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Victoria has had an interesting parliamentary history.
| 1 | Parliament in the 20th Century. Parliament has seen many changes since 1856. | |
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1 January 1901 — Victoria became an independent state. |
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1901 to 1950s — Victoria suffered from political instability. |
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1911 — Preferential voting introduced to the Assembly and was introduced into the Council in 1922. |
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1926 — Compulsory voting introduced in the Assembly and was introduced into the Council in 1935. |
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1955 to 1972 — Sir Henry Bolte remained Premier for a record 6,288 days. |
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1982 to 1992 — The Labor Party led by John Cain, and subsequently Joan Kirner, won office and governed until 1992. |
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1992 to 1999 — The Liberal/National coalition, led by Jeff Kennett, defeated the Labor Party and formed government |
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1999 to current — Steve Bracks led the Labor Party to victory in 1999 and following his resignation in July 2007, John Brumby became Victoria's 45th Premier. |
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Parliament in the 21st century. Parliament adapts to the 21st century. |
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Constitutional change — In 2003 the Parliament reformed the constitution; one of the reforms included fixed four year election dates. |
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Proportional representation. From 2006 onwards members of the Legislative Council are elected by proportional representation. |
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