All 78 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
First party
Second party
Leader
James McCulloch
Richard Ireland
Party
Moderate Liberal
Conservative (Free Trade)
Leader's seat
Mornington
Kilmore
Seats won
58
20
Percentage
63.38
36.62
Premier before election
James McCulloch
Liberal
Elected Premier
James McCulloch
Liberal
The 1866 Victorian colonial election was held from 30 December 1865 to 29 January 1866 to elect the 5th Parliament of Victoria. All 78 seats in 49 electorates in the Legislative Assembly were up for election, though ten seats were uncontested.[1]
There were 24 single-member, 21 two-member and 4 three-member electorates.[1]
The 1866 general election was called when the Legislative Council rejected the McCulloch government's bill for a protective tariff and the Governor, Sir Charles Darling, agreed to a dissolution of parliament over the issue.[2][3] McCulloch and his protectionist supporters easily won the election and remained in office throughout this parliament.[1]
^ abc"The Fifth Parliament Elected 30 December 1865 to 29 January 1866". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive.
^J. B. Cooper (1934), Our Early Governors: No. 4. – Sir Charles Henry Darling, G.C.H., The Argus (Melbourne), 5 May 1934, page 4.
^Political, Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth), 23 December 1865, page 2.
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