Results of the Victorian state election, 1964 (Legislative Assembly L-Z)

Victorian state election, 27 June 1964[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1961 — 1967 >>

Enrolled voters 1,635,311
Votes cast 1,543,778 Turnout 94.40 –0.01
Informal votes 35,631 Informal 2.31 –0.14
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal and Country 597,748 39.63 +3.20 38 – 1
  Labor 546,279 36.22 –2.33 18 + 1
  Democratic Labor 225,779 14.97 –1.98 0 ± 0
  Country 132,067 8.76 +1.62 10 + 1
  Other 3,741 0.25 –0.01 0 ± 0
  Independent 2,533 0.17 –0.49 0 – 1
Total 1,508,147     66  
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal and Country 890,164 59.0 +1.1
  Labor 617,873 41.0 –1.1

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1964 election for electorates from L to Z.

Results by electoral district

Lowan

Victorian state election, 1964: Lowan[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Lloyd Atkin 9,167 45.7 +45.7
Liberal and Country Jim McCabe 9,146 45.6 -13.7
Democratic Labor Frits Albers 1,760 8.8 -1.8
Total formal votes 20,073 98.7 -0.1
Informal votes 261 1.3 +0.1
Turnout 20,334 96.2 +0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Jim McCabe 10,398 51.8 -16.5
Country Lloyd Atkin 9,675 48.2 +48.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing -16.5

Malvern

Victorian state election, 1964: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Bloomfield 11,148 65.7 +2.4
Labor Adrianus Knulst 3,859 22.7 +0.7
Democratic Labor James Harkin 1,971 11.6 -3.2
Total formal votes 16,978 98.1 +0.3
Informal votes 321 1.9 -0.3
Turnout 17,299 91.2 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Bloomfield 12,824 75.5 -0.3
Labor Adrianus Knulst 4,154 24.5 +0.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing -0.3

Melbourne

Victorian state election, 1964: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Clarey 6,044 49.3 +1.3
Liberal and Country William Burns 3,860 31.5 +3.2
Democratic Labor Thomas Brennan 2,348 19.2 -2.8
Total formal votes 12,252 95.5 +1.9
Informal votes 575 4.5 -1.9
Turnout 12,827 90.2 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Clarey 6,248 51.0 -2.8
Liberal and Country William Burns 6,004 49.0 +2.8
Labor hold Swing -2.8

Mentone

Victorian state election, 1964: Mentone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold Blair 11,643 44.8 +3.4
Liberal and Country Edward Meagher 10,689 41.2 -0.1
Democratic Labor George White 3,635 14.0 -3.3
Total formal votes 25,967 98.4 +0.3
Informal votes 430 1.6 -0.3
Turnout 26,397 94.1 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Edward Meagher 14,006 53.9 -3.4
Labor Harold Blair 11,961 46.1 +3.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing -3.4

Midlands

Victorian state election, 1964: Midlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clive Stoneham 10,845 48.5 -3.3
Liberal and Country Roger McArthur 8,120 36.3 +3.2
Democratic Labor John Timberlake 3,387 15.2 0.0
Total formal votes 22,352 98.6 +0.3
Informal votes 318 1.4 -0.3
Turnout 22,670 94.9 -1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clive Stoneham 11,420 51.1 -3.0
Liberal and Country Roger McArthur 10,932 48.9 +3.0
Labor hold Swing -3.0

Mildura

Victorian state election, 1964: Mildura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Milton Whiting 9,827 50.4 -8.1
Labor Lance Fraser 5,888 30.2 +6.9
Liberal and Country Bruce Wright 1,911 9.8 +1.0
Democratic Labor Donald Delaney 1,874 9.6 +0.2
Total formal votes 19,500 97.6 +0.2
Informal votes 485 2.4 -0.2
Turnout 19,985 95.3 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Milton Whiting 13,141 67.4 -7.1
Labor Lance Fraser 6,359 32.6 +7.1
Country hold Swing -7.1

Moonee Ponds

Victorian state election, 1964: Moonee Ponds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Edmunds 7,903 43.3 +1.8
Liberal and Country Jack Holden 7,293 39.9 +1.1
Democratic Labor Barry O'Brien 3,078 16.8 -1.3
Total formal votes 18,274 97.4 +0.2
Informal votes 481 2.6 -0.2
Turnout 18,755 93.9 -0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Jack Holden 10,224 56.0 +0.1
Labor Tom Edmunds 8,050 44.0 -0.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.1

