AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ======================================================================================== THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 3,902,667 Votes counted: 3,677,722 94.2 Informal votes: 176,964 04.8 -00.6 Formal votes: 3,500,758 95.2 +00.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 1,255,143 35.9 -03.8 32 -07 Country Party 463,791 13.2 +00.3 15 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 1,718,934 49.1 -03.5 47 -08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 960,169 27.4 +00.7 18 +04 Australian Labor Party (NSW) 486,449 13.9 +03.4 9 +05 Others 335,206 09.6 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,500,758 74 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One seats was uncontested, lowering turnout. VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE OR TERRITORY ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,531,419 Votes counted: 1,467,311 95.8 Informal votes: 100,045 06.8 +01.0 Formal votes: 1,367,266 93.2 -01.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 445,230 32.6 +01.6 11 -02 Country Party 205,898 15.1 -02.8 7 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 651,128 37.7 -01.2 18 -03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 140,700 10.3 -06.5 1 -02 Australian Labor Party (NSW) 486,449 35.6 +10.2 9 +05 Others 88,989 06.4 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,367,266 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,104,445 Votes counted: 1,050,288 95.1 Informal votes: 30,721 02.9 -00.3 Formal votes: 1,019,567 97.1 +00.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 428,894 42.1 -07.9 11 -01 Country Party 116,391 11.4 +00.4 3 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 545,825 53.5 -07.5 14 -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 370,882 36.4 +05.1 6 +02 Others 103,400 10.1 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,019,567 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 547,421 Votes counted: 517,878 94.6 Informal votes: 13,578 02.6 -08.5 Formal votes: 504,300 97.4 +08.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 178,448 35.5 +06.7 3 +01 Country Party 51,182 10.1 +00.9 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 229,630 45.6 +07.6 5 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 235,904 46.8 +03.9 5 Others 38,766 07.7 - -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 504,300 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 349,010 Votes counted: 331,511 95.0 Informal votes: 20,943 06.3 +01.0 Formal votes: 310,568 93.7 -01.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 110,272 35.5 -22.8 4 -01 Country Party 32,311 10.4 +10.4 1 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 142,583 45.9 -12.4 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 106,308 34.2 +06.0 1 Others 61,677 19.9 - -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 310,568 6 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 241,103 Votes counted: 186,933 77.5 Informal votes: 6,837 03.7 +00.2 Formal votes: 180,096 96.3 -00.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 36,488 20.3 -05.5 1 -01 Country Party 55,923 31.1 +09.8 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 92,411 51.4 +04.3 3 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 66,441 36.9 -03.4 2 +01 Others 21,244 11.7 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 180,096 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One seat was uncontested, lowering turnout. One ALP member was elected unopposed. The ALP vote is therefore substantially understated. Since one CP member was elected unopposed in 1931, the rise in the CP vote is greatly overstated. TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 129,269 Votes counted: 123,801 95.8 Informal votes: 4,840 03.9 -00.8 Formal votes: 118,961 96.1 +00.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 55,811 46.9 -10.7 2 -03 Country Party 2,086 01.8 +01.8 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 57,897 48.7 -08.9 2 -03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 39,934 33.6 +00.8 3 +03 Others 21,130 17.7 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 118,961 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------