1997 Victorian local elections

none Victoria parliamentary no 16 March 1997 1996 Victorian local elections 1996 1999 Victorian local elections 1999 IND N/A Independents 150x150px N/A Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) 150x150px N/A Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) The 1997 Victorian local elections were held on 16 March 1997 to elect the councils of a number of the 78 local government areas in Victoria, Australia.Local council election results timeline https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/results-munitimeline.html Victorian Electoral Commission https://web.archive.org/web/20170303133114/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/results-munitimeline.html 2017-03-03 COUNCIL ELECTIONS https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/122866958/ newspapers.com 17 March 1997 The Age Background For a number of LGAs, the elections were the first since significant reform was introduced by the Kennett state government in 1994. The reforms dissolved 210 councils and sacked 1600 elected councillors, and created 78 new councils through amalgamations. In suburban Melbourne, 53 municipalities were reduced to 26.http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/24/1082719671977.html?from=storyrhs Kennett's blitz a decade on The Age Royce Millar Jason Dowling amp 25 April 2004 theage.com.au http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf Information Paper: Victorian Local Government Amalgamations 1994-95 : Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification 1 August 1995 Australian Bureau of Statisticshttp://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM01028b.htm Municipal Government eMelbourne – The Encyclopedia of Melbourne Online www.emelbourne.net.au Results Results of the 1997 Victorian local elections References Category:Local elections in Victoria Category:1997 elections in Australia