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This article provides information on candidates who stood for the [[1940 Australian federal election]]. The election was held on 21 September 1940.
Earlier in 1940, the [[Lang Labor]] supporters had again broken away from the federal [[Australian Labor Party]]. Seats held by the defectors are designated as Labor seats.
==By-elections, appointments and defections==
===By-elections and appointments===
*On 12 July 1938, [[Jim Sheehan]] ([[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]) was appointed a Victorian Senator to replace [[John Barnes (Australian politician)|John Barnes]] ([[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]).
*On 10 December 1938, [[Sydney McHugh]] ([[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]) was [[1938 Wakefield by-election|elected]] to succeed [[Charles Hawker]] ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) as the member for [[Division of Wakefield|Wakefield]].
*On 20 May 1939, [[William Conelan]] ([[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]) was [[1939 Griffith by-election|elected]] to succeed [[Francis Matthew John Baker|Frank Baker]] ([[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]) as the member for [[Division of Griffith|Griffith]].
*On 27 May 1939, [[Lancelot Spurr]] ([[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]) was [[1939 Wilmot by-election|elected]] to succeed [[Joseph Lyons]] ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) as the member for [[Division of Wilmot|Wilmot]].
*On 2 March 1940, [[John Dedman]] ([[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]) was [[1940 Corio by-election|elected]] to succeed [[Richard Casey, Baron Casey|Richard Casey]] ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) as the member for [[Division of Corio|Corio]].
*On 13 August 1940, three [[United Australia Party|UAP]] cabinet ministers, [[Geoffrey Street]] ([[Division of Corangamite|Corangamite]]), [[James Fairbairn]] ([[Division of Flinders|Flinders]]) and [[Henry Gullett|Sir Henry Gullett]] ([[Division of Henty|Henty]]), were killed in the [[1940 Canberra air disaster|Canberra air disaster]]. No by-elections were held due to the proximity of the election.
===Defections===
*In 1937, [[National Party of Australia|Country Party]] MP [[John McEwen]] ([[Division of Indi|Indi]]) was expelled from the state-based party for accepting a ministry in the [[Joseph Lyons|Lyons]]-[[Earle Page|Page]] government. In response, following the party conference in 1938, [[Thomas Paterson]] ([[Division of Gippsland|Gippsland]]) led over a hundred McEwen supporters out of the state [[United Country Party (Australia)|United Country Party]] to form the breakaway [[Liberal Country Party]], loyal to the Page-led federal party. The Country Party's other Victorian MP, [[George Rankin]] ([[Division of Bendigo|Bendigo]]), remained with the UCP.
*In 1938, [[Independent politician|Independent]] UAP MP [[Percy Spender]] ([[Division of Warringah|Warringah]]) joined the [[United Australia Party]].
*In 1940, supporters of [[Premier of New South Wales|New South Wales Premier]] [[Jack Lang (Australian politician)|Jack Lang]] again broke away from the federal [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]], this time calling themselves the [[Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist)]]. Its federal members were Senator [[Stan Amour]] (New South Wales), Senator [[John Armstrong (Australian politician)|John Armstrong]] (New South Wales), [[Jack Beasley]] ([[Division of West Sydney|West Sydney]]), [[Joe Gander]] ([[Division of Reid|Reid]]), [[Dan Mulcahy]] ([[Division of Lang|Lang]]), [[Sol Rosevear]] ([[Division of Dalley|Dalley]]) and [[Tom Sheehan (politician)|Tom Sheehan]] ([[Division of Cook (1906–1955)|Cook]]).
