1892 Victorian colonial election

none 1892 Victorian colonial election Victoria 1877 parliamentary no 1889 Victorian colonial election 1889 1894 Victorian colonial election 1894 20 April 1892 All 95 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly48 seats needed for a majority 150x150px William Shiels Liberal F7E894 Normanby 56 52.91 150x150px James Patterson Conservative Castlemaine 8EB5D1 28 27.11 150x150px William Trenwith Labour FF0000 Richmond 19.72 1.14% 11 Premier William Shiels Liberal William Shiels Liberal The 1892 Victorian colonial election was held on 20 April 1892 to elect the 15th Parliament of Victoria. All 95 seats in the Legislative Assembly were up for election, though 13 were uncontested.THE GENERAL ELECTION IN VICTORIA https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/33073202 Trove Western MailTHE GENERAL ELECTION IN VICTORIA https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3035385 Trove The West Australian This was the first election contested by the Labour Party, which was led by William Trenwith.THE FIFTEENTH PARLIAMENT ELECTED 20 APRIL 1892 http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1892assembly.txt Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive Background In February 1892, Premier James Munro, who was deeply in debt, asked his Cabinet to appoint him Victorian Agent-General in London. He then resigned as Premier and immediately took ship from Port Melbourne.Mitchell Ann M. Munro, James (1832–1908) https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/munro-james-4271 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography, Australian National University 2020-01-11 The Liberals turned to William Shiels as a "clean" new leader, and he became the new Premier on 16 February 1892.Geoffrey Serle Shiels, William (1848–1904) shiels-william-8418 16 November 2012 Results 13 seats were uncontested at this election, and therefore retained by the incumbent member: Liberal: Ararat, Clunes and Allandale, Daylesford, Donald and Swan Hill, Gippsland East, Gippsland North, Numurkah and Nathalia, Warrenheip, Warrnambool (9) Conservative: Bourke West, Evelyn, Melbourne, Portland (4) + Legislative Assembly (FPTP) Party Votes % Swing Seats Change   Liberal 102,010 52.91 56   Conservative 52,260 27.11 28   Labour 37,777 19.72 +19.72 11 11   Independent 280 0.15 0   Independent Labour 205 0.11 0  Formal votes 192,792 Aftermath The Shiels government was defeated on a vote of confidence on 18 January 1893, and was succeeded by Conservative James Patterson. Patterson himself was defeated on a vote of confidence on 28 August 1894, and sought a dissolution of the house. The Liberals returned to government in 1894, led by George Turner. References Category:Elections in Victoria (state) Category:1890s elections in Australia Category:1890s in Victoria (state)