1921 Victorian state election

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1921 Victorian state election
Flag of Victoria (1901-1952).svg
  1920 30 August 1921 (1921-08-30) 1924  

All 65 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
33 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  27Harrylawson.jpg George Prendergast.jpg 29Johnallan.jpg
Leader Harry Lawson George Prendergast John Allan
Party Nationalist Labor Victorian Farmers
Leader sinceMay 191818 June 1918
Leader's seat Castlemaine and Maldon North Melbourne Rodney
Last election30 seats20 seats13 seats
Seats won31 seats21 seats12 seats
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Percentage45.59%34.87%14.01%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.36Increase2.svg 6.38Decrease2.svg 0.40

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]

Contents

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
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Enrolled voters569,704
Votes cast326,227 Turnout 57.26−6.44
Informal votes2,555Informal0.78−3.61
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Nationalist 147,56945.59−2.3631+1
  Labor 115,43234.87+6.3821+1
  Victorian Farmers 45,34814.01−0.4012−1
  Independent 15,3234.73−1.5210
Total323,672  65 

Notes:

Outcome

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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).