AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ======================================================================================== THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 4,080,638 Votes counted: 3,699,269 90.7 Informal votes: 96,046 02.6 -02.2 Formal votes: 3,603,223 97.4 +02.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 1,190,353 33.0 -02.9 27 -05 Country Party 560,253 15.5 +02.3 16 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 1,750,606 48.5 -00.6 43 -04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,555,639 43.2 +15.8 29 +11 Others 296,978 08.3 2 -07 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,603,223 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Four seats were uncontested, lowering turnout. VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE OR TERRITORY ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,596,342 Votes counted: 1,437,416 90.0 Informal votes: 33,052 02.3 -04.5 Formal votes: 1,404,364 97.7 +04.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 466,613 33.2 +00.6 10 -01 Country Party 202,390 14.4 -00.7 6 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 669,003 47.6 -00.1 16 -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 635,511 45.3 +35.0 11 +10 Others 296,978 07.1 1 -08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,404,364 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two seats were uncontested, lowering turnout. VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,148,562 Votes counted: 987,229 86.0 Informal votes: 18,692 01.9 -01.0 Formal votes: 968,537 98.1 +01.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 382,736 39.5 -02.6 9 -02 Country Party 121,321 12.5 +01.1 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 504,057 52.0 -01.3 12 -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 381,042 39.3 +02.9 7 +01 Others 83,438 08.7 1 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 968,537 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two seats were uncontested, lowering turnout. QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 583,921 Votes counted: 558,076 95.6 Informal votes: 14,739 02.6 00.0 Formal votes: 543,337 97.4 00.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 113,191 20.8 -14.6 2 -01 Country Party 127,637 23.5 +13.4 3 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 240,828 44.3 -01.2 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 233,612 43.0 -03.8 5 Others 68,897 12.7 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 543,337 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 362,565 Votes counted: 350,752 96.7 Informal votes: 17,515 05.0 -01.3 Formal votes: 333,237 95.0 +01.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 107,968 32.4 -03.1 3 -01 Country Party 59,712 17.9 +07.5 2 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 167,680 50.3 +04.4 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 131,310 39.4 +05.2 1 Others 34,247 10.3 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 333,237 6 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 255,212 Votes counted: 237,117 92.9 Informal votes: 8,317 03.5 -00.2 Formal votes: 228,800 96.5 +00.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 62,927 27.5 +07.2 1 Country Party 49,193 21.5 -09.6 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 112,120 49.0 -02.4 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 111,514 48.7 +11.8 2 Others 5,166 02.3 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 228,800 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 134,036 Votes counted: 128,679 96.0 Informal votes: 3,731 02.9 -01.0 Formal votes: 124,948 97.1 +01.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 56,918 45.6 -01.3 2 Australian Labor Party 62,650 50.1 +16.5 3 Others 5,380 04.3 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 124,948 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------