1904 Victorian state election

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1904 Victorian state election

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All 67 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly 34 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Thomas Bent Frederick Bromley Party National Citizens Reform League Labour Leader since 1904 1904 Leader's seat Brighton Carlton Last election 47 seats 12 seats Seats won 35 seats 17 seats Seat change 12 5 Percentage 36.14 32.55 Swing 5.93% 14.54%
Premier before election Thomas Bent National Citizens Reform League Elected Premier Thomas Bent National Citizens Reform League

The 1904 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on 1 June 1904 to elect 67 members to the state's Legislative Assembly.^[1]

It was the first election to be held in Victoria since the passing of the Constitution Act 1903^[2] (also known as the "Constitution Reform Act"), which reduced the number of seats in the Legislative Assembly from 95 to 67 and removed all two-member electorates. It also created three new electorates representing public and railways officers: the Electoral province for Public Officers and Railway Officers the "Electoral district for Public Officers" and a two-member "Electoral district for Railway Officers". Members of the public service had previously not been eligible to stand as candidates without first resigning. Under these changes, they could stand while a state employee, and if successful in winning a seat, would have a leave of absence while sitting as an MP.