Results of the Victorian state election, 1943 (Legislative Assembly A-J)

Victorian state election, 12 June 1943[1][2]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1940 — 1945 >>

Enrolled voters 1,015,750
Votes cast 883,679 Turnout 87.00 −6.41
Informal votes 22,876 Informal 2.59 +1.03
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 311,051 36.13 +2.96 22 ±0
  United Australia 198,582 23.07 −12.34 13 −3
  United Country 112,164 13.03 −1.13 18 −4
  Communist 38,802 4.51 +4.13 0 ±0
  Victorian Country 11,738 1.36 −0.98 7 +6
  Independent 188,466 21.89 +7.36 5 +1
Total 860,803     65  

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1943 election for electorates from A to J.

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

Victorian state election, 1943: Albert Park[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Haworth 13,452 57.1 +5.5
Independent Socialist James Coull 10,105 42.9 +42.9
Total formal votes 23,557 96.6 -1.4
Informal votes 830 3.4 +1.4
Turnout 24,387 84.4 -8.5
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Allandale

Victorian state election, 1943: Allandale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Patrick Denigan 4,051 48.2 -10.8
Country Arthur Boustead 2,394 28.5 +0.5
United Australia Allen Driscoll 1,967 23.4 +23.4
Total formal votes 8,412 99.4 +0.5
Informal votes 50 0.6 -0.5
Turnout 8,462 89.2 -6.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Patrick Denigan 4,317 51.3
Country Arthur Boustead 4,095 48.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Ballarat

Victorian state election, 1943: Ballarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Thomas Hollway 9,733 59.9 -5.6
Labor Maurice Calnin 4,551 28.0 -6.5
Communist Edward Rowe 1,967 12.1 +12.1
Total formal votes 16,251 98.8 -0.6
Informal votes 195 1.2 +0.6
Turnout 16,446 89.7 -4.6
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Barwon

Victorian state election, 1943: Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Thomas Maltby 7,413 61.2 -38.8
Labor George Gorrie 4,701 38.8 +38.8
Total formal votes 12,114 99.1
Informal votes 107 0.9
Turnout 12,221 88.4
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Benalla

Victorian state election, 1943: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Frederick Cook 3,779 40.2 -14.8
Labor Andrew McIntosh 3,109 33.0 +33.0
Country Percy Johnson 2,520 26.8 +26.8
Total formal votes 9,408 99.1 +0.2
Informal votes 83 0.9 -0.2
Turnout 9,491 87.3 -4.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Frederick Cook 5,649 60.0 +15.0
Labor Andrew McIntosh 3,759 40.0 +40.0
Country gain from Liberal Country Swing N/A

Benambra

Victorian state election, 1943: Benambra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Roy Paton 5,481 68.9 -31.1
Independent Francis Andrews 2,470 31.1 +31.1
Total formal votes 7,951 98.7
Informal votes 102 1.3
Turnout 8,053 84.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Bendigo

Victorian state election, 1943: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Cook unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Boroondara

Victorian state election, 1943: Boroondara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Trevor Oldham 19,517 58.4 -12.0
Independent Lila Monsbourgh 13,881 41.6 +41.6
Total formal votes 33,398 97.9 -0.3
Informal votes 730 2.1 +0.3
Turnout 34,128 86.9 -5.8
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Brighton

Victorian state election, 1943: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Ian Macfarlan 12,217 39.1 +9.6
Labor Robert Gault 9,716 31.2 +31.2
Independent UAP John Warren 9,240 29.6 +29.6
Total formal votes 31,173 98.0 +0.2
Informal votes 648 2.0 -0.2
Turnout 31,821 88.4 -5.8
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Ian Macfarlan 20,211 64.8
Labor Robert Gault 10,962 35.2
United Australia gain from Independent Swing N/A

Brunswick

Victorian state election, 1943: Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Jewell unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Bulla and Dalhousie

Victorian state election, 1943: Bulla and Dalhousie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Cummins 3,003 34.2 -1.9
Country Reginald James 1,689 19.3 -5.4
United Australia Aubrey Saunders 1,493 17.0 -22.2
Independent UAP Howard Everard 1,487 16.9 +16.9
Country John Ryan 1,100 12.5 +12.5
Total formal votes 8,772 96.9 -2.1
Informal votes 280 3.1 +2.1
Turnout 9,052 88.3 -4.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Reginald James 4,882 55.7 +55.7
Labor Edward Cummins 3,890 44.3 -3.4
Country gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Carlton

Victorian state election, 1943: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Barry 11,408 62.4 -8.9
Communist Gerald O'Day 3,973 21.7 +13.3
Independent Richard Bowers 2,889 15.8 +15.8
Total formal votes 18,270 95.5 -0.3
Informal votes 862 4.5 +0.3
Turnout 19,132 84.2 -4.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Castlemaine and Kyneton

Victorian state election, 1943: Castlemaine and Kyneton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Hodson 5,202 54.1 -3.6
Country John Thompson 4,420 45.9 +45.9
Total formal votes 9,622 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 111 1.1 0.0
Turnout 9,733 90.7 -3.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Caulfield

Victorian state election, 1943: Caulfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Harold Cohen 10,972 39.9 -31.6
Independent Socialist Andrew Hughes 7,702 28.0 +28.0
Labor Anthonie Verbeek 5,653 20.5 +20.5
Independent UAP Edgar Morton 3,174 11.5 +11.5
Total formal votes 27,501 96.6 -1.6
Informal votes 958 3.4 +1.6
Turnout 28,459 87.6 -5.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Socialist Andrew Hughes 14,240 51.8
United Australia Harold Cohen 13,261 48.2
Independent Socialist gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Clifton Hill

Victorian state election, 1943: Clifton Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert Cremean 11,413 53.0 -13.0
Independent Allan Matthews 6,039 28.0 +28.0
Communist Ken Miller 4,078 18.9 +18.9
Total formal votes 21,530 96.3 -1.9
Informal votes 834 3.7 +1.9
Turnout 22,364 87.5 -5.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Coburg

Victorian state election, 1943: Coburg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Charlie Mutton 13,996 50.8 +50.8
Labor Jessie Satchell 5,806 21.1 -46.0
United Australia Herbert Rusmussen 3,564 12.9 -20.0
Independent Charles Hosken 2,801 10.2 +10.2
Independent Donald McDonald 1,368 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 27,535 95.6 -3.0
Informal votes 1,272 4.4 +3.0
Turnout 28,807 87.5 -5.7
Independent gain from Labor Swing N/A

Collingwood

Victorian state election, 1943: Collingwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Tunnecliffe 9,032 46.1 -2.2
Independent Labor James Baker 4,838 24.7 -10.3
Communist Ralph Gibson 4,016 20.5 +13.6
Independent William King 1,694 8.6 +8.6
Total formal votes 19,580 93.7 -2.0
Informal votes 1,323 6.3 +2.0
Turnout 20,903 85.3 -5.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Tom Tunnecliffe 12,279 62.7
Independent Labor James Baker 7,301 37.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Dandenong

Victorian state election, 1943: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Field 20,419 60.6 -0.2
Independent Gladys Roberts 13,294 39.4 +39.4
Total formal votes 33,713 98.1 -0.8
Informal votes 670 1.9 +0.8
Turnout 34,383 86.6 -7.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Dundas

Victorian state election, 1943: Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Slater unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Essendon

Victorian state election, 1943: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Samuel Merrifield 12,294 45.6 -2.8
United Australia James Dillon 11,370 42.2 -9.4
Independent Arthur Dodds 3,296 12.2 +12.2
Total formal votes 26,960 97.8 -1.2
Informal votes 591 2.2 +1.2
Turnout 27,551 89.2 -6.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Samuel Merrifield 14,239 52.8 +4.4
United Australia James Dillon 12,721 47.2 -4.4
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +4.4

