1904 Victorian state election

The 1904 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on 1 June 1904 to elect 67 members to the state's Legislative Assembly.

1904 Victorian state election
1 June 1904 (1904-06-01)
67 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
  First party Second party
 
Leader Thomas Bent Frederick Bromley
Party National Citizens Reform League Labour
Leader since 1904 1904
Leader's seat Brighton Carlton
Last election 47 seats 12 seats
Seats won 35 seats 17 seats
Seat change 12 5
Percentage 36.14 32.55
Swing 5.93% 14.54%
Premier before election

Thomas Bent
National Citizens Reform League

 Elected Premier

Thomas Bent
National Citizens Reform League

It was the first election to be held in Victoria since the passing of the Constitution Act 1903 (also known as the "Constitution Reform Act"), which reduced the number of seats in the Legislative Assembly from 95 to 67 and removed all two-member electorates. It also created three new electorates representing public and railways officers: the Electoral province for Public Officers and Railway Officers the "Electoral district for Public Officers" and a two-member "Electoral district for Railway Officers". Members of the public service had previously not been eligible to stand as candidates without first resigning. Under these changes, they could stand while a state employee, and if successful in winning a seat, would have a leave of absence while sitting as an MP.

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