1889 Victorian colonial election

1889 Victorian colonial election

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All 95 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
48 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Alfred Deakin Duncan Gillies
Party Liberal Ministerialists Conservative Ministerialists
Leader's seat Essendon and Flemington Eastern Suburbs
Seats won 30 23
Percentage 23.14 14.81

Premier before election

Duncan Gillies
Conservative

Elected Premier

Duncan Gillies
Conservative

The 1889 Victorian colonial election was held on 28 March 1889 to elect the 14th Parliament of Victoria. All 95 seats in the Legislative Assembly were up for election, though 11 were uncontested.[1]

There were 73 single-member and 11 two-member electorates.[1]

The incumbent coalition government, led by Conservative leader Duncan Gillies and Liberal leader Alfred Deakin, was re-elected.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "THE FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT ELECTED 28 MARCH 1889". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive.