Results of the Victorian state election, 1961 (Legislative Assembly A-K)
Victorian state election, 15 July 1961[1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 1,554,856 | |||||
Votes cast | 1,554,856 | Turnout | 94.41 | +0.18 | ||
Informal votes | 35,937 | Informal | 2.45 | +0.67 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 552,015 | 38.55 | +0.86 | 17 | – 1 | |
Liberal and Country | 521,777 | 36.44 | –0.74 | 39 | ± 0 | |
Democratic Labor | 242,753 | 16.95 | +2.53 | 0 | ± 0 | |
Country | 102,184 | 7.14 | –2.16 | 9 | ± 0 | |
Other | 3,722 | 0.26 | +0.16 | 0 | ± 0 | |
Independent | 9,474 | 0.66 | –0.64 | 1 | + 1 | |
Total | 1,431,925 | 66 | ||||
Two-party-preferred | ||||||
Liberal and Country | 829,977 | 57.9 | +0.1 | |||
Labor | 602,493 | 42.1 | –0.1 | |||
This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1961 election for electorates from A to K.
Results by electoral district
Albert Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labor | Keith Sutton | 8,736 | 56.1 | +7.2 | |
Democratic Labor | Albert Jones | 3,437 | 22.1 | -1.7 | |
Liberal and Country | Thomas Merrett | 3,404 | 21.8 | -2.9 | |
Total formal votes | 15,577 | 96.6 | -0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 554 | 3.4 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 16,131 | 92.6 | +0.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Keith Sutton | 9,252 | 59.4 | +5.0 | |
Liberal and Country | Thomas Merrett | 6,325 | 40.6 | -5.0 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +5.0 | |||
- The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Albert Park.
Ballarat North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labor | Philip Gray | 7,842 | 36.8 | +7.1 | |
Liberal and Country | Tom Evans | 7,653 | 35.9 | +15.6 | |
Democratic Labor | Walter Brown | 4,038 | 19.0 | +3.2 | |
Country | Alexander Hoffert | 1,765 | 8.3 | -26.0 | |
Total formal votes | 21,298 | 98.5 | 0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 315 | 1.5 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 21,613 | 95.7 | -0.6 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Tom Evans | 12,732 | 59.8 | +22.5 | |
Labor | Philip Gray | 8,566 | 40.2 | +40.2 | |
Liberal and Country gain from Country | Swing | N/A | |||
Ballarat South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ron Wilson | 8,394 | 41.4 | +6.4 | |
Liberal and Country | Gordon Scott | 8,194 | 40.4 | +0.9 | |
Democratic Labor | Francis Brown | 3,691 | 18.2 | -0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 20,279 | 98.5 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 316 | 1.5 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 20,595 | 95.7 | -0.6 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Gordon Scott | 11,491 | 56.7 | -2.5 | |
Labor | Ron Wilson | 8,788 | 43.3 | +2.5 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -2.5 | |||
Balwyn
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Alex Taylor | 15,653 | 62.4 | +1.7 | |
Labor | Edmund Du Vergier | 6,104 | 24.3 | +1.8 | |
Democratic Labor | Leo Erwin | 3,346 | 13.3 | +2.9 | |
Total formal votes | 25,113 | 98.5 | -0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 380 | 1.5 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 25,493 | 94.1 | +0.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Alex Taylor | 18,506 | 73.7 | -1.3 | |
Labor | Edmund Du Vergier | 6,607 | 26.3 | +1.3 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -1.3 | |||
Benalla
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Tom Trewin | 7,007 | 35.8 | +1.6 | |
Labor | Jack Ginifer | 5,758 | 29.5 | +1.0 | |
Liberal and Country | John Hanson | 3,785 | 19.4 | -4.6 | |
Democratic Labor | Bartholomew O'Dea | 3,000 | 15.4 | +2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 19,550 | 98.0 | -1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 394 | 2.0 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 19,944 | 98.8 | +4.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Tom Trewin | 13,102 | 67.0 | -0.1 | |
Labor | Jack Ginifer | 6,448 | 33.0 | +0.1 | |
Country hold | Swing | -0.1 | |||
Benambra
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Tom Mitchell | 10,835 | 50.7 | +0.6 | |
Labor | Reginald Mortimer | 4,920 | 23.0 | +2.3 | |
