1937 Victorian state election
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The 1937 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 2 October 1937 to elect 45 of the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
Contents
1 Background
2 Results
2.1 Legislative Assembly
3 See also
4 References
Background
On 21 March 1936, Patrick Denigan of the Labor Party won the seat of Allandale in a by-election following the death of UAP member Thomas Parkin. This changed the number of seats in the assembly to UAP 24, Labor 18.[1]
Results
Legislative Assembly
Victorian state election, 2 October 1937[2][3] | ||||||
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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 | |
See also
- Candidates of the Victorian state election, 1937
- Victorian Legislative Council election, 1937
References
^ "LABOUR WINS ALLANDALE". The Argus. Melbourne. 25 March 1936. p. 7. Retrieved 23 May 2012 – via National Library of Australia..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Election held on 2 October 1937, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
^ Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890–1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 (
ISBN 0708102700).