Results of the 1914 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

Victorian state election, 26 November 1914[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 810,026
Votes cast 319,950 Turnout 39.50 –15.90
Informal votes 7,294 Informal 2.27 +0.91
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal 167,112 53.44 +6.83 42 – 2
  Labor 121,562 38.88 –4.18 21 + 2
  Independent 24,022 7.68 –2.65 2 ± 0
Total 312,696     65  

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1914 Victorian state election.

Results by electoral district

Abbotsford

1914 Victorian state election: Abbotsford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gordon Webber unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Albert Park

1914 Victorian state election: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Elmslie unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Allandale

1914 Victorian state election: Allandale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander Peacock unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Ballarat East

1914 Victorian state election: Ballarat East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert McGregor 4,079 53.6 −6.5
Labor James Harrison 3,524 46.4 +10.0
Total formal votes 7,603 98.5 +0.3
Informal votes 113 1.5 −0.3
Turnout 7,716 70.2 −1.6
Liberal hold Swing −8.3

Ballarat West

1914 Victorian state election: Ballarat West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Matthew Baird 4,390 61.3 +4.7
Labor Thomas Richards 2,765 38.6 −4.7
Total formal votes 7,155 98.6 −0.5
Informal votes 104 1.4 +0.5
Turnout 7,259 67.8 −4.0
Liberal hold Swing +4.7

Barwon

1914 Victorian state election: Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Farrer 3,711 59.4 +22.9
Labor Alexander Parker 2,533 40.6 +2.9
Total formal votes 6,244 97.0 −1.4
Informal votes 194 3.0 +1.4
Turnout 6,438 56.8 −12.7
Liberal hold Swing −1.5

Benalla

1914 Victorian state election: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Carlisle 2,785 66.4 −6.4
Labor Ebenezer Brown 1,411 33.6 +6.4
Total formal votes 4,196 98.0 −0.8
Informal votes 84 2.0 +0.8
Turnout 4,280 52.9 −9.2
Liberal hold Swing −6.4

Benambra

1914 Victorian state election: Benambra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Leckie 2,183 50.2 −11.9
Labor John Ross 1,668 38.3 +0.5
Independent Jorgen Petersen 500 11.5 +11.5
Total formal votes 4,351 98.2 0.0
Informal votes 82 1.8 0.0
Turnout 4,433 61.6 −7.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Leckie 60.6 −1.5
Labor John Ross 39.4 +1.5
Liberal hold Swing −1.5
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Bendigo East

1914 Victorian state election: Bendigo East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alfred Hampson 3,126 57.8 −1.4
Liberal John Curnow 2,287 42.2 +16.4
Total formal votes 5,413 97.1 −1.3
Informal votes 164 2.9 +1.3
Turnout 5,577 59.1 −2.4
Labor hold Swing −2.9

Bendigo West

1914 Victorian state election: Bendigo West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Andrew 2,879 43.5 −5.2
Independent David Smith 2,190 33.1 +33.1
Labor Arthur Cook 1,543 23.3 −28.0
Total formal votes 6,612 97.6 −0.8
Informal votes 166 2.4 +2.4
Turnout 6,778 64.7 +3.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent David Smith 3,315 50.1 +50.1
Liberal David Andrew 3,297 49.9 +1.2
Independent gain from Labor Swing N/A

Boroondara

1914 Victorian state election: Boroondara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Madden 7,929 69.2 +8.8
Labor Ralph Charrett 3,537 30.8 +30.8
Total formal votes 11,466 98.3 −1.1
Informal votes 204 1.7 +1.1
Turnout 11,670 38.9 −13.3
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Borung

1914 Victorian state election: Borung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Hutchinson unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Brighton

1914 Victorian state election: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Oswald Snowball 5,348 72.3 −27.7
Labor Albert Andrews 2,048 27.7 +27.7
Total formal votes 7,396 98.1
Informal votes 144 1.9
Turnout 7,540 41.2
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Brunswick

1914 Victorian state election: Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Jewell 6,318 62.1 +0.2
Liberal Joseph Waxman 3,849 37.9 −0.2
Total formal votes 10,167 97.2 −1.7
Informal votes 298 2.8 +1.7
Turnout 10,465 48.2 −10.0
Labor hold Swing +0.2

Bulla

1914 Victorian state election: Bulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Robertson 3,689 62.2 +0.9
Labor George McGowan 2,246 37.8 −0.9
Total formal votes 5,935 97.8 −0.6
Informal votes 131 2.2 +0.6
Turnout 6,066 55.9 −5.5
Liberal hold Swing +0.9

Carlton

1914 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Solly unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Castlemaine and Maldon

