Results of the Victorian state election, 1961 (Legislative Assembly L-Z)

Victorian state election, 15 July 1961[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 1,554,856
Votes cast 1,554,856 Turnout 94.41 +0.18
Informal votes 35,937 Informal 2.45 +0.67
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 552,015 38.55 +0.86 17 – 1
  Liberal and Country 521,777 36.44 –0.74 39 ± 0
  Democratic Labor 242,753 16.95 +2.53 0 ± 0
  Country 102,184 7.14 –2.16 9 ± 0
  Other 3,722 0.26 +0.16 0 ± 0
  Independent 9,474 0.66 –0.64 1 + 1
Total 1,431,925     66  
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal and Country 829,977 57.9 +0.1
  Labor 602,493 42.1 –0.1

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1961 election for electorates from L to Z.

Results by electoral district

Lowan

Victorian state election, 1961: Lowan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Wilfred Mibus 11,699 59.3 +4.8
Labor James Redford 5,933 30.1 +30.1
Democratic Labor Derek Williams 2,091 10.6 -6.0
Total formal votes 19,723 98.8 +0.1
Informal votes 245 1.2 -0.1
Turnout 19,968 96.0 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Wilfred Mibus 13,477 68.3 -0.7
Labor James Redford 6,246 31.7 +0.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing -0.7

Malvern

Victorian state election, 1961: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Bloomfield 10,775 63.3 -6.2
Labor James McGarvin 3,737 22.0 +22.0
Democratic Labor Thomas Canty 2,513 14.8 +14.8
Total formal votes 17,025 97.8 +2.7
Informal votes 379 2.2 -2.7
Turnout 17,404 91.1 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Bloomfield 13,011 75.8 -1.2
Labor James McGarvin 4,014 24.2 +1.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing -1.2

Melbourne

Victorian state election, 1961: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Clarey 6,340 48.0 -2.2
Liberal and Country William Burns 3,742 28.3 +5.8
Democratic Labor Tom Hayes 2,909 22.0 -5.3
Independent Henry Roche 209 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 13,200 93.6 -2.8
Informal votes 896 6.4 +2.8
Turnout 14,096 90.0 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Clarey 7,101 53.8 -0.5
Liberal and Country William Burns 6,099 46.2 +0.5
Labor hold Swing -0.5

Mentone

Victorian state election, 1961: Mentone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Nola Barber 10,019 41.4 +1.6
Liberal and Country Edward Meagher 10,010 41.3 -2.2
Democratic Labor George White 4,190 17.3 +0.6
Total formal votes 24,219 98.1 -0.3
Informal votes 475 1.9 +0.3
Turnout 24,694 94.4 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Edward Meagher 13,870 57.3 +0.2
Labor Nola Barber 10,349 42.7 -0.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.2

Midlands

Victorian state election, 1961: Midlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clive Stoneham 11,424 51.8 +3.6
Liberal and Country Keith Lewis 7,296 33.1 -5.1
Democratic Labor John Timberlake 3,344 15.2 +1.6
Total formal votes 22,064 98.3 -0.8
Informal votes 377 1.7 +0.8
Turnout 22,441 96.3 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clive Stoneham 11,925 54.1 +2.9
Liberal and Country Keith Lewis 10,139 45.9 -2.9
Labor hold Swing +2.9

Mildura

Victorian state election, 1961: Mildura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Nathaniel Barclay 11,215 59.5 -1.1
Labor Douglas Burgess 4,462 23.3 -4.7
Democratic Labor William McInerney 1,809 9.4 -2.1
Liberal and Country Raymond Dixon 1,696 8.8 +8.8
Total formal votes 19,182 97.4 -1.3
Informal votes 505 2.6 +1.3
Turnout 19,687 95.4 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Nathaniel Barclay 14,279 74.5 +4.2
Labor Douglas Burgess 4,903 25.5 -4.2
Country hold Swing +4.2

Moonee Ponds

Victorian state election, 1961: Moonee Ponds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Edmunds 7,724 41.5 +3.8
Liberal and Country Jack Holden 7,222 38.8 -3.1
Democratic Labor Paul Gunn 3,360 18.1 -0.3
Independent Peter Kirchner 306 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 18,612 97.2 -1.1
Informal votes 529 2.8 +1.1
Turnout 19,141 94.6 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Jack Holden 10,406 55.9 -4.5
Labor Tom Edmunds 8,206 44.1 +4.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing -4.5

