1952 Victorian state election

1952 Victorian state election

6 December 1952 (1952-12-06)
65 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
First party Second party Third party   Leader John Cain John McDonald Les Norman Party Labor Country Liberal and Country Leader since 18 October 1937 22 November 1945 4 December 1951 Leader's seat Northcote Shepparton Glen Iris (lost seat) Last election 24 seats 13 seats 27 seats Seats won 37 seats 12 seats 11 seats Seat change 13 1 16 Percentage 49.07% 8.34% 24.85% Swing 3.78 2.30 15.84
Premier before election John McDonald Country Elected Premier John Cain Labor

The 1952 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 6 December 1952 to elect 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

Results

Legislative Assembly

See also: Results of the Victorian state election, 1952 (Legislative Assembly)

Victorian state election, 6 December 1952 Legislative Assembly << 1950–1955 >>
Enrolled voters		1,119,486
Votes cast		1,047,671		Turnout	93.58	−0.82
Informal votes		18,991		Informal	1.81	+0.67
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	504,773	49.07	+3.78	37	+13
	Liberal and Country	255,685	24.85	−15.84	11	−16
	Electoral Reform League	98,641	9.59	+9.59	4	+4
	Country	85,843	8.34	−2.30	12	−1
	Independent	71,068	6.90	+4.04	1	±0
Total		1,028,680			65
Two-party-preferred
	Labor	734,668	56.7	+6.3
	Liberal and Country	560,521	43.3	–6.3

See also

• Candidates of the Victorian state election, 1952
• Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1952–1955
• Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1952–1955
• 1952 Victorian Legislative Council election