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1973 Victorian state election

Australian state election

Field	Value
election_name	1973 Victorian state election
country	Victoria
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1970 Victorian state election
previous_year	1970
next_election	1976 Victorian state election
next_year	1976
seats_for_election	All 73 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
and 18 (of the 36) seats in the Victorian Legislative Council
37 seats needed for a majority
election_date
image1
leader1	Rupert Hamer
leader_since1	23 August 1972
party1	Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)
leaders_seat1	Kew
popular_vote1	803,382
percentage1	42.34%
swing1	5.64
last_election1	42
seats1	46
seat_change1	4
image2
leader2	Clyde Holding
leader_since2	15 May 1967
party2	Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)
leaders_seat2	Richmond
popular_vote2	789,561
percentage2	41.61%
swing2	0.19
last_election2	22
seats2	18
seat_change2	4
image3
leader3	Peter Ross-Edwards
leader_since3	17 June 1970
party3	Country Party (Victoria)
leaders_seat3	Shepparton
popular_vote3	144,818
percentage3	5.96%
swing3	0.44
last_election3	8
seats3	8
seat_change3	0
1blank	TPP
2blank	TPP swing
1data1	55.24%
2data1	1.09
1data2	44.76%
2data2	1.09
map_image	1973 Victorian state election.svg
map_size	400px
map_caption	Results in each electorate.
title	Premier
before_election	Rupert Hamer
before_party	Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)
after_election	Rupert Hamer
after_party	Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)

and 18 (of the 36) seats in the Victorian Legislative Council 37 seats needed for a majority

The 1973 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 19 May 1973, was for the 46th Parliament of Victoria. It was held in the Australian state of Victoria to elect the 73 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 18 members of the 36-member Legislative Council.

Rupert Hamer succeeded Henry Bolte as Premier of Victoria on 23 August 1972. In 1972 a federal Labor government was elected, the first Labor government in 23 years. The incumbent Liberal government in Victoria led by Hamer was returned at the election with an increased vote of about 5%, largely at the expense of the Democratic Labor Party.

Results

Legislative Assembly

| turnout % = 93.54 | informal % = 2.90 |votes % = 42.34 |votes % = 41.61 |votes % = 7.79 |votes % = 5.96 |votes % = 1.62 |votes % = 0.55 |votes % = 0.11 |votes % = 0.02 |2pp % 1 = 55.2 |2pp % 2 = 44.8 |}

Legislative Council

| turnout % = 93.5 | informal % = 3.8 |votes % = 43.1 |votes % = 40.8 |votes % = 8.7 |votes % = 6.4 |votes % = 1.0 |}

Seats changing hands

Seat	Post-1973	Party	Member	Margin	Margin	Member	Party
Dundas	Labor	Edward Lewis	3.8	-7.4	3.6	Bruce Chamberlain	Liberal
Gippsland South	Liberal	James Taylor	6.4	-6.4	0.03	Neil McInnes	Country
Greensborough	Labor	Bob Fell	2.0	-2.0	0.01*	Monte Vale	Liberal
Midlands	Labor	Leslie Shilton	2.8	-6.2	3.4	Bill Ebery	Liberal
Portland	Labor	Bill Lewis	2.8	-7.4	4.6	Don McKellar	Liberal
Swan Hill	Country	Henry Broad	20.3	-21.6	1.3	Alan Wood	Liberal

The result for Greensborough was overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns and a by-election was called.

Post-election pendulum

References

link. (17 January 2018)
"Victoria Legislative Council Election 1976".

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