The 1945 Victorian state election was held on 10 November 1945.
The incumbent government at this election was led by Ian Macfarlan, and consisted of Liberal, Country Party and Independent members. Although none of these were endorsed by parties, they maintained affiliations. A Ministerial column, comprising members who explicitly supported the Macfarlan government, is included in the table below, with other party affiliations indicated in brackets.
Seat changes Boroondara Liberal MLA Trevor Oldham contested Malvern. Bulla and Dalhousie Country MLA Leslie Webster contested Mernda. Essendon Labor MLA Samuel Merrifield contested Moonee Ponds. Flemington Labor MLA Jack Holland contested Footscray. Goulburn Valley Country MLA John McDonald contested Shepparton. Heidelberg Independent Liberal MLA Henry Zwar contested Preston. Kara Kara and Borung Country MLA Finlay Cameron contested Borung. Korong and Eaglehawk Country MLA Albert Dunstan contested Korong. Lowan Country MLA Wilfred Mibus contested Borung. Maryborough and Daylesford Labor MLA Clive Stoneham contested Midlands. Nunawading Labor MLA Bob Gray contested Box Hill. Ouyen Country MLA Keith Dodgshun contested Rainbow. Port Fairy and Glenelg Country MLA Harry Hedditch contested Portland. Stawell and Ararat Country MLA Alec McDonald contested Ripon. Upper Goulburn ex-Country Independent MLA Edwin Mackrell contested Goulburn. Upper Yarra Liberal MLA George Knox contested Scoresby. Walhalla Country MLA William Moncur contested Gippsland North. Waranga Country MLA Wollaston Heily contested Rodney. Warrenheip and Grenville Labor MLA Raymond Hyatt contested Hampden.
Retiring Members Country MLA Norman Martin (Gunbower) had resigned in September; no by-election had yet been held.
Labor Ted Cotter MLA (Richmond) Bill Hodson MLA (Castlemaine and Kyneton) Jack Mullens MLA (Footscray)
Country Lot Diffey MLA (Wangaratta and Ovens)
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 Liberal candidates Country candidates Ministerial candidates Other candidates Albert Park Liberal Frank Crean John Rasmussen William Haworth (Lib) James Coull (Ind Soc)Allandale Labor Patrick Denigan Albert Woodward Russell White Ballarat Liberal Stanley Glover Thomas Hollway Albert Black (CPA)Barwon Liberal Don Ferguson Robert Shirra James Henderson Thomas Maltby (Lib) Benalla Country Frederick Cook* Percy Johnson Benambra Country Charles Pollard Roy Paton Bendigo Labor Bill Galvin Borung Country Arthur Ackland Finlay Cameron Wilfred Mibus* Florence Rodan (Ind) Winton Turnbull (Ind CP)Box Hill Labor Bob Gray Ronald Emerson Ivy Weber (Ind)Brighton Liberal Val Doube Ray Tovell Ian Macfarlan (Lib) Brunswick Labor James Jewell Alfred Wall Camberwell Liberal Robert Whately Norman Mackay (Lib) Walter Fordham (Ind) Dora Nankivell (Ind)Carlton Labor Bill Barry Gerald O'Day (CPA)Caulfield Independent Alexander Dennett Andrew Hughes (Ind)Clifton Hill Labor Jack Cremean Neil McKay Kenneth Miller (CPA)Coburg Independent Arthur Lewis Allen Bateman Charlie Mutton (Ind Lab)Collingwood Labor Tom Tunnecliffe Dandenong Labor Frank Field Alexander Caldwell Clyde Hoffman (Ind Lib) Gladys Roberts (Ind)Dundas Labor Bill Slater Arthur Carracher Elsternwick Liberal John Don Roy Schilling (Lib) Karl Dorr (Ind)Essendon Labor Arthur Drakeford James Dillon Evelyn Liberal Clifford Wolfe Frank Le Leu William Everard (Lib) Footscray Labor Jack Holland Geelong Labor Fanny Brownbill Gippsland East Country Reuben Basham Albert Lind Gippsland North Country James Johns Bill Fulton William Moncur David White (Ind)Gippsland South Country Cecil Shellew Herbert Hyland Gippsland West Country Robert Baker Matthew Bennett George Calderwood (Ind)Glen Iris Liberal Thomas Brennan Alan Moir Ian McLaren (Ind)Goulburn Country Joseph Smith Philip Grimwade Cyril Davy Edwin Mackrell (CP) Grant Country Geoffrey Ryan Albert Pennell Frederick Holden Hampden Liberal Raymond Hyatt Henry Bolte Harold McLennan William Cumming (Lib) Hawthorn Independent Charles Murphy Fred Edmunds Leslie Hollins (Ind) Ivanhoe Liberal Maxwell Dunn Robert Gardner (Ind)Kew Liberal Wilfrid Kent Hughes Korong Country William Casey Albert Dunstan Malvern Liberal Trevor Oldham Melbourne Labor Tom Hayes Mentone Liberal George White John Warren Robert Roberts (Ind)Mernda Country Arthur Turtle Arthur Ireland Leslie Webster Midlands Labor Clive Stoneham Thomas Grigg Mildura Country Louis Garlick Nathaniel Barclay John Edey Albert Allnutt (CP) Moonee Ponds Labor Samuel Merrifield Mornington Country Frank Sharpe Alfred Kirton Murray Valley Country John McCabe George Moss Percy Snowden (Ind CP)Northcote Labor John Cain Oakleigh Labor Squire Reid James Smith Polwarth Country Thomas Carmody Edward Guye Portland Country Robert Holt Harry Hedditch Port Melbourne Labor Tom Corrigan Ralph Gibson (CPA)Prahran Labor Bill Quirk Peter Isaacson Arthur Jackson (Ind Lab)Preston Liberal William Ruthven Henry Zwar (Ind) Albert Davis (Ind)Rainbow Country John Tripovich Keith Dodgshun Richmond Labor Stan Keon Bart Flanagan (CPA)Ripon Country Ernie Morton Alec McDonald Rodney Country George White Richard Brose* Wollaston Heily Morton Garner (Ind)Scoresby Liberal George Knox Shepparton Country Frederick Hargreaves John McDonald St Kilda Liberal George Dethbridge Leslie Lord Archie Michaelis (Lib) Sunshine Labor Ernie Shepherd Swan Hill Country William Kent Francis Old John Hipworth (Ind CP)Toorak Liberal Harold Thonemann Robert Bruce (Lib) Robert Hamilton* (Ind Lib) Charles Kennett (Ind Lib) Albert Nicholls (Ind Lab) John Smith (Ind Lab)Warrnambool Country James Farrell Henry Bailey Williamstown Labor John Lemmon William Gray Alexander Dobbin (CPA)Wonthaggi Labor William McKenzie Alexander Shackleford
See also 1946 Victorian Legislative Council election
References
Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive