Results of the 1961 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

Victorian state election, 15 July 1961^[1] Legislative Assembly << 1958–1964 >>
Enrolled voters		1,554,856
Votes cast		1,554,856		Turnout	94.41	+0.18
Informal votes		35,937		Informal	2.45	+0.67
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	552,015	38.55	+0.86	17	– 1
	Liberal and Country	521,777	36.44	–0.74	39	± 0
	Democratic Labor	242,753	16.95	+2.53	0	± 0
	Country	102,184	7.14	–2.16	9	± 0
	Other	3,722	0.26	+0.16	0	± 0
	Independent	9,474	0.66	–0.64	1	+ 1
Total		1,431,925			66
Two-party-preferred
	Liberal and Country	829,977	57.9	+0.1
	Labor	602,493	42.1	–0.1

This is a list of electoral district results for the Victorian 1961 election.

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

1961 Victorian state election: Albert Park^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Keith Sutton	8,736	56.1	+7.2
	Democratic Labor	Albert Jones	3,437	22.1	-1.7
	Liberal and Country	Thomas Merrett	3,404	21.8	-2.9
Total formal votes			15,577	96.6	−0.8
Informal votes			554	3.4	+0.8
Turnout			16,131	92.6	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Keith Sutton	9,252	59.4	+5.0
	Liberal and Country	Thomas Merrett	6,325	40.6	-5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.0

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Albert Park.

Ballarat North

1961 Victorian state election: Ballarat North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Philip Gray	7,842	36.8	+7.1
	Liberal and Country	Tom Evans	7,653	35.9	+15.6
	Democratic Labor	Walter Brown	4,038	19.0	+3.2
	Country	Alexander Hoffert	1,765	8.3	-26.0
Total formal votes			21,298	98.5	0.0
Informal votes			315	1.5	0.0
Turnout			21,613	95.7	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Tom Evans	12,732	59.8	+22.5
	Labor	Philip Gray	8,566	40.2	+40.2
	Liberal and Country gain from Country		Swing	N/A

Ballarat South

1961 Victorian state election: Ballarat South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Wilson	8,394	41.4	+6.4
	Liberal and Country	Gordon Scott	8,194	40.4	+0.9
	Democratic Labor	Francis Brown	3,691	18.2	-0.9
Total formal votes			20,279	98.5	+0.3
Informal votes			316	1.5	−0.3
Turnout			20,595	95.7	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Gordon Scott	11,491	56.7	-2.5
	Labor	Ron Wilson	8,788	43.3	+2.5
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-2.5

Balwyn

1961 Victorian state election: Balwyn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Alex Taylor	15,653	62.4	+1.7
	Labor	Edmund Du Vergier	6,104	24.3	+1.8
	Democratic Labor	Leo Erwin	3,346	13.3	+2.9
Total formal votes			25,113	98.5	−0.1
Informal votes			380	1.5	+0.1
Turnout			25,493	94.1	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Alex Taylor	18,506	73.7	-1.3
	Labor	Edmund Du Vergier	6,607	26.3	+1.3
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-1.3

Benalla

1961 Victorian state election: Benalla
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Tom Trewin	7,007	35.8	+1.6
	Labor	Jack Ginifer	5,758	29.5	+1.0
	Liberal and Country	John Hanson	3,785	19.4	-4.6
	Democratic Labor	Bartholomew O'Dea	3,000	15.4	+2.0
Total formal votes			19,550	98.0	−1.0
Informal votes			394	2.0	+1.0
Turnout			19,944	98.8	+4.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Tom Trewin	13,102	67.0	-0.1
	Labor	Jack Ginifer	6,448	33.0	+0.1
	Country hold		Swing	-0.1

Benambra

1961 Victorian state election: Benambra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Tom Mitchell	10,835	50.7	+0.6
	Labor	Reginald Mortimer	4,920	23.0	+2.3
	Democratic Labor	William Findlay	3,445	16.1	0.0
	Liberal and Country	Robert Kilpatrick	2,171	10.2	-2.8
Total formal votes			21,371	98.0	−0.7
Informal votes			435	2.0	+0.7
Turnout			21,806	94.7	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Tom Mitchell	15,718	73.6	-2.0
	Labor	Reginald Mortimer	5,653	26.4	+2.0
	Country hold		Swing	-2.0

Bendigo

1961 Victorian state election: Bendigo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Galvin	10,875	52.1	+4.9
	Liberal and Country	Thomas Flood	6,579	31.5	+4.1
	Democratic Labor	Paul Brennan	3,434	16.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			20,888	98.8	+0.3
Informal votes			263	1.2	−0.3
Turnout			21,151	96.6	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Galvin	11,389	54.5	+2.5
	Liberal and Country	Thomas Flood	9,499	45.5	-2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

