1949 Victorian Legislative Council election
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Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 18 June 1949 to elect 17 of the 34 members of the state's Legislative Council for six year terms. MLCs were elected in single-member provinces using preferential voting.
Results
Legislative Council
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Victorian Legislative Council election, 18 June 1949[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled voters | 550,472 | |||||
| Votes cast | 262,393 | Turnout | 47.7 | −8.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,841 | Informal | 1.5 | −0.5 | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won |
Seats held | |
| Liberal and Country | 111,368 | 43.1 | −3.1 | 9 | 18 | |
| Country | 70,772 | 27.4 | +14.0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Labor | 56,831 | 22.0 | +0.1 | 4 | 8 | |
| Other | 19,581 | 7.6 | −10.9 | 0 | −1 | |
| Total | 258,552 | 17 | 34 | |||
Retiring Members
Sir George Goudie (Country, North Western) had died prior to the election; no by-election was held.
Labor
- Percy Clarey MLC (Doutta Galla)
Liberal and Country
- Alfred Pittard MLC (Ballarat)
Candidates
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.
| Province | Held by | Labor candidates | LCP candidates | Country candidates | Other candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat | LCP | Herbert Ludbrook | George Stewart | Nathaniel Callow (Ind) | |
| Bendigo | Country | John Lienhop | Allen Brownbill | ||
| Doutta Galla | Labor | Bill Slater | Denzil Don (Ind) | ||
| East Yarra | LCP | Ewen Cameron | |||
| Gippsland | Country | Eric Bawden | William MacAulay | ||
| Higinbotham | LCP | James Kennedy | |||
| Melbourne | Labor | Fred Thomas | John Eddy | ||
| Melbourne North | Independent | John Galbally | Likely McBrien (Ind) | ||
| Melbourne West | Labor | Les Coleman | |||
| Monash | LCP | Sir Frank Clarke | Percy Joske (Ind) | ||
| Northern | Country | John Gorton | George Tuckett | ||
| North Eastern | Country | James Tilson | Percival Inchbold | ||
| North Western | Country | Hugh Paton | Colin McNally | ||
| Southern | LCP | Gilbert Chandler | |||
| South Eastern | LCP | Charles Gartside | Frank Moore | ||
| South Western | LCP | Gordon McArthur | John Carr (Ind) John Horne (Ind) | ||
| Western | Ind Liberal | Hugh MacLeod | Sylvester Dawson |