Results of the Victorian state election, 1958 (Legislative Assembly A-K)

Victorian state election, 31 May 1958[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1955 — 1961 >>

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

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1958 election for electorates from A to K.

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

Victorian state election, 1958: Albert Park[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Sutton 8,727 48.9
Liberal and Country Roy Schilling 4,411 24.7
Democratic Labor Stan Corrigan 4,250 23.8
Communist Vida Little 442 2.5
Total formal votes 17,830 97.4
Informal votes 480 2.6
Turnout 18,310 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Sutton 9,703 54.4
Liberal and Country Roy Schilling 8,127 45.6
Labor hold Swing

Ballarat North

Victorian state election, 1958: Ballarat North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Russell White 7,151 34.3
Labor Ronald House 6,192 29.7
Liberal and Country Tom Evans 4,233 20.3
Democratic Labor James Meere 3,279 15.7
Total formal votes 20,855 98.6
Informal votes 304 1.4
Turnout 21,159 96.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Russell White 13,748 65.9
Labor Ronald House 7,107 34.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Russell White 13,069 62.7
Liberal and Country Tom Evans 7,786 37.3
Country hold Swing

Ballarat South

Victorian state election, 1958: Ballarat South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Gordon Scott 7,988 39.5
Labor Maxwell Pinkard 7,071 35.0
Democratic Labor Leslie D'Arcy 3,864 19.1
Country Arthur Philips 1,302 6.4
Total formal votes 20,225 98.2
Informal votes 377 1.8
Turnout 20,602 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Gordon Scott 11,957 59.1
Labor Maxwell Pinkard 8,268 40.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Balwyn

Victorian state election, 1958: Balwyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Alex Taylor 14,351 60.7
Labor John MacPherson 5,321 22.5
Democratic Labor Leo Erwin 2,459 10.4
Independent Frank Block 1,508 6.4
Total formal votes 23,639 98.6
Informal votes 331 1.4
Turnout 23,970 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Alex Taylor 17,723 75.0
Labor John MacPherson 5,916 25.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Benalla

Victorian state election, 1958: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Frederick Cook 6,628 34.2
Labor Jack Ginifer 5,520 28.5
Liberal and Country James Bennison 4,651 24.0
Democratic Labor William Mithen 2,604 13.4
Total formal votes 19,403 99.0
Informal votes 188 1.0
Turnout 19,591 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Frederick Cook 13,028 67.1
Labor Jack Ginifer 6,375 32.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Frederick Cook 11,810 60.9
Liberal and Country James Bennison 7,593 39.1
Country hold Swing

Benambra

Victorian state election, 1958: Benambra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Tom Mitchell 10,087 50.1
Labor Francis Taylor 4,172 20.7
Democratic Labor Henry Richards 3,247 16.1
Liberal and Country James Shannon 2,612 13.0
Total formal votes 20,118 98.7
Informal votes 258 1.3
Turnout 20,376 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Mitchell 15,197 75.6
Labor Francis Taylor 4,921 24.4
Country hold Swing

Bendigo

Victorian state election, 1958: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Galvin 9,812 47.2
Liberal and Country John Stanistreet 5,699 27.4
Democratic Labor James Brosnan 2,691 12.9
Country William Nicholls 2,571 12.4
Total formal votes 20,773 98.5
Informal votes 307 1.5
Turnout 21,080 96.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Galvin 10,801 52.0
Liberal and Country John Stanistreet 9,972 48.0
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Box Hill

Victorian state election, 1958: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Reid 13,013 58.2
Labor William Betton 6,774 30.3
Democratic Labor Edmund Burgi 2,556 11.4
Total formal votes 22,343 98.7
Informal votes 294 1.3
Turnout 22,637 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country George Reid 15,185 68.0
Labor William Betton 7,158 32.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Brighton

Victorian state election, 1958: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 13,250 67.0
Labor Reginald Hayes 6,537 33.0
Total formal votes 19,787 98.4
Informal votes 317 1.6
Turnout 20,104 93.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Broadmeadows

Victorian state election, 1958: Broadmeadows
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Smith 13,279 47.0
Liberal and Country Harry Kane 10,504 37.2
Democratic Labor John Donnellon 4,455 15.8
Total formal votes 28,238 98.6
Informal votes 399 1.4
Turnout 28,637 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Harry Kane 14,335 50.8
Labor Joseph Smith 13,903 49.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Brunswick East

Victorian state election, 1958: Brunswick East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Leo Fennessy 9,565 57.9
Liberal and Country William Burns 3,944 23.9
Democratic Labor Allan Swain 3,018 18.3
Total formal votes 16,527 97.2
Informal votes 468 2.8
Turnout 16,995 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Leo Fennessy 10,018 60.6
Liberal and Country William Burns 6,509 39.4
Labor hold Swing

