Results of the 1935 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

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Victorian state election, 2 March 1935 [1] [2]
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Enrolled voters904,191
Votes cast853,470 Turnout 94.39+0.19
Informal votes14,150Informal1.65+0.24
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 318,39037.93+2.7917+1
  United Australia 303,62636.17−3.9525−4
  United Country 115,06413.71+1.3820+3
  Communist 9,3011.11+0.970±0
  Independent 92,93911.08+1.373±0
Total839,320  65 

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1935 election.

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

1935 Victorian state election: Albert Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Harry Drew 11,16753.4−10.6
Labor John Chapple8,50040.6+4.6
Independent George Brown1,2476.0+6.0
Total formal votes20,91497.4−0.9
Informal votes5642.6+0.9
Turnout 21,47893.1+2.0
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Harry Drew 55.9−8.1
Labor John Chapple44.1+8.1
United Australia hold Swing -8.1

Allandale

1935 Victorian state election: Allandale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Patrick Denigan 4,18742.1+42.1
United Australia Thomas Parkin 3,13531.5−69.5
Country Ord Glen2,63326.4+26.4
Total formal votes9,95598.8
Informal votes1251.2
Turnout 10,08096.4
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Thomas Parkin 5,11651.4−48.6
Labor Patrick Denigan 4,83948.6+48.6
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Ballarat

1935 Victorian state election: Ballarat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Thomas Hollway 9,85655.6−1.1
Labor William McAdam7,64644.4+1.1
Total formal votes17,23299.3+0.2
Informal votes1220.7−0.2
Turnout 17,35495.2−0.9
United Australia hold Swing -1.1

Barwon

1935 Victorian state election: Barwon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Thomas Maltby 6,57356.1−43.9
Independent Thomas Ellis2,70123.1+23.1
Labor Sydney Gerson2,43820.8+20.8
Total formal votes11,71298.6
Informal votes1651.4
Turnout 11,87794.9
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Benalla

1935 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Edward Clearly unopposed
Country hold Swing

Benambra

1935 Victorian state election: Benambra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Roy Paton 4,39752.8+52.8
United Australia Tom Mitchell 3,92847.2−52.8
Total formal votes8,32598.4
Informal votes1331.6
Turnout 8,45893.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Bendigo

1935 Victorian state election: Bendigo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Cook 10,45761.7+10.1
United Australia Albert Staples6,50238.3+12.3
Total formal votes16,95999.2+0.3
Informal votes1350.8−0.3
Turnout 17,09495.1−0.4
Labor hold Swing +7.9

Boroondara

1935 Victorian state election: Boroondara
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Trevor Oldham unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Brighton

1935 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Ian Macfarlan 12,78651.1−48.9
Independent Edmund Herring12,25848.9+48.9
Total formal votes25,04498.4
Informal votes3981.6
Turnout 25,44295.0
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Brunswick

1935 Victorian state election: Brunswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Jewell unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Bulla and Dalhousie

1935 Victorian state election: Bulla and Dalhousie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Harry White 4,35346.0+15.1
Labor Charlie Mutton 3,20633.9−8.2
Country John Ryan1,90520.1−7.0
Total formal votes9,46499.00.0
Informal votes931.00.0
Turnout 9,55794.4+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Harry White 5,57358.9+4.6
Labor Charlie Mutton 3,89141.1−4.6
United Australia hold Swing +4.6

Carlton

1935 Victorian state election: Carlton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Barry 11,39760.3−1.7
United Australia Francis Nelson5,16627.2−10.7
Communist Gerald O'Day2,34012.4+12.4
Total formal votes18,90396.8−0.4
Informal votes6293.2+0.4
Turnout 19,53291.9+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Barry 71.5+9.5
United Australia Francis Nelson29.5−9.5
Labor hold Swing +9.5

Castlemaine and Kyneton

1935 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Kyneton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Clive Shields 5,62054.6+2.2
Labor Reg Pollard 4,66545.4−2.2
Total formal votes10,28599.4+0.3
Informal votes640.6−0.3
Turnout 10,34995.6−0.5
United Australia hold Swing +2.2

Caulfield

1935 Victorian state election: Caulfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Harold Cohen 13,09854.9−20.3
Independent Edgar Morton10,77245.1+45.1
Total formal votes23,87097.7−1.3
Informal votes5612.3+1.3
Turnout 24,43195.6+1.3
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Clifton Hill

1935 Victorian state election: Clifton Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herbert Cremean 13,63661.5+13.1
United Australia Harold Holt 8,53138.5+0.7
Total formal votes22,16798.3+0.2
Informal votes3791.7−0.2
Turnout 22,54694.4+1.9
Labor hold Swing +7.7

