The 1911 Victorian state election was held in the
Australian state
The states and territories are federated administrative divisions in Australia, ruled by regional governments that constitute the second level of governance between the federal government and local governments. States are self-governing ...
of
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
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on Thursday, 16 November 1911 to elect 56 of the 65 members of the state's
Legislative Assembly.
[Colin A Hughes, ''A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890–1964'', Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 ().] Nine seats were uncontested.
The election was in one member districts, using
instant runoff (preferential) voting for the first time in the state's history. Women voted for the first time at this election.
Results
Legislative Assembly
See also
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Candidates of the 1911 Victorian state election
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Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1911–1914
This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly as elected at the 16 November 1911 election and subsequent by-elections up to the election of 15 November 1914:
:Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Ass ...
References
{{Victorian elections
1911 elections in Australia
Elections in Victoria (Australia)
1910s in Victoria (Australia)
November 1911 events