title: Electoral results for the district of Gippsland North
text: # Electoral results for the district of Gippsland North
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Gippsland North in Victorian state elections.
  
  ## Members for Gippsland North
  
  One member initially, two from 1877, One member again from 1889 when the new Electoral district of Gippsland Central was created. "The New Victorian Legislative Assembly". Western Mail. Trove. 20 April 1889. Retrieved 24 April 2013.</ref>
  
  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 |
  | George Mackay | Nov 1861 – Apr 1864 |
  | John Everard | Apr 1864 – Aug 1864 |
  | William Pearson, Sr. | Nov 1864 – Dec 1867 |
  | Frederick Leopold Smyth | Mar 1868 – Mar? 1875 |
  | James McKean | May 1875 – July 1876 | Member 2 | Term |
  | Charles Gavan Duffy | Aug 1876 – Feb 1880 | Frederick Leopold Smyth | May 1877 – Feb 1880 |
  | Allan McLean | May 1880 – Mar 1889 | James McKean | May 1880 – Feb 1883 |
  | Allan McLean | May 1880 – Mar 1889 | 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 |
  | James McLachlan | National Labor | 1916 – 1917 |
  | James McLachlan | 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
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  1952 Victorian state election: Gippsland North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Hector Stoddart | 8,840 | 52.5 | +4.2 |
  | | Country | Bill Fulton | 7,992 | 47.5 | +16.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,832 | 99.0 | -0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 169 | 1.0 | +0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,001 | 92.4 | +0.1 |
  | | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | +2.9 | |
  
  1950 Victorian state election: Gippsland North :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,855 | 99.1 | -0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 141 | 0.9 | +0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Country hold | Swing | -1.8 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1940s
  
  1947 Victorian state election: Gippsland North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Bill Fulton | 6,880 | 52.2 | +28.6 |
  | | Labor | James Johns | 6,304 | 47.8 | -2.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,184 | 99.3 | +0.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 97 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,281 | 94.2 | |
  | | Country gain from Labor | Country gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1945 Victorian state election: Gippsland North :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,540 | 98.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 177 | 1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,717 | 89.9 |
  | | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  1943 Victorian state election: Gippsland North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Bill Fulton | 5,575 | 57.4 | +11.7 |
  | | Labor | Reuben Basham | 4,141 | 42.6 | +8.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,716 | 99.0 | +0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 93 | 1.0 | -0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,809 | 87.7 | -4.4 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -2.5 | |
  
  1942 Gippsland North state by-election :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,225 | 98.8 | -0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 108 | 1.2 | +0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Country hold | Swing | -6.3 | |
  
  1940 Victorian state election: Gippsland North :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,054 | 98.9 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 108 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Country gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1930s
  
  1938 Gippsland North state by-election :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,356 | 98.3 | -0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 175 | 1.7 | +0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Country gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1937 Victorian state election: Gippsland North :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,418 | 98.9 | +0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 113 | 1.1 | -0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1935 Victorian state election: Gippsland North :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,283 | 98.6 | -0.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 144 | 1.4 | +0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,427 | 95.4 | +1.3 |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  1932 Victorian state election: Gippsland North :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,002 | 99.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 93 | 0.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,095 | 94.1 | |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Independent | James McLachlan | | 60.4 | |
  | | Country | Rowland Harrison | | 39.6 | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were estimated.
  
  ### Elections in the 1920s
  
  1929 Victorian state election: Gippsland North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | James McLachlan | unopposed | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
  
  1927 Victorian state election: Gippsland North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | James McLachlan | 7,655 | 84.3 |
  | | Country | John Buchan | 1,419 | 15.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,063 | 98.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 105 | 1.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,168 | 92.0 |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
  
  1924 Victorian state election: Gippsland North :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,481 | 99.0 | -0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 68 | 1.0 | +0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Independent Labor hold | Swing | 0.0 | |
  
  * Two candidate preferred vote was estimated.
  
  1921 Victorian state election: Gippsland North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | James McLachlan | 4,171 | 77.9 | +4.2 |
  | | Labor | James Bermingham | 1,183 | 22.1 | +22.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,354 | 99.2 | +5.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 43 | 0.8 | -5.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,397 | 59.2 | -10.8 |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1920 Victorian state election: Gippsland North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | James McLachlan | 4,436 | 73.7 | |
  | | Independent | Anthony Brennan | 1,583 | 26.3 | +26.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,019 | 94.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 382 | 6.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,401 | 70.0 | |
  | | Independent gain from National Labor | Independent gain from National Labor | Swing | N/A | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1910s
  
  1917 Victorian state election: Gippsland North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National Labor | James McLachlan | unopposed | | |
  | | National Labor gain from Labor | National Labor gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1914 Victorian state election: Gippsland North :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,545 | 98.3 | -0.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 95 | 1.7 | +0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Labor hold | Swing | +8.5 | |
  
  * Two party preferred vote was estimated.
  
  1911 Victorian state election: Gippsland North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | James McLachlan | 3,366 | 58.2 | +13.8 |
  | | Liberal | William Trenwith | 2,422 | 41.8 | +0.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,788 | 98.8 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,861 | 71.1 | +8.4 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  