Victorian state election, 1958
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All 66 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly |
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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.
Results
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 | Change | |
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 | |
Country | 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 |
See also
References
- ↑ Election held on 31 May 1958, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).