1952 Victorian Legislative Council election

Australian state election of legislative council members April 2022 Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 21 June 1952 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. The election was the first following the abolition of property qualifications for voting in the Legislative Council, and saw a large increase in the number of Labor MLCs. Results Legislative Council Victorian Legislative Council election, 21 June 1952http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1952council.txt Victorian Legislative Council election of 21 June 1952 Psephos Carr Adam Legislative Council Victorian Legislative Council election 1949 1955 yes 1,395,460 994,192 71.2 +23.3 22,595 2.3 +0.8 Liberal VIC Liberal and Country 361,733 37.2 −5.9 1 10 Labor VIC 361,013 37.2 +15.2 11 15 Country VIC 106,864 11.0 −17.4 4 8 Others 141,987 14.6 +7.0 1 1 971,597 17 34 |} Retiring Members Labor William Beckett MLC (Melbourne) Pat Kennelly MLC (Melbourne West) Liberal and Country Sir William Angliss MLC (Southern) Sir Frank Beaurepaire MLC (Monash) Allan McDonald MLC (South Western) 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 Other candidates  Ballarat LCP Jack Jones James Kittson Bendigo LCP Arthur Smith Sir George Lansell Doutta Galla Labor Paul Jones East Yarra LCP George Hannan Sir Clifden Eager (Ind)Gippsland Country Henry Harvey Mac Steward Trevor Harvey Higinbotham LCP Arthur Warner Grace Stratton (Ind)Melbourne Labor Pat Sheehy Melbourne North Labor Archibald Fraser Melbourne West Labor Bert Bailey Alexander Dobbin (CPA)Monash LCP Thomas Brennan Alfred Wilde Northern Country Wollaston Heily Dudley Walters North Eastern Country Robert Vroland Ivan Swinburne North Western Country Robert Linton Percy Byrnes Southern LCP Roy Rawson Albert Pennell Harold Harvie (Ind)South Eastern LCP George Tilley John Rossiter Cyril Isaac (Ind)South Western LCP Don Ferguson Edward Montgomery Keith McGarvie (Ind)Western Country David Arnott Robert Rankin Ernest Walliker Results by province Ballarat 1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: Ballarat Province Labor VIC Jack Jones 30,431 58.4 +58.4 Liberal and Country James Kittson 21,712 41.6 -7.2 52,143 99.2 +0.6 436 0.8 -0.6 52,579 94.8 +10.8 Labor VIC Liberal and Country N/A Bendigo 1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: Bendigo Province Labor VIC Arthur Smith 30,240 55.6 +55.6 Liberal and Country George Lansell 24,186 44.4 -17.0 54,426 99.2 +0.1 433 0.8 -0.1 54,859 94.4 +10.5 Labor VIC Liberal and Country N/A Doutta Galla 1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: Doutta Galla Province Labor VIC Paul Jones unopposed Labor VIC East Yarra 1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: East Yarra Province Independent Clifden Eager 62,120 57.9 +57.9 Liberal and Country George Hannan 45,243 42.1 N/A 107,363 95.8 4,725 4.2 112,088 91.6 Independent Liberal and Country N/A Gippsland 1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: Gippsland Province Labor VIC Henry Harvey 26,958 46.0 +46.0 Country VIC Trevor Harvey 18,233 31.1 -28.2 Liberal and Country Mac Steward 13,379 22.8 -17.9 58,570 98.8 +0.4 799 1.2 -0.4 59,369 91.2 +12.0 Country VIC Trevor Harvey 30,005 51.2 -8.1 Labor VIC Henry Harvey 28,565 48.8 +48.8 Country VIC N/A Higinbotham 1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: Higinbotham Province Liberal and Country Arthur Warner 59,957 58.7 N/A Independent Grace Stratton 42,174 41.3 +41.3 102,131 97.2 2,941 2.8 105,072 