Results of the 1964 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

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Victorian state election, 27 June 1964[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 1,635,311
Votes cast 1,543,778 Turnout 94.40 –0.01
Informal votes 35,631 Informal 2.31 –0.14
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal and Country 597,748 39.63 +3.20 38 – 1
  Labor 546,279 36.22 –2.33 18 + 1
  Democratic Labor 225,779 14.97 –1.98 0 ± 0
  Country 132,067 8.76 +1.62 10 + 1
  Other 3,741 0.25 –0.01 0 ± 0
  Independent 2,533 0.17 –0.49 0 – 1
Total 1,508,147     66  
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal and Country 890,164 59.0 +1.1
  Labor 617,873 41.0 –1.1

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1964 election.

Results by electoral district[edit]

Albert Park[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Albert Park[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Sutton 8,184 56.8 +0.7
Liberal and Country Geoffrey Ryan 3,256 22.6 +0.8
Democratic Labor Albert Jones 2,963 20.6 -1.5
Total formal votes 14,403 96.6
Informal votes 506 3.4
Turnout 14,909 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Sutton 8,678 59.9 +0.5
Liberal and Country Geoffrey Ryan 5,725 40.1 -0.5
Labor hold Swing +0.5

Ballarat North[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Ballarat North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Tom Evans 11,061 50.6 +14.7
Labor John Hayes 6,940 31.8 -5.1
Democratic Labor Walter Brown 3,857 17.6 -1.3
Total formal votes 21,858 98.7 +0.1
Informal votes 297 1.3 -0.1
Turnout 22,155 96.7 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Tom Evans 14,339 65.6 +5.8
Labor John Hayes 7,519 34.4 -5.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing +5.8

Ballarat South[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Ballarat South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Bill Stephen 8,635 42.3 +1.9
Labor Jack Jones 8,158 39.9 -1.5
Democratic Labor Francis Brown 3,630 17.8 -0.4
Total formal votes 20,423 97.8 -0.7
Informal votes 459 2.2 +0.7
Turnout 20,882 95.4 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Bill Stephen 11,172 54.7 -2.0
Labor Jack Jones 9,251 45.3 +2.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing -2.0

Balwyn[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Balwyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Alex Taylor 16,397 62.3 -0.1
Labor Tony Lamb 6,746 25.6 +1.3
Democratic Labor James Tighe 3,168 12.0 -1.3
Total formal votes 26,311 98.6 +0.1
Informal votes 375 1.4 -0.1
Turnout 26,686 93.8 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Alex Taylor 19,090 72.6 -1.1
Labor Tony Lamb 7,221 27.4 +1.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing -1.1

Benalla[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Tom Trewin 11,713 59.4 +23.6
Liberal and Country Ewen Cameron 4,872 24.7 +5.3
Democratic Labor Christopher Cody 3,151 16.0 +0.6
Total formal votes 19,736 98.3 +0.3
Informal votes 338 1.7 -0.3
Turnout 20,074 95.2 -3.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Tom Trewin 12,343 62.5 -4.5
Liberal and Country Ewen Cameron 7,393 37.5 +37.5
Country hold Swing -4.5

Benambra[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Benambra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Tom Mitchell 11,140 50.4 -0.3
Labor Edwin Ure 4,646 21.0 -2.0
Democratic Labor John Drummond 3,228 14.6 -1.5
Liberal and Country Ronald Pretty 3,101 14.0 +3.8
Total formal votes 22,115 97.9 -0.1
Informal votes 478 2.1 +0.1
Turnout 22,593 94.6 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Mitchell 16,677 75.4 +1.8
Labor Edwin Ure 5,438 24.6 -1.8
Country hold Swing +1.8

Bendigo[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Donald McIntyre 9,204 44.1 -8.0
Liberal and Country Robert Trethewey 7,994 38.3 +6.8
Democratic Labor Paul Brennan 3,675 17.6 +1.2
Total formal votes 20,873 98.6 -0.2
Informal votes 302 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 21,175 95.6 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Robert Trethewey 10,813 51.8 +6.3
Labor Donald McIntyre 10,060 48.2 -6.3
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing +6.3

Box Hill[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Reid 19,356 55.0 -0.2
Labor Race Mathews 10,555 30.0 +2.0
Democratic Labor Edmund Burgi 5,300 15.0 -1.8
Total formal votes 35,211 98.4 +0.2
Informal votes 565 1.6 -0.2
Turnout 35,776 94.8 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country George Reid 23,861 67.8 -1.7
Labor Race Mathews 11,350 32.2 +1.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing -1.7

Brighton[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 11,727 61.0 +2.7
Labor Andrew Reid 5,000 26.0 -1.7
Democratic Labor Edwin McSweeney 2,481 12.9 -1.0
Total formal votes 19,208 98.4 +0.1
Informal votes 310 1.6 -0.1
Turnout 19,518 92.4 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 13,836 72.0 +1.8
Labor Andrew Reid 5,372 28.0 -1.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.8

Broadmeadows[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Wilton 24,101 49.0 +4.6
Liberal and Country Francis Robinson 15,537 31.6 -2.7
Democratic Labor James Marmion 9,520 19.4 +0.5
Total formal votes 49,158 97.5 0.0
Informal votes 1,026 2.5 0.0
Turnout 50,435 95.4 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Wilton 24,856 50.6 +3.6
Liberal and Country Francis Robinson 24,302 49.4 -3.6
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +3.6

Brunswick East[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Brunswick East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Leo Fennessy 7,574 55.4 -8.1
Liberal and Country Neil McDonell 2,975 21.8 +7.9
Democratic Labor James Abikhair 2,767 20.2 -2.4
Communist Rex Mortimer 352 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 13,668 93.3 -0.9
Informal votes 977 6.7 +0.9
Turnout 14,645 92.9 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Leo Fennessy 8,306 60.7 -6.2
Liberal and Country Neil McDonell 5,362 39.3 +6.2
Labor hold Swing -6.2

Brunswick West[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Brunswick West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Campbell Turnbull 8,762 52.2 -0.1
Liberal and Country James Pond 4,362 26.0 +2.6
Democratic Labor John Flint 3,654 21.8 -2.5
Total formal votes 16,778 95.7 -0.1
Informal votes 755 4.3 +0.1
Turnout 17,533 94.9 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Campbell Turnbull 9,310 55.5 -0.5
Liberal and Country James Pond 7,468 44.5 +0.5
Labor hold Swing -0.5

Burwood[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Burwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Jim MacDonald 12,272 61.2 +1.9
Labor Mary Barnard 5,058 25.2 -0.9
Democratic Labor Kenneth Abbott 2,715 13.5 -1.1
Total formal votes 20,045 98.4 0.0
Informal votes 318 1.6 0.0
Turnout 20,363 94.3 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Jim MacDonald 14,579 72.8 +1.1
Labor Mary Barnard 5,466 27.2 -1.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.1

Camberwell[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Camberwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Vernon Wilcox 10,856 58.1 +0.8
Labor Dolph Eddy 5,304 28.4 +0.6
Democratic Labor John Rogers 2,525 13.5 -1.4
Total formal votes 18,685 98.0 +0.1
Informal votes 373 2.0 -0.1
Turnout 19,058 92.5 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Vernon Wilcox 13,003 69.6 -0.4
Labor Dolph Eddy 5,682 30.4 +0.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing -0.4

Caulfield[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Caulfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Alexander Fraser 11,093 57.1 +1.8
Labor Robert Vernon 5,760 29.6 +3.0
Democratic Labor Celia Laird 2,584 13.3 -4.7
Total formal votes 19,437 98.3 +0.4
Informal votes 336 1.7 -0.4
Turnout 19,773 92.8 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Alexander Fraser 13,290 68.4 -2.3
Labor Robert Vernon 6,147 31.6 +2.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing -2.3

Coburg[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Coburg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charlie Mutton 10,989 56.9 -1.9
Liberal and Country John Knight 4,629 24.0 +3.7
Democratic Labor John Hardy 3,703 19.2 -1.7
Total formal votes 19,321 97.1 +0.1
Informal votes 569 2.9 -0.1
Turnout 19,890 94.9 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charlie Mutton 11,544 59.7 -2.2
Liberal and Country John Knight 7,777 40.3 +2.2
Labor hold Swing -2.2

Dandenong[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Len Reid 17,953 43.2 +2.1
Labor Alan Lind 16,558 39.9 -3.1
Democratic Labor Kevin Leydon 6,518 15.7 -0.2
Communist Francis McGarry 498 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 41,527 97.4 -0.5
Informal votes 1,099 2.6 +0.5
Turnout 42,626 94.6 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Len Reid 23,090 55.6 +0.3
Labor Alan Lind 18,437 44.4 -0.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.3

Dundas[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William McDonald 7,324 35.7 -9.3
Labor Bob McClure 7,080 34.5 -6.3
Country Reginald Fogarty 3,941 19.2 +19.2
Democratic Labor James Eveston 2,186 10.6 -3.6
Total formal votes 20,531 98.6 -0.3
Informal votes 281 1.4 +0.3
Turnout 20,812 96.2 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country William McDonald 12,096 58.9 +3.6
Labor Bob McClure 8,345 41.1 -3.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing +3.6

Elsternwick[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Elsternwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Richard Gainey 11,233 58.5 +2.9
Labor Robert Garlick 5,196 27.1 -0.6
Democratic Labor Edward Preece 2,756 14.4 -2.2
Total formal votes 19,185 98.0 +0.1
Informal votes 384 2.0 -0.1
Turnout 19,569 93.7 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Richard Gainey 13,575 70.8 +1.0
Labor Robert Garlick 5,610 29.2 -1.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.0

Essendon[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Kenneth Wheeler 9,893 41.9 +2.0
Labor Richard Kirby 9,234 39.1 +0.4
Democratic Labor Kevin Digby 4,504 19.1 -1.0
Total formal votes 23,631 98.0 +0.6
Informal votes 485 2.0 -0.6
Turnout 24,116 94.9 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Kenneth Wheeler 13,459 57.0 0.0
Labor Richard Kirby 10,172 43.0 0.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing 0.0

Evelyn[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Russell Stokes 14,923 45.5 +2.2
Labor Donald King 12,987 39.6 -0.6
Democratic Labor Kevin Gould 4,851 14.8 -1.7
Total formal votes 32,761 98.4 +0.2
Informal votes 536 1.6 -0.2
Turnout 33,297 94.5 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Russell Stokes 18,574 56.7 +1.7
Labor Donald King 14,187 43.3 -1.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.7

Fitzroy[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Denis Lovegrove 8,976 64.5 +7.0
Liberal and Country Harley Price 2,549 17.7 +2.1
Democratic Labor Nino Randazzo 2,402 17.2 -9.7
Total formal votes 13,927 93.8 0.0
Informal votes 927 6.2 0.0
Turnout 14,854 92.3 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Denis Lovegrove 9,336 67.0 +5.5
Liberal and Country Harley Price 4,591 33.0 -5.5
Labor hold Swing +5.5

Flemington[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Flemington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Holland 9,534 57.1 -5.5
Liberal and Country Neal Greig 4,141 24.8 +5.4
Democratic Labor Michael McMahon 3,026 18.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 16,701 96.4 -0.2
Informal votes 631 3.6 +0.2
Turnout 17,332 94.2 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Holland 9,989 59.8 -5.5
Liberal and Country Neal Greig 6,712 40.2 +5.5
Labor hold Swing -5.5

Footscray[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Divers 11,316 62.1 -3.6
Liberal and Country Roland Hapke 3,835 21.0 +7.6
Democratic Labor Robert O'Connor 2,053 11.3 -9.6
Communist David Davies 1,020 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 18,224 96.2 +0.3
Informal votes 720 3.8 -0.3
Turnout 18,944 94.5 -1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Divers 12,542 68.9 0.0
Liberal and Country Roland Hapke 5,682 31.1 0.0
Labor hold Swing 0.0

Geelong[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Geelong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Hayden Birrell 10,266 48.5 +2.3
Labor Robert Robertson 8,180 38.7 +0.7
Democratic Labor Desmond Guinane 2,698 12.8 -3.0
Total formal votes 21,144 98.3 +0.3
Informal votes 356 1.7 -0.3
Turnout 21,500 95.5 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Hayden Birrell 12,678 60.0 +0.8
Labor Robert Robertson 8,466 40.0 -0.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.8

Geelong West[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Geelong West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neil Trezise 12,794 48.5 +0.5
Liberal and Country Max Gillett 10,029 38.0 -0.6
Democratic Labor James Mahoney 3,585 13.6 +0.2
Total formal votes 26,408 98.1 +0.1
Informal votes 508 1.9 -0.1
Turnout 26,916 95.5 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neil Trezise 13,236 50.1 +0.3
Liberal and Country Max Gillett 13,172 49.9 -0.3
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +0.3

Gippsland East[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bruce Evans 12,729 63.9 +26.6
Liberal and Country Rae Archibald 4,289 21.5 -2.6
Democratic Labor Frank Burns 2,885 14.5 -0.2
Total formal votes 19,903 97.8 0.0
Informal votes 453 2.2 0.0
Turnout 20,356 93.1 -0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Bruce Evans 13,306 66.9 +4.6
Liberal and Country Rae Archibald 6,597 33.1 -4.6
Country hold Swing +4.6

Gippsland South[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Herbert Hyland 16,090 70.4 +15.1
Democratic Labor Geoffrey Farrell 3,492 15.3 +1.7
Liberal and Country Peter Martin 3,275 14.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 22,857 97.7 +0.5
Informal votes 546 2.3 -0.5
Turnout 23,403 94.5 +0.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Herbert Hyland 17,728 77.6 +0.9
Democratic Labor Geoffrey Farrell 5,129 22.4 +22.4
Country hold Swing -2.7

Gippsland West[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Leslie Cochrane 8,939 41.8 +2.2
Liberal and Country Harry Marson 5,054 23.6 +2.1
Labor Donald McLeod 4,814 22.5 -2.7
Democratic Labor Kevin Scanlon 2,592 12.1 -1.6
Total formal votes 21,339 98.0 +0.4
Informal votes 442 2.0 -0.4
Turnout 21,841 95.5 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Leslie Cochrane 15,691 73.3 -0.3
Labor Donald McLeod 5,708 26.7 +0.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Leslie Cochrane 13,813 64.6 -9.0
Liberal and Country Harry Marson 7,586 35.4 +35.4
Country hold Swing -9.0

Grant[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Grant
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Roy Crick 23,493 56.0 +0.6
Liberal and Country Francis Hunter 9,940 23.7 +3.8
Democratic Labor Robert Bainbridge 8,489 20.3 -1.7
Total formal votes 41,922 96.2 -1.2
Informal votes 1,664 3.8 +1.2
Turnout 43,586 94.4 -4.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roy Crick 24,766 59.1 -2.0
Liberal and Country Francis Hunter 17,156 40.9 +2.0
Labor hold Swing -2.0

Hampden[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Hampden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Henry Bolte 11,538 57.2 +4.9
Labor Arthur Solly 5,539 27.5 -2.8
Democratic Labor Francis O'Brien 3,100 15.4 -2.0
Total formal votes 20,177 99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 206 1.0 -0.1
Turnout 20,383 96.4 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Henry Bolte 14,173 70.2 +3.1
Labor Arthur Solly 6,004 29.8 -3.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing +3.1

Hawthorn[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Horrie Garrick 6,454 39.3 -0.6
Liberal and Country Walter Jona 5,973 36.4 -6.0
Democratic Labor Charles Murphy 2,112 12.9 -4.8
Independent Liberal Peter Garrisson 1,505 9.2 +9.2
Centre Geoffrey Broomhall 374 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 16,418 95.3 -1.8
Informal votes 812 4.7 +1.8
Turnout 17,230 92.8 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Walter Jona 9,242 56.4 -0.9
Labor Horrie Garrick 7,156 43.6 +0.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing -0.9

Ivanhoe[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Ivanhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Vernon Christie 10,492 47.9 -0.1
Labor William Kelly 8,235 37.6 +0.7
Democratic Labor Cyril Cummins 3,192 14.6 -0.5
Total formal votes 21,919 98.3 +0.2
Informal votes 383 1.7 -0.2
Turnout 22,302 94.1 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Vernon Christie 13,467 61.4 -0.2
Labor William Kelly 8,452 38.6 +0.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing -0.2

Kara Kara[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Kara Kara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Keith Turnbull 7,161 38.7 +5.2
Country Bill Phelan 5,065 27.4 +1.1
Labor George Jeffs 4,534 24.5 -4.1
Democratic Labor Bruno D'Elia 1,736 9.4 -2.1
Total formal votes 18,496 98.9 +0.1
Informal votes 210 1.1 -0.1
Turnout 18,706 96.4 0.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Bill Phelan 9,482 51.3 +51.3
Liberal and Country Keith Turnbull 9,014 48.7 -15.1
Country gain from Liberal and Country Swing N/A

Kew[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Kew
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Arthur Rylah 11,319 59.3 -0.2
Labor William Cooper 4,785 25.1 +2.3
Democratic Labor Francis Duffy 2,991 15.7 -0.2
Total formal votes 19,095 98.1 +0.5
Informal votes 378 1.9 -0.5
Turnout 19,473 91.0 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Arthur Rylah 13,861 72.6 -0.6
Labor William Cooper 5,234 27.4 +0.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing -0.6

Lowan[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Lowan[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Lloyd Atkin 9,167 45.7 +45.7
Liberal and Country Jim McCabe 9,146 45.6 -13.7
Democratic Labor Frits Albers 1,760 8.8 -1.8
Total formal votes 20,073 98.7 -0.1
Informal votes 261 1.3 +0.1
Turnout 20,334 96.2 +0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Jim McCabe 10,398 51.8 -16.5
Country Lloyd Atkin 9,675 48.2 +48.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing -16.5

Malvern[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Bloomfield 11,148 65.7 +2.4
Labor Adrianus Knulst 3,859 22.7 +0.7
Democratic Labor James Harkin 1,971 11.6 -3.2
Total formal votes 16,978 98.1 +0.3
Informal votes 321 1.9 -0.3
Turnout 17,299 91.2 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Bloomfield 12,824 75.5 -0.3
Labor Adrianus Knulst 4,154 24.5 +0.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing -0.3

Melbourne[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Clarey 6,044 49.3 +1.3
Liberal and Country Bill Burns 3,860 31.5 +3.2
Democratic Labor Thomas Brennan 2,348 19.2 -2.8
Total formal votes 12,252 95.5 +1.9
Informal votes 575 4.5 -1.9
Turnout 12,827 90.2 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Clarey 6,248 51.0 -2.8
Liberal and Country Bill Burns 6,004 49.0 +2.8
Labor hold Swing -2.8

Mentone[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Mentone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold Blair 11,643 44.8 +3.4
Liberal and Country Edward Meagher 10,689 41.2 -0.1
Democratic Labor George White 3,635 14.0 -3.3
Total formal votes 25,967 98.4 +0.3
Informal votes 430 1.6 -0.3
Turnout 26,397 94.1 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Edward Meagher 14,006 53.9 -3.4
Labor Harold Blair 11,961 46.1 +3.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing -3.4

Midlands[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Midlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clive Stoneham 10,845 48.5 -3.3
Liberal and Country Roger McArthur 8,120 36.3 +3.2
Democratic Labor John Timberlake 3,387 15.2 0.0
Total formal votes 22,352 98.6 +0.3
Informal votes 318 1.4 -0.3
Turnout 22,670 94.9 -1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clive Stoneham 11,420 51.1 -3.0
Liberal and Country Roger McArthur 10,932 48.9 +3.0
Labor hold Swing -3.0

Mildura[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Mildura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Milton Whiting 9,827 50.4 -8.1
Labor Lance Fraser 5,888 30.2 +6.9
Liberal and Country Bruce Wright 1,911 9.8 +1.0
Democratic Labor Donald Delaney 1,874 9.6 +0.2
Total formal votes 19,500 97.6 +0.2
Informal votes 485 2.4 -0.2
Turnout 19,985 95.3 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Milton Whiting 13,141 67.4 -7.1
Labor Lance Fraser 6,359 32.6 +7.1
Country hold Swing -7.1

