Results of the 1943 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

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Victorian state election, 12 June 1943[1][2]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 1,015,750
Votes cast 883,679 Turnout 87.00 −6.41
Informal votes 22,876 Informal 2.59 +1.03
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 311,051 36.13 +2.96 22 ±0
  United Australia 198,582 23.07 −12.34 13 −3
  United Country 112,164 13.03 −1.13 18 −4
  Communist 38,802 4.51 +4.13 0 ±0
  Victorian Country 11,738 1.36 −0.98 7 +6
  Independent 188,466 21.89 +7.36 5 +1
Total 860,803     65  

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1943 election.

Results by electoral district[edit]

Albert Park[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Albert Park[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Haworth 13,452 57.1 +5.5
Independent Socialist James Coull 10,105 42.9 +42.9
Total formal votes 23,557 96.6 -1.4
Informal votes 830 3.4 +1.4
Turnout 24,387 84.4 -8.5
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Allandale[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Allandale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Patrick Denigan 4,051 48.2 -10.8
Country Arthur Boustead 2,394 28.5 +0.5
United Australia Allen Driscoll 1,967 23.4 +23.4
Total formal votes 8,412 99.4 +0.5
Informal votes 50 0.6 -0.5
Turnout 8,462 89.2 -6.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Patrick Denigan 4,317 51.3
Country Arthur Boustead 4,095 48.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Ballarat[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Ballarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Thomas Hollway 9,733 59.9 -5.6
Labor Maurice Calnin 4,551 28.0 -6.5
Communist Edward Rowe 1,967 12.1 +12.1
Total formal votes 16,251 98.8 -0.6
Informal votes 195 1.2 +0.6
Turnout 16,446 89.7 -4.6
United Australia hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Barwon[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Thomas Maltby 7,413 61.2 -38.8
Labor George Gorrie 4,701 38.8 +38.8
Total formal votes 12,114 99.1
Informal votes 107 0.9
Turnout 12,221 88.4
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Benalla[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Frederick Cook 3,779 40.2 -14.8
Labor Andrew McIntosh 3,109 33.0 +33.0
Country Percy Johnson 2,520 26.8 +26.8
Total formal votes 9,408 99.1 +0.2
Informal votes 83 0.9 -0.2
Turnout 9,491 87.3 -4.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Frederick Cook 5,649 60.0 +15.0
Labor Andrew McIntosh 3,759 40.0 +40.0
Country gain from Liberal Country Swing N/A

Benambra[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Benambra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Roy Paton 5,481 68.9 -31.1
Independent Francis Andrews 2,470 31.1 +31.1
Total formal votes 7,951 98.7
Informal votes 102 1.3
Turnout 8,053 84.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Bendigo[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Cook unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Boroondara[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Boroondara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Trevor Oldham 19,517 58.4 -12.0
Independent Lila Monsbourgh 13,881 41.6 +41.6
Total formal votes 33,398 97.9 -0.3
Informal votes 730 2.1 +0.3
Turnout 34,128 86.9 -5.8
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Brighton[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Ian Macfarlan 12,217 39.1 +9.6
Labor Robert Gault 9,716 31.2 +31.2
Ind. United Australia John Warren 9,240 29.6 +29.6
Total formal votes 31,173 98.0 +0.2
Informal votes 648 2.0 -0.2
Turnout 31,821 88.4 -5.8
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Ian Macfarlan 20,211 64.8
Labor Robert Gault 10,962 35.2
United Australia gain from Independent Swing N/A
  • Sitting member Ian Macfarlan returned to the UAP after winning the seat in the previous election as an Independent.

