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Victorian state election, 9 April 1927[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 850,494
Votes cast 780,399 Turnout 91.76 +32.53
Informal votes 15,125 Informal 1.94 +0.93
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 319,848 41.79 +6.92 28 +1
  Nationalist 236,428 30.89 −8.15 15 −4
  Australian Liberal 67,663 8.84 +8.84 2 +2
  Country 62,218 8.13 −3.84 10 −3
  Country Progressive 31,849 4.16 +4.16 4 +4
  Independent 51,642 8.16 +1.98 3 −3
Total 765,274     65  

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1927 Victorian state election.

Results by electoral district

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Albert Park

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1927 Victorian state election: Albert Park[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Wallace 9,581 46.5
Nationalist Robert Cuthbertson 7,044 34.1
Australian Liberal Charles Merrett 4,002 19.4
Total formal votes 20,627 97.5
Informal votes 541 2.5
Turnout 21,168 89.3
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Robert Cuthbertson 10,338 50.1
Labor Arthur Wallace 10,289 49.9
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing

Allandale

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1927 Victorian state election: Allandale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Alexander Peacock 5,053 56.2
Labor William McGrath 3,938 43.8
Total formal votes 8,991 97.0
Informal votes 275 3.0
Turnout 9,266 95.4
Nationalist hold Swing

Ballarat

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1927 Victorian state election: Ballarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William McAdam 8,313 53.6
Nationalist Matthew Baird 7,203 46.4
Total formal votes 15,516 99.0
Informal votes 162 1.0
Turnout 15,678 94.9
Labor hold Swing

Barwon

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1927 Victorian state election: Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Edward Morley 6,637 64.2
Labor John Jensen 3,703 35.8
Total formal votes 10,340 98.6
Informal votes 146 1.4
Turnout 10,486 91.6
Nationalist hold Swing

Benalla

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1927 Victorian state election: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Progressive Edward Cleary 3,406 38.7
Independent John Carlisle 3,201 36.3
Country Patrick Connell 2,200 25.0
Total formal votes 8,807 97.8
Informal votes 203 2.2
Turnout 9,010 92.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Progressive Edward Cleary 4,413 50.1
Independent John Carlisle 4,394 49.9
Country Progressive gain from Country Swing N/A

Benambra

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1927 Victorian state election: Benambra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Henry Beardmore unopposed
Nationalist hold Swing

Bendigo

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1927 Victorian state election: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Cook 8,954 62.7
Nationalist William Ewing 5,331 37.3
Total formal votes 14,285 98.9
Informal votes 171 1.1
Turnout 14,456 67.7
Labor hold Swing

Boroondara

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1927 Victorian state election: Boroondara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Richard Linton 7,712 39.7
Labor Robert Dodman 5,542 28.5
Independent David Evans 1,644 8.5
Ind. Nationalist Robert Sylvester 1,590 8.2
Australian Liberal Victor Ginn 1,573 8.1
Independent Louis Holmes 1,375 7.1
Total formal votes 19,436 96.1
Informal votes 798 3.9
Turnout 20,234 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Richard Linton 12,125 63.4
Labor Robert Dodman 7,311 37.6
Nationalist hold Swing

Brighton

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1927 Victorian state election: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist Oswald Snowball unopposed
Member changed to Ind. Nationalist from Australian Liberal Swing N/A

Brunswick

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1927 Victorian state election: Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Jewell 16,204 76.1
Nationalist Leonard Smith 5,102 23.9
Total formal votes 21,306 98.3
Informal votes 363 1.7
Turnout 21,669 94.2
Labor hold Swing

Bulla and Dalhousie

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1927 Victorian state election: Bulla and Dalhousie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 4,183 48.0
Nationalist Andrew Rowan 1,774 20.4
Country Alexander Wilson 1,625 18.6
Australian Liberal John Murphy 1,131 13.0
Total formal votes 8,713 98.2
Informal votes 159 1.8
Turnout 8,872 89.0
After distribution of preferences
Labor Reg Pollard 4,695 53.9
Nationalist Andrew Rowan 2,118 24.3
Country Alexander Wilson 1,900 21.8
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed to completion.

