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

Members for Gippsland North

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One member initially, two from 1877,[1] One member again from 1889 when the new Electoral district of Gippsland Central was created.[2]

North Gipps Land                                 (Two members 1877–1889)
Member 1 Term
John Johnson (Knud Olai Boe) Oct 1859  – July 1861
John Everard Aug 1861  – Aug 1861[d]
George Mackay Nov 1861[b] – Apr 1864
John Everard Apr 1864[b] – Aug 1864
William Pearson, Sr. Nov 1864  – Dec 1867
Frederick Leopold Smyth Mar 1868  – Mar? 1875
James McKean May 1875[b] – July 1876[x] Member 2 Term
Charles Gavan Duffy Aug 1876[b] – Feb 1880 Frederick Leopold Smyth May 1877 – Feb 1880
Allan McLean May 1880  – Mar 1889 James McKean May 1880 – Feb 1883
Albert Harris Feb 1883 – Mar 1889
Single Member District
Member Party Term
  Allan McLean 1889 – 1901
  Hubert Keogh 1901 – 1908
  James McLachlan Labor 1908 – 1916
  National Labor 1916 – 1917
  Independent 1917 – 1938
  Alexander Borthwick Country 1938 – 1942
  Bill Fulton Country 1942 – 1945
  James Johns Labor 1945 – 1947
  Bill Fulton Country 1947 – 1952
  Hector Stoddart Labor 1952 – 1955

Election results

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Elections in the 1950s

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1952 Victorian state election: Gippsland North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Hector Stoddart 8,840 52.5 +4.2
Country Bill Fulton 7,992 47.5 +16.1
Total formal votes 16,832 99.0 −0.1
Informal votes 169 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 17,001 92.4 +0.1
Labor gain from Country Swing +2.9
1950 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Johns 7,179 48.3 +0.5
Country Bill Fulton 4,658 31.4 −20.8
Liberal and Country Donald Fowler 3,018 20.3 +20.3
Total formal votes 14,855 99.1 −0.2
Informal votes 141 0.9 +0.2
Turnout 14,996 92.3 −1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Fulton 7,487 50.4 −1.8
Labor James Johns 7,368 49.6 +1.8
Country hold Swing −1.8

Elections in the 1940s

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1947 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Fulton 6,880 52.2 +28.6
Labor James Johns 6,304 47.8 −2.5
Total formal votes 13,184 99.3 +0.8
Informal votes 97 0.7 −0.8
Turnout 13,281 94.2
Country gain from Labor Swing N/A
1945 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Johns 5,807 50.3
Country Bill Fulton 2,728 23.6
Country William Moncur 2,499 21.6
Independent David White 506 4.4
Total formal votes 11,540 98.5
Informal votes 177 1.5
Turnout 11,717 89.9
Labor gain from Country Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1943 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Fulton 5,575 57.4 +11.7
Labor Reuben Basham 4,141 42.6 +8.8
Total formal votes 9,716 99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 93 1.0 −0.1
Turnout 9,809 87.7 −4.4
Country hold Swing −2.5
1942 Gippsland North state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Reuben Basham 3,895 42.2 +8.4
Country Bill Fulton 3,704 40.1 −5.6
Independent Roy Mawley 1,626 17.6 +17.6
Total formal votes 9,225 98.8 −0.1
Informal votes 108 1.2 +0.1
Turnout 9,333 82.9 −9.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Fulton 4,946 53.6 −6.3
Labor Reuben Basham 4,279 46.4 +6.3
Country hold Swing −6.3
1940 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alexander Borthwick 4,592 45.7 +24.2
Labor Albert Ainsworth 3,402 33.8 +14.8
Liberal Country Stephen Ashton 2,060 20.5 +20.5
Total formal votes 10,054 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 108 1.1 0.0
Turnout 10,162 92.1 −2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Alexander Borthwick 6,027 59.9 +11.9
Labor Albert Ainsworth 4,027 40.1 +40.1
Country gain from Independent Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

