VICTORIA ==================================================================== LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 2 JUNE 1928 ==================================================================== Shows ministerial and parliamentary offices held by MLCs in the period from 2 June 1928 to 6 June 1931 Voting figures are taken from Colin Hughes and Don Aitkin, "Voting for the Australian state upper houses, 1890-1984," ANU Press 1986. Candidates' given names are taken from "The Argus." SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS ========================================================================= Voters enrolled: 444,278 Total votes cast: 85,372 19.2 Informal votes: 1,338 01.6 Formal votes 84,034 98.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % 1925 1928 Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist 45,644 54.3 +02.3 11 11 22 Country Party 17,699 21.1 -01.4 3 2 -01 5 -01 Country Progressive 7,438 08.9 - 1 +01 1 +01 Labor Party 3,438 04.1 -03.4 3 3 6 Others 9,815 11.6 -05.4 - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 84,034 17 17 34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Ten of 17 Provinces were contested. Turnout in contested provinces averaged 36.7%. 3. Labor contested four Provinces (three unopposed). 4. The Country Party contested four Provinces. 5. The Country Progressives contested two Provinces. 6. The table shows members elected in 1925, for terms ending in 1931, and members elected at this election, for terms ending in 1934. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTING BY PROVINCE ==================================================================== BENDIGO PROVINCE 11,385 enrolled, 6,849 (60.2%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James H Curnow 946 14.1 George V Lansell Nationalist 3,160 47.1 Alfred E E Wallis 2,606 38.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 137 (02.0%) informal 6,712 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Curnow’s 946 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LANSELL 421 44.5 3,581 53.3 Wallis 525 55.5 3,131 46.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 946 6,712 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Victor Lansell (1883-1959): Elected 1928 Born: 3 October 1883, London (of Australian parents) Career: Educated Melbourne Grammar School. Son of mining magnate, inherited wealth. Investor and newspaper publisher, Bendigo. Military service 1916-27. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Bendigo Province 1928-31 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Keck (1859-1937): Elected 1921 by, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EAST YARRA PROVINCE 62,824 enrolled, 14,675 (23.4%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert G Menzies Nationalist 5,451 37.4 Hon George SWINBURNE Nationalist 9,127 62.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 97 (00.7%) informal 14,578 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Menzies, See East Yarra by-election 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Swinburne (1861-1928): Elected 1928 Born: 3 February 1861, Newcastle, England Career: Educated Royal Grammar School, Newcastle. Engineer. Migrated 1886. Manager and director of numerous companies. Hawthorn City Council, Mayor 1902. MLA for Hawthorn 1902-13. Died 4 September 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for East Yarra Province 1928-31 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Haslem Edgar (1858-1948): Elected 1904, 1907. Defeated 1913. Elected 1917 by, 1919, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- GIPPSLAND PROVINCE 18,150 enrolled, 4,651 (25.6%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Martin R McGREGOR * Nationalist 2,605 56.7 Thomas B Anderson Country Party 1,985 43.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 61 (01.3%) informal 4,590 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Robert McGregor (1859-1936): Elected 1922 by, 1922, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Gippsland Province 1928-31 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Martley Davis (1860-1938): Elected 1917 by, 1919, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE PROVINCE 23,551 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Herbert H SMITH * Nationalist Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Henry Smith (1871-1935): Elected 1921 by, 1922, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Melbourne Province 1928-31 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Isaac Cohen (1872-1942): Elected 1921 by, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of Public Instruction 22 November 1928 to 12 December 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE EAST PROVINCE 20,212 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon John P JONES * Labor Party Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Percy Jones (1872-1955): Elected 1910, 1916, 1922, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Commissioner of Public Works to 22 November 1928 Minister of Mines to 22 November 1928 Minister in charge of Immigration to 22 November 1928 Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works to 22 November 1928 Commissioner of Public Works from 12 December 1929 Minister of Mines from 12 December 1929 Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works from 12 December 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Melbourne East Province 1928-31 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Laurence McNamara (1876-1947): Elected 1916. Disqualified 1916. Elected 1917 by, 1919, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE NORTH PROVINCE 58,422 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Esmond L KIERNAN * Labor Party Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Esmond Laurence Kiernan (1881-1967): Elected 1919 by, 1922, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office from 12 December 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Melbourne North Province 1928-31 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Beckett (1870-1965): Elected 1914 by, 1919, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of Forests to 22 November 1928 Minister of Public to 22 November 1928 Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works to 22 November 1928 Minister of Forests from 12 December 1929 Minister of Public Health from 12 December 1929 Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works from 12 December 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE SOUTH PROVINCE 30,814 enrolled, 11,914 (38.7%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hector H Bell Labor Party 3,438 30.4 Norman F Falkiner Nationalist 2,574 22.7 Frederick G Hughes Nationalist 1,673 14.8 Edgar L Morton Nationalist 1,780 15.7 Edward R T Reynolds Nationalist 1,859 16.