The 1929 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 30 November 1929 to elect the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 ().
Background
Seat changes The Nationalist Party had gained two seats in the Assembly since the previous election, having won two by-elections in seats held by independents. Henry Bodman (Gippsland South) died on 2 November 1927, and Walter West won the seat for the Nationalists on 3 December. Speaker Oswald Snowball (Brighton), who had been disendorsed by the Nationalists in the previous election after voting against the redistribution bill, had rejoined the Nationalists since but died on 16 March 1928. Ian Macfarlan won the seat in the by-election on 24 April 1928.
Results
Legislative Assembly
Notes: Twenty seats were uncontested at this election, and were retained by the incumbent parties: Labor (14): Bendigo, Brunswick, Carlton, Clifton Hill, Coburg, Collingwood, Flemington, Footscray, Maryborough and Daylesford, Melbourne, Northcote, Richmond, Williamstown, Wonthaggi Nationalist (3): Allandale, Benambra, Upper Yarra Country (1): Goulburn Valley Country Progressive (1): Ouyen
See also Candidates of the 1929 Victorian state election 1928 Victorian Legislative Council election Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1929–1932
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