Democratic Labor | William Findlay | 3,445 | 16.1 | 0.0 | |
Liberal and Country | Robert Kilpatrick | 2,171 | 10.2 | -2.8 | |
Total formal votes | 21,371 | 98.0 | -0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 435 | 2.0 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 21,806 | 94.7 | +0.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Tom Mitchell | 15,718 | 73.6 | -2.0 | |
Labor | Reginald Mortimer | 5,653 | 26.4 | +2.0 | |
Country hold | Swing | -2.0 | |||
Bendigo
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bill Galvin | 10,875 | 52.1 | +4.9 | |
Liberal and Country | Thomas Flood | 6,579 | 31.5 | +4.1 | |
Democratic Labor | Paul Brennan | 3,434 | 16.4 | +3.4 | |
Total formal votes | 20,888 | 98.8 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 263 | 1.2 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 21,151 | 96.6 | +0.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bill Galvin | 11,389 | 54.5 | +2.5 | |
Liberal and Country | Thomas Flood | 9,499 | 45.5 | -2.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
Box Hill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | George Reid | 15,546 | 55.2 | -3.0 | |
Labor | William O'Grady | 7,873 | 28.0 | -2.3 | |
Democratic Labor | Edmund Burgi | 4,717 | 16.8 | +5.4 | |
Total formal votes | 28,143 | 98.2 | -0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 525 | 1.8 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 28,661 | 93.9 | 0.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | George Reid | 19,557 | 69.5 | +1.5 | |
Labor | William O'Grady | 8,579 | 30.5 | -1.5 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
Brighton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | John Rossiter | 11,218 | 58.3 | -8.7 | |
Labor | Geoffrey Blunden | 5,333 | 27.7 | -5.3 | |
Democratic Labor | Edwin McSweeney | 2,678 | 13.9 | +13.9 | |
Total formal votes | 19,229 | 98.3 | -0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 323 | 1.7 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 19,552 | 93.7 | 0.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | John Rossiter | 13,494 | 70.2 | +3.2 | |
Labor | Geoffrey Blunden | 5,735 | 29.8 | -3.2 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
Broadmeadows
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Joseph Smith | 17,650 | 44.4 | -2.6 | |
Liberal and Country | Harry Kane | 13,651 | 34.3 | -2.9 | |
Democratic Labor | John Donnellon | 7,529 | 18.9 | +3.1 | |
Independent | Anthony van der Loo | 908 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Total formal votes | 39,738 | 97.5 | -1.1 | ||
Informal votes | 1,026 | 2.5 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 40,764 | 95.1 | +1.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Harry Kane | 21,076 | 53.0 | +2.2 | |
Labor | Joseph Smith | 18,662 | 47.0 | -2.2 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +2.2 | |||
Brunswick East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Leo Fennessy | 9,385 | 63.5 | +5.6 | |
Democratic Labor | Allan Swain | 3,337 | 22.6 | +4.3 | |
Liberal and Country | Warren Mills | 2,059 | 13.9 | -10.0 | |
Total formal votes | 14,781 | 94.2 | -3.0 | ||
Informal votes | 902 | 5.8 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 15,683 | 92.3 | -0.6 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Leo Fennessy | 9,896 | 66.9 | +6.3 | |
Liberal and Country | Warren Mills | 4,885 | 33.1 | -6.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +6.3 | |||
- The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Brunswick East.
Brunswick West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Campbell Turnbull | 9,159 | 52.3 | +1.1 | |
Democratic Labor | John Flint | 4,251 | 24.3 | -0.3 | |
Liberal and Country | Norman Glass | 4,094 | 23.4 | -0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 17,504 | 95.8 | -1.8 | ||
Informal votes | 758 | 4.2 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 18,262 | 93.8 | 0.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Campbell Turnbull | 9,797 | 56.0 | +1.1 | |
Liberal and Country | Norman Glass | 7,707 | 44.0 | -1.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
- The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Brunswick West.
Burwood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Jim MacDonald | 11,929 | 59.3 | -10.7 | |
Labor | Peter Lynn | 5,252 | 26.1 | -3.9 | |
Democratic Labor | John Duffy | 2,944 | 14.6 | +14.6 | |
Total formal votes | 20,125 | 98.4 | 0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 319 | 1.6 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 20,444 | 94.7 | -0.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Jim MacDonald | 14,382 | 71.7 | +1.6 | |
Labor | Peter Lynn | 5,743 | 28.3 | -1.6 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +1.6 | |||
Camberwell
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Vernon Wilcox | 10,773 | 57.3 | -3.1 | |
Labor | Anthony Giblett | 5,218 | 27.8 | +0.6 | |
Democratic Labor | Celia Laird | 2,808 | 14.9 | +2.4 | |
Total formal votes | 18,799 | 97.9 | -0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 406 | 2.1 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 19,205 | 93.0 | -0.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Vernon Wilcox | 13,160 | 70.0 | -2.0 | |
Labor | Anthony Giblett | 5,639 | 30.0 | +2.0 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -2.0 | |||
Caulfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Alexander Fraser | 10,676 | 55.3 | -3.9 | |
Labor | Sydney Edwards | 5,137 | 26.6 | -1.0 | |
Democratic Labor | Walter Culliford | 3,474 | 18.0 | +4.8 | |
Total formal votes | 19,287 | 97.9 | -0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 410 | 2.1 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 19,697 | 91.9 | -0.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Alexander Fraser | 13,629 | 70.7 | +0.2 | |
Labor | Sydney Edwards | 5,658 | 29.3 | -0.2 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
Coburg
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Charlie Mutton | 11,658 | 58.8 | -3.6 | |
Democratic Labor | John Livingstone | 4,149 | 20.9 | +5.9 | |
Liberal and Country | Bryce Pyatt | 4,036 | 20.3 | -2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 19,843 | 97.0 | -1.1 | ||
Informal votes | 617 | 3.0 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 20,460 | 95.2 | -0.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Charlie Mutton | 12,280 | 61.9 | -2.8 | |
Liberal and Country | Bryce Pyatt | 7,563 | 38.1 | +2.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -2.8 | |||
- The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Coburg.
Dandenong
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Alan Lind | 14,949 | 43.0 | +1.3 | |
Liberal and Country | Len Reid | 14,290 | 41.1 | -2.7 | |
Democratic Labor | John Simmons | 5,538 | 15.9 | +1.5 | |
Total formal votes | 34,777 | 97.9 | -0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 762 | 2.1 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 35,539 | 94.6 | +0.8 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Len Reid | 19,232 | 55.3 | +1.8 | |
Labor | Alan Lind | 15,545 | 44.7 | -1.8 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
Dundas
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | William McDonald | 9,344 | 45.0 | -3.7 | |
Labor | Bob McClure | 8,463 | 40.8 | +1.2 | |
Democratic Labor | James Eveston | 2,943 | 14.2 | +2.5 | |
Total formal votes | 20,750 | 98.9 | -0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 237 | 1.1 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 20,987 | 96.4 | +0.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | William McDonald | 11,484 | 55.3 | -3.1 | |
Labor | Bob McClure | 9,266 | 44.7 | +3.1 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -3.1 | |||
Elsternwick
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Richard Gainey | 10,618 | 55.6 | -3.3 | |
Labor | George Smith | 5,287 | 27.7 | +1.9 | |
Democratic Labor | Edward Preece | 3,174 | 16.6 | +1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 19,079 | 97.9 | -0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 407 | 2.1 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 19,486 | 94.6 | +1.8 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Richard Gainey | 13,316 | 69.8 | -2.1 | |
Labor | George Smith | 5,763 | 30.2 | +2.1 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -2.1 | |||
Essendon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Kenneth Wheeler | 9,054 | 39.9 | +1.8 | |
Labor | Leslie Edmunds | 8,794 | 38.7 | -6.2 | |
Democratic Labor | Kevin Digby | 4,564 | 20.1 | +3.0 | |
Independent | Norman McClure | 294 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 22,706 | 97.4 | -1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 614 | 2.6 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 23,320 | 95.4 | -0.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Kenneth Wheeler | 12,933 | 57.0 | +5.5 | |
Labor | Leslie Edmunds | 9,773 | 43.0 | -5.5 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +5.5 | |||
Evelyn
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Russell Stokes | 12,302 | 43.3 | -0.5 | |
Labor | Donald King | 11,424 | 40.2 | -3.3 | |
Democratic Labor | Kevin Gould | 4,704 | 16.5 | +3.7 | |
Total formal votes | 28,430 | 98.2 | -0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 516 | 1.8 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 28,946 | 93.9 | -0.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Russell Stokes | 15,647 | 55.0 | +0.9 | |
Labor | Donald King | 12,783 | 45.0 | -0.9 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +0.9 | |||
Fitzroy
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Denis Lovegrove | 8,427 | 57.5 | -7.3 | |
Democratic Labor | Bill Barry | 3,951 | 26.9 | +8.1 | |
Liberal and Country | Maxwell Lee | 2,285 | 15.6 | -0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 14,663 | 93.8 | -2.2 | ||
Informal votes | 970 | 6.2 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 15,633 | 90.9 | -0.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Denis Lovegrove | 9,019 | 61.5 | -6.1 | |
Liberal and Country | Maxwell Lee | 5,644 | 38.5 | +6.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -6.1 | |||
- The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Fitzroy.
