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Victorian state election, 2 March 1935
Legislative Assembly
<< 1932–1937 >>

Enrolled voters 904,191
Votes cast 853,470 Turnout 94.39 +0.19
Informal votes 14,150 Informal 1.65 +0.24
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 318,390 37.93 +2.79 17 +1
  United Australia 303,626 36.17 −3.95 25 −4
  United Country 115,064 13.71 +1.38 20 +3
  Communist 9,301 1.11 +0.97 0 ±0
  Independent 92,939 11.08 +1.37 3 ±0
Total 839,320     65  

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1935 election.

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

1935 Victorian state election: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Harry Drew 11,167 53.4 −10.6
Labor John Chapple 8,500 40.6 +4.6
Independent George Brown 1,247 6.0 +6.0
Total formal votes 20,914 97.4 −0.9
Informal votes 564 2.6 +0.9
Turnout 21,478 93.1 +2.0
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Harry Drew 55.9 −8.1
Labor John Chapple 44.1 +8.1
United Australia hold Swing −8.1
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Allandale

1935 Victorian state election: Allandale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Patrick Denigan 4,187 42.1 +42.1
United Australia Thomas Parkin 3,135 31.5 −69.5
Country Ord Glen 2,633 26.4 +26.4
Total formal votes 9,955 98.8
Informal votes 125 1.2
Turnout 10,080 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Thomas Parkin 5,116 51.4 −48.6
Labor Patrick Denigan 4,839 48.6 +48.6
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Ballarat

1935 Victorian state election: Ballarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Thomas Hollway 9,856 55.6 −1.1
Labor William McAdam 7,646 44.4 +1.1
Total formal votes 17,232 99.3 +0.2
Informal votes 122 0.7 −0.2
Turnout 17,354 95.2 −0.9
United Australia hold Swing −1.1

Barwon

1935 Victorian state election: Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Thomas Maltby 6,573 56.1 −43.9
Independent Thomas Ellis 2,701 23.1 +23.1
Labor Sydney Gerson 2,438 20.8 +20.8
Total formal votes 11,712 98.6
Informal votes 165 1.4
Turnout 11,877 94.9
United Australia hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Benalla

1935 Victorian state election: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Edward Clearly unopposed
Country hold Swing

Benambra

1935 Victorian state election: Benambra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Roy Paton 4,397 52.8 +52.8
United Australia Tom Mitchell 3,928 47.2 −52.8
Total formal votes 8,325 98.4
Informal votes 133 1.6
Turnout 8,458 93.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Bendigo

1935 Victorian state election: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Cook 10,457 61.7 +10.1
United Australia Albert Staples 6,502 38.3 +12.3
Total formal votes 16,959 99.2 +0.3
Informal votes 135 0.8 −0.3
Turnout 17,094 95.1 −0.4
Labor hold Swing +7.9

Boroondara

1935 Victorian state election: Boroondara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Trevor Oldham unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Brighton

1935 Victorian state election: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Ian Macfarlan 12,786 51.1 −48.9
Independent Edmund Herring 12,258 48.9 +48.9
Total formal votes 25,044 98.4
Informal votes 398 1.6
Turnout 25,442 95.0
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Brunswick

1935 Victorian state election: Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Jewell unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Bulla and Dalhousie

1935 Victorian state election: Bulla and Dalhousie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Harry White 4,353 46.0 +15.1
Labor Charlie Mutton 3,206 33.9 −8.2
Country John Ryan 1,905 20.1 −7.0
Total formal votes 9,464 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 93 1.0 0.0
Turnout 9,557 94.4 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Harry White 5,573 58.9 +4.6
Labor Charlie Mutton 3,891 41.1 −4.6
United Australia hold Swing +4.6

Carlton

1935 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Barry 11,397 60.3 −1.7
United Australia Francis Nelson 5,166 27.2 −10.7
Communist Gerald O'Day 2,340 12.4 +12.4
Total formal votes 18,903 96.8 −0.4
Informal votes 629 3.2 +0.4
Turnout 19,532 91.9 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Barry 71.5 +9.5
United Australia Francis Nelson 29.5 −9.5
Labor hold Swing +9.5
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Castlemaine and Kyneton

