# Electoral results for the district of Ballarat

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Ballarat in Victorian state elections.

## Members for Ballarat

| Member | Party | Term |
| William McAdam | Labor | 1927-1932 |
| Thomas Hollway | United Australia | 1932-1945 |
| Thomas Hollway | Liberal / LCP | 1945-1952 |
| Thomas Hollway | Independent | 1952 |
| Thomas Hollway | Electoral Reform | 1952 |
| John Sheehan | Labor | 1952-1955 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1950s

1952 Victorian state election: Ballarat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Sheehan | 11,042 | 54.0 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal and Country | William Roff | 9,424 | 46.0 | -7.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,466 | 99.0 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 211 | 1.0 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,677 | 96.2 | −0.6 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | +7.2 | |
1950 Victorian state election: Ballarat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Thomas Hollway | 10,646 | 51.2 | -3.0 |
| | Labor | John Sheehan | 9,735 | 46.8 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | Albert Nicholls | 421 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,802 | 99.2 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 163 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Thomas Hollway | 11,025 | 53.0 | -1.2 |
| | Labor | John Sheehan | 9,777 | 47.0 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -1.2 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Victorian state election: Ballarat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Hollway | 11,267 | 54.2 | +1.6 |
| | Labor | James Miller | 9,516 | 45.8 | +4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,783 | 99.2 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 157 | 0.8 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,940 | 95.5 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
1945 Victorian state election: Ballarat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Thomas Hollway | 9,884 | 52.6 |
| | Labor | Stanley Glover | 7,850 | 41.8 |
| | Communist | Albert Black | 1,036 | 5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,770 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 281 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,051 | 91.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
1943 Victorian state election: Ballarat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Thomas Hollway | 9,733 | 59.9 | -5.6 |
| | Labor | Maurice Calnin | 4,551 | 28.0 | -6.5 |
| | Communist | Edward Rowe | 1,967 | 12.1 | +12.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,251 | 98.8 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 195 | 1.2 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,446 | 89.7 | −4.6 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
1940 Victorian state election: Ballarat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Thomas Hollway | 10,902 | 65.5 | -1.0 |
| | Labor | Thomas Jude | 5,728 | 34.5 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,630 | 99.4 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 107 | 0.6 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,737 | 94.3 | −1.0 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | -1.0 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1937 Victorian state election: Ballarat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Thomas Hollway | 11,363 | 66.5 | +10.9 |
| | Labor | Arthur Loft | 5,722 | 33.5 | -10.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,085 | 99.2 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 142 | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,227 | 95.3 | +0.1 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | +10.9 | |
1935 Victorian state election: Ballarat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Thomas Hollway | 9,856 | 55.6 | -1.1 |
| | Labor | William McAdam | 7,646 | 44.4 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,232 | 99.3 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 122 | 0.7 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,354 | 95.2 | −0.9 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | -1.1 | |
1932 Victorian state election: Ballarat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Thomas Hollway | 9,654 | 56.7 | +11.6 |
| | Labor | William McAdam | 7,371 | 43.3 | -11.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,025 | 99.1 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 162 | 0.9 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,187 | 96.1 | +4.5 |
| | United Australia gain from Labor | United Australia gain from Labor | Swing | +11.6 | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Victorian state election: Ballarat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William McAdam | 8,992 | 54.9 | +1.3 |
| | Nationalist | Fred Edmunds | 7,397 | 45.1 | -1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,389 | 99.1 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 148 | 0.9 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,537 | 96.9 | +2.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.3 | |
1927 Victorian state election: Ballarat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | William McAdam | 8,313 | 53.6 |
| | Nationalist | Matthew Baird | 7,203 | 46.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,516 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 162 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,678 | 94.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |