1927 Victorian state election

1927 Victorian state election
← 1924 9 April 1927 1929 →
All 65 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Victoria
33 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Registered850,494
Turnout91.76 (Increase32.52 pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Edmond Hogan Harry Lawson
Party Labor Nationalist
Leader since 14 April 1926 1918
Leader's seat Warrenheip and Grenville
(contested; won) 		Castlemaine and Maldon
Last election 27 seats 19 seats
Seats won 28 seats 15 seats
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 4
Popular vote 319,848 236,428
Percentage 41.79% 30.89%
Swing Increase 6.92% Decrease 8.15%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader John Allan Albert Dunstan
Party Country Country Progressive
Leader since 27 November 1917 April 1926
Leader's seat Rodney Korong and Eaglehawk
(contested; won)
Last election 13 seats New party
Seats won 10 seats 4 seats
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 4
Popular vote 62,218 31,849
Percentage 8.13% 4.16%
Swing Decrease 3.84% Increase 4.16%
Premier before election

John Allan
Country

Elected Premier

Edmond Hogan
Labor

The 1927 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday, 9 April 1927, to elect the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.[1]

For the first time, a Victorian state election was held on a Saturday, and voting for the Legislative Assembly was compulsory.[2] As a consequence, voter turnout in contested seats increased from 59.24% at the 1924 election to 91.76% at the 1927 election, although the informal vote increased from 1.01% in 1924 to 1.94% in 1927.


Key dates

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Date Event
4 March 1927 The Parliament was prorogued, and the Legislative Assembly dissolved.[3]
12 March 1927 Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.[3]
21 March 1927 Close of nominations.[3]
9 April 1927 Polling day.
30 April 1927 The writ was returned and the results formally declared.[3]
20 May 1927 The Hogan Ministry was sworn in.[4]
6 July 1927 Parliament resumed for business.

Results

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Legislative Assembly

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See also: Results of the 1927 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

1927 Victorian state election[1][5]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1924–1929 >>

Enrolled voters 850,494
Votes cast 780,399 Turnout 91.76 +32.53
Informal votes 15,125 Informal 1.94 +0.93
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 319,848 41.79 +6.92 28 +1
  Nationalist 236,428 30.89 −8.15 15 −4
  Australian Liberal 67,663 8.84 +8.84 2 +2
  Country 62,218 8.13 −3.84 10 −3
  Country Progressive 31,849 4.16 +4.16 4 +4
  Independent 47,268 6.18 +2.97 6 +5
Total 765,274     65  

Notes:

Outcome

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The Allan Country–Nationalist Coalition Government was defeated, and a minority Labor Government, led by Edmund Hogan, took office, but had to resign following a vote of no confidence in the Legislative Assembly in November 1928.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 (ISBN 0708102700).
  2. ^ Victorian Electoral Commission: Unit 2: Voting rights and responsibilities
  3. ^ a b c d "Discharging members of the Legislative Council from attendance and dissolving the Legislative Assembly". Victoria Government Gazette. Victorian Government Printer. 4 March 1927. p. 1927:1233.
  4. ^ "Ministers of the Crown". Victoria Government Gazette. Victorian Government Printer. 20 May 1927. p. 1927:1757.
  5. ^ Election held on 9 April 1927, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
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