1935 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Kyneton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Clive Shields 5,620 54.6 +2.2
Labor Reg Pollard 4,665 45.4 −2.2
Total formal votes 10,285 99.4 +0.3
Informal votes 64 0.6 −0.3
Turnout 10,349 95.6 −0.5
United Australia hold Swing +2.2

Caulfield

1935 Victorian state election: Caulfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Harold Cohen 13,098 54.9 −20.3
Independent Edgar Morton 10,772 45.1 +45.1
Total formal votes 23,870 97.7 −1.3
Informal votes 561 2.3 +1.3
Turnout 24,431 95.6 +1.3
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Clifton Hill

1935 Victorian state election: Clifton Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Cremean 13,636 61.5 +13.1
United Australia Harold Holt 8,531 38.5 +0.7
Total formal votes 22,167 98.3 +0.2
Informal votes 379 1.7 −0.2
Turnout 22,546 94.4 +1.9
Labor hold Swing +7.7

Coburg

1935 Victorian state election: Coburg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Keane 14,633 61.2 +8.4
United Australia Henry Stubbs 9,294 38.8 +3.4
Total formal votes 23,927 98.4 +0.9
Informal votes 384 1.6 −0.9
Turnout 24,311 94.0 −1.9
Labor hold Swing +4.9

Collingwood

1935 Victorian state election: Collingwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Tunnecliffe 13,806 66.2 −33.8
United Australia Robert Breen 4,562 21.9 +21.9
Communist Ernie Thornton 2,501 12.0 +12.0
Total formal votes 20,869 97.2
Informal votes 602 2.8
Turnout 21,471 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Tunnecliffe 77.0 −23.0
United Australia Robert Breen 23.0 +23.0
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Dandenong

1935 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Frank Groves 15,104 58.2 −1.0
Labor Edward Stewart 10,862 41.8 +1.0
Total formal votes 25,966 98.4 −0.6
Informal votes 430 1.6 +0.6
Turnout 26,396 94.4 +0.3
United Australia hold Swing −1.0

Dundas

1935 Victorian state election: Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Slater 6,462 58.7 +8.6
United Australia Athol Cooper 4,541 41.3 −8.6
Total formal votes 11,003 99.4 0.0
Informal votes 62 99.4 0.0
Turnout 11,065 95.4 −0.5
Labor hold Swing +8.6

Essendon

1935 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia James Dillon 11,746 51.8 −1.1
Labor Alan Bird 10,921 48.2 +1.1
Total formal votes 22,667 99.2 +0.1
Informal votes 193 0.8 −0.1
Turnout 22,860 96.4 0.0
United Australia hold Swing −1.1

Evelyn

1935 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Everard 6,531 62.7 +3.3
Independent George Mott 2,378 22.8 +22.8
Independent John Wood 1,513 14.5 +14.5
Total formal votes 10,422 98.5 +0.2
Informal votes 157 1.5 −0.2
Turnout 10,579 93.2 +0.9
United Australia hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Flemington

1935 Victorian state election: Flemington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Holland 14,131 68.7 +9.1
United Australia Douglas Knight 6,423 31.3 +5.9
Total formal votes 20,554 98.2 +0.2
Informal votes 381 1.8 −0.2
Turnout 20,935 94.0 −1.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1

Footscray

1935 Victorian state election: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Prendergast 19,684 84.3 +22.0
Communist Alfred Watt 3,674 15.7 +15.7
Total formal votes 23,358 95.9 −2.1
Informal votes 1,006 4.1 +2.1
Turnout 24,364 95.9 −0.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Geelong

1935 Victorian state election: Geelong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Brownbill 9,567 54.1 +10.5
United Australia Edward Austin 8,112 45.9 +13.2
Total formal votes 17,679 99.1 +0.3
Informal votes 157 0.9 −0.3
Turnout 17,836 95.6 +0.3
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +6.0

Gippsland East

1935 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Albert Lind 5,494 73.6 −26.4
Labor Arnold Holst 1,968 26.4 +26.4
Total formal votes 7,462 99.3
Informal votes 50 0.7
Turnout 7,512 93.9
Country hold Swing N/A

