Results of the 1927 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)
This is a list of electoral district results for the 1927 Victorian state election.
Victorian state election, 9 April 1927[1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 850,494 | |||||
Votes cast | 780,399 | Turnout | 91.76 | +32.53 | ||
Informal votes | 15,125 | Informal | 1.94 | +0.93 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 319,848 | 41.79 | +6.92 | 28 | +1 | |
Nationalist | 236,428 | 30.89 | −8.15 | 15 | −4 | |
Australian Liberal | 67,663 | 8.84 | +8.84 | 2 | +2 | |
Country | 62,218 | 8.13 | −3.84 | 10 | −3 | |
Country Progressive | 31,849 | 4.16 | +4.16 | 4 | +4 | |
Independent | 51,642 | 8.16 | +1.98 | 3 | −3 | |
Total | 765,274 | 65 |
Results by electoral district
Albert Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Arthur Wallace | 9,581 | 46.5 | ||
Nationalist | Robert Cuthbertson | 7,044 | 34.1 | ||
Australian Liberal | Charles Merrett | 4,002 | 19.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 20,627 | 97.5 | |||
Informal votes | 541 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 21,168 | 89.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | Robert Cuthbertson | 10,338 | 50.1 | ||
Labor | Arthur Wallace | 10,289 | 49.9 | ||
Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | ||||
Allandale
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Alexander Peacock | 5,053 | 56.2 | ||
Labor | William McGrath | 3,938 | 43.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,991 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 275 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 9,266 | 95.4 | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Ballarat
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | William McAdam | 8,313 | 53.6 | ||
Nationalist | Matthew Baird | 7,203 | 46.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 15,516 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 162 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 15,678 | 94.9 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Barwon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Edward Morley | 6,637 | 64.2 | ||
Labor | John Jensen | 3,703 | 35.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,340 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 146 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 10,486 | 91.6 | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Benalla
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Progressive | Edward Cleary | 3,406 | 38.7 | ||
Independent | John Carlisle | 3,201 | 36.3 | ||
Country | Patrick Connell | 2,200 | 25.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,807 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 203 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 9,010 | 92.7 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Country Progressive | Edward Cleary | 4,413 | 50.1 | ||
Independent | John Carlisle | 4,394 | 49.9 | ||
Country Progressive gain from Country | Swing | N/A | |||
Benambra
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Henry Beardmore | unopposed | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Bendigo
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Arthur Cook | 8,954 | 62.7 | ||
Nationalist | William Ewing | 5,331 | 37.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 14,285 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 171 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 14,456 | 67.7 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Boroondara
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Richard Linton | 7,712 | 39.7 | ||
Labor | Robert Dodman | 5,542 | 28.5 | ||
Independent | David Evans | 1,644 | 8.5 | ||
Ind. Nationalist | Robert Sylvester | 1,590 | 8.2 | ||
Australian Liberal | Victor Ginn | 1,573 | 8.1 | ||
Independent | Louis Holmes | 1,375 | 7.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 19,436 | 96.1 | |||
Informal votes | 798 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 20,234 | 92.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | Richard Linton | 12,125 | 63.4 | ||
Labor | Robert Dodman | 7,311 | 37.6 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Brighton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ind. Nationalist | Oswald Snowball | unopposed | |||
Ind. Nationalist gain from Australian Liberal | Swing | ||||
Brunswick
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | James Jewell | 16,204 | 76.1 | ||
Nationalist | Leonard Smith | 5,102 | 23.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 21,306 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 363 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 21,669 | 94.2 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Bulla and Dalhousie
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Reg Pollard | 4,183 | 48.0 | ||
Nationalist | Andrew Rowan | 1,774 | 20.4 | ||
Country | Alexander Wilson | 1,625 | 18.6 | ||
Australian Liberal | John Murphy | 1,131 | 13.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,713 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 159 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,872 | 89.0 | |||
After distribution of preferences | |||||
Labor | Reg Pollard | 4,695 | 53.9 | ||
Nationalist | Andrew Rowan | 2,118 | 24.3 | ||
Country | Alexander Wilson | 1,900 | 21.8 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed to completion.
