AuspolDB: Elections

1937 Federal Election

Electoral System	FPV
Government Type	Majority
Outgoing Government Party	United Australia Party
Incoming Government Party	United Australia Party
Government Seats	43
Nongovernment Seats	31
Majority The difference between the number of Government seats and non-government seats.	12
Date	23/10/1937
House Composition	29 Australian Labor Party 27 United Australia Party 16 The Nationals/Country Party 3 Independent

Candidate	Party	Electorate	Votes	Swing	Status
Geoffrey Nichols	Services and Citizens` Party	Wide Bay	20356	27.90	Incoming
Albert Badman	The Nationals/Country Party	Grey	24153	0.00	Incoming
William Jolly	United Australia Party	Lilley	31814	5.20	Incoming
Donald Mcleod	Australian Labor Party	Wannon	19520	6.90	Incoming
Alex Wilson	Independent	Wimmera	24179	0.00	Incoming
Ernest Duus	Australian Labor Party	Bendigo	18834	-0.50	Incoming
Reginald Pollard	Australian Labor Party	Ballaarat	24784	5.70	Incoming
Thomas Sheehan	Australian Labor Party	Cook	38201	0.00	Incoming
Thomas Scholfield	United Australia Party	Wannon	18526	0.70	Outgoing
Hugh Mcclelland	The Nationals/Country Party	Wimmera	22396	14.80	Outgoing
Bernard Corser	The Nationals/Country Party	Wide Bay	19437	-15.90	Outgoing

Name	Jurisdiction	Type
Adelaide	SA	Division
Balaclava	VIC	Division
Ballaarat	VIC	Division
Barker	SA	Division
Barton	NSW	Division
Bass	TAS	Division
Batman	VIC	Division
Bendigo	VIC	Division
Boothby	SA	Division
Bourke	VIC	Division
Brisbane	QLD	Division
Calare	NSW	Division
Capricornia	QLD	Division
Cook	NSW	Division
Corangamite	VIC	Division
Corio	VIC	Division
Cowper	NSW	Division
Dalley	NSW	Division
Darling	NSW	Division
Darling Downs	QLD	Division
Darwin	TAS	Division
Deakin	VIC	Division
Denison	TAS	Division
East Sydney	NSW	Division
Eden-Monaro	NSW	Division
Fawkner	VIC	Division
Flinders	VIC	Division
Forrest	WA	Division
Franklin	TAS	Division
Fremantle	WA	Division
Gippsland	VIC	Division
Grey	SA	Division
Griffith	QLD	Division
Gwydir	NSW	Division
Henty	VIC	Division
Herbert	QLD	Division
Hindmarsh	SA	Division
Hume	NSW	Division
Hunter	NSW	Division
Indi	VIC	Division
Kalgoorlie	WA	Division
Kennedy	QLD	Division
Kooyong	VIC	Division
Lang	NSW	Division
Lilley	QLD	Division
Macquarie	NSW	Division
Maranoa	QLD	Division
Maribyrnong	VIC	Division
Martin	NSW	Division
Melbourne	VIC	Division
Melbourne Ports	VIC	Division
Moreton	QLD	Division
New England	NSW	Division
Newcastle	NSW	Division
North Sydney	NSW	Division
Northern Territory	NT	Division
Parkes	NSW	Division
Parramatta	NSW	Division
Perth	WA	Division
Reid	NSW	Division
Richmond	NSW	Division
Riverina	NSW	Division
Robertson	NSW	Division
Swan	WA	Division
Wakefield	SA	Division
Wannon	VIC	Division
Warringah	NSW	Division
Watson	NSW	Division
Wentworth	NSW	Division
Werriwa	NSW	Division
West Sydney	NSW	Division
Wide Bay	QLD	Division
Wilmot	TAS	Division
Wimmera	VIC	Division
Yarra	VIC	Division

Candidate	Party	State	Votes	Elected
Stanley Amour	Australian Labor Party	NSW	672566	Yes (1)
John Armstrong	Australian Labor Party	NSW	16103	Yes (2)
Thomas Arthur	Australian Labor Party	NSW	9570	Yes (3)
William Ashley	Australian Labor Party	NSW	13489	Yes (4)
James Arkins	United Australia Party	NSW	613849	No
David Hall	United Australia Party	NSW	13585	No
Charles Hardy	The Nationals/Country Party	NSW	31665	No
Basil Helmore	United Australia Party	NSW	16515	No
Peter Pollack	Independent	NSW	18646	No
John Barnes	Australian Labor Party	VIC	454552	Yes (1)
Don Cameron	Australian Labor Party	VIC	10929	Yes (2)
Richard Keane	Australian Labor Party	VIC	8183	Yes (3)
George Budge	The Nationals/Country Party	VIC	57435	No
Samuel Geddes	The Nationals/Country Party	VIC	4578	No
James Marchbank	The Nationals/Country Party	VIC	4468	No
Thomas Brennan	United Australia Party	VIC	338071	No
James Guthrie	United Australia Party	VIC	39148	No
William Plain	United Australia Party	VIC	12075	No
Marcus Wettenhall	Independent	VIC	26612	No
John Aird	Douglas Credit	QLD	45334	No
Bertram Allen	Douglas Credit	QLD	2146	No
William Argaet	Douglas Credit	QLD	2321	No
Gordon Brown	Australian Labor Party	QLD	213463	Yes (1)
Joseph Collings	Australian Labor Party	QLD	7909	Yes (2)
Benjamin Courtice	Australian Labor Party	QLD	9341	Yes (3)
Frederick Annand	United Australia Party	QLD	32432	No
Don Cameron	United Australia Party	QLD	24429	No
James Heading	The Nationals/Country Party	QLD	182199	No
Robert Clothier	Australian Labor Party	WA	32365	Yes (3)
James Cunningham	Australian Labor Party	WA	60440	Yes (1)
James Fraser	Australian Labor Party	WA	10495	Yes (2)
Patrick Lynch	United Australia Party	WA	24110	No
Thomas Marwick	The Nationals/Country Party	WA	19082	No
George Pearce	United Australia Party	WA	47381	No
Carlyle Ferguson	Independent	WA	13128	No
Thomas Dunsford	Independent	SA	14829	No
Ernest Evans	Independent	SA	1805	No
Frederick James	Independent	SA	24065	No
John Daly	Australian Labor Party	SA	78379	No
Edgar Dawes	Australian Labor Party	SA	23640	No
Albert Hoare	Australian Labor Party	SA	4575	No
Micheal O`Halloran	Australian Labor Party	SA	5690	No
Frederick Ward	Australian Labor Party	SA	4334	No
Michael Woods	Australian Labor Party	SA	3524	No
Philip Mcbride	United Australia Party	SA	111706	Yes (1)
Alexander Mclachlan	United Australia Party	SA	6494	Yes (2)
Keith Wilson	United Australia Party	SA	4871	Yes (3)
Jeanne Young	Independent	SA	19683	No
William Aylett	Australian Labor Party	TAS	26545	Yes (1)
Richard Darcey	Australian Labor Party	TAS	11480	Yes (2)
Charles Lamp	Australian Labor Party	TAS	13393	Yes (3)
Herbert Mckay	Australian Labor Party	TAS	8207	No
Don Cameron	United Australia Party	TAS	8697	No
Ernest Freeland	United Australia Party	TAS	4674	No
Henry Mcfie	United Australia Party	TAS	5936	No
John Millen	United Australia Party	TAS	9249	No
Herbert Payne	United Australia Party	TAS	6863	No
Burford Sampson	United Australia Party	TAS	17377	No

1937 Federal Election

Incoming/Outgoing Members

Lower House

Upper House