1900 Victorian colonial election

none 1900 Victorian colonial election Victoria 1877 parliamentary no 1897 Victorian colonial election 1897 1902 Victorian state election 1902 1 November 1900 All 95 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly48 seats needed for a majority 170x170px George Turner Liberal F7E894 St Kilda 0"1897election" 44 44 170x170px Allan McLean Ministerialist Gippsland North 0C1BA8 55"1897election" 24 31 Premier Allan McLean Ministerialist George Turner Liberal The 1900 Victorian colonial election was held on 1 November 1900 to elect the 18th Parliament of Victoria. All 95 seats in the Legislative Assembly were up for election.THE EIGHTEENTH PARLIAMENT ELECTED 1 NOVEMBER 1900 http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1900assembly.txt Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive The incumbent Ministerialist government, led by Allan McLean, was defeated and a Liberal government was formed with George Turner as Premier. Turner had previously served as premier from 1894 until 1899.turner-sir-george-8887 Turner, Sir George (1851 - 1916) Geoffrey Serle687 Allan McLean This was the first election in Victoria that used first-past-the-post following the abolition of plural voting. People who lived in one electorate and owned property in another were still able to choose which electorate they voted in. This was also the last election in Victoria before Australian federation in 1901, when it became a state. Results + Legislative Assembly (FPTP)"1897election" At the 1897 election, the Liberal Ministerialists won 55 seats with 64.39% of the total vote. Additionally, the Oppositionists - which won 32 seats with 24.99% of the vote - were largely made up of Conservatives. Party Votes % Swing Seats Change   Liberal 80,536 50.61 +50.61 44 44   Ministerialist 37,048 23.28 −40.41 24 31   Conservative Vic 23,596 14.83 −10.16 18 14   United Labour 17,952 11.28 +0.84 9 1  Formal votes 159,132  Informal votes 678  Total 159,810 95  Registered voters / turnout 280,810 63.41 Albert Park 1900 Victorian colonial election: Albert Park conservative vic John White 929 39.1 Socialist Liberal Liberal Vic 1908 Henry Champion 878 36.9 Ministerial Thomas Ashworth 571 24.0 2,378 99.98 4 0.02 2,382 71.4 Conservative Vic Anglesey 1900 Victorian colonial election: Anglesey |- | kidstonites width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;"| Conservative | style="text-align:left;"| Malcolm McKenzie | style="text-align:right;"| 1,514 | style="text-align:right;"| 61.1 | style="text-align:right;"| |- |- | australian liberal width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;"| Liberal | style="text-align:left;"| James Fenton | style="text-align:right;"| 963 | style="text-align:right;"| 38.9 | style="text-align:right;"| |- 2,477 99.94 15 0.06 2,492 63.7 | kidstonites width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"| Conservative hold | style="text-align:right;"| Swing | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| |- Ararat 1900 Victorian colonial election: Ararat Ministerial Richard Toutcher 840 64.1 |- | australian liberal width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;"| Liberal | style="text-align:left;"| James Styles | style="text-align:right;"| 470 | style="text-align:right;"| 35.9 | style="text-align:right;"| |- 1,310 99.98 6 0.02 1,316 58.8 | Ministerial width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"| Ministerial hold | style="text-align:right;"| Swing | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| |- Ballarat East 1900 Victorian colonial election: Ballarat East |- | australian liberal width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;"| Liberal | style="text-align:left;"| Robert McGregor | style="text-align:right;"| 1,679 | style="text-align:right;"| 72.3 | style="text-align:right;"| |- Labour VIC John Meehan 551 24.7 2,230 99.98 5 0.02 2,235 64.8 | australian liberal width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"| Liberal hold | style="text-align:right;"| Swing | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| |- Ballarat West 1900 Victorian colonial election: Ballarat West"TME" Two-member electorate Ministerial Joseph Kirton 2,029 26.6 Ministerial Richard Vale 2,027 26.6 |- | australian liberal width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;"| Liberal | style="text-align:left;"| Robert Nicholl | style="text-align:right;"| 1,495 | style="text-align:right;"| 19.6 | style="text-align:right;"| |- |- | australian liberal width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;"| Liberal | style="text-align:left;"| James Vallins | style="text-align:right;"| 1,278 | style="text-align:right;"| 16.8 | style="text-align:right;"| |- |- | australian liberal width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;"| Liberal | style="text-align:left;"| Frank Bessermeres | style="text-align:right;"| 797 | style="text-align:right;"| 10.4 | style="text-align:right;"| |- 7,625 100.0 1 0.0 7,626 69.5 | Ministerial width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"| Ministerial hold | style="text-align:right;"| Swing | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| |- | Ministerial width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"| Ministerial hold | style="text-align:right;"| Swing | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| |- Barwon 1900 Victorian colonial election: Barwon |- | kidstonites width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;"| Conservative | style="text-align:left;"| Jonas Levien | style="text-align:right;"| 923 | style="text-align:right;"| 54.2 | style="text-align:right;"| |- |- | australian liberal width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;"| Liberal | style="text-align:left;"| Richard Crouch | style="text-align:right;"| 781 | style="text-align:right;"| 45.8 | style="text-align:right;"| |- 1,704 98.1 1,723 19 1.9 1,723 74.3 | kidstonites width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"| Conservative hold | style="text-align:right;"| Swing | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| |- Benalla and Yarrawonga 1900 Victorian colonial election: Benalla and Yarrawonga Ministerial Thomas Kennedy unopposed | Ministerial width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"| Ministerial hold | style="text-align:right;"| Swing | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| |- Benambra 1900 Victorian colonial election: Benambra Ministerial Albert Craven unopposed | Ministerial width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"| Ministerial hold | style="text-align:right;"| Swing | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| |- Bogong 1900 Victorian colonial election: Bogong |- | australian liberal width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;"| Liberal | style="text-align:left;"| Isaac Isaacs | style="text-align:right;"| unopposed | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| |- | Australian Liberal width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"| Liberal hold | style="text-align:right;"| Swing | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| |- Borung 1900 Victorian colonial election: Borung Ministerial John Dyer 999 50.3 Ministerial William Hutchinson 988 49.7 1,987 99.096 8 0.04 1,995 69.2 Ministerialist Bourke East 1900 Victorian colonial election: Bourke East |- | australian liberal width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;"| Liberal | style="text-align:left;"| Mackay Gair | style="text-align:right;"| unopposed | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| |- | Australian Liberal width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"| Liberal hold | style="text-align:right;"| Swing | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| |- Notes References Category:Elections in Victoria (state) Category:1900 elections in Australia Category:1900s in Victoria (state) Category:November 1900 in Australia