Results of the 1934 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

Australian federal election, 15 September 1934[1] House of Representatives << 1931–1937 >>
Enrolled voters		3,902,677
Votes cast		3,677,723		Turnout	95.17	+0.13
Informal votes		126,338		Informal	3.44	–0.04
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	United Australia	1,170,978	32.97%	–3.13%	28	– 6
	Labor	952,251	26.81%	–0.28%	18	+ 4
	Labor (NSW)	510,480	14.37%	+3.80%	9	+ 5
	Country	447,968	12.61%	+0.36%	14	– 2
	Social Credit	166,589	4.69%	+4.69%	0	± 0
	Liberal and Country	142,583	4.01%	+4.01%	5	+ 5
	Communist	47,499	1.34%	+1.34%	0	± 0
	Independent	113,037	3.18%	–2.82%	0	– 1
Total		3,551,385			74

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1934 federal election.

New South Wales

Barton

1934 Australian federal election: Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Albert Lane	24,344	46.4	−1.3
	Labor (NSW)	John Eldridge	18,450	35.1	+1.7
	Social Credit	John Macara	5,824	11.1	+11.1
	Labor	Albert Willis	2,499	4.8	−14.2
	Communist	Pat Drew	1,405	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			52,522	96.3
Informal votes			2,024	3.7
Turnout			54,546	98.1
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Albert Lane	27,014	51.4	−2.6
	Labor (NSW)	John Eldridge	25,508	48.6	+2.6
	United Australia hold		Swing	−2.6

Calare

1934 Australian federal election: Calare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	William Keast	18,399	37.4	+12.2
	Country	Harold Thorby	17,324	35.2	−20.0
	United Australia	Lewis Nott	8,672	17.6	+17.6
	Labor	Reginald Phillips	3,094	6.3	−13.3
	Social Credit	Ethel Arthur-Smith	1,664	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			49,153	96.3
Informal votes			1,891	3.7
Turnout			51,044	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Harold Thorby	26,521	54.0	−6.1
	Labor (NSW)	William Keast	22,632	46.0	+6.1
	Country hold		Swing	−6.1

Cook

1934 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Jock Garden	27,020	52.2	+3.0
	Labor	Edward Riley	12,993	25.1	−1.8
	United Australia	Francis Donnan	8,029	15.5	−7.7
	Social Credit	Florence Cochrane	2,409	4.7	+4.7
	Communist	Tom Wright	1,315	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			51,766	94.4
Informal votes			3,092	5.6
Turnout			54,858	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor (NSW)	Jock Garden		58.3	+6.3
	Labor	Edward Riley		41.7	−6.3
	Labor (NSW) hold		Swing	+6.3

Cowper

1934 Australian federal election: Cowper

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Earle Page	30,924	64.2	−3.2
	Labor (NSW)	William McCristal	10,321	21.4	+9.6
	Social Credit	Hereward Kesteven	6,958	14.4	+14.4
Total formal votes			48,203	97.7
Informal votes			1,130	2.3
Turnout			49,333	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Earle Page		70.4	−4.9
	Labor (NSW)	William McCristal		29.6	+29.6
	Country hold		Swing	−4.9

Dalley

1934 Australian federal election: Dalley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Sol Rosevear	25,881	48.0	+9.5
	United Australia	William Nicol	20,655	38.3	−1.3
	Labor	William Thompson	3,591	6.7	−13.6
	Social Credit	Henry Giles	2,079	3.9	+3.9
	Independent Labor	Jervis Blackman	997	1.8	+1.8
	Communist	James McPhee	689	1.3	+0.8
Total formal votes			53,892	94.5
Informal votes			3,151	5.5
Turnout			57,043	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor (NSW)	Sol Rosevear		57.8	+3.1
	United Australia	William Nicol		42.2	−3.1
	Labor (NSW) hold		Swing	+3.1

Darling

1934 Australian federal election: Darling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Joe Clark	18,208	40.0	+14.9
	Country	Paul Goldenstedt	13,567	29.8	−6.9
	Labor	Arthur Blakeley	13,016	28.6	−8.4
	Communist	Stuart Coombe	758	1.7	+0.5
Total formal votes			45,549	96.5
Informal votes			1,662	3.5
Turnout			47,211	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor (NSW)	Joe Clark	28,944	63.5	+63.5
	Country	Paul Goldenstedt	16,605	36.5	−2.8
	Labor (NSW) gain from Labor		Swing	+63.5

East Sydney

1934 Australian federal election: East Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Eddie Ward	25,567	49.9	+3.9
	United Australia	Arthur Butterell	21,686	42.3	+1.2
	Labor	George Laughlan	2,400	4.7	−8.2
	Communist	Bill McDougall	1,592	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			51,245	96.1
Informal votes			2,070	3.9
Turnout			53,315	92.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor (NSW)	Eddie Ward		55.9	+0.2
	United Australia	Arthur Butterell		44.1	−0.2
	Labor (NSW) hold		Swing	+0.2

Eden-Monaro

1934 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	John Perkins	27,707	56.6	+21.1
	Labor (NSW)	Charles Johnston	16,928	34.6	+34.6
	Labor	Leo O'Sullivan	4,290	8.8	−17.5
Total formal votes			48,925	98.1
Informal votes			936	3.4
Turnout			49,861	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	John Perkins		58.8	−6.2
	Labor (NSW)	Charles Johnston		41.2	+41.2
	United Australia hold		Swing	−6.2

Gwydir

1934 Australian federal election: Gwydir

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Aubrey Abbott	26,229	52.5	−5.7
	Labor (NSW)	Edward Cummins	19,682	39.4	+28.3
	Labor	Arthur Griffith	4,030	8.1	−25.7
Total formal votes			49,941	98.1
Informal votes			984	1.9
Turnout			50,925	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Aubrey Abbott		54.5	−8.2
	Labor (NSW)	Edward Cummins		45.5	+45.5
	Country hold		Swing	−8.2

Hume

1934 Australian federal election: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Thomas Collins	26,298	52.9	−1.0
	Labor (NSW)	Essell Hoad	16,492	33.2	+22.1
	Labor	Gerald O'Sullivan	6,877	13.8	−20.0
Total formal votes			49,667	98.3
Informal votes			862	1.7
Turnout			50,529	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Thomas Collins		56.4	−1.3
	Labor (NSW)	Essell Hoad		43.6	+43.6
	Country hold		Swing	−1.3

Hunter

1934 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Rowley James	31,180	65.1	+17.0
	Labor	Thomas Ledsam	11,844	24.7	+14.3
	Communist	Henry Scanlon	4,904	10.2	+6.3
Total formal votes			47,928	95.7
Informal votes			2,173	4.3
Turnout			50,101	96.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor (NSW)	Rowley James		74.3	+17.1
	Labor	Thomas Ledsam		35.7	+35.7
	Labor (NSW) hold		Swing	+17.1

Lang

1934 Australian federal election: Lang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Dan Mulcahy	21,398	41.4	+6.0
	United Australia	Charles Robinson	19,623	37.9	−5.3
	Social Credit	Colin Barclay-Smith	5,687	11.0	+11.0
	Labor	Allan Howie	3,667	7.1	−14.3
	Independent	Rufus Naylor	1,347	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			51,722	95.2
Informal votes			2,597	4.8
Turnout			54,319	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor (NSW)	Dan Mulcahy	29,546	57.1	−6.8
	United Australia	Charles Robinson	22,176	42.9	+6.8
	Labor (NSW) hold		Swing	−6.8

Macquarie

1934 Australian federal election: Macquarie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	John Lawson	22,010	45.3	−0.3
	Labor (NSW)	Tony Luchetti	14,506	29.8	+8.3
	Labor	Ben Chifley	10,114	20.8	−6.0
	Social Credit	Edward Smythe	1,099	2.3	+2.3
	Communist	Jock Jamieson	876	1.8	+0.5
Total formal votes			48,605	95.6
Informal votes			2,226	4.4
Turnout			50,831	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	John Lawson	25,934	53.4	+0.7
	Labor (NSW)	Tony Luchetti	22,671	46.6	+46.6
	United Australia hold		Swing	+0.7

Martin

1934 Australian federal election: Martin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	William McCall	28,079	53.6	−9.4
	Labor (NSW)	Charles Hankin	15,183	29.0	+4.7
	Social Credit	William Stones	5,395	10.3	+10.3
	Labor	John McCallum	1,932	3.7	−4.0
	Labor	Henry McDicken	1,813	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			52,402	96.3
Informal votes			2,031	3.7
Turnout			54,433	97.4
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	William McCall		60.5	−4.5
	Labor (NSW)	Charles Hankin		39.5	+4.5
	United Australia hold		Swing	−4.5

New England

1934 Australian federal election: New England

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Victor Thompson	21,325	44.1	−9.6
	Labor (NSW)	John O'Connor	14,836	30.7	+27.1
	United Australia	Patrick Cantwell	12,210	25.2	+11.5
Total formal votes			48,371	97.6
Informal votes			1,179	2.4
Turnout			49,550	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Victor Thompson	29,862	61.7	−4.9
	Labor (NSW)	John O'Connor	18,509	38.3	+38.3
	Country hold		Swing	−4.9

