All 78 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
First party
Second party
Leader
James McCulloch
John O'Shanassy
Party
Moderate Liberal (Protectionist)
Conservative (Free Trade)
Leader's seat
Mornington
Kilmore
Seats won
53
14
Premier before election
James McCulloch
Liberal
Elected Premier
James McCulloch
Liberal
The 1864 Victorian colonial election was held from 5 October to 3 November 1864 to elect the 4th Parliament of Victoria. All 78 seats in 49 electorates in the Legislative Assembly were up for election, though sixteen seats were uncontested.[1]
There were 24 single-member, 21 two-member and 4 three-member electorates.[1]
Support for liberal protectionist candidates dominated this election, to such an extent that the colonial newspapers made no attempt to classify individual elected members as Ministerialists or Oppositionists.[1] While the election was still underway an editorial in The Argus commented that "the Opposition apparently is defunct", adding that "a surprising spirit of concord reigns throughout our political world".[2]
^ abc"The Fourth Parliament Elected 5 October to 3 November 1864". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive.
^Editorial, The Argus (Melbourne), 19 October 1864, page 4.
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