1937 Australian House of Representatives election

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Australian federal election, 23 October 1937 [1]
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Enrolled voters4,080,038
Votes cast3,699,269 Turnout 95.17–0.96
Informal votes95,928Informal2.59–0.85
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 1,555,73743.17%+16.36%29+ 11
  United Australia 1,214,52633.71%+0.73%28± 0
  Country 560,27912.61%+2.93%15+ 1
  Social Credit 79,4322.20%–2.49%0± 0
  Communist 17,1530.48%–0.86%0± 0
  Independent 176,2144.89%+2.38%2+ 2
Total3,603,341  74 

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1937 federal election.

New South Wales

Barton

1937 Australian federal election: Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Albert Lane 28,34249.3+2.9
Labor John Donovan 23,53941.0+41.0
Social Credit Stanley Allen5,5629.7−1.4
Total formal votes57,44397.9
Informal votes1,2542.1
Turnout 58,69798.0
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Albert Lane 29,78051.8+0.4
Labor John Donovan 27,66348.2−0.4
United Australia hold Swing +0.4

Calare

1937 Australian federal election: Calare
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Harold Thorby 26,37852.2+17.0
Labor William Folster 24,11447.8+41.5
Total formal votes50,49298.2
Informal votes9211.8
Turnout 51.41396.5
Country hold Swing −1.8

Cook

1937 Australian federal election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Sheehan 38,20170.3+45.2
Independent Labor Cyril Glassop16,12529.7+29.7
Total formal votes56,64295.9
Informal votes2,3164.1
Turnout 56,64297.0
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing +78.6

Cowper

1937 Australian federal election: Cowper
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Earle Page 32,00063.2−1.0
Labor Abraham Brindley18,64636.8+36.8
Total formal votes50,64698.3
Informal votes8881.7
Turnout 51,53495.9
Country hold Swing −7.2

Dalley

1937 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sol Rosevear 32,64657.7+51.0
United Australia Arthur Brough23,96142.3+4.0
Total formal votes56,60797.7
Informal votes1,3052.3
Turnout 57,91296.9
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing −0.1

Darling

1937 Australian federal election: Darling
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joe Clark 32,51566.2+37.6
Independent Alexander Huie 16,58133.8+33.8
Total formal votes49,09697.3
Informal votes1,3472.7
Turnout 50,44394.6
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing +66.2

East Sydney

1937 Australian federal election: East Sydney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Eddie Ward 28,48456.0+51.3
United Australia Arthur Butterell20,42940.2−2.1
Independent Thomas Grant1,6033.2+3.2
Independent Louis Phillips3480.7+0.7
Total formal votes50,86497.0
Informal votes1,5873.0
Turnout 52,45193.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eddie Ward 58.0+58.0
United Australia Arthur Butterell42.0−2.1
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing +2.1

Eden-Monaro

1937 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia John Perkins 28,87257.5+0.9
Labor Claude Allen21,29942.5+33.7
Total formal votes50,17198.3
Informal votes8631.7
Turnout 51,03497.3
United Australia hold Swing −1.3

Gwydir

1937 Australian federal election: Gwydir
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Scully 27,14052.4+0.1
Country Ernest Batchelor24,67947.6−4.9
Total formal votes51,81998.9
Informal votes6011.1
Turnout 52,42096.8
Labor hold Swing +6.9

Hume

1937 Australian federal election: Hume
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Thomas Collins 27,78454.1+1.2
Labor Essell Hoad23,52645.9+32.1
Total formal votes51,31098.4
Informal votes8531.6
Turnout 52,16396.4
Country hold Swing −2.3

Hunter

1937 Australian federal election: Hunter
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Rowley James unopposed
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing

Lang

1937 Australian federal election: Lang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Dan Mulcahy 28,37950.4+43.3
United Australia Matthew Calman25,54745.3+7.4
Social Credit Ernest Carr 2,4354.3−6.7
Total formal votes56,36197.5
Informal votes1,4372.5
Turnout 57,79897.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Mulcahy 52.6+52.6
United Australia Matthew Calman47.4+4.5
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing −4.5

Macquarie

1937 Australian federal election: Macquarie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia John Lawson 26,39252.1+6.8
Labor Tony Luchetti 24,27247.9+27.1
Total formal votes50,66498.4
Informal votes8271.6
Turnout 51,49198.6
United Australia hold Swing −1.3

