Electoral results for the district of Bulla and Dalhousie
# Electoral results for the district of Bulla and Dalhousie

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Bulla and Dalhousie in Victorian state elections.

## Members for Bulla and Dalhousie

| Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - |
| Reg Pollard | Labor | 1927–1932 |
| Harry White | United Australia | 1932–1943 |
| Reginald James | Country | 1943–1944 |
| Leslie Webster | Country | 1944–1945 |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1940s

1944 Bulla and Dalhousie state by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Reginald Hoban | 2,688 | 31.8 | -2.4 |
| | Country | Leslie Webster | 2,502 | 29.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Aubrey Saunders | 1,451 | 17.1 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Albert Pennell | 1,002 | 11.8 | +11.8 |
| | Independent | Edward Cummins | 822 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,465 | 98.0 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 170 | 2.0 | -1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,635 | 84.7 | -3.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Leslie Webster | 4,730 | 55.9 | +0.2 |
| | Labor | Reginald Hoban | 3,735 | 44.1 | -0.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +0.2 | |

1943 Victorian state election: Bulla and Dalhousie :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Edward Cummins | 3,003 | 34.2 | -1.9 |
| | Country | Reginald James | 1,689 | 19.3 | -5.4 |
| | United Australia | Aubrey Saunders | 1,493 | 17.0 | -22.2 |
| | Independent UAP | Howard Everard | 1,487 | 16.9 | +16.9 |
| | Country | John Ryan | 1,100 | 12.5 | +12.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,772 | 96.9 | -2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 280 | 3.1 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,052 | 88.3 | -4.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Reginald James | 4,882 | 55.7 | +55.7 |
| | Labor | Edward Cummins | 3,890 | 44.3 | -3.4 |
| | Country gain from United Australia | Country gain from United Australia | Swing | N/A | |

1940 Victorian state election: Bulla and Dalhousie :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Australia | Harry White | 3,581 | 39.2 | -6.2 |
| | Labor | Charlie Mutton | 3,304 | 36.1 | +5.5 |
| | Country | John Milligan | 2,254 | 24.7 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,139 | 99.0 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 94 | 1.0 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,233 | 92.9 | -0.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | United Australia | Harry White | 4,781 | 52.3 | -4.0 |
| | Labor | Charlie Mutton | 4,358 | 47.7 | +4.0 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | -4.0 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1937 Victorian state election: Bulla and Dalhousie :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Australia | Harry White | 4,243 | 45.4 | -0.6 |
| | Labor | Charlie Mutton | 2,866 | 30.6 | -3.3 |
| | Country | John Milligan | 2,241 | 24.0 | +3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,350 | 98.9 | -0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 102 | 1.1 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,452 | 93.6 | -0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | United Australia | Harry White | 5,262 | 56.3 | -2.6 |
| | Labor | Charles Mutton | 4,088 | 43.7 | +2.6 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | -2.6 | |

1935 Victorian state election: Bulla and Dalhousie :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Australia | Harry White | 4,353 | 46.0 | +15.1 |
| | Labor | Charlie Mutton | 3,206 | 33.9 | -8.2 |
| | Country | John Ryan | 1,905 | 20.1 | -7.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,464 | 99.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 93 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,557 | 94.4 | +1.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | United Australia | Harry White | 5,573 | 58.9 | +4.6 |
| | Labor | Charlie Mutton | 3,891 | 41.1 | -4.6 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | +4.6 | |

1932 Victorian state election: Bulla and Dalhousie :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Reg Pollard | 4,004 | 42.1 | -12.2 |
| | United Australia | Harry White | 2,937 | 30.9 | +6.0 |
| | Country | Leon Stahl | 2,578 | 27.1 | +6.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,519 | 99.0 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 99 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,618 | 92.8 | +0.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | United Australia | Harry White | 5,164 | 54.3 | +10.6 |
| | Labor | Reg Pollard | 4,355 | 45.7 | -10.6 |
| | United Australia gain from Labor | United Australia gain from Labor | Swing | +10.6 | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Victorian state election: Bulla and Dalhousie :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Reg Pollard | 4,911 | 54.3 | +6.3 |
| | Nationalist | Francis Lobb | 2,253 | 24.9 | +4.5 |
| | Country | Claude Anderson | 1,876 | 20.7 | +2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,040 | 98.8 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 111 | 1.2 | -0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,151 | 91.9 | +2.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Reg Pollard | | 56.3 | +0.2 |
| | Nationalist | Francis Lobb | | 43.7 | -0.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.2 | |

* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

1927 Victorian state election: Bulla and Dalhousie :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Reg Pollard | 4,183 | 48.0 |
| | Nationalist | Andrew Rowan | 1,774 | 20.4 |
| | Country | Alexander Wilson | 1,625 | 18.6 |
| | Australian Liberal | John Murphy | 1,131 | 13.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,713 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 159 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,872 | 89.0 |
| After distribution of preferences ||||||
| | Labor | Reg Pollard | 4,695 | 53.9 |
| | Nationalist | Andrew Rowan | 2,118 | 24.3 |
| | Country | Alexander Wilson | 1,900 | 21.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

* Preferences were not distributed to completion.
