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1955 Victorian state election The 1955 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 28 May 1955 to elect 65 (of the 66) members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The incumbent Labor Party Government was defeated by the Liberal and Co ...

was held on 28 May 1955.

Seat changes

There was a redistribution of boundaries in 1955. In consequence: * Allandale Country MLA

Russell White Russell Lamar White (born December 15, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for a single season in 1993. White played college football for the California Golden B ...

contested

Ballarat North Ballarat North (also known as ''North Ballarat'') is a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia located north of Ballarat's central area. Ballarat North is bounded by Norman Street; Ballarat General Cemetery and Western Freeway to the north, ...

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Labor MLA John Sheehan contested Ballarat South. * Barwon LCP MLA

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contested

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

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Borung Borung is a locality in north central Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Shire of Loddon, north west of the state capital, Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous ...

LCP MLA Wilfred Mibus contested Lowan. * Brunswick Anti-Communist MLA

Peter Randles Peter John Randles (10 June 1923 – 12 April 2008), Australian politician, was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Brunswick, representing the Labor Party, from 1949–1955. Following the Labor Party sp ...

contested

Brunswick West Brunswick West is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business district, located within the City of Merri-bek Local Government Areas of ...

. * Clifton Hill Anti-Communist MLA Joseph O'Carroll contested

Brunswick East Brunswick East is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Merri-bek local government area. Brunswick East recorded a population of 13,279 at the 20 ...

. * Dandenong Labor MLA Les Coates contested

Moorabbin Moorabbin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Kingston local government area. Moorabbin recorded a population of 6,287 at the . Most of the ea ...

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Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington *Essendon, Victoria **Essendon railway station **Essendon Airport *Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League United King ...

Anti-Communist MLA George Fewster contested Pascoe Vale. * Footscray Labor MLA Jack Holland contested Flemington. *

Independent Labor MLA James Dunn contested

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. * Gippsland North Labor MLA

Hector Stoddart Hector George Stoddart (15 February 1905 – 3 May 1964) was an Australian politician. He was born in Collingwood to furrier Robert Patterson Stoddart and Mary Rosina Geddes. He took a commission in the Australian Military Forces from 1926 ...

contested Morwell. * Glen Iris VLP MLA

Thomas Hollway Thomas Tuke Hollway (2 October 1906 – 30 July 1971) was the 36th Premier of Victoria, and the first to be born in the 20th century. He held office from 1947 to 1950, and again for a short period in 1952. He was originally a member and the lead ...

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Ripponlea Ripponlea is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. Ripponlea recorded a population of 1,532 at the 202 ...

. * Goulburn Labor MLA Joseph Smith contested Broadmeadows. * Korong LCP MLA

Keith Turnbull Keith Hector Turnbull (28 December 1907 – 4 September 1978) was an Australian politician. He was born in Bendigo to farmer Walter Turnbull and Margaret Gunning. He attended the local state school and became a farmer at Wedderburn. He serv ...

contested Kara Kara. *

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Anti-Communist MLA

Michael Lucy Michael Francis Lucy (6 November 1915 – 9 January 1971), Australian politician, was a Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Ivanhoe representing the Labor Party from 1952–1955 and the Australian Labor ...

contested

Evelyn Evelyn may refer to: Places * Evelyn, London *Evelyn Gardens, a garden square in London * Evelyn, Ontario, Canada * Evelyn, Michigan, United States * Evelyn, Texas, United States * Evelyn, Wirt County, West Virginia, United States * Evelyn ...

. * Mernda Anti-Communist MLA

Edmund Morrissey Edmund "Leo" Morrissey (1914-1965) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch), Labor Party (ALP) for the seat of Mernda, Victoria, Mernda from December 1952 until April 1955. In 1955, he left t ...

contested Reservoir. *

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Labor MLA William Ruthven contested Reservoir. * Ripon Labor MLA Ernie Morton contested Hampden. *

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Labor MLA Ernie Shepherd contested

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. * Warrnambool Labor MLA

Malcolm Gladman Malcolm Joseph Gladman (1915 – 26 August 1987) was an Australian politician. He was born in Warrnambool, and worked in a store and as a fruit picker and wharf labourer. He served in World War II and became a clerk with the Nestlé factory ...

contested

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Retiring Members

Labor

* Robert Holt MLA (

) * John Lemmon MLA ( Williamstown)

Country

William Buckingham William Buckingham VC (February 1886 – 15 September 1916) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth force ...

MLA ( Wonthaggi) *

Keith Dodgshun Keith Dodgshun (31 July 1893 – 12 May 1971) was a politician in Victoria, Australia. He was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for just under 17 years, representing the electorates of Ouyen and Rainbow for the Country Party f ...

MLA ( Rainbow)

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.

References

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Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive
Victoria Candidates for Victorian state elections

Seat changes

Retiring Members

Labor

Country

Legislative Assembly

See also

References