Candidates of the 1940 Victorian state election

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This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1940 Victorian state election. The election was held on 16 March 1940.

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Retiring Members

United Australia

Legislative Assembly

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.

ElectorateHeld by Labor candidates UAP candidates Country candidatesOther candidates
 
Albert Park UAP David Casey William Haworth
Allandale Labor Patrick Denigan Albert HockingWilliam Chapman (LCP)
Ballarat UAP Thomas Jude Thomas Hollway
Barwon UAP Thomas Maltby
Benalla Country Manvers Meadows Frederick Cook (LCP)
Benambra Country Roy Paton
Bendigo Labor Arthur Cook
Boroondara UAP Trevor Oldham Reuben Kefford (Ind)
Brighton UAP Robert Breen Ian Macfarlan * (Ind)
John Warren (Ind)
Brunswick Labor James Jewell
Bulla and Dalhousie UAP Charlie Mutton Harry White John Milligan
Carlton Labor Bill Barry David Mandie Ralph Gibson (CPA)
Castlemaine and Kyneton UAP Bill Hodson Charles Lucas
Caulfield UAP Harold Cohen Mary Jones (Ind)
Clifton Hill Labor Bert Cremean Reginald Archer
Coburg Labor Frank Keane Richard Griffiths
Collingwood Labor Tom Tunnecliffe Frederick DodsJames Baker (Ind Lab)
John Blake (CPA)
Dandenong Labor Frank Field Leslie Sheppard
Dundas Labor Bill Slater William Ellis
Essendon UAP Arthur Clarey James Dillon
Evelyn UAP William Everard
Flemington Labor Jack Holland Raymond Trickey
Footscray Labor Jack Mullens
Geelong Labor Fanny Brownbill Nathaniel White
Gippsland East Country Albert Lind
Gippsland North Country Albert Ainsworth Alexander Borthwick Stephen Ashton (LCP)
Gippsland South Country Herbert Hyland
Gippsland West Country Matthew Bennett Harold Edwards (Ind)
Clement McCrostie (LCP)
Goulburn Valley Country John McDonald
Grant UAP Frederick Holden (Ind)
Gunbower Country Norman Martin
Hampden UAP Walter Kervin William Cumming Thomas Moore
Hawthorn UAP Les Tyack Leslie Hollins (Ind)
Heidelberg UAP James O'Meara Henry Zwar
Kara Kara and Borung Country Finlay Cameron *
Patrick Toohey
John Green (Ind)
Kew UAP Arthur Kyle Wilfrid Kent Hughes
Korong and Eaglehawk Country Powley Smith Albert Dunstan
Lowan Country Arthur Bennett Hamilton Lamb Winton Turnbull (Ind)
Marcus Wettenhall (Ind)
Maryborough and Daylesford Labor George Frost
Melbourne Labor Tom Hayes
Mildura Country Albert Allnutt *
Alfred Rawlings
John Egan (Ind Lab)
Mornington UAP Harold Smith Alfred Kirton
Northcote Labor John Cain Herbert Rasmussen
Nunawading Independent Thomas Brennan William Dimmick Ivy Weber (Ind)
Oakleigh Labor Squire Reid Lyston Chisholm
Ouyen Country Keith Dodgshun Robert Johnstone (Ind)
Polwarth UAP Allan McDonald Leonard Parker
Port Fairy and Glenelg Independent Ernie Bond Sydney Patterson Robert Rankin
Port Melbourne Labor James Murphy
Prahran UAP Roy Cameron John Ellis
Richmond Labor Ted Cotter
Rodney Country William Dunstone Archibald McFadyen (LCP)
St Kilda UAP Archie Michaelis Francis Dawkins (Ind)
Stawell and Ararat Country Stanley Freeland Alec McDonald
Swan Hill Country Percy Byrnes
Launcelot Nind
Francis Old *
Toorak UAP Sir Stanley Argyle
Upper Goulburn Country Edwin Mackrell
Upper Yarra UAP George Knox
Walhalla Country William Moncur
Wangaratta and Ovens Country Lot Diffey Rupert Whalley (LCP)
Waranga Country Ernest Coyle
Warrenheip and Grenville Country Edmond Hogan James Ryan (Ind)
Albert Woodward (Ind)
Warrnambool Country Keith McGarvie Henry Bailey
Williamstown Labor John Lemmon George Paine (Ind)
Wonthaggi Labor William McKenzie

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