90.2 Liberal and Country N/A Melbourne 1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: Melbourne Province Labor VIC Pat Sheehy unopposed Labor VIC Melbourne North 1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: Melbourne North Province Labor VIC Archibald Fraser unopposed Labor VIC Melbourne West 1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: Melbourne West Province Labor VIC Bert Bailey 80,862 88.8 N/A Communist Alexander Dobbin 10,253 11.2 +11.2 91,115 95.5 4,258 4.5 95,373 91.7 Labor VIC N/A Monash 1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: Monash Province Labor VIC Thomas Brennan 53,716 53.1 +53.1 Liberal and Country Alfred Wilde 47,404 46.9 -11.5 101,120 98.4 +1.1 1,631 1.6 -1.1 102,751 89.7 +20.3 Labor VIC Liberal and Country N/A Northern 1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: Northern Province Country VIC Dudley Walters 26,905 59.3 +8.1 Liberal and Country Wollaston Heily 18,436 40.7 -8.1 45,341 97.6 -1.6 1,105 2.4 +1.6 46,446 93.8 +13.0 Country VIC +8.1 North-Eastern 1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: North-Eastern Province Country VIC Ivan Swinburne 26,739 63.6 +9.3 Liberal and Country Robert Vroland 15,306 36.4 -9.3 42,045 97.3 -1.4 1,162 2.7 +1.4 43,207 92.5 +11.8 Country VIC +9.3 North-Western 1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: North-Western Province Country VIC Percy Byrnes 29,007 68.7 +10.1 Liberal and Country Robert Linton 13,229 31.3 -10.1 42,246 98.4 -0.6 677 1.6 +0.6 42,913 94.3 +12.6 Country VIC +10.1 Southern 1952 Victorian legislative council election: Southern Province Labor VIC Roy Rawson 45,413 52.8 +52.8 Liberal and Country Albert Pennell 34,143 39.7 N/A Independent Harold Harvie 6,499 7.6 +7.6 86,056 98.0 1,773 2.0 87,829 92.0 Labor VIC Roy Rawson 55.8 N/A Liberal and Country Albert Pennell 44.2 N/A Labor VIC Liberal and Country N/A Two party preferred vote was estimated. South-Eastern 1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: South Eastern Province Labor VIC George Tilley 36,968 47.6 +47.6 Liberal and Country John Rossiter 24,543 31.6 -33.1 Independent Cyril Isaac 16,227 20.9 +20.9 77,738 98.1 -0.3 1,473 1.9 +0.3 79,211 92.2 +19.4 Labor VIC George Tilley 39,217 50.4 +50.4 Liberal and Country John Rossiter 38,521 49.6 -15.1 Labor VIC Liberal and Country N/A Cyril Isaac lost his endorsement as a member of the LCP and contested the election as an independent. South Western 1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: South Western Province Labor VIC Don Ferguson 31,657 51.1 +51.1 Liberal and Country Edward Montgomery 25,617 41.3 -10.7 Independent Keith McGarvie 4,721 7.6 +7.6 61,995 98.9 +0.1 675 1.1 -0.1 62,670 93.7 +15.0 Labor VIC Don Ferguson 53.0 +53.0 Liberal and Country Edward Montgomery 47.0 -12.4 Labor VIC Liberal and Country N/A Two party preferred vote was estimated. Western 1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: Western Province Labor VIC David Arnott 24,759 50.2 +50.2 Liberal and Country Robert Rankin 18,579 37.7 -22.1 Country VIC Ernest Walliker 5,980 12.1 -28.1 49,318 99.0 -0.1 507 1.0 +0.1 49,825 94.5 +14.1 Labor VIC David Arnott 52.6 +52.6 Liberal and Country Robert Rankin 47.4 -12.4 Labor VIC Liberal and Country N/A Two party preferred vote was estimated. See also 1952 Victorian state election References Category:1952 elections in Australia Category:Elections in Victoria (state) Category:Results of Victorian state elections Category:1950s in Victoria (state) Category:June 1952 in Australia