Carlton

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1927 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Solly 14,470 73.9
Australian Liberal Roderick McSolvin 5,102 26.1
Total formal votes 19,572 98.3
Informal votes 332 1.7
Turnout 19,904 90.3
Labor hold Swing

Castlemaine and Kyneton

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1927 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Kyneton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Harry Lawson 5,546 60.3
Labor Joseph Hannan 3,658 39.7
Total formal votes 9,204 99.0
Informal votes 96 1.0
Turnout 9,300 93.7
Nationalist hold Swing

Caulfield

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1927 Victorian state election: Caulfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Australian Liberal Frederick Forrest 8,953 42.6
Nationalist Alfred Farthing 6,329 30.1
Australian Liberal John Packer 5,715 27.2
Total formal votes 20,997 96.9
Informal votes 679 3.1
Turnout 21,676 92.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Australian Liberal Frederick Forrest 13,640 65.0
Nationalist Alfred Farthing 7,357 35.0
Australian Liberal gain from Nationalist Swing

Clifton Hill

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1927 Victorian state election: Clifton Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maurice Blackburn 13,784 67.7
Nationalist Charles Miller 6,577 32.3
Total formal votes 20,361 96.4
Informal votes 763 3.6
Turnout 21,124 86.8
Labor hold Swing

Coburg

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1927 Victorian state election: Coburg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Keane 13,005 67.5
Nationalist Henry Richards 6,256 32.5
Total formal votes 19,261 99.1
Informal votes 183 0.9
Turnout 19,444 94.7
Labor hold Swing

Collingwood

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1927 Victorian state election: Collingwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Tunnecliffe 16,392 77.2
Nationalist Ralph Stredwick 4,843 22.8
Total formal votes 21,235 98.2
Informal votes 391 1.8
Turnout 21,626 90.6
Labor hold Swing

Dandenong

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1927 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James O'Keefe 8,160 44.8
Nationalist Frank Groves 7,612 41.7
Australian Liberal Archibald Wilson 2,458 13.5
Total formal votes 18,230 97.2
Informal votes 518 2.8
Turnout 18,748 91.1
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Frank Groves 9,292 51.0
Labor James O'Keefe 8,938 49.0
Nationalist hold Swing

Dundas

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1927 Victorian state election: Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Slater 5,675 56.9
Nationalist Gilbert Smith 4,304 43.1
Total formal votes 9,979 99.3
Informal votes 73 0.7
Turnout 10,052 95.1
Labor hold Swing

Essendon

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1927 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Drakeford 10,196 52.4
Nationalist Robert Gilbertson 9,254 47.6
Total formal votes 19,450 99.3
Informal votes 144 0.7
Turnout 19,594 94.8
Labor hold Swing

Evelyn

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1927 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist William Everard 4,468 53.4
Labor Edward Hodges 2,404 28.8
Australian Liberal Joseph Smith 1,487 17.8
Total formal votes 8,359 97.4
Informal votes 228 2.6
Turnout 8,587 90.4
Ind. Nationalist gain from Australian Liberal Swing

Flemington

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1927 Victorian state election: Flemington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Holland 13,811 70.1
Nationalist Arthur Fenton 5,898 29.9
Total formal votes 19,709 98.8
Informal votes 238 1.2
Turnout 19,947 92.0
Labor hold Swing

Footscray

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1927 Victorian state election: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Prendergast unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Geelong

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1927 Victorian state election: Geelong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Brownbill 9,317 57.3
Nationalist Julius Solomon 6,940 42.7
Total formal votes 16,257 99.0
Informal votes 160 1.0
Turnout 16,417 93.2
Labor hold Swing

Gippsland East

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1927 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Albert Lind 4,344 70.1
Independent Frederick Blight 1,855 29.9
Total formal votes 6,199 98.9
Informal votes 69 1.1
Turnout 6,268 89.0
Country hold Swing

Gippsland North

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1927 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James McLachlan 7,655 84.3
Country John Buchan 1,419 15.6
Total formal votes 9,063 98.9
Informal votes 105 1.1
Turnout 9,168 92.0
Independent hold Swing

Gippsland South

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1927 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Walter West 2,727 30.4
Labor Michael Buckley 2,126 23.7
Independent Henry Bodman 1,821 20.3
Country Thomas Anderson 1,448 16.2
Country David White 838 9.3
Total formal votes 8,960 96.7
Informal votes 303 3.3
Turnout 9,263 92.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Henry Bodman 4,621 51.6
Nationalist Walter West 4,339 48.4
Independent gain from Nationalist Swing

