February 1880 Victorian colonial election

February 1880 Victorian colonial election
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All 86 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
  First party Second party
 
Leader James Service Graham Berry
Party Constitutionalist Liberal (Protectionist)
Leader's seat Maldon Geelong
Seats won 49 34
Percentage 50.29 45.66
Premier before election

Graham Berry
Liberal

Elected Premier

James Service
Constitutionalist

The February 1880 Victorian colonial election was held on 28 February 1880 to elect the 10th Parliament of Victoria. All 86 seats in 55 electorates in the Legislative Assembly were up for election, though two seats were uncontested.[1]

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

The liberal (or protectionist) government of Graham Berry was narrowly defeated by the Constitutionalist (moderate liberal) opposition led by James Service, who formed a new government on March 5.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c "The Tenth Parliament Elected 28 February 1880". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive.
  2. ^ Geoffrey Serle (1976), James Service (1823–1899), Australian Dictionary of Biography website, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University; accessed 11 December 2023.