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The '''1934 Camberwell council election''' was held in August 1934.
The '''1934 Camberwell council election''' was held on 23 August 1934.
 
==Background==
This election was notable for being the first conducted following the [[1934 resubdivision of the City of Camberwell]]. This resulted in redrawing ward boundaries and the splitting of [[North Ward]] into two to create the [[North-East Ward]] and [[North-West Ward]]. All twelve positions were up for election in this year instead of the usual staggered annual elections.
 
The election also featured the first recount in the City of Camberwell for 14 years, after [[Henry Francis Crawford|Henry Crawford]] challenged the initial results for South Ward.<ref name="Argust08091934Recount">The Argus. ''Election Recount - No Change at Camberwell''. 8 September 1934. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10975345, accessed: 12 November 2018</ref>


==Wards and results==
==Wards and results==
<ref>The Argus. ''Election Recount - No Change at Camberwell''. 8 September 1934. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10975345, accessed: 12 November 2018</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
|-style="text-align:center"
| rowspan="2" | '''Ward'''
| colspan="4" | '''Pre-1934'''
| rowspan="2" | '''Swing'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Electoral results'''
| colspan="4" | '''Post-1934'''<ref name="TheArgus29August1924">The Argus. 'Municipal Elections'. 29 August 1924. pg.9. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4153803, accessed: 10 October 2017</ref>
|-style="text-align:center"
| colspan="2" | '''Party'''
| '''Councillor'''
| '''Margin'''
| '''Margin'''
| '''Councillor'''
| colspan="2" | '''Party'''
|-
| [[North-East Ward|North-East]]
|
| Unknown
|
| style="text-align:right;"| ''Unknown''
| Unknown
| [[Electoral results for North-East Ward|Results]]
| style="text-align:right;" | N/A
| [[William Dimmick]]
|
| Unknown
|-
| [[North-East Ward|North-East]]
|
| Unknown
|
| style="text-align:right;"| ''Unknown''
| Unknown
| [[Electoral results for North East Ward|Results]]
| style="text-align:right;" | N/A
| [[John Samuel August|John August]]
|
| Unknown
|-
| [[North-East Ward|North-East]]
|
| Unknown
|
| style="text-align:right;"| ''Unknown''
| Unknown
| [[Electoral results for North East Ward|Results]]
| style="text-align:right;" | N/A
| [[William John Payne|William Payne]]
|
| Unknown
|-
| [[North-West Ward|North-West]]
|
| Unknown
|
| style="text-align:right;"| ''Unknown''
| Unknown
| [[Electoral results for North West Ward|Results]]
| style="text-align:right;" | N/A
| [[Kenneth Leslie Oram Macleay|Kenneth Macleay]]
|
| Unknown
|-
| [[North-West Ward|North-West]]
|
| Unknown
|
| style="text-align:right;"| ''Unknown''
| Unknown
| [[Electoral results for North West Ward|Results]]
| style="text-align:right;" | N/A
| [[Henry Scarsbrick Leigh|Henry Leigh]]
|
| Unknown
|-
| [[North-West Ward|North-West]]
|
| Unknown
|
| style="text-align:right;"| ''Unknown''
| Unknown
| [[Electoral results for North West Ward|Results]]
| style="text-align:right;" | N/A
| [[Arthur McKenzie Hislop|Arthur Hislop]]
|
| Unknown
|-
| [[Centre Ward|Centre]]
|
| Unknown
|
| style="text-align:right;"| ''Unknown''
| Unknown
| [[Electoral results for Centre Ward|Results]]
| style="text-align:right;" | N/A
| [[Robert George Rowland Ball|Robert Ball]]
|
| Unknown
|-
| [[Centre Ward|Centre]]
|
| Unknown
|
| style="text-align:right;"| ''Unknown''
| Unknown
| [[Electoral results for Centre Ward|Results]]
| style="text-align:right;" | N/A
| [[Raymond Burrows Barnes|Raymond Barnes]]
|
| Unknown
|-
| [[Centre Ward|Centre]]
|
| Unknown
|
| style="text-align:right;"| ''Unknown''
| Unknown
| [[Electoral results for Centre Ward|Results]]
| style="text-align:right;" | N/A
| [[Walter Albert Fordham|Walter Fordham]]
|
| Unknown
|-
| [[South Ward|South]]
|
| Unknown
|
| style="text-align:right;"| ''Unknown''
| Unknown
| [[Electoral results for South Ward|Results]]
| style="text-align:right;" | N/A
| [[William Richard Warner|William Warner]]
|
| Unknown
|-
| [[South Ward|South]]
|
| Unknown
|
| style="text-align:right;"| ''Unknown''
| Unknown
| [[Electoral results for South Ward|Results]]
| style="text-align:right;" | N/A
| [[James Henry Nettleton|James Nettleton]]
|
| Unknown
|-
| [[South Ward|South]]
|
| Unknown
|
| style="text-align:right;"| ''Unknown''
| Unknown
| [[Electoral results for South Ward|Results]]
| style="text-align:right;" | N/A
| [[David Walker Watson|David Watson]]
|
| Unknown
|}
 