Newcastle

1934 Australian federal election: Newcastle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	29,600	57.2	+25.1
	Labor (NSW)	James Smith	17,853	34.5	+7.6
	Communist	Sidney Bethune	4,326	8.4	+6.5
Total formal votes			51,779	96.8
Informal votes			1,697	3.2
Turnout			53,476	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Watkins		58.1	−6.0
	Labor (NSW)	James Smith		41.9	+41.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.0

North Sydney

1934 Australian federal election: North Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Billy Hughes	35,532	65.1	−12.2
	Labor (NSW)	Stan Taylor	12,684	23.2	+0.6
	Social Credit	Vincent Kelly	6,385	11.7	+11.7
Total formal votes			54,601	98.0
Informal votes			1,112	2.0
Turnout			55,713	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Billy Hughes		71.0	+13.5
	Labor (NSW)	Stan Taylor		29.0	+29.0
	United Australia hold		Swing	+13.5

Parkes

1934 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Charles Marr	31,745	60.0	−1.3
	Labor (NSW)	Leo Taylor	15,591	29.5	+6.1
	Social Credit	Harold Bondeson	5,564	10.5	+10.5
Total formal votes			52,900	97.9
Informal votes			1,108	2.1
Turnout			54,008	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Charles Marr		66.3	+0.5
	Labor (NSW)	Leo Taylor		33.7	−0.5
	United Australia hold		Swing	+0.5

Parramatta

1934 Australian federal election: Parramatta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Frederick Stewart	33,779	65.1	−3.5
	Labor (NSW)	John Garvan	12,722	24.5	+9.2
	Social Credit	Howard Miscamble	3,357	6.5	+6.5
	Labor	John Keegan	2,057	4.0	−10.8
Total formal votes			51,915	97.3
Informal votes			1,438	2.7
Turnout			53,353	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Frederick Stewart		69.4	−3.0
	Labor (NSW)	John Garvan		30.6	+3.0
	United Australia hold		Swing	−3.0

Reid

1934 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Joe Gander	25,208	48.9	+7.9
	United Australia	William Moore	16,522	32.0	+0.7
	Social Credit	Harry Barnes	4,453	8.6	+8.6
	Labor	Albert Rowe	4,092	7.9	−19.8
	Communist	John Terry	1,313	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			51,588	95.3
Informal votes			2,565	4.7
Turnout			64,153	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor (NSW)	Joe Gander		62.1	+3.0
	United Australia	William Moore		37.9	−3.0
	Labor (NSW) hold		Swing	+3.0

Richmond

1934 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Roland Green	14,230	28.6	−7.0
	Labor (NSW)	Jim Fredericks	13,992	28.2	+28.2
	Country	Jim Eggins	13,570	27.3	+27.3
	Country	Robert Gibson	7,887	15.9	+15.9
Total formal votes			49,679	97.1
Informal votes			1,478	2.9
Turnout			51,157	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Roland Green	25,366	51.1	+51.1
	Country	Jim Eggins	24,313	48.9	+48.9
	Country hold		Swing	+51.1

Riverina

1934 Australian federal election: Riverina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Horace Nock	26,719	55.0	−10.5
	Labor (NSW)	Edward O'Neill	15,441	31.8	+11.4
	Labor	John Cusack	6,379	13.1	−1.0
Total formal votes			48,539	97.7
Informal votes			1,134	2.3
Turnout			49,673	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Horace Nock		59.3	+8.0
	Labor (NSW)	Edward O'Neill		40.7	+40.7
	Country hold		Swing	+8.0

Robertson

1934 Australian federal election: Robertson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Sydney Gardner	20,637	42.6	−11.4
	Labor (NSW)	Gordon Cross	19,990	41.3	+17.7
	Country	William Fleming	5,732	11.8	+11.8
	Country	Campbell Marshall	2,093	4.3	+4.3
Total formal votes			48,452	95.9
Informal votes			2,070	4.1
Turnout			50,522	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Sydney Gardner	27,240	56.2	−7.9
	Labor (NSW)	Gordon Cross	21,212	43.8	+7.9
	United Australia hold		Swing	−7.9

Warringah

1934 Australian federal election: Warringah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Archdale Parkhill	38,775	71.3	−28.7
	Labor (NSW)	Bessie Frewin	8,857	16.3	+16.3
	Social Credit	Robert Pearson	6,749	12.4	+12.4
Total formal votes			54,381	97.6
Informal votes			1,321	2.4
Turnout			55,702	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Archdale Parkhill		77.5	+18.2
	Labor (NSW)	Bessie Frewin		32.5	+32.5
	United Australia hold		Swing	+18.2

