Results of the 1950 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

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Victorian state election, 13 May 1950[1][2]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 1,294,159
Votes cast 1,221,734 Turnout 94.40 +0.96
Informal votes 13,901 Informal 1.14 −0.19
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 546,978 45.29 +4.42 24 +8
  Liberal and Country 491,448 40.69 +3.53 27 −3
  Country 128,537 10.64 −4.28 13 −3
  Communist 6,308 0.52 +0.39 0 ±0
  Independent 34,562 2.86 −4.06 1 ±0
Total 1,207,833     65  

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1950 election.

Results by electoral district[edit]

Albert Park[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Albert Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Sutton 11,807 51.3 +2.5
Liberal and Country Roy Schilling 11,230 48.7 -2.5
Total formal votes 23,037 99.1 -0.1
Informal votes 199 0.9 +0.1
Turnout 23,244 90.7 +1.1
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +2.5

Allandale[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Allandale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stanley Glover 6,274 43.1 +1.8
Country Russell White 4,973 34.2 -7.1
Liberal and Country Thomas Grigg 3,314 22.8 +4.4
Total formal votes 14,561 99.3 -0.1
Informal votes 109 0.7 +0.1
Turnout 14,670 95.7 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Russell White 8,058 55.3 -1.5
Labor Stanley Glover 6,503 44.7 +1.5
Country hold Swing -1.5

Ballarat[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Ballarat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Thomas Hollway 10,646 51.2 -3.0
Labor John Sheehan 9,735 46.8 +1.0
Independent Albert Nicholls 421 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 20,802 99.2 0.0
Informal votes 163 0.8 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Thomas Hollway 11,025 53.0 -1.2
Labor John Sheehan 9,777 47.0 +1.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing -1.2

Barwon[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Thomas Maltby unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Benalla[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Benalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Frederick Cook 7,466 59.1 -8.2
Liberal and Country Jack Pennington 5,174 40.9 +8.2
Total formal votes 12,640 97.3 +1.0
Informal votes 348 2.7 -1.0
Turnout 12,988 94.2 +1.2
Country hold Swing -8.2

Benambra[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Benambra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Tom Mitchell 9,050 74.0 -26.0
Liberal and Country James Ronan 3,187 26.0 +26.0
Total formal votes 12,237 97.9
Informal votes 264 2.1
Turnout 12,501 92.2
Country hold Swing N/A

Bendigo[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Bendigo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Galvin 12,633 59.2 +2.8
Liberal and Country Harold Every 8,724 40.8 +7.8
Total formal votes 21,357 99.3 0.0
Informal votes 158 0.7 0.0
Turnout 21,515 96.2 +1.0
Labor hold Swing +1.7

Borung[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Borung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Wilfred Mibus 7,354 56.4 +56.4
Country Rupert Levitzke 5,644 43.6 -20.9
Total formal votes 13,031 99.1 0.0
Informal votes 123 0.9 0.0
Turnout 13,154 96.1 -0.1
Liberal and Country gain from Country Swing N/A

Box Hill[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Reid 15,942 55.4 +11.2
Labor Bob Gray 12,819 44.6 +5.8
Total formal votes 28,761 99.2 +0.2
Informal votes 220 0.8 -0.2
Turnout 28,981 94.4 +0.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing -3.0

Brighton[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Brighton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ray Tovell unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Brunswick[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Randles 16,626 71.0 +4.4
Liberal and Country Bruce Cann 6,805 29.0 -4.4
Total formal votes 23,431 98.6 +0.1
Informal votes 342 1.4 -0.1
Turnout 23,773 94.8 +0.6
Labor hold Swing +4.4

Camberwell[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Camberwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Robert Whately 16,390 65.1 -2.1
Labor John Stewart 8,788 34.9 +34.9
Total formal votes 25,178 99.3 +2.8
Informal votes 182 0.7 -2.8
Turnout 25,360 93.7 +1.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Carlton[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Barry 17,692 74.3 +7.3
Liberal and Country Frank Block 6,124 25.7 -7.3
Total formal votes 23,816 98.2 +0.3
Informal votes 439 1.8 -0.3
Turnout 24,255 92.8 +0.9
Labor hold Swing +7.3

Caulfield[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Caulfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Alexander Dennett 13,816 63.9 -36.1
Labor Daniel Elliston 7,814 36.1 +36.1
Total formal votes 21,630 99.1
Informal votes 190 0.9
Turnout 21,820 91.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Clifton Hill[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Clifton Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph O'Carroll 16,004 67.7 +4.0
Liberal and Country Kenneth Withers 7,633 32.3 -4.0
Total formal votes 23,637 98.6 -0.2
Informal votes 331 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 23,968 94.3 +1.1
Labor hold Swing +4.0

Coburg[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Coburg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Hayes 9,462 39.0 +10.4
Blackburn-Mutton Labor Charlie Mutton 7,977 32.8 -5.7
Liberal and Country John Morris 6,852 28.2 -4.6
Total formal votes 24,291 99.0 +0.3
Informal votes 236 1.0 -0.3
Turnout 24,527 95.7 +1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Blackburn-Mutton Labor Charlie Mutton 14,085 58.0 -7.3
Labor Kevin Hayes 10,206 42.0 +7.3
Blackburn-Mutton Labor hold Swing -7.3

Collingwood[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Collingwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Towers 18,026 78.6 +5.2
Liberal and Country Richard Taylor 4,918 21.4 -5.2
Total formal votes 22,944 98.2 +0.8
Informal votes 430 1.8 -0.8
Turnout 23,374 91.1 -0.4
Labor hold Swing +5.2

Dandenong[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William Dawnay-Mould 16,521 50.2 +2.8
Labor Les Coates 16,391 49.8 +5.9
Total formal votes 32,912 99.1 +0.5
Informal votes 302 0.9 -0.5
Turnout 33,214 94.6 +0.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing -5.0

Dundas[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Dundas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William McDonald 6,828 47.4 -8.0
Labor Joseph Toleman 6,039 42.0 -2.6
Country Gilbert Kirsopp 1,524 10.6 +10.6
Total formal votes 14,391 99.2 -0.4
Informal votes 112 0.8 +0.4
Turnout 14,503 96.0 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country William McDonald 8,059 56.0 +0.6
Labor Joseph Toleman 6,332 44.0 -0.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.6

Elsternwick[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Elsternwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Don 12,932 60.8 -3.4
Labor Harold Lorback 8,351 39.2 +3.4
Total formal votes 21,283 99.3 0.0
Informal votes 144 0.7 0.0
Turnout 21,427 93.2 +1.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing -3.4

Essendon[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Fewster 13,725 49.1 -0.3
Liberal and Country Allen Bateman 12,910 46.2 -4.4
Independent Arthur Dodds 1,319 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 27,954 99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 287 1.0 -0.1
Turnout 28,241 95.3 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Fewster 14,339 51.3 +1.9
Liberal and Country Allen Bateman 13,615 48.7 -1.9
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +1.9

Evelyn[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Roland Leckie 8,466 53.8 -7.1
Labor John Dunbar 5,413 34.4 -1.3
Independent Clifford Wolfe 1,863 11.8 +11.8
Total formal votes 15,742 98.8 +0.3
Informal votes 187 1.2 -0.3
Turnout 15,929 93.3 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Roland Leckie 8,653 55.0 -8.9
Labor John Dunbar 7,089 45.0 +8.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing -8.9

Footscray[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Footscray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Holland 16,902 72.7 +0.8
Liberal and Country Leonard Gordon 5,061 21.8 -6.3
Communist John Arrowsmith 1,295 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 23,258 98.4 -0.4
Informal votes 378 1.6 +0.4
Turnout 23,636 94.3 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Holland 18,067 77.7 +5.8
Liberal and Country Leonard Gordon 5,191 22.3 -5.8
Labor hold Swing +5.8