==Retiring Members and Senators==
===Labor===
* [[William Maloney (politician)|William Maloney]] MP ([[Division of Melbourne|Melbourne]], Vic)
===United Australia===
*Senator [[Charles Grant (Australian politician)|Charles Grant]] (Tas)
===Country===
* [[James Hunter (politician)|James Hunter]] MP ([[Division of Maranoa|Maranoa]], Qld)
==House of Representatives==
Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
===New South Wales===
{| class="wikitable"
!Electorate
!Held by
![[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] candidate
![[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] candidate
![[Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist)|Labor (N-C)]] candidate
![[State Labor Party|State Labor]] candidate
!Other candidates
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
| || || {{Australian party style|Labor}}| ||{{Australian party style|UAP}}| ||{{Australian party style|Lang Labor}}| ||{{Australian party style|State Labor}}| ||bgcolor="#999999"|
|-
|[[Division of Barton|Barton]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|[[H. V. Evatt]] || '''[[Albert Lane (politician)|Albert Lane]]''' ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || John Rose || [[Sam Lewis (trade unionist)|Sam Lewis]] || John Mackay ([[Independent politician|Ind]]) <br /> Robert Mackie ([[Australian Defence Movement|ADM]])
|-
|[[Division of Calare|Calare]] || [[National Party of Australia|Country]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|[[John Breen (Australian politician)|John Breen]] || Herbert Hodby ([[National Party of Australia|CP]])<br />'''[[Harold Thorby]]''' ([[National Party of Australia|CP]]) || John Heiss || [[Greg McGirr]] || Richard Brazier ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Cook (1906–1955)|Cook]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || [[Jock Garden]] || || {{Australian party shading/Lang Labor}}|'''[[Tom Sheehan (politician)|Tom Sheehan]]''' || || Cyril Glassop ([[Independent politician|Ind]] [[Australian Labor Party|Lab]])
|-
|[[Division of Cowper|Cowper]] || [[National Party of Australia|Country]] || Myles Kelly || {{Australian party shading/Nationals}}|'''[[Earle Page|Sir Earle Page]]''' ([[National Party of Australia|CP]]) || || || John Cain ([[Independent politician|Ind]])<br />Joseph McElhone ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Dalley|Dalley]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || [[Donald Cochrane (politician)|Donald Cochrane]] || [[Hubert O'Connell]] ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || {{Australian party shading/Lang Labor}}|'''[[Sol Rosevear]]''' || Edmund Ryan ||
|-
|[[Division of Darling|Darling]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Joe Clark (Australian politician)|Joe Clark]]''' || || Les Murphy || || [[Alexander Huie]] ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of East Sydney|East Sydney]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Eddie Ward]]''' || [[James Catts]] ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])<br />[[Lewis Nott]] ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || Steve Gould || || Fred Aarons ([[Independent politician|Ind]])<br />Diana Gould ([[Independent politician|Ind]])<br />Louis Phillips ([[Atokist]])
|-
|[[Division of Eden-Monaro|Eden-Monaro]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || Herb Turner || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|[[Frank Louat]] ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])<br />Roy May ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])<br />Pat Osborne ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])<br />'''[[John Perkins (Australian politician)|John Perkins]]'''* ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || Benjamin Kelly || || George Alam ([[Independent politician|Ind]])<br />[[Rupert Beale]] ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Gwydir|Gwydir]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[William Scully (Australian politician)|William Scully]]''' || Ernest Batchelor ([[National Party of Australia|CP]])<br />[[Ben Wade (politician)|Ben Wade]] ([[National Party of Australia|CP]]) || || || Frederick Deakins ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Hume|Hume]] || [[National Party of Australia|Country]] || [[Clarrie Nolan|Clarence Nolan]] || {{Australian party shading/Nationals}}|'''[[Thomas Collins (Australian politician)|Thomas Collins]]''' ([[National Party of Australia|CP]]) || [[Arthur Fuller]] || [[John Fisher (Australian journalist)|John Fisher]] || Eric Roberts ([[Australian Defence Movement|ADM]])
|-
|[[Division of Hunter|Hunter]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Rowley James]]''' || || || Bill Gollan ||
|-
|[[Division of Lang|Lang]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || John Metcalfe || Matthew Calman ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])<br />[[Bertram Stevens (politician)|Bertram Stevens]] ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])<br />Stanley Willmott ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || {{Australian party shading/Lang Labor}}|'''[[Dan Mulcahy]]''' || Arthur Robinson ||
|-
