1952 Victorian Legislative Council election

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Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 21 June 1952 to elect 17 of the 34 members of the state's Legislative Council for six year terms. MLCs were elected in single-member provinces using preferential voting.

The election was the first following the abolition of property qualifications for voting in the Legislative Council, and saw a large increase in the number of Labor MLCs.

Results[]

Legislative Council[]

Victorian Legislative Council election, 21 June 1952[1]
Legislative Council
<< 19491955 >>

Enrolled voters 1,395,460
Votes cast 994,192 Turnout 71.2 +23.3
Informal votes 22,595 Informal 2.3 +0.8
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats
won
Seats
held
  Liberal and Country 361,733 37.2 −5.9 1 10
  Labor 361,013 37.2 +15.2 11 15
  Country 106,864 11.0 −17.4 4 8
  Other 141,987 14.6 +7.0 1 1
Total 971,597     17 34

Retiring Members[]

Labor[]

Liberal and Country[]

Candidates[]

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Province Held by Labor candidates LCP candidates Country candidates Other candidates
 
Ballarat LCP Jack Jones James Kittson
Bendigo LCP Arthur Smith Sir George Lansell
Doutta Galla Labor Paul Jones
East Yarra LCP George Hannan Sir Clifden Eager (Ind)
Gippsland Country Henry Harvey Mac Steward Trevor Harvey
Higinbotham LCP Arthur Warner Grace Stratton (Ind)
Melbourne Labor Pat Sheehy
Melbourne North Labor Archibald Fraser
Melbourne West Labor Bert Bailey Alexander Dobbin (CPA)
Monash LCP Thomas Brennan Alfred Wilde
Northern Country Wollaston Heily Dudley Walters
North Eastern Country Robert Vroland Ivan Swinburne
North Western Country Robert Linton Percy Byrnes
Southern LCP Roy Rawson Albert Pennell Harold Harvie (Ind)
South Eastern LCP George Tilley John Rossiter Cyril Isaac (Ind)
South Western LCP Don Ferguson Edward Montgomery Keith McGarvie (Ind)
Western Country David Arnott Robert Rankin Ernest Walliker

Results by province[]

Ballarat[]

1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: Ballarat Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Jones 30,431 58.4 +58.4
Liberal and Country James Kittson 21,712 41.6 -7.2
Total formal votes 52,143 99.2 +0.6
Informal votes 436 0.8 -0.6
Turnout 52,579 94.8 +10.8
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing N/A

Bendigo[]

1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: Bendigo Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Smith 30,240 55.6 +55.6
Liberal and Country George Lansell 24,186 44.4 -17.0
Total formal votes 54,426 99.2 +0.1
Informal votes 433 0.8 -0.1
Turnout 54,859 94.4 +10.5
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing N/A

Doutta Galla[]

1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: Doutta Galla Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Jones unopposed
Labor hold Swing

East Yarra[]

1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: East Yarra Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Clifden Eager 62,120 57.9 +57.9
Liberal and Country George Hannan 45,243 42.1 N/A
Total formal votes 107,363 95.8
Informal votes 4,725 4.2
Turnout 112,088 91.6
Independent gain from Liberal and Country Swing N/A

Gippsland[]

1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: Gippsland Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Henry Harvey 26,958 46.0 +46.0
Country Trevor Harvey 18,233 31.1 -28.2
Liberal and Country Mac Steward 13,379 22.8 -17.9
Total formal votes 58,570 98.8 +0.4
Informal votes 799 1.2 -0.4
Turnout 59,369 91.2 +12.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Trevor Harvey 30,005 51.2 -8.1
Labor Henry Harvey 28,565 48.8 +48.8
Country hold Swing N/A

Higinbotham[]

1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: Higinbotham Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Arthur Warner 59,957 58.7 N/A
Independent Grace Stratton 42,174 41.3 +41.3
Total formal votes 102,131 97.2
Informal votes 2,941 2.8
Turnout 105,072 90.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Melbourne[]

1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: Melbourne Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Sheehy unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Melbourne North[]

1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: Melbourne North Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Archibald Fraser unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Melbourne West[]

1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: Melbourne West Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bert Bailey 80,862 88.8 N/A
Communist Alexander Dobbin 10,253 11.2 +11.2
Total formal votes 91,115 95.5
Informal votes 4,258 4.5
Turnout 95,373 91.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Monash[]

1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: Monash Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Brennan 53,716 53.1 +53.1
Liberal and Country Alfred Wilde 47,404 46.9 -11.5
Total formal votes 101,120 98.4 +1.1
Informal votes 1,631 1.6 -1.1
Turnout 102,751 89.7 +20.3
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing N/A

Northern[]

1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: Northern Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Dudley Walters 26,905 59.3 +8.1
Liberal and Country Wollaston Heily 18,436 40.7 -8.1
Total formal votes 45,341 97.6 -1.6
Informal votes 1,105 2.4 +1.6
Turnout 46,446 93.8 +13.0
Country hold Swing +8.1

North-Eastern[]

1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: North-Eastern Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ivan Swinburne 26,739 63.6 +9.3
Liberal and Country Robert Vroland 15,306 36.4 -9.3
Total formal votes 42,045 97.3 -1.4
Informal votes 1,162 2.7 +1.4
Turnout 43,207 92.5 +11.8
Country hold Swing +9.3

North-Western[]

1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: North-Western Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Percy Byrnes 29,007 68.7 +10.1
Liberal and Country Robert Linton 13,229 31.3 -10.1
Total formal votes 42,246 98.4 -0.6
Informal votes 677 1.6 +0.6
Turnout 42,913 94.3 +12.6
Country hold Swing +10.1

Southern[]

1952 Victorian legislative council election: Southern Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Roy Rawson 45,413 52.8 +52.8
Liberal and Country Albert Pennell 34,143 39.7 N/A
Independent Harold Harvie 6,499 7.6 +7.6
Total formal votes 86,056 98.0
Informal votes 1,773 2.0
Turnout 87,829 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roy Rawson 55.8 N/A
Liberal and Country Albert Pennell 44.2 N/A
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing N/A
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

South-Eastern[]

1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: South Eastern Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Tilley 36,968 47.6 +47.6
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 24,543 31.6 -33.1
Independent Cyril Isaac 16,227 20.9 +20.9
Total formal votes 77,738 98.1 -0.3
Informal votes 1,473 1.9 +0.3
Turnout 79,211 92.2 +19.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Tilley 39,217 50.4 +50.4
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 38,521 49.6 -15.1
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing N/A
  • Cyril Isaac lost his endorsement as a member of the LCP and contested the election as an Independent.

South Western[]

1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: South Western Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Ferguson 31,657 51.1 +51.1
Liberal and Country Edward Montgomery 25,617 41.3 -10.7
Independent Keith McGarvie 4,721 7.6 +7.6
Total formal votes 61,995 98.9 +0.1
Informal votes 675 1.1 -0.1
Turnout 62,670 93.7 +15.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Ferguson 53.0 +53.0
Liberal and Country Edward Montgomery 47.0 -12.4
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing N/A
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Western[]

1952 Victorian Legislative Council election: Western Province
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Arnott 24,759 50.2 +50.2
Liberal and Country Robert Rankin 18,579 37.7 -22.1
Country Ernest Walliker 5,980 12.1 -28.1
Total formal votes 49,318 99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 507 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 49,825 94.5 +14.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Arnott 52.6 +52.6
Liberal and Country Robert Rankin 47.4 -12.4
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing N/A
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Legislative Council election of 21 June 1952". Psephos.
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