Victorian Legislative Council election, 1955
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Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 18 June 1955 to elect 17 of the 34 members of the state's Legislative Council.
Contents
Results
Legislative Council
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Victorian Legislative Council election, 18 June 1955[1] |
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| Enrolled voters | 1,430,130 | |||||
| Votes cast | 1,110,951 | Turnout | 77.7 | +6.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 23,189 | Informal | 2.1 | -0.2 | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won |
Seats held |
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| Labor | 423,663 | 38.9 | +1.7 | 4 | 10 | |
| Liberal and Country | 331,609 | 30.5 | –6.7 | 9 | 10 | |
| Labor (A-C) | 179,319 | 16.5 | +16.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Country | 66,826 | 6.1 | -4.9 | 4 | 8 | |
| Other | 86,345 | 7.9 | −6.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 1,087,762 | 17 | 34 | |||
Retiring Members
Country
- George Tuckett MLC (Northern)
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
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