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1937 Victorian state election
State election in Victoria, Australia
State election in Victoria, Australia
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1937 Victorian state election | |
| country | Victoria | |
| flag_year | 1901 | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1935 Victorian state election | |
| previous_year | 1935 | |
| next_election | 1940 Victorian state election | |
| next_year | 1940 | |
| seats_for_election | 45 (of the 65) seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly | |
| 33 seats needed for a majority | ||
| election_date | ||
| <!-- United Country --> | image3 | |
| leader3 | Albert Dunstan | |
| leader_since3 | 14 March 1935 | |
| party3 | United Country Party (Australia) | |
| leaders_seat3 | Korong and Eaglehawk | |
| percentage3 | 11.35% | |
| swing3 | 2.36 | |
| last_election3 | 20 seats | |
| seats_before3 | 20 seats | |
| seats3 | 20 seats | |
| seat_change3 | 0 | |
| <!-- United Australia --> | image1 | |
| leader1 | Sir Stanley Argyle | |
| leader_since1 | 3 September 1930 | |
| party1 | United Australia | |
| colour1 | ||
| leaders_seat1 | Toorak | |
| percentage1 | 39.56% | |
| swing1 | 3.39 | |
| last_election1 | 25 seats | |
| seats_before1 | 24 seats | |
| seats1 | 21 seats | |
| seat_change1 | 3 | |
| <!-- Labor --> | image2 | |
| leader2 | Tom Tunnecliffe | |
| leader_since2 | 14 July 1932 | |
| party2 | Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) | |
| leaders_seat2 | Collingwood | |
| percentage2 | 41.03% | |
| swing2 | 3.10 | |
| last_election2 | 17 seats | |
| seats_before2 | 18 seats | |
| seats2 | 20 seats | |
| seat_change2 | 2 | |
| title | Premier | |
| before_election | Albert Dunstan | |
| before_party | United Country Party (Australia) | |
| after_election | Albert Dunstan | |
| after_party | United Country Party (Australia) |
33 seats needed for a majority
The 1937 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 2 October 1937 to elect 45 of the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
Background
On 21 March 1936, Patrick Denigan of the Labor Party won the seat of Allandale in a by-election following the death of UAP member Thomas Parkin. This changed the number of seats in the assembly to UAP 24, Labor 18.
Results
Legislative Assembly
| turnout % = 93.96 | informal % = 1.37 |votes % = 41.03 |votes % = 39.56 |votes % = 11.35 |votes % = 0.72 |votes % = 7.33 |}
References
References
- (25 March 1936). "LABOUR WINS ALLANDALE.". [[The Argus (Melbourne).
- [http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=896 Election held on 2 October 1937], Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
- Colin A Hughes, ''A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890–1964'', Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 ({{ISBN. 0708102700).
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