Victorian state election, 1921

Victorian state election, 1921

30 August 1921

46 (of the 65) seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly   First party Second party Third party   Leader Harry Lawson George Prendergast John Allan Party Nationalist Labor VFU Leader since May 1918 18 June 1918 Leader's seat Castlemaine and Maldon North Melbourne Rodney Last election 30 seats 20 seats 13 seats Seats won 31 seats 21 seats 12 seats Seat change 1 1 1 Percentage 45.59% 34.87% 14.01% Swing 2.36 6.38 0.40

Premier before election Harry Lawson Nationalist Elected Premier Harry Lawson Nationalist

The 1921 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Tuesday 30 August 1921 to elect 46 of the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Background

The trigger for the 1921 Victorian election was a dissolution of parliament caused by the Victorian Farmers' Union voting with Labor to defeat Harry Lawson's minority Nationalist government after Lawson, who was also the agriculture minister, had abolished the compulsory wheat pool operating in the state.

Results

Legislative Assembly

Victorian state election, 30 August 1921[1][2] Legislative Assembly << 1920 — 1924 >>
Enrolled voters		569,704
Votes cast		326,227		Turnout	57.26	−6.44
Informal votes		2,555		Informal	0.78	−3.61
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Nationalist	147,569	45.59	−2.36	31	+1
	Labor	115,432	34.87	+6.38	21	+1
	Victorian Farmers	45,348	14.01	−0.40	12	−1
	Independent	15,323	4.73	−1.52	1	0
Total		326,227			65

Notes:

• Nineteen seats were uncontested at this election, and were retained by the incumbent parties:
  • Nationalist (11): Benambra, Boroondara, Brighton, Bulla, Dalhousie, Gippsland West, Hawthorn, Ovens, Toorak, Walhalla, Waranga
  • Labor (7): Abbotsford, Carlton, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Port Melbourne, Richmond, Williamstown
  • Victorian Farmers' Union (1): Wangaratta

See also

• Candidates of the Victorian state election, 1921
• Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1921–1924
• Victorian Legislative Council election, 1922

References

1. Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 (ISBN 0708102700).
2. Election held on 30 August 1921, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).