Results of the Victorian state election, 1958 (Legislative Assembly L-Z)

Victorian state election, 31 May 1958^[1] Legislative Assembly << 1955 — 1961 >>
Enrolled voters		1,478,065
Votes cast		1,392,813		Turnout	94.23	+0.21
Informal votes		24,760		Informal	1.78	-0.42
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	515,638	37.69	+5.12	18	−2
	Liberal and Country	508,678	37.18	-0.60	39	+6
	Democratic Labor	197,380	14.43	+1.82	0	−1
	Country	127,228	9.30	-0.24	9	−2
	Independent	17,770	1.30	-2.23	0	−1
	Other	1,359	0.10	-0.40	0	±0
Total		1,368,053			66
Two-party-preferred
	Liberal and Country	790,149	57.8	–0.1
	Labor	577,904	42.2	+0.1

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1958 election for electorates from L to Z.

Results by electoral district

Lowan

Victorian state election, 1958: Lowan^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal and Country	Wilfred Mibus	10,679	54.5
	Country	Ian McCann	5,664	28.9
	Democratic Labor	Edgar McMahon	3,258	16.6
Total formal votes			19,601	98.7
Informal votes			257	1.3
Turnout			19,858	96.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Wilfred Mibus	12,308	62.8
	Country	Ian McCann	7,293	37.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Two candidate preferred vote was estimated.

Malvern

Victorian state election, 1958: Malvern
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal and Country	John Bloomfield	12,109	69.5
	Independent	Mascotte Brown	5,306	30.5
Total formal votes			17,415	95.1
Informal votes			896	4.9
Turnout			18,311	91.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Melbourne

Victorian state election, 1958: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Arthur Clarey	8,129	50.2
	Democratic Labor	Tom Hayes	4,430	27.3
	Liberal and Country	Martha Yuille	3,645	22.5
Total formal votes			16,804	96.4
Informal votes			600	3.6
Turnout			16,804	89.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Clarey	8,793	54.3
	Liberal and Country	Martha Yuille	7,411	45.7
	Labor hold		Swing

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Mentone

Victorian state election, 1958: Mentone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal and Country	Edward Meagher	9,596	43.5
	Labor	Alfred O'Connor	8,776	39.8
	Democratic Labor	George White	3,687	16.7
Total formal votes			22,059	98.4
Informal votes			364	1.6
Turnout			22,423	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Edward Meagher	12,601	57.1
	Labor	Alfred O'Connor	9,458	42.9
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Midlands

Victorian state election, 1958: Midlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Clive Stoneham	10,207	48.2
	Liberal and Country	James Mactier	8,103	38.2
	Democratic Labor	John Timberlake	2,877	13.6
Total formal votes			21,187	99.1
Informal votes			185	0.9
Turnout			21,372	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clive Stoneham	10,848	51.2
	Liberal and Country	James Mactier	10,339	48.4
	Labor hold		Swing

Mildura

Victorian state election, 1958: Mildura
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Country	Nathaniel Barclay	11,499	60.6
	Labor	William Nicholas	5,311	28.0
	Democratic Labor	John Cotter	2,174	11.4
Total formal votes			18,984	98.7
Informal votes			250	1.3
Turnout			19,234	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Nathaniel Barclay	13,348	70.3
	Labor	William Nicholas	5,636	29.7
	Country hold		Swing

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Moonee Ponds

Victorian state election, 1958: Moonee Ponds
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal and Country	Jack Holden	8,128	41.9
	Labor	Thomas Moloney	7,306	37.7
	Democratic Labor	Paul Gunn	3,565	18.4
	Independent	Lancelot Hutchinson	379	2.0
Total formal votes			19,378	98.3
Informal votes			328	1.7
Turnout			19,706	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Jack Holden	11,694	60.4
	Labor	Thomas Moloney	7,684	39.6
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Moorabbin

Victorian state election, 1958: Moorabbin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal and Country	Bob Suggett	11,939	48.7
	Labor	Les Coates	9,602	39.2
	Democratic Labor	Desmond Ward	2,966	12.1
Total formal votes			24,507	98.4
Informal votes			386	1.6
Turnout			24,893	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Bob Suggett	14,552	59.4
	Labor	Les Coates	9,955	40.6
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Mornington

Victorian state election, 1958: Mornington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal and Country	Roberts Dunstan	13,728	63.5
	Labor	Gordon Anstee	7,897	36.5
Total formal votes			21,625	98.4
Informal votes			341	1.6
Turnout			21,966	93.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Morwell

