Results of the Victorian state election, 1940 (Legislative Assembly K-Z)

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 K to Z.

Results by electoral district

Kara Kara and Borung

Victorian state election, 1940: Kara Kara and Borung
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Finlay Cameron 5,117 50.2 -10.2
Country Patrick Toohey 2,678 26.3 +26.3
Independent John Green 2,390 23.5 -16.1
Total formal votes 10,185 99.1 -0.3
Informal votes 94 0.9 +0.3
Turnout 10,279 95.3 +1.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Finlay Cameron 56.1 -4.3
Country Patrick Toohey 43.9 +43.9
Country hold Swing N/A

Kew

Victorian state election, 1940: Kew
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Wilfrid Hughes 18,496 68.0 -0.1
Labor Arthur Kyle 8,716 32.0 +0.1
Total formal votes 27,212 98.8 0.0
Informal votes 321 1.2 0.0
Turnout 27,533 92.8 +0.8
United Australia hold Swing -0.1

Korong and Eaglehawk

Victorian state election, 1940: Korong and Eaglehawk
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Albert Dunstan 8,072 78.8 +1.3
United Australia Powley Smith 2,174 21.2 -1.3
Total formal votes 10,246 98.8 -0.6
Informal votes 123 1.2 +0.6
Turnout 10,369 93.4 -0.3
Country hold Swing +1.3

Lowan

Victorian state election, 1940: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Hamilton Lamb 5,525 47.8 -18.0
Independent Winton Turnbull 2,962 25.7 +25.7
United Australia Arthur Bennett 2,267 19.6 -14.6
Independent Marcus Wettenhall 794 7.4 +7.4
Total formal votes 11,548 98.1 -1.2
Informal votes 223 1.9 +1.2
Turnout 11,771 94.9 +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

Victorian state election, 1940: Maryborough and Daylesford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Frost unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Melbourne

Victorian state election, 1940: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Hayes unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Mildura

Victorian state election, 1940: Mildura
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Albert Allnutt 4,525 38.4 -20.9
Country Alfred Rawlings 3,878 32.9 +32.9
Independent Labor John Egan 3,376 28.7 +28.7
Total formal votes 11,779 97.2 -1.7
Informal votes 342 2.8 +1.7
Turnout 12,121 93.0 +0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Albert Allnutt 6,296 53.4 -5.9
Country Alfred Rawlings 5,483 46.6 +46.6
Country hold Swing N/A

Mornington

Victorian state election, 1940: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Alfred Kirton 8,885 69.8 +22.9
United Australia Harold Smith 3,852 30.2 -22.9
Total formal votes 12,737 98.7 -0.6
Informal votes 174 1.3 +0.6
Turnout 12,911 90.4 -1.9
Country gain from United Australia Swing +22.9

Northcote

Victorian state election, 1940: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Cain 17,184 74.4 +3.0
United Australia Herbert Rasmussen 5,902 25.6 -3.0
Total formal votes 23,086 98.7 -0.4
Informal votes 304 1.3 +0.4
Turnout 23,390 94.7 -0.1
Labor hold Swing +3.0

Nunawading

Victorian state election, 1940: Nunawading
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia William Dimmick 8,591 35.7 +5.8
Independent Ivy Weber 8,368 34.8 +8.2
Labor Thomas Brennan 7,097 29.5 +5.7
Total formal votes 24,056 98.0 +0.6
Informal votes 492 2.0 -0.6
Turnout 24,548 93.5 -0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ivy Weber 13,505 56.1 +2.3
United Australia William Dimmick 10,551 43.9 -2.3
Independent hold Swing +2.3

Oakleigh

Victorian state election, 1940: Oakleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Squire Reid 17,451 55.0 +2.7
United Australia Lyston Chisholm 14,287 45.0 -2.7
Total formal votes 31,738 99.0 -0.2
Informal votes 309 1.0 +0.2
Turnout 32,047 94.6 +0.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7

Ouyen

Victorian state election, 1940: Ouyen
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Keith Dodgshun 6,786 73.0 -27.0
Independent Robert Johnstone 2,505 27.0 +27.0
Total formal votes 9,291 98.8
Informal votes 110 1.2
Turnout 9,401 93.3
Country hold Swing N/A

Polwarth

Victorian state election, 1940: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Allan McDonald 6,494 58.4 +2.6
Country Leonard Parker 4,623 41.6 -2.6
Total formal votes 11,117 99.1 -0.3
Informal votes 98 0.9 +0.3
Turnout 11,215 94.4 -0.8
United Australia hold Swing +2.6

