Results of the Victorian state election, 1943 (Legislative Assembly K-Z)

Victorian state election, 12 June 1943[1][2]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1940 — 1945 >>

Enrolled voters 1,015,750
Votes cast 883,679 Turnout 87.00 −6.41
Informal votes 22,876 Informal 2.59 +1.03
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 311,051 36.13 +2.96 22 ±0
  United Australia 198,582 23.07 −12.34 13 −3
  United Country 112,164 13.03 −1.13 18 −4
  Communist 38,802 4.51 +4.13 0 ±0
  Victorian Country 11,738 1.36 −0.98 7 +6
  Independent 188,466 21.89 +7.36 5 +1
Total 860,803     65  

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1943 election for electorates from K to Z.

Results by electoral district

Kara Kara and Borung

Victorian state election, 1943: Kara Kara and Borung
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Finlay Cameron 5,147 60.9 +10.7
Labor Arthur Ackland 3,302 39.1 +39.1
Total formal votes 8,449 99.1 0.0
Informal votes 78 0.9 0.0
Turnout 8,527 88.6 -6.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Kew

Victorian state election, 1943: Kew
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Wilfrid Kent Hughes unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Korong and Eaglehawk

Victorian state election, 1943: Korong and Eaglehawk
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Albert Dunstan 6,028 68.7 -10.1
Labor William Casey 2,445 27.9 +27.9
Independent Walter Peters 297 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 8,770 98.7 -0.1
Informal votes 113 1.3 +0.1
Turnout 8,883 87.7 -5.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Lowan

Victorian state election, 1943: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Hamilton Lamb unopposed
Country hold Swing

Maryborough and Daylesford

Victorian state election, 1943: Maryborough and Daylesford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Clive Stoneham 5,806 60.0 -40.0
Country Powley Smith 3,866 40.0 +40.0
Total formal votes 9,672 99.3
Informal votes 66 0.7
Turnout 9,738 91.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Melbourne

Victorian state election, 1943: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Hayes 11,273 65.3 -34.7
Independent John Somerville 5,991 34.7 +34.7
Total formal votes 17,264 96.2
Informal votes 686 3.8
Turnout 17,950 75.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Mildura

Victorian state election, 1943: Mildura
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Egan 4,428 41.5 +41.5
Country Albert Allnutt 3,655 34.2 -4.2
Country Campbell Cameron 2,590 24.3 +24.3
Total formal votes 10,673 97.9 +0.7
Informal votes 230 2.1 -0.7
Turnout 10,903 82.7 -10.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Albert Allnutt 5,490 51.4 -2.0
Labor John Egan 5,183 48.6 +48.6
Country hold Swing N/A

Mornington

Victorian state election, 1943: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Alfred Kirton unopposed
Country hold Swing

Northcote

Victorian state election, 1943: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Cain unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Nunawading

Victorian state election, 1943: Nunawading
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob Gray 9,498 36.9 +7.4
Independent Ivy Weber 8,665 33.7 -0.9
United Australia John Hogan 6,085 23.7 -8.0
Independent Clifford Wolfe 1,480 5.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 25,728 96.9 -1.1
Informal votes 813 3.1 +1.1
Turnout 26,541 88.0 -5.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ivy Weber 14,492 56.3 +0.2
Labor Bob Gray 11,236 43.7 +43.7
Independent hold Swing N/A

Oakleigh

Victorian state election, 1943: Oakleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Squire Reid 19,687 58.1 +3.1
United Australia Andrew Sinclair 14,214 41.9 -3.1
Total formal votes 33,901 98.8 -0.2
Informal votes 396 1.2 +0.2
Turnout 34,297 87.8 -6.8
Labor hold Swing +3.1

Ouyen

Victorian state election, 1943: Ouyen
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Keith Dodgshun 5,211 67.8 -5.2
Labor Frederick Watson 1,823 23.7 +23.7
Independent Robert Johnstone 650 8.5 -18.5
Total formal votes 7,684 98.9 +0.1
Informal votes 85 1.1 -0.1
Turnout 7,769 87.4 -5.9
Country hold Swing N/A

Polwarth

Victorian state election, 1943: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Edward Guye 6,911 66.6 +25.0
Labor Arthur Jackson 3,466 33.4 +33.4
Total formal votes 10,377 99.4 +0.3
Informal votes 57 0.6 -0.3
Turnout 10,434 87.8 -6.6
Country gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Port Fairy and Glenelg

Victorian state election, 1943: Port Fairy and Glenelg
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Country Harry Hedditch 4,589 44.5 +44.5
Labor Martin Bourke 3,985 38.6 -21.1
Independent James Hardy 1,002 9.7 +9.7
Country Paul Bailey 740 7.2 -11.3
Total formal votes 10,316 98.6 -0.1
Informal votes 144 1.4 +0.1
Turnout 10,460 87.6 -8.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Country Harry Hedditch 5,611 54.4
Labor Martin Bourke 4,705 45.6
Independent Country gain from Labor Swing N/A

Port Melbourne

Victorian state election, 1943: Port Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Corrigan 11,644 61.2 -38.8
Communist John Blake 7,384 38.8 +38.8
Total formal votes 19,028 95.8
Informal votes 828 4.2
Turnout 19,856 87.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Prahran

Victorian state election, 1943: Prahran
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia John Ellis 13,031 49.1 -6.7
Labor John Ryder 10,123 38.1 -6.1
Communist Malcolm Good 3,406 12.8 +12.8
Total formal votes 26,560 96.8 -1.4
Informal votes 880 3.2 +1.4
Turnout 37,440 83.3 -7.3
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia John Ellis 13,994 52.7 -3.1
Labor John Ryder 12,566 47.4 +3.1
United Australia hold Swing -3.1

