1955 Victorian Legislative Council election

April 2022 Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 18 June 1955 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. Results Legislative Council Victorian Legislative Council election, 18 June 1955http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1955council.txt Victorian Legislative Council election of 18 June 1955 Psephos Carr Adam Legislative Council Victorian Legislative Council election 1952 1958 yes 1,430,130 1,110,951 77.7 +6.5 23,189 2.1 -0.2 Labor VIC 423,663 38.9 +1.7 4 10 Liberal VIC Liberal and Country 331,609 30.5 –6.7 9 10 Labor (Anti-Communist) 179,319 16.5 +16.5 0 5 Country VIC 66,826 6.1 -4.9 4 8 Others 86,345 7.9 −6.7 0 1 1,087,762 17 34 |} Retiring Members Country George Tuckett MLC (Northern) 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 Labor (A-C) candidates Other candidates  Ballarat LCP Harold Williams Herbert Ludbrook Bendigo LCP John Murley Thomas Grigg John Brosnan Doutta Galla Labor Bill Slater Francis Williams East Yarra LCP Francis Cranston Ewen Cameron Leonora Lloyd Clifden Eager (Ind)Gippsland Country William MacAulay William Phelan Higinbotham LCP Lindsay Thompson Melbourne Labor Fred Thomas Frank McManus Melbourne North Labor John Galbally Frederick Riley Harold Harvie (Ind)Melbourne West Labor Buckley Machin Les Coleman Monash LCP Henry Peagram Charles Gawith Northern Country Percy Feltham Stephen Donelan (Ind) Morton Garner (Ind) James Mosby (Ind)North Eastern Country Keith Bradbury North Western Country Arthur Mansell Southern LCP Arthur Carpenter Gilbert Chandler David Purcell South Eastern LCP Charles Bridgford Jack Austin Charles Gartside (VLP)South Western LCP Edwin Morris Gordon McArthur Michael Findley Western LCP Roy Cundy Ronald Mack George Fitzgerald Hugh MacLeod (VLP) Results by province Ballarat 1955 Victorian Legislative Council election: Ballarat Province Liberal and Country Herbert Ludbrook 29,838 56.9 +15.4 Labor VIC Harold Williams 22,571 43.1 -15.4 52,409 99.0 -0.2 535 1.0 +0.2 52,944 94.7 -0.1 Liberal and Country +15.4 Bendigo 1955 Victorian Legislative Council election: Bendigo Province Liberal and Country Thomas Grigg 24,610 45.1 +0.7 Labor VIC John Murley 21,629 39.7 -15.9 Labor (Anti-Communist) John Brosnan 8,297 15.2 +15.2 54,536 98.9 -0.3 585 1.1 +0.3 55,121 94.1 -0.3 Liberal and Country Thomas Grigg 31,829 58.4 +14.0 Labor VIC John Murley 22,707 41.6 -14.0 Liberal and Country +14.0 Doutta Galla 1955 Victorian Legislative Council election: Doutta Galla Province Labor VIC Bill Slater 68,905 70.5 N/A Labor (Anti-Communist) Francis Williams 28,800 29.5 +29.5 97,705 96.7 3,304 3.3 101,009 91.0 Labor VIC N/A East Yarra 1955 Victorian Legislative Council election: East Yarra Province Liberal and Country Ewen Cameron 61,417 55.2 +13.1 Labor VIC Francis Cranston 23,705 21.3 +21.3 Independent Clifden Eager 14,970 13.5 +13.5 Labor (Anti-Communist) Leonora Lloyd 11,195 10.1 +10.1 111,287 97.9 +2.1 2,348 2.1 -2.1 113,635 91.4 -0.2 Liberal and Country Ewen Cameron 65.3 +23.2 Labor VIC Francis Cranston 34.7 +34.7 Liberal and Country N/A Two party preferred vote was estimated. Gippsland 1955 Victorian Legislative Council election: Gippsland Province Country William MacAulay 43,963 72.2 +41.1 Labor (Anti-Communist) William Phelan 16,973 27.8 +27.8 60,936 98.0 -0.8 1,230 2.0 +0.8 62,166 91.0 -0.2 Country N/A Higinbotham 1955 Victorian Legislative Council election: Higinbotham Province Liberal and Country Lindsay Thompson unopposed Liberal and Country Melbourne 1955 Victorian Legislative Council election: Melbourne Province Labor VIC Fred Thomas 32,212 63.3 N/A Labor (Anti-Communist) Frank McManus 18,691 36.7 +36.7 50,903 96.6 1,786 3.4 52,689 89.0 Labor VIC N/A Melbourne North 1955 Victorian Legislative Council election: Melbourne North Province Labor VIC John Galbally 80,962 65.3 N/A Independent Harold Harvie 23,413 18.9 +18.9 Labor (Anti-Communist) Frederick Riley 19,592 15.8 +15.8 123,967 97.9 2,590 2.1 126,557 93.0 Labor VIC N/A Preferences were not distributed. Melbourne West 1955 Victorian Legislative Council election: Melbourne West Province Labor VIC Buckley Machin 63,098 69.9 -16.9 Labor (Anti-Communist) Les Coleman 27,218 30.1 +30.1 90,316 97.3 +1.8 2,517 2.7 -1.8 92,833 92.3 +0.6 Labor VIC N/A Sitting MLC Les Coleman was elected in 1949 as a Labor member, but defected to Anti-Communist Labor in the 1955 split. Monash 1955 Victorian Legislative Council election: Monash Province Liberal and Country Charles Gawith 55,564 61.5 +14.6 Labor VIC Henry Peagram 34,791 38.5 -14.6 90,355 98.3 -0.1 1,512 1.7 +0.1 91,867 86.3 -3.4 Liberal and Country +14.6 Northern 1955 Victorian Legislative Council election: Northern Province Country Percy Feltham 22,863 49.8 -9.5 Independent James Mosby 11,201 24.4 +24.4 Independent Morton Gardner 6,601 14.4 +14.4 Independent Stephen Donelan 5,286 11.5 +11.5 45,951 96.9 -0.7 1,472 3.1 +0.7 47,423 92.5 -1.3 Percy Feltham Country 26,867 58.5 N/A James Mosby Independent 11,749 25.6 N/A Morton Garner Independent 7,335 16.0 N/A Country N/A Preferences were not fully distributed. North-Eastern 1955 Victorian Legislative Council election: North Eastern Province Country Keith Bradbury unopposed Country North Western 1955 Victorian Legislative Council election: North Western Province Country Arthur Mansell unopposed Country Southern 1955 Victorian Legislative Council election: Southern Province Liberal and Country Gilbert Chandler 57,862 52.5 +12.8 Labor VIC Arthur Carpenter 40,710 37.0 -15.8 Labor (Anti-Communist) David Purcell 11,609 10.5 +10.5 110,181 98.4 +0.4 1,752 1.6 -0.4 111,933 91.6 -0.4 Liberal and Country Gilbert Chandler 62.0 +17.8 Labor VIC Arthur Carpenter 38.0 -17.8 Liberal and Country +17.8 Two party preferred vote was estimated. South Eastern 1955 Victorian Legislative Council election: South Eastern Province Liberal and Country Charles Bridgford 42,838 49.8 +18.2 Labor (Anti-Communist) Jack Austin 22,884 26.6 +26.6 Victorian Liberal Charles Gartside 20,252 23.6 +23.6 85,974 97.5 -0.6 2,244 2.5 +0.6 88,218 90.6 -1.6 Liberal and Country Charles Bridgford 60,872 70.8 +21.2 Labor (Anti-Communist) Jack Austin 25,102 29.2 +29.2 Liberal and Country N/A Charles Gartside had been elected as a Liberal party MLC in 1949, but was expelled from the party in 1952. South Western 1955 Victorian Legislative Council election: South Western Province Liberal and Country Gordon McArthur 34,802 53.9 +12.6 Labor VIC Edwin Morris 19,430 30.1 -21.0 Labor (Anti-Communist) Michael Findley 10,395 16.1 +16.1 64,627 98.9 0.0 739 1.1 0.0 65,366 92.4 -1.3 Liberal and Country Gordon McArthur 68.4 +21.4 Labor VIC Edwin Morris 31.6 -21.4 Liberal and Country +21.4 Two party preferred vote was estimated. Western 1955 Victorian Legislative Council election: Western Province Liberal and Country Ronald Mack 24,678 48.8 +11.1 Labor VIC Roy Cundy 15,650 30.9 -19.3 Labor (Anti-Communist) George Fitzgerald 3,665 11.2 +11.2 Victorian Liberal Hugh MacLeod 4,622 9.1 +9.1 48,615 98.9 -0.1 575 1.1 +0.1 49,190 91.3 -3.2 Ronald Mack Liberal and Country 28,178 55.7 N/A Roy Cundy Labor VIC 16,330 32.3 N/A George Fitzgerald Labor (Anti-Communist) 6,107 12.1 N/A Liberal and Country N/A Hugh MacLeod had been elected as a Liberal party MLC in 1949, but was expelled from the party in 1952. See also 1955 Victorian state election References Category:1955 elections in Australia Category:Elections in Victoria (state) Category:Results of Victorian state elections Category:1950s in Victoria (state) Category:June 1955 in Australia