1914 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Maldon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Lawson 3,662 70.3 +8.8
Labor Luke Clough 1,547 29.7 −8.8
Total formal votes 5,209 98.3 −1.0
Informal votes 90 1.7 +1.0
Turnout 5,299 72.0 −5.6
Liberal hold Swing +8.8

Collingwood

1914 Victorian state election: Collingwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martin Hannah unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Dalhousie

1914 Victorian state election: Dalhousie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Allan Cameron 2,770 52.9 +52.9
Liberal Reginald Argyle 2,465 47.1 −4.2
Total formal votes 5,235 97.9 −1.4
Informal votes 112 2.1 +1.4
Turnout 5,347 71.8 −5.9
Independent gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Dandenong

1914 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Keast unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Daylesford

1914 Victorian state election: Daylesford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald McLeod 3,011 66.1 +12.0
Independent Morton Dunlop 1,547 33.9 +33.9
Total formal votes 4,558 98.5 −0.4
Informal votes 68 1.5 +0.4
Turnout 4,626 64.1 −23.3
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Dundas

1914 Victorian state election: Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Egerton Holden 2,740 44.5 +6.7
Liberal William Smith 2,494 40.5 −19.9
Independent John Loughnane 918 14.9 +14.9
Total formal votes 6,152 98.1 −0.2
Informal votes 122 1.9 +0.2
Turnout 6,274 71.3 −1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Smith 3,100 50.4 −10.0
Labor Egerton Holden 3,052 49.6 +10.0
Liberal hold Swing −10.0

Eaglehawk

1914 Victorian state election: Eaglehawk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Tunnecliffe 2,783 52.3 −0.8
Liberal William Wallace 2,536 47.7 +0.8
Total formal votes 5,319 98.4 −0.7
Informal votes 87 1.6 +0.7
Turnout 5,406 52.1 −19.2
Labor hold Swing −0.8

East Melbourne

1914 Victorian state election: East Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Henry Weedon 1,990 29.8 +29.8
Liberal Alfred Farthing 1,910 28.6 −16.7
Labor Percy Clarey 1,853 27.8 +1.5
Independent Valentine Cole 918 13.8 +13.8
Total formal votes 6,671 96.1 −2.1
Informal votes 270 3.9 +2.1
Turnout 6,941 52.1 −2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alfred Farthing 3,729 55.9 +4.9
Independent Henry Weedon 2,942 44.1 −4.9
Liberal hold Swing +4.9

Essendon

1914 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maurice Blackburn 7,342 52.4 +11.3
Liberal Edward Reynolds 6,660 47.6 −11.3
Total formal votes 14,002 98.6 −0.4
Informal votes 195 1.4 +0.4
Turnout 14,197 56.1 −10.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +11.3

Evelyn

1914 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Rouget 1,546 29.3 +10.6
Labor Edward Duncan 1,285 24.4 +10.7
Liberal George Maxwell 935 17.7 +17.7
Liberal William Everard 804 15.2 +15.2
Liberal William Sell 370 7.0 −2.5
Liberal Edward Skardon 331 6.3 +6.3
Total formal votes 5,271 96.2 −2.4
Informal votes 210 3.8 +2.4
Turnout 5,481 52.7 −4.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Rouget 3,436 65.2 +0.5
Labor Edward Duncan 1,835 34.8 −0.5
Liberal hold Swing +0.5

Fitzroy

1914 Victorian state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Billson unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Flemington

1914 Victorian state election: Flemington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Warde unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Geelong

1914 Victorian state election: Geelong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Plain unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Gippsland East

1914 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Cameron 1,788 46.0 −7.7
Labor Edward Russell 1,756 45.2 −1.1
Independent Donald McRae 342 8.8 +8.8
Total formal votes 3,886 97.7 −1.5
Informal votes 93 2.3 +1.5
Turnout 3,979 59.3 −9.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Cameron 2,040 52.5 −1.2
Labor Edward Russell 1,846 47.5 +1.2
Liberal hold Swing −1.2

Gippsland North

1914 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James McLachlan 3,622 65.3 +7.1
Liberal Francis Minchin 1,121 20.2 −21.6
Liberal Walter Lyon 802 14.5 +14.5
Total formal votes 5,545 98.3 −0.5
Informal votes 95 1.7 +0.5
Turnout 5,640 60.0 −11.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James McLachlan 66.7 +8.5
Liberal Francis Minchin 33.3 −8.5
Labor hold Swing +8.5
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Gippsland South

1914 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Livingston unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Gippsland West

1914 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Mackey unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Glenelg

1914 Victorian state election: Glenelg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hugh Campbell 3,449 58.1 −0.3
Labor Charles Paramor 2,491 41.9 +0.3
Total formal votes 5,940 96.7 −1.5
Informal votes 200 3.3 +1.5
Turnout 6,140 66.0 −8.8
Liberal hold Swing −0.3

Goulburn Valley

1914 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Mitchell 2,001 37.5
Liberal Patrick O'Hanlon 1,427 26.7
Liberal Thomas Lyons 1,094 20.5
Liberal Alexander McClelland 815 15.3
Total formal votes 5,337 98.4
Informal votes 86 1.6
Turnout 5,423 58.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal John Mitchell 3,366 63.1
Liberal Patrick O'Hanlon 1,971 36.9
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Grenville

1914 Victorian state election: Grenville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Chatham 2,496 58.7 −5.9
Liberal Nicholas Howell 1,758 41.3 +5.9
Total formal votes 4,254 97.9 −0.7
Informal votes 92 2.1 +0.7
Turnout 4,346 69.1 −2.9
Labor hold Swing −5.9

Gunbower

1914 Victorian state election: Gunbower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Angus unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Hampden

1914 Victorian state election: Hampden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Oman 4,296 60.1 +7.3
Labor Patrick McMahon 2,850 39.9 0.0
Total formal votes 7,146 97.5 −1.4
Informal votes 183 2.5 +1.4
Turnout 7,329 59.7 −7.3
Liberal hold Swing +0.7

Hawthorn

1914 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William McPherson 6,187 76.1 +12.8
Independent Frederick Dawborn 1,939 23.9 +14.5
Total formal votes 8,126 97.9 −0.6
Informal votes 171 2.1 +0.6
Turnout 8,297 34.5 −30.4
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Jika Jika

1914 Victorian state election: Jika Jika
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Membrey 7,177 56.1 −1.0
Labor Francis Morgan 5,623 43.9 +1.0
Total formal votes 12,800 98.2 −0.9
Informal votes 232 1.8 +0.9
Turnout 13,032 51.2 −14.7
Liberal hold Swing −1.0

Kara Kara

1914 Victorian state election: Kara Kara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Pennington 3,545 65.4 −34.6
Labor Richard Taafe 1,872 34.6 +34.6
Total formal votes 5,275 98.2
Informal votes 232 1.8
Turnout 5,507 73.8
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Korong

1914 Victorian state election: Korong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Achilles Gray 2,611 63.6 −36.4
Independent William Williams 1,496 36.4 +36.4
Total formal votes 4,107 97.1
Informal votes 122 2.9
Turnout 4,229 58.7
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Lowan

1914 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Menzies unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Maryborough

1914 Victorian state election: Maryborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alfred Outtrim 2,930 62.6 +6.7
Liberal James Holland 1,748 37.4 −6.7
Total formal votes 4,678 98.3 −0.6
Informal votes 83 1.7 +0.6
Turnout 4,761 60.2 −13.7
Labor hold Swing +6.7

Melbourne

1914 Victorian state election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alexander Rogers 2,799 64.0 −11.1
Liberal Henry Hall 1,574 36.0 +11.1
Total formal votes 4,373 96.5 −1.8
Informal votes 159 3.5 +1.8
Turnout 4,532 44.8 −11.9
Labor hold Swing −11.1

Mornington

1914 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alfred Downward 3,735 63.0 +16.0
Labor Francis Murphy 2,193 37.0 +1.2
Total formal votes 5,928 96.5 −1.9
Informal votes 213 3.5 +1.9
Turnout 6,141 44.8 −16.2
Liberal hold Swing +0.3

North Melbourne

1914 Victorian state election: North Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Prendergast 5,294 69.5 +10.9
Liberal Henry Nolan 2,320 30.5 −10.9
Total formal votes 7,614 96.8 −2.1
Informal votes 253 3.2 +2.1
Turnout 7,867 45.0 −19.8
Labor hold Swing +10.9

Ovens

1914 Victorian state election: Ovens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alfred Billson 2,293 52.4 −8.3
Labor Christopher Bennett 2,083 47.6 +8.3
Total formal votes 4,376 97.9 +2.2
Informal votes 93 2.1 −2.2
Turnout 4,469 66.2 +1.9
Liberal hold Swing −8.3

Polwarth

1914 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Johnstone 4,389 63.0 +0.5
Labor John Considine 2,576 37.0 −0.5
Total formal votes 6,965 97.4 −1.9
Informal votes 189 2.6 +1.9
Turnout 7,154 64.4 −12.4
Liberal hold Swing +0.5

