VICTORIA ==================================================================== LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 15 JUNE 1940 ==================================================================== Shows ministerial and parliamentary offices held by MLCs in the period from 15 June 1940 to 12 June 1943 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." This election saw the United Australia Party lose its majority in the Council to the combined strength of the Country Party and the Labor Party, supporters of Albert Dunstan's Country Party government. SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS ========================================================================= Voters enrolled: 471,843 Total votes cast: 178,666 37.9 Informal votes: 2,823 01.6 Formal votes 175,843 98.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % 1937 1940 Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Aust Party 49,654 28.2 -23.7 8 8 -03 16 -03 Country Party 38,244 21.7 -03.2 6 5 +02 11 +02 Labor Party 50,349 28.6 +11.4 3 4 +03 7 +03 Others 37,596 21.3 - - -02 - -02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 175,843 17 17 34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Eight of 17 Provinces were contested. Turnout in contested provinces averaged 76.4%. 3. Labor contested four Provinces (one unopposed). 4. The Country Party contested six Provinces (three unopposed). 5. The table shows members elected in 1937, for terms ending in 1943, and members elected at this election, for terms ending in 1946. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTING BY PROVINCE ==================================================================== BALLARAT PROVINCE 20,787 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon George BOLSTER * United Australia Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bolster was MLC for Wellington Province 1934-40. -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Bolster (1877-1948): Elected 1934, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Ballarat Province 1940-43 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred James Pittard (1868-1950): Elected 1931, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BENDIGO PROVINCE 22,382 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon George V LANSELL * United Australia Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Victor Lansell (1883-1959): Elected 1928, 1934, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Bendigo Province 1940-43 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Herman Lienhop (1886-1967): Elected 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without portfolio from 29 April 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------- DOUTTA GALLA PROVINCE 39,001 enrolled, 27,565 (70.7%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Carter United Australia 10,538 38.9 Hon Paul JONES * Labor Party 16,570 61.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 457 (01.7%) informal 27,118 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones was MLC for Melbourne Province 1938-40. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Jones (1878-1972): Elected 1938 by, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Doutta Galla Province 1940-43 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Percy James Clarey (1890-1960): Elected 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EAST YARRA PROVINCE 38,897 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Clifden H A EAGER * United Australia Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clifden Henry Andrews Eager (1882-1969): Elected 1930 by, 1934, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for East Yarra Province 1940-43 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Haslem Edgar (1858-1948): Elected 1904, 1907. Defeated 1913. Elected 1917 by, 1919, 1925, 1931, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- GIPPSLAND PROVINCE 19,198 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon James BALFOUR * United Australia Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Miller Balfour (1874-1943): Elected 1936 by, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Gippsland Province 1940-43 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William MacAulay (1893-1957): Elected 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HIGINBOTHAM PROVINCE 35,924 enrolled, 26,107 (72.7%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James S DISNEY United Australia 13,065 51.1 Hon William Tyner * United Australia 12,498 48.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 544 (02.1%) informal 25,563 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tyner was MLC for South-Eastern Province 1922-40. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Tyner (1872-1954): Elected 1922, 1928, 1934. Defeated 1940 Died 7 November 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Stanley Disney (1896-1952): Elected 1940 Born: 17 June 1896, Ballarat Career: Educated state school. Military service 1914-18. Motor dealer, Melbourne. Melbourne City Council. Son of Hon James H Disney MLC. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Higinbotham Province 1940-43 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Arthur Kennedy (1882-1954): Elected 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE PROVINCE 33,717 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William J BECKETT * Labor Party Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beckett was MLC for Melbourne North Province 1914-31, Melbourne East Province 1934-40. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Beckett (1870-1965): Elected 1914 by, 1919, 1925. Defeated 1931. Elected 1934, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Melbourne Province 1940-43 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Laurence McNamara (1876-1947): Elected 1916. Disqualified 1916. Elected 1917 by, 1919, 1925, 1931, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE NORTH PROVINCE 42,435 enrolled, 32,993 (77.7%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Archibald M FRASER Labor Party 17,986 55.4 Hon Esmond L Kiernan * 14,471 44.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 536 (01.6%) informal 32,457 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Esmond Laurence Kiernan (1881-1967): Elected 1919 by, 1922, 1928, 1934. Defeated 1940 Died 19 April 1967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Archibald McDonald Fraser (1896-1979): Elected 1940 Born: 6 June 1896, Charters Towers, Qld Career: Educated Christian Brothers School Kalgoorlie WA, University of Western Australia. Barrister 1921. Lawyer for unions and liquor interests. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Melbourne North Province 1940-43 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Olney (1875-1957): Elected 1931, 1937 Olney retired in 1943 Died 20 July 1957 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE WEST PROVINCE 34,227 enrolled, 26,431 (77.2%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles A Beever 10,216 39.3 Hon Patrick J KENNELLY * Labor Party 15,793 60.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 422 (01.6%) informal 26,009 10.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick John Kennelly (1900-81): Elected 1938 by, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Melbourne West Province 1940-43 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Herbert Disney (1864-1943): Elected 1916 by, 1919, 1925, 1931, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MONASH PROVINCE 40,599 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Archibald CROFTS * United Australia Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Archibald Crofts (1875-1942): Elected 1935 by, 1940 Died 20 May 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crofts was MLC for Melbourne South Province 1935-40. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Monash Province 1940-43 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Grenville Clarke (1879-1955): Elected 1913, 1919, 1925, 1931, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- President of the Legislative Council to June 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHERN PROVINCE 19,237 enrolled, 15,641 (81.3%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard KILPATRICK * Country Party 8,563 55.2 Dudley J Walters Country Party 6,960 44.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 118 (00.7%) informal 15,523 05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Walters, See Northern Province 1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Kilpatrick (1878-1947): Elected 1928, 1934, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Northern Province 1940-43 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Joseph Tuckett (1873-1963): Elected 1925, 1931, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without portfolio to 8 January 1942 President of the Board of Land and Works from 8 January 1942 Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey from 8 January 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-EASTERN PROVINCE 17,025 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Dr John R HARRIS * Country Party Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Richards Harris (1868-1946): Elected 1920 by, 1922, 1928, 1934, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of Public Instruction to 1 January 1942 Minister of Public Health to 1 January 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for North-Eastern Province 1940-43 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Percival Pennell Inchbold (1884-1953): Elected 1935 by, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCE 19,135 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Henry PYE * Country Party Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Pye (1873-1942): Elected 1932 by, 1934, 1940 Died 9 April 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without portfolio to 9 April 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for North-Western Province 1940-43 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Louis Goudie (1866-1949): Elected 1919, 1925, 1931, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Commissioner of Public Works Minister in charge of Immigration Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTHERN PROVINCE 23,059 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William C ANGLISS * United Australia Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Charles Angliss (1865-1957): Elected 1912 by, 1916, 1922, 1928, 1934, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Southern Province 1940-43 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gilbert Laurence Chandler (1903-74): Elected 1935 by, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH-EASTERN PROVINCE 23,059 enrolled, 16,319 (70.8%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cyril I ISAAC United Australia 8,218 51.1 Alexander Goudie Country Party 7,865 48.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 236 (01.4%) informal 16,083 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cyril Everett Isaac (1884-1965): Elected 1940 Born: 14 October 1884, Melbourne Career: Educated state schools. Teacher in state schools. Military service 1916-19. Horticulturalist at Noble Park from 1922. Dandenong Shire Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for South-Eastern Province 1940-43 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Percival Gartside (1887-1958): Elected 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH-WESTERN PROVINCE 22,331 enrolled, 17,605 (78.8%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James F Guthrie 8,629 49.5 Allan E McDONALD Country Party 8,791 50.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 185 (01.0%) informal 17,420 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guthrie was a Senator (Nationalist, UAP) for Victoria 1919-38. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Elliott McDonald (1903-57): Elected 1940 Born: 10 December 1903, Geelong Educated Geelong College. Barrister and solictor 1927. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for South-Western Province 1940-43 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Stewart McArthur (1896-1965): Elected 1931, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN PROVINCE 19,570 enrolled, 16,005 (81.8%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Horace I Holmes 4,280 27.3 Robert C Rankin Country Party 6,065 38.7 Hon Marcus Saltau * United Australia 5,335 34.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 325 (02.0%) informal 15,680 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Holmes's 4,280 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- RANKIN 2,322 54.2 8,387 53.5 Saltau * 1,958 45.8 7,293 46.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 4,280 15,680 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marcus Saltau (1869-1945): Elected 1924 by, 1928, 1934. Defeated 1940 Died 12 July 1945 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Chisholm Rankin (1896-1955): Elected 1940 Born: 18 September 1896, Melbourne Career: Farmer and grazier at Harrow. Military service 1914-18. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Western Province 1940-43 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leonard Roy Rodda (1892-1970): Elected 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without portfolio from 8 January 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTIONS 1940-43 ==================================================================== NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCE 19,065 enrolled ==================================================================== 27 May 1942, following the death of Hon Henry Pye -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Percy T BYRNES Country Party Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Percy Thomas Byrnes (1893-1973): Elected 1942 by Born: 28 January 1893, Eidsvold, Qld Career: Educated Wesley College, University of Melbourne. Military service 1914-17. Orchardist and pig-breeder at Nyah West. Swan Hill Shire Council, President 1939. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MONASH PROVINCE 45,151 enrolled, 28,055 (62.1%) voted ==================================================================== 18 July 1942, following the death of Archibald Crofts -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank J E BEAUREPAIRE United Australia 21,830 79.8 Hon Sir George Wales United Australia 5,516 20.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 709 (02.5%) informal 27,386 29.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wales was MLC for Melbourne Province 1936-38. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Joseph Edmund Beaurepaire (1891-1956): Elected 1942 by Born: 13 May 1891, Melbourne Career: Educated Wesley College. Champion swimmer, Olympian. Swimming instructor, state schools. Military service 1914-18. Founded Beaurepaire Tyre Company 1922. Company director. Knighted 1942. --------------------------------------------------------------------