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1952 Victorian state election

Australian state election

Australian state election

FieldValue
election_name1952 Victorian state election
countryVictoria
flag_year1901
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1950 Victorian state election
previous_year1950
next_election1955 Victorian state election
next_year1955
seats_for_electionAll 65 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
majority_seats33
election_date
<!-- Labor -->image1
leader1John Cain
leader_since118 October 1937
party1Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)
leaders_seat1Northcote
popular_vote1**504,773**
percentage1**49.07%**
swing13.78
last_election124 seats
seats1**37 seats**
seat_change113
image2
leader2John McDonald
leader_since222 November 1945
party2Country Party (Victoria)
leaders_seat2Shepparton
popular_vote285,843
percentage28.34%
swing22.30
last_election213 seats
seats212 seats
seat_change21
image4
leader4Les Norman
leader_since44 December 1951
party4Liberal and Country Party
colour4080CAB
leaders_seat4Glen Iris *(lost seat)*
popular_vote4255,685
percentage424.85%
swing415.84
last_election427 seats
seats411 seats
seat_change416
image5
leader5Thomas Hollway
leader_since531 October 1952
party5Electoral Reform League
colour5
leaders_seat5Glen Iris *(won seat)*
popular_vote598,641
percentage59.59%
swing59.59
last_election5*New party*
seats54 seats
seat_change54
1blankTPP
1data1**56.72%**
1data443.28%
map_image1952 Victorian state election.svg
map_size320px
map_captionResults in each electorate
titlePremier
before_electionJohn McDonald
before_partyCountry Party (Victoria)
after_electionJohn Cain
after_partyAustralian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)

The 1952 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 6 December 1952 to elect 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

Results

Legislative Assembly

| turnout % = 93.58 | informal % = 1.81 |votes % = 49.07 |votes % = 24.85 |votes % = 9.59 |votes % = 8.34 |votes % = 6.90 |2pp % 1 = 56.7 |2pp % 2 = 43.3 |}

References

References

  1. [http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=902 Election held on 6 December 1952], 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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