|[[Division of Macquarie|Macquarie]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|[[Ben Chifley]] || '''[[John Lawson (Australian politician)|John Lawson]]''' ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || Bernard Cunningham || ||
|-
|[[Division of Martin|Martin]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || Raymond Watt || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|'''[[William McCall (politician)|William McCall]]''' ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || || [[Rupert Lockwood]] ||
|-
|[[Division of New England|New England]] || [[National Party of Australia|Country]] || Leigh Cuthbertson || {{Australian party shading/Nationals}}|[[Joe Abbott (Australian politician)|Joe Abbott]]* ([[National Party of Australia|CP]])<br />[[Donald Shand]] ([[National Party of Australia|CP]])<br />'''[[Victor Thompson]]''' ([[National Party of Australia|CP]]) || || ||
|-
|[[Division of Newcastle|Newcastle]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[David Oliver Watkins|David Watkins]]''' || || || Tom Hickey || Arthur Clarke ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of North Sydney|North Sydney]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || [[James Dooley (New South Wales politician)|James Dooley]] || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|'''[[Billy Hughes]]''' ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || John Steel || William Wilson ||
|-
|[[Division of Parkes (1901–1969)|Parkes]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || Daniel Murphy || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|'''[[Charles Marr|Sir Charles Marr]]''' ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || || || David Knox ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Parramatta|Parramatta]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || [[Albert Rowe (politician)|Albert Rowe]] || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|[[Norman Rydge]] ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])<br />'''[[Frederick Stewart (Australian politician)|Sir Frederick Stewart]]'''* ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])<br />[[Gordon Wallace (judge)|Gordon Wallace]] ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || James Dalton || Bill Wood ||
|-
|[[Division of Reid|Reid]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|[[Charles Morgan (Australian politician)|Charles Morgan]] || || '''[[Joe Gander]]''' || [[Jack Hughes (trade unionist)|Jack Hughes]] || Leslie Brown ([[Independent politician|Ind]] [[United Australia Party|UAP]])<br />Edward James ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Richmond|Richmond]] || [[National Party of Australia|Country]] || Jim Fredericks || {{Australian party shading/Nationals}}|'''[[Hubert Lawrence Anthony|Larry Anthony]]''' ([[National Party of Australia|CP]]) || || Alexander Collingridge ||
|-
|[[Division of Riverina|Riverina]] || [[National Party of Australia|Country]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|[[Joe Langtry]] || '''[[Horace Nock]]''' ([[National Party of Australia|CP]])<br />[[Hugh Roberton]] ([[National Party of Australia|CP]]) || William Quirk || Charles Lenon || Ronald Cuttle ([[Independent politician|Ind]])<br />John Hogan ([[Australian Defence Movement|ADM]])
|-
|[[Division of Robertson|Robertson]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || [[Thomas Williams (Australian politician)|Thomas Williams]] || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|'''[[Sydney Gardner]]''' ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])<br />Campbell Marshall ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])<br />[[Eric Spooner]]* ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || Michael McKeon || James Russell || William Cox ([[Independent politician|Ind]])<br />Edward Down ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Warringah|Warringah]] || [[Independent politician|Independent]] [[United Australia Party|UAP]] || Bessie Frewin || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|Joseph Hamlet ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])<br />'''[[Percy Spender]]'''* ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || || Arthur Warren || Patrick Esplin ([[Australian Defence Movement|ADM]])
|-
|[[Division of Watson (1934–1969)|Watson]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|[[Max Falstein]] || '''[[John Jennings (Australian politician)|John Jennings]]''' ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || Cecil Irwin || Richard Wilson ||
|-
|[[Division of Wentworth|Wentworth]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || Norman Smith || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|[[Norman Lethbridge Cowper|Norman Cowper]] ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])<br />'''[[Eric Harrison]]'''* ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])<br />Richard Stranger ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || || Jim Morley || [[George McDonald (Australian politician)|George McDonald]] ([[Independent politician|Ind]] [[Nationalist Party (Australia)|Nat]])
|-
