title: Electoral results for the district of Stawell and Ararat
text: # Electoral results for the district of Stawell and Ararat
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Stawell and Ararat in Victorian state elections.
  
  ## Members for Stawell and Ararat
  
  | Member | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Richard Toutcher | Comm. Liberal | 1904–1935 |
  | | Alec McDonald | Country | 1935–1945 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1940s
  
  1943 Victorian state election: Stawell and Ararat :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Alec McDonald | 5,155 | 52.0 | -2.1 |
  | | Labor | Ernie Morton | 4,763 | 48.0 | +2.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,918 | 99.4 | +0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 60 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,978 | 89.3 | -5.4 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -2.1 | |
  
  1940 Victorian state election: Stawell and Ararat :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Alec McDonald | 5,970 | 54.1 | -45.9 |
  | | Labor | Stanley Freeland | 5,067 | 45.9 | +45.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,037 | 99.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 102 | 0.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,139 | 94.7 | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1930s
  
  1937 Victorian state election: Stawell and Ararat :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Alec McDonald | unopposed | | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  1935 Victorian state election: Stawell and Ararat :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Morton Dunlop | 4,631 | 41.2 | +41.2 |
  | | Country | Alec McDonald | 4,160 | 37.0 | -12.2 |
  | | United Australia | Thomas Austin | 2,456 | 21.8 | -29.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,247 | 99.0 | +0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 112 | 1.0 | -0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,359 | 96.5 | +0.8 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | Alec McDonald | 6,224 | 55.3 | +6.1 |
  | | Labor | Morton Dunlop | 5,023 | 44.7 | +44.7 |
  | | Country gain from United Australia | Country gain from United Australia | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1932 Victorian state election: Stawell and Ararat :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | United Australia | Richard Toutcher | 5,404 | 50.8 | -1.2 |
  | | Country | Alec McDonald | 5,238 | 49.2 | +49.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,642 | 98.6 | -0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 155 | 1.4 | +0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,797 | 95.7 | +0.8 |
  | | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1920s
  
  1929 Victorian state election: Stawell and Ararat :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nationalist | Richard Toutcher | 5,415 | 52.0 | -3.8 |
  | | Labor | Frank Brophy | 5,006 | 48.0 | +3.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,421 | 99.2 | +1.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 84 | 0.8 | -1.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,505 | 94.9 | +2.1 |
  | | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -3.8 | |
  
  1927 Victorian state election: Stawell and Ararat :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nationalist | Richard Toutcher | 5,520 | 55.8 |
  | | Labor | Robert McCracken | 4,366 | 44.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,886 | 97.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 209 | 2.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,095 | 92.8 |
  | | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | |
  
  1924 Victorian state election: Stawell and Ararat :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nationalist | Richard Toutcher | 3,331 | 56.8 | -0.4 |
  | | Labor | Francis Brophy | 2,533 | 43.2 | +0.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,864 | 99.6 | +0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 21 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,885 | 74.4 | +5.7 |
  | | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -0.4 | |
  
  1921 Victorian state election: Stawell and Ararat :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nationalist | Richard Toutcher | 3,115 | 57.2 | -4.2 |
  | | Labor | Francis Brophy | 2,333 | 42.8 | +4.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,448 | 99.5 | +5.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 30 | 0.5 | -5.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,478 | 68.7 | +1.2 |
  | | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -4.2 | |
  
  1920 Victorian state election: Stawell and Ararat :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nationalist | Richard Toutcher | 3,135 | 61.4 | +3.3 |
  | | Labor | Francis Brophy | 1,968 | 38.6 | -3.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,103 | 94.1 | -2.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 323 | 5.9 | +2.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,426 | 67.5 | +8.1 |
  | | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +3.3 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1910s
  
  1917 Victorian state election: Stawell and Ararat :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nationalist | Richard Toutcher | 3,029 | 58.1 | +2.7 |
  | | Labor | William Tibbles | 2,182 | 41.9 | -2.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,211 | 96.9 | -1.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 165 | 3.1 | +1.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,376 | 59.4 | -3.6 |
  | | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +2.7 | |
  
  1914 Victorian state election: Stawell and Ararat :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Richard Toutcher | 3,124 | 55.4 | -3.8 |
  | | Labor | William Tibbles | 2,520 | 44.6 | +3.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,644 | 98.1 | -1.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 110 | 1.9 | +1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,754 | 63.0 | -12.8 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.8 | |
  
  1911 Victorian state election: Stawell and Ararat :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Richard Toutcher | 3,598 | 59.2 | +14.6 |
  | | Labor | William Sewell | 2,484 | 40.8 | +8.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,084 | 99.1 | -0.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 54 | 0.9 | +0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,138 | 75.8 | +12.0 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
  