1945 Victorian state election
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All 65 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly 33 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Legislative Assembly
[edit] Victorian state election, 10 November 1945[1][2] | ||||||
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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:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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).