# Electoral results for the district of Kara Kara and Borung

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

## Members for Kara Kara and Borung

| Member | Party | Term |
| John Pennington | Nationalist | 1927–1931 |
| John Pennington | United Australia | 1931–1935 |
| Finlay Cameron | Country | 1935–1945 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1940s

1943 Victorian state election: Kara Kara and Borung :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Finlay Cameron | 5,147 | 60.9 | +10.7 |
| | Labor | Arthur Ackland | 3,302 | 39.1 | +39.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,449 | 99.1 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,527 | 88.6 | −6.7 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
1940 Victorian state election: Kara Kara and Borung :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Finlay Cameron | 5,117 | 50.2 | -10.2 |
| | Country | Patrick Toohey | 2,678 | 26.3 | +26.3 |
| | Independent | John Green | 2,390 | 23.5 | -16.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,185 | 99.1 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 94 | 0.9 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,279 | 95.3 | +1.2 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Finlay Cameron | | 56.1 | -4.3 |
| | Country | Patrick Toohey | | 43.9 | +43.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Two candidate preferred vote was estimated.

### Elections in the 1930s

1937 Victorian state election: Kara Kara and Borung :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Finlay Cameron | 6,248 | 60.4 | +32.8 |
| | Independent | John Green | 4,093 | 39.6 | +22.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,341 | 99.4 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 145 | 1.4 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,405 | 94.1 | −0.6 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
1935 Victorian state election: Kara Kara and Borung :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | John Pennington | 4,187 | 40.3 | -33.2 |
| | Country | Finlay Cameron | 2,867 | 27.6 | +27.6 |
| | Independent | John Green | 1,777 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
| | Country | William Pearse | 1,560 | 15.0 | +15.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,391 | 98.6 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 145 | 1.4 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,536 | 94.7 | −1.3 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Finlay Cameron | 5,455 | 52.5 | +52.5 |
| | United Australia | John Pennington | 4,936 | 47.5 | -26.0 |
| | Country gain from United Australia | Country gain from United Australia | Swing | N/A | |
1932 Victorian state election: Kara Kara and Borung :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | John Pennington | 7,370 | 73.5 | +14.0 |
| | Labor | Carl Adler | 2,661 | 26.5 | +26.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,031 | 99.5 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 54 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,085 | 96.0 | +4.4 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Victorian state election: Kara Kara and Borung :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | John Pennington | 5,915 | 59.5 | +14.2 |
| | Country Progressive | Alexander Dowsley | 4,026 | 40.5 | +11.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,941 | 99.5 | +2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 56 | 0.5 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,997 | 91.6 | +0.8 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +5.1 | |
1927 Victorian state election: Kara Kara and Borung :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nationalist | John Pennington | 4,217 | 45.3 |
| | Country Progressive | Finlay Cameron | 2,732 | 29.3 |
| | Country | William Pearce | 2,368 | 25.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,317 | 97.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 250 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,567 | 90.8 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | John Pennington | 5,068 | 54.4 |
| | Country Progressive | Finlay Cameron | 4,249 | 45.6 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | |