Results_of_the_1979_Victorian_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)

Results of the 1979 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

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This is a list of electoral district results for the 1979 Victoria, Australia, election.

Victorian state election, 5 May 1979^[1] Legislative Assembly << 1976–1982 >>
Enrolled voters		2,350,407
Votes cast		2,193,037		Turnout	93.30	0.62
Informal votes		66,016		Informal	3.01	0.47
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	962,123	45.23	+2.80	32	+11
	Liberal	881,366	41.44	-4.44	41	-11
	National	119,385	5.61	-1.46	8	+1
	Democrats	114,053	5.36	*	0	±0
	Independent	30,102	1.42	-0.31	0	-1
	Democratic Labor	10,907	0.51	-2.06	0	±0
	Other	9,085	0.43	+0.11	0	±0
Total		2,127,021			81
Two-party-preferred
	Liberal	1,073,415	50.5	–5.3
	Labor	1,053,606	49.5	+5.3

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Election held on 5 May 1979, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).

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Hughes, Colin A., Don Aitken (1987). Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975-1984. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0909779244.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bunna Walsh	14,212	59.7	-3.4
	Liberal	Donald Gillies	7,302	30.7	-6.2
	Democrats	Marilyn Blair	2,278	9.6	+9.6
Total formal votes			23,792	96.4	+0.3
Informal votes			879	3.6	-0.3
Turnout			24,671	88.4	+2.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bunna Walsh	15,237	64.0	+0.9
	Liberal	Donald Gillies	8,555	36.0	-0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Edmunds	16,901	68.3	+5.0
	Liberal	Murray Kellam	7,859	31.7	-5.0
Total formal votes			24,760	95.2	-0.9
Informal votes			1,241	4.8	+0.9
Turnout			26,001	92.5	+0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Evans	14,324	56.3	-0.5
	Labor	Bill Horrocks	11,108	43.7	+6.1
Total formal votes			25,432	97.6	-0.7
Informal votes			616	2.4	+0.7
Turnout			26,048	94.9	-0.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joan Chambers	11,671	45.6	-8.5
	Labor	Frank Sheehan	11,474	44.9	-1.0
	Democrats	June Johnson	1,597	6.2	+6.2
	Independent	Glendon Ludbrook	841	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			25,583	97.9	+0.5
Informal votes			542	2.1	-0.5
Turnout			26,125	94.8	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Joan Chambers	12,889	50.4	-3.8
	Labor	Frank Sheehan	12,694	49.6	+3.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Ramsay	15,206	58.6	-4.9
	Labor	Ann Jackson	7,924	30.6	+2.6
	Democrats	Ralph Corrie	2,800	10.8	+10.8
Total formal votes			25,930	98.1	-0.3
Informal votes			505	1.9	+0.3
Turnout			26,435	92.7	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Ramsay	17,112	66.0	-3.3
	Labor	Ann Jackson	8,818	34.0	+3.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Tom Trewin	9,991	42.3	-1.8
	Labor	Brian Cousins	7,768	32.9	+6.0
	Liberal	Alan Jones	5,883	24.9	+2.4
Total formal votes			23,642	97.8	-0.6
Informal votes			522	2.2	+0.6
Turnout			24,164	93.4	-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Tom Trewin	15,460	65.4	-4.7
	Labor	Brian Cousins	8,182	34.6	+4.7
	National hold		Swing	-4.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lou Lieberman	13,382	52.5	+26.5
	Labor	Max Edgar	6,164	24.2	+0.2
	National	John Bidgood	4,966	19.5	-17.1
	Independent	Dudley Schubert	959	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			25,501	97.3	-0.5
Informal votes			693	2.7	+0.5
Turnout			26,164	92.9	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Lou Lieberman	17,626	69.1	-0.7
	Labor	Max Edgar	7,875	30.9	+0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Daryl McClure	10,829	42.6	-11.0
	Labor	Elaine Knight	10,742	42.2	-4.2
	Democrats	Christopher Stoltz	3,861	15.2	+15.2
Total formal votes			25,432	98.2	-0.5
Informal votes			467	1.8	+0.5
Turnout			25,899	95.2	-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Daryl McClure	13,016	51.2	-2.4
	Labor	Elaine Knight	12,416	48.8	+2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Keith McCance	13,220	50.1	-5.2
	Labor	Doug Newton	10,426	39.5	+0.2
	Democrats	Alan Swindon	2,749	10.4	+10.4
Total formal votes			26,395	98.1	-0.1
Informal votes			520	1.9	+0.1
Turnout			26,915	94.6	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Keith McCance	14,806	56.1	-4.0
	Labor	Doug Newton	11,589	43.9	+4.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Hockley	12,949	50.2	+11.3
	Liberal	Bob Suggett	12,853	49.8	-3.0
Total formal votes			25,802	97.2	-0.8
Informal votes			736	2.8	+0.8
Turnout			26,538	95.1	+0.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rob Maclellan	15,942	53.0	+2.9
	Labor	Judith Wallace	11,383	37.8	+4.5
	Democrats	Grace Bayliss	2,754	9.2	+9.2
Total formal votes			30,079	97.6	-0.7
Informal votes			738	2.4	+0.7
Turnout			30,817	93.1	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rob Maclellan	17,509	58.2	-6.9
	Labor	Judith Wallace	12,570	41.8	+6.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Donald Mackinnon	12,426	47.4	-6.4
	Labor	Adrian Moore	10,504	40.1	+1.2
	Democrats	Esther Poelman	3,255	12.4	+12.4
Total formal votes			26,185	97.8	-0.1
Informal votes			583	2.2	+0.1
Turnout			26,768	92.8	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Donald Mackinnon	14,035	53.6	-6.0
	Labor	Adrian Moore	12,150	46.4	+6.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jeannette Patrick	15,260	62.7	+0.9
	Labor	Christopher Kennedy	9,062	37.3	+8.6
Total formal votes			24,322	97.6	-0.5
Informal votes			598	2.4	+0.5
Turnout			24,920	91.4	-0.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Wilton	21,000	68.4	+5.2
	Liberal	Norman Walker	5,255	17.1	-19.7
	Democrats	Barbara Duncan	4,462	14.5	+14.5
Total formal votes			30,717	94.0	-1.3
Informal votes			1,947	6.0	+1.3
Turnout			32,664	93.4	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Wilton	23,210	75.6	+12.4
	Liberal	Norman Walker	7,507	24.4	-12.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Roper	17,268	70.2	+7.7
	Liberal	Geoff Leigh	5,762	23.4	-4.6
	Communist	Philip Herington	1,580	6.4	+6.4
Total formal votes			24,610	95.6	+1.3
Informal votes			1,128	4.4	-1.3
Turnout			25,738	89.8	-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Roper	18,570	75.5	+10.8
	Liberal	Geoff Leigh	6,040	24.5	-10.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.8

