Election summary data, 1856-Current - Parliament of Victoria

Date	Total		Seats Contested		% Turnout
Date	Seats	Enrolment	Number	Votes cast	% Turnout

5 Aug. 1856	30	10,775	-	5,354

31 Aug. to 2 Oct. 1858	6	-	-	5,105

31 Aug. to 2 Oct. 1860	6	-	2	2,714

1 Sep. to 2 Oct. 1862	6	-	2	2,171

2 Sep. to 3 Oct. 1864	6	9,709	4	3,923

31 Aug. to 2 Oct. 1866	6	11,602	2	2,329

16 Sep. to 2 Nov. 1868	6	11,604	3	3,327

24 Aug. to 10 Dec. 1870	6	22,168	2	2,149

Aug. to Sep. 1872	6	22,875	2	3,500

12-25 Mar. 1874	6	24,237	1	1,120

15 Aug. to 15 Nov. 1876	6	27,719	3	6,871

17 Aug. to 16 Sep. 1878	6	31,807	2	7,987

20 Mar. to 14 July 1880	6	32,873	3	4,367

30 Nov. 1882	7	98,735	7	29,340

11 Sep. 1884	7	104,705	3	15,371

3 Sep. 1886	7	113,957	6	19,955

31 Aug. 1888	7	130,336	3	15,070
			Contested Seats
			Number	Enrolment	% Turnout
11 Sep. 1890	14	151,803	2	31,134	47.3

8 Sep. 1892	14	163,286	2	25,300	41.6

13 Sep. 1894	14	87,730	None contested

12 Sep. 1895	14	87,317	1	17,177	29.7

10 Sep. 1896	14	138,706	1	12,834	48.3

8 Sep. 1898	14	130,577	None contested

13 Sep. 1900	14	129,363	None contested

12 Sep. 1901	14	60,170	None contested

11 Sep. 1902	14	134,087	None contested

1 June 1904	18	177,954	11	110,293	60.0

4 June 1907	18	180,799	7	78,536	34.6

2 June 1910	17	240,584	9	136,515	35.2

6 June 1913	17	270,209	5	180,822	26.4

1 June 1916	17	300,341	5	92,429	37.7

5 June 1919	17	317,619	5	133,065	30.4

31 May 1922	17	353,467	7	161,749	30.0

4 June 1925	17	399,510	8	172,875	32.4

2 June 1928	17	444,278	10	268,164	31.8

6 June 1931	17	469,349	9	239,975	38.9

9 June 1934	17	469,395	6	160,980	29.4

12 June 1937	17	449,694	11	265,193	78.8

15 June 1940	17	471,843	8	235,784	75.8

12 June 1943	17	485,637	4	117,404	71.2

I5 June 1946	17	517,727	12	393,907	74.0

18 June 1949	17	550,472	13	340,206	87.9

21 June 1952	17	1,395,650	14	1,078,959	92.1

18 June 1955	17	1,430,130	14	1,216,010	91.5

21 June 1958	17	1,488,293	15	1,387,097	92.5

15 July 1961	17	1,554,856	17	1,554,856	94.4

27 June 1964	17	1,635,311	17	1,635,311	94.4

29 Apr. 1967	18	1,723,981	18	1,723,981	94.3

30 May 1970	18	1,827,595	18	1,827,595	94.5

19 May 1973	18	2,088,984	18	2,088,984	93.5

20 Mar. 1976	22	2,267,282	22	2,267,282	92.7

5 May 1979	22	2,350,407	22	2,350,407	93.2

3 Apr. 1982	22	2,453,642	22	2,453,642	93.9

2 Mar. 1985	22	2,641,477	22	2,641,477	93.2

1 Oct. 1988	22	2,739,614	22	2,739,614	92.3

3 Oct. 1992	22	2,855,471	22	2,855,471	95.2

30 Mar. 1996	22	3,000,076	22	3,000,076	94.1

18 Sep. 1999	22	3,130,338	22	3,130,338	93.2

30th Nov. 2002	22	3,228,206	22	3,228,206	93.2

25th Nov. 2006	8	3,353,845	8	3,353,845

Sources: C. A. Hughes and D. Aitkin, Voting for the Australian State Upper Houses, 1890-1984, Canberra, Department of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, 1986; D. Jaensch and C. A. Hughes, 'Politics', in W. Vamplew (ed.), Australians Historical Statistics, Fairfax, Syme and Weldon Associates, Broadway, 1987, 407; State Electoral Office, Victoria.

