Australian state election results
Victorian state election, 18 September 1999[1][2] Legislative Council
<< 1996–2002 >>
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Enrolled voters
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3,130,338
|
|
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Votes cast
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2,909,727
|
|
Turnout
|
92.95
|
–1.13
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Informal votes
|
97,949
|
|
Informal
|
3.37
|
+0.79
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Summary of votes by party
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Party
|
Primary votes
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%
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Swing
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Seats won
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Seats held
|
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Labor
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1,187,484
|
42.23
|
+1.74
|
8
|
14
|
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Liberal
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1,116,347
|
39.70
|
–4.17
|
11
|
24
|
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National
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204,587
|
7.28
|
+0.65
|
3
|
6
|
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Democrats
|
190,940
|
6.79
|
+1.06
|
0
|
0
|
|
Greens
|
62,796
|
2.23
|
+2.23
|
0
|
0
|
|
Reform
|
6,617
|
0.24
|
+0.24
|
0
|
0
|
|
Christian Democrats
|
6,608
|
0.24
|
+0.04
|
0
|
0
|
|
Independent
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36,399
|
1.29
|
+0.35
|
0
|
0
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Total
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2,811,778
|
|
|
22
|
44
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Two-party-preferred
|
|
Labor
|
1,408,843
|
50.12
|
+4.08
|
|
|
|
Liberal/National Coalition
|
1,402,338
|
49.88
|
–4.08
|
|
|
This is a list of Legislative Council results for the Victorian 1999 state election. 22 of the 44 seats were contested.
Results by province
Ballarat
Central Highlands
Chelsea
Doutta Galla
East Yarra
Eumemmerring
Geelong
Gippsland
Higinbotham
Jika Jika
Koonung
Melbourne
Melbourne North
Melbourne West
Monash
North Eastern
North Western
Silvan
South Eastern
Templestowe
Waverley
Western
By-elections
1999 Victorian Legislative Council by-elections|
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First party
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Second party
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|
|
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Party
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Labor
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Liberal
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Seats before
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2
|
1
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Seats won
|
3
|
0
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Seat change
|
1
|
1
|
|
There were a total of 3 Legislative Council by-elections that took place on election day following the resignation of MLCs elected at the 1996 election.
Ballarat
This election was caused by the vacancy following the resignation of Rob Knowles, who unsuccessfully contested the lower house seat of Gisborne.
Melbourne
This election was caused by the vacancy following the resignation of Barry Pullen.
Melbourne North
This election was caused by the vacancy following the resignation of Caroline Hogg.
See also
References