Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1985–1988

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council between 1985 and 1988. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each periodic election, half of these members were elected at the 1982 state election with terms expiring in 1988, while the other half were elected at the 1985 state election with terms expiring in 1992.

Until the passage of the Constitution (Duration of Parliament) Act 1984 (No. 10106), one of several reforms enacted by the Cain Labor government, elections for the Legislative Assembly were termed the "triennial elections", but they were renamed "periodic elections" with the duration of Parliaments after 1988 being extended to four years.

A redistribution in 1984 took effect from the 1985 election.

Name Party Province Term expires Term of office
Mike Arnold Labor Templestowe 1988 1982–1988
Bill Baxter National North Eastern 1992 1978–1984; 1985–2006
Mark Birrell Liberal East Yarra 1992 1983–2002
Bruce Chamberlain Liberal Western 1988 1976–2002
Geoffrey Connard Liberal Higinbotham 1988 1982–1996
Joan Coxsedge Labor Melbourne West 1992 1979–1992
George Crawford Labor Jika Jika 1992 1985–1992
Dick de Fegely Liberal Ballarat 1992 1985–1999
Judith Dixon Labor Boronia 1988 1982–1988
Bernie Dunn National North Western 1988 1969–1988
David Evans National North Eastern 1988 1976–1996
Jock Granter Liberal Central Highlands 1988 1964–1988
Fred Grimwade[2] Liberal Central Highlands 1992 1967–1987
James Guest Liberal Monash 1988 1976–1996
Roger Hallam Liberal Western 1992 1985–2002
David Henshaw Labor Geelong 1988 1982–1996
Caroline Hogg Labor Melbourne North 1988 1982–1999
Alan Hunt Liberal South Eastern 1992 1961–1992
Jim Kennan Labor Thomastown 1988 1982–1988
Cyril Kennedy Labor Waverley 1992 1979–1992
Joan Kirner Labor Melbourne West 1988 1982–1988
Rob Knowles Liberal Ballarat 1988 1976–1999
Bill Landeryou Labor Doutta Galla 1988 1976–1992
Robert Lawson Liberal Higinbotham 1992 1979–1992
Dick Long Liberal Gippsland 1992 1973–1992
Maureen Lyster Labor Chelsea 1992 1985–1992
Laurie McArthur Labor Nunawading 1988 1982–1988
Reg Macey Liberal Monash 1992 1985–1992
Rod Mackenzie Labor/Independent Geelong 1992 1979–1992
Jean McLean Labor Boronia 1992 1985–1999
Brian Mier Labor Waverley 1988 1982–1996
John Miles Liberal Templestowe 1992 1985–1992
Barry Murphy Labor Gippsland 1988 1982–1988
Barry Pullen Labor Melbourne 1988 1982–1999
Bruce Reid Liberal Bendigo 1988 1976–1988
Mal Sandon Labor Chelsea 1988 1982–1988
Giovanni Sgro Labor Melbourne North 1992 1979–1992
Haddon Storey Liberal East Yarra 1988 1971–1996
Marie Tehan[2] Liberal Central Highlands 1992 1987–1992
Fred Van Buren Labor Eumemmerring 1992 1985–1992
Rosemary Varty [1] Liberal Nunawading 1992 1985–1999
Evan Walker Labor Melbourne 1992 1979–1992
Roy Ward Liberal South Eastern 1988 1970–1988
David White Labor Doutta Galla 1992 1976–1996
Ken Wright National North Western 1992 1973–1992
1 The result in Nunawading Province was extremely close at the 1985 election, and Labor candidate Bob Ives was initially declared the victor. The result was overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns before he could take his seat, and Liberal candidate Rosemary Varty won the resulting by-election in September 1985.
2 In February 1987, Central Highlands Liberal MLC Fred Grimwade resigned. Liberal candidate Marie Tehan won the resulting by-election in April.
3 Geelong MLC Rod Mackenzie was elected as a representative of the Australian Labor Party, but resigned from the party on 14 December 1987. He served out the remainder of his term as an independent.

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Members of the Parliament of Victoria
Legislative Council

1982–1985 • 1985–1988 • 1988–1992

Legislative Assembly

1982–1985 • 1985–1988 • 1988–1992