Results of the 1917 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)
This is a list of electoral district results for the 1917 Victorian state election.
1917 Victorian state election[1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 658,488 | |||||
Votes cast | 356,999 | Turnout | 54.21 | +0.29 | ||
Informal votes | 11,245 | Informal | 3.15 | +0.88 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Nationalist | 197,036 | 56.99 | +0.10 | 40 | – 3 | |
Labor | 111,637 | 32.29 | –7.29 | 18 | – 4 | |
Victorian Farmers | 21,183 | 6.13 | * | 4 | + 4 | |
National Labor | 7,747 | 2.24 | * | 3 | + 3 | |
Independent | 8,161 | 2.36 | * | 0 | ± 0 | |
Total | 345,754 | 65 |
While the Nationalist party was split into the Ministerialist Peacock and Economy Bowser factions, statistical records show the Nationalist vote combined. The affiliation of each Nationalist candidate is present on the Candidates page.
Election was conducted in 65 single-member districts using First past the post where only two candidates were in the running and instant-runoff voting where more than two candidates were in the running.
Results by electoral district
Abbotsford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Gordon Webber | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Albert Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Elmslie | 6,039 | 57.3 | ||
Nationalist | John Baragwanath | 4,499 | 42.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,538 | 96.2 | |||
Informal votes | 412 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 10,950 | 59.2 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Allandale
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Alexander Peacock | 2,444 | 74.0 | ||
Nationalist | Walter Grose | 859 | 26.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,303 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 83 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,386 | 59.2 | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Ballarat East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Robert McGregor | 3,788 | 55.3 | +1.7 | |
Labor | Andrew McKissock | 3,064 | 44.7 | -1.7 | |
Total formal votes | 6,852 | 97.0 | -1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 211 | 3.0 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 7,063 | 70.6 | +0.4 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
Ballarat West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Matthew Baird | unopposed | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Barwon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Duncan McLennan | 2,169 | 39.1 | +39.1 | |
Victorian Farmers | Lemuel Griffiths | 1,799 | 32.4 | +32.4 | |
Nationalist | James Farrer | 1,576 | 28.4 | -31.0 | |
Total formal votes | 4,344 | 96.2 | -0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 219 | 3.8 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,763 | 49.3 | -7.5 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | Duncan McLennan | 2,777 | 50.1 | ||
Victorian Farmers | Lemuel Griffiths | 2,767 | 49.9 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Benalla
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | John Carlisle | 2,688 | 55.1 | -11.3 | |
Labor | Laurence Corboy | 1,840 | 37.7 | +4.1 | |
Nationalist | Thomas Kennedy | 353 | 7.2 | +7.2 | |
Total formal votes | 4,881 | 97.3 | -0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 139 | 2.7 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 5,020 | 63.3 | +10.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | John Carlisle | 61.6 | -4.8 | ||
Labor | Laurence Corboy | 38.4 | +4.8 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | -4.8 | |||
- Two party preferred vote was estimated.
Benambra
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Henry Beardmore | 1,626 | 49.0 | ||
Nationalist | Leslie Sambell | 1,065 | 32.1 | ||
Nationalist | George Jephcott | 630 | 19.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,321 | 96.6 | -1.6 | ||
Informal votes | 116 | 3.4 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,437 | 51.2 | -10.4 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | Henry Beardmore | 2,100 | 63.2 | ||
Nationalist | Leslie Sambell | 1,221 | 36.8 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Bendigo East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Luke Clough | 3,112 | 55.1 | -2.7 | |
Nationalist | Walter McRobert | 1,640 | 29.1 | ||
Nationalist | Thomas Currie | 892 | 15.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 5,634 | 97.7 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 132 | 2.3 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,766 | 65.9 | +6.8 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Luke Clough | 56.7 | -1.1 | ||
Nationalist | Walter McRobert | 43.3 | +1.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -1.1 | |||
- Two party preferred vote was estimated.
