1919 Victorian Legislative Council election
Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Thursday 5 June 1919 to elect 17 of the 34 members of the state's Legislative Council.
Results
Legislative Council
Victorian Legislative Council election, 5 June 1919[1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 317,619 | |||||
Votes cast | 40,397 | Turnout | 12.7 | +2.8 | ||
Informal votes | 851 | Informal | 2.1 | +1.3 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won | Seats held | |
Nationalist | 21,572 | 54.5 | 13 | 27 | ||
Labor | 9,419 | 23.8 | −7.7 | 3 | 6 | |
Victorian Farmers | 1 | 1 | ||||
Other | 8,555 | 21.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 39,546 | 17 | 34 |
Retiring Members
Nationalist
- Sir John Davies MLC (Melbourne)
- Duncan McBryde MLC (South Eastern)
Candidates
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
A by-election for Melbourne North, to fill the vacancy caused by Donald Melville's death, was held concurrently with this election and is shown below.
Province | Held by | Labor candidates | Nationalist candidates | VFU candidates | Independent candidates |
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Bendigo | Nationalist | Alfred Hicks | |||
East Yarra | Nationalist | William Edgar | Frank Cornwall | ||
Gippsland | Nationalist | George Davis | |||
Melbourne | Nationalist | Sir Henry Weedon | John Pearson Harold Ward | ||
Melbourne East | Labor | Daniel McNamara | Frederick Dawborn | ||
Melbourne North | Labor | William Beckett | Thomas Griffin | ||
Nationalist | Esmond Kiernan | George Wales | |||
Melbourne South | Nationalist | Arthur Robinson | |||
Melbourne West | Labor | Arthur Disney | |||
Nelson | Nationalist | James Drysdale Brown | |||
Northern | Nationalist | Frank Clarke | |||
North Eastern | Nationalist | William Kendell | |||
North Western | Nationalist | George Goudie | |||
Southern | Nationalist | Russell Clarke | |||
South Eastern | Nationalist | Alfred Chandler* William Francis Frederick Hagelthorn | |||
South Western | Nationalist | Austin Austin | |||
Wellington | Nationalist | Alexander Bell | |||
Western | Nationalist | Edward White |
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