1958 Victorian state election
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Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 31 May 1958 to elect the 66 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. This was the last time Assembly elections were held separately from those for the Legislative Council.
The Liberal and Country Party (LCP) government of Premier Henry Bolte won a second term in office.
Results
[edit]Legislative Assembly
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Victorian state election, 31 May 1958[1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 1,478,065 | |||||
Votes cast | 1,392,813 | Turnout | 94.23 | +0.21 | ||
Informal votes | 24,760 | Informal | 1.78 | -0.42 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Ändern Sie | |
Labor | 515,638 | 37.69 | +5.12 | 18 | −2 | |
Liberal and Country | 508,678 | 37.18 | -0.60 | 39 | +6 | |
Democratic Labor | 197,380 | 14.43 | +1.82 | 0 | −1 | |
Land | 127,228 | 9.30 | -0.24 | 9 | −2 | |
Independent | 17,770 | 1.30 | -2.23 | 0 | −1 | |
Other | 1,359 | 0.10 | -0.40 | 0 | ±0 | |
Total | 1,368,053 | 66 | ||||
Two-party-preferred | ||||||
Liberal and Country | 790,149 | 57.8 | –0.1 | |||
Labor | 577,904 | 42.2 | +0.1 |
Seats changing party representation
[edit]There was a redistribution across Victoria prior to this election. The seat changes are as follows.
Abolished seats
[edit]Seat | Incumbent member | Party | |
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Ascot Vale | Ernie Shepherd | Labor | |
Carlton | Denis Lovegrove | Labor | |
Caulfield East | Alexander Fraser | Liberal and Country | |
Collingwood | Bill Towers | Labor | |
Pascoe Vale | Arthur Drakeford | Labor | |
Port Melbourne | Archie Todd | Labor |
New seats
[edit]Seat | Party | Elected member | |
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Essendon | Liberal and Country | Kenneth Wheeler | |
Fitzroy | Labor | Denis Lovegrove | |
Mulgrave | Liberal and Country | Ray Wiltshire | |
Ormond | Liberal and Country | Joe Rafferty | |
Ringwood | Liberal and Country | Jim Manson | |
Yarraville | Labor | Roy Schintler |
Seats changing hands
[edit]Seat | Incumbent member | Party | New member | Party | ||
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Bendigo | John Stanistreet | Liberal and Country | Bill Galvin | Labor | ||
Coburg | Charlie Mutton | Independent | Charlie Mutton | Labor | ||
Evelyn | Phillip Connell | Labor | Russell Stokes | Liberal and Country | ||
Geelong West | Colin MacDonald | Labor | Max Gillett | Liberal and Country | ||
Richmond | Frank Scully | Democratic Labor | Bill Towers | Labor |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Election held on 31 May 1958, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).