Results of the 1931 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

Australian federal election, 19 December 1931[1] House of Representatives << 1929–1934 >>
Enrolled voters		3,649,954
Votes cast		3,286,474		Turnout	95.04	+0.19
Informal votes		114,440		Informal	3.48	+0.83
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	United Australia	1,145,083	36.10%	+2.20%	33	19
	Labor	859,513	27.14%	–21.74%	15	–31
	Country	388,544	12.25%	+1.98%	16	+6
	Labor (NSW)	335,309	10.57%	+10.57%	4	+4
	Emergency Committee	174,288	5.49%	+5.49%	5	+5
	Independent	260,786	6.02%	+2.20%	3	–1
	Other	8,511	0.27%	+0.27%	0	±0
Total		3,172,034			76 (incl. Northern Territory)

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1931 federal election.

New South Wales

Barton

1931 Australian federal election: Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Albert Lane	31,226	46.8	+14.4
	Labor (NSW)	John Eldridge	22,669	33.9	+33.9
	Labor	James Tully	12,877	19.3	−48.4
Total formal votes			66,772	97.5
Informal votes			1,697	2.5
Turnout			68,469	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Albert Lane	35,538	53.2	+20.8
	Labor (NSW)	John Eldridge	31,234	46.8	−20.8
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+20.8

Calare

1931 Australian federal election: Calare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Harold Thorby	22,842	55.3	+55.3
	Labor (NSW)	Tom Watson	10,604	25.7	+25.7
	Labor	George Gibbons	7,863	19.0	−32.6
Total formal votes			41,309	97.7
Informal votes			963	2.3
Turnout			42,272	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Harold Thorby		60.1	+11.7
	Labor (NSW)	Tom Watson		39.9	+39.9
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+11.7

Cook

1931 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Jock Garden	19,352	47.9	+47.9
	Labor	Edward Riley	12,531	31.0	−53.2
	United Australia	Charles Robinson	7,986	19.8	+4.0
	Communist	Tom Wright	536	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			40,405	95.1
Informal votes			2,063	4.9
Turnout			42,468	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Edward Riley	20,560	50.9	−33.3
	Labor (NSW)	Jock Garden	19,845	49.1	+49.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−33.3

Cowper

1931 Australian federal election: Cowper

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Earle Page	29,266	72.3	−27.7
	Labor	John Cusack	6,417	15.9	+15.9
	Labor (NSW)	Tom Roach	4,790	11.8	+11.8
Total formal votes			40,473	98.8
Informal votes			913	2.2
Turnout			41,386	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Earle Page		75.3	−24.7
	Labor	John Cusack		24.7	+24.7
	Country hold		Swing	−24.7

Dalley

1931 Australian federal election: Dalley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Sol Rosevear	17,835	48.0	+48.0
	United Australia	Sidney Massey	10,459	28.2	+6.1
	Labor	Ted Theodore	7,272	19.6	+19.6
	Ind. Nationalist	William Little	902	2.4	+2.4
	Communist	Jack Sylvester	671	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			37,139	92.9
Informal votes			2,832	7.1
Turnout			39,971	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor (NSW)	Sol Rosevear	23,784	64.0	+64.0
	United Australia	Sidney Massey	13,355	36.0	+8.9
	Labor (NSW) gain from Labor		Swing	−8.9

Darling

1931 Australian federal election: Darling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Blakeley	14,581	40.8	−29.4
	Country	Harold Campbell	11,847	33.1	+33.1
	Labor (NSW)	Richard Quintrell	8,795	24.6	+24.6
	Communist	Ted Tripp	522	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			35,745	94.8
Informal votes			1,950	5.2
Turnout			37,695	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Blakeley	22,828	63.9	−6.3
	Country	Harold Campbell	12,917	36.1	+6.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.3

East Sydney

1931 Australian federal election: East Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	John Clasby	16,977	44.2	+12.6
	Labor (NSW)	Eddie Ward	16,291	42.4	+42.4
	Labor	George Buckland	5,112	13.3	-55.1
Total formal votes			38,380	96.2
Informal votes			1,514	3.8
Turnout			39,894	91.7
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	John Clasby	19,831	51.7	+11.7
	Labor (NSW)	Eddie Ward	18,549	48.3	-11.7
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+11.7