Bendigo West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Labor | David Smith | 3,344 | 59.8 | +26.7 | |
Labor | Arthur Cook | 2,244 | 40.2 | +16.9 | |
Total formal votes | 5,588 | 97.2 | -0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 161 | 2.8 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,749 | 60.3 | -4.4 | ||
National Labor gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |||
Boroondara
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Edmund Greenwood | 7,461 | 42.9 | ||
Nationalist | Frank Madden | 4,839 | 27.8 | ||
Nationalist | Frederick Francis | 2,654 | 15.2 | ||
Nationalist | Walter Hiscock | 2,450 | 14.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 17,404 | 96.8 | -1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 573 | 3.2 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 17,977 | 45.7 | +6.8 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | Edmund Greenwood | 11,258 | 66.7 | ||
Nationalist | Frank Madden | 6,146 | 33.3 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Borung
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | William Hutchinson | 2,266 | 51.6 | ||
Victorian Farmers | Edwin Reseigh | 2,127 | 48.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,393 | 96.6 | |||
Informal votes | 156 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,549 | 61.1 | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Brighton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Oswald Snowball | 7,442 | 73.9 | +1.6 | |
Labor | Arthur Roth | 1,814 | 18.0 | -9.7 | |
Nationalist | Frederick Leveson | 815 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
Total formal votes | 10,071 | 96.7 | -1.4 | ||
Informal votes | 345 | 3.3 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 10,416 | 48.0 | +6.8 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | Oswald Snowball | 80.3 | +8.0 | ||
Labor | Arthur Roth | 19.7 | -8.0 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | +8.0 | |||
- Two party preferred vote was estimated.
Brunswick
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | James Jewell | 7,575 | 67.2 | +5.1 | |
Nationalist | John March | 3,141 | 27.8 | -10.1 | |
Ind. Nationalist | James Davis | 563 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
Total formal votes | 11,279 | 96.8 | -0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 377 | 3.2 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 11,656 | 49.2 | +1.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | James Jewell | 71.8 | +9.7 | ||
Nationalist | John March | 28.2 | -9.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +9.7 | |||
- Two party preferred vote was estimated.
Bulla
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Andrew Robertson | 2,875 | 54.2 | -8.0 | |
Victorian Farmers | James Cunningham | 1,847 | 34.8 | +34.8 | |
Nationalist | James Gilchrist | 586 | 11.0 | +11.0 | |
Total formal votes | 5,308 | 97.6 | -0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 175 | 2.4 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,483 | 49.6 | -6.3 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | Andrew Robertson | 59.7 | -2.5 | ||
Victorian Farmers | James Cunningham | 40.3 | +40.3 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Two candidate preferred vote was estimated.
Carlton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Robert Solly | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Castlemaine and Maldon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Harry Lawson | unopposed | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Collingwood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Martin Hannah | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Dalhousie
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Reginald Argyle | 2,232 | 42.7 | -4.4 | |
Nationalist | Allan Cameron | 1,888 | 36.1 | -16.8 | |
Labor | Joseph O'Connor | 868 | 16.6 | +16.6 | |
Nationalist | Alexander Wilson | 244 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
Total formal votes | 5,232 | 97.5 | -0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 136 | 2.5 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,368 | 74.7 | +2.9 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | Allan Cameron | 2,708 | 51.8 | -1.1 | |
Nationalist | Reginald Argyle | 2,524 | 48.2 | +1.1 | |
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Dandenong
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Frank Groves | 3,914 | 58.6 | ||
Nationalist | William Keast | 2,764 | 41.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 6,678 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 186 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 6,864 | 43.5 | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Daylesford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Donald McLeod | 2,530 | 55.9 | -10.2 | |
Labor | Joseph Hannigan | 1,998 | 44.1 | +44.1 | |
Total formal votes | 4,528 | 96.9 | -1.6 | ||
Informal votes | 147 | 3.1 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,675 | 69.4 | +5.3 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Dundas
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bill Slater | 2,182 | 46.8 | +2.3 | |
Nationalist | William Smith | 1,668 | 35.8 | -4.7 | |
Nationalist | Edward Dobson | 813 | 17.4 | +17.4 | |
Total formal votes | 4,663 | 96.4 | -1.9 | ||
Informal votes | 175 | 3.6 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,838 | 57.6 | -13.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bill Slater | 2,364 | 50.7 | +1.1 | |
Nationalist | William Smith | 2,299 | 49.3 | -1.1 | |
Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | +1.1 | |||
Eaglehawk
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tom Tunnecliffe | 2,278 | 44.6 | -7.7 | |
Nationalist | Thomas Hicks | 1,422 | 27.8 | -19.9 | |
