1927 Victorian state election

1927 Victorian state election

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All 65 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Victoria 33 seats needed for a majority
Registered	850,494
Turnout	91.76 (32.52 pp)
First party Second party   Leader Edmond Hogan Harry Lawson Party Labor Nationalist Leader since 14 April 1926 1918 Leader's seat Warrenheip and Grenville (contested; won) Castlemaine and Maldon Last election 27 seats 19 seats Seats won 28 seats 15 seats Seat change 1 4 Popular vote 319,848 236,428 Percentage 41.79% 30.89% Swing 6.92% 8.15%   Third party Fourth party   Leader John Allan Albert Dunstan Party Country Country Progressive Leader since 27 November 1917 April 1926 Leader's seat Rodney Korong and Eaglehawk (contested; won) Last election 13 seats New party Seats won 10 seats 4 seats Seat change 3 4 Popular vote 62,218 31,849 Percentage 8.13% 4.16% Swing 3.84% 4.16%
Premier before election John Allan Country Elected Premier Edmond Hogan Labor

The 1927 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday, 9 April 1927, to elect the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.^[1]

For the first time, a Victorian state election was held on a Saturday, and voting for the Legislative Assembly was compulsory.^[2] As a consequence, voter turnout in contested seats increased from 59.24% at the 1924 election to 91.76% at the 1927 election, although the informal vote increased from 1.01% in 1924 to 1.94% in 1927.