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] | ||||||
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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
- Alexander Bell MLC (Wellington)
- Howard Hitchcock MLC (South Western)
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 |
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Bendigo | Nationalist | Herbert Keck | |||
East Yarra | Nationalist | William Edgar | |||
Gippsland | Nationalist | George Davis | |||
Melbourne | Nationalist | Henry Cohen | Eugene Gorman (Ind) | ||
Melbourne East | Labor | Daniel McNamara | |||
Melbourne North | Labor | William Beckett | Herbert Olney | ||
Melbourne South | Nationalist | Percy Clarey | Sir Frank Clarke | ||
Melbourne West | Labor | Arthur Disney | Henry Hall | ||
Nelson | Nationalist | Edwin Bath | George Hucker | ||
Northern | Country | George Tuckett | |||
North Eastern | Country | Albert Zwar | |||
North Western | Country | George Goudie | |||
Southern | Nationalist | Russell Clarke | Albert Hocking | ||
South Eastern | Nationalist | Alfred Chandler | |||
South Western | Nationalist | Gordon McArthur* Julius Solomon | |||
Wellington | Nationalist | Alfred Pittard | Robert Cooke (Ind) | ||
Western | Nationalist | Edward White William Williamson* |
See also
References
- ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Legislative Council election of 6 June 1931". Psephos.
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