Election held on 23 October 1937
Criteria for the inclusion of parties in this table are set out in the Glossary under 'listed party'
Party Name | First preference vote n | First preference vote share % | Change from previous election % | Seats won n | Uncontested seats held n | Seat share % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australian Labor Party | 635,511 | 45.25 | * | 11 | 2 | 39.29 |
United Australia Party | 466,613 | 33.23 | -0.59 | 10 | 0 | 35.71 |
Country Party | 202,390 | 14.41 | -0.10 | 6 | 0 | 21.43 |
Independents | 58,754 | 4.18 | +4.02 | 0 | ||
Independent United Australia Party | 25,522 | 1.82 | * | 1 | 0 | 3.57 |
Social Credit | 15,574 | 1.11 | -3.61 | 0 | ||
Votes for other than listed parties | 0 | 0.00 | -1.50 | |||
Totals | 1,404,364 | 100.00 | 28 | 2 | 100.00 |
* Party did not contest previous election or did not meet criteria for listing, or contested previous election under a different party name.
Colin A Hughes and B D Graham, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, (Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968, SBN 708102700).