|[[Division of Werriwa|Werriwa]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Bert Lazzarini]]''' || [[Walter Leslie Duncan|Walter Duncan]] ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])<br />[[Charles Hardwick (judge)|Charles Hardwick]] ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])<br />Lyell Scott ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])<br />Mont Sheppard ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])<br />Joseph Worland ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || Con Quilkey || [[Rex Connor]] ||
|-
|[[Division of West Sydney|West Sydney]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || Henry Mulcahy || || {{Australian party shading/Lang Labor}}|'''[[Jack Beasley]]''' || Peter Burke || Malinda Ivey ([[Independent politician|Ind]])<br />Stan Moran ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|}
===Northern Territory===
{| class="wikitable"
!Electorate
!Held by
![[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] candidate
!Other candidates
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
| || ||{{Australian party style|Labor}}| ||bgcolor="#999999"|
|-
|[[Division of Northern Territory|Northern Territory]] || [[Independent politician|Independent]] || Lindsay Craig || {{Australian party shading/Independent}}|'''[[Adair Blain]]'''* ([[Independent politician|Ind]])<br />Fred Colson ([[Independent politician|Ind]])<br />John McDonald ([[Independent politician|Ind]] [[Australian Labor Party|Lab]])
|}
===Queensland===
{| class="wikitable"
!Electorate
!Held by
![[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] candidate
![[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] candidate
!Other candidates
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
| || || {{Australian party style|Labor}}| ||{{Australian party style|UAP}}| ||bgcolor="#999999"|
|-
|[[Division of Brisbane|Brisbane]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[George Lawson (Australian politician)|George Lawson]]''' || [[John Fletcher (Queensland politician)|John Fletcher]] ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) ||
|-
|[[Division of Capricornia|Capricornia]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Frank Forde]]''' || Edwin Hiskens ([[National Party of Australia|CP]]) ||
|-
|[[Division of Darling Downs|Darling Downs]] || [[National Party of Australia|Country]] || Leslie Bailey || {{Australian party shading/Nationals}}|'''[[Arthur Fadden]]''' ([[National Party of Australia|CP]]) ||
|-
|[[Division of Griffith|Griffith]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[William Conelan]]''' || Peter McCowan ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) ||
|-
|[[Division of Herbert|Herbert]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[George Martens]]''' || Thomas Mann ([[National Party of Australia|CP]]) || Louis Haydon ([[Independent politician|Ind]] [[Returned and Services League of Australia|RSL]])<br />[[Fred Paterson]] ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Kennedy|Kennedy]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Bill Riordan]]''' || [[Wilfrid Simmonds]] ([[National Party of Australia|CP]]) ||
|-
|[[Division of Lilley|Lilley]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || Gordon Lovell || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|'''[[William Jolly]]''' ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || Charles Mitchell ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Maranoa|Maranoa]] || [[National Party of Australia|Country]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|[[Francis Patrick Baker|Frank Baker]] || Bob McGeoch ([[National Party of Australia|CP]]) || Henry Madden ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Moreton|Moreton]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || Henry Herbert || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|'''[[Josiah Francis]]''' ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) ||
|-
|[[Division of Wide Bay|Wide Bay]] || [[National Party of Australia|Country]] || Samuel Round || {{Australian party shading/Nationals}}|'''[[Bernard Corser]]''' ([[National Party of Australia|CP]]) || John Rex ([[Protestant Labor Party|PLP]])
|}
===South Australia===
{| class="wikitable"
!Electorate
!Held by
![[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] candidate
![[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] candidate
!Other candidates
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
| || || {{Australian party style|Labor}}| ||{{Australian party style|UAP}}| ||bgcolor="#999999"|
|-
|[[Division of Adelaide|Adelaide]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || [[Edgar Dawes]] || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|'''[[Fred Stacey]]''' ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || Raymond Davis ([[Australian Democratic Labor Party (1940)|ADLP]])<br />[[Bert Edwards (politician)|Bert Edwards]] ([[Independent politician|Ind]] [[Australian Labor Party|Lab]])
|-