Eden-Monaro

1931 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	John Perkins	16,888	41.4	-8.5
	Labor	Gerald O'Sullivan	12,619	30.9	-19.2
	Country	Arthur Christian	11,334	27.8	+27.8
Total formal votes			40,841	97.6
Informal votes			998	2.4
Turnout			41,839	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	John Perkins	25,980	63.6	+13.7
	Labor	Gerald O'Sullivan	14,861	36.4	-13.7
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+13.7

Gwydir

1931 Australian federal election: Gwydir

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Aubrey Abbott	18,321	45.6	+9.0
	Labor	Lou Cunningham	9,995	24.9	-28.8
	Labor (NSW)	Edward Cummins	7,931	19.8	+19.8
	Country	Arnold Brown	3,900	9.7	+9.7
Total formal votes			40,147	96.6
Informal votes			1,419	3.4
Turnout			41,566	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Aubrey Abbott		59.8	+13.5
	Labor	Lou Cunningham		40.2	-13.5
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+13.5

Hume

1931 Australian federal election: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Thomas Collins	22,836	54.6	+11.2
	Labor	Parker Moloney	14,208	34.0	−22.6
	Labor (NSW)	Lynden Regan	4,771	11.4	+11.4
Total formal votes			41,815	98.2
Informal votes			775	1.8
Turnout			42,590	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Thomas Collins		57.5	+14.1
	Labor	Parker Moloney		42.5	−14.1
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+14.1

Hunter

1931 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Rowley James	23,194	48.1	+48.1
	Independent	Arnold Bailey	18,879	39.2	+39.2
	Labor	Allan Howie	4,213	8.7	-91.3
	Communist	Harris Burnham	1,891	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			48,177	96.0
Informal votes			2,008	4.0
Turnout			50,185	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor (NSW)	Rowley James		57.2	+57.2
	Independent	Arnold Bailey		42.8	+42.8
	Labor (NSW) gain from Labor		Swing	+57.2

Lang

1931 Australian federal election: Lang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Dan Mulcahy	13,249	30.7	+30.7
	United Australia	Dick Dein	12,858	29.8	+15.5
	Labor	William Long	8,669	20.1	-46.1
	United Australia	Alfred Bennett	8,439	19.5	+19.5
Total formal votes			43,215	97.0
Informal votes			1,355	3.0
Turnout			44,570	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Dick Dein	23,404	54.2	+20.4
	Labor (NSW)	Dan Mulcahy	19,811	45.8	+45.8
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+20.4

Macquarie

1931 Australian federal election: Macquarie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	John Lawson	19,381	49.1	+14.7
	Labor	Ben Chifley	11,085	28.1	-37.5
	Labor (NSW)	Tony Luchetti	8,539	21.6	+21.6
	Communist	Robert Deveney	499	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			39,504	96.1
Informal votes			1,582	3.9
Turnout			41,086	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	John Lawson	19,980	50.6	+16.2
	Labor	Ben Chifley	19,524	49.4	-16.2
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+16.2

Martin

1931 Australian federal election: Martin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	William Holman	26,075	41.2	+25.1
	United Australia	Mac Abbott	15,741	24.9	+24.9
	Labor (NSW)	Charles Hankin	14,300	22.6	+22.6
	Labor	James Catts	7,098	11.2	-40.5
Total formal votes			63,214	96.2
Informal votes			2,469	3.8
Turnout			65,683	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	William Holman	41,886	66.3	+22.7
	Labor (NSW)	Charles Hankin	21,328	33.7	+33.7
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+22.7

New England

1931 Australian federal election: New England

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Victor Thompson	26,555	66.6	+12.0
	Independent	Angus Campbell	13,295	33.4	+33.4
Total formal votes			39,850	95.4
Informal votes			1,913	4.6
Turnout			41,763	94.6
	Country hold		Swing	+12.0

Newcastle

1931 Australian federal election: Newcastle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	15,290	30.5	-69.5
	Labor (NSW)	James Kidd	13,233	26.4	+26.4
	All for Australia	Rowland Clark	10,726	21.4	+21.4
	Independent Labor	Walter Skelton	10,037	20.0	+20.0
	Communist	Jack Simpson	910	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			50,196	95.0
Informal votes			2,665	5.0
Turnout			52,861	96.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Watkins	32,194	64.1	-35.9
	All for Australia	Rowland Clark	18,002	35.9	+35.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-35.9

