1964 Victorian state election

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. Accessed at Baillieu Library, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria. 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.

Legislative Council

Seats changing hands

Seat Pre-1964 Swing Post-1964 Party Member Margin Margin Member PartyBendigo LaborBill Galvin 4.5 -6.3 1.8Robert TretheweyLiberal and Country Geelong West Liberal and CountryMax Gillett 0.2 -0.3 0.1Neil TreziseLabor Kara Kara Liberal and CountryKeith Turnbull 13.8 -15.1 1.3Bill PhelanCountry Moorabbin Independent LiberalBob Suggett 8.7 N/A 11.0Bob SuggettLiberal 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

LCP seats (38)MarginalBendigoRobert TretheweyLCP1.8%LowanJim McCabeLCP1.8% v CPMentoneEdward MeagherLCP3.9%Ballarat SouthBill StephenLCP4.7%DandenongLen ReidLCP5.6%MorwellJim BalfourLCP5.6%Fairly safeMoonee PondsJack HoldenLCP6.0%HawthornWalter JonaLCP6.4%EvelynRussell StokesLCP6.7%EssendonKenneth WheelerLCP7.0%OakleighAlan ScanlanLCP7.5%St KildaBrian DixonLCP8.4%DundasWilliam McDonaldLCP8.9%RipponleaEdgar TannerLCP9.6%SafeGeelongHayden BirrellLCP10.0%MoorabbinBob SuggettLCP11.0%IvanhoeVernon ChristieLCP11.4%ScoresbyBill BorthwickLCP11.6%OrmondJoe RaffertyLCP12.1%RingwoodJim MansonLCP12.5%SandringhamMurray PorterLCP12.7%MulgraveRay WiltshireLCP13.4%PortlandGeorge GibbsLCP14.8%PrahranSam LoxtonLCP14.8%Ballarat NorthTom EvansLCP15.6%Box HillGeorge ReidLCP17.8%ToorakPhilip HudsonLCP18.3%CaulfieldAlexander FraserLCP18.4%MorningtonRoberts DunstanLCP19.5%CamberwellVernon WilcoxLCP19.6%HampdenHenry BolteLCP20.2%ElsternwickRichard GaineyLCP20.8%BrightonJohn RossiterLCP22.0%PolwarthTom DarcyLCP22.0%BalwynAlex TaylorLCP22.6%KewArthur RylahLCP22.6%BurwoodJim MacDonaldLCP22.8%MalvernJohn BloomfieldLCP25.5% Labor seats (18)Marginal Geelong WestNeil TreziseALP0.1% BroadmeadowsJohn WiltonALP0.6% MelbourneArthur ClareyALP1.0% MidlandsClive StonehamALP1.1% Brunswick WestCampbell TurnbullALP5.5%Fairly safe PrestonCharlie RingALP8.5% NorthcoteFrank WilkesALP8.6% GrantRoy CrickALP9.1% CoburgCharlie MuttonALP9.7% FlemingtonKevin HollandALP9.8% Albert ParkKeith SuttonALP9.9% ReservoirHarry JenkinsALP9.9%Safe Brunswick EastLeo FennessyALP10.7% RichmondClyde HoldingALP16.0% FitzroyDenis LovegroveALP17.0% YarravilleRoy SchintlerALP17.9% FootscrayBill DiversALP18.9% WilliamstownLarry FloydALP20.0%Country seats (10)Kara KaraBill PhelanCP1.3% v LCPRodneyRussell McDonaldCP12.1% v LCPBenallaTom TrewinCP12.5% v LCPMurray ValleyGeorge MossCP13.5% v LCPGippsland WestLeslie CochraneCP14.6% v LCPGippsland EastBruce EvansCP16.9% v LCPMilduraMilton WhitingCP17.4%BenambraTom MitchellCP25.4%Gippsland SouthHerbert HylandCP27.6% v DLPSwan HillHarold StirlingCP28.7%

See also Candidates of the 1964 Victorian state election Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1961–1964 Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1964–1967 Bolte Ministry

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