1958_Victorian_state_election Knowpia

1958 Victorian state election
All 66 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly; 34 seats needed for a majority
Premier before election; Henry Bolte; Liberal and Country	Elected Premier ; Henry Bolte; Liberal and Country

Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 31 May 1958 to 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.

Results edit

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

There was a redistribution across Victoria prior to this election. The seat changes are as follows.

Seat	Incumbent member		New member

Bendigo	John Stanistreet	Liberal and Country	Bill Galvin	Labor
Coburg	Charlie Mutton	Independent	Charlie Mutton	Labor
Evelyn	Phillip Connell	Labor	Russell Stokes	Liberal and Country
Geelong West	Colin MacDonald	Labor	Max Gillett	Liberal and Country
Richmond	Frank Scully	Democratic Labor	Bill Towers	Labor