1927 Victorian state election

Australian state election April 2022 June 2020 1927 Victorian state election Victoria 1901 parliamentary no Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1924–1927 1924 Victorian state election 1924 1929 Victorian state election 1929 Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1927–1929 850,494 All 65 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Victoria33 seats needed for a majority 91.76 (32.52 pp) 9 April 1927 170x170px Edmond Hogan 14 April 1926 Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) Warrenheip and Grenville(contested; won) 319,848 41.79% 6.92% 27 seats 28 seats 1 170x170px Harry Lawson 1918 Nationalist Party (Australia) Castlemaine and Maldon 236,428 30.89% 8.15% 19 seats 15 seats 4 170x170px John Allan 27 November 1917 Country Rodney 62,218 8.13% 3.84% 13 seats 10 seats 3 170x170px 8DB600 Albert Dunstan April 1926 Country Progressive Korong and Eaglehawk(contested; won) 31,849 4.16% 4.16% New party 4 seats 4 Premier John Allan Country Party (Victoria) Edmond Hogan Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) The 1927 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday, 9 April 1927, to elect 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). For the first time, a Victorian state election was held on a Saturday, and voting for the Legislative Assembly was compulsory.Victorian Electoral Commission: Unit 2: Voting rights and responsibilities As a consequence, voter turnout in contested seats increased from 59.24% at the 1924 election to 91.76% at the 1927 election, although the informal vote increased from 1.01% in 1924 to 1.94% in 1927. Key dates Date Event 4 March 1927 The Parliament was prorogued, and the Legislative Assembly dissolved.1927 1233 Discharging members of the Legislative Council from attendance and dissolving the Legislative Assembly 4 March 1927 12 March 1927 Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. 21 March 1927 Close of nominations. 9 April 1927 Polling day. 30 April 1927 The writ was returned and the results formally declared. 20 May 1927 The Hogan Ministry was sworn in.1927 1757 Ministers of the Crown 20 May 1927 6 July 1927 Parliament resumed for business. Results Legislative Assembly Results of the 1927 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) 1927 Victorian state electionElection held on 9 April 1927, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia). Legislative Assembly Victorian state election 1924 1929 850,494 780,399 91.76 +32.53 15,125 1.94 +0.93 yes Labor VIC 319,848 41.79 +6.92 28 +1 Nationalist 236,428 30.89 −8.15 15 −4 Australian Liberal 67,663 8.84 +8.84 2 +2 Country VIC 62,218 8.13 −3.84 10 −3 Country Progressive 31,849 4.16 +4.16 4 +4 Independent 47,268 6.18 +2.97 6 +5 765,274 65 |} Notes: Eight seats were uncontested at this election, and were retained by the incumbent parties: Labor (4): Footscray, Northcote, Port Melbourne, Richmond Nationalist (2): Benambra, Polwarth Country (1): Goulburn Valley Independents (1): Brighton Outcome The Allan Country–Nationalist Coalition Government was defeated, and a minority Labor Government, led by Edmund Hogan, took office, but had to resign following a vote of no confidence in the Legislative Assembly in November 1928. See also Candidates of the 1927 Victorian state election Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1927–1929 1928 Victorian Legislative Council election References Victorian state election Category:Elections in Victoria (state) State election, 1927 Victorian state election Category:History of Australia