Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1979–1982 explained

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1979 to 1982, as elected at the 1979 state election:

NamePartyElectorateTerm in office
1970–1981
1972–1992
Liberal 1955–1982
Liberal 1961–1982
Liberal 1960–1982
Liberal 1979–1996
Liberal 1970–1985
Labor 1976–1992
Labor 1981–1984, 1984–1988
Labor 1976–1988
Liberal 1979–1982
Labor 1979–1996
Liberal 1976–1982, 1985–1999
Liberal 1976–1982
Liberal 1976–1982
Labor 1976–1992
Liberal 1970–1982
Labor 1976–1988
Liberal 1964–1982
Liberal 1956–1982
Liberal 1973–1985
Labor 1967–1988
Labor 1979–1992
1961–1992
Liberal 1960–1988
Labor 1973–1988
Labor 1970–1992
Labor 1979–1992
Labor 1966–1982
Liberal 1971–1981
National 1973–1989
Liberal 1967–1982
Labor 1979–1988
National 1976–2010
Labor 1979–1992
Liberal 1964–1985
Liberal 1976–1999
Labor 1979–1983
Labor 1970–1988
Liberal 1973–1982
Liberal 1976–1992
Liberal 1976–1982
Liberal 1970–2002
Labor 1979–1992
National 1979–1999
Liberal 1967–1970, 1973–1985
Liberal 1976–1982
Liberal 1979–1982
Liberal 1973–1982
National/Liberal 1973–1982
Labor 1979–1985
Liberal 1976–1985
Liberal 1973–1982, 1985–1999
Liberal 1973–1988
Labor 1977–1988
Liberal 1979–1999
Liberal 1976–2002
Labor 1973–1994
National 1967–1991
Labor 1979–1992
Liberal 1981–1988
Labor 1977–1988
Labor 1969–1992
Labor 1976–1988
Liberal 1973–1982
Liberal 1967–1982
Liberal 1967–1983, 1985–1999
Labor 1979–1992
Labor 1973–1988
Liberal 1979–1996
Liberal 1967–1985
Liberal 1970–1982
Labor 1977–1989
Labor 1964–1992
National 1961–1982
Labor 1979–1996
Labor 1979–1992
Liberal 1976–1982, 1985–1996
National 1962–1988
Labor 1957–1988
Liberal 1973–1988
Labor 1962–1985
Liberal 1973–1983

Gippsland South MLA Neil McInnes was elected as a representative of the National Party, but defected to the Liberal Party in August 1980.

In April 1981, the Labor member for Morwell, Derek Amos, resigned due to ill health. Labor candidate Valerie Callister won the resulting by-election on 27 June 1981.

In July 1981, the Liberal member for Kew and Premier of Victoria, Rupert Hamer, resigned. Liberal candidate Prue Sibree won the resulting by-election on 15 August 1981.