Carlton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Robert Solly | 14,470 | 73.9 | ||
Australian Liberal | Roderick McSolvin | 5,102 | 26.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 19,572 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 332 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 19,904 | 90.3 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Castlemaine and Kyneton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Harry Lawson | 5,546 | 60.3 | ||
Labor | Joseph Hannan | 3,658 | 39.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,204 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 96 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 9,300 | 93.7 | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Caulfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australian Liberal | Frederick Forrest | 8,953 | 42.6 | ||
Nationalist | Alfred Farthing | 6,329 | 30.1 | ||
Australian Liberal | John Packer | 5,715 | 27.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 20,997 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 679 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 21,676 | 92.7 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Australian Liberal | Frederick Forrest | 13,640 | 65.0 | ||
Nationalist | Alfred Farthing | 7,357 | 35.0 | ||
Australian Liberal gain from Nationalist | Swing | ||||
Clifton Hill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Maurice Blackburn | 13,784 | 67.7 | ||
Nationalist | Charles Miller | 6,577 | 32.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 20,361 | 96.4 | |||
Informal votes | 763 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 21,124 | 86.8 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Coburg
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frank Keane | 13,005 | 67.5 | ||
Nationalist | Henry Richards | 6,256 | 32.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 19,261 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 183 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 19,444 | 94.7 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Collingwood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tom Tunnecliffe | 16,392 | 77.2 | ||
Nationalist | Ralph Stredwick | 4,843 | 22.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 21,235 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 391 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 21,626 | 90.6 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Dandenong
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | James O'Keefe | 8,160 | 44.8 | ||
Nationalist | Frank Groves | 7,612 | 41.7 | ||
Australian Liberal | Archibald Wilson | 2,458 | 13.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 18,230 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 518 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 18,748 | 91.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | Frank Groves | 9,292 | 51.0 | ||
Labor | James O'Keefe | 8,938 | 49.0 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Dundas
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bill Slater | 5,675 | 56.9 | ||
Nationalist | Gilbert Smith | 4,304 | 43.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,979 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 73 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 10,052 | 95.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Essendon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Arthur Drakeford | 10,196 | 52.4 | ||
Nationalist | Robert Gilbertson | 9,254 | 47.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 19,450 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 144 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 19,594 | 94.8 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Evelyn
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ind. Nationalist | William Everard | 4,468 | 53.4 | ||
Labor | Edward Hodges | 2,404 | 28.8 | ||
Australian Liberal | Joseph Smith | 1,487 | 17.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,359 | 97.4 | |||
Informal votes | 228 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 8,587 | 90.4 | |||
Ind. Nationalist gain from Australian Liberal | Swing | ||||
Flemington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jack Holland | 13,811 | 70.1 | ||
Nationalist | Arthur Fenton | 5,898 | 29.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 19,709 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 238 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 19,947 | 92.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Footscray
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Prendergast | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Geelong
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | William Brownbill | 9,317 | 57.3 | ||
Nationalist | Julius Solomon | 6,940 | 42.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 16,257 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 160 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 16,417 | 93.2 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Gippsland East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Albert Lind | 4,344 | 70.1 | ||
Independent | Frederick Blight | 1,855 | 29.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 6,199 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 69 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 6,268 | 89.0 | |||
Country hold | Swing | ||||
Gippsland North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James McLachlan | 7,655 | 84.3 | ||
Country | John Buchan | 1,419 | 15.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,063 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 105 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 9,168 | 92.0 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Gippsland South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Walter West | 2,727 | 30.4 | ||