Moorabbin

Victorian state election, 1964: Moorabbin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Bob Suggett 15,477 48.7 +23.3
Labor Ken Farrall 11,889 37.4 -1.0
Democratic Labor Thomas McDonald 4,445 14.0 -0.5
Total formal votes 31,811 98.5 +0.1
Informal votes 479 1.5 -0.1
Turnout 32,290 95.0 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Bob Suggett 19,413 61.0 +61.0
Labor Ken Farrall 12,398 39.0 -2.3
Liberal and Country gain from Independent Liberal Swing N/A

Mornington

Victorian state election, 1964: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Roberts Dunstan 17,629 57.8 +0.3
Labor Ken Stafford 8,678 28.5 +1.9
Democratic Labor John Cass 4,196 13.8 -2.1
Total formal votes 30,503 98.0 -0.3
Informal votes 626 2.0 +0.3
Turnout 31,129 92.8 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Roberts Dunstan 21,195 69.5 -1.6
Labor Ken Stafford 9,308 30.5 +1.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing -1.6

Morwell

Victorian state election, 1964: Morwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Wragg 9,826 42.3 -1.2
Liberal and Country Jim Balfour 8,722 37.6 +5.8
Democratic Labor Bernard Shaw 2,844 12.2 -0.7
Country Ian Gibson 1,826 7.9 -4.0
Total formal votes 23,218 98.1 +0.4
Informal votes 444 1.9 -0.4
Turnout 23,662 95.8 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Jim Balfour 12,915 55.6 +4.0
Labor George Wragg 10,303 44.4 -4.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing +4.0

Mulgrave

Victorian state election, 1964: Mulgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ray Wiltshire 27,408 50.5 +2.7
Labor Aubrey Walker 18,598 34.3 -2.1
Democratic Labor Ivan Frawley 8,233 15.2 +0.7
Total formal votes 54,239 98.6 +0.3
Informal votes 790 1.4 -0.3
Turnout 55,029 94.8 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ray Wiltshire 34,406 63.4 +1.8
Labor Aubrey Walker 19,833 36.6 -1.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.8

Murray Valley

Victorian state election, 1964: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Moss 13,612 60.0 +11.4
Liberal and Country Thomas Gribben 5,112 22.5 +12.7
Democratic Labor John Patterson 3,978 17.5 +2.6
Total formal votes 22,702 97.2 -0.2
Informal votes 645 2.8 +0.2
Turnout 23,347 95.2 -0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country George Moss 14,408 63.5 -6.6
Liberal and Country Thomas Gribben 8,294 36.5 +36.5
Country hold Swing -6.6

Northcote

Victorian state election, 1964: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 9,973 56.0 -1.0
Liberal and Country Max Crellin 4,772 26.8 +8.7
Democratic Labor Jack Little 3,061 17.2 -7.7
Total formal votes 17,806 96.6 -0.2
Informal votes 617 3.4 +0.2
Turnout 18,423 94.7 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Wilkes 10,432 58.6 -2.1
Liberal and Country Max Crellin 7,374 41.4 +2.1
Labor hold Swing -2.1

Oakleigh

Victorian state election, 1964: Oakleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Alan Scanlan 9,935 45.5 +5.6
Labor Val Doube 8,946 41.0 -4.5
Democratic Labor Morris Kinnane 2,733 12.5 -2.1
Independent Jean McKeown 224 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 21,838 98.1 -0.3
Informal votes 427 1.9 +0.3
Turnout 22,265 95.4 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Alan Scanlan 12,559 57.5 +5.0
Labor Val Doube 9,279 42.5 -5.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing +5.0

Ormond

Victorian state election, 1964: Ormond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Joe Rafferty 12,035 50.9 +2.5
Labor Kenneth Stone 8,500 35.9 +1.1
Democratic Labor Robert Semmel 3,128 13.2 -3.6
Total formal votes 23,663 98.0 0.0
Informal votes 488 2.0 0.0
Turnout 24,151 94.6 -0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Joe Rafferty 14,694 62.1 -1.1
Labor Kenneth Stone 8,969 37.9 +1.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing -1.1

