Results of the 1908 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

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Victorian state election, 29 December 1908[1][2]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 262,876
Votes cast 88,460 Turnout 33.65 –11.89
Informal votes 465 Informal 0.53 –0.06
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 30,605 34.78 +0.38 21 +7
  Liberal 29,866 33.94 +33.94 18 +18
  United Liberal 17,578 19.98 –31.38 24 –25
  Independent Liberal 5,455 6.20 +6.20 2 +2
  Ind. Ministerialist 539 0.61 –8.86 0 –1
  Victorian Socialist 167 0.19 +0.19 0 ±0
  Independent 3,785 4.30 +1.94 0 –1
Total 87,995     65  

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1908 Victorian state election.

Results by electoral district[edit]

Abbotsford[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Abbotsford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Beazley unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Albert Park[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Elmslie 1,693 62.0 +2.6
Liberal Ernest Wells 1,039 38.0 –2.6
Total formal votes 2,732 99.3 +0.1
Informal votes 19 0.7 –0.1
Turnout 10,094 56.0 +2.8
Labor hold Swing +2.6

Allandale[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Allandale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander Peacock unopposed
Liberal gain from United Liberal Swing

Ballarat East[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Ballarat East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert McGregor 1,291 52.5
Labor Archibald Stewart 1,169 47.5
Total formal votes 2,460 99.5
Informal votes 13 0.5
Turnout 2,473 59.5
Liberal gain from United Liberal Swing N/A

Ballarat West[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Ballarat West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew McKissock 1,198 51.7 +16.9
United Liberal Joseph Kirton 1,117 48.3 +2.8
Total formal votes 2,315 99.8 –0.0
Informal votes 5 0.2 +0.0
Turnout 2,320 58.2 –7.1
Labor gain from United Liberal Swing +16.9

Barwon[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal James Farrer 805 39.8 +3.1
Liberal Robert Robertson 728 36.0 +17.7
Labor Daniel McNamara 489 24.2 –4.3
Total formal votes 2,022 99.4 +0.0
Informal votes 12 0.6 –0.0
Turnout 2,034 50.9 –12.6
United Liberal hold Swing +3.1

Benalla[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Carlisle 973 61.5
Liberal John Elshaug 609 38.5
Total formal votes 1,582 96.4
Informal votes 7 0.4
Turnout 1,589 44.7
Liberal gain from United Liberal Swing N/A

Benambra[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Benambra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal Albert Craven 930 58.9
Labor Abraham Wright 649 41.1
Total formal votes 1,579 99.6
Informal votes 7 0.04
Turnout 1,586 56.8
United Liberal hold Swing N/A

Bendigo East[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Bendigo East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Glass 1,230 55.1 –2.1
Liberal Walter Hamilton 1,002 44.9 +2.1
Total formal votes 2,232 99.6 +0.2
Informal votes 10 0.4 –0.2
Turnout 2,242 55.9 –10.3
Labor hold Swing –2.1

Bendigo West[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Bendigo West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Smith unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Boroondara[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Boroondara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal Frank Madden 1,329 50.2 –18.0
Liberal Alfred Lumsden 1,318 49.8 +49.8
Total formal votes 2,647 99.6 –0.0
Informal votes 11 0.4 +0.0
Turnout 2,658 42.0 –27.6
United Liberal hold Swing N/A

Borung[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Borung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal William Hutchinson unopposed
United Liberal hold Swing

Brighton[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal Thomas Bent unopposed
United Liberal hold Swing

Brunswick[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Anstey unopposed
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bulla[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Bulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal Andrew Robertson unopposed
United Liberal hold Swing N/A

Carlton[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Solly unopposed
Labor hold Swing N/A

Castlemaine and Maldon[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Maldon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal Harry Lawson unopposed
United Liberal hold Swing N/A

Collingwood[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Collingwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Martin Hannah 984 40.2 +40.2
Independent Ministerial Edgar Wilkins 816 33.1 –23.7
Liberal Harry Evans 565 23.1 +23.1
Victorian Socialist Percy Laidler 85 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 2,923 99.6
Informal votes 13 0.4
Turnout 2,936 65.3
Labor gain from Independent Ministerial Swing +40.2

Dalhousie[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Dalhousie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal Reginald Argyle 1,364 50.4 –0.1
Independent John Duffy 1,344 49.6 +0.1
Total formal votes 2,708 99.3 –0.0
Informal votes 20 0.7 +0.0
Turnout 2,728 75.8 +2.8
United Liberal hold Swing N/A

Dandenong[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Keast 1,197 56.7 –22.7
United Liberal James Wilson 915 43.3 +43.3
Total formal votes 2,112 99.5 –0.1
Informal votes 10 0.5 +0.1
Turnout 2,122 48.6 +9.2
Liberal gain from United Liberal Swing

Daylesford[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Daylesford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal Donald McLeod 1,001 48.5 –17.5
Labor William Young 605 29.3 –4.7
Liberal Hugh Ross 457 22.1 +22.1
Total formal votes 2,063 99.4 +0.2
Informal votes 12 0.6 –0.2
Turnout 2,075 64.1 –2.9
United Liberal hold Swing N/A

