1952 Victorian state election

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1952 Victorian state election
← 1950 6 December 1952 (1952-12-06) 1955 →
65 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
33 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader
John Cain
 John McDonald
Party
Labor
Country
Leader since 18 October 1937 22 November 1945
Leader's seat Northcote Shepparton
Last election 24 seats 13 seats
Seats won 37 seats 12 seats
Seat change Increase 13 Decrease 1
Popular vote 504,773 85,843
Percentage 49.07% 8.34%
Swing Increase 3.78 Decrease 2.30
TPP
 56.72%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Les Norman Thomas Hollway
Party
Liberal and Country
 Electoral Reform League
Leader since 4 December 1951 31 October 1952
Leader's seat Glen Iris (lost seat) Glen Iris (won seat)
Last election 27 seats New party
Seats won 11 seats 4 seats
Seat change Decrease 16 Increase 4
Popular vote 255,685 98,641
Percentage 24.85% 9.59%
Swing Decrease 15.84 Increase 9.59
TPP
 43.28%
Results in each electorate.
Premier before election

John McDonald

Country

 Elected Premier

John Cain

Labor

The 1952 Victorian state election was held in the

Victoria on Saturday 6 December 1952 to elect 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly
.

Results

Legislative Assembly

See also: Results of the 1952 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

Victorian state election, 6 December 1952[1][2]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1950–1955 >>

Enrolled voters 1,119,486
Votes cast 1,047,671 Turnout 93.58 −0.82
Informal votes 18,991 Informal 1.81 +0.67
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 504,773 49.07 +3.78 37 +13
 
Liberal and Country
 255,685 24.85 −15.84 11 −16
  Electoral Reform League 98,641 9.59 +9.59 4 +4
  Country 85,843 8.34 −2.30 12 −1
  Independent 71,068 6.90 +4.04 1 ±0
Total 1,028,680     65  
Two-party-preferred
  Labor 734,668 56.7 +6.3
 
Liberal and Country
 560,521 43.3 –6.3

See also

References

  1. ^ Election held on 6 December 1952, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
  2. ISBN 0708102700
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