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Results of the 1937 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

Australian federal election, 23 October 1937[1]
House of Representatives
<< 1934–1940 >>

Enrolled voters 4,080,038
Votes cast 3,699,269 Turnout 95.17 –0.96
Informal votes 95,928 Informal 2.59 –0.85
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 1,555,737 43.17% +16.36% 29 + 11
  United Australia 1,214,526 33.71% +0.73% 28 ± 0
  Country 560,279 12.61% +2.93% 15 + 1
  Social Credit 79,432 2.20% –2.49% 0 ± 0
  Communist 17,153 0.48% –0.86% 0 ± 0
  Independent 176,214 4.89% +2.38% 2 + 2
Total 3,603,341     74  

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1937 federal election.

New South Wales edit

Barton edit

1937 Australian federal election: Barton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Albert Lane 28,342 49.3 +2.9
Labor John Donovan 23,539 41.0 +41.0
Social Credit Stanley Allen 5,562 9.7 −1.4
Total formal votes 57,443 97.9
Informal votes 1,254 2.1
Turnout 58,697 98.0
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Albert Lane 29,780 51.8 +0.4
Labor John Donovan 27,663 48.2 −0.4
United Australia hold Swing +0.4

Calare edit

1937 Australian federal election: Calare
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harold Thorby 26,378 52.2 +17.0
Labor William Folster 24,114 47.8 +41.5
Total formal votes 50,492 98.2
Informal votes 921 1.8
Turnout 51.413 96.5
Country hold Swing −1.8

Cook edit

1937 Australian federal election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Sheehan 38,201 70.3 +45.2
Independent Labor Cyril Glassop 16,125 29.7 +29.7
Total formal votes 56,642 95.9
Informal votes 2,316 4.1
Turnout 56,642 97.0
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing +78.6

Cowper edit

1937 Australian federal election: Cowper
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Earle Page 32,000 63.2 −1.0
Labor Abraham Brindley 18,646 36.8 +36.8
Total formal votes 50,646 98.3
Informal votes 888 1.7
Turnout 51,534 95.9
Country hold Swing −7.2

Dalley edit

1937 Australian federal election: Dalley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sol Rosevear 32,646 57.7 +51.0
United Australia Arthur Brough 23,961 42.3 +4.0
Total formal votes 56,607 97.7
Informal votes 1,305 2.3
Turnout 57,912 96.9
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing −0.1

Darling edit

1937 Australian federal election: Darling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Clark 32,515 66.2 +37.6
Independent Alexander Huie 16,581 33.8 +33.8
Total formal votes 49,096 97.3
Informal votes 1,347 2.7
Turnout 50,443 94.6
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing +66.2

East Sydney edit

1937 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eddie Ward 28,484 56.0 +51.3
United Australia Arthur Butterell 20,429 40.2 -2.1
Independent Thomas Grant 1,603 3.2 +3.2
Independent Louis Phillips 348 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 50,864 97.0
Informal votes 1,587 3.0
Turnout 52,451 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eddie Ward 58.0 +58.0
United Australia Arthur Butterell 42.0 -2.1
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing +2.1

Eden-Monaro edit

1937 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia John Perkins 28,872 57.5 +0.9
Labor Claude Allen 21,299 42.5 +33.7
Total formal votes 50,171 98.3
Informal votes 863 1.7
Turnout 51,034 97.3
United Australia hold Swing -1.3

Gwydir edit

1937 Australian federal election: Gwydir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Scully 27,140 52.4 +0.1
Country Ernest Batchelor 24,679 47.6 -4.9
Total formal votes 51,819 98.9
Informal votes 601 1.1
Turnout 52,420 96.8
Labor hold Swing +6.9

Hume edit

1937 Australian federal election: Hume
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Thomas Collins 27,784 54.1 +1.2
Labor Essell Hoad 23,526 45.9 +32.1
Total formal votes 51,310 98.4
Informal votes 853 1.6
Turnout 52,163 96.4
Country hold Swing −2.3

Hunter edit

1937 Australian federal election: Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rowley James unopposed
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing

