1958 Victorian state election

Australian state election April 2022 1958 Victorian state election Victoria parliamentary no 1955 Victorian state election 1955 1961 Victorian state election 1961 All 66 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly 34 yes 1958 5 31 125px Henry Bolte 080CAB 3 June 1953 Liberal and Country Party Hampden 508,678 37.18% 0.60 33 39 6 127px Ernie Shepherd 9 August 1957 Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) Footscray 515,638 37.69% 5.12 20 18 2 125px Herbert Hyland 20 April 1955 Country Party (Victoria) Gippsland South 127,228 9.30% 0.24 11 9 2 TPP TPP swing 57.76% 0.16 42.24% 0.16 Premier Henry Bolte Liberal and Country Party Henry Bolte Liberal and Country Party Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 31 May 1958 to elect the 66 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. This was the last time Assembly elections were held separately from those for the Legislative Council. The Liberal and Country Party (LCP) government of Premier Henry Bolte won a second term in office. Results Legislative Assembly Results of the 1958 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) Victorian state election, 31 May 1958Election held on 31 May 1958, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia). Legislative Assembly Victorian state election 1955 1961 1,478,065 1,392,813 94.23 +0.21 24,760 1.78 -0.42 Labor VIC 515,638 37.69 +5.12 18 −2 yes Liberal VIC Liberal and Country 508,678 37.18 -0.60 39 +6 dlp 197,380 14.43 +1.82 0 −1 Country VIC 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 1,368,053 66 Liberal and Country 790,149 57.8 –0.1 Labor VIC 577,904 42.2 +0.1 |} Seats changing party representation There was a redistribution across Victoria prior to this election. The seat changes are as follows. Abolished seats Seat Incumbent member PartyAscot ValeErnie Shepherd LaborCarltonDenis Lovegrove LaborCaulfield EastAlexander Fraser Liberal and CountryCollingwoodBill Towers LaborPascoe ValeArthur Drakeford LaborPort MelbourneArchie Todd Labor New seats Seat Party Elected memberEssendon Liberal and CountryKenneth WheelerFitzroy LaborDenis LovegroveMulgrave Liberal and CountryRay WiltshireOrmond Liberal and CountryJoe RaffertyRingwood Liberal and CountryJim MansonYarraville LaborRoy Schintler Seats changing hands Seat Incumbent member Party New member PartyBendigoJohn Stanistreet Liberal and CountryBill Galvin LaborCoburgCharlie Mutton IndependentCharlie Mutton LaborEvelynPhillip Connell LaborRussell Stokes Liberal and CountryGeelong WestColin MacDonald LaborMax Gillett Liberal and CountryRichmondFrank Scully Democratic LaborBill Towers Labor See also Candidates of the 1958 Victorian state election 1958 Victorian Legislative Council election References Category:1958 elections in Australia Category:Elections in Victoria (state) Category:1950s in Victoria (state) Category:May 1958 in Australia Category:History of Australia