1979 Victorian state election

1979 Victoria state election
← 1976 5 May 1979 (1979-05-05) 1982 →
All 81 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
and 22 (of the 44) seats in the Victorian Legislative Council
41 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Rupert Hamer Frank Wilkes Peter Ross-Edwards
Party Liberal Labor National
Leader since 23 August 1972 29 June 1977 17 June 1970
Leader's seat Kew Northcote Shepparton
Last election 52 seats 21 seats 7 seats
Seats won 41 seats 32 seats 8 seats
Seat change Decrease 11 Increase 11 Increase 1
Popular vote 881,366 962,123 119,385
Percentage 41.44% 45.23% 5.61%
Swing Decrease 4.44 Increase 2.80 Decrease 1.46
TPP 50.47% 49.53%
TPP swing Decrease 5.30 Increase 5.30
Results in each electorate.
Premier before election

Rupert Hamer
Liberal

Elected Premier

Rupert Hamer
Liberal

The 1979 Victoria state election, held on Saturday, 5 May 1979, was for the 48th 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.

The incumbent Liberal government led by Rupert Hamer was returned with a significantly reduced majority.