Victorian state election, 1996
- Victorian state election, 1996
Elections for the Victorian Legislative Assembly and for half the seats in the Victorian Legislative Council were held on Saturday 30 March 1996. This was less than a month after the Australian federal election of that year.
The Liberal National Coalition government of Premier Jeff Kennett was easily returned with a slightly reduced majority after their 1992 landslide victory. The Labor Party, lead by John Brumby made a net gain of just two seats.
The Labor partly achieved its best swings in safe Coalition electorates but the marginal outer suburban electorates swung further towards the government. [ 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 ] The overall 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. [http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/1996-vic-assembly.txt]
Results
ee also
* Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1996-1999
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