Dundas[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal John Thomson 1,122 52.0 –2.8
Labor Albert Blakey 1,035 48.0 +2.8
Total formal votes 2,157 99.5 +0.9
Informal votes 12 0.5 –0.9
Turnout 2,169 67.1 +0.6
United Liberal hold Swing –2.8

Eaglehawk[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Eaglehawk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Tunnecliffe 1,333 53.7 +2.6
Liberal Henry Williams 1,148 46.3 –2.6
Total formal votes 2,481 99.8 +0.4
Informal votes 6 0.2 –0.4
Turnout 2,487 66.7 –0.3
Labor hold Swing +2.6

East Melbourne[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: East Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal Henry Weedon unopposed
United Liberal hold Swing N/A

Essendon[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Watt 1,469 45.4
Labor James Fenton 1,321 41.0 –5.6
United Liberal Harry Hall 435 13.5
Total formal votes 3,225 99.6 –0.1
Informal votes 12 0.4 +0.1
Turnout 3,237 52.2 –9.4
Liberal gain from United Liberal Swing N/A

Evelyn[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal Ewen Cameron 815 60.0
Liberal James Rouget 543 40.0
Total formal votes 1,358 99.5
Informal votes 7 0.5
Turnout 1,365 36.7
United Liberal hold Swing N/A

Fitzroy[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Billson 1,105 51.2 –4.4
Liberal Alexander McNair 1,052 48.8 +4.4
Total formal votes 2,165 99.5 +0.2
Informal votes 7 0.5 –0.2
Turnout 2,172 53.5 –10.2
Labor hold Swing –4.4

Flemington[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Flemington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Warde 1,439 52.5 +1.1
Liberal Alexander McDonald 1,303 47.5 –1.1
Total formal votes 2,742 99.4 –0.2
Informal votes 17 0.6 +0.2
Turnout 2,759 50.7 –7.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1

Geelong[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Geelong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Plain 1,406 55.4 +9.7
United Liberal William Gurr 768 30.2 –24.1
United Liberal Albyn Morley 366 14.4 +14.4
Total formal votes 2,540 99.7 +0.9
Informal votes 7 0.3 –0.9
Turnout 2,547 56.8 –6.6
Labor gain from United Liberal Swing N/A

Gippsland East[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Cameron 1,075 70.7 +5.7
Liberal Pelling Conant 446 29.3 +29.3
Total formal votes 1,521 99.1 –0.6
Informal votes 14 0.9 +0.6
Turnout 1,535 48.4 –14.9
Liberal gain from United Liberal Swing

Gippsland North[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James McLachlan 870 44.4 +44.4
Liberal Hubert Keogh 812 41.1
United Liberal Walter Lyon 279 14.2
Total formal votes 1,980 99.0 –0.8
Informal votes 19 1.0 +0.8
Turnout 1,980 62.7 +5.1
Labor gain from United Liberal Swing

Gippsland South[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Livingston unopposed
Liberal gain from United Liberal Swing

Gippsland West[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal John Mackey unopposed
United Liberal hold Swing

Glenelg[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Glenelg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal Hugh Campbell unopposed
United Liberal hold Swing

Goulburn Valley[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal George Graham unopposed
United Liberal hold Swing

Grenville[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Grenville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles McGrath 1,610 72.0
Liberal David Kerr 627 28.0
Total formal votes 2,237 98.8
Informal votes 28 1.2
Turnout 2,265 63.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Gunbower[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Gunbower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal John Cullen unopposed
United Liberal hold Swing

Hampden[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Hampden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Oman 1,229 61.0
Labor Patrick McMahon 787 39.0
Total formal votes 2,016 99.5
Informal votes 10 0.5
Turnout 2,026 50.3
Liberal gain from United Liberal Swing N/A

Hawthorn[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal George Swinburne 1,425 50.1 –18.3
Liberal Frederick Dawborn 1,419 49.9 +49.9
Total formal votes 2,838 99.5 –0.0
Informal votes 18 0.5 +0.0
Turnout 2,856 47.6 –9.0
United Liberal hold Swing –18.3

Jika Jika[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Jika Jika
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Membrey 1,569 54.6 –1.2
Labor Henry Beard 1,303 45.4 +1.2
Total formal votes 2,872 99.7 +1.0
Informal votes 10 0.3 –1.0
Turnout 2,882 47.7 –8.2
Liberal gain from United Liberal Swing –1.2

Kara Kara[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Kara Kara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal Peter McBride unopposed
United Liberal hold Swing

Korong[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Korong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Langdon unopposed
Liberal gain from United Liberal Swing

Lowan[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal Robert Stanley unopposed
United Liberal hold Swing

Maryborough[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Maryborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alfred Outtrim unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Melbourne[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alexander Rogers 781 35.6 +0.3
United Liberal John Hamilton 668 30.5
Liberal James Boyd 661 30.1
Victorian Socialist Angus McDonell 82 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 2,192 99.4 +0.3
Informal votes 14 0.6 –0.3
Turnout 2,206 39.1 –8.6
Labor gain from United Liberal Swing +20.2

