Results of the 1920 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

1920 Victorian state election^[1] Legislative Assembly << 1917–1921 >>
Enrolled voters		735,054
Votes cast		468,223		Turnout	63.70	+9.49
Informal votes		20,593		Informal	4.40	+1.25
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Nationalist	214,650	47.95	−9.03	30	–10
	Labor	131,083	29.28	–3.00	20	+2
	Victorian Farmers	64,500	14.41	+8.28	13	+9
	Ind. Nationalist	22,448	5.01	*	1	+1
	Independent	14,949	3.34	+0.98	1	+1
Total		447,630			65

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1920 Victorian state election.

Results by electoral district

Abbotsford

1920 Victorian state election: Abbotsford^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Webber	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Albert Park

1920 Victorian state election: Albert Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Wallace	7,396	56.5	−0.8
	Independent	James Morris	5,705	43.5	+43.5
Total formal votes			13,101	98.9	+2.7
Informal votes			145	1.1	−2.7
Turnout			13,246	61.5	+2.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Allandale

1920 Victorian state election: Allandale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Alexander Peacock	unopposed
	Nationalist hold		Swing

Ballarat East

1920 Victorian state election: Ballarat East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Robert McGregor	3,952	54.1	−1.2
	Labor	Walter Dalton	3,357	45.9	+1.2
Total formal votes			7,309	97.5	+0.5
Informal votes			189	2.5	−0.5
Turnout			7,498	74.7	+4.1
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−1.2

Ballarat West

1920 Victorian state election: Ballarat West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Matthew Baird	4,567	57.5
	Independent	Charles Brind	3,372	42.5	+42.5
Total formal votes			7,939	99.3
Informal votes			59	0.7
Turnout			7,998	76.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

Barwon

1920 Victorian state election: Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Nationalist	Edward Morley	3,281	42.3	+42.3
	Nationalist	Duncan McLennan	2,743	35.3	−3.8
	Victorian Farmers	Herbert Lumb	1,739	22.4	−10.0
Total formal votes			7,763	94.8	−1.4
Informal votes			424	5.2	+1.4
Turnout			8,187	69.3	+20.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Ind. Nationalist	Edward Morley	3,912	50.4	+50.4
	Nationalist	Duncan McLennan	3,851	49.6	−0.5
	Ind. Nationalist gain from Nationalist		Swing	N/A

Benalla

1920 Victorian state election: Benalla
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Victorian Farmers	John Carlisle	2,937	66.0	+66.0
	Nationalist	Robert Lewers	1,512	34.0	−28.3
Total formal votes			4,449	95.5	−1.8
Informal votes			208	4.5	+1.8
Turnout			4,657	59.3	−4.0
	Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist		Swing	N/A

John Carlisle was the sitting Nationalist MP for Benalla, but changed to the Victorian Farmers Union before this election.

Benambra

1920 Victorian state election: Benambra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Henry Beardmore	2,928	86.5	+37.5
	Ind. Nationalist	Edward Clutterbuck	455	13.5	+13.5
Total formal votes			3,383	91.4	−5.2
Informal votes			320	8.6	+5.2
Turnout			3,703	56.0	+4.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

Bendigo East

1920 Victorian state election: Bendigo East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Luke Clough	3,409	58.6	+3.5
	Nationalist	Edwin Ham	2,410	41.4	−3.5
Total formal votes			5,819	98.3	+0.6
Informal votes			103	1.7	−0.6
Turnout			5,922	71.0	+5.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.5

Bendigo West

1920 Victorian state election: Bendigo West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	David Smith	2,408	38.4	−21.4
	Labor	Thomas Jude	2,322	37.1	−3.1
	Independent	David Andrew	1,537	24.5	+24.5
Total formal votes			6,267	95.3	−2.4
Informal votes			308	4.7	+2.4
Turnout			6,575	71.7	+11.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	David Smith	3,173	50.9	−8.9
	Labor	Thomas Jude	3,058	49.1	+8.9
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−8.9

Boroondara

1920 Victorian state election: Boroondara
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Edmund Greenwood	16,885	61.5	+18.6
	Nationalist	George Palmer	6,721	24.5	+24.5
	Labor	William Wilcock	3,858	14.0	+14.0
Total formal votes			27,464	93.6	−3.2
Informal votes			573	6.4	+3.2
Turnout			29,340	60.5	+14.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

Borung

1920 Victorian state election: Borung
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Victorian Farmers	David Allison	2,788	52.2	+3.8
	Nationalist	William Hutchinson	2,557	47.8	−3.8
Total formal votes			5,345	97.9	+1.3
Informal votes			114	2.1	−1.3
Turnout			5,459	70.8	+9.7
	Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist		Swing	+3.8

Brighton

1920 Victorian state election: Brighton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Oswald Snowball	8,658	64.9	−9.0
	Nationalist	Robert Stephenson	4,685	35.1	+35.1
Total formal votes			13,343	94.0	−2.7
Informal votes			851	6.0	+2.7
Turnout			14,194	54.7	+6.7
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

Brunswick

1920 Victorian state election: Brunswick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Jewell	9,764	63.3	−3.9
	Nationalist	Albert Batley	5,663	36.7	+9.9
Total formal votes			15,427	98.9	+2.1
Informal votes			165	1.1	−2.1
Turnout			15,592	61.3	+12.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.5

Bulla

1920 Victorian state election: Bulla
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Andrew Robertson	4,118	67.0	+1.8
	Victorian Farmers	Michael McGuinness	2,030	33.0	−1.8
Total formal votes			6,148	92.6	−5.0
Informal votes			490	7.4	+5.0
Turnout			6,638	58.4	+8.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+1.8

Carlton

1920 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert Solly	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Castlemaine and Maldon

1920 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Maldon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Harry Lawson	3,258	68.0
	Labor	Christopher Bennett	1,531	32.0	+32.0
Total formal votes			4,789	98.9
Informal votes			53	1.1
Turnout			4,842	73.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

Collingwood

1920 Victorian state election: Collingwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Thomas McAllen	4,732	47.6
	Independent Labor	Martin Hannah	2,793	28.1
	Nationalist	Harry Evans	2,417	24.3
Total formal votes			9,942	93.3
Informal votes			714	6.7
Turnout			10,656	69.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent Labor	Martin Hannah	5,017	50.5
	Labor	Thomas McAllen	4,925	49.5
	Independent Labor gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Dalhousie

1920 Victorian state election: Dalhousie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Allan Cameron	2,482	47.0	+10.9
	Victorian Farmers	Thomas Paterson	1,927	36.5	+36.5
	Ind. Nationalist	Robert Mitchell	875	16.5	+16.5
Total formal votes			5,284	95.0	−2.5
Informal votes			280	5.0	+2.5
Turnout			5,564	78.9	+4.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Nationalist	Allan Cameron	2,857	54.1
	Victorian Farmers	Thomas Paterson	2,427	45.9
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

Dandenong

1920 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Frank Groves	4,982	55.4	−3.2
	Labor	Roy Beardsworth	2,236	24.9	+24.9
	Victorian Farmers	Peter Gleeson	1,778	19.8	+19.8
Total formal votes			8,996	91.2	−6.1
Informal votes			864	8.8	+6.1
Turnout			9,860	56.1	+12.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Frank Groves		73.2
	Labor	Roy Beardsworth		26.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

Two party preferred was estimated.

Daylesford

1920 Victorian state election: Daylesford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Donald McLeod	2,433	63.2	+7.3
	Nationalist	Henry Taylor	1,419	36.8	+36.8
Total formal votes			3,852	95.8	−1.1
Informal votes			171	4.2	+1.1
Turnout			4,023	63.2	−6.2
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

Dundas

1920 Victorian state election: Dundas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Slater	3,560	64.5	+17.7
	Victorian Farmers	William Nankervis	1,963	35.5	+35.5
Total formal votes			5,523	95.1	−1.3
Informal votes			287	4.9	+1.3
Turnout			5,810	70.4	+12.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.8

Eaglehawk

1920 Victorian state election: Eaglehawk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Tunnecliffe	2,302	47.2	+2.6
	Victorian Farmers	Albert Dunstan	1,604	32.9	+5.4
	Nationalist	William Watkins	967	19.8	−8.0
Total formal votes			4,996	95.6	−2.5
Informal votes			224	4.4	+2.5
Turnout			5,097	77.7	+4.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Victorian Farmers	Albert Dunstan	2,441	50.1	+50.1
	Labor	Tom Tunnecliffe	2,432	49.9	−1.5
	Victorian Farmers gain from Labor		Swing	+1.5

East Melbourne

1920 Victorian state election: East Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Collins	2,506	40.6	+10.5
	Nationalist	Alfred Farthing	1,940	31.5	−3.0
	Nationalist	George Kemp	1,722	27.9	+3.2
Total formal votes			6,168	92.9	−3.5
Informal votes			474	7.1	+3.5
Turnout			6,642	55.2	+7.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Alfred Farthing	3,133	50.8
	Labor	Michael Collins	3,035	49.2
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

Essendon

1920 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Thomas Ryan	11,607	57.3	+2.2
	Labor	Joseph Murphy	8,661	42.7	−2.2
Total formal votes			20,268	99.0	+1.7
Informal votes			210	1.0	−1.7
Turnout			20,478	65.3	+2.1
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+2.2

Evelyn

1920 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	William Everard	3,575	49.1	+6.1
	Nationalist	William Williams	1,516	20.8	+20.8
	Labor	Arthur Jones	1,098	15.1	+15.1
	Nationalist	James Rouget	1,096	15.0	−29.1
Total formal votes			7,285	93.3	−4.2
Informal votes			520	6.7	+4.2
Turnout			7,805	65.3	+19.7
After distribution of preferences
	Nationalist	William Everard	3,805	52.2
	Nationalist	William Williams	2,303	31.6
	Labor	Arthur Jones	1,177	16.2
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

Fitzroy

1920 Victorian state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Billson	6,162	72.9
	Nationalist	Albert Fraser	2,296	27.1	+27.1
Total formal votes			8,458	97.6
Informal votes			208	2.4
Turnout			8,666	58.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Flemington

1920 Victorian state election: Flemington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edward Wade	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Geelong

1920 Victorian state election: Geelong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Brownbill	5,839	56.6	+7.4
	Nationalist	Robert Purnell	4,471	43.4	−7.4
Total formal votes			10,310	95.3	−2.3
Informal votes			513	4.7	+2.3
Turnout			10,823	74.5	+5.6
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+7.4

Gippsland East

1920 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Victorian Farmers	Albert Lind	1,624	43.3	+43.3
	Nationalist	James Cameron	1,352	36.1	−31.3
	Labor	Thomas Rickards	772	20.6	−12.0
Total formal votes			3,748	93.9	−3.5
Informal votes			242	6.1	+3.5
Turnout			3,990	65.0	+6.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Victorian Farmers	Albert Lind	2,272	60.6	N/A
	Nationalist	James Cameron	1,476	39.4	N/A
	Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist		Swing	N/A

Gippsland North

1920 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James McLachlan	4,436	73.7
	Independent	Anthony Brennan	1,583	26.3	+26.3
Total formal votes			6,019	94.0
Informal votes			382	6.0
Turnout			6,401	70.0
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Gippsland South

1920 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Thomas Livingston	3,212	57.8	+3.3
	Victorian Farmers	Thomas McGalliard	2,346	42.2	+22.5
Total formal votes			5,558	96.6	−0.5
Informal votes			198	3.4	+0.5
Turnout			5,756	59.4	+11.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

Gippsland West

1920 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	John Mackey	unopposed
	Nationalist hold		Swing

