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
	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

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

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