[1][2] This was the first election contested by the Labour Party, which was led by William Trenwith.

[3] In February 1892, Premier James Munro, who was deeply in debt, asked his Cabinet to appoint him Victorian Agent-General in London.

[4] The Liberals turned to William Shiels as a "clean" new leader, and he became the new Premier on 16 February 1892.

[5] 13 seats were uncontested at this election, and therefore retained by the incumbent member: The Shiels government was defeated on a vote of confidence on 18 January 1893, and was succeeded by Conservative James Patterson.

Patterson himself was defeated on a vote of confidence on 28 August 1894, and sought a dissolution of the house.