Lang edit

1937 Australian federal election: Lang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Mulcahy 28,379 50.4 +43.3
United Australia Matthew Calman 25,547 45.3 +7.4
Social Credit Ernest Carr 2,435 4.3 -6.7
Total formal votes 56,361 97.5
Informal votes 1,437 2.5
Turnout 57,798 97.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Mulcahy 52.6 +52.6
United Australia Matthew Calman 47.4 +4.5
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing -4.5

Macquarie edit

1937 Australian federal election: Macquarie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia John Lawson 26,392 52.1 +6.8
Labor Tony Luchetti 24,272 47.9 +27.1
Total formal votes 50,664 98.4
Informal votes 827 1.6
Turnout 51,491 98.6
United Australia hold Swing -1.3

Martin edit

1937 Australian federal election: Martin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William McCall 30,971 56.1 +2.5
Labor Stan Taylor 20,186 36.6 +29.4
Social Credit George Carruthers 4,009 7.3 -3.0
Total formal votes 55,166 97.7
Informal votes 1,304 2.3
Turnout 56,470 97.6
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William McCall 60.3 -0.2
Labor Stan Taylor 39.7 +0.2
United Australia hold Swing -0.2

New England edit

1937 Australian federal election: New England
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Victor Thompson 29,994 61.0 +16.9
Labor Leigh Cuthbertson 19,196 39.0 +39.0
Total formal votes 49,190 97.7
Informal votes 1,141 2.3
Turnout 50,331 96.4
Country hold Swing -0.7

Newcastle edit

1937 Australian federal election: Newcastle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Watkins 44,085 79.3 +21.2
Independent Hilton Sykes 11,579 20.7 +20.7
Total formal votes 55,579 95.9
Informal votes 2,379 4.1
Turnout 57,958 97.3
Labor hold Swing +21.2

North Sydney edit

1937 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Billy Hughes 38,386 65.9 +0.8
Labor Henry Clayden 16,254 27.9 +27.9
Social Credit Percival Minahan 3,568 6.1 -5.6
Total formal votes 58,208 97.7
Informal votes 1,344 2.3
Turnout 59,552 97.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Billy Hughes 69.0 -2.0
Labor Henry Clayden 31.0 +31.0
United Australia hold Swing -2.0

Parkes edit

1937 Australian federal election: Parkes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Sir Charles Marr 35,468 63.7 +3.7
Labor Karl Guhl 20,217 36.3 +36.3
Total formal votes 55,685 98.1
Informal votes 1,050 1.9
Turnout 56,735 96.8
United Australia hold Swing -2.6

Parramatta edit

1937 Australian federal election: Parramatta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Sir Frederick Stewart 37,972 67.9 +2.8
Labor Albert Rowe 14,747 26.4 +22.4
Independent Dick George 2,118 3.8 +3.8
Independent Harold Meggitt 1,100 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 55,937 97.4
Informal votes 1,504 2.6
Turnout 57,441 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Sir Frederick Stewart 69.8 +0.4
Labor Albert Rowe 30.2 +30.2
United Australia hold Swing +0.4

Reid edit

1937 Australian federal election: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Gander 33,738 60.3 +3.5
United Australia Reuben Jenner 22,239 39.7 +7.7
Total formal votes 55,977 96.4
Informal votes 1,468 2.6
Turnout 57,445 96.8
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing +60.3

Richmond edit

1937 Australian federal election: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Roland Green 15,842 30.3 -1.2
Labor Jim Fredericks 15,253 29.3 +29.3
Country Larry Anthony 12,524 24.1 +24.1
Country Robert Gibson 8,433 16.2 +16.2
Total formal votes 52,052 97.6
Informal votes 1,276 2.4
Turnout 53,328 97.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Larry Anthony 28,940 55.6 +4.5
Country Roland Green 23,112 44.4 +44.4
Country hold Swing +4.5

Riverina edit

1937 Australian federal election: Riverina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Horace Nock 24,756 49.4 -5.6
Labor William Quirk 20,182 40.3 +27.2
Independent Robert Ballantyne 5,165 10.3 +10.3
Total formal votes 50,103 98.1
Informal votes 975 1.9
Turnout 51,078 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Horace Nock 28,661 57.2 -2.1
Labor William Quirk 21,442 42.8 +2.1
Country hold Swing -2.1

Robertson edit

1937 Australian federal election: Robertson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Sydney Gardner 24,691 47.6 +5.0
Labor Gordon Cross 22,923 44.2 +44.2
Independent John Metcalfe 4,220 8.1 +8.1
Total formal votes 51,834 97.1
Informal votes 1,553 2.9
Turnout 53,387 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Sydney Gardner 27,544 53.1 -3.1
Labor Gordon Cross 24,290 46.9 +46.9
United Australia hold Swing -3.1

Warringah edit

1937 Australian federal election: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Sir Archdale Parkhill 26,568 43.9 -27.4
Ind. United Australia Percy Spender 17,322 28.6 +28.6
Labor Walter Salter 8,494 14.0 +14.0
Ind. United Australia Joseph Hamlet 8,200 13.5 +13.5
Total formal votes 60,584 98.2
Informal votes 1,118 1.8
Turnout 61,702 97.2
Two-party-preferred result
Ind. United Australia Percy Spender 31,446 51.9 +51.9
United Australia Sir Archdale Parkhill 29,138 48.1 -29.4
Ind. United Australia gain from United Australia Swing +29.4

Watson edit

1937 Australian federal election: Watson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia John Jennings 31,187 53.8 -1.1
Labor William Dignam 26,788 46.2 +39.7
Total formal votes 57,975 98.0
Informal votes 1,157 2.0
Turnout 59,132 96.5
United Australia hold Swing -4.9

Wentworth edit

1937 Australian federal election: Wentworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Eric Harrison 40,398 67.4 +1.7
Labor Thomas Conway 19,499 32.6 +32.6
Total formal votes 59,897 97.8
Informal votes 1,343 2.2
Turnout 61,240 96.1
United Australia hold Swing -3.6

Werriwa edit

1937 Australian federal election: Werriwa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert Lazzarini 31,188 55.3 +51.9
United Australia Henry Storey 25,190 44.7 −1.4
Total formal votes 56,378 97.8
Informal votes 1,241 2.2
Turnout 57,619 96.9
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing +55.3

West Sydney edit

1937 Australian federal election: West Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Beasley unopposed
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing

Victoria edit

Balaclava edit

1937 Australian federal election: Balaclava
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Thomas White 36,602 58.1 −13.7
Labor Phillip Nash 13,746 21.8 −2.0
Independent John Atkinson 12,613 20.0 +20.0
Total formal votes 62,961 97.9
Informal votes 1,321 2.1
Turnout 64,282 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Thomas White 67.1 −6.9
Labor Phillip Nash 32.9 +6.9
United Australia hold Swing −6.9

Ballaarat edit

1937 Australian federal election: Ballaarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reg Pollard 24,784 50.6 +5.7
United Australia Stanley Walker 24,186 49.4 +16.1
Total formal votes 48,970 99.1
Informal votes 467 0.9
Turnout 49,437 97.1
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +3.5

Batman edit

1937 Australian federal election: Batman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Brennan 36,439 63.4 +8.6
United Australia Albert Peters 21,013 36.6 -8.6
Total formal votes 57,452 98.2
Informal votes 1,037 1.8
Turnout 58,489 96.9
Labor hold Swing +8.6

Bendigo edit

1937 Australian federal election: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernest Duus 18,834 39.5 −0.5
Country George Rankin 15,081 31.6 +7.6
United Australia Walter Pearce 13,748 28.8 −6.4
Total formal votes 47,663 98.5
Informal votes 740 1.5
Turnout 48,403 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Rankin 27,100 56.9 −0.3
Labor Ernest Duus 20,563 43.1 +0.3
Country gain from United Australia Swing −0.3

Bourke edit

1937 Australian federal election: Bourke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maurice Blackburn 38,793 68.1 +8.4
United Australia Richard Griffiths 18,162 31.9 −2.6
Total formal votes 56,955 97.5
Informal votes 1,460 2.5
Turnout 58,415 96.7
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Corangamite edit