Moorabbin

Victorian state election, 1961: Moorabbin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Les Coates 11,164 38.4 -0.8
Liberal and Country Llew Reese 7,389 25.4 -23.3
Independent Liberal Bob Suggett 6,267 21.6 +21.6
Democratic Labor James Healy 4,220 14.5 +2.4
Total formal votes 29,040 98.4 0.0
Informal votes 472 1.6 0.0
Turnout 29,512 95.8 +0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Liberal Bob Suggett 17,051 58.7 +58.7
Labor Les Coates 11,989 41.3 +0.7
Independent Liberal gain from Liberal and Country Swing N/A

Mornington

Victorian state election, 1961: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Roberts Dunstan 14,856 57.5 -6.0
Labor Brian Pigott 6,854 26.6 -9.9
Democratic Labor John Cass 4,108 15.9 +15.9
Total formal votes 25,818 98.3 -0.1
Informal votes 455 1.7 +0.1
Turnout 26,273 93.2 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Roberts Dunstan 18,148 71.1 +7.6
Labor Brian Pigott 7,670 28.9 -7.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing +7.6

Morwell

Victorian state election, 1961: Morwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Brown 9,267 43.5 -1.7
Liberal and Country Jim Balfour 6,767 31.8 -9.9
Democratic Labor Leslie Hilton 2,747 12.9 -0.2
Country John Vinall 2,526 11.9 +11.9
Total formal votes 21,307 97.7 -0.8
Informal votes 509 2.3 +0.8
Turnout 21,816 95.1 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Jim Balfour 10,995 51.6 -1.1
Labor George Brown 10,312 48.4 +1.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing -1.1

Mulgrave

Victorian state election, 1961: Mulgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ray Wiltshire 20,478 47.8 -2.1
Labor Vincent Scully 15,610 36.4 -0.6
Democratic Labor Leo Sparrow 6,840 15.9 +2.8
Total formal votes 42,928 98.3 -0.1
Informal votes 736 1.7 +0.1
Turnout 43,664 94.9 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ray Wiltshire 26,456 61.6 +1.1
Labor Vincent Scully 16,472 38.4 -1.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.1

Murray Valley

Victorian state election, 1961: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Moss 10,437 48.6 -10.2
Labor Ronald Kirby 5,750 26.8 +0.1
Democratic Labor John Patterson 3,194 14.9 +0.4
Liberal and Country Bruno Marmo 2,116 9.8 +9.8
Total formal votes 21,497 97.4 -0.9
Informal votes 584 2.6 +0.9
Turnout 22,081 95.8 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 15,078 70.1 -1.0
Labor Ronald Kirby 6,419 29.9 +1.0
Country hold Swing -1.0

Northcote

Victorian state election, 1961: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 10,551 57.0 -2.9
Democratic Labor Jack Little 4,620 24.9 +1.7
Liberal and Country Julian Sullivan 3,349 18.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 18,520 96.8 -1.2
Informal votes 614 3.2 +1.2
Turnout 19,134 94.9 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Wilkes 11,244 60.7 -2.6
Liberal and Country Julian Sullivan 7,276 39.3 +2.6
Labor hold Swing -2.6

Oakleigh

Victorian state election, 1961: Oakleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Val Doube 9,842 45.5 -4.5
Liberal and Country Alan Scanlan 8,648 39.9 +1.3
Democratic Labor Morris Kinnane 3,165 14.6 +3.2
Total formal votes 21,655 98.4 -0.4
Informal votes 356 1.6 +0.4
Turnout 22,011 95.1 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Alan Scanlan 11,360 52.5 +4.2
Labor Val Doube 10,295 47.5 -4.2
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing +4.2

Ormond

Victorian state election, 1961: Ormond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Joe Rafferty 11,214 48.4 -1.0
Labor Kenneth Stone 8,075 34.8 +1.1
Democratic Labor Robert Semmel 3,896 16.8 +1.7
Total formal votes 23,185 98.0 -0.3
Informal votes 453 2.0 +0.3
Turnout 23,638 95.3 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Joe Rafferty 13,477 63.2 -0.9
Labor Kenneth Stone 8,526 36.8 +0.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing -0.9

Polwarth

Victorian state election, 1961: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Tom Darcy 9,983 42.7 +2.2
Labor Edwin Morris 6,066 26.0 +2.3
Country Lloyd Kidman 3,673 15.7 -7.7
Democratic Labor Alan Bruce 3,630 15.5 +3.1
Total formal votes 23,352 98.4 -0.5
Informal votes 380 1.6 +0.5
Turnout 23,732 95.7 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Tom Darcy 16,718 71.6 -1.0
Labor Edwin Morris 6,634 28.4 +1.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing -1.0

Portland

Victorian state election, 1961: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Gowty 7,163 33.1 -3.9
Liberal and Country George Gibbs 7,160 33.1 -13.3
Democratic Labor John Russell 4,056 18.8 +2.2
Country Stewart Price 3,255 15.1 +15.1
Total formal votes 21,634 98.7 -0.6
Informal votes 291 1.3 +0.6
Turnout 21,925 96.4 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country George Gibbs 13,477 62.3 +2.3
Labor George Gowty 8,157 37.7 -2.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing +2.3

Prahran

Victorian state election, 1961: Prahran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Gahan 7,430 45.3 +2.0
Liberal and Country Sam Loxton 6,839 41.7 -2.0
Democratic Labor Gordon Haberman 2,137 13.0 0.0
Total formal votes 16,406 97.1 -0.8
Informal votes 486 2.9 +0.8
Turnout 16,892 92.3 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Sam Loxton 8,648 52.7 -2.2
Labor George Gahan 7,758 47.3 +2.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing -2.2

Preston

Victorian state election, 1961: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charlie Ring 13,435 54.8 +0.7
Democratic Labor Michael Lucy 5,904 24.1 +0.4
Liberal and Country Colin Pritchard 5,168 21.1 -1.1
Total formal votes 24,507 97.5 -0.3
Informal votes 619 2.5 +0.3
Turnout 25,126 94.8 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charlie Ring 14,320 58.4 +0.8
Liberal and Country Colin Pritchard 10,187 41.6 -0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.8

Reservoir

Victorian state election, 1961: Reservoir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Jenkins 14,110 54.8 -4.9
Democratic Labor Frederick Whitling 5,656 22.0 +6.3
Liberal and Country David Welsh 4,909 19.1 -5.6
Communist John Arrowsmith 1,066 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 25,741 97.1 -1.1
Informal votes 763 2.9 +1.1
Turnout 26,504 96.1 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Jenkins 15,918 61.8 -0.2
Liberal and Country David Welsh 9,823 38.2 +0.2
Labor hold Swing -0.2

Richmond

Victorian state election, 1961: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Towers 9,281 61.0 +7.9
Democratic Labor Leo Gardner 3,922 25.8 -9.4
Liberal and Country John Ridge 1,236 8.1 -2.8
Communist Harry Bocquet 789 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 15,228 94.4 -2.7
Informal votes 905 5.6 +2.7
Turnout 16,133 91.5 -1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Towers 10,575 69.5 +10.3
Liberal and Country John Ridge 4,653 30.5 -10.3
Labor hold Swing +10.3

Ringwood

Victorian state election, 1961: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Jim Manson 15,882 47.6 -2.0
Labor David Ould 12,346 37.0 -2.3
Democratic Labor William Johnson 5,134 15.4 +4.3
Total formal votes 33,362 98.4 -0.3
Informal votes 548 1.6 +0.3
Turnout 33,910 96.0 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Jim Manson 20,530 61.5 +2.3
Labor David Ould 12,832 38.5 -2.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing +2.3

Ripponlea

Victorian state election, 1961: Ripponlea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Edgar Tanner 8,166 47.7 -2.4
Labor Steven Goldberg 6,009 35.1 +0.4
Democratic Labor Michael Cunneen 2,946 17.2 +2.0
Total formal votes 17,121 96.7 -0.4
Informal votes 589 3.3 +0.4
Turnout 17,710 90.8 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Edgar Tanner 10,343 60.4 -2.6
Labor Steven Goldberg 6,778 39.6 +2.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing -2.6

