1919 Victorian local elections

1919 Victorian local elections

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First party Second party Third party   IND Leader N/A Edmond Hogan Stanley Argyle Party Independents Caucus Labor Nationalist Seats won 62 11 3 Popular vote 38,113 14,686 5,481 Percentage 63.34% 24.41% 9.11%   Fourth party Fifth party   SOC Leader No leader No leader Party Labor Socialist Last election 1[a] Seats before 0 1 Seats won 0 1 Seat change Popular vote 744 625 Percentage 1.23% 1.04%

The 1919 Victorian local elections were held on 28 August 1919 to elect the councils of 42 of the local government areas in Victoria, Australia. Two councils also held mayoral elections.^[1]

Until the 1994 reforms introduced by the Kennett state government, all local elections were staggered, with not all councillors up for election each year.^[2]

Labor gained several council seats, with the vast majority of their candidates running as Caucus Labor candidates. Socialist councillor A.G. McDonnell retained his seat with 53.51% of the vote in Northcote's North Ward.^[1]

A large number of elections were unopposed, and The Argus observed that "in only a few cases did the electors show any marked interest in the result".^[1]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independents		38,113	63.34		62
	Caucus Labor		14,686	24.41		11
	Nationalist		5,481	9.11		3
	Labor		744	1.23		0
	Socialist		625	1.04		1
	Independent Labor		522	0.87		1
Total			60,171	100.0		78