1952 Victorian state election

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1952 Victorian state election
Flag of Victoria (1901-1952).svg
  1950 6 December 1952 (1952-12-6) 1955  

All 65 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
33 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
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Leader John Cain John McDonald
Party Labor Country
Leader since18 October 193722 November 1945
Leader's seat Northcote Shepparton
Last election24 seats13 seats
Seats won37 seats12 seats
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 13Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote504,77385,843
Percentage49.07%8.34%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.78Decrease2.svg 2.30
TPP 56.72%

 Third partyFourth party
 
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Leader Les Norman Thomas Hollway
Party Liberal and Country Electoral Reform League
Leader since4 December 195131 October 1952
Leader's seat Glen Iris (lost seat) Glen Iris (won seat)
Last election27 seatsNew party
Seats won11 seats4 seats
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 16Increase2.svg 4
Popular vote255,68598,641
Percentage24.85%9.59%
SwingDecrease2.svg 15.84Increase2.svg 9.59
TPP 43.28%

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Results in each electorate

Premier before election

John McDonald
Country

Elected Premier

John Cain
Labor

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.

Contents

Results

Legislative Assembly

Victorian state election, 6 December 1952 [1] [2]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters1,119,486
Votes cast1,047,671 Turnout 93.58−0.82
Informal votes18,991Informal1.81+0.67
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 504,77349.07+3.7837+13
  Liberal and Country 255,68524.85−15.8411−16
  Electoral Reform League 98,6419.59+9.594+4
  Country 85,8438.34−2.3012−1
  Independent 71,0686.90+4.041±0
Total1,028,680  65 
Two-party-preferred
  Labor 734,66856.7+6.3
  Liberal and Country 560,52143.3–6.3

See also

References

  1. Election held on 6 December 1952, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
  2. Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 ( ISBN   0708102700).