Geelong[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Geelong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Dunn 11,405 55.9 -2.0
Liberal and Country Edward Montgomery 9,014 44.1 +2.0
Total formal votes 20,419 99.6 +0.3
Informal votes 90 0.4 -0.3
Turnout 20,509 95.1 +0.7
Labor hold Swing -2.0

Gippsland East[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Albert Lind 8,421 69.5 -2.0
Liberal and Country Gordon Savage 3,691 30.5 +30.5
Total formal votes 12,112 98.1 -1.2
Informal votes 237 1.9 +1.2
Turnout 12,349 93.9 +0.3
Country hold Swing N/A

Gippsland North[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Gippsland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Johns 7,179 48.3 +0.5
Country Bill Fulton 4,658 31.4 -20.8
Liberal and Country Donald Fowler 3,018 20.3 +20.3
Total formal votes 14,855 99.1 -0.2
Informal votes 141 0.9 +0.2
Turnout 14,996 92.3 -1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Fulton 7,487 50.4 -1.8
Labor James Johns 7,368 49.6 +1.8
Country hold Swing -1.8

Gippsland South[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Herbert Hyland 11,544 76.6 +7.4
Liberal and Country Davy Bertram 3,525 23.4 +23.4
Total formal votes 15,069 97.3 -1.9
Informal votes 410 2.7 +1.9
Turnout 15,479 95.1 0.0
Country hold Swing N/A

Gippsland West[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Leslie Cochrane 6,137 41.8 -4.7
Liberal and Country Basil Morris 6,047 41.1 +12.8
Independent Mac Steward 2,517 17.1 +17.1
Total formal votes 14,701 97.7 -1.5
Informal votes 349 2.3 +1.5
Turnout 15,050 93.9 +0.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Leslie Cochrane 7,844 53.4 -3.4
Liberal and Country Basil Morris 6,857 46.6 +3.4
Country hold Swing -3.4

Glen Iris[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Glen Iris
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Les Norman 16,532 66.5 +5.3
Labor Gwendolyn Noad 8,333 33.5 +33.5
Total formal votes 24,865 99.3 +0.2
Informal votes 179 0.7 -0.2
Turnout 25,044 94.7 +1.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Goulburn[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Goulburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Smith 6,476 49.9 +4.8
Liberal and Country Philip Grimwade 4,873 37.5 +7.0
Country William Hoddinott 1,637 12.6 -11.8
Total formal votes 12,986 99.6 +0.4
Informal votes 57 0.4 -0.4
Turnout 13,043 94.7 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joseph Smith 6,774 52.2 +5.5
Liberal and Country Philip Grimwade 6,212 47.8 -5.5
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +5.5

Grant[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Grant
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Leslie D'Arcy 6,833 45.5 +5.1
Liberal and Country Alexander Fraser 4,727 31.5 +4.6
Country Frederick Holden 3,454 23.0 -9.7
Total formal votes 15,014 99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 149 1.0 -0.1
Turnout 15,163 93.4 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Alexander Fraser 7,627 50.8 +50.8
Labor Leslie D'Arcy 7,387 49.2 +7.2
Liberal and Country gain from Country Swing N/A

Hampden[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Hampden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Henry Bolte 7,830 57.2 +7.3
Labor Patrick Denigan 5,856 42.8 +0.9
Total formal votes 13,686 99.1 -0.2
Informal votes 127 0.9 +0.2
Turnout 13,813 95.4 +0.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.5

Hawthorn[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Murphy 9,361 41.9 +6.7
Liberal and Country Les Tyack 8,887 39.8 -12.0
Independent Fred Edmunds 4,100 18.3 +18.3
Total formal votes 22,348 99.1 +0.3
Informal votes 203 0.9 -0.3
Turnout 22,551 93.7 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Les Tyack 12,134 54.3 -6.7
Labor Charles Murphy 10,214 45.7 +6.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing -6.7

Ivanhoe[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Ivanhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Rupert Curnow 16,850 58.4 -3.3
Labor David Walker 11,997 41.6 +41.6
Total formal votes 28,847 99.3 +0.5
Informal votes 209 0.7 -0.5
Turnout 29,056 94.1 +1.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Kew[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Kew
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Arthur Rylah unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Korong[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Korong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Keith Turnbull 4,428 36.6 +36.6
Labor Jack McLean 3,957 32.7 +3.8
Country James Matheson 3,718 30.7 -40.4
Total formal votes 12,103 99.3 -0.1
Informal votes 89 0.7 +0.1
Turnout 12,192 95.4 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Keith Turnbull 7,313 60.4 +60.4
Labor Jack McLean 4,790 39.6 +10.7
Liberal and Country gain from Country Swing N/A

Malvern[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Trevor Oldham 11,949 57.9 -5.1
Labor Alexander Cahill 6,828 33.1 +33.1
Independent Mascotte Brown 1,868 9.0 -5.2
Total formal votes 20,645 98.6 +3.3
Informal votes 292 1.4 -3.3
Turnout 20,937 92.7 +2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Trevor Oldham 13,439 65.1 -5.0
Labor Alexander Cahill 7,206 34.9 +34.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Melbourne[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Hayes 14,219 66.0 +6.2
Liberal and Country John Eddy 7,340 34.0 -6.2
Total formal votes 21,559 98.3 +1.1
Informal votes 368 1.7 -1.1
Turnout 21,927 90.5 +1.8
Labor hold Swing +6.2

Mentone[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Mentone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George White 15,046 51.4 +4.0
Liberal and Country Harry Drew 14,231 48.6 -4.0
Total formal votes 29,277 99.3 0.0
Informal votes 218 0.7 0.0
Turnout 29,495 94.5 +0.4
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +4.0

Mernda[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Mernda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Arthur Ireland 8,792 60.7 +21.5
Labor Russell Smith 5,695 39.3 +39.3
Total formal votes 14,487 95.3 -3.3
Informal votes 717 4.7 +3.3
Turnout 15,204 92.7 +0.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Midlands[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Midlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clive Stoneham 8,094 56.6 +6.4
Liberal and Country Harold Boyle 5,054 35.3 +35.3
Country John Wright 1,156 8.1 -41.7
Total formal votes 14,304 99.2 -0.2
Informal votes 113 0.8 +0.2
Turnout 14,417 96.6 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clive Stoneham 8,210 57.4 +7.2
Liberal and Country Harold Boyle 6,094 42.6 +42.6
Labor hold Swing +7.2

Mildura[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Mildura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Louis Garlick 6,266 47.2 -0.8
Country Nathaniel Barclay 4,889 36.8 -15.2
Liberal and Country Kathleen Richardson 2,127 16.0 +16.0
Total formal votes 13,282 98.9 -0.3
Informal votes 147 1.1 +0.3
Turnout 13,429 94.6 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Nathaniel Barclay 6,703 50.5 -1.5
Labor Louis Garlick 6,579 49.5 +1.5
Country hold Swing -1.5

Moonee Ponds[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Moonee Ponds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Samuel Merrifield 14,073 56.0 +1.2
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 7,902 31.4 -13.8
Independent Brian O'Callaghan 3,154 12.6 +12.6
Total formal votes 25,129 99.1 0.0
Informal votes 228 0.9 0.0
Turnout 25,357 95.4 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Samuel Merrifield 14,388 57.2 +2.4
Liberal and Country John Rossiter 10,741 42.8 -2.4
Labor hold Swing +2.4

Mornington[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country William Leggatt 9,847 59.5 +6.6
Labor Alexander Higgins 4,566 27.6 -1.3
Independent Country Albert Allnutt 2,133 12.9 +12.9
Total formal votes 16,546 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 170 1.0 0.0
Turnout 16,716 93.0 +1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country William Leggatt 11,554 69.8 +0.6
Labor Alexander Higgins 4,992 30.2 -0.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing +0.6

Murray Valley[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Moss 5,697 39.2 -21.8
Labor Neil Stewart 5,418 37.3 -1.7
Liberal and Country James Tilson 3,423 23.5 +23.5
Total formal votes 14,538 99.2 0.0
Informal votes 113 0.8 0.0
Turnout 14,651 95.5 +2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Moss 8,609 59.2 -1.8
Labor Neil Stewart 5,929 40.8 +1.8
Country hold Swing -1.8

