Candidates of the 1937 Victorian state election

The 1937 Victorian state election was held on 2 October 1937.

Retiring members

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George Prendergast (Labor, Footscray) died shortly before the election. No by-election was held.

No members retired at this election.

Legislative Assembly

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Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Electorate Held by Labor candidates UAP candidates Country candidates Other candidates
Albert Park UAP John Chapple William Haworth Harry Drew (Ind UAP)
Leah Kloot (Ind)
Allandale Labor Patrick Denigan Edward Montgomery Russell White
Ballarat UAP Arthur Loft Thomas Hollway
Barwon UAP Thomas Maltby Warwick Cayley
Benalla Independent Jack Devlin Mervyn Huggins Frederick Cook (Ind)
Benambra Country Tom Mitchell Roy Paton
Bendigo Labor Arthur Cook
Boroondara UAP Trevor Oldham
Brighton UAP Ian Macfarlan Gerald O'Day (CPA)
Brunswick Labor James Jewell Charles Hartley
Bulla and Dalhousie UAP Charlie Mutton Harry White John Milligan
Carlton Labor Bill Barry
Castlemaine and Kyneton UAP Jessie Satchell Clive Shields
Caulfield UAP Harold Cohen
Clifton Hill Labor Bert Cremean Rhys Davies
Coburg Labor Frank Keane Henry Richards
Collingwood Labor Tom Tunnecliffe Oliver Dixon
Dandenong UAP Frank Field Frank Groves
Dundas Labor Bill Slater
Essendon UAP Arthur Clarey James Dillon
Evelyn UAP William Everard Thomas Mitchell John Jessop (Ind)
Flemington Labor Jack Holland Malcolm Fenton
Footscray Labor Jack Mullens Edward Hanmer
Geelong Labor William Brownbill
Gippsland East Country Albert Lind
Gippsland North Independent Alexander McAdam William Heath Archibald Gilchrist (Ind)
James McLachlan* (Ind)
Gippsland South Country Herbert Hyland
Gippsland West Country Matthew Bennett
Goulburn Valley Country John McDonald
Grant UAP Frederick Holden
Gunbower Country Norman Martin
Hampden UAP Michael Nolan William Cumming Thomas Moore
Hawthorn UAP Herbert Oke John Gray
Heidelberg UAP Morton Dunlop Henry Zwar
Kara Kara and Borung Country Finlay Cameron John Green (Ind)
Kew UAP Arthur Kyle Wilfrid Kent Hughes
Korong and Eaglehawk Country Archibald Moses Albert Dunstan
Lowan Country Jabez Potts Hamilton Lamb
Maryborough and Daylesford Labor George Frost
Melbourne Labor Tom Hayes Reginald Archer
Mildura Country John Egan Albert Allnutt
Mornington UAP Alfred Kirton George Bowden
Northcote Labor John Cain Jonas Holt
Nunawading UAP Arthur Lewis William Boyland John Mahony (Ind)
Ivy Weber* (Ind)
Oakleigh UAP Squire Reid James Vinton Smith
Ouyen Country Albert Bussau
Polwarth UAP Allan McDonald Leonard Parker
Port Fairy and Glenelg Independent Ernie Bond* (Ind Lab)
Robert Roberts (Ind)
Port Melbourne Labor James Murphy Mary Jones (Ind)
Prahran UAP Archibald Fraser John Ellis
Richmond Labor Ted Cotter Cecil Lee-Archer (Ind)
Rodney Country William Dunstone
St Kilda UAP Marks Feinberg Archie Michaelis
Stawell and Ararat Country Alec McDonald
Swan Hill Country Alfred Jager Percy Byrnes
Francis Old*
Toorak UAP Frederick Botsman Sir Stanley Argyle
Upper Goulburn Country Edwin Mackrell
Upper Yarra UAP George Knox
Walhalla Country Claude Lewis William Moncur Arthur Fewster (Ind Lab)
Daniel White (Ind CP)
Wangaratta and Ovens Country Lot Diffey
Waranga Country Ernest Coyle
Warrenheip and Grenville Country Fred Edmunds Edmond Hogan
Warrnambool Country Keith McGarvie Henry Bailey
Williamstown Labor John Lemmon James Gray
Wonthaggi Labor William McKenzie Alfred Watt (CPA)

See also

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References

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