1940 Victorian Legislative Council election

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Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 15 June 1940 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, 15 June 1940 [1]
Legislative Council
<< 19371943 >>

Enrolled voters471,843
Votes cast178,666 Turnout 37.9−8.6
Informal votes2,823Informal1.6+0.4
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeats
won
Seats
held
  Labor 50,34928.6+11.447
  United Australia 49,65428.2−23.7816
  Country 38,24421.7−3.2511
 Other37,59621.3+15.400
Total175,843  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
 
Ballarat UAP George Bolster
Bendigo UAP George Lansell
Doutta Galla Labor Paul Jones Alfred Carter
East Yarra UAP Clifden Eager
Gippsland Country James Balfour
Higinbotham UAP James Disney*
William Tyner
Melbourne Labor William Beckett
Melbourne North Independent Archibald Fraser Esmond Kiernan (Ind)
Melbourne West Labor Pat Kennelly Charles Beever (Ind)
Monash UAP Archibald Crofts
Northern Country Richard Kilpatrick *
Dudley Walters
North Eastern Country John Harris
North Western Country Henry Pye
Southern UAP William Angliss
South Eastern UAP Cyril Isaac Alexander Goudie
South Western UAP Allan McDonald James Guthrie (Ind)
Western UAP Marcus Saltau Robert Rankin Horace Holmes (Ind)

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References

  1. Carr, Adam. "Victorian Legislative Council election of 15 June 1940". Psephos.