AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ======================================================================================== THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 3,649,954 Votes counted: 3,286,402 90.0 Informal votes: 178,463 05.4 +02.3 Formal votes: 3,107,939 94.6 -02.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 1,235,063 39.7 +06.1 39 +25 Country Party 401,307 12.9 +03.1 16 +06 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 1,636,370 52.6 +09.2 55 +31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 830,863 26.7 -22.4 14 -32 Australian Labor Party (NSW) 326,400 10.5 4 +04 Others 314,306 10.6 2 -03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,107,939 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Four seats were uncontested, lowering turnout. One UAP member and three CP members were elected unopposed. The CP vote is therefore understated. VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE OR TERRITORY ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,433,152 Votes counted: 1,361,664 95.0 Informal votes: 78,573 05.8 +03.0 Formal votes: 1,283,091 94.2 -03.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 397,329 31.0 +01.0 13 +11 Country Party 229,375 17.9 +08.7 8 +04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 626,704 48.9 +09.7 21 +15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 214,973 16.8 -34.7 3 -17 Australian Labor Party (NSW) 326,400 25.4 4 +04 Others 115,014 08.9 - -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,283,091 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,050,024 Votes counted: 959,117 91.3 Informal votes: 30,900 03.2 +01.6 Formal votes: 928,217 96.8 -01.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 463,915 50.0 +18.3 12 +09 Country Party 102,320 11.0 -01.1 4 +02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 566,235 61.0 +17.2 16 +11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 290,501 31.3 -17.6 4 -09 Others 71,481 07.7 - -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 928,217 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One seat was uncontested, lowering turnout. One CP member was elected unopposed. The CP vote is therefore understated. QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 495,855 Votes counted: 370,858 74.8 Informal votes: 41,111 11.1 +03.3 Formal votes: 329,747 88.9 -03.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 95,128 28.8 -16.5 2 -03 Country Party 36,222 11.0 00.0 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 131,350 39.8 -16.5 4 -03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 141,443 42.9 +01.5 5 +02 Others 56,954 17.3 1 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 329,747 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two seats were uncontested, lowering turnout. One UAP member and one CP member were elected unopposed. The UAP vote and the CP vote are therefore understated. SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 329,389 Votes counted: 315,770 95.9 Informal votes: 16,790 05.3 +03.0 Formal votes: 298,980 94.7 -03.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 174,288 58.3 +26.3 5 +03 Country Party - -09.2 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 174,288 +17.1 5 +03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 84,241 28.2 -23.8 1 -04 Others 40,451 13.5 1 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 298,980 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 220,669 Votes counted: 162,522 73.6 Informal votes: 5,618 03.5 +01.2 Formal votes: 156,904 96.5 -01.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 40,442 25.8 -07.5 2 +01 Country Party 33,390 21.3 +15.9 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 73,832 47.1 +08.4 4 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 63,252 40.3 -13.3 1 -01 Others 19,820 12.6 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 156,904 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One seat was uncontested, lowering turnout. One CP member was elected unopposed. The CP vote is therefore substantially understated. TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 120,865 Votes counted: 116,471 96.4 Informal votes: 5,471 04.7 +02.8 Formal votes: 111,000 95.3 -02.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 63,961 57.6 +12.1 5 +04 Australian Labor Party 36,453 32.8 -10.2 - -03 Others 10,586 09.6 - -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 111,000 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------