1937 Victorian state election

1937 Victorian state election

← 1935 2 October 1937 (1937-10-02) 1940 →

45 (of the 65) seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
33 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Sir Stanley Argyle Tom Tunnecliffe Albert Dunstan
Party United Australia Labor United Country
Leader since 3 September 1930 14 July 1932 14 March 1935
Leader's seat Toorak Collingwood Korong and Eaglehawk
Last election 25 seats 17 seats 20 seats
Seats before 24 seats 18 seats 20 seats
Seats won 21 seats 20 seats 20 seats
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 2 Steady 0
Percentage 39.56% 41.03% 11.35%
Swing Increase 3.39 Increase 3.10 Decrease 2.36

Premier before election

Albert Dunstan
United Country

Elected Premier

Albert Dunstan
United Country

The 1937 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 2 October 1937 to elect 45 of the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.