Coburg

1935 Victorian state election: Coburg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Keane 14,63361.2+8.4
United Australia Henry Stubbs9,29438.8+3.4
Total formal votes23,92798.4+0.9
Informal votes3841.6−0.9
Turnout 24,31194.0−1.9
Labor hold Swing +4.9

Collingwood

1935 Victorian state election: Collingwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Tunnecliffe 13,80666.2−33.8
United Australia Robert Breen4,56221.9+21.9
Communist Ernie Thornton 2,50112.0+12.0
Total formal votes20,86997.2
Informal votes6022.8
Turnout 21,47192.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Tunnecliffe 77.0−23.0
United Australia Robert Breen23.0+23.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Dandenong

1935 Victorian state election: Dandenong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Frank Groves 15,10458.2−1.0
Labor Edward Stewart10,86241.8+1.0
Total formal votes25,96698.4−0.6
Informal votes4301.6+0.6
Turnout 26,39694.4+0.3
United Australia hold Swing -1.0

Dundas

1935 Victorian state election: Dundas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Slater 6,46258.7+8.6
United Australia Athol Cooper 4,54141.3−8.6
Total formal votes11,00399.40.0
Informal votes6299.40.0
Turnout 11,06595.4−0.5
Labor hold Swing +8.6

Essendon

1935 Victorian state election: Essendon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia James Dillon 11,74651.8−1.1
Labor Alan Bird 10,92148.2+1.1
Total formal votes22,66799.2+0.1
Informal votes1930.8−0.1
Turnout 22,86096.40.0
United Australia hold Swing -1.1

Evelyn

1935 Victorian state election: Evelyn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia William Everard 6,53162.7+3.3
Independent George Mott2,37822.8+22.8
Independent John Wood1,51314.5+14.5
Total formal votes10,42298.5+0.2
Informal votes1571.5−0.2
Turnout 10,57993.2+0.9
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Flemington

1935 Victorian state election: Flemington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Holland 14,13168.7+9.1
United Australia Douglas Knight6,42331.3+5.9
Total formal votes20,55498.2+0.2
Informal votes3811.8−0.2
Turnout 20,93594.0−1.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1

Footscray

1935 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Prendergast 19,68484.3+22.0
Communist Alfred Watt3,67415.7+15.7
Total formal votes23,35895.9−2.1
Informal votes1,0064.1+2.1
Turnout 24,36495.9−0.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Geelong

1935 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Brownbill 9,56754.1+10.5
United Australia Edward Austin 8,11245.9+13.2
Total formal votes17,67999.1+0.3
Informal votes1570.9−0.3
Turnout 17,83695.6+0.3
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +6.0

Gippsland East

1935 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Albert Lind 5,49473.6−26.4
Labor Arnold Holst1,96826.4+26.4
Total formal votes7,46299.3
Informal votes500.7
Turnout 7,51293.9
Country hold Swing N/A

Gippsland North

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

Gippsland South

1935 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Herbert Hyland unopposed
Country hold Swing

Gippsland West

1935 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Matthew Bennett 7,86174.2−25.8
Independent George Burhop2,73925.8+25.8
Total formal votes10,60098.3
Informal votes1831.7
Turnout 10,78394.4
Country hold Swing N/A

Goulburn Valley

1935 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Murray Bourchier unopposed
Country hold Swing

Grant

1935 Victorian state election: Grant
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Frederick Holden 5,65760.1+22.4
Labor Ralph Hjorth 3,75539.9+3.0
Total formal votes9,41299.00.0
Informal votes1001.00.0
Turnout 9,51293.2+0.1
United Australia hold Swing +1.3

Gunbower

1935 Victorian state election: Gunbower
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Norman Martin unopposed
Country hold Swing

Hampden

1935 Victorian state election: Hampden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harry McCorkell3,97738.0+38.0
United Australia William Cumming 3,43932.9−67.1
United Australia Roderick McRae3,04229.1+29.1
Total formal votes10,45898.9
Informal votes1131.1
Turnout 10,57194.9
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William Cumming 6,04557.8−42.2
Labor Harry McCorkell4,41342.2+42.2
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Hawthorn

1935 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia John Gray 12,07654.1−45.9
Social Credit Leslie Hollins 10,22945.9+45.9
Total formal votes22,30598.6
Informal votes3251.4
Turnout 22,63094.5
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Heidelberg

1935 Victorian state election: Heidelberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Henry Zwar 14,57754.8+9.8
Labor Gordon Webber 12,02145.2+3.8
Total formal votes26,59898.8+0.6
Informal votes3181.2−0.6
Turnout 26,91696.3+2.7
United Australia hold Swing -0.2

Kara Kara and Borung

1935 Victorian state election: Kara Kara and Borung
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia John Pennington 4,18740.3−33.2
Country Finlay Cameron 2,86727.6+27.6
Independent John Green1,77717.1+17.1
Country William Pearse1,56015.0+15.0
Total formal votes10,39198.6−0.9
Informal votes1451.4+0.9
Turnout 10,53694.7−1.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Finlay Cameron 5,45552.5+52.5
United Australia John Pennington 4,93647.5−26.0
Country gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Kew

1935 Victorian state election: Kew
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Wilfrid Kent Hughes 15,64165.9−11.4
Labor Thomas Botsman8,09034.1+11.4
Total formal votes23,73198.7−0.2
Informal votes3051.3+0.2
Turnout 24,03693.5+1.4
United Australia hold Swing -11.4

Korong and Eaglehawk

1935 Victorian state election: Korong and Eaglehawk
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Albert Dunstan unopposed
Country hold Swing

Lowan

1935 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Hamilton Lamb 6,17355.0+55.0
Country Marcus Wettenhall 5,04345.0−17.3
Total formal votes11,21699.5+1.4
Informal votes570.5−1.4
Turnout 11,27394.5−2.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Maryborough and Daylesford

1935 Victorian state election: Maryborough and Daylesford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Frost 6,23757.4+6.7
United Australia Stanley Bevan2,41922.3−27.0
Country Henry Bromfield2,20120.3+20.3
Total formal votes10,85799.60.0
Informal votes480.40.0
Turnout 10,90595.3−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Frost 59.4+8.7
United Australia Stanley Bevan40.6−8.7
Labor hold Swing +8.7

Melbourne

1935 Victorian state election: Melbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Hayes 11,32064.5+9.4
United Australia Charles Lucas6,23935.5−3.7
Total formal votes17,55996.7−0.6
Informal votes6003.3+0.6
Turnout 18,15987.5−2.8
Labor hold Swing +4.3

Mildura

1935 Victorian state election: Mildura
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Albert Allnutt 6,02754.5−3.1
Independent William Ellison1,68215.2+15.2
Country James Lochhead1,27411.5+11.5
Country James Power1,0709.7+9.7
Country George Hardie1,0069.1+9.1
Total formal votes11,05995.1−3.2
Informal votes5664.9+3.2
Turnout 11,62589.8+2.6
Country hold Swing N/A

Mornington

1935 Victorian state election: Mornington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Alfred Kirton 6,36152.5+1.1
Country George Bowden 5,75847.5+10.7
Total formal votes12,11998.5−0.3
Informal votes1791.5+0.3
Turnout 12,29892.9+2.1
United Australia hold Swing -4.8

Northcote

1935 Victorian state election: Northcote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Cain 15,10867.7+8.2
United Australia Fred Edmunds 7,19132.3−8.2
Total formal votes22,29998.4−0.5
Informal votes3621.6+0.5
Turnout 22,66195.7+2.1
Labor hold Swing +8.2

Nunawading

1935 Victorian state election: Nunawading
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia William Boyland 9,27743.3−56.7
Labor Arthur Lewis 6,07828.4+28.4
Independent Edmund Greenwood 6,04328.2+28.2
Total formal votes21,39898.7
Informal votes2821.3
Turnout 21,68095.1
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William Boyland 13,13361.4−38.6
Labor Arthur Lewis 8,26538.6+38.6
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Oakleigh

1935 Victorian state election: Oakleigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia James Vinton Smith 13,97850.3+23.9
Labor Squire Reid 13,81349.7+9.4
Total formal votes27,79198.90.0
Informal votes2721.10.0
Turnout 28,06394.8+0.2
United Australia gain from Independent Swing N/A

Ouyen

1935 Victorian state election: Ouyen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Albert Bussau 7,28972.2+20.0
Labor Wilhelm Kruse2,80427.8+27.8
Total formal votes10,09399.20.0
Informal votes810.80.0
Turnout 10,17492.0−1.8
Country hold Swing N/A

Polwarth

1935 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Allan McDonald unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Port Fairy and Glenelg

1935 Victorian state election: Port Fairy and Glenelg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ernie Bond unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Port Melbourne

1935 Victorian state election: Port Melbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Murphy 14,84473.8−26.2
Independent Mary Jones5,25826.2+26.2
Total formal votes20,10297.3
Informal votes5672.7
Turnout 20,66992.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Prahran

