1924 Victorian state election

1924 Victorian state election
all 65 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
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 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[]

1924 Victorian state election^[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
		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.

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 26 June 1924, 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 26 June 1924, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).

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