Box Hill

1961 Victorian state election: Box Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	George Reid	15,546	55.2	-3.0
	Labor	William O'Grady	7,873	28.0	-2.3
	Democratic Labor	Edmund Burgi	4,717	16.8	+5.4
Total formal votes			28,143	98.2	−0.5
Informal votes			525	1.8	+0.5
Turnout			28,661	93.9	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	George Reid	19,557	69.5	+1.5
	Labor	William O'Grady	8,579	30.5	-1.5
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+1.5

Brighton

1961 Victorian state election: Brighton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	John Rossiter	11,218	58.3	-8.7
	Labor	Geoffrey Blunden	5,333	27.7	-5.3
	Democratic Labor	Edwin McSweeney	2,678	13.9	+13.9
Total formal votes			19,229	98.3	−0.1
Informal votes			323	1.7	+0.1
Turnout			19,552	93.7	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	John Rossiter	13,494	70.2	+3.2
	Labor	Geoffrey Blunden	5,735	29.8	-3.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+3.2

Broadmeadows

1961 Victorian state election: Broadmeadows
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joseph Smith	17,650	44.4	-2.6
	Liberal and Country	Harry Kane	13,651	34.3	-2.9
	Democratic Labor	John Donnellon	7,529	18.9	+3.1
	Independent	Anthony van der Loo	908	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			39,738	97.5	−1.1
Informal votes			1,026	2.5	+1.1
Turnout			40,764	95.1	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Harry Kane	21,076	53.0	+2.2
	Labor	Joseph Smith	18,662	47.0	-2.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+2.2

Brunswick East

1961 Victorian state election: Brunswick East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Leo Fennessy	9,385	63.5	+5.6
	Democratic Labor	Allan Swain	3,337	22.6	+4.3
	Liberal and Country	Warren Mills	2,059	13.9	-10.0
Total formal votes			14,781	94.2	−3.0
Informal votes			902	5.8	+3.0
Turnout			15,683	92.3	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Leo Fennessy	9,896	66.9	+6.3
	Liberal and Country	Warren Mills	4,885	33.1	-6.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.3

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Brunswick East.

Brunswick West

1961 Victorian state election: Brunswick West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Campbell Turnbull	9,159	52.3	+1.1
	Democratic Labor	John Flint	4,251	24.3	-0.3
	Liberal and Country	Norman Glass	4,094	23.4	-0.9
Total formal votes			17,504	95.8	−1.8
Informal votes			758	4.2	+1.8
Turnout			18,262	93.8	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Campbell Turnbull	9,797	56.0	+1.1
	Liberal and Country	Norman Glass	7,707	44.0	-1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.1

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Brunswick West.

Burwood

1961 Victorian state election: Burwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Jim MacDonald	11,929	59.3	-10.7
	Labor	Peter Lynn	5,252	26.1	-3.9
	Democratic Labor	John Duffy	2,944	14.6	+14.6
Total formal votes			20,125	98.4	0.0
Informal votes			319	1.6	0.0
Turnout			20,444	94.7	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Jim MacDonald	14,382	71.7	+1.6
	Labor	Peter Lynn	5,743	28.3	-1.6
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+1.6

Camberwell

1961 Victorian state election: Camberwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Vernon Wilcox	10,773	57.3	-3.1
	Labor	Anthony Giblett	5,218	27.8	+0.6
	Democratic Labor	Celia Laird	2,808	14.9	+2.4
Total formal votes			18,799	97.9	−0.4
Informal votes			406	2.1	+0.4
Turnout			19,205	93.0	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Vernon Wilcox	13,160	70.0	-2.0
	Labor	Anthony Giblett	5,639	30.0	+2.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-2.0

Caulfield

1961 Victorian state election: Caulfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Alexander Fraser	10,676	55.3	-3.9
	Labor	Sydney Edwards	5,137	26.6	-1.0
	Democratic Labor	Walter Culliford	3,474	18.0	+4.8
Total formal votes			19,287	97.9	−0.6
Informal votes			410	2.1	+0.6
Turnout			19,697	91.9	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Alexander Fraser	13,629	70.7	+0.2
	Labor	Sydney Edwards	5,658	29.3	-0.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+0.2

Coburg

1961 Victorian state election: Coburg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charlie Mutton	11,658	58.8	-3.6
	Democratic Labor	John Livingstone	4,149	20.9	+5.9
	Liberal and Country	Bryce Pyatt	4,036	20.3	-2.2
Total formal votes			19,843	97.0	−1.1
Informal votes			617	3.0	+1.1
Turnout			20,460	95.2	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charlie Mutton	12,280	61.9	-2.8
	Liberal and Country	Bryce Pyatt	7,563	38.1	+2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.8

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Coburg.

