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1937 Victorian state election

State election in Victoria, Australia


State election in Victoria, Australia

FieldValue
election_name1937 Victorian state election
countryVictoria
flag_year1901
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1935 Victorian state election
previous_year1935
next_election1940 Victorian state election
next_year1940
seats_for_election45 (of the 65) seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
33 seats needed for a majority
election_date
<!-- United Country -->image3
leader3Albert Dunstan
leader_since314 March 1935
party3United Country Party (Australia)
leaders_seat3Korong and Eaglehawk
percentage311.35%
swing32.36
last_election320 seats
seats_before320 seats
seats320 seats
seat_change30
<!-- United Australia -->image1
leader1Sir Stanley Argyle
leader_since13 September 1930
party1United Australia
colour1
leaders_seat1Toorak
percentage139.56%
swing13.39
last_election125 seats
seats_before124 seats
seats121 seats
seat_change13
<!-- Labor -->image2
leader2Tom Tunnecliffe
leader_since214 July 1932
party2Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)
leaders_seat2Collingwood
percentage241.03%
swing23.10
last_election217 seats
seats_before218 seats
seats220 seats
seat_change22
titlePremier
before_electionAlbert Dunstan
before_partyUnited Country Party (Australia)
after_electionAlbert Dunstan
after_partyUnited 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

  1. (25 March 1936). "LABOUR WINS ALLANDALE.". [[The Argus (Melbourne).
  2. [http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=896 Election held on 2 October 1937], Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
  3. Colin A Hughes, ''A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890–1964'', Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 ({{ISBN. 0708102700).
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