1958 Victorian Legislative Council election

April 2022 February 2023 Victoria parliamentary no 1955 Victorian Legislative Council election 1955 Results of the 1961 Victorian state election (Legislative Council) 1961 Liberal Party of Australia 10 8 17 7 451,462 35.8% 5.3pp Australian Labor Party 10 5 9 1 494,892 35.8% 0.3pp Country 8 4 8 69,028 5.5% 0.6pp Democratic Labour Party (Australia, 1980) 1 0 0 1 187,618 14.9% 1.6pp Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 21 June 1958 to elect 17 of the 34 members of the state's Legislative Council for six year terms. MLCs were elected in single-member provinces using preferential voting. This was the last time Legislative Council elections were held separately to those of the Legislative Assembly. Results Legislative Council Victorian Legislative Council election, 21 June 1958http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1958council.txt Victorian Legislative Council election of 21 June 1958 Psephos Carr Adam Legislative Council Victorian Legislative Council election 1955 1961 yes 1,488,293 1,283,665 86.3 +8.6 22,085 1.7 -0.4 Labor VIC 494,892 39.2 +0.3 5 9 Liberal VIC Liberal and Country 451,462 35.8 +5.3 8 17 dlp 187,618 14.9 −1.6 0 0 Country VIC 69,028 5.5 -0.6 4 8 Independent 58,580 4.6 −3.3 0 0 1,261,580 17 34 |} Retiring Members Democratic Labor Paul Jones MLC (Doutta Galla) — elected as Labor Candidates Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used. Province Held by Labor candidates LCP candidates Country candidates DLP candidates Other candidates  Ballarat Labor Jack Jones Murray Byrne Maurice Calnin David Milburn (Ind)Bendigo Labor Arthur Smith George Morison Arthur White Doutta Galla Labor Samuel Merrifield Nicholas Dawe Herbert Morris East Yarra Independent Rupert Hamer John Hoare Sir Clifden Eager (Ind)Gippsland Country Frederick Gregory Bill Fulton John Hansen Higinbotham LCP Genevieve Mann Sir Arthur Warner Grace Stratton (Ind)Melbourne Labor Jack O'Connell Pat Sheehy Melbourne North Labor John Walton Gladys Brown Jack Little Melbourne West Labor Archie Todd Bert Bailey Monash Labor Gwendolyn Noad Graham Nicol Thomas Brennan Northern Country Dudley Walters North Eastern Country Ivan Swinburne North Western Country Percy Byrnes Albert Allnutt (Ind)Southern Labor Roy Rawson Raymond Garrett Leo Mahony South Eastern Labor George Tilley Bill Mair Jack Austin South Western Labor Don Ferguson Geoffrey Thom Norman Smith Western Labor David Arnott Kenneth Gross James Eveston Results by province Ballarat Victorian Legislative Council election, 1958: Ballarat Province Labor Jack Jones 23,336 43.6 +0.5 Liberal and Country Murray Byrne 21,227 39.7 -17.2 dlp Maurice Calnin 5,692 10.7 +10.7 Independent David Milburn 3,214 6.0 +6.0 53,649 98.7 -0.3 682 1.3 +0.3 54,151 95.9 +1.2 Liberal and Country Murray Byrne 27,210 50.9 -6.0 Labor Jack Jones 26,259 49.1 +6.0 Liberal and Country Labor -6.0 Bendigo Victorian Legislative Council election, 1958: Bendigo Province Labor Arthur Smith 26,841 48.1 +8.4 Liberal and Country George Morison 21,591 38.7 -6.4 dlp Arthur White 7,368 13.2 -2.0 55,800 99.0 +0.1 536 1.0 -0.1 56,336 94.2 +0.1 Labor Arthur Smith 28,375 50.9 +9.3 Liberal and Country George Morison 27,425 49.1 -9.3 Labor +9.3 Doutta Galla Victorian Legislative Council election, 1958: Doutta Galla Province Labor Samuel Merrifield 50,548 53.0 -17.5 Liberal and Country Nicholas Dawe 29,656 31.1 +31.1 dlp Herbert Morris 15,219 16.0 -13.5 95,423 98.1 +1.4 1,858 1.9 -1.4 97,281 92.0 +1.0 Labor Samuel Merrifield 56.2 Liberal and Country Nicholas Dawe 43.8 Labor dlp N/A Two party preferred vote was estimated. East Yarra Victorian Legislative Council election, 1958: East Yarra Province Liberal and Country Rupert Hamer 57,238 49.0 -6.2 Independent Clifden Eager 38,055 32.6 +32.6 dlp John Hoare 21,495 18.4 +8.3 116,788 98.0 +0.1 2,350 2.0 -0.1 119,138 92.5 +1.1 Liberal and Country Rupert Hamer 75,174 64.4 Independent Clifden Eager 41,614 35.6 Liberal and Country Independent N/A Gippsland Victorian Legislative Council election, 1958: Gippsland Province Country Bill Fulton 36,878 56.1 -16.1 Labor Frederick Gregory 19,645 29.9 +29.9 dlp John Hansen 9,191 14.0 -13.8 65,714 98.7 +0.7 883 1.3 -0.7 66,597 93.4 +2.4 