Dandenong

1961 Victorian state election: Dandenong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Lind	14,949	43.0	+1.3
	Liberal and Country	Len Reid	14,290	41.1	-2.7
	Democratic Labor	John Simmons	5,538	15.9	+1.5
Total formal votes			34,777	97.9	−0.3
Informal votes			762	2.1	+0.3
Turnout			35,539	94.6	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Len Reid	19,232	55.3	+1.8
	Labor	Alan Lind	15,545	44.7	-1.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+1.8

Dundas

1961 Victorian state election: Dundas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	William McDonald	9,344	45.0	-3.7
	Labor	Bob McClure	8,463	40.8	+1.2
	Democratic Labor	James Eveston	2,943	14.2	+2.5
Total formal votes			20,750	98.9	−0.4
Informal votes			237	1.1	+0.4
Turnout			20,987	96.4	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	William McDonald	11,484	55.3	-3.1
	Labor	Bob McClure	9,266	44.7	+3.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-3.1

Elsternwick

1961 Victorian state election: Elsternwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Richard Gainey	10,618	55.6	-3.3
	Labor	George Smith	5,287	27.7	+1.9
	Democratic Labor	Edward Preece	3,174	16.6	+1.3
Total formal votes			19,079	97.9	−0.3
Informal votes			407	2.1	+0.3
Turnout			19,486	94.6	+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Richard Gainey	13,316	69.8	-2.1
	Labor	George Smith	5,763	30.2	+2.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-2.1

Essendon

1961 Victorian state election: Essendon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Kenneth Wheeler	9,054	39.9	+1.8
	Labor	Leslie Edmunds	8,794	38.7	-6.2
	Democratic Labor	Kevin Digby	4,564	20.1	+3.0
	Independent	Norman McClure	294	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			22,706	97.4	−1.0
Informal votes			614	2.6	+1.0
Turnout			23,320	95.4	−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Kenneth Wheeler	12,933	57.0	+5.5
	Labor	Leslie Edmunds	9,773	43.0	-5.5
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+5.5

Evelyn

1961 Victorian state election: Evelyn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Russell Stokes	12,302	43.3	-0.5
	Labor	Donald King	11,424	40.2	-3.3
	Democratic Labor	Kevin Gould	4,704	16.5	+3.7
Total formal votes			28,430	98.2	−0.3
Informal votes			516	1.8	+0.3
Turnout			28,946	93.9	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Russell Stokes	15,647	55.0	+0.9
	Labor	Donald King	12,783	45.0	-0.9
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+0.9

Fitzroy

1961 Victorian state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Denis Lovegrove	8,427	57.5	-7.3
	Democratic Labor	Bill Barry	3,951	26.9	+8.1
	Liberal and Country	Maxwell Lee	2,285	15.6	-0.7
Total formal votes			14,663	93.8	−2.2
Informal votes			970	6.2	+2.2
Turnout			15,633	90.9	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Denis Lovegrove	9,019	61.5	-6.1
	Liberal and Country	Maxwell Lee	5,644	38.5	+6.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.1

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Fitzroy.

Flemington

1961 Victorian state election: Flemington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kevin Holland	10,444	62.6	-0.6
	Liberal and Country	John Marshall	3,232	19.4	+2.6
	Democratic Labor	Michael McMahon	3,005	18.0	-2.0
Total formal votes			16,681	96.6	−1.2
Informal votes			593	3.4	+1.2
Turnout			17,274	93.5	−1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kevin Holland	10,894	65.3	-0.9
	Liberal and Country	John Marshall	5,787	34.7	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.9

Footscray

1961 Victorian state election: Footscray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Divers	12,196	65.7	-10.9
	Democratic Labor	Walter Byrne	3,870	20.9	+8.8
	Liberal and Country	Peter Oliver	2,485	13.4	+2.1
Total formal votes			18,551	95.9	−2.1
Informal votes			790	4.1	+2.1
Turnout			19,341	95.6	−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Divers	12,776	68.9	-9.5
	Liberal and Country	Peter Oliver	5,775	31.1	+9.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.5

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Footscray.

Geelong

1961 Victorian state election: Geelong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Hayden Birrell	9,241	46.2	+2.8
	Labor	William King	7,590	38.0	+0.1
	Democratic Labor	William Mithen	3,159	15.8	+3.9
Total formal votes			19,990	98.0	−0.7
Informal votes			411	2.0	+0.7
Turnout			20,401	93.8	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Hayden Birrell	11,839	59.2	+2.8
	Labor	William King	8,151	40.8	-2.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+2.8

Geelong West

1961 Victorian state election: Geelong West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Trezise	11,510	48.0	+0.5
	Liberal and Country	Max Gillett	9,244	38.6	-0.8
	Democratic Labor	James Mahoney	3,207	13.4	+0.3
Total formal votes			23,961	98.0	−0.5
Informal votes			496	2.0	+0.5
Turnout			24,457	94.5	+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Max Gillett	12,032	50.2	+0.1
	Labor	Neil Trezise	11,929	49.8	-0.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+0.1

Gippsland East

1961 Victorian state election: Gippsland East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bruce Evans	7,342	37.3	-20.9
	Liberal and Country	Rae Archibald	4,752	24.1	+1.1
	Labor	Neil Rosser	4,715	23.9	+23.9
	Democratic Labor	Frank Burns	2,901	14.7	-4.1
Total formal votes			19,710	97.8	−0.7
Informal votes			441	2.2	+0.7
Turnout			20,151	93.6	−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bruce Evans	14,085	71.5	-0.8
	Labor	Neil Rosser	5,625	28.5	+28.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Country	Bruce Evans	12,273	62.3	-10.0
	Liberal and Country	Rae Archibald	7,437	37.7	+10.0
	Country hold		Swing	-10.0

Gippsland South

1961 Victorian state election: Gippsland South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Herbert Hyland	11,879	55.3	-21.5
	Labor	Albert Thexton	4,181	19.5	+19.5
	Democratic Labor	Geoffrey Farrell	2,918	13.6	-9.6
	Liberal and Country	Leslie Horsfield	2,156	10.0	+10.0
	Independent	Bryan Fitzgerald	340	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			21,474	97.2	−0.6
Informal votes			626	2.8	+0.6
Turnout			22,100	94.4	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Herbert Hyland	16,471	76.7	-0.1
	Labor	Albert Thexton	5,003	23.3	+23.3
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Gippsland West

1961 Victorian state election: Gippsland West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Leslie Cochrane	8,224	39.6	-2.9
	Labor	Eric Kent	5,237	25.2	-0.8
	Liberal and Country	Toni Garside	4,463	21.5	+1.8
	Democratic Labor	Kevin Scanlon	2,847	13.7	+1.9
Total formal votes			20,771	97.6	−0.9
Informal votes			508	2.4	+0.9
Turnout			21,279	95.1	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Leslie Cochrane	15,284	73.6	+3.2
	Labor	Eric Kent	5,487	26.4	-3.2
	Country hold		Swing	+3.2

Grant

1961 Victorian state election: Grant
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Roy Crick	19,305	55.4	-3.9
	Democratic Labor	Robert Bainbridge	7,677	22.0	+6.1
	Liberal and Country	Max Crellin	6,924	19.9	-4.9
	Communist	William Wilson	940	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			35,381	97.4	−0.3
Informal votes			940	2.6	+0.3
Turnout			36,321	99.1	+4.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Roy Crick	21,303	61.1	-0.6
	Liberal and Country	Max Crellin	14,078	38.9	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.6

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Grant.

Hampden

1961 Victorian state election: Hampden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Henry Bolte	10,442	52.3	-6.1
	Labor	George Price	6,058	30.3	+3.4
	Democratic Labor	Francis O'Brien	3,480	17.4	+2.7
Total formal votes			19,980	98.9	−0.2
Informal votes			231	1.1	+0.2
Turnout			20,211	96.4	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Henry Bolte	13,400	67.1	-3.8
	Labor	George Price	6,580	32.9	+3.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-3.8

Hawthorn

1961 Victorian state election: Hawthorn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Peter Garrisson	7,071	42.4	+1.2
	Labor	John Reeves	6,657	39.9	-0.4
	Democratic Labor	Charles Murphy	2,963	17.7	-0.7
Total formal votes			16,691	97.1	−0.7
Informal votes			496	2.9	+0.7
Turnout			17,187	91.8	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Peter Garrisson	9,568	57.3	+0.5
	Labor	John Reeves	7,123	42.7	-0.5
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+0.5

Ivanhoe

1961 Victorian state election: Ivanhoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Vernon Christie	10,492	48.0	-0.2
	Labor	Norman Rothfield	8,070	36.9	-1.1
	Democratic Labor	Cyril Cummins	3,298	15.1	+1.3
Total formal votes			21,860	98.1	−0.6
Informal votes			413	1.9	+0.6
Turnout			22,273	94.3	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Vernon Christie	13,475	61.6	+1.2
	Labor	Norman Rothfield	8,385	38.4	-1.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+1.2

Kara Kara

1961 Victorian state election: Kara Kara
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Keith Turnbull	6,224	33.5	-8.3
	Labor	Cyril Sudholz	5,314	28.6	-1.3
	Country	Bill Phelan	4,902	26.3	+8.8
	Democratic Labor	Vincent Gervasoni	2,144	11.5	+0.7
Total formal votes			18,584	98.8	−0.2
Informal votes			225	1.2	+0.2
Turnout			18,809	96.4	−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Keith Turnbull	11,864	63.8	-0.4
	Labor	Cyril Sudholz	6,246	31.7	+0.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-0.4

