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class=""><b>1 October 1988<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-10-01</span>)</span></b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1992_Victorian_state_election" title="1992 Victorian state election">1992</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><hr />All 88 seats in the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Legislative_Assembly" title="Victorian Legislative Assembly">Victorian Legislative Assembly</a><br />and <a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_1988_Victorian_state_election_(Legislative_Council)" title="Results of the 1988 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)">22 (of the 44) seats</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Legislative_Council" title="Victorian Legislative Council">Victorian Legislative Council</a><br />45 seats needed for a majority</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table 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</td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party_(Victorian_Branch)" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)">Labor</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia_(Victorian_Division)" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)">Liberal</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/National_Party_of_Australia_%E2%80%93_Victoria" class="mw-redirect" title="National Party of Australia – Victoria">National</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader since </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span class="nowrap">9 September 1981</span> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span class="nowrap">26 October 1982</span> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span class="nowrap">17 June 1970</span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader's seat </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Bundoora" title="Electoral district of Bundoora">Bundoora</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Burwood" title="Electoral district of Burwood">Burwood</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Shepparton" title="Electoral district of Shepparton">Shepparton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Last election </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">47 seats </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">31 seats </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">10 seats </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats won </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>46 seats</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">33 seats </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">9 seats </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seat change </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>1,131,750</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">986,311 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">188,776 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>46.55%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">40.51% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">7.76% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Swing </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 3.46 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1.30 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 0.47 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Two-party-preferred" class="mw-redirect" title="Two-party-preferred">TPP</a> </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">49.49% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>50.51%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">TPP swing </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1.21 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1.21 </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1988_Victorian_state_election.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/1988_Victorian_state_election.svg/400px-1988_Victorian_state_election.svg.png" decoding="async" width="400" height="322" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/1988_Victorian_state_election.svg/600px-1988_Victorian_state_election.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/1988_Victorian_state_election.svg/800px-1988_Victorian_state_election.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1279" data-file-height="1029" /></a></span><div>Results in each electorate.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Victoria" title="Premier of Victoria">Premier</a> before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/John_Cain_(41st_Premier_of_Victoria)" title="John Cain (41st Premier of Victoria)">John Cain Jr.</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party_(Victorian_Branch)" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)">Labor</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Victoria" title="Premier of Victoria">Premier</a></b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/John_Cain_(41st_Premier_of_Victoria)" title="John Cain (41st Premier of Victoria)">John Cain Jr.</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party_(Victorian_Branch)" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)">Labor</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1988 Victorian state election</b>, held on Saturday, 1 October 1988, was for the 51st <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Victoria" title="Parliament of Victoria">Parliament of Victoria</a>. It was held in the <a href="/wiki/States_and_territories_of_Australia" title="States and territories of Australia">Australian state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a> to elect all 88 members of the state's <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Legislative_Assembly" title="Victorian Legislative Assembly">Legislative Assembly</a> and 22 members of the 44-member <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Legislative_Council" title="Victorian Legislative Council">Legislative Council</a>. </p><p>The incumbent <a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party_(Victorian_Branch)" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)">Labor Party</a> government led by <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Victoria" title="Premier of Victoria">Premier</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Cain_(41st_Premier_of_Victoria)" title="John Cain (41st Premier of Victoria)">John Cain Jr.</a> won a third term in office, despite a swing against it, and only lost the seat of <a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Warrandyte" title="Electoral district of Warrandyte">Warrandyte</a> in Melbourne's north-east. This was credited by commentators to a strong campaign targeting <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia_(Victorian_Division)" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)">Liberal</a> leader and future Premier <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Kennett" title="Jeff Kennett">Jeff Kennett</a> whose aggressive leadership style was still seen as a liability, as well as continuing instability in the federal <a href="/wiki/Coalition_(Australia)" title="Coalition (Australia)">Coalition</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Labor's narrow wins in middle class marginal seats saw it retain its majority despite the Liberals winning a bare majority of the <a href="/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting" title="Instant-runoff voting">two party preferred</a> vote.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_Victorian_state_election&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Legislative_Assembly">Legislative Assembly</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_Victorian_state_election&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Legislative Assembly"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_1988_Victorian_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)" title="Results of the 1988 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)">Results of the 1988 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="line-height: 1.25em; font-size: 90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" style="background-color:#C9D9E9;text-align:center;font-size: 1.15em; line-height: 1em;"> <p>Victorian state election, 1 October 1988<br /><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Legislative_Assembly" title="Victorian Legislative Assembly">Legislative Assembly</a> <br /> <small><a href="/wiki/1985_Victorian_state_election" title="1985 Victorian state election"><< 1985</a>–<a href="/wiki/1992_Victorian_state_election" title="1992 Victorian state election">1992 >></a></small> </p> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9">Enrolled voters </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,739,614 </td> <td width="45" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width="191"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9">Votes cast </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,530,027 </td> <td width="45" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width="60"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">92.35 