A by-election was held for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Burwood on 11 December 1999. The by-election was triggered by the resignation on 2 November of Jeff Kennett, the sitting member and Premier of Victoria until his government was defeated in the 1999 state election on 18 September.
| Burwood by-election, 1999[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Bob Stensholt | 13,410 | 45.05 | +3.51 | |
| Liberal | Lana McLean | 12,054 | 40.49 | –15.02 | |
| Independent | Stephen Mayne | 1,975 | 6.63 | +6.63 | |
| Greens | Philip Crohn | 1,875 | 6.30 | +6.30 | |
| Democratic Labor | Peter Ferwerda | 453 | 1.52 | +1.52 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,767 | 97.57 | +0.02 | ||
| Informal votes | 741 | 2.43 | –0.02 | ||
| Turnout | 30,508 | 87.26 | –5.72 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Bob Stensholt | 15,963 | 53.63 | +10.42 | |
| Liberal | Lana McLean | 13,804 | 46.37 | –10.42 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | 10.42 | |||