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.
Victorian Legislative Council election, 18 June 1955
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Enrolled voters | 1,430,130 | |||||
Votes cast | 1,110,951 | Turnout | 77.7 | +6.5 | ||
Informal votes | 23,189 | Informal | 2.1 | -0.2 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won |
Seats held | |
Labor | 423,663 | 38.9 | +1.7 | 4 | 10 | |
Liberal and Country | 331,609 | 30.5 | –6.7 | 9 | 10 | |
Labor (A-C) | 179,319 | 16.5 | +16.5 | 0 | 5 | |
Country | 66,826 | 6.1 | -4.9 | 4 | 8 | |
Other | 86,345 | 7.9 | −6.7 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 1,087,762 | 17 | 34 |
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal and Country | Herbert Ludbrook | 29,838 | 56.9 | +15.4 | |
Labor | Harold Williams | 22,571 | 43.1 | -15.4 | |
Total formal votes | 52,409 | 99.0 | -0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 535 | 1.0 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 52,944 | 94.7 | -0.1 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +15.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal and Country | Thomas Grigg | 24,610 | 45.1 | +0.7 | |
Labor | John Murley | 21,629 | 39.7 | -15.9 | |
Labor (A-C) | John Brosnan | 8,297 | 15.2 | +15.2 | |
Total formal votes | 54,536 | 98.9 | -0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 585 | 1.1 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 55,121 | 94.1 | -0.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Thomas Grigg | 31,829 | 58.4 | +14.0 | |
Labor | John Murley | 22,707 | 41.6 | -14.0 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +14.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bill Slater | 68,905 | 70.5 | N/A | |
Labor (A-C) | Francis Williams | 28,800 | 29.5 | +29.5 | |
Total formal votes | 97,705 | 96.7 | |||
Informal votes | 3,304 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 101,009 | 91.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal and Country | Ewen Cameron | 61,417 | 55.2 | +13.1 | |
Labor | Francis Cranston | 23,705 | 21.3 | +21.3 | |
Independent | Clifden Eager | 14,970 | 13.5 | +13.5 | |
Labor (A-C) | Leonora Lloyd | 11,195 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
Total formal votes | 111,287 | 97.9 | +2.1 | ||
Informal votes | 2,348 | 2.1 | -2.1 | ||
Turnout | 113,635 | 91.4 | -0.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Ewen Cameron | 65.3 | +23.2 | ||
Labor | Francis Cranston | 34.7 | +34.7 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Country | William MacAulay | 43,963 | 72.2 | +41.1 | |
Labor (A-C) | William Phelan | 16,973 | 27.8 | +27.8 | |
Total formal votes | 60,936 | 98.0 | -0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 1,230 | 2.0 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 62,166 | 91.0 | -0.2 | ||
Country hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal and Country | Lindsay Thompson | unopposed | |||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Fred Thomas | 32,212 | 63.3 | N/A | |
Labor (A-C) | Frank McManus | 18,691 | 36.7 | +36.7 | |
Total formal votes | 50,903 | 96.6 | |||
Informal votes | 1,786 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 52,689 | 89.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | John Galbally | 80,962 | 65.3 | N/A | |
Independent | Harold Harvie | 23,413 | 18.9 | +18.9 | |
Labor (A-C) | Frederick Riley | 19,592 | 15.8 | +15.8 | |
Total formal votes | 123,967 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 2,590 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 126,557 | 93.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Buckley Machin | 63,098 | 69.9 | -16.9 | |
Labor (A-C) | Les Coleman | 27,218 | 30.1 | +30.1 | |
Total formal votes | 90,316 | 97.3 | +1.8 | ||
Informal votes | 2,517 | 2.7 | -1.8 | ||
Turnout | 92,833 | 92.3 | +0.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal and Country | Charles Gawith | 55,564 | 61.5 | +14.6 | |
Labor | Henry Peagram | 34,791 | 38.5 | -14.6 | |
Total formal votes | 90,355 | 98.3 | -0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 1,512 | 1.7 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 91,867 | 86.3 | -3.4 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +14.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |
Total formal votes | 45,951 | 96.9 | -0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 1,472 | 3.1 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 47,423 | 92.5 | -1.3 | ||
Country | Percy Feltham | 26,867 | 58.5 | N/A | |
Independent | James Mosby | 11,749 | 25.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Morton Garner | 7,335 | 16.0 | N/A | |
Country hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Country | Keith Bradbury | unopposed | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Country | Arthur Mansell | unopposed | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal and Country | Gilbert Chandler | 57,862 | 52.5 | +12.8 | |
Labor | Arthur Carpenter | 40,710 | 37.0 | -15.8 | |
Labor (A-C) | David Purcell | 11,609 | 10.5 | +10.5 | |
Total formal votes | 110,181 | 98.4 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,752 | 1.6 | -0.4 | ||
Turnout | 111,933 | 91.6 | -0.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Gilbert Chandler | 62.0 | +17.8 | ||
Labor | Arthur Carpenter | 38.0 | -17.8 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +17.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal and Country | Charles Bridgford | 42,838 | 49.8 | +18.2 | |
Labor (A-C) | Jack Austin | 22,884 | 26.6 | +26.6 | |
Victorian Liberal | Charles Gartside | 20,252 | 23.6 | +23.6 | |
Total formal votes | 85,974 | 97.5 | -0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 2,244 | 2.5 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 88,218 | 90.6 | -1.6 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Charles Bridgford | 60,872 | 70.8 | +21.2 | |
Labor (A-C) | Jack Austin | 25,102 | 29.2 | +29.2 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal and Country | Gordon McArthur | 34,802 | 53.9 | +12.6 | |
Labor | Edwin Morris | 19,430 | 30.1 | -21.0 | |
Labor (A-C) | Michael Findley | 10,395 | 16.1 | +16.1 | |
Total formal votes | 64,627 | 98.9 | 0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 739 | 1.1 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 65,366 | 92.4 | -1.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Gordon McArthur | 68.4 | +21.4 | ||
Labor | Edwin Morris | 31.6 | -21.4 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +21.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal and Country | Ronald Mack | 24,678 | 48.8 | +11.1 | |
Labor | Roy Cundy | 15,650 | 30.9 | -19.3 | |
Labor (A-C) | George Fitzgerald | 3,665 | 11.2 | +11.2 | |
Victorian Liberal | Hugh MacLeod | 4,622 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
Total formal votes | 48,615 | 98.9 | -0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 575 | 1.1 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 49,190 | 91.3 | -3.2 | ||
Liberal and Country | Ronald Mack | 28,178 | 55.7 | N/A | |
Labor | Roy Cundy | 16,330 | 32.3 | N/A | |
Labor (A-C) | George Fitzgerald | 6,107 | 12.1 | N/A | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A |