Victorian Legislative Council election, 1922

Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 31 May 1922 to elect 17 of the 34 members of the state's Legislative Council.

Results

Legislative Council

Victorian Legislative Council election, 31 May 1922[1]
Legislative Council
<< 1919 — 1925 >>

Enrolled voters 353,467
Votes cast 46,891 Turnout 13.3 +0.6
Informal votes 894 Informal 1.9 −0.2
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats
won
Seats
held
  Nationalist 24,743 53.8 −0.7 11 24
  Labor 11,481 25.0 +1.2 3 6
  Victorian Farmers 6,227 13.5 +13.5 3 4
  Other 3,656 7.7 –13.9 0 0
Total 45,997     17 34

Retiring Members

Nationalist

Candidates

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Province Held by Labor candidates Nationalist candidates VFU candidates Other candidates
 
Bendigo Nationalist Joseph Sternberg
East Yarra Nationalist James Merritt
Gippsland Nationalist Martin McGregor James McQueen
Melbourne Nationalist Herbert Smith Henry Pride (Ind)
Melbourne East Labor John Jones
Melbourne North Labor Esmond Kiernan Thomas Passfield
Alexander Renfrew
Melbourne South Nationalist Thomas Payne
Melbourne West Nationalist Robert Williams John Aikman
Nelson Nationalist Theodore Beggs*
William Sanders
Northern Nationalist Edward Stribling Richard Abbott
North Eastern VFU John Harris
North Western VFU William Crockett
Southern Nationalist William Angliss
South Eastern Nationalist Henry Hall
Charles Merrett
William Tyner*
Leonard Dobbin
South Western Nationalist Horace Richardson
Wellington Nationalist Frederick Brawn
Western Nationalist Sir Walter Manifold

See also

References

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