1937 Australian federal election: Corangamite
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Geoffrey Street 25,788 53.9 +13.8
Labor Arthur Haywood 22,096 46.1 +9.3
Total formal votes 47,884 99.0
Informal votes 494 1.0
Turnout 48,378 96.5
United Australia hold Swing −5.7

Corio edit

1937 Australian federal election: Corio
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Richard Casey 28,845 56.5 −1.5
Labor Leo Carmody 22,170 43.5 +4.1
Total formal votes 51,015 98.6
Informal votes 701 1.4
Turnout 51,716 96.7
United Australia hold Swing −1.8

Deakin edit

1937 Australian federal election: Deakin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Hutchinson 30,442 59.7 +5.5
Labor Paul Jones 20,512 40.3 +9.5
Total formal votes 50,954 98.2
Informal votes 911 1.8
Turnout 51,865 95.8
United Australia hold Swing -6.7

Fawkner edit

1937 Australian federal election: Fawkner
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Harold Holt 33,277 55.1 -12.4
Labor William Doran 17,124 28.4 +2.7
Independent William Bottomley 9,941 16.5 +16.5
Total formal votes 60,342 97.4
Informal votes 1,602 2.6
Turnout 61,944 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Harold Holt 62.4 -8.5
Labor William Doran 37.6 +8.5
United Australia hold Swing -8.5

Flinders edit

1937 Australian federal election: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia James Fairbairn 27,085 53.0 -7.9
Country Reginald Skeat 12,497 24.5 -15.9
Social Credit Alexander Amess 6,884 13.5 +13.5
Communist Ralph Gibson 4,630 9.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 51,096 96.8
Informal votes 1,709 3.2
Turnout 52,805 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia James Fairbairn 61.7 -9.6
Country Reginald Skeat 38.3 +38.3
United Australia hold Swing -9.6

Gippsland edit

1937 Australian federal election: Gippsland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Thomas Paterson 29,069 61.1
Labor James McKenna 18,483 38.9
Total formal votes 47,552 98.4
Informal votes 765 1.6
Turnout 48,317 96.2
Country hold Swing

Henty edit

1937 Australian federal election: Henty
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Sir Henry Gullett 31,574 53.0 -3.5
Labor Sydney Walker 19,324 32.5 +8.3
Independent Rupert Hornabrook 8,647 14.5 +14.5
Total formal votes 59,545 97.6
Informal votes 1,450 2.4
Turnout 60,995 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Sir Henry Gullett 60.3 -5.9
Labor Sydney Walker 39.7 +5.9
United Australia hold Swing -5.9

Indi edit

1937 Australian federal election: Indi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John McEwen 30,660 61.2 +13.2
Labor William Hartshorne 19,478 38.8 +3.3
Total formal votes 50,138 98.6
Informal votes 699 1.4
Turnout 50,837 96.7
Country hold Swing −1.7

Kooyong edit

1937 Australian federal election: Kooyong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Robert Menzies 31,690 51.3 −11.4
Labor Thomas Brennan 15,247 24.7 +6.6
Independent Leslie Hollins 14,841 24.0 +24.0
Total formal votes 61,778 97.9
Informal votes 1,326 2.1
Turnout 63,104 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Robert Menzies 57.3 −15.0
Labor Thomas Brennan 42.7 +15.0
United Australia hold Swing −15.0

Maribyrnong edit

1937 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Drakeford 37,111 62.3 +12.5
United Australia Malcolm Fenton 20,799 34.9 -6.1
Independent Edward Turner 1,703 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 59,613 97.7
Informal votes 1,376 2.3
Turnout 60,989 97.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Drakeford 63.7 +6.0
United Australia Malcolm Fenton 36.3 -6.0
Labor hold Swing +6.0

Melbourne edit

1937 Australian federal election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Maloney unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Melbourne Ports edit

1937 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Holloway unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Wannon edit

