1934 Victorian Legislative Council election
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Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 9 June 1934 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
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Victorian Legislative Council election, 9 June 1934[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled voters | 469,395 | |||||
| Votes cast | 47,375 | Turnout | 10.1 | â9.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 799 | Informal | 1.7 | +1.1 | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won |
Seats held | |
| United Australia | 21,743 | 46.7 | â18.1 | 10 | 22 | |
| Labor | 8,211 | 17.7 | â0.9 | 1 | 3 | |
| Country | 4,844 | 10.4 | +7.9 | 3 | 6 | |
| Other | 11,778 | 25.3 | +11.2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 46,576 | 17 | 34 | |||
Retiring Members
United Australia
- Frederick Brawn MLC (Wellington)
- Horace Richardson 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.
| Province | Held by | Labor candidates | UAP candidates | Country candidates | Other candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendigo | UAP | George Lansell | |||
| East Yarra | UAP | Clifden Eager | |||
| Gippsland | UAP | Martin McGregor | |||
| Melbourne | UAP | Herbert Smith | |||
| Melbourne East | Labor | William Beckett | Henry Hall | ||
| Melbourne North | Labor | Esmond Kiernan (Ind) | |||
| Melbourne South | UAP | Harold Cohen | |||
| Melbourne West | Labor | William Walsh | James Gray | Robert Williams (Ind) | |
| Nelson | UAP | Alan Currie | George Hucker | ||
| Northern | Country | Richard Kilpatrick | |||
| North Eastern | Country | John Harris | |||
| North Western | Country | Henry Pye | |||
| Southern | UAP | William Angliss | |||
| South Eastern | UAP | William Tyner | Lionel Stark | ||
| South Western | UAP | James Gill | John Jones (Ind UAP) | ||
| Wellington | UAP | George Bolster | Robert Ramsay (Ind) | ||
| Western | UAP | Marcus Saltau |