Results of the 1940 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

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Victorian state election, 16 March 1940 [1] [2]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters841,864
Votes cast786,359 Turnout 93.41−0.55
Informal votes12,287Informal1.56+0.19
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  United Australia 274,11335.41−4.1516−2
  Labor 256,74433.17−7.8622+1
  United Country 109,62614.06−2.7122±0
  Liberal Country 18,1042.34+2.341±0
  Communist 2,9350.38−0.340±0
  Independent 112,55014.53+7.204+1
Total841,864  65 

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1940 election.

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

1940 Victorian state election: Albert Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia William Haworth 11,42751.6+18.9
Labor David Casey10,70748.4+8.3
Total formal votes22,13498.0+1.7
Informal votes4532.0−1.7
Turnout 22,58792.9−1.3
United Australia hold Swing -1.7

Allandale

1940 Victorian state election: Allandale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Patrick Denigan 5,53359.0+11.2
Country Albert Hocking2,62428.0+0.7
Liberal Country William Chapman1,21813.0+13.0
Total formal votes9,37598.9−0.2
Informal votes1091.1+0.2
Turnout 9,48495.3−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Patrick Denigan 61.2
Country Albert Hocking38.8
Labor hold Swing +10.6

Ballarat

1940 Victorian state election: Ballarat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Thomas Hollway 10,90265.5−1.0
Labor Thomas Jude5,72834.5+1.0
Total formal votes16,63099.4+0.2
Informal votes1070.6−0.2
Turnout 16,73794.3−1.0
United Australia hold Swing -1.0

Barwon

1940 Victorian state election: Barwon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Thomas Maltby unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Benalla

1940 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Country Frederick Cook 5,59255.0+55.0
Country Manvers Meadows4,58045.0+19.2
Total formal votes10,17298.90.0
Informal votes1151.10.0
Turnout 10,28791.9−3.1
Liberal Country gain from Independent Swing N/A

Benambra

1940 Victorian state election: Benambra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Roy Paton unopposed
Country hold Swing

Bendigo

1940 Victorian state election: Bendigo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Cook unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Boroondara

1940 Victorian state election: Boroondara
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Trevor Oldham 21,92170.4−29.6
Independent Reuben Kefford9,19629.6+29.6
Total formal votes31,11798.2
Informal votes5851.8
Turnout 31,70292.7
United Australia hold Swing

Brighton

1940 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ian Macfarlan 16,50757.2+57.2
United Australia Robert Breen8,51929.5−52.5
Independent John Warren3,84513.3+13.3
Total formal votes28,87197.80.0
Informal votes6622.20.0
Turnout 29,53394.2+1.5
Independent gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Brunswick

1940 Victorian state election: Brunswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Jewell unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Bulla and Dalhousie

1940 Victorian state election: Bulla and Dalhousie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Harry White 3,58139.2−6.2
Labor Charlie Mutton 3,30436.1+5.5
Country John Milligan2,25424.7+0.7
Total formal votes9,13999.0+0.1
Informal votes941.0−0.1
Turnout 9,23392.9−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Harry White 4,78152.3−4.0
Labor Charlie Mutton 4,35847.7+4.0
United Australia hold Swing -4.0

Carlton

1940 Victorian state election: Carlton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Barry 13,05871.3−28.7
United Australia David Mandie3,71620.3+20.3
Communist Ralph Gibson 1,5478.4+8.4
Total formal votes18,32195.8
Informal votes8044.2
Turnout 19,12588.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Barry 78.9
United Australia David Mandie21.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Castlemaine and Kyneton

1940 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Kyneton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Hodson 5,84457.7+9.4
United Australia Charles Lucas4,27942.3−9.4
Total formal votes10,12398.9−0.5
Informal votes1091.1+0.5
Turnout 10,23294.6+0.2
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +9.4

Caulfield

1940 Victorian state election: Caulfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Harold Cohen 19,17871.5−28.5
Independent Mary Jones7,64428.5+28.5
Total formal votes26,82298.2
Informal votes5011.8
Turnout 27,32392.8
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Clifton Hill

