Results of the 1937 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

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Victorian state election, 2 October 1937 [1] [2]
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Enrolled voters848,680
Votes cast786,492 Turnout 93.96−0.46
Informal votes10,938Informal1.37−0.28
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 322,69941.03+3.1020+2
  United Australia 311,16839.56+3.3921−3
  United Country 89,28611.35−2.3620±0
  Communist 5,7000.72−0.390±0
  Independent 57,6397.33−3.754+1
Total786,492  65 

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1937 election.

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

1937 Victorian state election: Albert Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Chapple8,75540.1−0.5
United Australia William Haworth 7,15132.7−20.7
Ind. United Australia Harry Drew 4,11718.8+18.8
Independent Leah Kloot1,8348.4+8.4
Total formal votes21,85796.3−1.1
Informal votes8383.7+1.1
Turnout 22,69594.2+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William Haworth 11,64153.3−2.6
Labor John Chapple10,21646.7+2.6
United Australia hold Swing -2.6

Allandale

1937 Victorian state election: Allandale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Patrick Denigan 4,66147.8+5.7
Country Russell White 2,66427.3+0.9
United Australia Edward Montgomery 2,43424.9−6.6
Total formal votes9,75999.1+0.3
Informal votes860.9−0.3
Turnout 9,84596.1−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Patrick Denigan 4,92550.6+2.0
Country Russell White 4,83449.4+49.4
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +2.0

Ballarat

1937 Victorian state election: Ballarat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Thomas Hollway 11,36366.5+10.9
Labor Arthur Loft5,72233.5−10.9
Total formal votes17,08599.2−0.1
Informal votes1420.8+0.1
Turnout 17,22795.3+0.1
United Australia hold Swing +10.9

Barwon

1937 Victorian state election: Barwon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Thomas Maltby 7,25960.4+4.3
Country Warwick Cayley4,75739.6+39.6
Total formal votes12,01698.9+0.3
Informal votes1341.1−0.3
Turnout 12,15094.8−0.1
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Benalla

1937 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Frederick Cook 4,12638.5+38.5
Labor Jack Devlin 3,83635.8+35.8
Country Mervyn Huggins2,76225.8−74.2
Total formal votes10,72498.9
Informal votes1171.1
Turnout 10,84195.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Frederick Cook 5,80654.1+54.1
Labor Jack Devlin 4,91845.9+45.9
Independent gain from Country Swing N/A

Benambra

1937 Victorian state election: Benambra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Roy Paton 5,07260.4+7.6
United Australia Thomas Mitchell3,32939.6−7.6
Total formal votes8,40199.3+0.9
Informal votes610.7−0.9
Turnout 8,46294.5+0.8
Country hold Swing +7.6

Bendigo

1937 Victorian state election: Bendigo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Cook unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Boroondara

1937 Victorian state election: Boroondara
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Trevor Oldham unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Brighton

1937 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Ian MacFarlan 21,53982.0+30.9
Communist Gerald O'Day4,73718.0+18.0
Total formal votes26,27697.8−0.6
Informal votes5932.2+0.6
Turnout 26,86992.7−2.3
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Brunswick

1937 Victorian state election: Brunswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Jewell 18,14474.0−26.0
United Australia Charles Hartley6,38426.0+26.0
Total formal votes24,52898.6
Informal votes3551.4
Turnout 24,88394.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bulla and Dalhousie

1937 Victorian state election: Bulla and Dalhousie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Harry White 4,24345.4−0.6
Labor Charlie Mutton 2,86630.6−3.3
Country John Milligan2,24124.0+3.9
Total formal votes9,35098.9−0.1
Informal votes1021.1+0.1
Turnout 9,45293.6−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Harry White 5,26256.3−2.6
Labor Charles Mutton 4,08843.7+2.6
United Australia hold Swing -2.6

Carlton

1937 Victorian state election: Carlton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Barry unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Castlemaine and Kyneton

1937 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Kyneton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Clive Shields 5,40451.7−2.9
Labor Jessie Satchell 5,05148.3+2.9
Total formal votes10,45599.40.0
Informal votes590.60.0
Turnout 10,51494.4−1.2
United Australia hold Swing -2.9

Caulfield

1937 Victorian state election: Caulfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Harold Cohen unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Clifton Hill

1937 Victorian state election: Clifton Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bert Cremean 15,11367.8+6.3
United Australia Rhys Davies7,16732.2−6.3
Total formal votes22,28098.5+0.2
Informal votes3401.5−0.2
Turnout 22,62093.0−1.4
Labor hold Swing +6.3

Coburg

1937 Victorian state election: Coburg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Keane 16,21862.8+1.6
United Australia Henry Richards9,61337.2−1.6
Total formal votes25,83199.0+0.7
Informal votes2681.0−0.7
Turnout 26,09995.2+1.2
Labor hold Swing +1.6

Collingwood

1937 Victorian state election: Collingwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Tunnecliffe 17,28681.5+15.3
United Australia Oliver Dixon3,91518.5−3.4
Total formal votes21,20198.2+1.0
Informal votes3921.8−1.0
Turnout 21,59392.6+0.6
Labor hold Swing +4.5

Dandenong

1937 Victorian state election: Dandenong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Field 14,37450.6+8.8
United Australia Frank Groves 14,06449.4−8.8
Total formal votes28,43898.7+0.3
Informal votes3631.3−0.3
Turnout 28,80194.40.0
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +8.8

Dundas

1937 Victorian state election: Dundas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Slater unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Essendon

1937 Victorian state election: Essendon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia James Dillon 12,99954.7+2.9
Labor Arthur Clarey 10,75245.3−2.9
Total formal votes23,75198.9−0.3
Informal votes2621.1+0.3
Turnout 24,01396.7+0.3
United Australia hold Swing +2.9

Evelyn

1937 Victorian state election: Evelyn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia William Everard 6,31558.5−4.2
Independent John Jessop2,61324.2+24.2
Country Thomas Mitchell1,86217.3+17.3
Total formal votes10,79098.9+0.4
Informal votes1191.1−0.4
Turnout 10,90993.5+0.3
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Flemington

1937 Victorian state election: Flemington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Holland 13,95365.9−2.8
United Australia Malcolm Fenton7,21434.1+2.8
Total formal votes21,16798.5+0.3
Informal votes3341.5−0.3
Turnout 21,50196.1+2.1
Labor hold Swing -2.8

Footscray

1937 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Mullens 13,85754.9−29.4
United Australia Edward Hanmer11,37145.1+45.1
Total formal votes25,22898.7+2.8
Informal votes3231.3−2.8
Turnout 25,55196.1+0.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Geelong

1937 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Brownbill unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Gippsland East

1937 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Albert Lind unopposed
Country hold Swing

Gippsland North

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

Gippsland South

1937 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Herbert Hyland unopposed
Country hold Swing

Gippsland West

1937 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Matthew Bennett unopposed
Country hold Swing

Goulburn Valley

1937 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country John McDonald unopposed
Country hold Swing

Grant

1937 Victorian state election: Grant
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Frederick Holden unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Gunbower

1937 Victorian state election: Gunbower
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Norman Martin unopposed
Country hold Swing

Hampden

1937 Victorian state election: Hampden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia William Cumming 4,51643.0+10.1
Labor Michael Nolan3,39432.3−5.7
Country Thomas Moore2,59924.7+24.7
Total formal votes10,50999.1+0.2
Informal votes920.9−0.2
Turnout 10,60194.90.0
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William Cumming 6,21959.1+1.3
Labor Michael Nolan4,29040.9−1.3
United Australia hold Swing +1.3

Hawthorn

1937 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia John Gray 14,19260.5+6.4
Labor Herbert Oke9,27539.5+39.5
Total formal votes23,46798.9+0.3
Informal votes2671.1−0.3
Turnout 23,73492.1−2.4
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Heidelberg

1937 Victorian state election: Heidelberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Henry Zwar 14,66652.3−2.5
Labor Morton Dunlop13,38747.7+2.5
Total formal votes28,05399.3+0.5
Informal votes2090.7−0.5
Turnout 28,26295.1−1.2
United Australia hold Swing -2.5

Kara Kara and Borung

1937 Victorian state election: Kara Kara and Borung
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Finlay Cameron 6,24860.4+32.8
Independent John Green4,09339.6+22.5
Total formal votes10,34199.4+0.8
Informal votes1451.4−0.8
Turnout 10,40594.1−0.6
Country hold Swing N/A

Kew

1937 Victorian state election: Kew
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Wilfrid Kent Hughes 17,05368.1+2.2
Labor Arthur Kyle8,00231.9−2.2
Total formal votes25,05598.8+0.1
Informal votes3151.2−0.1
Turnout 25,37092.0−1.5
United Australia hold Swing +2.2

Korong and Eaglehawk

1937 Victorian state election: Korong and Eaglehawk
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Albert Dunstan 8,39577.5−22.5
United Australia Archibald Moses2,43122.5+22.5
Total formal votes10,82699.4
Informal votes630.6
Turnout 10,88993.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Lowan

1937 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Hamilton Lamb 7,51465.8+10.8
United Australia Jabez Potts3,89934.2+34.2
Total formal votes11,41399.3−0.2
Informal votes780.7+0.2
Turnout 11,49194.4−0.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Maryborough and Daylesford

1937 Victorian state election: Maryborough and Daylesford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Frost unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Melbourne

1937 Victorian state election: Melbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Hayes 10,90263.0−1.5
United Australia Reginald Archer6,40737.0+1.5
Total formal votes17,30997.0−2.6
Informal votes5373.0+2.6
Turnout 17,84688.4−6.9
Labor hold Swing -1.5

Mildura

1937 Victorian state election: Mildura
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Albert Allnutt 7,15259.3+4.8
Labor John Egan4,91340.7+40.7
Total formal votes12,06598.9+3.8
Informal votes1331.1−3.8
Turnout 12,19892.8+3.0
Country hold Swing N/A

Mornington

1937 Victorian state election: Mornington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Alfred Kirton 6,55453.1+0.6
Country George Bowden 5,78046.9−0.6
Total formal votes12,33499.3+0.8
Informal votes860.7−0.8
Turnout 12,42092.3−0.6
United Australia hold Swing +0.6

Northcote

1937 Victorian state election: Northcote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Cain 16,51371.4+3.7
United Australia Jonas Holt6,59128.6−3.7
Total formal votes23,10499.1+0.7
Informal votes2160.9−0.7
Turnout 23,32094.8−0.9
Labor hold Swing +3.7

Nunawading

1937 Victorian state election: Nunawading
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia William Boyland 6,71729.9−13.4
Independent Ivy Weber 5,97026.6+26.6
Labor Arthur Lewis 5,43024.2−4.2
Independent John Mahony4,33519.3+19.3
Total formal votes22,45297.4−1.3
Informal votes6002.6+1.3
Turnout 23,05294.1−1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ivy Weber 12,09553.8+53.8
United Australia William Boyland 10,35746.1−15.3
Independent gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Oakleigh

1937 Victorian state election: Oakleigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Squire Reid 15,75152.3+2.6
United Australia James Smith 14,34047.7−2.6
Total formal votes30,09199.2+0.3
Informal votes2580.8−0.3
Turnout 30,34993.9−0.9
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +2.6

Ouyen

1937 Victorian state election: Ouyen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Albert Bussau unopposed
Country hold Swing

Polwarth

1937 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Allan McDonald 6,22055.8−44.2
Country Leonard Parker4,92344.2+44.2
Total formal votes11,14399.4
Informal votes630.6
Turnout 11,20695.2
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Port Fairy and Glenelg

1937 Victorian state election: Port Fairy and Glenelg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labor Ernie Bond 8,81478.0−22.0
Independent Robert Roberts2,48722.0+22.0
Total formal votes11,30199.4
Informal votes710.6
Turnout 11,37294.8
Independent Labor hold Swing N/A

