2010 Victorian state election

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use Australian English Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

The 2010 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 27 November 2010, was for the 57th Parliament of Victoria. The election was to elect all 88 members of the Legislative Assembly and all 40 members of the Legislative Council. The incumbent centre-left Labor Party government, led by John Brumby, was defeated by the centre-right Liberal/National Coalition opposition, led by Ted Baillieu. The election gave the Coalition a one-seat majority in both houses of parliament.

Voting is compulsory in Victoria. Elections for the Legislative Assembly use instant-runoff voting (called preferential voting in Australia) in single-member electorates (called districts). Elections for the Legislative Council use partial proportional representation, using single transferable vote (also called preferential voting) in multi-member electorates (called regions). Members of the Legislative Council are elected from eight electoral regions each returning five members, making the quota for election in each region 16.67 percent of valid votes cast in that region. The election was conducted by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC).

Background

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".

At the 1999 election, the Labor Party led by Steve Bracks was able to form a minority government with the parliamentary support of 3 Independents, displacing the incumbent Jeff Kennett Liberal/National Coalition government. Labor was returned with a majority government after a landslide win at the 2002 election. Labor was elected for a third term at the 2006 election with a substantial but reduced majority. Labor won 55 of the 88 seats, a decrease of 7, and 54.4% of the two-party preferred vote, a decrease of 3.4%. Brumby replaced Bracks as Labor leader and Premier of Victoria in 2007.

Political changes

The previous elections took place on Saturday, 25 November 2006. At the 2006 election, the Labor Party won 55 of the 88 seats, the Liberal Party won 23, the National Party won 9, and there was 1 Independent. Since that date a number of political changes took place.

Both Premier Bracks and Deputy Premier John Thwaites resigned on 27 July 2007.

By-elections

Between the 2006 and 2010 elections, four by-elections took place. In Bracks' seat of Williamstown and Thwaites' seat of Albert Park in 2007, former minister Andre Haermeyer's seat of Kororoit in 2008, and former minister Lynne Kosky's seat of Altona in 2010. All four seats were retained by Labor. Labor MP Craig Langdon resigned from his seat of Ivanhoe in August 2010, however the by-election writ was discharged by the Parliamentary Speaker due to the proximity of the state election coupled with the cost of holding a by-election.[1]

Campaign

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".

File:Brian Walters Adam Bandt Bob Brown DSC 6070.JPG
Adam Bandt, Brian Walters and Bob Brown of the Greens during the election campaign

The Liberal and National Parties contested the election as a Coalition, which they had not done since the previous agreement lapsed in 2000.[2] The Liberal Party departed from tradition and gave their preferences to Labor ahead of the Greens, thereby decreasing the chances of the Greens winning up to four inner city seats from Labor.[3]

The Coalition launched their campaign on 14 November 2010 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in the electoral district of Melbourne, with the slogan: "Fix the problems. Build the future." Labor launched their campaign on 16 November 2010 in the electoral district of Bendigo East, using the slogan: "For the times ahead." The Greens ran with the slogan "This time, I'm voting Green".

Issues

The Coalition campaigned heavily against the Brumby Government's new Myki ticketing system, which had been delivered at triple the projected cost and years behind schedule, as well as its construction of an expensive desalination plant that many claimed was unnecessary.[4][5] Other issues included health, education, and law and order. Ted Baillieu promised to restore the budget to surplus, employ more nurses and police, make Victorian teachers the highest paid in the country, and abolish suspended sentences which were seen as out of touch with community standards.

Retiring MPs

Labor

Liberal

National

Results

Legislative Assembly

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".

File:57th Parliament of Victoria.svg
Government (45)
Coalition
<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  Liberal (35)
<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  National (10)

Opposition (43)
<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  Labor (43)
File:VictoriaElection2010-DistrictResults.png
Lower house seat outcome of the Victorian 2010 election


Template:Election results


Labor suffered a swing of 5.96 percent, a larger swing than the 1992 landslide that brought the Jeff Kennett-led Coalition to power.[6] However, much of that swing was wasted on landslide victories in the Coalition's heartland. As a result, the Coalition only just managed the 13-seat swing it needed to make Baillieu premier, netting it a bare majority of two seats.

