Victorian state election, 1911

Victorian state election, 1911

16 November 1911

the 65 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly   First party Third party   Leader John Murray George Prendergast Party Liberal Labor Leader since January 1909 1904 Leader's seat Allandale North Melbourne Last election 19 seats 21 seats Seats won 43 seats 20 seats Seat change 24 1 Swing

Premier before election John Murray Commonwealth Liberal Elected Premier John Murray Commonwealth Liberal

The 1911 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Thursday, 16 November 1911 to elect 56 of the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.^[1] Nine seats were uncontested.

Results

Legislative Assembly

Victorian state election, 16 November 1911[2] Legislative Assembly << 1908 — 1914 >>
Enrolled voters		701,451
Votes cast		388,823		Turnout	63.62%
Informal votes				Informal	1.36%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal	202,296	52.03%	+18.09%	43	+2
	Labor	167,422	43.06%	+8.28%	20	+1
	Independent	13,395	3.45%	-1.05%	2
	Independent Liberal	5,710	1.47%	-4.73%	0	-3
Total		388,823			65

See also

• Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1911–1914

References

1. Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890–1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 (ISBN 0708102700).
2. "Australian Politics and Elections Database: 16 November 1911". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 June 2015.