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 590 (04.9%) informal 11,324 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The combined Nationalist vote was 69.6%. 2. For Reynolds, See Legislative Assembly, Toorak 1948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hughes's 1,673 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bell 80 04.8 3,518 31.1 Falkiner 613 36.6 3,187 28.1 Morton 464 27.7 2,244 19.8 Reynolds 516 30.8 2,375 21.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,673 11,324 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Morton's 2,244 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bell 165 07.3 3,683 32.5 Falkiner 794 35.4 3,981 35.1 Reynolds 1,285 57.3 3,660 32.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2,244 11,324 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Reynolds's 3,660 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bell 281 07.7 3,964 35.0 FALKINER 3,379 92.3 7,370 65.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3,660 11,324 15.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Norman Fraser Falkiner (1872-1929): Elected 1928 Born: 20 November 1872, Ararat Career: Educated Geelong Grammar School. Grazier and horse-breeder at Murchison. Racehorse owner and breeder. Brother of Franc Falkiner MHR. Died 11 May 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Melbourne South Province 1928-31 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Grenville Clarke (1879-1955): Elected 1913, 1919, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- President of the Legislative Council -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE WEST PROVINCE 34,491 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Robert H WILLIAMS * Labor Party Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Henry Williams (1870-1938): Elected 1922, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams was expelled from the ALP in 1932 over his support for the Premiers’ Plan and sat as an independent. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office to 22 November 1928 Minister without office from 12 December 1929 to 24 June 1931 Minister of Forests from 24 June 1931 Minister of Public Health from 24 June 1931 Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works from 24 June 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Melbourne West Province 1928-31 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Herbert Disney (1864-1943): Elected 1916 by, 1919, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office to 22 November 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NELSON PROVINCE 11,934 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- H Alan CURRIE Nationalist Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Alan Currie (1868-1942): Elected 1928 Born: 6 June 1868, Geelong Educated Melbourne Grammar School, University of Melbourne. Civil engineer. Grazier at Burrumbeet. Military Service 1915-20, MC. Hampden Shire Council, President 1909. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office 3 July 1929 to 12 December 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Nelson Province 1928-31 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwin George Bath (1873-1948): Elected 1922 by, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHERN PROVINCE 16,376 enrolled, 6,499 (39.7%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Richard H S Abbott * Country Party 2,469 39.0 Robert C Gordon Country Party 780 12.3 Richard Kilpatrick Country Party 3,089 48.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 161 (02.5%) informal 6,338 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gordon's 780 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Abbott * 437 56.0 2,906 45.8 KILPATRICK 343 44.0 3,432 54.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 780 6,338 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Hartley Smith Abbott (1859-1940): Elected 1907. Defeated 1913. Elected 1922. Defeated 1928 Later career: Senator for Victoria 1928-29. Died 28 February 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Kilpatrick (1878-1947): Elected 1928 Born: 4 July 1878, near Echuca Career: Educated state school. Stock and station agent Numurkah and Shepparton. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Northern Province 1928-31 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Joseph Tuckett (1873-1963): Elected 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-EASTERN PROVINCE 13,366 enrolled, 5,448 (40.8%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Dr John R HARRIS * Country Party 3,909 72.5 Albert Heaney Country Prog 1,483 27.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 56 (01.0%) informal 5,392 22.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Richards Harris (1868-1946): Elected 1920 by, 1922, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for North-Eastern Province 1928-31 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Michael Zwar (1863-1935): Elected 1922 by, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCE 24,149 enrolled, 11,506 (47.7%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert D Elliott Country Party 5,467 47.9 William J McCANN Country Prog 5,955 52.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 84 (00.7%) informal 11,422 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elliott was a Senator for Victoria 1929-35. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William John McCann (1879-1961): Elected 1928 Born: 25 January 1879, Kerang Career: Dairy farmer at Lake Charm. Kerang Shire Council, President 1917. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for North-Western Province 1928-31 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Louis Goudie (1866-1949): Elected 1919, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTHERN PROVINCE 17,627 enrolled, 6,564 (37.2%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William C ANGLISS * Nationalist 3,461 53.1 William E B Macleod 3,053 46.