AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ======================================================================================== THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 4,239,486 Votes counted: 3,979,009 93.9 Informal votes: 101,278 02.5 +00.1 Formal votes: 3,877,731 97.5 -00.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 1,172,788 30.2 -02.8 23 -04 Country Party 524,042 13.5 -02.0 13 -03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 1,696,830 43.7 -04.8 36 -07 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 1,556,941 40.2 -03.0 32 +03 Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist) 203,081 05.2 4 +04 Others 420,879 10.9 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,877,731 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One seat was uncontested, lowering turnout. VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE OR TERRITORY ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,667,194 Votes counted: 1,575,949 94.5 Informal votes: 45,447 02.9 +00.6 Formal votes: 1,530,502 97.1 -00.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 417,962 27.3 -05.9 8 -02 Country Party 177,853 11.6 -02.8 4 -02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 595,815 38.9 -08.7 12 -04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 540,055 35.3 -10.0 12 +01 Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist) 203,081 13.3 4 +04 Others 191,551 12.5 - -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,530,502 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,190,566 Votes counted: 1,138,426 95.6 Informal votes: 20,323 01.8 -00.1 Formal votes: 1,118,103 98.2 +00.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 385,186 34.4 -05.1 6 -03 Country Party 94,350 08.4 -04.1 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 479,536 42.8 -09.2 9 -03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 486,884 43.5 +04.2 9 +02 Others 151,683 13.7 2 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,118,103 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 602,684 Votes counted: 565,914 93.9 Informal votes: 12,156 02.1 +00.5 Formal votes: 553,758 97.9 -00.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 128,246 23.2 +02.4 2 Country Party 142,091 25.7 +02.2 2 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 270,337 48.9 +04.6 4 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 255,063 46.1 +03.1 6 +01 Others 28,358 05.0 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 553,758 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 375,205 Votes counted: 359,000 95.7 Informal votes: 12,887 03.6 -01.4 Formal votes: 346,113 96.4 +01.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 115,727 33.4 +01.0 3 Country Party 60,332 17.4 -00.5 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 176,059 50.8 +00.5 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 137,633 39.8 +00.4 1 Others 32,421 09.4 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 346,113 6 -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 265,855 Votes counted: 208,934 78.6 Informal votes: 6,363 03.0 -00.5 Formal votes: 202,571 97.0 +00.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 60,273 29.8 +02.3 1 Country Party 49,416 24.4 +02.9 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total coalition 109,689 54.2 +05.2 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Labor Party 77,468 38.2 -10.5 2 Others 15,414 07.6 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 202,571 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One Labor seat was uncontested, greatly lowering turnout and the Labor vote. TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 137,982 Votes counted: 130,786 94.8 Informal votes: 4,102 03.1 +00.2 Formal votes: 126,684 96.9 -00.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party 65,394 51.6 +13.2 3 +01 Australian Labor Party 59,838 47.2 -02.9 2 -01 Others 1,452 01.2 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 126,684 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------