Richmond

Victorian state election, 1943: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ted Cotter 14,483 68.4 -31.6
Communist Bertha Laidler 6,690 31.6 +31.6
Total formal votes 21,173 94.7
Informal votes 1,191 5.3
Turnout 22,364 85.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Rodney

Victorian state election, 1943: Rodney
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country William Dunstone 4,489 44.6 -11.5
Independent Gordon Anderson 2,918 29.0 +29.0
Labor Algernon Roberts 2,670 26.5 +26.5
Total formal votes 10,077 99.0 +0.3
Informal votes 102 1.0 -0.3
Turnout 10,179 87.2 -5.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country William Dunstone 5,209 51.7 -4.4
Independent Gordon Anderson 4,868 48.3 +48.3
Country hold Swing N/A

St Kilda

Victorian state election, 1943: St Kilda
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Archie Michaelis 15,135 53.9 +0.6
Labor Marjorie Bennett 10,503 37.4 +37.4
Independent Ethel Pace 2,428 8.7 +8.7
Total formal votes 28,066 96.6 -1.6
Informal votes 987 3.4 +1.6
Turnout 29,053 86.4 -5.6
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Stawell and Ararat

Victorian state election, 1943: Stawell and Ararat
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Alec McDonald 5,155 52.0 -2.1
Labor Ernie Morton 4,763 48.0 +2.1
Total formal votes 9,918 99.4 +0.3
Informal votes 60 0.6 -0.3
Turnout 9,978 89.3 -5.4
Country hold Swing -2.1

Swan Hill

Victorian state election, 1943: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Francis Old 4,590 62.7 +3.5
Labor William Kent 2,727 37.3 +37.3
Total formal votes 7,317 97.0 -1.4
Informal votes 223 3.0 +1.4
Turnout 7,540 84.6 -9.4
Country hold Swing N/A

Toorak

Victorian state election, 1943: Toorak
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Harold Thonemann 11,485 47.0 -53.0
Independent Charles Kennett 5,617 23.0 +23.0
Independent Garnet Kerr 4,661 19.1 +19.1
Independent Francis Connelly 2,677 11.0 +11.0
Total formal votes 24,440 95.8
Informal votes 1,081 4.2
Turnout 25,521 84.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
United Australia Harold Thonemann 14,699 60.1 -39.9
Independent Charles Kennett 9,741 39.9 +39.9
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Upper Goulburn

Victorian state election, 1943: Upper Goulburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Edwin Mackrell unopposed
Country hold Swing

Upper Yarra

Victorian state election, 1943: Upper Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia George Knox 10,307 65.0 -35.0
Labor Arthur Fraser 3,874 24.4 +24.4
Communist George Brown 1,674 10.6 +10.6
Total formal votes 16,185 86.6
Informal votes 330 98.0
Turnout 16,185 86.6
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Walhalla

Victorian state election, 1943: Walhalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Leslie Kaeppel 4,750 42.0 +42.0
Country William Moncur 3,235 28.6 -71.4
Country William Simpson 2,077 18.4 +18.4
Country David White 824 7.3 +7.3
Independent Jack Whiteacre 421 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 11,307 96.4
Informal votes 425 3.6
Turnout 11,732 87.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country William Moncur 5,844 51.7 -48.3
Labor Leslie Kaeppel 5,463 48.3 +48.3
Country hold Swing N/A

Wangaratta and Ovens

Victorian state election, 1943: Wangaratta and Ovens
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Lot Diffey 6,478 66.5 -7.3
Labor Charles McKissack 3,263 33.5 +33.5
Total formal votes 9,741 98.9 +0.2
Informal votes 108 1.1 -0.2
Turnout 9,849 87.0 -5.6
Country hold Swing N/A

Waranga

Victorian state election, 1943: Waranga
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Ernest Coyle 5,185 70.0 -30.0
Independent Patrick Finnigan 2,227 30.0 +30.0
Total formal votes 7,412 99.0
Informal votes 78 1.0
Turnout 7,490 87.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Warrenheip and Grenville

Victorian state election, 1943: Warrenheip and Grenville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Raymond Hyatt 3,263 36.5 +36.5
Country Edmond Hogan 3,256 36.4 -15.3
Independent Albert Woodward 2,428 27.1 -8.0
Total formal votes 8,947 98.4 +0.2
Informal votes 145 1.6 -0.2
Turnout 9,092 89.8 -4.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Raymond Hyatt 4,987 55.7
Country Edmund Hogan 3,960 44.3
Labor gain from Country Swing N/A

Warrnambool

Victorian state election, 1943: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Henry Bailey 6,725 62.2 -1.6
Labor John McDonald 4,090 37.8 +37.8
Total formal votes 10,815 97.2 -1.7
Informal votes 313 2.8 +1.7
Turnout 11,128 88.3 -6.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Williamstown

Victorian state election, 1943: Williamstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Lemmon 13,526 57.9 -1.4
Independent George Paine 9,846 42.1 +1.4
Total formal votes 23,372 98.4 -0.3
Informal votes 382 1.6 +0.3
Turnout 23,754 89.7 -3.7
Labor hold Swing -1.4

Wonthaggi

Victorian state election, 1943: Wonthaggi
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William McKenzie unopposed
Labor hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ Election held on 12 June 1943, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
  2. ↑ Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 (ISBN 0708102700).
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