1934 Victorian Legislative Council election

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Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 9 June 1934 to elect 17 of the 34 members of the state's Legislative Council for six year terms. MLC were elected using preferential voting.

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Legislative Council

Victorian Legislative Council election, 9 June 1934 [1]
Legislative Council
<< 19311937 >>

Enrolled voters469,395
Votes cast47,375 Turnout 10.1−9.8
Informal votes799Informal1.7+1.1
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeats
won
Seats
held
  United Australia 21,74346.7−18.11022
  Labor 8,21117.7−0.913
  Country 4,84410.4+7.936
 Other11,77825.3+11.233
Total46,576  1734

Retiring Members

United Australia

Candidates

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

ProvinceHeld by Labor candidates UAP candidates Country candidatesOther candidates
 
Bendigo UAP George Lansell
East Yarra UAP Clifden Eager
Gippsland UAP Martin McGregor
Melbourne UAP Herbert Smith
Melbourne East Labor William Beckett Henry Hall
Melbourne North Labor Esmond Kiernan (Ind)
Melbourne South UAP Harold Cohen
Melbourne West Labor William WalshJames Gray Robert Williams (Ind)
Nelson UAP Alan Currie George Hucker
Northern Country Richard Kilpatrick
North Eastern Country John Harris
North Western Country Henry Pye
Southern UAP William Angliss
South Eastern UAP William Tyner Lionel Stark
South Western UAP James Gill John Jones (Ind UAP)
Wellington UAP George Bolster Robert Ramsay (Ind)
Western UAP Marcus Saltau

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References

  1. Carr, Adam. "Victorian Legislative Council election of 9 June 1934". Psephos .