Victorian state election timeline

By lmitchell

  • Liberal-National Coalition wins state election

    The Labor government of Premier Joan Kirner, who had replaced John Cain on 10 August 1990, was defeated by the Liberal–National Coalition led by Jeff Kennett and Pat McNamara.
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  • Liberal Party wins FEDERAL election

    The Australian Labor Party, in power since 1983 and led by Bob Hawke and Paul Keating, was defeated by the Liberal Party of Australia led by John Howard and Coalition partner the National Party of Australia led by Tim Fischer

  • Liberal-National Coalition wins state election

    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 election

  • The Labor Party narrowly wins state election

    The Liberal–National Coalition led by Jeff Kennett and Pat McNamara was narrowly defeated due mainly to a significant swing against it in rural and regional Victoria. The winner was decided by three rural independents who ultimately decided to back the Labor Party to form a minority government led by Steve Bracks, who was sworn in as Premier of Victoria on 20 October 1999.

  • Labor Government wins state election

    The Labor government led by Premier Steve Bracks was returned for a second term with a landslide that saw the Liberal opposition, led by Robert Doyle, reduced to 17 seats — their worst result since the 1952 election. Labor also won a majority of seats in the Legislative Council for the first time in its history.

  • Labor Party wins state election

    The Australian Labor Party government of Premier Steve Bracks, first elected in 1999, won a third consecutive term with 55 of the 88 lower house seats, down seven from the 62 Labor won in 2002. The Liberal Party of Australia opposition of Ted Baillieu won 23 seats, and the rural conservative National Party of Australia, led by Peter Ryan, won nine seats.

  • John Brumby sworn in as the 45th premier of Victoria

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