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.
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 |
Nationalist
- Sir John Davies MLC (Melbourne)
- Duncan McBryde MLC (South Eastern)
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.
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