1877 Victorian colonial election

1877 Victorian colonial election
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All 86 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
  First party Second party
 
Leader Graham Berry Sir James McCulloch
Party Liberal (Protectionist) Conservative (Free Trade)
Leader's seat Geelong Warrnambool
Seats won 56 14
Percentage 51.46 23.75
Premier before election

Sir James McCulloch
Conservative

Elected Premier

Graham Berry
Liberal

The 1877 Victorian colonial election was held on 11 May 1877 to elect the 9th Parliament of Victoria. It was the first election in Victoria in which all electorates voted on the same day. All 86 seats in 55 electorates in the Legislative Assembly were up for election, though four seats were uncontested.[1]

There were 31 single-member, 20 two-member and 5 three-member electorates.[1][2]

The conservative (or free trade) government of Sir James McCulloch was heavily defeated by the liberal (or protectionist) opposition led by Graham Berry, who formed a new government on May 21.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b c "The Ninth Parliament Elected 11 May 1877". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive.
  2. ^ The General Election: The Nominations, The Argus (Melbourne), 5 May 1877, page 7.
  3. ^ The Result of the Battle, Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth), 15 May 1877, page 2.