Labor | Michael Buckley | 2,126 | 23.7 | ||
Independent | Henry Bodman | 1,821 | 20.3 | ||
Country | Thomas Anderson | 1,448 | 16.2 | ||
Country | David White | 838 | 9.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,960 | 96.7 | |||
Informal votes | 303 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 9,263 | 92.2 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Henry Bodman | 4,621 | 51.6 | ||
Nationalist | Walter West | 4,339 | 48.4 | ||
Independent gain from Nationalist | Swing | ||||
Gippsland West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Thomas Houlihan | 3,299 | 37.2 | ||
Country | Arthur Walter | 2,006 | 22.6 | ||
Nationalist | James Wilson | 1,793 | 20.2 | ||
Independent | Arthur a'Beckett | 768 | 8.7 | ||
Country Progressive | John Dowd | 579 | 6.5 | ||
Australian Liberal | Robert Garlick | 424 | 4.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,869 | 96.3 | |||
Informal votes | 339 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 9,208 | 91.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Arthur Walter | 4,673 | 52.7 | ||
Labor | Thomas Houlihan | 4,196 | 47.3 | ||
Country hold | Swing | ||||
Goulburn Valley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Murray Bourchier | unopposed | |||
Country hold | Swing | ||||
Grant
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ralph Hjorth | 3,963 | 47.8 | ||
Nationalist | Francis Connelly | 2,070 | 25.0 | ||
Country | David Gibson | 1,763 | 21.3 | ||
Independent | James Farrer | 489 | 5.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,285 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 131 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 8,416 | 91.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Ralph Hjorth | 4,420 | 53.4 | ||
Nationalist | Francis Connelly | 3,865 | 46.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Gunbower
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Henry Angus | 5,889 | 61.4 | ||
Country Progressive | Farquhar Matheson | 3,696 | 38.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,585 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 118 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 9,703 | 90.5 | |||
Independent gain from Australian Liberal | Swing | ||||
Hampden
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Arthur Hughes | 5,071 | 53.6 | ||
Nationalist | David Oman | 4,396 | 46.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,467 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 96 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 9,563 | 92.3 | |||
Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | ||||
Hawthorn
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | William McPherson | 11,610 | 57.6 | ||
Labor | Edward Cummins | 8,555 | 42.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 20,165 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 268 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 20,433 | 94.4 | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Heidelberg
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Gordon Webber | 10,924 | 54.4 | ||
Nationalist | Henry Zwar | 9,156 | 45.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 20,080 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 151 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 20,231 | 92.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Kara Kara and Borung
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | John Pennington | 4,217 | 45.3 | ||
Country Progressive | Finlay Cameron | 2,732 | 29.3 | ||
Country | William Pearce | 2,368 | 25.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,317 | 97.4 | |||
Informal votes | 250 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 9,567 | 90.8 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | John Pennington | 5,068 | 54.4 | ||
Country Progressive | Finlay Cameron | 4,249 | 45.6 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Kew
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Edward Reynolds | 6,346 | 32.3 | ||
Labor | Frederick Riley | 4,877 | 24.8 | ||
Independent | Wilfred Hughes | 4,727 | 24.1 | ||
Australian Liberal | William Clark | 3,696 | 18.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 19,646 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 475 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 20,121 | 93.1 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Wilfred Hughes | 10,964 | 55.8 | ||
Nationalist | Edward Reynolds | 8,682 | 44.2 | ||
Independent gain from Nationalist | Swing | ||||
Korong and Eaglehawk
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Progressive | Albert Dunstan | 5,566 | 56.1 | ||
Country | Isaac Weaver | 4,365 | 43.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,931 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 98 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 10,029 | 93.1 | |||
Country Progressive gain from Country | Swing | ||||
Lowan
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Marcus Wettenhall | 5,633 | 57.7 | ||
Country Progressive | George Clyne | 4,127 | 42.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,760 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 167 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 9,927 | 91.1 | |||
Country hold | Swing | ||||
Maryborough and Daylesford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Frost | 5,914 | 60.7 | ||
Nationalist | Edmund Jowett | 3,830 | 39.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,744 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 121 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 9,865 | 74.3 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Melbourne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tom Hayes | 12,115 | 66.6 | ||