|[[Division of Barker|Barker]] || [[National Party of Australia|Country]] || Cecil Skitch || {{Australian party shading/Nationals}}|'''[[Archie Cameron]]''' ([[National Party of Australia|CP]]) || Charles Lloyd ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Boothby|Boothby]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || [[George Edwin Yates]] || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|'''[[John Price (South Australian politician)|John Price]]''' ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || [[William Adey]] ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Grey|Grey]] || [[National Party of Australia|Country]] || [[Charles Davis (Australian politician)|Charles Davis]] || {{Australian party shading/Nationals}}|'''[[Oliver Badman]]''' ([[National Party of Australia|CP]]) || Percy McFarlane ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Hindmarsh|Hindmarsh]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Norman Makin]]''' || [[Harry Hatwell]] ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) ||
|-
|[[Division of Wakefield|Wakefield]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || '''[[Sydney McHugh]]''' || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|[[Jack Duncan-Hughes]] ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) ||
|}
===Tasmania===
{| class="wikitable"
!Electorate
!Held by
![[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] candidate
![[United Australia Party|UAP]] candidate
![[Independent politician|Independent]] candidates
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
| || || {{Australian party style|Labor}}| ||{{Australian party style|UAP}}| ||bgcolor="#999999"|
|-
|[[Division of Bass|Bass]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Claude Barnard]]''' || Algie Findlay<br />Desmond Oldham || John Watson
|-
|[[Division of Darwin|Darwin]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || [[Eric Reece]] || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|'''[[George John Bell|George Bell]]''' ||
|-
|[[Division of Denison|Denison]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || '''[[Gerald Mahoney]]''' || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|[[Arthur Beck]] ||
|-
|[[Division of Franklin|Franklin]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Charles Frost (politician)|Charles Frost]]''' || Hugh Warner ||
|-
|[[Division of Wilmot|Wilmot]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || '''[[Lancelot Spurr]]''' || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|[[Frank Edwards (Australian politician)|Frank Edwards]]<br />[[Allan Guy]]* ||
|}
===Victoria===
{| class="wikitable"
!Electorate
!Held by
![[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] candidate
![[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] candidate
!Other candidates
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
| || || {{Australian party style|Labor}}| ||{{Australian party style|UAP}}| ||bgcolor="#999999"|
|-
|[[Division of Balaclava|Balaclava]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || [[Charles Sandford (politician)|Charles Sandford]] || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|'''[[Thomas White (Australian politician)|Thomas White]]''' ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || Harry Moffat ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Ballarat|Ballaarat]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Reg Pollard (politician)|Reg Pollard]]''' || [[Edward Montgomery (Australian politician)|Edward Montgomery]] ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || [[Alex Russell (golfer)|Alex Russell]] ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Batman|Batman]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Frank Brennan (politician)|Frank Brennan]]''' || Albert Peters ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) ||
|-
|[[Division of Bendigo|Bendigo]] || [[National Party of Australia|Country]] || Bert de Grandi || {{Australian party shading/Nationals}}|'''[[George Rankin]]''' ([[United Country Party (Australia)|UCP]]) || John Barton ([[Independent politician|Ind]] [[United Country Party (Australia)|UCP]])
|-
|[[Division of Bourke|Bourke]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Maurice Blackburn]]''' || Charles Lucas ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) ||
|-
|[[Division of Corangamite|Corangamite]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || Harold Miller || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|[[Allan McDonald (Australian politician)|Allan McDonald]] ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) ||
|-
|[[Division of Corio|Corio]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[John Dedman]]''' || [[Gerald Patterson]] ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || Harry Lyall ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Deakin|Deakin]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || Frank Williamson || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|'''[[William Hutchinson (Australian politician)|William Hutchinson]]''' ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || Frank Fisher ([[Independent politician|Ind]])<br />Duncan McCallum ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Fawkner|Fawkner]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || Arthur Fraser || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|'''[[Harold Holt]]''' ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || [[Alexander Rud Mills|Alexander Mills]] ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Flinders|Flinders]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || Frank