Candidates of the 1985 Victorian state election

The 1985 Victorian state election was held on 2 March 1985.

Seat changes
A number of members contested different seats to the ones they held:
 * A group of Liberal MLCs contested Legislative Assembly seats:
 * Boronia MLC Gracia Baylor contested Warrandyte.
 * Ballarat MLC Clive Bubb contested Ballarat South.
 * Western MLC Digby Crozier contested Portland.
 * Monash MLC Don Hayward contested Prahran.
 * Liberal MLA Bill Ebery (Midlands) contested the Legislative Council province of North Western.
 * Labor MLA Bob Miller (Prahran) contested the Legislative Council province of Monash.
 * A number of MLAs contested different seats:
 * Ascot Vale Labor MLA Tom Edmunds contested Pascoe Vale.
 * Bendigo Labor MLA David Kennedy contested Bendigo West.
 * Dandenong Labor MLA Rob Jolly contested Doveton.
 * Dromana Labor MLA David Hassett contested Mornington.
 * Evelyn Labor MLA Max McDonald contested Whittlesea.
 * Frankston Labor MLA Jane Hill contested Frankston North.
 * Geelong East Labor MLA Graham Ernst contested Bellarine.
 * Geelong West Labor MLA Hayden Shell contested Geelong.
 * Glenhuntly Labor MLA Gerard Vaughan contested Clayton.
 * Glenroy Labor MLA Jack Culpin contested Broadmeadows.
 * Heatherton Labor MLA Peter Spyker contested Mentone.
 * Noble Park Labor MLA Terry Norris contested Dandenong.
 * Sandringham Labor MLA Graham Ihlein contested Evelyn.
 * Westernport Liberal MLA Alan Brown contested Gippsland West.

Labor

 * John Wilton MLA (Broadmeadows)
 * Glyde Butler MLC (Thomastown)
 * Eric Kent MLC (Chelsea)

Liberal

 * Cec Burgin MLA (Polwarth)
 * Walter Jona MLA (Hawthorn)
 * Don McKellar MLA (Portland)
 * Jeannette Patrick MLA (Brighton)
 * Don Saltmarsh MLA (Wantirna)
 * Peter Block MLC (Nunawading)
 * Vasey Houghton MLC (Templestowe)
 * John Radford MLC (Bendigo)

Legislative Assembly
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Legislative Council
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.