Results of the Victorian state election, 1940 (Legislative Assembly A-J)

Victorian state election, 16 March 1940[1][2]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1937 — 1943 >>

Enrolled voters 841,864
Votes cast 786,359 Turnout 93.41 −0.55
Informal votes 12,287 Informal 1.56 +0.19
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  United Australia 274,113 35.41 −4.15 16 −2
  Labor 256,744 33.17 −7.86 22 +1
  United Country 109,626 14.06 −2.71 22 ±0
  Liberal Country 18,104 2.34 +2.34 1 ±0
  Communist 2,935 0.38 −0.34 0 ±0
  Independent 112,550 14.53 +7.20 4 +1
Total 841,864     65  

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1940 election for electorates from A to J.

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

Victorian state election, 1940: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia William Haworth 11,427 51.6 +18.9
Labor David Casey 10,707 48.4 +8.3
Total formal votes 22,134 98.0 +1.7
Informal votes 453 2.0 -1.7
Turnout 22,587 92.9 -1.3
United Australia hold Swing -1.7

Allandale

Victorian state election, 1940: Allandale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Patrick Denigan 5,533 59.0 +11.2
Country Albert Hocking 2,624 28.0 +0.7
Liberal Country William Chapman 1,218 13.0 +13.0
Total formal votes 9,375 98.9 -0.2
Informal votes 109 1.1 +0.2
Turnout 9,484 95.3 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Patrick Denigan 61.2
Country Albert Hocking 38.8
Labor hold Swing +10.6

Ballarat

Victorian state election, 1940: Ballarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Thomas Hollway 10,902 65.5 -1.0
Labor Thomas Jude 5,728 34.5 +1.0
Total formal votes 16,630 99.4 +0.2
Informal votes 107 0.6 -0.2
Turnout 16,737 94.3 -1.0
United Australia hold Swing -1.0

Barwon

Victorian state election, 1940: Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Thomas Maltby unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Benalla

Victorian state election, 1940: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Country Frederick Cook 5,592 55.0 +55.0
Country Manvers Meadows 4,580 45.0 +19.2
Total formal votes 10,172 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 115 1.1 0.0
Turnout 10,287 91.9 -3.1
Liberal Country gain from Independent Swing N/A

Benambra

Victorian state election, 1940: Benambra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Roy Paton unopposed
Country hold Swing

Bendigo

Victorian state election, 1940: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Arthur Cook unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Boroondara

Victorian state election, 1940: Boroondara
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Trevor Oldham 21,921 70.4 -29.6
Independent Reuben Kefford 9,196 29.6 +29.6
Total formal votes 31,117 98.2
Informal votes 585 1.8
Turnout 31,702 92.7
United Australia hold Swing

Brighton

Victorian state election, 1940: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Ian Macfarlan 16,507 57.2 +57.2
United Australia Robert Breen 8,519 29.5 -52.5
Independent John Warren 3,845 13.3 +13.3
Total formal votes 28,871 97.8 0.0
Informal votes 662 2.2 0.0
Turnout 29,533 94.2 +1.5
Independent gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Brunswick

Victorian state election, 1940: Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor James Jewell unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Bulla and Dalhousie

Victorian state election, 1940: Bulla and Dalhousie
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Harry White 3,581 39.2 -6.2
Labor Charlie Mutton 3,304 36.1 +5.5
Country John Milligan 2,254 24.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 9,139 99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 94 1.0 -0.1
Turnout 9,233 92.9 -0.7
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Harry White 4,781 52.3 -4.0
Labor Charlie Mutton 4,358 47.7 +4.0
United Australia hold Swing -4.0

Carlton

Victorian state election, 1940: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Barry 13,058 71.3 -28.7
United Australia David Mandie 3,716 20.3 +20.3
Communist Ralph Gibson 1,547 8.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 18,321 95.8
Informal votes 804 4.2
Turnout 19,125 88.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Barry 78.9
United Australia David Mandie 21.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Castlemaine and Kyneton

Victorian state election, 1940: Castlemaine and Kyneton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Hodson 5,844 57.7 +9.4
United Australia Charles Lucas 4,279 42.3 -9.4
Total formal votes 10,123 98.9 -0.5
Informal votes 109 1.1 +0.5
Turnout 10,232 94.6 +0.2
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +9.4

Caulfield

Victorian state election, 1940: Caulfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Harold Cohen 19,178 71.5 -28.5
Independent Mary Jones 7,644 28.5 +28.5
Total formal votes 26,822 98.2
Informal votes 501 1.8
Turnout 27,323 92.8
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Clifton Hill

Victorian state election, 1940: Clifton Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bert Cremean 14,533 66.0 -1.8
United Australia Reginald Archer 7,489 34.0 +1.8
Total formal votes 22,022 98.2 -0.3
Informal votes 406 1.8 +0.3
Turnout 22,428 92.9 -0.1
Labor hold Swing -1.8