Kew

1961 Victorian state election: Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Arthur Rylah	11,452	59.5	-3.1
	Labor	William Cooper	4,384	22.8	+3.3
	Democratic Labor	Francis Duffy	3,068	15.9	+0.2
	Communist	Eric Thornton	357	1.8	-0.4
Total formal votes			19,261	97.6	−0.5
Informal votes			466	2.4	+0.5
Turnout			19,727	91.9	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Arthur Rylah	14,096	73.2	-3.0
	Labor	William Cooper	5,165	26.8	+3.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-3.0

Lowan

1961 Victorian state election: Lowan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Wilfred Mibus	11,699	59.3	+4.8
	Labor	James Redford	5,933	30.1	+30.1
	Democratic Labor	Derek Williams	2,091	10.6	-6.0
Total formal votes			19,723	98.8	+0.1
Informal votes			245	1.2	−0.1
Turnout			19,968	96.0	−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Wilfred Mibus	13,477	68.3	-0.7
	Labor	James Redford	6,246	31.7	+0.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-0.7

Malvern

1961 Victorian state election: Malvern
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	John Bloomfield	10,775	63.3	-6.2
	Labor	James McGarvin	3,737	22.0	+22.0
	Democratic Labor	Thomas Canty	2,513	14.8	+14.8
Total formal votes			17,025	97.8	+2.7
Informal votes			379	2.2	−2.7
Turnout			17,404	91.1	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	John Bloomfield	13,011	75.8	-1.2
	Labor	James McGarvin	4,014	24.2	+1.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-1.2

Melbourne

1961 Victorian state election: Melbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Clarey	6,340	48.0	-2.2
	Liberal and Country	Bill Burns	3,742	28.3	+5.8
	Democratic Labor	Tom Hayes	2,909	22.0	-5.3
	Independent	Henry Roche	209	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			13,200	93.6	−2.8
Informal votes			896	6.4	+2.8
Turnout			14,096	90.0	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Arthur Clarey	7,101	53.8	-0.5
	Liberal and Country	Bill Burns	6,099	46.2	+0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.5

Mentone

1961 Victorian state election: Mentone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nola Barber	10,019	41.4	+1.6
	Liberal and Country	Edward Meagher	10,010	41.3	-2.2
	Democratic Labor	George White	4,190	17.3	+0.6
Total formal votes			24,219	98.1	−0.3
Informal votes			475	1.9	+0.3
Turnout			24,694	94.4	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Edward Meagher	13,870	57.3	+0.2
	Labor	Nola Barber	10,349	42.7	-0.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+0.2

Midlands

1961 Victorian state election: Midlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clive Stoneham	11,424	51.8	+3.6
	Liberal and Country	Keith Lewis	7,296	33.1	-5.1
	Democratic Labor	John Timberlake	3,344	15.2	+1.6
Total formal votes			22,064	98.3	−0.8
Informal votes			377	1.7	+0.8
Turnout			22,441	96.3	+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clive Stoneham	11,925	54.1	+2.9
	Liberal and Country	Keith Lewis	10,139	45.9	-2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.9

Mildura

1961 Victorian state election: Mildura
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Nathaniel Barclay	11,215	59.5	-1.1
	Labor	Douglas Burgess	4,462	23.3	-4.7
	Democratic Labor	William McInerney	1,809	9.4	-2.1
	Liberal and Country	Raymond Dixon	1,696	8.8	+8.8
Total formal votes			19,182	97.4	−1.3
Informal votes			505	2.6	+1.3
Turnout			19,687	95.4	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Nathaniel Barclay	14,279	74.5	+4.2
	Labor	Douglas Burgess	4,903	25.5	-4.2
	Country hold		Swing	+4.2

Moonee Ponds

1961 Victorian state election: Moonee Ponds
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Edmunds	7,724	41.5	+3.8
	Liberal and Country	Jack Holden	7,222	38.8	-3.1
	Democratic Labor	Paul Gunn	3,360	18.1	-0.3
	Independent	Peter Kirchner	306	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			18,612	97.2	−1.1
Informal votes			529	2.8	+1.1
Turnout			19,141	94.6	−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Jack Holden	10,406	55.9	-4.5
	Labor	Tom Edmunds	8,206	44.1	+4.5
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-4.5

