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1 New South Wales  


1.1  Barton  




1.2  Calare  




1.3  Cook  




1.4  Cowper  




1.5  Dalley  




1.6  Darling  




1.7  East Sydney  




1.8  Eden-Monaro  




1.9  Gwydir  




1.10  Hume  




1.11  Hunter  




1.12  Lang  




1.13  Macquarie  




1.14  Martin  




1.15  New England  




1.16  Newcastle  




1.17  North Sydney  




1.18  Parkes  




1.19  Parramatta  




1.20  Reid  




1.21  Richmond  




1.22  Riverina  




1.23  Robertson  




1.24  Warringah  




1.25  Watson  




1.26  Wentworth  




1.27  Werriwa  




1.28  West Sydney  






2 Victoria  


2.1  Balaclava  




2.2  Ballarat  




2.3  Batman  




2.4  Bendigo  




2.5  Bourke  




2.6  Corangamite  




2.7  Corio  




2.8  Deakin  




2.9  Fawkner  




2.10  Flinders  




2.11  Gippsland  




2.12  Henty  




2.13  Indi  




2.14  Kooyong  




2.15  Maribyrnong  




2.16  Melbourne  




2.17  Melbourne Ports  




2.18  Wannon  




2.19  Wimmera  




2.20  Yarra  






3 Queensland  


3.1  Brisbane  




3.2  Capricornia  




3.3  Darling Downs  




3.4  Griffith  




3.5  Herbert  




3.6  Kennedy  




3.7  Lilley  




3.8  Maranoa  




3.9  Moreton  




3.10  Wide Bay  






4 South Australia  


4.1  Adelaide  




4.2  Barker  




4.3  Boothby  




4.4  Grey  




4.5  Hindmarsh  




4.6  Wakefield  






5 Western Australia  


5.1  Forrest  




5.2  Fremantle  




5.3  Kalgoorlie  




5.4  Perth  




5.5  Swan  






6 Tasmania  


6.1  Bass  




6.2  Darwin  




6.3  Denison  




6.4  Franklin  




6.5  Wilmot  






7 Northern Territory  


7.1  Northern Territory  






8 See also  




9 References  













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Australian federal election, 21 September 1940[1]
House of Representatives
<< 1937–1943 >>

Enrolled voters 4,239,486
Votes cast 3,979,009 Turnout 93.86 –1.31
Informal votes 101,278 Informal 2.55 –0.04
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 1,556,941 40.16% –3.01% 32 + 3
  United Australia 1,172,788 30.24% –3.47% 23 – 5
  Country 524,042 13.51% –2.04% 13 – 3
  Labor (N-C) 203,081 5.24% +5.24% 4 + 4
  State Labor 101,191 2.61% +2.61% 0 ± 0
  Defence Movement 15,313 0.40% +0.40% 0 ± 0
  Protestant Labor 8,300 0.21% +0.21% 0 ± 0
  Independent 289,335 7.46% +2.57% 2 ± 0
Total 3,877,731     74  

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1940 federal election.

New South Wales[edit]

Barton[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Barton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor H. V. Evatt 35,425 57.4 +16.4
United Australia Albert Lane 21,845 35.4 −13.9
Labor (N-C) John Rose 2,643 4.3 +4.3
State Labor Sam Lewis 1,111 1.8 +1.8
Independent John Mackay 484 0.8 +0.8
Defence Movement Robert Mackie 155 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 61,663 97.6
Informal votes 1,539 2.4
Turnout 63,202 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor H. V. Evatt 62.1 +13.9
United Australia Albert Lane 37.9 −13.9
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +13.9

Calare[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Calare
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harold Thorby 17,227 36.4 −11.4
Labor John Breen 12,589 26.6 −21.2
Labor (N-C) John Heiss 6,592 13.9 +13.9
State Labor Greg McGirr 5,502 11.6 +11.6
Country Herbert Hodby 4,027 8.5 +8.5
Independent Richard Brazier 1,435 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 47,372 95.9
Informal votes 2,017 4.1
Turnout 49,389 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Breen 25,272 53.4 +5.6
Country Harold Thorby 22,090 46.6 −5.6
Labor gain from Country Swing +5.6

Cook[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (N-C) Tom Sheehan 31,625 58.4 +58.4
Labor Jock Garden 17,634 32.6 −37.7
Independent Labor Cyril Glassop 4,901 9.0 +9.0
Total formal votes 54,160 96.4
Informal votes 2,041 3.6
Turnout 56,201 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (N-C) Tom Sheehan 63.6 +63.6
Labor Jock Garden 36.4 −33.9
Labor (N-C) gain from Labor Swing +33.9

Cowper[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Cowper
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Sir Earle Page 27,773 53.7 −9.5
Labor Myles Kelly 11,350 21.9 −14.9
Independent Joseph McElhone 8,391 16.2 +16.2
Independent John Cain 4,243 8.2 +8.2
Total formal votes 51,757 98.3
Informal votes 909 1.7
Turnout 52,666 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Sir Earle Page 64.9 +1.7
Labor Myles Kelly 33.1 −1.7
Country hold Swing −13.0

Dalley[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Dalley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (N-C) Sol Rosevear 20,721 37.2 +37.2
Labor Donald Cochrane 18,643 33.5 −24.2
United Australia Hubert O'Connell 14,736 26.5 −15.8
State Labor Edmund Ryan 1,564 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 55,664 97.5
Informal votes 1,423 2.5
Turnout 57,087 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (N-C) Sol Rosevear 31,842 57.2 +57.2
Labor Donald Cochrane 23,822 42.8 −14.9
Labor (N-C) gain from Labor Swing +14.9

Darling[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Clark 29,128 63.4 −2.8
Independent Alexander Huie 10,648 23.2 −10.6
Labor (N-C) Les Murphy 6,158 13.4 +13.4
Total formal votes 45,934 97.4
Informal votes 1,229 2.6
Turnout 47,163 87.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Clark 73.5 +7.3
Independent Alexander Huie 26.5 −7.3
Labor hold Swing +7.3

East Sydney[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eddie Ward 23,685 49.1 -6.9
United Australia Lewis Nott 12,211 25.3 -9.7
Labor (N-C) Steve Gould 5,547 11.5 +11.5
United Australia James Catts 2,508 5.2 +5.2
Independent Fred Aarons 2,264 4.7 +4.7
Independent Diana Gould 1,867 3.9 +3.9
Atokist Louis Phillips 187 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 48,269 95.3
Informal votes 2,386 4.7
Turnout 50,655 90.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eddie Ward 66.1 +8.1
United Australia Lewis Nott 33.9 -8.1
Labor hold Swing +8.1

Eden-Monaro[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herb Turner 16,736 34.5 -8.0
United Australia John Perkins 13,092 27.0 -30.5
United Australia Frank Louat 6,173 12.7 +12.7
United Australia Pat Osborne 4,763 9.8 +9.8
Labor (N-C) Benjamin Kelly 4,575 9.4 +9.4
United Australia Roy May 1,175 2.4 +2.4
Independent George Alam 1,018 2.1 +2.1
Independent Rupert Beale 987 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 48,519 95.5
Informal votes 2,263 4.5
Turnout 50,782 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia John Perkins 26,575 54.8 -2.7
Labor Herb Turner 21,944 45.2 +2.7
United Australia hold Swing -2.7

Gwydir[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Scully 27,231 55.4 +3.0
Country Ben Wade 13,373 27.2 -4.6
Country Ernest Batchelor 7,738 15.8 +15.8
Independent Frederick Deakins 788 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 49,130 98.2
Informal votes 881 1.8
Turnout 50,011 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Scully 58.8 +6.4
Country Ben Wade 41.2 -6.4
Labor hold Swing +6.4

Hume[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Hume
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Thomas Collins 21,369 42.2 −11.9
Labor Clarence Nolan 11,584 22.9 −23.0
Labor (N-C) Arthur Fuller 11,037 21.8 +21.8
Defence Movement Eric Roberts 4,188 8.3 +8.3
State Labor John Fisher 2,473 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 50,661 98.0
Informal votes 1,026 2.0
Turnout 51,687 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Thomas Collins 25,791 50.9 −3.2
Labor Clarence Nolan 24,870 49.1 +3.2
Country hold Swing −3.2

Hunter[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rowley James 38,921 75.0 -25.0
State Labor Bill Gollan 12,956 25.0 +25.0
Total formal votes 51,877 97.1
Informal votes 1,524 2.9
Turnout 53,401 95.3
Labor hold Swing -25.0