Martin

1937 Australian federal election: Martin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia William McCall 30,97156.1+2.5
Labor Stan Taylor 20,18636.6+29.4
Social Credit George Carruthers 4,0097.3−3.0
Total formal votes55,16697.7
Informal votes1,3042.3
Turnout 56,47097.6
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William McCall 60.3−0.2
Labor Stan Taylor 39.7+0.2
United Australia hold Swing −0.2

New England

1937 Australian federal election: New England
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Victor Thompson 29,99461.0+16.9
Labor Leigh Cuthbertson19,19639.0+39.0
Total formal votes49,19097.7
Informal votes1,1412.3
Turnout 50,33196.4
Country hold Swing −0.7

Newcastle

1937 Australian federal election: Newcastle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor David Watkins 44,08579.3+21.2
Independent Hilton Sykes11,57920.7+20.7
Total formal votes55,57995.9
Informal votes2,3794.1
Turnout 57,95897.3
Labor hold Swing +21.2

North Sydney

1937 Australian federal election: North Sydney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Billy Hughes 38,38665.9+0.8
Labor Henry Clayden16,25427.9+27.9
Social Credit Percival Minahan3,5686.1−5.6
Total formal votes58,20897.7
Informal votes1,3442.3
Turnout 59,55297.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Billy Hughes 69.0−2.0
Labor Henry Clayden31.0+31.0
United Australia hold Swing −2.0

Parkes

1937 Australian federal election: Parkes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Sir Charles Marr 35,46863.7+3.7
Labor Karl Guhl20,21736.3+36.3
Total formal votes55,68598.1
Informal votes1,0501.9
Turnout 56,73596.8
United Australia hold Swing −2.6

Parramatta

1937 Australian federal election: Parramatta
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Sir Frederick Stewart 37,97267.9+2.8
Labor Albert Rowe 14,74726.4+22.4
Independent Dick George2,1183.8+3.8
Independent Harold Meggitt1,1002.0+2.0
Total formal votes55,93797.4
Informal votes1,5042.6
Turnout 57,44196.4
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Sir Frederick Stewart 69.8+0.4
Labor Albert Rowe 30.2+30.2
United Australia hold Swing +0.4

Reid

1937 Australian federal election: Reid
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joe Gander 33,73860.3+3.5
United Australia Reuben Jenner22,23939.7+7.7
Total formal votes55,97796.4
Informal votes1,4682.6
Turnout 57,44596.8
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing +60.3

Richmond

1937 Australian federal election: Richmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Roland Green 15,84230.3−1.2
Labor Jim Fredericks15,25329.3+29.3
Country Larry Anthony 12,52424.1+24.1
Country Robert Gibson8,43316.2+16.2
Total formal votes52,05297.6
Informal votes1,2762.4
Turnout 53,32897.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Larry Anthony 28,94055.6+4.5
Country Roland Green 23,11244.4+44.4
Country hold Swing +4.5

Riverina

1937 Australian federal election: Riverina
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Horace Nock 24,75649.4−5.6
Labor William Quirk20,18240.3+27.2
Independent Robert Ballantyne5,16510.3+10.3
Total formal votes50,10398.1
Informal votes9751.9
Turnout 51,07895.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Horace Nock 28,66157.2−2.1
Labor William Quirk21,44242.8+2.1
Country hold Swing −2.1

Robertson

1937 Australian federal election: Robertson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Sydney Gardner 24,69147.6+5.0
Labor Gordon Cross22,92344.2+44.2
Independent John Metcalfe4,2208.1+8.1
Total formal votes51,83497.1
Informal votes1,5532.9
Turnout 53,38796.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Sydney Gardner 27,54453.1−3.1
Labor Gordon Cross24,29046.9+46.9
United Australia hold Swing −3.1

Warringah

1937 Australian federal election: Warringah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Sir Archdale Parkhill 26,56843.9−27.4
Ind. United Australia Percy Spender 17,32228.6+28.6
Labor Walter Salter8,49414.0+14.0
Ind. United Australia Joseph Hamlet8,20013.5+13.5
Total formal votes60,58498.2
Informal votes1,1181.8
Turnout 61,70297.2
Two-party-preferred result
Ind. United Australia Percy Spender 31,44651.9+51.9
United Australia Sir Archdale Parkhill 29,13848.1−29.4
Ind. United Australia gain from United Australia Swing +29.4

