Results of the 1900 Victorian colonial election (Legislative Assembly)

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This is a list of electoral district results for the 1900 Victorian colonial election for the Legislative Assembly.[1]

Results by electoral district[edit]

Albert Park[edit]

1900 Victorian colonial election: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John White 929 39.1
Socialist Liberal Henry Champion 878 36.9
Ministerialist Thomas Ashworth 571 24.0
Total formal votes 2,378 99.98
Informal votes 4 0.02
Turnout 2,382 71.4
Conservative hold Swing

Anglesey[edit]

1900 Victorian colonial election: Anglesey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Malcolm McKenzie 1,514 61.1
  Liberal James Fenton 963 38.9
Total formal votes 2,477 99.94
Informal votes 15 0.06
Turnout 2,492 63.7
  Conservative hold Swing

Ararat[edit]

1900 Victorian colonial election: Ararat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Richard Toutcher 840 64.1
  Liberal James Styles 470 35.9
Total formal votes 1,310 99.98
Informal votes 6 0.02
Turnout 1,316 58.8
  Ministerial hold Swing

Ballarat East[edit]

1900 Victorian colonial election: Ballarat East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Robert McGregor 1,679 72.3
Labour John Meehan 551 24.7
Total formal votes 2,230 99.98
Informal votes 5 0.02
Turnout 2,235 64.8
  Liberal hold Swing

Ballarat West[edit]

1900 Victorian colonial election: Ballarat West[a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Joseph Kirton 2,029 26.6
Ministerialist Richard Vale 2,027 26.6
  Liberal Robert Nicholl 1,495 19.6
  Liberal James Vallins 1,278 16.8
  Liberal Frank Bessermeres 797 10.4
Total formal votes 7,625 100.0
Informal votes 1 0.0
Turnout 7,626 69.5
  Ministerial hold Swing
  Ministerial hold Swing

Barwon[edit]

1900 Victorian colonial election: Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Jonas Levien 923 54.2
  Liberal Richard Crouch 781 45.8
Total formal votes 1,704 98.1 1,723
Informal votes 19 1.9
Turnout 1,723 74.3
  Conservative hold Swing

Benalla and Yarrawonga[edit]

1900 Victorian colonial election: Benalla and Yarrawonga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Thomas Kennedy unopposed
  Ministerial hold Swing

Benambra[edit]

1900 Victorian colonial election: Benambra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Albert Craven unopposed
  Ministerial hold Swing

Bogong[edit]

1900 Victorian colonial election: Bogong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Isaac Isaacs unopposed
  Liberal hold Swing

Borung[edit]

1900 Victorian colonial election: Borung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist John Dyer 999 50.3
Ministerialist William Hutchinson 988 49.7
Total formal votes 1,987 99.096
Informal votes 8 0.04
Turnout 1,995 69.2
Ministerialist hold Swing

Bourke East[edit]

1900 Victorian colonial election: Bourke East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Mackay Gair unopposed
  Liberal hold Swing

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Two-member electorate

References[edit]

  1. ^ "THE EIGHTEENTH PARLIAMENT ELECTED 1 NOVEMBER 1900". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive.