Elections were held in theββAustralian state of Victoria on Saturday 31 May 1958ββto elect the 66 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. This was the last time Assembly elections were held separately from those for the Legislative Council.
The Liberal and Country Party (LCP) government of Premier Henry Bolte won a second term in office.
Resultsβ»
Legislative Assemblyβ»
Victorian state election, 31 May 1958 Legislative Assembly
<< 1955β1961 >>
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Enrolled voters
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1,478,065
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Votes cast
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1,392,813
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Turnout
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94.23
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+0.21
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Informal votes
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24,760
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Informal
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1.78
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-0.42
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Summary of votes by, party
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Party
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Primary votes
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%
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Swing
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Seats
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Change
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Labor
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515,638
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37.69
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+5.12
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18
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β2
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Liberal and Country
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508,678
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37.18
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-0.60
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39
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+6
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Democratic Labor
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197,380
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14.43
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+1.82
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0
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β1
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Country
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127,228
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9.30
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-0.24
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9
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β2
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Independent
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17,770
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1.30
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-2.23
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0
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β1
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Other
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1,359
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0.10
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-0.40
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0
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Β±0
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Total
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1,368,053
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66
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Two-party-preferred
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Liberal and Country
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790,149
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57.8
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β0.1
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Labor
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577,904
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42.2
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+0.1
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Seats changing party representationβ»
There was a redistribution across Victoria priorββto this election. The seat changes are as follows.
Abolished seatsβ»
New seatsβ»
Seats changing handsβ»
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»