Results of the Victorian state election, 1999 (Legislative Council)

Victorian state election, 18 September 1999[1][2] Legislative Council
Enrolled voters		3,130,338
Votes cast		2,909,727		Turnout	92.95	–1.13
Informal votes		97,949		Informal	3.37	+0.79
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats won	Seats held
	Labor	1,187,484	42.23	+1.74	8	14
	Liberal	1,116,347	39.70	–4.17	11	24
	National	204,587	7.28	+0.65	3	6
	Democrats	190,940	6.79	+1.06	0	0
	Greens	62,796	2.23	+2.23	0	0
	Reform	6,617	0.24	+0.24	0	0
	Christian Democrats	6,608	0.24	+0.04	0	0
	Independent	36,399	1.29	+0.35	0	0
Total		2,811,778			22	44
Two-party-preferred
	Labor	1,408,843	50.12	+4.08
	Liberal/National Coalition	1,402,338	49.88	–4.08

This is a list of Legislative Council results for the Victorian 1999 state election. 22 of the 44 seats were contested.

Results by province

Ballarat

Victorian state election, 1999: Ballarat Province[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dianne Hadden-Tregear	57,655	47.9	+6.4
	Liberal	David Clark	55,834	46.4	-5.3
	Democrats	Geoff Lutz	6,853	5.7	+1.8
Total formal votes			120,342	97.3	-0.9
Informal votes			3,383	2.7	+0.9
Turnout			123,725	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dianne Hadden-Tregear	61,774	51.3	+5.7
	Liberal	David Clark	58,568	48.7	-5.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.7

Central Highlands

Victorian state election, 1999 Central Highlands Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graeme Stoney	70,353	53.3	-0.8
	Labor	Rob Mitchell	61,686	46.7	+8.9
Total formal votes			132,039	96.8	-0.9
Informal votes			4,368	3.2	+0.9
Turnout			136,407	94.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.3

Chelsea

Victorian state election, 1999: Chelsea Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Smith	57,949	47.5	+5.3
	Liberal	Sue Wilding	56,642	46.4	-4.3
	Democrats	James Bennett	5,250	4.3	-0.4
	Independent	Michael Good	2,185	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			122,026	96.4	-1.1
Informal votes			4,621	3.6	+1.1
Turnout			126,647	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Smith	62,501	51.2	+4.5
	Liberal	Sue Wilding	59,525	48.8	-4.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.5

Doutta Galla

Victorian state election, 1999: Doutta Galla Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Justin Madden	93,833	65.6	+7.8
	Liberal	Philip Daw	49,202	34.4	-1.8
Total formal votes			143,035	95.1	-0.6
Informal votes			7,441	4.9	+0.6
Turnout			150,476	95.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.4

East Yarra

Victorian state election, 1999: East Yarra Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mark Birrell	72,041	56.8	-0.5
	Labor	Doug Walpole	41,644	32.8	+2.6
	Democrats	Pierre Harcourt	13,236	10.4	+1.5
Total formal votes			126,921	97.5	-0.8
Informal votes			3,308	2.5	+0.8
Turnout			130,229	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mark Birrell	76,560	60.3	-1.9
	Labor	Doug Walpole	50,356	39.7	+1.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.9

Eumemmerring

Victorian state election, 1999: Eumemmerring Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gordon Rich-Phillips	65,426	45.4	-3.4
	Labor	Carlos Baldovino	64,024	44.4	+1.4
	Democrats	Daniel Berk	5,161	3.6	-0.5
	Independent	Roz Blades	5,017	3.5	+3.5
	Christian Democrats	Lynne Dickson	4,492	3.1	+0.6
Total formal votes			144,120	95.8	-1.0
Informal votes			6,243	4.2	+1.0
Turnout			150,363	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Gordon Rich-Phillips	72,518	50.3	-2.5
	Labor	Carlos Baldovino	71,602	49.7	+2.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.5

Geelong

Victorian state election, 1999: Geelong Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Hartigan	58,390	45.7	-5.5
	Labor	Elaine Carbines	57,389	44.9	+1.6
	Democrats	Robyn Hodge	6,540	5.1	+0.6
	Greens	Adrian Whitehead	5,568	4.4	+4.4
Total formal votes			127,887	97.4	-0.3
Informal votes			3,350	2.6	+0.3
Turnout			131,237	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Elaine Carbines	65,790	51.4	+4.7
	Liberal	Bill Hartigan	62,097	48.6	-4.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.7

