| 1851 |
First Legislative Council election. |
| 1856 |
Victoria becomes the first State in the world to adopt the secret ("Australian") ballot. |
| 1857 |
All men gain the right to vote and stand for the Legislative Assembly. |
| 1870 |
Payment of Members of Legislative Assembly introduced. |
| 1877-78 |
Supply blocked - constitutional crisis. |
| 1891 |
Labor Party created.
First Chief Electoral Inspector appointed. |
| 1899 |
One man one vote for Legislative Assembly. |
| 1900 |
First postal vote for Legislative Assembly. |
| 1908 |
Women get the vote. |
| 1909 |
Fusion Liberal Party (forerunner of Liberal Party) formed. |
| 1911 |
Preferential voting for Legislative Assembly. |
| 1913 |
George Elmslie forms first Labor government. |
| 1916 |
Labor Party splits over conscription.
Victorian Farmers' Union (forerunner of National Party) created. |
| 1921 |
Preferential voting for Legislative Council. |
| 1923 |
Women able to run for Parliament.
Compulsory enrolment introduced. |
| 1926 |
Voting for Legislative Assembly compulsory. |
| 1927 |
Absentee voting for Legislative Assembly. |
| 1933 |
First woman elected to Legislative Assembly. |
| 1935 |
Compulsory and absentee voting introduced in Legislative Council elections. |
| 1937 |
One man one vote for Legislative Council. |
| 1947 |
Legislative Council refuses supply of money.
Cain Government forced to polls and defeated. |
| 1950 |
All adults to vote for the Legislative Council. |
| 1952 |
Election of first majority Labor government, under John Cain (senior). |
| 1955 |
Labor splits: Democratic Labor Party (Anti-Communist) formed in 1958.
Beginning of 27 years of Liberal government. |
| 1965 |
Liberal and Country Party renamed Liberal Party. |
| 1972 |
Sir Henry Bolte completes record 17 year term as Premier. |
| 1973 |
Qualifying age for voting and membership of the Victorian Parliament lowered to 18 years. |
| 1979 |
First women elected to the Legislative Council. |
| 1982 |
Election of first Labor government to last more than a term of Parliament, under John Cain (Jnr.)
First woman Victorian Cabinet Minister.
One vote, one value through equal electorates; end of rural weighting. |
| 1984 |
Terms of Legislative Assembly increased to maximum of four years, with a minimum of three years.
Seventeen year olds able to enrol provisionally. |
| 1990 |
Joan Kirner becomes Victoria's first woman Premier. |
| 1992 |
Kennett Liberal/National Party Coalition elected.
Record number of candidates stand for Legislative Assembly (362). |
| 1997 |
Record number of candidates stand for a single electorate (17) at the Mitcham by-election. |
| 2002 |
New Electoral Act revises Victorian electoral legislation. |
| 2006 |
Electronically Assisted Voting pilot. |
