Results of the 1937 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

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Victorian state election, 2 October 1937[1][2]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 848,680
Votes cast 786,492 Turnout 93.96 −0.46
Informal votes 10,938 Informal 1.37 −0.28
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 322,699 41.03 +3.10 20 +2
  United Australia 311,168 39.56 +3.39 21 −3
  United Country 89,286 11.35 −2.36 20 ±0
  Communist 5,700 0.72 −0.39 0 ±0
  Independent 57,639 7.33 −3.75 4 +1
Total 786,492     65  

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

Results by electoral district[edit]

Albert Park[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Chapple 8,755 40.1 -0.5
United Australia William Haworth 7,151 32.7 -20.7
Ind. United Australia Harry Drew 4,117 18.8 +18.8
Independent Leah Kloot 1,834 8.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 21,857 96.3 -1.1
Informal votes 838 3.7 +1.1
Turnout 22,695 94.2 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William Haworth 11,641 53.3 -2.6
Labor John Chapple 10,216 46.7 +2.6
United Australia hold Swing -2.6

Allandale[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Allandale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Patrick Denigan 4,661 47.8 +5.7
Country Russell White 2,664 27.3 +0.9
United Australia Edward Montgomery 2,434 24.9 -6.6
Total formal votes 9,759 99.1 +0.3
Informal votes 86 0.9 -0.3
Turnout 9,845 96.1 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Patrick Denigan 4,925 50.6 +2.0
Country Russell White 4,834 49.4 +49.4
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +2.0

Ballarat[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Ballarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Thomas Hollway 11,363 66.5 +10.9
Labor Arthur Loft 5,722 33.5 -10.9
Total formal votes 17,085 99.2 -0.1
Informal votes 142 0.8 +0.1
Turnout 17,227 95.3 +0.1
United Australia hold Swing +10.9

Barwon[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Thomas Maltby 7,259 60.4 +4.3
Country Warwick Cayley 4,757 39.6 +39.6
Total formal votes 12,016 98.9 +0.3
Informal votes 134 1.1 -0.3
Turnout 12,150 94.8 -0.1
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Benalla[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Frederick Cook 4,126 38.5 +38.5
Labor Jack Devlin 3,836 35.8 +35.8
Country Mervyn Huggins 2,762 25.8 -74.2
Total formal votes 10,724 98.9
Informal votes 117 1.1
Turnout 10,841 95.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Frederick Cook 5,806 54.1 +54.1
Labor Jack Devlin 4,918 45.9 +45.9
Independent gain from Country Swing N/A

Benambra[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Benambra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Roy Paton 5,072 60.4 +7.6
United Australia Thomas Mitchell 3,329 39.6 -7.6
Total formal votes 8,401 99.3 +0.9
Informal votes 61 0.7 -0.9
Turnout 8,462 94.5 +0.8
Country hold Swing +7.6

Bendigo[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Cook unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Boroondara[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Boroondara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Trevor Oldham unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Brighton[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Ian MacFarlan 21,539 82.0 +30.9
Communist Gerald O'Day 4,737 18.0 +18.0
Total formal votes 26,276 97.8 -0.6
Informal votes 593 2.2 +0.6
Turnout 26,869 92.7 -2.3
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Brunswick[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Jewell 18,144 74.0 -26.0
United Australia Charles Hartley 6,384 26.0 +26.0
Total formal votes 24,528 98.6
Informal votes 355 1.4
Turnout 24,883 94.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bulla and Dalhousie[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Bulla and Dalhousie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Harry White 4,243 45.4 -0.6
Labor Charlie Mutton 2,866 30.6 -3.3
Country John Milligan 2,241 24.0 +3.9
Total formal votes 9,350 98.9 -0.1
Informal votes 102 1.1 +0.1
Turnout 9,452 93.6 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Harry White 5,262 56.3 -2.6
Labor Charles Mutton 4,088 43.7 +2.6
United Australia hold Swing -2.6

Carlton[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Barry unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Castlemaine and Kyneton[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Kyneton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Clive Shields 5,404 51.7 -2.9
Labor Jessie Satchell 5,051 48.3 +2.9
Total formal votes 10,455 99.4 0.0
Informal votes 59 0.6 0.0
Turnout 10,514 94.4 -1.2
United Australia hold Swing -2.9