Victorian state election, 1958: Morwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Hector Stoddart	8,898	45.2
	Liberal and Country	Jim Balfour	8,223	41.7
	Democratic Labor	Alfred Gerrard	2,587	13.1
Total formal votes			19,708	98.5
Informal votes			300	1.5
Turnout			20,008	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Jim Balfour	10,379	52.7
	Labor	Hector Stoddart	9,329	47.3
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Mulgrave

Victorian state election, 1958: Mulgrave
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal and Country	Ray Wiltshire	14,776	49.9
	Labor	John Neal	10,957	37.0
	Democratic Labor	Leo Sparrow	3,884	13.1
Total formal votes			29,617	98.4
Informal votes			489	1.6
Turnout			30,106	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Ray Wiltshire	17,906	60.5
	Labor	John Neal	11,711	39.5
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Murray Valley

Victorian state election, 1958: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Country	George Moss	12,036	58.8
	Labor	Neil Frankland	5,471	26.7
	Democratic Labor	John Patterson	2,974	14.5
Total formal votes			20,481	98.3
Informal votes			345	1.7
Turnout			20,826	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Moss	14,564	71.1
	Labor	Neil Frankland	5,917	28.9
	Country hold		Swing

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Northcote

Victorian state election, 1958: Northcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Frank Wilkes	11,980	59.9
	Democratic Labor	Thomas Walsh	4,631	23.1
	Liberal and Country	Edward Wells	3,394	17.0
Total formal votes			20,005	98.0
Informal votes			414	2.0
Turnout			20,419	94.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Wilkes	12,674	63.3
	Liberal and Country	Edward Wells	7,331	36.7
	Labor hold		Swing

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Oakleigh

Victorian state election, 1958: Oakleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Val Doube	10,694	50.0
	Liberal and Country	William Downard	8,243	38.6
	Democratic Labor	John Heffernan	2,436	11.4
Total formal votes			21,373	98.8
Informal votes			264	1.2
Turnout			21,637	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Val Doube	11,060	51.7
	Liberal and Country	William Downard	10,313	48.3
	Labor hold		Swing

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Ormond

Victorian state election, 1958: Ormond
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal and Country	Joe Rafferty	11,252	49.5
	Labor	Robert Flanagan	7,686	38.8
	Democratic Labor	Robert Semmel	3,435	15.1
	Independent	Gilbert Smith	342	1.5
Total formal votes			22,758	98.3
Informal votes			342	1.7
Turnout			23,100	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Joe Rafferty	14,559	64.1
	Labor	Robert Flanagan	8,156	35.9
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Polwarth

Victorian state election, 1958: Polwarth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal and Country	Tom Darcy	8,807	40.5
	Labor	William King	5,160	23.7
	Country	Ronald McDonough	5,086	23.4
	Democratic Labor	Michael Finlay	2,702	12.4
Total formal votes			21,755	98.9
Informal votes			249	1.1
Turnout			22,004	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Tom Darcy	15,793	72.6
	Labor	William King	5,962	27.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Portland

Victorian state election, 1958: Portland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal and Country	George Gibbs	9,741	46.4
	Labor	Malcolm Gladman	7,781	37.0
	Democratic Labor	John Russell	3,482	16.6
Total formal votes			21,004	99.3
Informal votes			155	0.7
Turnout			21,159	96.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	George Gibbs	12,603	60.0
	Labor	Malcolm Gladman	8,401	40.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Prahran

Victorian state election, 1958: Prahran
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal and Country	Sam Loxton	7,798	43.7
	Labor	Robert Pettiona	7,734	43.3
	Democratic Labor	Gordon Haberman	2,325	13.0
Total formal votes			17,857	97.9
Informal votes			375	2.1
Turnout			18,232	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Sam Loxton	9,794	54.9
	Labor	Robert Pettiona	8,063	45.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Preston

Victorian state election, 1958: Preston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Charlie Ring	13,014	54.1
	Democratic Labor	Michael Lucy	5,708	23.7
	Liberal and Country	Neville Crocker	5,355	22.2
Total formal votes			24,077	97.8
Informal votes			534	2.2
Turnout			24,611	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charlie Ring	13,870	57.6
	Liberal and Country	Neville Crocker	10,207	42.4
	Labor hold		Swing

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Reservoir

Victorian state election, 1958: Reservoir
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	William Ruthven	14,043	59.7
	Liberal and Country	Hubert Joelson	5,806	24.7
	Democratic Labor	Frederick Whitling	3,690	15.7
Total formal votes			23,539	98.2
Informal votes			428	1.8
Turnout			23,967	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	William Ruthven	14,596	62.0
	Liberal and Country	Hubert Joelson	8,943	38.0
	Labor hold		Swing

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Richmond

Victorian state election, 1958: Richmond
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Bill Towers	9,552	53.9
	Democratic Labor	Frank Scully	6,242	35.2
	Liberal and Country	Nicholas Renton	1,932	10.9
Total formal votes			18,259	93.2
Informal votes			533	2.9
Turnout			18,259	93.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Towers	10,488	59.2
	Democratic Labor	Frank Scully	7,238	40.8
	Labor gain from Democratic Labor		Swing

Two candidate preferred vote was estimated.

