Victorian state election, 1982

Victorian state election, 1982

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All 81 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly and 22 (of the 44) seats in the Victorian Legislative Council
First party Second party Third party   Leader John Cain Lindsay Thompson Peter Ross-Edwards Party Labor Liberal National 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 Percentage 50.01% 38.33% 4.97% Swing 4.77 3.11 0.64
Premier before election Lindsay Thompson Liberal Elected Premier John Cain Labor

Lindsay Thompson
Liberal

John Cain
Labor

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

Lindsay Thompson succeeded Rupert Hamer as Liberal Party leader and Premier on 5 June 1981, and John Cain 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.

Victorian state election, 3 April 1982
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