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1938 Gippsland North state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Cullinan 3,086 30.3 +11.3
Country Alexander Borthwick 3,079 30.2 +8.7
Independent Archibald Gilchrist 1,720 16.9 +16.9
United Australia Donald Manson 1,714 16.8 +16.8
Independent Labor Jack Glover 578 5.7 +5.7
Total formal votes 10,356 98.3 −0.6
Informal votes 175 1.7 +0.6
Turnout 10,531 94.1 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Alexander Borthwick 6,130 60.3 +12.3
Labor Michael Cullinan 4,047 39.7 +39.7
Country gain from Independent Swing N/A
1937 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James McLachlan 4,038 38.8 −23.6
Country William Heath 2,239 21.5 −0.9
Independent Archibald Gilchrist 2,164 20.8 +20.8
Labor Alexander McAdam 1,977 19.0 +19.0
Total formal votes 10,418 98.9 +0.3
Informal votes 113 1.1 −0.3
Turnout 10,531 94.1 −1.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent James McLachlan 5,418 52.0
Country William Heath 5,000 48.0
Independent hold Swing N/A
1935 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James McLachlan 6,416 62.4 +3.8
Country William Kelly 2,304 22.4 −0.2
United Australia Stephen Ashton 1,563 15.2 −3.6
Total formal votes 10,283 98.6 −0.5
Informal votes 144 1.4 +0.5
Turnout 10,427 95.4 +1.3
Independent hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1932 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James McLachlan 5,859 58.6 −41.4
Country Rowland Harrison 2,266 22.6 +22.6
United Australia Stephen Ashton 1,877 18.8 +18.8
Total formal votes 10,002 99.1
Informal votes 93 0.9
Turnout 10,095 94.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent James McLachlan 60.4
Country Rowland Harrison 39.6
Independent hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were estimated.

Elections in the 1920s

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1929 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James McLachlan unopposed
Independent hold Swing
1927 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James McLachlan 7,655 84.3
Country John Buchan 1,419 15.6
Total formal votes 9,063 98.9
Informal votes 105 1.1
Turnout 9,168 92.0
Independent hold Swing
1924 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labor James McLachlan 4,533 70.6 −7.3
Labor David O'Donnell 1,401 21.8 −0.3
Country Matthew Boland 484 7.5 +7.5
Total formal votes 6,481 99.0 −0.2
Informal votes 68 1.0 +0.2
Turnout 6,486 68.0 +8.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Labor James McLachlan 77.9 0.0
Labor David O'Donnell 22.1 0.0
Independent Labor hold Swing 0.0
  • Two candidate preferred vote was estimated.
1921 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James McLachlan 4,171 77.9 +4.2
Labor James Bermingham 1,183 22.1 +22.1
Total formal votes 5,354 99.2 +5.2
Informal votes 43 0.8 −5.2
Turnout 5,397 59.2 −10.8
Independent hold Swing N/A
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 gain from National Labor Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

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1917 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Labor James McLachlan unopposed
National Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A
1914 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James McLachlan 3,622 65.3 +7.1
Liberal Francis Minchin 1,121 20.2 −21.6
Liberal Walter Lyon 802 14.5 +14.5
Total formal votes 5,545 98.3 −0.5
Informal votes 95 1.7 +0.5
Turnout 5,640 60.0 −11.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James McLachlan 66.7 +8.5
Liberal Francis Minchin 33.3 −8.5
Labor hold Swing +8.5
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1911 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James McLachlan 3,366 58.2 +13.8
Liberal William Trenwith 2,422 41.8 +0.7
Total formal votes 5,788 98.8 −0.2
Turnout 5,861 71.1 +8.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

References

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  1. ^ "The Elections in Victoria". The Sydney Morning Herald. Trove. 12 May 1877. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. ^ "The New Victorian Legislative Assembly". Western Mail. Trove. 20 April 1889. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  3. ^ 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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