Results of the 1900 Victorian colonial election (Legislative Assembly)

Last updated January 12, 2024

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1900 Victorian colonial election for the Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

1900 Victorian colonial election: Albert Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John White	929	39.1
	Socialist Liberal	Henry Champion	878	36.9
	Ministerial	Thomas Ashworth	571	24.0
Total formal votes			2,378	99.98
Informal votes			4	0.02
Turnout			2,382	71.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Anglesey

1900 Victorian colonial election: Anglesey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Malcolm McKenzie	1,514	61.1
	Liberal	James Fenton	963	38.9
Total formal votes			2,477	99.94
Informal votes			15	0.06
Turnout			2,492	63.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ararat

1900 Victorian colonial election: Ararat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Ministerial	Richard Toutcher	840	64.1
	Liberal	James Styles	470	35.9
Total formal votes			1,310	99.98
Informal votes			6	0.02
Turnout			1,316	58.8
	Ministerial hold		Swing

Ballarat East

1900 Victorian colonial election: Ballarat East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Robert McGregor	1,679	72.3
	Labor	John Meehan	551	24.7
Total formal votes			2,230	99.98
Informal votes			5	0.02
Turnout			2,235	64.8
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ballarat West

1900 Victorian colonial election: Ballarat West ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Ministerial	Joseph Kirton	2,029	26.6
	Ministerial	Richard Vale	2,027	26.6
	Liberal	Robert Nicholl	1,495	19.6
	Liberal	James Vallins	1,278	16.8
	Liberal	Frank Bessermeres	797	10.4
Total formal votes			7,625	100.0
Informal votes			1	0.0
Turnout			7,626	69.5
	Ministerial hold		Swing
	Ministerial hold		Swing

Barwon

1900 Victorian colonial election: Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonas Levien	923	54.2
	Liberal	Richard Crouch	781	45.8
Total formal votes			1,704	98.1	1,723
Informal votes			19	1.9
Turnout			1,723	74.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Benalla and Yarrawonga

1900 Victorian colonial election: Benalla and Yarrawonga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerial	Thomas Kennedy	unopposed
	Ministerial hold		Swing

Benambra

1900 Victorian colonial election: Benambra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ministerial	Albert Craven	unopposed
	Ministerial hold		Swing

Bogong

1900 Victorian colonial election: Bogong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Isaac Isaacs	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Borung

1900 Victorian colonial election: Borung
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Ministerial	John Dyer	999	50.3
	Ministerial	William Hutchinson	988	49.7
Total formal votes			1,987	99.096
Informal votes			8	0.04
Turnout			1,995	69.2
	Ministerial hold		Swing

Bourke East

1900 Victorian colonial election: Bourke East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mackay Gair	unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

Notes

↑ Two-member electorate

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References

↑ "THE EIGHTEENTH PARLIAMENT ELECTED 1 NOVEMBER 1900". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive.

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