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Candidates of the Victorian state election, 1927

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This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1927 Victorian state election. The election was held on 9 April 1927.

Contents

Seat changes

  • Abbotsford Labor MLA Gordon Webber contested Heidelberg.
  • Ballarat East Labor MLA William McAdam contested Ballarat.
  • Ballarat West Nationalist MLA Matthew Baird contested Ballarat.
  • Bendigo West Labor MLA Arthur Cook contested Bendigo.
  • Boroondara Nationalist MLA Edmund Greenwood contested Nunawading.
  • Bulla Labor MLA Ralph Hjorth contested Grant.
  • Castlemaine and Maldon Nationalist MLA Harry Lawson contested Castlemaine and Kyneton.
  • Dalhousie Labor MLA Reg Pollard contested Bulla and Dalhousie.
  • Daylesford Labor MLA James McDonald contested Mildura.
  • Eaglehawk Country Progressive MLA Albert Dunstan contested Eaglehawk.
  • East Melbourne Nationalist MLA Alfred Farthing contested Caulfield.
  • Essendon Labor MLA Frank Keane contested Coburg.
  • Fitzroy Labor MLA Maurice Blackburn contested Clifton Hill.
  • Glenelg Labor MLA Ernie Bond contested Port Fairy and Glenelg.
  • Grenville Labor MLA Arthur Hughes contested Hampden.
  • Jika Jika Labor MLA John Cain contested Northcote.
  • Kara Kara Nationalist MLA John Pennington contested Kara Kara and Borung.
  • Korong Country MLA Isaac Weaver contested Korong and Eaglehawk.
  • Maryborough Labor MLA George Frost contested Maryborough and Daylesford.
  • North Melbourne Labor MLA George Prendergast contested Footscray.
  • Port Fairy Labor MLA Henry Bailey contested Warrnambool.
  • Wangaratta Country MLA Sir John Bowser contested Wangaratta and Ovens.
  • Warrenheip Labor MLA Edmond Hogan contested Warrenheip and Grenville.

    • Retiring Members

  • Note: Warrnambool Nationalist MLA James Deany died a month before the election; no by-election was held due to the proximity of the general election.

    • Labor

  • Luke Clough MLA (Bendigo East)

    • Nationalist

  • Alfred Billson MLA (Ovens)
  • John Gordon MLA (Waranga)

    • Country

  • David Allison MLA (Borung)

    • Legislative Assembly

    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.

    References

    Candidates of the Victorian state election, 1927 Wikipedia
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