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1889 Victorian colonial election
All 95 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly; 48 seats needed for a majority
Premier before election; Duncan Gillies; Conservative	Elected Premier ; Duncan Gillies; Conservative

The 1889 Victorian colonial election was held on 28 March 1889 to elect the 14th Parliament of Victoria. All 95 seats in the Legislative Assembly were up for election, though 11 were uncontested.^[1]

There were 73 single-member and 11 two-member electorates.^[1]

The incumbent coalition government, led by Conservative leader Duncan Gillies and Liberal leader Alfred Deakin, was re-elected.^[1]

Results

Legislative Assembly (FPTP)^[1]
Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Liberal Ministerialists	39,241	23.14	30
	Liberal Oppositionists	34,407	20.30	23
	Ministerialists	32,281	19.04	6
	Conservative Ministerialists	25,103	14.81	23
	Oppositionists	22,168	13.07	3
	Conservative Oppositionists	7,388	4.36	7
	Liberal	4,566	2.69	2
	Conservative	2,558	1.51	0
	Independent	1,837	1.08	1
Formal votes		169,549

Aftermath

On 30 October 1890, the Gillies-Deakin government was defeated on a vote of confidence, and was succeeded by a composite (though not formally a coalition) government led by Liberal James Munro.^[1]

In February 1892 Munro, who was deeply in debt, asked his Cabinet to appoint him Victorian Agent-General in London. He then resigned as Premier and immediately took ship from Port Melbourne.^[2] William Shiels became the new Premier on 16 February 1892, and he led the Liberals to the 1892 election.^[3]