Brunswick West

Victorian state election, 1958: Brunswick West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Campbell Turnbull 9,813 51.2
Democratic Labor Peter Randles 4,709 24.6
Liberal and Country Alfred Wall 4,649 24.3
Total formal votes 19,171 97.6
Informal votes 465 2.4
Turnout 19,636 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Campbell Turnbull 10,519 54.9
Liberal and Country Alfred Wall 8,652 45.1
Labor hold Swing

Burwood

Victorian state election, 1958: Burwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Jim MacDonald 14,125 70.0
Labor Vincent Scully 6,040 30.0
Total formal votes 20,165 98.4
Informal votes 322 1.6
Turnout 20,487 94.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Camberwell

Victorian state election, 1958: Camberwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Vernon Wilcox 11,673 60.4
Labor George Blood 5,251 27.2
Democratic Labor Leonora Lloyd 2,411 12.5
Total formal votes 19,335 98.3
Informal votes 339 1.7
Turnout 19,674 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Vernon Wilcox 13,722 72.0
Labor George Blood 5,613 28.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Caulfield

Victorian state election, 1958: Caulfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Alexander Fraser 11,802 59.2
Labor Alan Brenton 5,501 27.6
Democratic Labor Celia Laird 2,641 13.2
Total formal votes 19,944 98.5
Informal votes 312 1.5
Turnout 20,256 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Alexander Fraser 14,047 70.5
Labor Alan Brenton 5,897 29.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Coburg

Victorian state election, 1958: Coburg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charlie Mutton 12,801 62.4
Liberal and Country Peter Robertson 4,623 22.5
Democratic Labor Kevin O'Dea 3,078 15.0
Total formal votes 20,502 98.1
Informal votes 399 1.9
Turnout 20,901 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charlie Mutton 13,263 64.7
Liberal and Country Peter Robertson 7,239 35.3
Labor gain from Independent Swing N/A

Dandenong

Victorian state election, 1958: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Len Reid 11,741 43.8
Labor Alan Lind 11,177 41.7
Democratic Labor Reginald Kearney 3,869 14.4
Total formal votes 27,278 98.2
Informal votes 491 1.8
Turnout 27,278 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Len Reid 14,326 53.5
Labor Alan Lind 12,461 46.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Dundas

Victorian state election, 1958: Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William McDonald 10,142 48.7
Labor Bob McClure 8,261 39.6
Democratic Labor John Peters 2,439 11.7
Total formal votes 20,842 99.3
Informal votes 143 0.7
Turnout 20,985 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country William McDonald 12,174 58.4
Labor Bob McClure 8,668 41.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elsternwick

Victorian state election, 1958: Elsternwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Richard Gainey 11,638 58.9
Labor George Smith 5,108 25.8
Democratic Labor Rex Keane 3,025 15.3
Total formal votes 19,771 98.2
Informal votes 358 1.8
Turnout 20,129 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Richard Gainey 14,209 71.9
Labor George Smith 5,562 28.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Essendon

Victorian state election, 1958: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Drakeford 9,737 44.9
Liberal and Country Kenneth Wheeler 8,270 38.1
Democratic Labor Kevin Digby 3,702 17.1
Total formal votes 21,709 98.4
Informal votes 343 1.6
Turnout 22,052 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Kenneth Wheeler 11,181 51.5
Labor Arthur Drakeford 10,528 48.5
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing

Evelyn

Victorian state election, 1958: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Russell Stokes 10,376 43.7
Labor Phillip Connell 10,304 43.5
Democratic Labor Kevin Gould 3,035 12.8
Total formal votes 23,715 98.5
Informal votes 371 1.5
Turnout 24,086 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Russell Stokes 12,817 54.1
Labor Phillip Connell 10,898 45.9
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing

Fitzroy

Victorian state election, 1958: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Denis Lovegrove 11,092 64.8
Democratic Labor David Woodhouse 3,224 18.9
Liberal and Country Charles Gillies 2,793 16.3
Total formal votes 17,109 96.0
Informal votes 711 4.0
Turnout 17,820 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Denis Lovegrove 11,575 67.6
Liberal and Country Charles Gillies 5,534 32.4
Labor hold Swing

Flemington

Victorian state election, 1958: Flemington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Holland 11,328 63.2
Democratic Labor Michael McMahon 3,585 20.0
Liberal and Country Norman Loader 3,015 16.8
Total formal votes 17,928 97.8
Informal votes 403 2.2
Turnout 18,331 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Holland 11,865 66.2
Liberal and Country Norman Loader 6,063 33.8
Labor hold Swing