Gippsland West

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1927 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Houlihan 3,299 37.2
Country Arthur Walter 2,006 22.6
Nationalist James Wilson 1,793 20.2
Independent Arthur a'Beckett 768 8.7
Country Progressive John Dowd 579 6.5
Australian Liberal Robert Garlick 424 4.8
Total formal votes 8,869 96.3
Informal votes 339 3.7
Turnout 9,208 91.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Arthur Walter 4,673 52.7
Labor Thomas Houlihan 4,196 47.3
Country hold Swing

Goulburn Valley

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1927 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Murray Bourchier unopposed
Country hold Swing

Grant

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1927 Victorian state election: Grant
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ralph Hjorth 3,963 47.8
Nationalist Francis Connelly 2,070 25.0
Country David Gibson 1,763 21.3
Independent James Farrer 489 5.9
Total formal votes 8,285 98.4
Informal votes 131 1.6
Turnout 8,416 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ralph Hjorth 4,420 53.4
Nationalist Francis Connelly 3,865 46.6
Labor hold Swing

Gunbower

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1927 Victorian state election: Gunbower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Henry Angus 5,889 61.4
Country Progressive Farquhar Matheson 3,696 38.6
Total formal votes 9,585 98.8
Informal votes 118 1.2
Turnout 9,703 90.5
Independent gain from Australian Liberal Swing

Hampden

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1927 Victorian state election: Hampden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Hughes 5,071 53.6
Nationalist David Oman 4,396 46.4
Total formal votes 9,467 99.0
Informal votes 96 1.0
Turnout 9,563 92.3
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing

Hawthorn

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1927 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist William McPherson 11,610 57.6
Labor Edward Cummins 8,555 42.4
Total formal votes 20,165 98.7
Informal votes 268 1.3
Turnout 20,433 94.4
Nationalist hold Swing

Heidelberg

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1927 Victorian state election: Heidelberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Webber 10,924 54.4
Nationalist Henry Zwar 9,156 45.6
Total formal votes 20,080 99.3
Informal votes 151 0.7
Turnout 20,231 92.1
Labor hold Swing

Kara Kara and Borung

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1927 Victorian state election: Kara Kara and Borung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist John Pennington 4,217 45.3
Country Progressive Finlay Cameron 2,732 29.3
Country William Pearce 2,368 25.4
Total formal votes 9,317 97.4
Informal votes 250 2.6
Turnout 9,567 90.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Nationalist John Pennington 5,068 54.4
Country Progressive Finlay Cameron 4,249 45.6
Nationalist hold Swing

Kew

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1927 Victorian state election: Kew
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Edward Reynolds 6,346 32.3
Labor Frederick Riley 4,877 24.8
Independent Wilfred Hughes 4,727 24.1
Australian Liberal William Clark 3,696 18.8
Total formal votes 19,646 97.6
Informal votes 475 2.4
Turnout 20,121 93.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Wilfred Hughes 10,964 55.8
Nationalist Edward Reynolds 8,682 44.2
Independent gain from Nationalist Swing

Korong and Eaglehawk

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1927 Victorian state election: Korong and Eaglehawk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Progressive Albert Dunstan 5,566 56.1
Country Isaac Weaver 4,365 43.9
Total formal votes 9,931 99.0
Informal votes 98 1.0
Turnout 10,029 93.1
Country Progressive gain from Country Swing

Lowan

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1927 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Marcus Wettenhall 5,633 57.7
Country Progressive George Clyne 4,127 42.2
Total formal votes 9,760 98.3
Informal votes 167 1.7
Turnout 9,927 91.1
Country hold Swing

Maryborough and Daylesford

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1927 Victorian state election: Maryborough and Daylesford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Frost 5,914 60.7
Nationalist Edmund Jowett 3,830 39.3
Total formal votes 9,744 98.8
Informal votes 121 1.2
Turnout 9,865 74.3
Labor hold Swing

Melbourne

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1927 Victorian state election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Hayes 12,115 66.6
Australian Liberal Carlyle Ferguson 6,071 33.4
Total formal votes 18,186 97.4
Informal votes 489 2.6
Turnout 18,675 81.0
Labor hold Swing