North Sydney

1931 Australian federal election: North Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Billy Hughes	22,317	40.8	+1.3
	United Australia	Norman Cowper	19,724	36.0	+36.0
	Labor (NSW)	Norman Nelson	12,696	23.2	+23.2
Total formal votes			54,737	98.3
Informal votes			920	1.7
Turnout			55,657	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Billy Hughes		57.5	+23.6
	United Australia	Norman Cowper		42.5	+42.5
	United Australia gain from Independent		Swing	+23.6

Parkes

1931 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Charles Marr	34,502	59.9	+17.7
	Labor (NSW)	Herbert Garden	16,483	28.6	+28.6
	Labor	William Gibbs	6,636	11.5	-46.3
Total formal votes			57,621	97.5
Informal votes			1,460	2.5
Turnout			59,081	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Charles Marr		62.8	+20.6
	Labor (NSW)	Herbert Garden		37.2	+37.2
	United Australia hold		Swing	+20.6

Parramatta

1931 Australian federal election: Parramatta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Frederick Stewart	39,620	62.0	+15.3
	Labor (NSW)	Valentine Patterson	13,727	21.5	+21.5
	Labor	Albert Rowe	9,456	14.8	-38.5
	Independent	Anwoth Brown	1,143	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			63,937	96.5
Informal votes			2,313	3.5
Turnout			66,250	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Frederick Stewart		66.2	+19.5
	Labor (NSW)	Valentine Patterson		33.8	+33.8
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+19.5

Reid

1931 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Joe Gander	26,032	36.9	+36.9
	United Australia	Robert Uebel	24,717	35.1	+9.7
	Labor	Percy Coleman	19,724	28.0	-46.6
Total formal votes			70,473	97.3
Informal votes			1,962	2.7
Turnout			72,435	97.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor (NSW)	Joe Gander	38,974	55.3	+55.3
	United Australia	Robert Uebel	31,499	44.7	+19.3
	Labor (NSW) gain from Labor		Swing	+55.3

Richmond

1931 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Roland Green	14,342	35.2	-20.5
	Country	Robert Gibson	10,874	26.7	+26.7
	Independent	Jim Fredericks	8,383	20.5	+20.5
	Country	Percy Tighe	5,830	14.3	+14.3
	Country	Leonard Greening	1,370	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			40,799	93.7
Informal votes			2,736	6.3
Turnout			43,535	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Roland Green	20,562	50.4	+50.4
	Country	Robert Gibson	20,237	49.6	+49.6
	Country hold		Swing	+50.4

Riverina

1931 Australian federal election: Riverina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Robert Hankinson	14,778	34.3	+11.2
	Country	Horace Nock	13,518	31.3	+31.3
	Labor (NSW)	John Heiss	8,882	20.6	+20.6
	Labor	Louis Levy	5,951	13.8	-31.8
Total formal votes			43,129	95.8
Informal votes			1,875	4.2
Turnout			45,004	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Horace Nock	22,121	51.3	-3.1
	Country	Robert Hankinson	21,008	48.7	+48.7
	Country hold		Swing	-3.1

Robertson

1931 Australian federal election: Robertson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Sydney Gardner	21,669	52.6	+1.1
	Independent Country	William Fleming	8,246	20.0	+20.0
	Labor (NSW)	Peter Robb	7,300	17.7	+17.7
	Labor	Wilfred Turnbull	4,014	9.7	-38.8
Total formal votes			41,229	96.7
Informal votes			1,546	3.6
Turnout			42,775	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Sydney Gardner		72.5	+21.0
	Labor (NSW)	Peter Robb		27.5	+27.5
	United Australia hold		Swing	+21.0

South Sydney

1931 Australian federal election: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	John Jennings	26,711	49.2	+15.5
	Labor (NSW)	John Stewart	17,071	31.4	+31.4
	Labor	Edward Riley	10,512	19.4	-34.9
Total formal votes			54,294	97.5
Informal votes			1,365	2.5
Turnout			55,659	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	John Jennings	29,897	55.1	+21.4
	Labor (NSW)	John Stewart	24,397	44.9	+44.9
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+21.4

Warringah

1931 Australian federal election: Warringah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Archdale Parkhill	29,180	59.3	+47.4
	United Australia	Walter Duncan	19,989	40.7	+40.7
Total formal votes			49,169	97.6
Informal votes			1,187	2.4
Turnout			50,356	95.8
	United Australia hold		Swing	+47.4

Wentworth

1931 Australian federal election: Wentworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Eric Harrison	35,460	65.8	+65.8
	United Australia	Walter Marks	18,434	34.2	+34.2
Total formal votes			53,894	94.2
Informal votes			3,293	5.8
Turnout			57,187	92.8
	United Australia gain from Ind. Nationalist		Swing	+58.3

Werriwa

1931 Australian federal election: Werriwa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Walter McNicoll	21,762	47.9	+47.9
	Labor (NSW)	Bert Lazzarini	18,948	41.7	+41.7
	Labor	Ernest Tully	4,254	9.4	−56.0
	Ind. United Australia	Mont Sheppard	496	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			45,460	96.4
Informal votes			1,679	3.6
Turnout			47,139	94.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Country	Walter McNicoll	23,518	51.7	+51.7
	Labor (NSW)	Bert Lazzarini	21,942	48.3	+48.3
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+17.1

West Sydney

1931 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Jack Beasley	19,768	63.9	+63.9
	United Australia	Arthur Butterell	6,579	21.3	+7.8
	Labor	James Donaldson	4,596	14.9	-71.6
Total formal votes			30,943	95.8
Informal votes			1,372	4.2
Turnout			32,315	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor (NSW)	Jack Beasley		75.1	+75.1
	United Australia	Arthur Butterell		24.9	+11.4
	Labor (NSW) gain from Labor		Swing	+11.4

Victoria

Balaclava

1931 Australian federal election: Balaclava

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Thomas White	41,703	75.5	+17.0
	Labor	Edward Stewart	11,409	20.6	−20.9
	Democratic	James Denyer	2,147	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			55,259	97.9
Informal votes			1,187	2.1
Turnout			56,446	97.1
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Thomas White		76.5	+18.0
	Labor	Edward Stewart		23.5	−18.0
	United Australia hold		Swing	+18.0

Ballaarat

1931 Australian federal election: Ballaarat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Charles McGrath	19,260	49.0	+6.4
	Labor	Stewart Miller	13,409	34.1	−23.3
	Country	Henry Bromfield	6,608	16.8	+16.8
Total formal votes			39,277	98.7
Informal votes			505	1.3
Turnout			39,782	97.6
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Charles McGrath	24,859	63.3	+20.7
	Labor	Stewart Miller	14,418	36.7	−20.7
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+20.7

Batman

1931 Australian federal election: Batman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Samuel Dennis	30,148	48.8	+24.6
	Labor	Frank Brennan	28,198	45.6	-30.2
	Democratic	Frank Blake	2,323	3.8	+3.8
	Communist	Jim Hannan	1,156	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			61,825	96.0
Informal votes			2,606	4.0
Turnout			64,431	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Samuel Dennis	31,393	50.8	+26.6
	Labor	Frank Brennan	30,432	49.2	-26.6
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+26.6

Bendigo

1931 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Eric Harrison	23,710	59.5	+14.6
	Labor	Richard Keane	16,167	40.5	−14.6
Total formal votes			39,877	98.7
Informal votes			544	1.3
Turnout			40,421	96.2
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+14.6

Bourke

1931 Australian federal election: Bourke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Anstey	26,948	47.7	−29.7
	United Australia	Roy Ivey	25,572	45.2	+22.6
	Independent	Walter Norman	2,357	4.2	+4.2
	Communist	James Adie	1,644	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			56,521	95.4
Informal votes			2,731	4.6
Turnout			59,252	97.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Anstey	28,897	51.1	−26.3
	United Australia	Roy Ivey	27,624	48.9	+26.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−26.3

Corangamite

1931 Australian federal election: Corangamite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	William Gibson	25,985	62.9	+15.0
	Labor	Richard Crouch	15,321	37.1	−15.0
Total formal votes			41,306	98.7
Informal votes			540	1.3
Turnout			41,846	95.7
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+15.0