Rodney

Victorian state election, 1961: Rodney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Richard Brose 9,569 45.6 -22.9
Liberal and Country Francis Charlton 4,683 22.3 +22.3
Democratic Labor Spencer Broom 3,635 17.3 -14.2
Labor Neil Frankland 3,100 14.7 +14.7
Total formal votes 20,987 97.6 -0.3
Informal votes 432 2.4 +0.3
Turnout 21,419 95.6 -0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Richard Brose 11,765 56.1 -12.4
Liberal and Country Francis Charlton 9,222 43.9 +43.9
Country hold Swing N/A

St Kilda

Victorian state election, 1961: St Kilda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Baron Snider 7,537 46.5 -0.4
Labor Leslie Atherton 6,329 39.0 -0.1
Democratic Labor John Hughes 2,348 14.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 16,214 96.7 -0.4
Informal votes 557 3.3 +0.4
Turnout 16,771 90.3 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Baron Snider 9,466 58.4 +0.6
Labor Leslie Atherton 6,748 41.6 -0.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.6

Sandringham

Victorian state election, 1961: Sandringham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Murray Porter 12,563 49.7 -2.7
Labor Kenneth Farrall 9,181 36.3 +0.9
Democratic Labor John Ryan 3,532 14.0 +1.8
Total formal votes 25,276 98.5 -0.1
Informal votes 383 1.5 +0.1
Turnout 25,659 95.7 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Murray Porter 15,797 62.5 -0.2
Labor Kenneth Farrall 9,479 37.5 +0.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing -0.2

Scoresby

Victorian state election, 1961: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Bill Borthwick 14,023 49.2 -8.5
Labor Ronald Wanklin 11,007 38.6 +6.1
Democratic Labor George Noone 3,498 12.3 +2.5
Total formal votes 28,528 98.3 -0.3
Informal votes 504 1.7 +0.3
Turnout 29,032 94.8 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Bill Borthwick 17,060 59.8 -6.3
Labor Ronald Wanklin 11,468 40.2 +6.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing -6.3

Swan Hill

Victorian state election, 1961: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Herbert Hilton 5,041 27.4 +27.4
Country Harold Stirling 4,514 24.5 -42.9
Liberal and Country Gordon Harrison 3,494 19.0 +19.0
Democratic Labor John McMahon 2,415 13.1 +13.1
Labor Clarence Wohlers 1,812 9.8 +9.8
Independent Liberal John Hipworth 1,150 6.2 -26.4
Total formal votes 18,426 97.0 -0.9
Informal votes 566 3.0 +0.9
Turnout 18,992 96.4 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Harold Stirling 15,740 85.4 -1.0
Labor Clarence Wohlers 2,686 14.6 +1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Harold Stirling 11,087 60.2 -7.2
Country Herbert Hilton 7,339 39.8 +39.8
Country hold Swing N/A

Toorak

Victorian state election, 1961: Toorak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Horace Petty 11,356 73.7 +12.2
Democratic Labor John Speed 4,054 26.3 +26.3
Total formal votes 15,410 91.0 -7.0
Informal votes 1,428 9.0 +7.0
Turnout 16,838 89.8 -1.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Williamstown

Victorian state election, 1961: Williamstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Larry Floyd 12,236 70.2 +1.7
Democratic Labor John Twomey 2,703 15.5 +1.3
Liberal and Country Neil McNeill 1,929 11.1 -3.6
Communist William Smith 570 3.3 +0.6
Total formal votes 17,438 96.9 -1.0
Informal votes 563 3.1 +1.0
Turnout 18,001 93.8 -0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Larry Floyd 13,154 75.4 +2.4
Liberal and Country Neil McNeill 4,284 24.6 -2.4
Labor hold Swing +2.4

Yarraville

Victorian state election, 1961: Yarraville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Roy Schintler 13,459 67.1 +4.4
Democratic Labor Alfred Gerrard 4,488 22.4 +8.7
Liberal and Country Neal Grieg 2,100 10.5 +1.2
Total formal votes 20,047 96.5 -1.2
Informal votes 718 3.5 +1.2
Turnout 20,765 95.0 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roy Schintler 14,133 70.5 -7.1
Liberal and Country Neal Grieg 5,914 29.5 +7.1
Labor hold Swing -7.1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Victoria, Assembly election, 15 July 1961". Retrieved 1 February 2010.
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