1992 Victorian state election

The 1992 Victoria state election, held on Saturday, October 3. was for the 52nd Parliament of Victoria. It was held in the Australian state of Victoria to elect all 88 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 22 members of the 44-member Legislative Council.

1992 Victorian state election

3 October 1992 (1992-10-03)

All 88 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
and 22 (of the 44) seats in the Victorian Legislative Council
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jeff Kennett Joan Kirner
Party Liberal/National coalition Labor
Leader since 23 April 1991 10 August 1990
Leader's seat Burwood Williamstown
Last election 42 seats 46 seats
Seats won 61 27
Seat change 19 19
Popular vote 1,358,295 1,003,495
Percentage 51.99% 38.41%
Swing 3.65 8.14
TPP 56.30% 43.70%
TPP swing 5.78 5.78

Results in each electorate.

Premier before election

Joan Kirner
Labor

Elected Premier

Jeff Kennett
Liberal/National coalition

The Labor government of Premier Joan Kirner, who had replaced John Cain on 10 August 1990, was defeated in a landslide by the Liberal–National Coalition led by Jeff Kennett and Pat McNamara, who had campaigned on comprehensive economic and structural reform as well as changes to industrial relations. It was the largest majority that the Coalition had ever won in Victoria.

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