1999 Victorian state election

The 1999 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 18 September 1999, was for the 54th Parliament of Victoria. It was held in the Australian state of Victoria to elect the 88 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 22 members of the 44-member Legislative Council. The Liberal–National Coalition led by Jeff Kennett and Pat McNamara, which had held majority government since the 1996 election, lost 15 seats and its majority due mainly to a swing against it in rural and regional Victoria.

1999 Victorian state election
18 September 1999 (1999-09-18)
All 88 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
and 22 (of the 44) seats in the Victorian Legislative Council
  First party Second party
 
Leader Steve Bracks Jeff Kennett
Party Labor Liberal/National coalition
Leader since 22 March 1999 23 April 1991
Leader's seat Williamstown Burwood
Last election 29 seats 58 seats
Seats won 42 43
Seat change 13 15
Popular vote 1,289,696 1,330,928
Percentage 45.57% 47.02%
Swing 2.44 3.46
TPP 50.20% 49.80%
TPP swing 3.66 3.66
Results in each electorate.
Premier before election

Jeff Kennett
Liberal/National coalition

 Elected Premier

Steve Bracks
Labor

The Labor Party, led by Steve Bracks, although also not having majority of the seats, took government due to support from three rural independents. They decided to back the Labor Party, which gave a working majority in the chamber to a Labor minority government. Bracks was sworn in as Premier of Victoria on 20 October 1999.

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