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Victorian state election, 1979

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5 May 1979 (1979-05-05)
  
1982 →

29 June 1977
  
1970

21 seats
  
7 seats

Start date
  
May 5, 1979

23 August 1972
  
29 June 1977

52 seats
  
21 seats

41 seats
  
32 seats

The 1979 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 5 May 1979, was for the 48th Parliament of Victoria. It was held in the Australian state of Victoria to elect 81 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 22 members of the 44-member Legislative Council.

The incumbent Liberal government led by Rupert Hamer was returned with a significantly reduced majority.

Seats changing hands

  • Members in italics did not recontest their seats.
  • In addition, Labor retained the seat of Greensborough, which it had won from the Liberals in a by-election.

    • References

    Victorian state election, 1979 Wikipedia
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