Brunswick[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Jewell unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Bulla and Dalhousie[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Bulla and Dalhousie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Cummins 3,003 34.2 -1.9
Country Reginald James 1,689 19.3 -5.4
United Australia Aubrey Saunders 1,493 17.0 -22.2
Ind. United Australia Howard Everard 1,487 16.9 +16.9
Country John Ryan 1,100 12.5 +12.5
Total formal votes 8,772 96.9 -2.1
Informal votes 280 3.1 +2.1
Turnout 9,052 88.3 -4.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Reginald James 4,882 55.7 +55.7
Labor Edward Cummins 3,890 44.3 -3.4
Country gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Carlton[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Barry 11,408 62.4 -8.9
Communist Gerald O'Day 3,973 21.7 +13.3
Independent Richard Bowers 2,889 15.8 +15.8
Total formal votes 18,270 95.5 -0.3
Informal votes 862 4.5 +0.3
Turnout 19,132 84.2 -4.6
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Castlemaine and Kyneton[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Kyneton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Hodson 5,202 54.1 -3.6
Country John Thompson 4,420 45.9 +45.9
Total formal votes 9,622 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 111 1.1 0.0
Turnout 9,733 90.7 -3.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Caulfield[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Caulfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Harold Cohen 10,972 39.9 -31.6
Independent Socialist Andrew Hughes 7,702 28.0 +28.0
Labor Anthonie Verbeek 5,653 20.5 +20.5
Ind. United Australia Edgar Morton 3,174 11.5 +11.5
Total formal votes 27,501 96.6 -1.6
Informal votes 958 3.4 +1.6
Turnout 28,459 87.6 -5.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Socialist Andrew Hughes 14,240 51.8
United Australia Harold Cohen 13,261 48.2
Independent Socialist gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Clifton Hill[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Clifton Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert Cremean 11,413 53.0 -13.0
Independent Allan Matthews 6,039 28.0 +28.0
Communist Ken Miller 4,078 18.9 +18.9
Total formal votes 21,530 96.3 -1.9
Informal votes 834 3.7 +1.9
Turnout 22,364 87.5 -5.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Coburg[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Coburg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Charlie Mutton 13,996 50.8 +50.8
Labor Jessie Satchell 5,806 21.1 -46.0
United Australia Herbert Rusmussen 3,564 12.9 -20.0
Independent Charles Hosken 2,801 10.2 +10.2
Independent Donald McDonald 1,368 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 27,535 95.6 -3.0
Informal votes 1,272 4.4 +3.0
Turnout 28,807 87.5 -5.7
Independent gain from Labor Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Collingwood[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Collingwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Tunnecliffe 9,032 46.1 -2.2
Independent Labor James Baker 4,838 24.7 -10.3
Communist Ralph Gibson 4,016 20.5 +13.6
Independent William King 1,694 8.6 +8.6
Total formal votes 19,580 93.7 -2.0
Informal votes 1,323 6.3 +2.0
Turnout 20,903 85.3 -5.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Tom Tunnecliffe 12,279 62.7
Independent Labor James Baker 7,301 37.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Dandenong[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Field 20,419 60.6 -0.2
Independent Gladys Roberts 13,294 39.4 +39.4
Total formal votes 33,713 98.1 -0.8
Informal votes 670 1.9 +0.8
Turnout 34,383 86.6 -7.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Dundas[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Slater unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Essendon[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Samuel Merrifield 12,294 45.6 -2.8
United Australia James Dillon 11,370 42.2 -9.4
Independent Arthur Dodds 3,296 12.2 +12.2
Total formal votes 26,960 97.8 -1.2
Informal votes 591 2.2 +1.2
Turnout 27,551 89.2 -6.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Samuel Merrifield 14,239 52.8 +4.4
United Australia James Dillon 12,721 47.2 -4.4
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +4.4

Evelyn[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Everard 6,942 62.4 -37.6
Labor Jack Gill 4,183 37.6 +37.6
Total formal votes 11,125 98.3
Informal votes 189 1.7
Turnout 11,314 85.3
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Flemington[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Flemington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Holland unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Footscray[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Mullens 11,514 39.3 -60.7
Independent Andrew Hansen 7,128 24.3 +24.3
Communist Cecil Sharpley 5,614 19.2 +19.2
Independent Alfred Lowe 3,349 11.4 +11.4
Independent Robert Thorne 1,680 5.7 +5.7
Total formal votes 29,285 95.1
Informal votes 1,498 4.9
Turnout 30,783 90.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Jack Mullens 16,675 56.9 -43.1
Independent Andrew Hansen 12,610 43.1 +43.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Geelong[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Geelong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fanny Brownbill unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Gippsland East[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Albert Lind unopposed
Country hold Swing

Gippsland North[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Fulton 5,575 57.4 +11.7
Labor Reuben Basham 4,141 42.6 +8.8
Total formal votes 9,716 99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 93 1.0 -0.1
Turnout 9,809 87.7 -4.4
Country hold Swing -2.5

Gippsland South[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Herbert Hyland 9,372 83.5 -16.5
Independent Maurice Manning 1,853 16.5 +16.5
Total formal votes 11,225 98.7
Informal votes 148 1.3
Turnout 11,373 87.4
Country hold Swing N/A

Gippsland West[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Matthew Bennett 6,949 67.9 -32.1
Independent Ernest Watkin 2,279 22.3 +22.3
Independent Bartholomew Goulding 1,013 9.9 +9.9
Total formal votes 10,241 97.6
Informal votes 255 2.4
Turnout 10,496 87.0
Country hold Swing N/A

Goulburn Valley[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John McDonald unopposed
Country hold Swing

Grant[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Grant
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Frederick Holden 4,461 45.8 -54.2
Labor Horace Hughes 3,838 39.4 +39.4
Independent Herbert Ladd 1,433 14.7 +14.7
Total formal votes 9,732 98.3
Informal votes 164 1.7
Turnout 9,896 84.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Frederick Holden 5,348 55.0 -45.0
Labor Horace Hughes 4,384 45.0 +45.0
Country hold Swing N/A

Gunbower[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Gunbower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Norman Martin unopposed
Country hold Swing

Hampden[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Hampden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Cumming 5,617 61.0 +12.4
Labor Walter Kervin 3,591 39.0 +6.4
Total formal votes 9,208 99.1 +0.4
Informal votes 79 0.9 -0.4
Turnout 9,287 86.5 -8.4
United Australia hold Swing -1.3

Hawthorn[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Leslie Hollins 15,560 63.2 +9.3
United Australia Lyston Chisholm 9,065 36.8 -9.3
Total formal votes 24,625 97.6 -1.2
Informal votes 598 2.4 +1.2
Turnout 25,223 88.5 -5.2
Independent hold Swing +9.3

Heidelberg[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Heidelberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Henry Zwar 20,185 61.1 -2.5
Labor Leonard Hartnett 12,852 38.9 +2.5
Total formal votes 33,037 98.8 -0.2
Informal votes 405 1.2 +0.2
Turnout 33,442 89.5 -5.8
United Australia hold Swing -2.5

Kara Kara and Borung[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Kara Kara and Borung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Finlay Cameron 5,147 60.9 +10.7
Labor Arthur Ackland 3,302 39.1 +39.1
Total formal votes 8,449 99.1 0.0
Informal votes 78 0.9 0.0
Turnout 8,527 88.6 -6.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Kew[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Kew
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Wilfrid Kent Hughes unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Korong and Eaglehawk[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Korong and Eaglehawk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Albert Dunstan 6,028 68.7 -10.1
Labor William Casey 2,445 27.9 +27.9
Independent Walter Peters 297 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 8,770 98.7 -0.1
Informal votes 113 1.3 +0.1
Turnout 8,883 87.7 -5.7
Country hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Lowan[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Hamilton Lamb unopposed
Country hold Swing
  • Hamilton Lamb was a prisoner-of-war at this time and was not opposed. He died on the Burma Railway on 7 December 1943. Confirmation of his death was not received until September 1944.

Maryborough and Daylesford[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Maryborough and Daylesford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clive Stoneham 5,806 60.0 -40.0
Country Powley Smith 3,866 40.0 +40.0
Total formal votes 9,672 99.3
Informal votes 66 0.7
Turnout 9,738 91.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Melbourne[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Hayes 11,273 65.3 -34.7
Independent John Somerville 5,991 34.7 +34.7
Total formal votes 17,264 96.2
Informal votes 686 3.8
Turnout 17,950 75.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Mildura[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Mildura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Egan 4,428 41.5 +41.5
Country Albert Allnutt 3,655 34.2 -4.2
Country Campbell Cameron 2,590 24.3 +24.3
Total formal votes 10,673 97.9 +0.7
Informal votes 230 2.1 -0.7
Turnout 10,903 82.7 -10.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Albert Allnutt 5,490 51.4 -2.0
Labor John Egan 5,183 48.6 +48.6
Country hold Swing N/A

