Victorian state election, 1976
Victorian state election, 1976
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20 March 1976 (1976-03-20) |
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The 1976 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 20 March 1976, was for the 47th 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. Since the previous election, there was an increase in the number of members of the Legislative Assembly by 8 and in the number of Council members by 8, though only 4 were elected at the 1976 election.
The incumbent Liberal government led by Rupert Hamer was returned with an increased majority.
Results
Legislative Assembly
Victorian state election, 20 March 1976[1] Legislative Assembly
<< 1973 — 1979 >> |
Enrolled voters |
2,267,282 |
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Votes cast |
2,101,414 |
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Turnout |
92.68 |
-0.86 |
Informal votes |
53,417 |
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Informal |
2.54 |
-0.36 |
Summary of votes by party |
Party |
Primary votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats |
Change |
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Liberal |
939,481 |
45.87 |
+3.53 |
52 |
+6 |
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Labor |
869,021 |
42.43 |
+0.82 |
21 |
+3 |
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National |
144,818 |
7.07 |
+1.13 |
7 |
-1 |
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Democratic Labor |
52,765 |
2.58 |
-5.22 |
0 |
±0 |
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Independent |
35,408 |
1.73 |
+1.18 |
1 |
±0 |
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Other |
6,504 |
0.32 |
-1.43 |
0 |
±0 |
Total |
2,047,997 |
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81 |
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Two-party-preferred |
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Liberal |
1,142,262 |
55.8 |
+0.6 |
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Labor |
905,735 |
44.2 |
–0.6 |
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Legislative Council
Victorian state election, 20 March 1976[2] Legislative Council
<< 1973 — 1979 >> |
Enrolled voters |
2,267,282 |
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Votes cast |
2,102,674 |
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Turnout |
92.7 |
–0.8 |
Informal votes |
65,997 |
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Informal |
3.1 |
+0.7 |
Summary of votes by party |
Party |
Primary votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats won |
Seats held |
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Liberal |
988,681 |
48.3 |
+5.2 |
15 |
26 |
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Labor |
872,076 |
42.6 |
+1.8 |
5 |
9 |
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National |
160,708 |
7.9 |
+1.5 |
2 |
5 |
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Democratic Labor |
12,601 |
0.6 |
–8.1 |
0 |
0 |
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Australia Party |
2,611 |
0.1 |
–0.9 |
0 |
0 |
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Independent |
10,127 |
0.5 |
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0 |
0 |
Total |
2,046,804 |
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22 |
40 |
Seats changing hands
Post-election pendulum
See also
References