1940 Victorian state election: Clifton Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bert Cremean 14,53366.0−1.8
United Australia Reginald Archer7,48934.0+1.8
Total formal votes22,02298.2−0.3
Informal votes4061.8+0.3
Turnout 22,42892.9−0.1
Labor hold Swing -1.8

Coburg

1940 Victorian state election: Coburg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Keane 17,92767.1+4.3
United Australia Richard Griffiths8,81032.9−4.3
Total formal votes26,73798.6−0.4
Informal votes3821.4+0.4
Turnout 27,11993.2−2.0
Labor hold Swing +4.3

Collingwood

1940 Victorian state election: Collingwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Tunnecliffe 9,69448.3−33.2
Independent Labor James Baker7,02335.0+35.0
United Australia Frederick Dods1,9509.7−8.8
Communist John Blake1,3886.9+6.9
Total formal votes20,05595.7−2.5
Informal votes8934.3+2.5
Turnout 20,94891.0−1.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Tom Tunnecliffe 52.1
Independent James Baker47.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Dandenong

1940 Victorian state election: Dandenong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Field 18,69960.8+10.2
United Australia Leslie Sheppard12,03039.2−10.2
Total formal votes30,72998.9+0.2
Informal votes3491.1−0.2
Turnout 31,07893.7−0.7
Labor hold Swing +10.2

Dundas

1940 Victorian state election: Dundas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Slater 7,35863.0−37.0
United Australia William Ellis4,31937.0+37.0
Total formal votes11,67799.4
Informal votes700.6
Turnout 11,74795.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Essendon

1940 Victorian state election: Essendon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia James Dillon 12,93151.6−3.1
Labor Arthur Clarey 12,14948.4+3.1
Total formal votes25,08099.0+0.1
Informal votes2611.0−0.1
Turnout 25,34195.4−1.3
United Australia hold Swing -3.1

Evelyn

1940 Victorian state election: Evelyn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia William Everard unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Flemington

1940 Victorian state election: Flemington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Holland 16,06075.9+10.0
United Australia Raymond Trickey5,09624.1−10.0
Total formal votes21,15698.3−0.2
Informal votes3571.7+0.2
Turnout 21,51392.4−3.7
Labor hold Swing +10.0

Footscray

1940 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Mullens unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Geelong

1940 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fanny Brownbill 12,45667.3−32.7
United Australia Nathaniel White6,04132.7+32.7
Total formal votes18,49799.4
Informal votes1170.6
Turnout 18,61495.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Gippsland East

1940 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Albert Lind unopposed
Country hold Swing

Gippsland North

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

Gippsland South

1940 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Herbert Hyland unopposed
Country hold Swing

Gippsland West

1940 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Matthew Bennett 7,08668.2−31.8
Liberal Country Clement McCrostie1,67616.2+16.2
Independent Harold Edwards1,63015.7+15.7
Total formal votes10,39297.7
Informal votes2442.3
Turnout 10,63692.9
Country hold Swing N/A

Goulburn Valley

1940 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country John McDonald unopposed
Country hold Swing

Grant

1940 Victorian state election: Grant
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. United Australia Frederick Holden unopposed
Ind. United Australia gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Gunbower

1940 Victorian state election: Gunbower
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Norman Martin unopposed
Country hold Swing

Hampden

1940 Victorian state election: Hampden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia William Cumming 5,04548.6+5.6
Labor Walter Kervin3,38232.6+0.3
Country Thomas Moore1,95718.9−5.8
Total formal votes10,38498.7−0.4
Informal votes1381.3+0.4
Turnout 10,52294.90.0
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William Cumming 6,19759.7+0.6
Labor Walter Kervin4,18740.3−0.6
United Australia hold Swing +0.6

Hawthorn

1940 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Leslie Hollins 12,91853.9+53.9
United Australia Les Tyack 11,03446.1−14.4
Total formal votes12,91898.8−0.1
Informal votes3011.2+0.1
Turnout 24,25393.7+1.6
Independent gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Heidelberg

1940 Victorian state election: Heidelberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Henry Zwar 19,22663.6+11.3
Labor James O'Meara11,02436.4−11.3
Total formal votes30,25099.0−0.3
Informal votes3121.0+0.3
Turnout 30,56295.3+0.2
United Australia hold Swing +11.3

