In many ways the election was a re-run of the election held in Victoria just 16 weeks before. A Labor government's popularity had remained solid since the previous election: a popular, but policy-cautious premier retained a high degree of community support; the Liberal Party had undermined, then replaced, its leader relatively late in the parliamentary term; the National Party was under pressure to retain its seats; the Greens seemed likely to strip votes from the major parties; and the Liberals attempted a scare campaign largely based on law and order issues.