Ringwood

Victorian state election, 1958: Ringwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal and Country	Jim Manson	13,021	49.6
	Labor	William Webber	10,316	39.3
	Democratic Labor	Bruce Burne	2,917	11.1
Total formal votes			26,244	98.7
Informal votes			351	1.3
Turnout			26,595	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Jim Manson	15,551	59.2
	Labor	William Webber	10,703	40.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Ripponlea

Victorian state election, 1958: Ripponlea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal and Country	Edgar Tanner	9,015	50.1
	Labor	Jack Kagan	6,250	34.7
	Democratic Labor	Dermot O'Neill	2,742	15.2
Total formal votes			18,007	97.1
Informal votes			536	2.9
Turnout			536	2.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Edgar Tanner	11,346	63.0
	Labor	Jack Kagan	6,661	37.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Rodney

Victorian state election, 1958: Rodney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Country	Richard Brose	13,832	68.5
	Democratic Labor	Spencer Broom	6,371	31.5
Total formal votes			20,203	97.9
Informal votes			442	2.1
Turnout			20,645	95.8
	Country hold		Swing

St Kilda

Victorian state election, 1958: St Kilda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal and Country	Baron Snider	8,312	46.9
	Labor	Paul Fraser	6,923	39.1
	Democratic Labor	John Hughes	2,484	14.0
Total formal votes			17,719	97.1
Informal votes			535	2.9
Turnout			18,254	90.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Baron Snider	10,237	57.8
	Labor	Paul Fraser	7,482	42.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Sandringham

Victorian state election, 1958: Sandringham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal and Country	Murray Porter	12,251	52.4
	Labor	Henry Fowler	8,292	35.4
	Democratic Labor	Thomas Ryan	2,856	12.2
Total formal votes			23,399	98.6
Informal votes			324	1.4
Turnout			23,723	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Murray Porter	14,678	62.7
	Labor	Henry Fowler	8,721	37.3
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Scoresby

Victorian state election, 1958: Scoresby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal and Country	George Knox	13,677	57.7
	Labor	Reginald Robertson	7,701	32.5
	Democratic Labor	George Noone	2,330	9.8
Total formal votes			23,708	98.6
Informal votes			344	1.4
Turnout			24,052	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	George Knox	15,657	66.1
	Labor	Reginald Robertson	8,051	33.9
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Swan Hill

Victorian state election, 1958: Swan Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Country	Harold Stirling	12,402	67.4
	Independent	John Hipworth	6,006	32.6
Total formal votes			18,408	97.9
Informal votes			399	2.1
Turnout			18,807	95.3
	Country hold		Swing

Toorak

Victorian state election, 1958: Toorak
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal and Country	Horace Petty	10,664	61.5
	Labor	George Gahan	6,682	38.5
Total formal votes			17,346	98.0
Informal votes			399	2.1
Turnout			18,807	95.3
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Williamstown

Victorian state election, 1958: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Larry Floyd	12,734	68.5
	Liberal and Country	Joy Head	2,728	14.7
	Democratic Labor	Edward Purchase	2,641	14.2
	Communist	William Tregear	492	2.7
Total formal votes			18,595	97.9
Informal votes			403	2.1
Turnout			18,998	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Larry Floyd	13,573	73.0
	Liberal and Country	Joy Head	5,022	27.0
	Labor hold		Swing

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Yarraville

Victorian state election, 1958: Yarraville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Roy Schintler	12,751	62.7
	Independent	William Keily	2,916	14.3
	Democratic Labor	James Eudey	2,782	13.7
	Liberal and Country	William Lovell	1,901	9.3
Total formal votes			20,350	97.7
Informal votes			484	2.3
Turnout			20,834	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Roy Schintler	15,792	77.6
	Liberal and Country	William Lovell	4,558	22.4
	Labor hold		Swing

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

References

↑ Election held on 31 May 1958, Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
↑ 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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