Turnout			27,458	93.56	−1.29
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Denis Napthine	16,527	61.22	−1.69
	Labor	Bill Sharrock	9,359	38.78	+1.69
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.69

Prahran

1988 Victorian state election: Prahran
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Hayward	13,531	56.05	+2.62
	Labor	Roman Jade	10,020	41.50	+0.28
	Call to Australia	Neil Baluch	592	2.45	+2.45
Total formal votes			24,143	95.91	−1.28
Informal votes			1,029	4.09	+1.28
Turnout			25,172	86.46	−1.80
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Don Hayward	13,864	57.42	+0.48
	Labor	Roman Jade	10,279	42.58	−0.48
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.48

Preston

1988 Victorian state election: Preston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Leighton	18,026	71.07	+1.50
	Liberal	Peter Papaemmanouil	7,336	28.93	−1.50
Total formal votes			25,362	92.94	−2.84
Informal votes			1,928	7.06	+2.84
Turnout			27,290	90.40	−0.91
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.50

Reservoir

1988 Victorian state election: Reservoir
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Simmonds	14,352	55.49	−13.17
	Liberal	Richard Michelsons	7,163	27.69	−3.65
	Independent	Alan Hogan	4,350	16.82	+16.82
Total formal votes			25,865	93.13	−2.65
Informal votes			1,908	6.87	+2.65
Turnout			27,773	92.36	−1.47
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Simmonds	17,174	66.41	−2.25
	Liberal	Richard Michelsons	8,688	33.59	+2.25
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.25

Richmond

1988 Victorian state election: Richmond
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Demetri Dollis	14,630	60.42	−10.99
	Liberal	David Monk	5,452	22.51	−6.08
	Democratic Labor	John Mulholland	1,626	6.71	+6.71
	Independent	Bill Hampson	1,395	5.76	+5.76
	Independent	Steve Florin	1,112	4.59	+4.59
Total formal votes			24,215	92.43	−2.80
Informal votes			1,984	7.57	+2.80
Turnout			26,199	86.11	−0.96
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Demetri Dollis	16,273	67.28	−4.13
	Liberal	David Monk	7,915	32.72	+4.13
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.13

Ringwood

1988 Victorian state election: Ringwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kay Setches	13,203	46.90	−5.80
	Liberal	Bruce Camfield	12,383	43.98	−3.32
	Democrats	Sid Spindler	1,270	4.51	+4.51
	Call to Australia	Mark Ansell	783	2.78	+2.78
	Independent	James Cockell	515	1.83	+1.83
Total formal votes			28,154	97.10	−0.79
Informal votes			842	2.90	+0.79
Turnout			28,996	92.94	−0.94
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kay Setches	14,358	51.66	−1.04
	Liberal	Bruce Camfield	13,606	48.34	+1.04
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.04

Ripon

1988 Victorian state election: Ripon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Austin	16,120	56.90	+0.38
	Labor	John McQuilten	12,208	43.10	−0.38
Total formal votes			28,328	97.59	−0.66
Informal votes			699	2.41	+0.66
Turnout			29,027	94.62	−0.88
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.38

Rodney

1988 Victorian state election: Rodney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Eddie Hann	19,330	66.57	−3.87
	Labor	Leonard Blair	5,795	19.96	+0.73
	Liberal	Margarita Dale	3,913	13.48	+3.15
Total formal votes			29,038	98.32	−0.31
Informal votes			496	1.68	+0.31
Turnout			29,534	94.57	−0.05
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Eddie Hann	22,823	78.62	−1.30
	Labor	Leonard Blair	6,208	21.38	+1.30
	National hold		Swing	−1.30

St Albans

1988 Victorian state election: St Albans
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alex Andrianopoulos	16,296	59.94	−11.03
	Liberal	George Korytsky	7,582	27.89	−1.14
	Independent	Peter Portelli	3,308	12.17	+12.17
Total formal votes			27,186	90.28	−3.54
Informal votes			2,928	9.72	+3.54
Turnout			30,114	92.07	−1.35
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alex Andrianopoulos	17,041	62.71	−8.26
	Liberal	George Korytsky	10,132	37.29	+8.26
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.26