Caulfield[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Caulfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Harold Cohen unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Clifton Hill[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Clifton Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert Cremean 15,113 67.8 +6.3
United Australia Rhys Davies 7,167 32.2 -6.3
Total formal votes 22,280 98.5 +0.2
Informal votes 340 1.5 -0.2
Turnout 22,620 93.0 -1.4
Labor hold Swing +6.3

Coburg[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Coburg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Keane 16,218 62.8 +1.6
United Australia Henry Richards 9,613 37.2 -1.6
Total formal votes 25,831 99.0 +0.7
Informal votes 268 1.0 -0.7
Turnout 26,099 95.2 +1.2
Labor hold Swing +1.6

Collingwood[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Collingwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Tunnecliffe 17,286 81.5 +15.3
United Australia Oliver Dixon 3,915 18.5 -3.4
Total formal votes 21,201 98.2 +1.0
Informal votes 392 1.8 -1.0
Turnout 21,593 92.6 +0.6
Labor hold Swing +4.5

Dandenong[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Field 14,374 50.6 +8.8
United Australia Frank Groves 14,064 49.4 -8.8
Total formal votes 28,438 98.7 +0.3
Informal votes 363 1.3 -0.3
Turnout 28,801 94.4 0.0
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +8.8

Dundas[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Slater unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Essendon[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia James Dillon 12,999 54.7 +2.9
Labor Arthur Clarey 10,752 45.3 -2.9
Total formal votes 23,751 98.9 -0.3
Informal votes 262 1.1 +0.3
Turnout 24,013 96.7 +0.3
United Australia hold Swing +2.9

Evelyn[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Everard 6,315 58.5 -4.2
Independent John Jessop 2,613 24.2 +24.2
Country Thomas Mitchell 1,862 17.3 +17.3
Total formal votes 10,790 98.9 +0.4
Informal votes 119 1.1 -0.4
Turnout 10,909 93.5 +0.3
United Australia hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Flemington[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Flemington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Holland 13,953 65.9 -2.8
United Australia Malcolm Fenton 7,214 34.1 +2.8
Total formal votes 21,167 98.5 +0.3
Informal votes 334 1.5 -0.3
Turnout 21,501 96.1 +2.1
Labor hold Swing -2.8

Footscray[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Mullens 13,857 54.9 -29.4
United Australia Edward Hanmer 11,371 45.1 +45.1
Total formal votes 25,228 98.7 +2.8
Informal votes 323 1.3 -2.8
Turnout 25,551 96.1 +0.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Geelong[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Geelong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Brownbill unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Gippsland East[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Albert Lind unopposed
Country hold Swing

Gippsland North[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James McLachlan 4,038 38.8 -23.6
Country William Heath 2,239 21.5 -0.9
Independent Archibald Gilchrist 2,164 20.8 +20.8
Labor Alexander McAdam 1,977 19.0 +19.0
Total formal votes 10,418 98.9 +0.3
Informal votes 113 1.1 -0.3
Turnout 10,531 94.1 -1.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent James McLachlan 5,418 52.0
Country William Heath 5,000 48.0
Independent hold Swing N/A

Gippsland South[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Herbert Hyland unopposed
Country hold Swing

Gippsland West[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Matthew Bennett unopposed
Country hold Swing

Goulburn Valley[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John McDonald unopposed
Country hold Swing

Grant[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Grant
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Frederick Holden unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Gunbower[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Gunbower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Norman Martin unopposed
Country hold Swing

Hampden[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Hampden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Cumming 4,516 43.0 +10.1
Labor Michael Nolan 3,394 32.3 -5.7
Country Thomas Moore 2,599 24.7 +24.7
Total formal votes 10,509 99.1 +0.2
Informal votes 92 0.9 -0.2
Turnout 10,601 94.9 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William Cumming 6,219 59.1 +1.3
Labor Michael Nolan 4,290 40.9 -1.3
United Australia hold Swing +1.3