Polwarth

Victorian state election, 1964: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Tom Darcy 15,128 59.9 +17.2
Labor Edwin Morris 6,522 25.8 -0.2
Democratic Labor Thomas Fleming 3,594 14.2 -1.3
Total formal votes 25,244 98.7 +0.3
Informal votes 322 1.3 -0.3
Turnout 25,566 96.1 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Tom Darcy 18,184 72.0 +0.4
Labor Edwin Morris 7,060 28.0 -0.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.4

Portland

Victorian state election, 1964: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Gibbs 7,948 36.1 +3.0
Labor George Gowty 6,784 30.8 -2.3
Democratic Labor John Russell 3,730 16.9 -1.9
Country Leonard Mibus 3,577 16.2 +1.1
Total formal votes 22,039 98.6 -0.1
Informal votes 313 1.4 +0.1
Turnout 22,352 95.8 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country George Gibbs 14,289 64.8 +2.5
Labor George Gowty 7,750 35.2 -2.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing +2.5

Prahran

Victorian state election, 1964: Prahran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Sam Loxton 7,464 45.8 +4.1
Labor Robert Pettiona 6,709 41.1 -4.2
Democratic Labor Gordon Haberman 1,794 10.5 -2.5
Independent John Amurry 430 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 16,307 96.6 -0.5
Informal votes 567 3.4 +0.5
Turnout 16,874 92.3 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Sam Loxton 14,289 64.8 +2.5
Labor Robert Pettiona 7,750 35.2 -2.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing +2.5

Preston

Victorian state election, 1964: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charlie Ring 13,417 55.6 +0.8
Liberal and Country Henry Newland 6,000 24.9 +3.2
Democratic Labor Michael Lucy 4,695 19.5 -4.6
Total formal votes 24,112 97.6 +0.1
Informal votes 586 2.4 -0.1
Turnout 24,698 95.2 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charlie Ring 14,121 58.5 +0.1
Liberal and Country Henry Newland 9,991 41.5 -0.1
Labor hold Swing +0.1

Reservoir

Victorian state election, 1964: Reservoir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Jenkins 14,337 53.9 -0.9
Liberal and Country Peter Coupe 6,645 25.0 +5.9
Democratic Labor Frederick Whitling 4,618 17.4 -4.6
Communist William Barnes 987 3.7 -0.4
Total formal votes 26,587 97.0 -0.1
Informal votes 810 3.0 +0.1
Turnout 27,397 95.6 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Jenkins 15,918 59.9 -1.9
Liberal and Country Peter Coupe 10,669 40.1 +1.9
Labor hold Swing -1.9

Richmond

Victorian state election, 1964: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clyde Holding 9,027 63.1 +2.1
Democratic Labor Sydney Tutton 2,786 19.5 -6.3
Liberal and Country Leon Bram 2,505 17.5 +9.4
Total formal votes 14,318 95.3 +0.9
Informal votes 704 4.7 -0.9
Turnout 15,022 92.9 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clyde Holding 9,446 66.0 -3.5
Liberal and Country Leon Bram 4,872 34.0 +3.5
Labor hold Swing -3.5

Ringwood

Victorian state election, 1964: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Jim Manson 19,350 50.3 +2.7
Labor Graham Walsh 13,580 35.3 -1.7
Democratic Labor Kevin Adamson 5,512 14.3 -1.1
Total formal votes 38,442 98.5 +0.1
Informal votes 576 1.5 -0.1
Turnout 39,018 95.2 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Jim Manson 24,136 62.5 +1.0
Labor Graham Walsh 14,306 37.5 -1.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.0

Ripponlea

Victorian state election, 1964: Ripponlea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Edgar Tanner 8,416 48.7 +1.0
Labor Anthony Fisher 6,690 38.7 +3.6
Democratic Labor Joseph O'Leary 2,165 12.5 -4.7
Total formal votes 17,271 96.5 -0.2
Informal votes 619 3.5 +0.2
Turnout 17,890 90.7 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Edgar Tanner 10,298 59.6 -0.8
Labor Anthony Fisher 6,973 40.4 +0.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing -0.8

