1940_Victorian_Legislative_Council_election

1940 Victorian Legislative Council election

1940 Victorian Legislative Council election

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Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 15 June 1940 to elect 17 of the 34 members of the state's Legislative Council for six year terms. MLC were elected using preferential voting.

Results

Legislative Council

Victorian Legislative Council election, 15 June 1940[1]
Legislative Council
<< 1937–1943 >>

Enrolled voters 471,843
Votes cast 178,666 Turnout 37.9 −8.6
Informal votes 2,823 Informal 1.6 +0.4
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes  % Swing Seats
won		 Seats
held
  Labor 50,349 28.6 +11.4 4 7
  United Australia 49,654 28.2 −23.7 8 16
  Country 38,244 21.7 −3.2 5 11
  Other 37,596 21.3 +15.4 0 0
Total 175,843     17 34

Retiring Members

United Australia

Candidates

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Carr, Adam. "Victorian Legislative Council election of 15 June 1940". Psephos.
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