# Electoral results for the district of Carlton

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

## Members for Carlton

| Member | Party | Term |
| James Munro | Unaligned | 1877–1880 |
| John Gardiner | Unaligned | 1880–1892 |
| Frederick Bromley | Labour | 1892–1908 |
| Robert Solly | Labor | 1908–1932 |
| Bill Barry | Labor | 1932–1955 |
| Bill Barry | Labor (Anti-Communist) | 1955 |
| Denis Lovegrove | Labor | 1955–1958 |

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

1955 Victorian state election: Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Denis Lovegrove | 7,141 | 49.2 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Bill Barry | 4,809 | 33.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | Francis Michaelson | 1,998 | 13.8 |
| | Communist | John Prescott | 568 | 3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,516 | 93.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 975 | 6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,491 | 91.1 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Denis Lovegrove | 8,091 | 55.7 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Bill Barry | 6,425 | 44.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
1952 Victorian state election: Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Barry | 18,152 | 91.9 | +17.6 |
| | Communist | John Prescott | 1,597 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,358 | 97.8 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 599 | 2.2 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,957 | 94.2 | +0.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1950 Victorian state election: Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Barry | 17,692 | 74.3 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | Frank Block | 6,124 | 25.7 | -7.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,816 | 98.2 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 439 | 1.8 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,255 | 92.8 | +0.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.3 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Victorian state election: Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Barry | 16,458 | 67.0 | -9.2 |
| | Liberal | Stanley Lang | 8,124 | 33.0 | +33.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,582 | 97.9 | +5.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 532 | 2.1 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,114 | 91.9 | +6.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1945 Victorian state election: Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Bill Barry | 15,862 | 78.2 |
| | Communist | Gerald O'Day | 4,430 | 21.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,292 | 92.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,554 | 7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,846 | 85.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
1943 Victorian state election: Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Barry | 11,408 | 62.4 | -8.9 |
| | Communist | Gerald O'Day | 3,973 | 21.7 | +13.3 |
| | Independent | Richard Bowers | 2,889 | 15.8 | +15.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,270 | 95.5 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 862 | 4.5 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,132 | 84.2 | −4.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
1940 Victorian state election: Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Barry | 13,058 | 71.3 | -28.7 |
| | United Australia | David Mandie | 3,716 | 20.3 | +20.3 |
| | Communist | Ralph Gibson | 1,547 | 8.4 | +8.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,321 | 95.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 804 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,125 | 88.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Barry | | 78.9 | |
| | United Australia | David Mandie | | 21.1 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

### Elections in the 1930s

1937 Victorian state election: Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Barry | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1935 Victorian state election: Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Barry | 11,397 | 60.3 | -1.7 |
| | United Australia | Francis Nelson | 5,166 | 27.2 | -10.7 |
| | Communist | Gerald O'Day | 2,340 | 12.4 | +12.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,903 | 96.8 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 629 | 3.2 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,532 | 91.9 | +0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Barry | | 71.5 | +9.5 |
| | United Australia | Francis Nelson | | 29.5 | -9.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.5 | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.
1932 Carlton state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Barry | 8,649 | 50.5 | -11.5 |
| | United Australia | William Townsend | 6,212 | 36.3 | -1.7 |
| | Communist | Gerald O'Day | 2,258 | 13.2 | +13.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,119 | 97.0 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 530 | 3.0 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,649 | 87.3 | −4.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
1932 Victorian state election: Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Solly | 11,065 | 62.0 | -38.0 |
| | United Australia | David Crone | 6,769 | 38.0 | +38.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,834 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 521 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,355 | 91.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Victorian state election: Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Solly | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1927 Victorian state election: Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Robert Solly | 14,470 | 73.9 |
| | Australian Liberal | Roderick McSolvin | 5,102 | 26.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,572 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 332 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,904 | 90.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
1924 Victorian state election: Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Solly | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1921 Victorian state election: Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Solly | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1920 Victorian state election: Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Solly | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1917 Victorian state election: Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Solly | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1914 Victorian state election: Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Solly | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1911 Victorian state election: Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Solly | 4,735 | 71.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | John Gardiner | 1,866 | 28.3 | +28.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,601 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 91 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,692 | 54.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |