Victorian state election, 18 September 1999[1][2] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 3,130,338 | |||||
Votes cast | 2,909,727 | Turnout | 92.95 | –1.13 | ||
Informal votes | 97,949 | Informal | 3.37 | +0.79 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won |
Seats held | |
Labor | 1,187,484 | 42.23 | +1.74 | 8 | 14 | |
Liberal | 1,116,347 | 39.70 | –4.17 | 11 | 24 | |
National | 204,587 | 7.28 | +0.65 | 3 | 6 | |
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 | 36,399 | 1.29 | +0.35 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 2,811,778 | 22 | 44 | |||
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
editBallarat
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Dianne Hadden-Tregear | 57,655 | 47.9 | +6.4 | |
Liberal | David Clark | 55,834 | 46.4 | -5.3 | |
Democrats | Geoff Lutz | 6,853 | 5.7 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 120,342 | 97.3 | −0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 3,383 | 2.7 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 123,725 | 92.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Dianne Hadden-Tregear | 61,774 | 51.3 | +5.7 | |
Liberal | David Clark | 58,568 | 48.7 | -5.7 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.7 |
Central Highlands
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Graeme Stoney | 70,353 | 53.3 | -0.8 | |
Labor | Rob Mitchell | 61,686 | 46.7 | +8.9 | |
Total formal votes | 132,039 | 96.8 | −0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 4,368 | 3.2 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 136,407 | 94.2 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -4.3 |
Chelsea
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bob Smith | 57,949 | 47.5 | +5.3 | |
Liberal | Sue Wilding | 56,642 | 46.4 | -4.3 | |
Democrats | James Bennett | 5,250 | 4.3 | -0.4 | |
Independent | Michael Good | 2,185 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 122,026 | 96.4 | −1.1 | ||
Informal votes | 4,621 | 3.6 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 126,647 | 93.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bob Smith | 62,501 | 51.2 | +4.5 | |
Liberal | Sue Wilding | 59,525 | 48.8 | -4.5 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.5 |
Doutta Galla
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Justin Madden | 93,833 | 65.6 | +7.8 | |
Liberal | Philip Daw | 49,202 | 34.4 | -1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 143,035 | 95.1 | −0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 7,441 | 4.9 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 150,476 | 95.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +4.4 |
East Yarra
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Mark Birrell | 72,041 | 56.8 | -0.5 | |
Labor | Doug Walpole | 41,644 | 32.8 | +2.6 | |
Democrats | Pierre Harcourt | 13,236 | 10.4 | +1.5 | |
Total formal votes | 126,921 | 97.5 | −0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 3,308 | 2.5 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 130,229 | 92.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Mark Birrell | 76,560 | 60.3 | -1.9 | |
Labor | Doug Walpole | 50,356 | 39.7 | +1.9 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.9 |
Eumemmerring
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Gordon Rich-Phillips | 65,426 | 45.4 | -3.4 | |
Labor | Carlos Baldovino | 64,024 | 44.4 | +1.4 | |
Democrats | Daniel Berk | 5,161 | 3.6 | -0.5 | |
Independent | Roz Blades | 5,017 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Christian Democrats | Lynne Dickson | 4,492 | 3.1 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 144,120 | 95.8 | −1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 6,243 | 4.2 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 150,363 | 94.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Gordon Rich-Phillips | 72,518 | 50.3 | -2.5 | |
Labor | Carlos Baldovino | 71,602 | 49.7 | +2.5 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.5 |
Geelong
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Bill Hartigan | 58,390 | 45.7 | -5.5 | |
Labor | Elaine Carbines | 57,389 | 44.9 | +1.6 | |
Democrats | Robyn Hodge | 6,540 | 5.1 | +0.6 | |
Greens | Adrian Whitehead | 5,568 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Total formal votes | 127,887 | 97.4 | −0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 3,350 | 2.6 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 131,237 | 94.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Elaine Carbines | 65,790 | 51.4 | +4.7 | |
Liberal | Bill Hartigan | 62,097 | 48.6 | -4.7 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.7 |
Gippsland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Don Wishart | 47,503 | 39.8 | +6.2 | |
Liberal | Philip Davis | 46,447 | 38.9 | +38.9 | |
Independent | Doug Treasure | 11,179 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
Democrats | Jo McCubbin | 6,802 | 5.7 | +1.0 | |
Independent | Phil Seabrook | 3,957 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Independent | John O'Brien | 3,516 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Total formal votes | 119,404 | 96.5 | −1.4 | ||
Informal votes | 4,330 | 3.5 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 123,734 | 94.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Philip Davis | 60,046 | 50.3 | +50.3 | |