Gippsland North

1935 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James McLachlan 6,416 62.4 +3.8
Country William Kelly 2,304 22.4 −0.2
United Australia Stephen Ashton 1,563 15.2 −3.6
Total formal votes 10,283 98.6 −0.5
Informal votes 144 1.4 +0.5
Turnout 10,427 95.4 +1.3
Independent hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Gippsland South

1935 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Herbert Hyland unopposed
Country hold Swing

Gippsland West

1935 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Matthew Bennett 7,861 74.2 −25.8
Independent George Burhop 2,739 25.8 +25.8
Total formal votes 10,600 98.3
Informal votes 183 1.7
Turnout 10,783 94.4
Country hold Swing N/A

Goulburn Valley

1935 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Murray Bourchier unopposed
Country hold Swing

Grant

1935 Victorian state election: Grant
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Frederick Holden 5,657 60.1 +22.4
Labor Ralph Hjorth 3,755 39.9 +3.0
Total formal votes 9,412 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 100 1.0 0.0
Turnout 9,512 93.2 +0.1
United Australia hold Swing +1.3

Gunbower

1935 Victorian state election: Gunbower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Norman Martin unopposed
Country hold Swing

Hampden

1935 Victorian state election: Hampden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry McCorkell 3,977 38.0 +38.0
United Australia William Cumming 3,439 32.9 −67.1
United Australia Roderick McRae 3,042 29.1 +29.1
Total formal votes 10,458 98.9
Informal votes 113 1.1
Turnout 10,571 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William Cumming 6,045 57.8 −42.2
Labor Harry McCorkell 4,413 42.2 +42.2
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Hawthorn

1935 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia John Gray 12,076 54.1 −45.9
Social Credit Leslie Hollins 10,229 45.9 +45.9
Total formal votes 22,305 98.6
Informal votes 325 1.4
Turnout 22,630 94.5
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Heidelberg

1935 Victorian state election: Heidelberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Henry Zwar 14,577 54.8 +9.8
Labor Gordon Webber 12,021 45.2 +3.8
Total formal votes 26,598 98.8 +0.6
Informal votes 318 1.2 −0.6
Turnout 26,916 96.3 +2.7
United Australia hold Swing −0.2

Kara Kara and Borung

1935 Victorian state election: Kara Kara and Borung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia John Pennington 4,187 40.3 −33.2
Country Finlay Cameron 2,867 27.6 +27.6
Independent John Green 1,777 17.1 +17.1
Country William Pearse 1,560 15.0 +15.0
Total formal votes 10,391 98.6 −0.9
Informal votes 145 1.4 +0.9
Turnout 10,536 94.7 −1.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Finlay Cameron 5,455 52.5 +52.5
United Australia John Pennington 4,936 47.5 −26.0
Country gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Kew

1935 Victorian state election: Kew
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Wilfrid Kent Hughes 15,641 65.9 −11.4
Labor Thomas Botsman 8,090 34.1 +11.4
Total formal votes 23,731 98.7 −0.2
Informal votes 305 1.3 +0.2
Turnout 24,036 93.5 +1.4
United Australia hold Swing −11.4

Korong and Eaglehawk

1935 Victorian state election: Korong and Eaglehawk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Albert Dunstan unopposed
Country hold Swing

Lowan

1935 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Hamilton Lamb 6,173 55.0 +55.0
Country Marcus Wettenhall 5,043 45.0 −17.3
Total formal votes 11,216 99.5 +1.4
Informal votes 57 0.5 −1.4
Turnout 11,273 94.5 −2.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Maryborough and Daylesford

1935 Victorian state election: Maryborough and Daylesford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Frost 6,237 57.4 +6.7
United Australia Stanley Bevan 2,419 22.3 −27.0
Country Henry Bromfield 2,201 20.3 +20.3
Total formal votes 10,857 99.6 0.0
Informal votes 48 0.4 0.0
Turnout 10,905 95.3 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Frost 59.4 +8.7
United Australia Stanley Bevan 40.6 −8.7
Labor hold Swing +8.7
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Melbourne

