Summary
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]
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Background edit
Seat changes edit
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 edit
Legislative Assembly edit
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1924 Victorian state election[1][2] | ||||||
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| 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 | |
| Progressive Liberal | 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 edit
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.