Mornington[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal Alfred Downward unopposed
United Liberal hold Swing

North Melbourne[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: North Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Prendergast unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Ovens[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Ovens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alfred Billson 1,057 61.6 –5.9
Labor Parker Moloney 658 32.5 +5.9
Total formal votes 1,715 99.3 +0.6
Informal votes 12 0.7 –0.6
Turnout 1,727 58.6 –7.4
Liberal gain from United Liberal Swing –5.9

Polwarth[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal Charles Forrest 1,310 59.3 –21.8
Labor Thomas Carey 698 31.6 +2.7
Liberal John Hancock 200 9.1 +9.1
Total formal votes 2,208 99.6 +0.6
Informal votes 7 0.3 –0.6
Turnout 2,215 58.1 +1.6
United Liberal hold Swing N/A

Port Fairy[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Port Fairy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jeremiah Wall 1,318 53.1 +4.9
United Liberal James Duffus 1,162 46.9 –4.9
Total formal votes 2,480 99.2 +0.1
Informal votes 21 0.8 –0.1
Turnout 2,501 68.6 –2.4
Labor gain from United Liberal Swing +4.9

Port Melbourne[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Port Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Sangster unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Prahran[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Prahran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald Mackinnon 1,770 67.5 +2.4
Labor Patrick McCarthy 851 32.5 –2.4
Total formal votes 2,621 99.8 –0.0
Informal votes 6 0.2 +0.0
Turnout 2,627 52.9 –11.0
Liberal gain from United Liberal Swing +2.4

Richmond[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Cotter 1,812 66.4 +3.3
Independent George Freeman 916 33.6 +33.6
Total formal votes 2,730 99.8 –0.0
Informal votes 7 0.2 +0.0
Turnout 2,737 52.3 –16.1
Labor hold Swing +3.3

Rodney[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Rodney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal Hugh McKenzie unopposed
United Liberal hold Swing

St Kilda[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: St Kilda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Liberal Robert McCutcheon 1,139 62.1 +0.0
United Liberal Frederick Gray 695 37.9 +37.9
Total formal votes 1,834 99.1 –0.5
Informal votes 17 0.9 +0.5
Turnout 1,851 36.9 –13.8
Independent gain from United Liberal Swing +0.0

Stawell and Ararat[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Stawell and Ararat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Toutcher 943 44.6 –19.3
Labor William Sewell 693 32.7 –3.4
United Liberal Hugh Menzies 480 22.7 +22.7
Total formal votes 2,116 99.6 +0.1
Informal votes 8 0.4 –0.1
Turnout 2,124 63.8 –0.0
Liberal gain from United Liberal Swing –8.0

Swan Hill[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Gray unopposed
Liberal gain from United Liberal Swing

Toorak[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Toorak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Liberal Norman Bayles 1,221 53.9 –11.3
Independent Liberal Frank Cornwall 1,044 46.1 +11.3
Total formal votes 2,265 99.7 +0.1
Informal votes 8 0.3 –0.1
Turnout 2,273 46.3 –3.1
Independent gain from United Liberal Swing –11.3

Upper Goulburn[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Upper Goulburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Cookson 1,120 52.0 +52.0
United Liberal Thomas Hunt 1,036 48.0 –2.4
Total formal votes 2,156 99.4 +0.2
Informal votes 8 0.4 –0.2
Turnout 2,164 57.5 –7.9
Liberal gain from United Liberal Swing +2.4

Walhalla[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Walhalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal Albert Harris unopposed
United Liberal hold Swing

Wangaratta[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Wangaratta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal John Bowser unopposed
United Liberal hold Swing

Waranga[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Waranga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Liberal Martin Cussen 604 28.8
Independent John Gordon 539 25.7
Liberal Henry Thomas 412 20.0
United Liberal John Stewart 377 18.0
Independent Arthur Chanter 163 7.8
Total formal votes 2,095 99.2 –0.2
Informal votes 16 0.8 +0.2
Turnout 2,111 72.1 +4.1
United Liberal hold Swing

Warrenheip[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Warrenheip
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Holden 947 53.9 –2.2
Labor Christopher Fitzgerald 405 23.1 –20.8
Independent Michael Honan 404 23.0 +23.0
Total formal votes 1,756 99.7 +0.8
Informal votes 6 0.3 –0.8
Turnout 1,762 60.9 –5.9
Liberal gain from United Liberal Swing +9.3

Warrnambool[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Murray 1,238 67.7
Labor Charles Gray 592 32.3
Total formal votes 1,830 99.5
Informal votes 10 0.5
Turnout 1,840 57.2
Liberal gain from United Liberal Swing N/A

Williamstown[edit]

1908 Victorian state election: Williamstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Lemmon 2,332 78.1 +20.6
Liberal Joseph Gates 654 21.9 –20.6
Total formal votes 2,986 99.6 +0.4
Informal votes 9 0.3 –0.4
Turnout 2,995 48.7 –11.6
Labor hold Swing +20.6

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Victoria Legislative Assembly Elected 29 December 1908". Psephos. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Parliament of Victoria, Legislative Assembly election - Election of 29 December 1908". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
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