Results of the 1908 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

Victorian state election, 29 December 1908^[1]^[2] Legislative Assembly << 1907–1911 >>
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

Abbotsford

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

Albert Park

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

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

Ballarat East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Boroondara

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

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

Brighton

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

Brunswick

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

Bulla

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

Carlton

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

Castlemaine and Maldon

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

Collingwood

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essendon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gippsland West

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

Glenelg

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

Goulburn Valley

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

Grenville

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

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

Hampden

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

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

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

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

Korong

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

Lowan

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

Maryborough

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

Melbourne

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

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

North Melbourne

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

Ovens

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

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

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

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

Prahran

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

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

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

St Kilda

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

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

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

Toorak

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

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

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

Wangaratta

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

Waranga

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

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

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

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

References

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

[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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Results of the 1908 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

Results by electoral district

Abbotsford

Albert Park

Allandale

Ballarat East

Ballarat West

Barwon

Benalla

Benambra

Bendigo East

Bendigo West

Boroondara

Borung

Brighton

Brunswick

Bulla

Carlton

Castlemaine and Maldon

Collingwood

Dalhousie

Dandenong

Daylesford

Dundas

Eaglehawk

East Melbourne

Essendon

Evelyn

Fitzroy

Flemington

Geelong

Gippsland East

Gippsland North

Gippsland South

Gippsland West

Glenelg

Goulburn Valley

Grenville

Gunbower

Hampden

Hawthorn

Jika Jika

Kara Kara

Korong

Lowan

Maryborough

Melbourne

Mornington

North Melbourne

Ovens

Polwarth

Port Fairy

Port Melbourne

Prahran

Richmond

Rodney

St Kilda

Stawell and Ararat

Swan Hill

Toorak

Upper Goulburn

Walhalla

Wangaratta

Waranga

Warrenheip

Warrnambool

Williamstown

See also

References