| On the other hand, in the state of Victoria, the upper house is elected with single member electorates, just like the lower house. |
| According to the rules which provided for communal representation by separate electorates. |
| Concentrated in working class electorates, the vote expressed the widespread anger and disgust that had built up against Labor's pro-market, anti-working class policies. |
| In four inner Melbourne electorates, the Greens won more than 20 percent, outpolling the Liberals. |
| A key factor in the result was the large voter turnout, which ranged from 76 to 85 percent across the main electorates. |
| The Whig party won almost all constituencies with genuine electorates, leaving the Tories with little more than the rotten boroughs. |
