# Electoral results for the district of Castlemaine and Kyneton

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

## Members for Castlemaine and Kyneton

| Member | Party | Term |
| Harry Lawson | Nationalist | 1927–1928 |
| Walter Langslow | Nationalist | 1929 |
| Jessie Satchell | Labor | 1929–1932 |
| Clive Shields | United Aust. | 1932–1940 |
| Bill Hodson | Labor | 1940–1945 |

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

1943 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Kyneton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Hodson | 5,202 | 54.1 | -3.6 |
| | Country | John Thompson | 4,420 | 45.9 | +45.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,622 | 98.9 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 111 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,733 | 90.7 | −3.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1940 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Kyneton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Hodson | 5,844 | 57.7 | +9.4 |
| | United Australia | Charles Lucas | 4,279 | 42.3 | -9.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,123 | 98.9 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 109 | 1.1 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,232 | 94.6 | +0.2 |
| | Labor gain from United Australia | Labor gain from United Australia | Swing | +9.4 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1937 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Kyneton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Clive Shields | 5,404 | 51.7 | -2.9 |
| | Labor | Jessie Satchell | 5,051 | 48.3 | +2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,455 | 99.4 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 59 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,514 | 94.4 | −1.2 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | -2.9 | |
1935 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Kyneton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Clive Shields | 5,620 | 54.6 | +2.2 |
| | Labor | Reg Pollard | 4,665 | 45.4 | -2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,285 | 99.4 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 64 | 0.6 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,349 | 95.6 | −0.5 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | +2.2 | |
1932 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Kyneton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Clive Shields | 5,387 | 52.4 | +2.5 |
| | Labor | Jessie Satchell | 4,887 | 47.6 | -2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,274 | 99.7 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 36 | 0.3 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,310 | 96.1 | +0.2 |
| | United Australia gain from Labor | United Australia gain from Labor | Swing | +2.5 | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Kyneton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jessie Satchell | 4,926 | 50.1 | +10.4 |
| | Nationalist | Walter Langslow | 4,897 | 49.9 | -10.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,823 | 99.6 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 51 | 0.4 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,874 | 95.9 | +2.2 |
| | Labor gain from Nationalist | Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | +10.4 | |
1929 Castlemaine and Kyneton state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Walter Langslow | 4,715 | 50.7 | -9.6 |
| | Labor | Jessie Satchell | 4,589 | 49.3 | +9.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,304 | 99.4 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 59 | 0.6 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,363 | 93.1 | −0.6 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -9.6 | |
1927 Victorian state election: Castlemaine and Kyneton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nationalist | Harry Lawson | 5,546 | 60.3 |
| | Labor | Joseph Hannan | 3,658 | 39.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,204 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 96 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,300 | 93.7 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | |