1931 Victorian Legislative Council election

On Saturday 6 June 1931, an election was held in the Australian state of Victoria to choose 17 of the 34 members of the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house of the Victorian parliament. Preferential voting was used.

Results

Legislative Council

Victorian Legislative Council election, 6 June 1931[1]
Legislative Council
<< 1928–1934 >>

Enrolled voters 469,349
Votes cast 93,244 Turnout 19.9 +0.7
Informal votes 595 Informal 0.6 −1.0
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes  % Swing Seats
won		 Seats
held
  Nationalist 60,027 64.8 +10.5 12 23
  Labor 17,250 18.6 +14.5 2 5
  Country 2,328 2.5 −18.6 3 6
  Other 13,044 14.1 −6.4 0 0
Total 92,649     17 34

Retiring Members

Nationalist

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 Nationalist candidates Country candidates Other candidates
 
BendigoNationalistHerbert Keck
East YarraNationalistWilliam Edgar
GippslandNationalistGeorge Davis
MelbourneNationalistHenry CohenEugene Gorman (Ind)
Melbourne EastLaborDaniel McNamara
Melbourne NorthLaborWilliam BeckettHerbert Olney
Melbourne SouthNationalistPercy ClareySir Frank Clarke
Melbourne WestLaborArthur DisneyHenry Hall
NelsonNationalistEdwin BathGeorge Hucker
NorthernCountryGeorge Tuckett
North EasternCountryAlbert Zwar
North WesternCountryGeorge Goudie
SouthernNationalistRussell ClarkeAlbert Hocking
South EasternNationalistAlfred Chandler
South WesternNationalistGordon McArthur*
Julius Solomon
WellingtonNationalistAlfred PittardRobert Cooke (Ind)
WesternNationalistEdward White
William Williamson*

See also

References
  1. Carr, Adam. "Victorian Legislative Council election of 6 June 1931". Psephos.
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