Lang[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (N-C) Dan Mulcahy 23,298 38.0 +38.0
United Australia Bertram Stevens 15,615 25.4 -9.7
Labor John Metcalfe 12,487 20.3 -30.1
United Australia Matthew Calman 5,626 9.2 +9.2
State Labor Arthur Robinson 3,738 6.1 +6.1
United Australia Stanley Willmott 608 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 61,372 96.7
Informal votes 2,064 3.3
Turnout 63,436 97.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (N-C) Dan Mulcahy 40,517 66.0 +66.0
United Australia Bertram Stevens 20,855 34.0 -13.4
Labor (N-C) gain from Labor Swing +13.4

Macquarie[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Macquarie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ben Chifley 22,660 44.6 -3.3
United Australia John Lawson 20,468 40.3 -11.8
Labor (N-C) Bernard Cunningham 7,660 15.1 +15.1
Total formal votes 50,788 98.7
Informal votes 665 1.3
Turnout 51,453 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ben Chifley 29,493 58.1 +10.2
United Australia John Lawson 21,295 41.9 -10.2
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +10.2

Martin[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Martin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William McCall 28,727 50.1 -6.0
Labor Raymond Watt 20,036 35.0 -1.6
State Labor Rupert Lockwood 8,555 14.9 +14.9
Total formal votes 57,318 98.5
Informal votes 853 1.5
Turnout 58,171 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William McCall 52.6 -7.7
Labor Raymond Watt 47.4 +7.7
United Australia hold Swing -7.7

New England[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Abbott 16,898 34.8 +34.8
Labor Leigh Cuthbertson 16,085 33.1 -5.9
Country Victor Thompson 11,635 24.0 -37.0
Country Donald Shand 3,938 8.1 +8.1
Total formal votes 48,556 98.0
Informal votes 966 2.0
Turnout 49,522 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Joe Abbott 29,440 60.6 -0.4
Labor Leigh Cuthbertson 19,116 39.4 +0.4
Country hold Swing -0.4

Newcastle[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Newcastle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Watkins 44,170 74.4 -4.9
State Labor Tom Hickey 9,029 15.2 +15.2
Independent Arthur Clarke 6,190 10.4 +10.4
Total formal votes 59,389 97.3
Informal votes 1,649 2.7
Turnout 61,038 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Watkins 78.6 -0.7
State Labor Tom Hickey 21.4 +21.4
Labor hold Swing -0.7

North Sydney[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Billy Hughes 38,381 61.3 -4.6
State Labor William Wilson 10,965 17.5 +17.5
Labor James Dooley 9,704 15.5 -12.4
Labor (N-C) John Steel 3,526 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 62,576 98.2
Informal votes 1,170 1.8
Turnout 63,746 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Billy Hughes 67.6 -1.4
State Labor William Wilson 32.4 +32.4
United Australia hold Swing -1.4

Parkes[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Parkes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Sir Charles Marr 28,909 50.5 -13.2
Labor Daniel Murphy 21,565 37.7 +1.4
Independent David Knox 6,785 11.8 +11.8
Total formal votes 57,259 98.6
Informal votes 833 1.4
Turnout 58,092 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Sir Charles Marr 57.4 -6.3
Labor Daniel Murphy 42.6 +6.3
United Australia hold Swing -6.3

Parramatta[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Parramatta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Sir Frederick Stewart 25,561 42.4 -25.5
Labor Albert Rowe 10,553 17.5 -8.9
United Australia Gordon Wallace 7,437 12.3 +12.3
United Australia Norman Rydge 7,189 11.9 +11.9
Labor (N-C) James Dalton 5,639 9.3 +9.3
State Labor Bill Wood 3,952 6.6 +6.6
Total formal votes 60,331 97.1
Informal votes 1,822 2.9
Turnout 62,153 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Sir Frederick Stewart 39,624 65.7 -4.1
Labor Albert Rowe 20,707 34.3 +4.1
United Australia hold Swing -4.1

Reid[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (N-C) Joe Gander 18,677 31.9 +31.9
Labor Charles Morgan 17,601 30.0 -30.3
Ind. United Australia Leslie Brown 15,472 26.4 +26.4
State Labor Jack Hughes 6,211 10.6 +10.6
Independent Edward James 614 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 58,575 96.0
Informal votes 2,452 4.0
Turnout 61,027 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charles Morgan 30,436 52.0 -8.3
Labor (N-C) Joe Gander 28,139 48.0 +48.0
Labor hold Swing -8.3

Richmond[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Larry Anthony 34,311 64.9 -5.7
Labor Jim Fredericks 16,380 31.0 +1.7
State Labor Alexander Collingridge 2,146 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 52,837 98.8
Informal votes 647 1.2
Turnout 53,484 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Larry Anthony 66.9 -3.7
Labor Jim Fredericks 32.1 +3.7
Country hold Swing -3.7

Riverina[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Horace Nock 12,355 26.6 -7.3
Labor Joe Langtry 10,083 21.7 -18.6
Defence Movement John Hogan 7,571 16.3 +16.3
Country Hugh Roberton 7,199 15.5 +15.5
Labor (N-C) William Quirk 6,724 14.5 +14.5
Independent Ronald Cuttle 1,408 3.0 +3.0
State Labor Charles Lenon 1,177 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 46,517 95.4
Informal votes 2,261 4.6
Turnout 48,778 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Langtry 23,980 51.6 +8.8
Country Horace Nock 22,537 48.4 -8.8
Labor gain from Country Swing +8.8

Robertson[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Robertson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Williams 17,712 33.2 -11.0
United Australia Eric Spooner 14,809 27.8 +27.8
United Australia Sydney Gardner 9,142 17.1 +0.3
Labor (N-C) Michael McKeon 4,735 8.9 +8.9
State Labor James Russell 3,503 6.6 +6.6
Independent William Cox 1,640 3.1 +3.1
United Australia Campbell Marshall 1,617 3.0 +3.0
Independent Edward Down 161 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 53,319 95.1
Informal votes 2,763 4.9
Turnout 56,082 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Eric Spooner 26,845 50.3 -2.8
Labor Thomas Williams 26,474 49.7 +2.8
United Australia hold Swing -2.8

Warringah[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Percy Spender 43,759 68.8 +29.2
Labor Bessie Frewin 7,012 11.0 −3.0
State Labor Arthur Warren 6,697 10.5 +10.5
Defence Movement Patrick Esplin 3,399 5.3 +5.3
United Australia Joseph Hamlet 2,752 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 63,619 97.7
Informal votes 1,494 2.3
Turnout 65,113 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Percy Spender 75.5 +23.6
Labor Bessie Frewin 24.5 +24.5
United Australia gain from Independent Swing +23.6

Watson[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Watson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia John Jennings 27,586 45.0 -8.8
Labor Max Falstein 21,101 34.5 -11.7
Labor (N-C) Cecil Irwin 6,693 10.9 +10.9
State Labor Richard Wilson 5,868 9.6 +9.6
Total formal votes 61,248 97.9
Informal votes 1,290 2.1
Turnout 62,538 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Max Falstein 31,831 52.0 +5.8
United Australia John Jennings 29,417 48.0 -5.8
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +5.8

Wentworth[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Eric Harrison 26,969 43.0 -1.8
Labor Norman Smith 14,500 23.1 -9.5
United Australia Norman Cowper 13,099 20.9 +20.9
State Labor Jim Morley 6,249 10.0 +10.0
United Australia Richard Stranger 1,062 1.7 +1.7
Ind. Nationalist George McDonald 771 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 62,650 96.7
Informal votes 2,139 3.3
Turnout 64,789 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Eric Harrison 41,218 65.8 -1.6
Labor Norman Smith 21,432 34.2 +1.6
United Australia hold Swing -1.6

Werriwa[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert Lazzarini 24,766 41.5 −13.8
United Australia Charles Hardwick 7,954 13.3 −9.3
State Labor Rex Connor 7,512 12.6 +12.6
Labor (N-C) Con Quilkey 6,301 10.6 +10.6
United Australia Walter Duncan 6,010 10.1 +10.1
United Australia Lyell Scott 4,170 7.0 +7.0
United Australia Joseph Worland 2,278 3.8 +3.8
United Australia Mont Sheppard 731 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 59,722 94.8
Informal votes 3,277 5.2
Turnout 62,999 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bert Lazzarini 65.1 +9.8
United Australia Charles Hardwick 34.9 −9.8
Labor hold Swing +9.8

West Sydney[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: West Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (N-C) Jack Beasley 30,570 62.8 +62.8
Labor Henry Mulcahy 10,714 22.0 -78.0
Independent Malinda Ivey 2,937 6.0 +6.0
Independent Stan Moran 2,470 5.1 +5.1
State Labor Peter Burke 1,983 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 48,674 94.9
Informal votes 2,610 5.1
Turnout 51,284 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (N-C) Jack Beasley 64.3 +64.3
Labor Henry Mulcahy 35.7 -64.3
Labor (N-C) gain from Labor Swing +64.3

Victoria[edit]

Balaclava[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Balaclava
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Thomas White 43,876 64.0 +5.9
Labor Charles Sandford 17,135 25.0 +3.2
Independent Harry Moffat 7,586 11.1 +11.1
Total formal votes 68,597 98.5
Informal votes 1,047 1.5
Turnout 69,644 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Thomas White 68.6 +1.5
Labor Charles Sandford 31.4 −1.5
United Australia hold Swing +1.5

Ballarat[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 22,715 47.8 −2.8
United Australia Edward Montgomery 19,089 40.1 −9.3
Independent Alex Russell 5,749 12.1 +12.1
Total formal votes 47,553 99.0
Informal votes 488 1.0
Turnout 48,041 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reg Pollard 23,917 50.3 −0.3
United Australia Edward Montgomery 23,636 49.7 +0.3
Labor hold Swing −0.3

Batman[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Batman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Brennan 35,636 59.7 -3.7
United Australia Albert Peters 24,082 40.3 +3.7
Total formal votes 59,718 98.2
Informal votes 1,080 1.8
Turnout 60,798 96.4
Labor hold Swing -3.7

Bendigo[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Rankin 22,561 49.3 +17.7
Labor Bert de Grandi 17,453 38.1 −1.4
Independent Country John Barton 5,769 12.6 +12.6
Total formal votes 45,783 98.6
Informal votes 631 1.4
Turnout 46,414 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Rankin 26,314 57.5 +0.6
Labor Bert de Grandi 19,469 42.5 −0.6
Country hold Swing +0.6

Bourke[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Bourke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maurice Blackburn 39,736 66.2 −1.9
United Australia Charles Lucas 20,278 33.8 +1.9
Total formal votes 60,014 97.8
Informal votes 1,364 2.2
Turnout 61,378 95.2
Labor hold Swing −1.9

Corangamite[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Corangamite
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Allan McDonald 26,665 56.2 +2.3
Labor Harold Miller 20,801 43.8 −2.3
Total formal votes 47,466 99.2
Informal votes 371 0.8
Turnout 47,837 95.7
United Australia hold Swing +2.3

Corio[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Corio
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Dedman 28,056 52.6 +9.1
United Australia Gerald Patterson 21,271 39.9 −16.6
Independent Harry Lyall 4,033 7.6 +7.6
Total formal votes 53,360 99.1
Informal votes 501 0.9
Turnout 53,861 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Dedman 56.4 +12.9
United Australia Gerald Patterson 43.6 −12.9
Labor hold Swing +12.9

Deakin[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Hutchinson 29,318 54.8 -4.9
Labor Frank Williamson 17,267 32.3 -8.0
Independent Frank Fisher 3,983 7.4 +7.4
Independent Dunean McCallum 2,969 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 53,537 98.3
Informal votes 911 1.7
Turnout 54,448 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William Hutchinson 62.2 +2.5
Labor Frank Williamson 37.8 -2.5
United Australia hold Swing +2.5

Fawkner[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Fawkner
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Harold Holt 38,387 60.8 -5.7
Labor Arthur Fraser 22,558 35.8 +7.4
Independent Alexander Mills 2,152 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 63,097 98.0
Informal votes 1,293 2.0
Turnout 64,390 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Harold Holt 62.5 +0.1
Labor Arthur Fraser 37.5 -0.1
United Australia hold Swing +0.1

Flinders[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Rupert Ryan 22,154 39.7 -13.3
Labor Frank Lee 15,465 27.7 +27.7
Independent Edward Mann 14,920 26.7 +26.7
Independent Alexander Amess 3,245 5.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 55,784 98.3
Informal votes 946 1.7
Turnout 56,730 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Rupert Ryan 32,591 58.4 -3.3
Labor Frank Lee 23,193 41.6 +3.3
United Australia hold Swing -3.3

Gippsland[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Gippsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Thomas Paterson 20,547 42.8 -1.6
Labor James McKenna 16,082 33.5 -5.4
Country George Bowden 8,006 16.7 +16.7
Independent Calvert Wyeth 3,402 7.1 +7.1
Total formal votes 48,037 98.5
Informal votes 708 1.5
Turnout 48,745 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Thomas Paterson 27,257 56.7 -4.4
Labor James McKenna 20,780 43.3 +4.4
Country hold Swing -4.4

Henty[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Arthur Coles 35,542 54.6 +54.6
Labor Arthur Haywood 23,319 35.8 +3.3
Independent Eric Young 4,927 7.6 +7.6
Independent Samuel Thomas 704 1.1 +1.1
Independent Edward Riley 567 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 65,059 97.9
Informal votes 1,368 2.1
Turnout 66,427 96.7
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Arthur Coles 63.5 +63.5
Labor Arthur Haywood 36.5 -3.2
Independent gain from United Australia Swing +3.2

Indi[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Indi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John McEwen 30,676 61.5 +0.3
Labor Jack Devlin 19,216 38.5 −0.3
Total formal votes 49,892 98.8
Informal votes 608 1.2
Turnout 50,500 95.2
Country hold Swing +0.3

Kooyong[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Kooyong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Robert Menzies 44,161 62.9 +11.6
Labor Thomas Brennan 14,467 20.6 −4.1
Independent John Dale 7,382 10.5 +10.5
Independent Drysdale Bett 2,598 3.7 +3.7
Independent Frank Hartnett 1,168 1.7 +1.7
Independent Francis Foster 377 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 70,153 98.3
Informal votes 1,184 1.7
Turnout 71,337 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Robert Menzies 70.1 +12.8
Labor Thomas Brennan 29.9 −12.8
United Australia hold Swing +12.8

Maribyrnong[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Drakeford 40,990 64.6 +2.3
United Australia Robert Vroland 22,455 35.4 +0.5
Total formal votes 63,445 98.3
Informal votes 1,124 1.7
Turnout 64,569 95.9
Labor hold Swing +0.9

Melbourne[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Calwell 28,590 51.9 -48.1
United Australia Richard Griffiths 13,140 23.9 +23.9
Aust. Democratic Labor James Baker 7,893 14.3 +14.3
Independent Labor Edward Whitcombe 5,450 9.9 +9.9
Total formal votes 55,073 96.1
Informal votes 2,254 3.9
Turnout 57,327 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Calwell 71.1 -28.9
United Australia Richard Griffiths 28.9 +28.9
Labor hold Swing -28.9

Melbourne Ports[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Holloway 38,853 66.1 -33.9
United Australia Raymond Trickey 19,907 33.9 +33.9
Total formal votes 58,760 97.6
Informal votes 1,428 2.4
Total votes 60,188 94.7
Labor hold Swing -33.9

Wannon[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Wannon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don McLeod 24,533 48.6 +9.3
United Australia Thomas Scholfield 21,271 42.2 +4.9
Independent Country John Crawford 2,490 4.9 +4.9
Independent Jabez Potts 2,164 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 50,458 98.8
Informal votes 624 1.2
Turnout 51,082 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don McLeod 27,098 53.7 +5.0
United Australia Thomas Scholfield 23,360 46.3 -5.0
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +5.0

Wimmera[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alexander Wilson 19,915 44.0 -7.9
Country Hugh McClelland 12,561 27.8 -20.3
Labor Michael Nolan 11,222 24.8 +24.8
Independent Robert Johnstone 1,523 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 45,221 98.6
Informal votes 636 1.4
Turnout 45,857 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Alexander Wilson 29,918 66.2 +14.3
Country Hugh McClelland 15,303 33.8 -14.3
Independent hold Swing +14.3

Yarra[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Scullin 32,790 57.4 -6.6
United Australia Fred Edmunds 19,132 33.5 -2.5
Independent Ralph Gibson 5,175 9.1 +9.1
Total formal votes 57,097 97.0
Informal votes 1,756 3.0
Turnout 58,853 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Scullin 65.6 +1.6
United Australia Fred Edmunds 34.4 -1.6
Labor hold Swing +1.6

Queensland[edit]

Brisbane[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Lawson 27,474 50.4 −1.1
United Australia John Fletcher 27,055 49.6 +5.3
Total formal votes 54,529 97.5
Informal votes 1,396 2.5
Turnout 55,925 92.7
Labor hold Swing −3.2

Capricornia[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Forde 33,211 58.7 +8.3
Country Edwin Hiskens 23,330 41.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 56,541 98.7
Informal votes 733 1.3
Turnout 57,274 94.7
Labor hold Swing +2.5

Darling Downs[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Darling Downs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Arthur Fadden 29,365 57.9 -2.8
Labor Leslie Bailey 21,316 42.1 +8.0
Total formal votes 50,681 98.7
Informal votes 675 1.3
Turnout 51,356 97.0
Country hold Swing -5.4

