Electoral results for the district of Gunbower

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

Members for Gunbower

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Member Party Term
  James McColl 1889–1901
  John Cullen Ministerialist 1901–1911
  Henry Angus Fusion Liberal 1911–1916
  Nationalist 1916–1931
  United Australia 1931–1934
  Norman Martin Country 1934–1945

Election results

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Elections in the 1940s

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1943 Victorian state election: Gunbower[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Norman Martin unopposed
Country hold Swing
1940 Victorian state election: Gunbower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Norman Martin unopposed
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

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1937 Victorian state election: Gunbower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Norman Martin unopposed
Country hold Swing
1935 Victorian state election: Gunbower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Norman Martin unopposed
Country hold Swing
1934 Gunbower state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Country Norman Martin 5,655 54.5 +54.5
Country James Matheson 4,728 45.5 +2.0
Total formal votes 10,448 99.7 +0.6
Informal votes 31 0.3 −0.6
Turnout 10,479 95.3 0.0
Independent Country gain from United Australia Swing N/A
  • Norman Martin joined the Country Party upon being elected to parliament.
1932 Victorian state election: Gunbower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Henry Angus 5,864 56.5 −8.6
Country James Matheson 4,522 43.5 +8.6
Total formal votes 10,386 99.1 −0.3
Informal votes 93 0.9 +0.3
Turnout 10,479 95.3 +2.6
United Australia hold Swing −8.6

Elections in the 1920s

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1929 Victorian state election: Gunbower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Henry Angus 6,627 65.1 +65.1
Country Progressive Edward McNicol 3,555 34.9 −3.7
Total formal votes 10,182 99.4 +0.6
Informal votes 58 0.6 −0.6
Turnout 10,240 92.7 +2.2
Nationalist gain from Ind. Nationalist Swing N/A
1927 Victorian state election: Gunbower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Henry Angus 5,889 61.4
Country Progressive Farquhar Matheson 3,696 38.6
Total formal votes 9,585 98.8
Informal votes 118 1.2
Turnout 9,703 90.5
Independent gain from Australian Liberal Swing
1924 Victorian state election: Gunbower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Australian Liberal Henry Angus 3,289 55.2 +55.2
Country William McCann 2,664 44.8 +1.2
Total formal votes 5,953 98.9 −0.5
Informal votes 64 1.1 +0.5
Turnout 6,017 65.6 −3.7
Australian Liberal gain from Nationalist Swing N/A
1921 Victorian state election: Gunbower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Henry Angus 3,479 56.4 −2.1
Victorian Farmers Ogilvie Watson 2,692 43.6 +2.1
Total formal votes 6,171 99.4 +2.9
Informal votes 38 0.6 −2.9
Turnout 6,209 69.3 −3.8
Nationalist hold Swing −2.1
1920 Victorian state election: Gunbower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Henry Angus 3,708 58.5
Victorian Farmers William McCann 2,625 41.5 +41.5
Total formal votes 6,333 96.5
Informal votes 231 3.5
Turnout 6,564 73.1
Nationalist hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

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1917 Victorian state election: Gunbower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Henry Angus unopposed
Nationalist hold Swing
1914 Victorian state election: Gunbower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Angus unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
1911 Victorian state election: Gunbower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Angus 2,883 51.0 +51.0
Liberal John Cullen 2,771 49.0 N/A
Total formal votes 5,654 97.0
Informal votes 178 3.0
Turnout 5,832 74.3
Liberal hold Swing N/A

References

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  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.