Watson

1934 Australian federal election: Watson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	John Jennings	28,758	54.9	−1.4
	Labor (NSW)	Joe Lamaro	17,817	34.0	+13.4
	Labor	William Murphy	3,398	6.5	−10.9
	Social Credit	Vincent Murtagh	2,371	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			52,344	97.1
Informal votes			1,537	2.9
Turnout			53,881	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	John Jennings		58.7	−5.8
	Labor (NSW)	Joe Lamaro		41.3	+5.8
	United Australia hold		Swing	−5.8

Wentworth

1934 Australian federal election: Wentworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Eric Harrison	34,012	65.7	−34.3
	Labor (NSW)	James Ormonde	13,287	25.7	+25.7
	Social Credit	Ralph Fretwell	4,466	8.6	+8.6
Total formal votes			51,765	97.6
Informal votes			1,296	2.4
Turnout			53,061	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Eric Harrison		71.0	+5.2
	Labor (NSW)	James Ormonde		29.0	+29.0
	United Australia hold		Swing	+5.2

Werriwa

1934 Australian federal election: Werriwa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Thomas Mutch	22,981	46.1	+46.1
	Labor (NSW)	Bert Lazzarini	22,561	45.3	+5.3
	Communist	Bill Blake	2,610	5.2	+5.2
	Labor	Thomas Lavelle	1,695	3.4	−6.0
Total formal votes			49,847	97.1
Informal votes			1,466	2.9
Turnout			51,313	96.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor (NSW)	Bert Lazzarini	26,180	52.5	+3.2
	United Australia	Thomas Mutch	23,667	47.5	+47.5
	Labor (NSW) gain from Country		Swing	+3.2

West Sydney

1934 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Jack Beasley	32,283	63.5	+7.9
	United Australia	Henry Wood	11,160	22.0	−0.9
	Labor	Clarrie Campbell	3,398	6.7	−13.0
	Social Credit	Frederick Taylor	2,529	5.0	+5.0
	Communist	Robert Brechin	1,460	2.9	+1.7
Total formal votes			50,830	95.2
Informal votes			2,571	4.8
Turnout			53,401	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor (NSW)	Jack Beasley		73.7	+1.9
	United Australia	Henry Wood		26.3	−1.9
	Labor (NSW) hold		Swing	+1.9

Victoria

Balaclava

1934 Australian federal election: Balaclava

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Thomas White	41,017	72.9	−2.7
	Labor	Michael Nolan	15,248	27.1	+6.5
Total formal votes			56,265	96.9
Informal votes			1,788	3.1
Turnout			58,053	95.0
	United Australia hold		Swing	−3.6

Ballaarat

1934 Australian federal election: Ballaarat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William McAdam	17,725	43.9	+9.8
	United Australia	Archibald Fisken	11,856	29.4	−19.6
	Ind. United Australia	Fred Edmunds	10,752	26.7	+26.7
Total formal votes			40,333	98.4
Informal votes			658	1.6
Turnout			40,991	97.2
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Archibald Fisken	21,746	53.9	−9.4
	Labor	William McAdam	18,587	46.1	+9.4
	United Australia hold		Swing	−9.4

Batman

1934 Australian federal election: Batman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Brennan	36,910	56.1	+10.5
	United Australia	Samuel Dennis	28,846	43.9	−4.9
Total formal votes			65,756	97.3
Informal votes			1,790	2.7
Turnout			67,546	96.0
	Labor gain from United Australia		Swing	+6.9

Bendigo

1934 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Eric Harrison	21,683	51.6	−7.9
	Labor	Richard Keane	20,378	48.4	+7.9
Total formal votes			42,061	98.8
Informal votes			522	1.2
Turnout			42,583	95.1
	United Australia hold		Swing	−7.9

Bourke

1934 Australian federal election: Bourke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Maurice Blackburn	35,728	60.1	+12.4
	United Australia	Henry Stubbs	20,176	34.0	−11.2
	Communist	Robert McCrae	3,509	5.9	+3.0
Total formal votes			59,413	96.2
Informal votes			2,338	3.8
Turnout			61,751	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Maurice Blackburn		65.6	+14.5
	United Australia	Henry Stubbs		34.4	−14.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+14.5

Corangamite

1934 Australian federal election: Corangamite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Geoffrey Street	15,400	36.8	+36.8
	Labor	Arthur Haywood	15,222	36.4	−0.7
	Country	Gordon McGregor	5,217	12.5	−40.0
	Country	Gordon Bristow	4,334	10.4	+10.4
	Independent	Bevis Walters	1,676	4.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			41,849	96.1
Informal votes			1,687	3.9
Turnout			43,536	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Geoffrey Street	23,296	55.7	+55.7
	Labor	Arthur Haywood	18,553	44.3	+7.2
	United Australia gain from Country		Swing	−7.2

Corio

1934 Australian federal election: Corio

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Richard Casey	30,622	58.5	+21.5
	Labor	John Dedman	20,394	38.9	+4.0
	Communist	William Morrison	1,355	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			52,371	98.1
Informal votes			1,040	1.9
Turnout			53,411	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Richard Casey		58.8	−1.8
	Labor	John Dedman		41.2	+1.8
	United Australia hold		Swing	−1.8

Echuca

1934 Australian federal election: Echuca

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Hartshorne	12,407	29.2	+29.2
	Country	John McEwen	11,371	26.7	+31.1
	Country	Galloway Stewart	10,075	23.7	+23.7
	Country	William Moss	8,663	20.4	+20.4
Total formal votes			42,516	97.4
Informal votes			1,132	2.6
Turnout			43,648	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	John McEwen	27,599	64.9
	Country	Galloway Stewart	14,917	35.1
	Country hold		Swing

Fawkner

1934 Australian federal election: Fawkner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	George Maxwell	30,029	66.5	−1.2
	Labor	William Smith	12,515	27.7	+0.5
	Social Credit	Frederick Paice	2,592	5.7	+5.7
Total formal votes			45,136	96.6
Informal votes			1,569	3.4
Turnout			46,705	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	George Maxwell		69.4	−0.9
	Labor	William Smith		30.6	+0.9
	United Australia hold		Swing	−0.9

Flinders

1934 Australian federal election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	James Fairbairn	41,565	60.9	−7.4
	Labor	Joseph Hannan	16,061	23.5	−8.2
	Country	William Fullerton	5,860	8.6	+8.6
	Communist	Ralph Gibson	4,750	7.0	+7.0
Total formal votes			68,236	96.7
Informal votes			2,343	3.3
Turnout			70,579	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	James Fairbairn		69.4	+1.1
	Labor	Joseph Hannan		30.6	−1.1
	United Australia hold		Swing	+1.1

Gippsland

1934 Australian federal election: Gippsland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Thomas Paterson	32,765	69.3	−30.7
	Independent	Reg Pollard	14,489	30.7	+30.7
Total formal votes			47,254	98.3
Informal votes			828	1.7
Turnout			48,082	94.8
	Country hold		Swing	−30.7

Henty

1934 Australian federal election: Henty

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Sir Henry Gullett	47,010	60.1	−14.9
	Labor	William Turner	16,878	21.6	−3.4
	Ind. Nationalist	Alexander Steele	8,315	10.6	+10.6
	Social Credit	Lockhart Stewart	6,030	7.7	+7.7
Total formal votes			78,233	96.9
Informal votes			2,544	3.1
Turnout			80,777	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Sir Henry Gullett		69.3	−5.7
	Labor	William Turner		30.7	+5.7
	United Australia hold		Swing	−5.7

Indi

1934 Australian federal election: Indi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Jones	17,430	40.8	+5.6
	United Australia	William Hutchinson	16,400	38.4	−6.6
	Country	Vernon Davies	8,894	20.8	+0.9
Total formal votes			42,724	98.0
Informal votes			893	2.0
Turnout			43,617	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	William Hutchinson	24,033	56.3	−6.7
	Labor	Paul Jones	18,691	43.7	+6.7
	United Australia hold		Swing	−6.7

Kooyong

1934 Australian federal election: Kooyong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Robert Menzies	41,876	61.7	−14.8
	Labor	Maurice Kelly	13,051	19.2	−4.3
	Social Credit	Leslie Hollins	12,980	19.1	+19.1
Total formal votes			67,907	97.2
Informal votes			1,946	2.8
Turnout			69,853	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Robert Menzies		70.8	−5.7
	Labor	Maurice Kelly		29.2	+5.7
	United Australia hold		Swing	−5.7

Maribyrnong

1934 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Drakeford	27,485	49.8	+1.2
	United Australia	James Fenton	22,648	41.0	−8.3
	Social Credit	Alexander Amess	2,773	5.0	+5.0
	Communist	Jack Blake	2,300	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			55,206	95.9
Informal votes			2,336	4.1
Turnout			57,542	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Drakeford		56.7	+7.1
	United Australia	James Fenton		43.3	−7.1
	Labor gain from United Australia		Swing	+7.1

Melbourne

1934 Australian federal election: Melbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Maloney	26,256	69.4	+7.4
	United Australia	Francis Nelson	11,576	30.6	−7.4
Total formal votes			37,832	95.6
Informal votes			1,761	4.4
Turnout			39,593	96.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.4

Melbourne Ports

1934 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Holloway	27,081	62.8	−6.4
	United Australia	James Laurence	12,173	28.2	−2.1
	Socialist	William Clarke	3,872	9.0	+9.0
Total formal votes			43,126	95.7
Informal votes			1,941	4.3
Turnout			45,067	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Holloway		70.9	+10.6
	United Australia	James Laurence		29.1	−10.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.6

