1900 Victorian colonial election

Allan McLean Ministerialist George Turner Liberal The 1900 Victorian colonial election was held on 1 November 1900 to elect the 18th Parliament of Victoria.

[1] The incumbent Ministerialist government, led by Allan McLean, was defeated and a Liberal government was formed with George Turner as Premier.

Turner had previously served as premier from 1894 until 1899.

[1][2][3] This was the first election in Victoria that used first-past-the-post following the abolition of plural voting.

[1] This was also the last election in Victoria before Australian federation in 1901, when it became a state.