Elections were held in the

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on Saturday 15 June 1940 to elect 17 of the 34 members of the state's

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for six year terms. MLC were elected using

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Results

Legislative Council

Retiring Members

United Australia

* Sir Alan Currie MLC (

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) * 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.

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