1911 Victorian state election

{{Short description|Australian state election}}

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1911 Victorian state election

| country = Victoria

| flag_year = 1901

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1908 Victorian state election

| previous_year = 1908

| next_election = 1914 Victorian state election

| next_year = 1914

| seats_for_election = All 65 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
33 seats needed for a majority

| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1911|11|16}}

| image1 = 128px

| leader1 = John Murray

| leader_since1 = January 1909

| party1 = Liberal

| colour1 = 8CB4D2

| leaders_seat1 = Allandale

| percentage1 =

| swing1 = {{increase}} 18.09%

| last_election1 = 19 seats

| seats1 = 43 seats

| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 24

| image3 = 120px

| leader3 = George Prendergast

| leader_since3 = 1904

| party3 = Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)

| leaders_seat3 = North Melbourne

| percentage3 =

| swing3 = {{increase}} 8.28%

| last_election3 = 21 seats

| seats3 = 20 seats

| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 1

| title = Premier

| before_election = John Murray

| before_party = Liberal

| after_election = John Murray

| after_party = Liberal

}}

The 1911 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Thursday, 16 November 1911 to elect 56 of the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890–1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 ({{ISBN|0708102700}}). Nine seats were uncontested.

The election was in single-member electorates, using preferential voting for the first time in the state's history. Women also voted for the first time at this election.{{cite web | url=http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=884 | title=Australian Politics and Elections Database: 15 March 1907 | publisher=University of Western Australia | accessdate=27 June 2015}}