1908 Victorian state election
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The 1908 Victorian state election was held in the
The election was in single-member districts, using first-past-the-post voting.
Background
The National Citizens' Reform League, led by Thomas Bent, had disbanded shortly after the 1904 state election, leading to the majority of Liberals and Conservatives sitting separately again for around three years.[2][3]
Bent formed the
However, after only a single year, Liberals
The Labor side of politics was controlled by the
Results
Despite winning the highest number of seats, the United Liberal Party was defeated. John Murray would be chosen as Premier on 6 January 1909 following a conference of both Murray's and Bent's supporters.[1]
25 seats were uncontested.[1]
Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
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Labor
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30,605 | 34.78 | +0.38 | 21 | 7 | ||
Liberal
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29,866 | 33.94 | +33.94 | 18 | 18 | ||
United Liberal
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17,578 | 19.98 | −31.38 | 24 | 25 | ||
Independent Liberal | 5,455 | 6.20 | +6.20 | 2 | 2 | ||
Independent Ministerialist | 539 | 0.61 | −8.86 | 0 | 1 | ||
Victorian Socialist | 167 | 0.19 | +0.19 | 0 | |||
Independent | 3,785 | 4.30 | +1.94 | 0 | 1 | ||
Formal votes | 87,995 | 99.47 | |||||
Informal votes | 0.53 | ||||||
Total | 87,995 | 65 | |||||
Registered voters / turnout | 263,876 | 53.64 |
Aftermath
On 8 January 1909, John Murray successfully moved a motion of no-confidence in Bent's government and succeeded him as Premier.
Four months later, the federal
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Australian Politics and Elections Database: 29 December 1908". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ a b "1900-1919: turbulent years". Victorian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "A Union of Farmers". The Advocate. 9 July 1904.
- ^ a b "Parliament in Exile: Aspects of the Victorian Parliament at the Exhibition Building, 1901 to 1927" (PDF). Australasian Study of Parliament Group.
- ^ "Federal Fusion. Conference Between Leaders". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 May 1909.
- ^ "Federal Fusion. Negotiations Concluded". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 May 1909.
- ^ "Fusion Fixed. A United Body". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 May 1909.