The 1927 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday, 9 April 1927, 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 ().
For the first time, a Victorian state election was held on a Saturday, and voting for the Legislative Assembly was compulsory.Victorian Electoral Commission: Unit 2: Voting rights and responsibilities As a consequence, voter turnout in contested seats increased from 59.24% at the 1924 election to 91.76% at the 1927 election, although the informal vote increased from 1.01% in 1924 to 1.94% in 1927.
Key dates Date Event 4 March 1927 The Parliament was prorogued, and the Legislative Assembly dissolved. 12 March 1927 Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. 21 March 1927 Close of nominations. 9 April 1927 Polling day. 30 April 1927 The writ was returned and the results formally declared. 20 May 1927 The Hogan Ministry was sworn in. 6 July 1927 Parliament resumed for business.
Results
Legislative Assembly
Notes: Eight seats were uncontested at this election, and were retained by the incumbent parties: Labor (4): Footscray, Northcote, Port Melbourne, Richmond Nationalist (2): Benambra, Polwarth Country (1): Goulburn Valley Independents (1): Brighton
Outcome The Allan Country–Nationalist Coalition Government was defeated, and a minority Labor Government, led by Edmund Hogan, took office, but had to resign following a vote of no confidence in the Legislative Assembly in November 1928.
See also Candidates of the 1927 Victorian state election Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1927–1929 1928 Victorian Legislative Council election
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