Burwood state by-election, 1999
Encyclopedia
A by-election was held for the Victorian Legislative Assembly
seat of Burwood
on 11 December 1999. The by-election was triggered by the resignation on 2 November of Jeff Kennett
, the sitting member and Premier of Victoria until his government was defeated in the 1999 state election on 18 September.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
seat of Burwood
Electoral district of Burwood
The electoral district of Burwood is an electorate for the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It is located approximately 13 kilometres east of Melbourne, and covers an area of 24 km². It includes the suburbs of Ashburton, Ashwood, Box Hill South, and parts of Burwood, Camberwell,...
on 11 December 1999. The by-election was triggered by the resignation on 2 November of Jeff Kennett
Jeff Kennett
Jeffrey Gibb Kennett AC , a former Australian politician, was the Premier of Victoria between 1992 and 1999. He is currently the President of Hawthorn Football Club. He is the founding Chairman of beyondblue, a national depression initiative.- Early life :Kennett was born in Melbourne on 2 March...
, the sitting member and Premier of Victoria until his government was defeated in the 1999 state election on 18 September.
Results
External links
- Burwood District By-Election 1999, Victorian Electoral Commission