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

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Australian federal election, 23 October 1937[1]
House of Representatives
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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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