1979 Victorian state election: Bundoora
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Cain	16,957	59.6	+6.3
	Liberal	Anthony Cree	10,509	36.9	-9.8
	Independent	Jamie Bogle	1,005	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			28,471	97.1	-0.6
Informal votes			837	2.9	+0.6
Turnout			29,308	94.4	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Cain	17,251	60.6	+7.3
	Liberal	Anthony Cree	11,220	39.4	-7.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.3

1979 Victorian state election: Burwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jeff Kennett	13,599	54.2	-3.6
	Labor	Douglas Bennett	8,938	35.6	+1.6
	Democrats	Veronica Lysaght	2,548	10.2	+10.2
Total formal votes			25,085	98.3	-0.1
Informal votes			428	1.7	+0.1
Turnout			25,513	92.9	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jeff Kennett	14,815	59.1	-5.5
	Labor	Douglas Bennett	10,270	40.9	+5.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.5

1979 Victorian state election: Carrum
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ian Cathie	15,198	55.5	+0.5
	Liberal	Hugh Falconer	9,613	35.1	-9.9
	Democrats	Wendy Kleeman	2,321	8.5	+8.5
	Australia	Brenda Heath	250	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			27,382	97.3	+0.1
Informal votes			750	2.7	-0.1
Turnout			28,132	93.2	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ian Cathie	16,936	61.9	+6.9
	Liberal	Hugh Falconer	10,446	38.1	-6.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.9

1979 Victorian state election: Caulfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ted Tanner	9,752	40.2	-20.6
	Labor	Gilbert Wright	7,419	30.6	-3.6
	Independent	Charles Francis	4,510	18.6	+18.6
	Democrats	Allan Blankfield	2,573	10.6	+10.6
Total formal votes			24,254	96.7	-0.2
Informal votes			834	3.3	+0.2
Turnout			25,088	89.8	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ted Tanner	13,043	53.8	-11.5
	Labor	Gilbert Wright	11,211	46.2	+11.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-11.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Gavin	11,647	45.7	+2.4
	Independent	Jack Mutton	7,183	28.2	-0.3
	Liberal	Nicholas Kosenko	4,602	18.0	-5.1
	Democrats	Kenneth Goss	840	3.3	+3.3
	Democratic Labor	John Flint	801	3.1	-2.0
	Independent	Raymond Berbling	439	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			25,512	93.6	-3.0
Informal votes			1,751	6.4	+3.0
Turnout			27,263	94.8	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Gavin	17,731	69.5	+3.0
	Liberal	Nicholas Kosenko	7,781	30.5	-3.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Gavin	13,072	51.2	+6.6
	Independent	Jack Mutton	12,440	48.8	-6.6
	Labor gain from Independent		Swing	+6.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rob Jolly	16,692	51.1	-4.1
	Liberal	Francis Holohan	12,469	38.2	-6.6
	Democrats	Janice Bateman	3,244	9.9	+9.9
	Socialist Workers	Ruth Egg	250	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			32,655	96.3	-0.5
Informal votes			1,236	3.7	+0.5
Turnout			33,891	94.2	+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rob Jolly	18,444	56.5	+1.3
	Liberal	Francis Holohan	14,211	43.5	-1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Morris Williams	15,268	54.1	+0.9
	Labor	Jean Downing	9,629	34.1	+7.2
	Democrats	Sydney Poulter	3.166	11.2	+11.2
	Australia	Max Mand	147	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			28,210	97.8	-0.7
Informal votes			632	2.2	+0.7
Turnout			28,842	94.7	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Morris Williams	17,191	60.9	-5.0
	Labor	Jean Downing	11,019	39.1	+5.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roberts Dunstan	13,911	48.5	-11.1
	Labor	David Hassett	10,878	38.0	+1.3
	Democrats	Laurence Amor	2,043	7.1	+7.1
	National	Kenneth Spunner	1,835	6.4	+6.4
Total formal votes			28,667	97.6	-0.8
Informal votes			708	2.4	+0.8
Turnout			29,375	92.3	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roberts Dunstan	16,254	56.7	-6.2
	Labor	David Hassett	12,413	43.3	+6.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Rowe	12,864	50.8	+0.8
	Liberal	Ian Hocking	10,487	41.4	-8.6
	Democratic Labor	Paul McManus	1,993	7.9	+7.9
Total formal votes			25,344	97.3	+0.1
Informal votes			702	2.7	-0.1
Turnout			26,046	94.4	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Rowe	13,045	51.5	+1.6
	Liberal	Ian Hocking	12,299	48.5	-1.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+1.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Plowman	14,076	47.4	-4.6
	Labor	William Thomas	12,591	42.4	+2.9
	Democrats	John Couzens	3,044	10.3	+10.3
Total formal votes			29,711	97.4	-0.6
Informal votes			794	2.6	+0.6
Turnout			30,505	92.8	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Plowman	15,995	53.8	-5.8
	Labor	William Thomas	13,716	46.2	+5.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert Fordham	17,010	69.5	-2.1
	Liberal	John Huntington	6,153	25.1	-3.3
	Socialist Workers	Peter Abrahamson	1,308	5.4	+5.4
Total formal votes			24,471	94.3	-1.2
Informal votes			1,474	5.7	+1.2
Turnout			25,945	92.5	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Robert Fordham	18,187	74.3	+2.8
	Liberal	John Huntington	6,284	25.7	-2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Richardson	14,745	50.3	-8.0
	Labor	Anne Blackburn	11,576	39.5	+3.1
	Democrats	John Goodall	2,841	9.7	+9.7
	Independent	Wilhelm Kapphan	177	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			29,339	98.0	-0.3
Informal votes			594	2.0	+0.3
Turnout			29,933	94.4	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Richardson	16,131	55.0	-8.1
	Labor	Anne Blackburn	13,208	45.0	+8.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-8.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graeme Weideman	15,706	52.1	-7.2
	Labor	Archibald Stewart	11,774	39.1	+2.6
	Democrats	William Towers	2,649	8.8	+8.8
Total formal votes			30,129	97.9	-0.5
Informal votes			646	2.1	+0.5
Turnout			30,775	93.5	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Graeme Weideman	17,235	57.2	-5.5
	Labor	Archibald Stewart	12,894	42.8	+5.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Graham Ernst	11,713	47.7	-0.8
	Liberal	Phil Gude	10,953	44.6	-6.9
	Democrats	Reginald Swetten	1,153	4.7	+4.7
	Democratic Labor	Roderick Jordan	752	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			24,571	97.9	+0.9
Informal votes			534	2.1	-0.9
Turnout			25,105	94.5	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Graham Ernst	12,702	51.7	+3.2
	Liberal	Phil Gude	11,869	48.3	-3.2
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.2

Results_of_the_1979_Victorian_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

Ascot Vale

Ballarat North

Ballarat South

Balwyn

Benalla

Benambra

Bendigo

Bennettswood

Bentleigh

Berwick

Box Hill

Brighton

Broadmeadows

Brunswick

Bundoora

Burwood

Carrum

Caulfield

Coburg

Dandenong

Doncaster

Dromana

Essendon

Evelyn

Footscray

Forest Hill

Frankston

Geelong East

Geelong North

Geelong West

Gippsland East

Gippsland South

Gisborne

Glenhuntly

Glenroy

Greensborough

Hawthorn

Heatherton

Ivanhoe

Keilor

Kew

Knox

Lowan

Malvern

Melbourne

Mentone

Midlands

Mildura

Mitcham

Monbulk

Morwell

Murray Valley

Narracan

Niddrie

Noble Park

Northcote

Oakleigh

Polwarth

Portland

Prahran

Preston

Reservoir

Richmond

Ringwood

Ripon

Rodney

St Kilda

Sandringham

Shepparton

South Barwon

Springvale

Sunshine

Swan Hill

Syndal

Wantirna

Warrandyte

Warrnambool

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Trezise	16,645	65.2	+2.6
	Liberal	John Dow	8,870	34.8	-2.6
Total formal votes			25,515	95.9	-0.9
Informal votes			1,097	4.1	+0.9
Turnout			26,612	93.9	+0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hayden Birrell	11,640	48.9	-6.3
	Labor	Hayden Shell	10,725	45.1	+0.3
	Democrats	Guenter Sahr	1,436	6.0	+6.0
Total formal votes			23,801	97.7	0.0
Informal votes			561	2.3	0.0
Turnout			24,362	93.8	-1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Hayden Birrell	12,092	50.8	-4.4
	Labor	Hayden Shell	11,709	49.2	+4.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bruce Evans	9,807	41.3	-4.6
	Labor	Graeme McIntyre	7,421	31.2	+31.2
	Liberal	Philip Davis	6,549	27.5	+6.0
Total formal votes			23,777	96.6	-1.2
Informal votes			844	3.4	+1.2
Turnout			24,621	92.7	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bruce Evans	16,005	67.3	-3.4
	Labor	Graeme McIntyre	7,919	32.9	+32.9
	National hold		Swing	-3.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Kallady	8,998	37.4	+8.3
	National	Neil McInnes	7,293	30.3	-15.2
	Labor	Ronald Neal	5,660	23.5	+2.7
	Democrats	Wilma Western	2,110	8.8	+8.8
Total formal votes			24,061	97.3	-0.8
Informal votes			657	2.7	+0.8
Turnout			24,718	92.9	-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Neil McInnes	16,142	67.1	-9.0
	Labor	Ronald Neal	7,919	32.9	+9.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Neil McInnes	13,688	56.9	+5.6
	Liberal	David Kallady	10,373	43.1	-5.6
	National hold		Swing	+5.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Reynolds	15,284	52.0	-0.5
	Labor	Ian Elliott	14,098	48.0	+13.4
Total formal votes			29,382	97.4	-0.9
Informal votes			774	2.6	+0.9
Turnout			30,156	94.2	+0.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-12.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gerard Vaughan	11,078	46.1	+4.8
	Liberal	Charles Hider	10,751	44.7	-7.2
	Australia	Gail Farrell	1,190	5.0	+5.0
	Democratic Labor	John Mulholland	1,023	4.3	-2.9
Total formal votes			24,042	97.0	-0.5
Informal votes			734	3.0	+0.5
Turnout			24,776	93.1	+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gerard Vaughan	12,396	51.6	+9.7
	Liberal	Charles Hider	11,646	48.4	-9.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Culpin	16,695	66.7	+7.8
	Liberal	Donald McClelland	8,338	33.3	-7.8
Total formal votes			25,033	96.1	-0.2
Informal votes			1,027	3.9	+0.2
Turnout			26,060	94.4	+0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Pauline Toner	15,266	48.1	+0.8
	Liberal	Ronald Turner	12,929	40.7	-12.0
	Democrats	Leo Bates	3,369	10.6	+10.6
	Australia	Dorothy Prout	161	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			31,725	98.4	+0.3
Informal votes			529	1.6	-0.3
Turnout			32,254	92.9	-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Pauline Toner	17,091	53.9	+6.7
	Liberal	Ronald Turner	14,634	46.1	-6.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Walter Jona	12,903	54.7	+0.4
	Labor	Kevin Zervos	8,620	36.6	-1.4
	Democrats	Alberta Steegstra	2,050	8.7	+8.7
Total formal votes			23,573	97.6	-0.4
Informal votes			581	2.4	+0.4
Turnout			24,154	89.3	-1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Walter Jona	14,102	59.8	-0.9
	Labor	Kevin Zervos	9,471	40.2	+0.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Spyker	12,897	46.1	+1.5
	Liberal	Llew Reese	11,866	42.4	-13.0
	Democrats	Sonia Sargood	3,201	11.5	+11.5
Total formal votes			27,964	96.5	-0.4
Informal votes			1,000	3.5	+0.4
Turnout			28,964	93.7	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Spyker	14,276	51.0	+6.4
	Liberal	Llew Reese	13,688	49.0	-6.4
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.4