1937 Australian federal election: Wannon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don McLeod 19,520 39.3 +6.9
United Australia Thomas Scholfield 18,526 37.3 +0.7
Country Robert Rankin 11,618 23.4 -6.6
Total formal votes 49,664 98.6
Informal votes 700 1.4
Turnout 50,364 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Thomas Scholfield 25,489 51.3 -3.7
Labor Don McLeod 24,175 48.7 +3.7
United Australia hold Swing -3.7

Wimmera edit

1937 Australian federal election: Wimmera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alexander Wilson 24,179 51.9 +51.9
Country Hugh McClelland 22,396 48.1 +14.8
Total formal votes 46,575 98.9
Informal votes 541 1.1
Turnout 47,116 96.1
Independent gain from Country Swing +2.9

Yarra edit

1937 Australian federal election: Yarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Scullin 37,381 64.0 +9.0
United Australia Douglas Knight 20,999 36.0 +0.2
Total formal votes 58,380 97.7
Informal votes 1,393 2.3
Turnout 59,773 94.7
Labor hold Swing +2.4

Queensland edit

Brisbane edit

1937 Australian federal election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Lawson 28,818 51.5 −0.4
United Australia Graham Hart 24,808 44.3 +5.2
Social Credit Ambrose Sawtell 2,362 4.2 +0.1
Total formal votes 55,988 96.5
Informal votes 2,003 3.5
Turnout 57,991 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Lawson 53.6 −4.9
United Australia Graham Hart 46.4 +4.9
Labor hold Swing −4.9

Capricornia edit

1937 Australian federal election: Capricornia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Forde 27,221 50.4 −9.9
Country Edwin Hiskens 20,543 38.0 +38.0
Social Credit John Harding 6,235 11.5 +11.5
Total formal votes 53,999 98.5
Informal votes 849 1.5
Turnout 54,848 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Forde 56.2 −4.1
Country Edwin Hiskens 44.8 +45.8
Labor hold Swing −4.1

Darling Downs edit

1937 Australian federal election: Darling Downs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Arthur Fadden 30,747 60.7 +60.7
Labor Leslie Bailey 17,264 34.1 -5.1
Social Credit Arthur Rushton 2,617 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 50,628 98.5
Informal votes 784 1.5
Turnout 51,412 97.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Arthur Fadden 63.3 -2.5
Labor Leslie Bailey 36.7 +2.5
Country hold Swing -2.5

Griffith edit

1937 Australian federal election: Griffith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Francis Baker 27,864 48.3 -5.1
United Australia Dugald Clark 23,756 41.2 +6.1
Social Credit William Moore 6,108 10.6 -0.9
Total formal votes 57,728 97.2
Informal votes 1,681 2.8
Turnout 59,409 97.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Francis Baker 29,026 50.3 -8.9
United Australia Dugald Clark 28,702 49.7 +8.9
Labor hold Swing -8.9

Herbert edit

1937 Australian federal election: Herbert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Martens 25,766 43.6 -8.7
Country James Wilkie 17,252 29.2 +29.2
Communist Fred Paterson 12,523 21.2 +12.9
Social Credit Henry Beck 3,622 6.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 59,163 95.1
Informal votes 3,019 4.9
Turnout 62,182 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Martens 39,263 66.4 +5.4
Country James Wilkie 19,900 33.6 +33.6
Labor hold Swing +5.4

Kennedy edit

1937 Australian federal election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Riordan 30,356 64.0 +4.3
Country Alex Kippen 14,812 31.2 +31.2
Social Credit Herbert Price 2,269 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 47,437 97.0
Informal votes 1,443 3.0
Turnout 48,880 91.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Riordan 66.4 +2.5
Country Alex Kippen 33.6 -2.5
Labor hold Swing +2.5

Lilley edit

1937 Australian federal election: Lilley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia William Jolly 31,814 56.6 +5.2
Labor Edmund Taylor 21,386 38.0 -1.9
Social Credit Harry Cash 3,040 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 56,240 97.0
Informal votes 1,720 3.0
Turnout 57,960 97.3
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William Jolly 60.3 +4.5
Labor Edmund Taylor 39.7 -4.5
United Australia hold Swing +4.5