Watson

1937 Australian federal election: Watson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia John Jennings 31,18753.8−1.1
Labor William Dignam26,78846.2+39.7
Total formal votes57,97598.0
Informal votes1,1572.0
Turnout 59,13296.5
United Australia hold Swing −4.9

Wentworth

1937 Australian federal election: Wentworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Eric Harrison 40,39867.4+1.7
Labor Thomas Conway19,49932.6+32.6
Total formal votes59,89797.8
Informal votes1,3432.2
Turnout 61,24096.1
United Australia hold Swing −3.6

Werriwa

1937 Australian federal election: Werriwa
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bert Lazzarini 31,18855.3+51.9
United Australia Henry Storey25,19044.7−1.4
Total formal votes56,37897.8
Informal votes1,2412.2
Turnout 57,61996.9
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing +55.3

West Sydney

1937 Australian federal election: West Sydney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Beasley unopposed
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing

Victoria

Balaclava

1937 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Thomas White 36,60258.1−13.7
Labor Phillip Nash13,74621.8−2.0
Independent John Atkinson12,61320.0+20.0
Total formal votes62,96197.9
Informal votes1,3212.1
Turnout 64,28296.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Thomas White 67.1−6.9
Labor Phillip Nash32.9+6.9
United Australia hold Swing −6.9

Ballaarat

1937 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Reg Pollard 24,78450.6+5.7
United Australia Stanley Walker24,18649.4+16.1
Total formal votes48,97099.1
Informal votes4670.9
Turnout 49,43797.1
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +3.5

Batman

1937 Australian federal election: Batman
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Brennan 36,43963.4+8.6
United Australia Albert Peters21,01336.6−8.6
Total formal votes57,45298.2
Informal votes1,0371.8
Turnout 58,48996.9
Labor hold Swing +8.6

Bendigo

1937 Australian federal election: Bendigo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ernest Duus18,83439.5−0.5
Country George Rankin 15,08131.6+7.6
United Australia Walter Pearce13,74828.8−6.4
Total formal votes47,66398.5
Informal votes7401.5
Turnout 48,40396.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Rankin 27,10056.9−0.3
Labor Ernest Duus20,56343.1+0.3
Country gain from United Australia Swing −0.3

Bourke

1937 Australian federal election: Bourke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Maurice Blackburn 38,79368.1+8.4
United Australia Richard Griffiths18,16231.9−2.6
Total formal votes56,95597.5
Informal votes1,4602.5
Turnout 58,41596.7
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Corangamite

1937 Australian federal election: Corangamite
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Geoffrey Street 25,78853.9+13.8
Labor Arthur Haywood22,09646.1+9.3
Total formal votes47,88499.0
Informal votes4941.0
Turnout 48,37896.5
United Australia hold Swing −5.7

Corio

1937 Australian federal election: Corio
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Richard Casey 28,84556.5−1.5
Labor Leo Carmody22,17043.5+4.1
Total formal votes51,01598.6
Informal votes7011.4
Turnout 51,71696.7
United Australia hold Swing −1.8

Deakin

1937 Australian federal election: Deakin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia William Hutchinson 30,44259.7+5.5
Labor Paul Jones 20,51240.3+9.5
Total formal votes50,95498.2
Informal votes9111.8
Turnout 51,86595.8
United Australia hold Swing −6.7

Fawkner

1937 Australian federal election: Fawkner
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Harold Holt 33,27755.1−12.4
Labor William Doran17,12428.4+2.7
Independent William Bottomley9,94116.5+16.5
Total formal votes60,34297.4
Informal votes1,6022.6
Turnout 61,94493.8
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Harold Holt 62.4−8.5
Labor William Doran37.6+8.5
United Australia hold Swing −8.5

Flinders

1937 Australian federal election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia James Fairbairn 27,08553.0−7.9
Country Reginald Skeat12,49724.5−15.9
Social Credit Alexander Amess6,88413.5+13.5
Communist Ralph Gibson 4,6309.1+2.1
Total formal votes51,09696.8
Informal votes1,7093.2
Turnout 52,80596.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia James Fairbairn 61.7−9.6
Country Reginald Skeat38.3+38.3
United Australia hold Swing −9.6

Gippsland

1937 Australian federal election: Gippsland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Thomas Paterson 29,06961.1
Labor James McKenna18,48338.9
Total formal votes47,55298.4
Informal votes7651.6
Turnout 48,31796.2
Country hold Swing

