1929 Victorian state election explained

Election Name:1929 Victorian state election
Country:Victoria
Flag Year:1901
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1927 Victorian state election
Previous Year:1927
Next Election:1932 Victorian state election
Next Year:1932
Seats For Election:all 65 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Leader1:Edmond Hogan
Party1:Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)
Leaders Seat1:Warrenheip and Grenville
Percentage1:39.09%
Swing1: 2.70
Last Election1:28 seats
Seats Before1:28 seats
Seats1:30 seats
Seat Change1: 2
Leader2:William McPherson
Leader Since2:1927
Party2:Nationalist Party (Australia)
Leaders Seat2:Hawthorn
Percentage2:38.26%
Swing2: 7.37
Last Election2:15 seats
Seats Before2:17 seats
Seats2:17 seats
Seat Change2: 0
Leader3:John Allan
Party3:Country Party (Victoria)
Leaders Seat3:Rodney
Percentage3:8.83%
Swing3: 0.70
Last Election3:10 seats
Seats Before3:10 seats
Seats3:11 seats
Seat Change3: 1
Premier
Before Election:William McPherson
Before Party:Country Party (Victoria)
After Election:Edmond Hogan
After Party:Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)

The 1929 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 30 November 1929 to elect the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.[1]

Background

Seat changes

The Nationalist Party had gained two seats in the Assembly since the previous election, having won two by-elections in seats held by independents. Henry Bodman (Gippsland South) died on 2 November 1927, and Walter West won the seat for the Nationalists on 3 December.[2] Speaker Oswald Snowball (Brighton), who had been disendorsed by the Nationalists in the previous election after voting against the redistribution bill, had rejoined the Nationalists since but died on 16 March 1928. Ian Macfarlan won the seat in the by-election on 24 April 1928.[3]

Results

Legislative Assembly

See also: Results of the 1929 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly).

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 .
  2. News: VICTORIAN BY-ELECTION. . . Hobart, Tas. . 9 December 1927 . 18 August 2012 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: VICTORIAN POLITICS. . . Broken Hill, NSW . 3 May 1928 . 18 August 2012 . 1 . National Library of Australia.