1894 Victorian colonial election

none 1894 Victorian colonial election Victoria 1877 parliamentary no 1892 Victorian colonial election 1892 1897 Victorian colonial election 1897 20 September 1894 All 95 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly48 seats needed for a majority 170x170px George Turner Liberal F7E894 St Kilda 56 seats 47 9 170x170px James Patterson Conservative Castlemaine 8EB5D1 28 seats 27 1 Premier James Patterson Conservative George Turner Liberal The 1894 Victorian colonial election was held on 20 September 1894 to elect the 16th Parliament of Victoria. All 95 seats in the Legislative Assembly were up for election, though 16 were uncontested.Election of 20 September 1894 https://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=879 The University of Western Australia 7 June 2023 7 June 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230607104149/https://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=879 dead Background The Electoral Act Amendment Act of 1888 had increased the number seats in the Legislative Assembly from 86 to 95, and the number of electoral districts from 55 to 84 (73 single-member electorates, 11 two-member electorates). Plural voting was permitted for people who had property in more than one electorate. The Liberals were split between Oppositionists, led by George Turner, and Ministerialists, led by Conservative Premier James Patterson. Enrolments in most seats was lower than at the 1892 election, as a result of the Purification of the Rolls Act of 1891.THE SIXTEENTH PARLIAMENT ELECTED 20 SEPTEMBER 1894 http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1894assembly.txt Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive It had the effect of disenfranchising large numbers of voters, mostly the working class, who had changed their residence in the year before the election. Results + Legislative Assembly (FPTP) Party Votes % Swing Seats Change   Liberal Oppositionists 75,404 46.03 47 9   Conservative Ministerialists 44,479 27.15 27 1   United Labour and Liberal 32,474 19.82 18 9   Liberal Ministerialists 11,448 6.99 3  Formal votes 163,805  Informal votes 754  Total 164,559 95  Registered voters / turnout 234,552 70.85 References Category:1894 elections in Australia Category:Elections in Victoria (state) Category:1890s elections in Australia Category:1890s in Victoria (state) Category:September 1894 in Australia