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">-0.86 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9">Informal votes </td> <td style="text-align:right;">98,525 </td> <td width="45" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;">Informal </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.89 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+1.21 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" style="background-color:#C9D9E9;text-align:center;font-size: 1.15em; line-height: 2em;">Summary of votes by party </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9">Party </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;">Primary votes </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;">% </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;">Swing </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;">Seats </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;">Change </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F00011;width:3px">  </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Labor_Party" title="Victorian Labor Party">Labor</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,131,750 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">46.55 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">–3.46 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>46</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">– 1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;width:3px">  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Liberal_Party" title="Victorian Liberal Party">Liberal</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">986,311 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">40.56 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">–1.30 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">33 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+ 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#008000;width:3px">  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victorian_National_Party" title="Victorian National Party">National</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">188,776 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7.76 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+0.47 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">– 1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFCD00;width:3px">  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_Democrats" title="Australian Democrats">Democrats</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">25,611 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.05 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+1.05 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">± 0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#800080;width:3px">  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Australia)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Australia)">Call to Australia</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">25,543 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.05 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+1.05 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">± 0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ffb536;width:3px">  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Labour_Party_(Australia,_1978)" title="Democratic Labour Party (Australia, 1978)">Democratic Labour</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6,018 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.25 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+0.25 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">± 0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#888888;width:3px">  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politicians_in_Australia" title="Independent politicians in Australia">Independent</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">67,493 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.78 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+1.94 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">± 0 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"> <td colspan="2">Total </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,431,502 </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">88 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" style="background-color:#C9D9E9;text-align:center;font-size: 1.15em; line-height: 2em;"><b><a href="/wiki/Two-party-preferred_vote" title="Two-party-preferred vote">Two-party-preferred</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Labor_Party" title="Victorian Labor Party">Labor</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,202,294 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">49.49 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">–1.21 </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"> </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Liberal_Party" title="Victorian Liberal Party">Liberal</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,227,295 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">50.51 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+1.21 </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"> </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Legislative_Council">Legislative Council</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_Victorian_state_election&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Legislative Council"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_1988_Victorian_state_election_(Legislative_Council)" title="Results of the 1988 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)">Results of the 1988 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="line-height: 1.25em; font-size: 90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" style="background-color:#C9D9E9;text-align:center;font-size: 1.15em; line-height: 1em;"> <p>Victorian state election, 1 October 1988<br /><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Legislative_Council" title="Victorian Legislative Council">Legislative Council</a> <br /> </p> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9">Enrolled voters </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,739,614 </td> <td width="45" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width="191"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9">Votes cast </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,529,569 </td> <td width="45" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width="60"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">92.33 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">–0.86 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9">Informal votes </td> <td style="text-align:right;">109,578 </td> <td width="45" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;">Informal </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.33 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+1.32 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" style="background-color:#C9D9E9;text-align:center;font-size: 1.15em; line-height: 2em;">Summary of votes by party </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9">Party </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;">Primary votes </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;">% </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;">Swing </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;">Seats<br />won </td> <td style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;">Seats<br />held </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F00011;width:3px">  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Labor_Party" title="Victorian Labor Party">Labor</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,164,796 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">48.13 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+0.85 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">19 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;width:3px">  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Liberal_Party" title="Victorian Liberal Party">Liberal</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,052,591 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">43.50 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+2.35 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">19 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#008000;width:3px">  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victorian_National_Party" title="Victorian National Party">National</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">181,074 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7.48 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+0.81 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#800080;width:3px">  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Australia)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Australia)">Call to Australia</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,363 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.22 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">–0.49 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#888888;width:3px">  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politicians_in_Australia" title="Independent politicians in Australia">Independent</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">16,167 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.67 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+0.45 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"> <td colspan="2">Total </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,419,991 </td> <td>  </td> <td>  </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">44 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Seats_changing_hands">Seats changing hands</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_Victorian_state_election&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Seats changing hands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Seat </th> <th colspan="4">Pre-1988 </th> <th rowspan="2">Swing </th> <th colspan="4">Post-1988 </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Member </th> <th>Margin </th> <th>Margin </th> <th>Member </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Mildura" title="Electoral district of Mildura">Mildura</a> </td> <td style="background-color:green;">  </td> <td>National </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Milton_Whiting" title="Milton Whiting">Milton Whiting</a></i> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">23.