| Election name | 1921 Victorian state election |
|---|---|
| Country | Victoria |
| Ongoing | no |
| Previous election | 1920 Victorian state election |
| Previous year | 1920 |
| Next election | 1924 Victorian state election |
| Next year | 1924 |
| Seats for election | All 65 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly 33 seats needed for a majority |
| Election date | 30 August 1921 |
| Leader 1 | Harry Lawson |
| Leader since 1 | May 1918 |
| Party 1 | Nationalist Party (Australia) |
| Leaders seat 1 | Castlemaine and Maldon |
| Percentage 1 | 45.59% |
| Swing 1 | 2.36 |
| Last election 1 | 30 seats |
| Seats 1 | 31 seats |
| Seat change 1 | 1 |
| Leader 2 | George Prendergast |
| Leader since 2 | 18 June 1918 |
| Party 2 | Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) |
| Leaders seat 2 | North Melbourne |
| Percentage 2 | 35.69% |
| Swing 2 | 6.38 |
| Last election 2 | 20 seats |
| Seats 2 | 21 seats |
| Seat change 2 | 1 |
| Leader 3 | John Allan |
| Party 3 | Victorian Farmers' Union |
| Leaders seat 3 | Rodney |
| Percentage 3 | 14.01% |
| Swing 3 | 0.40 |
| Last election 3 | 13 seats |
| Seats 3 | 12 seats |
| Seat change 3 | 1 |
| Before election | Harry Lawson |
| Before party | Nationalist Party (Australia) |
| After election | Harry Lawson |
| After party | Nationalist Party (Australia) |
The 1921 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Tuesday 30 August 1921 to elect the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.[1]
Background
The trigger for the 1921 Victorian election was a dissolution of parliament caused by the Victorian Farmers' Union voting with Labor to defeat Harry Lawson's minority Nationalist government after Lawson, who was also the agriculture minister, had abolished the compulsory wheat pool operating in the state.
Results
Legislative Assembly
|} Notes:
- Nineteen seats were uncontested at this election, and were retained by the incumbent parties:
- Nationalist (11): Benambra, Boroondara, Brighton, Bulla, Dalhousie, Gippsland West, Hawthorn, Ovens, Toorak, Walhalla, Waranga
- Labor (7): Abbotsford, Carlton, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Port Melbourne, Richmond, Williamstown
- Victorian Farmers' Union (1): Wangaratta
See also
- Candidates of the 1921 Victorian state election
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1921–1924
- 1922 Victorian Legislative Council election
References
- ^ Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 (ISBN 0708102700).