Moonee Ponds[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Moonee Ponds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Edmunds 7,903 43.3 +1.8
Liberal and Country Jack Holden 7,293 39.9 +1.1
Democratic Labor Barry O'Brien 3,078 16.8 -1.3
Total formal votes 18,274 97.4 +0.2
Informal votes 481 2.6 -0.2
Turnout 18,755 93.9 -0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Jack Holden 10,224 56.0 +0.1
Labor Tom Edmunds 8,050 44.0 -0.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.1

Moorabbin[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Moorabbin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Bob Suggett 15,477 48.7 +23.3
Labor Ken Farrall 11,889 37.4 -1.0
Democratic Labor Thomas McDonald 4,445 14.0 -0.5
Total formal votes 31,811 98.5 +0.1
Informal votes 479 1.5 -0.1
Turnout 32,290 95.0 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Bob Suggett 19,413 61.0 +61.0
Labor Ken Farrall 12,398 39.0 -2.3
Liberal and Country gain from Independent Liberal Swing N/A

Mornington[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Roberts Dunstan 17,629 57.8 +0.3
Labor Ken Stafford 8,678 28.5 +1.9
Democratic Labor John Cass 4,196 13.8 -2.1
Total formal votes 30,503 98.0 -0.3
Informal votes 626 2.0 +0.3
Turnout 31,129 92.8 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Roberts Dunstan 21,195 69.5 -1.6
Labor Ken Stafford 9,308 30.5 +1.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing -1.6

Morwell[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Morwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Wragg 9,826 42.3 -1.2
Liberal and Country Jim Balfour 8,722 37.6 +5.8
Democratic Labor Bernard Shaw 2,844 12.2 -0.7
Country Ian Gibson 1,826 7.9 -4.0
Total formal votes 23,218 98.1 +0.4
Informal votes 444 1.9 -0.4
Turnout 23,662 95.8 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Jim Balfour 12,915 55.6 +4.0
Labor George Wragg 10,303 44.4 -4.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing +4.0

Mulgrave[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Mulgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ray Wiltshire 27,408 50.5 +2.7
Labor Aubrey Walker 18,598 34.3 -2.1
Democratic Labor Ivan Frawley 8,233 15.2 +0.7
Total formal votes 54,239 98.6 +0.3
Informal votes 790 1.4 -0.3
Turnout 55,029 94.8 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ray Wiltshire 34,406 63.4 +1.8
Labor Aubrey Walker 19,833 36.6 -1.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.8

Murray Valley[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Moss 13,612 60.0 +11.4
Liberal and Country Thomas Gribben 5,112 22.5 +12.7
Democratic Labor John Patterson 3,978 17.5 +2.6
Total formal votes 22,702 97.2 -0.2
Informal votes 645 2.8 +0.2
Turnout 23,347 95.2 -0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country George Moss 14,408 63.5 -6.6
Liberal and Country Thomas Gribben 8,294 36.5 +36.5
Country hold Swing -6.6

Northcote[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Wilkes 9,973 56.0 -1.0
Liberal and Country Max Crellin 4,772 26.8 +8.7
Democratic Labor Jack Little 3,061 17.2 -7.7
Total formal votes 17,806 96.6 -0.2
Informal votes 617 3.4 +0.2
Turnout 18,423 94.7 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Wilkes 10,432 58.6 -2.1
Liberal and Country Max Crellin 7,374 41.4 +2.1
Labor hold Swing -2.1

Oakleigh[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Oakleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Alan Scanlan 9,935 45.5 +5.6
Labor Val Doube 8,946 41.0 -4.5
Democratic Labor Morris Kinnane 2,733 12.5 -2.1
Independent Jean McKeown 224 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 21,838 98.1 -0.3
Informal votes 427 1.9 +0.3
Turnout 22,265 95.4 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Alan Scanlan 12,559 57.5 +5.0
Labor Val Doube 9,279 42.5 -5.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing +5.0

Ormond[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Ormond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Joe Rafferty 12,035 50.9 +2.5
Labor Kenneth Stone 8,500 35.9 +1.1
Democratic Labor Robert Semmel 3,128 13.2 -3.6
Total formal votes 23,663 98.0 0.0
Informal votes 488 2.0 0.0
Turnout 24,151 94.6 -0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Joe Rafferty 14,694 62.1 -1.1
Labor Kenneth Stone 8,969 37.9 +1.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing -1.1