Gippsland

Victorian state election, 1999: Gippsland Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Wishart	47,503	39.8	+6.2
	Liberal	Philip Davis	46,447	38.9	+38.9
	Independent	Doug Treasure	11,179	9.4	+9.4
	Democrats	Jo McCubbin	6,802	5.7	+1.0
	Independent	Phil Seabrook	3,957	3.3	+3.3
	Independent	John O'Brien	3,516	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			119,404	96.5	-1.4
Informal votes			4,330	3.5	+1.4
Turnout			123,734	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Davis	60,046	50.3	+50.3
	Labor	Don Wishart	59,358	49.7	+10.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+50.3

Higinbotham

Victorian state election, 1999: Higinbotham Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Chris Strong	69,024	56.4	-0.4
	Democrats	Craig Tucker	53,414	43.6	+35.8
Total formal votes			122,438	96.9	-1.0
Informal votes			3,892	3.1	+1.0
Turnout			126,330	92.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.4

Jika Jika

Victorian state election, 1999: Jika Jika Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jenny Mikakos	87,169	65.7	+10.5
	Liberal	Allan Dunn	45,415	34.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			132,584	96.1	-0.3
Informal votes			5,390	3.9	+0.3
Turnout			137,974	93.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.9

Koonung

Victorian state election, 1999: Koonung Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Atkinson	71,158	53.3	-3.2
	Labor	Kelvin Legg	51,052	38.2	+2.7
	Democrats	Simone Alesich	6,908	5.2	-0.4
Total formal votes			133,598	97.2	-0.7
Informal votes			3,915	2.8	+0.7
Turnout			137,513	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Atkinson	75,248	56.4	-3.2
	Labor	Kelvin Legg	58,137	43.6	+3.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.2

Melbourne

Victorian state election, 1999: Melbourne Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Glenyys Romanes	73,484	56.0	+1.1
	Liberal	Stuart McCraith	44,220	33.7	+0.2
	Democrats	Scott Handsaker	13,517	10.3	+1.9
Total formal votes			131,221	96.0	-0.9
Informal votes			5,460	4.0	+0.9
Turnout			136,681	89.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Glenyys Romanes	83,865	63.9	+0.1
	Liberal	Stuart McCraith	47,313	36.1	-0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.1

Melbourne North

Victorian state election, 1999: Melbourne North Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Marsha Thomson	78,663	62.6	+4.9
	Liberal	George De Bono	42,115	33.5	-2.5
	Independent	Malcolm McClure	4,909	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			125,687	94.9	-1.4
Informal votes			6,777	5.1	+1.4
Turnout			132,464	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Marsha Thomson	81,196	64.6	+2.9
	Liberal	George De Bono	44,484	35.4	-2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.9

Melbourne West

Victorian state election, 1999: Melbourne West Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kaye Darveniza	79,460	60.8	+13.2
	Liberal	Angela Borg	43,561	33.3	-0.2
	Democrats	Diane Bames	7,682	5.9	+2.8
Total formal votes			130,703	95.8	-0.4
Informal votes			5,801	4.2	+0.4
Turnout			136,504	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kaye Darveniza	84,297	64.5	+3.3
	Liberal	Angela Borg	46,404	35.5	-3.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.3

Monash

Victorian state election, 1999: Monash Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrea Coote	62,295	51.2	-0.5
	Labor	Jacki Willox	45,926	37.8	-0.7
	Democrats	Julie Peters	9,211	7.6	+1.0
	Independent	Roberto D'Andrea	4,165	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			121,597	96.8	-0.8
Informal votes			4,009	3.2	+0.8
Turnout			125,606	82.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Andrea Coote	67,158	55.3	+0.5
	Labor	Jacki Willox	54,246	44.7	-0.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.5

North Eastern

Victorian state election, 1999: North Eastern Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bill Baxter	70,020	56.4	+19.4
	Labor	Linda Davis	43,958	35.4	+9.8
	Democrats	Benjamin Lee	10,148	8.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			124,126	97.0	-0.8
Informal votes			3,889	3.0	+0.8
Turnout			128,015	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bill Baxter	74,727	60.2	-9.1
	Labor	Linda Davis	49,395	39.8	+9.1
	National hold		Swing	-9.1

North Western

Victorian state election, 1999: North Western Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Barry Bishop	62,789	51.6	-5.6
	Labor	Judith Kidd	49,952	41.1	+7.3
	Democrats	Andrew Van Diesen	8,855	7.3	+1.6
Total formal votes			121,596	97.7	-0.4
Informal votes			2,913	2.3	+0.4
Turnout			124,509	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Barry Bishop	67,257	55.3	-6.3
	Labor	Judith Kidd	54,332	44.7	+6.3
	National hold		Swing	-6.3

