The
1927 Victorian state election
The 1927 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday, 9 April 1927, to elect the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.Colin A Hughes, ''A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964'' ...
was held on 9 April 1927.
Seat changes
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Abbotsford Labor MLA
Gordon Webber contested
Heidelberg
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Ballarat East
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Labor MLA
William McAdam contested
Ballarat
Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands (Victoria), Central Highlands of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Ballarat had a population of 116,201, making it the third largest city in Victoria. Estimated resid ...
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Ballarat West Nationalist MLA
Matthew Baird
Matthew Baird (October 8, 1817 – May 19, 1877) was one of the early partners in the Baldwin Locomotive Works.
Early life
Baird was born in Derry, Ireland, in 1817. In 1821, at the age of four, his parents brought him to Philadelphia, Pennsy ...
contested
Ballarat
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Bendigo West
Bendigo West is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. It is a
electorate centred on the city of Bendigo west of the Yungera railway line, and including surrounding rural towns to the west ...
Labor MLA
Arthur Cook contested
Bendigo
Bendigo ( ) is a city in Victoria, Australia, located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital.
As of 2019, Bendigo had an urban population of 100,991, makin ...
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Boroondara
The City of Boroondara () is a local government area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It was formed in June 1994 from the amalgamation of the Cities of Kew, Camberwell and Hawthorn.
It has an area of ...
Nationalist MLA
Edmund Greenwood
Edmund Wilson Greenwood (21 September 1881 – 7 September 1948) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Campbelltown in Tasmania to Methodist minister Henry Greenwood and Caroline Jane Tuckfield. The family moved to Victoria around 18 ...
contested
Nunawading
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Bulla
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Science and medicine
* Bulla (dermatology), a bulla
* Bulla, a focal lung pneumatosis, an air pocket in the lung
* Auditory bulla, a hollow bony structure on the skull enclosing the ear
* Ethmoid bulla, pa ...
Labor MLA
Ralph Hjorth
Ralph Theodore Hjorth (26 July 1883 – 14 January 1970) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Melton to Danish-born farmer Anders Stenson and Annie Devanny. He became a farmer at Coimadai and then an undertaker and ironmonger at Bac ...
contested
Grant
Grant or Grants may refer to:
Places
*Grant County (disambiguation)
Australia
* Grant, Queensland, a locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia
United Kingdom
*Castle Grant
United States
* Grant, Alabama
*Grant, Inyo County, C ...
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Castlemaine and Maldon Nationalist MLA
Harry Lawson Harry Lawson may refer to:
*Harry John Lawson (1852–1925), British bicycle designer, cyclist, motor industry pioneer and fraudster
*Harry Levy-Lawson, 1st Viscount Burnham (1862–1933)
*Sir Harry Lawson (politician) (1875–1952), Australian pol ...
contested
Castlemaine and Kyneton.
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Dalhousie Labor MLA
Reg Pollard Reg Pollard may refer to:
* Reg Pollard (politician)
Reginald Thomas Pollard (31 October 1894 – 24 August 1981) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served in the Victorian Legislative Assembl ...
contested
Bulla and Dalhousie.
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Daylesford Labor MLA
James McDonald contested
Mildura
Mildura is a regional city in north-west Victoria, Australia. Located on the Victorian side of the Murray River, Mildura had a population of 34,565 in 2021. When nearby Wentworth, Irymple, Nichols Point and Merbein are included, the area had ...
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Eaglehawk
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Country Progressive MLA
Albert Dunstan
Sir Albert Arthur Dunstan, KCMG (26 July 1882 – 14 April 1950) was an Australian politician. A member of the Country Party (now National Party), Dunstan was the 33rd premier of Victoria. His term as premier was the second-longest in th ...
contested
Eaglehawk
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East Melbourne
East Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. East Melbourne recorded a population of 4,896 at the 2021 ...
Nationalist MLA
Alfred Farthing contested
Caulfield.
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Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United King ...
Labor MLA
Frank Keane contested
Coburg
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Fitzroy Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to:
People As a given name
*Several members of the Somerset family (Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-name:
**FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855)
** Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beau ...
Labor MLA
Maurice Blackburn
Maurice McCrae Blackburn (19 November 1880 – 31 March 1944) was an Australian politician and socialist lawyer, noted for his protection of the interests of workers and the establishment of the legal firm known as Maurice Blackburn Lawyers.
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contested
Clifton Hill.
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Glenelg Labor MLA
Ernie Bond contested
Port Fairy and Glenelg.
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Grenville Labor MLA
Arthur Hughes contested
Hampden.
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Jika Jika Labor MLA
John Cain contested
Northcote.
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Kara Kara Nationalist MLA
John Pennington contested
Kara Kara and Borung.
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Korong Country MLA
Isaac Weaver contested
Korong and Eaglehawk.
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Maryborough Labor MLA
George Frost contested
Maryborough and Daylesford.
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North Melbourne
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Labor MLA
George Prendergast
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contested
Footscray.
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Port Fairy
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Labor MLA
Henry Bailey contested
Warrnambool
Warrnambool ( Maar: ''Peetoop'' or ''Wheringkernitch'' or ''Warrnambool'') is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Warrnambool had a population of 35,743. Situated on the Princes Highway, Warrnambool (Al ...
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Wangaratta
Wangaratta ( ) is a city in the northeast of Victoria, Australia, from Melbourne along the Hume Highway. The city had an estimated urban population of 19,318 at June 2018. Wangaratta has recorded a population growth rate of almost 1% annually ...
Country MLA
Sir John Bowser contested
Wangaratta and Ovens.
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Warrenheip Labor MLA
Edmond Hogan
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contested
Warrenheip and Grenville.
Retiring Members
*Note:
Warrnambool
Warrnambool ( Maar: ''Peetoop'' or ''Wheringkernitch'' or ''Warrnambool'') is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Warrnambool had a population of 35,743. Situated on the Princes Highway, Warrnambool (Al ...
Nationalist MLA
James Deany
James Davidson Deany (28 September 1877 – 20 March 1927) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Dennington to carpenter John Simpson Deany and Jane Davidson. He attended the local state school and became a shop assistant before work ...
died a month before the election; no by-election was held due to the proximity of the general election.
Labor
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Luke Clough MLA (
Bendigo East
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)
Nationalist
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Alfred Billson Alfred Billson may refer to:
* Alfred Billson (British politician)
* Alfred Billson (Australian politician)
Alfred Arthur Billson (11 January 1858 – 31 October 1930) was an Australian politician.
He was born at Wooragee to brewer George B ...
MLA (
Ovens
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A ceramic oven
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)
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John Gordon MLA (
Waranga)
Country
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David Allison MLA (
Borung)
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
*
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 ...
References
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Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
Candidates for Victorian state elections