1996 Victorian state election
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All 88 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly and 22 (of the 44) seats in the Victorian Legislative Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results in each electorate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 30 March 1996, was for the 53rd
Labor Party
from power nationally.
The
two party preferred
swing was 2.8% to Labor.
The first signs of rural discontent with the Kennett government began to appear at this election. Independent candidate Russell Savage won Mildura from the Liberals, while other independents polled strongly in the Coalition-held electorates of Benalla, Gippsland East, Polwarth and Rodney.[2]
Results
Legislative Assembly
Victorian state election, 30 March 1996[3][4] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 3,000,076 | |||||
Votes cast | 2,822,531 | Turnout | 94.08 | –1.05 | ||
Informal votes | 64,964 | Informal | 2.30 | –1.51 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Liberal | 1,212,933 | 43.99 | –0.17 | 49 | – 3 | |
Labor | 1,189,475 | 43.13 | +4.72 | 29 | + 2 | |
National | 184,419 | 6.69 | –1.14 | 9 | ± 0 | |
Natural Law | 51,231 | 1.86 | +0.54 | 0 | ± 0 | |
Call to Australia | 6,222 | 0.23 | +0.19 | 0 | ± 0 | |
Other | 13,964 | 0.51 | –0.22 | 0 | ± 0 | |
Independent | 99,426 | 3.61 | –3.90 | 1 | + 1 | |
Total | 2,757,567 | 88 | ||||
Two-party-preferred | ||||||
National
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1,472,365 | 53.47 | –2.83 | |||
Labor | 1,281,418 | 46.53 | +2.83 |
Legislative Council
Victorian state election, 30 March 1996[5] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 3,000,076 | |||||
Votes cast | 2,826,467 | Turnout | 94.21 | –1.01 | ||
Informal votes | 72,800 | Informal | 2.58 | –1.53 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won |
Seats held | |
Liberal | 1,208,168 | 43.87 | +0.38 | 14 | 28 | |
Labor | 1,114,843 | 40.49 | +1.93 | 5 | 10 | |
National | 182,494 | 6.63 | –2.11 | 3 | 6 | |
Democrats | 157,798 | 5.73 | +5.42 | 0 | 0 | |
Democratic Labour | 43,553 | 1.58 | –2.96 | 0 | 0 | |
Natural Law | 14,129 | 0.51 | –0.11 | 0 | 0 | |
Call to Australia | 5,576 | 0.20 | +0.12 | 0 | 0 | |
Friendly Migrant Workers | 1,339 | 0.05 | +0.05 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent | 25,767 | 0.94 | –2.15 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 2,753,667 | 22 | 44 | |||
Two-party-preferred | ||||||
National
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1,482,617 | 53.96 | –2.69 | |||
Labor | 1,264,879 | 46.04 | +2.69 |
Seats changing hands
Seat | Pre-1996 | Swing | Post-1996 | ||||||
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Party | Member | Margin | Margin | Member | Party | ||||
Bendigo West | Liberal | Max Turner | 1.1 | -2.8 | 1.7 | Bob Cameron
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Labor | ||
Carrum | Labor | Mal Sandon | 0.9 | -1.7 | 0.8 | David Lean | Liberal | ||
Essendon | Liberal | Ian Davis | 1.2 | -4.6 | 3.6 | Judy Maddigan | Labor | ||
Ivanhoe | Liberal | Vin Heffernan | 4.3 | -5.9 | 1.6 | Craig Langdon | Labor | ||
Mildura | Liberal | Craig Bildstien | 20.9 | -22.3 | 1.4 | Russell Savage | Independent |
Key dates
Date | Event |
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5 March 1996 | The Legislative Council was prorogued and the Legislative Assembly was dissolved.[6] |
5 March 1996 | Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.[6] |
8 March 1996 | The electoral rolls were closed. |
15 March 1996 | Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon. |
30 March 1996 | Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. |
3 April 1996 | The Kennett Ministry was re-constituted.[7]
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19 April 1996 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared. |
See also
- Candidates of the 1996 Victorian state election
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1992–1996
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1996–1999
References
- ^ Economou N. & Costar B.J. 'The Electoral Contest and Coalition Dominance 1992-1998' in Costar B.J & Economou N. (eds) The Kennett Revolution, UNSW Press, Sydney, 1999, p. 124
- ^ "1996 Victorian Legislative Assembly elections". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive.
- ^ Hughes, Colin A. (2002). A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1985-1999. Sydney: Federation Press. p. 318.
- ^ Antony Green (December 1998). "1996 Victorian State Election - Summary of Results" (PDF). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ Hughes (2002) p.319.
- ^ a b "Proclamation". Victoria Government Gazette. Victorian Government Printer. 5 March 1996. p. 1996:S17 (Special).
- ^ "Ministers of the Crown". Victoria Government Gazette. Victorian Government Printer. 3 April 1996. p. 1996:S33 (Special).