The
1917 Victorian state election
The 1917 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Thursday 15 November 1917 for the state's Legislative Assembly. 51 of the 65 Legislative Assembly seats were contested.Colin A Hughes, ''A Handbook of Australian ...
was held on 15 November 1917.
Since the previous election, the Liberal Party had absorbed pro-conscription
Labor defectors and become the
Nationalist Party. However, the Nationalists contested this election as three competing factions: Ministerialists, the supporters of
Alexander Peacock
Sir Alexander James Peacock (11 June 1861 – 7 October 1933) was an Australian politician who served as the 20th Premier of Victoria.
Early Years
Peacock was born of Scottish descent at Creswick, the first Victorian Premier born after ...
's government; the "Economy Party", supporters of
John Bowser
Sir John Bowser (2 September 1856 – 10 June 1936),
Australian politician, was the 26th Premier of Victoria. He was born in London, the son of an army officer, and arrived in Melbourne as a child with his family. He grew up at Bacchus Marsh ...
; and the
National Labor Party
The National Labor Party was formed by Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes in 1916, following the 1916 Labor split on the issue of World War I conscription in Australia. Hughes had taken over as leader of the Australian Labor Party and Pri ...
, for those ex-Labor members now supporting the anti-Labor side of politics.
Retiring Members
Nationalist
*
Robert McCutcheon MLA (
St Kilda)
*
James Membrey
James George Membrey (23 March 1862 – 12 November 1940) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Buninyong to storekeeper James Membrey and Mary Anne Hadley, but he grew up in Napoleons and Ballarat. He worked as a plasterer at Nor ...
MLA (
Jika Jika)
National Labor
*
John Chatham MLA (
Grenville)
Legislative Assembly
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
See also
*
1916 Victorian Legislative Council election
Events
Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix.
January
* January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled.
* ...
References
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Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive
Victoria
Candidates for Victorian state elections