AuspolDB: Elections

1955 Victorian Election

Electoral System	FPTP
Government Type
Outgoing Government Party
Incoming Government Party
Government Seats
Nongovernment Seats
Majority The difference between the number of Government seats and non-government seats.
Date	18/06/1955
House Composition

Candidate	Party	State	Votes	Elected
Herbert C Ludbrook	Liberal	BALLARAT PROVINCE	29838	Yes (1)
Harold O Williams	Australian Labor Party	BALLARAT PROVINCE	22571	No
James D Brosnan	Democratic Labour Party (DLP)	BENDIGO PROVINCE	8297	No
Thomas H Grigg	Liberal	BENDIGO PROVINCE	24610	Yes (1)
John J Murley	Australian Labor Party	BENDIGO PROVINCE	21629	No
William Slater	Australian Labor Party	DOUTTA GALLA PROVINCE	68905	Yes (1)
Francis P Williams	Democratic Labour Party (DLP)	DOUTTA GALLA PROVINCE	28800	No
Ewen P Cameron	Liberal	EAST YARRA PROVINCE	61417	Yes (1)
Francis E Cranston	Australian Labor Party	EAST YARRA PROVINCE	23705	No
Clifden C Eager	Independent	EAST YARRA PROVINCE	14970	No
Leonora E Lloyd	Democratic Labour Party (DLP)	EAST YARRA PROVINCE	11195	No
William Macaulay	The Nationals/Country Party	GIPPSLAND PROVINCE	43963	Yes (1)
William C Phelan	Democratic Labour Party (DLP)	GIPPSLAND PROVINCE	16973	No
Lindsay Thompson	Liberal	HIGINBOTHAM PROVINCE	0	Yes (1)
Francis P Mcmanus	Democratic Labour Party (DLP)	MELBOURNE PROVINCE	18691	No
Frederick M Thomas	Australian Labor Party	MELBOURNE PROVINCE	32212	Yes (1)
John W Galbally	Australian Labor Party	MELBOURNE NORTH PROVINCE	80962	Yes (1)
Harold J Harvie	Independent	MELBOURNE NORTH PROVINCE	23413	No
Fredrick J Riley	Democratic Labour Party (DLP)	MELBOURNE NORTH PROVINCE	19592	No
Patrick L Coleman	Democratic Labour Party (DLP)	MELBOURNE WEST PROVINCE	27218	No
Buckley Machin	Australian Labor Party	MELBOURNE WEST PROVINCE	63098	Yes (1)
Charles S Gawith	Liberal	MONASH PROVINCE	55564	Yes (1)
Henry J Peagram	Australian Labor Party	MONASH PROVINCE	34791	No
Stephen S Donelan	Independent	NORTHERN PROVINCE	5286	No
Percy V Feltham	The Nationals/Country Party	NORTHERN PROVINCE	22863	Yes (1)
Morton J Garner	Independent	NORTHERN PROVINCE	6601	No
James T Mosby	Independent	NORTHERN PROVINCE	11201	No
Keith Bradbury	The Nationals/Country Party	NORTH-EASTERN PROVINCE	0	Yes (1)
Arthur R Mansell	The Nationals/Country Party	NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCE	0	Yes (1)
Arthur H Carpenter	Australian Labor Party	SOUTHERN PROVINCE	40710	No
Gilbert L Chandler	Liberal	SOUTHERN PROVINCE	57862	Yes (1)
David K Purcell	Democratic Labour Party (DLP)	SOUTHERN PROVINCE	11609	No
James W Austin	Democratic Labour Party (DLP)	SOUTH-EASTERN PROVINCE	22884	No
Charles H Bridgford	Liberal	SOUTH-EASTERN PROVINCE	42838	Yes (1)
Charles P Gartside	Liberal	SOUTH-EASTERN PROVINCE	20252	No
Michael Findley	Democratic Labour Party (DLP)	SOUTH-WESTERN PROVINCE	10395	No
Gordon S Mcarthur	Liberal	SOUTH-WESTERN PROVINCE	34802	Yes (1)
Edwin W Morris	Australian Labor Party	SOUTH-WESTERN PROVINCE	19430	No
Roy A Cundy	Australian Labor Party	WESTERN PROVINCE	15650	No
George O Fitzgerald	Democratic Labour Party (DLP)	WESTERN PROVINCE	3665	No
Ronald W Mack	Liberal	WESTERN PROVINCE	24678	Yes (1)
Hugh V Macleod	Liberal	WESTERN PROVINCE	4622	No

1955 Victorian Election

Upper House