1945 Victorian state election

1945 Victorian state election
65 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Premier before election; Ian MacFarlan; Liberal	Elected Premier ; John Cain; Labor

The 1945 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 10 November 1945 to elect 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

Results[]

Victorian state election, 10 November 1945^[1]^[2] Legislative Assembly << 1943–1947 >>
Enrolled voters		1,019,063
Votes cast		896,561		Turnout	87.98	+0.98
Informal votes		18,689		Informal	2.08	−0.51
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	360,079	41.02	+4.89	31	+9
	Country	163,940	18.67	+5.64	18	±0
	Liberal	180,046	20.51	−2.56	10	−3
	Independent	92,097	10.49	−11.40	3	−2
	Ministerial Liberal	29,276	3.33	+3.33	3	+3
	Independent Liberal VIC	27,351	3.12	+3.12	0	±0
	Communist	25,083	2.86	−1.65	0	±0
Total		877,872			65

Notes:

Eleven seats were uncontested at this election, and were retained by the incumbent parties:
- Labor (8): Bendigo, Collingwood, Footscray, Geelong, Melbourne, Moonee Ponds, Northcote, Sunshine.
- Liberal (3): Kew, Malvern, Scoresby

^ Election held on 10 November 1945, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
^ Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 (ISBN 0708102700).

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