State election publications

Printed copies of general election reports are also available from Information Victoria (external link).

State by-election planTop

This document defines the direction and strategies planned for future State by-elections. This document will be updated once the Writ has been issued for a by-election and the timeline has been set.

• State district by-election plan (PDF 1.2MB, DOC 2.9MB)

State election plansTop

The VEC produces a document that defines the direction and strategies planned for each general election.

• 2010 State election plan (PDF 4.9MB, DOC 5.2MB)

Reports on general electionsTop

Report to Parliament on the 2010 Victorian State election

• An interactive online version of the report can be accessed here.

• Part 1 (complete, PDF 23.5MB)
  • Victorian State Elections Indicators 1996 - 2010 (PDF 360kB)
  • Section 1: Introduction (PDF 296kB)
  • Section 2: Enrolment (PDF 263kB)
  • Section 3: Voting (PDF 296kB)
  • Section 4: Electronically Assisted Voting (PDF 388kB)
  • Section 5: Communication services (PDF 555kB)
  • Section 6: Community Education and Engagement (PDF 950kB)
  • Section 7: Services to registered political parties and candidates (PDF 278kB)
  • Section 8: Services to the media (PDF 297kB)
  • Section 9: Human resource management (PDF 299kB)
  • Section 10: Counting the votes (PDF 316kB)
  • Section 11: Statistical overview of the election (PDF 3.5MB)
  • Section 12: Enforcement of compulsory voting (PDF 318kB)
  • Section 13: Complaints (PDF 310kB)
  • Section 14: Independent evaluation (PDF 317kB)
  • Section 15: Conclusion (PDF 395kB)
  • Section 16: Appendices (PDF 4.0MB)
• Part 2: Results (PDF 22.6MB)

Report to Parliament on the 2006 Victorian State election

• The Victorian State election at a glance (PDF 328kB)
• Section 1: Introduction (PDF 165kB)
• Section 2: Services to voters (PDF 408kB)
• Section 3: Services to registered political parties and candidates (PDF 184kB)
• Section 4: Services to the media (PDF 199kB)
• Section 5: VEC personnel (PDF 140kB)
• Section 6: Electronic voting (PDF 279kB)
• Section 7: Counting the votes and the return of the writs (PDF 218kB)
• Section 8: Analysis of the results (PDF 959kB)
• Section 9: Recommendations for service improvement (PDF 959kB)
• Section 10: Recommendations for legislative change (PDF 115kB)
• Appendix 1 - Previous State election dates and outcomes (PDF 34kB)
• Appendix 2 - Victorian premiers since 1855 (PDF 33kB)
• Appendix 3 - Significant Victoria electoral events since 1851 (PDF 32kB)
• Appendix 4 - Advertising placed by the VEC (PDF 36kB)
• Appendix 5 - Sample advertisements (PDF 1.2MB)
• Appendix 6 - Media releases (PDF 34kB)
• Appendix 7 - Sample newspaper features (PDF 708kB)
• Appendix 8 - Interstate and overseas early voting centres (PDF 32kB)
• Appendix 9 - Early voting centres (PDF 173kB)

Report to Parliament on the 2002 Victorian State election

• The Victorian State election at a glance and introduction (PDF 195kB)
• Services to registered political parties and candidates (PDF 206kB)
• Services to voters (PDF 307kB)
• Services to the media (PDF 203kB)
• VEC personnel (PDF 152kB)
• Province by-elections (PDF 239kB)
• Counting the votes and the return of the writs (PDF 239kB)
• Recommendations for legislative change (PDF 88kB)
• Analysis of the results (PDF 349kB)
• Results of the 2002 Victorian State election
• Appendices (PDF 356kB)

Report to Parliament on the 1999 Victorian State election

• Part 1: Foreword (PDF 328kB)
• Part 2: Services to registered political parties and candidates (PDF 494kB)
• Part 3: Services to voters (PDF 894kB)
• Part 4: Information services to the media (PDF 490kB)
• Part 5: VEC personnel (PDF 259kB)
• Part 6: Counting the votes and the return of the writs (PDF 871kB)
• Frankston East supplementary election and Province by-elections Recommendations for legislative change (PDF 871kB)
• Part 7: Appendices (1 to 5) (PDF 334kB)
• Part 8: Appendices (6 to 12) (PDF 161kB)

• Part 1: Summary results (PDF 95kB)
• Part 2: Appendices (PDF 519kB)

Reports on by-electionsTop

Report on the Niddrie District by-election (24 March 2012)

• Report including appendices (PDF 3.5MB, DOC 4.4MB)

Report on the Broadmeadows District by-election (19 February 2011)

• An interactive online version of the report can be accessed here.
• You can also download the complete by-election report (PDF 2.3MB, DOC 2.3MB).

Report on the Altona District by-election (13 February 2010)

• Part 1: Report (PDF 547kB, DOC 504kB)
• Part 2: Appendices (PDF 102kB, DOC 25.1MB)

Report on the Kororoit District by-election (28 June 2008)

• Report including appendices (PDF 11.6MB)

Report on the Albert Park District and Williamstown District by-elections (15 September 2007)

• Part 1: Report (PDF 1.0MB)
• Part 2: Appendices (PDF 1.1MB)

Report on the Benalla District by-election (13 May 2000)

• Part 1: Report (PDF 470kB)
• Part 2: Appendices (PDF 942kB)

Report on the Burwood District by-election (11 December 1999)

• Part 1: Report (PDF 274kB)
• Part 2: Appendices (PDF 944kB)

Election Information Series publicationsTop

The VEC produces a series of books to provide background information during each State election.

Please note, any enquiries regarding the content of this series should be addressed to the VEC at level 11, 530 Collins Street, Melbourne, 3000.

2010 State Government Election Information Series

• The Upper House Count (PDF 1.1MB, DOC 1.6MB)
• The Lower House Count (PDF 822kB, DOC 2.2MB)
• Electronically Assisted Voting: Guide for Observers and Scrutineers (PDF 490kB, DOC 86kB)
• Advertising/Communication Advice (PDF 129kB, DOC 76kB)