Results of the Victorian state election, 1950 (Legislative Assembly M-Z)

Victorian state election, 13 May 1950[1][2]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1947 — 1952 >>

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 for electorates from M to Z.

Results by electoral district

Malvern

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

Victorian state election, 1950: 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

References

  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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