Mornington[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alfred Kirton unopposed
Country hold Swing

Northcote[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Cain unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Nunawading[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Nunawading
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Gray 9,498 36.9 +7.4
Independent Ivy Weber 8,665 33.7 -0.9
United Australia John Hogan 6,085 23.7 -8.0
Independent Clifford Wolfe 1,480 5.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 25,728 96.9 -1.1
Informal votes 813 3.1 +1.1
Turnout 26,541 88.0 -5.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ivy Weber 14,492 56.3 +0.2
Labor Bob Gray 11,236 43.7 +43.7
Independent hold Swing N/A

Oakleigh[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Oakleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Squire Reid 19,687 58.1 +3.1
United Australia Andrew Sinclair 14,214 41.9 -3.1
Total formal votes 33,901 98.8 -0.2
Informal votes 396 1.2 +0.2
Turnout 34,297 87.8 -6.8
Labor hold Swing +3.1

Ouyen[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Ouyen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Keith Dodgshun 5,211 67.8 -5.2
Labor Frederick Watson 1,823 23.7 +23.7
Independent Robert Johnstone 650 8.5 -18.5
Total formal votes 7,684 98.9 +0.1
Informal votes 85 1.1 -0.1
Turnout 7,769 87.4 -5.9
Country hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Polwarth[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Edward Guye 6,911 66.6 +25.0
Labor Arthur Jackson 3,466 33.4 +33.4
Total formal votes 10,377 99.4 +0.3
Informal votes 57 0.6 -0.3
Turnout 10,434 87.8 -6.6
Country gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Port Fairy and Glenelg[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Port Fairy and Glenelg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Country Harry Hedditch 4,589 44.5 +44.5
Labor Martin Bourke 3,985 38.6 -21.1
Independent James Hardy 1,002 9.7 +9.7
Country Paul Bailey 740 7.2 -11.3
Total formal votes 10,316 98.6 -0.1
Informal votes 144 1.4 +0.1
Turnout 10,460 87.6 -8.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Country Harry Hedditch 5,611 54.4
Labor Martin Bourke 4,705 45.6
Independent Country gain from Labor Swing N/A

Port Melbourne[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Port Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Corrigan 11,644 61.2 -38.8
Communist John Blake 7,384 38.8 +38.8
Total formal votes 19,028 95.8
Informal votes 828 4.2
Turnout 19,856 87.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Prahran[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Prahran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia John Ellis 13,031 49.1 -6.7
Labor John Ryder 10,123 38.1 -6.1
Communist Malcolm Good 3,406 12.8 +12.8
Total formal votes 26,560 96.8 -1.4
Informal votes 880 3.2 +1.4
Turnout 37,440 83.3 -7.3
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia John Ellis 13,994 52.7 -3.1
Labor John Ryder 12,566 47.4 +3.1
United Australia hold Swing -3.1

Richmond[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Cotter 14,483 68.4 -31.6
Communist Bertha Laidler 6,690 31.6 +31.6
Total formal votes 21,173 94.7
Informal votes 1,191 5.3
Turnout 22,364 85.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Rodney[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Rodney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Dunstone 4,489 44.6 -11.5
Independent Gordon Anderson 2,918 29.0 +29.0
Labor Algernon Roberts 2,670 26.5 +26.5
Total formal votes 10,077 99.0 +0.3
Informal votes 102 1.0 -0.3
Turnout 10,179 87.2 -5.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country William Dunstone 5,209 51.7 -4.4
Independent Gordon Anderson 4,868 48.3 +48.3
Country hold Swing N/A