Lee || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|[[Rupert Ryan]] ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || Alexander Amess ([[Independent politician|Ind]])<br />[[Edward Mann (Australian politician)|Edward Mann]] ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Gippsland|Gippsland]] || [[National Party of Australia|Country]] || James McKenna || {{Australian party shading/Nationals}}|[[George Bowden (Australian politician)|George Bowden]] ([[United Country Party (Australia)|UCP]])<br />'''[[Thomas Paterson]]'''* ([[Liberal Country Party|LCP]]) || Calvert Wyeth ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Henty|Henty]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || Arthur Haywood || || {{Australian party shading/Independent}}|[[Arthur Coles]]* ([[Independent politician|Ind]])<br />Edward Riley ([[Independent politician|Ind]])<br />Samuel Thomas ([[Independent politician|Ind]])<br />Eric Young ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Indi|Indi]] || [[National Party of Australia|Country]] || [[Jack Devlin (Australian politician)|Jack Devlin]] || {{Australian party shading/Nationals}}|'''[[John McEwen]]''' ([[Liberal Country Party|LCP]]) ||
|-
|[[Division of Kooyong|Kooyong]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || [[Thomas Brennan (Victorian state politician)|Thomas Brennan]] || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|'''[[Robert Menzies]]''' ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || Drysdale Bett ([[Independent politician|Ind]])<br />[[John Dale (doctor)|John Dale]] ([[Independent politician|Ind]])<br />Francis Foster ([[Independent politician|Ind]])<br />Frank Hartnett ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Maribyrnong|Maribyrnong]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Arthur Drakeford]]''' || Robert Vroland ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) ||
|-
|[[Division of Melbourne|Melbourne]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|[[Arthur Calwell]] || Richard Griffiths ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || James Baker ([[Australian Democratic Labor Party (1940)|ADLP]])<br />Edward Whitcombe ([[Independent politician|Ind]] [[Australian Labor Party|Lab]])
|-
|[[Division of Melbourne Ports|Melbourne Ports]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Jack Holloway]]''' || Raymond Trickey ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) ||
|-
|[[Division of Wannon|Wannon]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|[[Don McLeod (politician)|Don McLeod]] || '''[[Thomas Scholfield]]''' ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || John Crawford ([[Independent politician|Ind]] [[National Party of Australia|CP]])<br />Jabez Potts ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Wimmera|Wimmera]] || [[Independent politician|Independent]] || Michael Nolan || [[Hugh McClelland (politician)|Hugh McClelland]] ([[United Country Party (Australia)|UCP]]) || {{Australian party shading/Independent}}|Robert Johnstone ([[Independent politician|Ind]])<br />'''[[Alexander Wilson (Australian politician)|Alexander Wilson]]'''* ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Yarra|Yarra]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[James Scullin]]''' || [[Fred Edmunds]] ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || [[Ralph Gibson (political activist)|Ralph Gibson]] ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|}
===Western Australia===
{| class="wikitable"
!Electorate
!Held by
![[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] candidate
![[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] candidate
!Other candidates
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
| || || {{Australian party style|Labor}}| ||{{Australian party style|UAP}}| ||bgcolor="#999999"|
|-
|[[Division of Forrest|Forrest]] || [[National Party of Australia|Country]] || Vane Green || {{Australian party shading/Nationals}}|'''[[John Prowse]]''' ([[National Party of Australia|CP]]) ||
|-
|[[Division of Fremantle|Fremantle]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[John Curtin]]''' || Frederick Lee ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || Gil Clarke ([[Independent politician|Ind]] [[United Australia Party|UAP]])
|-
|[[Division of Kalgoorlie|Kalgoorlie]] || [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Albert Green (Australian politician)|Albert Green]]''' || ||
|-
|[[Division of Perth|Perth]] || [[United Australia Party|United Australia]] || Gavan McMillan || {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|'''[[Walter Nairn]]''' ([[United Australia Party|UAP]]) || James Bolitho ([[Independent politician|Ind]])
|-
|[[Division of Swan|Swan]] || [[National Party of Australia|Country]] || Jim Dinan || {{Australian party shading/Nationals}}|'''[[Henry Gregory (politician)|Henry Gregory]]'''* ([[National Party of Australia|CP]])<br />[[Thomas Marwick]] ([[National Party of Australia|CP]]) || [[Claude Barker]] ([[Independent politician|Ind]])<br />John Tregenza ([[British-Israel-World Federation|BIWF]])
|}
==Senate==
Sitting Senators are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).
