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
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Victorian state election, 1973 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA