1919 Victorian local elections

Victoria parliamentary no 28 August 1919 1918 Victorian local elections 1918 1920 Victorian local elections 1920 IND N/A Independents 62 38,113 63.34% 150x150px Edmond Hogan Caucus Labor DC3739 11 14,686 24.41% 150x150px Stanley Argyle Nationalist Party (Australia) 3 5,481 9.11% 150x150px No leader Labor DC3739 0 0 744 1.23% SOC No leader Socialist no DC143C 1"include" This only includes the council seats up for election in 1919. 1 1 625 1.04% The 1919 Victorian local elections were held on 28 August 1919 to elect the councils of 42 of the local government areas in Victoria, Australia. Two councils also held mayoral elections.Municipal Elections https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4699366 Trove The Argus 9 September 2024 8 29 August 1919 Until the 1994 reforms introduced by the Kennett state government, all local elections were staggered, with not all councillors up for election each year.https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/resources/boroondaraFinalReport2008.PDF FINAL REPORT Electoral Representation Review for the Boroondara City Council (see page 11) 2008-05-26 Victorian Electoral Commission 2023-11-07 2019-11-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20191115223857/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/resources/boroondaraFinalReport2008.PDF dead Labor gained several council seats, with the vast majority of their candidates running as Caucus Labor candidates. Socialist councillor A.G. McDonnell retained his seat with 53.51% of the vote in Northcote's North Ward. A large number of elections were unopposed, and The Argus observed that "in only a few cases did the electors show any marked interest in the result". Results Council elections Party Votes % Swing Seats Change   Independents 38,113 63.34 62   Caucus Labor 14,686 24.41 11   Nationalist 5,481 9.11 3   Labor 744 1.23 0   Socialist 625 1.04 1   Independent Labor 522 0.87 1  Total 60,171 100.0 78 Mayoral elections Council Before Result after preference distributionMayorPartyPartyCandidate%Result Port Melbourne J.H. Morris Caucus Labor Caucus LaborJ.H. Morris57.80 Caucus Labor hold Independent J.T. Turner 42.20 Wonthaggi NationalistCr. Easton57.57 Nationalist gain Labor Cr. Nelson 42.43 Notes References Category:Local elections in Victoria Victorian