Results of the 1961 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)

Victorian state election, 15 July 1961 [1] Legislative Council << 1958–1964 >>
Enrolled voters		1,554,856
Votes cast		1,467,482		Turnout	94.3	+8.0
Informal votes		46,697		Informal	3.2	+1.5
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats won	Seats held
	Labor	552,075	38.9	–0.3	4	9
	Liberal and Country	538,013	37.9	+2.1	9	17
	Democratic Labor	237,464	16.7	+1.8	0	0
	Country	88,416	6.2	+0.7	4	8
	Independent	4,817	0.3	+0.3	0	0
Total		1,420,785			17	34

This is a list of Legislative Council results for the Victorian 1961 state election. 17 of the 34 seats were contested.

Results by province

Ballarat

1961 Victorian state election: Ballarat Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Jones	22,663	42.3	-1.3
	Liberal and Country	Pat Dickie	21,603	40.3	+0.6
	Democratic Labor	William Bruty	9,368	17.5	+6.8
Total formal votes			53,634	98.0	-0.7
Informal votes			1,092	2.0	+0.7
Turnout			54,726	95.8	-0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Pat Dickie	30,105	56.1	+5.2
	Labor	Jack Jones	23,529	43.9	-5.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+5.2

Bendigo

1961 Victorian state election: Bendigo Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Patrick McMahon	24,790	43.9	-4.2
	Liberal and Country	Thomas Grigg	21,575	38.2	-0.5
	Democratic Labor	William Drechsler	10,157	18.0	+4.8
Total formal votes			56,522	97.8	-1.2
Informal votes			1,266	2.2	+1.2
Turnout			57,788	96.2	+2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Thomas Grigg	30,506	54.0	+4.9
	Labor	Patrick McMahon	26,016	46.0	-4.9
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+4.9

Doutta Galla

1961 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Tripovich	44,708	48.7	-4.3
	Liberal and Country	Kenneth Jones	28,895	31.4	+0.3
	Democratic Labor	Barry O'Brien	18,300	19.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			91,903	95.3	-2.8
Informal votes			4,489	4.7	+2.8
Turnout			96,392	93.6	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Tripovich	46,391	50.5	-5.7
	Liberal and Country	Kenneth Jones	45,512	49.5	+5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.7

East Yarra

1961 Victorian state election: East Yarra Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Ewen Cameron	68,916	57.4	+8.4
	Labor	Leo Bartley	33,083	27.6	+27.6
	Democratic Labor	John Hoare	17,978	15.0	-3.4
Total formal votes			119,977	97.7	-0.3
Informal votes			2,859	2.3	+0.3
Turnout			122,836	93.4	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Ewen Cameron		70.9
	Labor	Leo Bartley		29.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

• Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Gippsland

1961 Victorian state election: Gippsland Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bob May	23,659	34.3	-21.8
	Labor	George Evans	22,246	32.3	+2.4
	Liberal and Country	Archie Tanner	13,328	19.3	+19.3
	Democratic Labor	John Hansen	9,781	14.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			69,014	97.2	-1.5
Informal votes			2,005	2.8	+1.5
Turnout			71,019	94.4	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bob May	43,306	62.7	-4.6
	Labor	George Evans	25,708	37.3	+4.6
	Country hold		Swing	-4.6

Higinbotham

1961 Victorian state election: Higinbotham Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Lindsay Thompson	57,948	52.1	-7.2
	Labor	Eric Perryman	33,471	30.1	-4.8
	Democratic Labor	Henry Moore	19,871	17.9	+17.9
Total formal votes			111,290	97.5	-0.7
Informal votes			2,885	2.5	+0.7
Turnout			114,175	94.1	+2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Lindsay Thompson		66.4	+4.1
	Labor	Eric Perryman		33.6	-4.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+4.1

• Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Melbourne

1961 Victorian state election: Melbourne Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Doug Elliot	22,982	60.4	-8.3
	Democratic Labor	Harold Powell	7,884	20.7	-10.6
	Liberal and Country	Reginald Cannon	7,156	18.8	+18.8
Total formal votes			38,022	93.5	-3.0
Informal votes			2,650	6.5	+3.0
Turnout			40,672	90.4	+2.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Doug Elliot		63.3	-5.4
	Democratic Labor	Harold Powell		36.7	+5.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.4

• Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Melbourne North

1961 Victorian state election: Melbourne North Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Galbally	70,736	52.2	-0.6
	Liberal and Country	Alfred Carter	40,020	29.5	+1.3
	Democratic Labor	Kevin Daniel	24,877	18.3	-0.7
Total formal votes			135,633	96.7	-1.5
Informal votes			4,533	3.3	+1.5
Turnout			140,166	95.0	+2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Galbally		54.0	-2.6
	Liberal and Country	Alfred Carter		46.0	+2.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.6

• Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Melbourne West

1961 Victorian state election: Melbourne West Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Buckley Machin	55,115	62.9	-8.4
	Democratic Labor	Bert Bailey	20,055	22.9	-5.8
	Liberal and Country	Dudley Coombes	12,511	14.3	+14.3
Total formal votes			87,681	95.6	-2.0
Informal votes			4,038	4.4	+2.0
Turnout			91,719	94.3	+1.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Buckley Machin		64.3	-7.0
	Democratic Labor	Bert Bailey		35.7	+7.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.0

• Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Monash

1961 Victorian state election: Monash Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Charles Gawith	39,572	48.8	-0.8
	Labor	Frederick Levin	24,859	30.6	-0.1
	Democratic Labor	Thomas Brennan	11,906	14.7	-5.0
	Independent	Arthur Bennett	3,612	4.5	+4.5
	Independent	Frank Power	1,205	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			81,154	94.6	-3.2
Informal votes			4,606	5.4	+3.2
Turnout			85,760	91.5	+2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Charles Gawith	53,769	66.3	-0.6
	Labor	Frederick Levin	27,385	33.7	+0.6
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-0.6

Northern

1961 Victorian state election: Northern Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Percy Feltham	21,107	42.3	-57.7
	Labor	John Cameron	11,183	22.4	+22.4
	Liberal and Country	Laurence Troy	11,089	22.2	+22.2
	Democratic Labor	Bernard Hallinan	6,528	13.1	+13.1
Total formal votes			49,907	96.9
Informal votes			1,569	3.1
Turnout			51,476	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Percy Feltham		73.4	-26.6
	Labor	John Cameron		26.6	+26.6
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

• Two party preferred vote was estimated.

North Eastern

1961 Victorian state election: North Eastern Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Keith Bradbury	21,469	45.9	-54.1
	Labor	Lorne Collins	11,308	24.2	+24.2
	Liberal and Country	Jim Plowman	7,412	15.8	+15.8
	Democratic Labor	Arthur White	6,593	14.1	+14.1
Total formal votes			46,782	97.4
Informal votes			1,263	2.6
Turnout			48,045	95.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Country	Keith Bradbury	25,141	53.7	-46.3
	Liberal and Country	Jim Plowman	21,641	46.3	+46.3
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

North Western

1961 Victorian state election: North Western Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Arthur Mansell	22,181	51.1	-23.5
	Labor	Thomas Gilhooley	8,472	19.5	+19.5
	Liberal and Country	Geoffrey Harding	8,040	18.5	+18.5
	Democratic Labor	Michael Howley	4,701	10.8	+10.8
Total formal votes			43,394	96.9	-1.5
Informal votes			1,399	3.1	+1.5
Turnout			44,793	95.9	+2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Arthur Mansell		74.5	-0.1
	Labor	Thomas Gilhooley		25.5	+25.5
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

• Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Southern

1961 Victorian state election: Southern Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Gilbert Chandler	89,181	45.6	-1.3
	Labor	Stanley Willis	76,060	38.9	-2.9
	Democratic Labor	Raymond Studham	30,194	15.5	+4.2
Total formal votes			195,435	96.9	-1.6
Informal votes			6,182	3.1	+1.6
Turnout			201,617	94.6	+2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Gilbert Chandler	115,846	59.3	+2.5
	Labor	Stanley Willis	79,589	40.7	-2.5
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+2.5

South Eastern

1961 Victorian state election: South Eastern Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Alan Hunt	53,599	47.1	-3.6
	Labor	Reginald Butler	42,836	37.6	+3.0
	Democratic Labor	Martin Curry	17,442	15.3	+0.5
Total formal votes			113,877	97.4	-1.0
Informal votes			3,064	2.6	+1.0
Turnout			116,941	94.7	+2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Alan Hunt	68,216	59.9	-3.4
	Labor	Reginald Butler	45,661	40.1	+3.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-3.4

South Western

1961 Victorian state election: South Western Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Gordon McArthur	33,000	45.4	-1.0
	Labor	Stanley Nash	26,654	36.6	-4.9
	Democratic Labor	Newell Barrett	13,102	18.0	+5.9
Total formal votes			72,756	97.4	-1.7
Informal votes			1,936	2.6	+1.7
Turnout			74,692	94.8	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Gordon McArthur	44,818	61.6	+4.9
	Labor	Stanley Nash	27,938	38.4	-4.9
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+4.9

Western

1961 Victorian state election: Western Province

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Ronald Mack	24,168	44.9	-2.3
	Labor	James McIntyre	20,909	38.9	-0.6
	Democratic Labor	Geoffrey White	8,727	16.2	+2.9
Total formal votes			53,804	98.4	-0.8
Informal votes			861	1.6	+0.8
Turnout			54,665	96.4	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Ronald Mack	31,894	59.3	+1.6
	Labor	James McIntyre	21,910	40.7	-1.6
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+1.6

See also

• 1961 Victorian state election
• Candidates of the 1961 Victorian state election
• Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1961–1964

References

1. Carr, Adam. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1961". Psephos Election Archive. Retrieved 29 September 2015.