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1947 Victorian state election

Australian state election

Field	Value
election_name	1947 Victorian state election
country	Victoria
flag_year	1901
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1945 Victorian state election
previous_year	1945
next_election	1950 Victorian state election
next_year	1950
seats_for_election	All 65 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
33 seats needed for a majority
election_date
<!-- Coalition -->	image1
leader1	Thomas Hollway
leader_since1	3 December 1940
party1	Liberal/Country coalition
colour1
leaders_seat1	Ballarat
percentage1	52.08%
swing1	12.90
last_election1	29 seats
seats1	47 seats
seat_change1	18
<!-- Labor -->	image2
leader2	John Cain
leader_since2	18 October 1937
party2	Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)
leaders_seat2	Northcote
percentage2	40.87%
swing2	0.15
last_election2	31 seats
seats2	17 seats
seat_change2	14
map_image	1947 Victorian state election.svg
map_size	330px
map_caption	Results in each electorate.
title	Premier
before_election	John Cain
before_party	Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)
after_election	Thomas Hollway
after_party	Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)

33 seats needed for a majority

The 1947 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 8 November 1947 to elect 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

Results

Legislative Assembly

| turnout % = 93.44 | informal % = 1.33 |votes % = 40.87 |votes % = 37.16 |votes % = 14.92 |votes % = 0.13 |votes % = 6.92 |}

References

[http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=900 Election held on 8 November 1947], Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
Colin A Hughes, ''A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964'', Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 ({{ISBN. 0708102700).

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