Footscray

Victorian state election, 1958: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Shepherd 14,843 76.6
Democratic Labor Robert Kerr 2,343 12.1
Liberal and Country Bryan Tonkin 2,200 11.3
Total formal votes 19,386 98.0
Informal votes 404 2.0
Turnout 19,790 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Shepherd 15,194 78.4
Liberal and Country Bryan Tonkin 4,192 21.6
Labor hold Swing

Geelong

Victorian state election, 1958: Geelong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Thomas Maltby 8,444 43.4
Labor George Poyser 7,371 37.9
Democratic Labor George Taylor 2,305 11.9
Independent Albert Woodward 1,313 6.8
Total formal votes 19,433 98.7
Informal votes 255 1.3
Turnout 19,688 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Thomas Maltby 10,954 56.4
Labor George Poyser 8,479 43.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Geelong West

Victorian state election, 1958: Geelong West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Colin MacDonald 10,107 47.5
Liberal and Country Max Gillett 8,388 39.4
Democratic Labor James Mahoney 2,797 13.1
Total formal votes 21,292 98.5
Informal votes 331 1.5
Turnout 21,623 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Max Gillett 10,658 50.1
Labor Colin MacDonald 10,634 49.9
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing

Gippsland East

Victorian state election, 1958: Gippsland East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Albert Lind 11,285 58.2
Liberal and Country Rae Archibald 4,465 23.0
Democratic Labor Frank Burns 3,650 18.8
Total formal votes 19,400 98.5
Informal votes 304 1.5
Turnout 19,704 94.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Albert Lind 13,110 67.6
Liberal and Country Rae Archibald 6,290 32.4
Country hold Swing

Gippsland South

Victorian state election, 1958: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Herbert Hyland 15,600 76.8
Democratic Labor John Hansen 4,711 23.2
Total formal votes 20,311 97.8
Informal votes 466 2.2
Turnout 20,777 94.9
Country hold Swing

Gippsland West

Victorian state election, 1958: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Leslie Cochrane 8,738 42.5
Labor James Longstaff 5,340 26.0
Liberal and Country James Hosking 4,050 19.7
Democratic Labor Kevin Scanlon 2,437 11.8
Total formal votes 20,585 98.5
Informal votes 309 1.5
Turnout 20,894 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Leslie Cochrane 14,502 70.4
Labor James Longstaff 6,083 29.6
Country hold Swing

Grant

Victorian state election, 1958: Grant
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Roy Crick 16,188 59.3
Liberal and Country John Anderson 6,759 24.8
Democratic Labor Maxwell Campbell 4,339 15.9
Total formal votes 27,286 97.7
Informal votes 636 2.3
Turnout 27,922 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roy Crick 16,839 61.7
Liberal and Country John Anderson 10,447 38.3
Labor hold Swing

Hampden

Victorian state election, 1958: Hampden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Henry Bolte 11,648 58.4
Labor Fred Levin 5,367 26.9
Democratic Labor Leo O'Brien 2,944 14.7
Total formal votes 19,959 99.1
Informal votes 175 0.9
Turnout 20,134 96.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Henry Bolte 14,151 70.9
Labor Fred Levin 5,808 29.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Hawthorn

Victorian state election, 1958: Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Peter Garrisson 7,469 41.2
Labor Jack Poke 7,308 40.3
Democratic Labor Charles Murphy 3,337 18.4
Total formal votes 18,114 97.8
Informal votes 404 2.2
Turnout 18,518 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Peter Garrisson 10,295 56.8
Labor Jack Poke 7,819 43.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Ivanhoe

Victorian state election, 1958: Ivanhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Vernon Christie 10,547 48.2
Labor David Walker 8,305 38.0
Democratic Labor Cyril Cummins 3,021 13.8
Total formal votes 21,873 98.7
Informal votes 289 1.3
Turnout 22,162 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Vernon Christie 13,210 60.4
Labor David Walker 8,663 39.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Kara Kara

Victorian state election, 1958: Kara Kara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Keith Turnbull 8,007 41.8
Labor Cyril Sudholz 5,714 29.9
Country Allen Reseigh 3,347 17.5
Democratic Labor Gerard Gilders 2,071 10.8
Total formal votes 19,139 99.0
Informal votes 199 1.0
Turnout 19,338 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Keith Turnbull 12,286 64.2
Labor Cyril Sudholz 6,853 35.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Kew

Victorian state election, 1958: Kew
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Arthur Rylah 12,375 62.6
Labor Kevin Lynch 3,845 19.5
Democratic Labor John Buchanan 3,108 15.7
Communist Ralph Gibson 425 2.2
Total formal votes 19,753 98.1
Informal votes 372 1.9
Turnout 20,125 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Arthur Rylah 15,058 76.2
Labor Kevin Lynch 4,695 23.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ Election held on 31 May 1958, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
  2. ↑ 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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