Electoral results for the district of Gippsland North

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This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Gippsland North in Victorian state elections.

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Members for Gippsland North

One member initially, two from 1877, [1] One member again from 1889 when the new Electoral district of Gippsland Central was created. [2]

North Gipps Land                 (Two members 1877–1889)
Member 1Term
John Johnson (Knud Olai Boe)Oct 1859  – July 1861
John Everard Aug 1861  – Aug 1861 [d]
George Mackay Nov 1861 [b] – Apr 1864
John EverardApr 1864 [b] – Aug 1864
William Pearson, Sr. Nov 1864  – Dec 1867
Frederick Leopold Smyth Mar 1868  – Mar? 1875
James McKean May 1875 [b] – July 1876 [x] Member 2Term
Charles Gavan Duffy Aug 1876 [b] – Feb 1880Frederick Leopold SmythMay 1877 – Feb 1880
Allan McLean May 1880  – Mar 1889 James McKean May 1880 – Feb 1883
Albert HarrisFeb 1883 – Mar 1889
Single Member District
MemberPartyTerm
  Allan McLean 1889 – 1901
  Hubert Keogh 1901 – 1908
  James McLachlan Labor 1908 – 1916
  National Labor 1916 – 1917
  Independent 1917 – 1938
  Alexander Borthwick Country 1938 – 1942
  Bill Fulton Country 1942 – 1945
  James Johns Labor 1945 – 1947
  Bill Fulton Country 1947 – 1952
  Hector Stoddart Labor 1952 – 1955

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

1952 Victorian state election: Gippsland North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Hector Stoddart 8,84052.5+4.2
Country Bill Fulton 7,99247.5+16.1
Total formal votes16,83299.0−0.1
Informal votes1691.0+0.1
Turnout 17,00192.4+0.1
Labor gain from Country Swing +2.9
1950 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Johns 7,17948.3+0.5
Country Bill Fulton 4,65831.4−20.8
Liberal and Country Donald Fowler3,01820.3+20.3
Total formal votes14,85599.1−0.2
Informal votes1410.9+0.2
Turnout 14,99692.3−1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Fulton 7,48750.4−1.8
Labor James Johns 7,36849.6+1.8
Country hold Swing −1.8

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Fulton 6,88052.2+28.6
Labor James Johns 6,30447.8−2.5
Total formal votes13,18499.3+0.8
Informal votes970.7−0.8
Turnout 13,28194.2
Country gain from Labor Swing N/A
1945 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Johns 5,80750.3
Country Bill Fulton 2,72823.6
Country William Moncur 2,49921.6
Independent David White5064.4
Total formal votes11,54098.5
Informal votes1771.5
Turnout 11,71789.9
Labor gain from Country Swing
1943 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Fulton 5,57557.4+11.7
Labor Reuben Basham4,14142.6+8.8
Total formal votes9,71699.0+0.1
Informal votes931.0−0.1
Turnout 9,80987.7−4.4
Country hold Swing −2.5
1942 Gippsland North state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Reuben Basham3,89542.2+8.4
Country Bill Fulton 3,70440.1−5.6
Independent Roy Mawley1,62617.6+17.6
Total formal votes9,22598.8−0.1
Informal votes1081.2+0.1
Turnout 9,33382.9−9.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Fulton 4,94653.6−6.3
Labor Reuben Basham4,27946.4+6.3
Country hold Swing −6.3
1940 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Alexander Borthwick 4,59245.7+24.2
Labor Albert Ainsworth3,40233.8+14.8
Liberal Country Stephen Ashton2,06020.5+20.5
Total formal votes10,05498.90.0
Informal votes1081.10.0
Turnout 10,16292.1−2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Alexander Borthwick 6,02759.9+11.9
Labor Albert Ainsworth4,02740.1+40.1
Country gain from Independent Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Gippsland North state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Michael Cullinan3,08630.3+11.3
Country Alexander Borthwick 3,07930.2+8.7
Independent Archibald Gilchrist 1,72016.9+16.9
United Australia Donald Manson1,71416.8+16.8
Independent Labor Jack Glover5785.7+5.7
Total formal votes10,35698.3−0.6
Informal votes1751.7+0.6
Turnout 10,53194.10.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Alexander Borthwick 6,13060.3+12.3
Labor Michael Cullinan4,04739.7+39.7
Country gain from Independent Swing N/A
1937 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James McLachlan 4,03838.8−23.6
Country William Heath2,23921.5−0.9
Independent Archibald Gilchrist 2,16420.8+20.8
Labor Alexander McAdam1,97719.0+19.0
Total formal votes10,41898.9+0.3
Informal votes1131.1−0.3
Turnout 10,53194.1−1.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent James McLachlan 5,41852.0
Country William Heath5,00048.0
Independent hold Swing N/A
1935 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James McLachlan 6,41662.4+3.8
Country William Kelly2,30422.4−0.2
United Australia Stephen Ashton1,56315.2−3.6
Total formal votes10,28398.6−0.5
Informal votes1441.4+0.5
Turnout 10,42795.4+1.3
Independent hold Swing N/A
1932 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James McLachlan 5,85958.6−41.4
Country Rowland Harrison2,26622.6+22.6
United Australia Stephen Ashton1,87718.8+18.8
Total formal votes10,00299.1
Informal votes930.9
Turnout 10,09594.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent James McLachlan 60.4
Country Rowland Harrison39.6
Independent hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James McLachlan unopposed
Independent hold Swing
1927 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James McLachlan 7,65584.3
Country John Buchan1,41915.6
Total formal votes9,06398.9
Informal votes1051.1
Turnout 9,16892.0
Independent hold Swing
1924 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labor James McLachlan 4,53370.6−7.3
Labor David O'Donnell1,40121.8−0.3
Country Matthew Boland4847.5+7.5
Total formal votes6,48199.0−0.2
Informal votes681.0+0.2
Turnout 6,48668.0+8.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Labor James McLachlan 77.90.0
Labor David O'Donnell22.10.0
Independent Labor hold Swing 0.0
1921 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James McLachlan 4,17177.9+4.2
Labor James Bermingham1,18322.1+22.1
Total formal votes5,35499.2+5.2
Informal votes430.8−5.2
Turnout 5,39759.2−10.8
Independent hold Swing N/A
1920 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James McLachlan 4,43673.7
Independent Anthony Brennan1,58326.3+26.3
Total formal votes6,01994.0
Informal votes3826.0
Turnout 6,40170.0
Independent gain from National Labor Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Labor James McLachlan unopposed
National Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A
1914 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James McLachlan 3,62265.3+7.1
Liberal Francis Minchin1,12120.2−21.6
Liberal Walter Lyon80214.5+14.5
Total formal votes5,54598.3−0.5
Informal votes951.7+0.5
Turnout 5,64060.0−11.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James McLachlan 66.7+8.5
Liberal Francis Minchin33.3−8.5
Labor hold Swing +8.5
1911 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James McLachlan 3,36658.2+13.8
Liberal William Trenwith 2,42241.8+0.7
Total formal votes5,78898.8−0.2
Turnout 5,86171.1+8.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. ↑ "The Elections in Victoria". The Sydney Morning Herald. Trove. 12 May 1877. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "The New Victorian Legislative Assembly". Western Mail. Trove. 20 April 1889. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Hughes, Colin A. (1975). Voting for the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN   070811332X.
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