Victorian state election, 1979
Victorian state election, 1979
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Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 5 May 1979 to elect the 81 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 22 members of the 44-member Legislative Council.
Results
Legislative Assembly
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Victorian state election, 5 May 1979[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1976 — 1982 >>
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| Enrolled Voters |
2,350,407 |
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| Votes Cast |
2,193,037 |
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Turnout |
93.30 |
0.62 |
| Informal Votes |
66,016 |
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Informal |
3.01 |
0.47 |
| Summary of votes by party |
| Party |
Primary Votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats |
Change |
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Labor |
962,123 |
45.23 |
+2.80 |
32 |
+11 |
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Liberal |
881,366 |
41.44 |
-4.44 |
41 |
-11 |
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National |
119,385 |
5.61 |
-1.46 |
8 |
+1 |
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Democrats |
114,053 |
5.36 |
* |
0 |
±0 |
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Independent |
30,102 |
1.42 |
-0.31 |
0 |
-1 |
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Democratic Labor |
10,907 |
0.51 |
-2.06 |
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±0 |
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Other |
9,085 |
0.43 |
+0.11 |
0 |
±0 |
| Total |
2,127,021 |
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81 |
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References