1935 Victorian state election: Prahran
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia John Ellis 13,47857.4−2.1
Labor Archibald Fraser10,01642.6+20.4
Total formal votes23,49498.6+0.9
Informal votes3311.4−0.9
Turnout 23,82593.6+2.3
United Australia hold Swing -6.7

Richmond

1935 Victorian state election: Richmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ted Cotter 16,26872.6−27.4
United Australia Cecil Lee-Archer6,14727.4+27.4
Total formal votes22,41597.6
Informal votes5602.4
Turnout 22,97594.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Rodney

1935 Victorian state election: Rodney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country John Allan 5,61849.6−50.4
Country Samuel Lancaster2,64223.3+23.3
Country Edward Sullivan1,91616.9+16.9
Country Thomas Roddis1,14710.1+10.1
Total formal votes11,32398.7
Informal votes1441.3
Turnout 11,46795.6
Country hold Swing N/A

St Kilda

1935 Victorian state election: St Kilda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Archie Michaelis 13,58254.6−1.3
Independent Cyril Nelson11,31745.4+45.4
Total formal votes24,89997.9−1.1
Informal votes5462.1+1.1
Turnout 25,44596.3+1.5
United Australia hold Swing -1.3

Stawell and Ararat

1935 Victorian state election: Stawell and Ararat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Morton Dunlop4,63141.2+41.2
Country Alec McDonald 4,16037.0−12.2
United Australia Thomas Austin2,45621.8−29.0
Total formal votes11,24799.0+0.4
Informal votes1121.0−0.4
Turnout 11,35996.5+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Alec McDonald 6,22455.3+6.1
Labor Morton Dunlop5,02344.7+44.7
Country gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Swan Hill

1935 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Francis Old 3,76542.6−12.5
Independent Cyril Judd2,63129.8+29.8
Independent Robert Roberts1,23714.0+14.0
Independent William Sullivan1,19613.6+13.6
Total formal votes8,82998.2−0.6
Informal votes1641.8+0.6
Turnout 8,99392.0−1.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Francis Old 4,49650.9−8.7
Independent Cyril Judd4,33349.1+49.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Toorak

1935 Victorian state election: Toorak
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Stanley Argyle unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Upper Goulburn

1935 Victorian state election: Upper Goulburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Edwin Mackrell 5,62061.8+15.9
Labor Edward Withers3,47638.2+5.5
Total formal votes9,09699.2+0.4
Informal votes750.8−0.4
Turnout 9,17194.4+0.5
Country hold Swing -3.0

Upper Yarra

1935 Victorian state election: Upper Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia George Knox unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Walhalla

1935 Victorian state election: Walhalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country William Moncur 5,92559.0−0.1
Independent Daniel White4,11341.0+25.1
Total formal votes10,03898.0−1.0
Informal votes2082.0+1.0
Turnout 10,24695.1+2.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Wangaratta and Ovens

1935 Victorian state election: Wangaratta and Ovens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Lot Diffey 5,60153.6−46.4
Labor Paul Jones 4,85346.4+46.4
Total formal votes10,45499.1
Informal votes930.9
Turnout 10,54794.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Waranga

1935 Victorian state election: Waranga
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Ernest Coyle 5,82464.4+21.2
Independent William Cochrane1,85420.5+20.5
United Australia David Thomas1,37015.1−41.7
Total formal votes9,04898.9+0.1
Informal votes1001.1−0.1
Turnout 9,14895.5+1.1
Country gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Warrenheip and Grenville

1935 Victorian state election: Warrenheip and Grenville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labor Edmond Hogan 5,57855.9−44.1
Labor Ernest Kent4,40444.1+44.1
Total formal votes9,98298.1
Informal votes1951.9
Turnout 10,17794.8
Independent Labor hold Swing

Warrnambool

1935 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Henry Bailey 4,64940.0+40.0
United Australia Keith McGarvie 4,18836.1−19.0
Labor Frederick Gill2,77523.9+23.9
Total formal votes11,61299.3−0.1
Informal votes810.7+0.1
Turnout 11,69396.50.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Henry Bailey 6,67157.4+57.4
United Australia Keith McGarvie 4,94142.6−12.5
Country gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Williamstown

1935 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Lemmon unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Wonthaggi

1935 Victorian state election: Wonthaggi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William McKenzie 5,75458.3+6.2
Country Francis Minchin3,33533.8−5.5
Communist Ralph Gibson 7868.0+8.0
Total formal votes9,87599.0−0.1
Informal votes1041.0+0.1
Turnout 9,97995.5+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William McKenzie 64.6+10.6
Country Francis Minchin35.4−10.6
Labor hold Swing +10.6

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References

  1. Election held on 2 March 1935, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
  2. Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 ( ISBN   0708102700).