1940 Victorian state election

1940 Victorian state election

← 1937 16 March 1940 (1940-03-16) 1943 →
44 (of the 65) seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly 33 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader John Cain Albert Dunstan Sir Stanley Argyle Party Labor United Country United Australia Leader since 18 October 1937 14 March 1935 3 September 1930 Leader's seat Northcote Korong and Eaglehawk Toorak Last election 20 seats 20 seats 21 seats Seats before 21 seats 22 seats 18 seats Seats won 22 seats 22 seats 16 seats Seat change 1 0 2 Percentage 33.17% 14.16% 35.41% Swing 7.86 2.81 4.15
Premier before election Albert Dunstan United Country Elected Premier Albert Dunstan United Country

The 1940 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 16 March 1940 to elect 44 of the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.