1935 Victorian state election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Hayes 11,320 64.5 +9.4
United Australia Charles Lucas 6,239 35.5 −3.7
Total formal votes 17,559 96.7 −0.6
Informal votes 600 3.3 +0.6
Turnout 18,159 87.5 −2.8
Labor hold Swing +4.3

Mildura

1935 Victorian state election: Mildura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Albert Allnutt 6,027 54.5 −3.1
Independent William Ellison 1,682 15.2 +15.2
Country James Lochhead 1,274 11.5 +11.5
Country James Power 1,070 9.7 +9.7
Country George Hardie 1,006 9.1 +9.1
Total formal votes 11,059 95.1 −3.2
Informal votes 566 4.9 +3.2
Turnout 11,625 89.8 +2.6
Country hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Mornington

1935 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Alfred Kirton 6,361 52.5 +1.1
Country George Bowden 5,758 47.5 +10.7
Total formal votes 12,119 98.5 −0.3
Informal votes 179 1.5 +0.3
Turnout 12,298 92.9 +2.1
United Australia hold Swing −4.8

Northcote

1935 Victorian state election: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Cain 15,108 67.7 +8.2
United Australia Fred Edmunds 7,191 32.3 −8.2
Total formal votes 22,299 98.4 −0.5
Informal votes 362 1.6 +0.5
Turnout 22,661 95.7 +2.1
Labor hold Swing +8.2

Nunawading

1935 Victorian state election: Nunawading
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Boyland 9,277 43.3 −56.7
Labor Arthur Lewis 6,078 28.4 +28.4
Independent Edmund Greenwood 6,043 28.2 +28.2
Total formal votes 21,398 98.7
Informal votes 282 1.3
Turnout 21,680 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William Boyland 13,133 61.4 −38.6
Labor Arthur Lewis 8,265 38.6 +38.6
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Oakleigh

1935 Victorian state election: Oakleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia James Vinton Smith 13,978 50.3 +23.9
Labor Squire Reid 13,813 49.7 +9.4
Total formal votes 27,791 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 272 1.1 0.0
Turnout 28,063 94.8 +0.2
United Australia gain from Independent Swing N/A

Ouyen

1935 Victorian state election: Ouyen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Albert Bussau 7,289 72.2 +20.0
Labor Wilhelm Kruse 2,804 27.8 +27.8
Total formal votes 10,093 99.2 0.0
Informal votes 81 0.8 0.0
Turnout 10,174 92.0 −1.8
Country hold Swing N/A

Polwarth

1935 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Allan McDonald unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Port Fairy and Glenelg

1935 Victorian state election: Port Fairy and Glenelg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ernie Bond unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Port Melbourne

1935 Victorian state election: Port Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Murphy 14,844 73.8 −26.2
Independent Mary Jones 5,258 26.2 +26.2
Total formal votes 20,102 97.3
Informal votes 567 2.7
Turnout 20,669 92.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Prahran

1935 Victorian state election: Prahran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia John Ellis 13,478 57.4 −2.1
Labor Archibald Fraser 10,016 42.6 +20.4
Total formal votes 23,494 98.6 +0.9
Informal votes 331 1.4 −0.9
Turnout 23,825 93.6 +2.3
United Australia hold Swing −6.7

Richmond

1935 Victorian state election: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Cotter 16,268 72.6 −27.4
United Australia Cecil Lee-Archer 6,147 27.4 +27.4
Total formal votes 22,415 97.6
Informal votes 560 2.4
Turnout 22,975 94.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Rodney

1935 Victorian state election: Rodney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Allan 5,618 49.6 −50.4
Country Samuel Lancaster 2,642 23.3 +23.3
Country Edward Sullivan 1,916 16.9 +16.9
Country Thomas Roddis 1,147 10.1 +10.1
Total formal votes 11,323 98.7
Informal votes 144 1.3
Turnout 11,467 95.6
Country hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

St Kilda

1935 Victorian state election: St Kilda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Archie Michaelis 13,582 54.6 −1.3
Independent Cyril Nelson 11,317 45.4 +45.4
Total formal votes 24,899 97.9 −1.1
Informal votes 546 2.1 +1.1
Turnout 25,445 96.3 +1.5
United Australia hold Swing −1.3

