1982 Victorian state election

The 1982 Victoria state election was held on Saturday, 3 April 1982, was for the 49th Parliament of Victoria to elect 81 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 22 members of the 44-member Legislative Council.

1982 Victoria state election
3 April 1982 (1982-04-03)
All 81 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
and 22 (of the 44) seats in the Victorian Legislative Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader John Cain Jr. Lindsay Thompson Peter Ross-Edwards
Party Labor Liberal National
Leader since 9 September 1981 5 June 1981 17 June 1970
Leader's seat Bundoora Malvern Shepparton
Last election 32 seats 41 seats 8 seats
Seats won 49 seats 24 seats 8 seats
Seat change 17 17 0
Popular vote 1,122,887 860,669 111,579
Percentage 50.01% 38.33% 4.97%
Swing 4.77 3.11 0.64
TPP 53.78% 46.22%
TPP swing 4.25 4.25
Results in each electorate.
Premier before election

Lindsay Thompson
Liberal

 Elected Premier

John Cain Jr.
Labor

Lindsay Thompson succeeded Rupert Hamer as Liberal Party leader and Premier on 5 June 1981, and John Cain Jr. replaced Frank Wilkes as Labor Party leader in September 1981. The incumbent Liberal government led by Lindsay Thompson was defeated by the Labor Party led by John Cain with a swing of 17 seats. The ALP returned to government in Victoria for the first time in 27 years.

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