1907 Victorian state election
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The 1907 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Friday, 15 March 1907 to elect 45 of the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.[1] The other 20 seats were uncontested.
The election was in one member districts, using first past the post (plurality) voting.
Background[]
Ministerialists were a group of members of parliament who supported a government in office but were not bound by tight party discipline. Ministerialists represented loose pre-party groupings who held seats in state parliaments up to 1914. Such members ran for office as independents or under a variety of political labels but saw themselves as linked to other candidates by their support for a particular premier or government.
Results[]
Legislative Assembly[]
Victorian state election, 15 March 1907[1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 261,080 | |||||
Votes cast | 117,098 | Turnout | 61.27% | –9.70 | ||
Informal votes | Informal | 0.59% | ||||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Reform League | 59,785 | 51.36 | +15.22 | 49 | +14 | |
Labor | 40,044 | 34.40 | +1.85 | 14 | -3 | |
Independent Ministerialists | 11,029 | 9.47 | +4.55 | 1 | +1 | |
Independent Labor | 2,795 | 2.40 | +1.03 | 1 | +1 | |
Independent | 2,754 | 2.37 | +1.75 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 116,407 | 65 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Australian Politics and Elections Database: 15 March 1907". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- 1907 elections in Australia
- Elections in Victoria (Australia)
- 1900s in Victoria (Australia)
- March 1907 events
- Australia government stubs