On 29 November, with the result beyond doubt, Brumby conceded defeat. He resigned as state Labor leader the next day. The new Liberal/National government was sworn in on 2 December 2010,[7] and former Health Minister Daniel Andrews was elected Labor leader on 3 December.[8]

Legislative Council

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".

Template:Election results

Legislative Council seats

<templatestyles src="Col-begin/styles.css"/>

In the 40-member upper house where all members are up for re-election every term, the Coalition won a majority of 21 seats, with 16 seats won by Labor and 3 won by the Greens.[9][10]

Seats changing hands

Seat Pre-2010 Swing Post-2010
Party Member Margin Margin Member Party
Bentleigh Template:Australian party style|  Labor Rob Hudson 6.3 -7.1 0.8 Elizabeth Miller Liberal Template:Australian party style| 
Burwood Template:Australian party style|  Labor Bob Stensholt 3.7 -9.6 5.9 Graham Watt Liberal Template:Australian party style| 
Carrum Template:Australian party style|  Labor Jenny Lindell 6.7 -8.7 2.0 Donna Bauer Liberal Template:Australian party style| 
Forest Hill Template:Australian party style|  Labor Kirstie Marshall 0.8 -3.9 3.2 Neil Angus Liberal Template:Australian party style| 
Frankston Template:Australian party style|  Labor Alistair Harkness 3.2 -5.3 2.1 Geoff Shaw Liberal Template:Australian party style| 
Gembrook Template:Australian party style|  Labor Tammy Lobato 0.7 -7.5 6.8 Brad Battin Liberal Template:Australian party style| 
Gippsland East Template:Australian party style|  Independent Craig Ingram 9.1 -21.1 12.0 Tim Bull National Template:Australian party style| 
Mitcham Template:Australian party style|  Labor Tony Robinson 2.0 -4.7 2.8 Dee Ryall Liberal Template:Australian party style| 
Mordialloc Template:Australian party style|  Labor Janice Munt 3.5 -5.6 2.1 Lorraine Wreford Liberal Template:Australian party style| 
Mount Waverley Template:Australian party style|  Labor Maxine Morand 0.3 -7.8 7.4 Michael Gidley Liberal Template:Australian party style| 
Prahran Template:Australian party style|  Labor Tony Lupton 3.6 -7.8 4.3 Clem Newton-Brown Liberal Template:Australian party style| 
Seymour Template:Australian party style|  Labor Ben Hardman 6.7 -7.9 1.2 Cindy McLeish Liberal Template:Australian party style| 
South Barwon Template:Australian party style|  Labor Michael Crutchfield 4.1 -6.2 3.9 Andrew Katos Liberal Template:Australian party style| 

In 2006, the final Gippsland East 2PP count included Independent and Liberal, however in 2010 the final 2PP count included Independent and Nationals

Key dates

Terms are fixed at four years. Elections occur in line with the fixed term provisions laid out in the Electoral Act 2002.[11]

Key dates for the election were:[12]

  • 2 November: Dissolution of Parliament and lodgement of election writs
  • 9 November: Close of rolls
  • 11 November: Close of nominations for party candidates
  • 12 November: Close of nominations for independents
  • 15 November: Early voting commences
  • 25 November: Close of postal voting
  • 26 November: Early voting closes
  • 27 November: Election day (polls open 8am to 6pm)

Opinion polling

Polling conducted by Newspoll and published in The Australian is performed via random telephone number selection in city and country areas. Sampling sizes usually consist of over 1000 electors, with the declared margin of error at ±3 percent.