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>-24.0</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Craig_Bildstien" title="Craig Bildstien">Craig Bildstien</a> </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Warrandyte" title="Electoral district of Warrandyte">Warrandyte</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F00011;">  </td> <td>Labor </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lou_Hill" title="Lou Hill">Lou Hill</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>-1.7</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phil_Honeywood" title="Phil Honeywood">Phil Honeywood</a> </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;">  </td></tr> </tbody></table> <ul><li>Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Key_dates">Key dates</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_Victorian_state_election&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Key dates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date </th> <th>Event </th></tr> <tr> <td>29 August 1988 </td> <td>The Legislative Council was prorogued and the Legislative Assembly was dissolved.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazette_1998:S77_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette_1998:S77-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 August 1988 </td> <td>Writs were issued by the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Victoria" title="Governor of Victoria">Governor</a> to proceed with an election.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazette_1998:S77_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette_1998:S77-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 September 1988 </td> <td>The <i>Constitution Act Amendment (Electoral Procedures) Act 1988</i> (No.31) comes into operation.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazette_1998:S79_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette_1998:S79-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 September 1988 </td> <td>The electoral rolls were closed. </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 September 1988 </td> <td>Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 October 1988 </td> <td>Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 October 1988 </td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Cain_Ministry_(1982%E2%80%931990)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cain Ministry (1982–1990)">Cain Ministry</a> was reconstituted, with two new ministers sworn in.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 October 1988 </td> <td>The writ was returned and the results formally declared. </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 October 1988 </td> <td>Parliament resumed for business.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-election_pendulum">Post-election pendulum</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_Victorian_state_election&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Post-election pendulum"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="float:left; margin-right:.5em; margin-top:.4em; font-size:90%;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Labor seats (46)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:red;"><span style="color:white;"><b>Marginal</b></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Ballarat_South" title="Electoral district of Ballarat South">Ballarat South</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Sheehan_(Australian_politician)" title="Frank Sheehan (Australian politician)">Frank Sheehan</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">0.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Bellarine" title="Electoral district of Bellarine">Bellarine</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Graham_Ernst" title="Graham Ernst">Graham Ernst</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">0.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Bendigo_West" title="Electoral district of Bendigo West">Bendigo West</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/David_Kennedy_(Australian_politician)" title="David Kennedy (Australian politician)">David Kennedy</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">0.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Bentleigh" title="Electoral district of Bentleigh">Bentleigh</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Ann_Barker" title="Ann Barker">Ann Barker</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">1.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Ringwood_(Victoria)" title="Electoral district of Ringwood (Victoria)">Ringwood</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Kay_Setches" title="Kay Setches">Kay Setches</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">1.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Box_Hill" title="Electoral district of Box Hill">Box Hill</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Ray_(Australian_politician)" title="Margaret Ray (Australian politician)">Margaret Ray</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">2.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Mentone" title="Electoral district of Mentone">Mentone</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Spyker" title="Peter Spyker">Peter Spyker</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">2.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Geelong" title="Electoral district of Geelong">Geelong</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Hayden_Shell" title="Hayden Shell">Hayden Shell</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">2.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Morwell" title="Electoral district of Morwell">Morwell</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Keith_Hamilton_(politician)" title="Keith Hamilton (politician)">Keith Hamilton</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">2.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Wantirna" title="Electoral district of Wantirna">Wantirna</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Carolyn_Hirsh" title="Carolyn Hirsh">Carolyn Hirsh</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">2.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Mitcham_(Victoria)" title="Electoral district of Mitcham (Victoria)">Mitcham</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/John_Harrowfield" title="John Harrowfield">John Harrowfield</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">3.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Monbulk" title="Electoral district of Monbulk">Monbulk</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Neil_Pope" title="Neil Pope">Neil Pope</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">3.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Pascoe_Vale" title="Electoral district of Pascoe Vale">Pascoe Vale</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Thomson" title="Kelvin Thomson">Kelvin Thomson</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">4.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Whittlesea" title="Electoral district of Whittlesea">Whittlesea</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Max_McDonald" title="Max McDonald">Max McDonald</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">4.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_St_Kilda" title="Electoral district of St Kilda">St Kilda</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_McCutcheon" title="Andrew McCutcheon">Andrew McCutcheon</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA">5.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:red;"><span style="color:white;"><b>Fairly safe</b></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Knox" title="Electoral district of Knox">Knox</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Crabb" title="Steve Crabb">Steve Crabb</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">6.