1958 Victorian Legislative Council election

1958 Victorian Legislative Council election

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  First party Second party
 
Party Liberal Labor
Seats before 10 10
Seats won 8 5
Seats after 17 9
Seat change Increase7 Decrease1
Popular vote 451,462 494,892
Percentage 35.8% 35.8%
Swing Increase5.3pp Increase0.3pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Country DLP
Seats before 8 1
Seats won 4 0
Seats after 8 0
Seat change Steady Decrease1
Popular vote 69,028 187,618
Percentage 5.5% 14.9%
Swing Decrease0.6pp Decrease1.6pp

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.


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