Moorabbin

1961 Victorian state election: Moorabbin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Les Coates	11,164	38.4	-0.8
	Liberal and Country	Llew Reese	7,389	25.4	-23.3
	Independent Liberal	Bob Suggett	6,267	21.6	+21.6
	Democratic Labor	James Healy	4,220	14.5	+2.4
Total formal votes			29,040	98.4	0.0
Informal votes			472	1.6	0.0
Turnout			29,512	95.8	+0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent Liberal	Bob Suggett	17,051	58.7	+58.7
	Labor	Les Coates	11,989	41.3	+0.7
	Independent Liberal gain from Liberal and Country		Swing	N/A

Mornington

1961 Victorian state election: Mornington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Roberts Dunstan	14,856	57.5	-6.0
	Labor	Brian Pigott	6,854	26.6	-9.9
	Democratic Labor	John Cass	4,108	15.9	+15.9
Total formal votes			25,818	98.3	−0.1
Informal votes			455	1.7	+0.1
Turnout			26,273	93.2	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Roberts Dunstan	18,148	71.1	+7.6
	Labor	Brian Pigott	7,670	28.9	-7.6
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+7.6

Morwell

1961 Victorian state election: Morwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Brown	9,267	43.5	-1.7
	Liberal and Country	Jim Balfour	6,767	31.8	-9.9
	Democratic Labor	Leslie Hilton	2,747	12.9	-0.2
	Country	John Vinall	2,526	11.9	+11.9
Total formal votes			21,307	97.7	−0.8
Informal votes			509	2.3	+0.8
Turnout			21,816	95.1	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Jim Balfour	10,995	51.6	-1.1
	Labor	George Brown	10,312	48.4	+1.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-1.1

Mulgrave

1961 Victorian state election: Mulgrave
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Ray Wiltshire	20,478	47.8	-2.1
	Labor	Vincent Scully	15,610	36.4	-0.6
	Democratic Labor	Leo Sparrow	6,840	15.9	+2.8
Total formal votes			42,928	98.3	−0.1
Informal votes			736	1.7	+0.1
Turnout			43,664	94.9	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Ray Wiltshire	26,456	61.6	+1.1
	Labor	Vincent Scully	16,472	38.4	-1.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+1.1

Murray Valley

1961 Victorian state election: Murray Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	George Moss	10,437	48.6	-10.2
	Labor	Ronald Kirby	5,750	26.8	+0.1
	Democratic Labor	John Patterson	3,194	14.9	+0.4
	Liberal and Country	Bruno Marmo	2,116	9.8	+9.8
Total formal votes			21,497	97.4	−0.9
Informal votes			584	2.6	+0.9
Turnout			22,081	95.8	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	George Moss	15,078	70.1	-1.0
	Labor	Ronald Kirby	6,419	29.9	+1.0
	Country hold		Swing	-1.0

Northcote

1961 Victorian state election: Northcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Wilkes	10,551	57.0	-2.9
	Democratic Labor	Jack Little	4,620	24.9	+1.7
	Liberal and Country	Julian Sullivan	3,349	18.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			18,520	96.8	−1.2
Informal votes			614	3.2	+1.2
Turnout			19,134	94.9	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Wilkes	11,244	60.7	-2.6
	Liberal and Country	Julian Sullivan	7,276	39.3	+2.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.6

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Northcote.

Oakleigh

1961 Victorian state election: Oakleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Val Doube	9,842	45.5	-4.5
	Liberal and Country	Alan Scanlan	8,648	39.9	+1.3
	Democratic Labor	Morris Kinnane	3,165	14.6	+3.2
Total formal votes			21,655	98.4	−0.4
Informal votes			356	1.6	+0.4
Turnout			22,011	95.1	−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Alan Scanlan	11,360	52.5	+4.2
	Labor	Val Doube	10,295	47.5	-4.2
	Liberal and Country gain from Labor		Swing	+4.2

Ormond

1961 Victorian state election: Ormond
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Joe Rafferty	11,214	48.4	-1.0
	Labor	Kenneth Stone	8,075	34.8	+1.1
	Democratic Labor	Robert Semmel	3,896	16.8	+1.7
Total formal votes			23,185	98.0	−0.3
Informal votes			453	2.0	+0.3
Turnout			23,638	95.3	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Joe Rafferty	13,477	63.2	-0.9
	Labor	Kenneth Stone	8,526	36.8	+0.9
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-0.9

Polwarth

1961 Victorian state election: Polwarth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Tom Darcy	9,983	42.7	+2.2
	Labor	Edwin Morris	6,066	26.0	+2.3
	Country	Lloyd Kidman	3,673	15.7	-7.7
	Democratic Labor	Alan Bruce	3,630	15.5	+3.1
Total formal votes			23,352	98.4	−0.5
Informal votes			380	1.6	+0.5
Turnout			23,732	95.7	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Tom Darcy	16,718	71.6	-1.0
	Labor	Edwin Morris	6,634	28.4	+1.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-1.0

Portland

1961 Victorian state election: Portland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Gowty	7,163	33.1	-3.9
	Liberal and Country	George Gibbs	7,160	33.1	-13.3
	Democratic Labor	John Russell	4,056	18.8	+2.2
	Country	Stewart Price	3,255	15.1	+15.1
Total formal votes			21,634	98.7	−0.6
Informal votes			291	1.3	+0.6
Turnout			21,925	96.4	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	George Gibbs	13,477	62.3	+2.3
	Labor	George Gowty	8,157	37.7	-2.3
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+2.3

Prahran

1961 Victorian state election: Prahran
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Gahan	7,430	45.3	+2.0
	Liberal and Country	Sam Loxton	6,839	41.7	-2.0
	Democratic Labor	Gordon Haberman	2,137	13.0	0.0
Total formal votes			16,406	97.1	−0.8
Informal votes			486	2.9	+0.8
Turnout			16,892	92.3	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Sam Loxton	8,648	52.7	-2.2
	Labor	George Gahan	7,758	47.3	+2.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-2.2

Preston

1961 Victorian state election: Preston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charlie Ring	13,435	54.8	+0.7
	Democratic Labor	Michael Lucy	5,904	24.1	+0.4
	Liberal and Country	Colin Pritchard	5,168	21.1	-1.1
Total formal votes			24,507	97.5	−0.3
Informal votes			619	2.5	+0.3
Turnout			25,126	94.8	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charlie Ring	14,320	58.4	+0.8
	Liberal and Country	Colin Pritchard	10,187	41.6	-0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.8

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Preston.

Reservoir

1961 Victorian state election: Reservoir
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Jenkins	14,110	54.8	-4.9
	Democratic Labor	Frederick Whitling	5,656	22.0	+6.3
	Liberal and Country	David Welsh	4,909	19.1	-5.6
	Communist	John Arrowsmith	1,066	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			25,741	97.1	−1.1
Informal votes			763	2.9	+1.1
Turnout			26,504	96.1	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harry Jenkins	15,918	61.8	-0.2
	Liberal and Country	David Welsh	9,823	38.2	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.2

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Reservoir.

Richmond

1961 Victorian state election: Richmond
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Towers	9,281	61.0	+7.9
	Democratic Labor	Leo Gardner	3,922	25.8	-9.4
	Liberal and Country	John Ridge	1,236	8.1	-2.8
	Communist	Harry Bocquet	789	5.2	+5.2
Total formal votes			15,228	94.4	−2.7
Informal votes			905	5.6	+2.7
Turnout			16,133	91.5	−1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Towers	10,575	69.5	+10.3
	Liberal and Country	John Ridge	4,653	30.5	-10.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.3

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Richmond.

Ringwood

1961 Victorian state election: Ringwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Jim Manson	15,882	47.6	-2.0
	Labor	David Ould	12,346	37.0	-2.3
	Democratic Labor	William Johnson	5,134	15.4	+4.3
Total formal votes			33,362	98.4	−0.3
Informal votes			548	1.6	+0.3
Turnout			33,910	96.0	+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Jim Manson	20,530	61.5	+2.3
	Labor	David Ould	12,832	38.5	-2.3
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+2.3

Ripponlea

1961 Victorian state election: Ripponlea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Edgar Tanner	8,166	47.7	-2.4
	Labor	Steven Goldberg	6,009	35.1	+0.4
	Democratic Labor	Michael Cunneen	2,946	17.2	+2.0
Total formal votes			17,121	96.7	−0.4
Informal votes			589	3.3	+0.4
Turnout			17,710	90.8	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Edgar Tanner	10,343	60.4	-2.6
	Labor	Steven Goldberg	6,778	39.6	+2.6
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-2.6

Rodney

1961 Victorian state election: Rodney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Richard Brose	9,569	45.6	-22.9
	Liberal and Country	Francis Charlton	4,683	22.3	+22.3
	Democratic Labor	Spencer Broom	3,635	17.3	-14.2
	Labor	Neil Frankland	3,100	14.7	+14.7
Total formal votes			20,987	97.6	−0.3
Informal votes			432	2.4	+0.3
Turnout			21,419	95.6	−0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Country	Richard Brose	11,765	56.1	-12.4
	Liberal and Country	Francis Charlton	9,222	43.9	+43.9
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

St Kilda

1961 Victorian state election: St Kilda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Baron Snider	7,537	46.5	-0.4
	Labor	Leslie Atherton	6,329	39.0	-0.1
	Democratic Labor	John Hughes	2,348	14.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			16,214	96.7	−0.4
Informal votes			557	3.3	+0.4
Turnout			16,771	90.3	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Baron Snider	9,466	58.4	+0.6
	Labor	Leslie Atherton	6,748	41.6	-0.6
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+0.6