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Greensborough" title="Electoral district of Greensborough">Greensborough</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Pauline_Toner" title="Pauline Toner">Pauline Toner</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">6.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Springvale" title="Electoral district of Springvale">Springvale</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Micallef" title="Eddie Micallef">Eddie Micallef</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">6.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Essendon" title="Electoral district of Essendon">Essendon</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Barry_Rowe" title="Barry Rowe">Barry Rowe</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">6.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Oakleigh" title="Electoral district of Oakleigh">Oakleigh</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Race_Mathews" title="Race Mathews">Race Mathews</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">7.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Carrum" title="Electoral district of Carrum">Carrum</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Mal_Sandon" title="Mal Sandon">Mal Sandon</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">7.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Dandenong_North" title="Electoral district of Dandenong North">Dandenong North</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Jan_Wilson_(Australian_politician)" title="Jan Wilson (Australian politician)">Jan Wilson</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">8.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Niddrie" title="Electoral district of Niddrie">Niddrie</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Sercombe" title="Bob Sercombe">Bob Sercombe</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">8.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Doveton" title="Electoral district of Doveton">Doveton</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Rob_Jolly" title="Rob Jolly">Rob Jolly</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">8.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Frankston_North" title="Electoral district of Frankston North">Frankston North</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Jane_Hill_(politician)" title="Jane Hill (politician)">Jane Hill</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">8.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Albert_Park" title="Electoral district of Albert Park">Albert Park</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Bunna_Walsh" title="Bunna Walsh">Bunna Walsh</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">8.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Clayton" title="Electoral district of Clayton">Clayton</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Gerard_Vaughan_(Australian_politician)" title="Gerard Vaughan (Australian politician)">Gerard Vaughan</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">8.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Broadmeadows" title="Electoral district of Broadmeadows">Broadmeadows</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Kennan" title="Jim Kennan">Jim Kennan</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D">9.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:red;"><span style="color:white;"><b>Safe</b></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Bundoora" title="Electoral district of Bundoora">Bundoora</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/John_Cain_II" class="mw-redirect" title="John Cain II">John Cain</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B">10.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Werribee" title="Electoral district of Werribee">Werribee</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Ken_Coghill" title="Ken Coghill">Ken Coghill</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B">10.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Keilor" title="Electoral district of Keilor">Keilor</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/George_Seitz_(politician)" title="George Seitz (politician)">George Seitz</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B">11.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Dandenong" title="Electoral district of Dandenong">Dandenong</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Terry_Norris_(actor)" title="Terry Norris (actor)">Terry Norris</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B">12.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_St_Albans" title="Electoral district of St Albans">St Albans</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Andrianopoulos" title="Alex Andrianopoulos">Alex Andrianopoulos</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B">12.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Derrimut" title="Electoral district of Derrimut">Derrimut</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/David_Cunningham_(Australian_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Cunningham (Australian politician)">David Cunningham</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B">13.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Geelong_North" title="Electoral district of Geelong North">Geelong North</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Neil_Trezise" title="Neil Trezise">Neil Trezise</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B">14.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Coburg" title="Electoral district of Coburg">Coburg</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Gavin_(Australian_politician)" title="Peter Gavin (Australian politician)">Peter Gavin</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B">15.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Reservoir" title="Electoral district of Reservoir">Reservoir</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Simmonds" title="Jim Simmonds">Jim Simmonds</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B">16.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Brunswick" title="Electoral district of Brunswick">Brunswick</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Roper" title="Tom Roper">Tom Roper</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B">16.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Richmond_(Victoria)" title="Electoral district of Richmond (Victoria)">Richmond</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Demetri_Dollis" title="Demetri Dollis">Demetri Dollis</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B">17.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Williamstown" title="Electoral district of Williamstown">Williamstown</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Joan_Kirner" title="Joan Kirner">Joan Kirner</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B">17.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Melbourne" title="Electoral district of Melbourne">Melbourne</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B"><a href="/wiki/Neil_Cole_(politician)" title="Neil Cole (politician)">Neil Cole</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B">18.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="DF716D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Preston" title="Electoral district of Preston">Preston</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="DF716D"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Leighton_(Australian_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Leighton (Australian politician)">Michael Leighton</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="DF716D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="DF716D">21.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="DF716D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Sunshine" title="Electoral district of Sunshine">Sunshine</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="DF716D"><a href="/wiki/Ian_Baker_(Australian_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ian Baker (Australian politician)">Ian Baker</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="DF716D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="DF716D">21.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="DF716D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Northcote" title="Electoral district of Northcote">Northcote</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="DF716D"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Sheehan" title="Tony Sheehan">Tony Sheehan</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="DF716D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="DF716D">21.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="DF716D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Thomastown" title="Electoral district of Thomastown">Thomastown</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="DF716D"><a href="/wiki/Beth_Gleeson" title="Beth Gleeson">Beth Gleeson</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="DF716D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="DF716D">22.