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Victorian state election, 1985

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2 March 1985 (1985-03-02)
  
1988 →

24 seats
  
8 seats

31 seats
  
10 seats

Start date
  
March 2, 1985

49 seats
  
24 seats

47 seats
  
31 seats

7
  
2

The 1985 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 2 March 1985, was for the 50th Parliament of Victoria. It was held in the Australian state of Victoria to elect all 88 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 22 members of the 44-member Legislative Council. Since the previous election, the number of members of the Legislative Assembly was increased by 7.

Lindsay Thompson, who led the Liberal Party to a defeat at the 1982 election with a 17-seat swing against it, resigned the leadership of the party on 5 November 1982. He was succeeded by Jeff Kennett. At the election, the incumbent Labor Party government led by John Cain maintained its electoral support, though the Liberal Party did increase the number of seats.

Seats changing hands

  • Members in italics did not recontest their seats.
  • In addition, the National party retained the seat of Swan Hill, which it had won from the Liberals in a by-election.
  • References

    Victorian state election, 1985 Wikipedia