Glenelg

1920 Victorian state election: Glenelg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Thomas	2,892	44.1	+2.9
	Nationalist	Hugh Campbell	2,121	32.4	−9.6
	Victorian Farmers	William Williamson	1,538	23.5	+3.8
Total formal votes			6,551	95.9	−1.7
Informal votes			277	4.1	+1.7
Turnout			6,828	75.6	+9.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	William Thomas	3,301	50.4	+1.1
	Nationalist	Hugh Campbell	3,250	49.6	−1.1
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+1.1

Goulburn Valley

1920 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Victorian Farmers	Murray Bourchier	2,878	50.5	+50.5
	Nationalist	John Mitchell	2,818	49.5	−18.3
Total formal votes			5,696	94.8	−0.4
Informal votes			313	5.2	+0.4
Turnout			6,009	69.3	+26.0
	Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist		Swing	N/A

Grenville

1920 Victorian state election: Grenville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Victorian Farmers	David Gibson	2,048	53.3	+25.2
	Labor	James Scullin	1,792	46.7	+4.3
Total formal votes			3,627	95.7	−2.4
Informal votes			174	4.3	+2.4
Turnout			4,014	81.4	+13.6
	Victorian Farmers hold		Swing	+0.6

Gunbower

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

Hampden

1920 Victorian state election: Hampden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	David Oman	3,992	60.9	−2.1
	Victorian Farmers	George Hucker	2,561	39.1	+39.1
Total formal votes			6,553	94.4	−0.9
Informal votes			390	5.6	+0.9
Turnout			6,943	61.1	+5.1
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

Hawthorn

1920 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	William McPherson	8,312	49.9
	Ind. Nationalist	Charles Smith	4,365	26.2	+26.2
	Ind. Nationalist	Cecil Brack	3,996	24.0	+24.0
Total formal votes			16,673	91.3
Informal votes			1,583	8.7
Turnout			18,256	63.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Nationalist	William McPherson	10,284	61.7
	Ind. Nationalist	Charles Smith	6,389	38.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

Jika Jika

1920 Victorian state election: Jika Jika
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Cain	12,993	59.5	+12.2
	Nationalist	Arthur May	8,851	40.5	+10.5
Total formal votes			21,844	99.1	+1.9
Informal votes			191	0.9	−1.9
Turnout			22,035	63.8	+8.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.9

Kara Kara

1920 Victorian state election: Kara Kara
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	John Pennington	2,679	54.5	+4.3
	Victorian Farmers	John Hall	2,236	45.5	−4.3
Total formal votes			4,915	98.5	+3.4
Informal votes			73	1.5	−3.4
Turnout			4,988	78.6	+9.4
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+4.3

Korong

1920 Victorian state election: Korong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Victorian Farmers	Isaac Weaver	3,314	80.7	+25.6
	Nationalist	Charles Kelly	794	19.3	−25.6
Total formal votes			4,108	94.3	−2.9
Informal votes			250	5.7	+2.9
Turnout			4,358	63.7	+3.0
	Victorian Farmers hold		Swing	+25.6

Lowan

1920 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Victorian Farmers	Marcus Wettenhall	3,246	54.6	+54.6
	Nationalist	James Menzies	2,853	45.4
Total formal votes			6,279	96.9
Informal votes			201	3.1
Turnout			6,480	67.7
	Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist		Swing	N/A

Maryborough

1920 Victorian state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Frost	2,319	48.6	+7.8
	Nationalist	Alfred Outtrim	1,649	34.5	−5.4
	Victorian Farmers	Robert Laidlaw	806	16.9	+16.9
Total formal votes			4,774	94.0	−4.0
Informal votes			305	6.0	+4.0
Turnout			5,079	73.6	+6.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	George Frost	2,466	51.6	+8.2
	Nationalist	Alfred Outtrim	2,308	48.4	−8.2
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+8.2

Melbourne

1920 Victorian state election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alexander Rogers	4,037	80.9
	Nationalist	Alfred Buchanan	951	19.1	+19.1
Total formal votes			4,988	98.4
Informal votes			79	1.6
Turnout			5,067	57.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Mornington

1920 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Victorian Farmers	Alfred Downward	5,062	60.1
	Nationalist	Arthur Leadbeater	3,356	39.9
Total formal votes			8,418	94.2	−2.6
Informal votes			517	5.8	+2.6
Turnout			8,935	56.6	+14.3
	Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist		Swing	N/A

Alfred Downward was the sitting Nationalist MP for Mornington, but changed to the Victorian Farmers Union before this election.

