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1964 Victorian state election
Australian state election
Australian state election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1964 Victorian state election | |
| country | Victoria | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1961 Victorian state election | |
| previous_year | 1961 | |
| next_election | 1967 Victorian state election | |
| next_year | 1967 | |
| 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 | 27 June 1964 | |
| 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 | 597,748 | |
| percentage1 | 39.63% | |
| swing1 | 3.20 | |
| last_election1 | 39 | |
| seats1 | 38 | |
| seat_change1 | 1 | |
| image2 | ||
| leader2 | Clive Stoneham | |
| leader_since2 | 7 October 1958 | |
| party2 | Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) | |
| leaders_seat2 | Midlands | |
| popular_vote2 | 546,279 | |
| percentage2 | 36.22% | |
| swing2 | 2.33 | |
| last_election2 | 17 | |
| seats2 | 18 | |
| 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 | 132,067 | |
| percentage3 | 8.76% | |
| swing3 | 1.62 | |
| last_election3 | 9 | |
| seats3 | 10 | |
| seat_change3 | 1 | |
| 1blank | TPP | |
| 2blank | TPP swing | |
| 1data1 | 59.03% | |
| 2data1 | 1.09 | |
| 1data2 | 40.97% | |
| 2data2 | 1.09 | |
| 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
Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on 27 June 1964 to elect the 66 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 17 members of the 34-member Legislative Council. The Liberal and Country Party (LCP) government of Premier Henry Bolte won a fourth term in office.
Key dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 6 May 1964 | The Parliament was prorogued. |
| 14 May 1964 | Writs were issued by the Administrator to proceed with an election. |
| 5 June 1964 | Close of nominations. |
| 27 June 1964 | Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. |
| 8 July 1964 | The Bolte Ministry was reconstituted, with two new ministers sworn in. |
| 14 July 1964 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared. |
| 14 July 1964 | Parliament resumed for business. |
Results
Legislative Assembly
The election produced almost no change in the electoral balance.
| turnout % = 94.40 | informal % = 2.31 |votes % = 39.63 |votes % = 36.22 |votes % = 14.97 |votes % = 8.76 |votes % = 0.25 |votes % = 0.17 |2pp % 1 = 59.0 |2pp % 2 = 41.0 |}
Legislative Council
| turnout % = 94.4 | informal % = 3.0 |votes % = 40.1 |votes % = 35.5 |votes % = 15.5 |votes % = 8.9 |}
Seats changing hands
| Seat | Pre-1964 | Swing | Post-1964 | Party | Member | Margin | Margin | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendigo | Labor | Bill Galvin | 4.5 | -6.3 | 1.8 | Robert Trethewey | Liberal and Country | ||||
| Geelong West | Liberal and Country | Max Gillett | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | Neil Trezise | Labor | ||||
| Kara Kara | Liberal and Country | Keith Turnbull | 13.8 | -15.1 | 1.3 | Bill Phelan | Country | ||||
| Moorabbin | Independent Liberal | Bob Suggett | 8.7 | N/A | 11.0 | Bob Suggett | Liberal and Country |
- Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
- In addition, Labor retained the seat of Broadmeadows which it had won from the LCP at the 1962 by-election.
Post-election pendulum
References
References
- (6 May 1964). "Discharging members of the Legislative Council from attendance and dissolving the Legislative Assembly".
- Chief Electoral Officer, Victoria. (1964). "Statistics relating to the general election held on Saturday 27 June 1964 (6947/64)".
- (8 July 1964). "Ministers of the Crown".
- (30 June 1964). "Fixing the time for holding the first session of the forty-third Parliament of Victoria".
- Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Victoria, Assembly election, 27 June 1964".
- "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1964".
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