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
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
11
11
1
Popular vote
881,366
962,123
119,385
Percentage
41.44%
45.23%
5.61%
Swing
4.44
2.80
1.46
TPP
50.47%
49.53%
TPP swing
5.30
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.
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