Labor | Don Wishart | 59,358 | 49.7 | +10.7 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +50.3 |
Higinbotham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Chris Strong | 69,024 | 56.4 | -0.4 | |
Democrats | Craig Tucker | 53,414 | 43.6 | +35.8 | |
Total formal votes | 122,438 | 96.9 | −1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 3,892 | 3.1 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 126,330 | 92.8 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -4.4 |
Jika Jika
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Jenny Mikakos | 87,169 | 65.7 | +10.5 | |
Liberal | Allan Dunn | 45,415 | 34.3 | +0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 132,584 | 96.1 | −0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 5,390 | 3.9 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 137,974 | 93.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +2.9 |
Koonung
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Bruce Atkinson | 71,158 | 53.3 | -3.2 | |
Labor | Kelvin Legg | 51,052 | 38.2 | +2.7 | |
Democrats | Simone Alesich | 6,908 | 5.2 | -0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 133,598 | 97.2 | −0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 3,915 | 2.8 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 137,513 | 93.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Bruce Atkinson | 75,248 | 56.4 | -3.2 | |
Labor | Kelvin Legg | 58,137 | 43.6 | +3.2 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -3.2 |
Melbourne
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Glenyys Romanes | 73,484 | 56.0 | +1.1 | |
Liberal | Stuart McCraith | 44,220 | 33.7 | +0.2 | |
Democrats | Scott Handsaker | 13,517 | 10.3 | +1.9 | |
Total formal votes | 131,221 | 96.0 | −0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 5,460 | 4.0 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 136,681 | 89.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Glenyys Romanes | 83,865 | 63.9 | +0.1 | |
Liberal | Stuart McCraith | 47,313 | 36.1 | -0.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +0.1 |
Melbourne North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Marsha Thomson | 78,663 | 62.6 | +4.9 | |
Liberal | George De Bono | 42,115 | 33.5 | -2.5 | |
Independent | Malcolm McClure | 4,909 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
Total formal votes | 125,687 | 94.9 | −1.4 | ||
Informal votes | 6,777 | 5.1 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 132,464 | 92.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Marsha Thomson | 81,196 | 64.6 | +2.9 | |
Liberal | George De Bono | 44,484 | 35.4 | -2.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +2.9 |
Melbourne West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Kaye Darveniza | 79,460 | 60.8 | +13.2 | |
Liberal | Angela Borg | 43,561 | 33.3 | -0.2 | |
Democrats | Diane Bames | 7,682 | 5.9 | +2.8 | |
Total formal votes | 130,703 | 95.8 | −0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 5,801 | 4.2 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 136,504 | 92.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kaye Darveniza | 84,297 | 64.5 | +3.3 | |
Liberal | Angela Borg | 46,404 | 35.5 | -3.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +3.3 |
Monash
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Andrea Coote | 62,295 | 51.2 | -0.5 | |
Labor | Jacki Willox | 45,926 | 37.8 | -0.7 | |
Democrats | Julie Peters | 9,211 | 7.6 | +1.0 | |
Independent | Roberto D'Andrea | 4,165 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Total formal votes | 121,597 | 96.8 | −0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 4,009 | 3.2 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 125,606 | 82.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrea Coote | 67,158 | 55.3 | +0.5 | |
Labor | Jacki Willox | 54,246 | 44.7 | -0.5 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.5 |
North Eastern
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Bill Baxter | 70,020 | 56.4 | +19.4 | |
Labor | Linda Davis | 43,958 | 35.4 | +9.8 | |
Democrats | Benjamin Lee | 10,148 | 8.2 | +4.2 | |
Total formal votes | 124,126 | 97.0 | −0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 3,889 | 3.0 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 128,015 | 93.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Bill Baxter | 74,727 | 60.2 | -9.1 | |
Labor | Linda Davis | 49,395 | 39.8 | +9.1 | |
National hold | Swing | -9.1 |
North Western
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Barry Bishop | 62,789 | 51.6 | -5.6 | |
Labor | Judith Kidd | 49,952 | 41.1 | +7.3 | |
Democrats | Andrew Van Diesen | 8,855 | 7.3 | +1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 121,596 | 97.7 | −0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 2,913 | 2.3 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 124,509 | 94.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Barry Bishop | 67,257 | 55.3 | -6.3 | |
Labor | Judith Kidd | 54,332 | 44.7 | +6.3 | |
National hold | Swing | -6.3 |
Silvan
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Andrew Olexander | 66,992 | 53.1 | -2.9 | |
Labor | Mark Tunstall | 48,266 | 38.2 | +3.5 | |
Democrats | Amanda Leeper | 7,375 | 5.8 | -0.1 | |