Australian Liberal | Carlyle Ferguson | 6,071 | 33.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 18,186 | 97.4 | |||
Informal votes | 489 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 18,675 | 81.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Mildura
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | James McDonald | 3,251 | 40.3 | ||
Country Progressive | Albert Allnutt | 2,592 | 32.1 | ||
Country | James Lochhead | 2,229 | 27.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,072 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 168 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 8,240 | 90.9 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Country Progressive | Albert Allnutt | 4,639 | 57.5 | ||
Labor | James McDonald | 3,433 | 42.5 | ||
Country Progressive gain from Labor | Swing | ||||
Mornington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Alfred Downward | 3,884 | 42.5 | ||
Nationalist | Alfred Kirton | 3,388 | 37.1 | ||
Australian Liberal | Cyril Croskell | 1,866 | 20.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,138 | 97.4 | |||
Informal votes | 248 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 9,386 | 89.2 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Country | Alfred Downward | 4,898 | 53.6 | ||
Nationalist | Alfred Kirton | 4,240 | 46.4 | ||
Country hold | Swing | ||||
Northcote
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Cain | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Nunawading
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Edmund Greenwood | 8,044 | 46.5 | ||
Labor | John Toohey | 5,866 | 33.9 | ||
Nationalist | Garnet Soilleux | 1,674 | 9.7 | ||
Australian Liberal | Stephen Thompson | 1,095 | 6.3 | ||
Australian Liberal | Robert Halliday | 602 | 3.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 17,281 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 410 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 17,691 | 93.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | Edmund Greenwood | 10,209 | 59.1 | ||
Labor | John Toohey | 7,072 | 40.9 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Oakleigh
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Squire Reid | 9,500 | 41.8 | ||
Nationalist | Robert Knox | 8,421 | 37.1 | ||
Australian Liberal | Thomas Riley | 4,786 | 21.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 22,707 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 483 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 23,190 | 93.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Squire Reid | 11,427 | 50.3 | ||
Nationalist | Robert Knox | 11,280 | 49.7 | ||
Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | ||||
Ouyen
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Progressive | Harold Glowrey | 3,529 | 39.6 | ||
Country | Henry Pickering | 3,350 | 37.6 | ||
Labor | Francis Williamson | 2,032 | 22.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,911 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 194 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 9,105 | 86.7 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Country Progressive | Harold Glowrey | 4,908 | 55.1 | ||
Country | Henry Pickering | 4,003 | 44.9 | ||
Country Progressive gain from Country | Swing | ||||
Polwarth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | James McDonald | unopposed | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Port Fairy and Glenelg
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ernie Bond | 6,154 | 60.6 | ||
Nationalist | William Shaw | 3,996 | 39.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,150 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 115 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 10,265 | 94.2 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Port Melbourne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | James Murphy | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Prahran
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Arthur Jackson | 12,772 | 56.5 | +4.9 | |
Nationalist | Thomas White | 9,847 | 43.5 | +11.1 | |
Total formal votes | 22,619 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 289 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 22,908 | 91.3 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Richmond
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ted Cotter | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | John Allan | 5,836 | 59.6 | ||
Country Progressive | Frederick Churches | 3,601 | 36.8 | ||
Australian Liberal | Percy Bryce | 360 | 3.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,797 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 204 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 10,001 | 92.1 | |||
Country hold | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
St Kilda
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australian Liberal | Burnett Gray | 11,227 | 50.4 | ||
Nationalist | Frederic Eggleston | 6,456 | 29.0 | ||
Independent | Florence Johnson | 4,597 | 20.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 22,280 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 660 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 22,940 | 91.9 | |||
Australian Liberal gain from Nationalist | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Stawell and Ararat
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Richard Toutcher | 5,520 | 55.8 | ||
Labor | Robert McCracken | 4,366 | 44.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,886 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 209 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 10,095 | 92.8 | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Swan Hill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Francis Old | 3,245 | 43.5 | ||
Independent | William Sullivan | 2,190 | 29.4 | ||