Stawell and Ararat

1935 Victorian state election: Stawell and Ararat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Morton Dunlop 4,631 41.2 +41.2
Country Alec McDonald 4,160 37.0 −12.2
United Australia Thomas Austin 2,456 21.8 −29.0
Total formal votes 11,247 99.0 +0.4
Informal votes 112 1.0 −0.4
Turnout 11,359 96.5 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Alec McDonald 6,224 55.3 +6.1
Labor Morton Dunlop 5,023 44.7 +44.7
Country gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Swan Hill

1935 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Francis Old 3,765 42.6 −12.5
Independent Cyril Judd 2,631 29.8 +29.8
Independent Robert Roberts 1,237 14.0 +14.0
Independent William Sullivan 1,196 13.6 +13.6
Total formal votes 8,829 98.2 −0.6
Informal votes 164 1.8 +0.6
Turnout 8,993 92.0 −1.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Francis Old 4,496 50.9 −8.7
Independent Cyril Judd 4,333 49.1 +49.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Toorak

1935 Victorian state election: Toorak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Stanley Argyle unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Upper Goulburn

1935 Victorian state election: Upper Goulburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Edwin Mackrell 5,620 61.8 +15.9
Labor Edward Withers 3,476 38.2 +5.5
Total formal votes 9,096 99.2 +0.4
Informal votes 75 0.8 −0.4
Turnout 9,171 94.4 +0.5
Country hold Swing −3.0

Upper Yarra

1935 Victorian state election: Upper Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia George Knox unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Walhalla

1935 Victorian state election: Walhalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Moncur 5,925 59.0 −0.1
Independent Daniel White 4,113 41.0 +25.1
Total formal votes 10,038 98.0 −1.0
Informal votes 208 2.0 +1.0
Turnout 10,246 95.1 +2.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Wangaratta and Ovens

1935 Victorian state election: Wangaratta and Ovens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Lot Diffey 5,601 53.6 −46.4
Labor Paul Jones 4,853 46.4 +46.4
Total formal votes 10,454 99.1
Informal votes 93 0.9
Turnout 10,547 94.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Waranga

1935 Victorian state election: Waranga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ernest Coyle 5,824 64.4 +21.2
Independent William Cochrane 1,854 20.5 +20.5
United Australia David Thomas 1,370 15.1 −41.7
Total formal votes 9,048 98.9 +0.1
Informal votes 100 1.1 −0.1
Turnout 9,148 95.5 +1.1
Country gain from United Australia Swing N/A
  • Coyle was elected as a UAP member for Waranga in the 1932 election, but joined the Country party in 1933.

Warrenheip and Grenville

1935 Victorian state election: Warrenheip and Grenville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labor Edmond Hogan 5,578 55.9 −44.1
Labor Ernest Kent 4,404 44.1 +44.1
Total formal votes 9,982 98.1
Informal votes 195 1.9
Turnout 10,177 94.8
Independent Labor hold Swing

Warrnambool

1935 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry Bailey 4,649 40.0 +40.0
United Australia Keith McGarvie 4,188 36.1 −19.0
Labor Frederick Gill 2,775 23.9 +23.9
Total formal votes 11,612 99.3 −0.1
Informal votes 81 0.7 +0.1
Turnout 11,693 96.5 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Henry Bailey 6,671 57.4 +57.4
United Australia Keith McGarvie 4,941 42.6 −12.5
Country gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Williamstown

1935 Victorian state election: Williamstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Lemmon unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Wonthaggi

1935 Victorian state election: Wonthaggi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William McKenzie 5,754 58.3 +6.2
Country Francis Minchin 3,335 33.8 −5.5
Communist Ralph Gibson 786 8.0 +8.0
Total formal votes 9,875 99.0 −0.1
Informal votes 104 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 9,979 95.5 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William McKenzie 64.6 +10.6
Country Francis Minchin 35.4 −10.6
Labor hold Swing +10.6
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

See also

References

  1. Election held on 2 March 1935, 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).
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