Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 15 June 1940 to elect 17 of the 34 members of the state's Legislative Council for six year terms. MLC were elected using preferential voting.
Results
Legislative Council
Victorian Legislative Council election, 15 June 1940[1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 471,843 | |||||
Votes cast | 178,666 | Turnout | 37.9 | −8.6 | ||
Informal votes | 2,823 | Informal | 1.6 | +0.4 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won |
Seats held | |
Labor | 50,349 | 28.6 | +11.4 | 4 | 7 | |
United Australia | 49,654 | 28.2 | −23.7 | 8 | 16 | |
Country | 38,244 | 21.7 | −3.2 | 5 | 11 | |
Other | 37,596 | 21.3 | +15.4 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 175,843 | 17 | 34 |
Retiring Members
United Australia
- Sir Alan Currie MLC (Nelson)
- John Jones MLC (South Western)
Candidates
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
Province | Held by | Labor candidates | UAP candidates | Country candidates | Other candidates |
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Ballarat | UAP | George Bolster | |||
Bendigo | UAP | George Lansell | |||
Doutta Galla | Labor | Paul Jones | Alfred Carter | ||
East Yarra | UAP | Clifden Eager | |||
Gippsland | Country | James Balfour | |||
Higinbotham | UAP | James Disney* William Tyner |
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Melbourne | Labor | William Beckett | |||
Melbourne North | Independent | Archibald Fraser | Esmond Kiernan (Ind) | ||
Melbourne West | Labor | Pat Kennelly | Charles Beever (Ind) | ||
Monash | UAP | Archibald Crofts | |||
Northern | Country | Richard Kilpatrick* Dudley Walters |
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North Eastern | Country | John Harris | |||
North Western | Country | Henry Pye | |||
Southern | UAP | William Angliss | |||
South Eastern | UAP | Cyril Isaac | Alexander Goudie | ||
South Western | UAP | Allan McDonald | James Guthrie (Ind) | ||
Western | UAP | Marcus Saltau | Robert Rankin | Horace Holmes (Ind) |
See also
References
- ^ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Legislative Council election of 15 June 1940". Psephos.