title: Electoral results for the district of Goulburn Valley
text: # Electoral results for the district of Goulburn Valley
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Goulburn Valley in Victorian state elections.
  
  ## Members for Goulburn Valley
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | George Graham | | 1904–1914 |
  | John Mitchell | Fusion Liberal | 1914–1916 |
  | John Mitchell | Nationalist | 1916–1920 |
  | Sir Murray Bourchier | Farmers Union | 1920–1922 |
  | Sir Murray Bourchier | Country | 1922–1936 |
  | John McDonald | Country | 1936–1945 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1940s
  
  1943 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | John McDonald | unopposed | | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  1940 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | John McDonald | unopposed | | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1930s
  
  1937 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | John McDonald | unopposed | | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  1936 Goulburn Valley state by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | John McDonald | 5,526 | 50.6 | -49.4 |
  | | Country | William Moss | 2,666 | 24.4 | +24.4 |
  | | Country | Patrick O'Hanlon | 1,398 | 12.8 | +12.8 |
  | | Country | Robert Gordon | 1,328 | 12.2 | +12.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,918 | 98.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 175 | 1.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,093 | 90.8 | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  1935 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Murray Bourchier | unopposed | | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  1932 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Murray Bourchier | unopposed | | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1920s
  
  1929 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Murray Bourchier | unopposed | | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  1927 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Murray Bourchier | unopposed | | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  1924 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country | Murray Bourchier | unopposed | | |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | | |
  
  1921 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Victorian Farmers | Murray Bourchier | 3,482 | 53.0 | +2.5 |
  | | Nationalist | John Mitchell | 3,089 | 47.0 | -2.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,571 | 99.5 | +4.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 33 | 0.5 | -4.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,604 | 74.5 | +5.2 |
  | | Victorian Farmers hold | Victorian Farmers hold | Swing | +2.5 | |
  
  1920 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Victorian Farmers | Murray Bourchier | 2,878 | 50.5 | +50.5 |
  | | Nationalist | John Mitchell | 2,818 | 49.5 | -18.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,696 | 94.8 | -0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 313 | 5.2 | +0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,009 | 69.3 | +26.0 |
  | | Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist | Victorian Farmers gain from Nationalist | Swing | N/A | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1910s
  
  1917 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nationalist | John Mitchell | 2,432 | 67.8 | +30.3 |
  | | Nationalist | Thomas Lyons | 1,555 | 32.2 | +11.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,497 | 95.2 | -3.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 181 | 4.8 | +3.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,768 | 43.3 | -15.6 |
  | | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1914 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | John Mitchell | 2,001 | 37.5 |
  | | Liberal | Patrick O'Hanlon | 1,427 | 26.7 |
  | | Liberal | Thomas Lyons | 1,094 | 20.5 |
  | | Liberal | Alexander McClelland | 815 | 15.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,337 | 98.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 86 | 1.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,423 | 58.9 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | John Mitchell | 3,366 | 63.1 |
  | | Liberal | Patrick O'Hanlon | 1,971 | 36.9 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
  
  1911 Victorian state election: Goulburn Valley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | John Mitchell | unopposed | | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
  