1955 Victorian Legislative Council election
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.
Results
Legislative Council
|
Victorian Legislative Council election, 18 June 1955[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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
- ^ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Legislative Council election of 18 June 1955". Psephos.