Polwarth[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Tom Darcy 15,128 59.9 +17.2
Labor Edwin Morris 6,522 25.8 -0.2
Democratic Labor Thomas Fleming 3,594 14.2 -1.3
Total formal votes 25,244 98.7 +0.3
Informal votes 322 1.3 -0.3
Turnout 25,566 96.1 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Tom Darcy 18,184 72.0 +0.4
Labor Edwin Morris 7,060 28.0 -0.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.4

Portland[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Gibbs 7,948 36.1 +3.0
Labor George Gowty 6,784 30.8 -2.3
Democratic Labor John Russell 3,730 16.9 -1.9
Country Leonard Mibus 3,577 16.2 +1.1
Total formal votes 22,039 98.6 -0.1
Informal votes 313 1.4 +0.1
Turnout 22,352 95.8 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country George Gibbs 14,289 64.8 +2.5
Labor George Gowty 7,750 35.2 -2.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing +2.5

Prahran[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Prahran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Sam Loxton 7,464 45.8 +4.1
Labor Robert Pettiona 6,709 41.1 -4.2
Democratic Labor Gordon Haberman 1,794 10.5 -2.5
Independent John Amurry 430 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 16,307 96.6 -0.5
Informal votes 567 3.4 +0.5
Turnout 16,874 92.3 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Sam Loxton 14,289 64.8 +2.5
Labor Robert Pettiona 7,750 35.2 -2.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing +2.5

Preston[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charlie Ring 13,417 55.6 +0.8
Liberal and Country Henry Newland 6,000 24.9 +3.2
Democratic Labor Michael Lucy 4,695 19.5 -4.6
Total formal votes 24,112 97.6 +0.1
Informal votes 586 2.4 -0.1
Turnout 24,698 95.2 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Charlie Ring 14,121 58.5 +0.1
Liberal and Country Henry Newland 9,991 41.5 -0.1
Labor hold Swing +0.1

Reservoir[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Reservoir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Jenkins 14,337 53.9 -0.9
Liberal and Country Peter Coupe 6,645 25.0 +5.9
Democratic Labor Frederick Whitling 4,618 17.4 -4.6
Communist William Barnes 987 3.7 -0.4
Total formal votes 26,587 97.0 -0.1
Informal votes 810 3.0 +0.1
Turnout 27,397 95.6 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Jenkins 15,918 59.9 -1.9
Liberal and Country Peter Coupe 10,669 40.1 +1.9
Labor hold Swing -1.9

Richmond[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clyde Holding 9,027 63.1 +2.1
Democratic Labor Sydney Tutton 2,786 19.5 -6.3
Liberal and Country Leon Bram 2,505 17.5 +9.4
Total formal votes 14,318 95.3 +0.9
Informal votes 704 4.7 -0.9
Turnout 15,022 92.9 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clyde Holding 9,446 66.0 -3.5
Liberal and Country Leon Bram 4,872 34.0 +3.5
Labor hold Swing -3.5
  • The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Richmond

Ringwood[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Ringwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Jim Manson 19,350 50.3 +2.7
Labor Graham Walsh 13,580 35.3 -1.7
Democratic Labor Kevin Adamson 5,512 14.3 -1.1
Total formal votes 38,442 98.5 +0.1
Informal votes 576 1.5 -0.1
Turnout 39,018 95.2 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Jim Manson 24,136 62.5 +1.0
Labor Graham Walsh 14,306 37.5 -1.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.0

Ripponlea[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Ripponlea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Edgar Tanner 8,416 48.7 +1.0
Labor Anthony Fisher 6,690 38.7 +3.6
Democratic Labor Joseph O'Leary 2,165 12.5 -4.7
Total formal votes 17,271 96.5 -0.2
Informal votes 619 3.5 +0.2
Turnout 17,890 90.7 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Edgar Tanner 10,298 59.6 -0.8
Labor Anthony Fisher 6,973 40.4 +0.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing -0.8