===New South Wales===
Three seats were up for election. The [[United Australia Party]]-[[National Party of Australia|Country Party]] [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] was defending two seats. The [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] was defending one seat. Labor Senators [[Stan Amour]], [[John Armstrong (Australian politician)|John Armstrong]] and [[Tom Arthur (Australian politician)|Tom Arthur]] were not up for re-election.
{| class="wikitable"
![[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] candidates
![[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] candidates
![[Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist)|Labor (N-C)]] candidates
![[State Labor Party|State Labor]] candidates
![[Australian Defence Movement|Defence]] candidates
!Ungrouped candidates
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| ||{{Australian party style|UAP}}| ||{{Australian party style|Lang Labor}}| ||{{Australian party style|State Labor}}| ||bgcolor="#FFFF00"| ||bgcolor="#999999"|
|-
|{{Australian party shading/Labor}} valign=top |
#'''[[Bill Ashley (politician)|Bill Ashley]]'''*
#[[James Arnold (Australian politician)|James Arnold]]*
#[[William Large]]*
|valign=top |
#'''[[Dick Dein]]''' ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])
#'''[[Mac Abbott]]''' ([[National Party of Australia|CP]])
#[[James Patrick (shipowner)|James Patrick]] ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])
|valign=top |
#Stanley Allen
#John Kerin
#James Walker
|valign=top |
#Edwin Barker
#Clarrie Campbell
#Albert Crowe
|valign=top |
#Peter Pollack
#William Hulks
#Wilbred Taylor
|valign=top |
[[Adela Pankhurst|Adela Walsh]]<br />
Stanley White<br />
[[Lance Sharkey]]<br />
Harry Bohland<br />
William Adkins<br />
John O'Carroll
|}
===Queensland===
Three seats were up for election. The [[United Australia Party]]-[[National Party of Australia|Country Party]] [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] was defending three seats. [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] Senators [[Gordon Brown (Australian politician)|Gordon Brown]], [[Joe Collings]] and [[Ben Courtice]] were not up for re-election.
{| class="wikitable"
![[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] candidates
![[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] candidates
!Ungrouped candidates
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| ||{{Australian party style|UAP}}| ||bgcolor="#999999"|
|-
|valign=top |
#[[William Bertram (politician)|William Bertram]]
#William Collins
#Austin Elliott
|{{Australian party shading/Liberal}} valign=top |
#'''[[Walter Cooper (Queensland politician)|Walter Cooper]]'''* ([[National Party of Australia|CP]])
#'''[[Thomas Crawford (Australian politician)|Thomas Crawford]]'''* ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])
#'''[[Harry Foll]]'''* ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])
|valign=top |
Jim Slater ([[Independent politician|Ind]] [[Socialist Labor Party (Australia)|Soc]])
|}
===South Australia===
Three seats were up for election. The [[United Australia Party]] was defending three seats. United Australia Party Senators [[Philip McBride]], [[Alexander McLachlan (politician)|Alexander McLachlan]] and [[Keith Wilson (South Australian politician)|Keith Wilson]] were not up for re-election.
{| class="wikitable"
![[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] candidates
![[United Australia Party|UAP]] candidates
!Ungrouped candidates
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| ||{{Australian party style|UAP}}| ||bgcolor="#999999"|
|-
|valign=top |
#[[Alex Finlay]]
#[[Bert Hoare]]
#Herman Dolling
|{{Australian party shading/Liberal}} valign=top |
#'''[[James McLachlan (Australian politician)|James McLachlan]]'''*
#'''[[George McLeay]]'''*
#'''[[Oliver Uppill]]'''*
|valign=top |
[[Tom Garland (trade unionist)|Tom Garland]]
|}
===Tasmania===
Three seats were up for election. The [[United Australia Party]] was defending three seats. [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] Senators [[Bill Aylett]], [[Richard Darcey]] and [[Charles Lamp]] were not up for re-election.
