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The '''1933 Camberwell council election''' was held on 24 August 1933. One seat in each of the three wards was up for election for the [[City of Camberwell]]. | |||
==Wards and results== | |||
{|class="wikitable" | |||
|-style="text-align:center" | |||
| rowspan="2" | '''Ward''' | |||
| colspan="4" | '''Pre-1933''' | |||
| rowspan="2" | '''Swing''' | |||
| rowspan="2" |'''Electoral results''' | |||
| colspan="4" | '''Post-1933''' | |||
|-style="text-align:center" | |||
| colspan="2" | '''Party''' | |||
| '''Councillor''' | |||
| '''Margin''' | |||
| '''Margin''' | |||
| '''Councillor''' | |||
| colspan="2" | '''Party''' | |||
|- | |||
| [[North Ward|North]] | |||
| | |||
| Unknown | |||
| [[Arthur Latham]] | |||
| style="text-align:right;"| ''Unknown'' | |||
| Unknown | |||
| [[Electoral results for North Ward|Results]] | |||
| style="text-align:right;" | 26.3 | |||
| [[Henry Scarsbrick Leigh|Henry Leigh]] | |||
| | |||
| style="text-align:right;" | Unknown | |||
|- | |||
| [[Centre Ward|Centre]] | |||
| | |||
| Unknown | |||
| [[Robert Henry McCamish|Robert McCamish]]† | |||
| style="text-align:right;"| ''Unknown'' | |||
| Unknown | |||
| [[Electoral results for Centre Ward|Results]] | |||
| style="text-align:right;" | N/A | |||
| [[Raymond Burrows Barnes|Raymond Barnes]] | |||
| | |||
| Unknown | |||
|- | |||
| [[South Ward|South]] | |||
| | |||
| Unknown | |||
| [[William Richard Warner|William Warner]] | |||
| style="text-align:right;"| ''Unknown'' | |||
| Unknown | |||
| [[Electoral results for South Ward|Results]] | |||
| style="text-align:right;" | ''Unopposed'' | |||
| William Warner | |||
| | |||
| Unknown | |||
|} | |||
<small>† Did not seek re-election</small> | |||
==Campaign== | |||
Controversial election, turbulent local politics at the time, e.g. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4752976 | Controversial election, turbulent local politics at the time, e.g. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4752976 | ||
Election results. <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4758087 |title=CITY OF CAMBERWELL. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=26 August 1933 |access-date=7 May 2020 |page=29 |via=Trove }} </ref> | Election results. <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4758087 |title=CITY OF CAMBERWELL. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=26 August 1933 |access-date=7 May 2020 |page=29 |via=Trove }} </ref> | ||
==Aftermath== | |||
This was to be the last election before the [[1934 resubdivision of the City of Camberwell]], splitting North Ward into the North-West and North-East Wards. | |||
The landslide defeat of long-serving councillor [[Arthur Latham]] in North Ward was said to be the result of over two years of local controversy and criticism of Camberwell Council on its financial management - particularly rating increases and road construction.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204371552 |title=MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. |newspaper=[[The Age]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=25 August 1933 |access-date=7 May 2020 |page=10 |via=Trove }}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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The 1933 Camberwell council election was held on 24 August 1933. One seat in each of the three wards was up for election for the City of Camberwell.
Wards and results
| Ward | Pre-1933 | Swing | Electoral results | Post-1933 | ||||||
| Party | Councillor | Margin | Margin | Councillor | Party | |||||
| North | Unknown | Arthur Latham | Unknown | Unknown | Results | 26.3 | Henry Leigh | Unknown | ||
| Centre | Unknown | Robert McCamish† | Unknown | Unknown | Results | N/A | Raymond Barnes | Unknown | ||
| South | Unknown | William Warner | Unknown | Unknown | Results | Unopposed | William Warner | Unknown | ||
† Did not seek re-election
Campaign
Controversial election, turbulent local politics at the time, e.g. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4752976
Election results. [1]
Aftermath
This was to be the last election before the 1934 resubdivision of the City of Camberwell, splitting North Ward into the North-West and North-East Wards.
The landslide defeat of long-serving councillor Arthur Latham in North Ward was said to be the result of over two years of local controversy and criticism of Camberwell Council on its financial management - particularly rating increases and road construction.[2]
References
- ↑ "CITY OF CAMBERWELL.", 26 August 1933, p. 29.
- ↑ "MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.", 25 August 1933, p. 10.