Victorian state election, 1927
Victorian state election, 1927
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9 April 1927 (1927-04-09) |
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The 1927 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 9 April 1927 to elect 57 of the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.[1] The other 8 seats were uncontested.
For the first time, 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, but the informal vote increased from 1.01% in 1924 to 1.94% in 1927.
Key dates
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
Legislative Assembly
Victorian state election, 9 April 1927[1][5] Legislative Assembly
<< 1924 — 1929 >> |
Enrolled voters |
850,494 |
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Votes cast |
780,399 |
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Turnout |
91.76 |
+32.53 |
Informal votes |
15,125 |
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Informal |
1.94 |
+0.93 |
Summary of votes by party |
Party |
Primary votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats |
Change |
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Labor |
319,848 |
41.79 |
+6.92 |
28 |
+1 |
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Nationalist |
236,428 |
30.89 |
−8.15 |
15 |
−4 |
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Australian Liberal |
67,663 |
8.84 |
+8.84 |
2 |
+2 |
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Country |
62,218 |
8.13 |
−3.84 |
10 |
−3 |
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Country Progressive |
31,849 |
4.16 |
+4.16 |
4 |
+4 |
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Independent |
51,642 |
8.16 |
+1.98 |
3 |
−3 |
Total |
765,274 |
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65 |
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Notes:
- Eight seats were uncontested at this election, and were retained by the incumbent parties:
Outcome
The Allan Country–Nationalist Coalition Government was defeated; a minority Labor Government led by Edmund Hogan took office but was later defeated in Parliament.
See also
References
- 1 2 Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 (ISBN 0708102700).
- ↑ Victorian Electoral Commission: Unit 2: Voting rights and responsibilities
- 1 2 3 4 "Discharging members of the Legislative Council from attendance and dissolving the Legislative Assembly". Victorian Government Gazette. 4 March 1927. p. 1927:1233.
- ↑ "Ministers of the Crown". Victorian Government Gazette. 20 May 1927. p. 1927:1757.
- ↑ Election held on 9 April 1927, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).