Port Fairy and Glenelg

Victorian state election, 1940: Port Fairy and Glenelg
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ernie Bond 6,899 59.7 +59.7
United Australia Sydney Patterson 2,509 21.7 +21.7
Country Robert Rankin 2,137 18.5 +18.5
Total formal votes 11,545 98.7 -0.7
Informal votes 156 1.3 +0.7
Turnout 11,701 95.8 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Bond 61.5 +61.5
United Australia Sydney Patterson 38.5 +38.5
Labor gain from Independent Swing N/A

Port Melbourne

Victorian state election, 1940: Port Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor James Murphy unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Prahran

Victorian state election, 1940: Prahran
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia John Ellis 12,878 55.8 +0.3
Labor Roy Cameron 10,193 44.2 -0.3
Total formal votes 23,071 98.2 -0.7
Informal votes 416 1.8 +0.7
Turnout 23,487 90.6 -3.6
United Australia hold Swing +0.3

Richmond

Victorian state election, 1940: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ted Cotter unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Rodney

Victorian state election, 1940: Rodney
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country William Dunstone 6,163 56.1 -43.9
Liberal Country Archibald McFadyen 4,831 43.9 +43.9
Total formal votes 10,994 98.7
Informal votes 148 1.3
Turnout 11,142 92.9
Country hold Swing N/A

St Kilda

Victorian state election, 1940: St Kilda
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Archie Michaelis 14,885 53.3 -13.4
Independent Francis Dawkins 13,060 46.7 +46.7
Total formal votes 27,945 98.2 0.0
Informal votes 504 1.8 0.0
Turnout 28,449 92.0 -0.5
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Stawell and Ararat

Victorian state election, 1940: Stawell and Ararat
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Alec McDonald 5,970 54.1 -45.9
Labor Stanley Freeland 5,067 45.9 +45.9
Total formal votes 11,037 99.1
Informal votes 102 0.9
Turnout 11,139 94.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Swan Hill

Victorian state election, 1940: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Francis Old 5,030 59.2 -5.0
Country Percy Byrnes 1,776 20.9 -5.1
Country Launcelot Nind 1,686 19.8 +19.8
Total formal votes 8,492 98.4 -0.2
Informal votes 138 1.6 +0.2
Turnout 8,630 94.0 +0.9
Country hold Swing N/A

Toorak

Victorian state election, 1940: Toorak
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Stanley Argyle unopposed
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Upper Goulburn

Victorian state election, 1940: Upper Goulburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Edwin Mackrell unopposed
Country hold Swing

Upper Yarra

Victorian state election, 1940: Upper Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia George Knox unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Walhalla

Victorian state election, 1940: Walhalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country William Moncur unopposed
Country hold Swing

Wangaratta and Ovens

Victorian state election, 1940: Wangaratta and Ovens
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Lot Diffey 7,700 73.8 -26.2
Liberal Country Rupert Whalley 2,727 26.2 +26.2
Total formal votes 10,427 98.7
Informal votes 141 1.3
Turnout 10,568 92.6
Country hold Swing N/A

Waranga

Victorian state election, 1940: Waranga
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Ernest Coyle unopposed
Country hold Swing

Warrenheip and Grenville

Victorian state election, 1940: Warrenheip and Grenville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Edmund Hogan 4,981 51.7 -4.4
Independent Albert Woodward 3,379 35.1 +35.1
Independent James Ryan 1,278 13.3 +13.3
Total formal votes 9,638 98.2 +0.6
Informal votes 175 1.8 -0.6
Turnout 9,813 94.4 -1.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Edmund Hogan 55.0 -1.1
Independent Albert Woodward 45.0 +45.0
Country hold Swing N/A

Warrnambool

Victorian state election, 1940: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Henry Bailey 7,557 63.8 +5.8
United Australia Keith McGarvie 4,284 36.2 -5.8
Total formal votes 11,841 98.9 -0.4
Informal votes 137 1.1 +0.4
Turnout 11,978 95.0 -0.9
Country hold Swing +5.8

Williamstown

Victorian state election, 1940: Williamstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Lemmon 13,279 59.3 -1.7
Independent George Payne 9,119 40.7 +40.7
Total formal votes 22,398 98.7 -0.3
Informal votes 303 1.3 +0.3
Turnout 22,701 93.4 -2.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Wonthaggi

Victorian state election, 1940: Wonthaggi
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William McKenzie unopposed
Labor hold Swing

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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