Results of the 1999 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)

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

Victorian state election, 18 September 1999[1][2]
Legislative Council

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

Results by province

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

By-elections

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

See also

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