The 1961 Victorian state election was held on 15 July 1961.

Retiring Members

Liberal and Country Sir Thomas Maltby MLA (Geelong) Charles Bridgford MLC (South Eastern)

Country Frederick Cook MLA (Benalla) Sir Albert Lind MLA (Gippsland East)

Legislative Assembly Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Electorate Held by Labor candidates LCP candidates Country candidates DLP candidates Other candidates Albert Park Labor Keith Sutton Thomas Merrett Albert Jones Ballarat North LCP Philip Gray Tom Evans Alexander Hoffert Walter Brown Ballarat South LCP Ron Wilson Gordon Scott Francis Brown Balwyn LCP Edmund Du Vergier Alex Taylor Leo Erwin Benalla Country Jack Ginifer John Hanson Tom Trewin Bartholomew O'Dea Benambra Country Reginald Mortimer Robert Kilpatrick Tom Mitchell William Findlay Bendigo Labor Bill Galvin Thomas Flood Paul Brennan Box Hill LCP William O'Grady George Reid Edmund Burgi Brighton LCP Geoffrey Blunden John Rossiter Edwin McSweeney Broadmeadows LCP Joseph Smith Harry Kane John Donnellon Anthony van der Loo (Ind)Brunswick East Labor Leo Fennessy Warren Mills Allan Swain Brunswick West Labor Campbell Turnbull Norman Glass John Flint Burwood LCP Peter Lynn Jim MacDonald John Duffy Camberwell LCP Anthony Giblett Vernon Wilcox Celia Laird Caulfield LCP Sydney Edwards Alexander Fraser Walter Culliford Coburg Labor Charlie Mutton Bryce Pyatt John Livingstone Dandenong LCP Alan Lind Len Reid John Simmons Dundas LCP Bob McClure Sir William McDonald James Eveston Elsternwick LCP George Smith Richard Gainey Edward Preece Essendon LCP Leslie Edmunds Kenneth Wheeler Kevin Digby Norman McClure (Ind)Evelyn LCP Donald King Russell Stokes Kevin Gould Fitzroy Labor Denis Lovegrove Maxwell Lee Bill Barry Flemington Labor Kevin Holland John Marshall Michael McMahon Footscray Labor Bill Divers Peter Oliver Walter Byrne Geelong LCP William King Hayden Birrell William Mithen Geelong West LCP Neil Trezise Max Gillett James Mahoney Gippsland East Country Neil Rosser Rae Archibald Bruce Evans Frank Burns Gippsland South Country Albert Thexton Leslie Horsfield Sir Herbert Hyland Geoffrey Farrell Bryan Fitzgerald (Ind)Gippsland West Country Eric Kent Toni Garside Leslie Cochrane Kevin Scanlon Grant Labor Roy Crick Max Crellin Robert Bainbridge William Wilson (CPA)Hampden LCP George Price Henry Bolte Francis O'Brien Hawthorn LCP John Reeves Peter Garrisson Charles Murphy Ivanhoe LCP Norman Rothfield Vernon Christie Cyril Cummins Kara Kara LCP Cyril Sudholz Keith Turnbull Bill Phelan Vincent Gervasoni Kew LCP William Cooper Arthur Rylah Francis Duffy Eric Thornton (CPA)Lowan LCP James Redford Wilfred Mibus Derek Williams Malvern LCP James McGarvin John Bloomfield Thomas Carty Melbourne Labor Arthur Clarey Bill Burns Tom Hayes Henry Roche (Ind)Mentone LCP Nola Barber Edward Meagher George White Midlands Labor Clive Stoneham Keith Lewis John Timberlake Mildura Country Douglas Burgess Raymond Dixon Nathaniel Barclay William McInerney Moonee Ponds LCP Tom Edmunds Jack Holden Paul Gunn Peter Kirchner (Ind)Moorabbin LCP Les Coates Llew Reese James Healy Bob Suggett (Ind Lib)Mornington LCP Brian Pigott Roberts Dunstan John Cass Morwell LCP George Brown Jim Balfour John Vinall Leslie Hilton Mulgrave LCP Vincent Scully Ray Wiltshire Leo Sparrow Murray Valley Country Ronald Kirby Bruno Marmo George Moss John Patterson Northcote Labor Frank Wilkes Julian Sullivan Jack Little Oakleigh Labor Val Doube Alan Scanlan Morris Kinnane Ormond LCP Kenneth Stone Joe Rafferty Robert Semmel Polwarth LCP Edwin Morris Tom Darcy Lloyd Kidman Alan Bruce Portland LCP George Gowty George Gibbs Stewart Price John Russell Prahran LCP George Gahan Sam Loxton Gordon Haberman Preston Labor Charlie Ring Colin Pritchard Michael Lucy Reservoir Labor Harry Jenkins David Welsh Frederick Whitling John Arrowsmith (CPA)Richmond Labor Bill Towers John Ridge Leo Gardner Harry Bocquet (CPA)Ringwood LCP David Ould Jim Manson William Johnson Ripponlea LCP Steven Goldberg Edgar Tanner Michael Cunneen Rodney Country Neil Frankland Francis Charlton Richard Brose Spencer Broom St Kilda LCP Leslie Atherton Baron Snider John Hughes Sandringham LCP Kenneth Farrall Murray Porter John Ryan Scoresby LCP Ronald Wanklin Bill Borthwick George Noone Swan Hill Country Clarence Wohlers Gordon Harrison Herbert Hilton Harold Stirling* John McMahon John Hipworth (Ind Lib)Toorak LCP Horace Petty John Speed Williamstown Labor Larry Floyd Neil McNeill John Twomey William Smith (CPA)Yarraville Labor Roy Schintler Neal Greig Alfred Gerrard

Legislative Council Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Province Held by Labor candidates LCP candidates Country candidates DLP candidates Other candidates Ballarat LCP Jack Jones Pat Dickie William Bruty Bendigo LCP Patrick McMahon Thomas Grigg William Drechsler Doutta Galla Labor John Tripovich Kenneth Jones Barry O'Brien East Yarra LCP Leo Bartley Sir Ewen Cameron John Hoare Gippsland Country George Evans Archie Tanner Bob May John Hansen Higinbotham LCP Eric Perryman Lindsay Thompson Henry Moore Melbourne Labor Doug Elliot Reginald Cannon Harold Powell Melbourne North Labor John Galbally Alfred Carter Kevin Daniel Melbourne West Labor Buckley Machin Dudley Coombes Bert Bailey Monash LCP Frederick Levin Charles Gawith Thomas Brennan Arthur Bennett (Ind) Frank Power (Ind)Northern Country John Cameron Laurence Troy Percy Feltham Bernard Hallinan North Eastern Country Lorne Collins Jim Plowman Keith Bradbury Arthur White North Western Country Thomas Gilhooley Geoffrey Harding Arthur Mansell Michael Howley Southern LCP Stanley Willis Gilbert Chandler Raymond Studham South Eastern LCP Reginald Butler Alan Hunt Martin Curry South Western LCP Stanley Nash Sir Gordon McArthur Newell Barrett Western LCP James McIntyre Ronald Mack Geoffrey White

References

Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive