# Candidates of the 1937 Victorian state election

The 1937 Victorian state election was held on 2 October 1937.

## Retiring members

George Prendergast (Labor, Footscray) died shortly before the election. No by-election was held.
No members retired at this election.

## Legislative Assembly

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.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidates | UAP candidates | Country candidates | Other candidates |
| Albert Park | UAP | John Chapple | William Haworth | | Harry Drew (Ind UAP) Leah Kloot (Ind) |
| Allandale | Labor | Patrick Denigan | Edward Montgomery | Russell White | |
| Ballarat | UAP | Arthur Loft | Thomas Hollway | | |
| Barwon | UAP | | Thomas Maltby | Warwick Cayley | |
| Benalla | Independent | Jack Devlin | | Mervyn Huggins | Frederick Cook (Ind) |
| Benambra | Country | | Tom Mitchell | Roy Paton | |
| Bendigo | Labor | Arthur Cook | | | |
| Boroondara | UAP | | Trevor Oldham | | |
| Brighton | UAP | | Ian Macfarlan | | Gerald O'Day (CPA) |
| Brunswick | Labor | James Jewell | Charles Hartley | | |
| Bulla and Dalhousie | UAP | Charlie Mutton | Harry White | John Milligan | |
| Carlton | Labor | Bill Barry | | | |
| Castlemaine and Kyneton | UAP | Jessie Satchell | Clive Shields | | |
| Caulfield | UAP | | Harold Cohen | | |
| Clifton Hill | Labor | Bert Cremean | Rhys Davies | | |
| Coburg | Labor | Frank Keane | Henry Richards | | |
| Collingwood | Labor | Tom Tunnecliffe | Oliver Dixon | | |
| Dandenong | UAP | Frank Field | Frank Groves | | |
| Dundas | Labor | Bill Slater | | | |
| Essendon | UAP | Arthur Clarey | James Dillon | | |
| Evelyn | UAP | | William Everard | Thomas Mitchell | John Jessop (Ind) |
| Flemington | Labor | Jack Holland | Malcolm Fenton | | |
| Footscray | Labor | Jack Mullens | Edward Hanmer | | |
| Geelong | Labor | William Brownbill | | | |
| Gippsland East | Country | | | Albert Lind | |
| Gippsland North | Independent | Alexander McAdam | | William Heath | Archibald Gilchrist (Ind) James McLachlan* (Ind) |
| Gippsland South | Country | | | Herbert Hyland | |
| Gippsland West | Country | | | Matthew Bennett | |
| Goulburn Valley | Country | | | John McDonald | |
| Grant | UAP | | Frederick Holden | | |
| Gunbower | Country | | | Norman Martin | |
| Hampden | UAP | Michael Nolan | William Cumming | Thomas Moore | |
| Hawthorn | UAP | Herbert Oke | John Gray | | |
| Heidelberg | UAP | Morton Dunlop | Henry Zwar | | |
| Kara Kara and Borung | Country | | | Finlay Cameron | John Green (Ind) |
| Kew | UAP | Arthur Kyle | Wilfrid Kent Hughes | | |
| Korong and Eaglehawk | Country | | Archibald Moses | Albert Dunstan | |
| Lowan | Country | | Jabez Potts | Hamilton Lamb | |
| Maryborough and Daylesford | Labor | George Frost | | | |
| Melbourne | Labor | Tom Hayes | Reginald Archer | | |
| Mildura | Country | John Egan | | Albert Allnutt | |
| Mornington | UAP | | Alfred Kirton | George Bowden | |
| Northcote | Labor | John Cain | Jonas Holt | | |
| Nunawading | UAP | Arthur Lewis | William Boyland | | John Mahony (Ind) Ivy Weber* (Ind) |
| Oakleigh | UAP | Squire Reid | James Vinton Smith | | |
| Ouyen | Country | | | Albert Bussau | |
| Polwarth | UAP | | Allan McDonald | Leonard Parker | |
| Port Fairy and Glenelg | Independent | | | | Ernie Bond* (Ind Lab) Robert Roberts (Ind) |
| Port Melbourne | Labor | James Murphy | | | Mary Jones (Ind) |
| Prahran | UAP | Archibald Fraser | John Ellis | | |
| Richmond | Labor | Ted Cotter | | | Cecil Lee-Archer (Ind) |
| Rodney | Country | | | William Dunstone | |
| St Kilda | UAP | Marks Feinberg | Archie Michaelis | | |
| Stawell and Ararat | Country | | | Alec McDonald | |
| Swan Hill | Country | Alfred Jager | | Percy Byrnes Francis Old* | |
| Toorak | UAP | Frederick Botsman | Sir Stanley Argyle | | |
| Upper Goulburn | Country | | | Edwin Mackrell | |
| Upper Yarra | UAP | | George Knox | | |
| Walhalla | Country | | Claude Lewis | William Moncur | Arthur Fewster (Ind Lab) Daniel White (Ind CP) |
| Wangaratta and Ovens | Country | | | Lot Diffey | |
| Waranga | Country | | | Ernest Coyle | |
| Warrenheip and Grenville | Country | | Fred Edmunds | Edmond Hogan | |
| Warrnambool | Country | | Keith McGarvie | Henry Bailey | |
| Williamstown | Labor | John Lemmon | James Gray | | |
| Wonthaggi | Labor | William McKenzie | | | Alfred Watt (CPA) |