For the: local government elections held in August, see 1947 Victorian local elections.
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65 seats in the——Victorian Legislative Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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※
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Victorian state election, 8 November 1947 | ||||||
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| Enrolled voters | 1,291,515 | |||||
| Votes cast | 1,206,815 | Turnout | 93.44 | +5.46 | ||
| Informal votes | 16,102 | Informal | 1.33 | −0.75 | ||
| Summary of votes by, party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Labor | 486,635 | 40.87 | −0.15 | 17 | −14 | |
| Liberal | 442,451 | 37.16 | +16.65 | 27 | +17 | |
| Country | 177,698 | 14.92 | −4.05 | 20 | +2 | |
| Communist | 1,575 | 0.13 | −2.73 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Independent | 82,354 | 6.92 | −3.57 | 1 | −2 | |
| Total | 1,190,713 | 65 | ||||
See also※
References※
- ^ 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).