Kara Kara and Borung

1940 Victorian state election: Kara Kara and Borung
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Finlay Cameron 5,11750.2−10.2
Country Patrick Toohey2,67826.3+26.3
Independent John Green2,39023.5−16.1
Total formal votes10,18599.1−0.3
Informal votes940.9+0.3
Turnout 10,27995.3+1.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Finlay Cameron 56.1−4.3
Country Patrick Toohey43.9+43.9
Country hold Swing N/A

Kew

1940 Victorian state election: Kew
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Wilfrid Kent Hughes 18,49668.0−0.1
Labor Arthur Kyle8,71632.0+0.1
Total formal votes27,21298.80.0
Informal votes3211.20.0
Turnout 27,53392.8+0.8
United Australia hold Swing -0.1

Korong and Eaglehawk

1940 Victorian state election: Korong and Eaglehawk
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Albert Dunstan 8,07278.8+1.3
United Australia Powley Smith2,17421.2−1.3
Total formal votes10,24698.8−0.6
Informal votes1231.2+0.6
Turnout 10,36993.4−0.3
Country hold Swing +1.3

Lowan

1940 Victorian state election: Lowan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Hamilton Lamb 5,52547.8−18.0
Independent Winton Turnbull 2,96225.7+25.7
United Australia Arthur Bennett2,26719.6−14.6
Independent Marcus Wettenhall 7947.4+7.4
Total formal votes11,54898.1−1.2
Informal votes2231.9+1.2
Turnout 11,77194.9+0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Hamilton Lamb 55.5−10.3
Independent Winton Turnbull 44.5+44.5
Country hold Swing N/A

Maryborough and Daylesford

1940 Victorian state election: Maryborough and Daylesford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Frost unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Melbourne

1940 Victorian state election: Melbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Hayes unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Mildura

1940 Victorian state election: Mildura
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Albert Allnutt 4,52538.4−20.9
Country Alfred Rawlings3,87832.9+32.9
Independent Labor John Egan3,37628.7+28.7
Total formal votes11,77997.2−1.7
Informal votes3422.8+1.7
Turnout 12,12193.0+0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Albert Allnutt 6,29653.4−5.9
Country Alfred Rawlings5,48346.6+46.6
Country hold Swing N/A

Mornington

1940 Victorian state election: Mornington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Alfred Kirton 8,88569.8+22.9
United Australia Harold Smith 3,85230.2−22.9
Total formal votes12,73798.7−0.6
Informal votes1741.3+0.6
Turnout 12,91190.4−1.9
Country gain from United Australia Swing +22.9

Northcote

1940 Victorian state election: Northcote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Cain 17,18474.4+3.0
United Australia Herbert Rasmussen5,90225.6−3.0
Total formal votes23,08698.7−0.4
Informal votes3041.3+0.4
Turnout 23,39094.7−0.1
Labor hold Swing +3.0

Nunawading

1940 Victorian state election: Nunawading
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia William Dimmick8,59135.7+5.8
Independent Ivy Weber 8,36834.8+8.2
Labor Thomas Brennan 7,09729.5+5.7
Total formal votes24,05698.0+0.6
Informal votes4922.0−0.6
Turnout 24,54893.5−0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ivy Weber 13,50556.1+2.3
United Australia William Dimmick10,55143.9−2.3
Independent hold Swing +2.3

Oakleigh

1940 Victorian state election: Oakleigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Squire Reid 17,45155.0+2.7
United Australia Lyston Chisholm14,28745.0−2.7
Total formal votes31,73899.0−0.2
Informal votes3091.0+0.2
Turnout 32,04794.6+0.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7

Ouyen

1940 Victorian state election: Ouyen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Keith Dodgshun 6,78673.0−27.0
Independent Robert Johnstone2,50527.0+27.0
Total formal votes9,29198.8
Informal votes1101.2
Turnout 9,40193.3
Country hold Swing N/A

Polwarth

1940 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Allan McDonald 6,49458.4+2.6
Country Leonard Parker4,62341.6−2.6
Total formal votes11,11799.1−0.3
Informal votes980.9+0.3
Turnout 11,21594.4−0.8
United Australia hold Swing +2.6

