1952 Victorian Legislative Council election explained

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

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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.

ProvinceHeld byLabor candidatesLCP candidatesCountry candidatesOther candidates
 
James Kittson
Sir George Lansell
Paul Jones
Sir Clifden Eager (Ind)
Henry Harvey Mac Steward Trevor Harvey
Arthur Warner Grace Stratton (Ind)
Archibald Fraser
Alexander Dobbin (CPA)
Alfred Wilde
Dudley Walters
Robert Vroland Ivan Swinburne
Robert Linton Percy Byrnes
Albert Pennell Harold Harvie (Ind)
Cyril Isaac (Ind)
Keith McGarvie (Ind)
Robert Rankin Ernest Walliker

Results by province

Southern

South-Eastern

South Western

Western

See also