Results of the 1950 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

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Victorian state election, 13 May 1950 [1] [2]
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Enrolled voters1,294,159
Votes cast1,221,734 Turnout 94.40+0.96
Informal votes13,901Informal1.14−0.19
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes%SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 546,97845.29+4.4224+8
  Liberal and Country 491,44840.69+3.5327−3
  Country 128,53710.64−4.2813−3
  Communist 6,3080.52+0.390±0
  Independent 34,5622.86−4.061±0
Total1,207,833  65 

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1950 election.

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

1950 Victorian state election: Albert Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Keith Sutton 11,80751.3+2.5
Liberal and Country Roy Schilling 11,23048.7−2.5
Total formal votes23,03799.1−0.1
Informal votes1990.9+0.1
Turnout 23,24490.7+1.1
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +2.5

Allandale

1950 Victorian state election: Allandale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Stanley Glover6,27443.1+1.8
Country Russell White 4,97334.2−7.1
Liberal and Country Thomas Grigg 3,31422.8+4.4
Total formal votes14,56199.3−0.1
Informal votes1090.7+0.1
Turnout 14,67095.7+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Russell White 8,05855.3−1.5
Labor Stanley Glover6,50344.7+1.5
Country hold Swing −1.5

Ballarat

1950 Victorian state election: Ballarat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Thomas Hollway 10,64651.2−3.0
Labor John Sheehan 9,73546.8+1.0
Independent Albert Nicholls4212.0+2.0
Total formal votes20,80299.20.0
Informal votes1630.80.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Thomas Hollway 11,02553.0−1.2
Labor John Sheehan 9,77747.0+1.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing −1.2

Barwon

1950 Victorian state election: Barwon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Thomas Maltby unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Benalla

1950 Victorian state election: Benalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Frederick Cook 7,46659.1−8.2
Liberal and Country Jack Pennington5,17440.9+8.2
Total formal votes12,64097.3+1.0
Informal votes3482.7−1.0
Turnout 12,98894.2+1.2
Country hold Swing −8.2

Benambra

1950 Victorian state election: Benambra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Tom Mitchell 9,05074.0−26.0
Liberal and Country James Ronan3,18726.0+26.0
Total formal votes12,23797.9
Informal votes2642.1
Turnout 12,50192.2
Country hold Swing N/A

Bendigo

1950 Victorian state election: Bendigo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Galvin 12,63359.2+2.8
Liberal and Country Harold Every8,72440.8+7.8
Total formal votes21,35799.30.0
Informal votes1580.70.0
Turnout 21,51596.2+1.0
Labor hold Swing +1.7

Borung

1950 Victorian state election: Borung
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Wilfred Mibus 7,35456.4+56.4
Country Rupert Levitzke5,64443.6−20.9
Total formal votes13,03199.10.0
Informal votes1230.90.0
Turnout 13,15496.1−0.1
Liberal and Country gain from Country Swing N/A

Box Hill

1950 Victorian state election: Box Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country George Reid 15,94255.4+11.2
Labor Bob Gray 12,81944.6+5.8
Total formal votes28,76199.2+0.2
Informal votes2200.8−0.2
Turnout 28,98194.4+0.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing −3.0

Brighton

1950 Victorian state election: Brighton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Ray Tovell unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Brunswick

1950 Victorian state election: Brunswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Randles 16,62671.0+4.4
Liberal and Country Bruce Cann6,80529.0−4.4
Total formal votes23,43198.6+0.1
Informal votes3421.4−0.1
Turnout 23,77394.8+0.6
Labor hold Swing +4.4

Camberwell

1950 Victorian state election: Camberwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Robert Whately 16,39065.1−2.1
Labor John Stewart8,78834.9+34.9
Total formal votes25,17899.3+2.8
Informal votes1820.7−2.8
Turnout 25,36093.7+1.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Carlton

1950 Victorian state election: Carlton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Barry 17,69274.3+7.3
Liberal and Country Frank Block 6,12425.7−7.3
Total formal votes23,81698.2+0.3
Informal votes4391.8−0.3
Turnout 24,25592.8+0.9
Labor hold Swing +7.3

Caulfield

1950 Victorian state election: Caulfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Alexander Dennett 13,81663.9−36.1
Labor Daniel Elliston7,81436.1+36.1
Total formal votes21,63099.1
Informal votes1900.9
Turnout 21,82091.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Clifton Hill

1950 Victorian state election: Clifton Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joseph O'Carroll 16,00467.7+4.0
Liberal and Country Kenneth Withers7,63332.3−4.0
Total formal votes23,63798.6−0.2
Informal votes3311.4+0.2
Turnout 23,96894.3+1.1
Labor hold Swing +4.0

Coburg

1950 Victorian state election: Coburg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kevin Hayes9,46239.0+10.4
Blackburn-Mutton Labor Charlie Mutton 7,97732.8−5.7
Liberal and Country John Morris6,85228.2−4.6
Total formal votes24,29199.0+0.3
Informal votes2361.0−0.3
Turnout 24,52795.7+1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Blackburn-Mutton Labor Charlie Mutton 14,08558.0−7.3
Labor Kevin Hayes10,20642.0+7.3
Blackburn-Mutton Labor hold Swing −7.3

Collingwood

1950 Victorian state election: Collingwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Towers 18,02678.6+5.2
Liberal and Country Richard Taylor4,91821.4−5.2
Total formal votes22,94498.2+0.8
Informal votes4301.8−0.8
Turnout 23,37491.1−0.4
Labor hold Swing +5.2

Dandenong

1950 Victorian state election: Dandenong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country William Dawnay-Mould 16,52150.2+2.8
Labor Les Coates 16,39149.8+5.9
Total formal votes32,91299.1+0.5
Informal votes3020.9−0.5
Turnout 33,21494.6+0.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing −5.0

Dundas

1950 Victorian state election: Dundas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country William McDonald 6,82847.4−8.0
Labor Joseph Toleman6,03942.0−2.6
Country Gilbert Kirsopp1,52410.6+10.6
Total formal votes14,39199.2−0.4
Informal votes1120.8+0.4
Turnout 14,50396.0−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country William McDonald 8,05956.0+0.6
Labor Joseph Toleman6,33244.0−0.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.6

Elsternwick

1950 Victorian state election: Elsternwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country John Don 12,93260.8−3.4
Labor Harold Lorback8,35139.2+3.4
Total formal votes21,28399.30.0
Informal votes1440.70.0
Turnout 21,42793.2+1.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing −3.4

Essendon

1950 Victorian state election: Essendon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Fewster 13,72549.1−0.3
Liberal and Country Allen Bateman 12,91046.2−4.4
Independent Arthur Dodds1,3194.7+4.7
Total formal votes27,95499.0+0.1
Informal votes2871.0−0.1
Turnout 28,24195.3+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Fewster 14,33951.3+1.9
Liberal and Country Allen Bateman 13,61548.7−1.9
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +1.9

Evelyn

1950 Victorian state election: Evelyn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Roland Leckie 8,46653.8−7.1
Labor John Dunbar5,41334.4−1.3
Independent Clifford Wolfe1,86311.8+11.8
Total formal votes15,74298.8+0.3
Informal votes1871.2−0.3
Turnout 15,92993.30.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Roland Leckie 8,65355.0−8.9
Labor John Dunbar7,08945.0+8.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing −8.9

Footscray

1950 Victorian state election: Footscray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Holland 16,90272.7+0.8
Liberal and Country Leonard Gordon5,06121.8−6.3
Communist John Arrowsmith1,2955.6+5.6
Total formal votes23,25898.4−0.4
Informal votes3781.6+0.4
Turnout 23,63694.3+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Holland 18,06777.7+5.8
Liberal and Country Leonard Gordon5,19122.3−5.8
Labor hold Swing +5.8

Geelong

1950 Victorian state election: Geelong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Dunn 11,40555.9−2.0
Liberal and Country Edward Montgomery 9,01444.1+2.0
Total formal votes20,41999.6+0.3
Informal votes900.4−0.3
Turnout 20,50995.1+0.7
Labor hold Swing −2.0

Gippsland East

1950 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Albert Lind 8,42169.5−2.0
Liberal and Country Gordon Savage3,69130.5+30.5
Total formal votes12,11298.1−1.2
Informal votes2371.9+1.2
Turnout 12,34993.9+0.3
Country hold Swing N/A

Gippsland North

1950 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Johns 7,17948.3+0.5
Country Bill Fulton 4,65831.4−20.8
Liberal and Country Donald Fowler3,01820.3+20.3
Total formal votes14,85599.1−0.2
Informal votes1410.9+0.2
Turnout 14,99692.3−1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Fulton 7,48750.4−1.8
Labor James Johns 7,36849.6+1.8
Country hold Swing −1.8

Gippsland South

1950 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Herbert Hyland 11,54476.6+7.4
Liberal and Country Davy Bertram3,52523.4+23.4
Total formal votes15,06997.3−1.9
Informal votes4102.7+1.9
Turnout 15,47995.10.0
Country hold Swing N/A

Gippsland West

1950 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Leslie Cochrane 6,13741.8−4.7
Liberal and Country Basil Morris6,04741.1+12.8
Independent Mac Steward2,51717.1+17.1
Total formal votes14,70197.7−1.5
Informal votes3492.3+1.5
Turnout 15,05093.9+0.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Leslie Cochrane 7,84453.4−3.4
Liberal and Country Basil Morris6,85746.6+3.4
Country hold Swing −3.4

Glen Iris

1950 Victorian state election: Glen Iris
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Les Norman 16,53266.5+5.3
Labor Gwendolyn Noad8,33333.5+33.5
Total formal votes24,86599.3+0.2
Informal votes1790.7−0.2
Turnout 25,04494.7+1.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Goulburn

1950 Victorian state election: Goulburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joseph Smith 6,47649.9+4.8
Liberal and Country Philip Grimwade 4,87337.5+7.0
Country William Hoddinott1,63712.6−11.8
Total formal votes12,98699.6+0.4
Informal votes570.4−0.4
Turnout 13,04394.7+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joseph Smith 6,77452.2+5.5
Liberal and Country Philip Grimwade 6,21247.8−5.5
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +5.5

Grant

1950 Victorian state election: Grant
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Leslie D'Arcy 6,83345.5+5.1
Liberal and Country Alexander Fraser 4,72731.5+4.6
Country Frederick Holden 3,45423.0−9.7
Total formal votes15,01499.0+0.1
Informal votes1491.0−0.1
Turnout 15,16393.4−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Alexander Fraser 7,62750.8+50.8
Labor Leslie D'Arcy 7,38749.2+7.2
Liberal and Country gain from Country Swing N/A

Hampden

1950 Victorian state election: Hampden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Henry Bolte 7,83057.2+7.3
Labor Patrick Denigan 5,85642.8+0.9
Total formal votes13,68699.1−0.2
Informal votes1270.9+0.2
Turnout 13,81395.4+0.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.5

Hawthorn

1950 Victorian state election: Hawthorn [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Charles Murphy 9,36141.9+6.7
Liberal and Country Les Tyack 8,88739.8−12.0
Independent Liberal Fred Edmunds 4,10018.3+18.3
Total formal votes22,34899.1+0.3
Informal votes2030.9−0.3
Turnout 22,55193.7+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Les Tyack 12,13454.3−6.7
Labor Charles Murphy 10,21445.7+6.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing −6.7

Ivanhoe

1950 Victorian state election: Ivanhoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Rupert Curnow 16,85058.4−3.3
Labor David Walker11,99741.6+41.6
Total formal votes28,84799.3+0.5
Informal votes2090.7−0.5
Turnout 29,05694.1+1.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Kew

1950 Victorian state election: Kew
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Arthur Rylah unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Korong

1950 Victorian state election: Korong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Keith Turnbull 4,42836.6+36.6
Labor Jack McLean3,95732.7+3.8
Country James Matheson3,71830.7−40.4
Total formal votes12,10399.3−0.1
Informal votes890.7+0.1
Turnout 12,19295.4+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Keith Turnbull 7,31360.4+60.4
Labor Jack McLean4,79039.6+10.7
Liberal and Country gain from Country Swing N/A

Malvern

1950 Victorian state election: Malvern
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Trevor Oldham 11,94957.9−5.1
Labor Alexander Cahill6,82833.1+33.1
Independent Mascotte Brown1,8689.0−5.2
Total formal votes20,64598.6+3.3
Informal votes2921.4−3.3
Turnout 20,93792.7+2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Trevor Oldham 13,43965.1−5.0
Labor Alexander Cahill7,20634.9+34.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Melbourne

1950 Victorian state election: Melbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Hayes 14,21966.0+6.2
Liberal and Country John Eddy7,34034.0−6.2
Total formal votes21,55998.3+1.1
Informal votes3681.7−1.1
Turnout 21,92790.5+1.8
Labor hold Swing +6.2

Mentone

1950 Victorian state election: Mentone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George White 15,04651.4+4.0
Liberal and Country Harry Drew 14,23148.6−4.0
Total formal votes29,27799.30.0
Informal votes2180.70.0
Turnout 29,49594.5+0.4
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +4.0

Mernda

1950 Victorian state election: Mernda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Arthur Ireland 8,79260.7+21.5
Labor Russell Smith5,69539.3+39.3
Total formal votes14,48795.3−3.3
Informal votes7174.7+3.3
Turnout 15,20492.7+0.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Midlands

1950 Victorian state election: Midlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clive Stoneham 8,09456.6+6.4
Liberal and Country Harold Boyle5,05435.3+35.3
Country John Wright1,1568.1−41.7
Total formal votes14,30499.2−0.2
Informal votes1130.8+0.2
Turnout 14,41796.6+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clive Stoneham 8,21057.4+7.2
Liberal and Country Harold Boyle6,09442.6+42.6
Labor hold Swing +7.2

Mildura

1950 Victorian state election: Mildura
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Louis Garlick 6,26647.2−0.8
Country Nathaniel Barclay 4,88936.8−15.2
Liberal and Country Kathleen Richardson2,12716.0+16.0
Total formal votes13,28298.9−0.3
Informal votes1471.1+0.3
Turnout 13,42994.6+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Nathaniel Barclay 6,70350.5−1.5
Labor Louis Garlick 6,57949.5+1.5
Country hold Swing −1.5

Moonee Ponds

1950 Victorian state election: Moonee Ponds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Samuel Merrifield 14,07356.0+1.2
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 7,90231.4−13.8
Independent Brian O'Callaghan3,15412.6+12.6
Total formal votes25,12999.10.0
Informal votes2280.90.0
Turnout 25,35795.4+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Samuel Merrifield 14,38857.2+2.4
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 10,74142.8−2.4
Labor hold Swing +2.4

Mornington

1950 Victorian state election: Mornington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country William Leggatt 9,84759.5+6.6
Labor Alexander Higgins4,56627.6−1.3
Independent Country Albert Allnutt 2,13312.9+12.9
Total formal votes16,54699.00.0
Informal votes1701.00.0
Turnout 16,71693.0+1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country William Leggatt 11,55469.8+0.6
Labor Alexander Higgins4,99230.2−0.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.6

Murray Valley

1950 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country George Moss 5,69739.2−21.8
Labor Neil Stewart5,41837.3−1.7
Liberal and Country James Tilson3,42323.5+23.5
Total formal votes14,53899.20.0
Informal votes1130.80.0
Turnout 14,65195.5+2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 8,60959.2−1.8
Labor Neil Stewart5,92940.8+1.8
Country hold Swing −1.8

Northcote

1950 Victorian state election: Northcote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Cain 17,04070.0+6.2
Liberal and Country Bill Templeton 7,30130.0−6.2
Total formal votes24,34196.7+1.2
Informal votes1710.7−1.2
Turnout 24,51296.7+1.2
Labor hold Swing +6.2

Oakleigh

1950 Victorian state election: Oakleigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Val Doube 11,72045.7−3.2
Liberal and Country Charles Laming8,83334.4−16.7
Independent John Lechte 5,08419.8+19.8
Total formal votes25,63799.1−0.2
Informal votes2300.9+0.2
Turnout 25,86795.5+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Val Doube 12,82050.0+1.1
Liberal and Country Charles Laming12,81750.0−1.1
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +1.1

Polwarth

1950 Victorian state election: Polwarth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Edward Guye 8,09457.6−9.3
Labor Edwin Morris4,57532.5−0.6
Country John Horne1,3919.9+9.9
Total formal votes14,06099.5+0.1
Informal votes680.5−0.1
Turnout 14,12895.9+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Edward Guye 9,34666.5−0.4
Labor Edwin Morris4,71433.5+0.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing −0.4

Portland

1950 Victorian state election: Portland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Holt 7,39251.3+3.8
Liberal and Country Harry Hedditch 5,50838.2+15.4
Country Charles Buerckner1,51010.5−19.1
Total formal votes14,41099.5+0.3
Informal votes710.5−0.3
Turnout 14,48196.2+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Holt 7,54352.3+2.8
Liberal and Country Harry Hedditch 6,86747.7+47.7
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +2.8

Port Melbourne

1950 Victorian state election: Port Melbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Corrigan 18,59876.2+7.3
Liberal and Country Alex Taylor 4,58718.8−6.1
Communist Ralph Gibson 1,2395.1−1.1
Total formal votes24,42498.0+0.4
Informal votes5032.0−0.4
Turnout 24,92793.4+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Corrigan 19,71380.7+6.5
Liberal and Country Alex Taylor 4,71119.3−6.5
Labor hold Swing +6.5

Prahran

1950 Victorian state election: Prahran
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Crean 12,87955.6+5.4
Liberal and Country Charles Barrington10,26744.4−5.4
Total formal votes23,14699.0+0.1
Informal votes2231.0−0.1
Turnout 23,36994.2+3.4
Labor hold Swing +5.4

Preston

1950 Victorian state election: Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Ruthven 17,00764.0+7.0
Liberal and Country Vernon Hauser 9,56136.0−7.0
Total formal votes26,56899.2−0.1
Informal votes2160.8+0.1
Turnout 26,78495.9+0.3
Labor hold Swing +7.0

Rainbow

1950 Victorian state election: Rainbow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Keith Dodgshun 8,40371.9−6.0
Liberal and Country John Meadle3,28828.1+28.1
Total formal votes11,69198.9−0.6
Informal votes1251.1+0.6
Turnout 11,81695.7+0.4
Country hold Swing N/A

Richmond

1950 Victorian state election: Richmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Scully 17,56974.5+1.5
Liberal and Country Ralph Skinner4,50419.1−7.9
Communist Ken Miller1,5106.4+6.4
Total formal votes23,58397.6−0.6
Informal votes5672.4+0.6
Turnout 24,15095.4+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Scully 18,92880.3+7.3
Liberal and Country Ralph Skinner4,65519.7−7.3
Labor hold Swing +7.3

Ripon

1950 Victorian state election: Ripon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ernie Morton 6,99149.0+2.9
Liberal and Country Rutherford Guthrie 5,64039.5+9.7
Country Allan Vanstan1,64211.5−12.6
Total formal votes14,27399.6+0.1
Informal votes500.4−0.1
Turnout 14,32395.8−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Morton 7,35151.5+3.7
Liberal and Country Rutherford Guthrie 6,92248.5−3.7
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +3.7