Flemington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kevin Holland | 10,444 | 62.6 | -0.6 | |
Liberal and Country | John Marshall | 3,232 | 19.4 | +2.6 | |
Democratic Labor | Michael McMahon | 3,005 | 18.0 | -2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 16,681 | 96.6 | -1.2 | ||
Informal votes | 593 | 3.4 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 17,274 | 93.5 | -1.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Kevin Holland | 10,894 | 65.3 | -0.9 | |
Liberal and Country | John Marshall | 5,787 | 34.7 | +0.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -0.9 | |||
Footscray
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | William Divers | 12,196 | 65.7 | -10.9 | |
Democratic Labor | Walter Byrne | 3,870 | 20.9 | +8.8 | |
Liberal and Country | Peter Oliver | 2,485 | 13.4 | +2.1 | |
Total formal votes | 18,551 | 95.9 | -2.1 | ||
Informal votes | 790 | 4.1 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 19,341 | 95.6 | -0.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | William Divers | 12,776 | 68.9 | -9.5 | |
Liberal and Country | Peter Oliver | 5,775 | 31.1 | +9.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -9.5 | |||
- The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Footscray.
Geelong
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Hayden Birrell | 9,241 | 46.2 | +2.8 | |
Labor | William King | 7,590 | 38.0 | +0.1 | |
Democratic Labor | William Mithen | 3,159 | 15.8 | +3.9 | |
Total formal votes | 19,990 | 98.0 | -0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 411 | 2.0 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 20,401 | 93.8 | +1.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Hayden Birrell | 11,839 | 59.2 | +2.8 | |
Labor | William King | 8,151 | 40.8 | -2.8 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +2.8 | |||
Geelong West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Neil Trezise | 11,510 | 48.0 | +0.5 | |
Liberal and Country | Max Gillett | 9,244 | 38.6 | -0.8 | |
Democratic Labor | James Mahoney | 3,207 | 13.4 | +0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 23,961 | 98.0 | -0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 496 | 2.0 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 24,457 | 94.5 | +1.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Max Gillett | 12,032 | 50.2 | +0.1 | |
Labor | Neil Trezise | 11,929 | 49.8 | -0.1 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +0.1 | |||
Gippsland East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Bruce Evans | 7,342 | 37.3 | -20.9 | |
Liberal and Country | Rae Archibald | 4,752 | 24.1 | +1.1 | |
Labor | Neil Rosser | 4,715 | 23.9 | +23.9 | |
Democratic Labor | Frank Burns | 2,901 | 14.7 | -4.1 | |
Total formal votes | 19,710 | 97.8 | -0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 441 | 2.2 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 20,151 | 93.6 | -0.9 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Bruce Evans | 14,085 | 71.5 | -0.8 | |
Labor | Neil Rosser | 5,625 | 28.5 | +28.5 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Country | Bruce Evans | 12,273 | 62.3 | -10.0 | |
Liberal and Country | Rae Archibald | 7,437 | 37.7 | +10.0 | |
Country hold | Swing | -10.0 | |||
Gippsland South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Herbert Hyland | 11,879 | 55.3 | -21.5 | |
Labor | Albert Thexton | 4,181 | 19.5 | +19.5 | |
Democratic Labor | Geoffrey Farrell | 2,918 | 13.6 | -9.6 | |
Liberal and Country | Leslie Horsfield | 2,156 | 10.0 | +10.0 | |
Independent | Bryan Fitzgerald | 340 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 21,474 | 97.2 | -0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 626 | 2.8 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 22,100 | 94.4 | -0.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Herbert Hyland | 16,471 | 76.7 | -0.1 | |
Labor | Albert Thexton | 5,003 | 23.3 | +23.3 | |
Country hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Gippsland West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Leslie Cochrane | 8,224 | 39.6 | -2.9 | |
Labor | Eric Kent | 5,237 | 25.2 | -0.8 | |
Liberal and Country | Toni Garside | 4,463 | 21.5 | +1.8 | |
Democratic Labor | Kevin Scanlon | 2,847 | 13.7 | +1.9 | |
Total formal votes | 20,771 | 97.6 | -0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 508 | 2.4 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 21,279 | 95.1 | -0.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Leslie Cochrane | 15,284 | 73.6 | +3.2 | |