Better Premier ratings^
Labor
Brumby 		Liberal
Baillieu
2010 election – –
23 – 25 Nov 2010 48% 38%
9 – 11 Nov 2010 50% 36%
Sep – Oct 2010 49% 31%
Jul – Aug 2010 52% 27%
May – Jun 2010 47% 31%
Mar – Apr 2010 49% 29%
Jan – Feb 2010 51% 29%
Nov – Dec 2009 54% 26%
Sep – Oct 2009 52% 27%
Jul – Aug 2009 52% 27%
May – Jun 2009 54% 21%
Jan – Feb 2009 54% 22%
Nov – Dec 2008 49% 27%
Sep – Oct 2008 45% 27%
Jul – Aug 2008 48% 26%
May – Jun 2008 51% 28%
Mar – Apr 2008 49% 23%
Jan – Feb 2008 48% 25%
Nov – Dec 2007 51% 22%
Sep – Oct 2007 51% 25%
2006 election – –
22 – 23 Nov 2006 53%1 30%
Polling conducted by Newspoll
and published in The Australian.
1 Steve Bracks.
^ Remainder were "uncommitted" to either leader.
Legislative Assembly (lower house) opinion polling
Primary vote 2PP vote
ALP LIB NAT GRN OTH ALP L/NP
2010 election 36.3% 38.0% 6.7% 11.2% 7.8% 48.4% 51.6%
23 – 25 Nov 2010 33% 40% 5% 15% 7% 48.9% 51.1%
9 – 11 Nov 2010 37% 39% 5% 14% 5% 51% 49%
Sep – Oct 2010 35% 36% 4% 19% 6% 52% 48%
Jul – Aug 2010 38% 32% 4% 17% 9% 55% 45%
May – Jun 2010 34% 36% 4% 18% 8% 51% 49%
Mar – Apr 2010 37% 38% 3% 14% 8% 52% 48%
Jan – Feb 2010 39% 36% 3% 14% 8% 54% 46%
Nov – Dec 2009 41% 32% 3% 14% 10% 57% 43%
Sep – Oct 2009 43% 32% 3% 15% 7% 57% 43%
Jul – Aug 2009 43% 35% 2% 12% 8% 56% 44%
May – Jun 2009 42% 34% 3% 14% 7% 56% 44%
Jan – Feb 2009 46% 31% 2% 15% 6% 60% 40%
Nov – Dec 2008 45% 34% 3% 13% 5% 57% 43%
Sep – Oct 2008 37% 37% 4% 15% 7% 51% 49%
Jul – Aug 2008 41% 34% 4% 12% 9% 54% 46%
May – Jun 2008 41% 35% 3% 14% 7% 55% 45%
Mar – Apr 2008 44% 33% 3% 12% 8% 58% 42%
Jan – Feb 2008 43% 34% 3% 12% 8% 56% 44%
Nov – Dec 2007 51% 31% 3% 9% 6% 60% 40%
Sep – Oct 2007 49% 36% 4% 6% 5% 56% 44%
2006 election 43.1% 34.4% 5.2% 10.0% 7.3% 54.4% 45.6%
22 – 23 Nov 2006 45% 32% 5% 9% 9% 56% 44%
Polling conducted by Newspoll and published in The Australian.

Sky News exit polls in marginal seats recorded a Coalition 54-46 Labor result.[13]

Newspaper endorsements

Dailies   Sundays
Newspaper Endorsement Newspaper Endorsement
The Age Script error: No such module "Party name with color".[14] The Sunday Age Script error: No such module "Party name with color".[15]
The Australian Script error: No such module "Party name with color".[16] The Weekend Australian
The Australian Financial Review Script error: No such module "Party name with color".[17]
Herald Sun Script error: No such module "Party name with color".[18] Sunday Herald Sun Script error: No such module "Party name with color".[19]

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

  1. ↑ Speaker decides against Ivanhoe by-election, ABC News, 14 September 2010.
  2. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  4. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  5. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  6. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  7. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  8. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  9. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  10. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  11. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  12. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  13. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  14. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  15. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  16. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  17. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  18. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  19. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Script error: No such module "Navbox". Script error: No such module "Navbox".

Retrieved from "http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=2010_Victorian_state_election&oldid=5349938"