Christian Democrats | Ray Levick | 2,116 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Independent | Steve Raskovy | 1,471 | 1.2 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 126,220 | 97.2 | −0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 3,685 | 2.8 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 129,905 | 93.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Olexander | 71,662 | 56.8 | -3.6 | |
Labor | Mark Tunstall | 54,475 | 43.2 | +3.6 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -3.6 |
South Eastern
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ron Bowden | 70,597 | 52.6 | -4.0 | |
Labor | Michael Binney | 51,147 | 38.1 | +2.7 | |
Democrats | Richard Armstrong | 6,551 | 4.9 | 0.0 | |
Greens | Stuart Kingsford | 5,972 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Total formal votes | 134,267 | 97.2 | −0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 3,807 | 2.8 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 138,074 | 94.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Ron Bowden | 76,088 | 56.7 | -3.4 | |
Labor | Michael Binney | 58,148 | 43.3 | +3.4 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -3.4 |
Templestowe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Bill Forwood | 69,383 | 53.5 | -1.3 | |
Greens | Robyn Evans | 46,776 | 36.1 | +36.1 | |
Democrats | Bernie Millane | 13,568 | 10.5 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 129,727 | 97.0 | −0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 3,944 | 3.0 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 133,671 | 93.3 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Bill Forwood | 72,294 | 55.7 | -3.5 | |
Greens | Robyn Evans | 57,426 | 44.3 | +44.3 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -3.5 |
Waverley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Andrew Brideson | 57,252 | 47.0 | -3.9 | |
Labor | Stuart Morris | 54,573 | 44.8 | +4.3 | |
Democrats | Polly Morgan | 9,869 | 8.1 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 121,694 | 96.3 | −1.1 | ||
Informal votes | 4,686 | 3.7 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 126,380 | 93.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Brideson | 61,735 | 50.7 | -4.1 | |
Labor | Stuart Morris | 59,959 | 49.3 | +4.1 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -4.1 |
Western
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Roger Hallam | 71,778 | 59.5 | +59.5 | |
Labor | Peter Mitchell | 42,151 | 35.0 | +4.4 | |
Reform | Leigh McDonald | 6,617 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Total formal votes | 120,546 | 97.8 | −0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 2,737 | 2.2 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 123,283 | 95.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Roger Hallam | 74,660 | 61.9 | +61.9 | |
Labor | Peter Mitchell | 45,884 | 38.1 | +2.8 | |
National hold | Swing | +61.9 |
By-elections
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | John McQuilten | 58,904 | 48.4 | +6.8 | |
Liberal | Helen Bath | 55,191 | 45.3 | -6.3 | |
Greens | Charmaine Clarke | 5,233 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Independent | Jim Patterson | 2,423 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 121,751 | 97.1 | −1.1 | ||
Informal votes | 3,631 | 2.9 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 125,382 | 93.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John McQuilten | 63,589 | 52.2 | +6.6 | |
Liberal | Helen Bath | 58,162 | 47.8 | -6.6 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.6 |
This election was caused by the vacancy following the resignation of Rob Knowles, who unsuccessfully contested the lower house seat of Gisborne.
Melbourne
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Gavin Jennings | 69,811 | 53.3 | -1.6 | |
Liberal | Khiet Nguyen | 41,634 | 31.8 | -1.8 | |
Greens | Gurm Sekhon | 11,126 | 8.5 | +8.5 | |
Democrats | Brendan Sharp | 8,437 | 6.4 | -2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 131,008 | 95.9 | −1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 5,555 | 4.1 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 136,563 | 89.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Gavin Jennings | 82,617 | 63.1 | -0.7 | |
Liberal | Khiet Nguyen | 48,336 | 36.9 | +0.7 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -0.7 |
This election was caused by the vacancy following the resignation of Barry Pullen.
Melbourne North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Candy Broad | 79,955 | 63.6 | +6.0 | |
Liberal | Monique Kraskov | 40,444 | 32.2 | -3.8 | |
Independent | Claire Bradshaw | 5,255 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
Total formal votes | 125,654 | 94.9 | −1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 6,798 | 5.1 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 132,452 | 92.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Candy Broad | 83,034 | 66.1 | +4.4 | |
Liberal | Monique Kraskov | 42,607 | 33.9 | -4.4 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +4.4 |
This election was caused by the vacancy following the resignation of Caroline Hogg.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hughes (2002) p.321.
- ^ "1999 Results". Victorian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1999 Victorian State Election" (PDF). ABC.