Evelyn

Victorian state election, 1943: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Everard 6,942 62.4 -37.6
Labor Jack Gill 4,183 37.6 +37.6
Total formal votes 11,125 98.3
Informal votes 189 1.7
Turnout 11,314 85.3
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Flemington

Victorian state election, 1943: Flemington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Holland unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Footscray

Victorian state election, 1943: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Mullens 11,514 39.3 -60.7
Independent Andrew Hansen 7,128 24.3 +24.3
Communist Cecil Sharpley 5,614 19.2 +19.2
Independent Alfred Lowe 3,349 11.4 +11.4
Independent Robert Thorne 1,680 5.7 +5.7
Total formal votes 29,285 95.1
Informal votes 1,498 4.9
Turnout 30,783 90.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Jack Mullens 16,675 56.9 -43.1
Independent Andrew Hansen 12,610 43.1 +43.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Geelong

Victorian state election, 1943: Geelong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fanny Brownbill unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Gippsland East

Victorian state election, 1943: Gippsland East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Albert Lind unopposed
Country hold Swing

Gippsland North

Victorian state election, 1943: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Fulton 5,575 57.4 +11.7
Labor Reuben Basham 4,141 42.6 +8.8
Total formal votes 9,716 99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 93 1.0 -0.1
Turnout 9,809 87.7 -4.4
Country hold Swing -2.5

Gippsland South

Victorian state election, 1943: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Herbert Hyland 9,372 83.5 -16.5
Independent Maurice Manning 1,853 16.5 +16.5
Total formal votes 11,225 98.7
Informal votes 148 1.3
Turnout 11,373 87.4
Country hold Swing N/A

Gippsland West

Victorian state election, 1943: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Matthew Bennett 6,949 67.9 -32.1
Independent Ernest Watkin 2,279 22.3 +22.3
Independent Bartholomew Goulding 1,013 9.9 +9.9
Total formal votes 10,241 97.6
Informal votes 255 2.4
Turnout 10,496 87.0
Country hold Swing N/A

Goulburn Valley

Victorian state election, 1943: Goulburn Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John McDonald unopposed
Country hold Swing

Grant

Victorian state election, 1943: Grant
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Frederick Holden 4,461 45.8 -54.2
Labor Horace Hughes 3,838 39.4 +39.4
Independent Herbert Ladd 1,433 14.7 +14.7
Total formal votes 9,732 98.3
Informal votes 164 1.7
Turnout 9,896 84.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Frederick Holden 5,348 55.0 -45.0
Labor Horace Hughes 4,384 45.0 +45.0
Country hold Swing N/A

Gunbower

Victorian state election, 1943: Gunbower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Norman Martin unopposed
Country hold Swing

Hampden

Victorian state election, 1943: Hampden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Cumming 5,617 61.0 +12.4
Labor Walter Kervin 3,591 39.0 +6.4
Total formal votes 9,208 99.1 +0.4
Informal votes 79 0.9 -0.4
Turnout 9,287 86.5 -8.4
United Australia hold Swing -1.3

Hawthorn

Victorian state election, 1943: Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Leslie Hollins 15,560 63.2 +9.3
United Australia Lyston Chisholm 9,065 36.8 -9.3
Total formal votes 24,625 97.6 -1.2
Informal votes 598 2.4 +1.2
Turnout 25,223 88.5 -5.2
Independent hold Swing +9.3

Heidelberg

Victorian state election, 1943: Heidelberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Henry Zwar 20,185 61.1 -2.5
Labor Leonard Hartnett 12,852 38.9 +2.5
Total formal votes 33,037 98.8 -0.2
Informal votes 405 1.2 +0.2
Turnout 33,442 89.5 -5.8
United Australia hold Swing -2.5

See also

References

  1. ↑ Election held on 12 June 1943, 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).
  3. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian 1943 Election Results". Psephos. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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