Victorian state election, 1907
Victorian state election, 1907
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15 March 1907 (1907-03-15) |
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The 1907 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Friday, 15 March 1907 to elect 45 of the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.[1] The other 20 seats were uncontested.
The election was in one member districts, using first past the post (plurality) voting.
Background
Ministerialists were a group of members of parliament who supported a government in office but were not bound by tight party discipline. Ministerialists represented loose pre-party groupings who held seats in state parliaments up to 1914. Such members ran for office as independents or under a variety of political labels but saw themselves as linked to other candidates by their support for a particular premier or government.
Results
Legislative Assembly
Victorian state election, 15 March 1907[1] Legislative Assembly
<< 1904 — 1908 >> |
Enrolled voters |
261,080 |
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Votes cast |
117,098 |
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Turnout |
61.27% |
–9.70 |
Informal votes |
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Informal |
0.59% |
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Summary of votes by party |
Party |
Primary votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats |
Change |
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Reform/Ministerialists |
59,785 |
51.36 |
+15.22 |
49 |
+14 |
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Labor |
40,044 |
34.40 |
+1.85 |
14 |
-3 |
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Independent Ministerialists |
11,029 |
9.47 |
+4.55 |
1 |
+1 |
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Independent Labor |
2,795 |
2.40 |
+1.03 |
1 |
+1 |
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Independent |
2,754 |
2.37 |
+1.75 |
1 |
0 |
Total |
116,407 |
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65 |
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See also
References