Elections were held in the
Australian state
The states and territories are the national subdivisions and second level of government of Australia. The states are partially sovereignty, sovereign, administrative divisions that are autonomous administrative division, self-governing polity, ...
of
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India
* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital
* Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
on Saturday 9 June 1934 to elect 17 of the 34 members of the state's
Legislative Council
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for six year terms. MLC were elected using
preferential voting
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* Any electoral system that allows a voter to indicate multiple preferences where preferences marked are weighted or used as cont ...
.
Results
Legislative Council
Retiring Members
United Australia
*
Frederick Brawn
Frederick William Brawn (21 November 1857 – 24 July 1936) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Creswick to storekeeper James Brawn and Sarah Pearce. He attended Creswick Grammar School and became a commission agent in Bloomfield ...
MLC (
Wellington
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)
*
Horace Richardson 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.
See also
*
1935 Victorian state election
References
{{Victorian elections
1934 elections in Australia
Elections in Victoria (state)
1930s in Victoria (state)
June 1934