Victorian state election, 1976

Victorian state election, 1976

1973 ←
20 March 1976 (1976-03-20)
→ 1979

All 81 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
and 22 (of the 44) seats in the Victorian Legislative Council
  First party Second party
 
Leader Clyde Holding Rupert Hamer
Party Labor Liberal
Leader since 15 May 1967 23 August 1972
Leader's seat Richmond Kew
Last election 18 seats 46 seats
Seats won 21 seats 52 seats
Seat change 3 6
Percentage 42.43% 45.87%
Swing 0.82 3.53

Premier before election

Rupert Hamer
Liberal

Elected Premier

Rupert Hamer
Liberal

Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 20 March 1976 to elect the 81 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 22 members of the 44-member Legislative Council.

Results

Legislative Assembly

Victorian state election, 20 March 1976[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 19731979 >>

Enrolled Voters 2,267,282
Votes Cast 2,101,414 Turnout 92.68 -0.86
Informal Votes 53,417 Informal 2.54 -0.36
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal 939,481 45.87 +3.53 52 +6
  Labor 869,021 42.43 +0.82 21 +3
  National 144,818 7.07 +1.13 7 -1
  Democratic Labor 52,765 2.58 -5.22 0 ±0
  Independent 35,408 1.73 +1.18 1 ±0
  Other 6,504 0.32 -1.43 0 ±0
Total 2,047,997     81  

References

  1. ^ Election held on 20 March 1976, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).