North Melbourne

1920 Victorian state election: North Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Prendergast	7,359	67.8	+1.4
	Nationalist	Henry Raphael	3,496	32.2	−1.4
Total formal votes			10,855	98.6	+2.4
Informal votes			152	1.4	−2.4
Turnout			11,007	62.7	+10.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.4

Ovens

1920 Victorian state election: Ovens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Alfred Billson	unopposed
	Nationalist hold		Swing

Polwarth

1920 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	James McDonald	3,259	43.1	−22.3
	Labor	John Linahan	2,729	36.0	+1.4
	Victorian Farmers	John Black	1,583	20.9	+20.9
Total formal votes			7,571	95.7	−1.9
Informal votes			342	4.3	+1.9
Turnout			7,913	72.1	+9.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	James McDonald	4,313	57.0	−1.9
	Labor	John Linahan	3,258	43.0	+1.9
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−1.9

Port Fairy

1920 Victorian state election: Port Fairy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Henry Bailey	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Port Melbourne

1920 Victorian state election: Port Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Murphy	7,062	67.9	+13.6
	Independent	Owen Sinclair	3,337	32.1	+10.0
Total formal votes			10,399	98.6	+1.7
Informal votes			151	1.4	−1.7
Turnout			10,550	65.8	+5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Prahran

1920 Victorian state election: Prahran
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alexander Parker	6,408	51.5	+10.6
	Nationalist	Donald Mackinnon	6,048	48.5	−10.6
Total formal votes			12,456	99.1	+2.0
Informal votes			118	0.9	−2.0
Turnout			12,574	60.8	+15.4
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+10.6

Richmond

1920 Victorian state election: Richmond
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Cotter	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Rodney

1920 Victorian state election: Rodney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Victorian Farmers	John Allan	4,760	68.4	+30.2
	Nationalist	William Thwaites	2,198	31.6	−8.4
Total formal votes			6,958	95.3	−2.4
Informal votes			345	4.7	+2.4
Turnout			7,303	64.5	−4.4
	Victorian Farmers hold		Swing	+10.8

St Kilda

1920 Victorian state election: St Kilda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Frederic Eggleston	4,472	25.7
	Labor	Walter Gorman	3,782	21.7	−2.5
	Nationalist	Alban Morley	3,317	19.0
	Nationalist	Henry Barnet	2,859	16.4
	Nationalist	Albert Sculthorpe	1,621	9.3
	Nationalist	Anthony O'Dwyer	1,371	7.9
Total formal votes			17,422	93.1	−3.6
Informal votes			1,300	6.9	+3.6
Turnout			18,722	54.9	+6.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Nationalist	Frederic Eggleston	11,065	63.5
	Nationalist	Alban Morley	6,357	36.5
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

Stawell and Ararat

1920 Victorian state election: Stawell and Ararat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Richard Toutcher	3,135	61.4	+3.3
	Labor	Francis Brophy	1,968	38.6	−3.3
Total formal votes			5,103	94.1	−2.8
Informal votes			323	5.9	+2.8
Turnout			5,426	67.5	+8.1
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+3.3

Swan Hill

1920 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Victorian Farmers	Francis Old	6,386	76.0	+25.1
	Nationalist	Frank Hughes	2,015	24.0	+0.7
Total formal votes			8,401	93.8	−2.5
Informal votes			559	6.2	+2.5
Turnout			8,960	50.9	−5.8
	Victorian Farmers hold		Swing	N/A

