Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 15 June 1940 to elect 17 of the 34 members of the state's Legislative Council for six year terms. MLC were elected using preferential voting.
Results
Legislative Council
Retiring Members
United Australia Sir Alan Currie MLC (Nelson) John Jones 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 UAP candidates Country candidates Other candidates Ballarat UAP George Bolster Bendigo UAP George Lansell Doutta Galla Labor Paul Jones Alfred Carter East Yarra UAP Clifden Eager Gippsland Country James Balfour Higinbotham UAP James Disney* William Tyner Melbourne Labor William Beckett Melbourne North Independent Archibald Fraser Esmond Kiernan (Ind)Melbourne West Labor Pat Kennelly Charles Beever (Ind)Monash UAP Archibald Crofts Northern Country Richard Kilpatrick* Dudley Walters North Eastern Country John Harris North Western Country Henry Pye Southern UAP William Angliss South Eastern UAP Cyril Isaac Alexander Goudie South Western UAP Allan McDonald James Guthrie (Ind)Western UAP Marcus Saltau Robert Rankin Horace Holmes (Ind)
See also 1940 Victorian state election
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