Rodney[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Rodney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Russell McDonald 12,854 58.8 +13.2
Liberal and Country John Quinn 5,334 24.4 +2.1
Democratic Labor Spencer Broom 3,683 16.8 -0.5
Total formal votes 21,871 97.9 +0.3
Informal votes 470 2.1 -0.3
Turnout 22,341 95.7 +0.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Russell McDonald 13,591 62.1 +6.0
Liberal and Country John Quinn 8,750 37.9 -6.0
Country hold Swing +6.0

St Kilda[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: St Kilda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Brian Dixon 7,916 48.1 +1.6
Labor Juliet Dahlitz 6,676 40.5 +1.5
Democratic Labor John Hughes 1,883 11.4 -3.1
Total formal votes 16,475 96.6 -0.1
Informal votes 571 3.4 +0.1
Turnout 17,046 91.8 +1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Brian Dixon 9,626 58.4 0.0
Labor Juliet Dahlitz 6,849 41.6 0.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing 0.0

Sandringham[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Sandringham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Murray Porter 13,488 52.2 +2.5
Labor Russell Castley 8,732 33.8 -2.5
Democratic Labor William Leech 3,124 12.1 -1.9
Communist John O'Mara 474 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 25,818 98.4 -0.1
Informal votes 422 1.6 +0.1
Turnout 26,240 94.3 -1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Murray Porter 16,191 62.7 +0.2
Labor Russell Castley 9,627 37.3 -0.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.2

Scoresby[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Bill Borthwick 17,207 51.5 +2.3
Labor Caroline Wilder 12,228 36.6 -2.0
Democratic Labor Peter Tunstall 4,004 12.0 -0.3
Total formal votes 33,439 97.9 -0.4
Informal votes 702 2.1 +0.4
Turnout 34,141 94.3 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Bill Borthwick 20,611 61.6 +1.8
Labor Caroline Wilder 12,828 38.4 -1.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.8

Swan Hill[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Harold Stirling 7,182 38.7 +11.3
Country Thomas Mellor 4,405 23.8 +23.8
Labor Jack McLean 3,396 18.3 +5.2
Democratic Labor John McMahon 2,118 11.4 -1.7
Liberal and Country Bernard Treseder 1,438 7.8 -11.2
Total formal votes 18,539 96.4 -0.6
Informal votes 686 3.6 +0.6
Turnout 19,225 95.6 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Harold Stirling 14,589 78.7 -6.7
Labor Jack McLean 3,950 21.3 +6.7
Country hold Swing -6.7

Toorak[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Toorak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Philip Hudson 10,112 60.8 -12.9
Labor George Gahan 5,060 30.5 +30.5
Democratic Labor Rita McGuiness 1,447 8.7 -17.6
Total formal votes 16,619 97.6 +6.6
Informal votes 402 2.4 -6.6
Turnout 17,021 90.0 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Philip Hudson 11,341 68.3 -5.4
Labor George Gahan 5,278 31.7 +31.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing +7.8

Williamstown[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Williamstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Larry Floyd 11,145 65.7 -4.5
Liberal and Country Robert Lawson 3,046 18.0 +6.9
Democratic Labor Kenneth Berrie 2,351 13.9 -1.1
Communist William Tregear 410 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 16,952 96.9 0.0
Informal votes 535 3.1 0.0
Turnout 17,487 94.5 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Larry Floyd 11,866 70.0 -5.4
Liberal and Country Robert Lawson 5,086 30.0 +5.4
Labor hold Swing -5.4

Yarraville[edit]

1964 Victorian state election: Yarraville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Roy Schintler 12,694 65.2 -1.9
Democratic Labor Alfred Gerrard 3,605 18.5 -3.9
Liberal and Country Bernard Wallace 3,184 16.3 +5.8
Total formal votes 19,483 96.5 0.0
Informal votes 703 3.5 0.0
Turnout 20,186 94.9 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roy Schintler 13,234 67.9 -2.6
Liberal and Country Bernard Wallace 6,249 32.1 +2.6
Labor hold Swing -2.6
  • The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Yarraville.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Victoria, Assembly election, 27 June 1964". Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  2. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1975). Voting for the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 070811332X.
  3. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1975). Voting for the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 070811332X.
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