| Election Name: | 1982 Victoria state election |
| Country: | Victoria |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1979 Victorian state election |
| Previous Year: | 1979 |
| Next Election: | 1985 Victorian state election |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
| Seats For Election: | All 81 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly and 22 (of the 44) seats in the Victorian Legislative Council |
| Leader Since1: | 9 September 1981 |
| Party1: | Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) |
| Leaders Seat1: | Bundoora |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,122,887 |
| Percentage1: | 50.01% |
| Swing1: | 4.77 |
| Last Election1: | 32 seats |
| Seats1: | 49 seats |
| Seat Change1: | 17 |
| Leader Since2: | 5 June 1981 |
| Party2: | Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Malvern |
| Popular Vote2: | 860,669 |
| Percentage2: | 38.33% |
| Swing2: | 3.11 |
| Last Election2: | 41 seats |
| Seats2: | 24 seats |
| Seat Change2: | 17 |
| Leader Since3: | 17 June 1970 |
| Party3: | National Party of Australia – Victoria |
| Leaders Seat3: | Shepparton |
| Popular Vote3: | 111,579 |
| Percentage3: | 4.97% |
| Swing3: | 0.64 |
| Last Election3: | 8 seats |
| Seats3: | 8 seats |
| Seat Change3: | 0 |
| 1Blank: | TPP |
| 2Blank: | TPP swing |
| 1Data1: | 53.78% |
| 2Data1: | 4.25 |
| 1Data2: | 46.22% |
| 2Data2: | 4.25 |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Premier | |
| Before Election: | Lindsay Thompson |
| Before Party: | Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) |
| After Election: | John Cain Jr. |
| After Party: | Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) |
The 1982 Victoria state election was held on Saturday, 3 April 1982, was for the 49th Parliament of Victoria to elect 81 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 22 members of the 44-member Legislative Council.
Lindsay Thompson succeeded Rupert Hamer as Liberal Party leader and Premier on 5 June 1981, and John Cain Jr. replaced Frank Wilkes as Labor Party leader in September 1981. The incumbent Liberal government led by Lindsay Thompson was defeated by the Labor Party led by John Cain with a swing of 17 seats. The ALP returned to government in Victoria for the first time in 27 years.
See also: Results of the 1982 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly).
See also: Results of the 1982 Victorian state election (Legislative Council).
| Liberal/National seats (32) | |||
| Forest Hill | John Richardson | LIB | 0.2% |
| Wantirna | Don Saltmarsh | LIB | 0.8% |
| Gisborne | Tom Reynolds | LIB | 0.9% |
| South Barwon | Harley Dickinson | LIB | 1.1% |
| Berwick | Rob Maclellan | LIB | 1.2% |
| Mentone | Bill Templeton | LIB | 1.2% |
| Midlands | Bill Ebery | LIB | 1.3% |
| Narracan | John Delzoppo | LIB | 1.7% |
| Hawthorn | Walter Jona | LIB | 2.6% |
| Westernport | Alan Brown | LIB | 3.9% |
| Ripon | Tom Austin | LIB | 4.7% |
| Ballarat North | Tom Evans | LIB | 4.9% |
| Doncaster | Morris Williams | LIB | 5.5% |
| Burwood | Jeff Kennett | LIB | 6.6% |
| Caulfield | Ted Tanner | LIB | 7.0% |
| Gippsland South | Tom Wallace | NAT | 8.6% v LIB |
| Portland | Don McKellar | LIB | 8.8% |
| Kew | Prue Sibree | LIB | 10.1% |
| Warrnambool | Ian Smith | LIB | 11.3% |
| Balwyn | Jim Ramsay | LIB | 11.4% |
| Brighton | Jeannette Patrick | LIB | 11.9% |
| Benalla | Pat McNamara | NAT | 13.4% |
| Malvern | Lindsay Thompson | LIB | 13.6% |
| Gippsland East | Bruce Evans | NAT | 14.1% |
| Mildura | Milton Whiting | NAT | 16.7% |
| Benambra | Lou Lieberman | LIB | 16.9% |
| Polwarth | Cec Burgin | LIB | 16.9% |
| Shepparton | Peter Ross-Edwards | NAT | 18.3% |
| Murray Valley | Ken Jasper | NAT | 19.0% |
| Lowan | Bill McGrath | NAT | 25.5% |
| Rodney | Eddie Hann | NAT | 26.9% |
| Swan Hill | Alan Wood | LIB | 27.0% |