Hawthorn[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia John Gray 14,192 60.5 +6.4
Labor Herbert Oke 9,275 39.5 +39.5
Total formal votes 23,467 98.9 +0.3
Informal votes 267 1.1 -0.3
Turnout 23,734 92.1 -2.4
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Heidelberg[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Heidelberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Henry Zwar 14,666 52.3 -2.5
Labor Morton Dunlop 13,387 47.7 +2.5
Total formal votes 28,053 99.3 +0.5
Informal votes 209 0.7 -0.5
Turnout 28,262 95.1 -1.2
United Australia hold Swing -2.5

Kara Kara and Borung[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Kara Kara and Borung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Finlay Cameron 6,248 60.4 +32.8
Independent John Green 4,093 39.6 +22.5
Total formal votes 10,341 99.4 +0.8
Informal votes 145 1.4 -0.8
Turnout 10,405 94.1 -0.6
Country hold Swing N/A

Kew[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Kew
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Wilfrid Kent Hughes 17,053 68.1 +2.2
Labor Arthur Kyle 8,002 31.9 -2.2
Total formal votes 25,055 98.8 +0.1
Informal votes 315 1.2 -0.1
Turnout 25,370 92.0 -1.5
United Australia hold Swing +2.2

Korong and Eaglehawk[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Korong and Eaglehawk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Albert Dunstan 8,395 77.5 -22.5
United Australia Archibald Moses 2,431 22.5 +22.5
Total formal votes 10,826 99.4
Informal votes 63 0.6
Turnout 10,889 93.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Lowan[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Hamilton Lamb 7,514 65.8 +10.8
United Australia Jabez Potts 3,899 34.2 +34.2
Total formal votes 11,413 99.3 -0.2
Informal votes 78 0.7 +0.2
Turnout 11,491 94.4 -0.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Maryborough and Daylesford[edit]

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

Melbourne[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Hayes 10,902 63.0 -1.5
United Australia Reginald Archer 6,407 37.0 +1.5
Total formal votes 17,309 97.0 -2.6
Informal votes 537 3.0 +2.6
Turnout 17,846 88.4 -6.9
Labor hold Swing -1.5

Mildura[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Mildura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Albert Allnutt 7,152 59.3 +4.8
Labor John Egan 4,913 40.7 +40.7
Total formal votes 12,065 98.9 +3.8
Informal votes 133 1.1 -3.8
Turnout 12,198 92.8 +3.0
Country hold Swing N/A

Mornington[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Alfred Kirton 6,554 53.1 +0.6
Country George Bowden 5,780 46.9 -0.6
Total formal votes 12,334 99.3 +0.8
Informal votes 86 0.7 -0.8
Turnout 12,420 92.3 -0.6
United Australia hold Swing +0.6

Northcote[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Cain 16,513 71.4 +3.7
United Australia Jonas Holt 6,591 28.6 -3.7
Total formal votes 23,104 99.1 +0.7
Informal votes 216 0.9 -0.7
Turnout 23,320 94.8 -0.9
Labor hold Swing +3.7

Nunawading[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Nunawading
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Boyland 6,717 29.9 -13.4
Independent Ivy Weber 5,970 26.6 +26.6
Labor Arthur Lewis 5,430 24.2 -4.2
Independent John Mahony 4,335 19.3 +19.3
Total formal votes 22,452 97.4 -1.3
Informal votes 600 2.6 +1.3
Turnout 23,052 94.1 -1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ivy Weber 12,095 53.8 +53.8
United Australia William Boyland 10,357 46.1 -15.3
Independent gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Oakleigh[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Oakleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Squire Reid 15,751 52.3 +2.6
United Australia James Smith 14,340 47.7 -2.6
Total formal votes 30,091 99.2 +0.3
Informal votes 258 0.8 -0.3
Turnout 30,349 93.9 -0.9
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +2.6

Ouyen[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Ouyen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Albert Bussau unopposed
Country hold Swing

Polwarth[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Allan McDonald 6,220 55.8 -44.2
Country Leonard Parker 4,923 44.2 +44.2
Total formal votes 11,143 99.4
Informal votes 63 0.6
Turnout 11,206 95.2
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Port Fairy and Glenelg[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Port Fairy and Glenelg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labor Ernie Bond 8,814 78.0 -22.0
Independent Robert Roberts 2,487 22.0 +22.0
Total formal votes 11,301 99.4
Informal votes 71 0.6
Turnout 11,372 94.8
Independent Labor hold Swing N/A

