The 1919 Victorian local elections were held on 28 August 1919 to elect the councils of 42 of the local government areas in Victoria, Australia. Two councils also held mayoral elections.
Until the 1994 reforms introduced by the Kennett state government, all local elections were staggered, with not all councillors up for election each year.
Labor gained several council seats, with the vast majority of their candidates running as Caucus Labor candidates. Socialist councillor A.G. McDonnell retained his seat with 53.51% of the vote in Northcote's North Ward.
A large number of elections were unopposed, and The Argus observed that "in only a few cases did the electors show any marked interest in the result".
Results Council elections Party Votes % Swing Seats Change Independents 38,113 63.34 62 Caucus Labor 14,686 24.41 11 Nationalist 5,481 9.11 3 Labor 744 1.23 0 Socialist 625 1.04 1 Independent Labor 522 0.87 1 Total 60,171 100.0 78
Mayoral elections Council Before Result after preference distributionMayorPartyPartyCandidate%Result Port Melbourne J.H. Morris Caucus Labor Caucus LaborJ.H. Morris57.80 Caucus Labor hold Independent J.T. Turner 42.20 Wonthaggi NationalistCr. Easton57.57 Nationalist gain Labor Cr. Nelson 42.43
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