Northcote[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Northcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Cain 17,040 70.0 +6.2
Liberal and Country Bill Templeton 7,301 30.0 -6.2
Total formal votes 24,341 96.7 +1.2
Informal votes 171 0.7 -1.2
Turnout 24,512 96.7 +1.2
Labor hold Swing +6.2

Oakleigh[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Oakleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Val Doube 11,720 45.7 -3.2
Liberal and Country Charles Laming 8,833 34.4 -16.7
Independent John Lechte 5,084 19.8 +19.8
Total formal votes 25,637 99.1 -0.2
Informal votes 230 0.9 +0.2
Turnout 25,867 95.5 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Val Doube 12,820 50.0 +1.1
Liberal and Country Charles Laming 12,817 50.0 -1.1
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +1.1

Polwarth[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Edward Guye 8,094 57.6 -9.3
Labor Edwin Morris 4,575 32.5 -0.6
Country John Horne 1,391 9.9 +9.9
Total formal votes 14,060 99.5 +0.1
Informal votes 68 0.5 -0.1
Turnout 14,128 95.9 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Edward Guye 9,346 66.5 -0.4
Labor Edwin Morris 4,714 33.5 +0.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing -0.4

Portland[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Holt 7,392 51.3 +3.8
Liberal and Country Harry Hedditch 5,508 38.2 +15.4
Country Charles Buerckner 1,510 10.5 -19.1
Total formal votes 14,410 99.5 +0.3
Informal votes 71 0.5 -0.3
Turnout 14,481 96.2 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Holt 7,543 52.3 +2.8
Liberal and Country Harry Hedditch 6,867 47.7 +47.7
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +2.8

Port Melbourne[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Port Melbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Corrigan 18,598 76.2 +7.3
Liberal and Country Alex Taylor 4,587 18.8 -6.1
Communist Ralph Gibson 1,239 5.1 -1.1
Total formal votes 24,424 98.0 +0.4
Informal votes 503 2.0 -0.4
Turnout 24,927 93.4 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Corrigan 19,713 80.7 +6.5
Liberal and Country Alex Taylor 4,711 19.3 -6.5
Labor hold Swing +6.5

Prahran[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Prahran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Crean 12,879 55.6 +5.4
Liberal and Country Charles Barrington 10,267 44.4 -5.4
Total formal votes 23,146 99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 223 1.0 -0.1
Turnout 23,369 94.2 +3.4
Labor hold Swing +5.4

Preston[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Ruthven 17,007 64.0 +7.0
Liberal and Country Vernon Hauser 9,561 36.0 -7.0
Total formal votes 26,568 99.2 -0.1
Informal votes 216 0.8 +0.1
Turnout 26,784 95.9 +0.3
Labor hold Swing +7.0

Rainbow[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Rainbow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Keith Dodgshun 8,403 71.9 -6.0
Liberal and Country John Meadle 3,288 28.1 +28.1
Total formal votes 11,691 98.9 -0.6
Informal votes 125 1.1 +0.6
Turnout 11,816 95.7 +0.4
Country hold Swing N/A

Richmond[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Scully 17,569 74.5 +1.5
Liberal and Country Ralph Skinner 4,504 19.1 -7.9
Communist Ken Miller 1,510 6.4 +6.4
Total formal votes 23,583 97.6 -0.6
Informal votes 567 2.4 +0.6
Turnout 24,150 95.4 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Scully 18,928 80.3 +7.3
Liberal and Country Ralph Skinner 4,655 19.7 -7.3
Labor hold Swing +7.3

Ripon[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Ripon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Morton 6,991 49.0 +2.9
Liberal and Country Rutherford Guthrie 5,640 39.5 +9.7
Country Allan Vanstan 1,642 11.5 -12.6
Total formal votes 14,273 99.6 +0.1
Informal votes 50 0.4 -0.1
Turnout 14,323 95.8 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Morton 7,351 51.5 +3.7
Liberal and Country Rutherford Guthrie 6,922 48.5 -3.7
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +3.7