St Kilda[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: St Kilda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Archie Michaelis 15,135 53.9 +0.6
Labor Marjorie Bennett 10,503 37.4 +37.4
Independent Ethel Pace 2,428 8.7 +8.7
Total formal votes 28,066 96.6 -1.6
Informal votes 987 3.4 +1.6
Turnout 29,053 86.4 -5.6
United Australia hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Stawell and Ararat[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Stawell and Ararat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alec McDonald 5,155 52.0 -2.1
Labor Ernie Morton 4,763 48.0 +2.1
Total formal votes 9,918 99.4 +0.3
Informal votes 60 0.6 -0.3
Turnout 9,978 89.3 -5.4
Country hold Swing -2.1

Swan Hill[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Francis Old 4,590 62.7 +3.5
Labor William Kent 2,727 37.3 +37.3
Total formal votes 7,317 97.0 -1.4
Informal votes 223 3.0 +1.4
Turnout 7,540 84.6 -9.4
Country hold Swing N/A

Toorak[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Toorak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Harold Thonemann 11,485 47.0 -53.0
Independent Charles Kennett 5,617 23.0 +23.0
Independent Garnet Kerr 4,661 19.1 +19.1
Independent Francis Connelly 2,677 11.0 +11.0
Total formal votes 24,440 95.8
Informal votes 1,081 4.2
Turnout 25,521 84.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
United Australia Harold Thonemann 14,699 60.1 -39.9
Independent Charles Kennett 9,741 39.9 +39.9
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Upper Goulburn[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Upper Goulburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Edwin Mackrell unopposed
Country hold Swing

Upper Yarra[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Upper Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia George Knox 10,307 65.0 -35.0
Labor Arthur Fraser 3,874 24.4 +24.4
Communist George Brown 1,674 10.6 +10.6
Total formal votes 16,185 86.6
Informal votes 330 98.0
Turnout 16,185 86.6
United Australia hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Walhalla[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Walhalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Leslie Kaeppel 4,750 42.0 +42.0
Country William Moncur 3,235 28.6 -71.4
Country William Simpson 2,077 18.4 +18.4
Country David White 824 7.3 +7.3
Independent Jack Whiteacre 421 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 11,307 96.4
Informal votes 425 3.6
Turnout 11,732 87.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country William Moncur 5,844 51.7 -48.3
Labor Leslie Kaeppel 5,463 48.3 +48.3
Country hold Swing N/A

Wangaratta and Ovens[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Wangaratta and Ovens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Lot Diffey 6,478 66.5 -7.3
Labor Charles McKissack 3,263 33.5 +33.5
Total formal votes 9,741 98.9 +0.2
Informal votes 108 1.1 -0.2
Turnout 9,849 87.0 -5.6
Country hold Swing N/A

Waranga[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Waranga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ernest Coyle 5,185 70.0 -30.0
Independent Patrick Finnigan 2,227 30.0 +30.0
Total formal votes 7,412 99.0
Informal votes 78 1.0
Turnout 7,490 87.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Warrenheip and Grenville[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Warrenheip and Grenville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Raymond Hyatt 3,263 36.5 +36.5
Country Edmond Hogan 3,256 36.4 -15.3
Independent Albert Woodward 2,428 27.1 -8.0
Total formal votes 8,947 98.4 +0.2
Informal votes 145 1.6 -0.2
Turnout 9,092 89.8 -4.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Raymond Hyatt 4,987 55.7
Country Edmond Hogan 3,960 44.3
Labor gain from Country Swing N/A

Warrnambool[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry Bailey 6,725 62.2 -1.6
Labor John McDonald 4,090 37.8 +37.8
Total formal votes 10,815 97.2 -1.7
Informal votes 313 2.8 +1.7
Turnout 11,128 88.3 -6.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Williamstown[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Williamstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Lemmon 13,526 57.9 -1.4
Independent George Paine 9,846 42.1 +1.4
Total formal votes 23,372 98.4 -0.3
Informal votes 382 1.6 +0.3
Turnout 23,754 89.7 -3.7
Labor hold Swing -1.4

Wonthaggi[edit]

1943 Victorian state election: Wonthaggi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William McKenzie unopposed
Labor hold Swing

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Election held on 12 June 1943, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
  2. ^ Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 (ISBN 0708102700).
  3. ^ Carr, Adam. "Victorian 1943 Election Results". Psephos. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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