Victorian Farmers | William Hill | 1,407 | 27.5 | +27.5 | |
Total formal votes | 5,107 | 98.1 | -0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 101 | 1.9 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 5,208 | 72.8 | +20.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tom Tunnecliffe | 2,625 | 51.4 | -0.9 | |
Nationalist | Thomas Hicks | 2,482 | 48.6 | +0.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -0.9 | |||
East Melbourne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Alfred Farthing | 1,854 | 34.5 | +5.9 | |
Labor | Sydney Walker | 1,615 | 30.1 | +2.3 | |
Nationalist | George Kemp | 1,325 | 24.7 | +24.7 | |
Temperance Movement | John Barrett | 577 | 10.7 | +10.7 | |
Total formal votes | 5,371 | 96.4 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 203 | 3.6 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 5,574 | 47.3 | -4.8 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | Alfred Farthing | 3,157 | 58.8 | ||
Nationalist | George Kemp | 2,214 | 41.2 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Essendon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Thomas Ryan | 9,551 | 55.1 | +7.5 | |
Labor | Maurice Blackburn | 7,782 | 44.9 | -7.5 | |
Total formal votes | 17,333 | 97.3 | -1.3 | ||
Informal votes | 473 | 2.7 | +1.3 | ||
Turnout | 17,806 | 63.2 | +7.1 | ||
Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +7.5 | |||
Evelyn
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | James Rouget | 2,102 | 44.1 | +14.8 | |
Nationalist | William Everard | 2,047 | 43.0 | +27.8 | |
Nationalist | Reginald Kelly | 616 | 12.9 | +12.9 | |
Total formal votes | 4,765 | 97.5 | +1.3 | ||
Informal votes | 122 | 2.5 | -1.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,887 | 45.6 | -7.1 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | William Everard | 2,398 | 50.3 | ||
Nationalist | James Rouget | 2,367 | 49.7 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Fitzroy
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Billson | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Flemington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Edward Warde | 7,062 | 69.7 | ||
Nationalist | Thomas Ivory | 3,072 | 30.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,134 | 95.7 | |||
Informal votes | 455 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 10,589 | 47.8 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Geelong
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Robert Purnell | 4,868 | 50.8 | ||
Labor | William Brownbill | 4,717 | 49.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,585 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 234 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 9,819 | 68.9 | |||
Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |||
Gippsland East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | James Cameron | 1,925 | 52.5 | +6.5 | |
Labor | Gordon Holmes | 1,194 | 32.6 | -12.6 | |
Nationalist | James Bayliss | 548 | 14.9 | +14.9 | |
Total formal votes | 3,667 | 97.4 | -0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 98 | 2.6 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,765 | 59.0 | -0.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | James Cameron | 65.9 | +13.4 | ||
Labor | Gordon Holmes | 34.1 | -13.4 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | +13.4 | |||
- Two party preferred vote was estimated.
Gippsland North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Labor | James McLachlan | unopposed | |||
National Labor gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |||
Gippsland South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Thomas Livingston | 2,533 | 54.5 | ||
Nationalist | Thomas McGalliard | 1,203 | 25.9 | ||
Victorian Farmers | James McQueen | 915 | 19.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,651 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 141 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 4,792 | 47.6 | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Gippsland West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | John Mackey | unopposed | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Glenelg
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Hugh Campbell | 2,478 | 42.0 | -16.1 | |
Labor | William Thomas | 2,433 | 41.2 | -0.7 | |
Victorian Farmers | Walter Watson | 989 | 16.8 | +16.8 | |
Total formal votes | 5,900 | 97.6 | +0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 147 | 2.4 | -0.9 | ||
Turnout | 6,047 | 66.1 | +0.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | Hugh Campbell | 2,992 | 50.7 | -7.4 | |
Labor | William Thomas | 2,908 | 49.3 | +7.4 | |
Nationalist hold | Swing | -7.4 | |||
Goulburn Valley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | John Mitchell | 2,432 | 67.8 | +30.3 | |
Nationalist | Thomas Lyons | 1,555 | 32.2 | +11.7 | |
Total formal votes | 3,497 | 95.2 | -3.2 | ||
Informal votes | 181 | 4.8 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,768 | 43.3 | -15.6 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Grenville
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frederick Hower | 1,538 | 42.4 | -16.3 | |
Victorian Farmers | David Gibson | 1,021 | 28.1 | +28.1 | |
Nationalist | Henry Vernon | 816 | 22.5 | -18.8 | |
Nationalist | George Meudell | 252 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
Total formal votes | 3,627 | 98.1 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 72 | 1.9 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,699 | 67.8 | -1.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Victorian Farmers | David Gibson | 1,911 | 52.7 | ||
Labor | Frederick Hower | 1,716 | 47.3 | ||
Victorian Farmers gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |||
Gunbower
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Henry Angus | unopposed | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Hampden
