1902 Victorian state election

The 1902 Victorian State election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on 1 October 1902 to elect 70 of the 95 members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1][2][3][4] The other 25 seats were uncontested.[1]

1902 Victorian state election
the 95 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
  First party Second party
 
Leader William Irvine Alexander Peacock
Party Reform League Commonwealth Liberal
Leader's seat Lowan Clunes and Allandale
Seats won 47 seats 15 seats
Premier before election

William Irvine
Reform

 Elected Premier

William Irvine
Reform

There was manhood suffrage in single and multimember districts (with multiple voting), and using first past the post (plurality) voting.[1]

William Irvine replaced Alexander Peacock as Victorian Premier on 10 June 1902, and contested the election as the incumbent premier and leader of the Australian Reform Party. Irving soundly defeated the Liberals and their Labor allies at the 1902 election. The Labor Party did not have a parliamentary leader until 1904.

Results

The incumbent Reform League led by William Irvine won 47 seats in the Legislative Assembly and formed the 1902 Irvine Ministry.

Victorian state election, 1 October 1902[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1900–1904 >>

Enrolled voters 290,241
Votes cast 171,015 Turnout 65.41%
Informal votes 606 Informal
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Reform League 71,951 42.07 47
  Opposition 30,929 18.09 15
  Labour 30,804 18.01 12
  Independent Ministerialists 22,997 13.45 7
  Ministerialists 9,028 5.28 11
  Independent Labor 3,202 1.87 2
  Citizens Reform League 2,104 1.23 1
Total 171,015     95  
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See also

References
  1. "Australian Politics and Elections Database: 1 October 1902". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. "Elections since 1856". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  3. "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888" (PDF). Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  4. "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
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