Rodney[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Rodney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Richard Brose 7,796 57.3 -13.5
Liberal and Country Wollaston Heily 5,801 42.7 +13.5
Total formal votes 13,597 98.1 +2.7
Informal votes 263 1.9 -2.7
Turnout 13,860 94.9 -0.4
Country hold Swing -13.5

St Kilda[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: St Kilda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Archie Michaelis 11,477 52.3 +52.3
Labor John Bourke 10,464 47.7 +5.8
Total formal votes 21,941 99.1 +0.3
Informal votes 192 0.9 -0.3
Turnout 22,133 93.3 +2.1
Liberal and Country gain from Independent Swing N/A

Scoresby[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Scoresby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Knox 12,036 74.5 -25.5
Independent Esca Chambers 4,126 25.5 +25.5
Total formal votes 16,162 98.2
Informal votes 297 1.8
Turnout 16,459 93.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Shepparton[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Shepparton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John McDonald 6,395 41.6 -26.9
Labor Gordon Anderson 5,263 34.3 +2.8
Liberal and Country Harold Causer 3,698 24.1 +24.1
Total formal votes 15,356 99.1 +0.1
Informal votes 133 0.9 -0.1
Turnout 15,489 94.9 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country John McDonald 9,439 61.5 -7.0
Labor Gordon Anderson 5,917 39.5 +7.0
Country hold Swing -7.0

Sunshine[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Sunshine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Shepherd 20,369 77.8 +8.8
Liberal and Country Marguerite James 5,823 22.2 -8.8
Total formal votes 26,192 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 258 1.0 0.0
Turnout 26,450 95.1 +0.8
Labor hold Swing +8.8

Swan Hill[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Hipworth 6,792 51.7 +51.7
Country Samuel Lockhart 6,339 48.3 -16.6
Total formal votes 13,131 99.1 -0.2
Informal votes 124 0.9 +0.2
Turnout 13,255 94.4 0.0
Liberal and Country gain from Country Swing N/A

Toorak[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Toorak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Edward Reynolds 12,509 57.7 -1.3
Labor Henry Peagram 9,178 42.3 +42.3
Total formal votes 21,687 99.2 +2.1
Informal votes 176 0.8 -2.1
Turnout 21,863 95.5 +7.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Warrnambool[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Warrnambool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Farrell 5,804 41.8 +1.2
Liberal and Country Ronald Mack 4,745 34.1 +34.1
Country Henry Bailey 3,349 24.1 -35.3
Total formal votes 13,898 99.4 0.0
Informal votes 89 0.6 0.0
Turnout 13,987 96.4 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Ronald Mack 7,102 51.1 +51.1
Labor James Farrell 6,796 48.9 +8.3
Liberal and Country gain from Country Swing N/A

Williamstown[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Williamstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Lemmon 16,560 65.2 +1.8
Liberal and Country Bruce Edwards 6,571 25.9 -0.8
Communist Alex Dobbin 2,264 8.9 +8.9
Total formal votes 25,395 98.8 -0.2
Informal votes 308 1.2 +0.2
Turnout 25,703 95.3 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Lemmon 18,598 73.2 +1.9
Liberal and Country Bruce Edwards 6,797 26.8 -1.9
Labor hold Swing +1.9

Wonthaggi[edit]

1950 Victorian state election: Wonthaggi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Buckingham 6,016 41.0 -16.0
Labor Percy Vagg 5,161 35.2 -7.8
Liberal and Country Robert McIndoe 3,499 23.8 +23.8
Total formal votes 14,676 99.5 -0.1
Informal votes 79 0.5 +0.1
Turnout 14,755 95.5 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country William Buckingham 9,256 63.1 +6.1
Labor Percy Vagg 5,470 36.9 -6.1
Country hold Swing +6.1

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Election held on 13 May 1950, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
  2. ^ Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 (ISBN 0708102700).
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