About Ted Baillieu
Edward Norman Baillieu is a former Australian politician who was Premier of Victoria from 2010 to 2013. He was a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2014, representing the electorate of Hawthorn. He was elected leader of the Liberal Party in opposition in 2006, and served as Premier from 2010 until 2013 after winning the 2010 state election. He resigned as Premier on 6 March 2013, and was succeeded by Denis Napthine. Baillieu was preselected, and won the seat at the election. Until election eve, polling indicated Labor would win a record fourth term in government, albeit by a tight margin. Ultimately, the Coalition picked up a swing of 5.96 percent, larger than what it won during its landslide victory in 1992.
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