1999 Victorian local elections

The 1999 Victorian local elections were held on 20 March 1999 to elect a number of the councils of the 78 local government areas in Victoria, Australia.^[1]

1999 Victorian local elections

← 1996 20 March 1999 2000 →
Turnout	74.1%
First party Second party Third party   IND Leader N/A No leader Jeff Kennett Party Independents Labor Liberal   Fourth party   Leader No leader Party Greens Last election 0 Seats before 0 Seats won 1 Seat change 1

Until 2008, local elections in Victoria were conducted periodically, meaning a number councils were not up for election in 1999.^[2]

The Victorian Greens had their first electoral victory, with David Risstrom elected in the City of Melbourne having won 9% of the primary vote in a proportional representation system.^[3]

The Victorian Labor Party was without a leader on the day of the local elections − John Brumby had resigned on 19 March and Steve Bracks became leader on 22 March.^[4][5]

References

1. . Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 2017-03-03.
2. (PDF). City of Melbourne. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-02.
3. "Victorian Green with his eye on the Senate". The Age.
4. (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
5. Steve Bracks timeline 7 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine, News Limited, 27 July 2007.