1931 Victorian Legislative Council election

On Saturday 6 June 1931, an election was held in the Australian state of Victoria to choose 17 of the 34 members of the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house of the Victorian parliament. Preferential voting was used.

Results

Legislative Council

Retiring Members

Nationalist Alexander Bell MLC (Wellington) Howard Hitchcock MLC (South Western)

Candidates Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Province Held by Labor candidates Nationalist candidates Country candidates Other candidates  Bendigo Nationalist Herbert Keck East Yarra Nationalist William Edgar Gippsland Nationalist George Davis Melbourne Nationalist Henry Cohen Eugene Gorman (Ind)Melbourne East Labor Daniel McNamara Melbourne North Labor William Beckett Herbert Olney Melbourne South Nationalist Percy Clarey Sir Frank Clarke Melbourne West Labor Arthur Disney Henry Hall Nelson Nationalist Edwin Bath George Hucker Northern Country George Tuckett North Eastern Country Albert Zwar North Western Country George Goudie Southern Nationalist Russell Clarke Albert Hocking South Eastern Nationalist Alfred Chandler South Western Nationalist Gordon McArthur* Julius Solomon Wellington Nationalist Alfred Pittard Robert Cooke (Ind)Western Nationalist Edward White William Williamson*

See also 1932 Victorian state election

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