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The 1952 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 6 December 1952 to elect 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
Victorian state election, 6 December 1952 [1] [2] | ||||||
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| 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 | |||
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