Victorian Legislative Council election, 1958
Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 21 June 1958 to elect 17 of the 34 members of the state's Legislative Council. This was the last time the Legislative Council elections were held separately to those of the Legislative Assembly.
Results
Legislative Council
Victorian Legislative Council election, 21 June 1958[1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 1,488,293 | |||||
Votes cast | 1,283,665 | Turnout | 86.3 | +8.6 | ||
Informal votes | 22,085 | Informal | 1.7 | -0.4 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won |
Seats held | |
Labor | 494,892 | 39.2 | +0.3 | 5 | 9 | |
Liberal and Country | 451,462 | 35.8 | +5.3 | 8 | 17 | |
Democratic Labor | 187,618 | 14.9 | −1.6 | 0 | 0 | |
Country | 69,028 | 5.5 | -0.6 | 4 | 8 | |
Independent | 58,580 | 4.6 | −3.3 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 1,261,580 | 17 | 34 | |||
Retiring Members
Democratic Labor
- Paul Jones MLC (Doutta Galla) — elected as Labor
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.
See also
References
- ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Legislative Council election of 21 June 1958". Psephos.
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