Port Fairy and Glenelg

1940 Victorian state election: Port Fairy and Glenelg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ernie Bond 6,89959.7+59.7
United Australia Sydney Patterson2,50921.7+21.7
Country Robert Rankin 2,13718.5+18.5
Total formal votes11,54598.7−0.7
Informal votes1561.3+0.7
Turnout 11,70195.8+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Bond 61.5+61.5
United Australia Sydney Patterson38.5+38.5
Labor gain from Independent Swing N/A

Port Melbourne

1940 Victorian state election: Port Melbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Murphy unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Prahran

1940 Victorian state election: Prahran
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia John Ellis 12,87855.8+0.3
Labor Roy Cameron10,19344.2−0.3
Total formal votes23,07198.2−0.7
Informal votes4161.8+0.7
Turnout 23,48790.6−3.6
United Australia hold Swing +0.3

Richmond

1940 Victorian state election: Richmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ted Cotter unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Rodney

1940 Victorian state election: Rodney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country William Dunstone 6,16356.1−43.9
Liberal Country Archibald McFadyen4,83143.9+43.9
Total formal votes10,99498.7
Informal votes1481.3
Turnout 11,14292.9
Country hold Swing N/A

St Kilda

1940 Victorian state election: St Kilda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Archie Michaelis 14,88553.3−13.4
Independent Francis Dawkins13,06046.7+46.7
Total formal votes27,94598.20.0
Informal votes5041.80.0
Turnout 28,44992.0−0.5
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Stawell and Ararat

1940 Victorian state election: Stawell and Ararat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Alec McDonald 5,97054.1−45.9
Labor Stanley Freeland5,06745.9+45.9
Total formal votes11,03799.1
Informal votes1020.9
Turnout 11,13994.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Swan Hill

1940 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Francis Old 5,03059.2−5.0
Country Percy Byrnes 1,77620.9−5.1
Country Launcelot Nind1,68619.8+19.8
Total formal votes8,49298.4−0.2
Informal votes1381.6+0.2
Turnout 8,63094.0+0.9
Country hold Swing N/A

Toorak

1940 Victorian state election: Toorak
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Stanley Argyle unopposed
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Upper Goulburn

1940 Victorian state election: Upper Goulburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Edwin Mackrell unopposed
Country hold Swing

Upper Yarra

1940 Victorian state election: Upper Yarra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia George Knox unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Walhalla

1940 Victorian state election: Walhalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country William Moncur unopposed
Country hold Swing

Wangaratta and Ovens

1940 Victorian state election: Wangaratta and Ovens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Lot Diffey 7,70073.8−26.2
Liberal Country Rupert Whalley2,72726.2+26.2
Total formal votes10,42798.7
Informal votes1411.3
Turnout 10,56892.6
Country hold Swing N/A

Waranga

1940 Victorian state election: Waranga
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Ernest Coyle unopposed
Country hold Swing

Warrenheip and Grenville

1940 Victorian state election: Warrenheip and Grenville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Edmund Hogan 4,98151.7−4.4
Independent Albert Woodward3,37935.1+35.1
Independent James Ryan1,27813.3+13.3
Total formal votes9,63898.2+0.6
Informal votes1751.8−0.6
Turnout 9,81394.4−1.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Edmund Hogan 55.0−1.1
Independent Albert Woodward45.0+45.0
Country hold Swing N/A

Warrnambool

1940 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Henry Bailey 7,55763.8+5.8
United Australia Keith McGarvie 4,28436.2−5.8
Total formal votes11,84198.9−0.4
Informal votes1371.1+0.4
Turnout 11,97895.0−0.9
Country hold Swing +5.8

Williamstown

1940 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Lemmon 13,27959.3−1.7
Independent George Payne9,11940.7+40.7
Total formal votes22,39898.7−0.3
Informal votes3031.3+0.3
Turnout 22,70193.4−2.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Wonthaggi

1940 Victorian state election: Wonthaggi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William McKenzie unopposed
Labor hold Swing

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References

  1. Election held on 16 March 1940, 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).