Country Progressive | Ernest Gray | 2,021 | 27.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,456 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 240 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 7,696 | 87.1 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Country | Francis Old | 4,510 | 60.5 | ||
Independent | William Sullivan | 2,946 | 39.5 | ||
Country hold | Swing | ||||
Toorak
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Stanley Argyle | 9,458 | 48.5 | ||
Labor | Charles Cope | 6,124 | 31.4 | ||
Australian Liberal | Horace Mason | 3,912 | 20.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 19,494 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 458 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 19,952 | 89.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | Stanley Argyle | 12,084 | 62.0 | ||
Labor | Charles Cope | 7,410 | 38.0 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Upper Goulburn
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Edward Withers | 3,658 | 44.1 | ||
Country | Edwin Mackrell | 2,805 | 33.8 | ||
Nationalist | George Wilson | 1,831 | 22.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,294 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 120 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 8,414 | 90.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Edwin Mackrell | 4,303 | 51.9 | ||
Labor | Edward Withers | 3,991 | 48.1 | ||
Country hold | Swing | ||||
Upper Yarra
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | George Knox | 4,057 | 40.2 | ||
Labor | Henry Courtney | 3,076 | 30.5 | ||
Independent | John Mahony | 1,402 | 13.9 | ||
Australian Liberal | George Ingram | 554 | 5.5 | ||
Country | John Dedman | 503 | 5.0 | ||
Independent | Henry Glynn | 492 | 4.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,084 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 327 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 10,411 | 90.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | George Knox | 6,320 | 62.7 | ||
Labor | Henry Courtney | 3,764 | 37.3 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Walhalla
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | James Bermingham | 3,223 | 38.8 | ||
Country | William Moncur | 2,659 | 32.0 | ||
Nationalist | Samuel Barnes | 2,423 | 29.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,305 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 172 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 8,477 | 91.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | William Moncur | 4,381 | 52.8 | ||
Labor | James Bermingham | 3,924 | 47.2 | ||
Country gain from Nationalist | Swing | ||||
Wangaratta and Ovens
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | John Bowser | 3,221 | 38.8 | ||
Australian Liberal | William Higgins | 3,116 | 37.6 | ||
Country | Lot Diffey | 1,953 | 23.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,290 | 96.8 | |||
Informal votes | 271 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 8,561 | 92.0 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Country | John Bowser | 4,409 | 53.2 | ||
Australian Liberal | William Higgins | 3,881 | 46.8 | ||
Country hold | Swing | ||||
Waranga
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Gerald Honan | 3,176 | 38.0 | ||
Nationalist | Ernest Coyle | 2,322 | 27.7 | ||
Country | John McKee | 1,747 | 20.5 | ||
Nationalist | Henry Thomas | 1,122 | 13.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,367 | 98.1 | |||
Informal votes | 161 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 8,528 | 91.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | Ernest Coyle | 4,518 | 54.0 | ||
Labor | Gerald Honan | 3,849 | 46.0 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Warrenheip and Grenville
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Edmond Hogan | 5,359 | 58.3 | ||
Nationalist | Robert McGregor | 3,828 | 41.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,187 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 78 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 9,265 | 95.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Warrnambool
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Henry Bailey | 4,947 | 53.1 | ||
Nationalist | James Swan | 3,904 | 41.9 | ||
Australian Liberal | William Downing | 466 | 5.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,317 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 83 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 9,400 | 94.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Henry Bailey | 53.6 | |||
Nationalist | James Swan | 46.4 | |||
Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | ||||
- Two party preferred vote was estimated.
Williamstown
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Lemmon | 13,626 | 71.7 | ||
Nationalist | Francis Wilcher | 5,375 | 28.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 19,001 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 195 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 19,196 | 94.2 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Wonthaggi
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | William McKenzie | 4,548 | 52.4 | ||
Country | Herbert Hyland | 1,654 | 18.9 | ||
Country | Peter Hudson | 1,123 | 12.8 | ||
Nationalist | William Walker | 876 | 10.0 | ||
Australian Liberal | William Easton | 509 | 5.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,746 | 97.4 | |||
Informal votes | 237 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 8,983 | 93.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
See also
References
- Election held on 9 April 1927, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
- Carr, Adam. "Results of Victorian 1927 Election". Psephos. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
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