Corio

1931 Australian federal election: Corio

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Richard Casey	18,724	37.0	−7.0
	Labor	Arthur Lewis	17,623	34.9	−21.1
	Ind. United Australia	John Lister	14,191	28.1	+28.1
Total formal votes			50,538	98.5
Informal votes			776	1.5
Turnout			51,314	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Richard Casey	30,613	60.6	+16.6
	Labor	Arthur Lewis	19,925	39.4	−16.6
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+16.6

Echuca

1931 Australian federal election: Echuca

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	William Hill	16,116	39.7	-14.0
	Independent Country	Galloway Stewart	14,278	35.2	+35.2
	Independent Country	William Moss	8,020	19.8	+19.8
	Ind. United Australia	John Fitzpatrick	2,168	5.3	+5.3
Total formal votes			40,582	96.7
Informal votes			1,376	3.3
Turnout			41,958	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	William Hill	21,278	52.4	-1.3
	Independent	Galloway Stewart	19,304	47.6	+47.6
	Country hold		Swing	-1.3

Fawkner

1931 Australian federal election: Fawkner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	George Maxwell	28,586	67.7	+29.3
	Labor	John McKenna	11,508	27.2	+27.2
	Independent	David Robertson	2,159	5.1	+5.1
Total formal votes			42,253	98.0
Informal votes			880	2.0
Turnout			43,133	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	George Maxwell		70.3	+21.7
	Labor	John McKenna		29.7	+29.7
	United Australia gain from Ind. Nationalist		Swing	+21.7

Flinders

1931 Australian federal election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Stanley Bruce	45,304	68.3	+20.2
	Labor	Arthur Haywood	21,004	31.7	-16.5
Total formal votes			66,308	97.9
Informal votes			1,418	2.1
Turnout			67,726	95.7
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+18.5

Gippsland

1931 Australian federal election: Gippsland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Thomas Paterson	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

Henty

1931 Australian federal election: Henty

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Henry Gullett	56,404	75.0	+26.4
	Labor	Fred Katz	18,835	25.0	-20.4
Total formal votes			75,239	97.4
Informal votes			1,985	2.6
Turnout			77,224	94.2
	United Australia hold		Swing	+23.8

Indi

1931 Australian federal election: Indi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	William Hutchinson	18,149	45.0	+39.4
	Labor	Paul Jones	14,190	35.2	−14.2
	Country	Arthur Walter	8,011	19.9	−25.2
Total formal votes			40,350	98.2
Informal votes			721	1.8
Turnout			41,071	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	William Hutchinson	25,405	63.0	+63.0
	Labor	Paul Jones	14,945	37.0	−14.4
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+14.4

Kooyong

1931 Australian federal election: Kooyong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	John Latham	50,590	76.5	+21.3
	Labor	Cornelius Loughnan	15,557	23.5	−21.3
Total formal votes			66,147	98.2
Informal votes			1,221	1.8
Turnout			67,368	96.7
	United Australia hold		Swing	+21.3

Maribyrnong

1931 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	James Fenton	26,605	49.3	+22.5
	Labor	William Beckett	26,242	48.6	-24.6
	Democratic	William Scott	1,094	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			53,941	97.5
Informal votes			1,358	2.5
Turnout			55,299	98.1
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	James Fenton	27,195	50.4	+23.6
	Labor	William Beckett	26,746	49.6	-23.6
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+23.6

Melbourne

1931 Australian federal election: Melbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Maloney	22,224	62.0	-38.0
	United Australia	Israel Smith	13,599	38.0	+38.0
Total formal votes			35,823	96.3
Informal votes			1,357	3.6
Turnout			37,180	93.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-38.0

Melbourne Ports

1931 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Holloway	22,901	56.4	-43.6
	United Australia	William Orr	12,319	30.3	+30.3
	Ind. United Australia	William Howey	3,945	9.7	+9.7
	Communist	Thomas le Huray	823	2.0	+2.0
	Lang Labor	Thomas Houston	448	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Noble Kerby	154	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			40,590	94.3
Informal votes			2,445	5.7
Turnout			43,035	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Holloway		60.3	-39.7
	United Australia	William Orr		39.7	+39.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-39.7

