Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 21 June 1958 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. This was the last time Legislative Council elections were held separately to those of the Legislative Assembly.
Results
Legislative Council
Retiring Members
Democratic Labor Paul Jones MLC (Doutta Galla) — elected as Labor
Candidates 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 Labor Jack Jones Murray Byrne Maurice Calnin David Milburn (Ind)Bendigo Labor Arthur Smith George Morison Arthur White Doutta Galla Labor Samuel Merrifield Nicholas Dawe Herbert Morris East Yarra Independent Rupert Hamer John Hoare Sir Clifden Eager (Ind)Gippsland Country Frederick Gregory Bill Fulton John Hansen Higinbotham LCP Genevieve Mann Sir Arthur Warner Grace Stratton (Ind)Melbourne Labor Jack O'Connell Pat Sheehy Melbourne North Labor John Walton Gladys Brown Jack Little Melbourne West Labor Archie Todd Bert Bailey Monash Labor Gwendolyn Noad Graham Nicol Thomas Brennan Northern Country Dudley Walters North Eastern Country Ivan Swinburne North Western Country Percy Byrnes Albert Allnutt (Ind)Southern Labor Roy Rawson Raymond Garrett Leo Mahony South Eastern Labor George Tilley Bill Mair Jack Austin South Western Labor Don Ferguson Geoffrey Thom Norman Smith Western Labor David Arnott Kenneth Gross James Eveston
Results by province
Ballarat
Bendigo
Doutta Galla
Two party preferred vote was estimated.
East Yarra
Gippsland
Two party preferred vote was estimated.
Higinbotham
Two party preferred vote was estimated.
Melbourne
Maurie Sheehy was elected in 1952 as a member of Labor, then defected to the DLP in 1955.
Melbourne North
Two party preferred vote was estimated. Jack Little was elected in 1952 as a member of Labor, then defected to the DLP in 1955.
Melbourne West
Bert Bailey was elected in 1952 as a member of Labor, then defected to the DLP in 1955.
Monash
Thomas Brennan was elected in 1952 as a member of Labor, then defected to the DLP in 1955.
Northern
North-Eastern
North-Western
Southern
South-Eastern
Two party preferred vote was estimated.
South-Western
Western
See also 1958 Victorian state election
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