Port Melbourne[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Port Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Murphy 15,014 76.2 +2.4
Independent Mary Jones 4,703 23.8 -2.4
Total formal votes 19,717 98.2 +0.9
Informal votes 354 1.8 -0.9
Turnout 20,071 93.8 +0.9
Labor hold Swing +2.4

Prahran[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Prahran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia John Ellis 13,243 55.5 -1.9
Labor Archibald Fraser 10,599 44.5 +1.9
Total formal votes 23,842 98.9 +0.3
Informal votes 259 1.1 -0.3
Turnout 24,101 94.2 +0.6
United Australia hold Swing -1.9

Richmond[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Cotter 15,996 69.8 -2.8
Independent Cecil Lee-Archer 6,908 30.2 +30.2
Total formal votes 22,904 98.4 +0.8
Informal votes 384 1.6 -0.8
Turnout 23,288 92.7 -1.8
Labor hold Swing -2.8

Rodney[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Rodney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Dunstone unopposed
Country hold Swing

St Kilda[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: St Kilda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Archie Michaelis 17,559 66.7 +12.1
Labor Marks Feinberg 8,783 33.3 +33.3
Total formal votes 26,342 98.2 +0.3
Informal votes 476 1.8 -0.3
Turnout 26,818 92.5 -3.8
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Stawell and Ararat[edit]

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

Swan Hill[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Francis Old 5,540 64.2 +21.6
Country Percy Byrnes 2,246 26.0 +26.0
United Australia Alfred Jager 842 9.8 +9.8
Total formal votes 8,628 98.6 +0.4
Informal votes 126 1.4 -0.4
Turnout 8,754 93.1 +1.1
Country hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Toorak[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Toorak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Stanley Argyle 15,110 67.5 -32.5
Labor Frederick Botsman 7,278 32.5 +32.5
Total formal votes 22,388 98.3
Informal votes 399 1.7
Turnout 22,787 91.6
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Upper Goulburn[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Upper Goulburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Edwin Mackrell unopposed
Country hold Swing

Upper Yarra[edit]

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

Walhalla[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Walhalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Moncur 4,937 46.9 -12.1
Independent Labor Arthur Fewster 3,029 28.8 +28.8
Independent Country Daniel White 1,437 13.7 -27.3
United Australia Claude Lewis 1,120 10.6 +10.6
Total formal votes 10,523 97.9 -0.1
Informal votes 227 2.1 +0.1
Turnout 10,750 93.8 -1.3
After distribution of preferences
Country William Moncur 5,435 51.6
Independent Labor Arthur Fewster 3,164 30.1
Independent Country Daniel White 1,924 18.3
Country hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed to completion.

Wangaratta and Ovens[edit]

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

Waranga[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Waranga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ernest Coyle unopposed
Country hold Swing

Warrenheip and Grenville[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Warrenheip and Grenville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Edmond Hogan 5,560 56.1 +56.1
United Australia Fred Edmunds 4,356 43.9 +43.9
Total formal votes 9,916 97.6 -0.5
Informal votes 244 2.4 +0.5
Turnout 10,160 95.5 +0.7
Country gain from Independent Swing N/A

Warrnambool[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry Bailey 6,795 58.0 +18.0
United Australia Keith McGarvie 4,928 42.0 +5.9
Total formal votes 11,723 99.3 0.0
Informal votes 82 0.7 0.0
Turnout 11,805 95.9 +0.6
Country hold Swing +0.6

Williamstown[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Williamstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Lemmon 13,534 61.0 -39.0
United Australia James Gray 8,660 39.0 +39.0
Total formal votes 22,194 99.0
Informal votes 233 1.0
Turnout 22,427 96.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Wonthaggi[edit]

1937 Victorian state election: Wonthaggi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William McKenzie 8,334 89.6 +31.3
Communist Alfred Watt 963 10.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 9,297 98.9 -0.1
Informal votes 101 1.1 +0.1
Turnout 9,398 93.7 -1.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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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