Wannon

1934 Australian federal election: Wannon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Thomas Scholfield	16,488	37.7	+2.0
	Labor	Don McLeod	14,515	33.2	−1.5
	Country	Henry Bailey	12,703	29.1	−0.5
Total formal votes			43,706	98.6
Informal votes			604	1.4
Turnout			44,310	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Thomas Scholfield	24,014	54.9	−7.4
	Labor	Don McLeod	19,692	45.1	+7.4
	United Australia hold		Swing	−7.4

Wimmera

1934 Australian federal election: Wimmera

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Hugh McClelland	16,509	33.3	−11.1
	Independent Country	Les Simpson	16,488	33.2	+33.2
	United Australia	William Morgan	8,788	17.7	−10.3
	Single Tax League	Gordon Anderson	7,817	15.8	+15.8
Total formal votes			49,602	96.8
Informal votes			1,662	3.2
Turnout			51,264	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Hugh McClelland	25,279	51.0	−10.8
	Independent Country	Les Simpson	24,323	49.0	+49.0
	Country hold		Swing	−10.8

Yarra

1934 Australian federal election: Yarra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Scullin	25,601	65.0	+5.1
	United Australia	Harold Holt	10,741	27.3	−7.6
	Communist	Ernie Thornton	3,072	7.8	+4.9
Total formal votes			39,414	95.2
Informal votes			1,966	4.8
Turnout			41,380	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	James Scullin		72.1	+8.8
	United Australia	Harold Holt		27.9	−8.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.8

Queensland

Brisbane

1934 Australian federal election: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Lawson	27,218	51.9	+4.4
	United Australia	Neil O'Sullivan	20,484	39.1	−8.1
	Communist	Bert Hurworth	2,593	4.9	+4.9
	Social Credit	Patrick Madden	2,147	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			52,442	97.0
Informal votes			1,628	3.0
Turnout			54,070	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	George Lawson		58.5	+6.8
	United Australia	Neil O'Sullivan		41.5	−6.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.8

Capricornia

1934 Australian federal election: Capricornia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Forde	29,902	60.3	+1.0
	United Australia	John O'Shanesy	19,706	39.7	+39.7
Total formal votes			49,608	98.1
Informal votes			965	1.9
Turnout			50,573	96.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.0

Darling Downs

1934 Australian federal election: Darling Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Sir Littleton Groom	29,428	60.8	+25.6
	Labor	Phil Alke	18,940	39.2	+39.2
Total formal votes			48,368	98.0
Informal votes			999	2.0
Turnout			49,367	96.8
	United Australia gain from Independent		Swing	+25.6

Griffith

1934 Australian federal election: Griffith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Francis Baker	28,184	53.4	−6.1
	United Australia	George Mocatta	18,494	35.1	−3.4
	Social Credit	Julius Streeter	6,076	11.5	+11.5
Total formal votes			52,754	97.3
Informal votes			1,464	2.7
Turnout			54,218	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Francis Baker		59.2	−1.3
	United Australia	George Mocatta		40.8	+1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.3

Herbert

1934 Australian federal election: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Martens	27,721	52.3	−3.7
	United Australia	Ron Muir	20,005	37.7	−6.3
	Communist	Jack Henry	4,404	8.3	+8.3
	Lang Labor	Claude Vesperman	865	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			52,995	95.6
Informal votes			2,429	4.4
Turnout			55,424	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	George Martens		61.0	+5.0
	United Australia	Ron Muir		39.0	−5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.0

Kennedy

1934 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Darby Riordan	27,290	59.7	+0.2
	United Australia	Jim Clarke	16,275	35.6	−4.9
	Communist	Jim Slater	2,172	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			45,737	96.9
Informal votes			1,452	3.1
Turnout			47,189	88.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Darby Riordan		63.9	+4.4
	United Australia	Jim Clarke		36.1	−4.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.4

Lilley

1934 Australian federal election: Lilley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Sir Donald Cameron	26,105	51.4	−3.4
	Labor	Bert Turner	20,232	39.9	+39.9
	Ind. Social Credit	Clayton Keir	4,423	8.7	+8.7
Total formal votes			50,760	98.1
Informal votes			976	1.9
Turnout			51,736	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Sir Donald Cameron		55.8	−4.4
	Labor	Bert Turner		44.2	+44.2
	United Australia hold		Swing	−4.4

Maranoa

1934 Australian federal election: Maranoa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	James Hunter	24,928	51.8	+2.1
	Labor	Duncan Watson	19,674	40.9	−3.9
	Social Credit	William Argaet	3,493	7.3	+7.3
Total formal votes			48,095	98.1
Informal votes			935	1.9
Turnout			49,030	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	James Hunter		56.5	+1.7
	Labor	Duncan Watson		43.5	−1.7
	Country hold		Swing	+1.7

