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Victorian state election, 1973

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19 May 1973 (1973-05-19)
  
1976 →

15 May 1967
  
1970

22 seats
  
8 seats

Start date
  
May 19, 1973

23 August 1972
  
15 May 1967

42 seats
  
22 seats

46 seats
  
18 seats

The 1973 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 19 May 1973, was for the 46th Parliament of Victoria. It was held in the Australian state of Victoria to elect the 73 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 18 members of the 36-member Legislative Council.

Rupert Hamer succeeded Henry Bolte as Premier of Victoria on 23 August 1972. In 1972 a federal Labor government was elected, the first Labor government in 23 years. The incumbent Liberal government in Victoria led by Hamer was returned at the election with an increased vote of about 5%, largely at the expense of the Democratic Labor Party.

Seats changing hands

  • The result for Greensborough was overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns and a by-election was called.
  • References

    Victorian state election, 1973 Wikipedia