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="DF716D"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Footscray" title="Electoral district of Footscray">Footscray</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="DF716D"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Fordham" title="Robert Fordham">Robert Fordham</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="DF716D">ALP </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="DF716D">23.7% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="toccolours" align="left" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="margin-right: .5em; margin-top: .4em;font-size: 90%;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Liberal/National seats (42)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:blue;"><span style="color:white;"><b>Marginal</b></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Syndal" title="Electoral district of Syndal">Syndal</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Coleman" title="Geoff Coleman">Geoff Coleman</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF">0.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Mildura" title="Electoral district of Mildura">Mildura</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Craig_Bildstien" title="Craig Bildstien">Craig Bildstien</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF">1.0% v NAT </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Berwick" title="Electoral district of Berwick">Berwick</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Rob_Maclellan" title="Rob Maclellan">Rob Maclellan</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF">1.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Warrandyte" title="Electoral district of Warrandyte">Warrandyte</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Honeywood" title="Phil Honeywood">Phil Honeywood</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF">1.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Narracan" title="Electoral district of Narracan">Narracan</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/John_Delzoppo" title="John Delzoppo">John Delzoppo</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF">1.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Dromana" title="Electoral district of Dromana">Dromana</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Wells_(politician)" title="Ron Wells (politician)">Ron Wells</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF">1.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Mornington" title="Electoral district of Mornington">Mornington</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Robin_Cooper_(Australian_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Robin Cooper (Australian politician)">Robin Cooper</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF">2.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Bennettswood" title="Electoral district of Bennettswood">Bennettswood</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Pescott" title="Roger Pescott">Roger Pescott</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF">2.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Ivanhoe" title="Electoral district of Ivanhoe">Ivanhoe</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Vin_Heffernan" title="Vin Heffernan">Vin Heffernan</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF">2.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Forest_Hill" title="Electoral district of Forest Hill">Forest Hill</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/John_Richardson_(Australian_politician)" title="John Richardson (Australian politician)">John Richardson</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF">2.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Ballarat_North" title="Electoral district of Ballarat North">Ballarat North</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Elder" title="Steve Elder">Steve Elder</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF">3.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Evelyn" title="Electoral district of Evelyn">Evelyn</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Plowman" title="Jim Plowman">Jim Plowman</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF">4.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_South_Barwon" title="Electoral district of South Barwon">South Barwon</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Harley_Dickinson" title="Harley Dickinson">Harley Dickinson</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF">4.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Frankston_South" title="Electoral district of Frankston South">Frankston South</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Graeme_Weideman" title="Graeme Weideman">Graeme Weideman</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF">4.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Caulfield" title="Electoral district of Caulfield">Caulfield</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Ted_Tanner" title="Ted Tanner">Ted Tanner</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF">5.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Burwood" title="Electoral district of Burwood">Burwood</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Kennett" title="Jeff Kennett">Jeff Kennett</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF">5.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Bendigo_East" title="Electoral district of Bendigo East">Bendigo East</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF"><a href="/wiki/Michael_John_(politician)" title="Michael John (politician)">Michael John</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF">5.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:blue;"><span style="color:white;"><b>Fairly safe</b></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Gisborne" title="Electoral district of Gisborne">Gisborne</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Reynolds_(Victorian_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Reynolds (Victorian politician)">Tom Reynolds</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="50D8F9">6.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Sandringham" title="Electoral district of Sandringham">Sandringham</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9"><a href="/wiki/David_Lea_(Australian_politician)" title="David Lea (Australian politician)">David Lea</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="50D8F9">6.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Ripon" title="Electoral district of Ripon">Ripon</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Austin_(politician)" title="Tom Austin (politician)">Tom Austin</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="50D8F9">6.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Doncaster" title="Electoral district of Doncaster">Doncaster</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9"><a href="/wiki/Victor_Perton" title="Victor Perton">Victor Perton</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="50D8F9">7.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Prahran" title="Electoral district of Prahran">Prahran</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9"><a href="/wiki/Don_Hayward_(politician)" title="Don Hayward (politician)">Don Hayward</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="50D8F9">7.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Hawthorn" title="Electoral district of Hawthorn">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Gude" title="Phil Gude">Phil Gude</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="50D8F9">8.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Glen_Waverley" title="Electoral district of Glen Waverley">Glen Waverley</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9"><a href="/wiki/Ross_Smith_(Australian_politician)" title="Ross Smith (Australian politician)">Ross Smith</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="50D8F9">8.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Bulleen" title="Electoral district of Bulleen">Bulleen</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9"><a href="/wiki/David_Perrin" title="David Perrin">David Perrin</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="50D8F9">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="50D8F9">9.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:blue;"><span style="color:white;"><b>Safe</b></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Kew" title="Electoral district of Kew">Kew</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF"><a href="/wiki/Jan_Wade" title="Jan Wade">Jan Wade</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF">11.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Portland" title="Electoral district of Portland">Portland</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF"><a href="/wiki/Denis_Napthine" title="Denis Napthine">Denis Napthine</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF">11.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Malvern" title="Electoral district of Malvern">Malvern</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF"><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Leigh_(politician)" title="Geoff Leigh (politician)">Geoff Leigh</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF">11.