1946 Victorian Legislative Council election
Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 15 June 1946 to elect 17 of the 34 members of the state's Legislative Council for six year terms. MLCs were elected in single-member provinces using preferential voting.
Results
Legislative Council
Victorian Legislative Council election, 15 June 1946[1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 517,727 | |||||
Votes cast | 291,295 | Turnout | 56.3 | +39.1 | ||
Informal votes | 5,912 | Informal | 2.0 | −0.6 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won |
Seats held | |
Liberal | 131,710 | 46.2 | +28.7 | 7 | 14 | |
Labor | 62,640 | 21.9 | −11.9 | 4 | 7 | |
Country | 38,259 | 13.4 | −3.9 | 6 | 12 | |
Other | 52,774 | 18.5 | −12.9 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 285,383 | 17 | 34 | |||
Candidates
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
Province | Held by | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Country candidates | Other candidates |
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Ballarat | Liberal | James Kittson | Ord Glenn | Nathaniel Callow (Ind) | |
Bendigo | Liberal | George Lansell | |||
Doutta Galla | Labor | Paul Jones | John Ivey | ||
East Yarra | Liberal | Sir Clifden Eager* Daniel Scott | |||
Gippsland | Country | Trevor Harvey | |||
Higinbotham | Liberal | James Disney Arthur Warner* | |||
Melbourne | Labor | William Beckett | |||
Melbourne North | Labor | Archibald Fraser | Alexander Gray (Ind) | ||
Melbourne West | Labor | Pat Kennelly | George Watson (Ind) | ||
Monash | Liberal | Sir Frank Beaurepaire | John Smith (Ind) | ||
Northern | Country | Alan Johnson Dudley Walters* | Andrew Crawford (Ind) | ||
North Eastern | Country | Sir John Harris Ivan Swinburne* | |||
North Western | Country | Percy Byrnes | |||
Southern | Liberal | William Angliss | Harry Cope (Ind) | ||
South Eastern | Liberal | Cyril Isaac* William Tyner | |||
South Western | Liberal | Allan McDonald | |||
Western | Country | James Hardy | Robert Rankin |
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References
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