1914 Victorian state election

Australian state election April 2022 June 2020 November 2014 1914 Victorian state election Victoria 1901 parliamentary no 1911 Victorian state election 1911 1917 Victorian state election 1917 49 (of the 65) seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly33 seats needed for a majority yes 1914 11 26 120px Alexander Peacock June 1914 Liberal Party 8CB4D2 Allandale 56.89% 4.86 43 seats 43 seats 0 115px George Elmslie September 1913 Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) Albert Park 39.29% 3.48 20 seats 22 seats 2 Premier Alexander Peacock Liberal Party Alexander Peacock Liberal Party The 1914 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Thursday, 26 November 1914 to elect 49 of the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890–1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 (0708102700). Background Politics in the state of Victoria in the previous decade had been a 3-way contest between the Conservative, Liberal and Labor parties. Following the example of the federal party, the Conservative and Liberal factions in Victoria united to form the Liberal Party. This new party dominated politics in the state, forming government with a majority of 43 of 65 seats in the previous election, although a new divide formed between city and rural based MPs. This divide resulted in a no confidence motion being passed to the government of William Watt, when the rural based Liberal MPs and the opposition Labor MPs defeated the government in December 1913. To much surprise, Governor John Madden appointed the opposition Labor party under George Elmslie to government, although it was impossible to retain its position due to its minority in numbers, and that the law at the time stated that new ministers had to recontest their seats at by-elections. Watt returned as Premier on 22 December 1913, and remained until he resigned in June 1914 to enter Federal politics. He was replaced by former Premier Alexander Peacock. A month later, World War I broke out. Peacock's administration enthusiastically contributed to the war, and was seeking reelection on this basis. Results Legislative Assembly Results of the 1914 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) Victorian state election, 26 November 1914http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1914assembly.txt Victoria Legislative Assembly 24th Parliament Elected 26 November 1914 Psephos 10 January 2020 Legislative Assembly Victorian state election 1911 1917 810,026 319,950 39.50 –15.90 7,294 2.27 +0.91 Commonwealth Liberal yes 167,112 53.44 +6.83 42 – 2 Labor VIC 121,562 38.88 –4.18 21 + 2 Independent 24,022 7.68 –2.65 2 ± 0 312,696 65 |} Notes: Sixteen seats were uncontested at this election, and were retained by the incumbent parties: Liberal (7): Allandale, Borung, Dandenong, Gippsland South, Gippsland West, Gunbower, Lowan, Labor (9): Abbotsford, Albert Park, Carlton, Collingwood, Fitzroy, Flemington, Geelong, Port Melbourne, Williamstown See also Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1914–1917 Candidates of the 1914 Victorian state election References Category:1914 elections in Australia Category:Elections in Victoria (state) Category:1910s in Victoria (state) Category:November 1914 in Australia Category:History of Australia