1945 Victorian state election

The 1945 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 10 November 1945 to elect 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

1945 Victorian state election

10 November 1945 (1945-11-10)
65 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
First party Second party Third party   Leader John Cain Albert Dunstan Thomas Hollway Party Labor Country Liberal Leader since 18 October 1937 14 March 1935 3 December 1940 Leader's seat Northcote Korong Ballarat Last election 22 seats 18 seats 13 seats Seats won 31 seats 18 seats 10 seats Seat change 9 0 3 Percentage 41.02% 18.67% 20.51% Swing 4.89 5.64 2.56
Premier before election Ian MacFarlan Liberal Elected Premier John Cain Labor

Results

Legislative Assembly

Victorian state election, 10 November 1945[1][2] Legislative Assembly << 1943–1947 >>
Enrolled voters		1,019,063
Votes cast		896,561		Turnout	87.98	+0.98
Informal votes		18,689		Informal	2.08	−0.51
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	360,079	41.02	+4.89	31	+9
	Country	163,940	18.67	+5.64	18	±0
	Liberal	180,046	20.51	−2.56	10	−3
	Independent	92,097	10.49	−11.40	3	−2
	Ministerial Liberal	29,276	3.33	+3.33	3	+3
	Independent Liberal VIC	27,351	3.12	+3.12	0	±0
	Communist	25,083	2.86	−1.65	0	±0
Total		877,872			65

Notes:

• Eleven seats were uncontested at this election, and were retained by the incumbent parties:
  • Labor (8): Bendigo, Collingwood, Footscray, Geelong, Melbourne, Moonee Ponds, Northcote, Sunshine.
  • Liberal (3): Kew, Malvern, Scoresby

See also

• Candidates of the Victorian state election, 1945
• 1946 Victorian Legislative Council election

References

1. Election held on 10 November 1945, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
2. Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 (ISBN 0708102700).