Burwood state by-election, 1999

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.

Results

Burwood by-election, 1999^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Stensholt	13,410	45.05	+3.51
	Liberal	Lana McLean	12,054	40.49	–15.02
	Independent	Stephen Mayne	1,975	6.63	+6.63
	Greens	Philip Crohn	1,875	6.30	+6.30
	Democratic Labor	Peter Ferwerda	453	1.52	+1.52
Total formal votes			29,767	97.57	+0.02
Informal votes			741	2.43	–0.02
Turnout			30,508	87.26	–5.72
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Stensholt	15,963	53.63	+10.42
	Liberal	Lana McLean	13,804	46.37	–10.42
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	10.42

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