Silvan

Victorian state election, 1999: Silvan Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Olexander	66,992	53.1	-2.9
	Labor	Mark Tunstall	48,266	38.2	+3.5
	Democrats	Amanda Leeper	7,375	5.8	-0.1
	Christian Democrats	Ray Levick	2,116	1.7	+1.7
	Independent	Steve Raskovy	1,471	1.2	+0.4
Total formal votes			126,220	97.2	-0.6
Informal votes			3,685	2.8	+0.6
Turnout			129,905	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Andrew Olexander	71,662	56.8	-3.6
	Labor	Mark Tunstall	54,475	43.2	+3.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.6

South Eastern

Victorian state election, 1999: South Eastern Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ron Bowden	70,597	52.6	-4.0
	Labor	Michael Binney	51,147	38.1	+2.7
	Democrats	Richard Armstrong	6,551	4.9	0.0
	Greens	Stuart Kingsford	5,972	4.4	+4.4
Total formal votes			134,267	97.2	-0.6
Informal votes			3,807	2.8	+0.6
Turnout			138,074	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ron Bowden	76,088	56.7	-3.4
	Labor	Michael Binney	58,148	43.3	+3.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.4

Templestowe

Victorian state election, 1999: Templestowe Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Forwood	69,383	53.5	-1.3
	Greens	Robyn Evans	46,776	36.1	+36.1
	Democrats	Bernie Millane	13,568	10.5	+1.8
Total formal votes			129,727	97.0	-0.7
Informal votes			3,944	3.0	+0.7
Turnout			133,671	93.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Bill Forwood	72,294	55.7	-3.5
	Greens	Robyn Evans	57,426	44.3	+44.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.5

Waverley

Victorian state election, 1999: Waverley Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Brideson	57,252	47.0	-3.9
	Labor	Stuart Morris	54,573	44.8	+4.3
	Democrats	Polly Morgan	9,869	8.1	+1.2
Total formal votes			121,694	96.3	-1.1
Informal votes			4,686	3.7	+1.1
Turnout			126,380	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Andrew Brideson	61,735	50.7	-4.1
	Labor	Stuart Morris	59,959	49.3	+4.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.1

Western

Victorian state election, 1999: Western Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Roger Hallam	71,778	59.5	+59.5
	Labor	Peter Mitchell	42,151	35.0	+4.4
	Reform	Leigh McDonald	6,617	5.5	+5.5
Total formal votes			120,546	97.8	-0.4
Informal votes			2,737	2.2	+0.4
Turnout			123,283	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Roger Hallam	74,660	61.9	+61.9
	Labor	Peter Mitchell	45,884	38.1	+2.8
	National hold		Swing	+61.9

By-elections

There were a total of 3 Legislative Council by-elections that took place on election day following the resignation of MLCs elected at the 1996 election.

Ballarat

Victorian state election, 1999: Ballarat by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John McQuilten	58,904	48.4	+6.8
	Liberal	Helen Bath	55,191	45.3	-6.3
	Greens	Charmaine Clarke	5,233	4.3	+4.3
	Independent	Jim Patterson	2,423	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			121,751	97.1	-1.1
Informal votes			3,631	2.9	+1.1
Turnout			125,382	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John McQuilten	63,589	52.2	+6.6
	Liberal	Helen Bath	58,162	47.8	-6.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.6

This election was caused by the vacancy following the resignation of Rob Knowles, who unsuccessfully contested the lower house seat of Gisborne.

Melbourne

Victorian state election, 1999: Melbourne by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gavin Jennings	69,811	53.3	-1.6
	Liberal	Khiet Nguyen	41,634	31.8	-1.8
	Greens	Gurm Sekhon	11,126	8.5	+8.5
	Democrats	Brendan Sharp	8,437	6.4	-2.0
Total formal votes			131,008	95.9	-1.0
Informal votes			5,555	4.1	+1.0
Turnout			136,563	89.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gavin Jennings	82,617	63.1	-0.7
	Liberal	Khiet Nguyen	48,336	36.9	+0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.7

This election was caused by the vacancy following the resignation of Barry Pullen.

Melbourne North

Victorian state election, 1999: Melbourne North by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Candy Broad	79,955	63.6	+6.0
	Liberal	Monique Kraskov	40,444	32.2	-3.8
	Independent	Claire Bradshaw	5,255	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			125,654	94.9	-1.5
Informal votes			6,798	5.1	+1.5
Turnout			132,452	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Candy Broad	83,034	66.1	+4.4
	Liberal	Monique Kraskov	42,607	33.9	-4.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.4

This election was caused by the vacancy following the resignation of Caroline Hogg.

See also

• Victorian state election, 1999
• Candidates of the Victorian state election, 1999

References

1. Hughes (2002) p.321.
2. "1999 Results". Victorian Electoral Commission.
3. Green, Antony. "1999 Victorian State Election" (PDF). ABC.