VICTORIA ==================================================================== LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 9 JUNE 1934 ==================================================================== Shows ministerial and parliamentary offices held by MLCs in the period from 9 June 1934 to 12 June 1937 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: 469,395 Total votes cast: 47,375 10.1 Informal votes: 799 01.7 Formal votes 46,576 98.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % 1931 1934 Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Aust Party 21,743 46.7 -18.1 12 10 22 -01 Country Party 4,844 10.4 +07.9 3 3 6 Labor Party 8,211 17.7 -00.9 2 1 3 -02 Others 11,778 25.3 - 3 3 +03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46,576 17 17 34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Six of 17 Provinces were contested. Turnout in contested provinces averaged 35.0%. 3. Labor contested only two Provinces. 4. The Country Party contested five Provinces (three unopposed). 5. The table shows members elected in 1931, for terms ending in 1937, and members elected at this election, for terms ending in 1940. 6. The UAP's apparent loss of South-Western Province was not actually a loss, because John P Jones, although elected as an independent, was a government member and joined the UAP after the election. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTING BY PROVINCE ==================================================================== BENDIGO PROVINCE 11,721 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon George V LANSELL * United Australia Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Victor Lansell (1883-1959): Elected 1928, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Bendigo Province 1934-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Keck (1859-1937): Elected 1921 by, 1925, 1931 Keck retired in 1937. Died 8 June 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EAST YARRA PROVINCE 68,425 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Clifden H A EAGER * United Australia Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clifden Henry Andrews Eager (1882-1969): Elected 1930 by, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without portfolio 20 March 1935 to 2 April 1935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for East Yarra Province 1934-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Haslem Edgar (1858-1948): Elected 1904, 1907. Defeated 1913. Elected 1917 by, 1919, 1925, 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- GIPPSLAND PROVINCE 18,242 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Martin R McGREGOR * United Australia Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Robert McGregor (1859-1936): Elected 1922 by, 1922, 1928, 1934 Died 17 August 1936 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Gippsland Province 1934-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Martley Davis (1860-1938): Elected 1917 by, 1919, 1925, 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE PROVINCE 23,607 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Herbert H SMITH * United Australia Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Henry Smith (1871-1935): Elected 1921 by, 1922, 1928, 1934 Died 23 November 1935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Melbourne Province 1934-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Isaac Cohen (1872-1942): Elected 1921 by, 1925, 1931 Cohen contested Higinbotham Province in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of Water Supply 20 March 1935 to 2 April 1935 Minister in charge of Electrical Undertakings 20 March 1935 to 2 April 1935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE EAST PROVINCE 19,687 enrolled, 5,606 (28.5%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William J BECKETT Labor Party 3,804 68.8 Henry E Hall United Australia 1,727 31.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 75 (01.3%) informal 5,531 18.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beckett was MLC for Melbourne North Province 1914-31. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Beckett (1870-1965): Elected 1914 by, 1919, 1925. Defeated 1931. Elected 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Melbourne East Province 1934-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Laurence McNamara (1876-1947): Elected 1916. Disqualified 1916. Elected 1917 by, 1919, 1925, 1931 Melbourne East Province was abolished in 1937. McNamara contested Melbourne Province in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE NORTH PROVINCE 63,510 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Esmond L KIERNAN * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kiernan had been a Labor member until he was expelled in 1932. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Esmond Laurence Kiernan (1881-1967): Elected 1919 by, 1922, 1928, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Melbourne North Province 1934-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Horace Olney (1875-1957): Elected 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE SOUTH PROVINCE 32,189 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Harold E COHEN * United Australia Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Edward Cohen (1881-1946): Elected 1929 by, 1934 Resigned February 1935 Later career: See Legislative Assembly 1935, Caulfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without portfolio to 20 March 1935 Minister of Public Instruction 20 March 1935 to 2 April 1935 Solicitor-General 20 March 1935 to 2 April 1935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Melbourne South Province 1934-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Grenville Clarke (1879-1955): Elected 1913, 1919, 1925, 1931 Clarke contested Monash Province in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- President of the Legislative Council -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE WEST PROVINCE 35,770 enrolled, 11,894 (33.2%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James T Gray United Australia 2,726 23.9 William H Walsh Labor Party 4,407 38.7 Hon Robert H Williams * 4,252 37.