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Gippsland_West" title="Electoral district of Gippsland West">Gippsland West</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Brown_(Australian_politician)" title="Alan Brown (Australian politician)">Alan Brown</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF">12.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Brighton" title="Electoral district of Brighton">Brighton</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Stockdale" title="Alan Stockdale">Alan Stockdale</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF">13.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Balwyn" title="Electoral district of Balwyn">Balwyn</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Clark_(Australian_politician)" title="Robert Clark (Australian politician)">Robert Clark</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF">14.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Polwarth" title="Electoral district of Polwarth">Polwarth</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF"><a href="/wiki/Ian_Smith_(Australian_politician)" title="Ian Smith (Australian politician)">Ian Smith</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF">16.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Benalla" title="Electoral district of Benalla">Benalla</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Pat_McNamara_(Australian_politician)" title="Pat McNamara (Australian politician)">Pat McNamara</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="98FB98">17.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Gippsland_East" title="Electoral district of Gippsland East">Gippsland East</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98"><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Evans_(politician)" title="Bruce Evans (politician)">Bruce Evans</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="98FB98">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="98FB98">19.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Gippsland_South" title="Electoral district of Gippsland South">Gippsland South</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Wallace" title="Tom Wallace">Tom Wallace</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="40C351">20.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Murray_Valley" title="Electoral district of Murray Valley">Murray Valley</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Ken_Jasper" title="Ken Jasper">Ken Jasper</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="40C351">21.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Shepparton" title="Electoral district of Shepparton">Shepparton</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Ross-Edwards" title="Peter Ross-Edwards">Peter Ross-Edwards</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="40C351">21.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Benambra" title="Electoral district of Benambra">Benambra</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1"><a href="/wiki/Lou_Lieberman" title="Lou Lieberman">Lou Lieberman</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1">LIB </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="44A6F1">21.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Warrnambool" title="Electoral district of Warrnambool">Warrnambool</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/John_McGrath_(Victorian_politician)" title="John McGrath (Victorian politician)">John McGrath</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="40C351">27.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Swan_Hill" title="Electoral district of Swan Hill">Swan Hill</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Barry_Steggall" title="Barry Steggall">Barry Steggall</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="40C351">28.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Rodney" title="Electoral district of Rodney">Rodney</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Hann" title="Eddie Hann">Eddie Hann</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="40C351">28.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Lowan" title="Electoral district of Lowan">Lowan</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351"><a href="/wiki/Bill_McGrath" title="Bill McGrath">Bill McGrath</a> </td> <td align="left" bgcolor="40C351">NAT </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="40C351">32.0% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_Victorian_state_election&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 23 May 1989, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Kennett" title="Jeff Kennett">Jeff Kennett</a> was voted out of the Liberal leadership in favour of <a href="/wiki/Alan_Brown_(Australian_politician)" title="Alan Brown (Australian politician)">Alan Brown</a>; Brown led the party until 23 April 1991 when he was also forced out after a successful comeback by Kennett. During Brown's period as Opposition Leader, the Liberals negotiated the first coalition agreement with the <a href="/wiki/National_Party_of_Australia_%E2%80%93_Victoria" class="mw-redirect" title="National Party of Australia – Victoria">Nationals</a> in over forty years, in part due to a belief by some (in spite of what political scientist <a href="/w/index.php?title=Brian_Costar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brian Costar (page does not exist)">Brian Costar</a> called a "lack of psephological evidence to support this assertion") that had the parties been in coalition at the election, they would have won.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_Victorian_state_election&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFCostarEconomou,_Nick1992" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brian_Costar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brian Costar (page does not exist)">Costar, Brian</a>; Economou, Nick (1992). "Elections and Electoral Change 1982–92". In Considine, M.; Costar, B. J. (eds.). <i>Trials in Power: Cain, Kirner and Victoria 1982–92</i>. pp. 255–256.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Elections+and+Electoral+Change+1982%E2%80%9392&rft.btitle=Trials+in+Power%3A+Cain%2C+Kirner+and+Victoria+1982%E2%80%9392&rft.pages=255-256&rft.date=1992&rft.aulast=Costar&rft.aufirst=Brian&rft.au=Economou%2C+Nick&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1988+Victorian+state+election" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFShamshullah1989" class="citation journal cs1">Shamshullah, Ardel (June 1989). "Australian Political Chronicle: July–December 1988: Victoria". <i>Australian Journal of Politics and History</i>. <b>35</b> (2): 252–253. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0004-9522">0004-9522</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Australian+Journal+of+Politics+and+History&rft.atitle=Australian+Political+Chronicle%3A+July%E2%80%93December+1988%3A+Victoria&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=2&rft.pages=252-253&rft.date=1989-06&rft.issn=0004-9522&rft.aulast=Shamshullah&rft.aufirst=Ardel&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1988+Victorian+state+election" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Gazette_1998:S77-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Gazette_1998:S77_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gazette_1998:S77_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1988&class=S&page_num=1&classNum=S77">"Proroguing the Legislative Council and dissolving the Legislative Assembly: Proclamation"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Government_Gazette" title="Victoria Government Gazette">Victoria Government Gazette</a></i>. Victorian Government Printer. 29 August 1988. p. 1988:S77 (Special).</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Victoria+Government+Gazette&rft.atitle=Proroguing+the+Legislative+Council+and+dissolving+the+Legislative+Assembly%3A+Proclamation&rft.pages=1988%3AS77+%28Special%29&rft.date=1988-08-29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fgazette.slv.vic.gov.au%2Fview.cgi%3Fyear%3D1988%26class%3DS%26page_num%3D1%26classNum%3DS77&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1988+Victorian+state+election" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Gazette_1998:S79-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Gazette_1998:S79_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1988&class=S&page_num=1&classNum=S79">"<i>Constitution Act Amendment (Electoral Procedures) Act 1988</i> (No.31): Proclamation of Commencement"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Government_Gazette" title="Victoria Government Gazette">Victoria Government Gazette</a></i>. Victorian Government Printer. 2 September 1988. p. 1988:S79 (Special).</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Victoria+Government+Gazette&rft.atitle=Constitution+Act+Amendment+%28Electoral+Procedures%29+Act+1988+%28No.31%29%3A+Proclamation+of+Commencement&rft.pages=1988%3AS79+%28Special%29&rft.date=1988-09-02&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fgazette.slv.vic.gov.au%2Fview.cgi%3Fyear%3D1988%26class%3DS%26page_num%3D1%26classNum%3DS79&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1988+Victorian+state+election" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1988&class=S&page_num=1&classNum=S84">"Ministers of the Crown"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Government_Gazette" title="Victoria Government Gazette">Victoria Government Gazette</a></i>. Victorian Government Printer. 