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | David Oman | 3,889 | 63.0 | +2.9 | |
Labor | Patrick McMahon | 2,283 | 37.0 | -2.9 | |
Total formal votes | 6,172 | 95.3 | -2.2 | ||
Informal votes | 307 | 4.7 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,479 | 56.0 | -3.7 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
Hawthorn
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | William McPherson | unopposed | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Jika Jika
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Cain | 7,654 | 47.3 | +3.4 | |
Nationalist | Arthur May | 4,856 | 30.0 | -26.1 | |
Nationalist | Samuel Dennis | 3,283 | 20.8 | +20.8 | |
Independent Labor | George Jewell | 403 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Total formal votes | 16,196 | 97.2 | -1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 476 | 2.8 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 16,672 | 55.1 | +3.9 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Cain | 8,119 | 50.6 | +6.7 | |
Nationalist | Arthur May | 7,997 | 49.4 | -6.7 | |
Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | +6.7 | |||
Kara Kara
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | John Pennington | 2,245 | 50.2 | -15.2 | |
Victorian Farmers | John Hall | 2,230 | 49.8 | +49.8 | |
Total formal votes | 4,475 | 95.1 | -3.1 | ||
Informal votes | 232 | 4.9 | +3.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,707 | 69.2 | -4.6 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Korong
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victorian Farmers | Isaac Weaver | 2,306 | 55.1 | +55.1 | |
Nationalist | Achilles Gray | 1,876 | 44.9 | -18.7 | |
Total formal votes | 4,182 | 97.1 | 0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 123 | 2.9 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,305 | 60.7 | +2.0 | ||
Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist | Swing | N/A | |||
Lowan
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | James Menzies | unopposed | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Maryborough
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Thomas Jude | 1,929 | 40.8 | -21.8 | |
National Labor | Alfred Outtrim | 1,886 | 39.9 | +39.9 | |
Nationalist | Robert Laidlaw | 908 | 19.2 | -18.2 | |
Total formal votes | 4,723 | 98.0 | -0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 99 | 2.0 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,822 | 67.2 | +7.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National Labor | Alfred Outtrim | 2,672 | 56.6 | +56.6 | |
Labor | Thomas Jude | 2,051 | 43.4 | -19.2 | |
National Labor gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |||
Melbourne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Alexander Rogers | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Mornington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Alfred Downward | 3,373 | 55.5 | ||
Nationalist | Robert Anderson | 2,701 | 44.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 6,074 | 96.8 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 200 | 3.2 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 6,274 | 42.3 | -2.5 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
North Melbourne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Prendergast | 5,731 | 66.4 | -3.1 | |
Nationalist | John Vroland | 2,899 | 33.6 | +3.1 | |
Total formal votes | 8,630 | 96.2 | -0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 341 | 3.8 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 8,971 | 52.6 | +7.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -3.1 | |||
Ovens
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Alfred Billson | 1,580 | 46.7 | -5.7 | |
Labor | William Gribble | 1,026 | 30.3 | -17.3 | |
Nationalist | Erle Evans | 776 | 22.9 | +22.9 | |
Total formal votes | 3,382 | 95.9 | -2.0 | ||
Informal votes | 146 | 4.1 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,528 | 58.9 | -7.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | Alfred Billson | 2,022 | 59.8 | +7.4 | |
Labor | William Gribble | 1,360 | 40.2 | -7.4 | |
Nationalist hold | Swing | +7.4 | |||
Polwarth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | James McDonald | 2,964 | 44.1 | ||
Labor | Edward Smith | 2,327 | 34.6 | -2.4 | |
Nationalist | John Hancock | 1,128 | 16.8 | ||
Nationalist | Edgar Churches | 305 | 4.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 6,724 | 97.6 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 169 | 2.4 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,893 | 63.0 | -1.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | James McDonald | 3,963 | 58.9 | -4.1 | |
Labor | Edward Smith | 2,761 | 41.1 | +4.1 | |
Nationalist hold | Swing | -4.1 | |||
Port Fairy
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Henry Bailey | 3,517 | 67.5 | +15.0 | |
Nationalist | Alfred Noar | 1,691 | 32.5 | -15.0 | |
Total formal votes | 5,208 | 98.6 | +0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 75 | 1.4 | -0.9 | ||
Turnout | 5,283 | 67.7 | -3.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +15.0 | |||
Port Melbourne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | James Murphy | 5,242 | 54.3 | ||
Nationalist | James Crichton | 2,202 | 22.8 | ||
Independent Labor | Owen Sinclair | 2,134 | 22.1 | ||
Independent Labor | Henry Sanderson | 74 | 0.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,652 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 306 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 9,958 | 60.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | James Murphy | 71.5 | |||
Nationalist | James Crichton | 28.5 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Two party preferred vote was estimated.
