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1982 Victorian state election
Australian state election
Australian state election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1982 Victoria state election |
| country | Victoria |
| type | parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1979 Victorian state election |
| previous_year | 1979 |
| next_election | 1985 Victorian state election |
| next_year | 1985 |
| seats_for_election | All 81 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly |
| and 22 (of the 44) seats in the Victorian Legislative Council | |
| 41 seats needed for a majority | |
| election_date | |
| image1 | Image:John Cain Junior June 2016 (cropped).jpg |
| leader1 | John Cain Jr. |
| leader_since1 | 9 September 1981 |
| party1 | Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) |
| leaders_seat1 | Bundoora |
| popular_vote1 | **1,122,887** |
| percentage1 | **50.01%** |
| swing1 | 4.77 |
| last_election1 | 32 |
| seats1 | **49** |
| seat_change1 | 17 |
| image2 | Image:Lindsay Thompson 1975 (1) (cropped).jpg |
| leader2 | Lindsay Thompson |
| leader_since2 | 5 June 1981 |
| party2 | Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) |
| leaders_seat2 | Malvern |
| popular_vote2 | 860,669 |
| percentage2 | 38.33% |
| swing2 | 3.11 |
| last_election2 | 41 |
| seats2 | 24 |
| seat_change2 | 17 |
| image3 | Image:Peter Ross-Edwards 1974 (cropped).jpg |
| leader3 | Peter Ross-Edwards |
| leader_since3 | 17 June 1970 |
| party3 | National Party of Australia – Victoria |
| leaders_seat3 | Shepparton |
| popular_vote3 | 111,579 |
| percentage3 | 4.97% |
| swing3 | 0.64 |
| last_election3 | 8 |
| seats3 | 8 |
| seat_change3 | 0 |
| 1blank | TPP |
| 2blank | TPP swing |
| 1data1 | **53.78%** |
| 2data1 | 4.25 |
| 1data2 | 46.22% |
| 2data2 | 4.25 |
| map_image | 1982 Victorian state election.svg |
| map_size | 400px |
| map_caption | Results in each electorate. |
| title | Premier |
| before_election | Lindsay Thompson |
| before_party | Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) |
| after_election | John Cain Jr. |
| after_party | Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) |
and 22 (of the 44) seats in the Victorian Legislative Council 41 seats needed for a majority
The 1982 Victoria state election was held on Saturday, 3 April 1982, was for the 49th Parliament of Victoria to elect 81 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 22 members of the 44-member Legislative Council.
Lindsay Thompson succeeded Rupert Hamer as Liberal Party leader and Premier on 5 June 1981, and John Cain Jr. replaced Frank Wilkes as Labor Party leader in September 1981. The incumbent Liberal government led by Lindsay Thompson was defeated by the Labor Party led by John Cain with a swing of 17 seats. The ALP returned to government in Victoria for the first time in 27 years.
Results
Legislative Assembly
| turnout % = 93.97 | informal % = 2.61 |votes % = 50.01 |votes % = 38.33 |votes % = 5.30 |votes % = 4.97 |votes % = 0.34 |votes % = 1.05 | 2pp % 1 = 53.8 | 2pp % 2 = 46.2
Legislative Council
| turnout % = 93.86 | informal % = 3.13 |votes % = 49.56 |votes % = 39.21 |votes % = 5.50 |votes % = 5.03 |votes % = 0.53 |votes % = 0.18
Seats changing hands
| Seat | Pre-1982 | Swing | Post-1982 | Party | Member | Margin | Margin | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat South | Liberal | Joan Chambers | 0.4 | **-2.3** | 1.9 | Frank Sheehan | Labor | ||||
| Bendigo | Liberal | Daryl McClure | 1.2 | **-6.1** | 4.9 | David Kennedy | Labor | ||||
| Bennettswood | Liberal | Keith McCance | 6.1 | **-6.5** | 0.4 | Doug Newton | Labor | ||||
| Box Hill | Liberal | Donald Mackinnon | 3.6 | **-7.1** | 3.5 | Margaret Ray | Labor | ||||
| Dromana | Liberal | Ron Wells | 6.7 | **-7.7** | 1.0 | David Hassett | Labor | ||||
| Evelyn | Liberal | Jim Plowman | 3.8 | **-8.1** | 4.3 | Max McDonald | Labor | ||||
| Frankston | Liberal | Graeme Weideman | 7.2 | **-7.3** | 0.1 | Jane Hill | Labor | ||||
| Geelong West | Liberal | *Hayden Birrell* | 0.8 | **-3.7** | 2.9 | Hayden Shell | Labor | ||||
| Ivanhoe | Liberal | Bruce Skeggs | 3.4 | **-3.9** | 0.5 | Tony Sheehan | Labor | ||||
| Mitcham | Liberal | George Cox | 0.7 | **-4.6** | 3.9 | John Harrowfield | Labor | ||||
| Monbulk | Liberal | Bill Borthwick | 2.2 | **-5.2** | 3.0 | Neil Pope | Labor | ||||
| Noble Park | Liberal | Peter Collins | 1.0 | **-7.1** | 6.1 | Terry Norris | Labor | ||||
| Ringwood | Liberal | Peter McArthur | 4.1 | **-6.2** | 2.1 | Kay Setches | Labor | ||||
| St Kilda | Liberal | Brian Dixon | 0.2 | **-4.3** | 4.1 | Andrew McCutcheon | Labor | ||||
| Sandringham | Liberal | Max Crellin | 1.8 | **-3.3** | 1.5 | Graham Ihlein | Labor | ||||
| Syndal | Liberal | Geoff Coleman | 0.7 | **-4.5** | 3.8 | David Gray | Labor | ||||
| Warrandyte | Liberal | Norman Lacy | 6.1 | **-8.1** | 2.0 | Lou Hill | Labor |
- Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
Post-election pendulum
References
References
- [http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=912 Election held on 3 April 1982], Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
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