General Elections, Legislative Assembly, 1856 - Current

Date	Total		Seats Contested		% Turnout
Date	Seats	Enrolment	Number	Enrolment	% Turnout

23 Sep. to 24 Oct. 1856	60	60,021	54	56,140	-

26 Aug. to 26 Sep. 1859	78	-	-	-	-

2-19 Aug. 1861	78	168,841	71	155,866	45.8

5, 21 Oct.;3 Nov.1864	78	106,355	57	80,229	58.2

30 Dec. 1865; 15,29 Jan. 1866	78	111,996	71	96,267	55.2

21 Jan.; 7, 20 Feb. 1868	78	115,842	67	102,724	61.6

14 Feb.;3, 16 Mar.1871	78	127,508	68	120,033	60.9

25 Mar.; 9, 22 Apr. 1874	78	143,486	70	124,884	64.1

11 May 1877	86	181,441	82	174,669	64.6

28 Feb. 1880	86	210,034	84	206,178	64.7

14 July 1880	86	200,784	79	183,369	65.9

22 Feb. 1883	86	196,611	74	165,951	65.0

5 Mar. 1886	86	215,830	75	186,304	64.7

28 Mar. 1889	95	243,730	85	220,973	66.6

20 Apr. 1892	95	278,812	82	246,214	65.1

20 Sep. 1894	95	234,552	79	196,482	70.9

14 Oct. 1897	95	254,155	82	224,987	70.3

1 Nov. 1900	95	280,810	66	203,421	63.4

1 Oct. 1902	95	290,241	70	216,063	65.4

1 June 1904	68	277,006	56	235,897	63.4

15 Mar. 1907	65	261,080	45	191,123	61.3

29 Dec. 1908	65	263,876	40	164,919	53.6

16 Nov. 1911	65	701,451	56	619,644	63.6

26 Nov. 1914	65	810,026	49	593,334	53.9

15 Nov. l917	65	828,230	51	658,488	54.2

21 Oct. 1920	65	868,848	54	735,054	63.7

30 Aug. 1921	65	871,456	46	569,704	57.3

26 June 1924	65	900,427	45	626,250	59.2

9 Apr. 1927	65	993,211	57	850,494	91.8

30 Nov. 1929	65	1,029,170	45	682,190	93.7

14 May 1932	65	1,055,301	44	729,332	94.2

2 Mar. 1935	65	1,099,251	53	904,191	94.4

2 Oct. 1937	65	1,136,596	45	848,680	94.0

16 Mar. 1940	65	1,162,967	44	841,864	93.4

12 June 1943	65	1,261,630	51	1,015,750	87.0

10 Nov. 1945	65	1,276, 949	54	1,019,063	88.0

8 Nov. 1947	65	1,345,530	62	1,291,515	93.4

13 May 1950	65	1,362,851	62	1,294,159	94.4

6 Dec. 1952	65	1,402,705	52	1,119,488	93.6

28 May 1955	66	1,422,588	65	1,402,806	94.0

31 May 1958	66	1,478,065	66	1,478,065	94.2

15 July 1961	66	1,554,856	66	1,554,856	94.4

27 June 1964	66	1,635,311	66	1,635,311	94.4

29 Apr. 1967	73	1,723,981	73	1,723,981	94.3

30 May 1970	73	1,827,595	73	1,827,595	94.6

19 May 1973	73	2,088,984	73	2,088,984	93.5

20 Mar. 1976	81	2,267,282	81	2,267,282	92.7

5 May 1979	81	2,350,407	81	2,350,407	93.3

3 Apr. 1982	81	2,453,642	81	2,453,642	94.0

2 Mar. 1985	88	2, 641,477	88	2,641,477	93.2

1 Oct. 1988	88	2,739,614	88	2,739,614	92.3

3 Oct. 1992	88	2,855,471	88	2,855,471	95.1

30 Mar. 1996	88	3,000,076	88	3,000,076	94.1

18 Sep. 1999	88	3,130,338	88	3,130,338	93.2

30th Nov. 2002	88	3,228,206	88	3,228,206	93.2

25th Nov. 2006	88	3,353,845	88	3,353,845	91.5

Sources: Electoral returns, Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly, 1856-1890, C. A Hughes and B. D. Graham, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Australian National University Press, Canberra, 1968; C. A. Hughes, Australian Government and Politics, 1965-1974, Australian National University Press, Canberra, 1977; idem, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1975-1984, Australian National University Press, Sydney, 1986; D. Jaensch and C. A. Hughes, 'Politics', in W. Vamplew (ed.), Australians Historical Statistics, Fairfax, Syme and Weldon Associates, Broadway, 1987, 399: State Electoral Office, Victoria.

Election summary data, 1856 - Current

Rotational Elections, Legislative Council, 1856 - Current

General Elections, Legislative Assembly, 1856 - Current