Port Fairy

1914 Victorian state election: Port Fairy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Henry Bailey 2,874 52.5 +3.0
Liberal James Duffus 2,602 47.5 −3.0
Total formal votes 5,476 97.7 +1.6
Informal votes 132 2.3 −1.6
Turnout 5,608 71.2 −5.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.0

Port Melbourne

1914 Victorian state election: Port Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Sangster unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Prahran

1914 Victorian state election: Prahran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald Mackinnon 4,913 52.4 −6.3
Labor Henry Duke 4,462 47.6 +6.3
Total formal votes 9,375 97.7 −1.4
Informal votes 228 2.3 +1.4
Turnout 9,598 47.3 −5.4
Liberal hold Swing −6.3

Richmond

1914 Victorian state election: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Cotter 6,335 76.3 −0.4
Liberal Tom Brennan 1,967 23.7 +0.4
Total formal votes 8,302 97.4 −1.4
Informal votes 224 2.6 +1.4
Turnout 8,526 48.9 −6.3
Labor hold Swing −0.4

Rodney

1914 Victorian state election: Rodney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hugh McKenzie 3,575 50.3 −1.9
Labor Andrew White 3,149 44.3 +44.3
Independent Richard Abbott 385 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 7,109 97.7 −1.2
Informal votes 171 2.3 +1.2
Turnout 7,280 68.3 −5.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Hugh McKenzie 54.7 +1.7
Labor Andrew White 45.3 +45.3
Liberal hold Swing N/A
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

St Kilda

1914 Victorian state election: St Kilda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert McCutcheon 5,975 64.5 −1.2
Labor Robert Smart 3,287 35.5 +1.2
Total formal votes 9,262 98.4 +0.3
Informal votes 151 1.6 −0.3
Turnout 9,413 37.2 −13.2
Liberal hold Swing −1.2

Stawell and Ararat

1914 Victorian state election: Stawell and Ararat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Toutcher 3,124 55.4 −3.8
Labor William Tibbles 2,520 44.6 +3.8
Total formal votes 5,644 98.1 −1.0
Informal votes 110 1.9 +1.0
Turnout 5,754 63.0 −12.8
Liberal hold Swing −3.8

Swan Hill

1914 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Gray 3,459 58.5 −41.5
Liberal Hugh McClelland 2,449 41.5 +41.5
Total formal votes 5,908 96.9
Informal votes 190 3.1
Turnout 6,098 45.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Toorak

1914 Victorian state election: Toorak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Norman Bayles 7,047 76.8 +17.4
Labor Philip Behrend 2,129 23.2 +3.7
Total formal votes 9,176 98.0 −0.5
Informal votes 184 2.0 +0.5
Turnout 9,360 42.2 −20.4
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Upper Goulburn

1914 Victorian state election: Upper Goulburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm McKenzie 2,746 60.0 +39.4
Labor Michael O'Brien 1,833 40.0 +14.7
Total formal votes 4,579 96.7 −1.4
Informal votes 155 3.3 +1.4
Turnout 4,734 57.5 −9.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Walhalla

1914 Victorian state election: Walhalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Samuel Barnes 1,811 63.9 +1.7
Labor Edward Nichols 1,021 36.1 −1.7
Total formal votes 2,832 98.0 −0.6
Informal votes 58 2.0 +0.6
Turnout 2,890 43.5 −12.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.7

Wangaratta

1914 Victorian state election: Wangaratta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Bowser 3,269 70.8 −29.2
Labor William Phillips 1,347 29.2 +29.2
Total formal votes 4,616 98.3
Informal votes 78 1.7
Turnout 4,694 55.1
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Waranga

1914 Victorian state election: Waranga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Gordon 3,442 73.7 +23.6
Labor Daniel Nagle 1,229 26.3 +26.3
Total formal votes 4,671 98.0 −1.0
Informal votes 98 2.0 +1.0
Turnout 4,769 67.6 −12.3
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Warrenheip

1914 Victorian state election: Warrenheip
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edmond Hogan 2,327 53.0 +15.4
Liberal William Clark 2,062 47.0 −15.4
Total formal votes 4,389 97.5 −1.2
Informal votes 115 2.5 +1.2
Turnout 4,504 72.6 +9.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +15.4

Warrnambool

1914 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Murray 3,715 62.9 −3.9
Labor Alfred Pearce 2,195 37.1 +3.9
Total formal votes 5,910 97.2 −2.1
Informal votes 173 2.8 +2.1
Turnout 6,083 54.3 −17.8
Liberal hold Swing −3.9

Williamstown

1914 Victorian state election: Williamstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Lemmon unopposed
Labor hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ "Victoria Legislative Assembly 24th Parliament Elected 26 November 1914". Psephos. Retrieved 10 January 2020.