Labor | Eric Kent | 5,487 | 26.4 | -3.2 | |
Country hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
Grant
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Roy Crick | 19,305 | 55.4 | -3.9 | |
Democratic Labor | Robert Bainbridge | 7,677 | 22.0 | +6.1 | |
Liberal and Country | Max Crellin | 6,924 | 19.9 | -4.9 | |
Communist | William Wilson | 940 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Total formal votes | 35,381 | 97.4 | -0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 940 | 2.6 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 36,321 | 99.1 | +4.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Roy Crick | 21,303 | 61.1 | -0.6 | |
Liberal and Country | Max Crellin | 14,078 | 38.9 | +0.6 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -0.6 | |||
- The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Grant.
Hampden
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Henry Bolte | 10,442 | 52.3 | -6.1 | |
Labor | George Price | 6,058 | 30.3 | +3.4 | |
Democratic Labor | Francis O'Brien | 3,480 | 17.4 | +2.7 | |
Total formal votes | 19,980 | 98.9 | -0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 231 | 1.1 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 20,211 | 96.4 | -0.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Henry Bolte | 13,400 | 67.1 | -3.8 | |
Labor | George Price | 6,580 | 32.9 | +3.8 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -3.8 | |||
Hawthorn
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Peter Garrisson | 7,071 | 42.4 | +1.2 | |
Labor | John Reeves | 6,657 | 39.9 | -0.4 | |
Democratic Labor | Charles Murphy | 2,963 | 17.7 | -0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 16,691 | 97.1 | -0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 496 | 2.9 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 17,187 | 91.8 | -0.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Peter Garrisson | 9,568 | 57.3 | +0.5 | |
Labor | John Reeves | 7,123 | 42.7 | -0.5 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
Ivanhoe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Vernon Christie | 10,492 | 48.0 | -0.2 | |
Labor | Norman Rothfield | 8,070 | 36.9 | -1.1 | |
Democratic Labor | Cyril Cummins | 3,298 | 15.1 | +1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 21,860 | 98.1 | -0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 413 | 1.9 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 22,273 | 94.3 | +0.6 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Vernon Christie | 13,475 | 61.6 | +1.2 | |
Labor | Norman Rothfield | 8,385 | 38.4 | -1.2 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +1.2 | |||
Kara Kara
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Keith Turnbull | 6,224 | 33.5 | -8.3 | |
Labor | Cyril Sudholz | 5,314 | 28.6 | -1.3 | |
Country | Bill Phelan | 4,902 | 26.3 | +8.8 | |
Democratic Labor | Vincent Gervasoni | 2,144 | 11.5 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 18,584 | 98.8 | -0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 225 | 1.2 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 18,809 | 96.4 | -0.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Keith Turnbull | 11,864 | 63.8 | -0.4 | |
Labor | Cyril Sudholz | 6,246 | 31.7 | +0.4 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -0.4 | |||
Kew
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Arthur Rylah | 11,452 | 59.5 | -3.1 | |
Labor | William Cooper | 4,384 | 22.8 | +3.3 | |
Democratic Labor | Francis Duffy | 3,068 | 15.9 | +0.2 | |
Communist | Eric Thornton | 357 | 1.8 | -0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 19,261 | 97.6 | -0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 466 | 2.4 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 19,727 | 91.9 | -0.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Arthur Rylah | 14,096 | 73.2 | -3.0 | |
Labor | William Cooper | 5,165 | 26.8 | +3.0 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -3.0 | |||
See also
- Results of the Victorian state election, 1961 (Legislative Assembly L-Z)
- Victorian state election, 1961
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1961–1964
References
- ↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Victoria, Assembly election, 15 July 1961". Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ↑ Hughes, Colin A. (1975). Voting for the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 070811332X.
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