Victorian state election, 1952

Victorian state election, 1952

6 December 1952

65 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly   First party Second party Third party   Leader John Cain Les Norman John McDonald Party Labor Liberal and Country Country Leader since 18 October 1937 4 December 1951 22 November 1945 Leader's seat Northcote Glen Iris Shepparton Last election 24 seats 27 seats 13 seats Seats won 37 seats 11 seats 12 seats Seat change 13 16 1 Percentage 49.07% 24.85% 8.34% Swing 3.78 15.84 2.30

Premier before election John McDonald Australian Country Party (1920) Elected Premier John Cain Labor

The 1952 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 6 December 1952 to elect 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

Results

Legislative Assembly

Victorian state election, 6 December 1952[1][2] Legislative Assembly << 1950 — 1955 >>
Enrolled voters		1,119,486
Votes cast		1,047,671		Turnout	93.58	−0.82
Informal votes		18,991		Informal	1.81	+0.67
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	504,773	49.07	+3.78	37	+13
	Liberal and Country	255,685	24.85	−15.84	11	−16
	Electoral Reform League	98,641	9.59	+9.59	4	+4
	Country	85,843	8.34	−2.30	12	−1
	Independent	71,068	6.90	+4.04	1	±0
Total		1,028,680			65
Two-party-preferred
	Labor	734,668	56.7	+6.3
	Liberal and Country	560,521	43.3	–6.3

See also

• Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1952–1955
• Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1952–1955
• Victorian Legislative Council election, 1952

References

1. Election held on 6 December 1952, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
2. Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 (ISBN 0708102700).