Coburg

Victorian state election, 1940: Coburg
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Frank Keane 17,927 67.1 +4.3
United Australia Richard Griffiths 8,810 32.9 -4.3
Total formal votes 26,737 98.6 -0.4
Informal votes 382 1.4 +0.4
Turnout 27,119 93.2 -2.0
Labor hold Swing +4.3

Collingwood

Victorian state election, 1940: Collingwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Tunnecliffe 9,694 48.3 -33.2
Independent Labor James Baker 7,023 35.0 +35.0
United Australia Frederick Dods 1,950 9.7 -8.8
Communist John Blake 1,388 6.9 +6.9
Total formal votes 20,055 95.7 -2.5
Informal votes 893 4.3 +2.5
Turnout 20,948 91.0 -1.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Tom Tunnecliffe 52.1
Independent James Baker 47.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Dandenong

Victorian state election, 1940: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Frank Field 18,699 60.8 +10.2
United Australia Leslie Sheppard 12,030 39.2 -10.2
Total formal votes 30,729 98.9 +0.2
Informal votes 349 1.1 -0.2
Turnout 31,078 93.7 -0.7
Labor hold Swing +10.2

Dundas

Victorian state election, 1940: Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Slater 7,358 63.0 -37.0
United Australia William Ellis 4,319 37.0 +37.0
Total formal votes 11,677 99.4
Informal votes 70 0.6
Turnout 11,747 95.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Essendon

Victorian state election, 1940: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia James Dillon 12,931 51.6 -3.1
Labor Arthur Clarey 12,149 48.4 +3.1
Total formal votes 25,080 99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 261 1.0 -0.1
Turnout 25,341 95.4 -1.3
United Australia hold Swing -3.1

Evelyn

Victorian state election, 1940: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia William Everard unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Flemington

Victorian state election, 1940: Flemington
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Holland 16,060 75.9 +10.0
United Australia Raymond Trickey 5,096 24.1 -10.0
Total formal votes 21,156 98.3 -0.2
Informal votes 357 1.7 +0.2
Turnout 21,513 92.4 -3.7
Labor hold Swing +10.0

Footscray

Victorian state election, 1940: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Mullens unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Geelong

Victorian state election, 1940: Geelong
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Fanny Brownbill 12,456 67.3 -32.7
United Australia Nathaniel White 6,041 32.7 +32.7
Total formal votes 18,497 99.4
Informal votes 117 0.6
Turnout 18,614 95.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Gippsland East

Victorian state election, 1940: Gippsland East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Albert Lind unopposed
Country hold Swing

Gippsland North

Victorian state election, 1940: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Alexander Borthwick 4,592 45.7 +24.2
Labor Albert Ainsworth 3,402 33.8 +14.8
Liberal Country Stephen Ashton 2,060 20.5 +20.5
Total formal votes 10,054 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 108 1.1 0.0
Turnout 10,162 92.1 -2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Alexander Borthwick 6,027 59.9 +11.9
Labor Albert Ainsworth 4,027 40.1 +40.1
Country gain from Independent Swing N/A

Gippsland South

Victorian state election, 1940: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Herbert Hyland unopposed
Country hold Swing

Gippsland West

Victorian state election, 1940: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Matthew Bennett 7,086 68.2 -31.8
Liberal Country Clement McCrostie 1,676 16.2 +16.2
Independent Harold Edwards 1,630 15.7 +15.7
Total formal votes 10,392 97.7
Informal votes 244 2.3
Turnout 10,636 92.9
Country hold Swing N/A

Goulburn Valley

Victorian state election, 1940: Goulburn Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country John McDonald unopposed
Country hold Swing

Grant

Victorian state election, 1940: Grant
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent UAP Frederick Holden unopposed
Independent UAP gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Gunbower

Victorian state election, 1940: Gunbower
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Norman Martin unopposed
Country hold Swing

Hampden

Victorian state election, 1940: Hampden
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia William Cumming 5,045 48.6 +5.6
Labor Walter Kervin 3,382 32.6 +0.3
Country Thomas Moore 1,957 18.9 -5.8
Total formal votes 10,384 98.7 -0.4
Informal votes 138 1.3 +0.4
Turnout 10,522 94.9 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William Cumming 6,197 59.7 +0.6
Labor Walter Kervin 4,187 40.3 -0.6
United Australia hold Swing +0.6

Hawthorn

Victorian state election, 1940: Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Leslie Hollins 12,918 53.9 +53.9
United Australia Les Tyack 11,034 46.1 -14.4
Total formal votes 12,918 98.8 -0.1
Informal votes 301 1.2 +0.1
Turnout 24,253 93.7 +1.6
Independent gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Heidelberg

Victorian state election, 1940: Heidelberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Henry Zwar 19,226 63.6 +11.3
Labor James O'Meara 11,024 36.4 -11.3
Total formal votes 30,250 99.0 -0.3
Informal votes 312 1.0 +0.3
Turnout 30,562 95.3 +0.2
United Australia hold Swing +11.3

See also

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).
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