Maranoa edit

1937 Australian federal election: Maranoa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country James Hunter 24,846 48.4 -3.4
Labor Randolph Bedford 21,272 41.4 +0.5
Social Credit Henry Madden 5,257 10.2 +2.9
Total formal votes 51,375 98.2
Informal votes 963 1.8
Turnout 52,338 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country James Hunter 27,914 54.3 -5.7
Labor Randolph Bedford 23,461 45.7 +5.7
Country hold Swing -5.7

Moreton edit

1937 Australian federal election: Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Josiah Francis 32,813 55.3 +4.1
Labor John McCoy 22,021 37.1 -1.1
Social Credit Henry Hogg 4,508 7.6 -3.0
Total formal votes 59,342 97.8
Informal votes 1,335 2.2
Turnout 60,677 97.7
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Josiah Francis 59.1 +2.6
Labor John McCoy 40.9 -2.6
United Australia hold Swing +2.6

Wide Bay edit

1937 Australian federal election: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Geoffrey Nichols 20,356 39.6 +27.9
Country Bernard Corser 19,437 37.8 -15.9
Labor George Watson 11,644 22.6 -9.8
Total formal votes 51,437 98.2
Informal votes 942 1.8
Turnout 52,379 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bernard Corser 25,991 50.5 -9.3
Social Credit Geoffrey Nichols 25,446 49.5 +49.5
Country hold Swing -9.3

South Australia edit

Adelaide edit

1937 Australian federal election: Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Fred Stacey 26,575 45.3 +8.5
Labor Ken Bardolph 16,989 28.9 +17.8
Labor George Edwin Yates 9,683 16.5 +16.5
Labor Herbert George 5,451 9.3 +9.3
Total formal votes 58,698 93.3
Informal votes 4,196 6.7
Turnout 62,894 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Fred Stacey 31,721 54.0 +0.8
Labor Ken Bardolph 26,977 46.0 −0.8
United Australia hold Swing +0.8

Barker edit

1937 Australian federal election: Barker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Archie Cameron 35,559 63.6 +1.3
Independent Charles Lloyd 20,375 36.4 +36.4
Total formal votes 55,934 95.4
Informal votes 2,724 4.6
Turnout 58,658 96.9
Country hold Swing −5.1

Boothby edit

1937 Australian federal election: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia John Price 31,362 51.9 −9.1
Labor Kevin McEntee 12,077 20.0 +7.1
Independent William Hardy 9,136 15.1 +15.1
Labor Leonard Pilton 7,859 13.0 +13.0
Total formal votes 60,434 94.0
Informal votes 3,831 6.0
Turnout 64,265 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia John Price 59.8 −5.9
Labor Kevin McEntee 40.2 +5.9
United Australia hold Swing −5.9

Grey edit

1937 Australian federal election: Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Oliver Badman 24,153 52.0 +52.0
Labor James Marner 17,528 37.8 +3.6
Independent Alfred Parker 4,736 10.2 +10.2
Total formal votes 46,417 95.8
Informal votes 2,029 4.2
Turnout 48,446 97.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Oliver Badman 57.1 +57.1
Labor James Marner 42.9 +2.9
Country gain from United Australia Swing -2.9

Hindmarsh edit

1937 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Norman Makin 43,215 70.7 +8.8
United Australia Harry Hatwell 17,918 29.3 +29.3
Total formal votes 61,133 95.8
Informal votes 2,662 4.2
Turnout 63,795 97.1
Labor hold Swing +4.0

Wakefield edit

1937 Australian federal election: Wakefield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Charles Hawker 32,113 63.4 -1.7
Labor Raymond Davis 18,508 36.6 +17.4
Total formal votes 50,621 96.1
Informal votes 2,073 3.9
Turnout 52,694 96.5
United Australia hold Swing -10.6

Western Australia edit

Forrest edit

1937 Australian federal election: Forrest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Prowse 22,894 54.4 -5.7
Labor Ernest Hoar 19,153 45.6 +17.0
Total formal votes 42,047 96.7
Informal votes 1,430 3.3
Turnout 43,477 94.2
Country hold Swing -9.4

