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1967 Victorian state election

Australian state election

Australian state election

FieldValue
election_name1967 Victorian state election
countryVictoria
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1964 Victorian state election
previous_year1964
next_election1970 Victorian state election
next_year1970
seats_for_electionAll 73 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
and 18 (of the 36) seats in the Victorian Legislative Council
37 seats needed for a majority
election_date
image1[[File:Henry Bolte.jpg130px]]
leader1Sir Henry Bolte
leader_since13 June 1953
party1Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)
leaders_seat1Hampden
popular_vote1589,985
percentage137.49%
swing12.14
last_election138
seats144
seat_change16
image2
leader2Clive Stoneham
leader_since27 October 1958
party2Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)
leaders_seat2Midlands
popular_vote2596,520
percentage237.90%
swing21.68
last_election218
seats216
seat_change22
image3
leader3George Moss
leader_since38 July 1964
party3Country Party (Victoria)
leaders_seat3Murray Valley
popular_vote3136,126
percentage38.65%
swing30.11
last_election310
seats312
seat_change32
1blankTPP
2blankTPP swing
1data158.36%
2data10.67
1data241.64%
2data20.67
map_image1967 Victorian state election.svg
map_size400px
map_captionResults in each electorate.
titlePremier
before_electionHenry Bolte
before_partyLiberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)
after_electionHenry Bolte
after_partyLiberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)

and 18 (of the 36) seats in the Victorian Legislative Council 37 seats needed for a majority

Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 29 April 1967 to elect the 73 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 18 members of the 36-member Legislative Council.

Since the previous election, the number of Legislative Assembly electorates had been increased from 66 to 73, and the number of members in the Legislative Council had been increased from 34 to 35.

The incumbent Liberal Party government, led by Premier Henry Bolte, was returned for a fifth term.

Results

Legislative Assembly

| turnout % = 94.27 | informal % = 3.16 |votes % = 37.90 |votes % = 37.49 |votes % = 14.30 |votes % = 8.65 |votes % = 1.55 |votes % = 0.09 |votes % = 0.03 |2pp % 1 = 58.4 |2pp % 2 = 41.6 |}

Legislative Council

| turnout % = 94.3 | informal % = 3.7 |votes % = 38.5 |votes % = 36.9 |votes % = 14.3 |votes % = 9.5 |votes % = 0.8 |}

Seats changing hands

SeatPre-1967SwingPost-1967PartyMemberMarginMarginMemberParty
CoburgLaborCharlie Mutton6.9-15.78.8Jack MuttonIndependent
LowanLiberalJim McCabe-6.0+3.32.7Ray BuckleyCountry
Moonee PondsLiberalJack Holden2.9-4.21.3Tom EdmundsLabor
  • Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
  • Lowan became a notional Country party seat in the redistribution before the election.

Post-election pendulum

References

References

  1. [http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=907 Election held on 29 April 1967], Australian Politics and Elections Database (University of Western Australia).
  2. "Victoria Legislative Council Election 1967".
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