Henty

1937 Australian federal election: Henty
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Sir Henry Gullett 31,57453.0−3.5
Labor Sydney Walker19,32432.5+8.3
Independent Rupert Hornabrook8,64714.5+14.5
Total formal votes59,54597.6
Informal votes1,4502.4
Turnout 60,99596.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Sir Henry Gullett 60.3−5.9
Labor Sydney Walker39.7+5.9
United Australia hold Swing −5.9

Indi

1937 Australian federal election: Indi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country John McEwen 30,66061.2+13.2
Labor William Hartshorne19,47838.8+3.3
Total formal votes50,13898.6
Informal votes6991.4
Turnout 50,83796.7
Country hold Swing −1.7

Kooyong

1937 Australian federal election: Kooyong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Robert Menzies 31,69051.3−11.4
Labor Thomas Brennan 15,24724.7+6.6
Independent Leslie Hollins 14,84124.0+24.0
Total formal votes61,77897.9
Informal votes1,3262.1
Turnout 63,10495.6
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Robert Menzies 57.3−15.0
Labor Thomas Brennan 42.7+15.0
United Australia hold Swing −15.0

Maribyrnong

1937 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Drakeford 37,11162.3+12.5
United Australia Malcolm Fenton20,79934.9−6.1
Independent Edward Turner1,7032.9+2.9
Total formal votes59,61397.7
Informal votes1,3762.3
Turnout 60,98997.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Drakeford 63.7+6.0
United Australia Malcolm Fenton36.3−6.0
Labor hold Swing +6.0

Melbourne

1937 Australian federal election: Melbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Maloney unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Melbourne Ports

1937 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Holloway unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Wannon

1937 Australian federal election: Wannon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Don McLeod 19,52039.3+6.9
United Australia Thomas Scholfield 18,52637.3+0.7
Country Robert Rankin 11,61823.4−6.6
Total formal votes49,66498.6
Informal votes7001.4
Turnout 50,36496.6
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Thomas Scholfield 25,48951.3−3.7
Labor Don McLeod 24,17548.7+3.7
United Australia hold Swing −3.7

Wimmera

1937 Australian federal election: Wimmera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alexander Wilson 24,17951.9+51.9
Country Hugh McClelland 22,39648.1+14.8
Total formal votes46,57598.9
Informal votes5411.1
Turnout 47,11696.1
Independent gain from Country Swing +2.9

Yarra

1937 Australian federal election: Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Scullin 37,38164.0+9.0
United Australia Douglas Knight20,99936.0+0.2
Total formal votes58,38097.7
Informal votes1,3932.3
Turnout 59,77394.7
Labor hold Swing +2.4

Queensland

Brisbane

1937 Australian federal election: Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Lawson 28,81851.5−0.4
United Australia Graham Hart 24,80844.3+5.2
Social Credit Ambrose Sawtell2,3624.2+0.1
Total formal votes55,98896.5
Informal votes2,0033.5
Turnout 57,99194.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Lawson 53.6−4.9
United Australia Graham Hart 46.4+4.9
Labor hold Swing −4.9

Capricornia

1937 Australian federal election: Capricornia
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Forde 27,22150.4−9.9
Country Edwin Hiskens20,54338.0+38.0
Social Credit John Harding6,23511.5+11.5
Total formal votes53,99998.5
Informal votes8491.5
Turnout 54,84896.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Forde 56.2−4.1
Country Edwin Hiskens44.8+45.8
Labor hold Swing −4.1

Darling Downs

1937 Australian federal election: Darling Downs
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Arthur Fadden 30,74760.7+60.7
Labor Leslie Bailey17,26434.1−5.1
Social Credit Arthur Rushton2,6175.2+5.2
Total formal votes50,62898.5
Informal votes7841.5
Turnout 51,41297.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Arthur Fadden 63.3−2.5
Labor Leslie Bailey36.7+2.5
Country hold Swing −2.5

Griffith

1937 Australian federal election: Griffith
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Francis Baker 27,86448.3−5.1
United Australia Dugald Clark23,75641.2+6.1
Social Credit William Moore6,10810.6−0.9
Total formal votes57,72897.2
Informal votes1,6812.8
Turnout 59,40997.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Francis Baker 29,02650.3−8.9
United Australia Dugald Clark28,70249.7+8.9
Labor hold Swing −8.9