Wannon

1931 Australian federal election: Wannon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Thomas Scholfield	15,205	35.7	-12.3
	Labor	John McNeill	14,772	34.7	-17.3
	Country	Arthur Rodgers	12,627	29.6	+29.6
Total formal votes			42,604	98.9
Informal votes			469	1.1
Turnout			43,073	96.8
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Thomas Scholfield	26,546	62.3	+14.3
	Labor	John McNeill	16,058	37.7	-14.3
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+14.3

Wimmera

1931 Australian federal election: Wimmera

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	William Morgan	12,763	28.0	+28.0
	Independent	Alexander Dowsley	12,584	27.6	+27.6
	Country	Hugh McClelland	12,071	26.5	+4.4
	Country	Samuel Lockhart	5,233	11.5	+11.5
	Country	William McCann	2,906	6.4	+6.4
Total formal votes			45,557	95.0
Informal votes			2,377	5.0
Turnout			47,934	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Hugh McClelland	28,137	61.8	+21.8
	Independent	Alexander Dowsley	17,420	38.2	+38.2
	Country gain from Country Progressive		Swing	+21.8

Yarra

1931 Australian federal election: Yarra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Scullin	22,843	59.9	-40.1
	United Australia	John Davis	13,284	34.9	+34.9
	Communist	Ernie Thornton	1,095	2.9	+2.9
	Single Tax League	Patrick Branagan	895	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			38,117	93.8
Informal votes			2,502	6.2
Turnout			40,619	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	James Scullin		63.3	-36.7
	United Australia	John Davis		36.7	+36.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-36.7

Queensland

Brisbane

1931 Australian federal election: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Donald Cameron	19,965	48.9	−3.5
	Labor	George Lawson	19,152	46.9	−0.7
	Lang Labor	Hugh Talty	1,725	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			40,842	97.7
Informal votes			957	2.3
Turnout			41,799	92.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	George Lawson	20,691	50.7	+3.1
	United Australia	Donald Cameron	20,151	49.3	−3.1
	Labor gain from United Australia		Swing	+3.1

Capricornia

1931 Australian federal election: Capricornia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Forde	28,449	58.8	+5.4
	Country	Robert Staines	19,944	41.2	+41.2
Total formal votes			48,393	97.1
Informal votes			1,455	2.9
Turnout			49,848	95.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.4

Darling Downs

1931 Australian federal election: Darling Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sir Littleton Groom	23,597	54.7	+31.2
	United Australia	Arthur Morgan	15,212	35.2	-11.4
	Independent	Herbert Yeates	4,365	10.1	+10.1
Total formal votes			43,174	98.0
Informal votes			879	2.0
Turnout			44,053	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Independent	Sir Littleton Groom		59.8	+59.8
	United Australia	Arthur Morgan		40.2	-17.7
	Independent gain from United Australia		Swing	+17.7

Herbert

1931 Australian federal election: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Martens	31,866	56.3	+3.5
	United Australia	Grosvenor Francis	24,733	43.7	-3.5
Total formal votes			56,599	95.8
Informal votes			2,473	4.2
Turnout			59,072	92.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.5

Kennedy

1931 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Darby Riordan	17,605	60.2	+7.1
	United Australia	Jim Clarke	11,655	39.8	-7.1
Total formal votes			29,260	96.3
Informal votes			1,112	3.7
Turnout			30,372	88.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.1

Lilley

1931 Australian federal election: Lilley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	George Mackay	30,422	53.8	-13.3
	Independent Labor	Alexander Costello	18,988	33.6	+33.6
	Social Credit	Frank Mason	7,185	12.7	+12.7
Total formal votes			56,595	97.0
Informal votes			1,769	3.0
Turnout			58,364	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	George Mackay		60.2	-6.9
	Independent Labor	Alexander Costello		39.8	+39.8
	United Australia hold		Swing	-6.9

Maranoa

1931 Australian federal election: Maranoa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	James Hunter	16,278	51.8	-3.1
	Labor	Myles Ferricks	15,119	48.2	+3.1
Total formal votes			31,397	98.2
Informal votes			564	1.8
Turnout			31,961	92.2
	Country hold		Swing	-3.1

