1911 Victorian state election

1911 Victorian state election

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All 65 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
33 seats needed for a majority
  First party Third party
 
Leader John Murray George Prendergast
Party Liberal Labor
Leader since January 1909 1904
Leader's seat Allandale North Melbourne
Last election 19 seats 21 seats
Seats won 43 seats 20 seats
Seat change Increase 24 Decrease 1
Swing Increase 18.09% Increase 8.28%

Premier before election

John Murray
Liberal

Elected Premier

John Murray
Liberal

The 1911 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Thursday, 16 November 1911 to elect 56 of the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.[1] Nine seats were uncontested.

The election was in single-member electorates, using preferential voting for the first time in the state's history. Women also voted for the first time at this election.[2]

  1. ^ Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890–1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 (ISBN 0708102700).
  2. ^ "Australian Politics and Elections Database: 15 March 1907". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 June 2015.