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Victorian state election, 1924

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26 June 1924 (1924-06-26)
  
1927 →

21 seats
  
31 seats

23 seats
  
28 seats

Start date
  
June 26, 1924

18 June 1918
  
28 April 1924

31 seats
  
10 seats

28 seats
  
11 seats

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Winner
  
George Prendergast

The 1924 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Thursday 26 June 1924 to elect 45 of the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

Contents

Seat changes

There had been four by-elections in Nationalist-held seats during the previous parliamentary term: Labor had won the seats of Daylesford on 9 August 1923 and Dalhousie on 31 January 1924. The Nationalists retained the seat of Gippsland South on 18 August 1922, but lost Gippsland West to the Country Party.

Legislative Assembly

Notes:

  • Twenty seats were uncontested at this election, and were retained by the incumbent parties:
  • Labor (12): Abbotsford, Brunswick, Carlton, Collingwood, Fitzroy, Flemington, North Melbourne, Port Fairy, Port Melbourne, Richmond, Warrenheip, Williamstown
  • Nationalist (5): Allandale, Gippsland South, Kara Kara, St Kilda, Waranga
  • Country (3): Gippsland East, Goulburn Valley, Wangaratta

    • Outcome

    The Peacock minority government was defeated; a minority Labor Government led by George Prendergast took office but was defeated in Parliament in November 1924 by the Allan Coalition Government.

    References

    Victorian state election, 1924 Wikipedia
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