Results of the Victorian state election, 1958 (Legislative Assembly L-Z)

Victorian state election, 31 May 1958[1]
Legislative Assembly
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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

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

Results by electoral district

Lowan

Victorian state election, 1958: Lowan[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Wilfred Mibus 10,679 54.5
Country Ian McCann 5,664 28.9
Democratic Labor Edgar McMahon 3,258 16.6
Total formal votes 19,601 98.7
Informal votes 257 1.3
Turnout 19,858 96.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Wilfred Mibus 12,308 62.8
Country Ian McCann 7,293 37.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Malvern

Victorian state election, 1958: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Bloomfield 12,109 69.5
Independent Mascotte Brown 5,306 30.5
Total formal votes 17,415 95.1
Informal votes 896 4.9
Turnout 18,311 91.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Melbourne

Victorian state election, 1958: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Clarey 8,129 50.2
Democratic Labor Tom Hayes 4,430 27.3
Liberal and Country Martha Yuille 3,645 22.5
Total formal votes 16,804 96.4
Informal votes 600 3.6
Turnout 16,804 89.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Arthur Clarey 8,793 54.3
Liberal and Country Martha Yuille 7,411 45.7
Labor hold Swing

Mentone

Victorian state election, 1958: Mentone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Edward Meagher 9,596 43.5
Labor Alfred O'Connor 8,776 39.8
Democratic Labor George White 3,687 16.7
Total formal votes 22,059 98.4
Informal votes 364 1.6
Turnout 22,423 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Edward Meagher 12,601 57.1
Labor Alfred O'Connor 9,458 42.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Midlands

Victorian state election, 1958: Midlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clive Stoneham 10,207 48.2
Liberal and Country James Mactier 8,103 38.2
Democratic Labor John Timberlake 2,877 13.6
Total formal votes 21,187 99.1
Informal votes 185 0.9
Turnout 21,372 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clive Stoneham 10,848 51.2
Liberal and Country James Mactier 10,339 48.4
Labor hold Swing

Mildura

Victorian state election, 1958: Mildura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Nathaniel Barclay 11,499 60.6
Labor William Nicholas 5,311 28.0
Democratic Labor John Cotter 2,174 11.4
Total formal votes 18,984 98.7
Informal votes 250 1.3
Turnout 19,234 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Nathaniel Barclay 13,348 70.3
Labor William Nicholas 5,636 29.7
Country hold Swing

Moonee Ponds

Victorian state election, 1958: Moonee Ponds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Jack Holden 8,128 41.9
Labor Thomas Moloney 7,306 37.7
Democratic Labor Paul Gunn 3,565 18.4
Independent Lancelot Hutchinson 379 2.0
Total formal votes 19,378 98.3
Informal votes 328 1.7
Turnout 19,706 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Jack Holden 11,694 60.4
Labor Thomas Moloney 7,684 39.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Moorabbin

Victorian state election, 1958: Moorabbin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Bob Suggett 11,939 48.7
Labor Les Coates 9,602 39.2
Democratic Labor Desmond Ward 2,966 12.1
Total formal votes 24,507 98.4
Informal votes 386 1.6
Turnout 24,893 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Bob Suggett 14,552 59.4
Labor Les Coates 9,955 40.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Mornington

Victorian state election, 1958: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Roberts Dunstan 13,728 63.5
Labor Gordon Anstee 7,897 36.5
Total formal votes 21,625 98.4
Informal votes 341 1.6
Turnout 21,966 93.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Morwell

Victorian state election, 1958: Morwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Hector Stoddart 8,898 45.2
Liberal and Country Jim Balfour 8,223 41.7
Democratic Labor Alfred Gerrard 2,587 13.1
Total formal votes 19,708 98.5
Informal votes 300 1.5
Turnout 20,008 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Jim Balfour 10,379 52.7
Labor Hector Stoddart 9,329 47.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Mulgrave

Victorian state election, 1958: Mulgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ray Wiltshire 14,776 49.9
Labor John Neal 10,957 37.0
Democratic Labor Leo Sparrow 3,884 13.1
Total formal votes 29,617 98.4
Informal votes 489 1.6
Turnout 30,106 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ray Wiltshire 17,906 60.5
Labor John Neal 11,711 39.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Murray Valley

Victorian state election, 1958: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Moss 12,036 58.8
Labor Neil Frankland 5,471 26.7
Democratic Labor John Patterson 2,974 14.5
Total formal votes 20,481 98.3
Informal votes 345 1.7
Turnout 20,826 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 14,564 71.1
Labor Neil Frankland 5,917 28.9
Country hold Swing

Northcote

Victorian state election, 1958: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 11,980 59.9
Democratic Labor Thomas Walsh 4,631 23.1
Liberal and Country Edward Wells 3,394 17.0
Total formal votes 20,005 98.0
Informal votes 414 2.0
Turnout 20,419 94.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Frank Wilkes 12,674 63.3
Liberal and Country Edward Wells 7,331 36.7
Labor hold Swing

Oakleigh

Victorian state election, 1958: Oakleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Val Doube 10,694 50.0
Liberal and Country William Downard 8,243 38.6
Democratic Labor John Heffernan 2,436 11.4
Total formal votes 21,373 98.8
Informal votes 264 1.2
Turnout 21,637 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Val Doube 11,060 51.7
Liberal and Country William Downard 10,313 48.3
Labor hold Swing

Ormond

Victorian state election, 1958: Ormond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Joe Rafferty 11,252 49.5
Labor Robert Flanagan 7,686 38.8
Democratic Labor Robert Semmel 3,435 15.1
Independent Gilbert Smith 342 1.5
Total formal votes 22,758 98.3
Informal votes 342 1.7
Turnout 23,100 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Joe Rafferty 14,559 64.1
Labor Robert Flanagan 8,156 35.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Polwarth

Victorian state election, 1958: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Tom Darcy 8,807 40.5
Labor William King 5,160 23.7
Country Ronald McDonough 5,086 23.4
Democratic Labor Michael Finlay 2,702 12.4
Total formal votes 21,755 98.9
Informal votes 249 1.1
Turnout 22,004 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Tom Darcy 15,793 72.6
Labor William King 5,962 27.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Portland

Victorian state election, 1958: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Gibbs 9,741 46.4
Labor Malcolm Gladman 7,781 37.0
Democratic Labor John Russell 3,482 16.6
Total formal votes 21,004 99.3
Informal votes 155 0.7
Turnout 21,159 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country George Gibbs 12,603 60.0
Labor Malcolm Gladman 8,401 40.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Prahran

Victorian state election, 1958: Prahran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Sam Loxton 7,798 43.7
Labor Robert Pettiona 7,734 43.3
Democratic Labor Gordon Haberman 2,325 13.0
Total formal votes 17,857 97.9
Informal votes 375 2.1
Turnout 18,232 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Sam Loxton 9,794 54.9
Labor Robert Pettiona 8,063 45.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Preston

Victorian state election, 1958: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charlie Ring 13,014 54.1
Democratic Labor Michael Lucy 5,708 23.7
Liberal and Country Neville Crocker 5,355 22.2
Total formal votes 24,077 97.8
Informal votes 534 2.2
Turnout 24,611 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charlie Ring 13,870 57.6
Liberal and Country Neville Crocker 10,207 42.4
Labor hold Swing

Reservoir

Victorian state election, 1958: Reservoir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Ruthven 14,043 59.7
Liberal and Country Hubert Joelson 5,806 24.7
Democratic Labor Frederick Whitling 3,690 15.7
Total formal votes 23,539 98.2
Informal votes 428 1.8
Turnout 23,967 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Ruthven 14,596 62.0
Liberal and Country Hubert Joelson 8,943 38.0
Labor hold Swing

Richmond

Victorian state election, 1958: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Towers 9,552 53.9
Democratic Labor Frank Scully 6,242 35.2
Liberal and Country Nicholas Renton 1,932 10.9
Total formal votes 18,259 93.2
Informal votes 533 2.9
Turnout 18,259 93.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Bill Towers 10,488 59.2
Democratic Labor Frank Scully 7,238 40.8
Labor gain from Democratic Labor Swing

Ringwood

Victorian state election, 1958: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Jim Manson 13,021 49.6
Labor William Webber 10,316 39.3
Democratic Labor Bruce Burne 2,917 11.1
Total formal votes 26,244 98.7
Informal votes 351 1.3
Turnout 26,595 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Jim Manson 15,551 59.2
Labor William Webber 10,703 40.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Ripponlea

Victorian state election, 1958: Ripponlea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Edgar Tanner 9,015 50.1
Labor Jack Kagan 6,250 34.7
Democratic Labor Dermot O'Neill 2,742 15.2
Total formal votes 18,007 97.1
Informal votes 536 2.9
Turnout 536 2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Edgar Tanner 11,346 63.0
Labor Jack Kagan 6,661 37.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Rodney

Victorian state election, 1958: Rodney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Richard Brose 13,832 68.5
Democratic Labor Spencer Broom 6,371 31.5
Total formal votes 20,203 97.9
Informal votes 442 2.1
Turnout 20,645 95.8
Country hold Swing

St Kilda

Victorian state election, 1958: St Kilda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Baron Snider 8,312 46.9
Labor Paul Fraser 6,923 39.1
Democratic Labor John Hughes 2,484 14.0
Total formal votes 17,719 97.1
Informal votes 535 2.9
Turnout 18,254 90.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Baron Snider 10,237 57.8
Labor Paul Fraser 7,482 42.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Sandringham

Victorian state election, 1958: Sandringham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Murray Porter 12,251 52.4
Labor Henry Fowler 8,292 35.4
Democratic Labor Thomas Ryan 2,856 12.2
Total formal votes 23,399 98.6
Informal votes 324 1.4
Turnout 23,723 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Murray Porter 14,678 62.7
Labor Henry Fowler 8,721 37.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Scoresby

Victorian state election, 1958: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Knox 13,677 57.7
Labor Reginald Robertson 7,701 32.5
Democratic Labor George Noone 2,330 9.8
Total formal votes 23,708 98.6
Informal votes 344 1.4
Turnout 24,052 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country George Knox 15,657 66.1
Labor Reginald Robertson 8,051 33.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Swan Hill

Victorian state election, 1958: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harold Stirling 12,402 67.4
Independent John Hipworth 6,006 32.6
Total formal votes 18,408 97.9
Informal votes 399 2.1
Turnout 18,807 95.3
Country hold Swing

Toorak

Victorian state election, 1958: Toorak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Horace Petty 10,664 61.5
Labor George Gahan 6,682 38.5
Total formal votes 17,346 98.0
Informal votes 399 2.1
Turnout 18,807 95.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Williamstown

Victorian state election, 1958: Williamstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Larry Floyd 12,734 68.5
Liberal and Country Joy Head 2,728 14.7
Democratic Labor Edward Purchase 2,641 14.2
Communist William Tregear 492 2.7
Total formal votes 18,595 97.9
Informal votes 403 2.1
Turnout 18,998 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Larry Floyd 13,573 73.0
Liberal and Country Joy Head 5,022 27.0
Labor hold Swing

Yarraville

Victorian state election, 1958: Yarraville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Roy Schintler 12,751 62.7
Independent William Keily 2,916 14.3
Democratic Labor James Eudey 2,782 13.7
Liberal and Country William Lovell 1,901 9.3
Total formal votes 20,350 97.7
Informal votes 484 2.3
Turnout 20,834 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roy Schintler 15,792 77.6
Liberal and Country William Lovell 4,558 22.4
Labor 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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