1996 Victorian local elections

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	First party	Second party	Third party
	IND
Leader	N/A	N/A	N/A
Party	Independents	Labor	Liberal

The 1996 Victorian local elections were held on 16 March 1996 to elect the councils for several of the 78 local government areas in Victoria, Australia.^[1]^[2]

Background

The 1996 elections were the first since significant reform introduced by the Kennett state government in 1994. These reforms dissolved 210 councils and removed 1600 elected councillors, creating 78 new councils through amalgamations. In suburban Melbourne, the number of municipalities was reduced from 53 to 26. Until the 1996 elections, all of the new LGAs were overseen by commissioners appointed by the state government.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Local council election results timeline". Victorian Electoral Commission.
^ Penberthy, Jefferson (8 March 1996). "Welcome to Kennett Town". Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ Royce Millar & Jason Dowling (25 April 2004). "Kennett's blitz a decade on". The Age. theage.com.au.
^ "Information Paper: Victorian Local Government Amalgamations 1994-95 : Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification" (PDF). Australian Bureau of Statistics. 1 August 1995.
^ "Municipal Government". eMelbourne – The Encyclopedia of Melbourne Online. www.emelbourne.net.au.