1907 Victorian state election

1907 Victorian state election

15 March 1907 (1907-03-15)
the 65 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
First party Third party   Leader Thomas Bent George Prendergast Party Reform Labor Leader since 1904 Leader's seat Brighton North Melbourne Last election 35 seats 17 seats Seats won 49 seats 14 seats Seat change 14 3 Percentage 51.36% 34.40% Swing 15.22% 1.85%
Premier before election Thomas Bent Reform Elected Premier Thomas Bent Reform

The 1907 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Friday, 15 March 1907 to elect 45 of the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The other 20 seats were uncontested.

The election was in one member districts, using first past the post (plurality) voting.

Background

Ministerialists were a group of members of parliament who supported a government in office but were not bound by tight party discipline. Ministerialists represented loose pre-party groupings who held seats in state parliaments up to 1914. Such members ran for office as independents or under a variety of political labels but saw themselves as linked to other candidates by their support for a particular premier or government.

Results

Legislative Assembly

Victorian state election, 15 March 1907 Legislative Assembly << 1904–1908 >>
Enrolled voters		261,080
Votes cast		117,098		Turnout	61.27%	–9.70
Informal votes				Informal	0.59%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Reform League	59,785	51.36	+15.22	49	+14
	Labor	40,044	34.40	+1.85	14	-3
	Independent Ministerialists	11,029	9.47	+4.55	1	+1
	Independent Labor	2,795	2.40	+1.03	1	+1
	Independent	2,754	2.37	+1.75	0	0
Total		116,407			65

See also

• Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1907–1908