Moreton

1934 Australian federal election: Moreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Josiah Francis	27,951	51.2	−48.8
	Labor	Jack Perrett	20,886	38.2	+38.2
	Social Credit	William Worley	5,794	10.6	+10.6
Total formal votes			54,631	97.3
Informal votes			1,525	2.7
Turnout			56,156	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Josiah Francis		56.5	−43.5
	Labor	Jack Perrett		43.5	+43.5
	United Australia hold		Swing	−43.5

Wide Bay

1934 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bernard Corser	26,254	53.7	−46.3
	Labor	George Webb	15,857	32.4	+32.4
	Social Credit	Geoffrey Nichols	5,723	11.7	+11.7
	Communist	Colin Hennessy	1,085	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			48,919	97.6
Informal votes			1,196	2.4
Turnout			50,115	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bernard Corser		59.8	−40.2
	Labor	George Webb		40.2	+40.2
	Country hold		Swing	−40.2

South Australia

Adelaide

1934 Australian federal election: Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Bardolph	19,985	36.9	+6.9
	United Australia	Fred Stacey	19,941	36.8	−10.4
	Independent	Alec Bagot	9,055	16.7	+16.7
	Social Credit	Ernest Hergstrom	2,403	4.4	+4.4
	Independent Labor	Arthur McArthur	1,711	3.2	+3.2
	Independent Labor	Frank Blake	1,089	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			54,184	91.2
Informal votes			5,212	8.8
Turnout			59,396	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Fred Stacey	28,848	53.2	−8.1
	Labor	Ken Bardolph	25,336	46.8	+8.1
	United Australia hold		Swing	−8.1

Barker

1934 Australian federal election: Barker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Archie Cameron	32,311	62.3	+62.3
	Labor	Cecil Skitch	12,923	24.9	+6.1
	Social Credit	John Maycock	6,598	12.7	+12.7
Total formal votes			51,832	95.1
Informal votes			2,684	4.9
Turnout			54,516	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Archie Cameron		68.7	+68.7
	Labor	Cecil Skitch		31.3	+6.4
	Country gain from United Australia		Swing	−6.4

Boothby

1934 Australian federal election: Boothby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	John Price	20,504	36.9	−6.8
	Labor	David Fraser	14,427	25.9	+1.1
	United Australia	Keith Wilson	13,404	24.1	+24.1
	Social Credit	Norman Truscott	3,293	5.9	+5.9
	Independent	Charles Barnard	2,953	5.3	+5.3
	Independent	James Lumbers	1,052	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			55,633	92.3
Informal votes			4,359	7.3
Turnout			59,992	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	John Price	36,526	65.7	−6.7
	Labor	David Fraser	19,107	34.3	+6.7
	United Australia hold		Swing	−6.7

Grey

1934 Australian federal election: Grey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Philip McBride	24,930	55.2	+1.5
	Labor	Michael Murphy	15,424	34.2	+9.0
	Independent	Alfred Barns	4,781	10.6	+6.8
Total formal votes			45,135	95.2
Informal votes			2,297	4.8
Turnout			47,432	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Philip McBride		60.0	−0.6
	Labor	Michael Murphy		40.0	+0.6
	United Australia hold		Swing	−0.6

Hindmarsh

1934 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Norman Makin	34,275	61.9	+8.0
	Independent	Ernest Evans	13,329	24.1	+24.1
	Social Credit	Charles Brock	6,787	12.3	+12.3
	Communist	Tom Garland	1,011	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			55,402	93.6
Informal votes			3,790	6.4
Turnout			59,192	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Norman Makin		66.7	+9.2
	Independent	Ernest Evans		33.3	+33.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.2

Wakefield

1934 Australian federal election: Wakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Charles Hawker	31,493	65.1	−2.8
	Labor	Michael Smedley	9,274	19.2	+5.2
	Social Credit	Will Duggan	7,615	15.7	+15.7
Total formal votes			48,382	94.9
Informal votes			2,601	5.1
Turnout			50,983	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Charles Hawker		74.0	+8.7
	Labor	Michael Smedley		26.0	+26.0
	United Australia hold		Swing	+8.7

Western Australia

Forrest

1934 Australian federal election: Forrest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	John Prowse	18,996	47.2	−52.8
	Labor	Edwin Davies	11,660	29.0	+29.0
	Country	Cecil Elsegood	4,826	12.0	+12.0
	Social Credit	Harry Squance	4,734	11.8	+11.8
Total formal votes			40,216	96.8
Informal votes			1,593	3.8
Turnout			41,809	92.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	John Prowse		63.8	−36.2
	Labor	Edwin Davies		36.2	+36.2
	Country hold		Swing	−36.2