Herbert

1937 Australian federal election: Herbert
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Martens 25,76643.6−8.7
Country James Wilkie17,25229.2+29.2
Communist Fred Paterson 12,52321.2+12.9
Social Credit Henry Beck3,6226.1+6.1
Total formal votes59,16395.1
Informal votes3,0194.9
Turnout 62,18294.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Martens 39,26366.4+5.4
Country James Wilkie19,90033.6+33.6
Labor hold Swing +5.4

Kennedy

1937 Australian federal election: Kennedy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Riordan 30,35664.0+4.3
Country Alex Kippen14,81231.2+31.2
Social Credit Herbert Price2,2694.8+4.8
Total formal votes47,43797.0
Informal votes1,4433.0
Turnout 48,88091.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Riordan 66.4+2.5
Country Alex Kippen33.6−2.5
Labor hold Swing +2.5

Lilley

1937 Australian federal election: Lilley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia William Jolly 31,81456.6+5.2
Labor Edmund Taylor21,38638.0−1.9
Social Credit Harry Cash3,0405.4+5.4
Total formal votes56,24097.0
Informal votes1,7203.0
Turnout 57,96097.3
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William Jolly 60.3+4.5
Labor Edmund Taylor39.7−4.5
United Australia hold Swing +4.5

Maranoa

1937 Australian federal election: Maranoa
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country James Hunter 24,84648.4−3.4
Labor Randolph Bedford 21,27241.4+0.5
Social Credit Henry Madden5,25710.2+2.9
Total formal votes51,37598.2
Informal votes9631.8
Turnout 52,33893.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country James Hunter 27,91454.3−5.7
Labor Randolph Bedford 23,46145.7+5.7
Country hold Swing −5.7

Moreton

1937 Australian federal election: Moreton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Josiah Francis 32,81355.3+4.1
Labor John McCoy22,02137.1−1.1
Social Credit Henry Hogg4,5087.6−3.0
Total formal votes59,34297.8
Informal votes1,3352.2
Turnout 60,67797.7
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Josiah Francis 59.1+2.6
Labor John McCoy40.9−2.6
United Australia hold Swing +2.6

Wide Bay

1937 Australian federal election: Wide Bay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Social Credit Geoffrey Nichols20,35639.6+27.9
Country Bernard Corser 19,43737.8−15.9
Labor George Watson11,64422.6−9.8
Total formal votes51,43798.2
Informal votes9421.8
Turnout 52,37995.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bernard Corser 25,99150.5−9.3
Social Credit Geoffrey Nichols25,44649.5+49.5
Country hold Swing −9.3

South Australia

Adelaide

1937 Australian federal election: Adelaide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Fred Stacey 26,57545.3+8.5
Labor Ken Bardolph 16,98928.9+17.8
Labor George Edwin Yates 9,68316.5+16.5
Labor Herbert George 5,4519.3+9.3
Total formal votes58,69893.3
Informal votes4,1966.7
Turnout 62,89496.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Fred Stacey 31,72154.0+0.8
Labor Ken Bardolph 26,97746.0−0.8
United Australia hold Swing +0.8

Barker

1937 Australian federal election: Barker
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Archie Cameron 35,55963.6+1.3
Independent Charles Lloyd20,37536.4+36.4
Total formal votes55,93495.4
Informal votes2,7244.6
Turnout 58,65896.9
Country hold Swing −5.1

Boothby

1937 Australian federal election: Boothby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia John Price 31,36251.9−9.1
Labor Kevin McEntee12,07720.0+7.1
Independent William Hardy9,13615.1+15.1
Labor Leonard Pilton7,85913.0+13.0
Total formal votes60,43494.0
Informal votes3,8316.0
Turnout 64,26596.4
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia John Price 59.8−5.9
Labor Kevin McEntee40.2+5.9
United Australia hold Swing −5.9

Grey

1937 Australian federal election: Grey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Oliver Badman 24,15352.0+52.0
Labor James Marner17,52837.8+3.6
Independent Alfred Parker4,73610.2+10.2
Total formal votes46,41795.8
Informal votes2,0294.2
Turnout 48,44697.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Oliver Badman 57.1+57.1
Labor James Marner42.9+2.9
Country gain from United Australia Swing −2.9

Hindmarsh

1937 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Norman Makin 43,21570.7+8.8
United Australia Harry Hatwell 17,91829.3+29.3
Total formal votes61,13395.8
Informal votes2,6624.2
Turnout 63,79597.1
Labor hold Swing +4.0