Rodney

1950 Victorian state election: Rodney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Richard Brose 7,79657.3−13.5
Liberal and Country Wollaston Heily 5,80142.7+13.5
Total formal votes13,59798.1+2.7
Informal votes2631.9−2.7
Turnout 13,86094.9−0.4
Country hold Swing −13.5

St Kilda

1950 Victorian state election: St Kilda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Archie Michaelis 11,47752.3+52.3
Labor John Bourke 10,46447.7+5.8
Total formal votes21,94199.1+0.3
Informal votes1920.9−0.3
Turnout 22,13393.3+2.1
Liberal and Country gain from Independent Swing N/A

Scoresby

1950 Victorian state election: Scoresby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country George Knox 12,03674.5−25.5
Independent Esca Chambers4,12625.5+25.5
Total formal votes16,16298.2
Informal votes2971.8
Turnout 16,45993.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Shepparton

1950 Victorian state election: Shepparton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country John McDonald 6,39541.6−26.9
Labor Gordon Anderson5,26334.3+2.8
Liberal and Country Harold Causer3,69824.1+24.1
Total formal votes15,35699.1+0.1
Informal votes1330.9−0.1
Turnout 15,48994.9+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country John McDonald 9,43961.5−7.0
Labor Gordon Anderson5,91739.5+7.0
Country hold Swing −7.0

Sunshine

1950 Victorian state election: Sunshine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ernie Shepherd 20,36977.8+8.8
Liberal and Country Marguerite James5,82322.2−8.8
Total formal votes26,19299.00.0
Informal votes2581.00.0
Turnout 26,45095.1+0.8
Labor hold Swing +8.8

Swan Hill

1950 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country John Hipworth 6,79251.7+51.7
Country Samuel Lockhart6,33948.3−16.6
Total formal votes13,13199.1−0.2
Informal votes1240.9+0.2
Turnout 13,25594.40.0
Liberal and Country gain from Country Swing N/A

Toorak

1950 Victorian state election: Toorak
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Edward Reynolds 12,50957.7−1.3
Labor Henry Peagram9,17842.3+42.3
Total formal votes21,68799.2+2.1
Informal votes1760.8−2.1
Turnout 21,86395.5+7.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Warrnambool

1950 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Farrell5,80441.8+1.2
Liberal and Country Ronald Mack 4,74534.1+34.1
Country Henry Bailey 3,34924.1−35.3
Total formal votes13,89899.40.0
Informal votes890.60.0
Turnout 13,98796.4+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ronald Mack 7,10251.1+51.1
Labor James Farrell6,79648.9+8.3
Liberal and Country gain from Country Swing N/A

Williamstown

1950 Victorian state election: Williamstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Lemmon 16,56065.2+1.8
Liberal and Country Bruce Edwards6,57125.9−0.8
Communist Alex Dobbin2,2648.9+8.9
Total formal votes25,39598.8−0.2
Informal votes3081.2+0.2
Turnout 25,70395.3+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Lemmon 18,59873.2+1.9
Liberal and Country Bruce Edwards6,79726.8−1.9
Labor hold Swing +1.9

Wonthaggi

1950 Victorian state election: Wonthaggi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country William Buckingham 6,01641.0−16.0
Labor Percy Vagg5,16135.2−7.8
Liberal and Country Robert McIndoe3,49923.8+23.8
Total formal votes14,67699.5−0.1
Informal votes790.5+0.1
Turnout 14,75595.5+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country William Buckingham 9,25663.1+6.1
Labor Percy Vagg5,47036.9−6.1
Country hold Swing +6.1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Election held on 13 May 1950, 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).
  3. ↑ "Mr. EDMUNDS NAMES LEADER "SNUBBED"". The Sun News-Pictorial. 29 April 1950. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
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