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July 1880 Victorian colonial election

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election he declined a position in Berry's cabinet when his advocacy of educational concessions for Catholics was rejected. After days of debate, on 1 July 1881 the censure initiated by O'Loghlen was carried by 41 votes to 38 with support from the conservative opposition. The Victorian Governor refused Berry's request to dissolve parliament and invited O'Loghlen to form a government. His cabinet was announced on July 10, seven members of which had been members of the opposition. O'Loghlen himself took on the roles of premier, attorney-general and treasurer.
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O'Loghlen's ministry lacked a majority in the parliament, but was kept in office with conservative support. By the time of the parliamentary break at the end of 1882 considerable discontent had arisen at O'Loghlen's conduct in regard to a major overseas loan to finance a railway programme. In late
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moved a motion of no confidence in Berry's government. O'Loghlen, a liberal with a devotion to Irish-Catholic causes, had been appointed attorney-general in Berry's cabinet in 1878 and had been the acting premier from December 1878 to June 1879 during Berry's absence in London. After the July 1880
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January 1883, anticipating a censure motion when parliament resumed, O'Loghlen was granted a dissolution of parliament.
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Berry's new cabinet was more moderate than his previous one. A new bill to reform the
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There were 31 single-member, 20 two-member and 5 three-member electorates.
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were up for election, though eight seats were uncontested.
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Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1880–1883
1362: 263:, who formed a new government on 3 August 1880. 178: 446:"The Eleventh Parliament Elected 14 July 1880" 591: 547:Political Crisis: Dissolution of Parliament 440: 438: 436: 434: 432: 229:was held on 14 July 1880 to elect the 11th 598: 584: 452: 448:. Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive. 233:. All 86 seats in 55 electorates in the 493: 491: 489: 429: 469: 1363: 556: 614:Elections and referendums in Victoria 579: 569:(Melbourne), 3 February 1883, page 2. 553:(Melbourne), 31 January 1883, page 8. 486: 227:July 1880 Victorian colonial election 19:July 1880 Victorian colonial election 13: 503:Australian Dictionary of Biography 481:Australian Dictionary of Biography 464:Australian Dictionary of Biography 14: 1382: 1345:Legislative Assembly by-elections 247:(moderate liberal) government of 1350:Legislative Council by-elections 607: 97: 90: 25: 499:Sir Bryan O'Loghlen (1828–1905) 563:History of the Last Parliament 540: 524: 508: 66:Victorian Legislative Assembly 1: 422: 477:Sir Graham Berry (1822–1904) 386: 7: 410: 10: 1387: 475:Geoffrey Bartlett (1969), 266: 1339: 1318: 1295: 1190: 940: 620: 460:James Service (1823–1899) 367: 347: 326: 303: 280: 176: 71: 62: 35: 23: 537:, 1 August 1881, page 2. 458:Geoffrey Serle (1976), 305:Liberal (Protectionist) 125:Liberal (Protectionist) 521:, 4 July 1881, page 2. 272:Legislative Assembly ( 231:Parliament of Victoria 497:S. 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Ingham (1974), 1371:History of Australia 942:Legislative Council- 535:Mount Alexander Mail 519:Mount Alexander Mail 259:) opposition led by 251:was defeated by the 235:Legislative Assembly 64:All 86 seats in the 393:Legislative Council 277: 136:Leader's seat 20: 398:In late June 1881 327:Constitutionalist 271: 18: 1358: 1357: 622:General elections 384: 383: 281:Party / Grouping 245:Constitutionalist 223: 222: 219: 218: 195:Constitutionalist 172: 171: 130:Constitutionalist 58: 57: 1378: 612: 611: 600: 593: 586: 577: 576: 570: 560: 554: 544: 538: 528: 522: 512: 506: 495: 484: 473: 467: 456: 450: 449: 442: 278: 270: 179: 101: 94: 73: 72: 37: 36: 30: 29: 28: 21: 17: 1386: 1385: 1381: 1380: 1379: 1377: 1376: 1375: 1361: 1360: 1359: 1354: 1335: 1314: 1291: 1192:Local elections 1186: 943: 936: 616: 606: 604: 574: 573: 561: 557: 545: 541: 529: 525: 513: 509: 496: 487: 474: 470: 457: 453: 444: 443: 430: 425: 413: 400:Bryan O'Loghlen 389: 269: 211: 206: 193: 188: 186:before election 177: 151:Seats won 63: 31: 26: 24: 12: 11: 5: 1384: 1374: 1373: 1356: 1355: 1353: 1352: 1347: 1340: 1337: 1336: 1334: 1333: 1328: 1322: 1320: 1316: 1315: 1313: 1312: 1307: 1301: 1299: 1293: 1292: 1290: 1289: 1282: 1277: 1272: 1267: 1262: 1257: 1252: 1247: 1242: 1237: 1232: 1227: 1222: 1217: 1212: 1207: 1202: 1196: 1194: 1188: 1187: 1185: 1184: 1179: 1174: 1169: 1164: 1159: 1154: 1149: 1144: 1139: 1134: 1129: 1124: 1119: 1114: 1109: 1104: 1099: 1094: 1089: 1084: 1079: 1074: 1069: 1064: 1059: 1054: 1049: 1044: 1039: 1034: 1029: 1024: 1019: 1014: 1009: 1004: 999: 994: 989: 984: 979: 974: 969: 964: 959: 954: 948: 946: 944:only elections 938: 937: 935: 934: 927: 922: 917: 912: 907: 902: 897: 892: 887: 882: 877: 872: 867: 862: 857: 852: 847: 842: 837: 832: 827: 822: 817: 812: 807: 802: 797: 792: 787: 782: 777: 772: 767: 762: 757: 752: 747: 742: 737: 732: 727: 722: 717: 712: 707: 702: 697: 692: 687: 682: 677: 672: 667: 662: 657: 652: 647: 642: 637: 632: 626: 624: 618: 617: 603: 602: 595: 588: 580: 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1880 (Feb)
1883
Victorian Legislative Assembly


Graham Berry
James Service
Liberal (Protectionist)
Constitutionalist
Geelong
Maldon
Premier
James Service
Constitutionalist
Premier
Graham Berry
Liberal
Parliament of Victoria
Legislative Assembly
Constitutionalist
James Service
liberal
protectionist
Graham Berry
FPTP
Liberal (Protectionist)
Independent
Legislative Council
Bryan O'Loghlen
Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1880–1883

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