The 1945 Victorian state election was held in the
Australian state
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of
Victoria
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* Victoria, Seychelle ...
on Saturday 10 November 1945 to elect 65 members of the state's
Legislative Assembly.
Results
Legislative Assembly
Notes:
*Eleven seats were uncontested at this election, and were retained by the incumbent parties:
**Labor (8):
Bendigo
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,
Collingwood,
Footscray,
Geelong
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,
Melbourne
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,
Moonee Ponds
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,
Northcote,
Sunshine
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.
**Liberal (3):
Kew
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,
Malvern
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* Malvern, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide
* Malvern, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne
* City of Malvern, a former local government area near Melbourne
* Electoral district of Malvern, an e ...
,
Scoresby Scoresby may refer to:
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See also
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Candidates of the 1945 Victorian state election
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, ...
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1946 Victorian Legislative Council election Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 15 June 1946 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.
Results
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References
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1945 elections in Australia
Elections in Victoria (Australia)
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November 1945 events in Australia