Fremantle edit

1937 Australian federal election: Fremantle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Curtin 29,548 55.2 +9.5
United Australia Eric Isaachsen 21,857 40.9 +0.5
Independent Henry Wright 2,081 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 53,486 96.7
Informal votes 1,827 3.3
Turnout 55,313 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Curtin 57.2 +4.6
United Australia Eric Isaachsen 42.8 -4.6
Labor hold Swing +4.6

Kalgoorlie edit

1937 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Green 25,771 73.6 -26.4
United Australia Stephen Kellow 9,235 26.4 +26.4
Total formal votes 35,006 96.0
Informal votes 1,457 4.0
Turnout 36,463 88.4
Labor hold Swing -26.4

Perth edit

1937 Australian federal election: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Walter Nairn 21,800 41.1 +22.6
Labor Tom Burke 18,091 34.1 +0.1
United Australia Jack Simons 10,035 18.9 +18.9
Independent Viv James 3,085 5.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 53,011 96.4
Informal votes 1,980 3.6
Turnout 54,991 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Walter Nairn 31,942 60.3 +2.9
Labor Tom Burke 21,069 39.7 -2.9
United Australia hold Swing +2.9

Swan edit

1937 Australian federal election: Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Henry Gregory 26,299 58.1 -5.9
Labor John Steele 18,951 41.9 +5.9
Total formal votes 45,250 96.5
Informal votes 1,623 3.5
Turnout 46,873 92.5
Country hold Swing -5.9

Tasmania edit

Bass edit

1937 Australian federal election: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Claude Barnard 12,583 50.4 +22.8
United Australia Allan Guy 9,760 39.1 −2.4
Independent John Watson 2,621 10.5 −0.5
Total formal votes 24,964 97.6
Informal votes 612 2.4
Turnout 25,576 96.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Claude Barnard 55.7 +5.4
United Australia Allan Guy 44.3 −5.4
Labor hold Swing +5.4

Darwin edit

1937 Australian federal election: Darwin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia George Bell 13,557 52.5 -1.9
Labor Edwin Brown 12,270 47.5 +1.9
Total formal votes 25,827 97.9
Informal votes 559 2.1
Turnout 26,386 95.8
United Australia hold Swing -1.9

Denison edit

1937 Australian federal election: Denison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gerald Mahoney 11,652 47.5 -1.7
United Australia John McPhee 10,123 41.3 -0.7
Independent Labor Maxwell Hickman 2,159 8.8 +8.8
Social Credit Athol Smith 600 2.4 -6.3
Total formal votes 24,534 96.8
Informal votes 1,067 4.2
Turnout 25,601 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gerald Mahoney 13,218 53.9 +3.6
United Australia John McPhee 11,316 46.1 -3.6
Labor hold Swing +3.6

Franklin edit

1937 Australian federal election: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Frost 15,348 58.0 +14.9
United Australia Hugh Warner 11,133 42.0 +2.2
Total formal votes 26,481 97.8
Informal votes 599 2.2
Turnout 27,080 97.0
Labor hold Swing +5.6

Wilmot edit

1937 Australian federal election: Wilmot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Joseph Lyons 12,365 53.2 -4.3
Labor Lancelot Spurr 6,384 27.4 +27.4
Labor Maurice Weston 4,511 19.4 +19.4
Total formal votes 23,260 96.8
Informal votes 776 3.2
Turnout 24,036 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Joseph Lyons 55.1 -4.3
Labor Lancelot Spurr 44.9 +4.3
United Australia hold Swing -4.3

Northern Territory edit

Northern Territory edit

1937 Australian federal election: Northern Territory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Adair Blain 963 38.2 -11.6
Labor Robert Toupein 920 36.5 -9.2
Independent Ronald Hughes-Jones 333 13.2 +13.2
Independent Harold Nelson 305 12.1 +12.1
Total formal votes 2,521 98.8
Informal votes 32 1.2
Turnout 2,553 80.1
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Adair Blain 1,310 52.0 +0.2
Labor Robert Toupein 1,211 48.0 -0.2
Independent hold Swing +0.2

See also edit


References edit

  1. ^ "Details of Australian election results, 1937". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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