The 1929 Victorian state election was held in the Australian
state
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Victoria
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on Saturday 30 November 1929 to elect 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 ().]
Background
Seat changes
The
Nationalist Party had gained two seats in the Assembly since the previous election, having won two by-elections in seats held by independents.
Henry Bodman (
Gippsland South) died on 2 November 1927, and
Walter West won the seat for the Nationalists on 3 December.
Speaker
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Oswald Snowball
Oswald Robinson Snowball (18 July 1859 – 16 March 1928) was an English-born Australian politician.
Snowball was born in Wolsingham, England, and arrived in Australia in 1868 where his family spent three years on the land. He studied at Carlto ...
(
Brighton), who had been disendorsed by the Nationalists in the previous election after voting against the redistribution bill, had rejoined the Nationalists since but died on 16 March 1928.
Ian Macfarlan won the seat in the by-election on 24 April 1928.
Results
Legislative Assembly
Notes:
*Twenty seats were uncontested at this election, and were retained by the incumbent parties:
**Labor (14):
Bendigo,
Brunswick,
Carlton,
Clifton Hill,
Coburg
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,
Collingwood,
Flemington,
Footscray,
Maryborough and Daylesford,
Melbourne
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,
Northcote,
Richmond
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,
Williamstown,
Wonthaggi
Wonthaggi is a seaside town located south east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass Highways, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Known originally for its coal mining, it is now the largest town in South Gippsl ...
**Nationalist (3):
Allandale,
Benambra,
Upper Yarra
**Country (1):
Goulburn Valley
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**Country Progressive (1):
Ouyen
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His ...
See also
*
Candidates of the 1929 Victorian state election
*
1928 Victorian Legislative Council election
Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 2 June 1928 to elect 17 of the 34 members of the state's Legislative Council. MLCs were elected using preferential voting.
Results
Legislative Council
Retiring Membe ...
*
Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1929–1932
This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1929 to 1932, as elected at the 1929 state election.
Several realignments took place during the period:
* The Country Progressive Party re-merged with the Country Party in 193 ...
References
{{Victorian elections
1929 elections in Australia
Elections in Victoria (Australia)
1920s in Victoria (Australia)
November 1929 events