St Kilda

1988 Victorian state election: St Kilda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Andrew McCutcheon	11,652	49.83	−2.82
	Liberal	John Callanan	9,988	42.72	−4.63
	Democrats	Geoffrey Brooks	1,742	7.45	+7.45
Total formal votes			23,382	95.33	−1.12
Informal votes			1,146	4.67	+1.12
Turnout			24,528	87.10	−1.81
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Andrew McCutcheon	12,993	55.57	+2.92
	Liberal	John Callanan	10,389	44.43	−2.92
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.92

Sandringham

1988 Victorian state election: Sandringham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Lea	14,476	54.78	−0.10
	Labor	Ian Pugh	11,296	42.75	−2.37
	Call to Australia	John Minty	652	2.47	+2.47
Total formal votes			26,424	97.53	−0.23
Informal votes			669	2.47	+0.23
Turnout			27,093	92.11	−0.66
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Lea	14,891	56.36	+1.48
	Labor	Ian Pugh	11,532	43.64	−1.48
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.48

Shepparton

1988 Victorian state election: Shepparton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter Ross-Edwards	15,570	54.68	−1.96
	Labor	David Wauchope	7,581	26.62	+0.59
	Liberal	John Menzies	5,323	18.69	+1.36
Total formal votes			28,474	97.56	−0.48
Informal votes			711	2.44	+0.48
Turnout			29,185	93.95	+0.15
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter Ross-Edwards	20,353	71.50	−1.03
	Labor	David Wauchope	8,112	28.50	+1.03
	National hold		Swing	−1.03

South Barwon

1988 Victorian state election: South Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harley Dickinson	14,821	52.11	−1.29
	Labor	George Williams	11,848	41.66	−4.94
	Call to Australia	Terry Winter	1,774	6.24	+6.24
Total formal votes			28,443	97.63	−0.40
Informal votes			690	2.37	+0.40
Turnout			29,133	93.47	−2.35
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harley Dickinson	15,590	54.82	+1.42
	Labor	George Williams	12,848	45.18	−1.42
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.42

Springvale

1988 Victorian state election: Springvale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eddie Micallef	14,900	52.86	−4.15
	Liberal	Kieran Magee	10,479	39.68	−3.31
	Call to Australia	Jodie Rickard	1,320	5.00	+5.00
	National	Wernfried Klimek	650	2.46	+2.46
Total formal votes			26,409	92.73	−3.21
Informal votes			2,071	7.27	+3.21
Turnout			28,480	93.20	−0.57
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eddie Micallef	14,900	56.42	−0.59
	Liberal	Kieran Magee	11,509	43.38	+0.59
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.59

Sunshine

1988 Victorian state election: Sunshine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ian Baker	16,285	66.40	−4.67
	Liberal	Julie Reid	6,423	26.19	−2.74
	Independent	Alan Finch	1,817	7.41	+7.41
Total formal votes			24,525	92.39	−3.15
Informal votes			2,020	7.61	+3.15
Turnout			26,545	90.71	−1.65
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ian Baker	17,513	71.49	+0.42
	Liberal	Julie Reid	6,984	28.51	−0.42
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.42

Swan Hill

1988 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Barry Steggall	15,539	60.74	+2.38
	Labor	Ronald Stanton	5,132	20.06	−0.64
	Liberal	Daphne Wilkins	4,912	19.20	−1.74
Total formal votes			25,583	98.20	−0.29
Informal votes			468	1.80	+0.29
Turnout			26,051	92.99	−1.25
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Barry Steggall	19,940	77.96	+2.17
	Labor	Ronald Stanton	5,638	22.04	+22.04
	National hold		Swing	+2.17

Syndal

1988 Victorian state election: Syndal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoff Coleman	11,905	46.23	−3.51
	Labor	James Claven	11,241	43.65	−3.76
	Democrats	Martin Maguire	1,575	6.12	+6.12
	Call to Australia	Ronald Marshman	1,032	4.01	+4.01
Total formal votes			25,753	96.54	−0.96
Informal votes			922	3.46	+0.96
Turnout			26,675	93.24	−2.10
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Geoff Coleman	13,044	50.66	−0.69
	Labor	James Claven	12,704	49.34	+0.69
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.69

