| Election Name: | 1927 Victorian state election |
| Country: | Victoria |
| Flag Year: | 1901 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Outgoing Members: | Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1924–1927 |
| Previous Election: | 1924 Victorian state election |
| Previous Year: | 1924 |
| Next Election: | 1929 Victorian state election |
| Next Year: | 1929 |
| Elected Members: | Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1927–1929 |
| Registered: | 850,494 |
| Seats For Election: | All 65 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Victoria 33 seats needed for a majority |
| Turnout: | 91.76 (32.52 pp) |
| Election Date: | 9 April 1927 |
| Leader1: | Edmond Hogan |
| Leader Since1: | 14 April 1926 |
| Party1: | Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) |
| Leaders Seat1: | (contested; won) |
| Popular Vote1: | 319,848 |
| Percentage1: | 41.79% |
| Swing1: | 6.92% |
| Last Election1: | 27 seats |
| Seats1: | 28 seats |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Leader2: | Harry Lawson |
| Leader Since2: | 1918 |
| Party2: | Nationalist Party (Australia) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Castlemaine and Maldon |
| Popular Vote2: | 236,428 |
| Percentage2: | 30.89% |
| Swing2: | 8.15% |
| Last Election2: | 19 seats |
| Seats2: | 15 seats |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Leader4: | John Allan |
| Leader Since4: | 27 November 1917 |
| Party4: | Country |
| Leaders Seat4: | Rodney |
| Popular Vote4: | 62,218 |
| Percentage4: | 8.13% |
| Swing4: | 3.84% |
| Last Election4: | 13 seats |
| Seats4: | 10 seats |
| Seat Change4: | 3 |
| Colour5: | 8DB600 |
| Leader5: | Albert Dunstan |
| Leader Since5: | April 1926 |
| Party5: | Country Progressive |
| Leaders Seat5: | (contested; won) |
| Popular Vote5: | 31,849 |
| Percentage5: | 4.16% |
| Swing5: | 4.16% |
| Last Election5: | New party |
| Seats5: | 4 seats |
| Seat Change5: | 4 |
| Premier | |
| Before Election: | John Allan |
| Before Party: | Country Party (Victoria) |
| After Election: | Edmond Hogan |
| After Party: | Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) |
The 1927 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday, 9 April 1927, to elect the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.[1]
For the first time, a Victorian state election was held on a Saturday, and voting for the Legislative Assembly was compulsory.[2] As a consequence, voter turnout in contested seats increased from 59.24% at the 1924 election to 91.76% at the 1927 election, although the informal vote increased from 1.01% in 1924 to 1.94% in 1927.
| Date | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 March 1927 | The Parliament was prorogued, and the Legislative Assembly dissolved. | |
| 12 March 1927 | Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. | |
| 21 March 1927 | Close of nominations. | |
| 9 April 1927 | Polling day. | |
| 30 April 1927 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared. | |
| 20 May 1927 | The Hogan Ministry was sworn in. | |
| 6 July 1927 | Parliament resumed for business. |
See also: Results of the 1927 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly).
|}Notes:
The Allan Country–Nationalist Coalition Government was defeated, and a minority Labor Government, led by Edmund Hogan, took office, but had to resign following a vote of no confidence in the Legislative Assembly in November 1928.