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 50 (00.8%) informal 6,514 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Charles Angliss (1865-1957): Elected 1912 by, 1916, 1922, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Southern Province 1928-31 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Lionel Russell Clarke (1876-1954): Elected 1910 by, 1913, 1919, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH-EASTERN PROVINCE 49,942 enrolled, 8,714 (17.4%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William TYNER * Nationalist 5,848 67.6 Harold L Wilkinson Nationalist 2,797 32.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 69 (00.8%) informal 8,645 17.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Tyner (1872-1954): Elected 1922, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for South-Eastern Province 1928-31 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Elliott Chandler (1873-1935): Elected 1919, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of Public Works 22 November 1928 to 12 December 1929 Minister of Mines 22 November 1928 to 12 December 1929 Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works 22 November 1928 to 12 December 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH-WESTERN PROVINCE 23,531 enrolled, 8,552 (36.3%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Horace F RICHARDSON * Nationalist 4,702 55.5 Julius Solomon Nationalist 3,767 44.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 83 (01.0% 8,469 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Horace Frank Richardson (1854-1935): Elected 1912 by, 1916, 1922, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for South-Western Province 1928-31 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard Hitchcock (1866-1932): Elected 1925 Hitchcock retired in 1931 Died 22 August 1932 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WELLINGTON PROVINCE 11,740 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frederick W BRAWN * Nationalist Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick William Brawn (1857-1936): Elected 1907 by, 1910, 1916, 1922, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office 3 July 1929 to 12 December 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Wellington Province 1928-31 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Bell (1851-1931): Elected 1917 by, 1919, 1925 Died 27 March 1931 (no by-election held) -------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN PROVINCE 15,764 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Marcus SALTAU * Nationalist Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marcus Saltau (1869-1945): Elected 1924 by, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office 22 November 1928 to 3 July 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Wellington Province 1928-31 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward James White (1869-1959): Elected 1907, 1913, 1919, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTIONS 1928-31 ==================================================================== EAST YARRA PROVINCE 62,834 enrolled, 10,992 (17.5%) voted ==================================================================== 6 October 1928, following the death of Hon George Swinburne -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert G MENZIES Nationalist 6,902 63.0 Edward C Rigby Nationalist 4,045 37.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 45 (00.4%) informal 10,947 13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978): Elected 1928 by Born: 21 December 1894, Jeparit Career: Educated Wesley College, University of Melbourne. Barrister 1918. Company director. Son of James Menzies MLA, nephew of Hugh Menzies MLA and of Sydney Sampson MHR, son-in-law of John Leckie MLA, MHR and Senator. Resigned November 1929 Later career: See Legislative Assembly, Nunawading 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office 22 November 1928 to 12 December 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE SOUTH PROVINCE 31,164 enrolled, 11,701 (37.5%) voted ==================================================================== 22 June 1929, following the death of Norman Falkiner -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold E COHEN Nationalist 6,340 54.4 Edward R T Reynolds Nationalist 5,303 45.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 58 (00.5%) informal 11,856 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Reynolds, See Legislative Assembly, Toorak 1948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Edward Cohen (1881-1946): Elected 1929 by Born: 25 November 1881, Melbourne Career: Educated Xavier College Melbourne, University of Melbourne. Solicitor 1904. Inherited business interests. Chairman Carlton and United Breweries. Director of many other companies. Military service 1901-19, DSO CMG. -------------------------------------------------------------------- EAST YARRA PROVINCE 67,117 enrolled, 20,334 (30.3%) voted ==================================================================== 8 February 1930, following the resignation of Hon Robert Menzies -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clifden H A Eager Nationalist 8,597 43.1 Thomas Moss Nationalist 3,217 16.1 Alexander G Proudfoot Nationalist 4,546 22.8 D Claude Robertson Nationalist 3,576 17.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 398 (02.0%) informal 19,936 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Moss’s 3,217 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eager 1,098 34.1 9,695 48.6 Proudfoot 1,182 36.7 5,728 28.7 Robertson 937 29.1 4,513 22.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3,217 19,936 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Robertson’s 4,513 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- EAGER 1,607 35.6 11,302 56.7 Proudfoot 2,906 64.4 8,634 43.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 4,513 19,936 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clifden Henry Andrews Eager (1882-1969): Elected 1930 by Born: 14 June 1882, Sorrento Career: Educated Melbourne Education Institute, University of Melbourne. Accountant. Barrister 1911. Company director. --------------------------------------------------------------------