1931 Victorian Legislative Council election

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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]
Legislative Council
<< 1928–1934 >>

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[]

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
 
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[]

  1. ^ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Legislative Council election of 6 June 1931". Psephos.
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