Victorian state election, 1924

Victorian state election, 1924

26 June 1924

45 (of the 65) seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly   First party Second party Third party   Leader George Prendergast Sir Alexander Peacock John Allan Party Labor Nationalist Country Leader since 18 June 1918 28 April 1924 Leader's seat North Melbourne Clunes and Allandale Rodney Last election 21 seats 31 seats 10 seats Seats before 23 seats 28 seats 11 seats Seats won 27 seats 19 seats 11 seats Seat change 4 9 0 Percentage 34.87% 39.04% 8.83% Swing 0.79 6.55 2.04

Premier before election Sir Alexander Peacock Nationalist Elected Premier George Prendergast Labor

The 1924 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Thursday 26 June 1924 to elect 45 of the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Background

Seat changes

There had been four by-elections in Nationalist-held seats during the previous parliamentary term: Labor had won the seats of Daylesford on 9 August 1923 and Dalhousie on 31 January 1924. The Nationalists retained the seat of Gippsland South on 18 August 1922, but lost Gippsland West to the Country Party.

Results

Legislative Assembly

Victorian state election, 26 June 1924[1][2] Legislative Assembly << 1921 — 1927 >>
Enrolled voters		626,250
Votes cast		370,963		Turnout	59.24	+1.97
Informal votes		3,739		Informal	1.01	+0.23
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Nationalist	143,379	39.04	−6.55	19	−9
	Labor	128,056	34.87	−0.79	27	+4
	Country	43,961	11.97	−2.04	13	0
	Australian Liberal	23,062	6.28	+8.84	5	+5
	Progressive Liberal	16,986	4.62	+4.62	0	0
	Independent	11,780	3.21	−1.52	1	0
Total		367,224			65

Notes:

• Twenty seats were uncontested at this election, and were retained by the incumbent parties:
  • Labor (12): Abbotsford, Brunswick, Carlton, Collingwood, Fitzroy, Flemington, North Melbourne, Port Fairy, Port Melbourne, Richmond, Warrenheip, Williamstown
  • Nationalist (5): Allandale, Gippsland South, Kara Kara, St Kilda, Waranga
  • Country (3): Gippsland East, Goulburn Valley, Wangaratta

Outcome

The Peacock minority government was defeated; a minority Labor Government led by George Prendergast took office but was defeated in Parliament in November 1924 by the Allan Coalition Government.

See also

• Candidates of the Victorian state election, 1924
• Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1924–1927

References

1. Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 (ISBN 0708102700).
2. Election held on 26 June 1924, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).