 
===North-East Ward===
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[Camberwell council election, 1934]]: North-East<ref name="Camberwell20Aug1934Minutes">City of Camberwell. ''City of Camberwell Minutes - Ordinary meeting''. 20 August 1934.</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = '''[[John Samuel August]]'''
|party = Unknown
|votes = 1,080
|percentage = 22.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = '''[[William Dimmick]]'''
|party = Unknown
|votes = 1,281
|percentage = 26.92
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = [[Frank Norman Le Leu]]
|party = Unknown
|votes = 869
|percentage = 18.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Albert Gordon Park
|party = Unknown
|votes = 739
|percentage = 15.53
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = '''[[Wiliam John Payne]]'''
|party = Unknown
|votes = 963
|percentage = 20.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 4,932
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}


==Campaign==
==Campaign==

Latest revision as of 11:07, 30 December 2018

The 1934 Camberwell council election was held on 23 August 1934.

Background

This election was notable for being the first conducted following the 1934 resubdivision of the City of Camberwell. This resulted in redrawing ward boundaries and the splitting of North Ward into two to create the North-East Ward and North-West Ward. All twelve positions were up for election in this year instead of the usual staggered annual elections.

The election also featured the first recount in the City of Camberwell for 14 years, after Henry Crawford challenged the initial results for South Ward.[1]

Wards and results

Ward Pre-1934 Swing Electoral results Post-1934[2]
Party Councillor Margin Margin Councillor Party
North-East Unknown Unknown Unknown Results N/A William Dimmick Unknown
North-East Unknown Unknown Unknown Results N/A John August Unknown
North-East Unknown Unknown Unknown Results N/A William Payne Unknown
North-West Unknown Unknown Unknown Results N/A Kenneth Macleay Unknown
North-West Unknown Unknown Unknown Results N/A Henry Leigh Unknown
North-West Unknown Unknown Unknown Results N/A Arthur Hislop Unknown
Centre Unknown Unknown Unknown Results N/A Robert Ball Unknown
Centre Unknown Unknown Unknown Results N/A Raymond Barnes Unknown
Centre Unknown Unknown Unknown Results N/A Walter Fordham Unknown
South Unknown Unknown Unknown Results N/A William Warner Unknown
South Unknown Unknown Unknown Results N/A James Nettleton Unknown
South Unknown Unknown Unknown Results N/A David Watson Unknown


North-East Ward

Camberwell council election, 1934: North-East[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unknown John Samuel August 1,080 22.69
Unknown William Dimmick 1,281 26.92
Unknown Frank Norman Le Leu 869 18.26
Unknown Albert Gordon Park 739 15.53
Unknown Wiliam John Payne 963 20.24
Total formal votes 4,932


Campaign

Allegations of preferential rates treatment: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10971333

Aftermath

References

  1. ↑ The Argus. Election Recount - No Change at Camberwell. 8 September 1934. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10975345, accessed: 12 November 2018
  2. ↑ The Argus. 'Municipal Elections'. 29 August 1924. pg.9. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4153803, accessed: 10 October 2017
  3. ↑ City of Camberwell. City of Camberwell Minutes - Ordinary meeting. 20 August 1934.


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