1921 Victorian state election

1921 Victorian state election
all 65 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Premier before election; Harry Lawson; Nationalist	Elected Premier ; Harry Lawson; Nationalist

The 1921 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Tuesday 30 August 1921 to elect 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[]

1921 Victorian state election^[1]^[2] Legislative Assembly << 1920–1924 >>
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		323,672			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

Outcome[]

References[]

^ ^a ^b 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).

[handbook-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 30 August 1921, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).

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