Section 5: Political timeline

Key

 

 = Liberal  

 

 = Labor (ALP)

 

 = Country-Liberal Coalition

 

 = National Party

 

 = Liberal-National Coalition

N.B. Underlined dates represent election dates under that jurisdiction

Sir Henry E. Bolte
7-Jun-55 to 23-Aug-72

1970

(30-May)

 

1971

 

Rupert J. Hamer
23-Aug-72 to 5-Jun-81

1972

 

 

1973

(19-May)

 

1974

 

 

1975

 

 

1976

(20-Mar)

 

1977

 

 

1978

 

 

1979

(5-May)

 

1980

 

Lindsay H. S. Thompson
5-Jun-81 to 8-Apr-82

1981

 

John Cain
8-Apr-82 to 10-Aug-90

1982

(3-Apr)

 

1983

 

 

1984

 

 

1985

(2-Mar)

 

1986

 

 

1987

 

 

1988

(1-Oct)

 

1989

 

Joan E. Kirner
10-Aug-90 to 6-Oct-92

1990

 

 

1991

 

Jeffrey G. Kennett
6-Oct-92 to 20-Oct-99

1992

(3-Oct)

 

1993

 

 

1994

 

 

1995

 

 

1996

(30-Mar)

 

1997

 

 

1998

 

Stephen P. Bracks
20-Oct-99 to 30-Jul-07

1999

(18-Sep)

 

2000

 

 

2001

 

 

2002

(30-Nov)

 

2003

 

 

2004

 

 

2005

 

 

2006

(25-Nov)

John Mansfield
30-Jul-07 to Present

2007

 

 

2008