Country Bill Fulton 67.3 Labor Frederick Gregory 32.7 Country N/A Two party preferred vote was estimated. Higinbotham Victorian Legislative Council election, 1958: Higinbotham Province Liberal and Country Arthur Warner 64,984 59.3 -40.7 Labor Genevieve Mann 38,174 34.9 +34.9 Independent Grace Stratton 6,345 5.9 +5.9 109,503 98.2 2,035 1.8 111,538 92.0 Liberal and Country Arthur Warner 62.3 Labor Genevieve Mann 37.7 Liberal and Country N/A Two party preferred vote was estimated. Melbourne Victorian Legislative Council election, 1958: Melbourne Province Labor Jack O'Connell 30,298 68.7 +5.4 dlp Maurie Sheehy 13,784 31.3 -5.4 44,082 96.5 -0.1 1,603 3.5 +0.1 45,685 88.3 -0.7 Labor +5.4 Maurie Sheehy was elected in 1952 as a member of Labor, then defected to the DLP in 1955. Melbourne North Victorian Legislative Council election, 1958: Melbourne North Province Labor John Walton 69,982 52.8 -12.5 Liberal and Country Gladys Brown 37,369 28.2 +28.2 dlp Jack Little 25,208 19.0 +3.2 132,559 98.2 +0.3 2,359 1.8 -0.3 134,918 92.9 -0.1 Labor John Walton 56.6 Liberal and Country Gladys Brown 43.4 Labor N/A Two party preferred vote was estimated. Jack Little was elected in 1952 as a member of Labor, then defected to the DLP in 1955. Melbourne West Victorian Legislative Council election, 1958: Melbourne West Province Labor Archie Todd 64,209 71.3 +1.4 dlp Bert Bailey 25,797 28.7 -1.4 90,006 97.6 +0.3 2,228 2.4 -0.3 92,234 92.4 +0.1 Labor +1.4 Bert Bailey was elected in 1952 as a member of Labor, then defected to the DLP in 1955. Monash Victorian Legislative Council election, 1958: Monash Province Liberal and Country Graham Nicol 43,317 49.6 -11.9 Labor Gwendolyn Noad 26,847 30.7 -7.8 dlp Thomas Brennan 17,249 19.7 +19.7 87,411 97.8 -0.5 1,925 2.2 +0.5 89,336 89.3 +3.0 Liberal and Country Graham Nicol 58,490 66.9 +5.4 Labor Gwendolyn Noad 28,921 33.1 -5.4 Liberal and Country dlp +5.4 Thomas Brennan was elected in 1952 as a member of Labor, then defected to the DLP in 1955. Northern Victorian Legislative Council Election, 1958: Northern Province Country Dudley Walters unopposed Country North-Eastern Victorian Legislative Council election, 1958: North Eastern Province Country Ivan Swinburne unopposed Country North-Western Victorian Legislative Council election, 1958: North Western Province Country Percy Byrnes 32,150 74.6 -25.4 Independent Albert Allnutt 10,966 25.4 +25.4 43,116 98.4 699 1.6 43,815 93.9 Country N/A Southern Victorian Legislative Council election, 1958: Southern Province Liberal and Country Raymond Garrett 68,095 46.9 -5.6 Labor Roy Rawson 60,691 41.8 +4.8 dlp Leo Mahony 16,372 11.3 +0.8 145,158 98.5 +0.1 2,233 1.5 -0.1 147,391 92.4 +0.8 Liberal and Country Raymond Garrett 82,395 56.8 -5.2 Labor Roy Rawson 62,763 43.2 +5.2 Liberal and Country Labor -5.2 South-Eastern Victorian Legislative Council election, 1958: South Eastern Province Liberal and Country Bill Mair 51,103 50.7 +0.9 Labor George Tilley 34,896 34.6 +34.6 dlp Jack Austin 14,898 14.8 -11.8 100,897 98.4 +0.9 1,608 1.6 -0.9 102,505 92.6 +2.0 Liberal and Country Bill Mair 63.3 N/A Labor George Tilley 36.7 N/A Liberal and Country Labor N/A Two party preferred vote was estimated. South-Western Victorian Legislative Council election, 1958: South Western Province Liberal and Country Geoffrey Thom 31,878 46.4 -7.5 Labor Don Ferguson 28,510 41.5 +11.4 dlp Norman Smith 8,298 12.1 -4.0 68,686 99.1 +0.2 645 0.9 -0.2 69,331 93.6 +1.2 Liberal and Country Geoffrey Thom 38,909 56.6 -11.6 Labor Don Ferguson 29,777 43.4 +11.6 Liberal and Country Labor -11.6 Western Victorian Legislative Council election, 1958: Western Province Liberal and Country Kenneth Gross 25,004 47.2 -1.6 Labor David Arnott 20,917 39.5 +8.6 dlp James Eveston 7,047 13.3 +2.1 52,968 99.2 +0.3 441 0.8 -0.3 53,409 95.5 +4.2 Liberal and Country Kenneth Gross 30,563 57.7 -8.9 Labor David Arnott 22,405 42.3 +8.9 Liberal and Country Labor -8.9 See also 1958 Victorian state election References Category:1958 elections in Australia Category:Elections in Victoria (state) Category:Results of Victorian state elections Category:1950s in Victoria (state) Category:June 1958 in Australia Category:Victorian Legislative Council Category:Elections to state upper houses in Australia