Mildura

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1927 Victorian state election: Mildura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James McDonald 3,251 40.3
Country Progressive Albert Allnutt 2,592 32.1
Country James Lochhead 2,229 27.6
Total formal votes 8,072 98.0
Informal votes 168 2.0
Turnout 8,240 90.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Progressive Albert Allnutt 4,639 57.5
Labor James McDonald 3,433 42.5
Country Progressive gain from Labor Swing

Mornington

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1927 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alfred Downward 3,884 42.5
Nationalist Alfred Kirton 3,388 37.1
Australian Liberal Cyril Croskell 1,866 20.4
Total formal votes 9,138 97.4
Informal votes 248 2.6
Turnout 9,386 89.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Alfred Downward 4,898 53.6
Nationalist Alfred Kirton 4,240 46.4
Country hold Swing

Northcote

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1927 Victorian state election: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Cain unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Nunawading

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1927 Victorian state election: Nunawading
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Edmund Greenwood 8,044 46.5
Labor John Toohey 5,866 33.9
Nationalist Garnet Soilleux 1,674 9.7
Australian Liberal Stephen Thompson 1,095 6.3
Australian Liberal Robert Halliday 602 3.5
Total formal votes 17,281 97.7
Informal votes 410 2.3
Turnout 17,691 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Edmund Greenwood 10,209 59.1
Labor John Toohey 7,072 40.9
Nationalist hold Swing

Oakleigh

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1927 Victorian state election: Oakleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Squire Reid 9,500 41.8
Nationalist Robert Knox 8,421 37.1
Australian Liberal Thomas Riley 4,786 21.1
Total formal votes 22,707 97.9
Informal votes 483 2.1
Turnout 23,190 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Squire Reid 11,427 50.3
Nationalist Robert Knox 11,280 49.7
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing

Ouyen

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1927 Victorian state election: Ouyen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Progressive Harold Glowrey 3,529 39.6
Country Henry Pickering 3,350 37.6
Labor Francis Williamson 2,032 22.8
Total formal votes 8,911 97.9
Informal votes 194 2.1
Turnout 9,105 86.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Progressive Harold Glowrey 4,908 55.1
Country Henry Pickering 4,003 44.9
Country Progressive gain from Country Swing

Polwarth

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1927 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist James McDonald unopposed
Nationalist hold Swing

Port Fairy and Glenelg

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1927 Victorian state election: Port Fairy and Glenelg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Bond 6,154 60.6
Nationalist William Shaw 3,996 39.4
Total formal votes 10,150 98.9
Informal votes 115 1.1
Turnout 10,265 94.2
Labor hold Swing

Port Melbourne

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1927 Victorian state election: Port Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Murphy unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Prahran

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1927 Victorian state election: Prahran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Jackson 12,772 56.5 +4.9
Nationalist Thomas White 9,847 43.5 +11.1
Total formal votes 22,619 98.7
Informal votes 289 1.3
Turnout 22,908 91.3
Labor hold Swing

Richmond

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1927 Victorian state election: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Cotter unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Rodney

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1927 Victorian state election: Rodney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Allan 5,836 59.6
Country Progressive Frederick Churches 3,601 36.8
Australian Liberal Percy Bryce 360 3.7
Total formal votes 9,797 98.0
Informal votes 204 2.0
Turnout 10,001 92.1
Country hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

St Kilda

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1927 Victorian state election: St Kilda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Australian Liberal Burnett Gray 11,227 50.4
Nationalist Frederic Eggleston 6,456 29.0
Independent Florence Johnson 4,597 20.6
Total formal votes 22,280 97.1
Informal votes 660 2.9
Turnout 22,940 91.9
Australian Liberal gain from Nationalist Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Stawell and Ararat

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1927 Victorian state election: Stawell and Ararat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Richard Toutcher 5,520 55.8
Labor Robert McCracken 4,366 44.2
Total formal votes 9,886 97.9
Informal votes 209 2.1
Turnout 10,095 92.8
Nationalist hold Swing