Fremantle

1934 Australian federal election: Fremantle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Curtin	22,331	45.7	+3.7
	United Australia	Florence Cardell-Oliver	19,761	40.4	+9.5
	Social Credit	William Buchan	6,782	13.9	+13.9
Total formal votes			48,874	97.1
Informal votes			1,438	2.9
Turnout			50,312	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Curtin	24,951	51.1	+6.6
	United Australia	Florence Cardell-Oliver	23,923	48.9	−6.6
	Labor gain from United Australia		Swing	+6.6

Kalgoorlie

1934 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Albert Green	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Perth

1934 Australian federal election: Perth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Walter Nairn	16,727	41.6	−18.9
	Labor	Herb Graham	13,737	34.2	−5.3
	Nationalist	Tom Hartrey	6,713	16.7	+16.7
	Independent Liberal	Carlyle Ferguson	3,015	7.5	+7.5
Total formal votes			40,192	96.0
Informal votes			1,667	4.0
Turnout			41,859	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Walter Nairn	22,821	56.8	−3.7
	Labor	Herb Graham	17,371	43.2	+3.7
	United Australia hold		Swing	−3.7

Swan

1934 Australian federal election: Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Henry Gregory	32,101	63.2	+8.5
	Labor	Frederick Law	18,713	36.8	+7.1
Total formal votes			50,814	96.0
Informal votes			2,139	4.0
Turnout			52,953	90.6
	Country hold		Swing	−0.6

Tasmania

Bass

1934 Australian federal election: Bass

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Allan Guy	9,880	41.5	−5.1
	Labor	Claude Barnard	6,572	27.6	−3.0
	Independent	George McElwee	4,740	19.9	+19.9
	Independent	John Watson	2,610	11.0	+11.0
Total formal votes			23,802	96.4
Informal votes			887	3.6
Turnout			24,689	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Claude Barnard	11,984	50.3	+14.8
	United Australia	Allan Guy	11,818	49.7	−14.8
	Labor gain from United Australia		Swing	+14.8

Darwin

1934 Australian federal election: Darwin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	George Bell	13,271	54.4	−15.5
	Labor	Edwin Brown	11,126	45.6	+15.5
Total formal votes			24,397	97.4
Informal votes			663	2.6
Turnout			25,060	95.2
	United Australia hold		Swing	−15.5

Denison

1934 Australian federal election: Denison

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Arthur Hutchin	9,721	42.0	−13.0
	Labor	Gerald Mahoney	4,461	19.3	+4.2
	Labor	Walter Woods	3,154	13.6	+13.6
	Labor	Richard Darcey	2,555	11.0	+11.0
	Social Credit	James Guthrie	2,020	8.7	+8.7
	Labor	John Lattin	1,216	5.3	+5.3
Total formal votes			23,127	94.2
Informal votes			1,424	5.8
Turnout			24,551	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gerald Mahoney	11,622	50.3	+5.3
	United Australia	Arthur Hutchin	11,505	49.7	−5.3
	Labor gain from United Australia		Swing	+5.3

Franklin

1934 Australian federal election: Franklin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Frost	10,850	43.1	+11.3
	United Australia	Archibald Blacklow	10,015	39.8	−16.2
	Social Credit	John Modridge	2,221	8.8	+8.8
	Country	George Frankcombe	2,086	8.3	+8.3
Total formal votes			25,172	96.2
Informal votes			981	3.8
Turnout			26,153	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Frost	13,182	52.4	+15.4
	United Australia	Archibald Blacklow	11,990	47.6	−15.4
	Labor gain from United Australia		Swing	+15.4

Wilmot

1934 Australian federal election: Wilmot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Joseph Lyons	12,924	57.5	−2.7
	Social Credit	Henry Bye	5,182	23.1	+23.1
	Social Credit	William Laird Smith	4,357	19.4	+19.4
Total formal votes			22,463	96.2
Informal votes			885	3.8
Turnout			23,348	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Joseph Lyons		59.4	−12.7
	Social Credit	Henry Bye		40.6	+40.6
	United Australia hold		Swing	−12.7

Northern Territory

Northern Territory

1934 Australian federal election: Northern Territory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Adair Blain	926	49.8	+49.8
	Labor	Harold Nelson	850	45.7	−4.7
	Communist	Charles Priest	85	4.6	+4.6
Total formal votes			1,861	98.1
Informal votes			37	1.9
Turnout			1,898	78.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Independent	Adair Blain	964	51.8	+51.8
	Labor	Harold Nelson	897	48.2	−7.5
	Independent gain from Labor		Swing	+7.5

See also

• Candidates of the 1934 Australian federal election
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1934–1937

References

1. "Details of Australian election results, 1934". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 September 2018.