Port Melbourne

1937 Victorian state election: Port Melbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Murphy 15,01476.2+2.4
Independent Mary Jones4,70323.8−2.4
Total formal votes19,71798.2+0.9
Informal votes3541.8−0.9
Turnout 20,07193.8+0.9
Labor hold Swing +2.4

Prahran

1937 Victorian state election: Prahran
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia John Ellis 13,24355.5−1.9
Labor Archibald Fraser 10,59944.5+1.9
Total formal votes23,84298.9+0.3
Informal votes2591.1−0.3
Turnout 24,10194.2+0.6
United Australia hold Swing -1.9

Richmond

1937 Victorian state election: Richmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ted Cotter 15,99669.8−2.8
Independent Cecil Lee-Archer6,90830.2+30.2
Total formal votes22,90498.4+0.8
Informal votes3841.6−0.8
Turnout 23,28892.7−1.8
Labor hold Swing -2.8

Rodney

1937 Victorian state election: Rodney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country William Dunstone unopposed
Country hold Swing

St Kilda

1937 Victorian state election: St Kilda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Archie Michaelis 17,55966.7+12.1
Labor Marks Feinberg8,78333.3+33.3
Total formal votes26,34298.2+0.3
Informal votes4761.8−0.3
Turnout 26,81892.5−3.8
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Stawell and Ararat

1937 Victorian state election: Stawell and Ararat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Alec McDonald unopposed
Country hold Swing

Swan Hill

1937 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Francis Old 5,54064.2+21.6
Country Percy Byrnes2,24626.0+26.0
United Australia Alfred Jager8429.8+9.8
Total formal votes8,62898.6+0.4
Informal votes1261.4−0.4
Turnout 8,75493.1+1.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Toorak

1937 Victorian state election: Toorak
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Stanley Argyle 15,11067.5−32.5
Labor Frederick Botsman7,27832.5+32.5
Total formal votes22,38898.3
Informal votes3991.7
Turnout 22,78791.6
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Upper Goulburn

1937 Victorian state election: Upper Goulburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Edwin Mackrell unopposed
Country hold Swing

Upper Yarra

1937 Victorian state election: Upper Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia George Knox unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Walhalla

1937 Victorian state election: Walhalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country William Moncur 4,93746.9−12.1
Independent Labor Arthur Fewster3,02928.8+28.8
Independent Country Daniel White1,43713.7−27.3
United Australia Claude Lewis1,12010.6+10.6
Total formal votes10,52397.9−0.1
Informal votes2272.1+0.1
Turnout 10,75093.8−1.3
After distribution of preferences
Country William Moncur 5,43551.6
Independent Labor Arthur Fewster3,16430.1
Independent Country Daniel White1,92418.3
Country hold Swing N/A

Wangaratta and Ovens

1937 Victorian state election: Wangaratta and Ovens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Lot Diffey unopposed
Country hold Swing

Waranga

1937 Victorian state election: Waranga
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Ernest Coyle unopposed
Country hold Swing

Warrenheip and Grenville

1937 Victorian state election: Warrenheip and Grenville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Edmond Hogan 5,56056.1+56.1
United Australia Fred Edmunds 4,35643.9+43.9
Total formal votes9,91697.6−0.5
Informal votes2442.4+0.5
Turnout 10,16095.5+0.7
Country gain from Independent Swing N/A

Warrnambool

1937 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Henry Bailey 6,79558.0+18.0
United Australia Keith McGarvie4,92842.0+5.9
Total formal votes11,72399.30.0
Informal votes820.70.0
Turnout 11,80595.9+0.6
Country hold Swing +0.6

Williamstown

1937 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Lemmon 13,53461.0−39.0
United Australia James Gray8,66039.0+39.0
Total formal votes22,19499.0
Informal votes2331.0
Turnout 22,42796.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Wonthaggi

1937 Victorian state election: Wonthaggi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William McKenzie 8,33489.6+31.3
Communist Alfred Watt96310.4+2.4
Total formal votes9,29798.9−0.1
Informal votes1011.1+0.1
Turnout 9,39893.7−1.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. ↑ Election held on 2 October 1937, 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).
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