13 October 1988. p. 1988:S84 (Special).</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Victoria+Government+Gazette&rft.atitle=Ministers+of+the+Crown&rft.pages=1988%3AS84+%28Special%29&rft.date=1988-10-13&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fgazette.slv.vic.gov.au%2Fview.cgi%3Fyear%3D1988%26class%3DS%26page_num%3D1%26classNum%3DS84&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1988+Victorian+state+election" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1988&class=S&page_num=1&classNum=S83">"Fixing the time for holding the first session of the Fifty-first Parliament of Victoria"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Government_Gazette" title="Victoria Government Gazette">Victoria Government Gazette</a></i>. Victorian Government Printer. 13 October 1988. p. 1988:S83.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Victoria+Government+Gazette&rft.atitle=Fixing+the+time+for+holding+the+first+session+of+the+Fifty-first+Parliament+of+Victoria&rft.pages=1988%3AS83&rft.date=1988-10-13&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fgazette.slv.vic.gov.au%2Fview.cgi%3Fyear%3D1988%26class%3DS%26page_num%3D1%26classNum%3DS83&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1988+Victorian+state+election" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">B. J. Costar, 'Coalition Government: An Unequal Partnership' in B. J. Costar & N. Economou (eds) <i>The Kennett Revolution: Victorian Politics in the 1990s</i>, UNSW Press, Sydney, 1998, p. 89</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_Victorian_state_election&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Candidates_of_the_1988_Victorian_state_election" title="Candidates of the 1988 Victorian state election">Candidates of the 1988 Victorian state election</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output 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title="1859 Victorian colonial election">1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1861_Victorian_colonial_election" title="1861 Victorian colonial election">1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_Victorian_colonial_election" title="1864 Victorian colonial election">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_Victorian_colonial_election" title="1866 Victorian colonial election">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_Victorian_colonial_election" title="1868 Victorian colonial election">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1871_Victorian_colonial_election" title="1871 Victorian colonial election">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_Victorian_colonial_election" title="1874 Victorian colonial election">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_Victorian_colonial_election" title="1877 Victorian colonial election">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_1880_Victorian_colonial_election" title="February 1880 Victorian colonial election">1880 (Feb)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_1880_Victorian_colonial_election" title="July 1880 Victorian colonial election">1880 (Jul)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_Victorian_colonial_election" title="1883 Victorian colonial election">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_Victorian_colonial_election" title="1886 Victorian colonial election">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_Victorian_colonial_election" title="1889 Victorian colonial election">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_Victorian_colonial_election" title="1892 Victorian colonial election">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_Victorian_colonial_election" title="1894 Victorian colonial election">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_Victorian_colonial_election" title="1897 Victorian colonial election">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Victorian_colonial_election" title="1900 Victorian colonial election">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Victorian_state_election" title="1902 Victorian state election">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Victorian_state_election" title="1904 Victorian state election">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Victorian_state_election" title="1907 Victorian state election">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Victorian_state_election" title="1908 Victorian state election">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Victorian_state_election" title="1911 Victorian state election">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Victorian_state_election" title="1914 Victorian state election">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Victorian_state_election" title="1917 Victorian state election">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Victorian_state_election" title="1920 Victorian state election">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Victorian_state_election" title="1921 Victorian state election">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Victorian_state_election" title="1924 Victorian state election">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Victorian_state_election" title="1927 Victorian state election">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Victorian_state_election" title="1929 Victorian state election">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Victorian_state_election" title="1932 Victorian state election">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Victorian_state_election" title="1935 Victorian state election">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Victorian_state_election" title="1937 Victorian state election">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Victorian_state_election" title="1940 Victorian state election">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Victorian_state_election" title="1943 Victorian state election">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Victorian_state_election" title="1945 Victorian state election">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Victorian_state_election" title="1947 Victorian state election">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Victorian_state_election" title="1950 Victorian state election">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Victorian_state_election" title="1952 Victorian state election">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Victorian_state_election" title="1955 Victorian state election">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Victorian_state_election" title="1958 Victorian state election">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Victorian_state_election" title="1961 Victorian state election">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Victorian_state_election" title="1964 Victorian state election">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Victorian_state_election" title="1967 Victorian state election">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Victorian_state_election" title="1970 Victorian state election">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Victorian_state_election" title="1973 Victorian state election">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Victorian_state_election" title="1976 Victorian state election">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Victorian_state_election" title="1979 Victorian state election">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Victorian_state_election" title="1982 Victorian state election">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Victorian_state_election" title="1985 Victorian state election">1985</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Victorian_state_election" title="1992 Victorian state election">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Victorian_state_election" title="1996 Victorian state election">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Victorian_state_election" title="1999 Victorian state election">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Victorian_state_election" title="2002 Victorian state election">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Victorian_state_election" title="2006 Victorian state election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Victorian_state_election" title="2010 Victorian state election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Victorian_state_election" title="2014 Victorian state election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Victorian_state_election" title="2018 Victorian state election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Victorian_state_election" title="2022 Victorian state election">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_Victorian_state_election" title="2026 Victorian state election"><i>2026</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Legislative_Council" title="Victorian Legislative Council">Legislative Council-<br />only elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1851_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1851 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1851</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1856_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1856 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1858_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1858 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1858</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1860_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1860 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1862_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1862 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1862</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1864_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1864 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1866_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1866 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1868_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1868 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1872_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1872 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1874_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1874 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1876_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1876 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1878_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1878 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1880_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1880 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1882_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1882 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1884_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1884 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1886_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1886 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1888_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1888 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1889_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1889 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1890_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1890 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1892_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1892 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1894_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1894 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1895_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1895 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1896_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1896 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1898_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1898 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1900_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1900 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1901_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1901 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1902_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1902 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1904_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1904 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1907_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1907 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1910_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1910 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1913_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1913 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1916_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1916 Victorian Legislative Council election (page does not exist)">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election" title="1919 Victorian Legislative Council election">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election" title="1922 Victorian Legislative Council election">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election" title="1925 Victorian Legislative Council election">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election" title="1928 Victorian Legislative Council election">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election" title="1931 Victorian Legislative Council election">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election" title="1934 Victorian Legislative Council election">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election" title="1937 Victorian Legislative Council election">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election" title="1940 Victorian Legislative Council election">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election" title="1943 Victorian Legislative Council election">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election" title="1946 Victorian Legislative Council election">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election" title="1949 Victorian Legislative Council election">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election" title="1952 Victorian Legislative Council election">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election" title="1955 Victorian Legislative Council election">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election" title="1958 Victorian Legislative Council election">1958</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Victoria" title="Local government in Victoria">Local elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1919_Victorian_local_elections" title="1919 Victorian local elections">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Victorian_local_elections" title="1931 Victorian local elections">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Victorian_local_elections" title="1933 Victorian local elections">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Victorian_local_elections" title="1947 Victorian local elections">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Victorian_local_elections" title="1996 Victorian local elections">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Victorian_local_elections" title="1997 Victorian local elections">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Victorian_local_elections" title="1999 Victorian local elections">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Victorian_local_elections" title="2000 Victorian local elections">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Victorian_local_elections" title="2001 Victorian local elections">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Victorian_local_elections" title="2002 Victorian local elections">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Victorian_local_elections" title="2003 Victorian local elections">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Victorian_local_elections" title="2004 Victorian local elections">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Victorian_local_elections" title="2005 Victorian local elections">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Victorian_local_elections" title="2008 Victorian local elections">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Victorian_local_elections" title="2012 Victorian local elections">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Victorian_local_elections" title="2016 Victorian local elections">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Victorian_local_elections" title="2020 Victorian local elections">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Victorian_local_elections" title="2024 Victorian local elections">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2028_Victorian_local_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2028 Victorian local elections"><i>2028</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Victorian_First_Peoples%27_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Victorian First Peoples' Assembly">Aboriginal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2019_Victorian_First_Peoples%27_Assembly_election" title="2019 Victorian First Peoples' Assembly election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Victorian_First_Peoples%27_Assembly_election" title="2023 Victorian First Peoples' Assembly election">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Referendums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1898%E2%80%931900_Australian_constitutional_referendums" title="1898–1900 Australian constitutional referendums">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898%E2%80%931900_Australian_constitutional_referendums" title="1898–1900 Australian constitutional referendums">1899</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li>See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Victorian_state_by-elections" title="List of Victorian state by-elections">Legislative Assembly by-elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Victorian_Legislative_Council_by-elections" title="List of Victorian Legislative Council by-elections">Legislative Council by-elections</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link 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