Swan Hill

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1927 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Francis Old 3,245 43.5
Independent William Sullivan 2,190 29.4
Country Progressive Ernest Gray 2,021 27.1
Total formal votes 7,456 96.9
Informal votes 240 3.1
Turnout 7,696 87.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Francis Old 4,510 60.5
Independent William Sullivan 2,946 39.5
Country hold Swing

Toorak

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1927 Victorian state election: Toorak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Stanley Argyle 9,458 48.5
Labor Charles Cope 6,124 31.4
Australian Liberal Horace Mason 3,912 20.1
Total formal votes 19,494 97.7
Informal votes 458 2.3
Turnout 19,952 89.9
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Stanley Argyle 12,084 62.0
Labor Charles Cope 7,410 38.0
Nationalist hold Swing

Upper Goulburn

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1927 Victorian state election: Upper Goulburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Withers 3,658 44.1
Country Edwin Mackrell 2,805 33.8
Nationalist George Wilson 1,831 22.1
Total formal votes 8,294 98.6
Informal votes 120 1.4
Turnout 8,414 90.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Edwin Mackrell 4,303 51.9
Labor Edward Withers 3,991 48.1
Country hold Swing

Upper Yarra

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1927 Victorian state election: Upper Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist George Knox 4,057 40.2
Labor Henry Courtney 3,076 30.5
Independent John Mahony 1,402 13.9
Australian Liberal George Ingram 554 5.5
Country John Dedman 503 5.0
Independent Henry Glynn 492 4.9
Total formal votes 10,084 96.9
Informal votes 327 3.1
Turnout 10,411 90.9
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist George Knox 6,320 62.7
Labor Henry Courtney 3,764 37.3
Nationalist hold Swing

Walhalla

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1927 Victorian state election: Walhalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Bermingham 3,223 38.8
Country William Moncur 2,659 32.0
Nationalist Samuel Barnes 2,423 29.2
Total formal votes 8,305 98.0
Informal votes 172 2.0
Turnout 8,477 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country William Moncur 4,381 52.8
Labor James Bermingham 3,924 47.2
Country gain from Nationalist Swing

Wangaratta and Ovens

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1927 Victorian state election: Wangaratta and Ovens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Bowser 3,221 38.8
Australian Liberal William Higgins 3,116 37.6
Country Lot Diffey 1,953 23.6
Total formal votes 8,290 96.8
Informal votes 271 3.2
Turnout 8,561 92.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country John Bowser 4,409 53.2
Australian Liberal William Higgins 3,881 46.8
Country hold Swing

Waranga

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1927 Victorian state election: Waranga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gerald Honan 3,176 38.0
Nationalist Ernest Coyle 2,322 27.7
Country John McKee 1,747 20.5
Nationalist Henry Thomas 1,122 13.3
Total formal votes 8,367 98.1
Informal votes 161 1.9
Turnout 8,528 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Ernest Coyle 4,518 54.0
Labor Gerald Honan 3,849 46.0
Nationalist hold Swing

Warrenheip and Grenville

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1927 Victorian state election: Warrenheip and Grenville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edmond Hogan 5,359 58.3
Nationalist Robert McGregor 3,828 41.7
Total formal votes 9,187 99.2
Informal votes 78 0.8
Turnout 9,265 95.1
Labor hold Swing

Warrnambool

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1927 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Henry Bailey 4,947 53.1
Nationalist James Swan 3,904 41.9
Australian Liberal William Downing 466 5.0
Total formal votes 9,317 99.1
Informal votes 83 0.9
Turnout 9,400 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Henry Bailey 53.6
Nationalist James Swan 46.4
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Williamstown

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1927 Victorian state election: Williamstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Lemmon 13,626 71.7
Nationalist Francis Wilcher 5,375 28.3
Total formal votes 19,001 99.0
Informal votes 195 1.0
Turnout 19,196 94.2
Labor hold Swing

Wonthaggi

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1927 Victorian state election: Wonthaggi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William McKenzie 4,548 52.4
Country Herbert Hyland 1,654 18.9
Country Peter Hudson 1,123 12.8
Nationalist William Walker 876 10.0
Australian Liberal William Easton 509 5.8
Total formal votes 8,746 97.4
Informal votes 237 2.6
Turnout 8,983 93.0
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Election held on 9 April 1927, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
  2. ^ Carr, Adam. "Results of Victorian 1927 Election". Psephos. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
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