Toorak

1920 Victorian state election: Toorak
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Stanley Argyle	5,528	41.3	+41.3
	Labor	Victor Stout	2,968	22.1	+22.1
	Nationalist	James Barrett	2,519	18.8	+18.8
	Nationalist	Alfred Darroch	2,381	17.8	−17.9
Total formal votes			13,396	93.1	−2.1
Informal votes			988	6.9	+2.1
Turnout			14,384	58.2	+18.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Nationalist	Stanley Argyle	8,182	61.1
	Nationalist	James Barrett	5,214	38.9
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

Upper Goulburn

1920 Victorian state election: Upper Goulburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Christopher Gleeson	1,746	35.5	+35.5
	Victorian Farmers	Edwin Mackrell	1,669	34.0	+34.0
	Nationalist	William Whiting	1,499	30.5
Total formal votes			4,914	94.9	−3.1
Informal votes			267	5.1	+3.1
Turnout			5,181	63.4	+10.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Victorian Farmers	Edwin Mackrell	2,857	58.1	+58.1
	Labor	Christopher Gleeson	2,057	41.9	+41.9
	Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist		Swing	N/A

Walhalla

1920 Victorian state election: Walhalla
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Samuel Barnes	2,212	66.2	−1.3
	Labor	Richard Bowers	1,129	33.8	+1.3
Total formal votes			3,341	95.8	−1.8
Informal votes			148	4.2	+1.8
Turnout			3,489	54.4	+11.9
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−1.3

Wangaratta

1920 Victorian state election: Wangaratta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Victorian Farmers	John Bowser	unopposed
	Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist		Swing	N/A

John Bowser was the sitting Nationalist MP for Wangaratta, but changed to the Victorian Farmers Union before this election.

Waranga

1920 Victorian state election: Waranga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	John Gordon	3,102	66.6	+0.9
	Labor	Thomas McKendrick	1,554	33.4	−0.9
Total formal votes			4,656	93.5	−2.4
Informal votes			324	6.5	+2.4
Turnout			4,980	70.5	+7.4
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+0.9

Warrenheip

1920 Victorian state election: Warrenheip
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edmond Hogan	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Warrnambool

1920 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	James Deany	2,661	41.6	−21.4
	Labor	George Heather	2,415	37.8	+0.8
	Victorian Farmers	John Clark	1,318	20.6	+20.6
Total formal votes			6,394	94.6	−3.1
Informal votes			364	5.4	+3.1
Turnout			6,758	72.3	+9.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	James Deany	3,575	55.9	−7.1
	Labor	George Heather	2,819	44.1	+7.1
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−7.1

Williamstown

1920 Victorian state election: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Lemmon	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

References

^ Election held on 21 October 1920, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
^ Carr, Adam. "Results of Victorian 1920 Election". Psephos. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

[1] Election held on 21 October 1920, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).

[2] Carr, Adam. "Results of Victorian 1920 Election". Psephos. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

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Results of the 1920 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

Results by electoral district

Abbotsford

Albert Park

Allandale

Ballarat East

Ballarat West

Barwon

Benalla

Benambra

Bendigo East

Bendigo West

Boroondara

Borung

Brighton

Brunswick

Bulla

Carlton

Castlemaine and Maldon

Collingwood

Dalhousie

Dandenong

Daylesford

Dundas

Eaglehawk

East Melbourne

Essendon

Evelyn

Fitzroy

Flemington

Geelong

Gippsland East

Gippsland North

Gippsland South

Gippsland West

Glenelg

Goulburn Valley

Grenville

Gunbower

Hampden

Hawthorn

Jika Jika

Kara Kara

Korong

Lowan

Maryborough

Melbourne

Mornington

North Melbourne

Ovens

Polwarth

Port Fairy

Port Melbourne

Prahran

Richmond

Rodney

St Kilda

Stawell and Ararat

Swan Hill

Toorak

Upper Goulburn

Walhalla

Wangaratta

Waranga

Warrenheip

Warrnambool

Williamstown

See also

References