Prahran
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Donald Mackinnon | 5,291 | 59.1 | +6.7 | |
Labor | Harry Smith | 3,659 | 40.9 | -6.7 | |
Total formal votes | 8,950 | 97.1 | -0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 265 | 2.9 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 9,215 | 45.4 | -1.9 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | +6.7 | |||
Richmond
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ted Cotter | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Hugh McKenzie | 2,786 | 40.0 | -10.3 | |
Victorian Farmers | John Allan | 2,665 | 38.2 | +38.2 | |
Temperance Movement | William Day | 1,520 | 21.8 | +21.8 | |
Total formal votes | 6,971 | 97.7 | 0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 166 | 2.3 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,137 | 68.9 | +0.6 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Victorian Farmers | John Allan | 4,016 | 57.6 | +57.6 | |
Nationalist | Hugh McKenzie | 2,955 | 42.4 | -13.3 | |
Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist | Swing | N/A | |||
St Kilda
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Agar Wynne | 5,309 | 38.0 | ||
Nationalist | John Macfarlan | 5,279 | 37.8 | ||
Labor | George McGowan | 3,374 | 24.2 | -11.3 | |
Total formal votes | 13,962 | 96.7 | -1.7 | ||
Informal votes | 470 | 3.3 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 14,432 | 48.2 | +11.0 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | Agar Wynne | 7,126 | 51.0 | ||
Nationalist | John Macfarlan | 6,836 | 49.0 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Stawell and Ararat
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Richard Toutcher | 3,029 | 58.1 | +2.7 | |
Labor | William Tibbles | 2,182 | 41.9 | -2.7 | |
Total formal votes | 5,211 | 96.9 | -1.2 | ||
Informal votes | 165 | 3.1 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,376 | 59.4 | -3.6 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | +2.7 | |||
Swan Hill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victorian Farmers | Percy Stewart | 3,877 | 50.9 | ||
Independent | Hugh McClelland | 1,972 | 25.9 | ||
Nationalist | John Gray | 1,774 | 23.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,623 | 96.3 | -0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 290 | 3.7 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 7,913 | 56.7 | +11.2 | ||
Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist | Swing | N/A | |||
- Two candidate preferred vote was not counted.
Toorak
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Norman Bayles | 5,756 | 64.3 | -12.5 | |
Nationalist | Alfred Darroch | 3,190 | 35.7 | +35.7 | |
Total formal votes | 8,946 | 95.2 | -2.8 | ||
Informal votes | 453 | 4.8 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 9,399 | 39.6 | -2.6 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Upper Goulburn
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Malcolm McKenzie | 2,630 | 61.0 | +1.0 | |
Nationalist | Thomas Hunt | 1,678 | 39.0 | +39.0 | |
Total formal votes | 4,308 | 98.0 | +1.3 | ||
Informal votes | 87 | 2.0 | -1.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,395 | 53.4 | -4.1 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Walhalla
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Samuel Barnes | 1,776 | 67.5 | +3.6 | |
Labor | Edward Nichols | 856 | 32.5 | -3.6 | |
Total formal votes | 2,632 | 97.6 | -0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 65 | 2.4 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,697 | 42.5 | -1.0 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | +3.6 | |||
Wangaratta
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | John Bowser | unopposed | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Waranga
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | John Gordon | 2,811 | 65.7 | -8.0 | |
Labor | Leon Villiers | 1,465 | 34.3 | +8.0 | |
Total formal votes | 4,276 | 95.9 | -2.1 | ||
Informal votes | 183 | 4.1 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,459 | 63.1 | -4.5 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | -8.0 | |||
Warrenheip
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Edmond Hogan | 2,426 | 62.4 | +9.4 | |
Nationalist | Garnett Durham | 1,460 | 37.6 | -9.4 | |
Total formal votes | 3,886 | 98.1 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 76 | 1.9 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,962 | 62.4 | -10.2 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +9.4 | |||
Warrnambool
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | James Deany | 3,489 | 63.0 | +0.1 | |
Labor | James McMeel | 2,046 | 37.0 | -0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 5,535 | 97.7 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 128 | 2.3 | -0.5 | ||
Turnout | 5,663 | 62.4 | +8.1 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | +0.1 | |||
Williamstown
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Lemmon | 6,565 | 72.3 | ||
Nationalist | George Greenslade | 2,517 | 27.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,082 | 95.3 | |||
Informal votes | 453 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 9,535 | 43.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
See also
References
- Election held on 21 October 1917, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
- Carr, Adam. "Results of Victorian 1917 Election". Psephos. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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