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 509 (04.3%) informal 11,385 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams had been a Labor member until he was expelled in 1932. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gray's 2,726 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walsh 749 27.5 5,156 45.3 WILLIAMS * 1,977 72.5 6,229 54.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2,726 11,385 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Henry Williams (1870-1938): Elected 1922, 1928, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Melbourne West Province 1934-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Herbert Disney (1864-1943): Elected 1916 by, 1919, 1925, 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NELSON PROVINCE 12,079 enrolled, 5,178 (42.9%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon H Alan CURRIE * United Australia 3,255 63.6 George Hucker Country Party 1,863 36.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 60 (01.2%) informal 5,118 13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Alan Currie (1868-1942): Elected 1928, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Nelson Province 1934-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwin George Bath (1873-1948): Elected 1922 by, 1925, 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bath contested Ballarat Province in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHERN PROVINCE 16,833 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Richard KILPATRICK * Country Party Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Kilpatrick (1878-1947): Elected 1928, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Northern Province 1934-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Joseph Tuckett (1873-1963): Elected 1925, 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without portfolio from 2 April 1935 NORTH-EASTERN PROVINCE 13,794 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Dr John R HARRIS * Country Party Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Richards Harris (1868-1946): Elected 1920 by, 1922, 1928, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of Public Instruction from 2 April 1935 Minister of Public Health from 2 April 1935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for North-Eastern Province 1934-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Michael Zwar (1863-1935): Elected 1922 by, 1925, 1931 Died 23 February 1935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCE 24,136 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Henry PYE * Country Party Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Pye (1873-1942): Elected 1932 by, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without portfolio from 2 April 1935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for North-Western Province 1934-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Louis Goudie (1866-1949): Elected 1919, 1925, 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of Labour to 25 July 1934 Minister of Water Supply to 20 March 1935 Minister in charge of Electrical Undertakings 25 July 1934 to 20 March 1935 Commissioner of Public Works from 2 April 1935 Minister in charge of Immigration from 2 April 1935 Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works from 2 April 1935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTHERN PROVINCE 19,149 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William C ANGLISS * United Australia Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Charles Angliss (1865-1957): Elected 1912 by, 1916, 1922, 1928, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Southern Province 1934-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Lionel Russell Clarke (1876-1954): Elected 1910 by, 1913, 1919, 1925, 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH-EASTERN PROVINCE 56,301 enrolled, 8,704 (15.5%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William TYNER * United Australia 5,664 65.5 Lionel J Stark Country Party 2,981 34.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 59 (00.7%) informal 8,645 15.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Tyner (1872-1954): Elected 1922, 1928, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for South-Eastern Province 1934-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Elliott Chandler (1873-1935): Elected 1919, 1925, 1931 Died 12 February 1935 Chandler contested Southern Province in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without portfolio to 12 February 1935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH-WESTERN PROVINCE 25,245 enrolled, 9,990 (39.6%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James T Gill United Australia 4,697 47.3 Hon John P JONES * 5,225 52.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 69 (00.7%) informal 9,921 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones was MLC for Melbourne East Province 1910-34. He had been a Labor member until he was expelled in 1932. He was a minister in the Argyle government and was described as a government candidate, but was opposed by Gill, a Geelong councillor who espoused "the cause of local representation." Jones sat as a UAP member. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Percy Jones (1872-1955): Elected 1910, 1916, 1922, 1928, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Commissioner of Public Works to 2 April 1935 Minister in charge of Immigration to 2 April 1935 Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works to 2 April 1935 Minister of Mines to 20 March 1935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for South-Western Province 1934-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Stewart McArthur (1896-1965): Elected 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WELLINGTON PROVINCE 11,898 enrolled, 6,003 (50.5%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- George BOLSTER United Australia 3,674 61.5 Robert H Ramsay 2,302 38.