Rodney

Victorian state election, 1964: Rodney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Russell McDonald 12,854 58.8 +13.2
Liberal and Country John Quinn 5,334 24.4 +2.1
Democratic Labor Spencer Broom 3,683 16.8 -0.5
Total formal votes 21,871 97.9 +0.3
Informal votes 470 2.1 -0.3
Turnout 22,341 95.7 +0.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Russell McDonald 13,591 62.1 +6.0
Liberal and Country John Quinn 8,750 37.9 -6.0
Country hold Swing +6.0

St Kilda

Victorian state election, 1964: St Kilda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Brian Dixon 7,916 48.1 +1.6
Labor Juliet Dahlitz 6,676 40.5 +1.5
Democratic Labor John Hughes 1,883 11.4 -3.1
Total formal votes 16,475 96.6 -0.1
Informal votes 571 3.4 +0.1
Turnout 17,046 91.8 +1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Brian Dixon 9,626 58.4 0.0
Labor Juliet Dahlitz 6,849 41.6 0.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing 0.0

Sandringham

Victorian state election, 1964: Sandringham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Murray Porter 13,488 52.2 +2.5
Labor Russell Castley 8,732 33.8 -2.5
Democratic Labor William Leech 3,124 12.1 -1.9
Communist John O'Mara 474 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 25,818 98.4 -0.1
Informal votes 422 1.6 +0.1
Turnout 26,240 94.3 -1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Murray Porter 16,191 62.7 +0.2
Labor Russell Castley 9,627 37.3 -0.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.2

Scoresby

Victorian state election, 1964: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Bill Borthwick 17,207 51.5 +2.3
Labor Caroline Wilder 12,228 36.6 -2.0
Democratic Labor Peter Tunstall 4,004 12.0 -0.3
Total formal votes 33,439 97.9 -0.4
Informal votes 702 2.1 +0.4
Turnout 34,141 94.3 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Bill Borthwick 20,611 61.6 +1.8
Labor Caroline Wilder 12,828 38.4 -1.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.8

Swan Hill

Victorian state election, 1964: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harold Stirling 7,182 38.7 +11.3
Country Thomas Mellor 4,405 23.8 +23.8
Labor Jack McLean 3,396 18.3 +5.2
Democratic Labor John McMahon 2,118 11.4 -1.7
Liberal and Country Bernard Treseder 1,438 7.8 -11.2
Total formal votes 18,539 96.4 -0.6
Informal votes 686 3.6 +0.6
Turnout 19,225 95.6 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Harold Stirling 14,589 78.7 -6.7
Labor Jack McLean 3,950 21.3 +6.7
Country hold Swing -6.7

Toorak

Victorian state election, 1964: Toorak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Philip Hudson 10,112 60.8 -12.9
Labor George Gahan 5,060 30.5 +30.5
Democratic Labor Rita McGuiness 1,447 8.7 -17.6
Total formal votes 16,619 97.6 +6.6
Informal votes 402 2.4 -6.6
Turnout 17,021 90.0 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Philip Hudson 11,341 68.3 -5.4
Labor George Gahan 5,278 31.7 +31.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing +7.8

Williamstown

Victorian state election, 1964: Williamstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Larry Floyd 11,145 65.7 -4.5
Liberal and Country Robert Lawson 3,046 18.0 +6.9
Democratic Labor Kenneth Berrie 2,351 13.9 -1.1
Communist William Tregear 410 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 16,952 96.9 0.0
Informal votes 535 3.1 0.0
Turnout 17,487 94.5 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Larry Floyd 11,866 70.0 -5.4
Liberal and Country Robert Lawson 5,086 30.0 +5.4
Labor hold Swing -5.4

Yarraville

Victorian state election, 1964: Yarraville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Roy Schintler 12,694 65.2 -1.9
Democratic Labor Alfred Gerrard 3,605 18.5 -3.9
Liberal and Country Bernard Wallace 3,184 16.3 +5.8
Total formal votes 19,483 96.5 0.0
Informal votes 703 3.5 0.0
Turnout 20,186 94.9 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roy Schintler 13,234 67.9 -2.6
Liberal and Country Bernard Wallace 6,249 32.1 +2.6
Labor hold Swing -2.6

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Victoria, Assembly election, 27 June 1964". Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  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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