Wakefield

1937 Australian federal election: Wakefield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Charles Hawker 32,11363.4−1.7
Labor Raymond Davis18,50836.6+17.4
Total formal votes50,62196.1
Informal votes2,0733.9
Turnout 52,69496.5
United Australia hold Swing −10.6

Western Australia

Forrest

1937 Australian federal election: Forrest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country John Prowse 22,89454.4−5.7
Labor Ernest Hoar 19,15345.6+17.0
Total formal votes42,04796.7
Informal votes1,4303.3
Turnout 43,47794.2
Country hold Swing −9.4

Fremantle

1937 Australian federal election: Fremantle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Curtin 29,54855.2+9.5
United Australia Eric Isaachsen21,85740.9+0.5
Independent Henry Wright2,0813.9+3.9
Total formal votes53,48696.7
Informal votes1,8273.3
Turnout 55,31394.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Curtin 57.2+4.6
United Australia Eric Isaachsen42.8−4.6
Labor hold Swing +4.6

Kalgoorlie

1937 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Green 25,77173.6−26.4
United Australia Stephen Kellow9,23526.4+26.4
Total formal votes35,00696.0
Informal votes1,4574.0
Turnout 36,46388.4
Labor hold Swing −26.4

Perth

1937 Australian federal election: Perth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Walter Nairn 21,80041.1+22.6
Labor Tom Burke 18,09134.1+0.1
United Australia Jack Simons 10,03518.9+18.9
Independent Viv James3,0855.8+5.8
Total formal votes53,01196.4
Informal votes1,9803.6
Turnout 54,99193.6
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Walter Nairn 31,94260.3+2.9
Labor Tom Burke 21,06939.7−2.9
United Australia hold Swing +2.9

Swan

1937 Australian federal election: Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Henry Gregory 26,29958.1−5.9
Labor John Steele18,95141.9+5.9
Total formal votes45,25096.5
Informal votes1,6233.5
Turnout 46,87392.5
Country hold Swing −5.9

Tasmania

Bass

1937 Australian federal election: Bass
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Claude Barnard 12,58350.4+22.8
United Australia Allan Guy 9,76039.1−2.4
Independent John Watson2,62110.5−0.5
Total formal votes24,96497.6
Informal votes6122.4
Turnout 25,57696.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Claude Barnard 55.7+5.4
United Australia Allan Guy 44.3−5.4
Labor hold Swing +5.4

Darwin

1937 Australian federal election: Darwin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia George Bell 13,55752.5−1.9
Labor Edwin Brown12,27047.5+1.9
Total formal votes25,82797.9
Informal votes5592.1
Turnout 26,38695.8
United Australia hold Swing −1.9

Denison

1937 Australian federal election: Denison
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gerald Mahoney 11,65247.5−1.7
United Australia John McPhee 10,12341.3−0.7
Independent Labor Maxwell Hickman2,1598.8+8.8
Social Credit Athol Smith6002.4−6.3
Total formal votes24,53496.8
Informal votes1,0674.2
Turnout 25,60196.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gerald Mahoney 13,21853.9+3.6
United Australia John McPhee 11,31646.1−3.6
Labor hold Swing +3.6

Franklin

1937 Australian federal election: Franklin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Charles Frost 15,34858.0+14.9
United Australia Hugh Warner11,13342.0+2.2
Total formal votes26,48197.8
Informal votes5992.2
Turnout 27,08097.0
Labor hold Swing +5.6

Wilmot

1937 Australian federal election: Wilmot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Joseph Lyons 12,36553.2−4.3
Labor Lancelot Spurr 6,38427.4+27.4
Labor Maurice Weston4,51119.4+19.4
Total formal votes23,26096.8
Informal votes7763.2
Turnout 24,03694.3
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Joseph Lyons 55.1−4.3
Labor Lancelot Spurr 44.9+4.3
United Australia hold Swing −4.3

Northern Territory

Northern Territory

1937 Australian federal election: Northern Territory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Adair Blain 96338.2−11.6
Labor Robert Toupein92036.5−9.2
Independent Ronald Hughes-Jones33313.2+13.2
Independent Harold Nelson 30512.1+12.1
Total formal votes2,52198.8
Informal votes321.2
Turnout 2,55380.1
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Adair Blain 1,31052.0+0.2
Labor Robert Toupein1,21148.0−0.2
Independent hold Swing +0.2

See also

References

  1. "Details of Australian election results, 1937". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 October 2018.