Victorian state election, 1921
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The 1921 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Tuesday 30 August 1921 to elect 46 of the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.[1]
Background
The trigger for the 1921 Victorian election was a dissolution of parliament caused by the Victorian Farmers' Union voting with Labor to defeat Harry Lawson's minority Nationalist government after Lawson, who was also the agriculture minister, had abolished the compulsory wheat pool operating in the state.
Results
Legislative Assembly
Victorian state election, 30 August 1921[1][2] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 569,704 | |||||
Votes cast | 326,227 | Turnout | 57.26 | −6.44 | ||
Informal votes | 2,555 | Informal | 0.78 | −3.61 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Nationalist | 147,569 | 45.59 | −2.36 | 31 | +1 | |
Labor | 115,432 | 34.87 | +6.38 | 21 | +1 | |
Victorian Farmers | 45,348 | 14.01 | −0.40 | 12 | −1 | |
Independent | 15,323 | 4.73 | −1.52 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 326,227 | 65 | ||||
Notes:
- Nineteen seats were uncontested at this election, and were retained by the incumbent parties:
- Nationalist (11): Benambra, Boroondara, Brighton, Bulla, Dalhousie, Gippsland West, Hawthorn, Ovens, Toorak, Walhalla, Waranga
- Labor (7): Abbotsford, Carlton, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Port Melbourne, Richmond, Williamstown
- Victorian Farmers' Union (1): Wangaratta
See also
- Candidates of the Victorian state election, 1921
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1921–1924
- Victorian Legislative Council election, 1922
References
- 1 2 Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 (ISBN 0708102700).
- ↑ Election held on 30 August 1921, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
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