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Electoral results for the district of Carlton

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Carlton in Victorian state elections.

Members for Carlton

Member Party Term
  James Munro Unaligned 1877–1880
  John Gardiner Unaligned 1880–1892
  Frederick Bromley Labour 1892–1908
  Robert Solly Labor 1908–1932
  Bill Barry Labor 1932–1955
  Labor (Anti-Communist) 1955
  Denis Lovegrove Labor 1955–1958

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

1955 Victorian state election: Carlton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Denis Lovegrove 7,141 49.2
Labor (A-C) Bill Barry 4,809 33.1
Liberal and Country Francis Michaelson 1,998 13.8
Communist John Prescott 568 3.9
Total formal votes 14,516 93.7
Informal votes 975 6.3
Turnout 15,491 91.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Denis Lovegrove 8,091 55.7
Labor (A-C) Bill Barry 6,425 44.3
Labor hold Swing
1952 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Barry 18,152 91.9 +17.6
Communist John Prescott 1,597 8.1 +8.1
Total formal votes 26,358 97.8 −0.4
Informal votes 599 2.2 +0.4
Turnout 26,957 94.2 +0.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
1950 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Barry 17,692 74.3 +7.3
Liberal and Country Frank Block 6,124 25.7 -7.3
Total formal votes 23,816 98.2 +0.3
Informal votes 439 1.8 −0.3
Turnout 24,255 92.8 +0.9
Labor hold Swing +7.3

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Barry 16,458 67.0 -9.2
Liberal Stanley Lang 8,124 33.0 +33.0
Total formal votes 24,582 97.9 +5.0
Informal votes 532 2.1 −5.0
Turnout 25,114 91.9 +6.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
1945 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Barry 15,862 78.2
Communist Gerald O'Day 4,430 21.8
Total formal votes 20,292 92.9
Informal votes 1,554 7.1
Turnout 21,846 85.4
Labor hold Swing
1943 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Barry 11,408 62.4 -8.9
Communist Gerald O'Day 3,973 21.7 +13.3
Independent Richard Bowers 2,889 15.8 +15.8
Total formal votes 18,270 95.5 −0.3
Informal votes 862 4.5 +0.3
Turnout 19,132 84.2 −4.6
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1940 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Barry 13,058 71.3 -28.7
United Australia David Mandie 3,716 20.3 +20.3
Communist Ralph Gibson 1,547 8.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 18,321 95.8
Informal votes 804 4.2
Turnout 19,125 88.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Barry 78.9
United Australia David Mandie 21.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Elections in the 1930s

1937 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Barry unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1935 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Barry 11,397 60.3 -1.7
United Australia Francis Nelson 5,166 27.2 -10.7
Communist Gerald O'Day 2,340 12.4 +12.4
Total formal votes 18,903 96.8 −0.4
Informal votes 629 3.2 +0.4
Turnout 19,532 91.9 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Barry 71.5 +9.5
United Australia Francis Nelson 29.5 -9.5
Labor hold Swing +9.5
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1932 Carlton state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Barry 8,649 50.5 -11.5
United Australia William Townsend 6,212 36.3 -1.7
Communist Gerald O'Day 2,258 13.2 +13.2
Total formal votes 17,119 97.0 −0.2
Informal votes 530 3.0 +0.2
Turnout 17,649 87.3 −4.0
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1932 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Solly 11,065 62.0 -38.0
United Australia David Crone 6,769 38.0 +38.0
Total formal votes 17,834 97.2
Informal votes 521 2.8
Turnout 18,355 91.3
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1929 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Solly unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1927 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Solly 14,470 73.9
Australian Liberal Roderick McSolvin 5,102 26.1
Total formal votes 19,572 98.3
Informal votes 332 1.7
Turnout 19,904 90.3
Labor hold Swing
1924 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Solly unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1921 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Solly unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1920 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Solly unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1910s

1917 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Solly unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1914 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Solly unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1911 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Solly 4,735 71.7 N/A
Liberal John Gardiner 1,866 28.3 +28.3
Total formal votes 6,601 98.6
Informal votes 91 1.4
Turnout 6,692 54.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

References

  1. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1975). Voting for the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 070811332X.
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