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 (00.4%) informal 5,976 11.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Bolster (1877-1948): Elected 1934 Born: 9 September 1877, Haddon Career: Educated state school. Grocer, Ballarat. Company director. Ballarat City Council, Mayor 1929. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Wellington Province 1934-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred James Pittard (1868-1950): Elected 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pittard contested Ballarat Province in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN PROVINCE 16,809 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Marcus SALTAU * United Australia Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marcus Saltau (1869-1945): Elected 1924 by, 1928, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without portfolio 20 March 1935 to 2 April 1935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Wellington Province 1934-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William John Williamson (1867-1950): Elected 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTIONS 1934-37 ==================================================================== MELBOURNE SOUTH PROVINCE 32,735 enrolled, 13,424 (41.0%) voted ==================================================================== 30 March 1935, following the resignation of Hon Harold Cohen -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Archibald CROFTS United Australia 7,495 56.2 Edward R T Reynolds 5,850 43.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 79 (00.6%) informal 13,345 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Reynolds, See Legislative Assembly, Toorak 1948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Archibald Crofts (1875-1942): Elected 1935 by Born: 9 September 1875, Secunderabad, India (of English parents) Career: Educated Adelaide. To Victoria as child. Retailer, South Melbourne. South Melbourne City Council, Mayor 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH-EASTERN PROVINCE 55,052 enrolled, 11,808 (21.4%) voted ==================================================================== 30 March 1935, following the death of Hon Alfred Chandler -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John T Barnes 1,995 17.1 Gilbert L Chandler United Australia 5,029 43.0 Henry E Hall 2,310 19.8 Harold L Wilkinson United Australia 2,349 20.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 125 (01.1%) informal 11,683 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Barnes�s 1,995 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANDLER 972 48.7 6,001 51.4 Hall 288 14.4 2,598 22.2 Wilkinson 735 36.8 3,084 26.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,995 11,683 12.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gilbert Laurence Chandler (1903-74): Elected 1935 by Born: 29 August 1903, Melbourne Career: Educated Scotch College. Horticulturalist, part-owner of family firm. Ferntree Gully Shire Council. Son of Hon Alfred Chandler MLC. Son-in-law of Jabez Coon MHR. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chandler contested Southern Province in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-EASTERN PROVINCE 14,043 enrolled, 5,851 (41.5%) voted ==================================================================== 13 April 1935, following the death of Hon Albert Zwar -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Percival P INCHBOLD Country Party 3,348 59.3 James A Paton United Australia 2,369 40.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 (00.4%) informal 5,827 09.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Percival Pennell Inchbold (1884-1953): Elected 1935 by Born: 28 January 1884, Yarrawonga Career: Educated state school. Military service 1914-18. Farmer at Yarrawonga. Yarrawonga Shire Council, President 1922. Wangaratta Borough Council, Mayor 1933. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE PROVINCE 24,690 enrolled, 16,612 (67.3%) voted ==================================================================== 23 May 1936, following the death of Hon Herbert Smith -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Julius Grant 6,948 42.5 George WALES United Australia 9,387 57.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 277 (01.7%) informal 16,335 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander George Wales (1885-1962): Elected 1936 by Born: 11 October 1885, Melbourne Career: Educated state school. Quarry worker, clerk. Company secretary, managing director. Brunswick City Council, Mayor 1917. Melbourne City Council, Lord Mayor 1934. Knighted 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- GIPPSLAND PROVINCE 18,352 enrolled, 12,925 (70.4%) voted ==================================================================== 17 October 1936, following the death of Hon Martin McGregor -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James M Balfour United Australia 5,100 40.1 Donald R Manson 4,409 34.7 Thomas W Murphy United Australia 3,213 25.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 203 (01.6%) informal 12,722 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Murphy's 3,213 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BALFOUR 2,197 68.4 7,297 57.4 Manson 1,016 31.6 5,425 42.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3,213 12,722 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Miller Balfour (1874-1943): Elected 1936 by Born: 30 January 1874, Melbourne Career: Educated Melbourne Technical College. State and Commonwealth public servant. Chairman Dried Fruits Board 1925-36. Farmer at Willow Grove. Company director. Brighton City Council. Father of Hon James Balfour MLA. --------------------------------------------------------------------