Griffith[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Conelan 30,529 50.5 +2.2
United Australia Peter McCowan 29,879 49.5 +8.3
Total formal votes 60,408 97.8
Informal votes 1,347 2.2
Turnout 61,755 96.4
Labor hold Swing +0.2

Herbert[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Herbert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Martens 24,712 40.7 -2.9
Country Thomas Mann 21,545 35.5 +6.3
Independent Fred Paterson 11,104 18.3 +18.3
Independent RSL Louis Haydon 3,346 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 60,707 96.3
Informal votes 2,365 3.7
Turnout 63,072 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Martens 34,261 56.4 -10.0
Country Thomas Mann 26,446 43.6 +10.0
Labor hold Swing -10.0

Kennedy[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Riordan 29,988 64.2 +0.2
Country Wilfrid Simmonds 16,706 35.8 +4.6
Total formal votes 46,694 97.5
Informal votes 1,209 2.5
Turnout 47,903 88.7
Labor hold Swing -2.2

Lilley[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Lilley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Jolly 35,047 58.1 +1.5
Labor Gordon Lovell 23,485 38.9 +0.9
Independent Charles Mitchell 1,800 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 60,332 97.7
Informal votes 1,399 2.3
Turnout 61,731 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William Jolly 59.6 -0.7
Labor Gordon Lovell 40.4 +0.7
United Australia hold Swing -0.7

Maranoa[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Maranoa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Baker 24,105 47.9 +6.5
Country Bob McGeoch 22,452 44.6 -3.8
Independent Henry Madden 3,808 7.6 +7.6
Total formal votes 50,365 98.2
Informal votes 939 1.8
Turnout 51,304 90.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Baker 25,987 51.6 +5.9
Country Bob McGeoch 24,378 48.4 -5.9
Labor gain from Country Swing +5.9

Moreton[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Josiah Francis 36,265 59.3 +4.0
Labor Henry Herbert 24,938 40.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 61,203 98.0
Informal votes 1,268 2.0
Turnout 62,471 95.8
United Australia hold Swing +0.2

Wide Bay[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bernard Corser 28,693 54.9 +17.1
Labor Samuel Round 15,305 29.3 +6.7
Protestant Labor John Rex 8,300 15.9 +15.9
Total formal votes 52,298 98.5
Informal votes 825 1.5
Turnout 53,123 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bernard Corser 58.9 +8.4
Labor Samuel Round 41.1 +41.1
Country hold Swing +8.4

South Australia[edit]

Adelaide[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Fred Stacey 29,393 50.0 +4.7
Labor Edgar Dawes 19,950 33.9 −20.8
Aust. Democratic Labor Raymond Davis 4,906 8.3 +8.3
Independent Labor Bert Edwards 4,587 7.8 +7.8
Total formal votes 58,836 95.0
Informal votes 3,090 5.0
Turnout 61,926 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Fred Stacey 54.7 +0.7
Labor Edgar Dawes 45.3 −0.7
United Australia hold Swing +0.7

Barker[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Barker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Archie Cameron 34,649 58.6 −5.0
Labor Cecil Skitch 15,786 26.7 +26.7
Independent Charles Lloyd 8,659 14.7 −21.7
Total formal votes 59,094 96.9
Informal votes 1,861 3.1
Turnout 60,955 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Archie Cameron 65.9 +2.3
Labor Cecil Skitch 34.1 −2.3
Country hold Swing +2.3

Boothby[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia John Price 37,219 57.4 +5.5
Labor Edwin Yates 18,131 28.0 −5.0
Independent William Adey 9,479 14.6 +14.6
Total formal votes 64,829 96.6
Informal votes 2,279 3.4
Turnout 67,108 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia John Price 65.2 +5.0
Labor Edwin Yates 34.8 −5.0
United Australia hold Swing +5.0

Grey[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Oliver Badman 25,683 52.8 +0.8
Labor Charles Davis 18,178 37.4 -0.4
Independent Percy McFarlane 4,790 9.8 +9.8
Total formal votes 48,651 96.9
Informal votes 1,580 3.1
Turnout 50,231 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Oliver Badman 57.7 +0.6
Labor Charles Davis 42.3 -0.6
Country hold Swing +0.6

Hindmarsh[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Norman Makin 41,718 65.7 -5.0
United Australia Harry Hatwell 21,758 34.3 +5.0
Total formal votes 63,476 96.2
Informal votes 2,530 3.8
Turnout 66,006 95.6
Labor hold Swing -5.0

