Following the reunion of the two Labor parties in February 1936, these were held by their members as ALP seats at the 1937 election. With the party's wins in Ballaarat and Gwydir (initially at a by-election on 8 March 1937), the ALP had a net gain of 11 seats compared with the previous election.
Following the merger of the two Labor parties in February 1936, their members contested these seats as ALP candidates in the 1937 election. The party's victories in Ballaarat and Gwydir (which initially took place at a by-election on March 8, 1937) led to an eleven-seat increase for the ALP from the previous election.