{| class="wikitable"
![[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] candidates
![[United Australia Party|UAP]] candidates
!Ungrouped candidates
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| ||{{Australian party style|UAP}}| ||bgcolor="#999999"|
|-
|valign=top |
#[[John Brown (Tasmanian politician)|John Brown]]
#Howard D'Alton
#Maurice Weston
|{{Australian party shading/Liberal}} valign=top |
#'''[[Herbert Hays]]'''*
#'''[[John Hayes (Tasmanian politician)|John Hayes]]'''*
#Bayard Edgell
#[[John Millen (Australian politician)|John Millen]]
#[[Burford Sampson]]*
|valign=top |
[[Donald Keith Cameron|Donald Cameron]]
|}
===Victoria===
Four seats were up for election. One of these was a short-term vacancy caused by Labor Senator-elect [[John Barnes (Australian politician)|John Barnes]]'s death; this had been filled in the interim by Labor's [[Jim Sheehan]]. The [[United Australia Party]]-[[National Party of Australia|Country Party]] [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] was defending three seats. The [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] was defending one seat. Labor Senators [[Don Cameron (Victorian politician)|Don Cameron]] and [[Richard Keane]] were not up for re-election.
{| class="wikitable"
![[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] candidates
![[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] candidates
!Ungrouped candidates
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| ||{{Australian party style|UAP}}| ||bgcolor="#999999"|
|-
|valign=top |
#'''[[Jim Sheehan]]'''
#[[Parker Moloney]]
#[[Bert Hendrickson]]
#[[William McAdam (Australian politician)|William McAdam]]
|{{Australian party shading/Liberal}} valign=top |
#'''[[Charles Brand (general)|Charles Brand]]'''* ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])
#'''[[William Gibson (Australian politician)|William Gibson]]'''* ([[National Party of Australia|CP]])
#'''[[John Leckie (Australian politician)|John Leckie]]'''* ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])
#[[John Spicer (Australian politician)|John Spicer]]* ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])
|valign=top |
Gerry O'Day ([[Independent politician|Ind]])<br />
Claude Peace ([[Taxation Reform Party|TR]])
|}
===Western Australia===
Three seats were up for election. The [[United Australia Party]]-[[National Party of Australia|Country Party]] [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] was defending three seats. [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] Senators [[Robert Clothier (politician)|Robert Clothier]], [[James Cunningham (Australian politician)|James Cunningham]] and [[James Fraser (Western Australian politician)|James Fraser]] were not up for re-election.
{| class="wikitable"
![[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] candidates
![[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] candidates
![[Western Australian Soldiers Party|Soldiers]] candidates
!Ungrouped candidates
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| ||{{Australian party style|UAP}}| ||bgcolor="#999999"| ||bgcolor="#999999"|
|-
|valign=top |
#Frank Trainer
#[[Dorothy Tangney]]
#[[Herb Graham]]
|{{Australian party shading/Liberal}} valign=top |
#'''[[Herbert Collett]]'''* ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])
#'''[[Bertie Johnston]]'''* ([[National Party of Australia|CP]])
#'''[[Allan MacDonald (Western Australian politician)|Allan MacDonald]]'''* ([[United Australia Party|UAP]])
|valign=top |
#Arthur Richards
#Alexander Cunningham
#Stanley Dival
|valign=top |
Carlyle Ferguson ([[Independent politician|Ind]])<br />
Claude Swaine ([[Empire Co-operationist|Emp. Co-op.]])
|}
==See also==
* [[1940 Australian federal election]]
* [[Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1937–1940]]
* [[Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1940–1943]]
* [[Members of the Australian Senate, 1941–1944]]
* [[Members of the Australian Senate, 1938–1941]]
* [[List of political parties in Australia]]
==References==
*[http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1940/1940reps.shtml Adam Carr's Election Archive - House of Representatives 1940]
*[http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1940/1940senate.shtml Adam Carr's Election Archive - Senate 1940]
[[Category:1940 in Australia]]
[[Category:Candidates for Australian federal elections]]