Moreton

1931 Australian federal election: Moreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Josiah Francis	unopposed
	United Australia hold		Swing

Oxley

1931 Australian federal election: Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Francis Baker	29,252	54.3	+4.4
	United Australia	James Bayley	23,563	43.7	-6.4
	Lang Labor	Frank Pforr	1,094	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			53,909	97.3
Informal votes			1,480	2.7
Turnout			55,389	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Francis Baker		55.8	+5.9
	United Australia	James Bayley		44.2	-5.9
	Labor gain from United Australia		Swing	+5.9

Wide Bay

1931 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bernard Corser	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

South Australia

Adelaide

1931 Australian federal election: Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Emergency Committee	Fred Stacey	15,907	42.1	+3.5
	Labor	George Edwin Yates	11,193	29.6	−31.8
	Lyons Latham	Crawford Vaughan	4,500	11.9	+11.9
	Lang Labor	Tom Howard	3,058	8.1	+8.1
	Independent	Agnes Goode	2,449	6.5	+6.5
	Communist	John Zwolsman	655	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			37,762	90.7
Informal votes			3,872	9.3
Turnout			41,634	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Emergency Committee	Fred Stacey	22,523	59.6	+21.0
	Labor	George Edwin Yates	15,239	40.4	−21.0
	Emergency Committee gain from Labor		Swing	+21.0

Angas

1931 Australian federal election: Angas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Moses Gabb	37,719	76.8	+31.5
	Labor	David Fraser	11,390	23.2	−31.5
Total formal votes			49,109	96.4
Informal votes			1,843	3.6
Turnout			50,952	96.7
	Independent gain from Labor		Swing	+31.5

Barker

1931 Australian federal election: Barker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Emergency Committee	Malcolm Cameron	50,597	64.0	+12.8
	Labor	Cyril Hasse	10,904	22.8	−26.0
	Independent	Percy Spehr	6,291	13.2	+13.2
Total formal votes			47,792	94.5
Informal votes			2,765	5.5
Turnout			50,557	96.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Emergency Committee	Malcolm Cameron		70.7	+19.5
	Labor	Cyril Hasse		29.3	−19.5
	Emergency Committee hold		Swing	+19.5

Boothby

1931 Australian federal election: Boothby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Emergency Committee	John Price	30,440	68.5	+24.1
	Labor	Cecil Skitch	10,016	22.5	−33.1
	Single Tax League	Sam Lindsay	3,978	9.0	+9.0
Total formal votes			44,434	94.6
Informal votes			2,530	5.4
Turnout			46,964	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Emergency Committee	John Price		74.0	+29.6
	Labor	Cecil Skitch		26.0	−29.6
	Emergency Committee gain from Labor		Swing	+29.6

Grey

1931 Australian federal election: Grey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Emergency Committee	Philip McBride	16,372	48.1	+48.1
	Labor	Andrew Lacey	12,691	37.3	-22.3
	Single Tax League	James Hodgson	3,674	10.8	+10.8
	Independent	Alfred Barns	1,292	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			34,029	95.0
Informal votes			1,805	5.0
Turnout			35,834	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Emergency Committee	Philip McBride	19,560	57.5	+57.5
	Labor	Andrew Lacey	14,469	42.5	-17.1
	Emergency Committee gain from Labor		Swing	+17.1

Hindmarsh

1931 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Norman Makin	28,047	54.7	-45.3
	Emergency Committee	Ernest Evans	20,657	40.3	+40.3
	Lang Labor	Sid O'Flaherty	2,524	4.9	+4.9
Total formal votes			51,228	95.7
Informal votes			2,301	4.3
Turnout			53,529	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Norman Makin		58.4	-41.6
	Emergency Committee	Ernest Evans		41.6	+41.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-41.6

Wakefield

1931 Australian federal election: Wakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Emergency Committee	Charles Hawker	22,596	65.3	+29.2
	Independent Country	Maurice Collins	12,030	34.7	+34.7
Total formal votes			34,626	95.4
Informal votes			1,674	4.6
Turnout			36,300	96.9
	Emergency Committee hold		Swing	+8.4

Western Australia

Forrest

1931 Australian federal election: Forrest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	John Prowse	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

Fremantle

1931 Australian federal election: Fremantle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Curtin	19,142	42.0	-15.0
	Independent	William Watson	14,092	30.9	-12.1
	United Australia	Keith Watson	12,365	27.1	+27.1
Total formal votes			45,599	97.9
Informal votes			968	2.1
Turnout			46,567	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Independent	William Watson	25,328	55.5	+12.5
	Labor	John Curtin	20,271	44.5	-12.5
	Independent gain from Labor		Swing	+12.5

Kalgoorlie

1931 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Albert Green	15,419	57.5	-6.4
	Country	William Pickering	7,156	26.7	+3.6
	United Australia	George Rainsford	4,248	15.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			26,823	97.1
Informal votes			807	2.9
Turnout			27,630	86.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Albert Green		59.1	-6.1
	Country	William Pickering		40.9	+6.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.1

Perth

1931 Australian federal election: Perth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Walter Nairn	22,102	60.5	+25.0
	Labor	John Moloney	14,459	39.5	-3.6
Total formal votes			36,561	95.4
Informal votes			1,762	4.6
Turnout			38,323	91.3
	United Australia hold		Swing	+10.0

Swan

1931 Australian federal election: Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Henry Gregory	26,234	54.7	-45.3
	Labor	John Fraser	14,232	29.7	+29.7
	Independent	Carlyle Ferguson	4,623	9.6	+9.6
	Independent Country	Alfred Reynolds	2,832	5.9	+5.9
Total formal votes			47,921	95.7
Informal votes			2,131	4.3
Turnout			50,002	92.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Henry Gregory		63.8	-36.2
	Labor	John Fraser		36.2	+36.2
	Country hold		Swing	-36.2

Tasmania

Bass

1931 Australian federal election: Bass

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Allan Guy	10,293	46.6	+7.0
	Labor	Claude Barnard	6,763	30.6	−29.8
	Nationalist	Harold Solomon	5,032	22.8	+22.8
Total formal votes			32,088	94.9
Informal votes			1,197	5.1
Turnout			23,285	96.5
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Allan Guy	14,247	64.5	+24.9
	Labor	Claude Barnard	7,841	35.5	−24.9
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+24.9

Darwin

1931 Australian federal election: Darwin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	George Bell	16,149	69.9	+16.3
	Labor	Joseph McGrath	6,962	30.1	-16.3
Total formal votes			23,111	96.3
Informal votes			887	3.7
Turnout			23,998	96.3
	United Australia hold		Swing	+14.0

Denison

1931 Australian federal election: Denison

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Arthur Hutchin	12,078	55.0	+13.3
	Labor	Charles Culley	9,868	45.0	-12.5
Total formal votes			21,946	95.0
Informal votes			1,166	5.0
Turnout			23,112	96.7
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+14.2

Franklin

1931 Australian federal election: Franklin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Archibald Blacklow	12,819	56.0	+10.9
	Labor	Charles Frost	7,274	31.8	+31.8
	Independent	Albert Beard	2,778	12.1	+12.1
Total formal votes			22,871	95.0
Informal votes			1,195	5.0
Turnout			24,066	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Archibald Blacklow		63.0	+17.9
	Labor	Charles Frost		37.0	+37.0
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+17.9

Wilmot

1931 Australian federal election: Wilmot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Joseph Lyons	12,622	60.2	+13.1
	Labor	George Becker	5,586	26.6	-26.3
	Nationalist	George Pullen	2,776	13.2	+13.2
Total formal votes			20,984	95.3
Informal votes			1,026	4.7
Turnout			22,010	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	Joseph Lyons		72.1	+25.0
	Labor	George Becker		27.9	-25.0
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+25.0

Northern Territory

Northern Territory

1931 Australian federal election: Northern Territory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold Nelson	747	50.4	-49.6
	Independent	William Easton	577	39.0	+39.0
	Independent Labor	John McMillan	157	10.6	+10.6
Total formal votes			1,481	97.6
Informal votes			37	2.4
Turnout			1,518	67.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harold Nelson		55.7	-44.3
	Independent	William Easton		44.3	+44.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-44.3

See also

• Candidates of the 1931 Australian federal election
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1931–1934

References