Thomastown

1988 Victorian state election: Thomastown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Beth Gleeson	21,324	72.37	−1.53
	Liberal	Michael Fusco	8,141	27.63	+1.53
Total formal votes			29,465	91.91	−3.45
Informal votes			2,595	8.09	+3.45
Turnout			32,060	92.66	−1.83
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.53

Wantirna

1988 Victorian state election: Wantirna
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Carolyn Hirsh	14,696	51.70	−3.56
	Liberal	Rob Llewellyn	12,585	44.27	−0.47
	Call to Australia	John Taylor	1,144	4.02	+4.02
Total formal votes			28,425	96.72	−0.62
Informal votes			965	3.28	+0.62
Turnout			29,390	94.67	−0.69
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Carolyn Hirsh	15,048	52.94	−2.32
	Liberal	Rob Llewellyn	13,374	47.06	+2.32
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.32

Warrandyte

1988 Victorian state election: Warrandyte
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Phil Honeywood	14,268	47.22	+0.79
	Labor	Lou Hill	13,007	43.04	−5.70
	Democrats	David Ball	1,391	4.60	+4.60
	Call to Australia	Nelleke Arnold	820	2.71	+2.71
	Independent	Harold Collins	375	1.24	+1.24
	Independent	Joy Lane	358	1.18	+1.18
Total formal votes			30,219	97.25	−0.95
Informal votes			854	2.75	+0.95
Turnout			31,073	93.93	−0.46
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Phil Honeywood	15,555	51.49	+1.65
	Labor	Lou Hill	14,655	48.51	−1.65
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+1.65

Warrnambool

1988 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	John McGrath	14,838	52.44	+20.25
	Liberal	Eda Ritchie	7,244	25.60	−15.84
	Labor	Peter Steele	6,213	21.96	−4.41
Total formal votes			28,295	98.62	−0.35
Informal votes			397	1.38	+0.35
Turnout			28,692	94.94	+0.21
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John McGrath	21,866	77.28
	Labor	Peter Steele	6,429	22.72
	National hold		Swing

The two party preferred vote was not counted between the National and Liberal candidates for Warrnambool.

Werribee

1988 Victorian state election: Werribee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Coghill	18,788	56.21	+2.42
	Liberal	Alexander Mather	10,509	31.44	−6.98
	Independent	John Gibbons	4,125	12.34	+12.34
Total formal votes			33,421	96.22	−1.71
Informal votes			1,350	3.88	+1.71
Turnout			34,772	94.10	+1.25
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken Coghill	20,204	60.51	+4.05
	Liberal	Alexander Mather	13,187	39.49	−4.05
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.05

Whittlesea

1988 Victorian state election: Whittlesea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Max McDonald	18,279	54.70	+0.09
	Liberal	Geoffrey Parsons	15,139	45.30	−0.09
Total formal votes			33,418	96.57	−1.14
Informal votes			1,186	3.43	+1.14
Turnout			34,604	93.84	−0.54
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.09

Williamstown

1988 Victorian state election: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joan Kirner	17,154	63.29	−5.48
	Liberal	Stuart Mackley	8,181	30.18	−1.05
	Independent	Richard Kirby	1,770	6.53	+6.53
Total formal votes			27,105	93.92	−2.27
Informal votes			1,756	6.08	+2.27
Turnout			28,861	92.41	−0.87
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joan Kirner	18,338	67.72	−1.05
	Liberal	Stuart Mackley	8,743	32.28	+1.05
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.05

References

^ Statistics for the General Election Held on Saturday, 1 October 1988. Victoria: Government Printer. 1988.
^ Cleary, Colin (2007). Ballarat Labor. Epsom, Victoria: Colin Cleary. ISBN 978-0-646-47526-4.
^ Statistics for the General Election Held on Saturday, 1 October 1988. Victoria: Government Printer. 1988.

[1] Statistics for the General Election Held on Saturday, 1 October 1988. Victoria: Government Printer. 1988.

[2] Cleary, Colin (2007). Ballarat Labor. Epsom, Victoria: Colin Cleary. ISBN 978-0-646-47526-4.

[3] Statistics for the General Election Held on Saturday, 1 October 1988. Victoria: Government Printer. 1988.

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