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1927 Victorian state election
Australian state election
Australian state election
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1927 Victorian state election | ||
| country | Victoria | ||
| flag_year | 1901 | ||
| type | parliamentary | ||
| ongoing | no | ||
| outgoing_members | Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1924–1927 | ||
| previous_election | 1924 Victorian state election | ||
| previous_year | 1924 | ||
| next_election | 1929 Victorian state election | ||
| next_year | 1929 | ||
| elected_members | Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1927–1929 | ||
| registered | 850,494 | ||
| seats_for_election | All 65 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Victoria | ||
| 33 seats needed for a majority | |||
| turnout | 91.76 (32.52 pp) | ||
| election_date | 9 April 1927 | ||
| <!-- Labor --> | image1 | [[File:Nla.obj-157821921-1 (cropped) (cropped).jpg | 170x170px]] |
| leader1 | Edmond Hogan | ||
| leader_since1 | 14 April 1926 | ||
| party1 | Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) | ||
| leaders_seat1 | Warrenheip and Grenville | ||
| (contested; won) | |||
| popular_vote1 | 319,848 | ||
| percentage1 | 41.79% | ||
| swing1 | 6.92% | ||
| last_election1 | 27 seats | ||
| seats1 | 28 seats | ||
| seat_change1 | 1 | ||
| <!-- Nationalist --> | image2 | [[File:Harry Lawson, unknown date.jpg | 170x170px]] |
| leader2 | Harry Lawson | ||
| leader_since2 | 1918 | ||
| party2 | Nationalist Party (Australia) | ||
| leaders_seat2 | Castlemaine and Maldon | ||
| popular_vote2 | 236,428 | ||
| percentage2 | 30.89% | ||
| swing2 | 8.15% | ||
| last_election2 | 19 seats | ||
| seats2 | 15 seats | ||
| seat_change2 | 4 | ||
| <!-- Country --> | image4 | [[File:John Allan 985.jpg | 170x170px]] |
| leader4 | John Allan | ||
| leader_since4 | 27 November 1917 | ||
| party4 | Country | ||
| leaders_seat4 | Rodney | ||
| popular_vote4 | 62,218 | ||
| percentage4 | 8.13% | ||
| swing4 | 3.84% | ||
| last_election4 | 13 seats | ||
| seats4 | 10 seats | ||
| seat_change4 | 3 | ||
| <!-- Country Progressive --> | image5 | [[File:Albert Arthur Dunstan.jpg | 170x170px]] |
| colour5 | 8DB600 | ||
| leader5 | Albert Dunstan | ||
| leader_since5 | April 1926 | ||
| party5 | Country Progressive | ||
| leaders_seat5 | Korong and Eaglehawk | ||
| (contested; won) | |||
| popular_vote5 | 31,849 | ||
| percentage5 | 4.16% | ||
| swing5 | 4.16% | ||
| last_election5 | New party | ||
| seats5 | 4 seats | ||
| seat_change5 | 4 | ||
| title | Premier | ||
| before_election | John Allan | ||
| before_party | Country Party (Victoria) | ||
| after_election | Edmond Hogan | ||
| after_party | Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) |
33 seats needed for a majority
(contested; won)
(contested; won)
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.
For the first time, a Victorian state election was held on a Saturday, and voting for the Legislative Assembly was compulsory. 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.
Background
Seat changes
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Key dates
| Date | Event | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 March 1927 | year=1927 | page=1233 | title=Discharging members of the Legislative Council from attendance and dissolving the Legislative Assembly | date=4 March 1927}} |
| 12 March 1927 | Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. | |||
| 21 March 1927 | Close of nominations. | |||
| 9 April 1927 | Polling day. | |||
| 30 April 1927 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared. | |||
| 20 May 1927 | The Hogan Ministry was sworn in. | |||
| 6 July 1927 | Parliament resumed for business. |
Results
Legislative Assembly
| turnout % = 91.76 | informal % = 1.94 |votes % = 41.79 |votes % = 30.89 |votes % = 8.84 |votes % = 8.13 |votes % = 4.16 |votes % = 6.18 |} Notes:
- Eight seats were uncontested at this election, and were retained by the incumbent parties:
- Labor (4): Footscray, Northcote, Port Melbourne, Richmond
- Nationalist (2): Benambra, Polwarth
- Country (1): Goulburn Valley
- Independents (1): Brighton
Outcome
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.
References
References
- Colin A Hughes, ''A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964'', Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 ({{ISBN. 0708102700).
- [[Victorian Electoral Commission]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20060904020621/http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/files/ActivitySheet8.pdf Unit 2: Voting rights and responsibilities]
- (4 March 1927). "Discharging members of the Legislative Council from attendance and dissolving the Legislative Assembly".
- (20 May 1927). "Ministers of the Crown".
- [http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=892 Election held on 9 April 1927], Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
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