1996 Victorian state election

Australian state election the local government elections held on 16 March 1996 Victorian local elections April 2022 1996 Victorian state election Victoria parliamentary no 1992 Victorian state election 1992 1999 Victorian state election 1999 All 88 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assemblyand 22 (of the 44) seats in the Victorian Legislative Council45 seats needed for a majority yes 1996 03 30 Jeff Kennett b.jpg 137 130 170 10 7 center Jeff Kennett 23 April 1991 Liberal/National coalition Burwood 1,397,352 50.68% 1.27 61 seats 58 3 53.47% 2.81 John Brumby b.jpg 140 130 170 3 0 center John Brumby June 1993 Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) Broadmeadows 1,189,475 43.13% 4.72 27 seats 29 2 46.53% 2.83 TPP TPP swing 1996 Victorian state election.svg 320px Results in each electorate Premier Jeff Kennett Liberal/National coalition Jeff Kennett Liberal/National coalition The 1996 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 30 March 1996, was for the 53rd Parliament of Victoria. It was held in the Australian state of Victoria to elect all 88 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 22 members of the 44-member Legislative Council. The election took place four weeks after the 1996 federal election which swept the Labor Party from power nationally. The Liberal–National Coalition led by Jeff Kennett and Pat McNamara was returned for a second term. A swing against the government did not produce a significant seat transfer to the Labor Party, now led by John Brumby and still recovering from its landslide defeat at the October 1992 state election. While Labor obtained significant swings in safe Coalition seats, 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/vic/historic/1996assembly.txt 1996 Victorian Legislative Assembly elections Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive Results Post-election pendulum for the 1996 Victorian state election Legislative Assembly Results of the 1996 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) Victorian state election, 30 March 1996Hughes Colin A. Colin Hughes A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1985-1999 Federation Press Sydney 2002 318http://www.abc.net.au/elections/archive/vic/VIC1996_ResultsBook.pdf#page=26 1996 Victorian State Election - Summary of Results Antony Green Australian Broadcasting Corporation Antony Green December 1998 5 July 2013 Legislative Assembly Victorian state election 1992 1999 3,000,076 2,822,531 94.08 –1.05 64,964 2.30 –1.51 yes Liberal VIC 1,212,933 43.99 –0.17 49 – 3 Labor VIC 1,189,475 43.13 +4.72 29 + 2 yes Nationals VIC 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 2,757,567 88 Liberal VIC Liberal/National 1,472,365 53.47 –2.83 Labor VIC 1,281,418 46.53 +2.83 |} Legislative Council Results of the 1996 Victorian state election (Legislative Council) thumb|300px|Results for the Legislative Council. Victorian state election, 30 March 1996Hughes (2002), p. 319. Legislative Council yes 3,000,076 2,826,467 94.21 –1.01 72,800 2.58 –1.53 Liberal VIC 1,208,168 43.87 +0.38 14 28 Labor VIC 1,114,843 40.49 +1.93 5 10 Nationals VIC 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 2,753,667 22 44 Liberal VIC Liberal/National 1,482,617 53.96 –2.69 Labor VIC 1,264,879 46.04 +2.69 |} Seats changing hands Seat Pre-1996 Swing Post-1996 Party Member Margin Margin Member PartyBendigo West LiberalMax Turner 1.1 -2.8 1.7Bob CameronLabor Carrum LaborMal Sandon 0.9 -1.7 0.8David LeanLiberal Essendon LiberalIan Davis 1.2 -4.6 3.6Judy MaddiganLabor Ivanhoe LiberalVin Heffernan 4.3 -5.9 1.6Craig LangdonLabor Mildura LiberalCraig Bildstien 20.9 -22.3 1.4Russell SavageIndependent  Key dates Date Event 5 March 1996 The Legislative Council was prorogued and the Legislative Assembly was dissolved.1996 S17 (Special) Proclamation 5 March 1996 http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1996&class=S&page_num=1&classNum=S17 5 March 1996 Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. 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.1996:S33 (Special) 3 April 1996 Ministers of the Crown http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1996&class=S&page_num=1&classNum=S33 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 Category:Elections in Victoria (state) Category:1996 elections in Australia Category:1990s in Victoria (state) Category:March 1996 in Australia