1917 Victorian state election

1917 Victorian state election
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All 65 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
33 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader John Bowser George Elmslie Alexander Peacock
Party Nationalist Labor Ministerialist
Leader since November 1917 September 1913 June 1914
Leader's seat Wangaratta Albert Park Allandale
Last election New party 22 seats 43
Seats won 30 24 9 seats
Seat change Increase 30 Increase 2 Decrease 34
Percentage 49.95 32.29% 7.03
Swing Increase 49.95 Decrease 7.29 Decrease 49.86
Premier before election

Alexander Peacock
Ministerial

Elected Premier

John Bowser
Nationalist

The 1917 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Thursday 15 November 1917 for the state's Legislative Assembly. 51 of the 65 Legislative Assembly seats were contested.[1]

  1. ^ Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 (ISBN 0708102700).