Sandringham

1961 Victorian state election: Sandringham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Murray Porter	12,563	49.7	-2.7
	Labor	Kenneth Farrall	9,181	36.3	+0.9
	Democratic Labor	John Ryan	3,532	14.0	+1.8
Total formal votes			25,276	98.5	−0.1
Informal votes			383	1.5	+0.1
Turnout			25,659	95.7	+1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Murray Porter	15,797	62.5	-0.2
	Labor	Kenneth Farrall	9,479	37.5	+0.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-0.2

Scoresby

1961 Victorian state election: Scoresby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Bill Borthwick	14,023	49.2	-8.5
	Labor	Ronald Wanklin	11,007	38.6	+6.1
	Democratic Labor	George Noone	3,498	12.3	+2.5
Total formal votes			28,528	98.3	−0.3
Informal votes			504	1.7	+0.3
Turnout			29,032	94.8	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Bill Borthwick	17,060	59.8	-6.3
	Labor	Ronald Wanklin	11,468	40.2	+6.3
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-6.3

Swan Hill

1961 Victorian state election: Swan Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Herbert Hilton	5,041	27.4	+27.4
	Country	Harold Stirling	4,514	24.5	-42.9
	Liberal and Country	Gordon Harrison	3,494	19.0	+19.0
	Democratic Labor	John McMahon	2,415	13.1	+13.1
	Labor	Clarence Wohlers	1,812	9.8	+9.8
	Independent Liberal	John Hipworth	1,150	6.2	-26.4
Total formal votes			18,426	97.0	−0.9
Informal votes			566	3.0	+0.9
Turnout			18,992	96.4	+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Harold Stirling	15,740	85.4	-1.0
	Labor	Clarence Wohlers	2,686	14.6	+1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Country	Harold Stirling	11,087	60.2	-7.2
	Country	Herbert Hilton	7,339	39.8	+39.8
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Toorak

1961 Victorian state election: Toorak
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Horace Petty	11,356	73.7	+12.2
	Democratic Labor	John Speed	4,054	26.3	+26.3
Total formal votes			15,410	91.0	−7.0
Informal votes			1,428	9.0	+7.0
Turnout			16,838	89.8	−1.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Williamstown

1961 Victorian state election: Williamstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Larry Floyd	12,236	70.2	+1.7
	Democratic Labor	John Twomey	2,703	15.5	+1.3
	Liberal and Country	Neil McNeill	1,929	11.1	-3.6
	Communist	William Smith	570	3.3	+0.6
Total formal votes			17,438	96.9	−1.0
Informal votes			563	3.1	+1.0
Turnout			18,001	93.8	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Larry Floyd	13,154	75.4	+2.4
	Liberal and Country	Neil McNeill	4,284	24.6	-2.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.4

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Williamstown.

Yarraville

1961 Victorian state election: Yarraville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Roy Schintler	13,459	67.1	+4.4
	Democratic Labor	Alfred Gerrard	4,488	22.4	+8.7
	Liberal and Country	Neal Grieg	2,100	10.5	+1.2
Total formal votes			20,047	96.5	−1.2
Informal votes			718	3.5	+1.2
Turnout			20,765	95.0	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Roy Schintler	14,133	70.5	-7.1
	Liberal and Country	Neal Grieg	5,914	29.5	+7.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.1

The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Yarraville.

References

^ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Victoria, Assembly election, 15 July 1961". Retrieved 1 February 2010.
^ Hughes, Colin A. (1975). Voting for the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 070811332X.

[1] Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Victoria, Assembly election, 15 July 1961". Retrieved 1 February 2010.

[2] Hughes, Colin A. (1975). Voting for the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 070811332X.

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Results of the 1961 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly)

Results by electoral district

Albert Park

Ballarat North

Ballarat South

Balwyn

Benalla

Benambra

Bendigo

Box Hill

Brighton

Broadmeadows

Brunswick East

Brunswick West

Burwood

Camberwell

Caulfield

Coburg

Dandenong

Dundas

Elsternwick

Essendon

Evelyn

Fitzroy

Flemington

Footscray

Geelong

Geelong West

Gippsland East

Gippsland South

Gippsland West

Grant

Hampden

Hawthorn

Ivanhoe

Kara Kara

Kew

Lowan

Malvern

Melbourne

Mentone

Midlands

Mildura

Moonee Ponds

Moorabbin

Mornington

Morwell

Mulgrave

Murray Valley

Northcote

Oakleigh

Ormond

Polwarth

Portland

Prahran

Preston

Reservoir

Richmond

Ringwood

Ripponlea

Rodney

St Kilda

Sandringham

Scoresby

Swan Hill

Toorak

Williamstown

Yarraville

See also

References