1931 Victorian Legislative Council election
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{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
On Saturday 6 June 1931, an election was held in the Australian state of Victoria to choose 17 of the 34 members of the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house of the Victorian parliament. Preferential voting was used.
Results
=Legislative Council=
{{Australian elections/Title row
| title = Victorian Legislative Council election, 6 June 1931{{cite web|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1931council.txt|title=Victorian Legislative Council election of 6 June 1931|work=Psephos|last=Carr|first=Adam}}
| house = Legislative Council
| series = Victorian Legislative Council election
| back = 1928
| forward = 1934
| staggered = yes
| enrolled = 469,349
| total_votes = 93,244
| turnout % = 19.9
| turnout chg = +0.7
| informal = 595
| informal % = 0.6
| informal chg = −1.0
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
|party_id = Nationalist
|votes = 60,027
|votes % = 64.8
|votes chg = +10.5
|seats = 12
|seats held = 23
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
|party_id = Labor VIC
|votes = 17,250
|votes % = 18.6
|votes chg = +14.5
|seats = 2
|seats held = 5
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
|party_id = Country VIC
|votes = 2,328
|votes % = 2.5
|votes chg = −18.6
|seats = 3
|seats held = 6
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
|party_id = Others
|votes = 13,044
|votes % = 14.1
|votes chg = −6.4
|seats = 0
|seats held = 0
}}
{{Australian elections/Total row |
|total_votes = 92,649
|total_seats = 17
|total_held = 34
}}
{{end}}
Retiring Members
=Nationalist=
- Alexander Bell MLC (Wellington)
- Howard Hitchcock MLC (South Western)
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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| Province
! Held by ! Labor candidates ! Nationalist candidates ! Country candidates ! Other candidates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#cccccc"
| | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}| | {{Australian party style|Nationals}}| | {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | |
| Bendigo | Nationalist | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|Herbert Keck | |||
| East Yarra | Nationalist | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|William Edgar | |||
| Gippsland | Nationalist | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|George Davis | |||
| Melbourne | Nationalist | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|Henry Cohen | Eugene Gorman (Ind) | ||
| Melbourne East | Labor | {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|Daniel McNamara | |||
| Melbourne North | Labor | William Beckett | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|Herbert Olney | ||
| Melbourne South | Nationalist | Percy Clarey | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|Sir Frank Clarke | ||
| Melbourne West | Labor | {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|Arthur Disney | Henry Hall | ||
| Nelson | Nationalist | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|Edwin Bath | George Hucker | ||
| Northern | Country | {{Australian party shading/Nationals}}|George Tuckett | |||
| North Eastern | Country | {{Australian party shading/Nationals}}|Albert Zwar | |||
| North Western | Country | {{Australian party shading/Nationals}}|George Goudie | |||
| Southern | Nationalist | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|Russell Clarke | Albert Hocking | ||
| South Eastern | Nationalist | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|Alfred Chandler | |||
| South Western | Nationalist | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|Gordon McArthur* Julius Solomon | |||
| Wellington | Nationalist | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|Alfred Pittard | Robert Cooke (Ind) | ||
| Western | Nationalist | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|Edward White William Williamson* |
See also
References
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{{Victorian elections}}
Category:1931 elections in Australia
Category:Elections in Victoria (state)