1897 Victorian colonial election

1897 Victorian colonial election

← 1894 14 October 1897 1900 →
All 95 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly 48 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader George Turner William Trenwith Party Liberal United Labour Leader since 27 September 1894 (de facto) 21 April 1892 (de facto) Leader's seat St Kilda Richmond Seats won 55 8 Percentage 63.69% 10.44%
Premier before election George Turner Liberal Elected Premier George Turner Liberal

The 1897 Victorian colonial election was held on 14 October 1897 to elect the 17th Parliament of Victoria. All 95 seats in the Legislative Assembly were up for election, though 13 were uncontested.^[1]

George Turner's Liberal government was returned with an increased majority.^[2]