ID 0068
Commonwealth Parliament, House of Representatives election in Victoria
(for more information on this election see national summary for the House of Representatives)
Election of 12 October 1929
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House of Representatives enrolment and voting in Victoria
Total number of voters on the roll
1,023,294
Number of House of Representatives seats in this state/territory
20
Number of uncontested seats
3
If uncontested seats, number of voters on the roll in uncontested seats
129,613
Number of voters on the roll in contested seats
893,681
Total ballots cast (may differ from number of votes in multiple voting systems)
855,776
Turnout (rate of voting in contested seats)
95.76%
Total valid votes
843,707
Rate of informal (invalid) voting
1.41%
Informal (invalid) ballots in multiple voting system
Not applicable
Electoral system
Adult franchise at 21 years; single member districts; preferential voting (AV); compulsory preferences; compulsory voting
House of Representatives votes and seats won in Victoria
Election held on 12 October 1929
Criteria for the inclusion of parties in this table are set out in the Glossary under 'listed party'
| Party Name | First preference vote n | First preference vote share % | Change from previous election % | Seats won n | Uncontested seats held n | Seat share % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 412,595 | 48.90 | +9.25 | 13 | 3 | 65.00 |
| National Party (Nationalists) | 267,758 | 31.74 | -8.06 | 3 | 0 | 15.00 |
| Country Party | 102,276 | 12.12 | +0.99 | 2 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Independent Nationalist Party | 29,919 | 3.55 | * | 1 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Country Progressive Party | 27,942 | 3.31 | -1.63 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Independents | 3,210 | 0.38 | -4.09 | 0 | ||
| Votes for other than listed parties | 7 | 0.00 | -0.01 | |||
| Totals | 843,707 | 100.00 | 20 | 3 | 100.00 |
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* Party did not contest previous election or did not meet criteria for listing, or contested previous election under a different party name.
Notes
Country Progressive Party: Hughes and Graham give the primary listing for this party under the name 'Independent Country Party'; see Hughes and Graham, p. 343 (reference in 'Sources', below).
Sources
Colin A Hughes and B D Graham, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, (Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968, SBN 708102700).