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1961 Victorian state election
Australian state election
Australian state election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1961 Victorian state election | |
| country | Victoria | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1958 Victorian state election | |
| previous_year | 1958 | |
| next_election | 1964 Victorian state election | |
| next_year | 1964 | |
| seats_for_election | All 66 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly | |
| and 17 (of the 34) seats in the Victorian Legislative Council | ||
| 34 seats needed for a majority | ||
| election_date | 15 July 1961 | |
| image1 | [[File:Henry Bolte.jpg | 130px]] |
| leader1 | Henry Bolte | |
| leader_since1 | 3 June 1953 | |
| party1 | Liberal and Country Party | |
| colour1 | 080CAB | |
| leaders_seat1 | Hampden | |
| popular_vote1 | 521,777 | |
| percentage1 | 36.44% | |
| swing1 | 0.74 | |
| last_election1 | 39 | |
| seats1 | 39 | |
| seat_change1 | 0 | |
| image2 | ||
| leader2 | Clive Stoneham | |
| leader_since2 | 7 October 1958 | |
| party2 | Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) | |
| leaders_seat2 | Midlands | |
| popular_vote2 | 552,015 | |
| percentage2 | 38.55% | |
| swing2 | 0.86 | |
| last_election2 | 18 | |
| seats2 | 17 | |
| seat_change2 | 1 | |
| image3 | [[File:Herbert_Hyland.jpg | 130px]] |
| leader3 | Herbert Hyland | |
| leader_since3 | 20 April 1955 | |
| party3 | Country Party (Victoria) | |
| leaders_seat3 | Gippsland South | |
| popular_vote3 | 102,184 | |
| percentage3 | 7.14% | |
| swing3 | 2.16 | |
| last_election3 | 9 | |
| seats3 | 9 | |
| seat_change3 | 0 | |
| 1blank | TPP | |
| 2blank | TPP swing | |
| 1data1 | 57.94% | |
| 2data1 | 0.18 | |
| 1data2 | 42.06% | |
| 2data2 | 0.18 | |
| title | Premier | |
| posttitle | Premier after election | |
| before_election | Henry Bolte | |
| before_party | Liberal and Country Party | |
| after_election | Henry Bolte | |
| after_party | Liberal and Country Party |
and 17 (of the 34) seats in the Victorian Legislative Council 34 seats needed for a majority
The Liberal and Country Party (LCP) government of Premier Henry Bolte won a third term in office. It was the first Victorian election at which all seats in both houses were contested by at least two candidates, and the first at which both houses were contested on the same day.
Key dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 24 May 1961 | The Parliament was prorogued. |
| 1 June 1961 | Writs were issued by the Administrator to proceed with an election. |
| 23 June 1961 | Close of nominations. |
| 15 July 1961 | Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. |
| 28 July 1961 | The Bolte Ministry was reconstituted, with two new ministers sworn in. |
| 1 August 1961 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared. |
| 1 August 1961 | Parliament resumed for business. |
Results
Legislative Assembly
The election produced almost no change in the electoral balance.
| turnout % = 94.41 | informal % = 2.45 |votes % = 38.55 |votes % = 36.44 |votes % = 16.95 |votes % = 7.14 |votes % = 0.26 |votes % = 0.66 |2pp % 1 = 57.9 |2pp % 2 = 42.1 |}
Legislative Council
| turnout % = 94.3 | informal % = 3.2 |votes % = 38.9 |votes % = 37.9 |votes % = 16.7 |votes % = 6.2 |votes % = 0.3 |}
Seats changing hands
| Seat | Pre-1961 | Swing | Post-1961 | Party | Member | Margin | Margin | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorabbin | Liberal and Country | Bob Suggett | 9.4 | N/A | 8.7 | Bob Suggett | Independent Liberal | ||||
| Oakleigh | Labor | Val Doube | 1.8 | -4.2 | 2.5 | Alan Scanlan | Liberal and Country |
- In addition, the LCP retained the seat of Ballarat North which it had won from the Country party at the 1960 by-election.
References
References
- (24 May 1961). "Discharging members of the Legislative Council from attendance and dissolving the Legislative Assembly".
- (24 May 1961). "General Election".
- (28 July 1961). "Ministers of the Crown".
- (27 July 1961). "Fixing the time for holding the first session of the forty-second Parliament of Victoria".
- Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Victoria, Assembly election, 15 July 1961".
- "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1961".
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