Wakefield[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Wakefield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Jack Duncan-Hughes 27,357 53.4 -10.0
Labor Sydney McHugh 23,870 46.6 +10.0
Total formal votes 51,227 97.1
Informal votes 1,547 2.9
Turnout 52,774 96.3
United Australia gain from Labor Swing -10.0

Western Australia[edit]

Forrest[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Prowse 24,619 55.4 +1.0
Labor Vane Green 19,832 44.6 -1.0
Total formal votes 44,451 97.7
Informal votes 1,053 2.3
Turnout 45,504 94.1
Country hold Swing +1.0

Fremantle[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Curtin 27,299 48.0 -7.2
United Australia Frederick Lee 26,274 46.2 +5.3
Ind. United Australia Gil Clarke 3,344 5.9 +5.9
Total formal votes 56,917 97.4
Informal votes 1,499 2.6
Turnout 58,416 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Curtin 28,779 50.6 -6.6
United Australia Frederick Lee 28,138 49.4 +6.6
Labor hold Swing -0.5

Kalgoorlie[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Green unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Perth[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Walter Nairn 33,999 62.4 +2.4
Labor Gavan McMillan 17,144 31.5 -2.6
Independent James Bolitho 3,326 6.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 54,469 96.9
Informal votes 1,738 3.1
Turnout 56,207 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Walter Nairn 64.5 +4.2
Labor Gavan McMillan 35.5 -4.2
United Australia hold Swing +4.2

Swan[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry Gregory 15,997 34.2 +5.1
Labor Jim Dinan 13,193 28.2 -13.7
Country Thomas Marwick 8,800 18.8 +18.8
Independent Claude Barker 7,758 16.6 +16.6
  British Israel John Tregenza 986 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 46,734 95.8
Informal votes 2,073 4.2
Turnout 48,807 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Henry Gregory 26,855 57.5 -0.6
Labor Jim Dinan 19,879 42.5 +0.6
Country hold Swing -0.6

Tasmania[edit]

Bass[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Claude Barnard 12,009 49.4 −1.0
United Australia Algie Findlay 5,634 23.2 +5.6
United Australia Desmond Oldham 5,215 21.5 +21.5
Independent John Watson 1,452 6.0 −4.5
Total formal votes 24,310 96.8
Informal votes 813 3.2
Turnout 25,123 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Claude Barnard 54.2 −1.5
United Australia Algie Findlay 45.8 +1.5
Labor hold Swing −1.5

Darwin[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Darwin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia George Bell 15,896 59.2 +6.7
Labor Eric Reece 10,961 40.8 -6.7
Total formal votes 26,857 97.4
Informal votes 707 2.6
Turnout 27,564 94.0
United Australia hold Swing +6.7

Denison[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Denison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Arthur Beck 12,969 51.1 +9.8
Labor Gerald Mahoney 12,433 48.9 +1.4
Total formal votes 25,402 96.7
Informal votes 880 3.3
Turnout 26,282 93.0
United Australia gain from Labor Swing +5.0

Franklin[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Frost 14,322 53.5 -4.5
United Australia Hugh Warner 12,466 46.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 26,788 96.7
Informal votes 913 3.3
Turnout 27,701 96.0
Labor hold Swing -4.5

Wilmot[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Wilmot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lancelot Spurr 10,113 43.4 -3.4
United Australia Allan Guy 8,301 35.6 +3.5
United Australia Frank Edwards 4,913 21.1 +21.1
Total formal votes 23,327 96.7
Informal votes 789 3.3
Turnout 24,116 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Allan Guy 12,841 55.0 -0.1
Labor Lancelot Spurr 10,486 45.0 +0.1
United Australia gain from Labor Swing -0.1

Northern Territory[edit]

Northern Territory[edit]

1940 Australian federal election: Northern Territory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Adair Blain 1,622 38.9 +0.7
Labor Lindsay Craig 1,321 31.6 -4.9
Independent Fred Colson 841 20.1 +20.1
Independent Labor John McDonald 391 9.4 +9.4
Total formal votes 4,175 97.9
Informal votes 88 2.1
Turnout 4,263 74.3
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Adair Blain 2,579 61.8 +9.8
Labor Lindsay Craig 1,596 38.2 -9.8
Independent hold Swing +9.8

See also[edit]


References[edit]

  1. ^ Countries. Australia 1940

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